The first table below looks at the demand for SAP SCM 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 SCM 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 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Rank 366 407 415
Rank change year-on-year
+41 +8
Contract jobs citing SAP SCM 11 8 27
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.051% 0.030% 0.087%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.637% 0.365% 1.015%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 10
Average daily rate £500 £520 £437
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% +18.99%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £439 £464 £245
10% offered a daily rate of more than £513 £664 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £500 £550
% change year-on-year
-10.00% -9.09%
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
1726 2194 2661
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 7.970% 8.144% 8.563%
Number of daily rates quoted 1021 1194 1598
Average daily rate £450 £450 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -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 £430 £420
% change year-on-year
-1.16% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 7 22
Average hourly rate £32.58 £41.00 £33.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-20.53% +22.38%
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 £62.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
SAP SCM
England

SAP SCM
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London SAP SCM Jobs Demand Trend

SAP SCM
Daily Rate Trend

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

London SAP SCM Daily Rate Trend

SAP SCM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP SCM within the London 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
City of London +18 4 £505 -
Brentford - 1 - -
SAP SCM
England

SAP SCM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing SAP SCM 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 SCM.

1 29 (100.00%) SAP
2 9 (31.03%) Finance
3 6 (20.69%) SAP APO
4 5 (17.24%) Project Management
5 4 (13.79%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (13.79%) PLM
5 4 (13.79%) SAP WM
5 4 (13.79%) SAP FI
5 4 (13.79%) SAP CO
5 4 (13.79%) Logistics
6 3 (10.34%) Supply Chain Management
6 3 (10.34%) SAP EHS
6 3 (10.34%) SAP MM
6 3 (10.34%) Manufacturing
6 3 (10.34%) SAP SD
6 3 (10.34%) SAP Implementation
7 2 (6.897%) Automotive
7 2 (6.897%) SAP PP
7 2 (6.897%) MS Office
7 2 (6.897%) SAP BW
8 1 (3.448%) Enterprise Architecture
8 1 (3.448%) Marketing
8 1 (3.448%) Greek Language
8 1 (3.448%) Italian Language
8 1 (3.448%) Portuguese Language
8 1 (3.448%) Spanish Language
8 1 (3.448%) QA
8 1 (3.448%) SAP PLM
8 1 (3.448%) TOGAF
8 1 (3.448%) Information Management

SAP SCM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Applications
1 2 (6.897%) MS Office
2 1 (3.448%) MS Project
2 1 (3.448%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (20.69%) SAP APO
2 4 (13.79%) SAP FI/CO
2 4 (13.79%) SAP WM
2 4 (13.79%) SAP FI
2 4 (13.79%) SAP CO
3 3 (10.34%) SAP EHS
3 3 (10.34%) SAP MM
3 3 (10.34%) SAP SD
4 2 (6.897%) SAP PP
5 1 (3.448%) SAP PLM
5 1 (3.448%) SAP PM
5 1 (3.448%) SAP CRM
5 1 (3.448%) SAP GRC
5 1 (3.448%) SAP HCM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.897%) SAP BW
2 1 (3.448%) SAP BI
2 1 (3.448%) SAP HANA
General
1 9 (31.03%) Finance
2 3 (10.34%) Manufacturing
3 2 (6.897%) Automotive
4 1 (3.448%) Marketing
4 1 (3.448%) Greek Language
4 1 (3.448%) Italian Language
4 1 (3.448%) Portuguese Language
4 1 (3.448%) Spanish Language
4 1 (3.448%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 15 (51.72%) Consultant
1 15 (51.72%) SAP Consultant
2 9 (31.03%) SAP SCM Consultant
3 6 (20.69%) SAP MM Consultant
4 5 (17.24%) SAP Trainer
4 5 (17.24%) Trainer
5 3 (10.34%) SAP Manager
5 3 (10.34%) SAP Functional Consultant
5 3 (10.34%) Functional Consultant
5 3 (10.34%) Analyst
5 3 (10.34%) SAP Analyst
6 2 (6.897%) SAP APO Consultant
6 2 (6.897%) Project Manager
6 2 (6.897%) SAP SD Consultant
6 2 (6.897%) Functional Analyst
6 2 (6.897%) SAP PP Consultant
6 2 (6.897%) SAP Project Manager
6 2 (6.897%) SAP Support
7 1 (3.448%) Senior SAP Consultant
7 1 (3.448%) Senior SAP Basis Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.448%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (17.24%) Project Management
2 4 (13.79%) PLM
2 4 (13.79%) Logistics
3 3 (10.34%) Supply Chain Management
3 3 (10.34%) SAP Implementation
4 1 (3.448%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (3.448%) TOGAF
4 1 (3.448%) Information Management
4 1 (3.448%) CRM
4 1 (3.448%) ERP
4 1 (3.448%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (3.448%) Programme Management
4 1 (3.448%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (3.448%) Demand Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.448%) Java
1 1 (3.448%) ABAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.448%) QA
Vendors
1 29 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (3.448%) Microsoft