IFS Contracts in England

IFS
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of IFS products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited IFS over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within IFS AB.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 452 502 607
Rank change year-on-year +50 +105 +120
Contract jobs citing IFS 33 40 46
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.14% 0.11% 0.091%
As % of the Vendors category 0.29% 0.26% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 11 28
10th Percentile £456 £500 £551
25th Percentile £485 £531 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £688 £650 £641
90th Percentile £765 - £748
UK median daily rate £575 £575 £600
% change year-on-year - -4.17% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £13.99 -
UK median hourly rate - £13.99 -

All Vendors
England

IFS falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 11,562 15,655 21,089
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 47.47% 42.09% 41.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,448 9,950 14,523
10th Percentile £287 £256 £270
25th Percentile £408 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £518 £538
Median % change year-on-year +1.30% -3.58% +2.38%
75th Percentile £625 £631 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £517 £525
% change year-on-year -0.39% -1.52% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 471 1,007 599
10th Percentile £14.84 £12.08 £15.19
25th Percentile £17.56 £14.27 £18.75
Median hourly rate £27.13 £22.50 £39.55
Median % change year-on-year +20.56% -43.11% +88.33%
75th Percentile £60.00 £56.37 £64.50
90th Percentile £76.25 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £26.45 £22.30 £43.75
% change year-on-year +18.61% -49.03% +108.14%

IFS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing IFS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for IFS in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IFS in England.

Daily rate trend for IFS in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IFS in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IFS in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IFS in England.

Hourly rate trend for IFS in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IFS within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England +33 11 £500 -16.67%
London +40 10 £635 -2.31% 13
South East +34 7 £625 - 13
Midlands +22 2 £625 +35.14% 13
South West - 2 - - 10
West Midlands +13 1 - - 4
East Midlands - 1 £625 - 9
IFS
UK

IFS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.03%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.03%) Azure
1 1 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (15.15%) Oracle Database
2 1 (3.03%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (3.03%) Data Lake
2 1 (3.03%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (3.03%) MongoDB
2 1 (3.03%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (3.03%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (12.12%) Hudson
2 1 (3.03%) JIRA
General
1 16 (48.48%) Finance
2 6 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 5 (15.15%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (12.12%) Manufacturing
4 4 (12.12%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (9.09%) Aerospace
5 3 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (6.06%) Law
6 2 (6.06%) Legal
7 1 (3.03%) General Ledger
7 1 (3.03%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (51.52%) Consultant
1 17 (51.52%) IFS Consultant
2 8 (24.24%) Developer
2 8 (24.24%) IFS Developer
3 6 (18.18%) Functional Consultant
4 5 (15.15%) Analyst
4 5 (15.15%) Architect
5 3 (9.09%) Business Analyst
5 3 (9.09%) Cloud Developer
5 3 (9.09%) Commercial Analyst
5 3 (9.09%) Financial Analyst
5 3 (9.09%) IFS Business Analyst
5 3 (9.09%) Technical Developer
6 2 (6.06%) Functional Business Analyst
6 2 (6.06%) IFS Analyst
6 2 (6.06%) Lead
6 2 (6.06%) Report Developer
6 2 (6.06%) Senior
6 2 (6.06%) Technical Architect
6 2 (6.06%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) Web Services
1 1 (3.03%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.06%) Data Structures
1 2 (6.06%) Enterprise Software
1 2 (6.06%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (3.03%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (66.67%) ERP
2 10 (30.30%) Migration
3 6 (18.18%) Technical Architecture
4 5 (15.15%) Data Management
4 5 (15.15%) Data Migration
4 5 (15.15%) Financial Modelling
4 5 (15.15%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (15.15%) Requirements Gathering
5 4 (12.12%) Backlog Prioritisation
5 4 (12.12%) Computer Science
5 4 (12.12%) Workflow
5 4 (12.12%) Workflow Management
5 4 (12.12%) Workshop Facilitation
6 3 (9.09%) Budget Management
6 3 (9.09%) Budgeting
6 3 (9.09%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 3 (9.09%) Contract Management
6 3 (9.09%) Financial Analysis
6 3 (9.09%) Order to Cash
6 3 (9.09%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 9 (27.27%) PL/SQL
1 9 (27.27%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (18.18%) SC Cleared
1 6 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 4 (12.12%) Degree
3 3 (9.09%) ACCA
3 3 (9.09%) CIMA
4 1 (3.03%) APMP
4 1 (3.03%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.03%) P3O
1 1 (3.03%) SLA
Vendors
1 7 (21.21%) Oracle
2 4 (12.12%) Microsoft
3 3 (9.09%) SAP
4 1 (3.03%) Ariba
4 1 (3.03%) Laserfiche
4 1 (3.03%) Sybase