The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SAP over the 3 months to 18 June 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 East of England 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
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP
Rank 59 35 39
Rank change year-on-year
-24 +4
Contract jobs citing SAP 66 133 115
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 2.946% 4.398% 4.183%
As % of the Vendors category 6.433% 9.715% 8.712%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 63 53
Average daily rate £425 £450 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.55% +20.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £316 £263 £282
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £575 £524
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year
- -5.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
Average hourly rate £21.50 £35.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-38.57% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.50 £22.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year
+13.33% -6.25%
All Vendors
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1026 1369 1320
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 45.80% 45.27% 48.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 464 601 524
Average daily rate £338 £350 £310
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.57% +12.90%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £189 £150
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 127 130 174
Average hourly rate £25.00 £29.00 £26.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-13.79% +10.47%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.44 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £42.50 £37.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.63 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-3.18% -1.87%
SAP
England

SAP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England 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 East of England region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England 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 East of England region over the 3 months to 18 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Cambridgeshire -12 29 £375 -21.05% 9
Hertfordshire +4 19 £450 +18.42% 17
Bedfordshire -1 8 £419 +27.86% 4
Norfolk +1 2 £315 -
Essex - - - - 2
SAP
England

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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 31 (23.13%) Business Intelligence
2 27 (20.15%) Finance
3 22 (16.42%) Oracle
4 20 (14.93%) ERP
5 17 (12.69%) Project Management
6 16 (11.94%) CRM
6 16 (11.94%) SAP PI
7 14 (10.45%) Manufacturing
8 13 (9.701%) Validation
8 13 (9.701%) Migration
8 13 (9.701%) Business Analysis
8 13 (9.701%) SOA
9 12 (8.955%) SQL Server
9 12 (8.955%) Java
10 11 (8.209%) SAP BW
10 11 (8.209%) .NET
10 11 (8.209%) XML
10 11 (8.209%) SAP CRM
11 10 (7.463%) ITIL
11 10 (7.463%) ABAP
11 10 (7.463%) BizTalk Server
11 10 (7.463%) SAP FI
12 9 (6.716%) SAP BI
12 9 (6.716%) SAP HR
12 9 (6.716%) PRINCE2
12 9 (6.716%) N-Tier
12 9 (6.716%) XML Schema
12 9 (6.716%) WSDL
12 9 (6.716%) VLDB
12 9 (6.716%) SAP FI/CO

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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 16 (11.94%) SAP PI
2 11 (8.209%) .NET
2 11 (8.209%) XML
3 9 (6.716%) WSDL
3 9 (6.716%) XML Schema
4 7 (5.224%) Web Services
5 4 (2.985%) Middleware
5 4 (2.985%) Web Dynpro
6 3 (2.239%) EDI
7 1 (0.746%) EJB
7 1 (0.746%) BAPI
7 1 (0.746%) SAP XI
7 1 (0.746%) SAP Basis
7 1 (0.746%) SAP BSP
7 1 (0.746%) Google Maps API
Application Platforms
1 10 (7.463%) BizTalk Server
2 9 (6.716%) ESB
2 9 (6.716%) Windows Azure
3 6 (4.478%) Apache
4 5 (3.731%) NetWeaver
5 4 (2.985%) SharePoint
6 2 (1.493%) CMS
7 1 (0.746%) SAP EP
7 1 (0.746%) SharePoint 2010
7 1 (0.746%) Gentran
Applications
1 4 (2.985%) MS Office
2 3 (2.239%) MS Excel
2 3 (2.239%) MS PowerPoint
2 3 (2.239%) MS Project
3 2 (1.493%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.746%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (8.209%) SAP CRM
2 10 (7.463%) SAP FI
3 9 (6.716%) SAP HR
3 9 (6.716%) SAP FI/CO
3 9 (6.716%) SAP CO
4 5 (3.731%) SAP MII
5 4 (2.985%) SAP SD
5 4 (2.985%) SAP MM
6 3 (2.239%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (2.239%) SAP PM
6 3 (2.239%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 2 (1.493%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (1.493%) SAP ERP
7 2 (1.493%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.746%) SAP MRS
8 1 (0.746%) SAP cProjects
8 1 (0.746%) SAP BPC
8 1 (0.746%) SAP SCM
8 1 (0.746%) SAP APO
8 1 (0.746%) SAP MDM
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.731%) DHCP
1 5 (3.731%) DNS
2 1 (0.746%) Intranet
2 1 (0.746%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (8.955%) SQL Server
2 11 (8.209%) SAP BW
3 9 (6.716%) VLDB
3 9 (6.716%) SAP BI
4 7 (5.224%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
4 7 (5.224%) BusinessObjects
5 5 (3.731%) GIS
6 1 (0.746%) Oracle OWB
6 1 (0.746%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.746%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.746%) BusinessObjects XI
6 1 (0.746%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.746%) Oracle BI EE
6 1 (0.746%) SQL Server 2008
6 1 (0.746%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.746%) DataStage
6 1 (0.746%) DB2
6 1 (0.746%) OLAP
6 1 (0.746%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.746%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 1 (0.746%) QuickTest Pro
1 1 (0.746%) eCATT
1 1 (0.746%) SAP CE
General
1 27 (20.15%) Finance
2 14 (10.45%) Manufacturing
3 6 (4.478%) Publishing
4 5 (3.731%) Retail
5 4 (2.985%) Pharmaceutical
5 4 (2.985%) French Language
6 3 (2.239%) Telecoms
6 3 (2.239%) Marketing
6 3 (2.239%) Law
7 1 (0.746%) Legal
7 1 (0.746%) Front Office
7 1 (0.746%) Electronics
7 1 (0.746%) Investment Banking
7 1 (0.746%) General Ledger
7 1 (0.746%) Banking
7 1 (0.746%) German Language
7 1 (0.746%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 28 (20.90%) Consultant
2 24 (17.91%) Architect
2 24 (17.91%) Analyst
3 21 (15.67%) SAP Consultant
4 17 (12.69%) Project Manager
5 13 (9.701%) SAP Manager
6 12 (8.955%) Solutions Architect
6 12 (8.955%) Business Analyst
7 11 (8.209%) SAP Analyst
8 10 (7.463%) Developer
9 9 (6.716%) SAP Architect
10 8 (5.970%) SAP Project Manager
11 7 (5.224%) SAP Developer
11 7 (5.224%) Administrator
12 6 (4.478%) Business Intelligence Architect
13 4 (2.985%) CRM Manager
13 4 (2.985%) CRM Project Manager
13 4 (2.985%) SAP Support
13 4 (2.985%) Project Officer
13 4 (2.985%) SAP SD Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.716%) N-Tier
1 9 (6.716%) Contract for Difference
2 3 (2.239%) Management Information System
2 3 (2.239%) E-Learning
2 3 (2.239%) PKI
3 1 (0.746%) Replication
3 1 (0.746%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (0.746%) DTV
3 1 (0.746%) Data Integration
3 1 (0.746%) Learning Management System
3 1 (0.746%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.731%) HPUX
1 5 (3.731%) Linux
2 3 (2.239%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (1.493%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (23.13%) Business Intelligence
2 20 (14.93%) ERP
3 17 (12.69%) Project Management
4 16 (11.94%) CRM
5 13 (9.701%) SOA
5 13 (9.701%) Validation
5 13 (9.701%) Migration
5 13 (9.701%) Business Analysis
6 10 (7.463%) ITIL
7 9 (6.716%) PRINCE2
7 9 (6.716%) TDD
7 9 (6.716%) Systems Analysis
7 9 (6.716%) Multithreading
8 8 (5.970%) Data Migration
8 8 (5.970%) Change Management
9 7 (5.224%) Stakeholder Management
9 7 (5.224%) E-business
9 7 (5.224%) Data Analysis
10 6 (4.478%) SAP Implementation
10 6 (4.478%) GAP Analysis
Programming Languages
1 12 (8.955%) Java
2 10 (7.463%) ABAP
3 8 (5.970%) SQL
4 5 (3.731%) Perl
5 3 (2.239%) T-SQL
6 2 (1.493%) C
Qualifications
1 3 (2.239%) ISEB
1 3 (2.239%) OCP
1 3 (2.239%) Oracle Certification
1 3 (2.239%) RHCE
2 2 (1.493%) ITIL Certification
2 2 (1.493%) Degree
2 2 (1.493%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 2 (1.493%) HNC
2 2 (1.493%) HND
3 1 (0.746%) Security Cleared
3 1 (0.746%) APMP
3 1 (0.746%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.224%) QA
2 4 (2.985%) SLA
3 1 (0.746%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (3.731%) VMware ESX
1 5 (3.731%) Oracle RMAN
1 5 (3.731%) vSphere
2 3 (2.239%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.493%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (3.731%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 5 (3.731%) MOM
1 5 (3.731%) EMC NetWorker
2 4 (2.985%) HP Quality Center
3 1 (0.746%) SCOM
Vendors
1 22 (16.42%) Oracle
2 8 (5.970%) Microsoft
3 7 (5.224%) Business Objects
4 5 (3.731%) EMC
4 5 (3.731%) Red Hat
4 5 (3.731%) VMware
4 5 (3.731%) Wonderware
5 4 (2.985%) HP
6 2 (1.493%) Salesforce.com
7 1 (0.746%) TIBCO
7 1 (0.746%) Remedy
7 1 (0.746%) Mincom
7 1 (0.746%) Google
7 1 (0.746%) JD Edwards
7 1 (0.746%) Sage
7 1 (0.746%) Citrix
7 1 (0.746%) Software AG
7 1 (0.746%) Epicor
7 1 (0.746%) JBoss
7 1 (0.746%) Cognos
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Rate: DOE
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Rate: £0.00 per day
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Rate: £0.00 per day
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Rate: £0
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Rate: Market Rates
Posted: 17 June 2013
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Rate: £0.00 per day
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Rate: £0.00 per day
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