South East EDI Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited EDI over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Location Aylesbury Basingstoke Berkshire Birmingham Bracknell Buckinghamshire City of London East of England England Essex Guildford Hampshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Lancashire Leamington Spa London Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands North East North West North Yorkshire South East Surrey UK Warwickshire West Midlands Yorkshire	3 months to 4 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	235	250
Rank change on same period last year	+15
Matching contract IT job ads	31	48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.041 %	0.051 %
As % of the category below	1.073 %	1.177 %
Daily rates quoted	9	5
Average minimum daily rate	£352	£369
Average daily rate	£375	£374
% change on same period last year	+0.38 %
Average maximum daily rate	£398	£379
UK excluding London average daily rate	£376	£379
% change on same period last year	-0.91 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	5
Average minimum hourly rate	-	£37.80
Average hourly rate	-	£40.80
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	£43.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£37.50	£40.80
% change on same period last year	-8.08 %
Application Development South East
Matching contract IT job ads	2888	4077
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	3.808 %	4.325 %
Daily rates quoted	716	965
Average minimum daily rate	£327	£312
Average daily rate	£347	£329
% change on same period last year	+5.35 %
Average maximum daily rate	£367	£346
UK excluding London average daily rate	£349	£336
% change on same period last year	+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted	281	435
Average minimum hourly rate	£31.77	£34.31
Average hourly rate	£33.78	£36.32
% change on same period last year	-6.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£35.79	£38.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£32.44	£33.08
% change on same period last year	-1.93 %
EDI 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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

EDI
Daily Rate Trend

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

EDI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing EDI across the South East region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

EDI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

EDI
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing EDI within the South East region over the 3 months to 4 July 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.

Location	Rank 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
Buckinghamshire	-	11	£344	-
Berkshire	+25	6	£440	+20.54 %
Surrey	+8	6	£340	-
Hampshire	+10	3	-	-
Middlesex	+3	2	-	-

EDI England

EDI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

1 27 (40.30 %) SAP 2 22 (32.84 %) Logistics 3 16 (23.88 %) SAP SD 4 13 (19.40 %) FMCG 5 12 (17.91 %) ERP 6 10 (14.93 %) Mainframe 6 10 (14.93 %) TestDirector 6 10 (14.93 %) EDIFACT 6 10 (14.93 %) SAP LE 7 9 (13.43 %) AS400 7 9 (13.43 %) MVS 7 9 (13.43 %) B2B 7 9 (13.43 %) JCL 7 9 (13.43 %) XML 8 8 (11.94 %) German Language

8 8 (11.94 %) Billing 9 7 (10.45 %) Movex 9 7 (10.45 %) Pharmaceutical 9 7 (10.45 %) Microsoft 9 7 (10.45 %) Baan 9 7 (10.45 %) French Language 10 6 (8.955 %) IBM 10 6 (8.955 %) NATURAL 10 6 (8.955 %) Adabas 10 6 (8.955 %) Oracle 10 6 (8.955 %) SQL Server 10 6 (8.955 %) IBM Mainframe 11 5 (7.463 %) ABAP 12 4 (5.970 %) SQL 12 4 (5.970 %) CICS

EDI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

Application Development 1 10 (14.93 %) EDIFACT 2 9 (13.43 %) XML 3 3 (4.478 %) XSLT 3 3 (4.478 %) .NET 3 3 (4.478 %) ASP.NET 3 3 (4.478 %) BAPI 3 3 (4.478 %) SAP XI 3 3 (4.478 %) WebSphere 4 1 (1.493 %) XML Messaging 4 1 (1.493 %) SAP Smart Forms 4 1 (1.493 %) CSS 4 1 (1.493 %) HTML	Application Platforms 1 4 (5.970 %) CICS 2 3 (4.478 %) BizTalk Server 2 3 (4.478 %) Gentran 2 3 (4.478 %) MQSeries 3 1 (1.493 %) MS Exchange 3 1 (1.493 %) Lotus Notes 3 1 (1.493 %) Exchange Server 2003
Applications 1 2 (2.985 %) MS Excel 2 1 (1.493 %) MS Visio 2 1 (1.493 %) MS PowerPoint	Business Applications 1 16 (23.88 %) SAP SD 2 10 (14.93 %) SAP LE 3 7 (10.45 %) Movex 4 1 (1.493 %) SAP R/3
Communications & Networking 1 3 (4.478 %) FTP 2 1 (1.493 %) Internet 2 1 (1.493 %) Extranet 2 1 (1.493 %) Firewall 2 1 (1.493 %) VLAN 2 1 (1.493 %) LAN 2 1 (1.493 %) WAN	Database & Business Intelligence 1 6 (8.955 %) SQL Server 1 6 (8.955 %) Adabas 2 4 (5.970 %) SQL Server 2005 3 3 (4.478 %) SQL Server 7 4 1 (1.493 %) SQL Server Integration Services 4 1 (1.493 %) DB2 4 1 (1.493 %) Datawarehouse 4 1 (1.493 %) DTS
Development Applications 1 10 (14.93 %) TestDirector 2 2 (2.985 %) Synon 2 2 (2.985 %) COOL2E	General 1 13 (19.40 %) FMCG 2 8 (11.94 %) Billing 3 7 (10.45 %) Pharmaceutical 4 4 (5.970 %) Health 5 2 (2.985 %) Investment Banking 5 2 (2.985 %) Finance 5 2 (2.985 %) Banking 6 1 (1.493 %) Electric 6 1 (1.493 %) Electronics 6 1 (1.493 %) Telecoms 6 1 (1.493 %) Manufacturing
Job Titles 1 25 (37.31 %) Consultant 2 20 (29.85 %) SAP Consultant 3 17 (25.37 %) Analyst 4 16 (23.88 %) SAP SD Consultant 5 14 (20.90 %) Developer 6 7 (10.45 %) EDI Analyst 7 5 (7.463 %) Programmer 8 4 (5.970 %) Analyst Programmer 9 3 (4.478 %) .NET Developer 9 3 (4.478 %) Systems Analyst 9 3 (4.478 %) SAP Developer 9 3 (4.478 %) ABAP Developer 9 3 (4.478 %) Natural/Adabas Programmer 10 2 (2.985 %) Solutions Consultant 10 2 (2.985 %) Synon Developer 10 2 (2.985 %) Project Manager 11 1 (1.493 %) Business Analyst 11 1 (1.493 %) Test Analyst 11 1 (1.493 %) IT Manager 11 1 (1.493 %) DBA	Miscellaneous 1 10 (14.93 %) Mainframe 2 9 (13.43 %) AS400 3 8 (11.94 %) German Language 4 7 (10.45 %) French Language 5 6 (8.955 %) IBM Mainframe 6 3 (4.478 %) Spanish Language 7 2 (2.985 %) Data Integration 8 1 (1.493 %) NHS
Operating Systems 1 9 (13.43 %) MVS 2 2 (2.985 %) Unix 2 2 (2.985 %) Windows 3 1 (1.493 %) HPUX 3 1 (1.493 %) Windows XP 3 1 (1.493 %) OpenVMS	Processes & Methodologies 1 22 (32.84 %) Logistics 2 12 (17.91 %) ERP 3 9 (13.43 %) B2B 4 4 (5.970 %) Data Analysis 5 3 (4.478 %) SAP Implementation 6 2 (2.985 %) Systems Analysis 6 2 (2.985 %) Integration Testing 6 2 (2.985 %) Change Management 6 2 (2.985 %) Validation 6 2 (2.985 %) Migration 7 1 (1.493 %) E-Commerce 7 1 (1.493 %) EAI 7 1 (1.493 %) Test Scripting 7 1 (1.493 %) Electronic Trading 7 1 (1.493 %) Performance Management 7 1 (1.493 %) Data Mapping 7 1 (1.493 %) Financial Modelling 7 1 (1.493 %) Project Planning 7 1 (1.493 %) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages 1 9 (13.43 %) JCL 2 6 (8.955 %) NATURAL 3 5 (7.463 %) ABAP 4 4 (5.970 %) SQL 5 3 (4.478 %) PL/SQL 5 3 (4.478 %) C 5 3 (4.478 %) C# 5 3 (4.478 %) COBOL 5 3 (4.478 %) Java 5 3 (4.478 %) JavaScript 5 3 (4.478 %) Perl 6 2 (2.985 %) RPG 7 1 (1.493 %) Pascal 7 1 (1.493 %) Shell Script 7 1 (1.493 %) PHP 7 1 (1.493 %) PowerHouse	Qualifications 1 3 (4.478 %) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 4 (5.970 %) Sarbanes-Oxley 2 1 (1.493 %) RosettaNet 2 1 (1.493 %) HL7	Vendors 1 27 (40.30 %) SAP 2 7 (10.45 %) Microsoft 2 7 (10.45 %) Baan 3 6 (8.955 %) Oracle 3 6 (8.955 %) IBM 4 3 (4.478 %) TIBCO 4 3 (4.478 %) webMethods 4 3 (4.478 %) Mercator 5 1 (1.493 %) Teradata 5 1 (1.493 %) Cognos 5 1 (1.493 %) Siebel 5 1 (1.493 %) Adobe 5 1 (1.493 %) HP 5 1 (1.493 %) JDA 5 1 (1.493 %) Lotus