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The table below looks at the demand for SAP Customer Service (CS) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP CS over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Customer Service (CS)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank506607
Rank change on same period last yearUp+101
Matching contract IT job ads56
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.122 %0.100 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£410
Average daily rate-£477
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£543
UK excluding London average daily rate-£461
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
England
Matching contract IT job ads40976018
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.648 %6.569 %
Daily rates quoted11571692
Average minimum daily rate£424£444
Average daily rate£458£476
% change on same period last year-3.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£491£508
UK excluding London average daily rate£446£433
% change on same period last year+3.01 %
Hourly rates quoted126170
Average minimum hourly rate£32.29£26.16
Average hourly rate£34.19£28.31
% change on same period last year+20.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.09£30.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.21£26.66
% change on same period last year+13.31 %
SAP CS UKSAP CS
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 CS
Demand Trend

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

England SAP CS Demand Trend

SAP CS
Daily Rate Trend

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

England SAP CS Daily Rate Trend

SAP CS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England SAP CS Hourly Rate Trend

SAP CS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP CS within the England region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
South EastUp+572--
YorkshireNew entry-1--
MidlandsNew entry-1--
North WestUp+241--
SAP CS UKSAP CS
UK

SAP CS
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing SAP CS 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 CS.

18 (100.00 %)SAP
21 (12.50 %)Dutch Language
21 (12.50 %)French Language
21 (12.50 %)German Language
21 (12.50 %)Service Management
21 (12.50 %)CRM
21 (12.50 %)SAP PS

SAP CS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing SAP CS 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 CS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (12.50 %)SAP PS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (87.50 %)SAP Consultant
17 (87.50 %)Consultant
26 (75.00 %)SAP CS Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Customer Services Manager
31 (12.50 %)Service Manager
31 (12.50 %)SAP PS Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Senior SAP Consultant
31 (12.50 %)SAP Manager
31 (12.50 %)Senior Consultant
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Dutch Language
11 (12.50 %)French Language
11 (12.50 %)German Language
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (12.50 %)CRM
11 (12.50 %)Service Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (100.00 %)SAP