The first table below looks at the demand for GAP Analysis skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited GAP Analysis over the 3 months to 17 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 South West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
GAP Analysis
Rank 200 204 183
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -21
Permanent jobs citing GAP Analysis 10 11 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.191% 0.199% 0.375%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.253% 0.264% 0.547%
Number of salaries quoted 7 10 22
Average salary £42,500 £47,000 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.57% -14.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £34,650 £42,500
10% offered a salary of more than £49,500 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year
-18.18% +10.00%
All Processes & Methodologies
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
3948 4161 4023
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 75.26% 75.44% 68.63%
Number of salaries quoted 3460 3540 3403
Average salary £37,500 £38,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.59% +2.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
GAP Analysis
England

GAP Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West GAP Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

GAP Analysis
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing GAP Analysis across the South West region.

South West GAP Analysis Salary Trend

GAP Analysis
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GAP Analysis across the South West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South West GAP Analysis Salary Histogram

GAP Analysis
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GAP Analysis within the South West region over the 3 months to 17 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Dorset -2 5 £37,500 +19.04%
Wiltshire +8 4 £47,500 +16.13%
Bristol - 1 - -
GAP Analysis
England

GAP Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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 IT job ads sampled that cited GAP Analysis.

1 8 (40.00%) Business Analysis
2 5 (25.00%) Finance
3 4 (20.00%) Oracle
3 4 (20.00%) Use Case
4 3 (15.00%) Performance Management
4 3 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (15.00%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (15.00%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (15.00%) SAP CO
4 3 (15.00%) Data Analysis
4 3 (15.00%) SAP
4 3 (15.00%) ERP
4 3 (15.00%) ISEB
4 3 (15.00%) SAP FI
4 3 (15.00%) Configuration Management
4 3 (15.00%) SAP Implementation
5 2 (10.00%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (10.00%) Test Scripting
5 2 (10.00%) JD Edwards
5 2 (10.00%) Sage
5 2 (10.00%) Intranet
5 2 (10.00%) SLA
5 2 (10.00%) ITIL
5 2 (10.00%) Systems Analysis
5 2 (10.00%) Retail
5 2 (10.00%) Workflow
5 2 (10.00%) Test Strategy
5 2 (10.00%) Oracle Coherence
6 1 (5.000%) Matrix Management
6 1 (5.000%) Release Management

GAP Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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 IT job ads sampled that cited GAP Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 2 (10.00%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 1 (5.000%) MS Project
1 1 (5.000%) MS Office
1 1 (5.000%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (15.00%) SAP FI
1 3 (15.00%) Oracle EBS
1 3 (15.00%) SAP FI/CO
1 3 (15.00%) SAP CO
2 1 (5.000%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (5.000%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (5.000%) Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.00%) Intranet
2 1 (5.000%) CTI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.000%) SQL Server
General
1 5 (25.00%) Finance
2 2 (10.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (55.00%) Analyst
2 10 (50.00%) Business Analyst
3 4 (20.00%) Consultant
4 3 (15.00%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
4 3 (15.00%) Technical Analyst
4 3 (15.00%) SAP Consultant
4 3 (15.00%) SAP FI Consultant
4 3 (15.00%) SAP CO Consultant
4 3 (15.00%) Technical Business Analyst
4 3 (15.00%) Business Manager
5 2 (10.00%) Senior Technical Analyst
5 2 (10.00%) Senior Business Analyst
5 2 (10.00%) Senior Analyst
5 2 (10.00%) Business Analysis Manager
6 1 (5.000%) Support Consultant
6 1 (5.000%) Change Analyst
6 1 (5.000%) Project Manager
6 1 (5.000%) Lead Business Analyst
6 1 (5.000%) Genesys Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (40.00%) Business Analysis
2 4 (20.00%) Use Case
3 3 (15.00%) SAP Implementation
3 3 (15.00%) Performance Management
3 3 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (15.00%) Data Analysis
3 3 (15.00%) ERP
3 3 (15.00%) Configuration Management
4 2 (10.00%) ITIL
4 2 (10.00%) Systems Analysis
4 2 (10.00%) Workflow
4 2 (10.00%) Test Strategy
4 2 (10.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (10.00%) Test Scripting
5 1 (5.000%) Release Management
5 1 (5.000%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (5.000%) Waterfall
5 1 (5.000%) Validation
5 1 (5.000%) Scrum
5 1 (5.000%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.000%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (15.00%) ISEB
2 1 (5.000%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (5.000%) Degree
2 1 (5.000%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (20.00%) Oracle
2 3 (15.00%) SAP
3 2 (10.00%) JD Edwards
3 2 (10.00%) Sage
4 1 (5.000%) Cisco
4 1 (5.000%) Avaya
4 1 (5.000%) Genesys
4 1 (5.000%) Cognizant