The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the South Wales region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SAP over the 3 months to 17 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 Vendors for the South Wales 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within SAP AG.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP
Rank 17 22 24
Rank change year-on-year
+5 +2
Contract jobs citing SAP 25 18 22
As % of all contract IT jobs located in South Wales 8.170% 4.651% 5.459%
As % of the Vendors category 17.73% 10.11% 11.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 5 8
Average daily rate £400 £475 £343
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-15.78% +38.68%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £375 £335 £278
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £1,030 £430
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year
- -5.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.75 £18.75 £19.00
% change year-on-year
+42.66% -1.31%
All Vendors
South Wales
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
141 178 187
As % of all contract IT jobs located in South Wales 46.08% 45.99% 46.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 76 107
Average daily rate £350 £313 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.00% -3.84%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £200 £238
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £405
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 9 11
Average hourly rate £15.00 £17.50 £12.10
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.28% +44.62%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.70 £9.36
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.25 £20.00 £20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
SAP
Wales

SAP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Wales SAP Jobs Demand Trend

SAP
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales SAP Daily Rate Trend

SAP
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South Wales SAP Daily Rate Histogram

SAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales SAP Hourly Rate Trend

SAP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 17 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
Cardiff +14 16 £400 -42.85%
Newport 0 4 £400 -
SAP
Wales

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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.

1 26 (32.91%) SAP BW
2 23 (29.11%) Business Objects
2 23 (29.11%) BusinessObjects
2 23 (29.11%) Finance
3 21 (26.58%) Business Intelligence
3 21 (26.58%) ABAP
4 17 (21.52%) SAP Data Services
5 12 (15.19%) Data Modelling
6 10 (12.66%) Stakeholder Management
7 8 (10.13%) Migration
7 8 (10.13%) Data Extraction
8 7 (8.861%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
8 7 (8.861%) Xcelsius
8 7 (8.861%) Data Management
8 7 (8.861%) Project Management
8 7 (8.861%) ERP
8 7 (8.861%) Web Services
9 6 (7.595%) BusinessObjects XI
10 5 (6.329%) SAP Implementation
10 5 (6.329%) Data Cleansing
10 5 (6.329%) Data Analysis
10 5 (6.329%) Open Text
10 5 (6.329%) SAP SD
10 5 (6.329%) ETL
10 5 (6.329%) Microsoft
10 5 (6.329%) JDA
11 4 (5.063%) SOA
11 4 (5.063%) E-Commerce
11 4 (5.063%) SQL Server
11 4 (5.063%) SAP FI

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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
1 7 (8.861%) Web Services
2 3 (3.797%) EDI
3 1 (1.266%) Web Dynpro
3 1 (1.266%) SAP Basis
3 1 (1.266%) SAP ALE
3 1 (1.266%) DWR
Application Platforms
1 3 (3.797%) LiveLink
2 2 (2.532%) ESB
2 2 (2.532%) MQSeries
3 1 (1.266%) MS Exchange
3 1 (1.266%) NetWeaver
3 1 (1.266%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 1 (1.266%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (1.266%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 3 (3.797%) MS Excel
2 2 (2.532%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 5 (6.329%) SAP SD
2 4 (5.063%) SAP FI
2 4 (5.063%) SAP MM
2 4 (5.063%) SAP FI/CO
2 4 (5.063%) SAP CO
3 3 (3.797%) SAP ERP
4 2 (2.532%) SAP SRM
4 2 (2.532%) SAP PP
4 2 (2.532%) SAP CRM
5 1 (1.266%) SAP PM
5 1 (1.266%) SAP QM
5 1 (1.266%) SAP EBP
5 1 (1.266%) SAP HR
5 1 (1.266%) SAP APO
5 1 (1.266%) SAP HCM
5 1 (1.266%) SAP BPC
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.266%) LAN
1 1 (1.266%) WAN
1 1 (1.266%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (32.91%) SAP BW
2 23 (29.11%) BusinessObjects
3 17 (21.52%) SAP Data Services
4 7 (8.861%) Xcelsius
4 7 (8.861%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
5 6 (7.595%) BusinessObjects XI
6 4 (5.063%) SQL Server
7 3 (3.797%) Informix
8 2 (2.532%) Oracle 8/8i
8 2 (2.532%) SQL Server 2008
9 1 (1.266%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (1.266%) BODI
General
1 23 (29.11%) Finance
2 4 (5.063%) Pharmaceutical
3 3 (3.797%) Billing
3 3 (3.797%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.266%) Banking
4 1 (1.266%) Retail
4 1 (1.266%) Welsh Language
4 1 (1.266%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (34.18%) Consultant
2 24 (30.38%) Developer
3 21 (26.58%) SAP Consultant
4 17 (21.52%) SAP Developer
5 14 (17.72%) SAP BW Developer
6 9 (11.39%) Analyst
7 7 (8.861%) Project Manager
8 6 (7.595%) Business Analyst
8 6 (7.595%) SAP Manager
9 5 (6.329%) Designer
9 5 (6.329%) Programme Manager
9 5 (6.329%) Business Developer
10 3 (3.797%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
10 3 (3.797%) SAP BW Consultant
10 3 (3.797%) SAP Project Manager
10 3 (3.797%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 3 (3.797%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 3 (3.797%) IT Programme Manager
11 2 (2.532%) SAP FI Consultant
11 2 (2.532%) SAP CO Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.13%) Data Extraction
2 4 (5.063%) Mainframe
3 2 (2.532%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.266%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.797%) UNIX
1 3 (3.797%) Windows
1 3 (3.797%) Windows Server 2003
1 3 (3.797%) Windows Server 2008
2 2 (2.532%) Linux
3 1 (1.266%) Windows XP
3 1 (1.266%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (26.58%) Business Intelligence
2 12 (15.19%) Data Modelling
3 10 (12.66%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (10.13%) Migration
5 7 (8.861%) Project Management
5 7 (8.861%) ERP
5 7 (8.861%) Data Management
6 5 (6.329%) Data Analysis
6 5 (6.329%) SAP Implementation
6 5 (6.329%) Data Cleansing
6 5 (6.329%) ETL
7 4 (5.063%) Change Management
7 4 (5.063%) E-Commerce
7 4 (5.063%) SOA
7 4 (5.063%) Data Migration
7 4 (5.063%) User Acceptance Testing
7 4 (5.063%) Agile Software Development
8 3 (3.797%) Use Case
8 3 (3.797%) Business Analysis
8 3 (3.797%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 21 (26.58%) ABAP
2 3 (3.797%) SQL
3 1 (1.266%) COBOL
3 1 (1.266%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (5.063%) Security Cleared
2 3 (3.797%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.532%) CTC Cleared
System Software
1 1 (1.266%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.266%) NetBackup
1 1 (1.266%) Backup Exec
1 1 (1.266%) SCOM
1 1 (1.266%) HP Quality Center
1 1 (1.266%) HP SIM
Vendors
1 23 (29.11%) Business Objects
2 5 (6.329%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.329%) JDA
2 5 (6.329%) Open Text
3 3 (3.797%) Oracle
3 3 (3.797%) i2
3 3 (3.797%) Adobe
4 2 (2.532%) Cordys
5 1 (1.266%) HP
5 1 (1.266%) Veritas
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