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 23 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
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 446 497 610
Rank change year-on-year +51 +113 +112
Contract jobs citing IFS 34 41 40
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.14% 0.11% 0.083%
As % of the Vendors category 0.30% 0.27% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 10 24
10th Percentile £447 £413 £536
25th Percentile £475 £513 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.08% - +17.07%
75th Percentile £645 £650 £650
90th Percentile £783 £760 £778
UK median daily rate £575 £538 £600
% change year-on-year +6.98% -10.42% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £75.00 - -
Median hourly rate £80.00 £13.99 -
Median % change year-on-year +471.84% - -
75th Percentile £85.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £80.00 £13.99 -
% change year-on-year +471.84% - -

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 11,358 15,227 20,070
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 47.64% 41.90% 41.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,302 9,725 13,797
10th Percentile £275 £263 £266
25th Percentile £406 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £515 £536
Median % change year-on-year +1.58% -3.92% +2.10%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £725 £744 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £513 £525
% change year-on-year - -2.38% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 470 1,020 572
10th Percentile £14.83 £12.13 £15.21
25th Percentile £17.44 £14.41 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.50 £22.08 £37.25
Median % change year-on-year +15.52% -40.74% +74.31%
75th Percentile £55.19 £56.70 £62.76
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £25.30 £21.50 £42.16
% change year-on-year +17.67% -49.00% +96.07%

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

IFS
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

IFS
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IFS in England over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IFS in England

IFS
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 23 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
London +58 8 £738 +1.72% 35
South East +38 8 - - 34
East of England +30 8 £519 -13.54% 13
South West - 6 £620 - 12
Midlands +18 3 £613 +44.12% 11
East Midlands - 2 £613 - 8
West Midlands +11 1 - - 3
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 4 (11.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.94%) Azure
1 1 (2.94%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.94%) Crystal Reports
1 1 (2.94%) Data Lake
1 1 (2.94%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (2.94%) MongoDB
1 1 (2.94%) Oracle Database
1 1 (2.94%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (2.94%) SQL Server
1 1 (2.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 5 (14.71%) Hudson
2 1 (2.94%) JIRA
General
1 17 (50.00%) Finance
2 6 (17.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 6 (17.65%) Manufacturing
3 5 (14.71%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (14.71%) Social Skills
4 4 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (11.76%) Telecoms
5 3 (8.82%) Aerospace
6 2 (5.88%) Law
6 2 (5.88%) Legal
7 1 (2.94%) General Ledger
7 1 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (44.12%) Consultant
1 15 (44.12%) IFS Consultant
2 8 (23.53%) Developer
2 8 (23.53%) IFS Developer
3 6 (17.65%) Functional Consultant
4 5 (14.71%) Analyst
5 4 (11.76%) Senior
6 3 (8.82%) Business Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Cloud Developer
6 3 (8.82%) Commercial Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Financial Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) IFS Business Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Senior Developer
6 3 (8.82%) Technical Developer
7 2 (5.88%) ERP Consultant
7 2 (5.88%) Functional Business Analyst
7 2 (5.88%) IFS Analyst
7 2 (5.88%) Lead
8 1 (2.94%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
8 1 (2.94%) Dynamics 365 Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.94%) Web Services
1 1 (2.94%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.88%) Enterprise Software
1 2 (5.88%) FMCG
2 1 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (55.88%) ERP
2 7 (20.59%) Financial Modelling
3 5 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (14.71%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (14.71%) Project Delivery
3 5 (14.71%) Project Management
4 4 (11.76%) Business Case
4 4 (11.76%) Change Control
4 4 (11.76%) Customer-Centricity
4 4 (11.76%) Migration
4 4 (11.76%) Portfolio Management
4 4 (11.76%) PRINCE2
4 4 (11.76%) Workflow
4 4 (11.76%) Workflow Management
4 4 (11.76%) Workshop Facilitation
5 3 (8.82%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 3 (8.82%) Contract Management
5 3 (8.82%) Financial Analysis
5 3 (8.82%) Order to Cash
5 3 (8.82%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 5 (14.71%) PL/SQL
1 5 (14.71%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (17.65%) SC Cleared
1 6 (17.65%) Security Cleared
2 4 (11.76%) APMP
3 3 (8.82%) ACCA
3 3 (8.82%) CIMA
4 1 (2.94%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (11.76%) P3O
2 1 (2.94%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.88%) SAP
3 1 (2.94%) Ariba
3 1 (2.94%) Laserfiche
3 1 (2.94%) Oracle
3 1 (2.94%) Sybase