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The table below looks at the demand for SAP Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP PLM over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank555670
Rank change on same period last yearUp+115
Matching contract IT job ads162
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.303 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£470£300
Average daily rate£551£375
% change on same period last year+47.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£633£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£551£375
% change on same period last year+47.00 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£23.00-
Average hourly rate£23.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.00-
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads52797241
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.374 %7.275 %
Daily rates quoted13291994
Average minimum daily rate£428£431
Average daily rate£462£462
% change on same period last year+0.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£496£493
UK excluding London average daily rate£444£419
% change on same period last year+5.89 %
Hourly rates quoted141206
Average minimum hourly rate£28.78£25.59
Average hourly rate£31.52£27.52
% change on same period last year+14.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.26£29.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£28.11
% change on same period last year-15.41 %

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 PLM
Demand Trend

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

SAP PLM Demand Trend

SAP PLM
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP PLM Daily Rate Trend

SAP PLM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP PLM within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

SAP PLM Daily Rate Histogram

SAP PLM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP PLM Hourly Rate Trend

SAP PLM
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 PLM within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 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+10112£551+47.00 %
MidlandsNew entry-4--
South EastUp+402--
HertfordshireNew entry-2£600-
East of EnglandNew entry-2£600-
West MidlandsNew entry-2£500-
EdinburghNew entry-1--
GlasgowNew entry-1--
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
HampshireNew entry-1--
SomersetNew entry-1£505-
BirminghamNew entry-1--
SolihullNew entry-1£500-
LondonNew entry-1--
South WestNew entry-1£505-
ScotlandNew entry-1--

SAP PLM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP PLM 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 PLM.

119 (100.00 %)SAP
119 (100.00 %)PLM
26 (31.58 %)Business Intelligence
34 (21.05 %)ABAP
34 (21.05 %)Workflow
34 (21.05 %)Finance
34 (21.05 %)SAP ALE
34 (21.05 %)Document Management
43 (15.79 %)Investment Management
43 (15.79 %)Data Migration
43 (15.79 %)Security Cleared
43 (15.79 %)Migration
43 (15.79 %)SAP BI
52 (10.53 %)SAPscript
52 (10.53 %)HTTP
52 (10.53 %)Windows
52 (10.53 %)Linux
52 (10.53 %)MS Excel
52 (10.53 %)MS Access
52 (10.53 %)SAP Smart Forms
52 (10.53 %)Programme Management
52 (10.53 %)Back Office
52 (10.53 %)E-Procurement
52 (10.53 %)Test Management
52 (10.53 %)SAP Business Workflow
52 (10.53 %)SAP PS
52 (10.53 %)Web Development
52 (10.53 %)Asset Management
52 (10.53 %)LSMW
61 (5.263 %)SAP PM

SAP PLM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP PLM 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 PLM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (21.05 %)SAP ALE
22 (10.53 %)SAP Business Workflow
22 (10.53 %)SAP Smart Forms
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.263 %)NetWeaver
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (10.53 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (10.53 %)SAP PS
21 (5.263 %)SAP PM
21 (5.263 %)SAP Oil and Gas
21 (5.263 %)SAP SCM
21 (5.263 %)SAP ERP
21 (5.263 %)SAP IS-U
21 (5.263 %)SAP MM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (10.53 %)HTTP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (15.79 %)SAP BI
22 (10.53 %)MS Access
31 (5.263 %)SAP BW
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (10.53 %)LSMW
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (21.05 %)Finance
22 (10.53 %)Back Office
31 (5.263 %)Aerospace
31 (5.263 %)Government
31 (5.263 %)Health
31 (5.263 %)Banking
31 (5.263 %)Retail
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (78.95 %)Consultant
115 (78.95 %)SAP Consultant
27 (36.84 %)SAP PLM Consultant
33 (15.79 %)SAP BI Consultant
33 (15.79 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
42 (10.53 %)Functional Consultant
42 (10.53 %)Trainer
42 (10.53 %)SAP Trainer
42 (10.53 %)SAP PS Consultant
42 (10.53 %)SAP Functional Consultant
51 (5.263 %)NetWeaver Consultant
51 (5.263 %)Senior SAP Consultant
51 (5.263 %)SAP Manager
51 (5.263 %)SAP BW Functional Consultant
51 (5.263 %)SAP PM Consultant
51 (5.263 %)SAP Developer
51 (5.263 %)Management Consultant
51 (5.263 %)Developer
51 (5.263 %)Senior Consultant
51 (5.263 %)SAP BW Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.263 %)Italian Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (10.53 %)Windows
12 (10.53 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (100.00 %)PLM
26 (31.58 %)Business Intelligence
34 (21.05 %)Workflow
34 (21.05 %)Document Management
43 (15.79 %)Investment Management
43 (15.79 %)Data Migration
43 (15.79 %)Security Cleared
43 (15.79 %)Migration
52 (10.53 %)Programme Management
52 (10.53 %)Asset Management
52 (10.53 %)E-Procurement
52 (10.53 %)Web Development
52 (10.53 %)Test Management
61 (5.263 %)BC Cleared
61 (5.263 %)Project Management
61 (5.263 %)CRM
61 (5.263 %)ERP
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (21.05 %)ABAP
22 (10.53 %)SAPscript
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (100.00 %)SAP