The first table below looks at the demand for SAP XI 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 XI over the 3 months to 17 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 Application Development 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI)
Rank 454 507 478
Rank change year-on-year
+53 -29
Contract jobs citing SAP XI 56 51 94
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.135% 0.096% 0.167%
As % of the Application Development category 0.493% 0.364% 0.592%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 28 43
Average daily rate £477 £425 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.29% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £365 £386 £205
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £512 £562
UK excluding London average daily rate £403 £450 £400
% change year-on-year
-10.55% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £47.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £47.50 - -
All Application Development
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
11360 14029 15876
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 27.33% 26.29% 28.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 7272 8431 9356
Average daily rate £375 £350 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% -12.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £550 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 351 353 555
Average hourly rate £35.00 £33.00 £35.70
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+6.06% -7.56%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.50 £15.00 £18.70
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £42.50 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%
SAP XI
UK

SAP XI
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England SAP XI Jobs Demand Trend

SAP XI
Daily Rate Trend

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

England SAP XI Daily Rate Trend

SAP XI
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP XI across the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

England SAP XI Daily Rate Histogram

SAP XI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England SAP XI Hourly Rate Trend

SAP XI
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP XI across the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

England SAP XI Hourly Rate Histogram

SAP XI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP XI within the England region over the 3 months to 17 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 +30 27 £500 +21.95%
South East +24 12 £443 -11.50%
North West +12 4 £363 -23.68%
East Midlands +5 4 £344 -27.63%
West Midlands +5 4 £513 +28.12%
South Coast - 1 £405 -
South West - 1 £400 -
Yorkshire - 1 £500 -
SAP XI
UK

SAP XI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing SAP XI 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 XI.

1 127 (100.00%) SAP
2 46 (36.22%) Business Objects
2 46 (36.22%) BusinessObjects
3 42 (33.07%) Oracle
4 40 (31.50%) SAP BW
4 40 (31.50%) BusinessObjects XI
5 35 (27.56%) SQL
6 33 (25.98%) Java
7 30 (23.62%) ABAP
8 28 (22.05%) Business Intelligence
9 27 (21.26%) SAP PI
10 26 (20.47%) Finance
11 23 (18.11%) NetWeaver
12 22 (17.32%) Banking
13 21 (16.54%) Retail
14 19 (14.96%) GAP Analysis
14 19 (14.96%) CRM
14 19 (14.96%) Oracle Reports
15 18 (14.17%) Degree
15 18 (14.17%) Windows
16 17 (13.39%) Computer Science
16 17 (13.39%) Software Engineering
17 16 (12.60%) JIRA
17 16 (12.60%) Cognos
17 16 (12.60%) SharePoint
17 16 (12.60%) ReportNet
18 15 (11.81%) Apache
18 15 (11.81%) Tomcat
18 15 (11.81%) WebLogic
18 15 (11.81%) IIS

SAP XI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing SAP XI 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 XI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 27 (21.26%) SAP PI
2 14 (11.02%) SAP Basis
3 11 (8.661%) Middleware
3 11 (8.661%) SOAP
4 10 (7.874%) JDBC
5 9 (7.087%) Web Services
6 8 (6.299%) JMS
7 7 (5.512%) Web Dynpro
8 6 (4.724%) J2EE
9 5 (3.937%) XSLT
9 5 (3.937%) BAPI
9 5 (3.937%) SAP ALE
10 4 (3.150%) SAP Smart Forms
10 4 (3.150%) XML
11 2 (1.575%) .NET
12 1 (0.787%) HTML
12 1 (0.787%) EDI
12 1 (0.787%) EDIFACT
12 1 (0.787%) SAP CAF
Application Platforms
1 23 (18.11%) NetWeaver
2 16 (12.60%) SharePoint
3 15 (11.81%) WebLogic
3 15 (11.81%) IIS
3 15 (11.81%) Apache
3 15 (11.81%) Tomcat
4 6 (4.724%) ESB
5 2 (1.575%) LiveCycle
5 2 (1.575%) SAP Portal
6 1 (0.787%) CMS
6 1 (0.787%) SAP EP
Applications
1 5 (3.937%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.787%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 9 (7.087%) SAP HR
2 8 (6.299%) SAP BPC
3 7 (5.512%) SAP CRM
4 5 (3.937%) SAP PSCD
5 4 (3.150%) SAP ERP
5 4 (3.150%) SAP HCM
5 4 (3.150%) SAP FI-CA
5 4 (3.150%) SAP FI
6 3 (2.362%) SAP Payroll
6 3 (2.362%) SAP GRC
7 2 (1.575%) SAP CO
7 2 (1.575%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (1.575%) SAP R/3
8 1 (0.787%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.787%) Maximo
8 1 (0.787%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.787%) SAP IS-U
Communications & Networking
1 8 (6.299%) HTTP
2 1 (0.787%) SMTP
2 1 (0.787%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (36.22%) BusinessObjects
2 40 (31.50%) SAP BW
2 40 (31.50%) BusinessObjects XI
3 19 (14.96%) Oracle Reports
4 16 (12.60%) ReportNet
5 13 (10.24%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 12 (9.449%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (9.449%) SQL Server
7 11 (8.661%) DB2
8 9 (7.087%) Crystal Reports
9 7 (5.512%) Star Schema
10 6 (4.724%) SAP BI
10 6 (4.724%) Xcelsius
11 5 (3.937%) BODI
12 4 (3.150%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (3.150%) Oracle 10g
12 4 (3.150%) OLAP
13 2 (1.575%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (1.575%) SAP HANA
13 2 (1.575%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 16 (12.60%) JIRA
2 5 (3.937%) JUnit
General
1 26 (20.47%) Finance
2 22 (17.32%) Banking
3 21 (16.54%) Retail
4 15 (11.81%) Retail Banking
5 11 (8.661%) Investment Banking
6 5 (3.937%) Marketing
7 4 (3.150%) Telecoms
8 3 (2.362%) Legal
8 3 (2.362%) General Ledger
9 1 (0.787%) German Language
9 1 (0.787%) Spanish Language
9 1 (0.787%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.787%) Billing
9 1 (0.787%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.787%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 49 (38.58%) Developer
2 38 (29.92%) Consultant
3 35 (27.56%) SAP Consultant
4 21 (16.54%) Business Objects Developer
5 20 (15.75%) Business Developer
6 19 (14.96%) SAP Developer
7 15 (11.81%) Analyst
8 13 (10.24%) SAP PI Consultant
9 12 (9.449%) Architect
9 12 (9.449%) ABAP Developer
10 9 (7.087%) Business Analyst
10 9 (7.087%) SAP Basis Consultant
11 8 (6.299%) Business Objects Analyst
12 7 (5.512%) Project Manager
12 7 (5.512%) SAP Analyst
13 6 (4.724%) Solutions Architect
13 6 (4.724%) Analyst Developer
14 5 (3.937%) SAP Business Analyst
14 5 (3.937%) SAP Manager
14 5 (3.937%) Java Developer
Miscellaneous
1 17 (13.39%) Computer Science
2 1 (0.787%) Data Extraction
2 1 (0.787%) FMCG
2 1 (0.787%) Smart Meter
2 1 (0.787%) SaaS
2 1 (0.787%) Mobile Payment
2 1 (0.787%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (0.787%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (0.787%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 18 (14.17%) Windows
2 11 (8.661%) UNIX
3 1 (0.787%) AIX
3 1 (0.787%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (22.05%) Business Intelligence
2 19 (14.96%) CRM
2 19 (14.96%) GAP Analysis
3 17 (13.39%) Software Engineering
4 14 (11.02%) ERP
5 11 (8.661%) Change Management
6 9 (7.087%) Risk Management
6 9 (7.087%) Data Mapping
7 8 (6.299%) Migration
8 7 (5.512%) Workflow
8 7 (5.512%) Project Management
9 6 (4.724%) ETL
9 6 (4.724%) Data Modelling
9 6 (4.724%) Analytics
9 6 (4.724%) Unit Testing
9 6 (4.724%) Test Management
9 6 (4.724%) Dimensional Modelling
10 5 (3.937%) Revenue Management
10 5 (3.937%) ITIL
10 5 (3.937%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (27.56%) SQL
2 33 (25.98%) Java
3 30 (23.62%) ABAP
4 8 (6.299%) PL/SQL
5 5 (3.937%) T-SQL
5 5 (3.937%) R
6 4 (3.150%) SAPscript
7 1 (0.787%) ActionScript 2.0
7 1 (0.787%) ActionScript
7 1 (0.787%) C
Qualifications
1 18 (14.17%) Degree
2 3 (2.362%) CCA
3 1 (0.787%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.150%) COBIT
2 1 (0.787%) QA
Systems Management
1 9 (7.087%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 127 (100.00%) SAP
2 46 (36.22%) Business Objects
3 42 (33.07%) Oracle
4 16 (12.60%) Cognos
5 8 (6.299%) Sybase
5 8 (6.299%) IBM
6 6 (4.724%) Informatica
7 4 (3.150%) CA
7 4 (3.150%) webMethods
8 2 (1.575%) Microsoft
8 2 (1.575%) Adobe
8 2 (1.575%) Siebel
9 1 (0.787%) Ariba
9 1 (0.787%) Mincom
9 1 (0.787%) SEEBURGER
9 1 (0.787%) JD Edwards