Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for SAP CRM 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 CRM over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Business Applications category.

LinkSAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank286318
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+32
Matching contract IT job ads127298
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.370 %0.387 %
As % of the Business Applications category4.058 %5.216 %
Daily rates quoted4561
Average daily rate£425£500
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-15.00 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£200£300
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£555£615
UK excluding London average daily rate£403£513
% change on same period last year-21.46 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsAll Business Applications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
31305713
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK9.112 %7.420 %
Daily rates quoted11081513
Average daily rate£420£475
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-11.57 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£250£310
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£625
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£450
% change on same period last year-11.11 %
Hourly rates quoted61149
Average hourly rate£29.25£30.00
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-2.500 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.50£12.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£40.00£57.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.50£26.75
% change on same period last year+6.540 %

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 CRM
Demand Trend

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

SAP CRM Demand Trend

SAP CRM
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP CRM Daily Rate Trend

SAP CRM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP CRM within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

SAP CRM Daily Rate Histogram

SAP CRM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP CRM Hourly Rate Trend

SAP CRM
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 CRM within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. 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
EnglandUp+50114£425-12.82 %
LondonUp+5137£525+12.90 %
East of EnglandUp+6523£463+37.03 %
HertfordshireUp+4623£463+37.03 %
South EastUp+6221£425-22.72 %
West MidlandsUp+5116£200-61.90 %
WatfordUp+1515£463+37.03 %
BirminghamUp+1811£200-65.21 %
YorkshireUp+507£500-
City of LondonUp+497£550+4.76 %
BerkshireUp+346£200-
ReadingUp+276£200-
East MidlandsUp+475£200-69.23 %
West YorkshireNew entry-5£500-
LeicestershireNew entry-4£200-
LeicesterNew entry-4£200-
WimbledonNew entry-4--
SurreyUp+443£750+36.27 %
West SussexUp+263£575-
CrawleyNew entry-3£575-
South WestUp+342£500+42.85 %
UxbridgeUp+222--
MiddlesexUp+212£425-
LeedsNew entry-2£460-
ScotlandUp+421£275-
MidlandsUp+321--
HampshireUp+321£750+48.51 %
BasingstokeUp+201£750+22.95 %
HarrowUp+41£525-
DerbyshireUp+31--

SAP CRM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP CRM 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 CRM.

1271 (100.00 %)SAP
1271 (100.00 %)CRM
273 (26.94 %)ABAP
337 (13.65 %)Marketing
428 (10.33 %)Web Dynpro
428 (10.33 %)SAP BW
527 (9.963 %)Migration
625 (9.225 %)Internet
724 (8.856 %)Billing
823 (8.487 %)Middleware
921 (7.749 %)Finance
1018 (6.642 %)Business Intelligence
1114 (5.166 %)German Language
1213 (4.797 %)SAP IS-U
1213 (4.797 %)Data Migration
1213 (4.797 %)ERP
1312 (4.428 %)OO
1411 (4.059 %)BAPI
1411 (4.059 %)SAP BSP
1510 (3.690 %)NetWeaver
169 (3.321 %)SAP HR
169 (3.321 %)Java
169 (3.321 %)SAP Oil and Gas
178 (2.952 %)Change Management
178 (2.952 %)SAP SD
178 (2.952 %)E-Commerce
187 (2.583 %)HP
187 (2.583 %)J2EE
187 (2.583 %)XML
187 (2.583 %)PRINCE2

SAP CRM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP CRM 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 CRM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (10.33 %)Web Dynpro
223 (8.487 %)Middleware
311 (4.059 %)BAPI
311 (4.059 %)SAP BSP
47 (2.583 %)SAP XI
47 (2.583 %)SAP Smart Forms
47 (2.583 %)XML
47 (2.583 %)J2EE
54 (1.476 %)WebServices
54 (1.476 %)SAP ALE
63 (1.107 %).NET
72 (0.738 %)SAP PI
81 (0.369 %)ASP
81 (0.369 %)JSP
81 (0.369 %)Servlets
81 (0.369 %)Struts
81 (0.369 %)Application Packaging
81 (0.369 %)SAP Business Workflow
81 (0.369 %)SAP MI
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (3.690 %)NetWeaver
25 (1.845 %)SAP Portal
33 (1.107 %)SAP EP
42 (0.738 %)Apache
51 (0.369 %)SAP Web AS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.369 %)MS Project
11 (0.369 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (4.797 %)SAP IS-U
29 (3.321 %)SAP Oil and Gas
29 (3.321 %)SAP HR
38 (2.952 %)SAP SD
46 (2.214 %)SAP R/3
55 (1.845 %)SAP FI
55 (1.845 %)SAP APO
55 (1.845 %)SAP EBP
64 (1.476 %)SAP HCM
73 (1.107 %)SAP ERP
73 (1.107 %)SAP FI/CO
73 (1.107 %)SAP CO
73 (1.107 %)SAP PM
82 (0.738 %)SAP MDM
82 (0.738 %)SAP SRM
82 (0.738 %)SAP FSCM
91 (0.369 %)SAP GRC
91 (0.369 %)SAP MM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (9.225 %)Internet
24 (1.476 %)VPN
32 (0.738 %)CTI
32 (0.738 %)Extranet
41 (0.369 %)RTP
41 (0.369 %)IP Telephony
41 (0.369 %)Intranet
41 (0.369 %)VoIP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (10.33 %)SAP BW
22 (0.738 %)SAP BI
31 (0.369 %)BusinessObjects
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (2.583 %)LSMW
25 (1.845 %)LoadRunner
33 (1.107 %)TestDirector
41 (0.369 %)WinRunner
41 (0.369 %)Introscope
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
137 (13.65 %)Marketing
224 (8.856 %)Billing
321 (7.749 %)Finance
46 (2.214 %)Electric
55 (1.845 %)Retail
64 (1.476 %)Telecoms
72 (0.738 %)Government
72 (0.738 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.369 %)Education
81 (0.369 %)Local Government
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1156 (57.56 %)Consultant
2144 (53.14 %)SAP Consultant
3117 (43.17 %)CRM Consultant
4113 (41.70 %)SAP CRM Consultant
532 (11.81 %)Developer
631 (11.44 %)SAP Developer
722 (8.118 %)SAP Functional Consultant
722 (8.118 %)Functional Consultant
820 (7.380 %)SAP CRM Functional Consultant
916 (5.904 %)ABAP Developer
1015 (5.535 %)Analyst
1113 (4.797 %)Project Manager
1113 (4.797 %)Trainer
1113 (4.797 %)SAP Trainer
1210 (3.690 %)SAP Analyst
139 (3.321 %)Architect
139 (3.321 %)Technical Consultant
148 (2.952 %)SAP Manager
157 (2.583 %)ABAP Consultant
157 (2.583 %)SAP BW Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (5.166 %)German Language
27 (2.583 %)Data Integration
27 (2.583 %)Replication
34 (1.476 %)EPoS
43 (1.107 %)FMCG
52 (0.738 %)E-Learning
61 (0.369 %)Dutch Language
61 (0.369 %)French Language
61 (0.369 %)Management Information System
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (0.738 %)UNIX
12 (0.738 %)Linux
21 (0.369 %)Windows XP
21 (0.369 %)Windows
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1271 (100.00 %)CRM
227 (9.963 %)Migration
318 (6.642 %)Business Intelligence
413 (4.797 %)ERP
413 (4.797 %)Data Migration
512 (4.428 %)OO
68 (2.952 %)E-Commerce
68 (2.952 %)Change Management
77 (2.583 %)Project Management
77 (2.583 %)Asset Management
77 (2.583 %)PRINCE2
77 (2.583 %)WFM
86 (2.214 %)Test Scripting
86 (2.214 %)ITIL
86 (2.214 %)SOA
86 (2.214 %)Data Management
86 (2.214 %)Workflow
94 (1.476 %)Contact Management
94 (1.476 %)Six Sigma
94 (1.476 %)Performance Testing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
173 (26.94 %)ABAP
29 (3.321 %)Java
35 (1.845 %)SQL
41 (0.369 %)Perl
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (0.738 %)Security Cleared
21 (0.369 %)ISEB
21 (0.369 %)SAP Certification
21 (0.369 %)PMP
21 (0.369 %)Degree
21 (0.369 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.107 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
22 (0.738 %)QA
22 (0.738 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.738 %)CA SiteMinder
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1271 (100.00 %)SAP
27 (2.583 %)HP
36 (2.214 %)Siebel
36 (2.214 %)Adobe
45 (1.845 %)StreamServe
54 (1.476 %)CA
62 (0.738 %)Genesys
62 (0.738 %)Cisco
71 (0.369 %)Microsoft
71 (0.369 %)Sun
71 (0.369 %)Oracle
71 (0.369 %)Business Objects
71 (0.369 %)Citrix
71 (0.369 %)Avaya
71 (0.369 %)Pegasus
71 (0.369 %)Mercator
71 (0.369 %)BT
71 (0.369 %)FatWire
71 (0.369 %)Orchard