The first table below looks at the demand for Waterfall 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 Waterfall over the 3 months to 23 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Waterfall Model
Rank 74 74 72
Rank change year-on-year
0 -2
Contract jobs citing Waterfall 19 20 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 1.518% 1.266% 0.437%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.135% 1.750% 0.664%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 12 0
Average daily rate £323 £356 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-9.47% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £350 £369
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -5.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.50 £38.75 £28.00
% change year-on-year
-16.12% +38.39%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
890 1143 753
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 71.09% 72.34% 65.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 487 666 361
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 £457 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 24 30
Average hourly rate £23.50 £18.00 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+30.55% +2.85%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.35 £12.00 £7.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £38.00 £62.50 £25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.45 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+21.78% -13.79%
Waterfall
Yorkshire

Waterfall
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Waterfall Jobs Demand Trend

Waterfall
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire Waterfall Daily Rate Trend

Waterfall
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Waterfall across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

West Yorkshire Waterfall Daily Rate Histogram

Waterfall
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire Waterfall Hourly Rate Trend

Waterfall
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Waterfall within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 23 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 -14 10 £300 -14.28%
Bradford - 6 £328 -
Waterfall
Yorkshire

Waterfall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Waterfall 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 Waterfall.

1 12 (44.44%) Finance
2 11 (40.74%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (37.04%) ISEB
3 10 (37.04%) Project Management
4 9 (33.33%) ISTQB
5 7 (25.93%) PRINCE2
6 6 (22.22%) Oracle
6 6 (22.22%) Banking
6 6 (22.22%) Retail
6 6 (22.22%) V-Model
7 5 (18.52%) Software Testing
7 5 (18.52%) User Acceptance Testing
7 5 (18.52%) Agile Software Development
7 5 (18.52%) Java
8 4 (14.81%) SQL
8 4 (14.81%) Linux
8 4 (14.81%) RAD
8 4 (14.81%) Apache
8 4 (14.81%) Tomcat
8 4 (14.81%) CRM
8 4 (14.81%) Migration
8 4 (14.81%) Retail Banking
8 4 (14.81%) Open Source
9 3 (11.11%) Oracle CRM
10 2 (7.407%) Programme Management
10 2 (7.407%) EPoS
10 2 (7.407%) PRINCE
10 2 (7.407%) Windows
10 2 (7.407%) Risk Management
10 2 (7.407%) Project Planning

Waterfall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Waterfall 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 Waterfall. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (7.407%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 4 (14.81%) Apache
1 4 (14.81%) Tomcat
2 1 (3.704%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (7.407%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 3 (11.11%) Oracle CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.704%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (3.704%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 12 (44.44%) Finance
2 6 (22.22%) Banking
2 6 (22.22%) Retail
3 4 (14.81%) Retail Banking
4 1 (3.704%) Law
4 1 (3.704%) Legal
Job Titles
1 9 (33.33%) Project Manager
2 7 (25.93%) Analyst
3 5 (18.52%) Test Leader
3 5 (18.52%) Test Manager
3 5 (18.52%) Test Analyst
4 3 (11.11%) UAT Test Manager
4 3 (11.11%) UAT Manager
5 2 (7.407%) Business Analyst
6 1 (3.704%) Agile Project Manager
6 1 (3.704%) Programme Manager
6 1 (3.704%) Systems Analyst
6 1 (3.704%) Consultant
6 1 (3.704%) Senior Manager
6 1 (3.704%) Performance Analyst
6 1 (3.704%) Software Manager
6 1 (3.704%) Performance Test Analyst
6 1 (3.704%) Senior Project Manager
6 1 (3.704%) Implementation Consultant
6 1 (3.704%) Senior Programme Manager
6 1 (3.704%) Contracts Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (14.81%) Open Source
2 2 (7.407%) EPoS
3 1 (3.704%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (14.81%) Linux
2 2 (7.407%) Windows
2 2 (7.407%) Windows 7
3 1 (3.704%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (40.74%) Stakeholder Management
2 10 (37.04%) Project Management
3 7 (25.93%) PRINCE2
4 6 (22.22%) V-Model
5 5 (18.52%) Software Testing
5 5 (18.52%) User Acceptance Testing
5 5 (18.52%) Agile Software Development
6 4 (14.81%) RAD
6 4 (14.81%) CRM
6 4 (14.81%) Migration
7 2 (7.407%) Programme Management
7 2 (7.407%) PRINCE
7 2 (7.407%) Risk Management
7 2 (7.407%) Project Planning
7 2 (7.407%) Web Development
7 2 (7.407%) Wealth Management
7 2 (7.407%) Business Analysis
7 2 (7.407%) Test Strategy
7 2 (7.407%) Test Management
7 2 (7.407%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 5 (18.52%) Java
2 4 (14.81%) SQL
3 1 (3.704%) VBScript
3 1 (3.704%) VB
Qualifications
1 10 (37.04%) ISEB
2 9 (33.33%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.407%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (22.22%) Oracle
2 2 (7.407%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.704%) Pega
3 1 (3.704%) HP
West Yorkshire
SCRUM certification is essential for this role, as is knowledge of one or more Agile project management frameworks, excellent verbal and written communication skills and previous experience of...
Hudson
Rate: £350 - £450 per day
Posted: 9 May 2013