Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for SAP CO 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 CO over the 3 months to 12 March 2010 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 Business Applications category.

LinkSAP Controlling (CO)
Location
3 months to
12 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank300234289
Rank change year-on-year
Down-66Up+55
Matching contract IT job ads193236367
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.411 %0.585 %0.450 %
As % of the Business Applications category4.698 %6.907 %6.220 %
Daily rates quoted695290
Average daily rate£440£500£475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.00 %+5.260 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£308£375£339
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£530£600£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£440£489£500
% change year-on-year
-9.970 %-2.250 %
Hourly rates quoted110
Average hourly rate£62.00£30.00-
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+106.66 %-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£62.00£30.00-
% change year-on-year
+106.66 %-
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryAll Business Applications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
410834175900
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK8.756 %8.473 %7.232 %
Daily rates quoted165410261625
Average daily rate£450£450£475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
--5.260 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£300£300£325
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£600£600£650
UK excluding London average daily rate£420£425£450
% change year-on-year
-1.170 %-5.550 %
Hourly rates quoted7177137
Average hourly rate£35.00£25.00£27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+40.00 %-9.090 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£16.50£11.00£11.80
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£47.90£50.00£55.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.50£20.00£23.00
% change year-on-year
+57.50 %-13.04 %

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 CO
Demand Trend

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

SAP CO Demand Trend

SAP CO
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP CO Daily Rate Trend

SAP CO
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP CO within the UK over the 3 months to 12 March 2010.

SAP CO Daily Rate Histogram

SAP CO
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP CO Hourly Rate Trend

SAP CO
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 CO within the UK over the 3 months to 12 March 2010. 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-76167£440-12.00 %
LondonDown-7686£438-18.60 %
South EastUp+1643£430+1.17 %
HampshireUp+1815£475+18.75 %
BerkshireUp+1314£350-24.32 %
WalesUp+412£438-10.25 %
City of LondonDown-6012£450+8.43 %
South WestDown-99£440+35.38 %
SwanseaNew entry-7£475-
West WalesNew entry-7£475-
BuckinghamshireDown-26£156-63.29 %
West MidlandsUp+145£367+22.32 %
Milton KeynesUp+65£62-85.41 %
SurreyDown-115£1,000-
MidlandsUp+74£433-
South WalesUp+34£400-17.94 %
East MidlandsDown-94£440+21.37 %
North WestDown-184£750+42.85 %
East of EnglandUp+183£400-
WiltshireUp+133£500+81.81 %
YorkshireUp+83--
ReadingDown-33--
SouthamptonNew entry-3£430-
BasingstokeNew entry-3£500-
CoventryNew entry-3£367-
LiverpoolUp+132£750-
MerseysideUp+112£750-
DerbyshireDown-72--
TauntonNew entry-2£420-
ChesterfieldNew entry-2--

SAP CO
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 12 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP CO 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 CO.

1357 (100.00 %)SAP
2344 (96.36 %)SAP FI
2344 (96.36 %)SAP FI/CO
3136 (38.10 %)Finance
449 (13.73 %)Citrix Certification
535 (9.804 %)Banking
629 (8.123 %)Migration
727 (7.563 %)Business Intelligence
824 (6.723 %)ERP
922 (6.162 %)Data Migration
1020 (5.602 %)Project Management
1119 (5.322 %)General Ledger
1119 (5.322 %)Cash Management
1218 (5.042 %)Logistics
1218 (5.042 %)ABAP
1316 (4.482 %)SAP Oil and Gas
1316 (4.482 %)SAP BPC
1415 (4.202 %)Pharmaceutical
1415 (4.202 %)SAP BW
1415 (4.202 %)Oracle
1514 (3.922 %)SAP PS
1514 (3.922 %)Retail
1613 (3.641 %)SAP Implementation
1613 (3.641 %)SAP SD
1712 (3.361 %)Manufacturing
1712 (3.361 %)Time Management
1811 (3.081 %)FMCG
1811 (3.081 %)SAP FI-GL
1811 (3.081 %)Business Analysis
1811 (3.081 %)SAP R/3

SAP CO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 12 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP CO 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 CO. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
17 (1.961 %)SAP XI
23 (0.840 %)SAP Smart Forms
23 (0.840 %)SAP Business Workflow
32 (0.560 %)SAP CO-PA
32 (0.560 %)SAP ALE
32 (0.560 %)BAPI
41 (0.280 %)Web Dynpro
41 (0.280 %)Middleware
41 (0.280 %)Web Services
41 (0.280 %)XML
41 (0.280 %).NET
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
19 (2.521 %)NetWeaver
25 (1.401 %)SAP Portal
32 (0.560 %)IIS
41 (0.280 %)Apache
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
19 (2.521 %)MS Visio
19 (2.521 %)MS Excel
28 (2.241 %)MS Project
35 (1.401 %)MS Office
43 (0.840 %)MS PowerPoint
43 (0.840 %)CA Clarity
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
1344 (96.36 %)SAP FI
1344 (96.36 %)SAP FI/CO
216 (4.482 %)SAP Oil and Gas
216 (4.482 %)SAP BPC
314 (3.922 %)SAP PS
413 (3.641 %)SAP SD
511 (3.081 %)SAP FI-GL
511 (3.081 %)SAP R/3
610 (2.801 %)SAP FI-AP
77 (1.961 %)SAP HR
86 (1.681 %)SAP ERP
86 (1.681 %)SAP PSCD
86 (1.681 %)SAP MM
93 (0.840 %)SAP CRM
93 (0.840 %)SAP PM
102 (0.560 %)SAP FI-AR
102 (0.560 %)SAP FI-CA
102 (0.560 %)Oracle Financials
102 (0.560 %)SAP PP
102 (0.560 %)Maximo
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (4.202 %)SAP BW
24 (1.120 %)ETL
33 (0.840 %)DataStage
42 (0.560 %)SQL Server
42 (0.560 %)Datawarehouse
42 (0.560 %)BusinessObjects
42 (0.560 %)SAP BI
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
15 (1.401 %)LSMW
22 (0.560 %)PowerBuilder
31 (0.280 %)TestDirector
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1136 (38.10 %)Finance
235 (9.804 %)Banking
319 (5.322 %)General Ledger
415 (4.202 %)Pharmaceutical
514 (3.922 %)Retail
612 (3.361 %)Manufacturing
79 (2.521 %)Government
87 (1.961 %)Telecoms
96 (1.681 %)Retail Banking
96 (1.681 %)Investment Banking
105 (1.401 %)Insurance
112 (0.560 %)Billing
112 (0.560 %)Chemicals
112 (0.560 %)Legal
121 (0.280 %)Health
121 (0.280 %)Financial Institution
121 (0.280 %)Back Office
121 (0.280 %)Aerospace
121 (0.280 %)Multimedia
121 (0.280 %)Pensions
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1186 (52.10 %)Consultant
2182 (50.98 %)SAP Consultant
3154 (43.14 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
494 (26.33 %)SAP CO Consultant
590 (25.21 %)SAP FI Consultant
645 (12.61 %)Analyst
735 (9.804 %)SAP Analyst
822 (6.162 %)Architect
822 (6.162 %)SAP Architect
921 (5.882 %)SAP Manager
1017 (4.762 %)Trainer
1017 (4.762 %)SAP Trainer
1115 (4.202 %)SAP Support
1115 (4.202 %)SAP Functional Consultant
1115 (4.202 %)Functional Consultant
1214 (3.922 %)Project Manager
1214 (3.922 %)Business Analyst
1311 (3.081 %)SAP Business Analyst
1311 (3.081 %)Senior SAP Consultant
1311 (3.081 %)Senior Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
111 (3.081 %)FMCG
25 (1.401 %)Data Conversion
32 (0.560 %)French Language
32 (0.560 %)E-Learning
41 (0.280 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
41 (0.280 %)Data Extraction
41 (0.280 %)Greek Language
41 (0.280 %)Italian Language
41 (0.280 %)Polish Language
41 (0.280 %)Spanish Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
129 (8.123 %)Migration
227 (7.563 %)Business Intelligence
324 (6.723 %)ERP
422 (6.162 %)Data Migration
520 (5.602 %)Project Management
619 (5.322 %)Cash Management
718 (5.042 %)Logistics
813 (3.641 %)SAP Implementation
912 (3.361 %)Time Management
1011 (3.081 %)Business Analysis
1110 (2.801 %)TOGAF
1110 (2.801 %)Test Scripting
129 (2.521 %)PRINCE2
136 (1.681 %)Agile Software Development
136 (1.681 %)Asset Management
136 (1.681 %)Workflow
145 (1.401 %)Validation
145 (1.401 %)Test Management
154 (1.120 %)Supplier Management
163 (0.840 %)Stakeholder Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
118 (5.042 %)ABAP
24 (1.120 %)C
33 (0.840 %)Java
42 (0.560 %)SQL
51 (0.280 %)Pascal
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
149 (13.73 %)Citrix Certification
29 (2.521 %)ACCA
38 (2.241 %)CIMA
47 (1.961 %)Security Cleared
54 (1.120 %)Degree
54 (1.120 %)SAP Certification
54 (1.120 %)PRINCE2 Certification
62 (0.560 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
62 (0.560 %)SC Cleared
62 (0.560 %)CIPD
71 (0.280 %)ISEB
71 (0.280 %)BC Cleared
71 (0.280 %)CTC Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (1.961 %)QA
21 (0.280 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (0.280 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (0.280 %)HP Quality Center
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1357 (100.00 %)SAP
215 (4.202 %)Oracle
37 (1.961 %)Microsoft
37 (1.961 %)CA
42 (0.560 %)Business Objects
42 (0.560 %)Cognos
42 (0.560 %)Remedy
51 (0.280 %)TIBCO
51 (0.280 %)Citrix
51 (0.280 %)Sun
51 (0.280 %)HP
51 (0.280 %)IBM
51 (0.280 %)Siebel
51 (0.280 %)JBoss