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The table below looks at the demand for the ABAP Consultant role in IT contracts within the South East region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ABAP Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SAP ABAP Consultant
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank236276
Rank change on same period last yearUp+40
Matching contract IT job ads1117
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.101 %0.108 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£350£333
Average daily rate£375£383
% change on same period last year-2.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£393
% change on same period last year-3.08 %
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-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching contract IT job ads1091315672
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled15.36 %15.84 %
Daily rates quoted28414021
Average minimum daily rate£332£337
Average daily rate£353£355
% change on same period last year-0.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted12712066
Average minimum hourly rate£22.91£24.95
Average hourly rate£24.44£26.43
% change on same period last year-7.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.97£27.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
ABAP Consultant EnglandABAP Consultant
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.

ABAP Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ABAP Consultant across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East ABAP Consultant Demand Trend

ABAP Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ABAP Consultant across the South East region.

South East ABAP Consultant Daily Rate Trend

ABAP Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ABAP Consultant across the South East region.

South East ABAP Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

ABAP Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ABAP Consultant within the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
HampshireUp+193£375-
BerkshireUp+322--
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
M4 CorridorNew entry-1--
West SussexNew entry-1--
ABAP Consultant EnglandABAP Consultant
England

ABAP Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited ABAP Consultant in their job title 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 with ABAP Consultant in their job title.

116 (100.00 %)ABAP
116 (100.00 %)SAP
26 (37.50 %)Workflow
26 (37.50 %)SAPscript
35 (31.25 %)SAP Smart Forms
44 (25.00 %)SAP BW
44 (25.00 %)CRM
44 (25.00 %)SAP R/3
52 (12.50 %)LSMW
52 (12.50 %)SAP ALE
52 (12.50 %)Data Migration
61 (6.250 %)Web Development
61 (6.250 %)Italian Language
61 (6.250 %)SAP PLM
61 (6.250 %)SAP ERP
61 (6.250 %)SAP Implementation
61 (6.250 %)SAP FS
61 (6.250 %)Unit Testing
61 (6.250 %)SAP Business Workflow
61 (6.250 %)Billing
61 (6.250 %)Document Management
61 (6.250 %)Logistics
61 (6.250 %)Insurance
61 (6.250 %)SAP Retail
61 (6.250 %)Retail
61 (6.250 %)Asset Management
61 (6.250 %)SAP XI
61 (6.250 %)PLM
61 (6.250 %)PDM
61 (6.250 %)SAP MM

ABAP Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited ABAP Consultant in their job title 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 with ABAP Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (31.25 %)SAP Smart Forms
22 (12.50 %)SAP ALE
31 (6.250 %)SAP Business Workflow
31 (6.250 %)SAP XI
31 (6.250 %)HTML
31 (6.250 %)Middleware
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (25.00 %)SAP R/3
21 (6.250 %)SAP MM
21 (6.250 %)SAP CRM
21 (6.250 %)SAP Retail
21 (6.250 %)SAP PLM
21 (6.250 %)SAP ERP
21 (6.250 %)SAP FS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (25.00 %)SAP BW
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (12.50 %)LSMW
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (6.250 %)Electronics
11 (6.250 %)Finance
11 (6.250 %)Retail
11 (6.250 %)Billing
11 (6.250 %)Insurance
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.250 %)Italian Language
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (37.50 %)Workflow
24 (25.00 %)CRM
32 (12.50 %)Data Migration
41 (6.250 %)ERP
41 (6.250 %)Migration
41 (6.250 %)PLM
41 (6.250 %)PDM
41 (6.250 %)Asset Management
41 (6.250 %)Document Management
41 (6.250 %)Logistics
41 (6.250 %)Web Development
41 (6.250 %)SAP Implementation
41 (6.250 %)Unit Testing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (100.00 %)ABAP
26 (37.50 %)SAPscript
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (100.00 %)SAP
21 (6.250 %)Adobe