GAP Analysis
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for GAP Analysis skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited GAP Analysis over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 575 634 704
Rank change year-on-year +59 +70 -53
Permanent jobs citing GAP Analysis 338 373 565
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.35% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.40% 0.37% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 276 241 349
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,750 £41,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £95,000 £92,300
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,338 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.63% +8.00% +6.95%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

GAP Analysis is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,343 100,922 147,129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.11% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,769 59,097 83,311
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,488
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

GAP Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for GAP Analysis in the UK

GAP Analysis
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GAP Analysis.

Salary trend for GAP Analysis in the UK

GAP Analysis
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing GAP Analysis over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for GAP Analysis in the UK

GAP Analysis
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GAP Analysis within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +85 295 £61,500 +2.50% 92
UK excluding London +2 165 £49,338 -8.63% 55
London +140 114 £80,000 -3.03% 42
Work from Home +46 111 £52,500 -12.50% 46
North of England +63 67 £45,000 -10.00% 13
North West +29 43 £45,000 -21.05% 10
Midlands +11 37 £47,500 -13.64% 10
West Midlands +33 28 £46,250 -22.92% 7
South East +5 28 £52,500 +3.96% 13
South West -17 17 £43,500 -20.91% 5
North East - 13 £37,500 -
Yorkshire +70 11 £65,000 +41.05% 3
Scotland -62 10 £43,924 +2.15% 6
East Midlands -11 8 £48,687 +26.46% 3
East of England +15 5 £52,500 -4.55% 8
Channel Islands - 1 £100,000 -

GAP Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (3.55%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.89%) Confluence
2 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.30%) Jupyter
Applications
1 23 (6.80%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (5.03%) MS Visio
3 9 (2.66%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.78%) Trello
5 2 (0.59%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.59%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 22 (6.51%) Workday HCM
2 14 (4.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (4.14%) Oracle General Ledger
2 14 (4.14%) Oracle Payables
2 14 (4.14%) Oracle Receivables
3 13 (3.85%) Oracle Cash Management
4 9 (2.66%) Elite 3E
4 9 (2.66%) Remedy ITSM
5 8 (2.37%) SAP S/4HANA
6 6 (1.78%) Dynamics AX
7 5 (1.48%) SAP IBP
7 5 (1.48%) SAP PP
8 4 (1.18%) Dynamics NAV
8 4 (1.18%) Oracle Payroll
8 4 (1.18%) SAP HCM
9 2 (0.59%) Dynamics GP
9 2 (0.59%) Oracle Financials
9 2 (0.59%) SAP MDG
9 2 (0.59%) SAP MDM
9 2 (0.59%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 51 (15.09%) Azure
2 46 (13.61%) Dynamics 365
3 27 (7.99%) AWS
4 26 (7.69%) Power Platform
4 26 (7.69%) SaaS
5 22 (6.51%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (5.62%) OCI
7 14 (4.14%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (3.85%) PowerApps
9 8 (2.37%) Entra ID
9 8 (2.37%) Power Automate
10 6 (1.78%) Azure Logic Apps
11 4 (1.18%) SuccessFactors
12 2 (0.59%) Asana
12 2 (0.59%) IBM Cloud
13 1 (0.30%) Amazon S3
13 1 (0.30%) Azure Sentinel
13 1 (0.30%) Cloud Computing
13 1 (0.30%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.73%) Firewall
2 5 (1.48%) LAN
2 5 (1.48%) Network Security
3 2 (0.59%) Intranet
4 1 (0.30%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.30%) NAS
4 1 (0.30%) SAN
4 1 (0.30%) Software-Defined Networking
4 1 (0.30%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (5.62%) Power BI
1 19 (5.62%) SQL Server
2 16 (4.73%) Relational Database
3 9 (2.66%) MySQL
4 8 (2.37%) CockroachDB
5 7 (2.07%) Tableau
6 6 (1.78%) Big Data
6 6 (1.78%) Data Lake
6 6 (1.78%) Snowflake Schema
6 6 (1.78%) Star Schema
7 2 (0.59%) DTS
7 2 (0.59%) Essbase
7 2 (0.59%) Metadata
7 2 (0.59%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.30%) Data Mart
8 1 (0.30%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.30%) OLTP
8 1 (0.30%) Oracle BI EE
8 1 (0.30%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 11 (3.25%) JIRA
2 8 (2.37%) Jaeger
2 8 (2.37%) Jenkins
2 8 (2.37%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.30%) GitLab
General
1 132 (39.05%) Finance
2 111 (32.84%) Social Skills
3 62 (18.34%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (10.95%) Presentation Skills
5 33 (9.76%) Retail
6 30 (8.88%) Law
7 28 (8.28%) Manufacturing
8 25 (7.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 21 (6.21%) Public Sector
10 16 (4.73%) Legal
11 10 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (2.66%) Financial Institution
12 9 (2.66%) Pharmaceutical
12 9 (2.66%) Publishing
13 8 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (2.37%) Marketing
14 7 (2.07%) Advertising
15 6 (1.78%) General Ledger
15 6 (1.78%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (1.48%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 123 (36.39%) Analyst
2 83 (24.56%) Business Analyst
3 80 (23.67%) Consultant
4 37 (10.95%) Functional Consultant
4 37 (10.95%) Senior
5 31 (9.17%) Architect
6 26 (7.69%) Lead
7 18 (5.33%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
7 18 (5.33%) Project Manager
7 18 (5.33%) Workday Consultant
8 17 (5.03%) Technical Architect
8 17 (5.03%) Workday Functional Consultant
9 16 (4.73%) Security Consultant
10 15 (4.44%) Oracle Consultant
11 14 (4.14%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
11 14 (4.14%) Solutions Architect
12 13 (3.85%) Security Analyst
13 12 (3.55%) Oracle Financials Consultant
13 12 (3.55%) Senior Analyst
13 12 (3.55%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.55%) HTML
1 12 (3.55%) JSON
2 11 (3.25%) Kafka
3 9 (2.66%) REST
3 9 (2.66%) SOAP
3 9 (2.66%) Web Services
3 9 (2.66%) XML
4 8 (2.37%) Middleware
4 8 (2.37%) OpenTelemetry
4 8 (2.37%) Spring Boot
5 5 (1.48%) SAP TM
6 4 (1.18%) EDI
7 3 (0.89%) .NET
8 2 (0.59%) SAP ALE
9 1 (0.30%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 33 (9.76%) Management Information System
2 17 (5.03%) Legacy Systems
3 13 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (3.55%) Onboarding
5 10 (2.96%) e-Learning
6 9 (2.66%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (2.37%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (2.37%) Renewable Energy
8 7 (2.07%) Operational Technology
8 7 (2.07%) Product Ownership
9 6 (1.78%) FMCG
9 6 (1.78%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.78%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 5 (1.48%) Data Centre
11 4 (1.18%) Cyberattack
12 3 (0.89%) Data Structures
12 3 (0.89%) Low-Code
12 3 (0.89%) PMI
13 2 (0.59%) Algorithms
13 2 (0.59%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.44%) Windows
2 13 (3.85%) Linux
3 2 (0.59%) Windows 10
3 2 (0.59%) Windows 7
3 2 (0.59%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (25.74%) Agile
2 70 (20.71%) Business Analysis
3 58 (17.16%) Process Improvement
3 58 (17.16%) Stakeholder Management
4 54 (15.98%) Project Management
5 52 (15.38%) Roadmaps
5 52 (15.38%) Workshop Facilitation
6 49 (14.50%) Problem-Solving
7 46 (13.61%) Cybersecurity
7 46 (13.61%) Requirements Gathering
8 44 (13.02%) User Stories
9 43 (12.72%) Data Modelling
10 38 (11.24%) DevOps
11 37 (10.95%) Migration
12 36 (10.65%) Change Management
12 36 (10.65%) Presales
13 35 (10.36%) Project Delivery
14 33 (9.76%) User Acceptance Testing
15 32 (9.47%) Information Security
16 30 (8.88%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (9.47%) SQL
2 15 (4.44%) Python
3 12 (3.55%) JavaScript
4 10 (2.96%) Java
5 9 (2.66%) Perl
6 8 (2.37%) PowerShell
7 6 (1.78%) R
7 6 (1.78%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.59%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.30%) ABAP
9 1 (0.30%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 71 (21.01%) Security Cleared
2 44 (13.02%) SC Cleared
3 24 (7.10%) Degree
4 21 (6.21%) BPSS Clearance
5 15 (4.44%) CISSP
6 12 (3.55%) APMP
7 10 (2.96%) DBS Check
8 8 (2.37%) CISM
9 7 (2.07%) CRISC
9 7 (2.07%) ISACA
9 7 (2.07%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (2.07%) PCI QSA
10 6 (1.78%) CCSK
10 6 (1.78%) CREST Certified
10 6 (1.78%) IIBA
10 6 (1.78%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.48%) Cyber Scheme
12 4 (1.18%) AWS Certification
12 4 (1.18%) Azure Certification
12 4 (1.18%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.40%) GRC
2 23 (6.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (6.51%) Cyber Essentials
3 22 (6.51%) QA
4 18 (5.33%) NIST
4 18 (5.33%) PCI DSS
5 9 (2.66%) NCSC
6 8 (2.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 8 (2.37%) GDPR
7 4 (1.18%) IASME
8 3 (0.89%) COBIT
8 3 (0.89%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (0.89%) ITGC
9 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 2 (0.59%) SLA
10 1 (0.30%) IFRS
10 1 (0.30%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.30%) PMO
System Software
1 13 (3.85%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.37%) Docker
Systems Management
1 12 (3.55%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.25%) Ansible
3 8 (2.37%) Kiali
4 3 (0.89%) Terraform
5 2 (0.59%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 70 (20.71%) Microsoft
2 35 (10.36%) Oracle
3 22 (6.51%) Workday
4 19 (5.62%) ServiceNow
5 16 (4.73%) SAP
6 9 (2.66%) BMC
6 9 (2.66%) HP
6 9 (2.66%) IFS
6 9 (2.66%) Remedy
7 8 (2.37%) AppDynamics
7 8 (2.37%) CrowdStrike
7 8 (2.37%) Qualys
7 8 (2.37%) Splunk
8 3 (0.89%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.59%) Hyperion
9 2 (0.59%) IBM
9 2 (0.59%) JDA
9 2 (0.59%) PeopleSoft
9 2 (0.59%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.30%) Informatica