The first part of the table below looks at the demand for EDI skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited EDI over the 3 months to 16 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category.

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.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Location
3 months to
16 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank481462436
Rank change year-on-year
Down-19Down-26
Matching contract IT job ads98119100
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.166 %0.194 %0.182 %
As % of the Application Development category0.646 %0.704 %0.648 %
Number of daily rates quoted335742
Average daily rate£370£335£413
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+10.44 %-18.78 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£221£289£231
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£620£425£420
UK excluding London average daily rate£373£335£413
% change year-on-year
+11.19 %-18.78 %
Number of hourly rates quoted161
Average hourly rate£22.50£18.00£16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+25.00 %+12.50 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.50£18.00-
% change year-on-year
+25.00 %-
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryAll Application Development
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
151651690115437
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK25.62 %27.54 %28.04 %
Number of daily rates quoted891698148183
Average daily rate£350£400£365
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.50 %+9.58 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£250£250£225
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£600£575
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£325£300
% change year-on-year
-+8.33 %
Number of hourly rates quoted380573441
Average hourly rate£32.50£36.00£30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-9.72 %+20.00 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£15.00£19.00£16.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.50£47.50£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.00£36.50£28.50
% change year-on-year
-12.32 %+28.07 %

EDI
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing EDI within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

EDI Demand Trend

EDI
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing EDI within the UK.

EDI Daily Rate Trend

EDI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing EDI within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012.

EDI Daily Rate Histogram

EDI
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing EDI within the UK.

EDI Hourly Rate Trend

EDI
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing EDI within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
EnglandUp+1581£373+14.61 %
South EastUp+1540£400+12.28 %
LondonUp+3017£225-37.93 %
HampshireUp+1114£675+58.82 %
BerkshireDown-1410£388+29.16 %
West MidlandsDown-117£300-29.41 %
East of EnglandDown-46£300+3.44 %
North WestDown-75£200-50.12 %
CambridgeshireDown-75£300+3.44 %
BasingstokeNew entry-5£450-
MiddlesexNew entry-5£413-
PeterboroughNew entry-4£300-
FarehamNew entry-4£700-
AndoverNew entry-4--
BracknellDown-23--
East SussexDown-83£400+70.21 %
BrightonNew entry-3£400-
SurreyUp+22£325-
BirminghamDown-82£300-
YorkshireDown-122£300-7.69 %
ManchesterDown-202--
South WestDown-262--
MerseysideNew entry-2£200-
West YorkshireNew entry-2£300-
MaidenheadNew entry-2--
HounslowNew entry-2£225-
City of LondonUp+331--
East MidlandsDown-61£250-23.07 %
HertfordshireDown-91--
CambridgeDown-161--

EDI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

174 (44.05 %)SAP
242 (25.00 %)Logistics
327 (16.07 %)SQL
425 (14.88 %)ERP
524 (14.29 %)ABAP
623 (13.69 %)Finance
720 (11.90 %)Project Management
819 (11.31 %)SAP MM
918 (10.71 %)Retail
1017 (10.12 %)SAP ALE
1017 (10.12 %)XML
1115 (8.929 %)B2B
1115 (8.929 %)Manufacturing
1212 (7.143 %)Migration
1212 (7.143 %)Workflow
1212 (7.143 %)EDIFACT
1311 (6.548 %)SAP CRM
1311 (6.548 %)CRM
1311 (6.548 %)Windows
1410 (5.952 %)SQL Server
1410 (5.952 %)Shell Script
159 (5.357 %)SAP Smart Forms
159 (5.357 %)BAPI
159 (5.357 %)Oracle
168 (4.762 %).NET
168 (4.762 %)UNIX
168 (4.762 %)BizTalk Server
168 (4.762 %)Marketing
168 (4.762 %)SAP Implementation
177 (4.167 %)Business Analysis

EDI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
117 (10.12 %)SAP ALE
117 (10.12 %)XML
212 (7.143 %)EDIFACT
39 (5.357 %)SAP Smart Forms
39 (5.357 %)BAPI
48 (4.762 %).NET
57 (4.167 %)Web Dynpro
66 (3.571 %)SAP BSP
75 (2.976 %)SAP PI
75 (2.976 %)ASP.NET
84 (2.381 %)Middleware
84 (2.381 %)WCF
93 (1.786 %)Web Services
102 (1.190 %)CSS
102 (1.190 %)XSLT
102 (1.190 %)WebSphere
102 (1.190 %)Ajax
111 (0.595 %)SAP XI
111 (0.595 %)JMS
111 (0.595 %)HTML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
18 (4.762 %)BizTalk Server
25 (2.976 %)Gentran
33 (1.786 %)NetWeaver
42 (1.190 %)SharePoint
42 (1.190 %)Apache
51 (0.595 %)WebSphere Transformation Extender
51 (0.595 %)ESB
51 (0.595 %)Oracle Collaboration Suite
51 (0.595 %)WebSphere MQ
51 (0.595 %)MQSeries
51 (0.595 %)Lotus Notes
51 (0.595 %)ColdFusion
51 (0.595 %)IIS
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
15 (2.976 %)MS Visio
22 (1.190 %)MS Office
22 (1.190 %)MS Excel
31 (0.595 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (0.595 %)MS Project
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
119 (11.31 %)SAP MM
211 (6.548 %)SAP CRM
36 (3.571 %)SAP FI
44 (2.381 %)SAP SD
44 (2.381 %)SAP ERP
53 (1.786 %)SAP CO
53 (1.786 %)SAP EBP
53 (1.786 %)SAP FI/CO
53 (1.786 %)Movex
53 (1.786 %)Oracle EBS
53 (1.786 %)SAP APO
62 (1.190 %)SAP Business One
62 (1.190 %)Dynamics AX
62 (1.190 %)Sage 200
62 (1.190 %)Sage 50
71 (0.595 %)SAP BPC
71 (0.595 %)Oracle Retail
71 (0.595 %)SAP FI-AR
71 (0.595 %)SAP FSCM
71 (0.595 %)Dynamics NAV
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
16 (3.571 %)Internet
23 (1.786 %)FTP
23 (1.786 %)HTTP
32 (1.190 %)LAN
41 (0.595 %)SSH
41 (0.595 %)Firewall
41 (0.595 %)RFID
41 (0.595 %)POP3
41 (0.595 %)SMTP
41 (0.595 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.595 %)DNS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (5.952 %)SQL Server
26 (3.571 %)SAP BW
26 (3.571 %)GIS
34 (2.381 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (1.786 %)SQL Server 2008
51 (0.595 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (0.595 %)SQLPlus
51 (0.595 %)Cognos Impromptu
51 (0.595 %)Data Warehouse
51 (0.595 %)Oracle Reports
51 (0.595 %)TOAD
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
12 (1.190 %)PROIV
21 (0.595 %)LSMW
21 (0.595 %)TestDirector
21 (0.595 %)LoadRunner
21 (0.595 %)Oracle Forms
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
123 (13.69 %)Finance
218 (10.71 %)Retail
315 (8.929 %)Manufacturing
48 (4.762 %)Marketing
57 (4.167 %)Billing
66 (3.571 %)Pharmaceutical
74 (2.381 %)Banking
82 (1.190 %)Back Office
82 (1.190 %)Dutch Language
82 (1.190 %)French Language
91 (0.595 %)General Ledger
91 (0.595 %)German Language
91 (0.595 %)Italian Language
91 (0.595 %)Spanish Language
91 (0.595 %)Automotive
91 (0.595 %)Legal
91 (0.595 %)Advertising
91 (0.595 %)Financial Institution
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
159 (35.12 %)Analyst
248 (28.57 %)Consultant
330 (17.86 %)SAP Consultant
419 (11.31 %)Business Analyst
419 (11.31 %)Developer
518 (10.71 %)SAP MM Consultant
614 (8.333 %)Support Analyst
713 (7.738 %)Technical Analyst
811 (6.548 %)EDI Analyst
910 (5.952 %)Senior Technical Analyst
910 (5.952 %)Senior Analyst
109 (5.357 %)Project Manager
118 (4.762 %)ABAP Developer
127 (4.167 %)SAP Developer
136 (3.571 %)ABAP Consultant
145 (2.976 %)SAP SD Consultant
145 (2.976 %)Programme Manager
145 (2.976 %)Systems Analyst
154 (2.381 %)Test Manager
154 (2.381 %)2nd Line Support
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
16 (3.571 %)FMCG
24 (2.381 %)Data Integration
33 (1.786 %)AS400
42 (1.190 %)EPoS
42 (1.190 %)iSeries
42 (1.190 %)SaaS
51 (0.595 %)SWIFT
51 (0.595 %)SCADA
51 (0.595 %)Data Protection Act
51 (0.595 %)Management Information System
51 (0.595 %)PMI
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
111 (6.548 %)Windows
28 (4.762 %)UNIX
36 (3.571 %)AIX
42 (1.190 %)HPUX
42 (1.190 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.595 %)Windows Server 2008
51 (0.595 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (0.595 %)Windows Vista
51 (0.595 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
142 (25.00 %)Logistics
225 (14.88 %)ERP
320 (11.90 %)Project Management
415 (8.929 %)B2B
512 (7.143 %)Migration
512 (7.143 %)Workflow
611 (6.548 %)CRM
78 (4.762 %)SAP Implementation
87 (4.167 %)Business Analysis
87 (4.167 %)EAI
96 (3.571 %)OO
96 (3.571 %)E-Commerce
105 (2.976 %)Root Cause Analysis
105 (2.976 %)Programme Management
114 (2.381 %)UML
114 (2.381 %)Customer Engagement
114 (2.381 %)Data Architecture
114 (2.381 %)Time Management
114 (2.381 %)Test Strategy
114 (2.381 %)Data Entry
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
127 (16.07 %)SQL
224 (14.29 %)ABAP
310 (5.952 %)Shell Script
47 (4.167 %)C#
56 (3.571 %)PL/SQL
65 (2.976 %)Java
72 (1.190 %)JavaScript
72 (1.190 %)RPG
72 (1.190 %)SAPscript
72 (1.190 %)XPath
81 (0.595 %)ActionScript 2.0
81 (0.595 %)X++
81 (0.595 %)Perl
81 (0.595 %)PHP
81 (0.595 %)ActionScript
81 (0.595 %)VBA
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
16 (3.571 %)Degree
21 (0.595 %)Security Cleared
21 (0.595 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (0.595 %)PMP
21 (0.595 %)PMI Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.381 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
23 (1.786 %)Data Quality
23 (1.786 %)GxP
31 (0.595 %)QA
31 (0.595 %)RosettaNet
31 (0.595 %)GMP
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
11 (0.595 %)OpenSSH
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (0.595 %)HP Quality Center
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
174 (44.05 %)SAP
29 (5.357 %)Oracle
36 (3.571 %)IBM
36 (3.571 %)Microsoft
36 (3.571 %)JD Edwards
36 (3.571 %)SEEBURGER
36 (3.571 %)RedPrairie
44 (2.381 %)Informatica
52 (1.190 %)Sage
52 (1.190 %)HP
52 (1.190 %)Telerik
61 (0.595 %)QAD
61 (0.595 %)webMethods
61 (0.595 %)Citrix
61 (0.595 %)JDA
61 (0.595 %)Manugistics
61 (0.595 %)Retek
61 (0.595 %)Lotus
61 (0.595 %)Cognos
61 (0.595 %)Adobe