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The table below looks at the demand for Logistics 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 Logistics over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLogistics
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank289249
Rank change on same period last yearDown-40
Matching contract IT job ads336612
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.469 %0.615 %
As % of the category below0.867 %1.227 %
Daily rates quoted136145
Average minimum daily rate£344£328
Average daily rate£370£350
% change on same period last year+5.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£348
% change on same period last year+6.24 %
Hourly rates quoted1530
Average minimum hourly rate£27.87£25.80
Average hourly rate£30.40£27.35
% change on same period last year+11.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.93£28.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.85£28.35
% change on same period last year+8.81 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3877549867
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled54.17 %50.10 %
Daily rates quoted1369916405
Average minimum daily rate£384£385
Average daily rate£411£409
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted25703299
Average minimum hourly rate£27.55£28.23
Average hourly rate£29.31£30.07
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.07£31.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %

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.

Logistics
Demand Trend

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

Logistics Demand Trend

Logistics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Logistics Daily Rate Trend

Logistics
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Logistics within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Logistics Daily Rate Histogram

Logistics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Logistics Hourly Rate Trend

Logistics
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Logistics within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Logistics Hourly Rate Histogram

Logistics
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 Logistics within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 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
EnglandDown-29320£371+6.52 %
LondonUp+33120£372+4.02 %
South EastDown-1690£343+17.56 %
North WestUp+531£431-1.23 %
City of LondonUp+628£417-22.43 %
OxfordshireUp+923£334-11.06 %
East of EnglandUp+1722£447+36.07 %
West MidlandsDown-1516£294-22.17 %
South WestDown-1216£331+3.10 %
SurreyUp+3115£480-10.79 %
BicesterDown-213£346-
HertfordshireUp+2013£394+24.42 %
BerkshireUp+2112£405+46.88 %
MiddlesexDown-812£235+36.62 %
MerseysideUp+1312£443-
MidlandsDown-811£354-29.12 %
YorkshireUp+168£388-
BirminghamUp+98£323-23.80 %
HampshireUp+228£363+28.88 %
West SussexNew entry-7£300-
WiltshireDown-47£425+13.33 %
LiverpoolDown-16£465-
ScotlandDown-106£475+45.40 %
BedfordshireUp+285£700-
ManchesterDown-125£375-4.76 %
OxfordDown-25£280-
BedfordNew entry-5£700-
NewburyUp+184£333-
East MidlandsDown-34£388-16.48 %
M4 CorridorUp+44--

Logistics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Logistics 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 Logistics.

1197 (26.37 %)SAP
2150 (20.08 %)Finance
378 (10.44 %)Oracle
470 (9.371 %)Retail
565 (8.701 %)SQL
661 (8.166 %)SQL Server
757 (7.631 %)Project Management
757 (7.631 %)Migration
855 (7.363 %)Java
954 (7.229 %)Microsoft
1050 (6.693 %)MS Excel
1148 (6.426 %)MS Office
1247 (6.292 %)PRINCE2
1247 (6.292 %)Government
1247 (6.292 %)Security Cleared
1345 (6.024 %)ERP
1441 (5.489 %)Manufacturing
1538 (5.087 %)Agresso
1634 (4.552 %)J2EE
1733 (4.418 %)ABAP
1733 (4.418 %).NET
1832 (4.284 %)SAP SD
1931 (4.150 %)SC Cleared
2030 (4.016 %)Billing
2030 (4.016 %)Business Analysis
2129 (3.882 %)SQL Server 2005
2129 (3.882 %)C#
2129 (3.882 %)Data Migration
2228 (3.748 %)SAP MM
2326 (3.481 %)MS Project

Logistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
134 (4.552 %)J2EE
233 (4.418 %).NET
323 (3.079 %)ASP.NET
421 (2.811 %)WebServices
520 (2.677 %)XML
616 (2.142 %)WebSphere
714 (1.874 %)EDI
813 (1.740 %)Hibernate
813 (1.740 %)Oracle Fusion
910 (1.339 %)Spring
109 (1.205 %)Struts
118 (1.071 %)Middleware
118 (1.071 %)SAP ALE
127 (0.937 %)EJB
136 (0.803 %)CSS
136 (0.803 %)Swing
145 (0.669 %)HTML
154 (0.535 %)JMS
154 (0.535 %)AJAX
154 (0.535 %)SAP XI
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (1.339 %)SharePoint
27 (0.937 %)SAS
36 (0.803 %)WPS
44 (0.535 %)BizTalk Server
53 (0.402 %)Apache
53 (0.402 %)Tomcat
53 (0.402 %)WebLogic
53 (0.402 %)Lotus Notes
53 (0.402 %)LiveLink
62 (0.268 %)Office Project Server
62 (0.268 %)Lotus Domino
62 (0.268 %)NetWeaver
71 (0.134 %)Exchange Server 2003
71 (0.134 %)ESB
71 (0.134 %)WebLogic Portal
71 (0.134 %)Rendezvous
71 (0.134 %)ArcGIS
71 (0.134 %)CMS
71 (0.134 %)IIS
71 (0.134 %)JBoss
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
150 (6.693 %)MS Excel
248 (6.426 %)MS Office
326 (3.481 %)MS Project
420 (2.677 %)MS PowerPoint
518 (2.410 %)MS Visio
63 (0.402 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
132 (4.284 %)SAP SD
228 (3.748 %)SAP MM
324 (3.213 %)SAP FI
423 (3.079 %)SAP FI/CO
423 (3.079 %)SAP CO
516 (2.142 %)SAP WM
615 (2.008 %)SAP R/3
78 (1.071 %)SAP APO
86 (0.803 %)SAP PP
86 (0.803 %)SAP Retail
86 (0.803 %)SAP Oil and Gas
95 (0.669 %)Dynamics AX
95 (0.669 %)Oracle Applications
95 (0.669 %)Oracle Financials
95 (0.669 %)Great Plains
95 (0.669 %)Axapta
104 (0.535 %)SAP PM
113 (0.402 %)SAP CRM
122 (0.268 %)SAP ERP
131 (0.134 %)SAP FI-GL
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (1.205 %)Intranet
28 (1.071 %)Extranet
28 (1.071 %)Firewall
36 (0.803 %)TCP/IP
36 (0.803 %)WAN
45 (0.669 %)SAN
54 (0.535 %)RFID
54 (0.535 %)VLAN
54 (0.535 %)GPRS
54 (0.535 %)LAN
62 (0.268 %)VoIP
62 (0.268 %)HTTP
62 (0.268 %)PPP
62 (0.268 %)RIP
62 (0.268 %)DNS
62 (0.268 %)IPv4
62 (0.268 %)Internet
62 (0.268 %)OSPF
62 (0.268 %)BGP
62 (0.268 %)EIGRP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
161 (8.166 %)SQL Server
229 (3.882 %)SQL Server 2005
325 (3.347 %)SAP BW
420 (2.677 %)SQL Server Integration Services
511 (1.473 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
511 (1.473 %)SQL Server 2000
69 (1.205 %)Hyperion Essbase
69 (1.205 %)OLAP
69 (1.205 %)Datawarehouse
78 (1.071 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
78 (1.071 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
87 (0.937 %)Oracle 10g
96 (0.803 %)RDBMS
105 (0.669 %)GIS
105 (0.669 %)SAP BI
114 (0.535 %)Data Mining
114 (0.535 %)DB2
123 (0.402 %)Oracle 9i
123 (0.402 %)Informix
132 (0.268 %)ETL
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (0.803 %)NUnit
23 (0.402 %)LSMW
23 (0.402 %)Ant
23 (0.402 %)Oracle Forms
23 (0.402 %)Eclipse
23 (0.402 %)TestDirector
32 (0.268 %)Log4j
32 (0.268 %)JUnit
32 (0.268 %)Subversion
41 (0.134 %)Visual Studio
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1150 (20.08 %)Finance
270 (9.371 %)Retail
347 (6.292 %)Government
441 (5.489 %)Manufacturing
530 (4.016 %)Billing
626 (3.481 %)Banking
626 (3.481 %)General Ledger
723 (3.079 %)FMCG
818 (2.410 %)Telecoms
916 (2.142 %)Marketing
916 (2.142 %)Pharmaceutical
1014 (1.874 %)Investment Banking
1113 (1.740 %)Back Office
1113 (1.740 %)Automotive
1212 (1.606 %)Insurance
1311 (1.473 %)Military
148 (1.071 %)Legal
157 (0.937 %)Chemicals
157 (0.937 %)Education
164 (0.535 %)Front Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1155 (20.75 %)Analyst
2135 (18.07 %)Consultant
3109 (14.59 %)Project Manager
3109 (14.59 %)Business Analyst
495 (12.72 %)Developer
584 (11.24 %)SAP Consultant
642 (5.622 %)Architect
740 (5.355 %)Administrator
824 (3.213 %)Coordinator
824 (3.213 %)SQL Developer
824 (3.213 %)SAP Manager
923 (3.079 %)Systems Analyst
1021 (2.811 %)SAP MM Consultant
1120 (2.677 %)Logistics Manager
1218 (2.410 %)Java Developer
1317 (2.276 %)SAP SD Consultant
1317 (2.276 %)Programme Manager
1415 (2.008 %)Business Systems Analyst
1415 (2.008 %)C# Developer
1415 (2.008 %)SQL Server Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (1.205 %)German Language
28 (1.071 %)Derivative
37 (0.937 %)French Language
37 (0.937 %)AS400
46 (0.803 %)Mainframe
46 (0.803 %)Equity Derivative
55 (0.669 %)PDA
55 (0.669 %)Credit Risk
55 (0.669 %)Russian Language
55 (0.669 %)Management Information System
55 (0.669 %)Equities
55 (0.669 %)Economics
64 (0.535 %)Market Risk
64 (0.535 %)Statistics
73 (0.402 %)Client/Server
82 (0.268 %)PMI
82 (0.268 %)EPoS
82 (0.268 %)Replication
82 (0.268 %)Fixed Income
82 (0.268 %)Italian Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (2.945 %)Windows
220 (2.677 %)UNIX
38 (1.071 %)Linux
45 (0.669 %)AIX
45 (0.669 %)Windows XP
54 (0.535 %)Solaris
54 (0.535 %)Windows 2000
54 (0.535 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (0.402 %)Red Hat Linux
72 (0.268 %)VMS
81 (0.134 %)OpenVMS
81 (0.134 %)OS/400
81 (0.134 %)zOS
81 (0.134 %)HPUX
81 (0.134 %)Windows NT
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
157 (7.631 %)Project Management
157 (7.631 %)Migration
247 (6.292 %)PRINCE2
247 (6.292 %)Security Cleared
345 (6.024 %)ERP
431 (4.150 %)SC Cleared
530 (4.016 %)Business Analysis
629 (3.882 %)Data Migration
723 (3.079 %)User Acceptance Testing
723 (3.079 %)Business Intelligence
822 (2.945 %)Change Management
822 (2.945 %)Stakeholder Management
920 (2.677 %)Data Analysis
920 (2.677 %)ITIL
1019 (2.544 %)EAI
1118 (2.410 %)SAP Implementation
1217 (2.276 %)UML
1217 (2.276 %)Workflow
1316 (2.142 %)SOA
1316 (2.142 %)Asset Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
165 (8.701 %)SQL
255 (7.363 %)Java
333 (4.418 %)ABAP
429 (3.882 %)C#
512 (1.606 %)VBA
611 (1.473 %)C
78 (1.071 %)PL/SQL
86 (0.803 %)VB
94 (0.535 %)VB.NET
94 (0.535 %)SAPscript
94 (0.535 %)Transact-SQL
94 (0.535 %)JavaScript
94 (0.535 %)Groovy
103 (0.402 %)VB6
112 (0.268 %)PowerHouse
112 (0.268 %)LotusScript
112 (0.268 %)Formula Language
112 (0.268 %)PHP
112 (0.268 %)RPG
121 (0.134 %)VBScript
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (1.874 %)PRINCE2 Certification
212 (1.606 %)Degree
37 (0.937 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
46 (0.803 %)ITIL Certification
55 (0.669 %)ISEB
55 (0.669 %)ACCA
55 (0.669 %)CIMA
63 (0.402 %)CCNA
63 (0.402 %)MOS
63 (0.402 %)Citrix Certification
63 (0.402 %)Cisco Certification
72 (0.268 %)CCNP
72 (0.268 %)MBA
81 (0.134 %)Chartered Engineer
81 (0.134 %)SAP Certification
81 (0.134 %)PMP
81 (0.134 %)PMI Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (0.669 %)QA
22 (0.268 %)SLA
31 (0.134 %)ISO9000
31 (0.134 %)ISO9001
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (1.339 %)Active Directory
22 (0.268 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (0.268 %)NFS
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.134 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
11 (0.134 %)ARCserve
11 (0.134 %)TIBCO Hawk
11 (0.134 %)WSUS
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1197 (26.37 %)SAP
278 (10.44 %)Oracle
354 (7.229 %)Microsoft
438 (5.087 %)Agresso
514 (1.874 %)IBM
613 (1.740 %)Cognos
77 (0.937 %)Remedy
77 (0.937 %)Hyperion
86 (0.803 %)Dell
86 (0.803 %)JD Edwards
95 (0.669 %)Cisco
95 (0.669 %)Intel
104 (0.535 %)HP
104 (0.535 %)Red Hat
113 (0.402 %)Lotus
113 (0.402 %)Siebel
113 (0.402 %)VMware
122 (0.268 %)Yantra
122 (0.268 %)Progress
122 (0.268 %)Business Objects