SAP Business Workflow Contracts

This section looks at the demand for SAP Business Workflow (SAP Workflow) 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 Business Workflow over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

SAP Business Workflow (SAP Workflow)
Location Aylesbury Birmingham Brentford Buckinghamshire Chesterfield City of London Derbyshire East Midlands East of England England Hertfordshire London Manchester Middlesex North West Sale South East South Wales South West Swansea UK Wales West Midlands West Wales	3 months to 15 May 2008	Same period last year
Rank	565	566
Rank change on same period last year	+1
Matching contract IT job ads	29	45
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.037 %	0.051 %
As % of the category below	0.153 %	0.209 %
Daily rates quoted	7	7
Average minimum daily rate	£443	£471
Average daily rate	£504	£532
% change on same period last year	-5.36 %
Average maximum daily rate	£564	£593
UK excluding London average daily rate	£504	£525
% change on same period last year	-4.08 %
Hourly rates quoted	3	0
Average minimum hourly rate	£62.45	-
Average hourly rate	£65.78	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	£69.12	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£67.50	-
% change on same period last year	-
Application Development UK
Matching contract IT job ads	18947	21508
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	24.31 %	24.16 %
Daily rates quoted	6239	6448
Average minimum daily rate	£359	£370
Average daily rate	£385	£394
% change on same period last year	-2.39 %
Average maximum daily rate	£410	£418
UK excluding London average daily rate	£353	£334
% change on same period last year	+5.58 %
Hourly rates quoted	1048	1311
Average minimum hourly rate	£29.76	£29.77
Average hourly rate	£32.43	£31.69
% change on same period last year	+2.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£35.10	£33.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£32.40	£31.83
% change on same period last year	+1.80 %

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 Business Workflow
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing SAP Business Workflow across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

SAP Business Workflow
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing SAP Business Workflow across the UK.

SAP Business Workflow
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP Business Workflow across the UK over the past 3 months.

SAP Business Workflow
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing SAP Business Workflow across the UK.

SAP Business Workflow
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP Business Workflow across the UK over the past 3 months.

SAP Business Workflow
Top 23 Contract Locations

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

Rank	Location	Rank 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
1	England	+18	24	£504	-5.36 %
2	London	+16	5	-	-
2	South East	+39	5	£575	-
3	Wales	-3	4	-	-
4	Middlesex	-1	3	-	-
5	East Midlands	-23	2	£400	-
5	North West	-	2	-	-
5	West Midlands	-6	2	£463	-15.90 %
5	South Wales	-6	2	-	-
5	Manchester	-	2	-	-
5	Derbyshire	-	2	£400	-
5	Chesterfield	-	2	£400	-
6	West Wales	-	1	-	-
6	East of England	-	1	£475	-
6	Hertfordshire	-	1	£475	-
6	Aylesbury	-	1	£600	-
6	Birmingham	+2	1	£425	-
6	Brentford	-	1	-	-
6	Sale	-	1	-	-
6	Swansea	-	1	-	-
6	Buckinghamshire	-	1	£600	-
6	South West	-	1	-	-
6	City of London	-	1	-	-

SAP Business Workflow
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing SAP Business Workflow 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 Business Workflow.

1 48 (100.00 %) SAP 1 48 (100.00 %) Workflow 2 31 (64.58 %) ABAP 3 12 (25.00 %) SAP XI 4 6 (12.50 %) NetWeaver 5 5 (10.42 %) CRM 5 5 (10.42 %) SAP Basis 6 4 (8.333 %) SAP SRM 6 4 (8.333 %) SAP Implementation 6 4 (8.333 %) ERP 6 4 (8.333 %) SAP HR 6 4 (8.333 %) Pharmaceutical 6 4 (8.333 %) SAP EP 6 4 (8.333 %) Web Dynpro 7 3 (6.250 %) SAP CRM

7 3 (6.250 %) SAP Smart Forms 7 3 (6.250 %) BAPI 7 3 (6.250 %) SAP BSP 8 2 (4.167 %) SAP EBP 8 2 (4.167 %) Retail 8 2 (4.167 %) Document Management 8 2 (4.167 %) Degree 8 2 (4.167 %) SAP ALE 8 2 (4.167 %) SAP PLM 8 2 (4.167 %) Unit Testing 8 2 (4.167 %) Test Management 8 2 (4.167 %) PLM 8 2 (4.167 %) Education 8 2 (4.167 %) SAP MM 8 2 (4.167 %) SAP R/3

SAP Business Workflow
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing SAP Business Workflow 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 Business Workflow. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 12 (25.00 %) SAP XI 2 5 (10.42 %) SAP Basis 3 4 (8.333 %) Web Dynpro 4 3 (6.250 %) SAP Smart Forms 4 3 (6.250 %) BAPI 4 3 (6.250 %) SAP BSP 5 2 (4.167 %) SAP ALE	Application Platforms 1 6 (12.50 %) NetWeaver 2 4 (8.333 %) SAP EP 3 1 (2.083 %) SAP Web AS
Business Applications 1 4 (8.333 %) SAP HR 1 4 (8.333 %) SAP SRM 2 3 (6.250 %) SAP CRM 3 2 (4.167 %) SAP EBP 3 2 (4.167 %) SAP R/3 3 2 (4.167 %) SAP MM 3 2 (4.167 %) SAP PLM 4 1 (2.083 %) SAP PS 4 1 (2.083 %) SAP FI 4 1 (2.083 %) SAP Oil and Gas 4 1 (2.083 %) SAP PM	Communications & Networking 1 2 (4.167 %) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence 1 1 (2.083 %) BusinessObjects 1 1 (2.083 %) SAP BW	General 1 4 (8.333 %) Pharmaceutical 2 2 (4.167 %) Education 2 2 (4.167 %) Retail 3 1 (2.083 %) Government 3 1 (2.083 %) Manufacturing 3 1 (2.083 %) Telecoms 3 1 (2.083 %) Finance 3 1 (2.083 %) Aerospace
Job Titles 1 33 (68.75 %) Consultant 1 33 (68.75 %) SAP Consultant 2 20 (41.67 %) SAP Workflow Consultant 3 10 (20.83 %) SAP Developer 3 10 (20.83 %) Developer 4 6 (12.50 %) ABAP Consultant 4 6 (12.50 %) ABAP Developer 5 4 (8.333 %) SAP SRM Consultant 5 4 (8.333 %) SAP Manager 5 4 (8.333 %) SAP Basis Consultant 5 4 (8.333 %) Development Manager 6 3 (6.250 %) SAP HR Consultant 7 1 (2.083 %) Management Consultant 7 1 (2.083 %) Applications Support 7 1 (2.083 %) Applications Consultant 7 1 (2.083 %) Support Consultant 7 1 (2.083 %) Functional Consultant 7 1 (2.083 %) SAP Functional Consultant 7 1 (2.083 %) SAP Support 7 1 (2.083 %) NetWeaver Consultant	Miscellaneous 1 1 (2.083 %) German Language
Operating Systems 1 2 (4.167 %) Windows 1 2 (4.167 %) Linux	Processes & Methodologies 1 48 (100.00 %) Workflow 2 5 (10.42 %) CRM 3 4 (8.333 %) ERP 3 4 (8.333 %) SAP Implementation 4 2 (4.167 %) Unit Testing 4 2 (4.167 %) Test Management 4 2 (4.167 %) PLM 4 2 (4.167 %) Document Management 5 1 (2.083 %) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages 1 31 (64.58 %) ABAP 2 1 (2.083 %) SAPscript	Qualifications 1 2 (4.167 %) Degree
Vendors 1 48 (100.00 %) SAP 2 1 (2.083 %) Business Objects