The first table below looks at the demand for SAP IS-U 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 IS-U over the 3 months to 24 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 Business Applications 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP Utilities (ISU)
Rank 478 481 443
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -38
Contract jobs citing SAP IS-U 35 78 128
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.084% 0.146% 0.228%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.012% 1.707% 2.609%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 24 16
Average daily rate £475 £475 £413
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +15.15%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £388 £400 £363
10% offered a daily rate of more than £538 £660 £513
UK excluding London average daily rate £500 £475 £380
% change year-on-year
+5.26% +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Business Applications
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
3459 4570 4907
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 8.320% 8.568% 8.733%
Number of daily rates quoted 1839 2338 2537
Average daily rate £450 £450 £463
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -2.70%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £290 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £430 £420
% change year-on-year
-1.16% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 52 90
Average hourly rate £37.80 £34.00 £22.98
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.17% +47.95%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £13.00 £15.40
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £62.50 £57.50 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
SAP IS-U
UK

SAP IS-U
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SAP IS-U across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

England SAP IS-U Jobs Demand Trend

SAP IS-U
Daily Rate Trend

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

England SAP IS-U Daily Rate Trend

SAP IS-U
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP IS-U across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England SAP IS-U Daily Rate Histogram

SAP IS-U
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England SAP IS-U Hourly Rate Trend

SAP IS-U
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP IS-U within the England region over the 3 months to 24 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
East Midlands - 14 £525 -
South East +6 12 £450 -5.26%
London +22 3 - -
West Midlands +5 1 - -
Midlands +1 1 - -
North West - 1 - -
SAP IS-U
UK

SAP IS-U
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing SAP IS-U 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 IS-U.

1 85 (100.00%) SAP
2 43 (50.59%) CRM
3 35 (41.18%) Billing
4 29 (34.12%) SAP CRM
5 15 (17.65%) Smart Meter
6 8 (9.412%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (8.235%) Data Quality
7 7 (8.235%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 7 (8.235%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (8.235%) SQL
7 7 (8.235%) T-SQL
7 7 (8.235%) SQL Server
7 7 (8.235%) ETL
7 7 (8.235%) CA
8 6 (7.059%) Migration
8 6 (7.059%) Data Modelling
8 6 (7.059%) Microsoft
8 6 (7.059%) Siebel
8 6 (7.059%) Enterprise Architecture
8 6 (7.059%) Performance Testing
9 5 (5.882%) Load Testing
9 5 (5.882%) Data Migration
9 5 (5.882%) Test Scripting
9 5 (5.882%) PL/SQL
9 5 (5.882%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (5.882%) SAP BW
10 4 (4.706%) PRINCE2
10 4 (4.706%) SAP FI-CA
11 3 (3.529%) SAP Oil and Gas
11 3 (3.529%) Data Management

SAP IS-U
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing SAP IS-U 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 IS-U. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (3.529%) SAP PI
2 1 (1.176%) SAP XI
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.176%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 2 (2.353%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 29 (34.12%) SAP CRM
2 4 (4.706%) SAP FI-CA
3 3 (3.529%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 2 (2.353%) SAP FI
5 1 (1.176%) SAP SD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.176%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (9.412%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (8.235%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 7 (8.235%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 7 (8.235%) SQL Server
3 5 (5.882%) SAP BW
4 2 (2.353%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (1.176%) SAP BI
5 1 (1.176%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (1.176%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 1 (1.176%) LSMW
1 1 (1.176%) LoadRunner
General
1 35 (41.18%) Billing
2 3 (3.529%) Finance
3 2 (2.353%) Manufacturing
3 2 (2.353%) Dutch Language
4 1 (1.176%) Retail
4 1 (1.176%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 35 (41.18%) Consultant
2 30 (35.29%) SAP Consultant
3 28 (32.94%) SAP ISU Consultant
4 17 (20.00%) Analyst
5 13 (15.29%) Architect
6 10 (11.76%) Solutions Architect
7 8 (9.412%) Functional Consultant
7 8 (9.412%) SAP Analyst
8 7 (8.235%) SAP Technical Consultant
8 7 (8.235%) SAP Architect
8 7 (8.235%) SAP Manager
8 7 (8.235%) CRM Consultant
8 7 (8.235%) Data Analyst
8 7 (8.235%) Technical Consultant
8 7 (8.235%) Project Manager
9 6 (7.059%) Test Analyst
9 6 (7.059%) SAP CRM Consultant
9 6 (7.059%) SAP Functional Consultant
9 6 (7.059%) Quality Analyst
10 5 (5.882%) Performance Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 15 (17.65%) Smart Meter
2 1 (1.176%) Life Science
2 1 (1.176%) SaaS
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (50.59%) CRM
2 7 (8.235%) ETL
3 6 (7.059%) Migration
3 6 (7.059%) Data Modelling
3 6 (7.059%) Enterprise Architecture
3 6 (7.059%) Performance Testing
4 5 (5.882%) Load Testing
4 5 (5.882%) Data Migration
4 5 (5.882%) Test Scripting
4 5 (5.882%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (4.706%) PRINCE2
6 3 (3.529%) Data Management
6 3 (3.529%) Integration Testing
6 3 (3.529%) Project Management
6 3 (3.529%) OO
7 2 (2.353%) Data Governance
7 2 (2.353%) User Acceptance Testing
8 1 (1.176%) Asset Management
8 1 (1.176%) Information Management
8 1 (1.176%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 7 (8.235%) SQL
1 7 (8.235%) T-SQL
2 5 (5.882%) PL/SQL
3 3 (3.529%) ABAP
4 2 (2.353%) C
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (8.235%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.176%) QA
2 1 (1.176%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (1.176%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 85 (100.00%) SAP
2 7 (8.235%) CA
3 6 (7.059%) Microsoft
3 6 (7.059%) Siebel
4 3 (3.529%) Oracle
5 1 (1.176%) HP
5 1 (1.176%) Business Objects