The first table below looks at the demand for SAP SD 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 SD 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 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP Sales and Distribution (SD)
Rank 412 416 386
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -30
Contract jobs citing SAP SD 106 148 196
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.255% 0.277% 0.343%
As % of the Business Applications category 3.055% 3.232% 3.918%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 69 86
Average daily rate £450 £450 £463
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -2.70%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £375 £280 £333
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £575 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £469 £475 £425
% change year-on-year
-1.31% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 15
Average hourly rate £62.50 - £18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £62.50 - £18.00
All Business Applications
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
3470 4579 5002
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 8.358% 8.575% 8.756%
Number of daily rates quoted 1851 2346 2592
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 £438 £420
% change year-on-year
-2.85% +4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 54 90
Average hourly rate £37.80 £35.00 £22.98
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+8.00% +52.30%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £13.10 £15.40
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £62.50 £57.20 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
SAP SD
UK

SAP SD
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England SAP SD Jobs Demand Trend

SAP SD
Daily Rate Trend

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

England SAP SD Daily Rate Trend

SAP SD
Daily Rate Histogram

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

England SAP SD Daily Rate Histogram

SAP SD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England SAP SD Hourly Rate Trend

SAP SD
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP SD 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 +48 59 £450 +5.88%
South East +3 16 £469 -1.31%
North West -3 7 £425 +33.85%
South West +33 5 £375 -37.50%
West Midlands -4 3 - -
East of England +8 2 £500 +20.48%
SAP SD
UK

SAP SD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 191 (100.00%) SAP
2 38 (19.90%) FMCG
3 36 (18.85%) SAP Implementation
4 34 (17.80%) Migration
5 32 (16.75%) Data Migration
6 30 (15.71%) SAP MM
7 24 (12.57%) SAP FI
7 24 (12.57%) Logistics
8 23 (12.04%) SAP CO
9 21 (10.99%) SAP FI/CO
10 19 (9.948%) ERP
11 18 (9.424%) Finance
11 18 (9.424%) Manufacturing
12 17 (8.901%) Billing
13 16 (8.377%) SAP BW
14 15 (7.853%) Project Management
15 14 (7.330%) Validation
16 13 (6.806%) Business Intelligence
17 12 (6.283%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 12 (6.283%) Data Analysis
17 12 (6.283%) Business Analysis
18 11 (5.759%) Test Scripting
19 10 (5.236%) CRM
20 9 (4.712%) SAP BI
21 8 (4.188%) Agile Software Development
21 8 (4.188%) Retail
21 8 (4.188%) ABAP
21 8 (4.188%) User Acceptance Testing
21 8 (4.188%) SAP LE
22 7 (3.665%) Project Planning

SAP SD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 7 (3.665%) SAP PI
2 5 (2.618%) EDI
3 4 (2.094%) BAPI
4 1 (0.524%) SAP Business Workflow
4 1 (0.524%) XML
4 1 (0.524%) Web Dynpro
4 1 (0.524%) EDIFACT
4 1 (0.524%) SAP Basis
Applications
1 3 (1.571%) MS Office
2 1 (0.524%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.524%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 30 (15.71%) SAP MM
2 24 (12.57%) SAP FI
3 23 (12.04%) SAP CO
4 21 (10.99%) SAP FI/CO
5 8 (4.188%) SAP LE
6 6 (3.141%) SAP PM
6 6 (3.141%) SAP PP
6 6 (3.141%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 5 (2.618%) SAP PS
7 5 (2.618%) SAP CRM
8 4 (2.094%) SAP WM
8 4 (2.094%) SAP ERP
8 4 (2.094%) SAP SCM
9 3 (1.571%) SAP Retail
9 3 (1.571%) SAP CS
10 2 (1.047%) SAP HR
10 2 (1.047%) SAP R/3
10 2 (1.047%) SAP GTS
11 1 (0.524%) SAP FI-AP
11 1 (0.524%) SAP IS-U
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.047%) Internet
2 1 (0.524%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (8.377%) SAP BW
2 9 (4.712%) SAP BI
3 5 (2.618%) SAP Data Services
4 4 (2.094%) DataStage
5 1 (0.524%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.524%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (1.571%) LSMW
2 1 (0.524%) NWDI
2 1 (0.524%) LoadRunner
General
1 18 (9.424%) Finance
1 18 (9.424%) Manufacturing
2 17 (8.901%) Billing
3 8 (4.188%) Retail
4 5 (2.618%) Pharmaceutical
4 5 (2.618%) Automotive
5 4 (2.094%) Back Office
6 3 (1.571%) Dutch Language
6 3 (1.571%) French Language
7 2 (1.047%) Marketing
8 1 (0.524%) Investment Banking
8 1 (0.524%) German Language
8 1 (0.524%) Law
8 1 (0.524%) Publishing
8 1 (0.524%) Banking
Job Titles
1 110 (57.59%) Consultant
2 100 (52.36%) SAP Consultant
3 76 (39.79%) SAP SD Consultant
4 34 (17.80%) Analyst
5 24 (12.57%) SAP Analyst
6 16 (8.377%) SAP MM Consultant
6 16 (8.377%) Project Manager
7 15 (7.853%) Data Analyst
7 15 (7.853%) SAP Data Analyst
8 14 (7.330%) SAP Manager
9 13 (6.806%) SAP SD Analyst
10 12 (6.283%) Business Analyst
11 11 (5.759%) SAP Project Manager
11 11 (5.759%) SAP Business Analyst
12 10 (5.236%) SAP SD/MM Consultant
13 9 (4.712%) Functional Consultant
14 8 (4.188%) Architect
14 8 (4.188%) SAP Architect
15 6 (3.141%) Senior Consultant
15 6 (3.141%) Senior SAP Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 38 (19.90%) FMCG
2 4 (2.094%) Management Information System
3 3 (1.571%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (1.047%) PMI
5 1 (0.524%) BBC
5 1 (0.524%) AS400
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.524%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (18.85%) SAP Implementation
2 34 (17.80%) Migration
3 32 (16.75%) Data Migration
4 24 (12.57%) Logistics
5 19 (9.948%) ERP
6 15 (7.853%) Project Management
7 14 (7.330%) Validation
8 13 (6.806%) Business Intelligence
9 12 (6.283%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 12 (6.283%) Data Analysis
9 12 (6.283%) Business Analysis
10 11 (5.759%) Test Scripting
11 10 (5.236%) CRM
12 8 (4.188%) Agile Software Development
12 8 (4.188%) User Acceptance Testing
13 7 (3.665%) Project Planning
13 7 (3.665%) Data Mapping
13 7 (3.665%) Business Transformation
13 7 (3.665%) Stakeholder Management
13 7 (3.665%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (4.188%) ABAP
2 3 (1.571%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (2.094%) Degree
2 3 (1.571%) ISTQB
2 3 (1.571%) ISEB
3 2 (1.047%) CCA
3 2 (1.047%) PMI Certification
4 1 (0.524%) CPIM
4 1 (0.524%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.524%) PMP
4 1 (0.524%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.047%) SLA
1 2 (1.047%) GxP
2 1 (0.524%) QA
Systems Management
1 4 (2.094%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 191 (100.00%) SAP
2 4 (2.094%) IBM
2 4 (2.094%) HP
3 3 (1.571%) Pegasus
4 1 (0.524%) SEEBURGER
4 1 (0.524%) RedPrairie
4 1 (0.524%) Business Objects
4 1 (0.524%) Microsoft
4 1 (0.524%) Adobe
4 1 (0.524%) JDA
4 1 (0.524%) Open Text
Maidenhead, Berkshire
SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) Consultant needed now. You must have solid SAP SD experience - at least three years' experience - experience of at least one full implementation, solid...
LEXSTRA
Rate: £45000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) Consultant needed now. You must have solid SAP SD experience - at least three years' experience - experience of at least one full implementation, solid...
LEXSTRA
Rate: £800 - £801 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
West Midlands
My client based in the midlands are currently looking for an experienced SAP SD consultant for an initial 3 month role... I require a candidate with over 10...
Lawrence Harvey Enterprise
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Key Skills: - SAP Migration - Stakeholder engagement - Requirement gathering - SD, MM, FI/CO, FI, WM, PP. SAP / SAP Functional / SAP Functional Consultant / SAP SD / SAP MM / SAP FI / SAP...
Montash
Rate: £350 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
My client a FTSE 50 company are looking for Project Manager that has experience within SAP Implementations, with specific experience in Sales and Distribution and ideally Toll Manufacturing (...
Clement May
Rate: From £0 to £0 per day Market Rate
Posted: 21 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