Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for EDI skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited EDI over the 6 months to 4 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 558 721 718
Rank change year-on-year +163 -3 -82
Permanent jobs citing EDI 185 375 397
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.30% 0.31%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 1.32% 0.93% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 152 295 331
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,524 £33,750
25th Percentile £39,748 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £67,594 £57,500 £58,193
90th Percentile £82,500 £71,077 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £44,345 £44,345
% change year-on-year +18.39% - -11.31%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

EDI is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 14,018 40,128 49,552
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.33% 32.38% 38.64%
Number of salaries quoted 10,969 24,275 32,022
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £36,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.31% +8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £106,258 £105,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +9.52% +5.00%

EDI
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for EDI in the UK

EDI
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing EDI.

Salary trend for EDI in the UK

EDI
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing EDI over the 6 months to 4 December 2023.

Salary histogram for EDI in the UK

EDI
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing EDI within the UK over the 6 months to 4 December 2023. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +180 179 £55,000 +22.22% 105
UK excluding London +82 111 £52,500 +18.39% 82
London +274 69 £60,000 +9.09% 32
South East +84 50 £63,856 +44.00% 33
Work from Home +170 33 £52,500 +5.00% 44
Midlands +99 26 £52,500 +5.00% 7
North of England +131 18 £55,000 +22.22% 34
West Midlands +117 14 £45,000 +4.72% 6
East Midlands +35 14 £90,000 +80.00% 1
North West +95 13 £55,000 +63.57% 27
East of England +131 9 £35,000 -44.88% 8
Yorkshire +83 5 £40,000 -11.11% 7
South West +31 5 £39,748 -0.63% 7
Wales +22 2 £40,000 -44.83%
Scotland +54 1 £40,000 -44.83% 1

EDI
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 6 (3.24%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.08%) BizTalk Server
3 1 (0.54%) CMS
3 1 (0.54%) Confluence
3 1 (0.54%) MQSeries
3 1 (0.54%) Mule
3 1 (0.54%) nginx
3 1 (0.54%) WordPress
Applications
1 5 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.16%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.16%) MS Visio
3 3 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.62%) OrCAD
4 2 (1.08%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 18 (9.73%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (6.49%) SAP SD
3 7 (3.78%) NetSuite
4 5 (2.70%) SAP ERP
4 5 (2.70%) SAP FI
5 4 (2.16%) SAP Business One
5 4 (2.16%) SAP PP
6 3 (1.62%) SAP CO
6 3 (1.62%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (1.08%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (1.08%) SAP GTS
8 1 (0.54%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.54%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 1 (0.54%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.54%) SAP EWM
8 1 (0.54%) SAP LE
8 1 (0.54%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.54%) SAP Retail
8 1 (0.54%) SAP WM
8 1 (0.54%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 31 (16.76%) Azure
2 15 (8.11%) Power Platform
3 10 (5.41%) PowerApps
4 9 (4.86%) AWS
4 9 (4.86%) Azure Logic Apps
4 9 (4.86%) SaaS
5 8 (4.32%) Amazon EC2
5 8 (4.32%) Amazon S3
5 8 (4.32%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (2.70%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 4 (2.16%) Azure Functions
7 4 (2.16%) Boomi
7 4 (2.16%) Serverless
8 3 (1.62%) AtomSphere
8 3 (1.62%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (1.62%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (1.62%) Azure Stack
8 3 (1.62%) SuccessFactors
8 3 (1.62%) WhatsApp
9 2 (1.08%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.78%) HTTP
2 5 (2.70%) WAN
3 4 (2.16%) LAN
3 4 (2.16%) VoIP
4 3 (1.62%) Firewall
4 3 (1.62%) SAN
5 2 (1.08%) Ethernet
5 2 (1.08%) MPLS
5 2 (1.08%) VPN
5 2 (1.08%) WLAN
6 1 (0.54%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (0.54%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.54%) Internet
6 1 (0.54%) SSH
6 1 (0.54%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (14.05%) SQL Server
2 8 (4.32%) Amazon RDS
2 8 (4.32%) PostgreSQL
2 8 (4.32%) Redis
3 7 (3.78%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (3.24%) Big Data
5 5 (2.70%) Power BI
6 4 (2.16%) GIS
6 4 (2.16%) NoSQL
7 3 (1.62%) Data Lake
8 2 (1.08%) Crystal Reports
8 2 (1.08%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.54%) Looker
9 1 (0.54%) MySQL
9 1 (0.54%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.54%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (2.70%) Visual Studio
2 2 (1.08%) JIRA
3 1 (0.54%) Appium
3 1 (0.54%) Git
3 1 (0.54%) Postman
3 1 (0.54%) Selenium
General
1 79 (42.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 60 (32.43%) Social Skills
3 42 (22.70%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (18.38%) Retail
5 33 (17.84%) Finance
6 32 (17.30%) Advertising
7 13 (7.03%) Manufacturing
8 11 (5.95%) Marketing
9 10 (5.41%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (3.78%) Legal
11 5 (2.70%) Electronics
11 5 (2.70%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (2.16%) Public Sector
13 3 (1.62%) Digital Health
13 3 (1.62%) Front Office
13 3 (1.62%) Local Government
13 3 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (1.08%) Games
Job Titles
1 31 (16.76%) Analyst
2 25 (13.51%) Developer
3 24 (12.97%) Architect
4 19 (10.27%) Solutions Architect
5 18 (9.73%) Lead
6 12 (6.49%) Applications Support
7 10 (5.41%) Support Analyst
8 9 (4.86%) Applications Developer
8 9 (4.86%) SAP Architect
8 9 (4.86%) Senior
8 9 (4.86%) Systems Analyst
9 8 (4.32%) Ruby on Rails Developer
10 7 (3.78%) Applications Support Analyst
10 7 (3.78%) Azure Architect
10 7 (3.78%) ERP Analyst
10 7 (3.78%) ERP Support
10 7 (3.78%) SAP Solutions Architect
10 7 (3.78%) Systems Support Analyst
11 6 (3.24%) .NET Developer
11 6 (3.24%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (13.51%) XML
2 16 (8.65%) SOAP
3 15 (8.11%) REST
4 14 (7.57%) CSS
4 14 (7.57%) HTML
4 14 (7.57%) JSON
5 9 (4.86%) SAP Fiori
6 8 (4.32%) AngularJS
6 8 (4.32%) Memcached
6 8 (4.32%) Next.js
6 8 (4.32%) Node.js
6 8 (4.32%) Ruby on Rails
6 8 (4.32%) Sidekiq
7 7 (3.78%) .NET
8 6 (3.24%) ASP.NET
8 6 (3.24%) IDoc
9 5 (2.70%) jQuery
9 5 (2.70%) SAP ALE
9 5 (2.70%) Web Services
10 4 (2.16%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 17 (9.19%) Management Information System
2 12 (6.49%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (4.86%) Greenfield Project
3 9 (4.86%) Grid Computing
4 8 (4.32%) Product Ownership
5 5 (2.70%) Data Structures
6 4 (2.16%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (2.16%) Distributed Architecture
6 4 (2.16%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (2.16%) Replication
7 3 (1.62%) Algorithms
7 3 (1.62%) Freedom of Information
7 3 (1.62%) Freedom of Information Act
8 2 (1.08%) FMCG
8 2 (1.08%) Mobile App
8 2 (1.08%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.54%) CCTV
9 1 (0.54%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.54%) Robotics
9 1 (0.54%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 14 (7.57%) Linux
2 11 (5.95%) Windows
3 9 (4.86%) Mac OS
4 5 (2.70%) Android
5 4 (2.16%) Unix
5 4 (2.16%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.54%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.54%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.54%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.54%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (30.27%) Agile
2 42 (22.70%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (21.62%) ERP
4 26 (14.05%) Logistics
4 26 (14.05%) Project Management
5 25 (13.51%) Scrum
6 19 (10.27%) Roadmaps
7 18 (9.73%) Analytics
8 16 (8.65%) Change Management
8 16 (8.65%) Coaching
9 15 (8.11%) Budget Management
9 15 (8.11%) Project Delivery
9 15 (8.11%) Stakeholder Management
10 14 (7.57%) Customer Service
10 14 (7.57%) ITIL
10 14 (7.57%) Performance Management
10 14 (7.57%) Requirements Gathering
11 13 (7.03%) Artificial Intelligence
11 13 (7.03%) Commercial Awareness
11 13 (7.03%) Data Integration
Programming Languages
1 47 (25.41%) SQL
2 22 (11.89%) C#
3 14 (7.57%) JavaScript
3 14 (7.57%) PowerShell
4 13 (7.03%) Python
5 8 (4.32%) Java
5 8 (4.32%) Ruby
5 8 (4.32%) T-SQL
6 6 (3.24%) C
7 4 (2.16%) VB
7 4 (2.16%) XAML
8 3 (1.62%) ABAP
8 3 (1.62%) Assembly Language
8 3 (1.62%) C++
8 3 (1.62%) Delphi
8 3 (1.62%) Fortran
8 3 (1.62%) Julia
8 3 (1.62%) Pascal
8 3 (1.62%) R
8 3 (1.62%) Rust
Qualifications
1 44 (23.78%) Degree
2 29 (15.68%) DBS Check
3 21 (11.35%) BPSS Clearance
4 9 (4.86%) PhD
5 4 (2.16%) Security Cleared
6 3 (1.62%) Azure Certification
6 3 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (1.62%) HND
6 3 (1.62%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.08%) CIPD
7 2 (1.08%) HNC
8 1 (0.54%) CISM
8 1 (0.54%) CISSP
8 1 (0.54%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.54%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.54%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.54%) PMP
8 1 (0.54%) Six Sigma Black Belt
8 1 (0.54%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (11.35%) QA
2 4 (2.16%) Data Quality
2 4 (2.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (1.08%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.08%) SLA
4 1 (0.54%) GDPR
4 1 (0.54%) ISO 22301
4 1 (0.54%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.54%) PMO
System Software
1 10 (5.41%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.08%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (2.70%) Terraform
2 4 (2.16%) SCCM
3 1 (0.54%) Control-M
3 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.54%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 40 (21.62%) SAP
2 35 (18.92%) Microsoft
3 26 (14.05%) Sun
4 6 (3.24%) Anaplan
5 5 (2.70%) VMware
6 4 (2.16%) MuleSoft
6 4 (2.16%) Xamarin
7 3 (1.62%) Cognizant
7 3 (1.62%) Databricks
7 3 (1.62%) IBM
7 3 (1.62%) Informatica
7 3 (1.62%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.62%) SnapLogic
7 3 (1.62%) Workday
8 2 (1.08%) Adobe
8 2 (1.08%) ANSYS
8 2 (1.08%) Sitecore
8 2 (1.08%) SYSPRO
9 1 (0.54%) Computacenter
9 1 (0.54%) WatchGuard