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This section looks at the demand for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ERP over the last 3 months to 12 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Location
3 months to 12 May 2008Same period last year
Rank138184
Rank change on same period last yearUp+46
Matching contract IT job ads905749
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.137 %0.842 %
As % of the category below2.311 %1.818 %
Daily rates quoted228169
Average minimum daily rate£402£403
Average daily rate£431£430
% change on same period last year+0.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£460£457
UK excluding London average daily rate£428£439
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted2628
Average minimum hourly rate£29.21£21.43
Average hourly rate£34.05£22.92
% change on same period last year+48.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.90£24.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.87£22.49
% change on same period last year+10.57 %
Processes & Methodologies UKProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3916641194
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled49.21 %46.29 %
Daily rates quoted1388113088
Average minimum daily rate£390£395
Average daily rate£417£419
% change on same period last year-0.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£443£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£386£375
% change on same period last year+2.88 %
Hourly rates quoted22582315
Average minimum hourly rate£26.91£27.65
Average hourly rate£29.02£29.40
% change on same period last year-1.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.13£31.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.86£29.40
% change on same period last year-1.85 %

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.

ERP
Demand Trend

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

ERP Daily Rate Histogram

ERP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

ERP Hourly Rate Histogram

ERP
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ERP 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+46813£432-0.77 %
2LondonUp+87307£437+9.70 %
3South EastUp+8210£396-18.39 %
4North WestUp+2560£457+6.13 %
5BerkshireDown-348£523+17.75 %
6East of EnglandUp+2146£440-4.43 %
7South WestUp+3839£456+29.01 %
8HampshireUp+2838£461-20.01 %
9City of LondonDown-336£456-17.15 %
10ScotlandDown-535£272-10.63 %
11SurreyUp+1934£359-12.54 %
12West MidlandsUp+232£393-21.08 %
12East MidlandsDown-3832£439+20.42 %
13HertfordshireUp+826£462-0.34 %
14YorkshireUp+1624£518-13.66 %
15MidlandsUp+122£400-21.82 %
16WiltshireUp+1419£525+46.92 %
16ManchesterDown-619£441+6.90 %
16GlasgowUp+1419£279-14.10 %
17North EastUp+818£455+5.50 %
18West YorkshireUp+1015£463-22.77 %
18LancashireUp+315£650-
18MiddlesexUp+215£292-16.57 %
19NewburyUp+714--
20BuckinghamshireNo change013£331-52.67 %
21WalesDown-112£395-
22LeedsUp+1111£463-
23SwindonNew entry-10£563-
24ReadingNo change09£550+10.00 %
24DarlingtonNew entry-9--

ERP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing ERP 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 ERP.

1718 (40.43 %)SAP
2475 (26.75 %)Oracle
3467 (26.30 %)Finance
4191 (10.75 %)CRM
5181 (10.19 %)Project Management
6175 (9.854 %)Government
7136 (7.658 %)Business Intelligence
8134 (7.545 %)PRINCE2
9130 (7.320 %)SAP ERP
10124 (6.982 %)Oracle ERP
11112 (6.306 %)SQL
12104 (5.856 %)Microsoft
12104 (5.856 %)SQL Server
13103 (5.800 %)Migration
1498 (5.518 %)Manufacturing
1498 (5.518 %)Change Management
1594 (5.293 %)Retail
1692 (5.180 %)Workflow
1786 (4.842 %)JD Edwards
1871 (3.998 %)Oracle EBS
1965 (3.660 %)Oracle Applications
1965 (3.660 %)PeopleSoft
2063 (3.547 %)Dynamics AX
2160 (3.378 %)MS Excel
2160 (3.378 %)Axapta
2160 (3.378 %)SAP XI
2258 (3.266 %)SAP HR
2357 (3.209 %)Logistics
2456 (3.153 %)Data Migration
2456 (3.153 %).NET

ERP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing ERP 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 ERP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
160 (3.378 %)SAP XI
256 (3.153 %).NET
332 (1.802 %)SAP Basis
424 (1.351 %)ASP.NET
521 (1.182 %)ASP
521 (1.182 %)EDI
619 (1.070 %)XML
717 (0.957 %)WebServices
812 (0.676 %)Middleware
911 (0.619 %)ActiveX
911 (0.619 %)MDX
109 (0.507 %)J2EE
118 (0.450 %)HTML
127 (0.394 %)EDIFACT
127 (0.394 %)AJAX
127 (0.394 %).NET Framework
136 (0.338 %)Web Dynpro
136 (0.338 %)SAP Smart Forms
136 (0.338 %)CSS
145 (0.282 %)ADO
Application Platforms
149 (2.759 %)BizTalk Server
227 (1.520 %)SharePoint
326 (1.464 %)NetWeaver
416 (0.901 %)Oracle Workflow
59 (0.507 %)MS Exchange
68 (0.450 %)Lotus Notes
77 (0.394 %)Exchange Server 2003
86 (0.338 %)SharePoint Server 2007
86 (0.338 %)Documentum
86 (0.338 %)CMS
86 (0.338 %)Apache
94 (0.225 %)Tomcat
94 (0.225 %)MQSeries
94 (0.225 %)WebLogic
94 (0.225 %)Exchange Server 2007
94 (0.225 %)Oracle Application Server
103 (0.169 %)WebLogic Integration
112 (0.113 %)SAP Web AS
112 (0.113 %)IIS
112 (0.113 %)Lotus Domino
Applications
160 (3.378 %)MS Excel
242 (2.365 %)MS Project
335 (1.971 %)MS Visio
428 (1.577 %)MS Office
518 (1.014 %)MS PowerPoint
62 (0.113 %)CA Clarity
71 (0.056 %)InfoPath
Business Applications
1130 (7.320 %)SAP ERP
2124 (6.982 %)Oracle ERP
371 (3.998 %)Oracle EBS
465 (3.660 %)Oracle Applications
563 (3.547 %)Dynamics AX
660 (3.378 %)Axapta
758 (3.266 %)SAP HR
839 (2.196 %)Navision
932 (1.802 %)Oracle 11i
1028 (1.577 %)Movex
1126 (1.464 %)SAP CRM
1126 (1.464 %)Oracle Financials
1221 (1.182 %)SAP SD
1319 (1.070 %)SAP Oil and Gas
1417 (0.957 %)SAP FI
1516 (0.901 %)SAP FI/CO
1516 (0.901 %)SAP CO
1516 (0.901 %)Sage 1000
1612 (0.676 %)SAP MM
1711 (0.619 %)SAP R/3
Communications & Networking
111 (0.619 %)TCP/IP
210 (0.563 %)LAN
210 (0.563 %)WAN
38 (0.450 %)SAN
38 (0.450 %)Internet
46 (0.338 %)Firewall
46 (0.338 %)ATM
55 (0.282 %)ISDN
55 (0.282 %)Ethernet
55 (0.282 %)FTP
55 (0.282 %)VPN
64 (0.225 %)HTTP
64 (0.225 %)VoIP
73 (0.169 %)SMTP
73 (0.169 %)WINS
73 (0.169 %)Intranet
82 (0.113 %)VLAN
82 (0.113 %)Wireless
82 (0.113 %)RTP
82 (0.113 %)X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1104 (5.856 %)SQL Server
237 (2.083 %)SQL Server 2005
333 (1.858 %)SAP BW
333 (1.858 %)Oracle Reports
432 (1.802 %)Datawarehouse
432 (1.802 %)Crystal Reports
528 (1.577 %)SQL Server 2000
627 (1.520 %)Oracle Discoverer
627 (1.520 %)Oracle 8/8i
725 (1.408 %)SAP BI
818 (1.014 %)BusinessObjects
916 (0.901 %)Oracle 10g
1015 (0.845 %)MS Access
1112 (0.676 %)OLAP
1112 (0.676 %)RDBMS
1210 (0.563 %)DB2
1210 (0.563 %)Data Cleansing
139 (0.507 %)DTS
147 (0.394 %)ETL
147 (0.394 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
111 (0.619 %)Visual Studio
27 (0.394 %)Oracle Forms
27 (0.394 %)MorphX
36 (0.338 %)LSMW
45 (0.282 %)TestDirector
54 (0.225 %)LoadRunner
54 (0.225 %)PVCS
63 (0.169 %)QuickTest Pro
63 (0.169 %)ClearQuest
72 (0.113 %)WinRunner
72 (0.113 %)Oracle APEX
81 (0.056 %)NUnit
81 (0.056 %)PeopleTools
81 (0.056 %)VSS/SourceSafe
81 (0.056 %)JDeveloper
General
1467 (26.30 %)Finance
2175 (9.854 %)Government
398 (5.518 %)Manufacturing
494 (5.293 %)Retail
546 (2.590 %)Telecoms
635 (1.971 %)Back Office
728 (1.577 %)Pharmaceutical
820 (1.126 %)Banking
916 (0.901 %)Local Government
1015 (0.845 %)Publishing
1015 (0.845 %)Construction
1114 (0.788 %)Health
1213 (0.732 %)Education
1213 (0.732 %)Insurance
1311 (0.619 %)General Ledger
1311 (0.619 %)Marketing
149 (0.507 %)Billing
149 (0.507 %)Police
158 (0.450 %)Legal
158 (0.450 %)Retail Banking
Job Titles
1398 (22.41 %)Consultant
2305 (17.17 %)Project Manager
3280 (15.77 %)Analyst
4165 (9.291 %)SAP Consultant
5157 (8.840 %)Developer
6122 (6.869 %)Business Analyst
7114 (6.419 %)SAP Manager
8110 (6.194 %)Architect
946 (2.590 %)Technical Architect
1045 (2.534 %)Oracle Consultant
1143 (2.421 %)ERP Project Manager
1143 (2.421 %)SAP Architect
1240 (2.252 %)Support Analyst
1339 (2.196 %)Functional Consultant
1437 (2.083 %)SAP Project Manager
1534 (1.914 %)Programme Manager
1633 (1.858 %)Solutions Architect
1730 (1.689 %)Test Manager
1730 (1.689 %)Administrator
1828 (1.577 %)Change Manager
Miscellaneous
137 (2.083 %)AS400
221 (1.182 %)Asset Management
316 (0.901 %)German Language
414 (0.788 %)Management Information System
512 (0.676 %)French Language
610 (0.563 %)Statistics
610 (0.563 %)EPoS
78 (0.450 %)Replication
87 (0.394 %)Mathematics
95 (0.282 %)Data Conversion
95 (0.282 %)Data Extraction
95 (0.282 %)Mainframe
104 (0.225 %)Client/Server
104 (0.225 %)Data Integration
104 (0.225 %)Dutch Language
113 (0.169 %)Computer Science
113 (0.169 %)SCADA
113 (0.169 %)Spanish Language
113 (0.169 %)N-Tier
113 (0.169 %)E-Learning
Operating Systems
153 (2.984 %)Windows
250 (2.815 %)Unix
336 (2.027 %)Linux
412 (0.676 %)Windows 2000
412 (0.676 %)Windows Server 2003
511 (0.619 %)AIX
68 (0.450 %)Windows NT
77 (0.394 %)Solaris
86 (0.338 %)HPUX
86 (0.338 %)SUSE
92 (0.113 %)Windows XP
92 (0.113 %)OpenVMS
92 (0.113 %)OS/400
101 (0.056 %)Mac OS X
101 (0.056 %)Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1191 (10.75 %)CRM
2181 (10.19 %)Project Management
3136 (7.658 %)Business Intelligence
4134 (7.545 %)PRINCE2
5103 (5.800 %)Migration
698 (5.518 %)Change Management
792 (5.180 %)Workflow
857 (3.209 %)Logistics
956 (3.153 %)Data Migration
1047 (2.646 %)Business Analysis
1143 (2.421 %)SAP Implementation
1242 (2.365 %)Project Planning
1339 (2.196 %)Stakeholder Management
1437 (2.083 %)ITIL
1529 (1.633 %)Service Management
1628 (1.577 %)Programme Management
1726 (1.464 %)Data Management
1825 (1.408 %)User Acceptance Testing
1922 (1.239 %)Technical Architecture
1922 (1.239 %)Time Management
Programming Languages
1112 (6.306 %)SQL
253 (2.984 %)ABAP
346 (2.590 %)X++
432 (1.802 %)Java
525 (1.408 %)VB
621 (1.182 %)C#
714 (0.788 %)VB.NET
714 (0.788 %)VBA
813 (0.732 %)PL/SQL
910 (0.563 %)RPG
910 (0.563 %)JavaScript
910 (0.563 %)C
108 (0.450 %)VB6
117 (0.394 %)VBScript
125 (0.282 %)SAPscript
125 (0.282 %)Shell Script
125 (0.282 %)Transact-SQL
134 (0.225 %)C++
143 (0.169 %)PHP
143 (0.169 %)PowerHouse
Qualifications
134 (1.914 %)PRINCE2 Certification
229 (1.633 %)Degree
320 (1.126 %)ISEB
412 (0.676 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
511 (0.619 %)ACCA
69 (0.507 %)Microsoft Certification
78 (0.450 %)ITIL Certification
87 (0.394 %)CIMA
96 (0.338 %)SAP Certification
105 (0.282 %)PMP
105 (0.282 %)PMI Certification
114 (0.225 %)MCDBA
123 (0.169 %)MCSE
132 (0.113 %)CCNA
132 (0.113 %)Cisco Certification
132 (0.113 %)Oracle Certification
141 (0.056 %)OCP
141 (0.056 %)MCP
141 (0.056 %)MBA
141 (0.056 %)CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
140 (2.252 %)QA
211 (0.619 %)SLA
35 (0.282 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
43 (0.169 %)GAAP
43 (0.169 %)ISO9000
52 (0.113 %)21 CFR Part 11
52 (0.113 %)RosettaNet
52 (0.113 %)ISO27001
61 (0.056 %)GAMP
61 (0.056 %)ISO9001
61 (0.056 %)GxP
System Software
125 (1.408 %)Active Directory
23 (0.169 %)ISA Server
23 (0.169 %)NetBackup
23 (0.169 %)Oracle RMAN
32 (0.113 %)Oracle RAC
41 (0.056 %)MetaFrame
41 (0.056 %)NFS
Systems Management
13 (0.169 %)EMC TimeFinder
22 (0.113 %)Unicenter
22 (0.113 %)Tivoli
22 (0.113 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.056 %)OpenView Configuration Management
31 (0.056 %)BMC PATROL
31 (0.056 %)Nagios
31 (0.056 %)ARCserve
31 (0.056 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
31 (0.056 %)MOM
31 (0.056 %)OpenView
Vendors
1718 (40.43 %)SAP
2475 (26.75 %)Oracle
3104 (5.856 %)Microsoft
486 (4.842 %)JD Edwards
565 (3.660 %)PeopleSoft
633 (1.858 %)Sage
728 (1.577 %)IBM
824 (1.351 %)Siebel
919 (1.070 %)Citrix
919 (1.070 %)Retek
919 (1.070 %)Agresso
1018 (1.014 %)Business Objects
1115 (0.845 %)Cognos
1115 (0.845 %)Pegasus
1213 (0.732 %)Sun
1213 (0.732 %)Baan
1311 (0.619 %)Hyperion
1311 (0.619 %)Remedy
1410 (0.563 %)Lawson
159 (0.507 %)Epiphany
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