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The table below looks at the demand for Logistics skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Logistics over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLogistics
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5757
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads921
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.021 %
As % of the category below1.480 %2.344 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£388£500
Average daily rate£395£500
% change on same period last year-21.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£403£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£391£372
% change on same period last year+5.05 %
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£22.31£28.08
% change on same period last year-20.56 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads608896
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.822 %0.884 %
Daily rates quoted123162
Average minimum daily rate£377£378
Average daily rate£398£404
% change on same period last year-1.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£420£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted1053
Average minimum hourly rate£24.33£25.70
Average hourly rate£26.00£26.90
% change on same period last year-3.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.67£28.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Logistics EnglandLogistics
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.

Logistics
Demand Trend

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

Midlands Logistics Demand Trend

Logistics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands Logistics Daily Rate Trend

Logistics
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Midlands Logistics Daily Rate Histogram

Logistics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands Logistics Hourly Rate Trend

Logistics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

14 (22.22 %)PRINCE2
14 (22.22 %)Manufacturing
23 (16.67 %)Hibernate
23 (16.67 %)Spring
23 (16.67 %)Retail
23 (16.67 %)Eclipse
23 (16.67 %)Microsoft
23 (16.67 %)Java
23 (16.67 %)J2EE
23 (16.67 %)Oracle
23 (16.67 %)EJB
23 (16.67 %)Struts
32 (11.11 %)PRINCE2 Certification
32 (11.11 %)ITIL Certification
32 (11.11 %)Axapta
32 (11.11 %)CAD
32 (11.11 %)CAE
32 (11.11 %)XML
32 (11.11 %)ITIL
32 (11.11 %)MS Excel
32 (11.11 %)EDI
32 (11.11 %)Subversion
32 (11.11 %)Degree
32 (11.11 %)Finite Element Analysis
32 (11.11 %)Dynamics AX
32 (11.11 %)HTML
32 (11.11 %)PLM
32 (11.11 %)Log4j
32 (11.11 %)Automotive
41 (5.556 %)Education

Logistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Logistics 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 Logistics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (16.67 %)J2EE
13 (16.67 %)EJB
13 (16.67 %)Struts
13 (16.67 %)Hibernate
13 (16.67 %)Spring
22 (11.11 %)HTML
22 (11.11 %)XML
22 (11.11 %)EDI
31 (5.556 %)JSP
31 (5.556 %)WebSphere
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.556 %)Tomcat
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (11.11 %)Axapta
12 (11.11 %)Dynamics AX
21 (5.556 %)SAP SD
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (16.67 %)Eclipse
22 (11.11 %)Log4j
22 (11.11 %)Subversion
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (22.22 %)Manufacturing
23 (16.67 %)Retail
32 (11.11 %)Automotive
41 (5.556 %)Education
41 (5.556 %)Telecoms
41 (5.556 %)Finance
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (38.89 %)Consultant
26 (33.33 %)Project Manager
33 (16.67 %)Business Analyst
33 (16.67 %)Developer
33 (16.67 %)Analyst
33 (16.67 %)Java Developer
33 (16.67 %)J2EE Developer
33 (16.67 %)Java/J2EE Developer
42 (11.11 %)Dynamics AX Consultant
42 (11.11 %)Business Consultant
42 (11.11 %)Microsoft Consultant
42 (11.11 %)Logistics Manager
42 (11.11 %)Functional Consultant
51 (5.556 %)SAP SD Consultant
51 (5.556 %)IT Trainer
51 (5.556 %)Trainer
51 (5.556 %)SAP Consultant
51 (5.556 %)Documentation Consultant
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (22.22 %)PRINCE2
22 (11.11 %)CAD
22 (11.11 %)CAE
22 (11.11 %)PLM
22 (11.11 %)Finite Element Analysis
22 (11.11 %)ITIL
31 (5.556 %)SC Cleared
31 (5.556 %)DV Cleared
31 (5.556 %)Security Cleared
31 (5.556 %)Project Management
31 (5.556 %)ERP
31 (5.556 %)B2B
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (16.67 %)Java
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.11 %)PRINCE2 Certification
12 (11.11 %)ITIL Certification
12 (11.11 %)Degree
21 (5.556 %)ACCA
21 (5.556 %)CIMA
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.556 %)Active Directory
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (16.67 %)Oracle
13 (16.67 %)Microsoft
21 (5.556 %)Intel
21 (5.556 %)Agresso
21 (5.556 %)SAP