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The table below looks at the demand for SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP SD over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Sales and Distribution (SD)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank225244
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads2249
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.050 %
As % of the category below2.570 %4.512 %
Daily rates quoted55
Average minimum daily rate£398£406
Average daily rate£428£439
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£458£471
UK excluding London average daily rate£472£453
% change on same period last year+4.27 %
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, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
South East
Matching contract IT job ads8561086
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.205 %1.097 %
Daily rates quoted193267
Average minimum daily rate£399£407
Average daily rate£426£431
% change on same period last year-1.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£454£455
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£423
% change on same period last year+4.89 %
Hourly rates quoted2035
Average minimum hourly rate£24.30£31.90
Average hourly rate£26.28£34.97
% change on same period last year-24.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.25£38.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.75£28.14
% change on same period last year-12.03 %
SAP SD EnglandSAP SD
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 SD
Demand Trend

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

South East SAP SD Demand Trend

SAP SD
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East SAP SD Daily Rate Trend

SAP SD
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP SD across the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East SAP SD Daily Rate Histogram

SAP SD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East SAP SD Hourly Rate Trend

SAP SD
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP SD 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+97£400-21.56 %
Thames ValleyUp+74--
OxfordshireDown-42--
BerkshireUp+282£470+25.33 %
MiddlesexNew entry-1--
M4 CorridorNew entry-1--
SAP SD EnglandSAP SD
England

SAP SD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing SAP SD 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 SD.

158 (100.00 %)SAP
212 (20.69 %)ABAP
310 (17.24 %)Retail
48 (13.79 %)Logistics
57 (12.07 %)Finance
66 (10.34 %)Project Management
66 (10.34 %)SAP Retail
75 (8.621 %)SAP MM
75 (8.621 %)Manufacturing
84 (6.897 %)Chemicals
84 (6.897 %)SAP Certification
84 (6.897 %)CRM
84 (6.897 %)Systems Analysis
93 (5.172 %)HTML
93 (5.172 %)Java
93 (5.172 %)SAP CRM
93 (5.172 %)Change Management
102 (3.448 %)Workflow
102 (3.448 %)SAP FI/CO
102 (3.448 %)Validation
102 (3.448 %)SAP CO
102 (3.448 %).NET
102 (3.448 %)Siebel
102 (3.448 %)SAP FI
102 (3.448 %)SAP R/3
102 (3.448 %)Automated Testing
102 (3.448 %)Data Management
102 (3.448 %)Test Scripting
102 (3.448 %)FMCG
102 (3.448 %)French Language

SAP SD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing SAP SD 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 SD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (5.172 %)HTML
22 (3.448 %).NET
31 (1.724 %)XML
31 (1.724 %)EDI
31 (1.724 %)Middleware
31 (1.724 %)EDIFACT
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.724 %)BizTalk Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (10.34 %)SAP Retail
25 (8.621 %)SAP MM
33 (5.172 %)SAP CRM
42 (3.448 %)SAP FI/CO
42 (3.448 %)SAP CO
42 (3.448 %)SAP R/3
42 (3.448 %)SAP FI
51 (1.724 %)SAP APO
51 (1.724 %)SAP SM
51 (1.724 %)SAP PS
51 (1.724 %)SAP SCM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.724 %)FTP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.724 %)Data Cleansing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (17.24 %)Retail
27 (12.07 %)Finance
35 (8.621 %)Manufacturing
44 (6.897 %)Chemicals
52 (3.448 %)FMCG
61 (1.724 %)Billing
61 (1.724 %)Health
61 (1.724 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (1.724 %)Electronics
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (53.45 %)Consultant
131 (53.45 %)SAP Consultant
226 (44.83 %)SAP SD Consultant
314 (24.14 %)Analyst
411 (18.97 %)SAP Analyst
59 (15.52 %)SAP MM Consultant
68 (13.79 %)SAP Support
68 (13.79 %)SAP SD/MM Consultant
76 (10.34 %)SAP Trainer
76 (10.34 %)Trainer
76 (10.34 %)Support Analyst
85 (8.621 %)SAP Support Analyst
85 (8.621 %)SAP Manager
94 (6.897 %)Test Analyst
102 (3.448 %)Junior
102 (3.448 %)Support Consultant
102 (3.448 %)Project Manager
102 (3.448 %)Junior Consultant
102 (3.448 %)SAP CRM Consultant
102 (3.448 %)SAP Retail Consultant
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.448 %)French Language
12 (3.448 %)German Language
21 (1.724 %)Italian Language
21 (1.724 %)Spanish Language
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (1.724 %)UNIX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (13.79 %)Logistics
26 (10.34 %)Project Management
34 (6.897 %)CRM
34 (6.897 %)Systems Analysis
43 (5.172 %)Change Management
52 (3.448 %)Workflow
52 (3.448 %)Validation
52 (3.448 %)Data Management
52 (3.448 %)Test Scripting
52 (3.448 %)Automated Testing
61 (1.724 %)System Testing
61 (1.724 %)Data Analysis
61 (1.724 %)Supply Chain Management
61 (1.724 %)Business Analysis
61 (1.724 %)Incident Management
61 (1.724 %)Problem Management
61 (1.724 %)SAP Implementation
61 (1.724 %)Integration Testing
61 (1.724 %)Migration
61 (1.724 %)GAP Analysis
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (20.69 %)ABAP
23 (5.172 %)Java
31 (1.724 %)SAPscript
31 (1.724 %)Shell Script
31 (1.724 %)C#
31 (1.724 %)C++
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (6.897 %)SAP Certification
21 (1.724 %)Degree
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
158 (100.00 %)SAP
22 (3.448 %)Siebel
31 (1.724 %)Cognos