Logistics Contracts

Logistics
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Logistics skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Logistics over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 252 229 297
Rank change year-on-year -23 +68 -9
Contract jobs citing Logistics 414 660 825
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.96% 1.19% 0.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.12% 1.33% 1.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 208 289 483
10th Percentile £218 £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 £631 £625 £629
90th Percentile £838 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £463 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -7.50% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 200 19
10th Percentile £11.79 - £11.18
25th Percentile £13.05 £9.80 £13.48
Median hourly rate £19.36 £10.63 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +82.08% -61.35% -19.47%
75th Percentile £26.03 - £42.11
90th Percentile £28.29 £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 is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,914 49,809 79,437
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.21% 89.64% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,592 34,469 55,846
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £649
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 2,564 1,687 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.70 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.75
Median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +11.65%
75th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.51
% change year-on-year +8.91% +70.69% -2.36%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 -26 352 £511 +2.25% 874
UK excluding London -34 199 £463 -7.50% 673
London +64 145 £550 +15.79% 167
Work from Home +28 138 £525 +5.00% 232
South East +31 79 £469 +1.62% 156
North of England -30 50 £525 -2.78% 168
Midlands +12 29 £463 -2.63% 212
North West +2 29 £525 - 94
West Midlands +11 19 £463 -3.90% 122
Yorkshire -35 19 £425 -29.17% 62
East of England +4 18 £375 -26.83% 62
Scotland +30 12 £370 -15.43% 15
East Midlands +3 9 £461 +10.15% 89
South West -61 9 £410 -20.00% 70
Northern Ireland - 2 £105 - 5
North East +12 1 - - 12

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 17 (4.11%) SAP SD
2 17 (4.11%) SAP WM
3 13 (3.14%) SAP MM
4 10 (2.42%) SAP ERP
5 9 (2.17%) SAP EWM
6 7 (1.69%) SAP FI
7 6 (1.45%) Oracle EBS
7 6 (1.45%) SAP LE
7 6 (1.45%) SAP PP
7 6 (1.45%) Teamcenter
8 5 (1.21%) Endur
8 5 (1.21%) OpenLink RightAngle
8 5 (1.21%) SAP PM
9 4 (0.97%) Maximo
9 4 (0.97%) Oracle EBS R12
9 4 (0.97%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
9 4 (0.97%) SAP HR
9 4 (0.97%) SAP Retail
10 3 (0.72%) SAP FI/CO
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%) SuccessFactors
7 6 (1.45%) GCP
7 6 (1.45%) Google Workspace
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%) Boomi
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%) 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%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.24%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.24%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.24%) Data Mining
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%) QlikView
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
1 142 (34.30%) Social Skills
2 99 (23.91%) Finance
3 69 (16.67%) Manufacturing
4 64 (15.46%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (7.97%) Retail
6 26 (6.28%) Organisational Skills
7 20 (4.83%) Telecoms
8 15 (3.62%) Marketing
9 11 (2.66%) Automotive
9 11 (2.66%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (2.42%) Aerospace
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 68 (16.43%) Consultant
2 53 (12.80%) Analyst
3 45 (10.87%) SAP Consultant
4 31 (7.49%) Senior
5 30 (7.25%) Lead
6 27 (6.52%) Architect
6 27 (6.52%) Project Manager
7 26 (6.28%) Functional Consultant
8 21 (5.07%) Business Analyst
9 20 (4.83%) Developer
10 18 (4.35%) Solutions Architect
11 16 (3.86%) Administrator
12 13 (3.14%) Coordinator
13 12 (2.90%) SAP SD Consultant
13 12 (2.90%) Senior Manager
14 10 (2.42%) SAP Architect
14 10 (2.42%) SAP Functional Consultant
15 9 (2.17%) IT Engineer
16 8 (1.93%) IT Support
16 8 (1.93%) Oracle 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%) ASP.NET
8 1 (0.24%) EJB
8 1 (0.24%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 16 (3.86%) Management Information System
2 9 (2.17%) FMCG
3 8 (1.93%) Onboarding
3 8 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
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%) Blockchain
8 2 (0.48%) Renewable Energy
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 71 (17.15%) Project Management
2 61 (14.73%) ERP
3 59 (14.25%) Problem-Solving
4 55 (13.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 54 (13.04%) Agile
6 43 (10.39%) Project Delivery
7 40 (9.66%) Migration
8 35 (8.45%) Change Management
9 32 (7.73%) Inventory Management
10 27 (6.52%) Continuous Improvement
11 22 (5.31%) Waterfall
12 21 (5.07%) Supply Chain Management
13 20 (4.83%) Analytics
13 20 (4.83%) Data Migration
14 18 (4.35%) PRINCE2
14 18 (4.35%) Roadmaps
15 16 (3.86%) Business Analysis
15 16 (3.86%) Business Intelligence
15 16 (3.86%) DevOps
15 16 (3.86%) Order Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (6.52%) SQL
2 12 (2.90%) C#
3 9 (2.17%) ABAP
3 9 (2.17%) Python
4 8 (1.93%) Java
5 5 (1.21%) C
6 3 (0.72%) C++
6 3 (0.72%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.72%) PL/SQL
6 3 (0.72%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.24%) PL/1
7 1 (0.24%) SAPscript
7 1 (0.24%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.24%) XPath
7 1 (0.24%) XQuery
Qualifications
1 32 (7.73%) Degree
2 24 (5.80%) Security Cleared
3 14 (3.38%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.42%) BPSS Clearance
5 9 (2.17%) SAP Certification
6 8 (1.93%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
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%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.83%) 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%) SLA
7 2 (0.48%) Def Stans
7 2 (0.48%) HAZOP
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 9 (2.17%) 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
1 134 (32.37%) 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%) OpenLink
6 5 (1.21%) Triple Point
7 4 (0.97%) Apple
7 4 (0.97%) Dell
7 4 (0.97%) Ericsson
7 4 (0.97%) Google
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%) Siemens
8 3 (0.72%) webMethods