England SAP FI/CO Consultant Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for the SAP FI/CO 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 FI/CO Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

SAP FICO Consultant
Location Berkshire Birmingham Bristol Cambridgeshire Chichester City of London East Midlands East of England England Glasgow Hampshire London Manchester Midlands North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Peterborough Reading Scotland South Coast South East South West Surrey Sussex Swansea Thames Valley UK Uxbridge Wales West Midlands West Sussex West Wales Yorkshire	3 months to 7 Oct 2008	Same period last year
Rank	421	347
Rank change on same period last year	-74
Matching contract IT job ads	128	319
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.182 %	0.322 %
As % of the category below	0.220 %	0.377 %
Daily rates quoted	26	81
Average minimum daily rate	£433	£455
Average daily rate	£470	£468
% change on same period last year	+0.30 %
Average maximum daily rate	£506	£481
UK excluding London average daily rate	£497	£451
% change on same period last year	+10.26 %
Hourly rates quoted	1	0
Average minimum hourly rate	£50.00	-
Average hourly rate	£60.00	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	£70.00	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Job Titles England
Matching contract IT job ads	58175	84697
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	82.67 %	85.54 %
Daily rates quoted	19357	26249
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 quoted	5278	7537
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 FI/CO 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 FI/CO Consultant
Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

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

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP FI/CO 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.

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
London	+14	47	£423	-13.48 %
West Midlands	+9	16	£519	+38.92 %
South East	-1	16	£513	+7.89 %
North West	-13	15	£325	-24.63 %
Midlands	+6	6	£500	+5.66 %
South West	+25	5	-	-
East Midlands	0	2	£400	-22.07 %
South Coast	+1	2	-	-
East of England	+31	2	£600	-
Yorkshire	+4	1	-	-

SAP FI/CO Consultant UK

SAP FI/CO Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 263 (100.00 %) SAP 2 260 (98.86 %) SAP FI/CO 2 260 (98.86 %) SAP CO 2 260 (98.86 %) SAP FI 3 73 (27.76 %) Finance 4 25 (9.506 %) Citrix Certification 5 21 (7.985 %) Manufacturing 6 17 (6.464 %) Retail 7 16 (6.084 %) Banking 8 12 (4.563 %) Government 8 12 (4.563 %) ABAP 9 11 (4.183 %) Local Government 9 11 (4.183 %) ERP 10 10 (3.802 %) Business Intelligence 10 10 (3.802 %) SAP PS

10 10 (3.802 %) Migration 11 9 (3.422 %) Data Migration 12 8 (3.042 %) SAP Implementation 12 8 (3.042 %) SAP BW 13 7 (2.662 %) Automotive 13 7 (2.662 %) General Ledger 13 7 (2.662 %) Asset Management 14 6 (2.281 %) User Acceptance Testing 14 6 (2.281 %) FMCG 14 6 (2.281 %) CIMA 14 6 (2.281 %) ACCA 15 5 (1.901 %) CA 15 5 (1.901 %) SAP R/3 15 5 (1.901 %) Legal 15 5 (1.901 %) Billing

SAP FI/CO 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 FI/CO 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 FI/CO Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 2 (0.760 %) SAP XI 2 1 (0.380 %) SAP PI 2 1 (0.380 %) EDI	Applications 1 1 (0.380 %) Spreadsheet
Business Applications 1 260 (98.86 %) SAP FI 1 260 (98.86 %) SAP FI/CO 1 260 (98.86 %) SAP CO 2 10 (3.802 %) SAP PS 3 5 (1.901 %) SAP R/3 4 4 (1.521 %) SAP HR 5 3 (1.141 %) SAP PM 5 3 (1.141 %) SAP PSCD 6 2 (0.760 %) SAP ERP 6 2 (0.760 %) SAP MDM 7 1 (0.380 %) SAP SD 7 1 (0.380 %) SAP MM 7 1 (0.380 %) SAP FI-CA 7 1 (0.380 %) SAP FI-GL 7 1 (0.380 %) SAP FI-AA 7 1 (0.380 %) SAP EBP 7 1 (0.380 %) SAP Retail 7 1 (0.380 %) SAP Oil and Gas 7 1 (0.380 %) SAP SRM	Database & Business Intelligence 1 8 (3.042 %) SAP BW 2 4 (1.521 %) SAP BI
General 1 73 (27.76 %) Finance 2 21 (7.985 %) Manufacturing 3 17 (6.464 %) Retail 4 16 (6.084 %) Banking 5 12 (4.563 %) Government 6 11 (4.183 %) Local Government 7 7 (2.662 %) General Ledger 7 7 (2.662 %) Automotive 8 6 (2.281 %) FMCG 9 5 (1.901 %) Legal 9 5 (1.901 %) Billing 10 3 (1.141 %) Pharmaceutical 11 2 (0.760 %) Aerospace 11 2 (0.760 %) Telecoms 11 2 (0.760 %) Insurance 12 1 (0.380 %) Marketing 12 1 (0.380 %) Back Office	Miscellaneous 1 4 (1.521 %) Russian Language 2 2 (0.760 %) Portuguese Language 2 2 (0.760 %) Foreign Exchange (FX) 2 2 (0.760 %) Replication 3 1 (0.380 %) Derivative 3 1 (0.380 %) Polish Language 3 1 (0.380 %) Credit Risk 3 1 (0.380 %) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies 1 11 (4.183 %) ERP 2 10 (3.802 %) Business Intelligence 2 10 (3.802 %) Migration 3 9 (3.422 %) Data Migration 4 8 (3.042 %) SAP Implementation 5 7 (2.662 %) Asset Management 6 6 (2.281 %) User Acceptance Testing 7 3 (1.141 %) Security Cleared 7 3 (1.141 %) Logistics 7 3 (1.141 %) EAM 7 3 (1.141 %) Project Management 8 2 (0.760 %) Information Management 8 2 (0.760 %) Stakeholder Management 8 2 (0.760 %) Integration Testing 9 1 (0.380 %) Test Scripting 9 1 (0.380 %) Investment Management 9 1 (0.380 %) Time Management 9 1 (0.380 %) BC Cleared 9 1 (0.380 %) Data Management 9 1 (0.380 %) CRM	Programming Languages 1 12 (4.563 %) ABAP 2 3 (1.141 %) SAPscript 2 3 (1.141 %) C
Qualifications 1 25 (9.506 %) Citrix Certification 2 6 (2.281 %) ACCA 2 6 (2.281 %) CIMA 3 3 (1.141 %) SAP Certification 4 1 (0.380 %) Degree	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 3 (1.141 %) Sarbanes-Oxley 2 2 (0.760 %) QA
Vendors 1 263 (100.00 %) SAP 2 5 (1.901 %) CA 3 1 (0.380 %) Hyperion