Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for ERP skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ERP over the 3 months to 22 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 Processes & Methodologies category.

LinkEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Location
3 months to
22 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank139121149
Rank change year-on-year
Down-18Up+28
Matching contract IT job ads597523884
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK1.228 %1.318 %1.078 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category2.087 %2.487 %2.164 %
Daily rates quoted231183238
Average daily rate£413£413£450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
--8.330 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£275£315£300
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£650£583
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£416£450
% change year-on-year
-9.900 %-7.500 %
Hourly rates quoted161519
Average hourly rate£27.50£24.50£32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+12.24 %-24.61 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£14.75£13.56£13.40
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£49.00£51.40£51.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.50£24.50£28.50
% change year-on-year
+12.24 %-14.03 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryAll Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
286022103040843
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK58.85 %52.99 %49.80 %
Daily rates quoted13778745914073
Average daily rate£410£400£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.500 %-
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£250£235£263
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£575£550£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357£375
% change year-on-year
-1.960 %-4.800 %
Hourly rates quoted115712202458
Average hourly rate£25.00£27.50£30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-9.090 %-8.330 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.00£13.00£13.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.50£42.50£44.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.50£27.73£30.00
% change year-on-year
-11.63 %-7.580 %

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.

ERP
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ERP within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

ERP Demand Trend

ERP
Daily Rate Trend

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

ERP Daily Rate Trend

ERP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ERP within the UK over the 3 months to 22 March 2010.

ERP Daily Rate Histogram

ERP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

ERP Hourly Rate Trend

ERP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ERP within the UK over the 3 months to 22 March 2010.

ERP Hourly Rate Histogram

ERP
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 ERP within the UK over the 3 months to 22 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-13528£413-
South EastUp+60205£400-5.32 %
LondonDown-70180£430+4.24 %
BerkshireUp+3458£375-6.25 %
SurreyUp+2148£400-13.51 %
City of LondonDown-4848£450-14.28 %
MiddlesexUp+1936£410+3.14 %
South WestUp+336£415+22.05 %
WalesUp+329£450-10.00 %
North WestDown-429£365-14.11 %
YorkshireUp+723£325-18.75 %
South WalesNo change022£450-7.69 %
WiltshireUp+1119£300+16.50 %
West YorkshireDown-219£325-18.75 %
West MidlandsUp+1317£438-1.68 %
StainesNew entry-15£670-
Home CountiesNew entry-15£325-
ScotlandDown-2214£450-
NewburyUp+313£450-
ReadingUp+812£200-38.46 %
HampshireUp+112£414-14.24 %
CheshireDown-312£300-4.00 %
OxfordshireUp+810£500-
BirminghamUp+79£438-1.84 %
West SussexDown-19£373+14.61 %
EdinburghDown-89£450-
East MidlandsDown-99£413+176.84 %
East of EnglandUp+128--
ChesterUp+27£300-4.00 %
ManchesterDown-27£395-18.97 %

ERP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ERP 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 ERP.

1449 (44.19 %)SAP
2329 (32.38 %)Finance
3274 (26.97 %)Oracle
4201 (19.78 %)CRM
5139 (13.68 %)Business Intelligence
6123 (12.11 %)SQL
7119 (11.71 %)Microsoft
8113 (11.12 %)Migration
9108 (10.63 %)SAP ERP
10103 (10.14 %)Project Management
1180 (7.874 %)Oracle ERP
1275 (7.382 %)PRINCE2
1374 (7.283 %)Data Migration
1374 (7.283 %)Dynamics AX
1463 (6.201 %)Manufacturing
1560 (5.906 %)MS Excel
1659 (5.807 %)Logistics
1756 (5.512 %)SQL Server
1854 (5.315 %)Axapta
1951 (5.020 %)Government
1951 (5.020 %)Oracle EBS
2049 (4.823 %).NET
2147 (4.626 %)ABAP
2147 (4.626 %)SharePoint
2246 (4.528 %)Workflow
2345 (4.429 %)Datawarehouse
2345 (4.429 %)C
2444 (4.331 %)Dynamics CRM
2542 (4.134 %)Business Analysis
2542 (4.134 %)Retail

ERP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ERP 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 ERP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
149 (4.823 %).NET
227 (2.657 %)XML
325 (2.461 %)Middleware
418 (1.772 %)SAP XI
515 (1.476 %)EDI
614 (1.378 %)ASP.NET
713 (1.280 %)SAP PI
811 (1.083 %)ASP
910 (0.984 %)SAP Basis
910 (0.984 %)Web Services
910 (0.984 %)HTML
109 (0.886 %)JSP
116 (0.591 %)EDIFACT
125 (0.492 %)SAP Business Workflow
133 (0.295 %)WebCenter
133 (0.295 %)WebSphere
133 (0.295 %).NET Framework
142 (0.197 %)SAP MI
142 (0.197 %)BAPI
142 (0.197 %)XSLT
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
147 (4.626 %)SharePoint
232 (3.150 %)BizTalk Server
318 (1.772 %)NetWeaver
417 (1.673 %)Oracle Workflow
515 (1.476 %)SharePoint Server 2007
611 (1.083 %)SAP Portal
77 (0.689 %)Documentum
77 (0.689 %)IIS
85 (0.492 %)SAP EP
94 (0.394 %)ColdFusion
103 (0.295 %)ColdFusion MX
103 (0.295 %)Lotus Notes
112 (0.197 %)ArcGIS
112 (0.197 %)SharePoint 2010
121 (0.098 %)Office Project Server
121 (0.098 %)ESB
121 (0.098 %)JCAPS
121 (0.098 %)WebLogic
121 (0.098 %)WebSphere Application Server
121 (0.098 %)Oracle Application Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
160 (5.906 %)MS Excel
230 (2.953 %)MS Visio
329 (2.854 %)MS Project
423 (2.264 %)MS Office
520 (1.969 %)MS PowerPoint
64 (0.394 %)Spreadsheet
72 (0.197 %)FrameMaker
72 (0.197 %)Acrobat
81 (0.098 %)InfoPath
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
1108 (10.63 %)SAP ERP
280 (7.874 %)Oracle ERP
374 (7.283 %)Dynamics AX
454 (5.315 %)Axapta
551 (5.020 %)Oracle EBS
644 (4.331 %)Dynamics CRM
731 (3.051 %)SAP R/3
731 (3.051 %)SAP FI
731 (3.051 %)SAP CRM
825 (2.461 %)SAP CO
924 (2.362 %)SAP FI/CO
1022 (2.165 %)Oracle EBS R12
1118 (1.772 %)Oracle Financials
1217 (1.673 %)Oracle Applications
1316 (1.575 %)Oracle HRMS
1316 (1.575 %)Microsoft CRM
1413 (1.280 %)SAP HR
1413 (1.280 %)Navision
1413 (1.280 %)Oracle 11i
1512 (1.181 %)SAP SRM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
18 (0.787 %)Internet
26 (0.591 %)TCP/IP
35 (0.492 %)HTTP
44 (0.394 %)DNS
44 (0.394 %)FTP
44 (0.394 %)Intranet
53 (0.295 %)SAN
53 (0.295 %)Firewall
62 (0.197 %)LAN
71 (0.098 %)VoIP
71 (0.098 %)WAN
71 (0.098 %)Broadband
71 (0.098 %)VPN
71 (0.098 %)LDAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
156 (5.512 %)SQL Server
245 (4.429 %)Datawarehouse
340 (3.937 %)BusinessObjects
429 (2.854 %)SAP BW
526 (2.559 %)ETL
624 (2.362 %)SQL Server 2005
723 (2.264 %)Data Cleansing
723 (2.264 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
820 (1.969 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
919 (1.870 %)BODI
919 (1.870 %)BusinessObjects XI
1017 (1.673 %)Oracle Reports
1017 (1.673 %)SQL Server 2000
1116 (1.575 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1214 (1.378 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1313 (1.280 %)RDBMS
1313 (1.280 %)Oracle 8/8i
1411 (1.083 %)Crystal Reports
1510 (0.984 %)DataStage
168 (0.787 %)SAP BI
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
116 (1.575 %)LSMW
215 (1.476 %)Oracle Forms
313 (1.280 %)Visual Studio
43 (0.295 %)TestDirector
43 (0.295 %)LoadRunner
52 (0.197 %)Dreamweaver
52 (0.197 %)ProC
52 (0.197 %)MorphX
61 (0.098 %)Oracle APEX
61 (0.098 %)OpenSTA
61 (0.098 %)RequisitePro
61 (0.098 %)QuickTest Pro
61 (0.098 %)Rational Rose
61 (0.098 %)JDeveloper
61 (0.098 %)VSS/SourceSafe
61 (0.098 %)Visual LANSA
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1329 (32.38 %)Finance
263 (6.201 %)Manufacturing
351 (5.020 %)Government
442 (4.134 %)Retail
538 (3.740 %)Telecoms
625 (2.461 %)Marketing
721 (2.067 %)Banking
818 (1.772 %)General Ledger
818 (1.772 %)Health
818 (1.772 %)Pharmaceutical
917 (1.673 %)Back Office
1016 (1.575 %)Construction
1114 (1.378 %)Insurance
1213 (1.280 %)Education
1312 (1.181 %)Billing
1411 (1.083 %)Law
1510 (0.984 %)Legal
168 (0.787 %)Financial Institution
177 (0.689 %)Aerospace
186 (0.591 %)Automotive
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1216 (21.26 %)Analyst
2213 (20.96 %)Consultant
3127 (12.50 %)Project Manager
4126 (12.40 %)Business Analyst
599 (9.744 %)Developer
689 (8.760 %)SAP Consultant
779 (7.776 %)Architect
841 (4.035 %)SAP Manager
938 (3.740 %)Programme Manager
1035 (3.445 %)Dynamics AX Consultant
1035 (3.445 %)Solutions Architect
1129 (2.854 %)SAP Analyst
1129 (2.854 %)ERP Manager
1225 (2.461 %)Test Manager
1324 (2.362 %)Oracle Consultant
1422 (2.165 %)SAP Architect
1520 (1.969 %)Business Developer
1520 (1.969 %)ERP Consultant
1520 (1.969 %)ERP Project Manager
1619 (1.870 %)Systems Analyst
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
135 (3.445 %)Management Information System
221 (2.067 %)Cloud Computing
318 (1.772 %)Data Conversion
318 (1.772 %)FMCG
416 (1.575 %)German Language
512 (1.181 %)French Language
69 (0.886 %)Client/Server
78 (0.787 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
87 (0.689 %)Data Integration
96 (0.591 %)Dutch Language
96 (0.591 %)Spanish Language
105 (0.492 %)Computer Science
105 (0.492 %)Data Extraction
105 (0.492 %)EPoS
114 (0.394 %)Open Source
123 (0.295 %)Economics
123 (0.295 %)AS400
132 (0.197 %)PMI
132 (0.197 %)Learning Management System
132 (0.197 %)Life Science
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
128 (2.756 %)UNIX
225 (2.461 %)Windows
312 (1.181 %)Windows XP
49 (0.886 %)Windows Server 2003
57 (0.689 %)Linux
64 (0.394 %)Windows 2000
64 (0.394 %)AIX
64 (0.394 %)HPUX
73 (0.295 %)Solaris
81 (0.098 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (0.098 %)Windows Server 2008
81 (0.098 %)Red Hat Linux
81 (0.098 %)Windows NT
81 (0.098 %)OpenVMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1201 (19.78 %)CRM
2139 (13.68 %)Business Intelligence
3113 (11.12 %)Migration
4103 (10.14 %)Project Management
575 (7.382 %)PRINCE2
674 (7.283 %)Data Migration
759 (5.807 %)Logistics
846 (4.528 %)Workflow
942 (4.134 %)Business Analysis
1041 (4.035 %)E-Commerce
1138 (3.740 %)Service Management
1235 (3.445 %)Stakeholder Management
1333 (3.248 %)Change Management
1431 (3.051 %)SAP Implementation
1530 (2.953 %)ITIL
1628 (2.756 %)Document Management
1726 (2.559 %)User Acceptance Testing
1726 (2.559 %)Test Scripting
1726 (2.559 %)Resource Management
1822 (2.165 %)Data Analysis
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1123 (12.11 %)SQL
247 (4.626 %)ABAP
345 (4.429 %)C
440 (3.937 %)X++
440 (3.937 %)PL/SQL
529 (2.854 %)Java
623 (2.264 %)C#
722 (2.165 %)VB
810 (0.984 %)T-SQL
98 (0.787 %)Delphi
106 (0.591 %)C++
106 (0.591 %)VBA
115 (0.492 %)VB.NET
124 (0.394 %)PHP
133 (0.295 %)VB6
142 (0.197 %)VBScript
142 (0.197 %)JavaScript
151 (0.098 %)PeopleCode
151 (0.098 %)SQR
151 (0.098 %)SAPscript
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
137 (3.642 %)Security Cleared
231 (3.051 %)Degree
319 (1.870 %)SC Cleared
410 (0.984 %)PRINCE2 Certification
410 (0.984 %)ISEB
57 (0.689 %)ACCA
57 (0.689 %)Microsoft Certification
66 (0.591 %)CIMA
66 (0.591 %)MCDBA
75 (0.492 %)MCP
83 (0.295 %)MCTS
83 (0.295 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
83 (0.295 %)CTC Cleared
83 (0.295 %)HND
92 (0.197 %)ITIL Certification
92 (0.197 %)PMI Certification
101 (0.098 %)CBAP
101 (0.098 %)ICAEW
101 (0.098 %)Cisco Certification
101 (0.098 %)CCNA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
122 (2.165 %)QA
27 (0.689 %)GxP
36 (0.591 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
45 (0.492 %)SLA
51 (0.098 %)GAMP
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
13 (0.295 %)Active Directory
22 (0.197 %)NFS
22 (0.197 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.098 %)Tivoli Directory Server
31 (0.098 %)Xen
31 (0.098 %)Oracle RAC
31 (0.098 %)Hyper-V
31 (0.098 %)VMware ESX
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
13 (0.295 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 (0.295 %)OpenView
22 (0.197 %)HP Quality Center
31 (0.098 %)Tivoli
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1449 (44.19 %)SAP
2274 (26.97 %)Oracle
3119 (11.71 %)Microsoft
440 (3.937 %)Business Objects
538 (3.740 %)JD Edwards
633 (3.248 %)PeopleSoft
722 (2.165 %)Siebel
722 (2.165 %)Agresso
818 (1.772 %)Baan
916 (1.575 %)Cognos
1014 (1.378 %)Remedy
1113 (1.280 %)HP
1212 (1.181 %)IBM
1212 (1.181 %)CODA
1310 (0.984 %)Sage
1310 (0.984 %)Hyperion
149 (0.886 %)Informatica
158 (0.787 %)Sun
158 (0.787 %)Lawson
167 (0.689 %)Epicor