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 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 586 766 921
Rank change year-on-year +180 +155 -191
Permanent jobs citing EDI 357 180 372
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.33% 0.19% 0.22%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 1.63% 0.67% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 253 135 290
10th Percentile £29,752 £27,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £40,371
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -9.52% +12.39%
75th Percentile £54,043 £62,971 £60,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £74,235 £73,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,293 £45,000 £50,845
% change year-on-year +2.87% -11.49% +22.52%

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 21,837 27,028 70,934
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 20.14% 29.03% 41.27%
Number of salaries quoted 16,149 17,617 29,960
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,448 £37,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +18.18%
75th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%

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 9 June 2024.

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 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +189 350 £45,000 - 103
UK excluding London +78 292 £46,293 +2.87% 73
South East +60 126 £44,262 -19.52% 30
North of England +75 92 £42,500 -5.56% 13
Work from Home +99 88 £34,500 -25.41% 33
London +95 58 £44,250 -1.67% 24
Midlands +5 57 £47,450 +11.65% 13
North West +29 51 £50,000 +58.73% 10
West Midlands +23 48 £47,450 +11.65% 8
Yorkshire +72 36 £33,750 -25.00% 3
South West -23 9 £54,043 +28.81% 7
East Midlands -30 9 £50,000 +11.73% 5
East of England -14 7 £55,500 +52.05% 8
North East - 5 - -
Northern Ireland +18 1 - - 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 13 (3.64%) WordPress
2 10 (2.80%) SAS
3 5 (1.40%) BizTalk Server
3 5 (1.40%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.56%) CMS
4 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 33 (9.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (6.16%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.52%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.84%) SPSS
6 2 (0.56%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (2.52%) Primavera
2 8 (2.24%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.96%) Magento
3 7 (1.96%) SAP ERP
4 6 (1.68%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.40%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (1.40%) SAP IBP
6 4 (1.12%) SAP PP
7 3 (0.84%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.84%) SAP MDM
8 2 (0.56%) Dynamics GP
8 2 (0.56%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 2 (0.56%) SAP SD
9 1 (0.28%) SAP EWM
9 1 (0.28%) SAP FI
9 1 (0.28%) SAP IS-U
9 1 (0.28%) SAP MM
9 1 (0.28%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 1 (0.28%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 23 (6.44%) Azure
2 20 (5.60%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (4.20%) Power Platform
4 9 (2.52%) Azure DevOps
4 9 (2.52%) Entra ID
5 8 (2.24%) AWS
6 6 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (1.40%) GCP
7 5 (1.40%) PowerApps
7 5 (1.40%) SaaS
8 4 (1.12%) WhatsApp
9 2 (0.56%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.28%) Boomi
10 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.28%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.08%) FTP
2 8 (2.24%) Firewall
3 7 (1.96%) LAN
3 7 (1.96%) WAN
4 6 (1.68%) HTTP
5 5 (1.40%) Network Security
6 4 (1.12%) VPN
7 2 (0.56%) Internet
7 2 (0.56%) MPLS
7 2 (0.56%) SAN
7 2 (0.56%) VLAN
7 2 (0.56%) WLAN
7 2 (0.56%) WPA
8 1 (0.28%) BGP
8 1 (0.28%) DHCP
8 1 (0.28%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (7.84%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.92%) Crystal Reports
3 13 (3.64%) Relational Database
4 12 (3.36%) Big Data
5 10 (2.80%) Power BI
6 7 (1.96%) Ingres
6 7 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (1.12%) Tableau
8 3 (0.84%) QGIS
9 2 (0.56%) GIS
9 2 (0.56%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.28%) Metadata
10 1 (0.28%) MS Access
10 1 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 15 (4.20%) Eclipse
2 10 (2.80%) Git
3 4 (1.12%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.56%) JIRA
General
1 114 (31.93%) Social Skills
2 80 (22.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 54 (15.13%) Finance
4 45 (12.61%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (6.72%) Marketing
6 23 (6.44%) Retail
7 21 (5.88%) Advertising
8 15 (4.20%) Presentation Skills
9 14 (3.92%) Law
10 13 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
11 11 (3.08%) Legal
12 10 (2.80%) Korean Language
12 10 (2.80%) Manufacturing
13 7 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (1.68%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.84%) Digital Health
15 3 (0.84%) Public Sector
15 3 (0.84%) Publishing
16 1 (0.28%) Banking
16 1 (0.28%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 54 (15.13%) Analyst
2 39 (10.92%) Project Manager
3 31 (8.68%) Senior
4 27 (7.56%) Lead
5 25 (7.00%) Consultant
6 24 (6.72%) E-Commerce Manager
6 24 (6.72%) E-Commerce Project Manager
7 19 (5.32%) Implementation Consultant
8 18 (5.04%) Developer
9 17 (4.76%) Project Leader
10 16 (4.48%) Administrator
10 16 (4.48%) Architect
10 16 (4.48%) Delivery Manager
10 16 (4.48%) Senior Consultant
10 16 (4.48%) Senior Implementation Consultant
10 16 (4.48%) Service Delivery Manager
10 16 (4.48%) Service Manager
10 16 (4.48%) Systems Analyst
11 15 (4.20%) Applications Manager
11 15 (4.20%) EDI Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (7.56%) XML
2 21 (5.88%) JSON
3 20 (5.60%) EDIFACT
4 17 (4.76%) .NET
4 17 (4.76%) Web Services
5 12 (3.36%) REST
6 10 (2.80%) XSL
7 9 (2.52%) IDoc
7 9 (2.52%) Middleware
8 8 (2.24%) cXML
9 7 (1.96%) SOAP
10 6 (1.68%) Spring
11 5 (1.40%) OSGi
11 5 (1.40%) WCF
11 5 (1.40%) XSD
12 4 (1.12%) ASP.NET
12 4 (1.12%) CSS
12 4 (1.12%) SAP TM
13 3 (0.84%) HTML
13 3 (0.84%) React
Miscellaneous
1 33 (9.24%) Onboarding
2 19 (5.32%) Driving Licence
2 19 (5.32%) Management Information System
3 12 (3.36%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (2.80%) TRADACOMS
5 5 (1.40%) FMCG
5 5 (1.40%) Mobile App
6 4 (1.12%) Algorithms
6 4 (1.12%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (1.12%) Device Driver
6 4 (1.12%) IoT
6 4 (1.12%) Life Science
6 4 (1.12%) NHS
6 4 (1.12%) Security Operations Centre
7 3 (0.84%) EFT
7 3 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (0.84%) Graphic Design
7 3 (0.84%) Grid Computing
7 3 (0.84%) Social Media
8 2 (0.56%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.76%) Windows
2 15 (4.20%) Linux
3 7 (1.96%) CentOS
3 7 (1.96%) Debian
3 7 (1.96%) SUSE
4 5 (1.40%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.12%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.56%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (24.65%) Project Management
2 59 (16.53%) ITIL
3 57 (15.97%) ERP
4 53 (14.85%) Agile
5 42 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 42 (11.76%) Service Delivery
6 38 (10.64%) PRINCE2
7 36 (10.08%) Problem-Solving
8 35 (9.80%) Decision-Making
9 31 (8.68%) Line Management
10 25 (7.00%) E-Commerce
10 25 (7.00%) Roadmaps
11 24 (6.72%) B2B
11 24 (6.72%) Client Onboarding
11 24 (6.72%) Computer Science
11 24 (6.72%) Logistics
11 24 (6.72%) Project Delivery
12 23 (6.44%) Business Analysis
12 23 (6.44%) Business Intelligence
13 21 (5.88%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 62 (17.37%) SQL
2 17 (4.76%) Python
3 14 (3.92%) Bash
4 12 (3.36%) ActionScript
4 12 (3.36%) ActionScript 2.0
4 12 (3.36%) RPG
5 11 (3.08%) Java
6 7 (1.96%) C#
7 5 (1.40%) C++
7 5 (1.40%) COBOL
7 5 (1.40%) Micro Focus COBOL
7 5 (1.40%) VB
7 5 (1.40%) VBScript
8 4 (1.12%) PHP
9 3 (0.84%) ABAP
9 3 (0.84%) AWK
9 3 (0.84%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.84%) sed
10 2 (0.56%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.56%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 86 (24.09%) Degree
2 36 (10.08%) DBS Check
3 19 (5.32%) BPSS Clearance
4 18 (5.04%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (3.08%) Security Cleared
6 8 (2.24%) APMG
6 8 (2.24%) CIPD
7 4 (1.12%) CCNA
7 4 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.12%) Postgraduate
7 4 (1.12%) SC Cleared
8 3 (0.84%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.56%) CISM
9 2 (0.56%) CISSP
9 2 (0.56%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (0.56%) HNC
9 2 (0.56%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (0.56%) PhD
10 1 (0.28%) CCNP
10 1 (0.28%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.92%) GDPR
2 7 (1.96%) QA
3 6 (1.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 6 (1.68%) SLA
4 3 (0.84%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.28%) NCSC
System Software
1 7 (1.96%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.84%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.40%) SCCM
2 2 (0.56%) Ansible
Vendors
1 75 (21.01%) Microsoft
2 45 (12.61%) SAP
3 32 (8.96%) Salesforce
4 15 (4.20%) Sun
5 10 (2.80%) OpenText
5 10 (2.80%) VMware
6 7 (1.96%) Epicor
7 6 (1.68%) Freshdesk
7 6 (1.68%) WorldPay
8 5 (1.40%) Micro Focus
8 5 (1.40%) Oracle
9 4 (1.12%) SYSPRO
9 4 (1.12%) Xamarin
10 3 (0.84%) Adobe
10 3 (0.84%) Dell
10 3 (0.84%) Veeam
10 3 (0.84%) Zoho
11 2 (0.56%) JDA
11 2 (0.56%) Sybase
12 1 (0.28%) IBM