The first table below looks at the demand for SAP HR skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SAP HR over the 3 months to 21 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 of the Business Applications category for the South East 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.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP Human Resources (HR)
Rank 197 225 205
Rank change year-on-year
+28 -20
Contract jobs citing SAP HR 23 20 48
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.290% 0.197% 0.468%
As % of the Business Applications category 3.722% 2.220% 5.345%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 5 13
Average daily rate £525 £625 £420
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-16.00% +48.80%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £335 £548 £313
10% offered a daily rate of more than £625 £625 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £500 £480
% change year-on-year
-5.00% +4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £27.25
All Business Applications
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
618 901 898
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 7.801% 8.869% 8.751%
Number of daily rates quoted 314 470 379
Average daily rate £425 £450 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.55% +12.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £282 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £568 £584 £538
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £438 £420
% change year-on-year
-2.85% +4.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 10 14
Average hourly rate £23.00 £17.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+35.29% -15.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £13.53 £8.60
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £62.50 £53.00 £35.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £21.96
% change year-on-year
+68.00% +2.45%
SAP HR
England

SAP HR
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SAP HR across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

South East SAP HR Jobs Demand Trend

SAP HR
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East SAP HR Daily Rate Trend

SAP HR
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP HR across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

South East SAP HR Daily Rate Histogram

SAP HR
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East SAP HR Hourly Rate Trend

SAP HR
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP HR within the South East region over the 3 months to 21 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
Surrey +22 10 £525 -16.00%
Berkshire +6 7 £625 -
Hampshire -8 6 £328 -
West Sussex +14 2 - -
Buckinghamshire - 1 - -
SAP HR
England

SAP HR
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing SAP HR 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 HR.

1 31 (100.00%) SAP
2 8 (25.81%) ABAP
3 6 (19.35%) Data Migration
3 6 (19.35%) Migration
3 6 (19.35%) Web Dynpro
4 5 (16.13%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (16.13%) Project Management
4 5 (16.13%) SAP HCM
5 4 (12.90%) SC Cleared
5 4 (12.90%) Security Cleared
5 4 (12.90%) Finance
5 4 (12.90%) SAP Payroll
6 3 (9.677%) SAP Smart Forms
6 3 (9.677%) BAPI
6 3 (9.677%) Workflow
6 3 (9.677%) SAP BW
6 3 (9.677%) ERP
6 3 (9.677%) Data Management
6 3 (9.677%) Business Analysis
6 3 (9.677%) SAP ALE
7 2 (6.452%) Test Scripting
7 2 (6.452%) SAP XI
7 2 (6.452%) CMS
7 2 (6.452%) SAP FI
7 2 (6.452%) SAP Security
7 2 (6.452%) Master Data Management
8 1 (3.226%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (3.226%) Portfolio Management
8 1 (3.226%) Demand Management
8 1 (3.226%) Data Architecture

SAP HR
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing SAP HR 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 HR. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (19.35%) Web Dynpro
2 3 (9.677%) SAP Smart Forms
2 3 (9.677%) BAPI
2 3 (9.677%) SAP ALE
3 2 (6.452%) SAP XI
4 1 (3.226%) SAP PI
Application Platforms
1 2 (6.452%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (3.226%) Spreadsheet
1 1 (3.226%) MS Office
1 1 (3.226%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (16.13%) SAP HCM
2 4 (12.90%) SAP Payroll
3 2 (6.452%) SAP FI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.677%) SAP BW
2 1 (3.226%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.226%) Oracle 8/8i
2 1 (3.226%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (3.226%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (3.226%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (3.226%) QuickTest Pro
1 1 (3.226%) LSMW
General
1 4 (12.90%) Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (22.58%) Consultant
1 7 (22.58%) SAP Consultant
2 6 (19.35%) Analyst
3 5 (16.13%) Project Manager
3 5 (16.13%) SAP Manager
3 5 (16.13%) SAP Project Manager
4 4 (12.90%) SAP Developer
4 4 (12.90%) Developer
5 3 (9.677%) Business Analyst
5 3 (9.677%) SAP HR Consultant
5 3 (9.677%) ABAP Consultant
5 3 (9.677%) Technical Leader
6 2 (6.452%) Payroll Consultant
6 2 (6.452%) SAP HR/Payroll Consultant
6 2 (6.452%) SAP Payroll Consultant
7 1 (3.226%) Test Leader
7 1 (3.226%) SAP Technical Consultant
7 1 (3.226%) SAP Analyst
7 1 (3.226%) Data Migration Consultant
7 1 (3.226%) Test Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (19.35%) Data Migration
1 6 (19.35%) Migration
2 5 (16.13%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (16.13%) Project Management
3 3 (9.677%) Workflow
3 3 (9.677%) ERP
3 3 (9.677%) Data Management
3 3 (9.677%) Business Analysis
4 2 (6.452%) Test Scripting
4 2 (6.452%) SAP Security
4 2 (6.452%) Master Data Management
5 1 (3.226%) Portfolio Management
5 1 (3.226%) Demand Management
5 1 (3.226%) Data Architecture
5 1 (3.226%) Service Management
5 1 (3.226%) CMMI
5 1 (3.226%) PRINCE
5 1 (3.226%) ITIL
5 1 (3.226%) PRINCE2
5 1 (3.226%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 8 (25.81%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 4 (12.90%) SC Cleared
1 4 (12.90%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.226%) COBIT
Systems Management
1 1 (3.226%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 31 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (3.226%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.226%) Adobe
2 1 (3.226%) Oracle
2 1 (3.226%) PeopleSoft