The first table below looks at the demand for SAP PS 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 PS over the 3 months to 20 June 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 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP Project System (PS)
Rank 524 552 554
Rank change year-on-year
+28 +2
Contract jobs citing SAP PS 17 27 36
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.035% 0.047% 0.058%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.408% 0.535% 0.618%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 6 7
Average daily rate £425 £500 £585
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-15.00% -14.52%
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £500 £643
% change year-on-year
-15.00% -22.17%
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
4162 5043 5827
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 8.512% 8.822% 9.371%
Number of daily rates quoted 2080 2383 2863
Average daily rate £448 £450 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.55% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £290 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £425 £400
% change year-on-year
- +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 54 109
Average hourly rate £32.79 £32.25 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+1.67% +7.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £13.50 £17.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £62.75 £56.00 £60.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £34.50 £25.00 £29.25
% change year-on-year
+38.00% -14.52%

SAP PS
Jobs Demand Trend

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

SAP PS Jobs Demand Trend

SAP PS
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP PS Daily Rate Trend

SAP PS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP PS Hourly Rate Trend

SAP PS
Top 12 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP PS within the UK over the 3 months to 20 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
England +23 12 £425 -15.00% 2
North West +9 5 £425 -15.00%
London +12 3 £475 -5.00%
South East +25 1 - -
Wales - - - -
West Midlands - - - - 1
Manchester - - - -
Oxfordshire - - - -
City of London - - - -
Midlands - - - -
Scotland - - - -
Birmingham - - - - 1

SAP PS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 31 (100.00%) SAP
2 12 (38.71%) SAP CO
3 9 (29.03%) SAP FI/CO
3 9 (29.03%) SAP FI
4 8 (25.81%) Finance
5 6 (19.35%) SAP SD
5 6 (19.35%) Primavera
6 5 (16.13%) SAP BW
7 4 (12.90%) SAP MM
7 4 (12.90%) Business Intelligence
7 4 (12.90%) CCA
7 4 (12.90%) General Ledger
7 4 (12.90%) HP Quality Center
8 3 (9.677%) Test Scripting
8 3 (9.677%) SAP FI-AP
8 3 (9.677%) User Acceptance Testing
8 3 (9.677%) Unit Testing
8 3 (9.677%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 2 (6.452%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (6.452%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (6.452%) SAP BI
9 2 (6.452%) Business Objects
9 2 (6.452%) SAP HR
9 2 (6.452%) SAP R/3
9 2 (6.452%) Billing
9 2 (6.452%) Supply Chain Management
9 2 (6.452%) SAP QM
9 2 (6.452%) Asset Management
9 2 (6.452%) SAP CS
9 2 (6.452%) SAP PM

SAP PS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 1 (3.226%) SAP Business Workflow
1 1 (3.226%) SAP Basis
1 1 (3.226%) Web Dynpro
Business Applications
1 12 (38.71%) SAP CO
2 9 (29.03%) SAP FI/CO
2 9 (29.03%) SAP FI
3 6 (19.35%) SAP SD
4 4 (12.90%) SAP MM
5 3 (9.677%) SAP FI-AP
5 3 (9.677%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 2 (6.452%) SAP HR
6 2 (6.452%) SAP R/3
6 2 (6.452%) SAP QM
6 2 (6.452%) SAP CS
6 2 (6.452%) SAP PM
6 2 (6.452%) SAP GRC
6 2 (6.452%) SAP FSCM
7 1 (3.226%) SAP BPC
7 1 (3.226%) SAP FI-CA
7 1 (3.226%) SAP EHS
7 1 (3.226%) SAP PP
7 1 (3.226%) SAP WM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (16.13%) SAP BW
2 2 (6.452%) BusinessObjects
2 2 (6.452%) SAP BI
General
1 8 (25.81%) Finance
2 4 (12.90%) General Ledger
3 2 (6.452%) Billing
3 2 (6.452%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.226%) Arabic Language
4 1 (3.226%) Dutch Language
4 1 (3.226%) French Language
Job Titles
1 18 (58.06%) Consultant
1 18 (58.06%) SAP Consultant
2 12 (38.71%) SAP PS Consultant
3 4 (12.90%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
3 4 (12.90%) Senior Consultant
3 4 (12.90%) Senior SAP Consultant
4 3 (9.677%) SAP Tester
4 3 (9.677%) SAP Analyst
4 3 (9.677%) SAP SD Consultant
4 3 (9.677%) Functional Consultant
4 3 (9.677%) SAP PP Consultant
4 3 (9.677%) SAP Functional Consultant
4 3 (9.677%) Tester
4 3 (9.677%) Analyst
5 2 (6.452%) Systems Analyst
5 2 (6.452%) Project Analyst
5 2 (6.452%) SAP CO Consultant
5 2 (6.452%) SAP MM Consultant
5 2 (6.452%) Defect Manager
5 2 (6.452%) SAP Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.452%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (12.90%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (9.677%) Test Scripting
2 3 (9.677%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (9.677%) Unit Testing
3 2 (6.452%) Supply Chain Management
3 2 (6.452%) Asset Management
3 2 (6.452%) Workflow
3 2 (6.452%) AOP
4 1 (3.226%) Investment Management
4 1 (3.226%) Capacity Planning
4 1 (3.226%) Change Control
4 1 (3.226%) Demand Management
4 1 (3.226%) SAP Implementation
4 1 (3.226%) Integration Testing
4 1 (3.226%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (3.226%) PLM
4 1 (3.226%) PDM
4 1 (3.226%) Logistics
4 1 (3.226%) OO
4 1 (3.226%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.226%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 4 (12.90%) CCA
2 2 (6.452%) Degree
3 1 (3.226%) CPIM
3 1 (3.226%) SAP Certification
3 1 (3.226%) ACCA
3 1 (3.226%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.452%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (3.226%) QA
Systems Management
1 4 (12.90%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 31 (100.00%) SAP
2 6 (19.35%) Primavera
3 2 (6.452%) Business Objects
4 1 (3.226%) Open Text
4 1 (3.226%) CA
4 1 (3.226%) Adobe
4 1 (3.226%) HP
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