Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for EDI skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited EDI over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 591 759 884
Rank change year-on-year +168 +125 -178
Permanent jobs citing EDI 338 193 365
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.33% 0.20% 0.22%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 1.59% 0.66% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 239 141 287
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £40,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,293 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.54% -9.52% +16.67%
75th Percentile £54,022 £62,971 £62,500
90th Percentile £62,500 £74,235 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,293 £45,000 £50,845
% change year-on-year +2.87% -11.49% +22.52%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

EDI is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 21,317 29,159 68,887
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 20.77% 29.95% 41.26%
Number of salaries quoted 15,893 18,093 29,995
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £51,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +18.18%
75th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%

EDI
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for EDI in the UK

EDI
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing EDI.

Salary trend for EDI in the UK

EDI
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing EDI over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for EDI in the UK

EDI
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing EDI within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 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 +210 330 £46,293 +2.87% 112
UK excluding London +101 279 £46,293 +2.87% 75
South East +56 118 £44,435 -11.09% 37
North of England +95 90 £42,500 -5.56% 13
Work from Home +101 87 £34,500 -31.00% 36
Midlands +24 56 £47,450 +11.65% 13
London +168 51 £48,250 -1.53% 27
North West +44 51 £50,000 +58.73% 8
West Midlands +38 47 £47,450 +11.65% 7
Yorkshire +83 34 £33,750 -25.00% 5
East Midlands -14 9 £50,000 +8.11% 6
East of England -5 8 £55,500 +66.92% 6
South West -23 6 £45,022 +7.30% 9
North East - 5 - - 2
Northern Ireland +20 1 - -

EDI
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 13 (3.85%) WordPress
2 10 (2.96%) SAS
3 5 (1.48%) BizTalk Server
3 5 (1.48%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.59%) CMS
4 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 29 (8.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (5.92%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.66%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.89%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 9 (2.66%) Primavera
2 8 (2.37%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (2.07%) Magento
4 6 (1.78%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.48%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (1.48%) SAP ERP
5 5 (1.48%) SAP IBP
6 4 (1.18%) SAP PP
7 3 (0.89%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.89%) SAP MDM
7 3 (0.89%) SAP SD
8 2 (0.59%) Dynamics GP
8 2 (0.59%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 2 (0.59%) SAP EWM
8 2 (0.59%) SAP MM
9 1 (0.30%) SAP FI
9 1 (0.30%) SAP GTS
9 1 (0.30%) SAP VC
9 1 (0.30%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 20 (5.92%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (5.03%) Azure
3 13 (3.85%) Power Platform
4 9 (2.66%) Azure DevOps
4 9 (2.66%) Entra ID
5 5 (1.48%) AWS
6 4 (1.18%) SaaS
6 4 (1.18%) WhatsApp
7 3 (0.89%) GCP
7 3 (0.89%) PowerApps
8 2 (0.59%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.59%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.30%) Boomi
9 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.25%) FTP
2 6 (1.78%) Firewall
2 6 (1.78%) HTTP
3 5 (1.48%) LAN
3 5 (1.48%) WAN
4 3 (0.89%) Network Security
5 2 (0.59%) Internet
5 2 (0.59%) MPLS
5 2 (0.59%) SAN
5 2 (0.59%) VPN
5 2 (0.59%) WLAN
5 2 (0.59%) WPA
6 1 (0.30%) BGP
6 1 (0.30%) DHCP
6 1 (0.30%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (8.28%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.55%) Big Data
2 12 (3.55%) Crystal Reports
3 10 (2.96%) Power BI
4 9 (2.66%) Relational Database
5 7 (2.07%) Ingres
5 7 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (1.18%) Tableau
7 3 (0.89%) QGIS
8 2 (0.59%) GIS
9 1 (0.30%) Metadata
9 1 (0.30%) MS Access
9 1 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 15 (4.44%) Eclipse
2 10 (2.96%) Git
3 4 (1.18%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.59%) JIRA
General
1 111 (32.84%) Social Skills
2 76 (22.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 54 (15.98%) Finance
4 41 (12.13%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (7.10%) Marketing
6 22 (6.51%) Retail
7 20 (5.92%) Advertising
8 14 (4.14%) Presentation Skills
9 12 (3.55%) Organisational Skills
10 11 (3.25%) Law
10 11 (3.25%) Legal
11 10 (2.96%) Korean Language
11 10 (2.96%) Manufacturing
12 6 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.89%) Digital Health
14 3 (0.89%) Public Sector
14 3 (0.89%) Publishing
15 1 (0.30%) Electronics
15 1 (0.30%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 46 (13.61%) Analyst
2 39 (11.54%) Project Manager
3 31 (9.17%) Senior
4 28 (8.28%) Lead
5 25 (7.40%) Consultant
6 24 (7.10%) E-Commerce Manager
6 24 (7.10%) E-Commerce Project Manager
7 19 (5.62%) Implementation Consultant
7 19 (5.62%) Project Leader
8 18 (5.33%) Developer
9 16 (4.73%) Delivery Manager
9 16 (4.73%) Senior Consultant
9 16 (4.73%) Senior Implementation Consultant
9 16 (4.73%) Service Delivery Manager
9 16 (4.73%) Service Manager
9 16 (4.73%) Systems Analyst
10 15 (4.44%) Applications Manager
10 15 (4.44%) Architect
11 14 (4.14%) Administrator
12 13 (3.85%) Business Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (7.69%) XML
2 21 (6.21%) JSON
3 20 (5.92%) EDIFACT
4 17 (5.03%) .NET
5 16 (4.73%) Web Services
6 12 (3.55%) REST
7 10 (2.96%) IDoc
7 10 (2.96%) XSL
8 8 (2.37%) cXML
9 7 (2.07%) SOAP
10 6 (1.78%) Middleware
10 6 (1.78%) Spring
11 5 (1.48%) OSGi
11 5 (1.48%) WCF
11 5 (1.48%) XSD
12 4 (1.18%) ASP.NET
12 4 (1.18%) CSS
12 4 (1.18%) SAP TM
13 3 (0.89%) HTML
13 3 (0.89%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 33 (9.76%) Onboarding
2 19 (5.62%) Driving Licence
2 19 (5.62%) Management Information System
3 11 (3.25%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (2.96%) TRADACOMS
5 5 (1.48%) FMCG
5 5 (1.48%) Mobile App
6 4 (1.18%) Device Driver
6 4 (1.18%) IoT
6 4 (1.18%) Life Science
6 4 (1.18%) NHS
6 4 (1.18%) Security Operations Centre
7 3 (0.89%) EFT
7 3 (0.89%) Graphic Design
7 3 (0.89%) Social Media
8 2 (0.59%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.59%) AS400
8 2 (0.59%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.59%) Data Structures
8 2 (0.59%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 17 (5.03%) Windows
2 15 (4.44%) Linux
3 7 (2.07%) CentOS
3 7 (2.07%) Debian
3 7 (2.07%) SUSE
4 5 (1.48%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.18%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.59%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.59%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (25.74%) Project Management
2 59 (17.46%) ITIL
3 54 (15.98%) Agile
4 53 (15.68%) ERP
5 42 (12.43%) Service Delivery
6 40 (11.83%) PRINCE2
7 39 (11.54%) Continuous Improvement
8 32 (9.47%) Decision-Making
8 32 (9.47%) Problem-Solving
9 29 (8.58%) Line Management
10 25 (7.40%) Business Analysis
11 24 (7.10%) B2B
11 24 (7.10%) Client Onboarding
11 24 (7.10%) Computer Science
11 24 (7.10%) E-Commerce
11 24 (7.10%) Project Delivery
12 23 (6.80%) Logistics
13 22 (6.51%) Roadmaps
14 21 (6.21%) Business Intelligence
14 21 (6.21%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 59 (17.46%) SQL
2 13 (3.85%) Python
3 12 (3.55%) ActionScript
3 12 (3.55%) ActionScript 2.0
3 12 (3.55%) Bash
3 12 (3.55%) RPG
4 10 (2.96%) Java
5 7 (2.07%) C#
6 5 (1.48%) COBOL
6 5 (1.48%) Micro Focus COBOL
6 5 (1.48%) VB
6 5 (1.48%) VBScript
7 4 (1.18%) C++
7 4 (1.18%) PHP
8 3 (0.89%) ABAP
8 3 (0.89%) AWK
8 3 (0.89%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.89%) sed
9 2 (0.59%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.30%) VBA
Qualifications
1 78 (23.08%) Degree
2 33 (9.76%) DBS Check
3 18 (5.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 15 (4.44%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (2.37%) APMG
5 8 (2.37%) CIPD
5 8 (2.37%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.18%) Postgraduate
7 3 (0.89%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.59%) CCNA
8 2 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.59%) CISM
8 2 (0.59%) CISSP
8 2 (0.59%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (0.59%) HNC
8 2 (0.59%) PhD
9 1 (0.30%) CCNP
9 1 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.30%) MCP
9 1 (0.30%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.14%) GDPR
2 8 (2.37%) QA
3 6 (1.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 6 (1.78%) SLA
4 4 (1.18%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.30%) NCSC
System Software
1 7 (2.07%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.89%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.48%) SCCM
2 2 (0.59%) Ansible
Vendors
1 68 (20.12%) Microsoft
2 46 (13.61%) SAP
3 32 (9.47%) Salesforce
4 14 (4.14%) Sun
5 10 (2.96%) OpenText
5 10 (2.96%) VMware
6 7 (2.07%) Epicor
7 6 (1.78%) Freshdesk
7 6 (1.78%) WorldPay
8 5 (1.48%) Micro Focus
8 5 (1.48%) Oracle
9 4 (1.18%) SYSPRO
9 4 (1.18%) Xamarin
10 3 (0.89%) Adobe
10 3 (0.89%) Veeam
10 3 (0.89%) Zoho
11 2 (0.59%) Dell
11 2 (0.59%) JDA
11 2 (0.59%) Sybase
12 1 (0.30%) Computacenter