SAP Contracts in the North West
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services 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 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 Vendors 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.

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
17 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP
Rank 16 18 7
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -11
Contract jobs citing SAP 184 249 323
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 8.010% 7.862% 10.49%
As % of the Vendors category 17.71% 15.16% 22.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 87 132
Average daily rate £425 £425 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -10.52%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £200 £351
10% offered a daily rate of more than £540 £650 £639
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year
- -5.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 18
Average hourly rate £26.50 - £18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.75 £18.75 £19.00
% change year-on-year
+42.66% -1.31%
All Vendors
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category		 1039 1642 1431
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 45.23% 51.85% 46.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 458 757 700
Average daily rate £345 £350 £345
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.42% +1.44%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £215 £200 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £488 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 76 97
Average hourly rate £19.50 £17.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.42% -2.77%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.50 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £26.82 £36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
SAP
England

SAP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West 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
Cheshire +6 89 £450 +12.50%
Manchester -21 44 £488 +14.70%
Merseyside +13 10 £340 +70.00%
Lancashire +15 9 £408 -
SAP
England

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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 68 (17.66%) Business Intelligence
2 59 (15.32%) Oracle
3 54 (14.03%) Migration
4 51 (13.25%) Finance
5 48 (12.47%) Test Scripting
6 47 (12.21%) SAP HR
7 40 (10.39%) Microsoft
7 40 (10.39%) SAP BW
8 32 (8.312%) DB2
9 31 (8.052%) Data Migration
10 29 (7.532%) ABAP
10 29 (7.532%) MS Excel
11 28 (7.273%) UNIX
12 27 (7.013%) CRM
12 27 (7.013%) SAP Basis
13 25 (6.494%) HP Quality Center
13 25 (6.494%) Open Text
13 25 (6.494%) ERP
13 25 (6.494%) Project Management
14 24 (6.234%) HP
14 24 (6.234%) AIX
14 24 (6.234%) Manufacturing
15 23 (5.974%) ITIL
15 23 (5.974%) SAP Implementation
15 23 (5.974%) Logistics
16 22 (5.714%) SQL
17 21 (5.455%) Business Objects
17 21 (5.455%) BusinessObjects
17 21 (5.455%) SAP GRC
18 20 (5.195%) SAP BI

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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 27 (7.013%) SAP Basis
2 12 (3.117%) SAP XI
3 11 (2.857%) XML
4 7 (1.818%) .NET
5 5 (1.299%) EDI
5 5 (1.299%) SAP PI
5 5 (1.299%) EDIFACT
6 4 (1.039%) BAPI
7 3 (0.779%) SAP Business Workflow
7 3 (0.779%) Web Dynpro
7 3 (0.779%) Middleware
7 3 (0.779%) OLE
8 2 (0.519%) XML Schema
8 2 (0.519%) Web Services
8 2 (0.519%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.519%) CSS
8 2 (0.519%) Windows SharePoint Services
8 2 (0.519%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.519%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.519%) Java EE
Application Platforms
1 16 (4.156%) NetWeaver
2 11 (2.857%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.299%) LiveLink
3 5 (1.299%) Oracle Workflow
4 3 (0.779%) MS Exchange
5 2 (0.519%) SharePoint 2010
5 2 (0.519%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.519%) Gentran
5 2 (0.519%) IIS
6 1 (0.260%) Documentum
6 1 (0.260%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.260%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 29 (7.532%) MS Excel
2 18 (4.675%) MS Office
3 17 (4.416%) MS Visio
4 12 (3.117%) MS Project
5 7 (1.818%) MS PowerPoint
6 2 (0.519%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.260%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 47 (12.21%) SAP HR
2 21 (5.455%) SAP GRC
3 16 (4.156%) SAP BPC
4 15 (3.896%) SAP CO
5 13 (3.377%) SAP CRM
6 12 (3.117%) SAP SD
7 11 (2.857%) SAP APO
7 11 (2.857%) SAP FI
7 11 (2.857%) SAP FI/CO
8 10 (2.597%) SAP WM
8 10 (2.597%) SAP MM
8 10 (2.597%) SAP R/3
9 9 (2.338%) SAP QM
10 8 (2.078%) SAP Payroll
11 7 (1.818%) SAP PS
12 5 (1.299%) SAP PM
12 5 (1.299%) Dynamics AX
12 5 (1.299%) SAP Travel Management
13 4 (1.039%) SAP FI-AP
14 3 (0.779%) SAP LE
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.597%) SAN
2 8 (2.078%) LAN
3 7 (1.818%) WAN
4 5 (1.299%) SNMP
5 4 (1.039%) HTTP
6 1 (0.260%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.260%) Internet
6 1 (0.260%) Wireless
6 1 (0.260%) SMTP
6 1 (0.260%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (10.39%) SAP BW
2 32 (8.312%) DB2
3 21 (5.455%) BusinessObjects
4 20 (5.195%) SAP BI
5 19 (4.935%) SQL Server
6 18 (4.675%) SAP Data Services
7 13 (3.377%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (2.857%) MS Access
9 7 (1.818%) GIS
10 6 (1.558%) Oracle BI EE
11 5 (1.299%) SQL Server 2008
11 5 (1.299%) Oracle 8/8i
11 5 (1.299%) SQL Server 2005
12 3 (0.779%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.779%) Oracle 10g
12 3 (0.779%) Oracle Reports
12 3 (0.779%) Crystal Reports
12 3 (0.779%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.779%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 2 (0.519%) Informix
Development Applications
1 14 (3.636%) QuickTest Pro
2 5 (1.299%) LSMW
3 2 (0.519%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.519%) LoadRunner
General
1 51 (13.25%) Finance
2 24 (6.234%) Manufacturing
3 11 (2.857%) Retail
4 10 (2.597%) Telecoms
5 9 (2.338%) Pharmaceutical
6 6 (1.558%) Banking
6 6 (1.558%) Marketing
7 4 (1.039%) Publishing
8 3 (0.779%) Electronics
8 3 (0.779%) French Language
9 2 (0.519%) German Language
9 2 (0.519%) Russian Language
9 2 (0.519%) Billing
10 1 (0.260%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.260%) Dutch Language
10 1 (0.260%) Law
10 1 (0.260%) Legal
Job Titles
1 169 (43.90%) Consultant
2 133 (34.55%) SAP Consultant
3 64 (16.62%) Analyst
4 35 (9.091%) SAP Manager
5 26 (6.753%) SAP Analyst
6 25 (6.494%) Project Manager
7 21 (5.455%) Test Analyst
8 20 (5.195%) Architect
9 18 (4.675%) SAP Basis Consultant
10 12 (3.117%) Functional Consultant
10 12 (3.117%) Data Analyst
10 12 (3.117%) Developer
10 12 (3.117%) Automation Analyst
11 11 (2.857%) SAP HR Consultant
11 11 (2.857%) Migration Consultant
11 11 (2.857%) SAP Project Manager
11 11 (2.857%) CRM Consultant
12 10 (2.597%) SAP Test Analyst
12 10 (2.597%) SAP CRM Consultant
13 9 (2.338%) Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 9 (2.338%) FMCG
2 7 (1.818%) Management Information System
3 5 (1.299%) Client/Server
4 3 (0.779%) DTV
5 2 (0.519%) PMI
5 2 (0.519%) AS400
5 2 (0.519%) Clustering
5 2 (0.519%) E-Learning
5 2 (0.519%) Computer Science
6 1 (0.260%) Life Science
6 1 (0.260%) CMDB
6 1 (0.260%) Data Extraction
6 1 (0.260%) NHS
6 1 (0.260%) Blackberry
6 1 (0.260%) Smart Meter
6 1 (0.260%) SaaS
6 1 (0.260%) Enterprise Storage
6 1 (0.260%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 28 (7.273%) UNIX
2 24 (6.234%) AIX
3 12 (3.117%) Windows
4 8 (2.078%) Solaris
4 8 (2.078%) Linux
5 4 (1.039%) Tru64
6 2 (0.519%) Windows XP
6 2 (0.519%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.519%) HPUX
7 1 (0.260%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.260%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.260%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (17.66%) Business Intelligence
2 54 (14.03%) Migration
3 48 (12.47%) Test Scripting
4 31 (8.052%) Data Migration
5 27 (7.013%) CRM
6 25 (6.494%) ERP
6 25 (6.494%) Project Management
7 23 (5.974%) ITIL
7 23 (5.974%) SAP Implementation
7 23 (5.974%) Logistics
8 14 (3.636%) Business Analysis
8 14 (3.636%) Performance Management
8 14 (3.636%) ETL
8 14 (3.636%) Change Management
9 13 (3.377%) Stakeholder Management
9 13 (3.377%) Test Automation
10 12 (3.117%) SAP Security
10 12 (3.117%) Workflow
11 11 (2.857%) Integration Testing
11 11 (2.857%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 29 (7.532%) ABAP
2 22 (5.714%) SQL
3 14 (3.636%) Java
4 7 (1.818%) Shell Script
5 6 (1.558%) C
6 4 (1.039%) VBScript
7 3 (0.779%) VB
8 2 (0.519%) C#
8 2 (0.519%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.519%) Korn
8 2 (0.519%) ActionScript 2.0
8 2 (0.519%) Bourne shell
8 2 (0.519%) Bash shell
8 2 (0.519%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.260%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (3.896%) Degree
2 9 (2.338%) SAP Certification
3 6 (1.558%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 6 (1.558%) ITIL Certification
4 4 (1.039%) ISEB
4 4 (1.039%) Security Cleared
5 2 (0.519%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.260%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.260%) CCA
6 1 (0.260%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (0.260%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.597%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 6 (1.558%) SLA
3 5 (1.299%) QA
4 2 (0.519%) GAAP
5 1 (0.260%) GxP
5 1 (0.260%) Data Quality
System Software
1 11 (2.857%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
2 2 (0.519%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.260%) XenApp
3 1 (0.260%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.260%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.260%) Citrix Presentation Server
3 1 (0.260%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 25 (6.494%) HP Quality Center
2 12 (3.117%) Tivoli
3 11 (2.857%) Tivoli Storage Manager
4 1 (0.260%) SCCM
Vendors
1 59 (15.32%) Oracle
2 40 (10.39%) Microsoft
3 25 (6.494%) Open Text
4 24 (6.234%) HP
5 21 (5.455%) Business Objects
6 9 (2.338%) Primavera
7 8 (2.078%) Ariba
8 6 (1.558%) IBM
8 6 (1.558%) JD Edwards
9 5 (1.299%) VMware
9 5 (1.299%) Cognos
10 4 (1.039%) Adobe
10 4 (1.039%) CA
10 4 (1.039%) Citrix
11 3 (0.779%) Baan
11 3 (0.779%) Sage
11 3 (0.779%) Siebel
11 3 (0.779%) Epicor
12 2 (0.519%) NetApp
12 2 (0.519%) Siemens
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