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The table below looks at the demand for Lawson Software Movex skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Movex over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLawson Software Movex
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank115122
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.595 %1.961 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate-£269
% change on same period last year-
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-£21.63
% change on same period last year-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads168255
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.265 %0.273 %
Daily rates quoted4066
Average minimum daily rate£448£413
Average daily rate£473£441
% change on same period last year+7.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£498£469
UK excluding London average daily rate£449£433
% change on same period last year+3.67 %
Hourly rates quoted1217
Average minimum hourly rate£23.92£20.67
Average hourly rate£24.87£22.23
% change on same period last year+11.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.83£23.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.61£27.85
% change on same period last year+6.31 %
Movex EnglandMovex
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.

Movex
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Movex Demand Trend

Movex
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Movex Daily Rate Trend

Movex
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Movex within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
StaffordshireNew entry-1--
Movex EnglandMovex
England

Movex
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Movex 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 Movex.

12 (50.00 %)ERP
21 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Systems Analysis
21 (25.00 %)Business Analysis
21 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (25.00 %)Great Plains
21 (25.00 %)Baan
21 (25.00 %)JD Edwards
21 (25.00 %)Lawson
21 (25.00 %)MS Office
21 (25.00 %)PeopleSoft
21 (25.00 %)SAP
21 (25.00 %)Windows

Movex
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Movex 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 Movex. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (25.00 %)Great Plains
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Applications Support
21 (25.00 %)2nd Line Support
21 (25.00 %)Applications Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Movex Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Financial Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Business Analyst
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)ERP
21 (25.00 %)Systems Analysis
21 (25.00 %)Business Analysis
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)PeopleSoft
11 (25.00 %)SAP
11 (25.00 %)Baan
11 (25.00 %)JD Edwards
11 (25.00 %)Lawson