The first table below looks at the demand for SAP SD 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 SD 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 Sales and Distribution (SD)
Rank 328 362 368
Rank change year-on-year
+34 +6
Contract jobs citing SAP SD 57 44 69
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.264% 0.164% 0.221%
As % of the Business Applications category 3.253% 2.025% 2.616%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 27 40
Average daily rate £450 £425 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.88% -10.52%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £385 £262 £449
10% offered a daily rate of more than £538 £522 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £444 £481 £425
% change year-on-year
-7.79% +13.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £62.50 - £18.00
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 SD
England

SAP SD
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

London 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 London region.

London 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 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 +21 15 £446 +4.89%
SAP SD
England

SAP SD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London 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 94 (100.00%) SAP
2 31 (32.98%) FMCG
3 27 (28.72%) SAP Implementation
4 18 (19.15%) Migration
4 18 (19.15%) Data Migration
5 15 (15.96%) SAP BW
6 13 (13.83%) Finance
7 12 (12.77%) Validation
7 12 (12.77%) SAP MM
8 11 (11.70%) SAP FI
8 11 (11.70%) Project Management
8 11 (11.70%) Logistics
8 11 (11.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 10 (10.64%) SAP CO
9 10 (10.64%) Data Analysis
9 10 (10.64%) SAP FI/CO
10 9 (9.574%) Business Intelligence
11 8 (8.511%) Agile Software Development
12 7 (7.447%) Project Planning
12 7 (7.447%) SAP BI
12 7 (7.447%) Business Transformation
13 6 (6.383%) ERP
13 6 (6.383%) Manufacturing
13 6 (6.383%) Stakeholder Management
14 5 (5.319%) Test Scripting
15 4 (4.255%) Data Mapping
15 4 (4.255%) SAP Oil and Gas
15 4 (4.255%) Retail
15 4 (4.255%) Billing
15 4 (4.255%) Change Management

SAP SD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London 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 2 (2.128%) BAPI
2 1 (1.064%) SAP Basis
2 1 (1.064%) EDI
Applications
1 1 (1.064%) MS Project
1 1 (1.064%) MS Office
1 1 (1.064%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 12 (12.77%) SAP MM
2 11 (11.70%) SAP FI
3 10 (10.64%) SAP FI/CO
3 10 (10.64%) SAP CO
4 4 (4.255%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 3 (3.191%) SAP SCM
5 3 (3.191%) SAP PM
5 3 (3.191%) SAP Retail
5 3 (3.191%) SAP LE
6 2 (2.128%) SAP GTS
6 2 (2.128%) SAP PS
7 1 (1.064%) SAP CRM
7 1 (1.064%) SAP APO
7 1 (1.064%) SAP R/3
7 1 (1.064%) SAP CS
7 1 (1.064%) SAP MDM
7 1 (1.064%) SAP ERP
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.128%) Internet
2 1 (1.064%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (15.96%) SAP BW
2 7 (7.447%) SAP BI
3 1 (1.064%) SAP Data Services
3 1 (1.064%) DataStage
Development Applications
1 1 (1.064%) NWDI
General
1 13 (13.83%) Finance
2 6 (6.383%) Manufacturing
3 4 (4.255%) Retail
3 4 (4.255%) Billing
4 2 (2.128%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (2.128%) Marketing
5 1 (1.064%) French Language
5 1 (1.064%) Back Office
5 1 (1.064%) Automotive
5 1 (1.064%) Investment Banking
5 1 (1.064%) Banking
Job Titles
1 46 (48.94%) Consultant
2 40 (42.55%) SAP Consultant
3 32 (34.04%) SAP SD Consultant
4 20 (21.28%) Analyst
5 17 (18.09%) SAP Analyst
6 14 (14.89%) Project Manager
7 13 (13.83%) Data Analyst
7 13 (13.83%) SAP Data Analyst
8 10 (10.64%) SAP SD Analyst
9 9 (9.574%) SAP Manager
9 9 (9.574%) SAP Project Manager
10 7 (7.447%) SAP MM Consultant
11 5 (5.319%) Senior Consultant
11 5 (5.319%) Business Analyst
11 5 (5.319%) Senior SAP SD Consultant
11 5 (5.319%) Senior SAP Consultant
11 5 (5.319%) SAP SD/MM Consultant
12 4 (4.255%) SAP Business Analyst
13 3 (3.191%) Finance Project Manager
13 3 (3.191%) SAP Architect
Miscellaneous
1 31 (32.98%) FMCG
2 3 (3.191%) Management Information System
2 3 (3.191%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.064%) PMI
3 1 (1.064%) BBC
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (28.72%) SAP Implementation
2 18 (19.15%) Data Migration
2 18 (19.15%) Migration
3 12 (12.77%) Validation
4 11 (11.70%) Project Management
4 11 (11.70%) Logistics
4 11 (11.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 10 (10.64%) Data Analysis
6 9 (9.574%) Business Intelligence
7 8 (8.511%) Agile Software Development
8 7 (7.447%) Project Planning
8 7 (7.447%) Business Transformation
9 6 (6.383%) ERP
9 6 (6.383%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (5.319%) Test Scripting
11 4 (4.255%) Change Management
11 4 (4.255%) CRM
11 4 (4.255%) Data Mapping
12 3 (3.191%) E-Commerce
12 3 (3.191%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.191%) SQL
2 2 (2.128%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 3 (3.191%) ISEB
1 3 (3.191%) ISTQB
1 3 (3.191%) Degree
2 1 (1.064%) CCA
2 1 (1.064%) SAP Certification
2 1 (1.064%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.128%) SLA
2 1 (1.064%) GxP
Vendors
1 94 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (1.064%) IBM
2 1 (1.064%) Pegasus
2 1 (1.064%) SEEBURGER
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...
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Posted: 17 May 2013