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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT contracts within the Berkshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2120
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads195302
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.260 %0.306 %
As % of the category below12.04 %12.98 %
Daily rates quoted3283
Average minimum daily rate£397£388
Average daily rate£430£414
% change on same period last year+3.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£464£441
UK excluding London average daily rate£462£447
% change on same period last year+3.25 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£34.33
Average hourly rate£12.00£34.33
% change on same period last year-65.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00£34.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.43£25.61
% change on same period last year-8.53 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads16192327
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.158 %2.354 %
Daily rates quoted340735
Average minimum daily rate£332£354
Average daily rate£353£374
% change on same period last year-5.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£394
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted167236
Average minimum hourly rate£22.60£28.15
Average hourly rate£24.10£29.73
% change on same period last year-18.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.59£31.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
SAP South EastSAP
South East

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 Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire SAP Daily Rate Trend

SAP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire SAP Daily Rate Histogram

SAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire SAP Hourly Rate Trend

SAP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+1084£423+2.10 %
WindsorDown-214£550+35.24 %
SloughDown-179£355-2.73 %
NewburyUp+95--
MaidenheadUp+113£400-20.00 %
WokinghamUp+21--
BracknellDown-61--
SAP South EastSAP
South East

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire 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.

183 (17.62 %)SAP HR
264 (13.59 %)Finance
355 (11.68 %)Telecoms
444 (9.342 %)FMCG
537 (7.856 %)MS PowerPoint
635 (7.431 %)Pensions
734 (7.219 %)SAP SD
734 (7.219 %)ERP
833 (7.006 %)Oracle
930 (6.369 %)Migration
1029 (6.157 %)Logistics
1029 (6.157 %)SAP BW
1126 (5.520 %)Project Management
1224 (5.096 %)SAP Implementation
1323 (4.883 %)Pharmaceutical
1421 (4.459 %)SAP FI
1421 (4.459 %)IBM
1421 (4.459 %)Test Scripting
1520 (4.246 %)SAP MM
1619 (4.034 %)Health
1619 (4.034 %)SAP R/3
1619 (4.034 %)MS Excel
1718 (3.822 %)Business Intelligence
1718 (3.822 %)Data Migration
1817 (3.609 %)MS Office
1817 (3.609 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
1817 (3.609 %)Change Management
1916 (3.397 %)CRM
2015 (3.185 %)EDI
2015 (3.185 %)SAP XI

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (3.185 %)EDI
115 (3.185 %)SAP XI
25 (1.062 %)WebSphere
34 (0.849 %)Middleware
34 (0.849 %)XML
43 (0.637 %)J2EE
43 (0.637 %)SAP Basis
51 (0.212 %)BAPI
51 (0.212 %)HTML
51 (0.212 %).NET
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (2.972 %)NetWeaver
23 (0.637 %)WPS
23 (0.637 %)Office Project Server
32 (0.425 %)Lotus Notes
41 (0.212 %)SAS
41 (0.212 %)SAP EP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
137 (7.856 %)MS PowerPoint
219 (4.034 %)MS Excel
317 (3.609 %)MS Office
410 (2.123 %)MS Visio
410 (2.123 %)Spreadsheet
56 (1.274 %)MS Project
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
183 (17.62 %)SAP HR
234 (7.219 %)SAP SD
321 (4.459 %)SAP FI
420 (4.246 %)SAP MM
519 (4.034 %)SAP R/3
615 (3.185 %)SAP CO
714 (2.972 %)SAP APO
813 (2.760 %)SAP FI/CO
912 (2.548 %)SAP LE
912 (2.548 %)SAP IS-U
1011 (2.335 %)SAP PM
119 (1.911 %)SAP CRM
119 (1.911 %)SAP SRM
128 (1.699 %)SAP Oil and Gas
137 (1.486 %)SAP Payroll
146 (1.274 %)SAP MDM
146 (1.274 %)SAP QM
146 (1.274 %)SAP FI-AR
153 (0.637 %)SAP ERP
153 (0.637 %)Oracle HRMS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (0.849 %)RTP
22 (0.425 %)Intranet
22 (0.425 %)Internet
22 (0.425 %)Wireless
31 (0.212 %)SGSN
31 (0.212 %)RSVP
31 (0.212 %)SS7
31 (0.212 %)TCAP
31 (0.212 %)SCCP
31 (0.212 %)INAP
31 (0.212 %)GSM
31 (0.212 %)3GPP
31 (0.212 %)WCDMA
31 (0.212 %)SAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (6.157 %)SAP BW
212 (2.548 %)DB2
38 (1.699 %)SAP BI
47 (1.486 %)Oracle 8/8i
56 (1.274 %)Datawarehouse
56 (1.274 %)SQL Server
56 (1.274 %)Data Cleansing
63 (0.637 %)BusinessObjects
72 (0.425 %)BusinessObjects XI
81 (0.212 %)ETL
81 (0.212 %)RDBMS
81 (0.212 %)MS Access
81 (0.212 %)Oracle Reports
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (2.123 %)TestDirector
25 (1.062 %)LoadRunner
31 (0.212 %)LSMW
31 (0.212 %)QuickTest Pro
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
164 (13.59 %)Finance
255 (11.68 %)Telecoms
344 (9.342 %)FMCG
435 (7.431 %)Pensions
523 (4.883 %)Pharmaceutical
619 (4.034 %)Health
79 (1.911 %)Manufacturing
79 (1.911 %)Billing
87 (1.486 %)Marketing
94 (0.849 %)Retail
103 (0.637 %)Military
103 (0.637 %)Banking
112 (0.425 %)General Ledger
112 (0.425 %)Education
121 (0.212 %)Government
121 (0.212 %)Back Office
121 (0.212 %)Advertising
121 (0.212 %)Legal
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1138 (29.30 %)Consultant
2124 (26.33 %)Analyst
3120 (25.48 %)SAP Consultant
456 (11.89 %)Business Analyst
456 (11.89 %)SAP Analyst
549 (10.40 %)SAP Business Analyst
634 (7.219 %)SAP HR Business Analyst
727 (5.732 %)SAP Manager
824 (5.096 %)Administrator
923 (4.883 %)SAP SD Consultant
1021 (4.459 %)Trainer
1021 (4.459 %)SAP Trainer
1120 (4.246 %)SAP Support
1120 (4.246 %)Coordinator
1217 (3.609 %)Project Manager
1316 (3.397 %)Operations Manager
1414 (2.972 %)Architect
1512 (2.548 %)SAP Project Manager
1512 (2.548 %)Functional Analyst
1611 (2.335 %)SAP Functional Consultant
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (0.849 %)Computer Science
23 (0.637 %)Management Information System
23 (0.637 %)CESG
23 (0.637 %)CESG CLAS
32 (0.425 %)French Language
32 (0.425 %)German Language
32 (0.425 %)Spanish Language
32 (0.425 %)Data Conversion
32 (0.425 %)PMI
41 (0.212 %)Data Extraction
41 (0.212 %)Portuguese Language
41 (0.212 %)Statistics
41 (0.212 %)Mathematics
41 (0.212 %)AS400
41 (0.212 %)Dutch Language
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (1.486 %)Linux
26 (1.274 %)UNIX
34 (0.849 %)Windows
41 (0.212 %)AIX
41 (0.212 %)Windows XP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (7.219 %)ERP
230 (6.369 %)Migration
329 (6.157 %)Logistics
426 (5.520 %)Project Management
524 (5.096 %)SAP Implementation
621 (4.459 %)Test Scripting
718 (3.822 %)Data Migration
718 (3.822 %)Business Intelligence
817 (3.609 %)Change Management
916 (3.397 %)CRM
1011 (2.335 %)Performance Management
1110 (2.123 %)Business Analysis
129 (1.911 %)Service Management
138 (1.699 %)Service Delivery
138 (1.699 %)Validation
138 (1.699 %)Data Analysis
147 (1.486 %)User Acceptance Testing
147 (1.486 %)Workflow
156 (1.274 %)Supply Chain Management
156 (1.274 %)Systems Analysis
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (1.486 %)ABAP
26 (1.274 %)SQL
35 (1.062 %)Java
44 (0.849 %)C
52 (0.425 %)Perl
52 (0.425 %)RPG
52 (0.425 %)Shell Script
61 (0.212 %)VBScript
61 (0.212 %)C#
61 (0.212 %)C++
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (1.274 %)ACCA
16 (1.274 %)Degree
25 (1.062 %)CIMA
33 (0.637 %)ISEB
41 (0.212 %)CISSP
41 (0.212 %)Cisco Certification
41 (0.212 %)SAP Certification
41 (0.212 %)CCNA
41 (0.212 %)CISA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (3.609 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
25 (1.062 %)SLA
25 (1.062 %)QA
33 (0.637 %)CESG Infosec
33 (0.637 %)JSP 440
41 (0.212 %)GxP
41 (0.212 %)COBIT
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (1.486 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
21 (0.212 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (1.486 %)Tivoli
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
133 (7.006 %)Oracle
221 (4.459 %)IBM
312 (2.548 %)Microsoft
46 (1.274 %)Adobe
46 (1.274 %)HP
46 (1.274 %)Cognos
55 (1.062 %)Siebel
64 (0.849 %)PeopleSoft
73 (0.637 %)Business Objects
73 (0.637 %)Alcatel
82 (0.425 %)Lotus
82 (0.425 %)JD Edwards
82 (0.425 %)salesforce.com
91 (0.212 %)TIBCO
91 (0.212 %)Remedy
91 (0.212 %)CA
91 (0.212 %)Informatica
91 (0.212 %)Sybase
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