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This section looks at the demand for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) skills within the Merseyside 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3244
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.596 %1.463 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£375
Average daily rate-£375
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£416£417
% change on same period last year-0.29 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.54£23.27
% change on same period last year+31.23 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads188205
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.248 %0.204 %
Daily rates quoted5782
Average minimum daily rate£326£319
Average daily rate£363£343
% change on same period last year+5.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted1213
Average minimum hourly rate£20.31£20.18
Average hourly rate£21.88£24.46
% change on same period last year-10.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.44£28.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
ERP North WestERP
North West

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 Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside ERP Daily Rate Trend

ERP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Merseyside ERP Hourly Rate Trend

ERP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ERP within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
LiverpoolUp+113--
ERP North WestERP
North West

ERP
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

13 (42.86 %)SAP
22 (28.57 %)SAP APO
22 (28.57 %)SAP R/3
31 (14.29 %)Project Management
31 (14.29 %)Asset Management
31 (14.29 %)Business Analysis
31 (14.29 %)Project Planning
31 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (14.29 %)Process Management
31 (14.29 %)Government
31 (14.29 %)CRM
31 (14.29 %)N-Tier
31 (14.29 %)LAN
31 (14.29 %)WAN

ERP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (28.57 %)SAP APO
12 (28.57 %)SAP R/3
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)LAN
11 (14.29 %)WAN
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Government
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Project Manager
22 (28.57 %)Consultant
22 (28.57 %)Technical Consultant
22 (28.57 %)SAP Consultant
31 (14.29 %)Deployment Project Manager
31 (14.29 %)Business Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Business Systems Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Systems Analyst
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)N-Tier
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)Project Management
11 (14.29 %)Asset Management
11 (14.29 %)Business Analysis
11 (14.29 %)Project Planning
11 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (14.29 %)Process Management
11 (14.29 %)CRM
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (42.86 %)SAP