IFS
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of IFS products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited IFS over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 543 661 791
Rank change year-on-year +118 +130 -142
Contract jobs citing IFS 48 57 63
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.096% 0.071%
As % of the Vendors category 0.26% 0.22% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 37 36
10th Percentile £356 £478 £381
25th Percentile £393 £563 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £600
90th Percentile £685 £743 £636
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £688 £500
% change year-on-year -30.91% +37.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Median hourly rate £13.99 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £13.99 - -

All Vendors
UK

IFS is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 18,378 25,381 35,402
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 42.59% 42.91% 39.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,388 16,991 23,516
10th Percentile £263 £273 £293
25th Percentile £403 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £627 £648 £634
90th Percentile £738 £743 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £465
% change year-on-year - +7.53% +9.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,116 697 893
10th Percentile £12.13 £15.23 £11.92
25th Percentile £14.48 £18.75 £15.04
Median hourly rate £22.08 £42.50 £21.40
Median % change year-on-year -48.06% +98.60% -2.73%
75th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £46.88
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.30 £60.93
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.46 £38.00 £18.70
% change year-on-year -43.53% +103.21% +1.08%

IFS
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IFS in the UK

IFS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for IFS in the UK

IFS
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IFS over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IFS in the UK

IFS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for IFS in the UK

IFS
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IFS within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 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
UK excluding London +91 41 £475 -30.91% 41
England +103 38 £600 - 53
Work from Home +124 20 £450 -25.00% 14
South East +34 19 - - 22
Scotland +45 9 £388 -8.82% 2
East of England +15 8 £600 -14.29% 1
London +76 6 £725 +20.83% 12
North of England +27 3 - - 6
North East - 3 - - 3
Midlands - 2 £463 - 6
West Midlands - 2 £463 - 4

IFS
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 10 (20.83%) SAS
2 4 (8.33%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (12.50%) MS Visio
3 5 (10.42%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (2.08%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 5 (10.42%) iPaaS
2 3 (6.25%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.08%) Azure
3 1 (2.08%) Boomi
3 1 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.08%) OneDrive
3 1 (2.08%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (22.92%) Crystal Reports
2 3 (6.25%) Power BI
3 2 (4.17%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (2.08%) Power Query
General
1 22 (45.83%) Finance
2 9 (18.75%) Manufacturing
2 9 (18.75%) Social Skills
3 7 (14.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 7 (14.58%) Telecoms
4 5 (10.42%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.08%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (35.42%) Developer
2 16 (33.33%) IFS Developer
3 13 (27.08%) Lead
4 11 (22.92%) Analyst
5 8 (16.67%) Consultant
5 8 (16.67%) IFS Consultant
6 7 (14.58%) ERP Analyst
7 6 (12.50%) IFS Analyst
8 5 (10.42%) Business Analyst
8 5 (10.42%) ERP Manager
8 5 (10.42%) Lead Developer
8 5 (10.42%) Product Manager
8 5 (10.42%) Report Developer
9 4 (8.33%) Architect
9 4 (8.33%) Data Analyst
9 4 (8.33%) Data Manager
9 4 (8.33%) Data Migration Manager
9 4 (8.33%) Technical Consultant
9 4 (8.33%) Technical Developer
9 4 (8.33%) Technical Leader
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.33%) Management Information System
1 4 (8.33%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (2.08%) FMCG
2 1 (2.08%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.08%) Windows
1 1 (2.08%) Windows 10
1 1 (2.08%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (70.83%) ERP
2 15 (31.25%) Analytics
3 13 (27.08%) Migration
3 13 (27.08%) User Experience
4 11 (22.92%) Data Security
5 10 (20.83%) Data Analytics
5 10 (20.83%) Matrix Organization
6 8 (16.67%) Data Migration
6 8 (16.67%) Project Management
7 6 (12.50%) Contract Management
7 6 (12.50%) Development Roadmap
7 6 (12.50%) Roadmaps
8 5 (10.42%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (10.42%) Data Architecture
8 5 (10.42%) Data Governance
8 5 (10.42%) Data Integration
8 5 (10.42%) Order to Cash
8 5 (10.42%) Procure-to-Pay
8 5 (10.42%) Project Delivery
8 5 (10.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 12 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (14.58%) Degree
2 4 (8.33%) SC Cleared
2 4 (8.33%) Security Cleared
3 3 (6.25%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.42%) Data Quality
2 2 (4.17%) GDPR
3 1 (2.08%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.08%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.08%) SCCM
Vendors
1 15 (31.25%) SAP
2 1 (2.08%) Ariba
2 1 (2.08%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.08%) Oracle