The first table below looks at the demand for SAP IS-U 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 IS-U 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 Utilities (ISU)
Rank 484 451 368
Rank change year-on-year
-33 -83
Contract jobs citing SAP IS-U 46 127 231
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.099% 0.218% 0.377%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.155% 2.447% 4.039%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 38 49
Average daily rate £475 £475 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +18.75%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £319 £400 £335
10% offered a daily rate of more than £580 £750 £480
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £475 £380
% change year-on-year
- +25.00%
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
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 IS-U
Jobs Demand Trend

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

SAP IS-U Jobs Demand Trend

SAP IS-U
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP IS-U Daily Rate Trend

SAP IS-U
Daily Rate Histogram

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

SAP IS-U Daily Rate Histogram

SAP IS-U
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP IS-U Hourly Rate Trend

SAP IS-U
Top 21 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP IS-U 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 +7 39 £450 -
South East +18 14 £450 +12.50%
East Midlands - 14 £525 -
Leicestershire - 13 £438 -
Leicester - 12 £550 -
Surrey +22 7 - -
Staines -2 7 - -
London +6 4 - -
Sussex - 3 £450 -
West Sussex +16 2 £345 -13.75%
Worthing - 2 £345 -
Brighton +12 1 - -
East Sussex +11 1 - -
Midlands +7 1 - -
West Midlands +5 1 - -
Middlesex +2 1 - -
West Yorkshire -28 1 £623 +31.15%
Leeds -29 1 £623 +31.15%
Yorkshire -36 1 £623 +31.15%
North West - 1 - -
Manchester - 1 - -

SAP IS-U
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP IS-U 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 IS-U.

1 102 (100.00%) SAP
2 51 (50.00%) CRM
3 41 (40.20%) Billing
4 33 (32.35%) SAP CRM
5 16 (15.69%) Smart Meter
6 11 (10.78%) CA
7 8 (7.843%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (6.863%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 7 (6.863%) Performance Testing
8 7 (6.863%) Data Quality
8 7 (6.863%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (6.863%) SQL
8 7 (6.863%) T-SQL
8 7 (6.863%) SQL Server
8 7 (6.863%) ETL
9 6 (5.882%) Migration
9 6 (5.882%) Data Modelling
9 6 (5.882%) Business Intelligence
9 6 (5.882%) Microsoft
9 6 (5.882%) SAP BW
9 6 (5.882%) Siebel
9 6 (5.882%) Enterprise Architecture
10 5 (4.902%) Test Scripting
10 5 (4.902%) Load Testing
10 5 (4.902%) SAP Oil and Gas
10 5 (4.902%) Data Migration
10 5 (4.902%) PL/SQL
10 5 (4.902%) Project Management
11 4 (3.922%) Finance
11 4 (3.922%) PRINCE2

SAP IS-U
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP IS-U 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 IS-U. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (2.941%) SAP PI
2 1 (0.980%) SAP XI
2 1 (0.980%) SAP Basis
Application Platforms
1 1 (0.980%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 2 (1.961%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 33 (32.35%) SAP CRM
2 5 (4.902%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 4 (3.922%) SAP FI-CA
4 2 (1.961%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.980%) SAP SD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.980%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (7.843%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (6.863%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 7 (6.863%) SQL Server
2 7 (6.863%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 6 (5.882%) SAP BW
4 2 (1.961%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.980%) SAP BI
5 1 (0.980%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.980%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 2 (1.961%) LoadRunner
2 1 (0.980%) LSMW
General
1 41 (40.20%) Billing
2 4 (3.922%) Finance
3 2 (1.961%) Manufacturing
3 2 (1.961%) Dutch Language
4 1 (0.980%) Retail
4 1 (0.980%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 46 (45.10%) Consultant
2 41 (40.20%) SAP Consultant
3 37 (36.27%) SAP ISU Consultant
4 17 (16.67%) Analyst
5 13 (12.75%) Architect
6 10 (9.804%) Project Manager
6 10 (9.804%) Solutions Architect
6 10 (9.804%) SAP Manager
7 9 (8.824%) Functional Consultant
8 8 (7.843%) CRM Consultant
8 8 (7.843%) SAP Analyst
9 7 (6.863%) SAP Architect
9 7 (6.863%) SAP Technical Consultant
9 7 (6.863%) SAP Functional Consultant
9 7 (6.863%) Data Analyst
9 7 (6.863%) SAP CRM Consultant
9 7 (6.863%) SAP Project Manager
9 7 (6.863%) Technical Consultant
10 6 (5.882%) Test Analyst
10 6 (5.882%) Quality Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 16 (15.69%) Smart Meter
2 1 (0.980%) SaaS
2 1 (0.980%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (50.00%) CRM
2 7 (6.863%) ETL
2 7 (6.863%) Performance Testing
3 6 (5.882%) Data Modelling
3 6 (5.882%) Enterprise Architecture
3 6 (5.882%) Business Intelligence
3 6 (5.882%) Migration
4 5 (4.902%) Project Management
4 5 (4.902%) Load Testing
4 5 (4.902%) Test Scripting
4 5 (4.902%) Data Migration
5 4 (3.922%) Integration Testing
5 4 (3.922%) Data Management
5 4 (3.922%) PRINCE2
6 3 (2.941%) OO
6 3 (2.941%) User Acceptance Testing
7 2 (1.961%) Unit Testing
7 2 (1.961%) Test Automation
7 2 (1.961%) Data Governance
8 1 (0.980%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 7 (6.863%) SQL
1 7 (6.863%) T-SQL
2 5 (4.902%) PL/SQL
3 3 (2.941%) C
3 3 (2.941%) ABAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.863%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.980%) SLA
2 1 (0.980%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (1.961%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 102 (100.00%) SAP
2 11 (10.78%) CA
3 6 (5.882%) Siebel
3 6 (5.882%) Microsoft
4 3 (2.941%) Oracle
5 2 (1.961%) HP
6 1 (0.980%) Business Objects
Leicestershire
You would join the testing team supporting a major project. These are 3 month initial contracts with the potential of extension. The client is based in Leicestershire. Candidates...
NES Global Talent
Rate: £300 to £350 per day
Posted: 13 May 2013
Yorkshire
Role: SAP ISU Test Analyst... You should have ISEB/ISTQB certification at practitioner level and a minimum of 5 years experience within a Testing and QA background specifically...
Premier Group Recruitment
Rate: £300.00 - £350.00 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013