Logistics Contracts

Logistics
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Logistics skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Logistics over the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 247 230 283
Rank change year-on-year -17 +53 +16
Contract jobs citing Logistics 414 654 820
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.95% 1.18% 0.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.11% 1.31% 1.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 202 288 480
10th Percentile £213 £312 £350
25th Percentile £363 £400 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £636 £625 £633
90th Percentile £838 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £461 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -7.75% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 197 19
10th Percentile £11.79 - £11.18
25th Percentile £13.15 £9.80 £13.48
Median hourly rate £20.71 £10.63 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +94.83% -61.35% -19.47%
75th Percentile £26.03 - £42.11
90th Percentile £28.21 £12.02 £51.24
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.00 £9.80 £24.55
% change year-on-year +83.67% -60.08% +25.90%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Logistics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,178 49,770 79,013
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.13% 89.61% 90.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,737 34,458 55,587
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,579 1,678 1,852
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.96 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.90
Median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%
75th Percentile £61.28 £65.00 £50.15
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £34.90 £21.00
% change year-on-year +9.23% +66.18% -

Logistics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Logistics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Logistics in the UK

Logistics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Logistics in the UK

Logistics
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Logistics over the 6 months to 20 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Logistics in the UK

Logistics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Logistics in the UK

Logistics
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Logistics over the 6 months to 20 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Logistics in the UK

Logistics
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Logistics within the UK over the 6 months to 20 June 2024. 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
England -27 353 £500 - 801
UK excluding London -49 199 £461 -7.75% 606
London +66 146 £525 +10.53% 195
Work from Home +31 138 £525 +5.00% 229
South East +29 76 £465 +0.67% 136
North of England -34 51 £525 -2.78% 154
Midlands +8 30 £463 -2.63% 188
North West +4 29 £525 - 86
West Midlands +17 20 £463 -3.90% 112
Yorkshire -34 19 £425 -29.17% 54
East of England +7 18 £375 -26.83% 54
Scotland +39 12 £370 -15.43% 18
South West -71 10 £410 -20.00% 64
East Midlands -2 9 £461 +10.15% 75
North East +9 2 - - 15
Northern Ireland - 2 £105 - 6

Logistics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 28 (6.76%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.21%) SAS
3 2 (0.48%) Confluence
4 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.24%) CMS
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.24%) WebLogic
4 1 (0.24%) WebSphere
Applications
1 40 (9.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (8.21%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (7.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (2.17%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.45%) MS Visio
6 5 (1.21%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.48%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.48%) InDesign
8 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 46 (11.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (4.35%) SAP SD
3 17 (4.11%) SAP WM
4 13 (3.14%) SAP MM
5 10 (2.42%) SAP ERP
6 9 (2.17%) SAP EWM
7 7 (1.69%) SAP FI
8 6 (1.45%) Oracle EBS
8 6 (1.45%) SAP LE
8 6 (1.45%) SAP PP
8 6 (1.45%) Teamcenter
9 5 (1.21%) Endur
9 5 (1.21%) OpenLink RightAngle
9 5 (1.21%) SAP PM
10 4 (0.97%) Maximo
10 4 (0.97%) Oracle EBS R12
10 4 (0.97%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
10 4 (0.97%) SAP Retail
11 3 (0.72%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 3 (0.72%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 18 (4.35%) Azure
2 17 (4.11%) Dynamics 365
2 17 (4.11%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (3.38%) AWS
4 9 (2.17%) Power Platform
5 8 (1.93%) Cloud Computing
6 7 (1.69%) Google Workspace
7 6 (1.45%) GCP
7 6 (1.45%) SaaS
7 6 (1.45%) Snowflake
8 5 (1.21%) Slack
8 5 (1.21%) WhatsApp
8 5 (1.21%) Yammer
9 4 (0.97%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.72%) Canva
10 3 (0.72%) MailChimp
10 3 (0.72%) PaaS
11 2 (0.48%) dbt
11 2 (0.48%) Matillion
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.42%) LAN
1 10 (2.42%) WAN
2 5 (1.21%) TCP/IP
3 4 (0.97%) 3GPP
3 4 (0.97%) 4G
3 4 (0.97%) 5G
3 4 (0.97%) 5G NR
3 4 (0.97%) BGP
3 4 (0.97%) DNS
3 4 (0.97%) HTTP
3 4 (0.97%) IPv6
3 4 (0.97%) LTE
3 4 (0.97%) OSPF
3 4 (0.97%) Radio Access Network
4 3 (0.72%) Firewall
4 3 (0.72%) Intranet
4 3 (0.72%) VLAN
5 2 (0.48%) DHCP
5 2 (0.48%) VPN
5 2 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.17%) Power BI
1 9 (2.17%) SAP HANA
2 7 (1.69%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.21%) Crystal Reports
4 4 (0.97%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (0.97%) Tableau
5 3 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 3 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.48%) Big Data
6 2 (0.48%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.24%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.24%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.24%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.24%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.24%) MS Access
7 1 (0.24%) Power Query
7 1 (0.24%) Tableau Desktop
Development Applications
1 8 (1.93%) JIRA
2 2 (0.48%) GitLab
2 2 (0.48%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.48%) JUnit
2 2 (0.48%) REST Assured
2 2 (0.48%) Selenium
2 2 (0.48%) TestNG
2 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio Team System
3 1 (0.24%) LSMW
3 1 (0.24%) TestDirector
3 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 145 (35.02%) Social Skills
2 97 (23.43%) Finance
3 70 (16.91%) Manufacturing
4 64 (15.46%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (7.97%) Retail
6 26 (6.28%) Organisational Skills
7 20 (4.83%) Telecoms
8 16 (3.86%) Marketing
9 11 (2.66%) Aerospace
9 11 (2.66%) Automotive
9 11 (2.66%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (2.42%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (2.17%) Pharmaceutical
12 8 (1.93%) Legal
13 7 (1.69%) Billing
13 7 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (1.45%) Public Sector
15 5 (1.21%) French Language
16 4 (0.97%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 69 (16.67%) Consultant
2 53 (12.80%) Analyst
3 45 (10.87%) SAP Consultant
4 32 (7.73%) Lead
5 31 (7.49%) Senior
6 27 (6.52%) Architect
7 26 (6.28%) Functional Consultant
7 26 (6.28%) Project Manager
8 21 (5.07%) Business Analyst
9 18 (4.35%) Developer
9 18 (4.35%) Solutions Architect
10 16 (3.86%) Administrator
11 14 (3.38%) Coordinator
12 12 (2.90%) SAP SD Consultant
12 12 (2.90%) Senior Manager
13 10 (2.42%) SAP Architect
13 10 (2.42%) SAP Functional Consultant
14 9 (2.17%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
14 9 (2.17%) IT Engineer
15 8 (1.93%) Logistics Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.17%) EDI
2 7 (1.69%) HTML
2 7 (1.69%) Middleware
3 6 (1.45%) .NET
4 5 (1.21%) IDoc
4 5 (1.21%) SAP TM
5 4 (0.97%) ADO
5 4 (0.97%) REST
5 4 (0.97%) XML
6 3 (0.72%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.48%) BAPI
7 2 (0.48%) CSS
7 2 (0.48%) Node.js
7 2 (0.48%) SAP ALE
7 2 (0.48%) SAP Core Interface
7 2 (0.48%) SAP Fiori
7 2 (0.48%) Web Services
8 1 (0.24%) .NET Framework
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle Fusion
8 1 (0.24%) TIBCO EMS
Miscellaneous
1 16 (3.86%) Management Information System
2 9 (2.17%) FMCG
2 9 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (1.93%) Onboarding
4 6 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
5 5 (1.21%) Robotics
5 5 (1.21%) Social Media
6 4 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (0.72%) CCTV
7 3 (0.72%) Data Centre
7 3 (0.72%) EPoS
7 3 (0.72%) iPhone
7 3 (0.72%) Life Science
7 3 (0.72%) Video Editing
7 3 (0.72%) Wiki
8 2 (0.48%) Biopharmaceutical
8 2 (0.48%) Blockchain
8 2 (0.48%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.48%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.14%) Windows
2 10 (2.42%) Linux
3 4 (0.97%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.72%) Android
4 3 (0.72%) Debian
4 3 (0.72%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.24%) Unix
5 1 (0.24%) VMS
5 1 (0.24%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (17.63%) Project Management
2 62 (14.98%) ERP
2 62 (14.98%) Problem-Solving
3 55 (13.29%) Agile
3 55 (13.29%) Stakeholder Management
4 43 (10.39%) Project Delivery
5 41 (9.90%) Migration
6 35 (8.45%) Change Management
7 32 (7.73%) Inventory Management
8 27 (6.52%) Continuous Improvement
9 23 (5.56%) Waterfall
10 22 (5.31%) Supply Chain Management
11 20 (4.83%) Analytics
11 20 (4.83%) Data Migration
12 19 (4.59%) Roadmaps
13 17 (4.11%) PRINCE2
14 16 (3.86%) Business Analysis
14 16 (3.86%) Business Intelligence
14 16 (3.86%) Order Management
14 16 (3.86%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 27 (6.52%) SQL
2 12 (2.90%) C#
3 9 (2.17%) ABAP
4 8 (1.93%) Java
5 7 (1.69%) Python
6 5 (1.21%) C
7 3 (0.72%) C++
7 3 (0.72%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.72%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.72%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.24%) PL/1
8 1 (0.24%) SAPscript
8 1 (0.24%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.24%) XPath
8 1 (0.24%) XQuery
Qualifications
1 33 (7.97%) Degree
2 21 (5.07%) Security Cleared
3 11 (2.66%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.17%) SAP Certification
5 8 (1.93%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 7 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.45%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.45%) ISEB
7 6 (1.45%) PMP
8 5 (1.21%) APMP
9 4 (0.97%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.97%) CPIM
9 4 (0.97%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.72%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.48%) CCNA
11 2 (0.48%) Chartered Engineer
11 2 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.48%) RIBA
12 1 (0.24%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.07%) PMO
2 9 (2.17%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.93%) GDPR
3 8 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.45%) NIST
4 6 (1.45%) QA
5 4 (0.97%) Accessibility
5 4 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 3 (0.72%) GRC
6 3 (0.72%) HAZOP
6 3 (0.72%) SLA
7 2 (0.48%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.24%) GMP
8 1 (0.24%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.24%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.24%) P3O
System Software
1 8 (1.93%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.24%) Firmware
2 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.24%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (1.69%) Terraform
2 2 (0.48%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (0.48%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.24%) Ansible
3 1 (0.24%) Argo
3 1 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.24%) TIBCO Hawk
Vendors
1 133 (32.13%) SAP
2 77 (18.60%) Microsoft
3 22 (5.31%) Oracle
4 11 (2.66%) Ariba
5 9 (2.17%) IFS
5 9 (2.17%) Salesforce
5 9 (2.17%) ServiceNow
6 5 (1.21%) Adobe
6 5 (1.21%) Google
6 5 (1.21%) OpenLink
6 5 (1.21%) Triple Point
7 4 (0.97%) Apple
7 4 (0.97%) Ericsson
7 4 (0.97%) Informatica
7 4 (0.97%) MuleSoft
7 4 (0.97%) Nokia
7 4 (0.97%) Palo Alto
8 3 (0.72%) Kofax
8 3 (0.72%) Siemens
8 3 (0.72%) webMethods