GAP Analysis Contracts in England

GAP Analysis
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring GAP Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited GAP Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 302 270 335
Rank change year-on-year -32 +65 +40
Contract jobs citing GAP Analysis 187 309 361
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.77% 0.83% 0.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.84% 0.96% 0.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 211 244
10th Percentile £400 £438 £411
25th Percentile £463 £500 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £563 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +2.27% +10.00%
75th Percentile £674 £706 £675
90th Percentile £775 £738 £736
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +9.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 2
10th Percentile - £26.03 £55.38
25th Percentile £31.64 £35.02 £61.56
Median hourly rate £70.00 £50.56 £73.75
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% -31.45% +180.74%
75th Percentile £80.80 £65.55 £86.56
90th Percentile £86.92 £74.22 £93.13
UK median hourly rate £71.80 £50.56 £73.75
% change year-on-year +42.02% -31.45% +180.74%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,202 32,193 45,529
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.16% 86.56% 90.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,534 21,105 31,969
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £765
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 921 2,246 1,592
10th Percentile £14.42 £12.92 £10.87
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.01 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

GAP Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing GAP Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for GAP Analysis in England

GAP Analysis
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing GAP Analysis in England.

Daily rate trend for GAP Analysis in England

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GAP Analysis in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for GAP Analysis in England

GAP Analysis
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing GAP Analysis in England.

Hourly rate trend for GAP Analysis in England

GAP Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing GAP Analysis in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for GAP Analysis in England

GAP Analysis
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
London -20 106 £525 -4.55% 82
North of England +9 28 £500 - 26
South East -5 19 £650 -10.34% 22
North West +9 15 £500 -9.09% 17
South West +43 11 £625 +4.17% 8
Yorkshire +1 9 £463 -7.50% 7
East of England +29 6 £438 -35.19% 5
Midlands +18 5 £488 +8.33% 13
West Midlands +11 4 £556 +23.61% 12
North East +1 4 £528 - 2
East Midlands - 1 £447 - 1
GAP Analysis
UK

GAP Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 10 (5.35%) Confluence
2 4 (2.14%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.07%) Apache
3 2 (1.07%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.07%) SharePoint Server
3 2 (1.07%) Tomcat
3 2 (1.07%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.53%) SAS
Applications
1 13 (6.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (5.35%) MS Visio
3 5 (2.67%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (2.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.60%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (4.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.60%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (1.60%) SAP CO
2 3 (1.60%) SAP FI
2 3 (1.60%) SAP FI/CO
3 2 (1.07%) Shopify
4 1 (0.53%) Actimize
4 1 (0.53%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.53%) SAP BRIM
4 1 (0.53%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.53%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.53%) SAP PP
4 1 (0.53%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 25 (13.37%) Azure
2 17 (9.09%) AWS
3 13 (6.95%) Power Platform
4 11 (5.88%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (5.35%) GCP
6 6 (3.21%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (2.14%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (1.60%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.60%) Snowflake
8 3 (1.60%) SuccessFactors
9 2 (1.07%) BigCommerce
9 2 (1.07%) Google Drive
9 2 (1.07%) Google Workspace
9 2 (1.07%) Lucidchart
9 2 (1.07%) Miro
9 2 (1.07%) OCI
9 2 (1.07%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.53%) Amazon S3
10 1 (0.53%) AWS CloudFormation
10 1 (0.53%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.67%) Firewall
2 4 (2.14%) DNS
3 3 (1.60%) SD-WAN
3 3 (1.60%) WAN
4 2 (1.07%) Network Security
4 2 (1.07%) Wireless
5 1 (0.53%) Internet
5 1 (0.53%) Intranet
5 1 (0.53%) LAN
5 1 (0.53%) MQTT
5 1 (0.53%) SSL
5 1 (0.53%) VoIP
5 1 (0.53%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.42%) Power BI
2 7 (3.74%) Tableau
3 5 (2.67%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.60%) BigQuery
4 3 (1.60%) Data Mart
4 3 (1.60%) Snowflake Schema
4 3 (1.60%) Star Schema
5 2 (1.07%) DB2
5 2 (1.07%) GIS
6 1 (0.53%) DTS
6 1 (0.53%) MS Access
6 1 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.53%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.53%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (11.76%) JIRA
General
1 79 (42.25%) Social Skills
2 60 (32.09%) Finance
3 31 (16.58%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (8.56%) Banking
5 13 (6.95%) Public Sector
6 10 (5.35%) Front Office
6 10 (5.35%) Retail
7 9 (4.81%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (4.28%) Pharmaceutical
9 7 (3.74%) Legal
10 5 (2.67%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (2.67%) Retail Banking
11 4 (2.14%) General Ledger
11 4 (2.14%) Manufacturing
11 4 (2.14%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.60%) Advertising
12 3 (1.60%) Electronics
12 3 (1.60%) Financial Institution
12 3 (1.60%) Investment Banking
12 3 (1.60%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 88 (47.06%) Analyst
2 82 (43.85%) Business Analyst
3 32 (17.11%) Consultant
4 20 (10.70%) Architect
5 16 (8.56%) Senior
6 13 (6.95%) Data Analyst
7 12 (6.42%) Senior Analyst
8 11 (5.88%) Technical Analyst
8 11 (5.88%) Technical Business Analyst
9 9 (4.81%) Senior Business Analyst
10 7 (3.74%) Data Business Analyst
10 7 (3.74%) Lead
11 6 (3.21%) Business IT Analyst
11 6 (3.21%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
11 6 (3.21%) IT Analyst
11 6 (3.21%) IT Business Analyst
11 6 (3.21%) SAP Analyst
11 6 (3.21%) SAP Business Analyst
11 6 (3.21%) SAP Consultant
11 6 (3.21%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.60%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (1.07%) Murex MxML
2 2 (1.07%) VML
3 1 (0.53%) ADO
3 1 (0.53%) BAPI
3 1 (0.53%) EDI
3 1 (0.53%) Middleware
3 1 (0.53%) SOAP
3 1 (0.53%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (6.42%) Management Information System
2 9 (4.81%) Product Ownership
3 6 (3.21%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 6 (3.21%) Hybrid Cloud
4 5 (2.67%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.67%) Derivative
4 5 (2.67%) Security Posture
5 4 (2.14%) Data Structures
5 4 (2.14%) IoT
5 4 (2.14%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (1.60%) Educational Technology
6 3 (1.60%) e-Learning
6 3 (1.60%) Interest Rate Derivative
6 3 (1.60%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.60%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.07%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.07%) PMI
7 2 (1.07%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.67%) Linux
1 5 (2.67%) Windows
2 2 (1.07%) Android
2 2 (1.07%) Apple iOS
2 2 (1.07%) Mac OS
2 2 (1.07%) Unix
2 2 (1.07%) Windows 10
2 2 (1.07%) Windows Server
2 2 (1.07%) Windows Server 2016
2 2 (1.07%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (28.34%) Agile
2 49 (26.20%) Stakeholder Management
3 43 (22.99%) Business Analysis
3 43 (22.99%) Workshop Facilitation
4 38 (20.32%) Problem-Solving
5 36 (19.25%) User Stories
6 30 (16.04%) Risk Management
7 28 (14.97%) Requirements Gathering
8 27 (14.44%) Migration
9 24 (12.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 22 (11.76%) Validation
11 20 (10.70%) Data Modelling
11 20 (10.70%) Process Improvement
11 20 (10.70%) Roadmaps
12 19 (10.16%) Actionable Insight
13 18 (9.63%) Analytics
13 18 (9.63%) Change Management
14 17 (9.09%) Decision-Making
14 17 (9.09%) Project Management
15 16 (8.56%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 23 (12.30%) SQL
2 8 (4.28%) Python
3 4 (2.14%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.07%) VB
4 2 (1.07%) VBScript
5 1 (0.53%) Java
5 1 (0.53%) Perl
5 1 (0.53%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (11.76%) Security Cleared
2 21 (11.23%) Degree
3 14 (7.49%) SC Cleared
4 9 (4.81%) CISSP
5 7 (3.74%) CISA
5 7 (3.74%) DV Cleared
5 7 (3.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 5 (2.67%) CBAP
6 5 (2.67%) CISM
7 4 (2.14%) AWS Certification
7 4 (2.14%) Azure Certification
7 4 (2.14%) CRISC
7 4 (2.14%) IIBA
7 4 (2.14%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.60%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.60%) PMP
9 2 (1.07%) ACCA
9 2 (1.07%) MCP
9 2 (1.07%) MCSA
9 2 (1.07%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (10.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (9.63%) NIST
3 12 (6.42%) Data Quality
4 8 (4.28%) GRC
5 7 (3.74%) Actionable Recommendations
5 7 (3.74%) GDPR
6 6 (3.21%) QA
7 5 (2.67%) PCI DSS
8 4 (2.14%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (2.14%) MiFID
8 4 (2.14%) NCSC
8 4 (2.14%) NIST 800
9 3 (1.60%) HIPAA
9 3 (1.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (1.07%) IFRS
10 2 (1.07%) ISO 20022
10 2 (1.07%) SEPA
11 1 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.53%) ITGC
11 1 (0.53%) TARGET2
System Software
1 6 (3.21%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.60%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (1.07%) BitLocker
3 2 (1.07%) Docker
3 2 (1.07%) Microsoft App-V
3 2 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.53%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (2.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.14%) RSA Archer
3 2 (1.07%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (1.07%) HP Data Protector
3 2 (1.07%) NetBackup
3 2 (1.07%) SCCM
4 1 (0.53%) CASB
4 1 (0.53%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle RMAN
4 1 (0.53%) QRadar
4 1 (0.53%) Terraform
Vendors
1 25 (13.37%) SAP
2 23 (12.30%) Microsoft
3 15 (8.02%) Oracle
4 8 (4.28%) Google
5 7 (3.74%) Murex
6 6 (3.21%) Salesforce
6 6 (3.21%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.60%) Ariba
7 3 (1.60%) Fujitsu
7 3 (1.60%) Okta
7 3 (1.60%) Ping Identity
7 3 (1.60%) VMware
7 3 (1.60%) Workday
8 2 (1.07%) Adobe
8 2 (1.07%) Dell
8 2 (1.07%) Informatica
8 2 (1.07%) McAfee
8 2 (1.07%) MuleSoft
8 2 (1.07%) Symantec
8 2 (1.07%) Veritas