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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT contracts within the South East region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited SAP over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1417
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads9841140
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.298 %1.209 %
As % of the category below16.71 %15.80 %
Daily rates quoted181217
Average minimum daily rate£415£435
Average daily rate£444£461
% change on same period last year-3.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£474£487
UK excluding London average daily rate£458£451
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted2940
Average minimum hourly rate£21.58£21.91
Average hourly rate£23.05£22.80
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.53£23.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.39£23.57
% change on same period last year-0.76 %
Vendors South EastVendors
South East
Matching contract IT job ads58897215
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.766 %7.653 %
Daily rates quoted12671659
Average minimum daily rate£338£338
Average daily rate£357£356
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£356
% change on same period last year+1.15 %
Hourly rates quoted822811
Average minimum hourly rate£22.07£23.78
Average hourly rate£23.58£25.22
% change on same period last year-6.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.09£26.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.91£25.10
% change on same period last year-8.72 %
SAP EnglandSAP
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within SAP AG.

SAP
Demand Trend

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

South East SAP Demand Trend

SAP
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East SAP Daily Rate Trend

SAP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP across the South East region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

South East SAP Daily Rate Histogram

SAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East SAP Hourly Rate Trend

SAP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP across the South East region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

South East SAP Hourly Rate Histogram

SAP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing SAP within the South East region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
BerkshireDown-3185£388-7.38 %
SurreyUp+2165£454+0.97 %
HampshireUp+3148£420-18.57 %
West SussexUp+3173£436-9.26 %
Thames ValleyUp+2072£536-17.57 %
MiddlesexDown-951£467+26.15 %
M4 CorridorUp+922£480-18.54 %
East SussexNew entry-22£486-
OxfordshireDown-421£429+19.60 %
Home CountiesUp+716£200-75.00 %
BuckinghamshireDown-3915£402-24.94 %
KentUp+1112£420+5.00 %
SussexUp+199£558+24.07 %
SAP EnglandSAP
England

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing SAP 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.

1308 (14.57 %)Finance
2197 (9.319 %)SAP HR
3176 (8.325 %)ABAP
3176 (8.325 %)CRM
4173 (8.184 %)SAP FI
5149 (7.048 %)Migration
6144 (6.812 %)ERP
7142 (6.717 %)Project Management
8139 (6.575 %)Oracle
9123 (5.818 %)SAP Implementation
10121 (5.724 %)SAP CO
11119 (5.629 %)SAP FI/CO
12113 (5.345 %)SAP SD
13112 (5.298 %)Data Migration
14102 (4.825 %)SAP BW
14102 (4.825 %)Business Intelligence
1595 (4.494 %)Telecoms
1694 (4.447 %)FMCG
1792 (4.352 %)Java
1890 (4.257 %)SAP CRM
1890 (4.257 %)SAP IS-U
1982 (3.879 %)MS Office
2077 (3.642 %)SAP XI
2176 (3.595 %)Logistics
2273 (3.453 %)Change Management
2273 (3.453 %)NetWeaver
2372 (3.406 %)Billing
2372 (3.406 %)SAP Basis
2469 (3.264 %)WebSphere
2568 (3.217 %)Unix

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing SAP 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
177 (3.642 %)SAP XI
272 (3.406 %)SAP Basis
369 (3.264 %)WebSphere
454 (2.554 %)J2EE
535 (1.656 %)WebServices
634 (1.608 %)BAPI
732 (1.514 %).NET
831 (1.466 %)Middleware
929 (1.372 %)SAP ALE
1027 (1.277 %)EDI
1027 (1.277 %)JDBC
1118 (0.851 %)XML
1213 (0.615 %)Web Dynpro
1213 (0.615 %)SAP Smart Forms
1312 (0.568 %)ASP.NET
148 (0.378 %)ASP
148 (0.378 %)HTML
157 (0.331 %)JSP
157 (0.331 %)SAP Business Workflow
166 (0.284 %)COM
Application Platforms
173 (3.453 %)NetWeaver
229 (1.372 %)WebSphere MQ
318 (0.851 %)MS Exchange
49 (0.426 %)SharePoint
58 (0.378 %)Lotus Notes
58 (0.378 %)SAP EP
65 (0.237 %)Office Project Server
65 (0.237 %)WebSphere Message Broker
74 (0.189 %)ESB
74 (0.189 %)LiveLink
74 (0.189 %)WebSphere Application Server
74 (0.189 %)BizTalk Server
83 (0.142 %)SAS
83 (0.142 %)WebLogic
83 (0.142 %)WPS
92 (0.095 %)Exchange Server 5.5
92 (0.095 %)CMS
92 (0.095 %)Apache
92 (0.095 %)CICS
101 (0.047 %)MQSeries
Applications
182 (3.879 %)MS Office
267 (3.169 %)MS PowerPoint
356 (2.649 %)MS Excel
430 (1.419 %)MS Project
515 (0.710 %)MS Visio
64 (0.189 %)QuarkXPress
72 (0.095 %)Acrobat
Business Applications
1197 (9.319 %)SAP HR
2173 (8.184 %)SAP FI
3121 (5.724 %)SAP CO
4119 (5.629 %)SAP FI/CO
5113 (5.345 %)SAP SD
690 (4.257 %)SAP CRM
690 (4.257 %)SAP IS-U
755 (2.602 %)SAP R/3
853 (2.507 %)SAP APO
949 (2.318 %)SAP MM
1033 (1.561 %)SAP MDM
1131 (1.466 %)SAP Payroll
1226 (1.230 %)SAP FI-CA
1324 (1.135 %)SAP SRM
1422 (1.041 %)SAP Oil and Gas
1520 (0.946 %)SAP Retail
1520 (0.946 %)SAP PS
1618 (0.851 %)SAP ERP
1716 (0.757 %)SAP FI-AR
1815 (0.710 %)SAP PP
Communications & Networking
131 (1.466 %)Internet
212 (0.568 %)Intranet
310 (0.473 %)Wireless
49 (0.426 %)SAN
58 (0.378 %)VPN
65 (0.237 %)CTI
74 (0.189 %)TCP/IP
74 (0.189 %)RTP
83 (0.142 %)LAN
83 (0.142 %)WAN
83 (0.142 %)IP Telephony
92 (0.095 %)HTTP
92 (0.095 %)Firewall
92 (0.095 %)Extranet
101 (0.047 %)MPLS
101 (0.047 %)RSVP
101 (0.047 %)SMTP
101 (0.047 %)FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1102 (4.825 %)SAP BW
238 (1.798 %)SAP BI
336 (1.703 %)BusinessObjects
431 (1.466 %)SQL Server
526 (1.230 %)DB2
625 (1.183 %)Data Cleansing
717 (0.804 %)Datawarehouse
815 (0.710 %)Oracle 8/8i
913 (0.615 %)MS Access
1011 (0.520 %)ETL
1110 (0.473 %)SQL Server Integration Services
128 (0.378 %)Crystal Reports
135 (0.237 %)Oracle 10g
144 (0.189 %)BusinessObjects XI
153 (0.142 %)GIS
153 (0.142 %)Data Mining
162 (0.095 %)SQL Server 7
162 (0.095 %)Oracle Reports
162 (0.095 %)Oracle 9i
162 (0.095 %)Reference Data
Development Applications
138 (1.798 %)LSMW
218 (0.851 %)TestDirector
313 (0.615 %)LoadRunner
410 (0.473 %)QuickTest Pro
56 (0.284 %)FrontPage
65 (0.237 %)ClearCase
74 (0.189 %)WinRunner
82 (0.095 %)Oracle APEX
82 (0.095 %)Visual Studio
82 (0.095 %)VSS/SourceSafe
82 (0.095 %)Oracle Forms
91 (0.047 %)Flash
91 (0.047 %)PVCS
91 (0.047 %)Dreamweaver
91 (0.047 %)QARun
91 (0.047 %)eCATT
91 (0.047 %)ERwin
91 (0.047 %)ClearQuest
General
1308 (14.57 %)Finance
295 (4.494 %)Telecoms
394 (4.447 %)FMCG
472 (3.406 %)Billing
563 (2.980 %)Pharmaceutical
655 (2.602 %)Manufacturing
752 (2.460 %)Retail
837 (1.750 %)Health
934 (1.608 %)Banking
1030 (1.419 %)Government
1127 (1.277 %)Marketing
1226 (1.230 %)Insurance
1323 (1.088 %)Pensions
1421 (0.993 %)Automotive
1516 (0.757 %)Education
1613 (0.615 %)General Ledger
1712 (0.568 %)Legal
189 (0.426 %)Local Government
189 (0.426 %)Advertising
198 (0.378 %)Auditing
Job Titles
1785 (37.13 %)Consultant
2701 (33.16 %)SAP Consultant
3327 (15.47 %)Analyst
4172 (8.136 %)SAP Manager
5141 (6.670 %)Developer
6123 (5.818 %)Business Analyst
7112 (5.298 %)Project Manager
877 (3.642 %)Trainer
974 (3.500 %)SAP Project Manager
974 (3.500 %)SAP FI Consultant
1073 (3.453 %)SAP Business Analyst
1073 (3.453 %)SAP SD Consultant
1172 (3.406 %)Administrator
1270 (3.311 %)Architect
1270 (3.311 %)SAP Support
1368 (3.217 %)SAP Trainer
1463 (2.980 %)SAP Developer
1560 (2.838 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
1658 (2.744 %)SAP HR Consultant
1751 (2.412 %)Test Manager
Miscellaneous
116 (0.757 %)French Language
215 (0.710 %)Spanish Language
313 (0.615 %)Asset Management
412 (0.568 %)German Language
412 (0.568 %)Mainframe
511 (0.520 %)Management Information System
511 (0.520 %)Data Conversion
68 (0.378 %)Data Extraction
75 (0.237 %)Italian Language
75 (0.237 %)Portuguese Language
75 (0.237 %)Russian Language
75 (0.237 %)PMI
75 (0.237 %)Computer Science
84 (0.189 %)AS400
93 (0.142 %)Replication
93 (0.142 %)E-Learning
93 (0.142 %)CESG
93 (0.142 %)CESG CLAS
93 (0.142 %)N-Tier
102 (0.095 %)IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
168 (3.217 %)Unix
242 (1.987 %)Windows
312 (0.568 %)VMS
411 (0.520 %)Solaris
411 (0.520 %)Linux
59 (0.426 %)AIX
66 (0.284 %)Windows NT
75 (0.237 %)Windows XP
75 (0.237 %)HPUX
84 (0.189 %)Windows Server 2003
93 (0.142 %)Windows 2000
102 (0.095 %)zOS
102 (0.095 %)MVS
111 (0.047 %)OS/390
Processes & Methodologies
1176 (8.325 %)CRM
2149 (7.048 %)Migration
3144 (6.812 %)ERP
4142 (6.717 %)Project Management
5123 (5.818 %)SAP Implementation
6112 (5.298 %)Data Migration
7102 (4.825 %)Business Intelligence
876 (3.595 %)Logistics
973 (3.453 %)Change Management
1060 (2.838 %)Security Cleared
1151 (2.412 %)Data Modelling
1244 (2.081 %)PRINCE2
1343 (2.034 %)Workflow
1440 (1.892 %)SC Cleared
1539 (1.845 %)Test Scripting
1637 (1.750 %)Data Management
1734 (1.608 %)User Acceptance Testing
1831 (1.466 %)Integration Testing
1929 (1.372 %)Performance Management
1929 (1.372 %)Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1176 (8.325 %)ABAP
292 (4.352 %)Java
345 (2.129 %)SQL
426 (1.230 %)SAPscript
520 (0.946 %)C#
613 (0.615 %)C
613 (0.615 %)VB.NET
78 (0.378 %)VB
85 (0.237 %)VBScript
85 (0.237 %)JavaScript
94 (0.189 %)Perl
94 (0.189 %)Shell Script
103 (0.142 %)RPG
103 (0.142 %)Transact-SQL
112 (0.095 %)PHP
112 (0.095 %)PL/SQL
112 (0.095 %)C++
112 (0.095 %)COBOL
112 (0.095 %)AWK
112 (0.095 %)VBA
Qualifications
129 (1.372 %)Degree
220 (0.946 %)SAP Certification
313 (0.615 %)ACCA
410 (0.473 %)ISEB
59 (0.426 %)CIMA
66 (0.284 %)PRINCE2 Certification
75 (0.237 %)Citrix Certification
75 (0.237 %)Microsoft Certification
84 (0.189 %)MCSE
93 (0.142 %)CCNA
93 (0.142 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
93 (0.142 %)Cisco Certification
102 (0.095 %)CISSP
102 (0.095 %)ITIL Certification
111 (0.047 %)PMP
111 (0.047 %)PMI Certification
111 (0.047 %)MCSD
111 (0.047 %)CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
129 (1.372 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
213 (0.615 %)SLA
312 (0.568 %)QA
45 (0.237 %)GxP
53 (0.142 %)ISO9000
53 (0.142 %)CESG Infosec
53 (0.142 %)JSP 440
53 (0.142 %)GAAP
61 (0.047 %)GAMP
61 (0.047 %)GMP
System Software
17 (0.331 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
17 (0.331 %)Backup Exec
25 (0.237 %)Active Directory
32 (0.095 %)RACF
41 (0.047 %)NetBackup
41 (0.047 %)Oracle RMAN
41 (0.047 %)Oracle RAC
Systems Management
112 (0.568 %)Tivoli
24 (0.189 %)Norton AntiVirus
33 (0.142 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
33 (0.142 %)OpenView
42 (0.095 %)Legato
51 (0.047 %)CONTROL-M
51 (0.047 %)EMC NetWorker
51 (0.047 %)HP Data Protector
Vendors
1139 (6.575 %)Oracle
262 (2.933 %)Microsoft
349 (2.318 %)IBM
447 (2.223 %)CA
536 (1.703 %)Business Objects
630 (1.419 %)Siebel
721 (0.993 %)HP
817 (0.804 %)VERITAS
915 (0.710 %)PeopleSoft
1013 (0.615 %)Adobe
118 (0.378 %)Lotus
118 (0.378 %)salesforce.com
127 (0.331 %)NetSuite
127 (0.331 %)Symantec
136 (0.284 %)Remedy
136 (0.284 %)JD Edwards
136 (0.284 %)Cisco
136 (0.284 %)Cramer
136 (0.284 %)Hummingbird
145 (0.237 %)Cognos
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