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This section looks at the demand for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited EDI over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5064
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.532 %1.370 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£500
Average daily rate-£575
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£650
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£410
% change on same period last year-12.85 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads158219
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.210 %0.219 %
Daily rates quoted4256
Average minimum daily rate£278£312
Average daily rate£310£355
% change on same period last year-12.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£398
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.45 %
Hourly rates quoted119
Average minimum hourly rate£31.46£33.24
Average hourly rate£33.89£34.11
% change on same period last year-0.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.32£34.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.68£33.02
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
EDI West MidlandsEDI
West Midlands

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

EDI
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing EDI across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Birmingham EDI Demand Trend

EDI
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing EDI across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham EDI Daily Rate Trend

EDI
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing EDI 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 EDI.

16 (100.00 %)MS Visio
16 (100.00 %)Middleware
16 (100.00 %)GIS
16 (100.00 %)Service Delivery

EDI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing EDI 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 EDI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %)Middleware
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (100.00 %)MS Visio
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (100.00 %)GIS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (100.00 %)Systems Manager
16 (100.00 %)GIS Manager
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (100.00 %)Service Delivery