The first table below looks at the demand for Logistics skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Logistics over the 3 months to 21 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 Cheshire 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Logistics
Rank 56 61 69
Rank change year-on-year
+5 +8
Contract jobs citing Logistics 7 5 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 0.952% 0.621% 0.719%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.275% 1.014% 1.045%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 3
Average daily rate £400 £401 £650
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.12% -38.38%
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £378 £425
% change year-on-year
+5.96% -11.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £36.40 £32.13 £12.52
% change year-on-year
+13.28% +156.62%
All Processes & Methodologies
Cheshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
549 493 670
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 74.69% 61.24% 68.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 228 250 374
Average daily rate £375 £353 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.30% +8.53%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £226 £271 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £465 £500 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 12 25
Average hourly rate £40.00 £22.41 £19.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+78.49% +17.94%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £13.95 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.83 £31.10 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.00% -16.66%
Logistics
North West

Logistics
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Logistics Daily Rate Trend

Logistics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
Warrington - 3 - -
Logistics
North West

Logistics
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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 12 (63.16%) Telecoms
2 10 (52.63%) Finance
3 9 (47.37%) SAP
4 6 (31.58%) SLA
5 5 (26.32%) MS Excel
6 4 (21.05%) Microsoft
7 3 (15.79%) PRINCE2
7 3 (15.79%) SAP R/3
8 2 (10.53%) Six Sigma
8 2 (10.53%) Project Management
8 2 (10.53%) PMP
8 2 (10.53%) PMI Certification
8 2 (10.53%) Lean Six Sigma
8 2 (10.53%) SAP LE
8 2 (10.53%) Degree
8 2 (10.53%) Project Governance
8 2 (10.53%) MS Project
9 1 (5.263%) Radio Access Network
9 1 (5.263%) QA
9 1 (5.263%) Business Analysis
9 1 (5.263%) Supplier Management
9 1 (5.263%) MS Access
9 1 (5.263%) SAP MM
9 1 (5.263%) SAP WM

Logistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Applications
1 5 (26.32%) MS Excel
2 2 (10.53%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 3 (15.79%) SAP R/3
2 2 (10.53%) SAP LE
3 1 (5.263%) SAP MM
3 1 (5.263%) SAP WM
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.263%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.263%) MS Access
General
1 12 (63.16%) Telecoms
2 10 (52.63%) Finance
Job Titles
1 11 (57.89%) Coordinator
2 8 (42.11%) Project Coordinator
3 2 (10.53%) Project Manager
3 2 (10.53%) Senior Project Coordinator
4 1 (5.263%) SAP Analyst
4 1 (5.263%) SAP Logistics Analyst
4 1 (5.263%) SAP MM Consultant
4 1 (5.263%) SAP Consultant
4 1 (5.263%) SAP WM Consultant
4 1 (5.263%) Configuration Analyst
4 1 (5.263%) Technical Leader
4 1 (5.263%) Analyst
4 1 (5.263%) Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (15.79%) PRINCE2
2 2 (10.53%) Six Sigma
2 2 (10.53%) Project Management
2 2 (10.53%) Lean Six Sigma
2 2 (10.53%) Project Governance
3 1 (5.263%) Business Analysis
3 1 (5.263%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 2 (10.53%) PMP
1 2 (10.53%) PMI Certification
1 2 (10.53%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (31.58%) SLA
2 1 (5.263%) QA
Vendors
1 9 (47.37%) SAP
2 4 (21.05%) Microsoft
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