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This section looks at the demand for SAP Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LSMW over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SAP Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank137-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.214 %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£480£442
% change on same period last year+8.51 %
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-£16.00
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
South West
Matching contract IT job ads412688
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.544 %0.685 %
Daily rates quoted96157
Average minimum daily rate£294£312
Average daily rate£322£331
% change on same period last year-2.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
Hourly rates quoted85114
Average minimum hourly rate£33.45£30.54
Average hourly rate£35.20£32.53
% change on same period last year+8.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.95£34.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.63£33.53
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
LSMW EnglandLSMW
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.

LSMW
Demand Trend

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

South West LSMW Demand Trend

LSMW
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West LSMW Daily Rate Trend

LSMW
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LSMW within the South West region over the 3 months to 20 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
SomersetNew entry-1--
BristolNew entry-1--
LSMW EnglandLSMW
England

LSMW
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing LSMW 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 LSMW.

113 (100.00 %)SAP
27 (53.85 %)ABAP
36 (46.15 %)Data Migration
36 (46.15 %)Migration
44 (30.77 %)SAP R/3
53 (23.08 %)SAP HR
62 (15.38 %)SAP Payroll
71 (7.692 %)Data Architecture
71 (7.692 %)Volume Testing
71 (7.692 %)Unit Testing
71 (7.692 %)Marketing

LSMW
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (30.77 %)SAP R/3
23 (23.08 %)SAP HR
32 (15.38 %)SAP Payroll
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.692 %)Marketing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (61.54 %)Consultant
25 (38.46 %)SAP Consultant
34 (30.77 %)Data Consultant
43 (23.08 %)Developer
43 (23.08 %)ABAP Developer
43 (23.08 %)SAP Developer
52 (15.38 %)ABAP Consultant
52 (15.38 %)SAP Data Migration Consultant
52 (15.38 %)Migration Consultant
52 (15.38 %)SAP Data Consultant
61 (7.692 %)SAP HR Consultant
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (46.15 %)Data Migration
16 (46.15 %)Migration
21 (7.692 %)Data Architecture
21 (7.692 %)Volume Testing
21 (7.692 %)Unit Testing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (53.85 %)ABAP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (100.00 %)SAP