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The table below looks at the demand for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) skills within the Midlands 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6361
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads317
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.017 %
As % of the category below1.333 %4.282 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£300£350
Average daily rate£315£375
% change on same period last year-16.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£409
% change on same period last year-12.53 %
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-£39.17
% change on same period last year-
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads225397
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.304 %0.391 %
Daily rates quoted4139
Average minimum daily rate£337£358
Average daily rate£358£375
% change on same period last year-4.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted313
Average minimum hourly rate£23.50£29.22
Average hourly rate£27.13£29.79
% change on same period last year-8.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.75£30.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
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 Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands EDI Daily Rate Trend

EDI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing EDI across the Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Midlands EDI Daily Rate Histogram

EDI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands EDI Hourly Rate Trend

EDI
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

12 (50.00 %)CAD
12 (50.00 %)CAE
12 (50.00 %)Finite Element Analysis
12 (50.00 %)Automotive
12 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
12 (50.00 %)PLM
12 (50.00 %)Retail
12 (50.00 %)Logistics
21 (25.00 %)SAP
21 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)HPUX
21 (25.00 %)Solaris
21 (25.00 %)Linux
21 (25.00 %)MQSeries
21 (25.00 %)FTP
21 (25.00 %)Geac
21 (25.00 %)AS400

EDI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)MQSeries
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)FTP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Automotive
12 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
12 (50.00 %)Retail
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Consultant
22 (50.00 %)Functional Consultant
22 (50.00 %)Business Consultant
22 (50.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Messaging Analyst
31 (25.00 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
31 (25.00 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (25.00 %)Programmer
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)AS400
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
11 (25.00 %)HPUX
11 (25.00 %)Solaris
11 (25.00 %)Linux
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)CAD
12 (50.00 %)CAE
12 (50.00 %)PLM
12 (50.00 %)Logistics
12 (50.00 %)Finite Element Analysis
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)SAP
11 (25.00 %)Geac