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 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 283 260 351
Rank change year-on-year -23 +91 +29
Contract jobs citing GAP Analysis 205 326 333
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.86% 0.90% 0.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.94% 1.04% 0.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 138 216 223
10th Percentile £407 £450 £413
25th Percentile £463 £500 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £563 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -2.17% +11.11%
75th Percentile £684 £695 £675
90th Percentile £775 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £566
% change year-on-year -4.55% -2.89% +7.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 5 1
10th Percentile £28.97 £18.00 -
25th Percentile £31.64 £20.03 £92.50
Median hourly rate £50.82 £28.00 £95.00
Median % change year-on-year +81.50% -70.53% +261.63%
75th Percentile £79.60 £67.50 £97.50
90th Percentile £85.99 £75.00 -
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £28.00 £95.00
% change year-on-year +150.00% -70.53% +261.63%

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 21,762 31,336 43,140
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.29% 86.24% 90.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,222 20,550 30,257
10th Percentile £305 £300 £325
25th Percentile £412 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £768
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +3.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 920 2,253 1,528
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.88 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.13 £15.95 £16.13
Median hourly rate £28.08 £36.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% -2.67% +50.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £60.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £36.05 £37.00
% change year-on-year -23.71% -2.58% +44.08%

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 23 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 23 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 23 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 +8 115 £600 +9.09% 127
North of England +5 32 £500 - 125
South East 0 20 £638 -12.07% 150
North West -1 17 £500 -9.09% 57
South West +30 12 £475 -20.83% 60
Yorkshire +8 10 £450 -10.00% 56
Midlands +17 8 £467 +3.83% 91
East of England +28 6 £438 -35.19% 73
West Midlands +12 6 £556 +23.61% 51
North East +2 5 £528 - 12
East Midlands - 2 £419 - 35
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 12 (5.85%) Confluence
2 4 (1.95%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.98%) Apache
3 2 (0.98%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.98%) SharePoint Server
4 1 (0.49%) SAS
Applications
1 16 (7.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (5.37%) MS Visio
3 6 (2.93%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (4.39%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.46%) Aladdin
2 3 (1.46%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.98%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.98%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.98%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.98%) SAP FI/CO
3 2 (0.98%) Shopify
4 1 (0.49%) Actimize
4 1 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.49%) SAP BRIM
4 1 (0.49%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.49%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.49%) SAP PP
4 1 (0.49%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 28 (13.66%) Azure
2 17 (8.29%) AWS
3 16 (7.80%) Power Platform
4 14 (6.83%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (4.88%) GCP
6 6 (2.93%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (1.95%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (1.46%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.46%) Lucidchart
8 3 (1.46%) Snowflake
8 3 (1.46%) SuccessFactors
9 2 (0.98%) Azure Stack
9 2 (0.98%) BigCommerce
9 2 (0.98%) Google Drive
9 2 (0.98%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.98%) iPaaS
9 2 (0.98%) Miro
9 2 (0.98%) OCI
9 2 (0.98%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.49%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.90%) Firewall
2 4 (1.95%) DNS
2 4 (1.95%) Network Security
3 3 (1.46%) SD-WAN
3 3 (1.46%) WAN
4 2 (0.98%) Wireless
5 1 (0.49%) Internet
5 1 (0.49%) Intranet
5 1 (0.49%) LAN
5 1 (0.49%) MQTT
5 1 (0.49%) SSL
5 1 (0.49%) VoIP
5 1 (0.49%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (7.32%) Power BI
2 7 (3.41%) Tableau
3 5 (2.44%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.95%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (1.46%) BigQuery
5 3 (1.46%) Data Mart
5 3 (1.46%) MS Access
5 3 (1.46%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 3 (1.46%) Snowflake Schema
5 3 (1.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (1.46%) Star Schema
6 2 (0.98%) GIS
6 2 (0.98%) Metadata
6 2 (0.98%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.98%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.49%) DTS
7 1 (0.49%) SAP Data Services
7 1 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 23 (11.22%) JIRA
2 1 (0.49%) LSMW
General
1 88 (42.93%) Social Skills
2 68 (33.17%) Finance
3 33 (16.10%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (10.73%) Banking
5 14 (6.83%) Front Office
6 13 (6.34%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (6.34%) Public Sector
7 10 (4.88%) Retail
8 8 (3.90%) Pharmaceutical
9 6 (2.93%) Legal
10 5 (2.44%) Manufacturing
10 5 (2.44%) Marketing
10 5 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (2.44%) Retail Banking
11 4 (1.95%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.95%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.46%) Advertising
12 3 (1.46%) Electronics
12 3 (1.46%) General Ledger
12 3 (1.46%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 103 (50.24%) Analyst
2 92 (44.88%) Business Analyst
3 36 (17.56%) Consultant
4 25 (12.20%) Architect
5 17 (8.29%) Data Analyst
6 15 (7.32%) Senior
7 13 (6.34%) Technical Analyst
7 13 (6.34%) Technical Business Analyst
8 12 (5.85%) Lead
8 12 (5.85%) Senior Analyst
9 9 (4.39%) Security Architect
9 9 (4.39%) Senior Business Analyst
10 8 (3.90%) Data Business Analyst
11 7 (3.41%) Business IT Analyst
11 7 (3.41%) IT Analyst
11 7 (3.41%) IT Business Analyst
12 6 (2.93%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 6 (2.93%) SAP Analyst
12 6 (2.93%) SAP Business Analyst
13 5 (2.44%) IT Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.95%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.98%) VML
3 1 (0.49%) ADO
3 1 (0.49%) BAPI
3 1 (0.49%) EDI
3 1 (0.49%) Murex MxML
3 1 (0.49%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.39%) Management Information System
1 9 (4.39%) Product Ownership
2 7 (3.41%) Derivative
2 7 (3.41%) Security Posture
3 6 (2.93%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 6 (2.93%) Hybrid Cloud
4 5 (2.44%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.44%) Onboarding
5 4 (1.95%) Data Structures
5 4 (1.95%) IoT
6 3 (1.46%) Interest Rate Derivative
6 3 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (1.46%) Market Risk
6 3 (1.46%) Operational Technology
7 2 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.98%) FMCG
7 2 (0.98%) Hedge funds
7 2 (0.98%) PMI
7 2 (0.98%) Replication
7 2 (0.98%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.44%) Windows
2 2 (0.98%) Android
2 2 (0.98%) Apple iOS
2 2 (0.98%) Linux
2 2 (0.98%) Mac OS
2 2 (0.98%) Windows 10
2 2 (0.98%) Windows Server
2 2 (0.98%) Windows Server 2016
2 2 (0.98%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (30.73%) Agile
2 60 (29.27%) Stakeholder Management
3 54 (26.34%) Business Analysis
4 46 (22.44%) Workshop Facilitation
5 43 (20.98%) Problem-Solving
6 37 (18.05%) User Stories
7 34 (16.59%) Requirements Gathering
8 32 (15.61%) Migration
9 31 (15.12%) Risk Management
10 30 (14.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 28 (13.66%) Change Management
12 26 (12.68%) Validation
13 24 (11.71%) Data Modelling
14 23 (11.22%) Roadmaps
15 22 (10.73%) Business Intelligence
16 21 (10.24%) Analytics
16 21 (10.24%) Process Improvement
16 21 (10.24%) Scrum
17 20 (9.76%) Data Analysis
17 20 (9.76%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 34 (16.59%) SQL
2 7 (3.41%) Python
3 4 (1.95%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.98%) VB
4 2 (0.98%) VBScript
5 1 (0.49%) Perl
5 1 (0.49%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (11.71%) Security Cleared
2 23 (11.22%) Degree
3 16 (7.80%) SC Cleared
4 8 (3.90%) CISSP
5 7 (3.41%) DV Cleared
6 5 (2.44%) CBAP
6 5 (2.44%) CISA
6 5 (2.44%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 5 (2.44%) PMP
7 4 (1.95%) CISM
7 4 (1.95%) CRISC
7 4 (1.95%) IIBA
7 4 (1.95%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.46%) AWS Certification
8 3 (1.46%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.98%) CSPO
9 2 (0.98%) MCP
9 2 (0.98%) MCSA
9 2 (0.98%) MCSE
9 2 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (11.22%) NIST
2 22 (10.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (7.32%) Data Quality
4 9 (4.39%) GDPR
5 8 (3.90%) MiFID
6 7 (3.41%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (3.41%) PCI DSS
7 6 (2.93%) GRC
8 5 (2.44%) EMIR
8 5 (2.44%) HIPAA
8 5 (2.44%) QA
9 4 (1.95%) COBIT
9 4 (1.95%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (1.95%) NCSC
9 4 (1.95%) NIST 800
10 3 (1.46%) COREP
10 3 (1.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.98%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.98%) SEPA
12 1 (0.49%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 6 (2.93%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.46%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.98%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.98%) Microsoft App-V
3 2 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.49%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.98%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 2 (0.98%) HP Data Protector
2 2 (0.98%) NetBackup
2 2 (0.98%) RSA Archer
2 2 (0.98%) SCCM
3 1 (0.49%) CASB
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle RMAN
3 1 (0.49%) QRadar
Vendors
1 26 (12.68%) SAP
2 24 (11.71%) Microsoft
3 17 (8.29%) Oracle
4 7 (3.41%) Google
4 7 (3.41%) Salesforce
5 6 (2.93%) Murex
6 5 (2.44%) CyberArk
6 5 (2.44%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.95%) Symantec
8 3 (1.46%) Ariba
8 3 (1.46%) Cisco
8 3 (1.46%) Fujitsu
8 3 (1.46%) Okta
8 3 (1.46%) Ping Identity
8 3 (1.46%) Splunk
8 3 (1.46%) VMware
8 3 (1.46%) Workday
9 2 (0.98%) Atlassian
9 2 (0.98%) CrowdStrike
9 2 (0.98%) Sitecore