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The table below looks at the demand for the SAP Architect role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SAP Architect
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank514563
Rank change on same period last yearUp+49
Matching contract IT job ads6590
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.088 %0.089 %
As % of the category below0.098 %0.097 %
Daily rates quoted930
Average minimum daily rate£633£503
Average daily rate£714£573
% change on same period last year+24.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£794£644
UK excluding London average daily rate£735£495
% change on same period last year+48.48 %
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, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6607692966
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled89.32 %91.68 %
Daily rates quoted2199128101
Average minimum daily rate£376£391
Average daily rate£402£416
% change on same period last year-3.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£428£441
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted56887814
Average minimum hourly rate£22.70£24.14
Average hourly rate£24.32£25.69
% change on same period last year-5.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.94£27.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %

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.

SAP Architect
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SAP Architect within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

SAP Architect Demand Trend

SAP Architect
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SAP Architect within the UK.

SAP Architect Daily Rate Trend

SAP Architect
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP Architect within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

SAP Architect Daily Rate Histogram

SAP Architect
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP Architect Hourly Rate Trend

SAP Architect
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Architect within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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+3851£714+24.49 %
LondonUp+6321£688+12.87 %
South EastUp+4312£550-13.15 %
MidlandsUp+911£850-
City of LondonDown-227£733+33.33 %
MiddlesexNew entry-5--
SurreyUp+122--
West YorkshireNew entry-2--
YorkshireNew entry-2--
StainesNew entry-2--
LeedsNew entry-2--
West MidlandsUp+132£575+53.33 %
South WestUp+271--
East SussexUp+131--
BirminghamUp+121£575+130.00 %
BrightonUp+81--

SAP Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited SAP Architect in their job title 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 with SAP Architect in their job title.

1154 (100.00 %)SAP
234 (22.08 %)CRM
331 (20.13 %)ERP
429 (18.83 %)Business Intelligence
523 (14.94 %)SAP BW
621 (13.64 %)Finance
717 (11.04 %)Government
816 (10.39 %)SAP XI
914 (9.091 %)SAP HR
914 (9.091 %)MS Visio
1013 (8.442 %)Project Management
1013 (8.442 %)Workflow
1112 (7.792 %)NetWeaver
1211 (7.143 %)SAP Implementation
1211 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
1310 (6.494 %)Billing
149 (5.844 %)SAP FI
149 (5.844 %)SAP IS-U
149 (5.844 %)Technical Architecture
158 (5.195 %)ABAP
158 (5.195 %)SAP Basis
158 (5.195 %)Migration
167 (4.545 %)SAP FI/CO
167 (4.545 %)SAP CRM
167 (4.545 %)Management Information System
167 (4.545 %)SAP CO
167 (4.545 %)Logistics
167 (4.545 %)BPR
167 (4.545 %)SAP ERP
167 (4.545 %)Systems Analysis

SAP Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited SAP Architect in their job title 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 with SAP Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (10.39 %)SAP XI
28 (5.195 %)SAP Basis
33 (1.948 %)SAP ALE
42 (1.299 %)XML
42 (1.299 %)SAP Smart Forms
51 (0.649 %)BAPI
51 (0.649 %).NET
51 (0.649 %)ASP.NET
51 (0.649 %)XSLT
51 (0.649 %)EDI
51 (0.649 %)Middleware
51 (0.649 %).NET Framework
51 (0.649 %)SAP Business Workflow
51 (0.649 %)SAP PI
51 (0.649 %)SAP BSP
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (7.792 %)NetWeaver
21 (0.649 %)BizTalk Server
21 (0.649 %)Content Management Server
21 (0.649 %)SAP EP
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (9.091 %)MS Visio
21 (0.649 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
114 (9.091 %)SAP HR
29 (5.844 %)SAP FI
29 (5.844 %)SAP IS-U
37 (4.545 %)SAP ERP
37 (4.545 %)SAP CO
37 (4.545 %)SAP CRM
37 (4.545 %)SAP FI/CO
44 (2.597 %)SAP Payroll
44 (2.597 %)SAP Oil and Gas
53 (1.948 %)SAP HCM
53 (1.948 %)SAP MDM
53 (1.948 %)SAP SD
62 (1.299 %)SAP FI-CA
71 (0.649 %)SAP SCM
71 (0.649 %)SAP SRM
71 (0.649 %)SAP Retail
71 (0.649 %)SAP R/3
71 (0.649 %)SAP MM
71 (0.649 %)SAP WM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (1.948 %)RFID
22 (1.299 %)LAN
31 (0.649 %)WAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (14.94 %)SAP BW
25 (3.247 %)SAP BI
34 (2.597 %)BusinessObjects
43 (1.948 %)SQL Server
52 (1.299 %)DB2
52 (1.299 %)EDRMS
61 (0.649 %)Data Cleansing
61 (0.649 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.649 %)MS Access
61 (0.649 %)Datawarehouse
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (13.64 %)Finance
217 (11.04 %)Government
310 (6.494 %)Billing
45 (3.247 %)Manufacturing
45 (3.247 %)Retail
54 (2.597 %)Insurance
54 (2.597 %)Banking
63 (1.948 %)General Ledger
72 (1.299 %)Law
72 (1.299 %)Local Government
81 (0.649 %)Pensions
81 (0.649 %)FMCG
81 (0.649 %)Police
81 (0.649 %)Health
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (4.545 %)Management Information System
21 (0.649 %)Clustering
21 (0.649 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (0.649 %)Data Integration
21 (0.649 %)N-Tier
21 (0.649 %)Mainframe
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (0.649 %)UNIX
11 (0.649 %)Windows
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (22.08 %)CRM
231 (20.13 %)ERP
329 (18.83 %)Business Intelligence
413 (8.442 %)Project Management
413 (8.442 %)Workflow
511 (7.143 %)SAP Implementation
511 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
69 (5.844 %)Technical Architecture
78 (5.195 %)Migration
87 (4.545 %)BPR
87 (4.545 %)Logistics
87 (4.545 %)Systems Analysis
96 (3.896 %)Data Migration
105 (3.247 %)SC Cleared
105 (3.247 %)Supply Chain Management
105 (3.247 %)Asset Management
114 (2.597 %)Business Analysis
114 (2.597 %)Data Modelling
123 (1.948 %)Practice Management
123 (1.948 %)Change Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (5.195 %)ABAP
21 (0.649 %)SAPscript
21 (0.649 %)C#
21 (0.649 %)Java
21 (0.649 %)SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (1.299 %)SAP Certification
21 (0.649 %)CISSP
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.948 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.649 %)NetBackup
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.299 %)CONTROL-M
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1154 (100.00 %)SAP
25 (3.247 %)PeopleSoft
25 (3.247 %)Open Text
34 (2.597 %)Business Objects
43 (1.948 %)Oracle
43 (1.948 %)Informatica
52 (1.299 %)CA
52 (1.299 %)IBM
61 (0.649 %)Microsoft
61 (0.649 %)Sun
61 (0.649 %)HP
61 (0.649 %)EMC
61 (0.649 %)Citrix
61 (0.649 %)Cisco
61 (0.649 %)Symantec