The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Ariba products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Ariba over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the North West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Ariba, Inc.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Ariba
Rank 110 115 -
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -
Contract jobs citing Ariba 8 17 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.343% 0.546% -
As % of the Vendors category 0.756% 1.051% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 8 0
Average daily rate £300 £450 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-33.33% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £475 £450
% change year-on-year
-15.78% +5.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Vendors
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1058 1618 1418
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 45.39% 52.01% 46.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 473 736 683
Average daily rate £340 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.85% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £215 £200 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £489 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 79 97
Average hourly rate £19.04 £17.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+8.80% -2.77%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.84 £12.50 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £29.50 £36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Ariba
England

Ariba
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Ariba across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

North West Ariba Jobs Demand Trend

Ariba
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Ariba across the North West region.

North West Ariba Daily Rate Trend

Ariba
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ariba across the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

North West Ariba Daily Rate Histogram

Ariba
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Ariba across the North West region.

North West Ariba Hourly Rate Trend

Ariba
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ariba within the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cheshire -7 8 £425 +8.97%
Merseyside - 1 £113 -
Ariba
England

Ariba
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Ariba 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 Ariba.

1 9 (60.00%) SAP
2 7 (46.67%) Finance
3 4 (26.67%) Migration
3 4 (26.67%) Project Management
4 3 (20.00%) ETL
4 3 (20.00%) MS Excel
4 3 (20.00%) Content Management
4 3 (20.00%) Resource Management
4 3 (20.00%) Data Migration
5 2 (13.33%) Change Management
5 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (13.33%) French Language
5 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (6.667%) Oracle
6 1 (6.667%) Manufacturing
6 1 (6.667%) CRM
6 1 (6.667%) SharePoint
6 1 (6.667%) PRINCE2
6 1 (6.667%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (6.667%) Lawson
6 1 (6.667%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (6.667%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (6.667%) User Acceptance Testing
6 1 (6.667%) Data Cleansing
6 1 (6.667%) Network Planning
6 1 (6.667%) Logistics
6 1 (6.667%) SAP SCM

Ariba
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Ariba 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 Ariba. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.667%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (20.00%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (6.667%) Lawson
1 1 (6.667%) SAP SCM
General
1 7 (46.67%) Finance
2 2 (13.33%) French Language
3 1 (6.667%) Manufacturing
3 1 (6.667%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 6 (40.00%) Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Project Manager
3 3 (20.00%) Data Analyst
4 2 (13.33%) Procurement Analyst
4 2 (13.33%) Consultant
5 1 (6.667%) Infrastructure Project Manager
5 1 (6.667%) SAP SCM Consultant
5 1 (6.667%) Content Manager
5 1 (6.667%) SAP Consultant
5 1 (6.667%) SAP APO Consultant
5 1 (6.667%) Project Analyst
5 1 (6.667%) Infrastructure Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (26.67%) Migration
1 4 (26.67%) Project Management
2 3 (20.00%) ETL
2 3 (20.00%) Content Management
2 3 (20.00%) Resource Management
2 3 (20.00%) Data Migration
3 2 (13.33%) Change Management
3 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (6.667%) CRM
4 1 (6.667%) PRINCE2
4 1 (6.667%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (6.667%) Data Cleansing
4 1 (6.667%) Network Planning
4 1 (6.667%) Logistics
Qualifications
1 1 (6.667%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.667%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 9 (60.00%) SAP
2 1 (6.667%) Oracle