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The table below looks at the demand for SAP Business Application Programming Interfaces (BAPIs) skills within the South East 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Business Application Programming Interfaces (BAPIs)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank237-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads160
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.603 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£464-
Average daily rate£508-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£551-
UK excluding London average daily rate£427£558
% change on same period last year-23.53 %
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, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching contract IT job ads26544024
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.588 %3.968 %
Daily rates quoted6961023
Average minimum daily rate£319£306
Average daily rate£338£325
% change on same period last year+4.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted246405
Average minimum hourly rate£33.36£33.41
Average hourly rate£35.48£35.78
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.59£38.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South East 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 South East region.

South East BAPI Daily Rate Trend

BAPI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing BAPI across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South East BAPI Daily Rate Histogram

BAPI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East BAPI Hourly 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 South East 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
HampshireNew entry-9£563-
Home CountiesNew entry-2--
West SussexNew entry-2£453-
BAPI EnglandBAPI
England

BAPI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

138 (95.00 %)SAP
237 (92.50 %)ABAP
312 (30.00 %)Billing
312 (30.00 %)SAPscript
411 (27.50 %)CRM
510 (25.00 %)Finance
510 (25.00 %)SAP CRM
69 (22.50 %)SAP Smart Forms
69 (22.50 %)E-Commerce
69 (22.50 %)Java
69 (22.50 %)JSP
69 (22.50 %)Struts
69 (22.50 %)Workflow
69 (22.50 %)SAP ALE
78 (20.00 %)SAP IS-U
86 (15.00 %)Retail
86 (15.00 %)SAP Retail
94 (10.00 %)J2EE
103 (7.500 %)JavaScript
103 (7.500 %)CSS
103 (7.500 %)EDI
103 (7.500 %)HTML
103 (7.500 %)SAP Certification
103 (7.500 %)SAP XI
103 (7.500 %)Health
103 (7.500 %)NetWeaver
103 (7.500 %)French Language
103 (7.500 %)German Language
103 (7.500 %)Spanish Language
112 (5.000 %)LSMW

BAPI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (22.50 %)JSP
19 (22.50 %)Struts
19 (22.50 %)SAP Smart Forms
19 (22.50 %)SAP ALE
24 (10.00 %)J2EE
33 (7.500 %)CSS
33 (7.500 %)SAP XI
33 (7.500 %)EDI
33 (7.500 %)HTML
42 (5.000 %)Middleware
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (7.500 %)NetWeaver
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (25.00 %)SAP CRM
28 (20.00 %)SAP IS-U
36 (15.00 %)SAP Retail
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.000 %)Internet
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.500 %)SAP BW
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.000 %)LSMW
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (30.00 %)Billing
210 (25.00 %)Finance
36 (15.00 %)Retail
43 (7.500 %)Health
52 (5.000 %)Manufacturing
52 (5.000 %)Automotive
61 (2.500 %)FMCG
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (75.00 %)Developer
218 (45.00 %)SAP Developer
317 (42.50 %)ABAP Developer
46 (15.00 %)Senior Developer
46 (15.00 %)Senior ABAP Developer
55 (12.50 %)Java Developer
55 (12.50 %)Consultant
64 (10.00 %)Programmer
64 (10.00 %)ABAP Programmer
64 (10.00 %)SAP Consultant
64 (10.00 %)SAP Programmer
72 (5.000 %)SAP Analyst
72 (5.000 %)Systems Programmer
72 (5.000 %)Systems Developer
72 (5.000 %)Developer Analyst
72 (5.000 %)CRM Consultant
72 (5.000 %)SAP CRM Consultant
72 (5.000 %)Analyst
72 (5.000 %)Systems Analyst
81 (2.500 %)Lead Designer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.500 %)French Language
13 (7.500 %)German Language
13 (7.500 %)Spanish Language
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.000 %)VMS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (27.50 %)CRM
29 (22.50 %)E-Commerce
29 (22.50 %)Workflow
32 (5.000 %)OO
41 (2.500 %)OOP
41 (2.500 %)ERP
41 (2.500 %)Migration
41 (2.500 %)Workflow Management
41 (2.500 %)Unit Testing
41 (2.500 %)Data Migration
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
137 (92.50 %)ABAP
212 (30.00 %)SAPscript
39 (22.50 %)Java
43 (7.500 %)JavaScript
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.500 %)SAP Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (95.00 %)SAP