The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SAP over the 3 months to 21 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 Vendors for the Manchester 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within SAP AG.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP
Rank 31 10 5
Rank change year-on-year
-21 -5
Contract jobs citing SAP 47 127 124
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 4.979% 9.769% 12.29%
As % of the Vendors category 12.43% 19.39% 30.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 46 48
Average daily rate £475 £420 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+13.09% -11.57%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £225 £375
10% offered a daily rate of more than £700 £688 £572
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year
- -5.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 14
Average hourly rate - - £18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.50 £18.75 £19.00
% change year-on-year
+41.33% -1.31%
All Vendors
Manchester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
378 655 408
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 40.04% 50.38% 40.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 157 297 167
Average daily rate £320 £325 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.53% -13.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £200 £195
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £475 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 37 45
Average hourly rate £16.50 £17.50 £13.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.71% +29.62%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.77 £12.50 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £33.50 £25.00 £18.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
- -7.31%
SAP
North West

SAP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester SAP Jobs Demand Trend

SAP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester SAP Daily Rate Trend

SAP
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Manchester SAP Daily Rate Histogram

SAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester SAP Hourly Rate Trend

SAP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 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
Stockport - 2 - -
Salford +1 1 £400 +33.33%
SAP
North West

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing SAP 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.

1 19 (16.38%) Business Intelligence
2 18 (15.52%) CRM
3 15 (12.93%) Finance
4 13 (11.21%) Migration
4 13 (11.21%) ERP
5 12 (10.34%) SAP CRM
6 10 (8.621%) Logistics
7 9 (7.759%) Oracle
7 9 (7.759%) SAP BW
7 9 (7.759%) Integration Testing
7 9 (7.759%) Data Migration
8 8 (6.897%) Business Analysis
8 8 (6.897%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (6.034%) SAP APO
9 7 (6.034%) Manufacturing
9 7 (6.034%) SAP QM
10 6 (5.172%) Unit Testing
10 6 (5.172%) Six Sigma
10 6 (5.172%) SAP SD
10 6 (5.172%) Microsoft
10 6 (5.172%) UNIX
10 6 (5.172%) SQL Server
11 5 (4.310%) Business Objects
11 5 (4.310%) BusinessObjects
11 5 (4.310%) SAP Implementation
11 5 (4.310%) SAP Security
11 5 (4.310%) Retail
12 4 (3.448%) SAP CO
12 4 (3.448%) Test Scripting
12 4 (3.448%) ISEB

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing SAP 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (3.448%) XML
1 4 (3.448%) EDI
1 4 (3.448%) EDIFACT
2 3 (2.586%) OLE
3 2 (1.724%) jQuery
3 2 (1.724%) XML Schema
3 2 (1.724%) .NET
3 2 (1.724%) CSS
3 2 (1.724%) SAP Basis
4 1 (0.862%) SAP XI
4 1 (0.862%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 3 (2.586%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.724%) SharePoint 2010
2 2 (1.724%) Gentran
2 2 (1.724%) NetWeaver
2 2 (1.724%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (0.862%) AutoCAD
1 1 (0.862%) MS Project
1 1 (0.862%) MS Office
1 1 (0.862%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (10.34%) SAP CRM
2 7 (6.034%) SAP APO
2 7 (6.034%) SAP QM
3 6 (5.172%) SAP SD
4 4 (3.448%) SAP CO
4 4 (3.448%) SAP HR
4 4 (3.448%) SAP FI
4 4 (3.448%) SAP WM
4 4 (3.448%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (2.586%) SAP MM
5 3 (2.586%) SAP HCM
5 3 (2.586%) SAP GRC
5 3 (2.586%) SAP PM
6 2 (1.724%) SAP SCM
6 2 (1.724%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (1.724%) SAP FSCM
6 2 (1.724%) SAP ERP
6 2 (1.724%) SAP R/3
6 2 (1.724%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.862%) BPCS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.862%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (7.759%) SAP BW
2 8 (6.897%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (5.172%) SQL Server
4 5 (4.310%) BusinessObjects
5 4 (3.448%) SAP BI
5 4 (3.448%) GIS
6 3 (2.586%) Crystal Reports
6 3 (2.586%) SAP Data Services
7 2 (1.724%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (1.724%) SQL Server 2005
7 2 (1.724%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (1.724%) SQL Server 2008
7 2 (1.724%) QlikView
7 2 (1.724%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (1.724%) SQL Server 2000
8 1 (0.862%) MS Access
8 1 (0.862%) DB2
8 1 (0.862%) OLAP
8 1 (0.862%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Development Applications
1 1 (0.862%) QuickTest Pro
1 1 (0.862%) LoadRunner
1 1 (0.862%) LSMW
General
1 15 (12.93%) Finance
2 7 (6.034%) Manufacturing
3 5 (4.310%) Retail
4 3 (2.586%) Banking
4 3 (2.586%) Marketing
5 2 (1.724%) Russian Language
5 2 (1.724%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (0.862%) Telecoms
6 1 (0.862%) Law
6 1 (0.862%) Legal
6 1 (0.862%) German Language
6 1 (0.862%) Billing
Job Titles
1 58 (50.00%) Consultant
2 52 (44.83%) SAP Consultant
3 22 (18.97%) Analyst
4 11 (9.483%) CRM Consultant
4 11 (9.483%) SAP Analyst
5 10 (8.621%) SAP CRM Consultant
6 8 (6.897%) SAP Manager
7 7 (6.034%) Project Manager
8 6 (5.172%) SAP SD Consultant
9 5 (4.310%) SAP QM Consultant
10 4 (3.448%) Business Analyst
11 3 (2.586%) Architect
11 3 (2.586%) Technical Architect
11 3 (2.586%) Senior Consultant
11 3 (2.586%) Migration Consultant
11 3 (2.586%) Data Analyst
11 3 (2.586%) SAP HR Consultant
11 3 (2.586%) SAP Project Manager
11 3 (2.586%) Service Desk Analyst
11 3 (2.586%) SAP Data Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (2.586%) FMCG
2 2 (1.724%) Management Information System
3 1 (0.862%) E-Learning
3 1 (0.862%) Data Extraction
3 1 (0.862%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 6 (5.172%) UNIX
2 1 (0.862%) Windows
2 1 (0.862%) AIX
2 1 (0.862%) Linux
2 1 (0.862%) Windows XP
2 1 (0.862%) Windows Server 2003
2 1 (0.862%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (16.38%) Business Intelligence
2 18 (15.52%) CRM
3 13 (11.21%) Migration
3 13 (11.21%) ERP
4 10 (8.621%) Logistics
5 9 (7.759%) Integration Testing
5 9 (7.759%) Data Migration
6 8 (6.897%) Business Analysis
7 6 (5.172%) Unit Testing
7 6 (5.172%) Six Sigma
8 5 (4.310%) SAP Implementation
8 5 (4.310%) SAP Security
9 4 (3.448%) Test Scripting
9 4 (3.448%) ITIL
9 4 (3.448%) Stakeholder Management
9 4 (3.448%) Project Management
9 4 (3.448%) Quality Management
10 3 (2.586%) Data Analysis
11 2 (1.724%) Change Control
11 2 (1.724%) Demand Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.448%) ABAP
2 3 (2.586%) Shell Script
3 2 (1.724%) Korn
3 2 (1.724%) Bourne shell
3 2 (1.724%) Bash shell
3 2 (1.724%) C
3 2 (1.724%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.862%) SQL
4 1 (0.862%) ActionScript
4 1 (0.862%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 4 (3.448%) ISEB
2 3 (2.586%) ITIL Certification
2 3 (2.586%) Degree
3 2 (1.724%) SC Cleared
3 2 (1.724%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.862%) CCA
4 1 (0.862%) SAP Certification
4 1 (0.862%) APMP
4 1 (0.862%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.724%) QA
1 2 (1.724%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (0.862%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (0.862%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.862%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (0.862%) SCCM
Vendors
1 9 (7.759%) Oracle
2 6 (5.172%) Microsoft
3 5 (4.310%) Business Objects
4 3 (2.586%) HP
5 2 (1.724%) Siemens
5 2 (1.724%) Siebel
6 1 (0.862%) Sage
6 1 (0.862%) Salesforce.com
6 1 (0.862%) Ariba
6 1 (0.862%) Epicor
6 1 (0.862%) Kronos
6 1 (0.862%) i-GRasp
Manchester, Lancashire
My global client require an experience SAP FI/CO Consultant for an initial 6 month contract in Manchester... Strong cross-functional SAP knowledge. ABAP coding knowledge is an...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Rate: £400 - £500 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
You will need to provide data migration support for SAP projects and provide technical expertise within the SAP Data Management Team... Understanding of Data Quality principles. Hands on...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Rate: £400 - £425 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Key Skills and Experience: Familiarity with the enterprise architecture, definition of SAP landscape tiers and applications. 6+ years Basis/Netweaver and relevant architectural experience... Solid business understanding and...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Rate: £450 - £480 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bolton, Lancashire
Compilation and update of Manufacturing Instructions *Resolution of technical problems that may arise during the manufacturing process *Route card changes as a result or rework activities *Management of...
Advantage Resourcing
Rate: £20 per hour
Posted: 17 May 2013