The first table below looks at the demand for Business Process Improvement skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Process Improvement over the 3 months to 21 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 West Midlands 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Process Improvement (BPI)
Rank 91 106 93
Rank change year-on-year
+15 -13
Contract jobs citing Business Process Improvement 5 3 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.297% 0.134% 0.054%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.442% 0.213% 0.085%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
Average daily rate £325 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £408 £420 £358
% change year-on-year
-2.97% +17.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £26.50
All Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1130 1411 1175
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 67.22% 62.79% 63.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 540 665 544
Average daily rate £330 £330 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £226 £240 £201
10% offered a daily rate of more than £523 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 72 67
Average hourly rate £37.80 £20.26 £24.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+86.62% -15.60%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.00% -16.66%
Business Process Improvement
England

Business Process Improvement
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Process Improvement across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands Business Process Improvement Jobs Demand Trend

Business Process Improvement
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Business Process Improvement across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Business Process Improvement Daily Rate Trend

Business Process Improvement
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Process Improvement within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 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
Warwickshire -2 3 £375 -
Wolverhampton - 1 £310 -
Business Process Improvement
England

Business Process Improvement
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Business Process Improvement 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 Business Process Improvement.

1 3 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) BPR
2 2 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) ISEB
2 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Validation
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) Data Management
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma
3 1 (16.67%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (16.67%) CRM
3 1 (16.67%) ERP
3 1 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Workflow
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Lean Six Sigma
3 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Capacity Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement

Business Process Improvement
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Business Process Improvement 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 Business Process Improvement. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Crystal Reports
General
1 2 (33.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 6 (100.00%) Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Procurement Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Data Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Business Manager
3 1 (16.67%) CRM Business Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Business Process Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Process Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) CRM Manager
3 1 (16.67%) CRM Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) BPR
2 2 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Validation
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) Data Management
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma
3 1 (16.67%) CRM
3 1 (16.67%) ERP
3 1 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Workflow
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Lean Six Sigma
3 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Capacity Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) ISEB
West Midlands
My client is now seeking an experienced interim/contract Lean/Six Sigma Business Analyst, with strong Business Process improvement / re-engineering skills (BPR). Contributing to a larger programme...
Hudson
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013