SAP FI/CO Contracts

This section looks at the demand for SAP FICO skills across the UK with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited SAP FI/CO over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

SAP FICO
Location Bedfordshire Berkshire Birmingham Bristol City of London Crawley Durham East Midlands East of England East Sussex England Essex Glasgow Guildford Hampshire Havant Haywards Heath Hertfordshire Lancashire London M4 Corridor Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands North East North West Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Reading Rochdale Scotland South East South Wales South West Surrey Sussex Swansea Swindon Thames Valley Trowbridge UK Wales Waterlooville West Midlands West Sussex West Wales Wiltshire Woking Yorkshire	3 months to 4 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	311	317
Rank change on same period last year	+6
Matching contract IT job ads	326	401
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.430 %	0.425 %
As % of the category below	5.902 %	5.984 %
Daily rates quoted	64	80
Average minimum daily rate	£443	£420
Average daily rate	£475	£454
% change on same period last year	+4.43 %
Average maximum daily rate	£506	£488
UK excluding London average daily rate	£468	£480
% change on same period last year	-2.49 %
Hourly rates quoted	2	12
Average minimum hourly rate	£55.00	£30.83
Average hourly rate	£62.50	£33.12
% change on same period last year	+88.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£70.00	£35.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£65.00	£31.82
% change on same period last year	+104.28 %
Business Applications UK
Matching contract IT job ads	5524	6701
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	7.284 %	7.108 %
Daily rates quoted	1436	1671
Average minimum daily rate	£440	£444
Average daily rate	£471	£478
% change on same period last year	-1.46 %
Average maximum daily rate	£502	£512
UK excluding London average daily rate	£448	£446
% change on same period last year	+0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted	140	118
Average minimum hourly rate	£30.36	£26.79
Average hourly rate	£34.46	£29.33
% change on same period last year	+17.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£38.57	£31.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£31.25	£27.60
% change on same period last year	+13.20 %

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 FI/CO
Demand Trend

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

SAP FI/CO
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP FI/CO
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP FI/CO within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

SAP FI/CO
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP FI/CO
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP FI/CO within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

SAP FI/CO
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing SAP FI/CO within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

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
England	-5	278	£476	+5.21 %
London	+25	114	£485	+11.22 %
South East	+9	56	£486	-1.20 %
North West	-2	32	£398	-6.30 %
Midlands	+2	23	£500	+3.01 %
City of London	-9	20	£425	-
Wales	-	20	£474	-
Surrey	+3	14	£523	+16.29 %
West Midlands	-4	13	£483	+12.77 %
South West	+8	11	-	-
East of England	-5	11	£450	-
Manchester	-19	11	£348	-13.12 %
West Wales	-	9	£440	-
Swansea	-	9	£440	-
Hampshire	+5	8	£500	-
Thames Valley	+25	6	£500	-
Hertfordshire	0	6	£450	-
Scotland	+30	5	-	-
Glasgow	-	5	-	-
Bedfordshire	-	4	-	-
West Sussex	-	4	£467	-
South Wales	-	4	£575	-
Merseyside	-6	4	-	-
East Sussex	-	3	-	-
Berkshire	+33	3	-	-
M4 Corridor	+6	3	£475	-
Wiltshire	+3	3	-	-
Birmingham	+6	2	-	-
Yorkshire	+9	2	-	-
Middlesex	+2	2	-	-

SAP FI/CO
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP FI/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 FI/CO.

1 713 (100.00 %) SAP 1 713 (100.00 %) SAP FI 1 713 (100.00 %) SAP CO 2 212 (29.73 %) Finance 3 62 (8.696 %) Citrix Certification 4 56 (7.854 %) Banking 5 50 (7.013 %) SAP BW 6 49 (6.872 %) Manufacturing 7 44 (6.171 %) Migration 8 41 (5.750 %) Government 9 40 (5.610 %) Data Migration 10 37 (5.189 %) SAP SD 11 34 (4.769 %) ABAP 12 28 (3.927 %) Business Intelligence 12 28 (3.927 %) FMCG

12 28 (3.927 %) SAP Implementation 13 27 (3.787 %) Retail 14 25 (3.506 %) Logistics 14 25 (3.506 %) General Ledger 14 25 (3.506 %) Security Cleared 15 21 (2.945 %) ERP 16 19 (2.665 %) SAP HR 16 19 (2.665 %) SAP R/3 16 19 (2.665 %) Project Management 17 18 (2.525 %) SAP PS 17 18 (2.525 %) User Acceptance Testing 18 17 (2.384 %) SAP FI-AP 19 16 (2.244 %) Test Scripting 20 15 (2.104 %) Integration Testing 21 14 (1.964 %) BPR

SAP FI/CO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP FI/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 FI/CO. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 8 (1.122 %) SAP CO-PA 2 3 (0.421 %) SAP XI 3 1 (0.140 %) WebSphere 3 1 (0.140 %) J2EE 3 1 (0.140 %) EDI	Application Platforms 1 3 (0.421 %) NetWeaver 2 2 (0.281 %) Lotus Notes 3 1 (0.140 %) SAS 3 1 (0.140 %) CMS
Applications 1 3 (0.421 %) MS Office 2 2 (0.281 %) MS PowerPoint 3 1 (0.140 %) MS Excel	Business Applications 1 713 (100.00 %) SAP FI 1 713 (100.00 %) SAP CO 2 37 (5.189 %) SAP SD 3 19 (2.665 %) SAP R/3 3 19 (2.665 %) SAP HR 4 18 (2.525 %) SAP PS 5 17 (2.384 %) SAP FI-AP 6 10 (1.403 %) SAP Bank Analyzer 6 10 (1.403 %) SAP FI-GL 6 10 (1.403 %) SAP Retail 7 7 (0.982 %) SAP FI-AR 8 6 (0.842 %) SAP ERP 8 6 (0.842 %) SAP MM 9 5 (0.701 %) SAP SCM 10 4 (0.561 %) SAP FI-CA 11 3 (0.421 %) SAP SRM 11 3 (0.421 %) SAP Oil and Gas 11 3 (0.421 %) SAP SM 12 2 (0.281 %) SAP PP 12 2 (0.281 %) SAP Payroll
Database & Business Intelligence 1 50 (7.013 %) SAP BW 2 10 (1.403 %) SAP BI 3 3 (0.421 %) SQL Server Integration Services 3 3 (0.421 %) SQL Server 3 3 (0.421 %) ETL 4 2 (0.281 %) Data Cleansing 5 1 (0.140 %) DataStage	Development Applications 1 7 (0.982 %) QuickTest Pro 2 5 (0.701 %) LSMW 3 3 (0.421 %) WinRunner 4 2 (0.281 %) TestDirector 5 1 (0.140 %) LoadRunner
General 1 212 (29.73 %) Finance 2 56 (7.854 %) Banking 3 49 (6.872 %) Manufacturing 4 41 (5.750 %) Government 5 28 (3.927 %) FMCG 6 27 (3.787 %) Retail 7 25 (3.506 %) General Ledger 8 13 (1.823 %) Legal 8 13 (1.823 %) Billing 8 13 (1.823 %) Pharmaceutical 8 13 (1.823 %) Automotive 9 12 (1.683 %) Insurance 10 8 (1.122 %) Back Office 11 7 (0.982 %) Investment Banking 12 4 (0.561 %) Telecoms 12 4 (0.561 %) Aerospace 13 3 (0.421 %) Marketing 14 2 (0.281 %) Publishing 14 2 (0.281 %) Health 15 1 (0.140 %) Advertising	Job Titles 1 470 (65.92 %) Consultant 2 453 (63.53 %) SAP Consultant 3 398 (55.82 %) SAP FI/CO Consultant 4 246 (34.50 %) SAP FI Consultant 5 239 (33.52 %) SAP CO Consultant 6 64 (8.976 %) Trainer 7 61 (8.555 %) SAP Trainer 8 52 (7.293 %) Analyst 9 38 (5.330 %) SAP Support 10 37 (5.189 %) SAP Manager 11 27 (3.787 %) Project Manager 12 25 (3.506 %) SAP Project Manager 13 21 (2.945 %) SAP Support Consultant 13 21 (2.945 %) Support Consultant 14 18 (2.525 %) Training Consultant 15 15 (2.104 %) SAP Test Analyst 15 15 (2.104 %) Functional Consultant 15 15 (2.104 %) Business Analyst 15 15 (2.104 %) Test Analyst 15 15 (2.104 %) SAP Functional Consultant
Miscellaneous 1 12 (1.683 %) Russian Language 2 6 (0.842 %) German Language 3 5 (0.701 %) Spanish Language 3 5 (0.701 %) E-Learning 3 5 (0.701 %) French Language 4 4 (0.561 %) Asset Management 5 3 (0.421 %) Foreign Exchange (FX) 5 3 (0.421 %) Polish Language 5 3 (0.421 %) Italian Language 6 1 (0.140 %) Japanese Language 6 1 (0.140 %) Greek Language 6 1 (0.140 %) Portuguese Language 6 1 (0.140 %) Replication 6 1 (0.140 %) PMI 6 1 (0.140 %) Statistics 6 1 (0.140 %) Dutch Language	Operating Systems 1 1 (0.140 %) Windows
Processes & Methodologies 1 44 (6.171 %) Migration 2 40 (5.610 %) Data Migration 3 28 (3.927 %) SAP Implementation 3 28 (3.927 %) Business Intelligence 4 25 (3.506 %) Logistics 4 25 (3.506 %) Security Cleared 5 21 (2.945 %) ERP 6 19 (2.665 %) Project Management 7 18 (2.525 %) User Acceptance Testing 8 16 (2.244 %) Test Scripting 9 15 (2.104 %) Integration Testing 10 14 (1.964 %) BPR 11 9 (1.262 %) Workflow 12 8 (1.122 %) Time Management 13 7 (0.982 %) System Testing 13 7 (0.982 %) Business Analysis 13 7 (0.982 %) Change Management 13 7 (0.982 %) SC Cleared 14 6 (0.842 %) CRM 15 5 (0.701 %) Service Management	Programming Languages 1 34 (4.769 %) ABAP 2 6 (0.842 %) C 3 3 (0.421 %) VBScript 3 3 (0.421 %) VB 3 3 (0.421 %) SAPscript 4 1 (0.140 %) SQL
Qualifications 1 62 (8.696 %) Citrix Certification 2 12 (1.683 %) ACCA 3 11 (1.543 %) CIMA 4 7 (0.982 %) ISEB 5 5 (0.701 %) SAP Certification 6 4 (0.561 %) Degree 7 1 (0.140 %) PMP 7 1 (0.140 %) PMI Certification	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 5 (0.701 %) Sarbanes-Oxley 2 3 (0.421 %) IAS 39 2 3 (0.421 %) QA
Vendors 1 713 (100.00 %) SAP 2 8 (1.122 %) CA 3 6 (0.842 %) HP 4 3 (0.421 %) Manugistics 5 2 (0.281 %) Lotus 5 2 (0.281 %) CODA 6 1 (0.140 %) JD Edwards 6 1 (0.140 %) Sage 6 1 (0.140 %) RedDot 6 1 (0.140 %) BMC 6 1 (0.140 %) IBM 6 1 (0.140 %) Sun 6 1 (0.140 %) Hyperion