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This section looks at the demand for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited EDI over the last 3 months to 12 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Location
3 months to 12 May 2008Same period last year
Rank466490
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads116119
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.146 %0.134 %
As % of the category below0.601 %0.551 %
Daily rates quoted4616
Average minimum daily rate£373£366
Average daily rate£392£378
% change on same period last year+3.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£412£391
UK excluding London average daily rate£391£375
% change on same period last year+4.26 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£23.33£42.00
Average hourly rate£27.17£42.00
% change on same period last year-35.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£42.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.25£42.00
% change on same period last year-32.73 %
Application Development UKApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1931621604
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled24.27 %24.28 %
Daily rates quoted63296463
Average minimum daily rate£360£371
Average daily rate£386£395
% change on same period last year-2.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£412£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£335
% change on same period last year+5.62 %
Hourly rates quoted10851321
Average minimum hourly rate£29.65£29.66
Average hourly rate£32.36£31.60
% change on same period last year+2.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.08£33.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.29£31.74
% change on same period last year+1.73 %

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 the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing EDI across 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 contract IT jobs ads citing EDI across 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 across the UK over the past 3 months.

EDI Daily Rate Histogram

EDI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

EDI Hourly Rate Trend

EDI
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing EDI within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandUp+46109£393+2.70 %
2South EastUp+3547£400+3.13 %
3LondonUp+3424£398+3.16 %
4BerkshireUp+3216£482+26.75 %
5West MidlandsNo change015£359-13.40 %
6WarwickshireUp+1511£354-11.60 %
7Leamington SpaNew entry-10£354-
7North WestDown-310£310-4.61 %
8BuckinghamshireUp+108£344-
9SurreyUp+217£340-
10East of EnglandNew entry-6£469-
11YorkshireUp+25£303-
11HampshireUp+115--
12CheshireNew entry-4£300-
12GuildfordNew entry-4--
12EalingNew entry-4--
13AylesburyNew entry-3£325-
13BasingstokeNew entry-3--
13EssexNew entry-3£437-
13MaidenheadUp+93£480+20.00 %
14ManchesterNew entry-2--
14KentNew entry-2£400-
14MiddlesexNo change02--
14North YorkshireNew entry-2£300-
14City of LondonNew entry-2--
14ScotlandNew entry-2£388-
14Home CountiesDown-132£250-
15East AngliaNew entry-1£500-
15MidlandsUp+11--
15South WestNew entry-1£750-

EDI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing EDI also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing EDI.

1116 (54.21 %)SAP
265 (30.37 %)ABAP
327 (12.62 %)Logistics
327 (12.62 %)BAPI
425 (11.68 %)XML
524 (11.21 %)E-Commerce
622 (10.28 %)SQL
622 (10.28 %)SEEBURGER
721 (9.813 %)ERP
721 (9.813 %)SAP SD
721 (9.813 %)Finance
820 (9.346 %)EDIFACT
918 (8.411 %)SAP XI
1015 (7.009 %)BizTalk Server
1015 (7.009 %)Microsoft
1015 (7.009 %).NET
1015 (7.009 %)Oracle
1114 (6.542 %)SQL Server
1213 (6.075 %)FTP
1213 (6.075 %)Retail
1312 (5.607 %)Migration
1312 (5.607 %)Workflow
1312 (5.607 %)SAPscript
1312 (5.607 %)Middleware
1312 (5.607 %)C#
1312 (5.607 %)Pensions
1411 (5.140 %)SAP LE
1411 (5.140 %)TestDirector
1411 (5.140 %)AS400
1510 (4.673 %)Java

EDI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing EDI also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing EDI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
127 (12.62 %)BAPI
225 (11.68 %)XML
320 (9.346 %)EDIFACT
418 (8.411 %)SAP XI
515 (7.009 %).NET
612 (5.607 %)Middleware
79 (4.206 %)SOAP
79 (4.206 %)SAP ALE
86 (2.804 %)SAP Smart Forms
86 (2.804 %)WebServices
86 (2.804 %)HTML
95 (2.336 %)ADO.NET
95 (2.336 %)OLE DB
95 (2.336 %)XSLT
95 (2.336 %)ODBC
95 (2.336 %)WebSphere
104 (1.869 %)ASP
104 (1.869 %)ASP.NET
113 (1.402 %)JDBC
113 (1.402 %)J2EE
Application Platforms
115 (7.009 %)BizTalk Server
28 (3.738 %)NetWeaver
35 (2.336 %)Gentran
35 (2.336 %)Oracle Application Server
35 (2.336 %)MQSeries
42 (0.935 %)MS Exchange
42 (0.935 %)CICS
51 (0.467 %)Lotus Notes
51 (0.467 %)SAS
51 (0.467 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (0.467 %)ESB
Applications
15 (2.336 %)MS Office
22 (0.935 %)MS Excel
31 (0.467 %)MS Visio
31 (0.467 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
121 (9.813 %)SAP SD
211 (5.140 %)SAP LE
37 (3.271 %)Movex
45 (2.336 %)SAP ERP
53 (1.402 %)SAP R/3
53 (1.402 %)SAP MM
62 (0.935 %)SAP Oil and Gas
71 (0.467 %)JDE OneWorld
71 (0.467 %)SAP FI
71 (0.467 %)Line 500
71 (0.467 %)Sage 1000
71 (0.467 %)SAP FI-AP
71 (0.467 %)SAP IS-U
Communications & Networking
113 (6.075 %)FTP
28 (3.738 %)Internet
34 (1.869 %)ISDN
43 (1.402 %)HTTP
43 (1.402 %)SMTP
52 (0.935 %)X.400
61 (0.467 %)Firewall
61 (0.467 %)SSH
61 (0.467 %)VLAN
61 (0.467 %)Extranet
61 (0.467 %)Ethernet
61 (0.467 %)S/MIME
61 (0.467 %)LAN
61 (0.467 %)VoIP
61 (0.467 %)WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
114 (6.542 %)SQL Server
27 (3.271 %)SQL Server 7
27 (3.271 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (2.804 %)SQLPlus
36 (2.804 %)Adabas
45 (2.336 %)Oracle 9i
45 (2.336 %)TOAD
45 (2.336 %)OLTP
45 (2.336 %)Oracle 10g
54 (1.869 %)SQL Server Integration Services
63 (1.402 %)DataStage
63 (1.402 %)Datawarehouse
72 (0.935 %)DTS
72 (0.935 %)Crystal Reports
72 (0.935 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
72 (0.935 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
72 (0.935 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
81 (0.467 %)IDMS
81 (0.467 %)SQL Server 2000
81 (0.467 %)Oracle Reports
Development Applications
111 (5.140 %)TestDirector
22 (0.935 %)LSMW
22 (0.935 %)Synon
22 (0.935 %)COOL2E
31 (0.467 %)ClearQuest
31 (0.467 %)WebSpeed
31 (0.467 %)Selenium
31 (0.467 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (0.467 %)LoadRunner
31 (0.467 %)ClearCase
General
121 (9.813 %)Finance
213 (6.075 %)Retail
312 (5.607 %)Pensions
49 (4.206 %)Manufacturing
58 (3.738 %)Billing
67 (3.271 %)Pharmaceutical
75 (2.336 %)Banking
84 (1.869 %)Health
93 (1.402 %)Investment Banking
93 (1.402 %)Insurance
102 (0.935 %)Back Office
102 (0.935 %)Electronics
102 (0.935 %)Telecoms
111 (0.467 %)Law
111 (0.467 %)Aerospace
111 (0.467 %)Electric
111 (0.467 %)Games
Job Titles
171 (33.18 %)Consultant
250 (23.36 %)Developer
349 (22.90 %)SAP Consultant
447 (21.96 %)Analyst
529 (13.55 %)SAP Developer
620 (9.346 %)SAP SD Consultant
718 (8.411 %)Business Analyst
817 (7.944 %)Programmer
817 (7.944 %)ABAP Consultant
916 (7.477 %)ABAP Developer
1010 (4.673 %)Project Manager
119 (4.206 %)EDI Analyst
128 (3.738 %)Analyst Programmer
136 (2.804 %)Architect
136 (2.804 %)BizTalk Consultant
136 (2.804 %)SAP Architect
145 (2.336 %)Test Analyst
154 (1.869 %)Support Analyst
154 (1.869 %)Senior Analyst
154 (1.869 %)Oracle Developer
Miscellaneous
111 (5.140 %)AS400
28 (3.738 %)Mainframe
37 (3.271 %)French Language
37 (3.271 %)German Language
46 (2.804 %)IBM Mainframe
46 (2.804 %)Client/Server
55 (2.336 %)STB
64 (1.869 %)DTV
73 (1.402 %)Spanish Language
82 (0.935 %)Social Network
82 (0.935 %)Data Integration
82 (0.935 %)PMI
91 (0.467 %)EFT
91 (0.467 %)NHS
91 (0.467 %)N-Tier
91 (0.467 %)Management Information System
91 (0.467 %)Data Conversion
Operating Systems
19 (4.206 %)Unix
27 (3.271 %)MVS
36 (2.804 %)Windows
44 (1.869 %)AIX
52 (0.935 %)HPUX
52 (0.935 %)OpenVMS
61 (0.467 %)Solaris
61 (0.467 %)Linux
61 (0.467 %)Windows NT
61 (0.467 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
127 (12.62 %)Logistics
224 (11.21 %)E-Commerce
321 (9.813 %)ERP
412 (5.607 %)Workflow
412 (5.607 %)Migration
510 (4.673 %)UML
69 (4.206 %)SSADM
78 (3.738 %)Systems Analysis
78 (3.738 %)Business Analysis
87 (3.271 %)RAD
87 (3.271 %)EAI
87 (3.271 %)User Acceptance Testing
96 (2.804 %)PRINCE2
96 (2.804 %)B2B
105 (2.336 %)Data Analysis
114 (1.869 %)SEO
114 (1.869 %)Business Intelligence
114 (1.869 %)Test Scripting
123 (1.402 %)Integration Testing
123 (1.402 %)Project Planning
Programming Languages
165 (30.37 %)ABAP
222 (10.28 %)SQL
312 (5.607 %)C#
312 (5.607 %)SAPscript
410 (4.673 %)Java
59 (4.206 %)JavaScript
59 (4.206 %)C
59 (4.206 %)PL/SQL
67 (3.271 %)VB
67 (3.271 %)VB.NET
67 (3.271 %)JCL
76 (2.804 %)NATURAL
76 (2.804 %)VBA
76 (2.804 %)RPG
76 (2.804 %)COBOL
85 (2.336 %)C++
85 (2.336 %)VB6
94 (1.869 %)VBScript
94 (1.869 %)Shell Script
103 (1.402 %)Korn
Qualifications
13 (1.402 %)SAP Certification
13 (1.402 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
19 (4.206 %)QA
22 (0.935 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
22 (0.935 %)RosettaNet
31 (0.467 %)HL7
System Software
15 (2.336 %)Oracle RMAN
Systems Management
14 (1.869 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1116 (54.21 %)SAP
222 (10.28 %)SEEBURGER
315 (7.009 %)Microsoft
315 (7.009 %)Oracle
46 (2.804 %)IBM
55 (2.336 %)Baan
64 (1.869 %)TIBCO
64 (1.869 %)webMethods
64 (1.869 %)Mercator
73 (1.402 %)Adobe
82 (0.935 %)JD Edwards
91 (0.467 %)Sage
91 (0.467 %)OpenTV
91 (0.467 %)Teradata
91 (0.467 %)FormScape
91 (0.467 %)HP
91 (0.467 %)Citrix
91 (0.467 %)JDA
91 (0.467 %)MicroStrategy
91 (0.467 %)Lotus
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