East of England SAP Contracts

This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT contracts within the East of England 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.

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Location Aberdeen Alderley Edge Andover Avon Basingstoke Bath Bedford Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Birmingham Blackpool Bracknell Brentford Brighton Bristol Buckinghamshire Bury St Edmunds Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cannock Cardiff Channel Islands Chertsey Cheshire Chester Chesterfield Chorley City of London Colchester County Antrim Coventry Crawley Cumbria Daresbury Darlington Derbyshire Devon Docklands, London Dorking Dorset Durham East Anglia East Grinstead East Midlands East of England East Sussex Eastleigh Edinburgh Egham England Essex Exeter Fareham Filton Gatwick Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Guildford Hammersmith Hampshire Harrow Havant Haywards Heath Hemel Hempstead Hereford Herefordshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Hinckley Home Counties Ipswich Isle of Man Jersey Kent King's Lynn Kingston Upon Thames Knutsford Lancashire Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Liverpool London Loughborough M4 Corridor Macclesfield Maidenhead Manchester Marlow Merseyside Mid Wales Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newbury Newcastle Newport Newton Abbot Norfolk North East North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Powys Preston Reading Redcar Rochdale Rugby Runcorn Salford Scotland Sheffield Shropshire Slough Solihull Somerset South Coast South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Southend-on-Sea Southwark St Albans St Helens Staffordshire Staines Stevenage Stoke-on-Trent Suffolk Sunbury-on-Thames Sunderland Surrey Sussex Swansea Swindon Taunton Telford Thame Thames Valley Trowbridge Twickenham Tyne and Wear UK Uttoxeter Uxbridge Wakefield Wales Warrington Warwick Warwickshire Waterlooville Watford West Bromwich West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Whyteleafe Wiltshire Wimbledon Winchester Windsor Woking Wokingham Wolverhampton Worthing Yeovil York Yorkshire	3 months to 25 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	65	41
Rank change on same period last year	-24
Matching contract IT job ads	91	159
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.121 %	0.161 %
As % of the category below	5.391 %	7.998 %
Daily rates quoted	27	33
Average minimum daily rate	£354	£343
Average daily rate	£377	£366
% change on same period last year	+3.03 %
Average maximum daily rate	£399	£388
UK excluding London average daily rate	£462	£447
% change on same period last year	+3.25 %
Hourly rates quoted	4	10
Average minimum hourly rate	£12.00	£22.80
Average hourly rate	£14.13	£25.80
% change on same period last year	-45.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£16.25	£28.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.43	£25.61
% change on same period last year	-8.53 %
Vendors East of England
Matching contract IT job ads	1688	1988
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.250 %	2.011 %
Daily rates quoted	476	590
Average minimum daily rate	£343	£338
Average daily rate	£362	£359
% change on same period last year	+0.97 %
Average maximum daily rate	£381	£379
UK excluding London average daily rate	£357	£359
% change on same period last year	-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted	223	303
Average minimum hourly rate	£22.30	£23.76
Average hourly rate	£23.44	£25.18
% change on same period last year	-6.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£24.58	£26.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.25	£24.99
% change on same period last year	-6.94 %
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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.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

The 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 25 July 2008.

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Histogram

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

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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 East of England 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.

Location	Rank 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
Hertfordshire	+3	62	£371	+1.64 %
Essex	-6	11	£373	-6.87 %
Bedfordshire	+5	6	£443	+18.00 %
Cambridgeshire	-19	4	-	-
Suffolk	-12	4	-	-
East Anglia	-5	3	-	-
Norfolk	0	1	-	-

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, 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 37 (14.34 %) CRM 2 36 (13.95 %) Retail 3 35 (13.57 %) Finance 4 30 (11.63 %) SAP CRM 5 29 (11.24 %) PRINCE2 6 25 (9.690 %) ABAP 7 22 (8.527 %) Test Scripting 7 22 (8.527 %) SAP FI 8 21 (8.140 %) SAP Retail 9 20 (7.752 %) SAP CO 9 20 (7.752 %) SAP FI/CO 9 20 (7.752 %) Telecoms 9 20 (7.752 %) SAP HR 10 19 (7.364 %) ERP 11 17 (6.589 %) SAP QM

12 16 (6.202 %) Security Cleared 13 14 (5.426 %) Microsoft 13 14 (5.426 %) Oracle 13 14 (5.426 %) Migration 14 13 (5.039 %) Quality Management 14 13 (5.039 %) MS Office 14 13 (5.039 %) Windows 14 13 (5.039 %) LoadRunner 15 12 (4.651 %) TestDirector 16 10 (3.876 %) SAP XI 16 10 (3.876 %) SAP R/3 16 10 (3.876 %) Project Management 16 10 (3.876 %) Business Objects 16 10 (3.876 %) BusinessObjects 17 9 (3.488 %) NetWeaver

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, 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 10 (3.876 %) SAP XI 2 6 (2.326 %) SAP Basis 2 6 (2.326 %) .NET 3 5 (1.938 %) ASP.NET 4 4 (1.550 %) SAP Smart Forms 5 3 (1.163 %) J2EE 5 3 (1.163 %) ASP 5 3 (1.163 %) SAP ALE 5 3 (1.163 %) XML 5 3 (1.163 %) HTML 6 2 (0.775 %) XSLT 6 2 (0.775 %) .NET Framework 6 2 (0.775 %) SAP BSP 6 2 (0.775 %) BAPI 7 1 (0.388 %) SAP Business Workflow 7 1 (0.388 %) Middleware 7 1 (0.388 %) Web Dynpro 7 1 (0.388 %) EJB 7 1 (0.388 %) JSP 7 1 (0.388 %) Servlets	Application Platforms 1 9 (3.488 %) NetWeaver 2 4 (1.550 %) SharePoint 2 4 (1.550 %) SAP EP 3 2 (0.775 %) BizTalk Server 4 1 (0.388 %) SAP Web AS 4 1 (0.388 %) SAS
Applications 1 13 (5.039 %) MS Office 2 8 (3.101 %) MS PowerPoint 3 7 (2.713 %) MS Excel 4 6 (2.326 %) MS Project 5 2 (0.775 %) MS Visio 5 2 (0.775 %) Spreadsheet	Business Applications 1 30 (11.63 %) SAP CRM 2 22 (8.527 %) SAP FI 3 21 (8.140 %) SAP Retail 4 20 (7.752 %) SAP FI/CO 4 20 (7.752 %) SAP CO 4 20 (7.752 %) SAP HR 5 17 (6.589 %) SAP QM 6 10 (3.876 %) SAP R/3 7 9 (3.488 %) SAP ERP 8 8 (3.101 %) SAP HCM 9 7 (2.713 %) SAP MM 9 7 (2.713 %) SAP SD 10 4 (1.550 %) SAP Payroll 11 3 (1.163 %) Oracle Financials 11 3 (1.163 %) SAP PM 12 2 (0.775 %) SAP PS 13 1 (0.388 %) SAP PP 13 1 (0.388 %) Microsoft CRM 13 1 (0.388 %) SAP CS 13 1 (0.388 %) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking 1 3 (1.163 %) LAN 1 3 (1.163 %) WAN 1 3 (1.163 %) Firewall 2 2 (0.775 %) Internet 3 1 (0.388 %) LDAP 3 1 (0.388 %) TCP/IP 3 1 (0.388 %) SAN 3 1 (0.388 %) CTI	Database & Business Intelligence 1 10 (3.876 %) BusinessObjects 2 6 (2.326 %) DB2 2 6 (2.326 %) ETL 3 5 (1.938 %) SQL Server 4 4 (1.550 %) SAP BW 5 3 (1.163 %) BODI 5 3 (1.163 %) SQL Server Integration Services 5 3 (1.163 %) Data Cleansing 5 3 (1.163 %) Datawarehouse 6 1 (0.388 %) SAP BI
Development Applications 1 13 (5.039 %) LoadRunner 2 12 (4.651 %) TestDirector 3 9 (3.488 %) eCATT 4 6 (2.326 %) LSMW 5 2 (0.775 %) QuickTest Pro	General 1 36 (13.95 %) Retail 2 35 (13.57 %) Finance 3 20 (7.752 %) Telecoms 4 8 (3.101 %) Manufacturing 5 5 (1.938 %) Pharmaceutical 6 4 (1.550 %) Education 6 4 (1.550 %) Games 7 3 (1.163 %) Marketing 7 3 (1.163 %) Government 7 3 (1.163 %) Construction 7 3 (1.163 %) Banking 8 2 (0.775 %) Chemicals 8 2 (0.775 %) Health 8 2 (0.775 %) General Ledger 8 2 (0.775 %) Insurance 9 1 (0.388 %) FMCG 9 1 (0.388 %) Military 9 1 (0.388 %) Billing 9 1 (0.388 %) Aerospace
Job Titles 1 74 (28.68 %) Consultant 2 72 (27.91 %) SAP Consultant 3 61 (23.64 %) Analyst 4 26 (10.08 %) Business Analyst 5 23 (8.915 %) Developer 5 23 (8.915 %) SAP Analyst 6 17 (6.589 %) Test Analyst 7 15 (5.814 %) Project Manager 8 13 (5.039 %) SAP Manager 9 12 (4.651 %) SAP Business Analyst 9 12 (4.651 %) SAP Developer 10 11 (4.264 %) SAP Test Analyst 10 11 (4.264 %) Administrator 11 10 (3.876 %) SAP FI/CO Consultant 12 9 (3.488 %) Architect 12 9 (3.488 %) SAP QM Consultant 13 8 (3.101 %) SAP Functional Consultant 13 8 (3.101 %) CRM Business Analyst 13 8 (3.101 %) Tester 13 8 (3.101 %) Trainer	Miscellaneous 1 8 (3.101 %) German Language 2 6 (2.326 %) Mainframe 3 3 (1.163 %) N-Tier 4 2 (0.775 %) PMI 4 2 (0.775 %) Foreign Exchange (FX) 4 2 (0.775 %) E-Learning 5 1 (0.388 %) IVR 5 1 (0.388 %) Management Information System 5 1 (0.388 %) iDTV 5 1 (0.388 %) Polish Language 5 1 (0.388 %) IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems 1 13 (5.039 %) Windows 2 8 (3.101 %) UNIX 3 3 (1.163 %) Windows Server 2003 4 1 (0.388 %) AIX 4 1 (0.388 %) Windows 2000 4 1 (0.388 %) Windows XP	Processes & Methodologies 1 37 (14.34 %) CRM 2 29 (11.24 %) PRINCE2 3 22 (8.527 %) Test Scripting 4 19 (7.364 %) ERP 5 16 (6.202 %) Security Cleared 6 14 (5.426 %) Migration 7 13 (5.039 %) Quality Management 8 10 (3.876 %) Project Management 9 9 (3.488 %) Stakeholder Management 9 9 (3.488 %) Project Planning 9 9 (3.488 %) BC Cleared 10 8 (3.101 %) Data Migration 10 8 (3.101 %) SAP Implementation 10 8 (3.101 %) Business Intelligence 10 8 (3.101 %) ITIL 11 7 (2.713 %) User Acceptance Testing 11 7 (2.713 %) Integration Testing 12 6 (2.326 %) SC Cleared 12 6 (2.326 %) Disaster Recovery 13 5 (1.938 %) Validation
Programming Languages 1 25 (9.690 %) ABAP 2 7 (2.713 %) Java 2 7 (2.713 %) SQL 3 3 (1.163 %) VBScript 3 3 (1.163 %) VB.NET 3 3 (1.163 %) SAPscript 4 2 (0.775 %) C 4 2 (0.775 %) C#	Qualifications 1 3 (1.163 %) Microsoft Certification 2 2 (0.775 %) ISEB 2 2 (0.775 %) ITIL Certification 3 1 (0.388 %) ACCA 3 1 (0.388 %) Degree 3 1 (0.388 %) HNC 3 1 (0.388 %) Citrix Certification 3 1 (0.388 %) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 5 (1.938 %) Sarbanes-Oxley 2 2 (0.775 %) SLA	System Software 1 5 (1.938 %) NetBackup
Vendors 1 14 (5.426 %) Oracle 1 14 (5.426 %) Microsoft 2 10 (3.876 %) Business Objects 3 7 (2.713 %) Citrix 4 6 (2.326 %) IBM 5 5 (1.938 %) PeopleSoft 5 5 (1.938 %) EMC 6 4 (1.550 %) ADIC 7 3 (1.163 %) Manugistics 7 3 (1.163 %) Primavera 7 3 (1.163 %) Siebel 7 3 (1.163 %) Cisco 8 2 (0.775 %) Trillium 8 2 (0.775 %) Ab Initio 8 2 (0.775 %) JD Edwards 8 2 (0.775 %) Genesys 8 2 (0.775 %) Applix 9 1 (0.388 %) CODA 9 1 (0.388 %) CheckPoint 9 1 (0.388 %) Remedy