The first table below looks at the demand for Sage 1000 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 Sage 1000 over the 3 months to 21 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 Business Applications 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Sage 1000
Rank 95 108 -
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -
Contract jobs citing Sage 1000 1 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.059% 0.045% -
As % of the Business Applications category 0.565% 0.455% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Average daily rate - £325 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £335 £375 £393
% change year-on-year
-10.66% -4.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Business Applications
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
177 220 201
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 10.53% 9.791% 10.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 92 102
Average daily rate £440 £413 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.66% +3.12%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £250 £259
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £525 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £438 £420
% change year-on-year
-2.85% +4.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 4 8
Average hourly rate £37.80 £20.00 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+89.00% -20.00%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £21.96
% change year-on-year
+68.00% +2.45%
Sage 1000
England

Sage 1000
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Sage 1000 across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

West Midlands Sage 1000 Jobs Demand Trend

Sage 1000
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Sage 1000 across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Sage 1000 Daily Rate Trend

Sage 1000
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Sage 1000 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 Sage 1000.

1 3 (100.00%) Sage
2 2 (66.67%) Sage 200
2 2 (66.67%) MS Excel
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Advertising
2 2 (66.67%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (33.33%) Finance

Sage 1000
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Sage 1000 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 Sage 1000. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Sage 200
1 2 (66.67%) Dynamics NAV
General
1 2 (66.67%) Advertising
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Consultant
1 3 (100.00%) Sage Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Support Consultant
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Sage
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft