The first table below looks at the demand for SAP ERP 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 ERP over the 3 months to 24 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Rank 470 521 481
Rank change year-on-year
+51 -40
Contract jobs citing SAP ERP 59 63 103
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.127% 0.108% 0.169%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.485% 1.206% 1.804%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 35 31
Average daily rate £475 £450 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.55% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £338 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £555 £550 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £375 £488
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -23.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £12.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £12.50 - -
All Business Applications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
3974 5226 5709
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 8.566% 8.961% 9.352%
Number of daily rates quoted 1967 2539 2786
Average daily rate £445 £450 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.11% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £300 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £430 £420
% change year-on-year
-1.16% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 58 104
Average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £11.00 £15.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £62.50 £56.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%

SAP ERP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

SAP ERP Jobs Demand Trend

SAP ERP
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP ERP Daily Rate Trend

SAP ERP
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP ERP within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

SAP ERP Daily Rate Histogram

SAP ERP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP ERP Hourly Rate Trend

SAP ERP
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 ERP within the UK over the 3 months to 24 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 +46 54 £475 +5.55%
London +49 25 £500 +5.26%
South East +14 10 £375 -25.00%
City of London +17 6 £500 +11.11%
West Midlands +9 5 £375 -
Berkshire - 5 - -
Reading - 5 - -
Birmingham +14 4 £375 -
Oxfordshire - 3 - -
North West +15 2 £475 -
Hampshire -12 2 £375 -
South West +22 1 £460 +2.22%
Wales +10 1 - -
West Yorkshire -3 1 - -
Leeds -8 1 - -
Yorkshire -12 1 - -
Midlands - 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 - -
Nottinghamshire - 1 - -
Hertfordshire - 1 £550 -
Dorset - 1 £460 -
Cheshire - 1 - -
Watford - 1 £550 -
Swansea - 1 - -
Southampton - 1 - -
Oxford - 1 - -
Manchester - 1 £475 -
Belfast - 1 - -
County Antrim - 1 - -
Kingston Upon Thames - 1 - -

SAP ERP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP ERP 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 ERP.

1 101 (100.00%) SAP
1 101 (100.00%) ERP
2 21 (20.79%) ABAP
3 16 (15.84%) Finance
3 16 (15.84%) Manufacturing
4 15 (14.85%) Business Intelligence
5 14 (13.86%) SAP BW
6 13 (12.87%) SAP Implementation
7 12 (11.88%) BusinessObjects
7 12 (11.88%) Business Objects
8 11 (10.89%) CRM
8 11 (10.89%) NetWeaver
8 11 (10.89%) Pegasus
8 11 (10.89%) SAP FI
8 11 (10.89%) Project Management
9 10 (9.901%) Telecoms
10 9 (8.911%) Logistics
11 8 (7.921%) Java
12 7 (6.931%) SAP MM
12 7 (6.931%) SAP BI
12 7 (6.931%) Stakeholder Management
12 7 (6.931%) SAP PI
13 6 (5.941%) SAP PSCD
13 6 (5.941%) Revenue Management
13 6 (5.941%) Integration Testing
13 6 (5.941%) Test Scripting
13 6 (5.941%) SAP CO
13 6 (5.941%) Retail
13 6 (5.941%) Automotive
13 6 (5.941%) Management Information System

SAP ERP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP ERP 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 ERP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (6.931%) SAP PI
2 6 (5.941%) SAP Basis
3 5 (4.950%) SAP XI
4 3 (2.970%) SAP ALE
5 2 (1.980%) BAPI
5 2 (1.980%) EDI
6 1 (0.990%) JDBC
6 1 (0.990%) SOAP
6 1 (0.990%) JMS
6 1 (0.990%) SAP Smart Forms
6 1 (0.990%) Web Dynpro
6 1 (0.990%) DWR
6 1 (0.990%) SAP BSP
Application Platforms
1 11 (10.89%) NetWeaver
2 3 (2.970%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.980%) SAP Portal
4 1 (0.990%) Documentum
4 1 (0.990%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 3 (2.970%) MS Project
1 3 (2.970%) MS Excel
2 2 (1.980%) MS Office
3 1 (0.990%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.990%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (10.89%) SAP FI
2 7 (6.931%) SAP MM
3 6 (5.941%) SAP PSCD
3 6 (5.941%) SAP CO
3 6 (5.941%) SAP R/3
4 5 (4.950%) SAP SD
4 5 (4.950%) SAP CRM
4 5 (4.950%) SAP FI/CO
4 5 (4.950%) SAP Retail
5 4 (3.960%) SAP FI-CA
5 4 (3.960%) SAP PM
5 4 (3.960%) SAP HR
6 3 (2.970%) SAP APO
6 3 (2.970%) SAP PP
7 2 (1.980%) SAP GRC
7 2 (1.980%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (1.980%) SAP WM
8 1 (0.990%) SAP QM
8 1 (0.990%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.990%) CA Clarity
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.990%) HTTP
1 1 (0.990%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (13.86%) SAP BW
2 12 (11.88%) BusinessObjects
3 7 (6.931%) SAP BI
4 5 (4.950%) SAP Data Services
5 4 (3.960%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.990%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.990%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.990%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 16 (15.84%) Finance
1 16 (15.84%) Manufacturing
2 10 (9.901%) Telecoms
3 6 (5.941%) Retail
3 6 (5.941%) Automotive
4 5 (4.950%) General Ledger
5 4 (3.960%) Pharmaceutical
6 3 (2.970%) French Language
7 2 (1.980%) Billing
7 2 (1.980%) Dutch Language
8 1 (0.990%) Law
8 1 (0.990%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.990%) German Language
8 1 (0.990%) Greek Language
8 1 (0.990%) Italian Language
8 1 (0.990%) Portuguese Language
8 1 (0.990%) Spanish Language
8 1 (0.990%) Welsh Language
8 1 (0.990%) Banking
Job Titles
1 47 (46.53%) Consultant
2 45 (44.55%) SAP Consultant
3 12 (11.88%) Functional Consultant
4 11 (10.89%) Analyst
4 11 (10.89%) SAP Manager
4 11 (10.89%) SAP Functional Consultant
5 8 (7.921%) SAP Analyst
5 8 (7.921%) Architect
6 6 (5.941%) SAP Architect
6 6 (5.941%) Project Manager
7 5 (4.950%) Business Analyst
7 5 (4.950%) Developer
7 5 (4.950%) SAP Business Analyst
7 5 (4.950%) SAP Support
8 4 (3.960%) ERP Manager
8 4 (3.960%) SAP Support Analyst
8 4 (3.960%) SAP Retail Consultant
8 4 (3.960%) SAP IS-Retail Consultant
8 4 (3.960%) Support Analyst
8 4 (3.960%) SAP Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (5.941%) Management Information System
2 3 (2.970%) FMCG
3 1 (0.990%) Blackberry
3 1 (0.990%) Replication
3 1 (0.990%) Statistics
3 1 (0.990%) Data Extraction
3 1 (0.990%) Visualisation
3 1 (0.990%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.970%) UNIX
1 3 (2.970%) Windows
2 1 (0.990%) Linux
2 1 (0.990%) Android
2 1 (0.990%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (100.00%) ERP
2 15 (14.85%) Business Intelligence
3 13 (12.87%) SAP Implementation
4 11 (10.89%) CRM
4 11 (10.89%) Project Management
5 9 (8.911%) Logistics
6 7 (6.931%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (5.941%) Revenue Management
7 6 (5.941%) Integration Testing
7 6 (5.941%) Test Scripting
7 6 (5.941%) Migration
8 5 (4.950%) ETL
8 5 (4.950%) Change Management
8 5 (4.950%) Test Management
8 5 (4.950%) Root Cause Analysis
9 4 (3.960%) Investment Management
9 4 (3.960%) Data Management
9 4 (3.960%) Information Management
9 4 (3.960%) Project Planning
9 4 (3.960%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 21 (20.79%) ABAP
2 8 (7.921%) Java
3 2 (1.980%) SAPscript
4 1 (0.990%) COBOL
4 1 (0.990%) SQL
4 1 (0.990%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.990%) VBA
Qualifications
1 5 (4.950%) Degree
2 4 (3.960%) CCA
3 2 (1.980%) Security Cleared
3 2 (1.980%) SAP Certification
4 1 (0.990%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (0.990%) PMP
4 1 (0.990%) PMI Certification
4 1 (0.990%) ACCA
4 1 (0.990%) CIMA
4 1 (0.990%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.970%) QA
2 1 (0.990%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.990%) Cronacle
Systems Management
1 1 (0.990%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 101 (100.00%) SAP
2 12 (11.88%) Business Objects
3 11 (10.89%) Pegasus
4 6 (5.941%) CA
5 5 (4.950%) JD Edwards
5 5 (4.950%) Oracle
5 5 (4.950%) Sybase
6 4 (3.960%) Microsoft
7 3 (2.970%) webMethods
8 2 (1.980%) Siebel
8 2 (1.980%) HP
9 1 (0.990%) EMC
9 1 (0.990%) Hyperion
9 1 (0.990%) Apple
9 1 (0.990%) Remedy
9 1 (0.990%) PeopleSoft
9 1 (0.990%) Kofax
9 1 (0.990%) Open Text
9 1 (0.990%) Wonderware