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The table below looks at the demand for SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 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 ERP over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank491569
Rank change on same period last yearUp+78
Matching contract IT job ads5762
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.081 %0.063 %
As % of the category below1.266 %0.964 %
Daily rates quoted2418
Average minimum daily rate£489£491
Average daily rate£544£522
% change on same period last year+4.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£599£553
UK excluding London average daily rate£441£529
% change on same period last year-16.61 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£19.00-
Average hourly rate£20.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£22.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.50-
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
England
Matching contract IT job ads45016430
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.396 %6.494 %
Daily rates quoted12541901
Average minimum daily rate£427£436
Average daily rate£462£467
% change on same period last year-1.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£497£498
UK excluding London average daily rate£444£421
% change on same period last year+5.33 %
Hourly rates quoted135204
Average minimum hourly rate£29.38£26.03
Average hourly rate£32.28£27.96
% change on same period last year+15.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.18£29.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.83£28.18
% change on same period last year-15.43 %
SAP ERP UKSAP ERP
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 ERP
Demand Trend

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

England SAP ERP Demand Trend

SAP ERP
Daily Rate Trend

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

England SAP ERP Daily Rate Trend

SAP ERP
Daily Rate Histogram

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

England SAP ERP Daily Rate Histogram

SAP ERP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England SAP ERP Hourly Rate Trend

SAP ERP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP ERP 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
LondonUp+8629£575+16.70 %
South EastUp+4910£425-32.00 %
East of EnglandUp+324--
West MidlandsUp+83£451+11.92 %
East MidlandsNew entry-3£450-
South CoastNew entry-2£513-
South WestUp+262--
North WestUp+131--
SAP ERP UKSAP ERP
UK

SAP ERP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing SAP ERP 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 ERP.

1143 (100.00 %)SAP
2142 (99.30 %)ERP
334 (23.78 %)Finance
421 (14.69 %)Banking
421 (14.69 %)CRM
421 (14.69 %)PRINCE2
520 (13.99 %)Government
619 (13.29 %)Project Management
619 (13.29 %)SAP HR
619 (13.29 %)Security Cleared
717 (11.89 %)Retail
717 (11.89 %)SAP XI
717 (11.89 %)SAP BW
815 (10.49 %)Oracle
913 (9.091 %)Business Intelligence
1011 (7.692 %)ABAP
1011 (7.692 %)NetWeaver
1110 (6.993 %)SAP HCM
129 (6.294 %)SAP R/3
129 (6.294 %)Workflow
138 (5.594 %)Migration
138 (5.594 %)DB2
138 (5.594 %)MS Project
138 (5.594 %)Windows
138 (5.594 %)SAP CO
147 (4.895 %)SAP FI/CO
147 (4.895 %)Microsoft
147 (4.895 %)Manufacturing
147 (4.895 %)SAP FI
156 (4.196 %)SAP CRM

SAP ERP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing SAP ERP 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 ERP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (11.89 %)SAP XI
26 (4.196 %)SAP Basis
26 (4.196 %)SAP PI
35 (3.497 %)SAP ALE
35 (3.497 %)XML
44 (2.797 %)XSLT
44 (2.797 %)WSDL
44 (2.797 %)EDIFACT
44 (2.797 %)BAPI
44 (2.797 %)SOAP
53 (2.098 %)SAP Smart Forms
53 (2.098 %)EDI
62 (1.399 %)HTML
62 (1.399 %).NET
71 (0.699 %)ADO.NET
71 (0.699 %)ASP
71 (0.699 %)ASP.NET
71 (0.699 %)CSS
71 (0.699 %)XSL
71 (0.699 %)Web Dynpro
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (7.692 %)NetWeaver
21 (0.699 %)BizTalk Server
21 (0.699 %)SAP Web AS
21 (0.699 %)IIS
21 (0.699 %)SharePoint
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (5.594 %)MS Project
22 (1.399 %)MS Visio
31 (0.699 %)CA Clarity
31 (0.699 %)MS Office
31 (0.699 %)MS Excel
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
119 (13.29 %)SAP HR
210 (6.993 %)SAP HCM
39 (6.294 %)SAP R/3
48 (5.594 %)SAP CO
57 (4.895 %)SAP FI/CO
57 (4.895 %)SAP FI
66 (4.196 %)SAP CRM
74 (2.797 %)SAP PS
74 (2.797 %)SAP FI-AP
82 (1.399 %)SAP xMII
91 (0.699 %)SAP SRM
91 (0.699 %)SAP PLM
91 (0.699 %)SAP FI-CA
91 (0.699 %)Oracle Financials
91 (0.699 %)SAP EBP
91 (0.699 %)SAP Oil and Gas
91 (0.699 %)Oracle EBS
91 (0.699 %)SAP Payroll
91 (0.699 %)SAP MM
91 (0.699 %)SAP SD
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (2.098 %)LDAP
22 (1.399 %)Intranet
31 (0.699 %)Internet
31 (0.699 %)LAN
31 (0.699 %)SAN
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (11.89 %)SAP BW
28 (5.594 %)DB2
35 (3.497 %)SAP BI
43 (2.098 %)BusinessObjects
52 (1.399 %)SQL Server
61 (0.699 %)Oracle Discoverer
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (2.797 %)LSMW
23 (2.098 %)TestDirector
32 (1.399 %)Oracle APEX
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
134 (23.78 %)Finance
221 (14.69 %)Banking
320 (13.99 %)Government
417 (11.89 %)Retail
57 (4.895 %)Manufacturing
66 (4.196 %)Retail Banking
75 (3.497 %)Education
84 (2.797 %)Pharmaceutical
93 (2.098 %)Telecoms
93 (2.098 %)Aerospace
93 (2.098 %)Police
102 (1.399 %)Automotive
102 (1.399 %)Marketing
102 (1.399 %)Investment Banking
111 (0.699 %)Local Government
111 (0.699 %)FMCG
111 (0.699 %)Military
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (27.97 %)Analyst
235 (24.48 %)Business Analyst
331 (21.68 %)SAP Manager
430 (20.98 %)Project Manager
529 (20.28 %)SAP Business Analyst
624 (16.78 %)Consultant
723 (16.08 %)SAP Project Manager
822 (15.38 %)SAP Consultant
822 (15.38 %)SAP Analyst
910 (6.993 %)SAP HR Business Analyst
109 (6.294 %)Architect
109 (6.294 %)Team Leader
109 (6.294 %)SAP Team Leader
117 (4.895 %)Technical Manager
117 (4.895 %)Technical Project Manager
117 (4.895 %)Test Manager
124 (2.797 %)Developer
124 (2.797 %)Support Team Leader
124 (2.797 %)SAP XI Consultant
133 (2.098 %)Delivery Manager
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (2.797 %)Mainframe
22 (1.399 %)Management Information System
31 (0.699 %)Replication
31 (0.699 %)PMI
31 (0.699 %)HACMP
31 (0.699 %)LIMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (5.594 %)Windows
25 (3.497 %)UNIX
33 (2.098 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (1.399 %)Linux
51 (0.699 %)AIX
51 (0.699 %)Red Hat Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1142 (99.30 %)ERP
221 (14.69 %)PRINCE2
221 (14.69 %)CRM
319 (13.29 %)Project Management
319 (13.29 %)Security Cleared
413 (9.091 %)Business Intelligence
59 (6.294 %)Workflow
68 (5.594 %)Migration
76 (4.196 %)ITIL
76 (4.196 %)SC Cleared
76 (4.196 %)SAP Implementation
85 (3.497 %)e-GIF
85 (3.497 %)EAI
85 (3.497 %)Change Management
85 (3.497 %)Stakeholder Management
85 (3.497 %)Project Planning
94 (2.797 %)Risk Analysis
94 (2.797 %)Document Management
94 (2.797 %)Programme Management
94 (2.797 %)BPEL
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (7.692 %)ABAP
22 (1.399 %)SAPscript
22 (1.399 %)C
22 (1.399 %)C#
22 (1.399 %)JavaScript
31 (0.699 %)SQL
31 (0.699 %)VB
31 (0.699 %)Java
31 (0.699 %)VBA
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (2.797 %)PRINCE2 Certification
14 (2.797 %)Degree
23 (2.098 %)PMP
23 (2.098 %)PMI Certification
32 (1.399 %)ISEB
41 (0.699 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (0.699 %)ITIL Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.797 %)SLA
14 (2.797 %)QA
22 (1.399 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (2.797 %)NetBackup
23 (2.098 %)Active Directory
31 (0.699 %)Oracle RAC
31 (0.699 %)VMware Server
31 (0.699 %)VMware Infrastructure
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (3.497 %)MIIS
21 (0.699 %)Tivoli
21 (0.699 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1143 (100.00 %)SAP
215 (10.49 %)Oracle
37 (4.895 %)Microsoft
45 (3.497 %)IBM
54 (2.797 %)EMC
54 (2.797 %)ADIC
63 (2.098 %)Sun
63 (2.098 %)Business Objects
72 (1.399 %)PeopleSoft
72 (1.399 %)Adobe
72 (1.399 %)CA
72 (1.399 %)webMethods
72 (1.399 %)VMware
81 (0.699 %)Pega
81 (0.699 %)Remedy
81 (0.699 %)i2
81 (0.699 %)Retek
81 (0.699 %)Red Hat
81 (0.699 %)JD Edwards
81 (0.699 %)HP