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The table below looks at the demand for the SAP Support 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 SAP Support in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SAP Support
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank238259
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads934
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.034 %
As % of the category below0.082 %0.217 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£295£400
Average daily rate£299£408
% change on same period last year-26.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£303£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£387
% change on same period last year-16.87 %
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£52.86
Average hourly rate-£53.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£53.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.25£53.25
% change on same period last year-60.09 %
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 %
SAP Support EnglandSAP Support
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 Support
Demand Trend

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

South East SAP Support Demand Trend

SAP Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East SAP Support Daily Rate Trend

SAP Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East SAP Support Hourly Rate Trend

SAP Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Support 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
BerkshireUp+314£98-70.00 %
KentNew entry-2--
HampshireUp+102£500+11.11 %
West SussexNew entry-1--
SAP Support EnglandSAP Support
England

SAP Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

139 (100.00 %)SAP
210 (25.64 %)ABAP
39 (23.08 %)Finance
48 (20.51 %)SAP SD
57 (17.95 %)SAP BW
65 (12.82 %)SAP BI
65 (12.82 %)SAP R/3
65 (12.82 %)Business Intelligence
65 (12.82 %)SAP Basis
65 (12.82 %)SAP CO
74 (10.26 %)Java
74 (10.26 %)Retail
83 (7.692 %)Health
83 (7.692 %)SAP FI/CO
83 (7.692 %)Migration
83 (7.692 %)SAP CRM
83 (7.692 %)CRM
83 (7.692 %)SAP FI
83 (7.692 %)Project Management
83 (7.692 %)Data Migration
92 (5.128 %)Investment Management
92 (5.128 %)Degree
92 (5.128 %)MS PowerPoint
92 (5.128 %)SAP MM
92 (5.128 %)NetWeaver
92 (5.128 %)Intranet
92 (5.128 %)Microsoft
92 (5.128 %)BusinessObjects
92 (5.128 %)UNIX
92 (5.128 %)Windows

SAP Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (12.82 %)SAP Basis
21 (2.564 %)SAP Business Workflow
21 (2.564 %)HTML
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.128 %)NetWeaver
21 (2.564 %)Lotus Notes
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.128 %)MS Office
12 (5.128 %)MS PowerPoint
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (20.51 %)SAP SD
25 (12.82 %)SAP R/3
25 (12.82 %)SAP CO
33 (7.692 %)SAP CRM
33 (7.692 %)SAP FI/CO
33 (7.692 %)SAP FI
42 (5.128 %)SAP MM
42 (5.128 %)SAP Retail
51 (2.564 %)SAP Oil and Gas
51 (2.564 %)SAP SM
51 (2.564 %)SAP HR
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.128 %)Intranet
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (17.95 %)SAP BW
25 (12.82 %)SAP BI
32 (5.128 %)BusinessObjects
41 (2.564 %)SQL Server
41 (2.564 %)Datawarehouse
41 (2.564 %)Oracle 10g
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (23.08 %)Finance
24 (10.26 %)Retail
33 (7.692 %)Health
42 (5.128 %)Manufacturing
42 (5.128 %)Banking
42 (5.128 %)General Ledger
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.128 %)UNIX
12 (5.128 %)Windows
21 (2.564 %)Solaris
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (12.82 %)Business Intelligence
23 (7.692 %)Project Management
23 (7.692 %)Migration
23 (7.692 %)CRM
23 (7.692 %)Data Migration
32 (5.128 %)ITIL
32 (5.128 %)Investment Management
41 (2.564 %)Time Management
41 (2.564 %)PRINCE2
41 (2.564 %)Programme Management
41 (2.564 %)Logistics
41 (2.564 %)Incident Management
41 (2.564 %)SAP Implementation
41 (2.564 %)Service Delivery
41 (2.564 %)Change Management
41 (2.564 %)Workflow
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (25.64 %)ABAP
24 (10.26 %)Java
32 (5.128 %)C
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.128 %)Degree
21 (2.564 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.564 %)SLA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (100.00 %)SAP
22 (5.128 %)Microsoft
22 (5.128 %)Oracle
22 (5.128 %)Business Objects
31 (2.564 %)VERITAS
31 (2.564 %)Lotus