The first part of the table below looks at the demand for SAP BI skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SAP BI over the 3 months to 16 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

SAP Business Intelligence
Location
3 months to
16 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank492436397
Rank change year-on-year
Down-56Down-39
Matching contract IT job ads87145140
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.147 %0.236 %0.254 %
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category0.759 %1.140 %1.216 %
Number of daily rates quoted324664
Average daily rate£475£465£458
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.15 %+1.63 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£347£294£400
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£598£575£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£475£525£450
% change year-on-year
-9.52 %+16.66 %
Number of hourly rates quoted100
Average hourly rate£27.50--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.50--
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryAll Database & Business Intelligence
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
114641271411511
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK19.37 %20.72 %20.91 %
Number of daily rates quoted654770985692
Average daily rate£375£400£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.25 %-
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£260£260£238
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£525£550£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£340£320
% change year-on-year
-1.47 %+6.25 %
Number of hourly rates quoted256409411
Average hourly rate£27.50£32.00£28.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.06 %+14.28 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.50£16.50£15.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£45.00£45.00£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.50£32.50£27.50
% change year-on-year
-15.38 %+18.18 %

SAP BI
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SAP BI within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

SAP BI Demand Trend

SAP BI
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP BI Daily Rate Trend

SAP BI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP BI within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012.

SAP BI Daily Rate Histogram

SAP BI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP BI Hourly Rate Trend

SAP BI
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP BI within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-3274£475+1.06 %
LondonDown-129£450-
South EastDown-113£425-5.55 %
West MidlandsDown-99£463+8.82 %
City of LondonUp+308£450+2.85 %
North WestDown-97£650+18.18 %
South CoastNew entry-5--
East MidlandsDown-24£450-14.28 %
ManchesterDown-164£650+18.72 %
ScotlandDown-23£500-
HampshireNew entry-3£356-
MiddlesexUp+42--
SurreyNo change02£425-5.55 %
MidlandsDown-32£400-30.43 %
East of EnglandDown-42£550+57.14 %
BirminghamDown-92--
BerkshireDown-152--
CheshireUp+21--
ReadingNo change01--
MerseysideDown-11--
LiverpoolDown-71--
South WestDown-221£550+27.53 %
Northern IrelandNew entry-1--
DerbyshireNew entry-1£375-
East SussexNew entry-1--
KentNew entry-1--
WindsorNew entry-1--
BedfordshireNew entry-1--
CambridgeshireNew entry-1£550-
DerbyNew entry-1£375-

SAP BI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP BI 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 BI.

1188 (100.00 %)SAP
1188 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
277 (40.96 %)SAP BW
358 (30.85 %)BusinessObjects
358 (30.85 %)Business Objects
430 (15.96 %)Finance
519 (10.11 %)SAP FI
618 (9.574 %)ABAP
618 (9.574 %)Stakeholder Management
717 (9.043 %)Manufacturing
816 (8.511 %)SAP FI/CO
816 (8.511 %)NetWeaver
816 (8.511 %)SAP CO
915 (7.979 %)Crystal Reports
1014 (7.447 %)CRM
1014 (7.447 %)Data Warehouse
1014 (7.447 %)Project Management
1112 (6.383 %)SAP BPC
1112 (6.383 %)ERP
1112 (6.383 %)Migration
1211 (5.851 %)Data Modelling
1211 (5.851 %)SAP PI
1211 (5.851 %)Xcelsius
1310 (5.319 %)Asset Management
1310 (5.319 %)SAP Basis
149 (4.787 %)Management Information System
149 (4.787 %)Java
149 (4.787 %)Banking
149 (4.787 %)Data Protection Act
149 (4.787 %)Data Migration

SAP BI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP BI 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 BI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
111 (5.851 %)SAP PI
210 (5.319 %)SAP Basis
35 (2.660 %)SAP XI
43 (1.596 %)SOAP
43 (1.596 %)Web Services
43 (1.596 %)XML
52 (1.064 %)Web Dynpro
61 (0.532 %)BAPI
61 (0.532 %)J2EE
61 (0.532 %)Middleware
61 (0.532 %)SAP ALE
61 (0.532 %)WebCenter
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
116 (8.511 %)NetWeaver
24 (2.128 %)SharePoint
24 (2.128 %)SAP EP
33 (1.596 %)SAS
42 (1.064 %)WebLogic
51 (0.532 %)Documentum
51 (0.532 %)SharePoint 2010
51 (0.532 %)SAP Portal
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
16 (3.191 %)MS PowerPoint
16 (3.191 %)MS Visio
24 (2.128 %)MS Excel
32 (1.064 %)MS Project
41 (0.532 %)MS Office
41 (0.532 %)AutoCAD
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
119 (10.11 %)SAP FI
216 (8.511 %)SAP FI/CO
216 (8.511 %)SAP CO
312 (6.383 %)SAP BPC
48 (4.255 %)SAP CRM
57 (3.723 %)SAP SD
57 (3.723 %)SAP IS-U
57 (3.723 %)SAP GRC
66 (3.191 %)SAP Oil and Gas
66 (3.191 %)SAP APO
75 (2.660 %)SAP HR
75 (2.660 %)SAP SRM
84 (2.128 %)SAP ERP
93 (1.596 %)SAP R/3
102 (1.064 %)SAP HCM
102 (1.064 %)SAP SCM
102 (1.064 %)SAP PP
111 (0.532 %)Oracle ERP
111 (0.532 %)SAP MM
111 (0.532 %)SAP PM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
15 (2.660 %)Wireless
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
177 (40.96 %)SAP BW
258 (30.85 %)BusinessObjects
315 (7.979 %)Crystal Reports
414 (7.447 %)Data Warehouse
511 (5.851 %)Xcelsius
68 (4.255 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
74 (2.128 %)BusinessObjects Data Services
74 (2.128 %)SAP HANA
74 (2.128 %)SQL Server
74 (2.128 %)ETL
83 (1.596 %)DB2
92 (1.064 %)Oracle 11g
92 (1.064 %)Crystal Enterprise
92 (1.064 %)MS Access
92 (1.064 %)GIS
101 (0.532 %)Oracle Reports
101 (0.532 %)SQL Server 2000
101 (0.532 %)Oracle 10g
101 (0.532 %)SQL Server 2005
101 (0.532 %)SQL Server 2008
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
130 (15.96 %)Finance
217 (9.043 %)Manufacturing
39 (4.787 %)Banking
47 (3.723 %)Back Office
55 (2.660 %)Telecoms
64 (2.128 %)Automotive
73 (1.596 %)Pharmaceutical
73 (1.596 %)General Ledger
81 (0.532 %)Law
81 (0.532 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.532 %)Retail
81 (0.532 %)Investment Banking
81 (0.532 %)French Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
187 (46.28 %)Consultant
284 (44.68 %)SAP Consultant
352 (27.66 %)Business Intelligence (BI) Consultant
352 (27.66 %)SAP BI Consultant
427 (14.36 %)Analyst
518 (9.574 %)SAP Analyst
616 (8.511 %)SAP BW Consultant
715 (7.979 %)Developer
813 (6.915 %)SAP Developer
912 (6.383 %)SAP Manager
912 (6.383 %)Business Objects Consultant
109 (4.787 %)Project Manager
118 (4.255 %)SAP Basis Consultant
127 (3.723 %)Business Intelligence (BI) Developer
127 (3.723 %)Functional Analyst
127 (3.723 %)SAP Functional Analyst
127 (3.723 %)SAP BI Developer
136 (3.191 %)SAP Tester
136 (3.191 %)SAP Project Manager
136 (3.191 %)SAP Functional Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
19 (4.787 %)Management Information System
19 (4.787 %)Data Protection Act
27 (3.723 %)Data Extraction
33 (1.596 %)Mainframe
33 (1.596 %)Freedom of Information
33 (1.596 %)Freedom of Information Act
41 (0.532 %)Clustering
41 (0.532 %)SCADA
41 (0.532 %)Data Integration
41 (0.532 %)Data Conversion
41 (0.532 %)SaaS
41 (0.532 %)Enterprise Storage
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
18 (4.255 %)Windows
23 (1.596 %)UNIX
31 (0.532 %)Windows XP
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1188 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
218 (9.574 %)Stakeholder Management
314 (7.447 %)CRM
314 (7.447 %)Project Management
412 (6.383 %)ERP
412 (6.383 %)Migration
511 (5.851 %)Data Modelling
610 (5.319 %)Asset Management
79 (4.787 %)Data Migration
79 (4.787 %)Data Protection
88 (4.255 %)Technical Architecture
88 (4.255 %)Logistics
97 (3.723 %)Supply Chain Management
106 (3.191 %)User Acceptance Testing
106 (3.191 %)System Testing
106 (3.191 %)Risk Management
106 (3.191 %)Service Delivery
115 (2.660 %)Requirements Analysis
115 (2.660 %)Performance Management
124 (2.128 %)Test Scripting
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
118 (9.574 %)ABAP
29 (4.787 %)Java
36 (3.191 %)SQL
41 (0.532 %)VBA
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
17 (3.723 %)SAP Certification
23 (1.596 %)ISEB
23 (1.596 %)ISTQB
32 (1.064 %)Degree
41 (0.532 %)CIPFA
41 (0.532 %)CIMA
41 (0.532 %)ACCA
41 (0.532 %)SC Cleared
41 (0.532 %)CTC Cleared
41 (0.532 %)Security Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (3.723 %)QA
24 (2.128 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
33 (1.596 %)SLA
42 (1.064 %)GMP
42 (1.064 %)GxP
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
13 (1.596 %)Control-M
22 (1.064 %)HP Quality Center
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1188 (100.00 %)SAP
258 (30.85 %)Business Objects
38 (4.255 %)Cognos
38 (4.255 %)Remedy
47 (3.723 %)Hyperion
56 (3.191 %)Oracle
64 (2.128 %)Microsoft
73 (1.596 %)Teradata
73 (1.596 %)BMC
82 (1.064 %)Netezza
82 (1.064 %)HP
91 (0.532 %)MicroStrategy
91 (0.532 %)Adobe