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The table below looks at the demand for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ERP over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank129164
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching contract IT job ads708892
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.123 %0.949 %
As % of the category below2.240 %2.022 %
Daily rates quoted243244
Average minimum daily rate£421£422
Average daily rate£447£450
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£473£479
UK excluding London average daily rate£413£413
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted2520
Average minimum hourly rate£31.28£24.16
Average hourly rate£34.02£25.92
% change on same period last year+31.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.76£27.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.79£24.93
% change on same period last year+3.44 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
England
Matching contract IT job ads3160444122
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled50.11 %46.97 %
Daily rates quoted1109214888
Average minimum daily rate£380£387
Average daily rate£407£411
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£434£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£371
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted23693036
Average minimum hourly rate£26.65£28.81
Average hourly rate£28.33£30.56
% change on same period last year-7.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.01£32.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.11£29.69
% change on same period last year-5.31 %
ERP UKERP
UK

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.

ERP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ERP across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

England ERP Demand Trend

ERP
Daily Rate Trend

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

England ERP Daily Rate Trend

ERP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ERP across the England region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

England ERP Daily Rate Histogram

ERP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England ERP Hourly Rate Trend

ERP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ERP across the England region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

England ERP Hourly Rate Histogram

ERP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ERP within the England region over the 3 months to 1 December 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.

LocationRank 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
LondonUp+12291£492+2.28 %
South EastUp+60159£389-3.77 %
South WestUp+5059£401-2.82 %
MidlandsUp+3548£481-
North WestDown-333£438+20.13 %
YorkshireUp+3029£423-
East of EnglandUp+1927£429-2.22 %
East MidlandsDown-424£373-11.46 %
West MidlandsNo change018£594+44.95 %
North EastUp+143£575-4.16 %
South CoastUp+171--
ERP UKERP
UK

ERP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ERP 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 ERP.

1546 (38.05 %)SAP
2428 (29.83 %)Finance
3403 (28.08 %)Oracle
4191 (13.31 %)Project Management
5166 (11.57 %)CRM
6165 (11.50 %)Migration
7147 (10.24 %)PRINCE2
8139 (9.686 %)Oracle ERP
9133 (9.268 %)Government
9133 (9.268 %)Microsoft
9133 (9.268 %)Security Cleared
10131 (9.129 %)SQL
11125 (8.711 %)SAP ERP
12114 (7.944 %)Business Intelligence
13102 (7.108 %)SQL Server
1487 (6.063 %)Data Migration
1580 (5.575 %)Manufacturing
1679 (5.505 %)Windows
1778 (5.436 %)MS Project
1876 (5.296 %).NET
1974 (5.157 %)Retail
2073 (5.087 %)SAP HR
2167 (4.669 %)Oracle EBS
2266 (4.599 %)JD Edwards
2266 (4.599 %)MS Excel
2365 (4.530 %)Change Management
2461 (4.251 %)SC Cleared
2559 (4.111 %)Banking
2559 (4.111 %)Business Analysis
2559 (4.111 %)MS Office

ERP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ERP 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 ERP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
176 (5.296 %).NET
238 (2.648 %)XML
328 (1.951 %)ASP.NET
425 (1.742 %)WebServices
524 (1.672 %)EDI
618 (1.254 %)HTML
618 (1.254 %)SAP Basis
716 (1.115 %)SAP XI
716 (1.115 %)ADO.NET
815 (1.045 %).NET Framework
911 (0.767 %)SAP Smart Forms
911 (0.767 %)ASP
107 (0.488 %)EDIFACT
116 (0.418 %)SAP PI
124 (0.279 %)SAP Business Workflow
124 (0.279 %)SAP ALE
124 (0.279 %)WebSphere
124 (0.279 %)Web Dynpro
124 (0.279 %)Middleware
124 (0.279 %)BAPI
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
139 (2.718 %)SharePoint
226 (1.812 %)BizTalk Server
319 (1.324 %)NetWeaver
48 (0.557 %)SharePoint Server 2007
56 (0.418 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
56 (0.418 %)MS Exchange
56 (0.418 %)IIS
65 (0.348 %)Commerce Server
65 (0.348 %)Oracle Workflow
74 (0.279 %)ESB
83 (0.209 %)Exchange Server 2003
83 (0.209 %)Apache
92 (0.139 %)Tomcat
92 (0.139 %)Lotus Notes
92 (0.139 %)LiveLink
101 (0.070 %)Exchange Server 2007
101 (0.070 %)SAS
101 (0.070 %)Oracle HTTP Server
101 (0.070 %)IBM HTTP Server
101 (0.070 %)SAP EP
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
178 (5.436 %)MS Project
266 (4.599 %)MS Excel
359 (4.111 %)MS Office
446 (3.206 %)MS Visio
516 (1.115 %)MS PowerPoint
612 (0.836 %)CA Clarity
74 (0.279 %)Spreadsheet
82 (0.139 %)CATIA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1139 (9.686 %)Oracle ERP
2125 (8.711 %)SAP ERP
373 (5.087 %)SAP HR
467 (4.669 %)Oracle EBS
538 (2.648 %)Dynamics AX
637 (2.578 %)SAP CO
736 (2.509 %)SAP FI
833 (2.300 %)SAP FI/CO
930 (2.091 %)Great Plains
1029 (2.021 %)Dynamics GP
1127 (1.882 %)Oracle Financials
1221 (1.463 %)Movex
1320 (1.394 %)Axapta
1419 (1.324 %)Oracle 11i
1419 (1.324 %)Oracle Applications
1419 (1.324 %)SAP CRM
1517 (1.185 %)SAP Oil and Gas
1616 (1.115 %)Navision
1616 (1.115 %)SAP R/3
1616 (1.115 %)Dynamics CRM
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (1.394 %)LAN
218 (1.254 %)WAN
315 (1.045 %)Intranet
315 (1.045 %)Internet
414 (0.976 %)Firewall
513 (0.906 %)VPN
611 (0.767 %)TCP/IP
74 (0.279 %)MPLS
74 (0.279 %)BSS
83 (0.209 %)DWDM
83 (0.209 %)DNS
83 (0.209 %)DHCP
83 (0.209 %)Ethernet
83 (0.209 %)SDH
83 (0.209 %)VoIP
83 (0.209 %)LDAP
92 (0.139 %)SAN
92 (0.139 %)3G
92 (0.139 %)Wireless
101 (0.070 %)RFID
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1102 (7.108 %)SQL Server
253 (3.693 %)SAP BW
338 (2.648 %)Crystal Reports
434 (2.369 %)BusinessObjects
533 (2.300 %)Datawarehouse
629 (2.021 %)ETL
629 (2.021 %)SQL Server 2000
724 (1.672 %)SQL Server 2005
823 (1.603 %)DB2
921 (1.463 %)Oracle Reports
1020 (1.394 %)SAP BI
1118 (1.254 %)RDBMS
1217 (1.185 %)EDRMS
1217 (1.185 %)Data Cleansing
1316 (1.115 %)Oracle 8/8i
1411 (0.767 %)Oracle 10g
159 (0.627 %)SQL Server Integration Services
168 (0.557 %)BusinessObjects XI
177 (0.488 %)Oracle 9i
177 (0.488 %)MS Access
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (1.185 %)TestDirector
216 (1.115 %)Visual Studio
34 (0.279 %)Synon
43 (0.209 %)ProC
43 (0.209 %)Oracle Forms
43 (0.209 %)JDeveloper
43 (0.209 %)QuickTest Pro
43 (0.209 %)Oracle APEX
52 (0.139 %)LoadRunner
61 (0.070 %)PVCS
61 (0.070 %)VSS/SourceSafe
61 (0.070 %)ClearQuest
61 (0.070 %)LSMW
61 (0.070 %)MorphX
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1428 (29.83 %)Finance
2133 (9.268 %)Government
380 (5.575 %)Manufacturing
474 (5.157 %)Retail
559 (4.111 %)Banking
628 (1.951 %)Pharmaceutical
723 (1.603 %)Back Office
723 (1.603 %)Marketing
821 (1.463 %)FMCG
821 (1.463 %)Local Government
821 (1.463 %)Health
920 (1.394 %)General Ledger
1018 (1.254 %)Telecoms
1115 (1.045 %)Billing
1115 (1.045 %)Retail Banking
1211 (0.767 %)Police
1310 (0.697 %)Construction
149 (0.627 %)Insurance
158 (0.557 %)Chemicals
158 (0.557 %)Front Office
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1333 (23.21 %)Analyst
2294 (20.49 %)Consultant
3211 (14.70 %)Project Manager
4188 (13.10 %)Business Analyst
5121 (8.432 %)Developer
698 (6.829 %)SAP Consultant
771 (4.948 %)Architect
856 (3.902 %)SAP Manager
948 (3.345 %)SAP Analyst
1042 (2.927 %)ERP Project Manager
1042 (2.927 %)SAP Business Analyst
1141 (2.857 %)Functional Consultant
1141 (2.857 %)Data Analyst
1238 (2.648 %)Systems Analyst
1333 (2.300 %)Oracle Consultant
1432 (2.230 %)Solutions Architect
1527 (1.882 %)Business Manager
1626 (1.812 %)Test Manager
1626 (1.812 %)Oracle Project Manager
1723 (1.603 %)Business Consultant
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
143 (2.997 %)Management Information System
229 (2.021 %)German Language
321 (1.463 %)French Language
321 (1.463 %)AS400
413 (0.906 %)Data Extraction
510 (0.697 %)Data Conversion
510 (0.697 %)Mainframe
68 (0.557 %)PMI
68 (0.557 %)Blackberry
68 (0.557 %)iSeries
77 (0.488 %)EPoS
86 (0.418 %)Italian Language
95 (0.348 %)Spanish Language
95 (0.348 %)Data Integration
104 (0.279 %)Java Card
104 (0.279 %)Dutch Language
104 (0.279 %)Data Protection Act
104 (0.279 %)SCADA
104 (0.279 %)Robotics
113 (0.209 %)NHS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
179 (5.505 %)Windows
236 (2.509 %)Windows Server 2003
329 (2.021 %)UNIX
417 (1.185 %)Windows 2000 Server
58 (0.557 %)Linux
58 (0.557 %)Windows 2000
65 (0.348 %)Windows XP
65 (0.348 %)Solaris
74 (0.279 %)AIX
83 (0.209 %)Red Hat Linux
92 (0.139 %)OS/400
101 (0.070 %)Windows Server 2008
101 (0.070 %)HPUX
101 (0.070 %)VMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1191 (13.31 %)Project Management
2166 (11.57 %)CRM
3165 (11.50 %)Migration
4147 (10.24 %)PRINCE2
5133 (9.268 %)Security Cleared
6114 (7.944 %)Business Intelligence
787 (6.063 %)Data Migration
865 (4.530 %)Change Management
961 (4.251 %)SC Cleared
1059 (4.111 %)Business Analysis
1148 (3.345 %)Logistics
1247 (3.275 %)Workflow
1340 (2.787 %)Stakeholder Management
1340 (2.787 %)ITIL
1340 (2.787 %)User Acceptance Testing
1435 (2.439 %)Test Scripting
1530 (2.091 %)Data Management
1629 (2.021 %)Data Analysis
1727 (1.882 %)Data Modelling
1826 (1.812 %)Information Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1131 (9.129 %)SQL
242 (2.927 %)ABAP
334 (2.369 %)C#
432 (2.230 %)VB
530 (2.091 %)Java
615 (1.045 %)PL/SQL
713 (0.906 %)RPG
811 (0.767 %)C++
910 (0.697 %)VB.NET
109 (0.627 %)SAPscript
109 (0.627 %)JavaScript
109 (0.627 %)VB6
118 (0.557 %)X++
127 (0.488 %)C
136 (0.418 %)COBOL
145 (0.348 %)VBA
154 (0.279 %)Progress 4GL
154 (0.279 %)Shell Script
154 (0.279 %)Transact-SQL
154 (0.279 %)VBScript
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (2.021 %)Degree
225 (1.742 %)PRINCE2 Certification
318 (1.254 %)Microsoft Certification
417 (1.185 %)PMP
514 (0.976 %)PMI Certification
514 (0.976 %)MCSE
613 (0.906 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
711 (0.767 %)CIMA
810 (0.697 %)ACCA
98 (0.557 %)MCP
107 (0.488 %)ISEB
107 (0.488 %)MCITP
115 (0.348 %)ITIL Certification
124 (0.279 %)SAP Certification
133 (0.209 %)MCDBA
133 (0.209 %)Citrix Certification
141 (0.070 %)MCSA
141 (0.070 %)MCAD
141 (0.070 %)HNC
141 (0.070 %)HND
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
120 (1.394 %)SLA
120 (1.394 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
216 (1.115 %)QA
32 (0.139 %)GMP
41 (0.070 %)GLP
41 (0.070 %)ISO9001
41 (0.070 %)GxP
41 (0.070 %)GAAP
41 (0.070 %)TickIT
41 (0.070 %)21 CFR Part 11
41 (0.070 %)GCP
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (1.185 %)Active Directory
24 (0.279 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (0.139 %)MSMQ
32 (0.139 %)NetBackup
32 (0.139 %)VMware Server
41 (0.070 %)Terminal Server
41 (0.070 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.279 %)Tivoli
23 (0.209 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
23 (0.209 %)MIIS
31 (0.070 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1546 (38.05 %)SAP
2403 (28.08 %)Oracle
3133 (9.268 %)Microsoft
466 (4.599 %)JD Edwards
542 (2.927 %)Sun
639 (2.718 %)PeopleSoft
734 (2.369 %)Business Objects
830 (2.091 %)Agresso
917 (1.185 %)Trillium
917 (1.185 %)Epicor
1015 (1.045 %)IBM
1114 (0.976 %)Siebel
129 (0.627 %)Lawson
138 (0.557 %)Sage
138 (0.557 %)Baan
138 (0.557 %)CA
147 (0.488 %)Hyperion
147 (0.488 %)Progress
147 (0.488 %)Cognos
156 (0.418 %)VMware