West Midlands ERP Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ERP over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Location Aberdeen Andover Argyll and Bute Aylesbury Basingstoke Bedford Bedfordshire Berkshire Birmingham Blackburn Brentford Bridgend Brighton Bristol Buckinghamshire Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cannock Cheshire Chester Chesterfield City of London Crawley Derby Derbyshire Docklands, London Dorking Dorset Dudley Durham East Anglia East Midlands East of England East Sussex Eastleigh Edinburgh England Essex Fife Gatwick Gerrards Cross Glasgow Gloucestershire Hammersmith Hampshire Harlow Helensburgh Hertfordshire High Wycombe Hinckley Home Counties Ipswich Kent Kingston Upon Thames Lancashire Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Lincoln Lincolnshire Liverpool London Loughborough Luton M4 Corridor Maidenhead Maidstone Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes New Malden Newbury Newport North East North Wales North West Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Portsmouth Reading Rochdale Rochester Royston Scotland Sheffield Slough Solihull Somerset South Coast South East South Lanarkshire South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Southend-on-Sea St Albans Staffordshire Staines Stevenage Stourbridge Suffolk Sunbury-on-Thames Surbiton Surrey Swansea Swindon Thames Valley Twickenham UK Uxbridge Wakefield Wales Warrington Warwick Warwickshire West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Westminster Whyteleafe Wiltshire Wimbledon Woking Wolverhampton Yeovil Yorkshire	3 months to 24 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	89	95
Rank change on same period last year	+6
Matching contract IT job ads	33	33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.044 %	0.033 %
As % of the category below	1.849 %	1.953 %
Daily rates quoted	8	10
Average minimum daily rate	£385	£373
Average daily rate	£391	£385
% change on same period last year	+1.51 %
Average maximum daily rate	£398	£398
UK excluding London average daily rate	£404	£438
% change on same period last year	-7.79 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£28.65	£24.32
% change on same period last year	+17.84 %
Processes & Methodologies West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads	1785	1690
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.376 %	1.713 %
Daily rates quoted	453	394
Average minimum daily rate	£337	£343
Average daily rate	£361	£362
% change on same period last year	-0.18 %
Average maximum daily rate	£386	£381
UK excluding London average daily rate	£381	£375
% change on same period last year	+1.41 %
Hourly rates quoted	95	197
Average minimum hourly rate	£26.22	£25.60
Average hourly rate	£27.78	£28.00
% change on same period last year	-0.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£29.35	£30.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£29.35	£30.17
% change on same period last year	-2.69 %
ERP 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.

ERP
Demand Trend

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

ERP
Daily Rate Trend

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

ERP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ERP across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

ERP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

ERP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ERP within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 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.

Location	Rank 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
Birmingham	+16	8	£500	+11.11 %
Solihull	+7	7	£500	-
Warwickshire	+9	4	£350	+95.53 %
Staffordshire	-	4	£215	-
Wolverhampton	-	3	-	-
Stourbridge	-	1	-	-
Dudley	-	1	-	-

ERP England

ERP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing ERP 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 ERP.

1 33 (42.31 %) SAP 2 19 (24.36 %) Finance 3 14 (17.95 %) Project Management 4 8 (10.26 %) Technical Architecture 5 7 (8.974 %) SAP Implementation 5 7 (8.974 %) CRM 5 7 (8.974 %) MS Visio 5 7 (8.974 %) SAP Basis 6 6 (7.692 %) Change Management 6 6 (7.692 %) SQL Server 6 6 (7.692 %) Business Intelligence 6 6 (7.692 %) Supply Chain Management 7 5 (6.410 %) Business Analysis 7 5 (6.410 %) SQL Server 2000 7 5 (6.410 %) Oracle

7 5 (6.410 %) SQL 7 5 (6.410 %) PRINCE2 7 5 (6.410 %) Manufacturing 8 4 (5.128 %) VB.NET 8 4 (5.128 %) .NET 8 4 (5.128 %) Java 8 4 (5.128 %) Agresso 8 4 (5.128 %) NetWeaver 9 3 (3.846 %) SAP ERP 9 3 (3.846 %) Acegi Security 9 3 (3.846 %) Navision 9 3 (3.846 %) PRINCE2 Certification 9 3 (3.846 %) JD Edwards 9 3 (3.846 %) SQL Server 7 9 3 (3.846 %) RPG

ERP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing ERP 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 ERP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 7 (8.974 %) SAP Basis 2 4 (5.128 %) .NET 3 3 (3.846 %) Hibernate 3 3 (3.846 %) WinForms 3 3 (3.846 %) WebServices 3 3 (3.846 %) XML 3 3 (3.846 %) Swing 3 3 (3.846 %) Spring 3 3 (3.846 %) Acegi Security 4 1 (1.282 %) Web Dynpro 4 1 (1.282 %) ASP.NET	Application Platforms 1 4 (5.128 %) NetWeaver 2 3 (3.846 %) Apache 2 3 (3.846 %) Tomcat 3 2 (2.564 %) OpenEdge
Applications 1 7 (8.974 %) MS Visio 2 3 (3.846 %) MS Project 3 2 (2.564 %) MS Office 3 2 (2.564 %) MS Excel 3 2 (2.564 %) MS PowerPoint 3 2 (2.564 %) CA Clarity	Business Applications 1 3 (3.846 %) Navision 1 3 (3.846 %) SAP ERP 2 2 (2.564 %) Dynamics AX 2 2 (2.564 %) SAP HR 2 2 (2.564 %) Great Plains 2 2 (2.564 %) Movex 3 1 (1.282 %) SAP FI/CO 3 1 (1.282 %) SAP CO 3 1 (1.282 %) Applix TM1 3 1 (1.282 %) Dynamics NAV 3 1 (1.282 %) Axapta 3 1 (1.282 %) SAP FI 3 1 (1.282 %) SAP SRM
Database & Business Intelligence 1 6 (7.692 %) SQL Server 2 5 (6.410 %) SQL Server 2000 3 3 (3.846 %) SQL Server 7 3 3 (3.846 %) Crystal Reports 4 2 (2.564 %) Datawarehouse 4 2 (2.564 %) GIS 4 2 (2.564 %) SQL Server 2005 5 1 (1.282 %) SAP BI 5 1 (1.282 %) ETL 5 1 (1.282 %) RDBMS 5 1 (1.282 %) SAP BW 5 1 (1.282 %) Oracle Reports 5 1 (1.282 %) Oracle 8/8i 5 1 (1.282 %) Oracle 9i	Development Applications 1 1 (1.282 %) Synon
General 1 19 (24.36 %) Finance 2 5 (6.410 %) Manufacturing 3 2 (2.564 %) Construction 4 1 (1.282 %) Health 4 1 (1.282 %) Automotive 4 1 (1.282 %) Retail 4 1 (1.282 %) General Ledger 4 1 (1.282 %) Back Office	Job Titles 1 18 (23.08 %) Analyst 2 12 (15.38 %) Project Manager 2 12 (15.38 %) SAP Manager 3 11 (14.10 %) Developer 4 8 (10.26 %) Business Analyst 5 7 (8.974 %) Consultant 6 6 (7.692 %) Technical Manager 7 5 (6.410 %) Programmer 8 4 (5.128 %) Support Analyst 8 4 (5.128 %) Analyst Programmer 8 4 (5.128 %) Technical Architect 8 4 (5.128 %) Architect 8 4 (5.128 %) SAP Technical Architect 8 4 (5.128 %) SAP Architect 9 3 (3.846 %) Report Developer 9 3 (3.846 %) SAP Consultant 9 3 (3.846 %) Crystal Reports Developer 9 3 (3.846 %) Project Analyst 9 3 (3.846 %) Trainer 9 3 (3.846 %) VB.NET Developer
Miscellaneous 1 3 (3.846 %) AS400 2 2 (2.564 %) PDA 3 1 (1.282 %) Management Information System	Operating Systems 1 3 (3.846 %) Linux 2 2 (2.564 %) UNIX 3 1 (1.282 %) AIX
Processes & Methodologies 1 14 (17.95 %) Project Management 2 8 (10.26 %) Technical Architecture 3 7 (8.974 %) SAP Implementation 3 7 (8.974 %) CRM 4 6 (7.692 %) Business Intelligence 4 6 (7.692 %) Change Management 4 6 (7.692 %) Supply Chain Management 5 5 (6.410 %) Business Analysis 5 5 (6.410 %) PRINCE2 6 2 (2.564 %) WFM 6 2 (2.564 %) User Acceptance Testing 6 2 (2.564 %) Project Planning 6 2 (2.564 %) Stakeholder Management 7 1 (1.282 %) Risk Assessment 7 1 (1.282 %) Information Security 7 1 (1.282 %) Data Analysis 7 1 (1.282 %) Logistics 7 1 (1.282 %) Systems Analysis 7 1 (1.282 %) GAP Analysis 7 1 (1.282 %) Migration	Programming Languages 1 5 (6.410 %) SQL 2 4 (5.128 %) VB.NET 2 4 (5.128 %) Java 3 3 (3.846 %) RPG 4 2 (2.564 %) COBOL 5 1 (1.282 %) PL/SQL 5 1 (1.282 %) Transact-SQL
Qualifications 1 3 (3.846 %) PRINCE2 Certification	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 1 (1.282 %) SLA 1 1 (1.282 %) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors 1 33 (42.31 %) SAP 2 5 (6.410 %) Oracle 3 4 (5.128 %) Agresso 4 3 (3.846 %) JD Edwards 4 3 (3.846 %) PeopleSoft 5 2 (2.564 %) Progress 5 2 (2.564 %) Northgate 5 2 (2.564 %) Lawson 6 1 (1.282 %) BT 6 1 (1.282 %) Applix 6 1 (1.282 %) IBM 6 1 (1.282 %) Hyperion 6 1 (1.282 %) CODA 6 1 (1.282 %) Baan 6 1 (1.282 %) Cognos