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The table below looks at the demand for SAP Business Application Programming Interfaces (BAPIs) skills across the UK 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Business Application Programming Interfaces (BAPIs)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank528625
Rank change on same period last yearUp+97
Matching contract IT job ads4347
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.060 %0.047 %
As % of the category below0.260 %0.194 %
Daily rates quoted1011
Average minimum daily rate£398£436
Average daily rate£429£468
% change on same period last year-8.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£461£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£435£470
% change on same period last year-7.35 %
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-
IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1655524259
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.13 %24.37 %
Daily rates quoted54697384
Average minimum daily rate£349£361
Average daily rate£375£384
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£333
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted9791482
Average minimum hourly rate£29.53£30.12
Average hourly rate£31.67£32.33
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.81£34.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.32£32.24
% change on same period last year-2.87 %

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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BAPI within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

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 within the UK.

BAPI Daily Rate Trend

BAPI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing BAPI within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

BAPI Daily Rate Histogram

BAPI
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing BAPI within the UK.

BAPI Hourly Rate Trend

BAPI
Top 19 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BAPI within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 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
EnglandUp+9336£436-4.23 %
LondonUp+6717£419-10.13 %
South EastUp+5213£563-
ScotlandUp+126£400-23.80 %
HampshireNew entry-4£563-
AberdeenNew entry-3--
North WestUp+142£344-
ManchesterNew entry-2£344-
Home CountiesNew entry-2--
MiddlesexNew entry-2--
SurreyNew entry-2--
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
UxbridgeNew entry-1--
ReadingNew entry-1--
AndoverNew entry-1£600-
BasingstokeNew entry-1--
StainesNew entry-1--
South CoastNew entry-1--
BerkshireNew entry-1--

BAPI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

194 (97.92 %)SAP
285 (88.54 %)ABAP
335 (36.46 %)CRM
427 (28.13 %)SAP Smart Forms
526 (27.08 %)SAPscript
625 (26.04 %)SAP CRM
724 (25.00 %)SAP ALE
820 (20.83 %)SAP XI
918 (18.75 %)SAP BSP
918 (18.75 %)OO
1017 (17.71 %)Workflow
1113 (13.54 %)Billing
1113 (13.54 %)Java
1212 (12.50 %)Finance
1311 (11.46 %)NetWeaver
1311 (11.46 %)E-Commerce
1410 (10.42 %)JSP
1410 (10.42 %)Struts
1410 (10.42 %)SAP Business Workflow
159 (9.375 %)CA
168 (8.333 %)SAP Oil and Gas
176 (6.250 %)Systems Analysis
176 (6.250 %)SAP Implementation
176 (6.250 %)XML
176 (6.250 %)Middleware
176 (6.250 %)Web Dynpro
185 (5.208 %)Education
185 (5.208 %)Telecoms
185 (5.208 %)XSLT
185 (5.208 %)J2EE

BAPI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (28.13 %)SAP Smart Forms
224 (25.00 %)SAP ALE
320 (20.83 %)SAP XI
418 (18.75 %)SAP BSP
510 (10.42 %)SAP Business Workflow
510 (10.42 %)JSP
510 (10.42 %)Struts
66 (6.250 %)Middleware
66 (6.250 %)Web Dynpro
66 (6.250 %)XML
75 (5.208 %)XSLT
75 (5.208 %)EDI
75 (5.208 %)J2EE
84 (4.167 %)CSS
84 (4.167 %)SOAP
84 (4.167 %)HTML
84 (4.167 %)EDIFACT
84 (4.167 %)WSDL
84 (4.167 %)SAP PI
93 (3.125 %)SAP Basis
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (11.46 %)NetWeaver
23 (3.125 %)ESB
31 (1.042 %)Rendezvous
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
125 (26.04 %)SAP CRM
28 (8.333 %)SAP Oil and Gas
34 (4.167 %)SAP R/3
34 (4.167 %)SAP HR
43 (3.125 %)SAP SD
43 (3.125 %)SAP ERP
52 (2.083 %)SAP FI-CA
52 (2.083 %)SAP FI
61 (1.042 %)SAP MM
61 (1.042 %)SAP PP
61 (1.042 %)SAP WM
61 (1.042 %)SAP IS-U
61 (1.042 %)SAP PP-PI
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (2.083 %)Internet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (5.208 %)SAP BW
22 (2.083 %)SQL Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (5.208 %)LSMW
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (13.54 %)Billing
212 (12.50 %)Finance
35 (5.208 %)Education
35 (5.208 %)Telecoms
43 (3.125 %)Manufacturing
43 (3.125 %)Automotive
52 (2.083 %)Health
52 (2.083 %)Banking
52 (2.083 %)Retail
61 (1.042 %)Investment Banking
61 (1.042 %)Insurance
61 (1.042 %)Pensions
61 (1.042 %)FMCG
61 (1.042 %)Publishing
61 (1.042 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (1.042 %)Financial Institution
61 (1.042 %)Back Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
151 (53.13 %)Developer
241 (42.71 %)ABAP Developer
338 (39.58 %)SAP Developer
428 (29.17 %)Consultant
525 (26.04 %)SAP Consultant
617 (17.71 %)ABAP Consultant
77 (7.292 %)CRM Consultant
86 (6.250 %)SAP Programmer
86 (6.250 %)SAP CRM Consultant
86 (6.250 %)Programmer
95 (5.208 %)Java Developer
95 (5.208 %)Analyst
95 (5.208 %)ABAP Programmer
95 (5.208 %)SAP Analyst
104 (4.167 %)Developer Analyst
113 (3.125 %)Architect
122 (2.083 %)Applications Developer
122 (2.083 %)Systems Analyst
122 (2.083 %)Systems Developer
122 (2.083 %)NetWeaver Architect
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.083 %)French Language
12 (2.083 %)German Language
12 (2.083 %)Spanish Language
21 (1.042 %)Life Science
21 (1.042 %)Russian Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (3.125 %)VMS
21 (1.042 %)Windows
21 (1.042 %)Windows XP
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
135 (36.46 %)CRM
218 (18.75 %)OO
317 (17.71 %)Workflow
411 (11.46 %)E-Commerce
56 (6.250 %)Systems Analysis
56 (6.250 %)SAP Implementation
65 (5.208 %)EAI
74 (4.167 %)ERP
74 (4.167 %)BPEL
83 (3.125 %)Migration
83 (3.125 %)Logistics
92 (2.083 %)SAP ESA
92 (2.083 %)SOA
92 (2.083 %)Business Intelligence
92 (2.083 %)Unit Testing
92 (2.083 %)Integration Testing
92 (2.083 %)Data Migration
101 (1.042 %)B2B
101 (1.042 %)ITIL
101 (1.042 %)PRINCE2
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
185 (88.54 %)ABAP
226 (27.08 %)SAPscript
313 (13.54 %)Java
44 (4.167 %)JavaScript
51 (1.042 %)SQL
51 (1.042 %)Transact-SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (4.167 %)SAP Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.042 %)TIBCO Hawk
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
194 (97.92 %)SAP
29 (9.375 %)CA
31 (1.042 %)TIBCO