East of England EDI Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) skills within the East of England 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Location Aylesbury Bedfordshire Berkshire Birmingham Bracknell Buckinghamshire City of London East of England England Essex Hampshire Lancashire Leamington Spa London Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands North East North West North Yorkshire Oxfordshire Scotland South East UK Warwickshire West Midlands Yorkshire	3 months to 25 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	141	147
Rank change on same period last year	+6
Matching contract IT job ads	6	6
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.008 %	0.006 %
As % of the category below	0.526 %	0.469 %
Daily rates quoted	4	1
Average minimum daily rate	£325	£500
Average daily rate	£364	£500
% change on same period last year	-27.25 %
Average maximum daily rate	£403	£500
UK excluding London average daily rate	£366	£372
% change on same period last year	-1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£37.50	£40.50
% change on same period last year	-7.40 %
Application Development East of England
Matching contract IT job ads	1141	1279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	1.521 %	1.294 %
Daily rates quoted	374	371
Average minimum daily rate	£349	£337
Average daily rate	£379	£358
% change on same period last year	+5.88 %
Average maximum daily rate	£409	£379
UK excluding London average daily rate	£340	£336
% change on same period last year	+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted	77	155
Average minimum hourly rate	£28.30	£30.01
Average hourly rate	£31.23	£31.53
% change on same period last year	-0.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£34.16	£33.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£32.78	£33.23
% change on same period last year	-1.32 %
EDI England

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 East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

EDI
Daily Rate Trend

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

EDI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing EDI across the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

EDI
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing EDI across the East of England region.

EDI
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing EDI within the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Last	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Average Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Average Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
Essex	-	5	£375	-
Bedfordshire	+12	1	£330	-

EDI England

EDI
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

1 6 (46.15 %) DTV 1 6 (46.15 %) STB 2 5 (38.46 %) Middleware 3 4 (30.77 %) Insurance 4 3 (23.08 %) Software Testing 4 3 (23.08 %) OpenTV 4 3 (23.08 %) C 4 3 (23.08 %) C++ 5 2 (15.38 %) PRINCE2 5 2 (15.38 %) Finance 5 2 (15.38 %) Statistical Analysis 5 2 (15.38 %) Test Management 6 1 (7.692 %) Performance Management 6 1 (7.692 %) Data Migration 6 1 (7.692 %) Marketing

6 1 (7.692 %) QA 6 1 (7.692 %) Retail 6 1 (7.692 %) Data Analysis 6 1 (7.692 %) Migration 6 1 (7.692 %) Games 6 1 (7.692 %) Programme Management 6 1 (7.692 %) Project Management 6 1 (7.692 %) Management Information System 6 1 (7.692 %) Electronics 6 1 (7.692 %) E-Commerce 6 1 (7.692 %) SAS 6 1 (7.692 %) MPEG 6 1 (7.692 %) B2B 6 1 (7.692 %) Chip and PIN

EDI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

Application Development 1 5 (38.46 %) Middleware	Application Platforms 1 1 (7.692 %) SAS
General 1 4 (30.77 %) Insurance 2 2 (15.38 %) Finance 3 1 (7.692 %) Games 3 1 (7.692 %) Retail 3 1 (7.692 %) Marketing 3 1 (7.692 %) Electronics	Job Titles 1 3 (23.08 %) Business Analyst 1 3 (23.08 %) Analyst 1 3 (23.08 %) Test Manager 2 2 (15.38 %) Project Manager 2 2 (15.38 %) Team Leader 3 1 (7.692 %) Consultant 3 1 (7.692 %) QA Manager
Miscellaneous 1 6 (46.15 %) DTV 1 6 (46.15 %) STB 2 1 (7.692 %) Management Information System 2 1 (7.692 %) MPEG 2 1 (7.692 %) Chip and PIN	Processes & Methodologies 1 3 (23.08 %) Software Testing 2 2 (15.38 %) Statistical Analysis 2 2 (15.38 %) Test Management 2 2 (15.38 %) PRINCE2 3 1 (7.692 %) E-Commerce 3 1 (7.692 %) B2B 3 1 (7.692 %) Project Management 3 1 (7.692 %) Migration 3 1 (7.692 %) Programme Management 3 1 (7.692 %) Data Analysis 3 1 (7.692 %) Performance Management 3 1 (7.692 %) Data Migration
Programming Languages 1 3 (23.08 %) C 1 3 (23.08 %) C++	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 1 (7.692 %) QA
Vendors 1 3 (23.08 %) OpenTV