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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 238 231 302
Rank change year-on-year -7 +71 -4
Contract jobs citing Logistics 420 650 818
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.99% 1.14% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.15% 1.26% 1.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 283 493
10th Percentile £228 £300 £350
25th Percentile £390 £400 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £631 £600 £625
90th Percentile £833 £725 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £469 £488 £475
% change year-on-year -3.72% +2.63% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 199 24
10th Percentile £11.79 - £11.65
25th Percentile £13.05 £9.80 £16.55
Median hourly rate £18.00 £10.63 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year +69.33% -63.34% -25.49%
75th Percentile £24.99 - £45.99
90th Percentile £28.38 £12.02 £49.97
UK excluding London median hourly rate £15.50 £9.80 £27.50
% change year-on-year +58.16% -64.36% +37.50%

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 36,622 51,397 80,021
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.09% 89.76% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,613 35,611 56,174
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £439 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £480
% change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,439 1,690 1,913
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.77 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +7.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -6.54%

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 May 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 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Logistics in the UK

Logistics
Top 15 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 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
England -6 355 £513 +2.50% 912
UK excluding London -39 198 £469 -3.72% 712
London +99 148 £550 +12.82% 182
Work from Home +37 139 £519 +3.75% 225
South East +46 83 £474 +14.16% 176
North of England -32 47 £513 -3.76% 161
Midlands +3 27 £463 +8.82% 223
North West +5 26 £525 - 102
East of England +15 21 £500 -2.44% 74
Yorkshire -34 20 £425 -26.09% 47
West Midlands +14 18 £463 -2.63% 140
Scotland +31 12 £360 -20.00% 24
East Midlands +8 8 £461 +19.42% 81
South West -64 7 £555 +8.29% 70
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 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 (6.67%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.19%) SAS
3 2 (0.48%) Confluence
4 1 (0.24%) CMS
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.24%) WebLogic
4 1 (0.24%) WebSphere
Applications
1 40 (9.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (7.86%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.90%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.43%) MS Visio
6 5 (1.19%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.48%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.48%) InDesign
8 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 49 (11.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (4.05%) SAP SD
2 17 (4.05%) SAP WM
3 13 (3.10%) SAP MM
4 12 (2.86%) SAP ERP
5 10 (2.38%) SAP EWM
6 9 (2.14%) SAP FI
7 6 (1.43%) SAP HR
7 6 (1.43%) SAP LE
7 6 (1.43%) Teamcenter
8 5 (1.19%) Endur
8 5 (1.19%) OpenLink RightAngle
8 5 (1.19%) Oracle EBS
8 5 (1.19%) SAP CO
8 5 (1.19%) SAP FI/CO
8 5 (1.19%) SAP PM
8 5 (1.19%) SAP PP
9 4 (0.95%) Maximo
9 4 (0.95%) Oracle EBS R12
9 4 (0.95%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 21 (5.00%) Dynamics 365
2 20 (4.76%) Azure
3 19 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (3.10%) AWS
5 10 (2.38%) Power Platform
6 9 (2.14%) SuccessFactors
7 8 (1.90%) Cloud Computing
8 7 (1.67%) SaaS
9 6 (1.43%) Boomi
9 6 (1.43%) Google Workspace
9 6 (1.43%) Snowflake
10 5 (1.19%) GCP
10 5 (1.19%) Slack
10 5 (1.19%) Yammer
11 4 (0.95%) WhatsApp
12 3 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.71%) Canva
12 3 (0.71%) MailChimp
12 3 (0.71%) PaaS
13 2 (0.48%) SurveyMonkey
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.38%) LAN
1 10 (2.38%) WAN
2 3 (0.71%) Intranet
2 3 (0.71%) TCP/IP
2 3 (0.71%) VLAN
3 2 (0.48%) 3GPP
3 2 (0.48%) 4G
3 2 (0.48%) 5G
3 2 (0.48%) 5G NR
3 2 (0.48%) BGP
3 2 (0.48%) DHCP
3 2 (0.48%) DNS
3 2 (0.48%) Firewall
3 2 (0.48%) HTTP
3 2 (0.48%) IPv6
3 2 (0.48%) LTE
3 2 (0.48%) OSPF
3 2 (0.48%) Radio Access Network
3 2 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.24%) Fibre Channel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.38%) Power BI
2 8 (1.90%) SAP HANA
2 8 (1.90%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.19%) Crystal Reports
4 4 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (0.71%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 3 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.71%) Tableau
6 2 (0.48%) Data Mining
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%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.24%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 10 (2.38%) JIRA
2 3 (0.71%) Selenium
2 3 (0.71%) Visual Studio Team System
3 2 (0.48%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.48%) JUnit
3 2 (0.48%) LSMW
3 2 (0.48%) REST Assured
3 2 (0.48%) TestNG
4 1 (0.24%) Git
4 1 (0.24%) GitLab
4 1 (0.24%) TestDirector
4 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 133 (31.67%) Social Skills
2 108 (25.71%) Finance
3 67 (15.95%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (15.00%) Manufacturing
5 33 (7.86%) Retail
6 25 (5.95%) Organisational Skills
7 17 (4.05%) Telecoms
8 13 (3.10%) Marketing
9 11 (2.62%) Automotive
9 11 (2.62%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (2.14%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (1.90%) Aerospace
11 8 (1.90%) Billing
12 7 (1.67%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (1.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.67%) Legal
13 6 (1.43%) French Language
13 6 (1.43%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (1.43%) Public Sector
14 4 (0.95%) Banking
Job Titles
1 70 (16.67%) Consultant
2 57 (13.57%) Analyst
3 46 (10.95%) SAP Consultant
4 31 (7.38%) Lead
5 29 (6.90%) Architect
5 29 (6.90%) Functional Consultant
5 29 (6.90%) Senior
6 27 (6.43%) Project Manager
7 24 (5.71%) Developer
8 21 (5.00%) Business Analyst
8 21 (5.00%) Solutions Architect
9 14 (3.33%) Administrator
10 12 (2.86%) SAP Functional Consultant
11 11 (2.62%) Coordinator
11 11 (2.62%) Senior Manager
12 10 (2.38%) SAP Architect
12 10 (2.38%) SAP SD Consultant
13 9 (2.14%) IT Engineer
13 9 (2.14%) PMO Analyst
14 8 (1.90%) Logistics Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.14%) EDI
2 7 (1.67%) HTML
2 7 (1.67%) Middleware
3 5 (1.19%) .NET
3 5 (1.19%) IDoc
3 5 (1.19%) SAP TM
3 5 (1.19%) XML
4 4 (0.95%) ADO
4 4 (0.95%) REST
5 3 (0.71%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.71%) BAPI
5 3 (0.71%) SAP ALE
5 3 (0.71%) SAP Fiori
6 2 (0.48%) CSS
6 2 (0.48%) Node.js
6 2 (0.48%) SAP Core Interface
6 2 (0.48%) SAP Smart Forms
6 2 (0.48%) Web Services
7 1 (0.24%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.24%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (3.33%) Management Information System
2 9 (2.14%) FMCG
3 8 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (1.67%) Onboarding
5 6 (1.43%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.19%) Social Media
7 4 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (0.95%) Robotics
8 3 (0.71%) CCTV
8 3 (0.71%) EPoS
8 3 (0.71%) iPhone
8 3 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (0.71%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (0.71%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (0.71%) Video Editing
8 3 (0.71%) Wiki
9 2 (0.48%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.48%) Life Science
9 2 (0.48%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.10%) Windows
2 9 (2.14%) Linux
3 4 (0.95%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.71%) Android
4 3 (0.71%) Debian
4 3 (0.71%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.24%) Unix
5 1 (0.24%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (17.14%) Project Management
2 58 (13.81%) Problem-Solving
3 57 (13.57%) ERP
4 54 (12.86%) Agile
4 54 (12.86%) Stakeholder Management
5 43 (10.24%) Migration
5 43 (10.24%) Project Delivery
6 33 (7.86%) Change Management
7 30 (7.14%) Inventory Management
8 28 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
9 24 (5.71%) Supply Chain Management
10 22 (5.24%) Data Migration
10 22 (5.24%) Waterfall
11 21 (5.00%) Roadmaps
12 19 (4.52%) Analytics
12 19 (4.52%) PRINCE2
13 17 (4.05%) Business Intelligence
13 17 (4.05%) Order Management
14 16 (3.81%) E-Commerce
14 16 (3.81%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 27 (6.43%) SQL
2 13 (3.10%) Python
3 12 (2.86%) C#
4 10 (2.38%) ABAP
5 8 (1.90%) Java
6 5 (1.19%) C
7 3 (0.71%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.71%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.71%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.48%) C++
8 2 (0.48%) SAPscript
9 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.24%) PL/1
9 1 (0.24%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.24%) XPath
9 1 (0.24%) XQuery
Qualifications
1 34 (8.10%) Degree
2 29 (6.90%) Security Cleared
3 19 (4.52%) SC Cleared
4 12 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (2.62%) SAP Certification
6 8 (1.90%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 6 (1.43%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.43%) ISEB
7 6 (1.43%) PMP
8 5 (1.19%) APMP
9 4 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.95%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.71%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.48%) CCNA
11 2 (0.48%) Chartered Engineer
11 2 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.48%) CPIM
11 2 (0.48%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.48%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.24%) PMO
2 9 (2.14%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.90%) GDPR
4 7 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (1.67%) QA
5 5 (1.19%) NIST
6 4 (0.95%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 3 (0.71%) GRC
7 3 (0.71%) SLA
8 2 (0.48%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.24%) GMP
9 1 (0.24%) HAZOP
9 1 (0.24%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.24%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.24%) P3O
System Software
1 8 (1.90%) 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 12 (2.86%) Terraform
2 3 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.48%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.24%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.24%) TIBCO Hawk
Vendors
1 141 (33.57%) SAP
2 82 (19.52%) Microsoft
3 22 (5.24%) Oracle
4 12 (2.86%) Ariba
5 9 (2.14%) ServiceNow
6 7 (1.67%) IFS
6 7 (1.67%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.43%) Adobe
7 6 (1.43%) Dell
8 5 (1.19%) OpenLink
8 5 (1.19%) Triple Point
9 4 (0.95%) Apple
9 4 (0.95%) Google
9 4 (0.95%) MuleSoft
10 3 (0.71%) Informatica
10 3 (0.71%) Kofax
10 3 (0.71%) ReadSoft
10 3 (0.71%) Siemens
10 3 (0.71%) VMware
10 3 (0.71%) webMethods