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The table below looks at the demand for SAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI) 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 XI over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank208277
Rank change on same period last yearUp+69
Matching contract IT job ads3916
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.016 %
As % of the category below1.522 %0.407 %
Daily rates quoted91
Average minimum daily rate£402£550
Average daily rate£425£600
% change on same period last year-29.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£448£650
UK excluding London average daily rate£426£511
% change on same period last year-16.65 %
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 ads25633936
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.609 %3.978 %
Daily rates quoted685974
Average minimum daily rate£309£314
Average daily rate£329£331
% change on same period last year-0.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted238388
Average minimum hourly rate£32.79£32.69
Average hourly rate£35.08£34.72
% change on same period last year+1.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.37£36.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
SAP XI EnglandSAP XI
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 XI
Demand Trend

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

South East SAP XI Demand Trend

SAP XI
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East SAP XI Daily Rate Trend

SAP XI
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South East SAP XI Daily Rate Histogram

SAP XI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East SAP XI Hourly Rate Trend

SAP XI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP XI 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+4112£476-
West SussexNew entry-6£300-
MiddlesexDown-75--
SurreyUp+294£388-
Home CountiesNew entry-3--
Thames ValleyUp+103£425-
SAP XI EnglandSAP XI
England

SAP XI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

168 (100.00 %)SAP
221 (30.88 %)NetWeaver
317 (25.00 %)SAP BW
414 (20.59 %)SAP Basis
513 (19.12 %)Business Intelligence
69 (13.24 %)ABAP
69 (13.24 %)Oracle
78 (11.76 %)Java
87 (10.29 %)Finance
87 (10.29 %)SAP FI
87 (10.29 %)SAP FI-CA
96 (8.824 %)Integration Testing
96 (8.824 %)XML
96 (8.824 %)UNIX
96 (8.824 %)CRM
96 (8.824 %)ERP
96 (8.824 %)BAPI
105 (7.353 %)EAI
105 (7.353 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
105 (7.353 %)CA
114 (5.882 %)BusinessObjects
114 (5.882 %)webMethods
114 (5.882 %)SOAP
114 (5.882 %)SQL
114 (5.882 %)SQL Server
114 (5.882 %)Business Objects
114 (5.882 %)SAP ALE
114 (5.882 %)Migration
114 (5.882 %)Health
114 (5.882 %)SAP PI

SAP XI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (20.59 %)SAP Basis
26 (8.824 %)BAPI
26 (8.824 %)XML
34 (5.882 %)SOAP
34 (5.882 %)SAP ALE
34 (5.882 %)SAP PI
43 (4.412 %)EDIFACT
43 (4.412 %)Web Dynpro
43 (4.412 %)XSLT
43 (4.412 %)J2EE
43 (4.412 %)EDI
43 (4.412 %)WSDL
52 (2.941 %)WebSphere
52 (2.941 %)SAP Business Workflow
61 (1.471 %)SAP BC
61 (1.471 %)Middleware
61 (1.471 %)JMS
61 (1.471 %)HTML
61 (1.471 %)ODBC
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (30.88 %)NetWeaver
22 (2.941 %)WPS
22 (2.941 %)SharePoint
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (10.29 %)SAP FI
17 (10.29 %)SAP FI-CA
23 (4.412 %)SAP R/3
32 (2.941 %)SAP IS-U
32 (2.941 %)SAP HR
32 (2.941 %)MAXIMO
32 (2.941 %)SAP Oil and Gas
32 (2.941 %)SAP SCM
32 (2.941 %)SAP ERP
41 (1.471 %)SAP Retail
41 (1.471 %)SAP APO
41 (1.471 %)SAP CRM
41 (1.471 %)SAP MDM
41 (1.471 %)SAP PSCD
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.471 %)FTP
11 (1.471 %)HTTP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (25.00 %)SAP BW
24 (5.882 %)SQL Server
24 (5.882 %)BusinessObjects
33 (4.412 %)BusinessObjects XI
42 (2.941 %)SAP BI
51 (1.471 %)Oracle Reports
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.941 %)QuickTest Pro
12 (2.941 %)LoadRunner
21 (1.471 %)ClearQuest
21 (1.471 %)LSMW
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (10.29 %)Finance
24 (5.882 %)Health
31 (1.471 %)Manufacturing
31 (1.471 %)Banking
31 (1.471 %)Retail
31 (1.471 %)International Banking
31 (1.471 %)FMCG
31 (1.471 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (1.471 %)Telecoms
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (58.82 %)Consultant
231 (45.59 %)SAP Consultant
312 (17.65 %)SAP XI Consultant
48 (11.76 %)SAP Basis Consultant
56 (8.824 %)Architect
56 (8.824 %)SAP FI Consultant
65 (7.353 %)SAP Manager
74 (5.882 %)Java Consultant
74 (5.882 %)Analyst
83 (4.412 %)Project Manager
83 (4.412 %)Technical Analyst
83 (4.412 %)Business Consultant
83 (4.412 %)Developer
83 (4.412 %)Business Objects Consultant
83 (4.412 %)SAP Analyst
92 (2.941 %)NetWeaver Architect
92 (2.941 %)SAP Test Manager
92 (2.941 %)SAP Administrator
92 (2.941 %)SAP Team Leader
92 (2.941 %)SAP APO Consultant
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.941 %)PMI
21 (1.471 %)AS400
21 (1.471 %)French Language
21 (1.471 %)German Language
21 (1.471 %)Spanish Language
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (8.824 %)UNIX
21 (1.471 %)Windows
21 (1.471 %)AIX
21 (1.471 %)Solaris
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (19.12 %)Business Intelligence
26 (8.824 %)CRM
26 (8.824 %)ERP
26 (8.824 %)Integration Testing
35 (7.353 %)EAI
44 (5.882 %)Migration
44 (5.882 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (4.412 %)BPEL
53 (4.412 %)Volume Testing
53 (4.412 %)Validation
53 (4.412 %)Regression Testing
62 (2.941 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (2.941 %)Workflow
62 (2.941 %)Stakeholder Management
62 (2.941 %)Technical Architecture
62 (2.941 %)SAP ESA
62 (2.941 %)Matrix Management
62 (2.941 %)Data Modelling
62 (2.941 %)Unit Testing
62 (2.941 %)Test Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (13.24 %)ABAP
28 (11.76 %)Java
34 (5.882 %)SQL
42 (2.941 %)VB
51 (1.471 %)JavaScript
51 (1.471 %)RPG
51 (1.471 %)Shell Script
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (4.412 %)SAP Certification
22 (2.941 %)Degree
31 (1.471 %)ISEB
31 (1.471 %)PMP
31 (1.471 %)PMI Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (7.353 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
23 (4.412 %)QA
23 (4.412 %)GxP
31 (1.471 %)SLA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.471 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.941 %)Tivoli
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
168 (100.00 %)SAP
29 (13.24 %)Oracle
35 (7.353 %)CA
44 (5.882 %)webMethods
44 (5.882 %)Business Objects
53 (4.412 %)IBM
62 (2.941 %)HP
62 (2.941 %)Citrix
62 (2.941 %)VERITAS
71 (1.471 %)Remedy
71 (1.471 %)Informatica
71 (1.471 %)BMC
71 (1.471 %)Cognos