Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for QAD MFG/PRO skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MFGPRO over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQAD MFG/PRO
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank39-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.122 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate-£450
% change on same period last year-
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-£14.50
% change on same period last year-
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads4984
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.098 %0.105 %
Daily rates quoted1222
Average minimum daily rate£365£467
Average daily rate£380£492
% change on same period last year-22.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£516
UK excluding London average daily rate£436£450
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
Hourly rates quoted010
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.94
Average hourly rate-£13.56
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£14.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.54£26.24
% change on same period last year+16.35 %
MFGPRO West MidlandsMFGPRO
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.

MFGPRO
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham MFGPRO Demand Trend

MFGPRO
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing MFGPRO 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 MFGPRO.

13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)Linux
13 (100.00 %)ERP
13 (100.00 %)Progress
13 (100.00 %)Red Hat
13 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux

MFGPRO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing MFGPRO 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 MFGPRO. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %).NET
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
13 (100.00 %)Progress Developer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Linux
13 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)ERP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Progress
13 (100.00 %)Red Hat