The first table below looks at the demand for ResourceLink skills in IT contracts advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ResourceLink over the 3 months to 23 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 Business Applications category for the Birmingham 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
NorthgateArinso ResourceLink Aurora
Rank 43 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing ResourceLink 1 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham 0.229% - -
As % of the Business Applications category 1.613% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £463 £441 £450
% change year-on-year
+4.81% -1.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £23.00 - -
All Business Applications
Birmingham
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
62 56 54
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham 14.19% 8.946% 10.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 27 37
Average daily rate £398 £420 £360
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.35% +16.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £180 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £545 £530
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £438 £420
% change year-on-year
-2.85% +4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £175.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
ResourceLink
West Midlands

ResourceLink
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ResourceLink across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Birmingham ResourceLink Jobs Demand Trend

ResourceLink
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham ResourceLink Daily Rate Trend

ResourceLink
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing ResourceLink 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 ResourceLink.

1 6 (75.00%) Migration
1 6 (75.00%) SAP
1 6 (75.00%) Cognos
1 6 (75.00%) SAP HR
1 6 (75.00%) SAP FI
1 6 (75.00%) Data Migration
2 2 (25.00%) Northgate

ResourceLink
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing ResourceLink 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 ResourceLink. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Business Applications
1 6 (75.00%) SAP HR
1 6 (75.00%) SAP FI
Job Titles
1 8 (100.00%) Consultant
2 5 (62.50%) Applications Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Migration
1 6 (75.00%) Data Migration
Vendors
1 6 (75.00%) SAP
1 6 (75.00%) Cognos
2 2 (25.00%) Northgate