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The table below looks at the demand for the SAP Consultant role in IT contracts within the England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SAP Consultant
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8759
Rank change on same period last yearDown-28
Matching contract IT job ads11792260
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.675 %2.282 %
As % of the category below2.027 %2.668 %
Daily rates quoted236469
Average minimum daily rate£434£458
Average daily rate£468£490
% change on same period last year-4.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£502£522
UK excluding London average daily rate£478£485
% change on same period last year-1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted812
Average minimum hourly rate£42.50£49.46
Average hourly rate£48.94£50.21
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£55.38£50.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.00£49.80
% change on same period last year-53.81 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching contract IT job ads5817584697
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled82.67 %85.54 %
Daily rates quoted1935726249
Average minimum daily rate£374£390
Average daily rate£400£415
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£426£439
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted52787537
Average minimum hourly rate£22.52£23.88
Average hourly rate£24.06£25.46
% change on same period last year-5.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.60£27.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
SAP Consultant UKSAP Consultant
UK

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.

SAP Consultant
Demand Trend

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

England SAP Consultant Demand Trend

SAP Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

England SAP Consultant Daily Rate Trend

SAP Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP Consultant across the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

England SAP Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

SAP Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England SAP Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

SAP Consultant
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP Consultant across the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

England SAP Consultant Hourly Rate Histogram

SAP Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Consultant within the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
LondonDown-12458£469-4.51 %
South EastDown-21240£484-3.28 %
North WestDown-18107£449+1.43 %
West MidlandsDown-1397£461-8.07 %
MidlandsDown-574£483-10.77 %
South WestUp+1149£462-12.73 %
YorkshireDown-5923£468+8.70 %
East MidlandsDown-4321£419-11.55 %
East of EnglandUp+215£540+2.52 %
North EastDown-98£475-4.31 %
South CoastUp+17£475-22.44 %
SAP Consultant UKSAP Consultant
UK

SAP Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited SAP Consultant in their job title 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 with SAP Consultant in their job title.

12541 (100.00 %)SAP
2386 (15.19 %)SAP FI
3372 (14.64 %)SAP HR
4330 (12.99 %)SAP CO
5305 (12.00 %)SAP FI/CO
6287 (11.29 %)SAP BW
7285 (11.22 %)CRM
8275 (10.82 %)Business Intelligence
9274 (10.78 %)ABAP
10249 (9.799 %)Finance
11216 (8.501 %)SAP CRM
12181 (7.123 %)SAP SD
13158 (6.218 %)SAP MM
14156 (6.139 %)SAP BI
15120 (4.723 %)Retail
16118 (4.644 %)Manufacturing
17114 (4.486 %)SAP Payroll
18106 (4.172 %)Migration
1998 (3.857 %)ERP
2092 (3.621 %)SAP IS-U
2191 (3.581 %)SAP Implementation
2288 (3.463 %)Billing
2385 (3.345 %)NetWeaver
2484 (3.306 %)CA
2484 (3.306 %)SAP Basis
2581 (3.188 %)SAP APO
2680 (3.148 %)SAP XI
2680 (3.148 %)Data Migration
2772 (2.834 %)Workflow
2868 (2.676 %)SAP R/3

SAP Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited SAP Consultant in their job title 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 with SAP Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
184 (3.306 %)SAP Basis
280 (3.148 %)SAP XI
329 (1.141 %)SAP Business Workflow
422 (0.866 %)EDI
520 (0.787 %)BAPI
619 (0.748 %)SAP ALE
716 (0.630 %)SAP Smart Forms
815 (0.590 %)SAP PI
815 (0.590 %)XML
914 (0.551 %)Web Dynpro
1012 (0.472 %)Middleware
1111 (0.433 %)SAP BSP
129 (0.354 %)J2EE
138 (0.315 %)HTML
147 (0.275 %)WebSphere
156 (0.236 %)EDIFACT
165 (0.197 %)SOAP
174 (0.157 %)WSDL
183 (0.118 %)XSLT
183 (0.118 %)Struts
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
185 (3.345 %)NetWeaver
28 (0.315 %)SAP EP
34 (0.157 %)eRoom
34 (0.157 %)SharePoint
42 (0.079 %)ESB
51 (0.039 %)Apache
51 (0.039 %)CMS
51 (0.039 %)SAP Web AS
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (0.118 %)MS Office
13 (0.118 %)MS Excel
13 (0.118 %)MS Visio
13 (0.118 %)Spreadsheet
21 (0.039 %)MS PowerPoint
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1386 (15.19 %)SAP FI
2372 (14.64 %)SAP HR
3330 (12.99 %)SAP CO
4305 (12.00 %)SAP FI/CO
5216 (8.501 %)SAP CRM
6181 (7.123 %)SAP SD
7158 (6.218 %)SAP MM
8114 (4.486 %)SAP Payroll
992 (3.621 %)SAP IS-U
1081 (3.188 %)SAP APO
1168 (2.676 %)SAP R/3
1254 (2.125 %)SAP Retail
1352 (2.046 %)SAP Oil and Gas
1446 (1.810 %)SAP FI-CA
1545 (1.771 %)SAP SRM
1644 (1.732 %)SAP WM
1742 (1.653 %)SAP PP
1827 (1.063 %)SAP PM
1827 (1.063 %)SAP QM
1924 (0.945 %)SAP PS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (0.394 %)Internet
24 (0.157 %)CTI
32 (0.079 %)HTTP
41 (0.039 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.039 %)SSL
41 (0.039 %)SAN
41 (0.039 %)FTP
41 (0.039 %)RFID
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1287 (11.29 %)SAP BW
2156 (6.139 %)SAP BI
318 (0.708 %)ETL
413 (0.512 %)Datawarehouse
510 (0.394 %)BusinessObjects
69 (0.354 %)RDBMS
78 (0.315 %)SQL Server
86 (0.236 %)Data Cleansing
95 (0.197 %)Oracle 10g
104 (0.157 %)DB2
104 (0.157 %)BusinessObjects XI
113 (0.118 %)EDRMS
113 (0.118 %)Data Mining
113 (0.118 %)MS Access
121 (0.039 %)Oracle 8/8i
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
137 (1.456 %)LSMW
23 (0.118 %)LoadRunner
32 (0.079 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (0.039 %)TestDirector
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1249 (9.799 %)Finance
2120 (4.723 %)Retail
3118 (4.644 %)Manufacturing
488 (3.463 %)Billing
563 (2.479 %)Banking
641 (1.614 %)FMCG
738 (1.495 %)Government
738 (1.495 %)Pharmaceutical
832 (1.259 %)Automotive
926 (1.023 %)Marketing
1023 (0.905 %)Telecoms
1116 (0.630 %)Local Government
1214 (0.551 %)General Ledger
1214 (0.551 %)Legal
1311 (0.433 %)Advertising
1410 (0.394 %)Insurance
158 (0.315 %)Chemicals
165 (0.197 %)Aerospace
165 (0.197 %)Back Office
165 (0.197 %)Health
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (0.630 %)German Language
215 (0.590 %)French Language
39 (0.354 %)Data Conversion
48 (0.315 %)Data Extraction
56 (0.236 %)Russian Language
65 (0.197 %)Data Integration
74 (0.157 %)Polish Language
74 (0.157 %)Portuguese Language
74 (0.157 %)Derivative
83 (0.118 %)Statistics
83 (0.118 %)Replication
83 (0.118 %)Management Information System
83 (0.118 %)Spanish Language
83 (0.118 %)Italian Language
83 (0.118 %)Dutch Language
92 (0.079 %)AS400
92 (0.079 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
92 (0.079 %)E-Learning
101 (0.039 %)Web 2.0
101 (0.039 %)Life Science
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (0.708 %)Windows
217 (0.669 %)UNIX
311 (0.433 %)VMS
47 (0.275 %)Solaris
56 (0.236 %)AIX
56 (0.236 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (0.079 %)HPUX
62 (0.079 %)Linux
71 (0.039 %)Red Hat Linux
71 (0.039 %)zOS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1285 (11.22 %)CRM
2275 (10.82 %)Business Intelligence
3106 (4.172 %)Migration
498 (3.857 %)ERP
591 (3.581 %)SAP Implementation
680 (3.148 %)Data Migration
772 (2.834 %)Workflow
859 (2.322 %)Data Modelling
958 (2.283 %)Logistics
1041 (1.614 %)Time Management
1137 (1.456 %)User Acceptance Testing
1236 (1.417 %)GAP Analysis
1334 (1.338 %)Project Management
1427 (1.063 %)Data Management
1526 (1.023 %)Test Scripting
1625 (0.984 %)Change Management
1719 (0.748 %)Security Cleared
1816 (0.630 %)Supply Chain Management
1816 (0.630 %)Asset Management
1915 (0.590 %)Performance Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1274 (10.78 %)ABAP
242 (1.653 %)Java
320 (0.787 %)SAPscript
418 (0.708 %)C
517 (0.669 %)SQL
63 (0.118 %)JavaScript
72 (0.079 %)RPG
72 (0.079 %)Pascal
81 (0.039 %)DHTML
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (1.102 %)SAP Certification
226 (1.023 %)Citrix Certification
310 (0.394 %)ACCA
310 (0.394 %)CIMA
310 (0.394 %)Degree
41 (0.039 %)CISSP
41 (0.039 %)ISEB
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
123 (0.905 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
29 (0.354 %)QA
37 (0.275 %)SLA
43 (0.118 %)Basel II
43 (0.118 %)RosettaNet
51 (0.039 %)GMP
51 (0.039 %)GxP
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.039 %)Active Directory
11 (0.039 %)SAP ITS
11 (0.039 %)Oracle RAC
11 (0.039 %)VMware Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.118 %)Tivoli
22 (0.079 %)CONTROL-M
31 (0.039 %)Legato
31 (0.039 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
31 (0.039 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12541 (100.00 %)SAP
284 (3.306 %)CA
333 (1.299 %)Oracle
423 (0.905 %)IXOS
510 (0.394 %)Business Objects
68 (0.315 %)HP
76 (0.236 %)OutlookSoft
76 (0.236 %)Hyperion
76 (0.236 %)Siebel
76 (0.236 %)IBM
84 (0.157 %)VERITAS
84 (0.157 %)Adobe
84 (0.157 %)Sun
93 (0.118 %)Open Text
102 (0.079 %)FatWire
102 (0.079 %)Microsoft
102 (0.079 %)Cognos
111 (0.039 %)PeopleSoft
111 (0.039 %)Cisco
111 (0.039 %)Red Hat