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The table below looks at the demand for SAP Business Application Programming Interfaces (BAPIs) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BAPI over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Business Application Programming Interfaces (BAPIs)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank125139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.252 %0.421 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£380
Average daily rate-£380
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£420£377
% change on same period last year+11.50 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching contract IT job ads794950
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.276 %1.020 %
Daily rates quoted124129
Average minimum daily rate£284£306
Average daily rate£303£322
% change on same period last year-5.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted10083
Average minimum hourly rate£22.29£24.58
Average hourly rate£24.89£27.20
% change on same period last year-8.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.49£29.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
BAPI EnglandBAPI
England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

BAPI
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BAPI across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

North West BAPI Demand Trend

BAPI
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing BAPI across the North West region.

North West BAPI Daily Rate Trend

BAPI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BAPI within the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CheshireNew entry-1--
ManchesterDown-11--
BAPI EnglandBAPI
England

BAPI
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing BAPI 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 BAPI.

14 (100.00 %)ABAP
14 (100.00 %)SAP
22 (50.00 %)OO
22 (50.00 %)CRM
22 (50.00 %)SAPscript
31 (25.00 %)SAP HR
31 (25.00 %)Integration Testing

BAPI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing BAPI 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 BAPI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (25.00 %)SAP HR
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Developer
13 (75.00 %)ABAP Developer
22 (50.00 %)Consultant
22 (50.00 %)ABAP Consultant
31 (25.00 %)SAP Consultant
31 (25.00 %)SAP Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)OO
12 (50.00 %)CRM
21 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)ABAP
22 (50.00 %)SAPscript
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)SAP