The first table below looks at the demand for SAP HR skills in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SAP HR 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 North West 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 Human Resources (HR)
Rank 93 120 109
Rank change year-on-year
+27 -11
Contract jobs citing SAP HR 30 10 17
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 1.274% 0.315% 0.565%
As % of the Business Applications category 12.20% 3.096% 5.944%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 5 7
Average daily rate £475 £500 £620
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.00% -19.35%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £350 £480
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £555 £644
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £500 £490
% change year-on-year
-5.00% +2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £27.25
All Business Applications
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
246 323 286
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 10.45% 10.17% 9.499%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 135 131
Average daily rate £425 £425 £425
90% offered a daily rate of more than £292 £300 £268
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £675 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £433 £420
% change year-on-year
-1.73% +2.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 3 17
Average hourly rate £50.00 £37.00 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+35.13% +105.55%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.25 £37.00 £17.90
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £51.39 £47.40 £36.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
SAP HR
England

SAP HR
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West SAP HR Jobs Demand Trend

SAP HR
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West SAP HR Daily Rate Trend

SAP HR
Daily Rate Histogram

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

North West SAP HR Daily Rate Histogram

SAP HR
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West SAP HR Hourly Rate Trend

SAP HR
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP HR within the North West 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
Cheshire +25 26 £475 -5.00%
Manchester +11 2 £300 -29.41%
SAP HR
England

SAP HR
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing SAP HR 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 HR.

1 46 (100.00%) SAP
2 24 (52.17%) Test Scripting
3 15 (32.61%) Open Text
4 14 (30.43%) HP
4 14 (30.43%) HP Quality Center
5 13 (28.26%) Test Automation
5 13 (28.26%) Performance Management
5 13 (28.26%) SAP Implementation
5 13 (28.26%) QuickTest Pro
6 7 (15.22%) SAP Payroll
7 4 (8.696%) SAP Travel Management
7 4 (8.696%) LiveLink
8 3 (6.522%) Business Intelligence
9 2 (4.348%) Project Management
9 2 (4.348%) SAP FI
9 2 (4.348%) SAP MM
9 2 (4.348%) SAP PS
9 2 (4.348%) E-Learning
9 2 (4.348%) ABAP
9 2 (4.348%) SAP FI/CO
9 2 (4.348%) Workflow
9 2 (4.348%) Finance
9 2 (4.348%) SAP CO
9 2 (4.348%) SAP Business Workflow
10 1 (2.174%) Time Management
10 1 (2.174%) SAP HCM
10 1 (2.174%) SAP FI-CA
10 1 (2.174%) SAP GRC
10 1 (2.174%) SAP Portal
10 1 (2.174%) SAP BPC

SAP HR
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 2 (4.348%) SAP Business Workflow
2 1 (2.174%) Web Dynpro
Application Platforms
1 4 (8.696%) LiveLink
2 1 (2.174%) SAP Portal
Business Applications
1 7 (15.22%) SAP Payroll
2 4 (8.696%) SAP Travel Management
3 2 (4.348%) SAP FI
3 2 (4.348%) SAP MM
3 2 (4.348%) SAP PS
3 2 (4.348%) SAP FI/CO
3 2 (4.348%) SAP CO
4 1 (2.174%) SAP HCM
4 1 (2.174%) SAP FI-CA
4 1 (2.174%) SAP GRC
4 1 (2.174%) SAP BPC
4 1 (2.174%) SAP SD
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.174%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 13 (28.26%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 2 (4.348%) Finance
Job Titles
1 26 (56.52%) Consultant
2 15 (32.61%) SAP Consultant
2 15 (32.61%) Analyst
3 14 (30.43%) Test Analyst
4 12 (26.09%) Automation Analyst
5 9 (19.57%) SAP Analyst
6 8 (17.39%) SAP Test Analyst
6 8 (17.39%) SAP HR Consultant
7 6 (13.04%) Automation Test Analyst
7 6 (13.04%) Test Automation Analyst
8 4 (8.696%) Functional Consultant
9 2 (4.348%) Developer
9 2 (4.348%) SAP HR/Payroll Consultant
9 2 (4.348%) SAP Manager
9 2 (4.348%) SAP Developer
9 2 (4.348%) SAP Payroll Consultant
9 2 (4.348%) Payroll Consultant
9 2 (4.348%) SAP HR Analyst
9 2 (4.348%) Defect Manager
10 1 (2.174%) Automated Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.348%) E-Learning
2 1 (2.174%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (52.17%) Test Scripting
2 13 (28.26%) Test Automation
2 13 (28.26%) Performance Management
2 13 (28.26%) SAP Implementation
3 3 (6.522%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (4.348%) Project Management
4 2 (4.348%) Workflow
5 1 (2.174%) Time Management
5 1 (2.174%) Service Delivery
5 1 (2.174%) OO
5 1 (2.174%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.348%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 1 (2.174%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.174%) QA
Systems Management
1 14 (30.43%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 46 (100.00%) SAP
2 15 (32.61%) Open Text
3 14 (30.43%) HP
4 1 (2.174%) i-GRasp
4 1 (2.174%) Kronos
4 1 (2.174%) Primavera
4 1 (2.174%) Adobe
4 1 (2.174%) CA