The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sage products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the East Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Sage 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 Vendors for the East Midlands 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Sage Group PLC.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Sage
Rank 79 80 -
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -
Contract jobs citing Sage 5 5 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands 0.393% 0.366% -
As % of the Vendors category 0.862% 0.870% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 0
Average daily rate £406 £125 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+225.00% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £380 £300 £350
% change year-on-year
+26.66% -14.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.00 £22.50 £24.88
% change year-on-year
-37.77% -9.54%
All Vendors
East Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
580 575 581
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands 45.63% 42.06% 42.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 229 275 204
Average daily rate £325 £338 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.70% +3.84%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £245 £180 £160
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 50 70
Average hourly rate £17.50 £17.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -12.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.11 £8.50 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.00 £57.50 £34.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
- -7.31%
Sage
England

Sage
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Sage across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

East Midlands Sage Jobs Demand Trend

Sage
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Sage Daily Rate Trend

Sage
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Sage Hourly Rate Trend

Sage
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sage within the East Midlands 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
Northamptonshire +14 2 £406 -
Nottinghamshire -8 1 £425 +240.00%
Sage
England

Sage
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing Sage 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 Sage.

1 3 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (33.33%) Northgate
2 2 (33.33%) Retail
2 2 (33.33%) ERP
2 2 (33.33%) PeopleSoft
3 1 (16.67%) UML
3 1 (16.67%) CRM
3 1 (16.67%) EDI
3 1 (16.67%) NHS
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Logistics
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing

Sage
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing Sage 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 Sage. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (16.67%) EDI
General
1 3 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (33.33%) Retail
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Consultant
1 3 (50.00%) Sage Consultant
2 2 (33.33%) Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Business Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Technical Consultant
3 1 (16.67%) Functional Consultant
3 1 (16.67%) Payroll Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Technical Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (16.67%) UML
2 1 (16.67%) CRM
2 1 (16.67%) Project Management
2 1 (16.67%) Logistics
2 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Northgate
1 2 (33.33%) PeopleSoft
Kettering
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Rate: To £400 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Kettering
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OCC Computing
Rate: To £400 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013