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This section looks at the demand for SAP Basis 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 SAP Basis over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Basis
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank228197
Rank change on same period last yearDown-31
Matching contract IT job ads31101
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.101 %
As % of the category below1.129 %2.488 %
Daily rates quoted221
Average minimum daily rate£375£355
Average daily rate£388£366
% change on same period last year+5.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£389£410
% change on same period last year-5.05 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£56.00£15.00
Average hourly rate£56.00£16.00
% change on same period last year+250.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£56.00£17.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£56.00£29.75
% change on same period last year+88.23 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching contract IT job ads27474059
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.625 %4.043 %
Daily rates quoted665998
Average minimum daily rate£315£304
Average daily rate£335£322
% change on same period last year+3.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted258406
Average minimum hourly rate£32.95£34.08
Average hourly rate£35.06£36.74
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.16£39.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
SAP Basis EnglandSAP Basis
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 Basis
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SAP Basis across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South East SAP Basis Demand Trend

SAP Basis
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East SAP Basis Daily Rate Trend

SAP Basis
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East SAP Basis Hourly Rate Trend

SAP Basis
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Basis within the South East region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
SurreyDown-17£388-
MiddlesexDown-107--
KentNew entry-2--
OxfordshireUp+12--
BuckinghamshireUp+41--
West SussexNew entry-1--
Thames ValleyUp+101--
SAP Basis EnglandSAP Basis
England

SAP Basis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing SAP Basis 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 Basis.

154 (100.00 %)SAP
221 (38.89 %)NetWeaver
320 (37.04 %)Oracle
412 (22.22 %)UNIX
412 (22.22 %)SAP XI
511 (20.37 %)Java
610 (18.52 %)SAP BW
77 (12.96 %)ABAP
86 (11.11 %)DB2
86 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
95 (9.259 %)Migration
95 (9.259 %)Windows
104 (7.407 %)ERP
104 (7.407 %)HP
104 (7.407 %)VERITAS
104 (7.407 %)Finance
104 (7.407 %)Change Management
104 (7.407 %)Performance Management
113 (5.556 %)SAP IS-U
113 (5.556 %)SAP EP
113 (5.556 %)AIX
113 (5.556 %)J2EE
113 (5.556 %)SQL Server
122 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
122 (3.704 %)Solaris
122 (3.704 %)Oracle 10g
122 (3.704 %)SAP R/3
122 (3.704 %)PRINCE
122 (3.704 %)Service Management
122 (3.704 %)Oracle APEX

SAP Basis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing SAP Basis 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 Basis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (22.22 %)SAP XI
23 (5.556 %)J2EE
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (38.89 %)NetWeaver
23 (5.556 %)SAP EP
31 (1.852 %)CMS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (5.556 %)SAP IS-U
22 (3.704 %)SAP R/3
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.852 %)Internet
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (18.52 %)SAP BW
26 (11.11 %)DB2
33 (5.556 %)SQL Server
42 (3.704 %)Oracle 10g
51 (1.852 %)Oracle 8/8i
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.704 %)Oracle APEX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (7.407 %)Finance
21 (1.852 %)Banking
21 (1.852 %)Retail
21 (1.852 %)Insurance
21 (1.852 %)Pensions
21 (1.852 %)International Banking
21 (1.852 %)Health
21 (1.852 %)Legal
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (61.11 %)Consultant
232 (59.26 %)SAP Consultant
331 (57.41 %)SAP Basis Consultant
48 (14.81 %)Analyst
48 (14.81 %)SAP Analyst
57 (12.96 %)SAP Support
66 (11.11 %)SAP Basis Analyst
66 (11.11 %)Administrator
66 (11.11 %)SAP Administrator
74 (7.407 %)Support Consultant
74 (7.407 %)SAP Basis Support
74 (7.407 %)SAP Support Consultant
83 (5.556 %)NetWeaver Consultant
92 (3.704 %)Project Manager
92 (3.704 %)Support Analyst
92 (3.704 %)SAP Support Analyst
101 (1.852 %)SAP Data Consultant
101 (1.852 %)Senior SAP Administrator
101 (1.852 %)SAP Architect
101 (1.852 %)Senior SAP Consultant
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (22.22 %)UNIX
25 (9.259 %)Windows
33 (5.556 %)AIX
42 (3.704 %)Solaris
51 (1.852 %)Linux
51 (1.852 %)HPUX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
25 (9.259 %)Migration
34 (7.407 %)ERP
34 (7.407 %)Change Management
34 (7.407 %)Performance Management
42 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
42 (3.704 %)PRINCE
42 (3.704 %)Service Management
42 (3.704 %)SAP Implementation
51 (1.852 %)Data Migration
51 (1.852 %)Load Balancing
51 (1.852 %)Content Management
51 (1.852 %)Knowledge Management
51 (1.852 %)Incident Management
51 (1.852 %)Technical Architecture
51 (1.852 %)CRM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (20.37 %)Java
27 (12.96 %)ABAP
31 (1.852 %)SQL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.852 %)SLA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.852 %)Tivoli
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
154 (100.00 %)SAP
220 (37.04 %)Oracle
34 (7.407 %)HP
34 (7.407 %)VERITAS
41 (1.852 %)BMC