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This section looks at the demand for Six Sigma skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Six Sigma over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSix Sigma
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8394
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads82
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.745 %0.200 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£495-
Average daily rate£495-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£495-
UK excluding London average daily rate£392£417
% change on same period last year-5.96 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.75£31.65
% change on same period last year+6.63 %
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads1074999
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.417 %0.995 %
Daily rates quoted332198
Average minimum daily rate£339£340
Average daily rate£362£364
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted3360
Average minimum hourly rate£22.48£24.11
Average hourly rate£25.00£25.31
% change on same period last year-1.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.53£26.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Six Sigma YorkshireSix Sigma
Yorkshire

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.

Six Sigma
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Six Sigma across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Yorkshire Six Sigma Demand Trend

Six Sigma
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire Six Sigma Daily Rate Trend

Six Sigma
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Six Sigma across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Yorkshire Six Sigma Daily Rate Histogram

Six Sigma
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Six Sigma within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank 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
LeedsDown-34£450-
Six Sigma YorkshireSix Sigma
Yorkshire

Six Sigma
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

15 (33.33 %)Finance
24 (26.67 %)Lean Six Sigma
24 (26.67 %)BPR
33 (20.00 %)Project Management
33 (20.00 %)SAP
33 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
42 (13.33 %)Manufacturing
42 (13.33 %)NHS
42 (13.33 %)PRINCE
42 (13.33 %)SAP MM
42 (13.33 %)Risk Management
51 (6.667 %)Telecoms
51 (6.667 %)Change Management
51 (6.667 %)AS400
51 (6.667 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
51 (6.667 %)ITIL
51 (6.667 %)Oracle
51 (6.667 %)MS Office
51 (6.667 %)UML
51 (6.667 %)MCSE
51 (6.667 %)Microsoft
51 (6.667 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (6.667 %)ITIL Certification
51 (6.667 %)PMP
51 (6.667 %)PMI Certification
51 (6.667 %)DMAIC
51 (6.667 %)Retail
51 (6.667 %)Government
51 (6.667 %)Health
51 (6.667 %)Requirements Analysis

Six Sigma
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.667 %)MS Office
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (13.33 %)SAP MM
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (33.33 %)Finance
22 (13.33 %)Manufacturing
31 (6.667 %)Telecoms
31 (6.667 %)Retail
31 (6.667 %)Government
31 (6.667 %)Health
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (26.67 %)Analyst
23 (20.00 %)Technical Architect
23 (20.00 %)Consultant
23 (20.00 %)Solutions Architect
23 (20.00 %)Architect
23 (20.00 %)Business Analyst
23 (20.00 %)Technical Solutions Architect
32 (13.33 %)Business Manager
32 (13.33 %)Project Manager
32 (13.33 %)Process Analyst
32 (13.33 %)Business Process Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Support Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Senior Business Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Support Consultant
41 (6.667 %)Programme Manager
41 (6.667 %)Senior Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Change Manager
41 (6.667 %)Business Change Manager
41 (6.667 %)SAP MM Consultant
41 (6.667 %)SAP Consultant
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)NHS
21 (6.667 %)AS400
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (26.67 %)Lean Six Sigma
14 (26.67 %)BPR
23 (20.00 %)Project Management
23 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
32 (13.33 %)PRINCE
32 (13.33 %)Risk Management
41 (6.667 %)Change Management
41 (6.667 %)ITIL
41 (6.667 %)UML
41 (6.667 %)DMAIC
41 (6.667 %)Requirements Analysis
41 (6.667 %)Technical Architecture
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.667 %)MCSE
11 (6.667 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (6.667 %)ITIL Certification
11 (6.667 %)PMP
11 (6.667 %)PMI Certification
11 (6.667 %)Degree
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.667 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (20.00 %)SAP
21 (6.667 %)Oracle
21 (6.667 %)Microsoft