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This section looks at the demand for Requirements Analysis skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Requirements Analysis over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRequirements Analysis
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank324313
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads313363
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.402 %0.408 %
As % of the category below0.814 %0.878 %
Daily rates quoted148127
Average minimum daily rate£416£419
Average daily rate£443£440
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£471£461
UK excluding London average daily rate£416£396
% change on same period last year+5.15 %
Hourly rates quoted55
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00£37.80
Average hourly rate£43.45£40.80
% change on same period last year+6.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£46.90£43.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£43.45£39.75
% change on same period last year+9.30 %
Processes & Methodologies UKProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3843941340
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled49.31 %46.44 %
Daily rates quoted1363813156
Average minimum daily rate£389£395
Average daily rate£416£419
% change on same period last year-0.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£442£444
UK excluding London average daily rate£386£375
% change on same period last year+2.80 %
Hourly rates quoted22412340
Average minimum hourly rate£26.88£27.77
Average hourly rate£28.97£29.54
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.05£31.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.72£29.49
% change on same period last year-2.62 %

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Requirements Analysis
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Requirements Analysis across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Requirements Analysis Demand Trend

Requirements Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Requirements Analysis across the UK.

Requirements Analysis Daily Rate Trend

Requirements Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Requirements Analysis across the UK over the past 3 months.

Requirements Analysis Daily Rate Histogram

Requirements Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Requirements Analysis across the UK.

Requirements Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Requirements Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Requirements Analysis across the UK over the past 3 months.

Requirements Analysis Hourly Rate Histogram

Requirements Analysis
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Requirements Analysis within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1EnglandUp+2278£448+0.02 %
2LondonUp+2134£481-2.98 %
3City of LondonDown-1051£529-0.10 %
4South EastUp+646£399-4.88 %
5South WestUp+3042£434-7.75 %
6WiltshireUp+3334£438+11.95 %
7SwindonUp+2526£447+14.17 %
8ScotlandUp+2721£368+15.06 %
9YorkshireUp+619£347+7.62 %
10BuckinghamshireDown-1217£428-5.68 %
11BerkshireUp+3216£409+15.46 %
12Docklands, LondonNew entry-15£407-
12West YorkshireUp+815£320-3.75 %
13East MidlandsDown-714£440-
14Milton KeynesDown-1811£420-3.63 %
14GlasgowUp+1111£395+54.90 %
14North WestDown-1011£480+60.47 %
15WalesUp+210£563-
15LeedsUp+110£300-9.77 %
16ReadingUp+58£500+33.33 %
16South WalesDown-18£563-
17NorthamptonshireNew entry-6£441-
17NorthamptonNew entry-6£441-
17East of EnglandDown-176£508+63.18 %
18EdinburghUp+15£324-
18CheltenhamNew entry-5£438-
18GloucestershireUp+85£438-32.69 %
18HampshireUp+155£413-
18DerbyshireNew entry-5--
18SurreyUp+115£308-

Requirements Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Requirements Analysis also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Requirements Analysis.

1144 (21.18 %)SQL
2139 (20.44 %)Finance
3134 (19.71 %)Data Modelling
4131 (19.26 %)UML
5129 (18.97 %)Banking
6125 (18.38 %)Business Analysis
798 (14.41 %)Oracle
889 (13.09 %)Java
987 (12.79 %)Government
1077 (11.32 %).NET
1077 (11.32 %)SSADM
1174 (10.88 %)Data Analysis
1272 (10.59 %)SQL Server
1371 (10.44 %)DSDM
1371 (10.44 %)Migration
1467 (9.853 %)GAP Analysis
1467 (9.853 %)XML
1559 (8.676 %)Data Migration
1655 (8.088 %)PRINCE2
1655 (8.088 %)Project Management
1752 (7.647 %)Windows
1848 (7.059 %)C#
1947 (6.912 %)Use Case
1947 (6.912 %)Derivative
2044 (6.471 %)Retail
2142 (6.176 %)CA Clarity
2241 (6.029 %)Unix
2340 (5.882 %)SAP
2340 (5.882 %)Back Office
2437 (5.441 %)ASP.NET

Requirements Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Requirements Analysis also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Requirements Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
177 (11.32 %).NET
267 (9.853 %)XML
337 (5.441 %)J2EE
337 (5.441 %)ASP.NET
426 (3.824 %)WebServices
522 (3.235 %)HTML
617 (2.500 %)ASP
715 (2.206 %).NET Framework
814 (2.059 %)Middleware
912 (1.765 %)AJAX
912 (1.765 %)XSLT
109 (1.324 %)XHTML
109 (1.324 %)CSS
117 (1.029 %)JSP
125 (0.735 %)ADO
125 (0.735 %)ADO.NET
125 (0.735 %)ADSI
125 (0.735 %)XML Schema
125 (0.735 %)WinForms
125 (0.735 %)WebSphere
Application Platforms
121 (3.088 %)SharePoint
210 (1.471 %)IIS
210 (1.471 %)Apache
39 (1.324 %)CMS
48 (1.176 %)BizTalk Server
48 (1.176 %)Oracle Spatial
56 (0.882 %)SharePoint Server 2007
65 (0.735 %)ColdFusion
74 (0.588 %)WebLogic
74 (0.588 %)WebLogic Portal
83 (0.441 %)NetWeaver
83 (0.441 %)TIBCO EMS
83 (0.441 %)ArcSDE
92 (0.294 %)WebSphere MQ
92 (0.294 %)SmartSockets
101 (0.147 %)PowerExchange
101 (0.147 %)LiveLink
101 (0.147 %)CICS
101 (0.147 %)MQSeries
101 (0.147 %)Documentum
Applications
142 (6.176 %)CA Clarity
232 (4.706 %)MS Excel
322 (3.235 %)MS Office
419 (2.794 %)MS Visio
56 (0.882 %)MS Project
62 (0.294 %)InfoPath
62 (0.294 %)AutoCAD
62 (0.294 %)CATIA
71 (0.147 %)Casewise Corporate Modeler Suite
71 (0.147 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
112 (1.765 %)SAP HR
25 (0.735 %)Sophis RISQUE
25 (0.735 %)Sophis VALUE
34 (0.588 %)Oracle EBS
34 (0.588 %)Teamcenter
43 (0.441 %)Oracle Payroll
43 (0.441 %)Oracle Applications
43 (0.441 %)BusinessWorks
43 (0.441 %)Oracle iRecruitment
43 (0.441 %)Loan IQ
52 (0.294 %)MultiFonds
52 (0.294 %)Oracle HRMS
52 (0.294 %)SAP QM
52 (0.294 %)SAP ERP
52 (0.294 %)Siebel Analytics
52 (0.294 %)SAP EHS
52 (0.294 %)TIBCO iProcess
52 (0.294 %)SAP CRM
61 (0.147 %)SAP Payroll
61 (0.147 %)Staffware
Communications & Networking
129 (4.265 %)Internet
213 (1.912 %)Firewall
310 (1.471 %)Intrusion Detection
310 (1.471 %)VLAN
49 (1.324 %)Intranet
58 (1.176 %)SAN
58 (1.176 %)TCP/IP
64 (0.588 %)WAN
64 (0.588 %)LAN
73 (0.441 %)SDH
82 (0.294 %)DWDM
82 (0.294 %)2G
82 (0.294 %)DSL
91 (0.147 %)2.5G
91 (0.147 %)DSLAM
91 (0.147 %)3G
91 (0.147 %)NGN
91 (0.147 %)LLU
91 (0.147 %)NFC
91 (0.147 %)SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
172 (10.59 %)SQL Server
230 (4.412 %)Oracle Reports
329 (4.265 %)RDBMS
424 (3.529 %)Datawarehouse
521 (3.088 %)SQL Server 2005
616 (2.353 %)Oracle 10g
715 (2.206 %)Oracle Discoverer
813 (1.912 %)SQL Server 2000
99 (1.324 %)SQL Server 7
108 (1.176 %)BusinessObjects
117 (1.029 %)SAP BW
117 (1.029 %)MS Access
126 (0.882 %)GIS
135 (0.735 %)Oracle 9i
135 (0.735 %)ETL
144 (0.588 %)Crystal Reports
153 (0.441 %)Oracle 8/8i
153 (0.441 %)Data Mining
153 (0.441 %)EDRMS
153 (0.441 %)Oracle BI EE
Development Applications
114 (2.059 %)Rational Rose
212 (1.765 %)Oracle Forms
36 (0.882 %)QARun
45 (0.735 %)Oracle APEX
45 (0.735 %)Visual Studio
54 (0.588 %)ClearCase
54 (0.588 %)JDeveloper
63 (0.441 %)StarTeam
71 (0.147 %)QADirector
71 (0.147 %)WinRunner
71 (0.147 %)TestDirector
71 (0.147 %)LoadRunner
71 (0.147 %)RequisitePro
71 (0.147 %)Telelogic DOORS
71 (0.147 %)NUnit
71 (0.147 %)CruiseControl
71 (0.147 %)TestPartner
71 (0.147 %)Eclipse
71 (0.147 %)PVCS
71 (0.147 %)VSS/SourceSafe
General
1139 (20.44 %)Finance
2129 (18.97 %)Banking
387 (12.79 %)Government
444 (6.471 %)Retail
540 (5.882 %)Back Office
633 (4.853 %)Front Office
633 (4.853 %)Retail Banking
732 (4.706 %)Investment Banking
821 (3.088 %)Telecoms
919 (2.794 %)Health
1013 (1.912 %)Criminal Justice
1013 (1.912 %)Pensions
1013 (1.912 %)Marketing
1112 (1.765 %)Manufacturing
1210 (1.471 %)Police
1210 (1.471 %)Insurance
139 (1.324 %)Aerospace
147 (1.029 %)Billing
156 (0.882 %)Construction
165 (0.735 %)Legal
Job Titles
1324 (47.65 %)Analyst
2221 (32.50 %)Business Analyst
3150 (22.06 %)Developer
454 (7.941 %)Consultant
542 (6.176 %)Project Manager
639 (5.735 %)Systems Analyst
737 (5.441 %)Architect
835 (5.147 %)Java Developer
931 (4.559 %)Banking Business Analyst
1030 (4.412 %).NET Developer
1122 (3.235 %)Senior Developer
1221 (3.088 %)Programmer
1319 (2.794 %)Technical Architect
1319 (2.794 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
1319 (2.794 %)Financial Business Analyst
1417 (2.500 %)Applications Developer
1516 (2.353 %)Software Engineer
1516 (2.353 %)Data Analyst
1516 (2.353 %)Senior Java Developer
1615 (2.206 %)Requirements Analyst
Miscellaneous
147 (6.912 %)Derivative
228 (4.118 %)APACS
322 (3.235 %)Equity Derivative
421 (3.088 %)Client/Server
515 (2.206 %)NHS
612 (1.765 %)Fixed Income
711 (1.618 %)CESG
89 (1.324 %)Equities
98 (1.176 %)Computer Science
107 (1.029 %)RMADS
107 (1.029 %)E-Learning
116 (0.882 %)Management Information System
116 (0.882 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
116 (0.882 %)Thin Client
116 (0.882 %)Asset Management
116 (0.882 %)Fat Client
125 (0.735 %)Mathematics
125 (0.735 %)Credit Risk
134 (0.588 %)Statistics
143 (0.441 %)Tandem
Operating Systems
152 (7.647 %)Windows
241 (6.029 %)Unix
315 (2.206 %)Windows NT
414 (2.059 %)Linux
55 (0.735 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (0.441 %)Solaris
72 (0.294 %)Windows 2000
72 (0.294 %)Embedded Linux
81 (0.147 %)Symbian OS
81 (0.147 %)Windows XP
81 (0.147 %)AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1134 (19.71 %)Data Modelling
2131 (19.26 %)UML
3125 (18.38 %)Business Analysis
477 (11.32 %)SSADM
574 (10.88 %)Data Analysis
671 (10.44 %)Migration
671 (10.44 %)DSDM
767 (9.853 %)GAP Analysis
859 (8.676 %)Data Migration
955 (8.088 %)Project Management
955 (8.088 %)PRINCE2
1047 (6.912 %)Use Case
1129 (4.265 %)Business Intelligence
1228 (4.118 %)OO
1327 (3.971 %)CRM
1327 (3.971 %)Risk Management
1327 (3.971 %)User Acceptance Testing
1426 (3.824 %)RUP
1524 (3.529 %)Systems Analysis
1622 (3.235 %)Workflow
Programming Languages
1144 (21.18 %)SQL
289 (13.09 %)Java
348 (7.059 %)C#
431 (4.559 %)JavaScript
527 (3.971 %)PL/SQL
626 (3.824 %)VB
719 (2.794 %)VB.NET
816 (2.353 %)VB6
915 (2.206 %)C++
109 (1.324 %)C
109 (1.324 %)VBA
118 (1.176 %)Transact-SQL
124 (0.588 %)COBOL
133 (0.441 %)ABAP
142 (0.294 %)PHP
142 (0.294 %)Shell Script
151 (0.147 %)JCL
151 (0.147 %)DHTML
151 (0.147 %)VC++
151 (0.147 %)Ada
Qualifications
132 (4.706 %)Degree
215 (2.206 %)ISEB
313 (1.912 %)Citrix Certification
411 (1.618 %)Cisco Certification
411 (1.618 %)CCIE
57 (1.029 %)Microsoft Certification
57 (1.029 %)MCAD
57 (1.029 %)MCSD
65 (0.735 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
73 (0.441 %)ISTQB
73 (0.441 %)PMP
73 (0.441 %)PMI Certification
73 (0.441 %)Sun Certification
82 (0.294 %)ITIL Certification
82 (0.294 %)ISEB Practitioner
91 (0.147 %)ACCA
91 (0.147 %)Siebel Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
128 (4.118 %)QA
210 (1.471 %)CESG Infosec
38 (1.176 %)SLA
45 (0.735 %)ISO9001
51 (0.147 %)21 CFR Part 11
51 (0.147 %)SNOMED CT
51 (0.147 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
51 (0.147 %)Basel II
51 (0.147 %)ISO27001
51 (0.147 %)COBIT
Systems Management
12 (0.294 %)CA SiteMinder
12 (0.294 %)ServiceCenter
21 (0.147 %)SCOM
Vendors
198 (14.41 %)Oracle
240 (5.882 %)SAP
333 (4.853 %)Microsoft
411 (1.618 %)Cisco
510 (1.471 %)Siebel
510 (1.471 %)Northgate
68 (1.176 %)Business Objects
68 (1.176 %)IBM
77 (1.029 %)CheckPoint
86 (0.882 %)TIBCO
86 (0.882 %)Compuware
95 (0.735 %)Cognos
95 (0.735 %)Sybase
95 (0.735 %)Mediasurface
95 (0.735 %)Sophis
104 (0.588 %)Casewise
104 (0.588 %)Hyperion
104 (0.588 %)Informatica
113 (0.441 %)Citrix
113 (0.441 %)Borland
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