The first table below looks at the demand for GAP Analysis skills in IT contracts advertised for the Suffolk region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited GAP Analysis over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Suffolk region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
GAP Analysis
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing GAP Analysis 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Suffolk - - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £395 £400 £375
% change year-on-year
-1.25% +6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £30.00 £28.25
% change year-on-year
- +6.19%
All Processes & Methodologies
Suffolk
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
89 155 118
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Suffolk 61.38% 62.50% 62.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 89 53
Average daily rate £350 £325 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -38.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £275 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £470 £425 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 14 8
Average hourly rate £15.16 £29.50 £17.63
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-48.61% +67.37%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.60 £12.50 £13.53
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £35.00 £48.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
GAP Analysis
East of England

GAP Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing GAP Analysis across the Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Suffolk GAP Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing GAP Analysis across the Suffolk region.

Suffolk GAP Analysis Daily Rate Trend

GAP Analysis
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region citing GAP Analysis also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited GAP Analysis.

1 2 (66.67%) UML
1 2 (66.67%) System Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Solvency II
2 1 (33.33%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (33.33%) XBRL
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing

GAP Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region citing GAP Analysis also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited GAP Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (33.33%) XBRL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Data Warehouse
General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 3 (100.00%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Solvency II Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Insurance Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) UML Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) UML
1 2 (66.67%) System Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Solvency II