The first table below looks at the demand for Line 50 skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Line 50 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
Sage Line 50
Rank 526 573 581
Rank change year-on-year
+47 +8
Contract jobs citing Line 50 3 11 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.006% 0.019% 0.005%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.075% 0.210% 0.053%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Average daily rate - £438 -
UK excluding London average daily rate - £438 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Average hourly rate £12.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £12.50 - -
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%

Line 50
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Line 50 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Line 50 Jobs Demand Trend

Line 50
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Line 50 within the UK.

Line 50 Daily Rate Trend

Line 50
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Line 50 within the UK.

Line 50 Hourly Rate Trend

Line 50
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Line 50 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 +42 3 - -
South East +16 3 - -
Surrey - 2 - -
Leatherhead - 2 - -
Farnborough - 1 - -
Hampshire - 1 - -

Line 50
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Line 50 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 Line 50.

1 5 (100.00%) Sage
2 4 (80.00%) Oracle
3 2 (40.00%) MS Office
3 2 (40.00%) SAP
3 2 (40.00%) Windows
3 2 (40.00%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
3 2 (40.00%) Baan
3 2 (40.00%) JD Edwards
3 2 (40.00%) AS400
3 2 (40.00%) Finance
3 2 (40.00%) SharePoint Server
3 2 (40.00%) WSUS
3 2 (40.00%) Financial Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing

Line 50
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Line 50 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 Line 50. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (40.00%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Oracle Financials
1 2 (40.00%) Oracle Applications
General
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Systems Support
1 2 (40.00%) Support Specialist
1 2 (40.00%) Wintel Support
1 2 (40.00%) SharePoint Specialist
1 2 (40.00%) Wintel Specialist
2 1 (20.00%) Systems Support Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Financial Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Buyer
2 1 (20.00%) Support Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) AS400
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Financial Analysis
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) WSUS
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Sage
2 4 (80.00%) Oracle
3 2 (40.00%) SAP
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (40.00%) Baan
3 2 (40.00%) JD Edwards
Leatherhead, Surrey
Oracle Applications 10.7. AS/400. Sage Line 50. MS WSUS... The 2nd line sharepoint and wintel support/ Engineer will be required to perform an operational support role...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Rate: £10.00 - £17.00 per hour
Posted: 23 May 2013