The first table below looks at the demand for SAP Retail 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 Retail over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP for Retail (IS-Retail)
Rank 371 410 425
Rank change year-on-year
+39 +15
Contract jobs citing SAP Retail 16 8 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.073% 0.029% 0.026%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.904% 0.357% 0.304%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 2 1
Average daily rate £613 £475 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+28.94% +5.55%
UK excluding London average daily rate £328 £588 £450
% change year-on-year
-44.25% +30.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Business Applications
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
1770 2239 2633
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 8.048% 8.190% 8.593%
Number of daily rates quoted 1046 1223 1583
Average daily rate £463 £450 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.77% -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 £433 £420
% change year-on-year
-1.73% +2.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 8 21
Average hourly rate £32.58 £40.50 £29.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-19.55% +38.46%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £16.15 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £87.50 £51.25 £62.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
SAP Retail
England

SAP Retail
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London SAP Retail Jobs Demand Trend

SAP Retail
Daily Rate Trend

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

London SAP Retail Daily Rate Trend

SAP Retail
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP Retail across the London region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

London SAP Retail Daily Rate Histogram

SAP Retail
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Retail within the London region over the 3 months to 22 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 +11 4 £550 +15.78%
SAP Retail
England

SAP Retail
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing SAP Retail 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 Retail.

1 34 (100.00%) SAP
1 34 (100.00%) Retail
2 7 (20.59%) FMCG
3 6 (17.65%) SAP MM
4 5 (14.71%) Logistics
5 4 (11.76%) SAP Implementation
6 3 (8.824%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (8.824%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (8.824%) SAP SD
7 2 (5.882%) Internet
7 2 (5.882%) Oracle
7 2 (5.882%) JDA
7 2 (5.882%) CRM
7 2 (5.882%) E-Commerce
7 2 (5.882%) EDI
7 2 (5.882%) ERP
7 2 (5.882%) PLM
7 2 (5.882%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (5.882%) Migration
7 2 (5.882%) Billing
7 2 (5.882%) User Acceptance Testing
7 2 (5.882%) Data Migration
7 2 (5.882%) Marketing
7 2 (5.882%) Cash Management
8 1 (2.941%) SAP GRC
8 1 (2.941%) Data Management
8 1 (2.941%) Zachman Framework
8 1 (2.941%) TOGAF
8 1 (2.941%) Business Analysis
8 1 (2.941%) SAP ALE

SAP Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing SAP Retail 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 Retail. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (5.882%) EDI
2 1 (2.941%) SAP ALE
2 1 (2.941%) BAPI
Business Applications
1 6 (17.65%) SAP MM
2 3 (8.824%) SAP SD
3 1 (2.941%) SAP GRC
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.882%) Internet
2 1 (2.941%) HTTP
General
1 34 (100.00%) Retail
2 2 (5.882%) Pharmaceutical
2 2 (5.882%) Billing
2 2 (5.882%) Marketing
3 1 (2.941%) Finance
Job Titles
1 21 (61.76%) SAP Consultant
1 21 (61.76%) Consultant
2 13 (38.24%) SAP Retail Consultant
3 8 (23.53%) SAP IS-Retail Consultant
4 6 (17.65%) SAP MM Consultant
5 5 (14.71%) Project Manager
6 4 (11.76%) Data Consultant
6 4 (11.76%) SAP Data Consultant
7 3 (8.824%) SAP Business Analyst
7 3 (8.824%) Business Analyst
7 3 (8.824%) Architect
7 3 (8.824%) Solutions Architect
7 3 (8.824%) Analyst
8 2 (5.882%) Senior Consultant
8 2 (5.882%) Senior Project Manager
8 2 (5.882%) SAP SD Consultant
8 2 (5.882%) SAP Project Manager
8 2 (5.882%) Senior Manager
8 2 (5.882%) Programme Manager
8 2 (5.882%) SAP Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 7 (20.59%) FMCG
2 1 (2.941%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (14.71%) Logistics
2 4 (11.76%) SAP Implementation
3 3 (8.824%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (8.824%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (5.882%) CRM
4 2 (5.882%) E-Commerce
4 2 (5.882%) ERP
4 2 (5.882%) PLM
4 2 (5.882%) Migration
4 2 (5.882%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (5.882%) Data Migration
4 2 (5.882%) Cash Management
5 1 (2.941%) Data Management
5 1 (2.941%) Zachman Framework
5 1 (2.941%) TOGAF
5 1 (2.941%) Business Analysis
5 1 (2.941%) Information Management
5 1 (2.941%) Data Analysis
5 1 (2.941%) PRINCE2
5 1 (2.941%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (2.941%) PRINCE2 Certification
1 1 (2.941%) PMI Certification
Vendors
1 34 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (5.882%) Oracle
2 2 (5.882%) JDA