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The table below looks at the demand for SAP Utilities (ISU) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP IS-U over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Utilities (ISU)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank122-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.083 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£525-
Average daily rate£538-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£550-
UK excluding London average daily rate£637£492
% change on same period last year+29.66 %
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, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
North West
Matching contract IT job ads336324
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.454 %0.320 %
Daily rates quoted72108
Average minimum daily rate£376£400
Average daily rate£402£419
% change on same period last year-3.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£425
% change on same period last year+4.42 %
Hourly rates quoted257
Average minimum hourly rate£26.67£28.29
Average hourly rate£29.10£30.64
% change on same period last year-5.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.53£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£26.50
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
SAP IS-U EnglandSAP IS-U
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.

SAP IS-U
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SAP IS-U across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

North West SAP IS-U Demand Trend

SAP IS-U
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West SAP IS-U Daily Rate Trend

SAP IS-U
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP IS-U within the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
ManchesterNew entry-6--
SAP IS-U EnglandSAP IS-U
England

SAP IS-U
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing SAP IS-U 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 IS-U.

17 (100.00 %)SAP
22 (28.57 %)Workflow
31 (14.29 %)SAP CRM
31 (14.29 %)CRM

SAP IS-U
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing SAP IS-U 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 IS-U. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (14.29 %)SAP CRM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (100.00 %)Consultant
17 (100.00 %)SAP Consultant
26 (85.71 %)SAP ISU Consultant
34 (57.14 %)Management Consultant
42 (28.57 %)SAP Workflow Consultant
51 (14.29 %)CRM Consultant
51 (14.29 %)SAP CRM Consultant
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Workflow
21 (14.29 %)CRM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)SAP