The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term General Ledger in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited General Ledger over the 3 months to 21 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 terms in our General category for the South East 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.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
General Ledger
Rank 211 226 239
Rank change year-on-year
+15 +13
Contract jobs citing General Ledger 9 19 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.114% 0.187% 0.136%
As % of the General category 0.325% 0.496% 0.362%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 14 11
Average daily rate £475 £431 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+10.14% +7.81%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £310 £277 £320
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £575
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £388 £395
% change year-on-year
+9.67% -1.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 - £17.50
All of the General Category
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
2770 3827 3867
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 34.97% 37.67% 37.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1244 1669 1695
Average daily rate £375 £375 £375
90% offered a daily rate of more than £220 £235 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 176 201 241
Average hourly rate £20.38 £27.50 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-25.90% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £11.00 £11.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £45.20 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
- -5.66%
General Ledger
England

General Ledger
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing General Ledger across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

South East General Ledger Jobs Demand Trend

General Ledger
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East General Ledger Daily Rate Trend

General Ledger
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing General Ledger across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

South East General Ledger Daily Rate Histogram

General Ledger
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East General Ledger Hourly Rate Trend

General Ledger
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing General Ledger within the South East region over the 3 months to 21 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
Berkshire +12 3 £525 -
Hampshire -15 2 £363 -1.22%
Middlesex - 1 - -
Buckinghamshire - 1 £230 -
General Ledger
England

General Ledger
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing General Ledger 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 General Ledger.

1 18 (69.23%) Finance
2 11 (42.31%) Oracle
3 10 (38.46%) SAP
4 8 (30.77%) Hyperion
4 8 (30.77%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (30.77%) Telecoms
5 6 (23.08%) ERP
6 5 (19.23%) CA
6 5 (19.23%) Oracle Applications
6 5 (19.23%) SAP ERP
6 5 (19.23%) SAP PSCD
6 5 (19.23%) Revenue Management
7 4 (15.38%) Test Automation
7 4 (15.38%) Oracle iProcurement
7 4 (15.38%) Cash Management
7 4 (15.38%) HP Quality Center
7 4 (15.38%) Root Cause Analysis
7 4 (15.38%) SAP FI-CA
7 4 (15.38%) Test Management
7 4 (15.38%) Oracle HRMS
7 4 (15.38%) Manufacturing
7 4 (15.38%) SAP FI
7 4 (15.38%) JD Edwards
7 4 (15.38%) Oracle Discoverer
7 4 (15.38%) HP
7 4 (15.38%) ISEB
7 4 (15.38%) CCA
7 4 (15.38%) ITIL
7 4 (15.38%) CRM
8 3 (11.54%) Linux

General Ledger
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing General Ledger 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 General Ledger. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (11.54%) SAP XI
Application Platforms
1 3 (11.54%) WebLogic
2 1 (3.846%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (3.846%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (30.77%) Oracle EBS
2 5 (19.23%) Oracle Applications
2 5 (19.23%) SAP ERP
2 5 (19.23%) SAP PSCD
3 4 (15.38%) Oracle iProcurement
3 4 (15.38%) SAP FI-CA
3 4 (15.38%) Oracle HRMS
3 4 (15.38%) SAP FI
4 3 (11.54%) HFM
5 2 (7.692%) Hyperion Planning
5 2 (7.692%) SAP CO
5 2 (7.692%) Oracle Payroll
5 2 (7.692%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (7.692%) Agresso
5 2 (7.692%) Oracle 11i
6 1 (3.846%) SAP R/3
6 1 (3.846%) SAP PS
6 1 (3.846%) SAP FI-GL
6 1 (3.846%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (3.846%) Oracle EBS R12
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.692%) Internet
2 1 (3.846%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (15.38%) Oracle Discoverer
2 1 (3.846%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (3.846%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (3.846%) SAP BW
2 1 (3.846%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 1 (3.846%) Oracle Forms
General
1 18 (69.23%) Finance
2 8 (30.77%) Telecoms
3 4 (15.38%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 8 (30.77%) Consultant
2 5 (19.23%) SAP Consultant
3 4 (15.38%) Analyst
4 3 (11.54%) Business Analyst
4 3 (11.54%) Support Specialist
4 3 (11.54%) Functional Consultant
5 2 (7.692%) E-Business Analyst
5 2 (7.692%) Oracle Analyst
5 2 (7.692%) SAP Functional Consultant
5 2 (7.692%) Business Test Analyst
5 2 (7.692%) Implementation Consultant
5 2 (7.692%) Test Analyst
6 1 (3.846%) Systems Analyst
6 1 (3.846%) Applications Developer
6 1 (3.846%) Senior Manager
6 1 (3.846%) Tester
6 1 (3.846%) Developer
6 1 (3.846%) Test Manager
6 1 (3.846%) Project Manager
6 1 (3.846%) Project Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.54%) Digital Media
2 1 (3.846%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.846%) Kindle
Operating Systems
1 3 (11.54%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (23.08%) ERP
2 5 (19.23%) Revenue Management
3 4 (15.38%) Test Automation
3 4 (15.38%) Cash Management
3 4 (15.38%) Root Cause Analysis
3 4 (15.38%) Test Management
3 4 (15.38%) ITIL
3 4 (15.38%) CRM
4 3 (11.54%) Quality Management
4 3 (11.54%) User Acceptance Testing
4 3 (11.54%) Metadata Management
5 2 (7.692%) Asset Management
5 2 (7.692%) Requirements Management
5 2 (7.692%) ETL
6 1 (3.846%) SSADM
6 1 (3.846%) PRINCE2
6 1 (3.846%) Data Modelling
6 1 (3.846%) E-business
6 1 (3.846%) Project Management
6 1 (3.846%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (11.54%) VB
2 2 (7.692%) R
3 1 (3.846%) Java
3 1 (3.846%) PL/SQL
3 1 (3.846%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (15.38%) ISEB
1 4 (15.38%) CCA
2 1 (3.846%) CIMA
2 1 (3.846%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (11.54%) Data Quality
2 1 (3.846%) ISO 9001
2 1 (3.846%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 4 (15.38%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 11 (42.31%) Oracle
2 10 (38.46%) SAP
3 8 (30.77%) Hyperion
4 5 (19.23%) CA
5 4 (15.38%) JD Edwards
5 4 (15.38%) HP
6 3 (11.54%) webMethods
7 2 (7.692%) PeopleSoft
8 1 (3.846%) Business Objects