The first table below looks at the demand for SAP Implementation skills in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SAP Implementation over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP Implementation
Rank 348 404 369
Rank change year-on-year
+56 -35
Contract jobs citing SAP Implementation 176 160 214
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.424% 0.300% 0.375%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.593% 0.438% 0.551%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 67 101
Average daily rate £450 £450 £450
90% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £350 £350
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £600 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £435 £413 £450
% change year-on-year
+5.45% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 11
Average hourly rate - £53.00 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +194.44%
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £53.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year
- +194.44%
All Processes & Methodologies
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
29662 36514 38847
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 71.44% 68.38% 68.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 18132 21436 22477
Average daily rate £420 £413 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.81% -8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £588 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 906 1198 1411
Average hourly rate £32.00 £25.00 £28.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.00% -12.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.61 £13.27 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.45 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+21.78% -13.79%
SAP Implementation
UK

SAP Implementation
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SAP Implementation across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

England SAP Implementation Jobs Demand Trend

SAP Implementation
Daily Rate Trend

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

England SAP Implementation Daily Rate Trend

SAP Implementation
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP Implementation across the England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

England SAP Implementation Daily Rate Histogram

SAP Implementation
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England SAP Implementation Hourly Rate Trend

SAP Implementation
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Implementation within the England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London +49 83 £450 -10.00%
South East +25 25 £400 -19.19%
West Midlands +12 21 £475 +5.55%
North West +17 19 £425 -2.85%
East of England +12 3 £435 +24.28%
Yorkshire -9 3 £550 +46.66%
East Midlands 0 2 - -
South West +27 1 £500 -23.07%
North East - 1 - -
SAP Implementation
UK

SAP Implementation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing SAP Implementation 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 Implementation.

1 311 (100.00%) SAP
2 87 (27.97%) FMCG
3 70 (22.51%) Migration
4 67 (21.54%) Data Migration
5 51 (16.40%) Finance
6 45 (14.47%) SAP FI
6 45 (14.47%) Project Management
6 45 (14.47%) SAP CO
7 44 (14.15%) Manufacturing
8 42 (13.50%) Validation
8 42 (13.50%) SAP FI/CO
9 36 (11.58%) SAP SD
10 33 (10.61%) Business Intelligence
11 28 (9.003%) ERP
11 28 (9.003%) Data Analysis
12 27 (8.682%) Logistics
13 24 (7.717%) Automotive
14 22 (7.074%) SAP MM
15 20 (6.431%) ABAP
15 20 (6.431%) Test Scripting
16 19 (6.109%) User Acceptance Testing
16 19 (6.109%) HP Quality Center
16 19 (6.109%) CRM
17 18 (5.788%) Change Management
18 17 (5.466%) Stakeholder Management
18 17 (5.466%) Retail
18 17 (5.466%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 16 (5.145%) SAP PP
19 16 (5.145%) SAP HR
20 15 (4.823%) SAP BW

SAP Implementation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing SAP Implementation 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 Implementation. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 10 (3.215%) SAP Basis
2 7 (2.251%) EDI
3 5 (1.608%) SAP PI
3 5 (1.608%) BAPI
3 5 (1.608%) Web Services
4 4 (1.286%) XML
4 4 (1.286%) SAP Smart Forms
5 3 (0.965%) SAP ALE
5 3 (0.965%) WebSphere
5 3 (0.965%) SAP XI
5 3 (0.965%) XML Schema
6 2 (0.643%) Middleware
6 2 (0.643%) HTML
6 2 (0.643%) .NET
7 1 (0.322%) SAP CAF
Application Platforms
1 11 (3.537%) NetWeaver
2 5 (1.608%) SAP Portal
3 3 (0.965%) WebSphere Message Broker
3 3 (0.965%) ESB
3 3 (0.965%) BizTalk Server
4 2 (0.643%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.643%) SAP EP
4 2 (0.643%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 10 (3.215%) MS PowerPoint
2 9 (2.894%) MS Project
3 6 (1.929%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.608%) MS Excel
4 5 (1.608%) MS Office
5 1 (0.322%) Pro/ENGINEER
Business Applications
1 45 (14.47%) SAP FI
1 45 (14.47%) SAP CO
2 42 (13.50%) SAP FI/CO
3 36 (11.58%) SAP SD
4 22 (7.074%) SAP MM
5 16 (5.145%) SAP PP
5 16 (5.145%) SAP HR
6 12 (3.859%) SAP ERP
7 10 (3.215%) SAP QM
8 9 (2.894%) SAP APO
9 8 (2.572%) SAP GRC
10 7 (2.251%) SAP Retail
10 7 (2.251%) SAP WM
11 6 (1.929%) SAP CRM
12 5 (1.608%) SAP PM
12 5 (1.608%) SAP R/3
13 4 (1.286%) SAP Oil and Gas
13 4 (1.286%) SAP SRM
13 4 (1.286%) SAP FSCM
14 3 (0.965%) SAP SCM
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.286%) HTTP
2 1 (0.322%) LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.823%) SAP BW
2 13 (4.180%) SAP BI
3 12 (3.859%) BusinessObjects
4 11 (3.537%) SAP Data Services
5 4 (1.286%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.643%) VLDB
6 2 (0.643%) OLAP
6 2 (0.643%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.643%) dBASE
7 1 (0.322%) Oracle OLAP
7 1 (0.322%) Xcelsius
7 1 (0.322%) DTS
7 1 (0.322%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 15 (4.823%) QuickTest Pro
2 7 (2.251%) LSMW
3 3 (0.965%) NWDI
4 2 (0.643%) LoadRunner
General
1 51 (16.40%) Finance
2 44 (14.15%) Manufacturing
3 24 (7.717%) Automotive
4 17 (5.466%) Retail
5 14 (4.502%) Pharmaceutical
6 9 (2.894%) Marketing
7 8 (2.572%) Billing
8 4 (1.286%) Banking
9 3 (0.965%) Back Office
10 2 (0.643%) General Ledger
10 2 (0.643%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.322%) French Language
11 1 (0.322%) German Language
11 1 (0.322%) Law
11 1 (0.322%) Publishing
11 1 (0.322%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 87 (27.97%) Analyst
2 86 (27.65%) Consultant
3 83 (26.69%) SAP Consultant
4 60 (19.29%) SAP Analyst
5 44 (14.15%) SAP Manager
6 38 (12.22%) Project Manager
7 35 (11.25%) Data Analyst
8 29 (9.325%) SAP Data Analyst
9 28 (9.003%) Business Analyst
9 28 (9.003%) SAP Project Manager
10 22 (7.074%) SAP Business Analyst
11 18 (5.788%) Test Analyst
12 17 (5.466%) Architect
13 13 (4.180%) SAP Architect
14 12 (3.859%) Automation Analyst
15 11 (3.537%) SAP SD Analyst
15 11 (3.537%) Solutions Architect
16 9 (2.894%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
16 9 (2.894%) SAP SD Consultant
16 9 (2.894%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 87 (27.97%) FMCG
2 7 (2.251%) Management Information System
3 5 (1.608%) Data Integration
4 4 (1.286%) Data Conversion
5 2 (0.643%) PMI
5 2 (0.643%) E-Learning
5 2 (0.643%) Freedom of Information
5 2 (0.643%) Contract for Difference
5 2 (0.643%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (0.643%) Freedom of Information Act
6 1 (0.322%) Life Science
6 1 (0.322%) Credit Risk
6 1 (0.322%) Data Extraction
6 1 (0.322%) AS400
6 1 (0.322%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.286%) Windows
2 2 (0.643%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.322%) Windows 7
3 1 (0.322%) Windows Vista
3 1 (0.322%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (22.51%) Migration
2 67 (21.54%) Data Migration
3 45 (14.47%) Project Management
4 42 (13.50%) Validation
5 33 (10.61%) Business Intelligence
6 28 (9.003%) ERP
6 28 (9.003%) Data Analysis
7 27 (8.682%) Logistics
8 20 (6.431%) Test Scripting
9 19 (6.109%) User Acceptance Testing
9 19 (6.109%) CRM
10 18 (5.788%) Change Management
11 17 (5.466%) Stakeholder Management
11 17 (5.466%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 15 (4.823%) PRINCE2
13 14 (4.502%) Test Automation
14 13 (4.180%) Integration Testing
14 13 (4.180%) Performance Management
14 13 (4.180%) Data Validation
15 12 (3.859%) Data Mapping
Programming Languages
1 20 (6.431%) ABAP
2 14 (4.502%) Java
3 4 (1.286%) SAPscript
4 3 (0.965%) SQL
5 1 (0.322%) VBA
5 1 (0.322%) C
5 1 (0.322%) C#
Qualifications
1 5 (1.608%) PMI Certification
2 4 (1.286%) MBA
2 4 (1.286%) Degree
3 3 (0.965%) PMP
3 3 (0.965%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 3 (0.965%) CCA
4 2 (0.643%) SAP Certification
4 2 (0.643%) ISEB
5 1 (0.322%) Security Cleared
5 1 (0.322%) ISTQB
5 1 (0.322%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (1.929%) QA
2 4 (1.286%) Data Quality
3 2 (0.643%) SLA
3 2 (0.643%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.322%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 19 (6.109%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 311 (100.00%) SAP
2 14 (4.502%) HP
3 12 (3.859%) Microsoft
3 12 (3.859%) Business Objects
4 4 (1.286%) IBM
5 3 (0.965%) Oracle
5 3 (0.965%) Sybase
6 2 (0.643%) Sage
6 2 (0.643%) Primavera
7 1 (0.322%) Wonderware
7 1 (0.322%) PTC
7 1 (0.322%) Pegasus
7 1 (0.322%) JD Edwards
7 1 (0.322%) JDA
City, London
Montash have been engaged by a Global FMCG organisation to source and secure a SAP O2C / Order to Cash Project Manager to join a group wide SAP Implementation.
Montash
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 20 May 2013
City, London
Montash have been engaged by a Global FMCG organisation to source and secure a SAP FICO Project Manager to join a group wide SAP Implementation. The SAP FICO...
Montash
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 20 May 2013
Buckinghamshire
Experience of large-scale programme execution, project management disciplines and ideally ERP enabled business transformation... *Due to the nature of the project Prince 2 certification would be a...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £450.00 - £500.00 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Montash have been engaged by a Global FMCG organisation to source and secure an experienced SAP SD Business Analyst to join the a global Single Template Implementation. The...
Montash
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 22 May 2013
London
SAP SD Data Analyst - SAP SD - SAP SD Consultant... The SAP SD Data Analyst will need a strong background in SAP SD Data migration, data consolidation, validation and...
Montash
Rate: £350 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
The SAP SD Data Analyst will need a strong background in SAP SD Data migration, data consolidation, validation and verification... SAP MM / SAP WM / SAP PP / Data Migration /...
Montash
Rate: £350 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013