The first table below looks at the demand for SAP FI/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 FI/CO over the 3 months to 17 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP FICO
Rank 348 341 320
Rank change year-on-year
-7 -21
Contract jobs citing SAP FI/CO 195 248 305
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.420% 0.426% 0.498%
As % of the Business Applications category 4.896% 4.777% 5.333%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 111 114
Average daily rate £475 £425 £461
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+11.76% -7.85%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £344 £335 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £569 £575 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £425 £425
% change year-on-year
+11.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Average hourly rate £62.50 £53.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+17.92% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £62.50 £53.00 -
% change year-on-year
+17.92% -
All Business Applications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
3983 5191 5719
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 8.584% 8.907% 9.330%
Number of daily rates quoted 1982 2535 2796
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 61 104
Average hourly rate £37.80 £25.00 £22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+51.20% +11.11%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £11.15 £14.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £62.50 £56.60 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.92 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+64.92% +14.60%

SAP FI/CO
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

SAP FI/CO
Daily Rate Trend

This 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 Trend

SAP FI/CO
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP FI/CO within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

SAP FI/CO Daily Rate Histogram

SAP FI/CO
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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 Trend

SAP FI/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 FI/CO within the UK over the 3 months to 17 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 -2 165 £475 +11.76%
London +40 96 £450 -7.69%
South East +5 24 £500 +17.64%
City of London +18 21 £429 +14.24%
West Midlands +2 14 £475 +18.60%
Surrey +27 7 £475 -9.52%
Birmingham +15 7 £363 -23.68%
East of England +2 7 £425 -
Berkshire +6 6 - -
Hampshire -5 6 £520 +4.00%
North West -15 6 £425 -12.82%
Midlands +10 5 £600 +100.00%
Cheshire +3 4 £413 -27.63%
Hertfordshire -1 4 £425 +2.40%
Coventry -7 4 £550 +37.50%
Guildford - 4 £475 -
Middlesex - 3 £524 -
South West +25 2 £425 -22.72%
Bedfordshire +5 2 £525 -4.54%
East Midlands +2 2 - -
Brentford -8 2 £500 +5.26%
Scotland -15 2 £313 -16.66%
Kent - 2 - -
Basingstoke - 2 £523 -
Luton - 2 £525 -
Reading +11 1 - -
Wales +9 1 £400 -58.97%
Cambridgeshire +7 1 - -
Uxbridge +3 1 £413 -25.00%
Aberdeen +1 1 £400 +6.66%

SAP FI/CO
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

1 334 (100.00%) SAP
1 334 (100.00%) SAP FI
1 334 (100.00%) SAP CO
2 121 (36.23%) Finance
3 45 (13.47%) SAP Implementation
4 30 (8.982%) Business Intelligence
4 30 (8.982%) Project Management
5 29 (8.683%) ERP
6 28 (8.383%) CCA
7 26 (7.784%) SAP BW
8 24 (7.186%) SAP SD
8 24 (7.186%) Stakeholder Management
8 24 (7.186%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 23 (6.886%) FMCG
10 22 (6.587%) Migration
11 21 (6.287%) Manufacturing
12 18 (5.389%) General Ledger
13 16 (4.790%) ABAP
14 15 (4.491%) SAP FSCM
15 14 (4.192%) Banking
15 14 (4.192%) Retail
16 13 (3.892%) Logistics
16 13 (3.892%) Business Analysis
16 13 (3.892%) Data Migration
17 11 (3.293%) SAP MM
17 11 (3.293%) User Acceptance Testing
17 11 (3.293%) Degree
17 11 (3.293%) Supply Chain Management
18 10 (2.994%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
18 10 (2.994%) ITIL

SAP FI/CO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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 5 (1.497%) Web Dynpro
2 4 (1.198%) SAP Smart Forms
2 4 (1.198%) SAP PI
3 3 (0.898%) BAPI
3 3 (0.898%) SAP CO-PA
3 3 (0.898%) SAP Business Workflow
4 2 (0.599%) SAP XI
5 1 (0.299%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.299%) SAP ALE
5 1 (0.299%) EDI
5 1 (0.299%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 1 (0.299%) NetWeaver
1 1 (0.299%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 6 (1.796%) MS Visio
1 6 (1.796%) MS PowerPoint
2 2 (0.599%) MS Excel
3 1 (0.299%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 334 (100.00%) SAP FI
1 334 (100.00%) SAP CO
2 24 (7.186%) SAP SD
2 24 (7.186%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 15 (4.491%) SAP FSCM
4 11 (3.293%) SAP MM
5 8 (2.395%) SAP PS
5 8 (2.395%) SAP HR
6 6 (1.796%) SAP BPC
7 5 (1.497%) SAP ERP
7 5 (1.497%) SAP FI-CA
8 4 (1.198%) SAP SCM
8 4 (1.198%) SAP SRM
8 4 (1.198%) SAP FI-AP
8 4 (1.198%) SAP PM
9 3 (0.898%) SAP PP
9 3 (0.898%) SAP PSCD
9 3 (0.898%) SAP GRC
10 2 (0.599%) SAP FI-GL
10 2 (0.599%) SAP HCM
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.599%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (7.784%) SAP BW
2 7 (2.096%) SAP BI
3 2 (0.599%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.299%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (0.299%) LSMW
1 1 (0.299%) NWDI
General
1 121 (36.23%) Finance
2 21 (6.287%) Manufacturing
3 18 (5.389%) General Ledger
4 14 (4.192%) Banking
4 14 (4.192%) Retail
5 10 (2.994%) Automotive
6 9 (2.695%) Pharmaceutical
7 8 (2.395%) Back Office
8 2 (0.599%) Telecoms
8 2 (0.599%) Dutch Language
8 2 (0.599%) French Language
8 2 (0.599%) German Language
8 2 (0.599%) Legal
9 1 (0.299%) Corporate Banking
9 1 (0.299%) Law
9 1 (0.299%) Billing
Job Titles
1 184 (55.09%) Consultant
2 183 (54.79%) SAP Consultant
3 144 (43.11%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
4 73 (21.86%) SAP FI Consultant
5 71 (21.26%) SAP CO Consultant
6 36 (10.78%) SAP Manager
7 32 (9.581%) SAP Analyst
7 32 (9.581%) Analyst
8 29 (8.683%) Project Manager
9 21 (6.287%) SAP Project Manager
10 18 (5.389%) SAP Support
11 14 (4.192%) SAP Functional Consultant
11 14 (4.192%) Functional Consultant
11 14 (4.192%) Architect
12 13 (3.892%) Business Analyst
12 13 (3.892%) SAP Business Analyst
12 13 (3.892%) SAP Architect
13 12 (3.593%) SAP Trainer
13 12 (3.593%) Trainer
14 9 (2.695%) Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 23 (6.886%) FMCG
2 10 (2.994%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 6 (1.796%) Management Information System
4 5 (1.497%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.198%) Data Integration
6 3 (0.898%) Computer Science
7 2 (0.599%) PMI
7 2 (0.599%) Derivative
7 2 (0.599%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.299%) Data Extraction
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.299%) Windows
1 1 (0.299%) Windows XP
1 1 (0.299%) Windows Vista
1 1 (0.299%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (13.47%) SAP Implementation
2 30 (8.982%) Business Intelligence
2 30 (8.982%) Project Management
3 29 (8.683%) ERP
4 24 (7.186%) Stakeholder Management
5 22 (6.587%) Migration
6 13 (3.892%) Data Migration
6 13 (3.892%) Logistics
6 13 (3.892%) Business Analysis
7 11 (3.293%) Supply Chain Management
7 11 (3.293%) User Acceptance Testing
8 10 (2.994%) ITIL
9 9 (2.695%) Change Management
10 8 (2.395%) Asset Management
10 8 (2.395%) Integration Testing
10 8 (2.395%) Test Scripting
10 8 (2.395%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 7 (2.096%) CRM
11 7 (2.096%) Validation
12 6 (1.796%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 16 (4.790%) ABAP
2 4 (1.198%) SQL
2 4 (1.198%) SAPscript
3 2 (0.599%) C
4 1 (0.299%) Java
4 1 (0.299%) VBA
Qualifications
1 28 (8.383%) CCA
2 11 (3.293%) Degree
3 4 (1.198%) MBA
3 4 (1.198%) ACCA
4 3 (0.898%) CIMA
5 2 (0.599%) PMI Certification
5 2 (0.599%) SAP Certification
5 2 (0.599%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.299%) PMP
6 1 (0.299%) ISEB
6 1 (0.299%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.497%) SLA
2 2 (0.599%) GAAP
2 2 (0.599%) QA
3 1 (0.299%) IAS 39
3 1 (0.299%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 6 (1.796%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 334 (100.00%) SAP
2 7 (2.096%) CA
3 5 (1.497%) Oracle
3 5 (1.497%) Sage
3 5 (1.497%) Adobe
4 4 (1.198%) HP
5 3 (0.898%) Open Text
5 3 (0.898%) webMethods
6 2 (0.599%) Business Objects
6 2 (0.599%) Hyperion
6 2 (0.599%) JDA
6 2 (0.599%) Pegasus
7 1 (0.299%) Progress
7 1 (0.299%) Microsoft
7 1 (0.299%) OpenLink
7 1 (0.299%) Primavera
7 1 (0.299%) OutlookSoft
7 1 (0.299%) datango
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