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The table below looks at the demand for Logistics skills within the North West 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLogistics
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank98106
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads2941
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.041 %
As % of the category below1.547 %2.087 %
Daily rates quoted118
Average minimum daily rate£395£406
Average daily rate£439£438
% change on same period last year+0.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£482£469
UK excluding London average daily rate£373£342
% change on same period last year+9.14 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.00
Average hourly rate-£13.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.94£28.60
% change on same period last year+18.69 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads18751965
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.640 %1.986 %
Daily rates quoted483480
Average minimum daily rate£355£332
Average daily rate£377£350
% change on same period last year+7.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted183163
Average minimum hourly rate£25.20£26.23
Average hourly rate£26.70£28.30
% change on same period last year-5.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.21£30.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West 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 North West region.

North West Logistics Hourly Rate Trend

Logistics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Logistics within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 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
MerseysideUp+1011£461-
ManchesterDown-125£375-4.76 %
CheshireUp+81--
Logistics EnglandLogistics
England

Logistics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

19 (16.07 %)Retail
27 (12.50 %)SQL
35 (8.929 %)SAP
35 (8.929 %)Data Analysis
44 (7.143 %)Migration
44 (7.143 %)Finance
44 (7.143 %)Project Management
44 (7.143 %)Agresso
44 (7.143 %)Oracle
53 (5.357 %)SQL Server
53 (5.357 %)PRINCE2
53 (5.357 %)Business Intelligence
53 (5.357 %)CIMA
53 (5.357 %)Service Delivery
53 (5.357 %)Change Management
53 (5.357 %)Marketing
53 (5.357 %)FMCG
53 (5.357 %)ACCA
62 (3.571 %)Oracle Fusion
62 (3.571 %)Time Management
62 (3.571 %)Project Planning
62 (3.571 %)Data Management
62 (3.571 %)Oracle Applications
62 (3.571 %)E-business
62 (3.571 %)Telecoms
62 (3.571 %)PowerHouse
62 (3.571 %)SAP MM
62 (3.571 %)SAP BI
62 (3.571 %)ASP.NET
62 (3.571 %)Windows

Logistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.571 %)ASP.NET
12 (3.571 %).NET
12 (3.571 %)Oracle Fusion
21 (1.786 %)ASP
21 (1.786 %)CSS
21 (1.786 %)AJAX
21 (1.786 %).NET Framework
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.786 %)SharePoint
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.571 %)MS Office
12 (3.571 %)MS Excel
21 (1.786 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (1.786 %)MS Project
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.571 %)SAP MM
12 (3.571 %)Oracle Applications
21 (1.786 %)SAP SD
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.571 %)LAN
12 (3.571 %)WAN
21 (1.786 %)Firewall
21 (1.786 %)SMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (5.357 %)SQL Server
22 (3.571 %)SAP BI
31 (1.786 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
31 (1.786 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.786 %)SAP BW
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.786 %)Visual Studio
11 (1.786 %)Oracle Forms
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (16.07 %)Retail
24 (7.143 %)Finance
33 (5.357 %)Marketing
33 (5.357 %)FMCG
42 (3.571 %)Telecoms
51 (1.786 %)Manufacturing
51 (1.786 %)Billing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (26.79 %)Project Manager
28 (14.29 %)Programme Manager
28 (14.29 %)Developer
37 (12.50 %)Consultant
45 (8.929 %)Analyst
54 (7.143 %)Business Analyst
54 (7.143 %)SAP Consultant
63 (5.357 %)SQL Developer
63 (5.357 %)Oracle Developer
72 (3.571 %).NET Developer
72 (3.571 %)Senior Developer
72 (3.571 %)Logistics Manager
72 (3.571 %)Customer Service Representative
72 (3.571 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
72 (3.571 %)Systems Accountant
72 (3.571 %)SAP BI Consultant
81 (1.786 %)Project Consultant
81 (1.786 %)Senior Project Consultant
81 (1.786 %)Break Fix Engineer
81 (1.786 %)SAP Analyst
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (3.571 %)Windows
12 (3.571 %)VMS
21 (1.786 %)OpenVMS
21 (1.786 %)OS/400
21 (1.786 %)AIX
21 (1.786 %)UNIX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (8.929 %)Data Analysis
24 (7.143 %)Migration
24 (7.143 %)Project Management
33 (5.357 %)Service Delivery
33 (5.357 %)Change Management
33 (5.357 %)PRINCE2
33 (5.357 %)Business Intelligence
42 (3.571 %)ERP
42 (3.571 %)SOA
42 (3.571 %)E-business
42 (3.571 %)Data Management
42 (3.571 %)Project Planning
42 (3.571 %)Time Management
51 (1.786 %)Data Migration
51 (1.786 %)Security Cleared
51 (1.786 %)Business Desktop Deployment
51 (1.786 %)Resource Management
51 (1.786 %)SAP Implementation
51 (1.786 %)Information Management
51 (1.786 %)Supply Chain Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (12.50 %)SQL
22 (3.571 %)VB
22 (3.571 %)PL/SQL
22 (3.571 %)VBA
22 (3.571 %)PowerHouse
31 (1.786 %)VB6
31 (1.786 %)RPG
31 (1.786 %)C#
31 (1.786 %)DHTML
31 (1.786 %)JavaScript
31 (1.786 %)VB.NET
31 (1.786 %)ABAP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (5.357 %)ACCA
13 (5.357 %)CIMA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.786 %)Active Directory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (8.929 %)SAP
24 (7.143 %)Agresso
24 (7.143 %)Oracle
31 (1.786 %)CheckPoint
31 (1.786 %)Dundas
31 (1.786 %)Cognos
31 (1.786 %)IBM
31 (1.786 %)Microsoft
31 (1.786 %)Citrix