Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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 19 March 2010 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.

LinkElectronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank400381486
Rank change year-on-year
Down-19Up+105
Matching contract IT job ads9360114
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.193 %0.152 %0.139 %
As % of the Application Development category0.721 %0.688 %0.574 %
Daily rates quoted361839
Average daily rate£363£450£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-19.44 %+12.50 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£237£300
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£456£483£510
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£450£400
% change year-on-year
-19.44 %+12.50 %
Hourly rates quoted003
Average hourly rate--£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate--£13.00
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryAll Application Development
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
12893871819870
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK26.69 %22.10 %24.17 %
Daily rates quoted657530396466
Average daily rate£375£350£363
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.140 %-3.440 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£220£250
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£600£500£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£300£325
% change year-on-year
--7.690 %
Hourly rates quoted4254911255
Average hourly rate£30.00£29.70£32.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+1.010 %-7.180 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£16.30£14.50£20.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.50£41.50£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.50£27.50£32.50
% change year-on-year
+3.630 %-15.38 %

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.

EDI
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 19 March 2010.

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 19 March 2010. 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
EnglandDown-1290£363-19.44 %
South EastUp+1933£363-23.68 %
South WestUp+831£450-
WiltshireUp+1323£345-18.82 %
BerkshireUp+1915£400-11.11 %
MiddlesexUp+411£363-
LondonDown-6911£238-14.41 %
MaidenheadNew entry-9£380-
East of EnglandUp+177£225-15.09 %
ChippenhamUp+37£230-42.50 %
West MidlandsUp+154£320+28.00 %
UxbridgeNew entry-4--
SurreyDown-163£368-22.63 %
BristolNew entry-3£513-
HertfordshireUp+142£160-39.62 %
SwindonDown-12£345-23.33 %
MidlandsNew entry-2£200-
HounslowNew entry-2£238-
EssexNew entry-2£375-
SuffolkNew entry-2--
SloughNew entry-2£463-
NewmarketNew entry-2--
AberdeenUp+21--
East MidlandsDown-41--
ManchesterDown-51--
North WestDown-81--
ScotlandDown-141--
City of LondonNew entry-1--
LeicestershireNew entry-1--
CambridgeshireNew entry-1£225-

EDI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, 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.

163 (42.86 %)SAP
241 (27.89 %)Logistics
329 (19.73 %)XML
424 (16.33 %)SAP SD
424 (16.33 %)FMCG
520 (13.61 %)Pharmaceutical
619 (12.93 %)PRINCE2
718 (12.24 %)Project Management
815 (10.20 %)Service Management
815 (10.20 %)ERP
914 (9.524 %)SEEBURGER
914 (9.524 %)Billing
1013 (8.844 %)EDIFACT
1112 (8.163 %)Finance
1112 (8.163 %)SAP MM
1112 (8.163 %)E-Commerce
1211 (7.483 %)SQL Server
1211 (7.483 %)Workflow
1211 (7.483 %)Migration
1211 (7.483 %)SAP ALE
1211 (7.483 %)German Language
1310 (6.803 %)Degree
1310 (6.803 %)Time Management
1310 (6.803 %)French Language
1310 (6.803 %)MS Project
1310 (6.803 %)UNIX
1310 (6.803 %)B2B
149 (6.122 %)MS Excel
149 (6.122 %)ABAP
149 (6.122 %)Education

EDI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, 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
129 (19.73 %)XML
213 (8.844 %)EDIFACT
311 (7.483 %)SAP ALE
48 (5.442 %).NET
54 (2.721 %)Web Services
54 (2.721 %)HTML
54 (2.721 %)ASP.NET
62 (1.361 %)Middleware
62 (1.361 %)SAP XI
71 (0.680 %)SAP PI
71 (0.680 %)WebSphere
71 (0.680 %)SAP Basis
71 (0.680 %)SOAP
71 (0.680 %)J2EE
71 (0.680 %)BAPI
71 (0.680 %)OLE
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
15 (3.401 %)BizTalk Server
22 (1.361 %)MQSeries
31 (0.680 %)TPMS
31 (0.680 %)Lotus Notes
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
110 (6.803 %)MS Project
29 (6.122 %)MS Excel
38 (5.442 %)MS PowerPoint
44 (2.721 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
124 (16.33 %)SAP SD
212 (8.163 %)SAP MM
37 (4.762 %)SAP HR
44 (2.721 %)SAP R/3
51 (0.680 %)SAP Business One
51 (0.680 %)INSURE/90
51 (0.680 %)Line 500
51 (0.680 %)Dynamics NAV
51 (0.680 %)SAP Retail
51 (0.680 %)VisionPLUS
51 (0.680 %)Navision
51 (0.680 %)SAP FI
51 (0.680 %)SAP WM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
15 (3.401 %)FTP
24 (2.721 %)Firewall
24 (2.721 %)Internet
33 (2.041 %)DMZ
33 (2.041 %)SSL
42 (1.361 %)RTP
42 (1.361 %)HTTP
51 (0.680 %)Network Security
51 (0.680 %)VLAN
51 (0.680 %)VPN
51 (0.680 %)DNS
51 (0.680 %)LAN
51 (0.680 %)WAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (7.483 %)SQL Server
23 (2.041 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (1.361 %)Oracle 10g
32 (1.361 %)Datawarehouse
32 (1.361 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (0.680 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
41 (0.680 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (0.680 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (0.680 %)ETL
41 (0.680 %)DTS
41 (0.680 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
14 (2.721 %)Visual Studio
22 (1.361 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.680 %)LSMW
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
120 (13.61 %)Pharmaceutical
214 (9.524 %)Billing
312 (8.163 %)Finance
49 (6.122 %)Education
57 (4.762 %)Pensions
57 (4.762 %)Manufacturing
57 (4.762 %)Retail
64 (2.721 %)Government
73 (2.041 %)Insurance
73 (2.041 %)Banking
73 (2.041 %)Chemicals
82 (1.361 %)Marketing
91 (0.680 %)Retail Banking
91 (0.680 %)Back Office
91 (0.680 %)Telecoms
91 (0.680 %)Health
91 (0.680 %)Legal
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
149 (33.33 %)Consultant
234 (23.13 %)SAP Consultant
330 (20.41 %)Project Manager
424 (16.33 %)Analyst
514 (9.524 %)SAP SD Consultant
69 (6.122 %)Senior Manager
69 (6.122 %)Senior Project Manager
78 (5.442 %)SAP MM Consultant
87 (4.762 %)SAP Support
96 (4.082 %)EDI Analyst
96 (4.082 %)SAP HR Consultant
96 (4.082 %)Support Consultant
96 (4.082 %)Process Consultant
96 (4.082 %)Integration Manager
105 (3.401 %)Developer
114 (2.721 %)Test Analyst
114 (2.721 %)Architect
114 (2.721 %)Support Analyst
114 (2.721 %)Applications Support
114 (2.721 %)SAP Support Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
124 (16.33 %)FMCG
211 (7.483 %)German Language
310 (6.803 %)French Language
47 (4.762 %)Data Protection Act
56 (4.082 %)AS400
64 (2.721 %)iSeries
72 (1.361 %)Cloud Computing
72 (1.361 %)Data Extraction
81 (0.680 %)TRADACOMS
81 (0.680 %)EPoS
81 (0.680 %)Mainframe
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
110 (6.803 %)UNIX
22 (1.361 %)Windows XP
22 (1.361 %)Windows
22 (1.361 %)Windows Vista
31 (0.680 %)AIX
31 (0.680 %)OS/400
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
141 (27.89 %)Logistics
219 (12.93 %)PRINCE2
318 (12.24 %)Project Management
415 (10.20 %)Service Management
415 (10.20 %)ERP
512 (8.163 %)E-Commerce
611 (7.483 %)Workflow
611 (7.483 %)Migration
710 (6.803 %)Time Management
710 (6.803 %)B2B
88 (5.442 %)Supplier Management
97 (4.762 %)SOA
97 (4.762 %)Data Protection
106 (4.082 %)SAP Implementation
114 (2.721 %)EAI
114 (2.721 %)Requirements Management
114 (2.721 %)Project Planning
114 (2.721 %)Data Migration
123 (2.041 %)Data Architecture
123 (2.041 %)Enterprise Architecture
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
19 (6.122 %)ABAP
26 (4.082 %)SQL
26 (4.082 %)C#
34 (2.721 %)C
43 (2.041 %)ActionScript 2.0
43 (2.041 %)ActionScript
52 (1.361 %)T-SQL
52 (1.361 %)VB.NET
52 (1.361 %)Java
52 (1.361 %)PL/SQL
52 (1.361 %)RPG
61 (0.680 %)ActionScript 3.0
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
110 (6.803 %)Degree
22 (1.361 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
31 (0.680 %)ISEB Practitioner
31 (0.680 %)CCNP
31 (0.680 %)CCNA
31 (0.680 %)CCDA
31 (0.680 %)CCDP
31 (0.680 %)ISEB
31 (0.680 %)Cisco Certification
31 (0.680 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (0.680 %)PMP
31 (0.680 %)PMI Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (5.442 %)QA
23 (2.041 %)SLA
23 (2.041 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
32 (1.361 %)GxP
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
163 (42.86 %)SAP
214 (9.524 %)SEEBURGER
38 (5.442 %)Oracle
45 (3.401 %)Mercator
54 (2.721 %)IBM
63 (2.041 %)Remedy
71 (0.680 %)Cognos
71 (0.680 %)Siebel
71 (0.680 %)Lotus
71 (0.680 %)Sage
71 (0.680 %)TIBCO
71 (0.680 %)Teradata
71 (0.680 %)Magma
71 (0.680 %)Ab Initio
71 (0.680 %)webMethods