The first table below looks at the demand for Logistics skills in IT contracts advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Logistics over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Berkshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Logistics
Rank 94 118 93
Rank change year-on-year
+24 -25
Contract jobs citing Logistics 29 21 32
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 1.198% 0.689% 1.076%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.820% 1.101% 1.709%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 7 15
Average daily rate £425 £300 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+41.66% -14.28%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £357 £249 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £455 £420 £430
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £375 £425
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £25.76 £13.54
% change year-on-year
+35.86% +90.25%
All Processes & Methodologies
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1593 1907 1872
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 65.83% 62.55% 62.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 651 723 742
Average daily rate £388 £365 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.16% +4.28%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £250 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £495 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 63 75
Average hourly rate £17.00 £19.00 £32.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-10.52% -41.08%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.93 £11.00 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £50.00 £47.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%
Logistics
South East

Logistics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Logistics across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Berkshire Logistics Jobs Demand Trend

Logistics
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Logistics across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Logistics Daily Rate Trend

Logistics
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Logistics across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Berkshire Logistics Daily Rate Histogram

Logistics
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Logistics across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Logistics Hourly Rate Trend

Logistics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Logistics within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Newbury +4 5 £450 -
Windsor +6 3 £400 -
Slough -8 3 £365 -
Reading +7 2 £325 +18.18%
Bracknell - 1 £450 -
Logistics
South East

Logistics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Logistics also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Logistics.

1 29 (43.94%) Telecoms
2 11 (16.67%) Finance
3 10 (15.15%) SAP
4 9 (13.64%) ITIL
4 9 (13.64%) Law
4 9 (13.64%) Legal
5 8 (12.12%) PRINCE2
5 8 (12.12%) Project Management
6 7 (10.61%) Migration
7 6 (9.091%) PRINCE
7 6 (9.091%) Radio Access Network
7 6 (9.091%) Supply Chain Management
8 5 (7.576%) Business Analysis
8 5 (7.576%) Degree
8 5 (7.576%) SAP MM
8 5 (7.576%) 3G
8 5 (7.576%) Oracle
8 5 (7.576%) 2G
8 5 (7.576%) HOOD
9 4 (6.061%) Oracle EBS
9 4 (6.061%) Service Management
9 4 (6.061%) CMMI
9 4 (6.061%) Workflow
9 4 (6.061%) SAP XI
9 4 (6.061%) ERP
9 4 (6.061%) SAP BW
9 4 (6.061%) COBIT
9 4 (6.061%) IT Governance
9 4 (6.061%) Demand Management
9 4 (6.061%) Portfolio Management

Logistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Logistics also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Logistics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (6.061%) SAP XI
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.515%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (4.545%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.515%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (1.515%) MS Project
2 1 (1.515%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 5 (7.576%) SAP MM
2 4 (6.061%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (3.030%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (1.515%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 1 (1.515%) Oracle Retail
4 1 (1.515%) SAP HR
Communications & Networking
1 6 (9.091%) Radio Access Network
2 5 (7.576%) 3G
2 5 (7.576%) 2G
3 2 (3.030%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.061%) SAP BW
2 1 (1.515%) SQL Server
General
1 29 (43.94%) Telecoms
2 11 (16.67%) Finance
3 9 (13.64%) Law
3 9 (13.64%) Legal
4 3 (4.545%) Manufacturing
4 3 (4.545%) Retail
4 3 (4.545%) Marketing
5 1 (1.515%) Billing
Job Titles
1 12 (18.18%) Project Manager
2 10 (15.15%) Business Analyst
2 10 (15.15%) Analyst
3 9 (13.64%) Designer
4 8 (12.12%) Solutions Designer
5 5 (7.576%) Consultant
6 4 (6.061%) SAP Consultant
7 3 (4.545%) Technical Manager
7 3 (4.545%) IT Services Manager
7 3 (4.545%) Service Manager
7 3 (4.545%) SAP MM Consultant
8 2 (3.030%) SAP Project Manager
8 2 (3.030%) Coordinator
8 2 (3.030%) Technical Leader
8 2 (3.030%) SAP Manager
8 2 (3.030%) Implementation Manager
8 2 (3.030%) PRINCE2 Project Manager
9 1 (1.515%) Process Designer
9 1 (1.515%) Senior Architect
9 1 (1.515%) Planning Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.515%) Informatics
1 1 (1.515%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (13.64%) ITIL
2 8 (12.12%) PRINCE2
2 8 (12.12%) Project Management
3 7 (10.61%) Migration
4 6 (9.091%) PRINCE
4 6 (9.091%) Supply Chain Management
5 5 (7.576%) Business Analysis
5 5 (7.576%) HOOD
6 4 (6.061%) ERP
6 4 (6.061%) Service Management
6 4 (6.061%) CMMI
6 4 (6.061%) Workflow
6 4 (6.061%) IT Governance
6 4 (6.061%) Portfolio Management
6 4 (6.061%) Demand Management
7 3 (4.545%) ITIL V3
7 3 (4.545%) Change Control
7 3 (4.545%) Use Case
7 3 (4.545%) Regression Testing
7 3 (4.545%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.545%) C
Qualifications
1 5 (7.576%) Degree
2 3 (4.545%) Security Cleared
2 3 (4.545%) PMP
2 3 (4.545%) PMI Certification
3 2 (3.030%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (3.030%) SC Cleared
3 2 (3.030%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.515%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.061%) COBIT
2 3 (4.545%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (1.515%) EMC NetWorker
1 1 (1.515%) SCOM
1 1 (1.515%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 10 (15.15%) SAP
2 5 (7.576%) Oracle
3 3 (4.545%) JD Edwards
4 2 (3.030%) Ericsson
4 2 (3.030%) Cisco
4 2 (3.030%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.515%) HP
5 1 (1.515%) Siebel
5 1 (1.515%) Primavera
5 1 (1.515%) LANDesk