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This section looks at the demand for EDIFACT 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 EDIFACT over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEDIFACT
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank568647
Rank change on same period last yearUp+79
Matching contract IT job ads178
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.097 %0.035 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£325-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£14.00
Average hourly rate-£15.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£17.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£15.75
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1751422973
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.34 %23.24 %
Daily rates quoted58686997
Average minimum daily rate£352£372
Average daily rate£378£398
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted9671398
Average minimum hourly rate£30.29£30.90
Average hourly rate£32.64£33.41
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.98£35.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %

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.

EDIFACT
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing EDIFACT within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

EDIFACT Demand Trend

EDIFACT
Daily Rate Trend

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

EDIFACT Daily Rate Trend

EDIFACT
Hourly Rate Trend

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

EDIFACT Hourly Rate Trend

EDIFACT
Top 8 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing EDIFACT within the UK over the 3 months to 25 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.

LocationRank 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
EnglandUp+8317£325-
South EastUp+518£325-
LondonUp+748--
BuckinghamshireNew entry-6£325-
City of LondonNew entry-4--
AylesburyNew entry-3£325-
OxfordshireDown-41--
YorkshireUp+111--

EDIFACT
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing EDIFACT 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 EDIFACT.

120 (71.43 %)EDI
214 (50.00 %)XML
39 (32.14 %)ERP
39 (32.14 %)Oracle
47 (25.00 %)SAP
47 (25.00 %)UNIX
47 (25.00 %)B2B
47 (25.00 %)AS400
56 (21.43 %)FTP
56 (21.43 %)Baan
56 (21.43 %)Movex
65 (17.86 %)Microsoft
65 (17.86 %)Tuxedo
65 (17.86 %)SQL
65 (17.86 %)RosettaNet
74 (14.29 %)German Language
74 (14.29 %)Perl
74 (14.29 %)C++
74 (14.29 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
74 (14.29 %)Finance
83 (10.71 %)OLTP
83 (10.71 %)Python
83 (10.71 %)C
83 (10.71 %)STL
83 (10.71 %)Mathematics
83 (10.71 %)Computer Science
83 (10.71 %)French Language
92 (7.143 %)Degree
92 (7.143 %)ESB
92 (7.143 %)Retail Banking

EDIFACT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing EDIFACT 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 EDIFACT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (71.43 %)EDI
214 (50.00 %)XML
33 (10.71 %)STL
42 (7.143 %)WebServices
42 (7.143 %).NET
42 (7.143 %)J2EE
42 (7.143 %)JSP
42 (7.143 %)Servlets
42 (7.143 %)JMS
42 (7.143 %).NET Framework
51 (3.571 %)XML Schema
51 (3.571 %)Middleware
51 (3.571 %)XSLT
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (17.86 %)Tuxedo
22 (7.143 %)MQSeries
22 (7.143 %)WebLogic
22 (7.143 %)ESB
31 (3.571 %)BizTalk Server
31 (3.571 %)Gentran
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (21.43 %)Movex
21 (3.571 %)SAP SCM
21 (3.571 %)SAP SD
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (21.43 %)FTP
22 (7.143 %)ISDN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (10.71 %)OLTP
22 (7.143 %)Crystal Reports
22 (7.143 %)Oracle Reports
22 (7.143 %)Datawarehouse
31 (3.571 %)RDBMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.143 %)WebSpeed
21 (3.571 %)PVCS
21 (3.571 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (14.29 %)Finance
22 (7.143 %)Education
22 (7.143 %)Manufacturing
22 (7.143 %)Banking
22 (7.143 %)Retail
22 (7.143 %)Retail Banking
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (46.43 %)Analyst
29 (32.14 %)EDI Analyst
35 (17.86 %)Developer
44 (14.29 %)Business Analyst
44 (14.29 %)Consultant
53 (10.71 %)C++ Developer
53 (10.71 %)SAP Consultant
62 (7.143 %)Support Analyst
62 (7.143 %)Technical Designer
62 (7.143 %)Data Manager
62 (7.143 %)Banking Business Analyst
62 (7.143 %)SAP SCM Consultant
71 (3.571 %)SAP Programmer
71 (3.571 %)ABAP Programmer
71 (3.571 %)Supply Chain Consultant
71 (3.571 %)Java Developer
71 (3.571 %)Progress Developer
71 (3.571 %)Programmer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (25.00 %)AS400
24 (14.29 %)German Language
33 (10.71 %)Mathematics
33 (10.71 %)Computer Science
33 (10.71 %)French Language
41 (3.571 %)Physics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (25.00 %)UNIX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (32.14 %)ERP
27 (25.00 %)B2B
32 (7.143 %)Electronic Trading
32 (7.143 %)Business Intelligence
32 (7.143 %)UML
32 (7.143 %)OO
32 (7.143 %)RUP
32 (7.143 %)E-Commerce
41 (3.571 %)ITIL
41 (3.571 %)Data Modelling
41 (3.571 %)Migration
41 (3.571 %)Data Management
41 (3.571 %)Logistics
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (17.86 %)SQL
24 (14.29 %)Perl
24 (14.29 %)C++
33 (10.71 %)C
33 (10.71 %)Python
42 (7.143 %)Pascal
42 (7.143 %)COBOL
42 (7.143 %)Java
51 (3.571 %)C#
51 (3.571 %)PL/SQL
51 (3.571 %)ABAP
51 (3.571 %)Shell Script
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (7.143 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (17.86 %)RosettaNet
24 (14.29 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (32.14 %)Oracle
27 (25.00 %)SAP
36 (21.43 %)Baan
45 (17.86 %)Microsoft
52 (7.143 %)BEA
52 (7.143 %)Progress
52 (7.143 %)SEEBURGER
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