The first table below looks at the demand for Six Sigma 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 Six Sigma 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 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Six Sigma
Rank 88 92 95
Rank change year-on-year
+4 +3
Contract jobs citing Six Sigma 7 11 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.429% 0.491% 0.370%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.645% 0.769% 0.585%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 4 3
Average daily rate £438 £313 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+40.00% -34.21%
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
Average hourly rate £32.75 £38.50 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.93% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.75 £41.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year
-20.12% +78.26%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1085 1431 1197
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 66.44% 63.83% 63.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 527 675 550
Average daily rate £350 £330 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.06% -5.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £233 £235 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £527 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 73 75
Average hourly rate £37.80 £20.26 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+86.62% -18.98%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
Six Sigma
England

Six Sigma
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Six Sigma Jobs Demand Trend

Six Sigma
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Six Sigma Daily Rate Trend

Six Sigma
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Six Sigma across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands Six Sigma Daily Rate Histogram

Six Sigma
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Six Sigma across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Six Sigma Hourly Rate Trend

Six Sigma
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Six Sigma within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 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 - 4 £575 -
Worcestershire - 2 £250 -
Six Sigma
England

Six Sigma
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Six Sigma 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 Six Sigma.

1 25 (75.76%) ITIL
2 18 (54.55%) Degree
3 16 (48.48%) German Language
4 14 (42.42%) Computer Science
4 14 (42.42%) MS Office
4 14 (42.42%) Microsoft
4 14 (42.42%) CCNA
4 14 (42.42%) Cisco Certification
4 14 (42.42%) Project Management
4 14 (42.42%) Management Information System
5 13 (39.39%) MS Visio
6 10 (30.30%) MS Project
7 8 (24.24%) SAP
8 7 (21.21%) NetWeaver
8 7 (21.21%) French Language
8 7 (21.21%) Italian Language
8 7 (21.21%) SAP Basis
9 6 (18.18%) Cisco
10 5 (15.15%) Disaster Recovery
10 5 (15.15%) Retail
11 4 (12.12%) Incident Management
11 4 (12.12%) GCSC
11 4 (12.12%) F5
11 4 (12.12%) SNMP
11 4 (12.12%) MPLS
11 4 (12.12%) Juniper
11 4 (12.12%) Oracle
11 4 (12.12%) UNIX
11 4 (12.12%) Windows
11 4 (12.12%) Linux

Six Sigma
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Six Sigma 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 Six Sigma. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (21.21%) SAP Basis
Application Platforms
1 7 (21.21%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 14 (42.42%) MS Office
2 13 (39.39%) MS Visio
3 10 (30.30%) MS Project
4 3 (9.091%) MS Excel
5 2 (6.061%) MS PowerPoint
6 1 (3.030%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 1 (3.030%) SAP WM
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.12%) SNMP
1 4 (12.12%) MPLS
2 3 (9.091%) WAN
2 3 (9.091%) TACACS
2 3 (9.091%) Firewall
3 2 (6.061%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.091%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 3 (9.091%) NWDI
General
1 16 (48.48%) German Language
2 7 (21.21%) French Language
2 7 (21.21%) Italian Language
3 5 (15.15%) Retail
4 3 (9.091%) Telecoms
5 2 (6.061%) Finance
6 1 (3.030%) Automotive
6 1 (3.030%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 7 (21.21%) Consultant
2 6 (18.18%) Analyst
3 5 (15.15%) Project Manager
4 4 (12.12%) SAP Consultant
4 4 (12.12%) Network Engineer
4 4 (12.12%) Quality Manager
5 3 (9.091%) Process Analyst
5 3 (9.091%) Network Implementation Engineer
5 3 (9.091%) Implementation Engineer
5 3 (9.091%) Network Manager
5 3 (9.091%) SAP Basis Consultant
5 3 (9.091%) Network Project Manager
6 2 (6.061%) SAP Basis Administrator
6 2 (6.061%) Process Manager
6 2 (6.061%) SAP Administrator
6 2 (6.061%) Process Improvement Manager
6 2 (6.061%) Administrator
6 2 (6.061%) Business Analyst
7 1 (3.030%) Software Engineer
7 1 (3.030%) Network Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 14 (42.42%) Computer Science
1 14 (42.42%) Management Information System
2 2 (6.061%) Mathematics
3 1 (3.030%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (3.030%) CAN bus
3 1 (3.030%) Statistics
3 1 (3.030%) Economics
Operating Systems
1 4 (12.12%) UNIX
1 4 (12.12%) Windows
1 4 (12.12%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (75.76%) ITIL
2 14 (42.42%) Project Management
3 5 (15.15%) Disaster Recovery
4 4 (12.12%) Incident Management
5 3 (9.091%) CRM
5 3 (9.091%) Network Management
5 3 (9.091%) User Acceptance Testing
5 3 (9.091%) Business Analysis
5 3 (9.091%) Lean Six Sigma
6 2 (6.061%) Data Analysis
6 2 (6.061%) Statistical Analysis
6 2 (6.061%) Time Management
6 2 (6.061%) Process Improvement
6 2 (6.061%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (3.030%) Benchmarking
7 1 (3.030%) BPR
7 1 (3.030%) PRINCE2
7 1 (3.030%) Service Management
7 1 (3.030%) Quality Management
7 1 (3.030%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.030%) Embedded C
1 1 (3.030%) C
1 1 (3.030%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 18 (54.55%) Degree
2 14 (42.42%) CCNA
2 14 (42.42%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (12.12%) GCSC
4 3 (9.091%) PMP
4 3 (9.091%) PMI Certification
5 2 (6.061%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 1 (3.030%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (3.030%) CCNP
6 1 (3.030%) MCSE
6 1 (3.030%) MCSD
6 1 (3.030%) HNC
6 1 (3.030%) HND
6 1 (3.030%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.030%) ISO 9001
1 1 (3.030%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 1 (3.030%) ISO 14001
Vendors
1 14 (42.42%) Microsoft
2 8 (24.24%) SAP
3 6 (18.18%) Cisco
4 4 (12.12%) F5
4 4 (12.12%) Juniper
4 4 (12.12%) Oracle
5 1 (3.030%) IBM
5 1 (3.030%) Minitab
5 1 (3.030%) BT
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
Staffordshire
The person: Educational Requirements : HNC/HND level qualification in Engineering (degree level desirable) or equivalent experience... Knowledge of Product Life Cycle Management & Six Sigma. Knowledge of Microsoft Office...
Advantage XPO
Posted: 22 May 2013
Nuneaton, West Midlands
Our market leading client is currently looking to recruit an IT Quality & Process Improvement Manager for an initial 3-6 month contract term... As the ideal candidate, you...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £600 per day
Posted: 4 May 2013