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This section looks at the demand for QAD MFG/PRO skills across the UK with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited MFGPRO over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQAD MFG/PRO
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank575645
Rank change on same period last yearUp+70
Matching contract IT job ads134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.235 %0.060 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£200-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£200-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted33
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£41.67£34.17
% change on same period last year+21.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£48.33£38.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.67£34.17
% change on same period last year+21.95 %
Business Applications UKBusiness Applications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads55246701
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.284 %7.108 %
Daily rates quoted14361671
Average minimum daily rate£440£444
Average daily rate£471£478
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£502£512
UK excluding London average daily rate£448£446
% change on same period last year+0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted140118
Average minimum hourly rate£30.36£26.79
Average hourly rate£34.46£29.33
% change on same period last year+17.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.57£31.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.25£27.60
% change on same period last year+13.20 %

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.

MFGPRO
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MFGPRO within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

MFGPRO Demand Trend

MFGPRO
Daily Rate Trend

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

MFGPRO Daily Rate Trend

MFGPRO
Hourly Rate Trend

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

MFGPRO Hourly Rate Trend

MFGPRO
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MFGPRO within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

MFGPRO Hourly Rate Histogram

MFGPRO
Top 14 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing MFGPRO within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 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
EnglandUp+6612£200-
East MidlandsNew entry-6--
DerbyshireNew entry-6--
South EastUp+323£100-
East of EnglandNew entry-3£300-
CambridgeshireNew entry-2£300-
FifeNew entry-1--
ScotlandNew entry-1--
SuffolkNew entry-1--
BerkshireNew entry-1£100-
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
NewburyNew entry-1£100-
PeterboroughNew entry-1£300-
CambridgeNew entry-1--

MFGPRO
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing MFGPRO 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 MFGPRO.

15 (26.32 %)Manufacturing
24 (21.05 %)Cisco Certification
24 (21.05 %)CCNP
24 (21.05 %)CCNA
33 (15.79 %)Active Directory
33 (15.79 %)Oracle
33 (15.79 %)Windows
33 (15.79 %)Cisco
33 (15.79 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
33 (15.79 %)Finance
42 (10.53 %)FMCG
42 (10.53 %)Project Management
42 (10.53 %)SQL Server
42 (10.53 %)Citrix
42 (10.53 %)ERP
42 (10.53 %)Progress
42 (10.53 %)LAN
51 (5.263 %)WLAN
51 (5.263 %)WAN
51 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
51 (5.263 %)IIS
51 (5.263 %)Unix
51 (5.263 %)Lotus Notes
51 (5.263 %)Oracle Forms
51 (5.263 %)SharePoint
51 (5.263 %)PL/SQL
51 (5.263 %)SQL
51 (5.263 %)VB
51 (5.263 %)Lotus
51 (5.263 %)Terminal Services

MFGPRO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing MFGPRO 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 MFGPRO. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
11 (5.263 %)IIS
11 (5.263 %)Lotus Notes
11 (5.263 %)SharePoint
Communications & Networking
12 (10.53 %)LAN
21 (5.263 %)WLAN
21 (5.263 %)WAN
21 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
21 (5.263 %)Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (10.53 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
11 (5.263 %)Oracle Forms
General
15 (26.32 %)Manufacturing
23 (15.79 %)Finance
32 (10.53 %)FMCG
Job Titles
15 (26.32 %)Analyst
24 (21.05 %)Administrator
24 (21.05 %)Network Administrator
24 (21.05 %)Developer
32 (10.53 %)Progress Developer
32 (10.53 %)IT Manager
32 (10.53 %)Analyst Programmer
32 (10.53 %)Programmer
32 (10.53 %)Support Analyst
41 (5.263 %)1st Line Support
41 (5.263 %)2nd Line Support
41 (5.263 %)Business Systems Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Systems Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Oracle Developer
41 (5.263 %)IT Support Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Business Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Desktop Support
Operating Systems
13 (15.79 %)Windows
21 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (5.263 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
12 (10.53 %)ERP
12 (10.53 %)Project Management
21 (5.263 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (5.263 %)System Testing
Programming Languages
11 (5.263 %)PL/SQL
11 (5.263 %)SQL
11 (5.263 %)VB
Qualifications
14 (21.05 %)CCNP
14 (21.05 %)CCNA
14 (21.05 %)Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (15.79 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
13 (15.79 %)Active Directory
21 (5.263 %)Terminal Services
Vendors
13 (15.79 %)Oracle
13 (15.79 %)Cisco
22 (10.53 %)Citrix
22 (10.53 %)Progress
31 (5.263 %)Lotus
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