The first table below looks at the demand for FRx skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited FRx over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Business Applications category.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft FRx
Rank 526 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing FRx 3 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.006% - -
As % of the Business Applications category 0.075% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
Average daily rate £325 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Business Applications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
3974 5226 5709
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 8.566% 8.961% 9.352%
Number of daily rates quoted 1967 2539 2786
Average daily rate £445 £450 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.11% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £300 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £430 £420
% change year-on-year
-1.16% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 58 104
Average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £11.00 £15.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £62.50 £56.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%

FRx
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing FRx within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

FRx Jobs Demand Trend

FRx
Daily Rate Trend

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

FRx Daily Rate Trend

FRx
Top 4 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FRx within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
England - 3 £325 -
South West - 3 £325 -
Wiltshire - 3 £325 -
Swindon - 3 £325 -

FRx
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing FRx 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 FRx.

1 3 (60.00%) VBA
1 3 (60.00%) SQL
1 3 (60.00%) ERP
1 3 (60.00%) SLA
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
1 3 (60.00%) Epicor
2 2 (40.00%) ITIL
2 2 (40.00%) Asset Management
2 2 (40.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (40.00%) General Ledger
2 2 (40.00%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (40.00%) Crystal Reports
2 2 (40.00%) Business Objects
3 1 (20.00%) PeopleSoft
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (20.00%) VB
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery

FRx
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing FRx 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 FRx. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Dynamics GP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 2 (40.00%) Crystal Reports
General
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Analyst
1 3 (60.00%) Support Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Consultant
2 2 (40.00%) IT Support
2 2 (40.00%) IT Support Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Financial Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) ERP
2 2 (40.00%) ITIL
2 2 (40.00%) Asset Management
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) VBA
1 3 (60.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Epicor
2 2 (40.00%) Business Objects
3 1 (20.00%) PeopleSoft