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This section looks at the demand for the SAP Manager role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SAP Manager
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank263364
Rank change on same period last yearUp+101
Matching contract IT job ads403342
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.532 %0.341 %
As % of the category below0.594 %0.371 %
Daily rates quoted91113
Average minimum daily rate£505£478
Average daily rate£532£517
% change on same period last year+2.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£558£556
UK excluding London average daily rate£544£500
% change on same period last year+8.83 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£55.00-
Average hourly rate£57.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£59.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6783592101
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled89.52 %91.73 %
Daily rates quoted2259927631
Average minimum daily rate£377£388
Average daily rate£403£413
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted57087591
Average minimum hourly rate£22.31£24.19
Average hourly rate£23.94£25.73
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.58£27.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %

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 Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SAP Manager within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

SAP Manager Demand Trend

SAP Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP Manager Daily Rate Trend

SAP Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

SAP Manager Daily Rate Histogram

SAP Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP Manager Hourly Rate Trend

SAP Manager
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 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.

LocationRank 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
EnglandUp+91361£534+3.96 %
LondonUp+49128£517-2.46 %
South EastUp+3178£579+2.89 %
MidlandsUp+2827£500+5.26 %
North WestUp+2527£454+39.56 %
West MidlandsUp+622£522+13.51 %
South WestUp+3118£544+31.75 %
City of LondonDown-515£538-2.12 %
HampshireUp+2714£478+15.75 %
BerkshireUp+3313£535-3.02 %
StaffordshireNew entry-12£522-
ManchesterDown-310£450-
East MidlandsUp+49£650+8.33 %
Thames ValleyUp+159£750-
West SussexUp+117£540-
North EastUp+146£475-
YorkshireUp+255£500-
West YorkshireUp+95£500-
SurreyDown-15£510+17.69 %
East of EnglandUp+185--
LeedsDown-15£500-
HertfordshireUp+134--
NottinghamshireNew entry-4£650-
ScotlandUp+314£325-
WiltshireUp+14£519+25.75 %
M4 CorridorUp+33--
South CoastUp+73--
CheshireUp+43£500-
SwindonUp+23£519+25.75 %
SouthamptonUp+143--

SAP Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited SAP Manager in their job title 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 with SAP Manager in their job title.

1770 (100.00 %)SAP
2130 (16.88 %)Project Management
3101 (13.12 %)Finance
497 (12.60 %)SAP BW
595 (12.34 %)ERP
595 (12.34 %)SAP Implementation
676 (9.870 %)CRM
767 (8.701 %)PRINCE2
857 (7.403 %)SAP HR
956 (7.273 %)Change Management
1052 (6.753 %)Migration
1147 (6.104 %)Manufacturing
1246 (5.974 %)SAP FI
1246 (5.974 %)Test Management
1342 (5.455 %)Government
1441 (5.325 %)Data Migration
1540 (5.195 %)SAP FI/CO
1540 (5.195 %)SAP CO
1639 (5.065 %)Business Intelligence
1737 (4.805 %)Security Cleared
1835 (4.545 %)User Acceptance Testing
1933 (4.286 %)SAP ERP
2031 (4.026 %)SAP XI
2126 (3.377 %)ITIL
2126 (3.377 %)SAP R/3
2225 (3.247 %)NetWeaver
2225 (3.247 %)SAP CRM
2323 (2.987 %)Stakeholder Management
2323 (2.987 %)Logistics
2421 (2.727 %)Test Scripting

SAP Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited SAP Manager in their job title 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 with SAP Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
131 (4.026 %)SAP XI
219 (2.468 %)SAP Basis
34 (0.519 %)SAP ALE
34 (0.519 %)SAP Business Workflow
43 (0.390 %)EDI
52 (0.260 %)WebSphere
52 (0.260 %)Middleware
61 (0.130 %)HTML
61 (0.130 %)Web Dynpro
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (3.247 %)NetWeaver
27 (0.909 %)SAP EP
34 (0.519 %)Gentran
41 (0.130 %)SAS
41 (0.130 %)SharePoint
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (1.688 %)MS Project
113 (1.688 %)MS Visio
27 (0.909 %)MS Excel
34 (0.519 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (0.260 %)MS Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
157 (7.403 %)SAP HR
246 (5.974 %)SAP FI
340 (5.195 %)SAP FI/CO
340 (5.195 %)SAP CO
433 (4.286 %)SAP ERP
526 (3.377 %)SAP R/3
625 (3.247 %)SAP CRM
721 (2.727 %)SAP IS-U
818 (2.338 %)SAP Payroll
914 (1.818 %)SAP SD
1012 (1.558 %)SAP Oil and Gas
1110 (1.299 %)SAP APO
127 (0.909 %)SAP HCM
127 (0.909 %)SAP MM
135 (0.649 %)SAP PM
143 (0.390 %)SAP WM
143 (0.390 %)SAP SM
143 (0.390 %)SAP MDM
143 (0.390 %)SAP Retail
152 (0.260 %)SAP PP
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (0.260 %)Intranet
12 (0.260 %)Internet
12 (0.260 %)Broadband
21 (0.130 %)SAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
197 (12.60 %)SAP BW
210 (1.299 %)DB2
39 (1.169 %)SAP BI
48 (1.039 %)Data Mining
48 (1.039 %)Data Cleansing
53 (0.390 %)Oracle 8/8i
53 (0.390 %)Oracle Discoverer
62 (0.260 %)BusinessObjects
62 (0.260 %)Reference Data
71 (0.130 %)IDMS
71 (0.130 %)ETL
71 (0.130 %)Datawarehouse
71 (0.130 %)Oracle 10g
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (1.558 %)LoadRunner
29 (1.169 %)TestDirector
36 (0.779 %)LSMW
45 (0.649 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (0.130 %)eCATT
51 (0.130 %)Oracle APEX
51 (0.130 %)WinRunner
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1101 (13.12 %)Finance
247 (6.104 %)Manufacturing
342 (5.455 %)Government
418 (2.338 %)Retail
514 (1.818 %)Banking
514 (1.818 %)Telecoms
613 (1.688 %)Pharmaceutical
613 (1.688 %)Billing
712 (1.558 %)FMCG
811 (1.429 %)Automotive
97 (0.909 %)Aerospace
106 (0.779 %)Insurance
115 (0.649 %)General Ledger
124 (0.519 %)Marketing
124 (0.519 %)Police
124 (0.519 %)Health
124 (0.519 %)Education
133 (0.390 %)Financial Institution
133 (0.390 %)Local Government
142 (0.260 %)Music
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (1.039 %)Data Conversion
26 (0.779 %)Russian Language
35 (0.649 %)French Language
44 (0.519 %)Spanish Language
53 (0.390 %)German Language
53 (0.390 %)Czech Language
53 (0.390 %)Management Information System
53 (0.390 %)E-Learning
62 (0.260 %)PMI
62 (0.260 %)Italian Language
71 (0.130 %)Computer Science
71 (0.130 %)Mainframe
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (0.909 %)VMS
26 (0.779 %)Windows
35 (0.649 %)UNIX
35 (0.649 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (0.130 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1130 (16.88 %)Project Management
295 (12.34 %)ERP
295 (12.34 %)SAP Implementation
376 (9.870 %)CRM
467 (8.701 %)PRINCE2
556 (7.273 %)Change Management
652 (6.753 %)Migration
746 (5.974 %)Test Management
841 (5.325 %)Data Migration
939 (5.065 %)Business Intelligence
1037 (4.805 %)Security Cleared
1135 (4.545 %)User Acceptance Testing
1226 (3.377 %)ITIL
1323 (2.987 %)Stakeholder Management
1323 (2.987 %)Logistics
1421 (2.727 %)Test Scripting
1421 (2.727 %)Workflow
1519 (2.468 %)Data Management
1616 (2.078 %)Technical Architecture
1616 (2.078 %)Programme Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (2.468 %)ABAP
25 (0.649 %)SAPscript
34 (0.519 %)C
43 (0.390 %)Java
52 (0.260 %)SQL
61 (0.130 %)VBScript
61 (0.130 %)VB
61 (0.130 %)JCL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (2.208 %)PRINCE2 Certification
214 (1.818 %)Degree
312 (1.558 %)ISEB
49 (1.169 %)SAP Certification
58 (1.039 %)PMP
58 (1.039 %)PMI Certification
66 (0.779 %)Citrix Certification
73 (0.390 %)CIPD
82 (0.260 %)ACCA
82 (0.260 %)ITIL Certification
91 (0.130 %)CIMA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (1.818 %)QA
211 (1.429 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
35 (0.649 %)GxP
42 (0.260 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.130 %)SAP ITS
11 (0.130 %)NetBackup
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.130 %)MIIS
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1770 (100.00 %)SAP
220 (2.597 %)Oracle
310 (1.299 %)Microsoft
48 (1.039 %)JD Edwards
54 (0.519 %)Sun
54 (0.519 %)PeopleSoft
63 (0.390 %)HP
72 (0.260 %)OutlookSoft
72 (0.260 %)CODA
72 (0.260 %)IBM
72 (0.260 %)Ascential
72 (0.260 %)CA
72 (0.260 %)Manugistics
72 (0.260 %)Siebel
72 (0.260 %)Business Objects
81 (0.130 %)Cognos
81 (0.130 %)Hyperion
81 (0.130 %)ADIC
81 (0.130 %)TIBCO
81 (0.130 %)EMC