The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SAP over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Berkshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within SAP AG.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP
Rank 40 38 10
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -28
Contract jobs citing SAP 101 126 298
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 4.217% 4.006% 10.01%
As % of the Vendors category 8.292% 8.031% 19.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 46 99
Average daily rate £525 £438 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% +2.94%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £378 £295 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £595 £613 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year
- -5.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 6
Average hourly rate £16.00 £51.50 £42.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-68.93% +21.17%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £20.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year
+30.00% +5.26%
All Vendors
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1218 1569 1553
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 50.86% 49.89% 52.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 485 537 551
Average daily rate £363 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.57% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £165 £225 £217
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £475 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 81 90
Average hourly rate £20.50 £20.00 £32.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.50% -37.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.85 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.80 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
SAP
South East

SAP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SAP across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Berkshire SAP Jobs Demand Trend

SAP
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Berkshire SAP Daily Rate Histogram

SAP
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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

The table below 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 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Reading -10 22 £446 -10.75%
Slough +1 13 £550 +49.15%
Windsor +2 9 £400 -
Maidenhead -2 6 £330 -34.00%
Newbury -9 1 £575 +270.96%
Bracknell -13 1 - -
SAP
South East

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

1 49 (26.92%) Finance
2 34 (18.68%) Project Management
3 27 (14.84%) ERP
4 23 (12.64%) Oracle
4 23 (12.64%) Migration
5 22 (12.09%) Business Intelligence
5 22 (12.09%) SAP FI
6 19 (10.44%) Telecoms
7 17 (9.341%) Cognos
7 17 (9.341%) User Acceptance Testing
7 17 (9.341%) Data Migration
8 15 (8.242%) MS Excel
8 15 (8.242%) ITIL
8 15 (8.242%) SAP FI/CO
8 15 (8.242%) SAP CO
9 14 (7.692%) SQL
9 14 (7.692%) SAP BW
10 13 (7.143%) JD Edwards
10 13 (7.143%) ABAP
10 13 (7.143%) ETL
10 13 (7.143%) Stakeholder Management
10 13 (7.143%) Workflow
11 12 (6.593%) Change Management
12 11 (6.044%) Business Analysis
12 11 (6.044%) CRM
13 10 (5.495%) SAP HR
14 9 (4.945%) Manufacturing
14 9 (4.945%) CIMA
14 9 (4.945%) Logistics
14 9 (4.945%) Agresso

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 7 (3.846%) SAP XI
2 6 (3.297%) BAPI
3 5 (2.747%) SAP Smart Forms
3 5 (2.747%) Web Dynpro
3 5 (2.747%) SAP ALE
3 5 (2.747%) .NET
4 3 (1.648%) Middleware
5 2 (1.099%) JDBC
5 2 (1.099%) SOAP
5 2 (1.099%) XML
5 2 (1.099%) JMS
5 2 (1.099%) WebSphere
5 2 (1.099%) Mason
5 2 (1.099%) SAP PI
6 1 (0.549%) JSystem
6 1 (0.549%) SAP Business Workflow
Application Platforms
1 3 (1.648%) Oracle Workflow
2 2 (1.099%) WebSphere MQ
2 2 (1.099%) Lotus Notes
2 2 (1.099%) SAP Portal
3 1 (0.549%) ESB
3 1 (0.549%) MS Exchange
3 1 (0.549%) Documentum
3 1 (0.549%) SAS
3 1 (0.549%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.549%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 15 (8.242%) MS Excel
2 5 (2.747%) MS PowerPoint
2 5 (2.747%) MS Office
3 2 (1.099%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 22 (12.09%) SAP FI
2 15 (8.242%) SAP FI/CO
2 15 (8.242%) SAP CO
3 10 (5.495%) SAP HR
4 9 (4.945%) Agresso
4 9 (4.945%) SAP HCM
5 8 (4.396%) SAP PM
5 8 (4.396%) SAP CRM
6 6 (3.297%) CODA-Financials
6 6 (3.297%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 6 (3.297%) SAP Business One
7 5 (2.747%) SAP BPC
7 5 (2.747%) SAP ERP
7 5 (2.747%) SAP CS
7 5 (2.747%) Taleo
7 5 (2.747%) Dynamics NAV
7 5 (2.747%) Dynamics AX
7 5 (2.747%) Dynamics GP
8 4 (2.198%) SAP MM
8 4 (2.198%) SAP PLM
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.648%) BSS
2 2 (1.099%) HTTP
3 1 (0.549%) Radio Access Network
3 1 (0.549%) Internet
3 1 (0.549%) 3G
3 1 (0.549%) NetScreen
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (7.692%) SAP BW
2 9 (4.945%) DataStage
3 7 (3.846%) SAP BI
4 6 (3.297%) Oracle 8/8i
4 6 (3.297%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (2.198%) SQL Server
6 3 (1.648%) Data Mining
6 3 (1.648%) MS Access
7 2 (1.099%) EDMS
7 2 (1.099%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (1.099%) DB2
7 2 (1.099%) TOAD
7 2 (1.099%) Oracle Discoverer
7 2 (1.099%) SAP HANA
7 2 (1.099%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.549%) SQL Server 2012
8 1 (0.549%) BusinessObjects XI
8 1 (0.549%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.549%) Data Mart
8 1 (0.549%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 2 (1.099%) ClearQuest
1 2 (1.099%) ERwin
2 1 (0.549%) LSMW
2 1 (0.549%) MSI
General
1 49 (26.92%) Finance
2 19 (10.44%) Telecoms
3 9 (4.945%) Manufacturing
4 4 (2.198%) General Ledger
4 4 (2.198%) Retail
5 3 (1.648%) Legal
5 3 (1.648%) Billing
5 3 (1.648%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (0.549%) Back Office
6 1 (0.549%) Automotive
6 1 (0.549%) Law
6 1 (0.549%) Marketing
6 1 (0.549%) Banking
Job Titles
1 68 (37.36%) Consultant
2 50 (27.47%) SAP Consultant
3 39 (21.43%) Analyst
4 18 (9.890%) Business Analyst
5 17 (9.341%) Project Manager
6 16 (8.791%) SAP Analyst
7 15 (8.242%) SAP Manager
8 13 (7.143%) SAP Business Analyst
9 10 (5.495%) Senior Analyst
10 8 (4.396%) Developer
10 8 (4.396%) Systems Analyst
10 8 (4.396%) SAP Project Manager
11 7 (3.846%) SAP CRM Consultant
11 7 (3.846%) CRM Consultant
11 7 (3.846%) DBA
12 5 (2.747%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
12 5 (2.747%) Service Manager
12 5 (2.747%) Data Analyst
12 5 (2.747%) ABAP Consultant
13 4 (2.198%) Support Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 8 (4.396%) FMCG
1 8 (4.396%) AS400
2 6 (3.297%) Data Integration
3 4 (2.198%) Mainframe
3 4 (2.198%) Data Extraction
3 4 (2.198%) iSeries
4 2 (1.099%) Management Information System
4 2 (1.099%) IBM Mainframe
5 1 (0.549%) SaaS
5 1 (0.549%) iPhone
5 1 (0.549%) Mathematics
5 1 (0.549%) Statistics
5 1 (0.549%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.099%) UNIX
1 2 (1.099%) Linux
2 1 (0.549%) Android
2 1 (0.549%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (18.68%) Project Management
2 27 (14.84%) ERP
3 23 (12.64%) Migration
4 22 (12.09%) Business Intelligence
5 17 (9.341%) User Acceptance Testing
5 17 (9.341%) Data Migration
6 15 (8.242%) ITIL
7 13 (7.143%) ETL
7 13 (7.143%) Stakeholder Management
7 13 (7.143%) Workflow
8 12 (6.593%) Change Management
9 11 (6.044%) Business Analysis
9 11 (6.044%) CRM
10 9 (4.945%) Logistics
11 8 (4.396%) SAP Implementation
11 8 (4.396%) PRINCE2
11 8 (4.396%) Service Management
12 7 (3.846%) Quality Management
13 6 (3.297%) PRINCE
13 6 (3.297%) Process Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (7.692%) SQL
2 13 (7.143%) ABAP
3 7 (3.846%) VB
4 6 (3.297%) RPG
5 2 (1.099%) PL/SQL
5 2 (1.099%) RPG IV
6 1 (0.549%) C
6 1 (0.549%) C++
6 1 (0.549%) Java
6 1 (0.549%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 9 (4.945%) CIMA
1 9 (4.945%) ACCA
2 5 (2.747%) Degree
3 4 (2.198%) PMI Certification
4 3 (1.648%) PMP
5 2 (1.099%) CISSP
5 2 (1.099%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (1.099%) CISA
6 1 (0.549%) Oracle Certification
6 1 (0.549%) CIPFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.198%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 4 (2.198%) QA
1 4 (2.198%) COBIT
2 3 (1.648%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.099%) GxP
4 1 (0.549%) GAAP
System Software
1 1 (0.549%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (4.396%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.549%) Splunk
Vendors
1 23 (12.64%) Oracle
2 17 (9.341%) Cognos
3 13 (7.143%) JD Edwards
4 6 (3.297%) CODA
4 6 (3.297%) Microsoft
4 6 (3.297%) Ariba
5 5 (2.747%) PTC
5 5 (2.747%) HP
6 4 (2.198%) IBM
6 4 (2.198%) Hyperion
7 3 (1.648%) Siebel
8 2 (1.099%) Salesforce.com
8 2 (1.099%) Lotus
8 2 (1.099%) Adobe
9 1 (0.549%) hybris
9 1 (0.549%) Tufin
9 1 (0.549%) ArcSight
9 1 (0.549%) Infor
9 1 (0.549%) Imperva
9 1 (0.549%) LANDesk
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