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The table below looks at the demand for SAP Business Connector (BC) 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 SAP BC over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Business Connector (BC)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank535634
Rank change on same period last yearUp+99
Matching contract IT job ads110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.007 %0.045 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
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 ads1371822391
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled22.04 %24.05 %
Daily rates quoted44887035
Average minimum daily rate£336£361
Average daily rate£361£383
% change on same period last year-5.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted8871290
Average minimum hourly rate£26.80£29.89
Average hourly rate£28.98£32.18
% change on same period last year-9.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.15£34.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %

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 BC
Demand Trend

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

SAP BC Demand Trend

SAP BC
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP BC Daily Rate Trend

SAP BC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP BC Hourly Rate Trend

SAP BC
Top 2 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP BC within the UK over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LondonUp+981--
EnglandUp+901--

SAP BC
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP BC 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 SAP BC.

11 (100.00 %)SAP
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SAP R/3
11 (100.00 %)SAP BI
11 (100.00 %)Workflow
11 (100.00 %)SAP XI
11 (100.00 %)SAP Basis
11 (100.00 %)Workflow Management
11 (100.00 %)SAP Business Workflow

SAP BC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP BC 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 SAP BC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)SAP XI
11 (100.00 %)SAP Basis
11 (100.00 %)SAP Business Workflow
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (100.00 %)SAP R/3
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SAP BI
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Consultant
11 (100.00 %)SAP Basis Consultant
11 (100.00 %)SAP Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)Workflow
11 (100.00 %)Workflow Management
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)SAP