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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 West region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP over the last 3 months to 22 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP
Location
3 months to 22 May 2008Same period last year
Rank1946
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads269149
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.349 %0.167 %
As % of the category below16.91 %7.930 %
Daily rates quoted5321
Average minimum daily rate£404£358
Average daily rate£448£385
% change on same period last year+16.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£492£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£445£457
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Hourly rates quoted611
Average minimum hourly rate£18.17£24.82
Average hourly rate£19.50£27.05
% change on same period last year-27.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.83£29.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.23£29.52
% change on same period last year-24.69 %
Vendors South WestVendors
South West
Matching contract IT job ads15911879
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.063 %2.111 %
Daily rates quoted359396
Average minimum daily rate£351£337
Average daily rate£377£357
% change on same period last year+5.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£403£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£357
% change on same period last year+1.37 %
Hourly rates quoted227215
Average minimum hourly rate£22.75£23.91
Average hourly rate£24.23£25.36
% change on same period last year-4.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.70£26.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.44£25.02
% change on same period last year-10.30 %
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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing SAP across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

South West SAP Demand Trend

SAP
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West 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 West region over the past 3 months.

South West SAP Daily Rate Histogram

SAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West 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 West region over the past 3 months.

South West SAP Hourly Rate Histogram

SAP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the South West region over the past 3 months.

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
WiltshireUp+1261£445+19.87 %
BristolUp+3858£425-15.06 %
SomersetUp+320£503+38.21 %
GloucestershireUp+137£325-
DevonUp+136£323-
AvonNew entry-5£550-
DorsetNew entry-1£375-
SAP EnglandSAP
England

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the South West region citing SAP also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing SAP.

1128 (25.75 %)Finance
253 (10.66 %)SAP HR
352 (10.46 %)SAP FI
449 (9.859 %)SAP BW
547 (9.457 %)SAP CO
646 (9.256 %)ABAP
744 (8.853 %)SAP FI/CO
842 (8.451 %)Migration
937 (7.445 %)Business Intelligence
1028 (5.634 %)Manufacturing
1028 (5.634 %)Government
1126 (5.231 %)Project Management
1126 (5.231 %)Data Migration
1224 (4.829 %)SAP Payroll
1323 (4.628 %)Retail
1323 (4.628 %)ERP
1323 (4.628 %)PRINCE2
1422 (4.427 %)CRM
1521 (4.225 %)Banking
1521 (4.225 %)Marketing
1620 (4.024 %)SAP SD
1719 (3.823 %)SAP MM
1719 (3.823 %)Security Cleared
1818 (3.622 %)Time Management
1818 (3.622 %)MS Office
1818 (3.622 %)LSMW
1818 (3.622 %)Logistics
1917 (3.421 %)SAP Basis
1917 (3.421 %)Oracle
1917 (3.421 %)Sarbanes-Oxley

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the South West region citing SAP also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing SAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
117 (3.421 %)SAP Basis
28 (1.610 %)SAP XI
36 (1.207 %)Middleware
43 (0.604 %)WebSphere
43 (0.604 %)BAPI
52 (0.402 %)SAP Smart Forms
52 (0.402 %)Web Dynpro
52 (0.402 %).NET
52 (0.402 %)HTML
52 (0.402 %)ASP
52 (0.402 %)SAP ALE
61 (0.201 %)SAP Business Workflow
61 (0.201 %)AJAX
61 (0.201 %)Windows SharePoint Services
61 (0.201 %)ASP.NET
61 (0.201 %)CSS
61 (0.201 %)XML
61 (0.201 %)EDI
Application Platforms
114 (2.817 %)NetWeaver
27 (1.408 %)SharePoint
32 (0.402 %)Exchange Server 2000
32 (0.402 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (0.201 %)IIS
41 (0.201 %)SAS
Applications
118 (3.622 %)MS Office
214 (2.817 %)MS Excel
39 (1.811 %)MS PowerPoint
45 (1.006 %)MS Project
54 (0.805 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
153 (10.66 %)SAP HR
252 (10.46 %)SAP FI
347 (9.457 %)SAP CO
444 (8.853 %)SAP FI/CO
524 (4.829 %)SAP Payroll
620 (4.024 %)SAP SD
719 (3.823 %)SAP MM
817 (3.421 %)SAP R/3
914 (2.817 %)SAP CRM
108 (1.610 %)SAP IS-U
108 (1.610 %)SAP ERP
117 (1.408 %)SAP SRM
126 (1.207 %)SAP PP
135 (1.006 %)SAP Oil and Gas
144 (0.805 %)SAP PM
144 (0.805 %)Oracle Financials
153 (0.604 %)SAP EHS
153 (0.604 %)SAP SCM
153 (0.604 %)Axapta
153 (0.604 %)SAP APO
Communications & Networking
17 (1.408 %)Internet
25 (1.006 %)Intranet
33 (0.604 %)Wireless
42 (0.402 %)Broadband
51 (0.201 %)WINS
Database & Business Intelligence
149 (9.859 %)SAP BW
214 (2.817 %)SAP BI
35 (1.006 %)SQL Server
44 (0.805 %)Oracle 8/8i
44 (0.805 %)Data Cleansing
53 (0.604 %)MS Access
62 (0.402 %)Data Mining
62 (0.402 %)MySQL
62 (0.402 %)Reference Data
71 (0.201 %)IDMS
71 (0.201 %)ETL
71 (0.201 %)RDBMS
71 (0.201 %)GIS
Development Applications
118 (3.622 %)LSMW
27 (1.408 %)TestDirector
32 (0.402 %)LoadRunner
41 (0.201 %)Ant
General
1128 (25.75 %)Finance
228 (5.634 %)Manufacturing
228 (5.634 %)Government
323 (4.628 %)Retail
421 (4.225 %)Banking
421 (4.225 %)Marketing
515 (3.018 %)Telecoms
610 (2.012 %)Legal
77 (1.408 %)Insurance
77 (1.408 %)Health
77 (1.408 %)Chemicals
86 (1.207 %)Retail Banking
95 (1.006 %)Pharmaceutical
95 (1.006 %)Aerospace
104 (0.805 %)Billing
104 (0.805 %)Automotive
104 (0.805 %)Education
113 (0.604 %)Police
113 (0.604 %)Back Office
113 (0.604 %)General Ledger
Job Titles
1212 (42.66 %)Consultant
2203 (40.85 %)SAP Consultant
366 (13.28 %)Analyst
442 (8.451 %)SAP Manager
534 (6.841 %)Project Manager
630 (6.036 %)Test Manager
728 (5.634 %)SAP BW Consultant
827 (5.433 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
926 (5.231 %)Developer
926 (5.231 %)Systems Analyst
1025 (5.030 %)SAP HR Consultant
1025 (5.030 %)SAP FI Consultant
1124 (4.829 %)SAP CO Consultant
1221 (4.225 %)Trainer
1320 (4.024 %)SAP Developer
1320 (4.024 %)Administrator
1418 (3.622 %)Business Analyst
1418 (3.622 %)SAP Support
1418 (3.622 %)SAP Trainer
1515 (3.018 %)Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
16 (1.207 %)Mainframe
25 (1.006 %)Asset Management
34 (0.805 %)E-Learning
34 (0.805 %)Data Extraction
43 (0.604 %)German Language
43 (0.604 %)Data Conversion
43 (0.604 %)EPoS
52 (0.402 %)NHS
52 (0.402 %)Client/Server
61 (0.201 %)French Language
61 (0.201 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
61 (0.201 %)Management Information System
Operating Systems
18 (1.610 %)Windows
26 (1.207 %)Unix
32 (0.402 %)Windows NT
32 (0.402 %)Windows XP
32 (0.402 %)Windows 2000
41 (0.201 %)AIX
41 (0.201 %)HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
142 (8.451 %)Migration
237 (7.445 %)Business Intelligence
326 (5.231 %)Project Management
326 (5.231 %)Data Migration
423 (4.628 %)ERP
423 (4.628 %)PRINCE2
522 (4.427 %)CRM
619 (3.823 %)Security Cleared
718 (3.622 %)Time Management
718 (3.622 %)Logistics
817 (3.421 %)SAP Implementation
916 (3.219 %)SC Cleared
1014 (2.817 %)Programme Management
1112 (2.414 %)Data Modelling
1211 (2.213 %)User Acceptance Testing
1310 (2.012 %)SOA
149 (1.811 %)Test Management
149 (1.811 %)Security Testing
149 (1.811 %)UML
149 (1.811 %)GAP Analysis
Programming Languages
146 (9.256 %)ABAP
216 (3.219 %)SQL
311 (2.213 %)Java
47 (1.408 %)VB
55 (1.006 %)SAPscript
64 (0.805 %)C
73 (0.604 %)C#
82 (0.402 %)VBA
82 (0.402 %)X++
91 (0.201 %)C++
91 (0.201 %)JavaScript
91 (0.201 %)VB.NET
91 (0.201 %)VBScript
91 (0.201 %)VB6
Qualifications
111 (2.213 %)SAP Certification
210 (2.012 %)Citrix Certification
37 (1.408 %)PRINCE2 Certification
46 (1.207 %)ISEB
55 (1.006 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
64 (0.805 %)Degree
71 (0.201 %)CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
117 (3.421 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
29 (1.811 %)QA
34 (0.805 %)SLA
System Software
15 (1.006 %)Active Directory
Vendors
117 (3.421 %)Oracle
213 (2.616 %)Microsoft
310 (2.012 %)HP
45 (1.006 %)CA
54 (0.805 %)IXOS
63 (0.604 %)VERITAS
63 (0.604 %)JD Edwards
72 (0.402 %)Siebel
81 (0.201 %)PeopleSoft
81 (0.201 %)Cognos
81 (0.201 %)Sun
81 (0.201 %)Primavera
81 (0.201 %)Hyperion
81 (0.201 %)CODA
81 (0.201 %)Baan
81 (0.201 %)Agresso
81 (0.201 %)Sage
81 (0.201 %)VMware
81 (0.201 %)OutlookSoft
81 (0.201 %)Cartesis
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