The first table below looks at the demand for Logistics skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Logistics 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the West Midlands region.

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
Logistics
Rank 63 60 77
Rank change year-on-year
-3 +17
Contract jobs citing Logistics 32 44 25
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 1.960% 1.963% 1.321%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.949% 3.075% 2.089%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 17 11
Average daily rate £500 £425 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+17.64% +6.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £252 £230
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £500 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £375 £425
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 2
Average hourly rate £37.80 £38.50 £34.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.81% +10.79%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £28.25 £11.50
% change year-on-year
+33.80% +145.65%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1085 1431 1197
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 66.44% 63.83% 63.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 527 675 550
Average daily rate £350 £330 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.06% -5.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £233 £235 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £527 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 73 75
Average hourly rate £37.80 £20.26 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+86.62% -18.98%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
Logistics
England

Logistics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Logistics across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands Logistics Jobs Demand Trend

Logistics
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Logistics Daily Rate Trend

Logistics
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Logistics across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands Logistics Daily Rate Histogram

Logistics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Logistics Hourly Rate Trend

Logistics
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 West Midlands region 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
Coventry +12 21 £550 -
Birmingham +5 2 £388 +3.33%
Worcestershire - 1 - -
Logistics
England

Logistics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region 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.

1 27 (33.75%) Manufacturing
2 26 (32.50%) SAP
2 26 (32.50%) Automotive
3 24 (30.00%) Finance
4 16 (20.00%) Change Management
5 13 (16.25%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (12.50%) Marketing
6 10 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
6 10 (12.50%) Integration Testing
7 9 (11.25%) Project Management
7 9 (11.25%) ERP
7 9 (11.25%) Business Intelligence
7 9 (11.25%) Microsoft
8 8 (10.00%) SAP Implementation
9 7 (8.750%) E-Learning
10 6 (7.500%) SAP MM
10 6 (7.500%) SQL Server
11 5 (6.250%) PLM
11 5 (6.250%) Validation
12 4 (5.000%) MBA
12 4 (5.000%) SAP FI/CO
12 4 (5.000%) Management Information System
12 4 (5.000%) SAP FI
12 4 (5.000%) C#
12 4 (5.000%) MS Visio
12 4 (5.000%) SAP CO
12 4 (5.000%) Automated Testing
12 4 (5.000%) MS PowerPoint
12 4 (5.000%) Unit Testing
12 4 (5.000%) WCF

Logistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region 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.

Application Development
1 4 (5.000%) WCF
1 4 (5.000%) WPF
2 3 (3.750%) WebSphere
2 3 (3.750%) Middleware
3 1 (1.250%) EDI
3 1 (1.250%) COM
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.250%) SharePoint 2010
1 1 (1.250%) NetWeaver
1 1 (1.250%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (5.000%) MS Visio
1 4 (5.000%) MS PowerPoint
2 1 (1.250%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (7.500%) SAP MM
2 4 (5.000%) SAP FI/CO
2 4 (5.000%) SAP FI
2 4 (5.000%) SAP CO
2 4 (5.000%) SAP EWM
3 3 (3.750%) SAP SD
4 2 (2.500%) SAP PP
4 2 (2.500%) SAP WM
4 2 (2.500%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (1.250%) SAP GRC
5 1 (1.250%) SAP QM
5 1 (1.250%) SAP SCM
5 1 (1.250%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (1.250%) Agresso
5 1 (1.250%) SAP APO
5 1 (1.250%) SAP R/3
5 1 (1.250%) Oracle ERP
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.500%) Ethernet
1 2 (2.500%) ATM
2 1 (1.250%) Radio Access Network
2 1 (1.250%) LAN
2 1 (1.250%) SDH
2 1 (1.250%) WAN
2 1 (1.250%) 3G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.500%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.750%) SAP Data Services
2 3 (3.750%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (2.500%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (2.500%) SQL Server 2005
3 2 (2.500%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 2 (2.500%) SQL Server 2008
3 2 (2.500%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.250%) UniData
4 1 (1.250%) JasperReports
4 1 (1.250%) Microsoft Analysis Services
4 1 (1.250%) OLAP
4 1 (1.250%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (1.250%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 2 (2.500%) LSMW
2 1 (1.250%) Visual Studio
General
1 27 (33.75%) Manufacturing
2 26 (32.50%) Automotive
3 24 (30.00%) Finance
4 10 (12.50%) Marketing
5 3 (3.750%) Retail
5 3 (3.750%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (2.500%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.250%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 23 (28.75%) Project Manager
2 20 (25.00%) Business Analyst
2 20 (25.00%) Analyst
3 17 (21.25%) Consultant
4 15 (18.75%) SAP Consultant
5 7 (8.750%) Test Manager
6 6 (7.500%) SAP Manager
7 4 (5.000%) Senior Manager
7 4 (5.000%) Senior Project Manager
7 4 (5.000%) SAP EWM Consultant
8 2 (2.500%) Architect
8 2 (2.500%) Data Manager
8 2 (2.500%) SAP Project Manager
8 2 (2.500%) SAP MM Consultant
8 2 (2.500%) Migration Consultant
8 2 (2.500%) Test Leader
8 2 (2.500%) Head of Infrastructure
8 2 (2.500%) SAP Data Migration Manager
8 2 (2.500%) SAP Data Consultant
8 2 (2.500%) Data Migration Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.750%) E-Learning
2 4 (5.000%) Management Information System
3 3 (3.750%) FMCG
3 3 (3.750%) Smart Meter
4 2 (2.500%) NHS
5 1 (1.250%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.250%) Windows 7
1 1 (1.250%) Windows XP
1 1 (1.250%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (20.00%) Change Management
2 13 (16.25%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
3 10 (12.50%) Integration Testing
4 9 (11.25%) Project Management
4 9 (11.25%) ERP
4 9 (11.25%) Business Intelligence
5 8 (10.00%) SAP Implementation
6 5 (6.250%) PLM
6 5 (6.250%) Validation
7 4 (5.000%) Automated Testing
7 4 (5.000%) Unit Testing
8 3 (3.750%) Matrix Management
8 3 (3.750%) Data Migration
8 3 (3.750%) CRM
8 3 (3.750%) Migration
9 1 (1.250%) Continuous Improvement
9 1 (1.250%) Change Control
9 1 (1.250%) Analytics
9 1 (1.250%) Lean Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.000%) C#
2 2 (2.500%) SQL
3 1 (1.250%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4 (5.000%) MBA
2 1 (1.250%) Degree
2 1 (1.250%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.250%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.250%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 26 (32.50%) SAP
2 9 (11.25%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.750%) Oracle
3 3 (3.750%) IBM
4 2 (2.500%) Sage
4 2 (2.500%) JD Edwards
5 1 (1.250%) RedPrairie
5 1 (1.250%) Cramer