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This section looks at the demand for SAP Business Application Programming Interfaces (BAPIs) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BAPI over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Business Application Programming Interfaces (BAPIs)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank146-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.124 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£427£530
% change on same period last year-19.37 %
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 West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South West
Matching contract IT job ads8061160
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.074 %1.157 %
Daily rates quoted174263
Average minimum daily rate£298£310
Average daily rate£326£332
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted132154
Average minimum hourly rate£30.91£30.00
Average hourly rate£32.99£33.66
% change on same period last year-1.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.06£37.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
BAPI EnglandBAPI
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.

BAPI
Demand Trend

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

South West BAPI Demand Trend

BAPI
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West BAPI Daily Rate Trend

BAPI
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BAPI within the South West region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
WiltshireNew entry-1--
BAPI EnglandBAPI
England

BAPI
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing BAPI 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 BAPI.

13 (100.00 %)ABAP
13 (100.00 %)SAP
21 (33.33 %)Logistics
21 (33.33 %)SAP ALE
21 (33.33 %)Data Conversion
21 (33.33 %)SAP Smart Forms
21 (33.33 %)SAP HR
21 (33.33 %)SQL

BAPI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing BAPI 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 BAPI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)SAP Smart Forms
11 (33.33 %)SAP ALE
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (33.33 %)SAP HR
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Developer
12 (66.67 %)SAP Developer
21 (33.33 %)Consultant
21 (33.33 %)SAP HR Consultant
21 (33.33 %)SAP Consultant
21 (33.33 %)ABAP Consultant
21 (33.33 %)ABAP Developer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Data Conversion
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Logistics
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)ABAP
21 (33.33 %)SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)SAP