The first 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 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Business Applications 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.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP Controlling (CO)
Rank 335 337 306
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -31
Contract jobs citing SAP CO 210 254 323
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.451% 0.435% 0.536%
As % of the Business Applications category 5.263% 4.860% 5.713%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 113 122
Average daily rate £475 £425 £463
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+11.76% -8.10%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £327 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £559 £574 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £425 £450
% change year-on-year
+11.76% -5.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
Average hourly rate £37.50 £53.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-29.24% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £53.00 -
% change year-on-year
-29.24% -
All Business Applications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
3990 5226 5654
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 8.575% 8.958% 9.389%
Number of daily rates quoted 1983 2546 2773
Average daily rate £450 £450 £450
90% offered a daily rate of more than £290 £300 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £438 £420
% change year-on-year
-2.85% +4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 60 100
Average hourly rate £37.80 £24.17 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+56.39% +15.09%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £11.13 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £62.50 £56.75 £44.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% +12.50%

SAP CO
Jobs Demand Trend

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

SAP CO Jobs Demand Trend

SAP CO
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP CO within the UK over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

SAP CO Daily Rate Histogram

SAP CO
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP CO within the UK over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

SAP CO Hourly Rate Histogram

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 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
England +22 173 £475 +11.11%
London +44 99 £450 -10.00%
South East +2 25 £500 +17.64%
City of London +28 23 £429 +14.24%
West Midlands -2 14 £475 +17.21%
Scotland -2 9 £400 +6.66%
Surrey +24 7 £475 -9.52%
Birmingham +13 7 £363 -23.68%
East of England +11 7 £425 -
Berkshire +10 7 - -
Hampshire -4 6 £520 +4.00%
North West -12 6 £425 -12.82%
Midlands +5 5 £600 +100.00%
Aberdeen +5 5 £400 +6.66%
East Midlands +1 5 £550 +12.82%
Hertfordshire +6 4 £425 +11.84%
Cheshire +5 4 £413 -27.63%
Coventry -3 4 £550 +37.50%
Guildford - 4 £475 -
Derbyshire - 3 £550 -
Middlesex - 3 £524 -
South West +24 2 £425 -22.72%
Bedfordshire +4 2 £525 -4.54%
Brentford -9 2 £500 +5.26%
Basingstoke - 2 £523 -
Luton - 2 £525 -
Chesterfield - 2 £550 -
Kent - 2 - -
Reading +9 1 - -
Cambridgeshire +8 1 - -

SAP CO
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, 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.

1 353 (100.00%) SAP
2 332 (94.05%) SAP FI
2 332 (94.05%) SAP FI/CO
3 124 (35.13%) Finance
4 48 (13.60%) SAP Implementation
5 34 (9.632%) Business Intelligence
6 32 (9.065%) ERP
7 31 (8.782%) Project Management
8 29 (8.215%) CCA
9 28 (7.932%) SAP BW
9 28 (7.932%) SAP Oil and Gas
10 26 (7.365%) FMCG
10 26 (7.365%) SAP SD
11 25 (7.082%) Migration
12 23 (6.516%) Stakeholder Management
13 22 (6.232%) Manufacturing
14 20 (5.666%) General Ledger
15 18 (5.099%) SAP MM
16 17 (4.816%) Logistics
17 16 (4.533%) Data Migration
17 16 (4.533%) ABAP
18 15 (4.249%) User Acceptance Testing
18 15 (4.249%) SAP FSCM
19 14 (3.966%) Banking
19 14 (3.966%) Retail
19 14 (3.966%) Business Analysis
20 12 (3.399%) Change Management
21 11 (3.116%) Back Office
21 11 (3.116%) SAP PS
21 11 (3.116%) Degree

SAP CO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 7 (1.983%) SAP CO-PA
2 5 (1.416%) Web Dynpro
3 4 (1.133%) SAP Smart Forms
3 4 (1.133%) SAP PI
4 3 (0.850%) BAPI
4 3 (0.850%) SAP Business Workflow
5 2 (0.567%) SAP XI
6 1 (0.283%) SAP Basis
6 1 (0.283%) SAP ALE
6 1 (0.283%) EDI
6 1 (0.283%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 1 (0.283%) NetWeaver
1 1 (0.283%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 6 (1.700%) MS Visio
1 6 (1.700%) MS PowerPoint
2 3 (0.850%) MS Excel
3 1 (0.283%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 332 (94.05%) SAP FI
1 332 (94.05%) SAP FI/CO
2 28 (7.932%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 26 (7.365%) SAP SD
4 18 (5.099%) SAP MM
5 15 (4.249%) SAP FSCM
6 11 (3.116%) SAP PS
7 8 (2.266%) SAP HR
8 6 (1.700%) SAP BPC
8 6 (1.700%) SAP ERP
8 6 (1.700%) SAP SCM
9 5 (1.416%) SAP PM
9 5 (1.416%) SAP FI-CA
10 4 (1.133%) SAP FI-AP
10 4 (1.133%) SAP SRM
10 4 (1.133%) SAP PP
11 3 (0.850%) SAP MDM
11 3 (0.850%) SAP PSCD
11 3 (0.850%) SAP GRC
12 2 (0.567%) SAP FI-GL
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.567%) HTTP
2 1 (0.283%) GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (7.932%) SAP BW
2 10 (2.833%) SAP BI
3 4 (1.133%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.283%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.283%) DataStage
Development Applications
1 1 (0.283%) LSMW
1 1 (0.283%) NWDI
General
1 124 (35.13%) Finance
2 22 (6.232%) Manufacturing
3 20 (5.666%) General Ledger
4 14 (3.966%) Banking
4 14 (3.966%) Retail
5 11 (3.116%) Back Office
6 10 (2.833%) Automotive
7 9 (2.550%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (0.850%) Dutch Language
8 3 (0.850%) French Language
8 3 (0.850%) German Language
8 3 (0.850%) Billing
9 2 (0.567%) Telecoms
9 2 (0.567%) Legal
10 1 (0.283%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (0.283%) Law
Job Titles
1 188 (53.26%) Consultant
2 187 (52.97%) SAP Consultant
3 143 (40.51%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
4 74 (20.96%) SAP CO Consultant
5 73 (20.68%) SAP FI Consultant
6 37 (10.48%) SAP Manager
7 35 (9.915%) SAP Analyst
7 35 (9.915%) Analyst
8 29 (8.215%) Project Manager
9 21 (5.949%) SAP Project Manager
10 18 (5.099%) SAP Support
11 17 (4.816%) SAP Trainer
11 17 (4.816%) Trainer
12 14 (3.966%) Business Analyst
12 14 (3.966%) Architect
12 14 (3.966%) Functional Consultant
12 14 (3.966%) SAP Business Analyst
12 14 (3.966%) SAP Functional Consultant
13 13 (3.683%) SAP Architect
14 9 (2.550%) Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 26 (7.365%) FMCG
2 10 (2.833%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 6 (1.700%) Management Information System
4 5 (1.416%) Data Integration
4 5 (1.416%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (0.850%) Computer Science
6 2 (0.567%) PMI
6 2 (0.567%) Derivative
6 2 (0.567%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.283%) Data Extraction
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.567%) Windows
2 1 (0.283%) Windows XP
2 1 (0.283%) Windows Vista
2 1 (0.283%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (13.60%) SAP Implementation
2 34 (9.632%) Business Intelligence
3 32 (9.065%) ERP
4 31 (8.782%) Project Management
5 25 (7.082%) Migration
6 23 (6.516%) Stakeholder Management
7 17 (4.816%) Logistics
8 16 (4.533%) Data Migration
9 15 (4.249%) User Acceptance Testing
10 14 (3.966%) Business Analysis
11 12 (3.399%) Change Management
12 11 (3.116%) Supply Chain Management
13 10 (2.833%) ITIL
14 9 (2.550%) Validation
15 8 (2.266%) Asset Management
15 8 (2.266%) Integration Testing
15 8 (2.266%) Test Scripting
15 8 (2.266%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 7 (1.983%) Unit Testing
16 7 (1.983%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 16 (4.533%) ABAP
2 5 (1.416%) SQL
3 4 (1.133%) SAPscript
4 2 (0.567%) C
5 1 (0.283%) Java
5 1 (0.283%) VBA
Qualifications
1 29 (8.215%) CCA
2 11 (3.116%) Degree
3 4 (1.133%) MBA
3 4 (1.133%) ACCA
4 3 (0.850%) CIMA
5 2 (0.567%) PMI Certification
5 2 (0.567%) SAP Certification
5 2 (0.567%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.283%) PMP
6 1 (0.283%) ISEB
6 1 (0.283%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.283%) CPIM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.416%) SLA
2 2 (0.567%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 2 (0.567%) GAAP
2 2 (0.567%) QA
3 1 (0.283%) IAS 39
Systems Management
1 6 (1.700%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 353 (100.00%) SAP
2 7 (1.983%) CA
3 5 (1.416%) Oracle
3 5 (1.416%) Sage
3 5 (1.416%) Adobe
4 4 (1.133%) HP
4 4 (1.133%) Business Objects
5 3 (0.850%) Open Text
5 3 (0.850%) webMethods
6 2 (0.567%) Hyperion
6 2 (0.567%) JDA
6 2 (0.567%) Pegasus
6 2 (0.567%) Microsoft
7 1 (0.283%) Progress
7 1 (0.283%) OpenLink
7 1 (0.283%) Primavera
7 1 (0.283%) OutlookSoft
7 1 (0.283%) datango
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