The first table below looks at the demand for Requirements Analysis skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Requirements Analysis over the 3 months to 22 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.

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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Requirements Analysis
Rank 301 301 272
Rank change year-on-year
0 -29
Contract jobs citing Requirements Analysis 253 336 377
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.537% 0.567% 0.626%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.757% 0.836% 0.926%
Number of daily rates quoted 155 191 200
Average daily rate £405 £425 £438
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.70% -2.85%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £290 £268
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £600 £576
UK excluding London average daily rate £388 £380 £328
% change year-on-year
+1.97% +16.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 9 16
Average hourly rate £39.52 £38.00 £35.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.99% +7.04%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £26.60 £17.30 £28.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £42.50 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £42.50 £37.50 £33.00
% change year-on-year
+13.33% +13.63%
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
33412 40209 40724
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 70.90% 67.83% 67.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 19968 23081 23144
Average daily rate £413 £401 £440
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.99% -8.97%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £579 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 990 1304 1455
Average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £28.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+24.00% -12.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £12.78 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%

Requirements Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Requirements Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

Requirements Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

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

Requirements Analysis Daily Rate Trend

Requirements Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Requirements Analysis within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Requirements Analysis Daily Rate Histogram

Requirements Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Requirements Analysis within the UK.

Requirements Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Requirements Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Requirements Analysis within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Requirements Analysis Hourly Rate Histogram

Requirements Analysis
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Requirements Analysis within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England -20 216 £425 -0.11%
London -31 92 £425 -15.00%
South East -4 31 £400 +14.28%
West Midlands +22 29 £475 +48.43%
City of London -21 26 £439 -7.63%
Scotland -5 21 £300 -18.64%
South West +14 19 £401 -5.64%
North West +1 14 £300 -4.00%
Birmingham +17 12 £400 -5.88%
Wiltshire +13 11 £410 -1.79%
Swindon +8 11 £410 -5.20%
Wales +19 10 £425 -6.07%
East of England +10 10 £450 +16.12%
Berkshire +10 10 £375 +11.11%
Kent +7 9 - -
East Midlands -5 9 £404 -3.92%
Glasgow -11 9 £350 -5.08%
Shropshire - 9 £500 -
Telford - 9 £500 -
Northamptonshire +15 8 £404 -3.92%
South Wales +10 8 £430 -4.97%
Slough -5 8 £375 -11.76%
Surrey +18 6 £443 +28.26%
Manchester +11 6 £300 -4.00%
Edinburgh - 6 £300 -
Newport +5 5 £425 -6.07%
Northampton +4 5 £425 +1.07%
Yorkshire -2 5 £375 -1.31%
Suffolk - 5 £444 -
Hampshire -3 4 £448 -0.55%

Requirements Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Requirements 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 Requirements Analysis.

1 138 (26.24%) Finance
2 127 (24.14%) UML
3 96 (18.25%) Security Cleared
4 93 (17.68%) Stakeholder Management
5 89 (16.92%) Banking
6 88 (16.73%) Business Analysis
7 87 (16.54%) .NET
8 82 (15.59%) OO
9 81 (15.40%) C#
10 77 (14.64%) SQL
11 64 (12.17%) XML
12 60 (11.41%) Data Modelling
13 58 (11.03%) SC Cleared
14 54 (10.27%) Microsoft
15 50 (9.506%) Oracle
15 50 (9.506%) SQL Server
16 49 (9.316%) GAP Analysis
17 46 (8.745%) Migration
17 46 (8.745%) Multithreading
18 45 (8.555%) Business Intelligence
19 44 (8.365%) Java
19 44 (8.365%) Linux
19 44 (8.365%) User Acceptance Testing
20 40 (7.605%) CSS
21 39 (7.414%) JavaScript
22 38 (7.224%) Windows
22 38 (7.224%) Degree
23 37 (7.034%) Investment Banking
23 37 (7.034%) MS Visio
24 36 (6.844%) Unit Testing

Requirements Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Requirements 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 Requirements Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 87 (16.54%) .NET
2 64 (12.17%) XML
3 40 (7.605%) CSS
4 34 (6.464%) Web Services
5 29 (5.513%) .NET Framework
5 29 (5.513%) ASP.NET
6 24 (4.563%) HTML
7 19 (3.612%) WebSphere
8 17 (3.232%) Ajax
9 16 (3.042%) jQuery
10 15 (2.852%) WCF
10 15 (2.852%) J2EE
11 14 (2.662%) Spring
11 14 (2.662%) Struts
11 14 (2.662%) Middleware
12 13 (2.471%) JSP
12 13 (2.471%) JMS
12 13 (2.471%) Hibernate
13 12 (2.281%) WinForms
14 11 (2.091%) XSLT
Application Platforms
1 20 (3.802%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.422%) WebLogic
3 17 (3.232%) WebSphere Application Server
4 15 (2.852%) IIS
5 10 (1.901%) Apache
6 8 (1.521%) Tomcat
6 8 (1.521%) SharePoint 2010
7 5 (0.951%) BizTalk Server
7 5 (0.951%) ActiveMQ
7 5 (0.951%) CMS
8 4 (0.760%) Oracle Workflow
8 4 (0.760%) Lotus Notes
8 4 (0.760%) WebSphere Portal
8 4 (0.760%) Liferay
9 3 (0.570%) SharePoint 2013
10 2 (0.380%) Oracle Coherence
10 2 (0.380%) SharePoint Server
10 2 (0.380%) SugarCRM
10 2 (0.380%) SAS
10 2 (0.380%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 37 (7.034%) MS Visio
2 22 (4.183%) MS Excel
3 20 (3.802%) MS Office
4 4 (0.760%) MS PowerPoint
4 4 (0.760%) MS Project
4 4 (0.760%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.760%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 19 (3.612%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.141%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (0.951%) 3000 Xtra
3 5 (0.951%) RMDS
4 4 (0.760%) SAP PM
4 4 (0.760%) CSG Singleview
5 3 (0.570%) SAP GRC
5 3 (0.570%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.570%) Oracle CRM
6 2 (0.380%) BASE24
6 2 (0.380%) HFM
6 2 (0.380%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 2 (0.380%) CODA-Financials
6 2 (0.380%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.380%) Hyperion Planning
7 1 (0.190%) Google Analytics
7 1 (0.190%) WebTrends
7 1 (0.190%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.190%) Maximo
7 1 (0.190%) SAP FI/CO
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.281%) Radio Access Network
2 8 (1.521%) Internet
3 7 (1.331%) Firewall
4 5 (0.951%) ATM
5 4 (0.760%) UPnP
5 4 (0.760%) SAN
5 4 (0.760%) DVB
6 3 (0.570%) Extranet
6 3 (0.570%) HTTP
7 2 (0.380%) Intrusion Detection
7 2 (0.380%) GSM
7 2 (0.380%) PSTN
7 2 (0.380%) VoIP
7 2 (0.380%) SMTP
7 2 (0.380%) Intranet
7 2 (0.380%) NAS
7 2 (0.380%) Network Security
8 1 (0.190%) tcpdump
8 1 (0.190%) Wireless
8 1 (0.190%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (9.506%) SQL Server
2 34 (6.464%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (2.471%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 11 (2.091%) SQL Server 2008
4 11 (2.091%) SQL Server 2005
5 10 (1.901%) Oracle BI EE
6 6 (1.141%) Oracle Reports
6 6 (1.141%) Oracle 11g
7 5 (0.951%) SAP Data Services
7 5 (0.951%) MS Access
7 5 (0.951%) Data Mining
7 5 (0.951%) Crystal Reports
8 4 (0.760%) Essbase
8 4 (0.760%) JasperReports
8 4 (0.760%) OLAP
8 4 (0.760%) Oracle 10g
8 4 (0.760%) GIS
8 4 (0.760%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 4 (0.760%) Oracle OLAP
9 3 (0.570%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 23 (4.373%) Visual Studio
2 13 (2.471%) ERwin
3 12 (2.281%) NUnit
3 12 (2.281%) Subversion
4 10 (1.901%) InstallShield
5 9 (1.711%) Maven
6 8 (1.521%) JIRA
7 7 (1.331%) JUnit
8 5 (0.951%) Ant
9 4 (0.760%) ClearQuest
9 4 (0.760%) Axure RP
10 3 (0.570%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.570%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.570%) ReSharper
11 2 (0.380%) LSMW
11 2 (0.380%) Team Foundation Server
11 2 (0.380%) Eclipse RCP
12 1 (0.190%) Cucumber
12 1 (0.190%) GCC
12 1 (0.190%) GDB
General
1 138 (26.24%) Finance
2 89 (16.92%) Banking
3 37 (7.034%) Investment Banking
4 35 (6.654%) Retail
4 35 (6.654%) Telecoms
5 15 (2.852%) Aerospace
6 12 (2.281%) Retail Banking
6 12 (2.281%) Front Office
7 7 (1.331%) Back Office
7 7 (1.331%) Marketing
8 6 (1.141%) Billing
8 6 (1.141%) General Ledger
9 5 (0.951%) Legal
10 4 (0.760%) Electronics
11 3 (0.570%) Financial Institution
11 3 (0.570%) Military
12 2 (0.380%) Multimedia
12 2 (0.380%) Games
12 2 (0.380%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.380%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 236 (44.87%) Analyst
2 186 (35.36%) Business Analyst
3 102 (19.39%) Developer
4 65 (12.36%) Software Engineer
5 39 (7.414%) Consultant
6 36 (6.844%) Senior Software Engineer
7 32 (6.084%) Architect
8 24 (4.563%) Senior Analyst
9 23 (4.373%) Senior Business Analyst
10 19 (3.612%) .NET Developer
11 18 (3.422%) Programmer
12 17 (3.232%) Project Manager
13 13 (2.471%) Project Analyst
14 11 (2.091%) Designer
14 11 (2.091%) Technical Analyst
15 10 (1.901%) Java Developer
15 10 (1.901%) Business Intelligence Developer
15 10 (1.901%) Test Analyst
16 9 (1.711%) Oracle Developer
16 9 (1.711%) Developer Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 15 (2.852%) Computer Science
1 15 (2.852%) Derivative
2 14 (2.662%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 12 (2.281%) Management Information System
3 12 (2.281%) W3C
4 9 (1.711%) Mobile App
4 9 (1.711%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (1.331%) NHS
6 5 (0.951%) Embedded Systems
6 5 (0.951%) Equity Derivative
7 4 (0.760%) STB
7 4 (0.760%) Streaming Video
7 4 (0.760%) E-Learning
7 4 (0.760%) SCADA
7 4 (0.760%) Open Source
7 4 (0.760%) Wiki
7 4 (0.760%) Credit Risk
8 3 (0.570%) Social Media
8 3 (0.570%) PMI
8 3 (0.570%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 44 (8.365%) Linux
2 38 (7.224%) Windows
3 31 (5.894%) Embedded Linux
4 16 (3.042%) UNIX
5 3 (0.570%) Windows 7
6 2 (0.380%) Windows Mobile
6 2 (0.380%) Solaris
6 2 (0.380%) Android
6 2 (0.380%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.190%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.190%) Windows Server 2003
7 1 (0.190%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.190%) Windows XP
7 1 (0.190%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (24.14%) UML
2 93 (17.68%) Stakeholder Management
3 88 (16.73%) Business Analysis
4 82 (15.59%) OO
5 60 (11.41%) Data Modelling
6 49 (9.316%) GAP Analysis
7 46 (8.745%) Migration
7 46 (8.745%) Multithreading
8 45 (8.555%) Business Intelligence
9 44 (8.365%) User Acceptance Testing
10 36 (6.844%) Unit Testing
10 36 (6.844%) Business Transformation
11 34 (6.464%) Agile Software Development
12 32 (6.084%) BPR
13 31 (5.894%) Project Management
13 31 (5.894%) CRM
14 29 (5.513%) Change Management
15 28 (5.323%) Data Migration
16 26 (4.943%) Test Scripting
17 25 (4.753%) DSDM
Programming Languages
1 81 (15.40%) C#
2 77 (14.64%) SQL
3 44 (8.365%) Java
4 39 (7.414%) JavaScript
5 20 (3.802%) C++
6 18 (3.422%) C
6 18 (3.422%) T-SQL
7 16 (3.042%) VB
8 13 (2.471%) VB.NET
9 12 (2.281%) VB6
10 11 (2.091%) VBA
11 6 (1.141%) Ada
11 6 (1.141%) Bash shell
12 5 (0.951%) VBScript
13 4 (0.760%) Ruby
13 4 (0.760%) Perl
14 3 (0.570%) Embedded C
14 3 (0.570%) VC++
14 3 (0.570%) PHP
14 3 (0.570%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 96 (18.25%) Security Cleared
2 58 (11.03%) SC Cleared
3 38 (7.224%) Degree
4 18 (3.422%) ISEB
5 6 (1.141%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (1.141%) DV Cleared
6 5 (0.951%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 5 (0.951%) HND
7 4 (0.760%) PMI Certification
7 4 (0.760%) CISSP
7 4 (0.760%) CTC Cleared
8 3 (0.570%) MOS
9 2 (0.380%) PMP
9 2 (0.380%) EMC Certification
9 2 (0.380%) Oracle Certification
10 1 (0.190%) BC Cleared
10 1 (0.190%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (0.190%) CBAP
10 1 (0.190%) HP AIS
10 1 (0.190%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.471%) QA
2 11 (2.091%) Basel III
2 11 (2.091%) Basel II
3 10 (1.901%) Solvency II
4 6 (1.141%) DO-178B
5 4 (0.760%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.760%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.380%) ISO 8583
7 1 (0.190%) FATCA
7 1 (0.190%) ISO/IEC 17799
System Software
1 11 (2.091%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (1.711%) VMware Workstation
3 3 (0.570%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.190%) vSphere
4 1 (0.190%) Xen
Systems Management
1 9 (1.711%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.190%) SCCM
2 1 (0.190%) SCOM
Vendors
1 54 (10.27%) Microsoft
2 50 (9.506%) Oracle
3 23 (4.373%) IBM
4 21 (3.992%) Pega
5 19 (3.612%) SAP
6 15 (2.852%) Serena
7 14 (2.662%) Business Objects
8 13 (2.471%) Teradata
9 12 (2.281%) VMware
10 9 (1.711%) Citrix
10 9 (1.711%) HP
10 9 (1.711%) Ab Initio
11 8 (1.521%) Hyperion
11 8 (1.521%) Informatica
12 7 (1.331%) Sybase
13 6 (1.141%) SunGard
13 6 (1.141%) Reuters
14 5 (0.951%) Cadis
14 5 (0.951%) Lotus
14 5 (0.951%) Murex
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