The first table below looks at the demand for SAP HCM skills in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SAP HCM 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 Business Applications category for the London 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 Human Capital Management (SAP HCM)
Rank 359 403 426
Rank change year-on-year
+44 +23
Contract jobs citing SAP HCM 26 3 11
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.120% 0.011% 0.035%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.484% 0.138% 0.417%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 1 2
Average daily rate £738 £525 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+40.47% +23.45%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £525 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £750 £525 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £550 £575 £500
% change year-on-year
-4.34% +15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £33.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Business Applications
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
1752 2173 2638
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 8.114% 8.114% 8.444%
Number of daily rates quoted 1037 1180 1576
Average daily rate £454 £450 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.94% -10.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £300 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £625 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £438 £420
% change year-on-year
-2.85% +4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 7 26
Average hourly rate £32.00 £40.00 £34.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-20.00% +15.94%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.40 £15.80 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £90.00 £52.50 £62.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.92 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+64.92% +14.60%
SAP HCM
England

SAP HCM
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London SAP HCM Jobs Demand Trend

SAP HCM
Daily Rate Trend

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

London SAP HCM Daily Rate Trend

SAP HCM
Daily Rate Histogram

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

London SAP HCM Daily Rate Histogram

SAP HCM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP HCM within the London 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
City of London +14 3 £750 +42.85%
SAP HCM
England

SAP HCM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 38 (100.00%) SAP
2 13 (34.21%) SAP HR
3 5 (13.16%) ABAP
4 4 (10.53%) QA
4 4 (10.53%) Analytics
5 3 (7.895%) Data Migration
5 3 (7.895%) ERP
5 3 (7.895%) Project Management
5 3 (7.895%) Migration
6 2 (5.263%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (5.263%) Web Dynpro
6 2 (5.263%) Workflow
6 2 (5.263%) HTTP
6 2 (5.263%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (5.263%) JavaScript
6 2 (5.263%) SAP XI
6 2 (5.263%) Project Planning
6 2 (5.263%) Data Protection
6 2 (5.263%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (5.263%) SAP Portal
6 2 (5.263%) HTML5
7 1 (2.632%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 1 (2.632%) SAP HANA
7 1 (2.632%) Business Transformation
7 1 (2.632%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (2.632%) SAP BPC
7 1 (2.632%) Integration Testing
7 1 (2.632%) System Testing
7 1 (2.632%) SAP Business Workflow
7 1 (2.632%) FMCG

SAP HCM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 2 (5.263%) Web Dynpro
1 2 (5.263%) SAP XI
1 2 (5.263%) HTML5
2 1 (2.632%) SAP Business Workflow
2 1 (2.632%) SAP PI
Application Platforms
1 2 (5.263%) SAP Portal
Business Applications
1 13 (34.21%) SAP HR
2 2 (5.263%) SAP Payroll
3 1 (2.632%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (2.632%) SAP CO
3 1 (2.632%) SAP SCM
3 1 (2.632%) SAP PLM
3 1 (2.632%) SAP HR-PA
3 1 (2.632%) SAP GRC
3 1 (2.632%) SAP BPC
3 1 (2.632%) SAP FI
3 1 (2.632%) SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.263%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.632%) SAP BI
1 1 (2.632%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (2.632%) LSMW
General
1 1 (2.632%) Finance
1 1 (2.632%) Manufacturing
1 1 (2.632%) Banking
Job Titles
1 26 (68.42%) Consultant
2 24 (63.16%) SAP Consultant
3 9 (23.68%) SAP HCM Consultant
4 3 (7.895%) SAP Payroll Consultant
4 3 (7.895%) Technical Leader
4 3 (7.895%) Payroll Consultant
4 3 (7.895%) SAP HR Consultant
4 3 (7.895%) Architect
4 3 (7.895%) Technical Consultant
4 3 (7.895%) Functional Consultant
4 3 (7.895%) SAP Technical Consultant
5 2 (5.263%) Solutions Architect
5 2 (5.263%) SAP Portals Consultant
5 2 (5.263%) SAP Manager
5 2 (5.263%) SAP Functional Consultant
5 2 (5.263%) SAP Architect
6 1 (2.632%) SAP Change Manager
6 1 (2.632%) SAP Authorisation Consultant
6 1 (2.632%) SAP Solutions Architect
6 1 (2.632%) SAP Data Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.632%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (10.53%) Analytics
2 3 (7.895%) ERP
2 3 (7.895%) Migration
2 3 (7.895%) Project Management
2 3 (7.895%) Data Migration
3 2 (5.263%) Data Protection
3 2 (5.263%) Project Planning
3 2 (5.263%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (5.263%) Workflow
3 2 (5.263%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (2.632%) Integration Testing
4 1 (2.632%) System Testing
4 1 (2.632%) CRM
4 1 (2.632%) Data Modelling
4 1 (2.632%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (2.632%) PLM
4 1 (2.632%) Business Analysis
4 1 (2.632%) SAP Implementation
4 1 (2.632%) Change Management
4 1 (2.632%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (13.16%) ABAP
2 2 (5.263%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.632%) SQL
3 1 (2.632%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (2.632%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.53%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (2.632%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 38 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (2.632%) Adobe
2 1 (2.632%) HP
2 1 (2.632%) Open Text