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This section looks at the demand for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited EDI over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank105118
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads1712
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.012 %
As % of the category below2.270 %1.739 %
Daily rates quoted71
Average minimum daily rate£350£400
Average daily rate£350£475
% change on same period last year-26.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£366£372
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.50£40.50
% change on same period last year-7.40 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads749690
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.998 %0.698 %
Daily rates quoted162127
Average minimum daily rate£298£298
Average daily rate£316£313
% change on same period last year+0.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted2352
Average minimum hourly rate£28.20£31.18
Average hourly rate£30.04£33.56
% change on same period last year-10.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.88£35.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
EDI EnglandEDI
England

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.

EDI
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing EDI across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

West Midlands EDI Demand Trend

EDI
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing EDI across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands EDI Daily Rate Trend

EDI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing EDI across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands EDI Daily Rate Histogram

EDI
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing EDI across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands EDI Hourly Rate Trend

EDI
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing EDI within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 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
WarwickshireUp+117£350-
BirminghamUp+236--
EDI EnglandEDI
England

EDI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing EDI 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 EDI.

120 (62.50 %)Finance
219 (59.38 %)Pensions
219 (59.38 %)E-Commerce
317 (53.13 %)UML
416 (50.00 %)SSADM
58 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
66 (18.75 %)GIS
66 (18.75 %)Systems Analysis
66 (18.75 %)QA
66 (18.75 %)User Acceptance Testing
66 (18.75 %)RAD
66 (18.75 %)Client/Server
66 (18.75 %)MS Visio
66 (18.75 %)Internet
66 (18.75 %)Middleware
75 (15.63 %)Business Analysis
84 (12.50 %)AS400
84 (12.50 %)SAP
93 (9.375 %)RPG
102 (6.250 %)Manufacturing
102 (6.250 %)SQL
102 (6.250 %).NET
102 (6.250 %)XML
111 (3.125 %)WebSpeed
111 (3.125 %)SQL Server 7
111 (3.125 %)SQL Server 2000
111 (3.125 %)Progress
111 (3.125 %)Business Intelligence
111 (3.125 %)Microsoft
111 (3.125 %)Oracle Reports

EDI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing EDI 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 EDI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (18.75 %)Middleware
22 (6.250 %).NET
22 (6.250 %)XML
31 (3.125 %)XSLT
31 (3.125 %)ASP.NET
31 (3.125 %)WebServices
31 (3.125 %)EDIFACT
31 (3.125 %).NET Framework
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.125 %)ESB
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (18.75 %)MS Visio
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.125 %)SAP Oil and Gas
11 (3.125 %)SAP IS-U
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (18.75 %)Internet
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (18.75 %)GIS
21 (3.125 %)SQL Server
21 (3.125 %)Crystal Reports
21 (3.125 %)Oracle Reports
21 (3.125 %)Datawarehouse
21 (3.125 %)SQL Server 7
21 (3.125 %)SQL Server 2000
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.125 %)WebSpeed
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (62.50 %)Finance
219 (59.38 %)Pensions
32 (6.250 %)Manufacturing
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (65.63 %)Analyst
219 (59.38 %)Business Analyst
36 (18.75 %)Systems Manager
36 (18.75 %)GIS Manager
43 (9.375 %)Analyst Programmer
43 (9.375 %)Programmer
43 (9.375 %)Financial Business Analyst
43 (9.375 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
52 (6.250 %)Consultant
52 (6.250 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
52 (6.250 %)Developer
61 (3.125 %)Systems Analyst
61 (3.125 %).NET Developer
61 (3.125 %)VB.NET Developer
61 (3.125 %)SAP Consultant
61 (3.125 %)Business Consultant
61 (3.125 %)Progress Developer
61 (3.125 %)Systems Programmer
61 (3.125 %)RPG Programmer
61 (3.125 %)RPG Analyst Programmer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (18.75 %)Client/Server
24 (12.50 %)AS400
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.125 %)Windows
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (59.38 %)E-Commerce
217 (53.13 %)UML
316 (50.00 %)SSADM
48 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
56 (18.75 %)RAD
56 (18.75 %)Systems Analysis
56 (18.75 %)User Acceptance Testing
65 (15.63 %)Business Analysis
71 (3.125 %)Requirements Management
71 (3.125 %)OOA/OOD
71 (3.125 %)Logistics
71 (3.125 %)Business Intelligence
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (9.375 %)RPG
22 (6.250 %)SQL
31 (3.125 %)VB.NET
31 (3.125 %)ABAP
31 (3.125 %)VBA
31 (3.125 %)C
31 (3.125 %)C++
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (18.75 %)QA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (12.50 %)SAP
21 (3.125 %)Progress
21 (3.125 %)Microsoft
21 (3.125 %)Oracle
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