The first table below looks at the demand for SAP GRC 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 GRC 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 Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
Rank 498 517 554
Rank change year-on-year
+19 +37
Contract jobs citing SAP GRC 35 56 34
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.075% 0.096% 0.056%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.877% 1.072% 0.601%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 17 8
Average daily rate £413 £600 £431
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-31.25% +39.13%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £335 £465 £329
10% offered a daily rate of more than £458 £708 £494
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £663 £431
% change year-on-year
-39.62% +53.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
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 GRC
Jobs Demand Trend

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

SAP GRC Jobs Demand Trend

SAP GRC
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP GRC Daily Rate Trend

SAP GRC
Daily Rate Histogram

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

SAP GRC Daily Rate Histogram

SAP GRC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP GRC Hourly Rate Trend

SAP GRC
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP GRC 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 +43 24 £425 -29.16%
North West +10 9 £413 -41.07%
London +14 6 £425 -29.16%
Cheshire +7 3 £425 -22.72%
Manchester +4 3 - -
Lancashire +12 2 £400 -
West Midlands +7 2 £475 -
Stockport - 2 - -
South West +23 1 £370 -7.50%
City of London +14 1 - -
Midlands - 1 - -
North East - 1 - -
Wiltshire - 1 £370 -
Swindon - 1 £370 -
Uxbridge - 1 £300 -
Warrington - 1 - -

SAP GRC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP GRC 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 GRC.

1 90 (100.00%) SAP
2 39 (43.33%) SAP Security
3 22 (24.44%) Risk Analysis
4 16 (17.78%) MS PowerPoint
4 16 (17.78%) Microsoft
5 15 (16.67%) MS Excel
5 15 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
6 14 (15.56%) MS Visio
6 14 (15.56%) ABAP
7 13 (14.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 11 (12.22%) MS Access
9 10 (11.11%) SAP BW
9 10 (11.11%) Workflow
10 9 (10.00%) VB
10 9 (10.00%) SAP Implementation
11 8 (8.889%) VBScript
11 8 (8.889%) Project Management
11 8 (8.889%) Risk Management
12 7 (7.778%) Manufacturing
12 7 (7.778%) ERP
13 6 (6.667%) ITIL
13 6 (6.667%) CRM
13 6 (6.667%) SAP BPC
14 5 (5.556%) SAP HCM
14 5 (5.556%) BusinessObjects
14 5 (5.556%) Java
14 5 (5.556%) Business Objects
14 5 (5.556%) Stakeholder Management
14 5 (5.556%) SAP Basis
15 4 (4.444%) Web Dynpro

SAP GRC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 5 (5.556%) SAP Basis
2 4 (4.444%) Web Dynpro
2 4 (4.444%) SAP XI
3 2 (2.222%) SAP Business Workflow
4 1 (1.111%) WebSphere
4 1 (1.111%) ASP
4 1 (1.111%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 3 (3.333%) SAP Portal
2 2 (2.222%) NetWeaver
3 1 (1.111%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (17.78%) MS PowerPoint
2 15 (16.67%) MS Excel
3 14 (15.56%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.111%) MS Project
4 1 (1.111%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 6 (6.667%) SAP BPC
2 5 (5.556%) SAP HCM
3 3 (3.333%) SAP R/3
3 3 (3.333%) SAP FI
3 3 (3.333%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (3.333%) SAP CO
4 2 (2.222%) SAP PS
4 2 (2.222%) SAP ERP
4 2 (2.222%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (1.111%) SAP SCM
5 1 (1.111%) SAP PLM
5 1 (1.111%) SAP CRM
5 1 (1.111%) SAP Retail
5 1 (1.111%) SAP MM
5 1 (1.111%) SAP HR
5 1 (1.111%) SAP SD
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (12.22%) MS Access
2 10 (11.11%) SAP BW
3 5 (5.556%) BusinessObjects
4 3 (3.333%) Crystal Reports
4 3 (3.333%) SAP BI
4 3 (3.333%) SAP Data Services
5 2 (2.222%) SAP HANA
5 2 (2.222%) Data Mining
5 2 (2.222%) DB2
6 1 (1.111%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (7.778%) Manufacturing
2 4 (4.444%) Finance
3 3 (3.333%) Automotive
4 1 (1.111%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (1.111%) Retail
4 1 (1.111%) Dutch Language
4 1 (1.111%) French Language
Job Titles
1 54 (60.00%) Consultant
1 54 (60.00%) SAP Consultant
2 31 (34.44%) SAP GRC Consultant
3 11 (12.22%) Security Consultant
4 10 (11.11%) SAP Security Consultant
5 7 (7.778%) Process Consultant
5 7 (7.778%) Analyst
6 6 (6.667%) Architect
7 5 (5.556%) Solutions Architect
8 4 (4.444%) Management Consultant
8 4 (4.444%) Security Analyst
8 4 (4.444%) SAP Manager
8 4 (4.444%) SAP Security Analyst
8 4 (4.444%) SAP Architect
8 4 (4.444%) SAP Analyst
9 3 (3.333%) SAP Developer
9 3 (3.333%) Security Solutions Architect
9 3 (3.333%) SAP Authorisation Consultant
9 3 (3.333%) SAP Solutions Architect
9 3 (3.333%) SAP Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.222%) FMCG
2 1 (1.111%) Mainframe
2 1 (1.111%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (1.111%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (1.111%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.333%) UNIX
2 2 (2.222%) Windows
2 2 (2.222%) VMS
3 1 (1.111%) AIX
3 1 (1.111%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (43.33%) SAP Security
2 22 (24.44%) Risk Analysis
3 15 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 10 (11.11%) Workflow
5 9 (10.00%) SAP Implementation
6 8 (8.889%) Risk Management
6 8 (8.889%) Project Management
7 7 (7.778%) ERP
8 6 (6.667%) CRM
8 6 (6.667%) ITIL
9 5 (5.556%) Stakeholder Management
10 3 (3.333%) Information Security
10 3 (3.333%) Migration
10 3 (3.333%) OO
10 3 (3.333%) Service Delivery
10 3 (3.333%) Test Scripting
10 3 (3.333%) Requirements Analysis
11 2 (2.222%) Time Management
11 2 (2.222%) Programme Management
11 2 (2.222%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 14 (15.56%) ABAP
2 9 (10.00%) VB
3 8 (8.889%) VBScript
4 5 (5.556%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (2.222%) CISSP
1 2 (2.222%) PMP
1 2 (2.222%) PMI Certification
1 2 (2.222%) CISA
1 2 (2.222%) Degree
2 1 (1.111%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (14.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 3 (3.333%) QA
3 2 (2.222%) COBIT
4 1 (1.111%) COSO
System Software
1 1 (1.111%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 90 (100.00%) SAP
2 16 (17.78%) Microsoft
3 5 (5.556%) Business Objects
4 3 (3.333%) Adobe
4 3 (3.333%) Open Text
5 1 (1.111%) Lotus
5 1 (1.111%) Oracle
5 1 (1.111%) IBM