GAP Analysis Contract Job Trends in Cumbria

GAP Analysis
North West > Cumbria

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cumbria requiring GAP Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing GAP Analysis 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cumbria 0.32% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £625 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
75th Percentile £675 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £425 £513 £563
% change year-on-year -17.07% -8.89% -2.17%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Cumbria

GAP Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cumbria.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 230 105 240
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria 74.43% 77.21% 89.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 159 46 129
10th Percentile £327 £344 £399
25th Percentile £400 £438 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.68% -5.00% +4.82%
75th Percentile £543 £553 £585
90th Percentile £700 £638 £670
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 14 49
10th Percentile £13.27 £25.22 -
25th Percentile - £27.14 £10.95
Median hourly rate £35.55 £41.15 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.60% +149.38% -70.00%
75th Percentile £67.47 £56.82 £66.61
90th Percentile £73.25 £59.50 £71.10
North West median hourly rate £45.50 £25.15 £35.36
% change year-on-year +80.91% -28.87% +1.03%

GAP Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GAP Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.

GAP Analysis job vacancy trend in Cumbria

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing GAP Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing GAP Analysis

GAP Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in Cumbria

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing GAP Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing GAP Analysis

GAP Analysis
Contract Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GAP Analysis within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 28 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Barrow-in-Furness - 1 £650 - 3
GAP Analysis
North West

GAP Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Remedy
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens