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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT contracts within the Aberdeen region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1021
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads168
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.008 %
As % of the category below13.91 %8.333 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£375£350
Average daily rate£375£450
% change on same period last year-16.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£448
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£19.00£22.00
Average hourly rate£19.17£25.00
% change on same period last year-23.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.33£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.54£28.40
% change on same period last year-31.21 %
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Aberdeen
Matching contract IT job ads11596
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.097 %
Daily rates quoted146
Average minimum daily rate£265£235
Average daily rate£274£263
% change on same period last year+4.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£283£291
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted3211
Average minimum hourly rate£23.92£15.84
Average hourly rate£24.25£16.82
% change on same period last year+44.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.58£17.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
SAP ScotlandSAP
Scotland

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within SAP AG.

SAP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SAP across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Aberdeen SAP Demand Trend

SAP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SAP across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen SAP Daily Rate Trend

SAP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SAP across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen SAP Hourly Rate Trend

SAP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Aberdeen SAP Hourly Rate Histogram

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing SAP also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited SAP.

114 (34.15 %)Windows
212 (29.27 %)Telecoms
310 (24.39 %)Education
310 (24.39 %)Windows XP
310 (24.39 %)SAP Oil and Gas
49 (21.95 %)SAP PM
57 (17.07 %)Windows Server 2003
57 (17.07 %)Windows 2000
57 (17.07 %)MS Office
57 (17.07 %)Windows 2000 Server
66 (14.63 %)SAP ALE
66 (14.63 %)ABAP
66 (14.63 %)OO
66 (14.63 %)WAN
66 (14.63 %)LAN
66 (14.63 %)SAPscript
66 (14.63 %)SAP Smart Forms
66 (14.63 %)BAPI
73 (7.317 %)Web Dynpro
73 (7.317 %)Workflow
73 (7.317 %)SLA
73 (7.317 %)Active Directory
73 (7.317 %)MS Excel
73 (7.317 %)SAP BW
73 (7.317 %)ISO9001
82 (4.878 %)C
82 (4.878 %)C++
82 (4.878 %)Internet
82 (4.878 %)Cisco
82 (4.878 %)Citrix

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing SAP also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited SAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (14.63 %)SAP Smart Forms
16 (14.63 %)BAPI
16 (14.63 %)SAP ALE
23 (7.317 %)Web Dynpro
31 (2.439 %).NET
31 (2.439 %)WebServices
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.439 %)Lotus Notes
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (17.07 %)MS Office
23 (7.317 %)MS Excel
32 (4.878 %)AutoCAD
41 (2.439 %)Spreadsheet
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (24.39 %)SAP Oil and Gas
29 (21.95 %)SAP PM
32 (4.878 %)SAP Payroll
41 (2.439 %)SAP CO
41 (2.439 %)SAP APO
41 (2.439 %)SAP PP
41 (2.439 %)SAP SCM
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (14.63 %)LAN
16 (14.63 %)WAN
22 (4.878 %)Internet
22 (4.878 %)IP Telephony
22 (4.878 %)Cisco IPT
31 (2.439 %)VPN
31 (2.439 %)SMS
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (7.317 %)SAP BW
22 (4.878 %)dBASE
31 (2.439 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.439 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (2.439 %)SQL Server
31 (2.439 %)TOAD
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.439 %)TestDirector
11 (2.439 %)QuickTest Pro
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (29.27 %)Telecoms
210 (24.39 %)Education
32 (4.878 %)Billing
41 (2.439 %)Pensions
41 (2.439 %)Health
41 (2.439 %)Home Office
41 (2.439 %)Finance
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (36.59 %)Analyst
29 (21.95 %)Consultant
37 (17.07 %)SAP Consultant
46 (14.63 %)Support Analyst
46 (14.63 %)Desktop Support
54 (9.756 %)Developer
54 (9.756 %)Desktop Support Analyst
54 (9.756 %)ABAP Developer
54 (9.756 %)Desktop Analyst
63 (7.317 %)Test Analyst
63 (7.317 %)SAP Analyst
72 (4.878 %)Payroll Consultant
72 (4.878 %)SAP Test Analyst
72 (4.878 %)Systems Support
72 (4.878 %)Systems Administrator
72 (4.878 %)Tester
72 (4.878 %)Software Engineer
72 (4.878 %)SAP Payroll Consultant
72 (4.878 %)Hardware Engineer
72 (4.878 %)Administrator
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.878 %)SCADA
21 (2.439 %)French Language
21 (2.439 %)Blackberry
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (34.15 %)Windows
210 (24.39 %)Windows XP
37 (17.07 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (17.07 %)Windows 2000
37 (17.07 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (4.878 %)Windows Vista
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (14.63 %)OO
23 (7.317 %)Workflow
32 (4.878 %)Project Management
32 (4.878 %)Service Delivery
32 (4.878 %)Test Scripting
41 (2.439 %)V-Model
41 (2.439 %)Business Intelligence
41 (2.439 %)Agile Software Development
41 (2.439 %)Asset Management
41 (2.439 %)Network Planning
41 (2.439 %)Logistics
41 (2.439 %)Supply Chain Management
41 (2.439 %)Software Testing
41 (2.439 %)Requirements Analysis
41 (2.439 %)SAP Implementation
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (14.63 %)ABAP
16 (14.63 %)SAPscript
22 (4.878 %)C
22 (4.878 %)C++
31 (2.439 %)SQL
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.439 %)ISEB
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (7.317 %)ISO9001
13 (7.317 %)SLA
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (7.317 %)Active Directory
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (4.878 %)Cisco
12 (4.878 %)Citrix
21 (2.439 %)Lotus
21 (2.439 %)Microsoft
21 (2.439 %)Oracle