The first table below looks at the demand for GAP Analysis skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire 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 80 90 71
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -19
Contract jobs citing GAP Analysis 8 1 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 0.637% 0.064% 0.711%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.902% 0.088% 1.081%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 6
Average daily rate £378 £275 £163
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+37.27% +69.23%
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
West Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
887 1132 740
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 70.68% 72.33% 65.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 487 659 357
Average daily rate £325 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.14% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £230 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £455 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 23 30
Average hourly rate £23.50 £15.00 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+56.66% -14.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.35 £11.64 £7.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £38.00 £62.50 £25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
GAP Analysis
Yorkshire

GAP Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire GAP Analysis Daily Rate Trend

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

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

West Yorkshire GAP Analysis Daily Rate Histogram

GAP Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing GAP Analysis across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire GAP Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

GAP Analysis
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GAP Analysis within the West Yorkshire 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
Leeds - 4 £385 -
Halifax - 2 £415 -
Bradford - 1 £335 -
GAP Analysis
Yorkshire

GAP Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 9 (56.25%) Finance
2 7 (43.75%) Business Analysis
3 6 (37.50%) UML
4 4 (25.00%) Requirements Analysis
5 3 (18.75%) User Acceptance Testing
5 3 (18.75%) Process Improvement
6 2 (12.50%) Business Transformation
6 2 (12.50%) Integration Testing
6 2 (12.50%) QA
6 2 (12.50%) SAP PM
6 2 (12.50%) Banking
6 2 (12.50%) Retail
6 2 (12.50%) Telecoms
6 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (12.50%) Games
6 2 (12.50%) SAP
6 2 (12.50%) Project Management
7 1 (6.250%) PRINCE2
7 1 (6.250%) Change Management
7 1 (6.250%) RUP
7 1 (6.250%) DSDM
7 1 (6.250%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (6.250%) E-Commerce
7 1 (6.250%) ERP
7 1 (6.250%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (6.250%) NHS
7 1 (6.250%) SAP FI
7 1 (6.250%) Scrum
7 1 (6.250%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (6.250%) SAP CO

GAP Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

Business Applications
1 2 (12.50%) SAP PM
2 1 (6.250%) SAP FI
2 1 (6.250%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (6.250%) SAP CO
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.250%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (6.250%) Oracle BI EE
General
1 9 (56.25%) Finance
2 2 (12.50%) Banking
2 2 (12.50%) Retail
2 2 (12.50%) Telecoms
2 2 (12.50%) Games
3 1 (6.250%) Manufacturing
3 1 (6.250%) Online Betting
Job Titles
1 13 (81.25%) Business Analyst
1 13 (81.25%) Analyst
2 1 (6.250%) Project Manager
2 1 (6.250%) Consultant
2 1 (6.250%) Business Process Analyst
2 1 (6.250%) Senior Business Analyst
2 1 (6.250%) Process Analyst
2 1 (6.250%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (6.250%) SAP Consultant
2 1 (6.250%) SAP PM Consultant
2 1 (6.250%) SAP CS Consultant
2 1 (6.250%) Agile Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.250%) NHS
1 1 (6.250%) Online Games
1 1 (6.250%) Online Gambling
1 1 (6.250%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) Business Analysis
2 6 (37.50%) UML
3 4 (25.00%) Requirements Analysis
4 3 (18.75%) User Acceptance Testing
4 3 (18.75%) Process Improvement
5 2 (12.50%) Business Transformation
5 2 (12.50%) Integration Testing
5 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (12.50%) Project Management
6 1 (6.250%) PRINCE2
6 1 (6.250%) Change Management
6 1 (6.250%) RUP
6 1 (6.250%) DSDM
6 1 (6.250%) E-Commerce
6 1 (6.250%) ERP
6 1 (6.250%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (6.250%) Scrum
6 1 (6.250%) Workflow
6 1 (6.250%) Migration
6 1 (6.250%) Data Analysis
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) SAP