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The table below looks at the demand for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) skills within the London 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank359456
Rank change on same period last yearUp+97
Matching contract IT job ads3225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.025 %
As % of the category below0.403 %0.205 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£467£520
Average daily rate£542£520
% change on same period last year+4.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£617£520
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£387
% change on same period last year-6.50 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£33.25
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
London
Matching contract IT job ads793712211
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.28 %12.33 %
Daily rates quoted34844761
Average minimum daily rate£369£386
Average daily rate£398£412
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£426£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted249353
Average minimum hourly rate£30.27£29.70
Average hourly rate£32.00£32.42
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.73£35.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.18£32.06
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
EDI EnglandEDI
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 London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

London EDI Demand Trend

EDI
Daily Rate Trend

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

London EDI Daily Rate Trend

EDI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London EDI Hourly Rate Trend

EDI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing EDI within the London region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
City of LondonNew entry-3--
EDI EnglandEDI
England

EDI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

125 (45.45 %)SAP
215 (27.27 %)XML
313 (23.64 %)Banking
410 (18.18 %)Retail
59 (16.36 %).NET
67 (12.73 %)VB.NET
67 (12.73 %)ASP.NET
67 (12.73 %)Logistics
76 (10.91 %)EDIFACT
76 (10.91 %)OO
76 (10.91 %)SQL
76 (10.91 %)SQL Server
76 (10.91 %)HTML
76 (10.91 %)JavaScript
85 (9.091 %)VB
85 (9.091 %)ABAP
85 (9.091 %)Windows NT
85 (9.091 %)ASP
85 (9.091 %)WebServices
85 (9.091 %)Internet
85 (9.091 %)ERP
85 (9.091 %)OOD
85 (9.091 %)Windows
85 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
85 (9.091 %)Publishing
85 (9.091 %)Movex
85 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
85 (9.091 %)Technical Architecture
85 (9.091 %)Degree
94 (7.273 %)Manufacturing

EDI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (27.27 %)XML
29 (16.36 %).NET
37 (12.73 %)ASP.NET
46 (10.91 %)EDIFACT
46 (10.91 %)HTML
55 (9.091 %)ASP
55 (9.091 %)WebServices
63 (5.455 %)SAP ALE
72 (3.636 %)SAP XI
72 (3.636 %)WinForms
81 (1.818 %)XSLT
81 (1.818 %)WSDL
81 (1.818 %)CSS
81 (1.818 %)JSP
81 (1.818 %)SOAP
81 (1.818 %)XML Messaging
81 (1.818 %)AJAX
81 (1.818 %).NET Framework
81 (1.818 %)SAP PI
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.818 %)NetWeaver
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (9.091 %)Movex
24 (7.273 %)SAP SD
33 (5.455 %)SAP MM
42 (3.636 %)SAP Retail
42 (3.636 %)SAP SCM
42 (3.636 %)SAP Oil and Gas
42 (3.636 %)SAP CO
42 (3.636 %)SAP FI
42 (3.636 %)SAP FI/CO
51 (1.818 %)SAP PP
51 (1.818 %)SAP R/3
51 (1.818 %)SAP AFS
51 (1.818 %)SAP ERP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (9.091 %)Internet
21 (1.818 %)Intranet
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (10.91 %)SQL Server
25 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (5.455 %)SQL Server Integration Services
42 (3.636 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
42 (3.636 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
42 (3.636 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
42 (3.636 %)Crystal Reports
42 (3.636 %)Datawarehouse
42 (3.636 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (1.818 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (1.818 %)DTS
51 (1.818 %)MySQL
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (23.64 %)Banking
210 (18.18 %)Retail
35 (9.091 %)Publishing
44 (7.273 %)Manufacturing
53 (5.455 %)Finance
53 (5.455 %)Back Office
62 (3.636 %)Retail Banking
62 (3.636 %)Billing
71 (1.818 %)Financial Institution
71 (1.818 %)Construction
71 (1.818 %)Investment Banking
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (38.18 %)Consultant
219 (34.55 %)SAP Consultant
314 (25.45 %)Analyst
411 (20.00 %)Developer
57 (12.73 %)SAP MM Consultant
66 (10.91 %).NET Developer
75 (9.091 %)VB.NET Developer
75 (9.091 %)JavaScript Developer
75 (9.091 %)Analyst Developer
75 (9.091 %)HTML Developer
84 (7.273 %)SAP SD Consultant
84 (7.273 %)Business Analyst
93 (5.455 %)Tester
93 (5.455 %)Test Manager
93 (5.455 %)Project Manager
93 (5.455 %)Product Manager
93 (5.455 %)SAP Tester
102 (3.636 %)SAP Analyst
102 (3.636 %)SAP SCM Consultant
102 (3.636 %)SAP IS-Retail Consultant
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (5.455 %)AS400
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (9.091 %)Windows NT
15 (9.091 %)Windows
15 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (1.818 %)UNIX
21 (1.818 %)OpenVMS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (12.73 %)Logistics
26 (10.91 %)OO
35 (9.091 %)ERP
35 (9.091 %)OOD
35 (9.091 %)Technical Architecture
43 (5.455 %)Business Intelligence
43 (5.455 %)EAI
43 (5.455 %)Migration
43 (5.455 %)Automated Testing
43 (5.455 %)Stress Testing
52 (3.636 %)Agile Software Development
61 (1.818 %)Project Management
61 (1.818 %)CRM
61 (1.818 %)E-Commerce
61 (1.818 %)Stakeholder Management
61 (1.818 %)Service Delivery
61 (1.818 %)Workflow
61 (1.818 %)BPEL
61 (1.818 %)Software Testing
61 (1.818 %)Business Analysis
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (12.73 %)VB.NET
26 (10.91 %)SQL
26 (10.91 %)JavaScript
35 (9.091 %)VB
35 (9.091 %)ABAP
43 (5.455 %)RPG
43 (5.455 %)C#
52 (3.636 %)Java
52 (3.636 %)C
61 (1.818 %)PowerHouse
61 (1.818 %)Python
61 (1.818 %)Perl
61 (1.818 %)PHP
61 (1.818 %)C++
61 (1.818 %)DHTML
61 (1.818 %)PHP4
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (9.091 %)Degree
22 (3.636 %)SAP Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.455 %)RosettaNet
22 (3.636 %)QA
31 (1.818 %)SLA
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (45.45 %)SAP
23 (5.455 %)Oracle
31 (1.818 %)MicroStrategy
31 (1.818 %)Baan
31 (1.818 %)Sage
31 (1.818 %)Microsoft
31 (1.818 %)StreamServe