The first table below looks at the demand for SAP HR 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 HR 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 Human Resources (HR)
Rank 382 434 378
Rank change year-on-year
+52 -56
Contract jobs citing SAP HR 150 150 213
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.323% 0.257% 0.349%
As % of the Business Applications category 3.775% 2.870% 3.731%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 60 75
Average daily rate £500 £465 £485
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.52% -4.12%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £330 £266 £350
10% offered a daily rate of more than £625 £623 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £500 £500 £485
% change year-on-year
- +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
Average hourly rate - - £26.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £27.25
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 HR
Jobs Demand Trend

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

SAP HR Jobs Demand Trend

SAP HR
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP HR Daily Rate Trend

SAP HR
Daily Rate Histogram

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

SAP HR Daily Rate Histogram

SAP HR
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP HR Hourly Rate Trend

SAP HR
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 HR 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 +58 130 £500 +11.11%
London +7 35 £500 +11.11%
North West +33 29 £473 -5.50%
Cheshire +22 25 £475 -5.00%
South East +16 21 £525 -16.00%
West Midlands +19 12 £594 +31.94%
Surrey +19 9 £525 -16.00%
Warrington - 9 £525 -
East Midlands +2 8 £463 +2.77%
Berkshire +11 7 £625 -
Birmingham - 7 £450 -
South West +33 6 £386 -
Scotland -6 6 - -
Hampshire -8 5 £280 -
City of London +6 4 £286 -36.50%
Glasgow -12 4 - -
East of England +13 3 £375 +14.50%
West Yorkshire +4 3 £350 +20.68%
Yorkshire +2 3 £350 +20.68%
West Sussex +18 2 - -
Cambridge +13 2 £375 -
Cambridgeshire +10 2 £375 -
Manchester +6 2 £300 -29.41%
Midlands +3 2 - -
Worthing +1 2 - -
Taunton - 2 £426 -
Derbyshire - 2 - -
Somerset - 2 £426 -
Wales - 2 £600 -
South Coast - 2 - -

SAP HR
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 303 (100.00%) SAP
2 58 (19.14%) SAP Payroll
3 53 (17.49%) Finance
4 50 (16.50%) Test Scripting
5 46 (15.18%) SAP HCM
6 38 (12.54%) Migration
7 32 (10.56%) Project Management
8 30 (9.901%) User Acceptance Testing
9 27 (8.911%) ABAP
10 24 (7.921%) Stakeholder Management
11 23 (7.591%) SAP BW
12 21 (6.931%) ITIL
12 21 (6.931%) HP
12 21 (6.931%) HP Quality Center
13 20 (6.601%) Data Migration
14 19 (6.271%) Open Text
15 18 (5.941%) Web Dynpro
15 18 (5.941%) ERP
15 18 (5.941%) SAP FI
16 17 (5.611%) QuickTest Pro
16 17 (5.611%) SAP Implementation
17 14 (4.620%) Performance Management
17 14 (4.620%) Business Intelligence
17 14 (4.620%) Test Automation
18 13 (4.290%) Workflow
19 12 (3.960%) SAP XI
19 12 (3.960%) Banking
20 11 (3.630%) QA
20 11 (3.630%) Oracle
21 10 (3.300%) PRINCE2

SAP HR
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 18 (5.941%) Web Dynpro
2 12 (3.960%) SAP XI
3 4 (1.320%) SAP Smart Forms
3 4 (1.320%) BAPI
3 4 (1.320%) SAP ALE
3 4 (1.320%) SAP Business Workflow
4 3 (0.990%) HTML5
5 2 (0.660%) SAP Basis
5 2 (0.660%) SAP PI
5 2 (0.660%) MDX
6 1 (0.330%) SAP BSP
6 1 (0.330%) COM
6 1 (0.330%) JSP
6 1 (0.330%) HTML
6 1 (0.330%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 7 (2.310%) NetWeaver
2 5 (1.650%) SAP Portal
3 4 (1.320%) LiveLink
4 3 (0.990%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (2.640%) MS Project
1 8 (2.640%) MS Office
2 7 (2.310%) MS Excel
3 5 (1.650%) MS PowerPoint
3 5 (1.650%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.660%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 58 (19.14%) SAP Payroll
2 46 (15.18%) SAP HCM
3 18 (5.941%) SAP FI
4 7 (2.310%) ResourceLink
4 7 (2.310%) SAP CO
4 7 (2.310%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (1.320%) SAP SD
5 4 (1.320%) SAP Travel Management
5 4 (1.320%) SAP HR-PA
5 4 (1.320%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.990%) Taleo
6 3 (0.990%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.660%) SAP PS
7 2 (0.660%) SAP BPC
8 1 (0.330%) SAP HR-PD
8 1 (0.330%) SAP FI-CA
8 1 (0.330%) SAP SRM
8 1 (0.330%) SAP PSCD
8 1 (0.330%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.330%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.980%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (7.591%) SAP BW
2 3 (0.990%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.660%) OLAP
3 2 (0.660%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.660%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
4 1 (0.330%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (0.330%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (0.330%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.330%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.330%) Oracle 8/8i
4 1 (0.330%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.330%) SAP BI
Development Applications
1 17 (5.611%) QuickTest Pro
2 4 (1.320%) LSMW
3 3 (0.990%) NWDI
4 2 (0.660%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.330%) GCC
General
1 53 (17.49%) Finance
2 12 (3.960%) Banking
3 8 (2.640%) Legal
4 4 (1.320%) Retail
5 2 (0.660%) Manufacturing
5 2 (0.660%) Retail Banking
5 2 (0.660%) Corporate Banking
5 2 (0.660%) Dutch Language
5 2 (0.660%) French Language
5 2 (0.660%) Italian Language
6 1 (0.330%) Marketing
6 1 (0.330%) Investment Banking
6 1 (0.330%) Publishing
6 1 (0.330%) Law
Job Titles
1 111 (36.63%) Consultant
2 88 (29.04%) SAP Consultant
3 57 (18.81%) Analyst
4 54 (17.82%) SAP HR Consultant
5 38 (12.54%) SAP Manager
6 32 (10.56%) SAP Analyst
7 27 (8.911%) Project Manager
8 23 (7.591%) Business Analyst
9 20 (6.601%) SAP Project Manager
10 18 (5.941%) Architect
10 18 (5.941%) Developer
10 18 (5.941%) Test Analyst
11 17 (5.611%) SAP HR Analyst
11 17 (5.611%) SAP Business Analyst
11 17 (5.611%) SAP Developer
12 16 (5.281%) SAP Architect
13 12 (3.960%) SAP HR Business Analyst
13 12 (3.960%) SAP Support
13 12 (3.960%) SAP Test Analyst
13 12 (3.960%) Automation Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (1.650%) E-Learning
1 5 (1.650%) Management Information System
2 2 (0.660%) Statistics
2 2 (0.660%) FMCG
2 2 (0.660%) SaaS
3 1 (0.330%) Learning Management System
3 1 (0.330%) Visualisation
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.660%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (16.50%) Test Scripting
2 38 (12.54%) Migration
3 32 (10.56%) Project Management
4 30 (9.901%) User Acceptance Testing
5 24 (7.921%) Stakeholder Management
6 21 (6.931%) ITIL
7 20 (6.601%) Data Migration
8 18 (5.941%) ERP
9 17 (5.611%) SAP Implementation
10 14 (4.620%) Performance Management
10 14 (4.620%) Business Intelligence
10 14 (4.620%) Test Automation
11 13 (4.290%) Workflow
12 10 (3.300%) PRINCE2
12 10 (3.300%) Project Planning
13 9 (2.970%) Change Management
14 8 (2.640%) Data Management
14 8 (2.640%) Logistics
14 8 (2.640%) Time Management
15 7 (2.310%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 27 (8.911%) ABAP
2 3 (0.990%) Java
3 2 (0.660%) SAPscript
3 2 (0.660%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.330%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (3.300%) Security Cleared
2 7 (2.310%) SC Cleared
3 3 (0.990%) BC Cleared
3 3 (0.990%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 2 (0.660%) ISEB
4 2 (0.660%) SAP Certification
5 1 (0.330%) CTC Cleared
5 1 (0.330%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 1 (0.330%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.630%) QA
2 2 (0.660%) SLA
3 1 (0.330%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.330%) COBIT
System Software
1 2 (0.660%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 21 (6.931%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 303 (100.00%) SAP
2 21 (6.931%) HP
3 19 (6.271%) Open Text
4 11 (3.630%) Oracle
5 7 (2.310%) Cognos
6 6 (1.980%) PeopleSoft
7 5 (1.650%) BMC
7 5 (1.650%) Adobe
7 5 (1.650%) OPNET
8 4 (1.320%) Microsoft
9 3 (0.990%) Business Objects
10 2 (0.660%) Northgate
10 2 (0.660%) i-GRasp
11 1 (0.330%) NorthgateArinso
11 1 (0.330%) Kronos
11 1 (0.330%) Primavera
11 1 (0.330%) CA
West London
We have immediate need for a senior SAP HR consultant for our public sector clients. The candidate must have 5-7 years of excellent functional experience with SAP...
Eline
Posted: 20 May 2013
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax £300 - £350 per day Initial 3 Month Contract Skills: Business Analysis, Banking, SAP, Process Simplification, Data Migration, Financial Services Our financial services client requires 2 Business Analysts...
Reed Technology
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013