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This section looks at the demand for SAP R/3 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 R/3 over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP R/3
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank429373
Rank change on same period last yearDown-56
Matching contract IT job ads144272
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.306 %
As % of the category below2.440 %3.987 %
Daily rates quoted2582
Average minimum daily rate£435£446
Average daily rate£455£467
% change on same period last year-2.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£476£487
UK excluding London average daily rate£407£470
% change on same period last year-13.39 %
Hourly rates quoted08
Average minimum hourly rate-£56.00
Average hourly rate-£60.06
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£64.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£49.50
% change on same period last year-
Business Applications UKBusiness Applications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads59026822
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.572 %7.665 %
Daily rates quoted17101696
Average minimum daily rate£441£444
Average daily rate£476£475
% change on same period last year+0.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£511£506
UK excluding London average daily rate£431£445
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Hourly rates quoted13194
Average minimum hourly rate£30.16£34.05
Average hourly rate£33.58£36.24
% change on same period last year-7.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00£38.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.76£33.91
% change on same period last year-6.33 %

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 R/3
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing SAP R/3 across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

SAP R/3 Demand Trend

SAP R/3
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing SAP R/3 across the UK.

SAP R/3 Daily Rate Trend

SAP R/3
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP R/3 across the UK over the past 3 months.

SAP R/3 Daily Rate Histogram

SAP R/3
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing SAP R/3 across the UK.

SAP R/3 Hourly Rate Trend

SAP R/3
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP R/3 within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandDown-78106£455-2.47 %
2LondonDown-3029£528+14.70 %
3South EastUp+1925£398-5.17 %
4ScotlandUp+1314--
5South WestUp+2813--
5EdinburghNew entry-13--
5North WestDown-1213£443+166.16 %
6BerkshireUp+1910£391-9.42 %
7YorkshireUp+47--
7City of LondonDown-297£600-
8ManchesterDown-146--
8HampshireUp+126£350-41.66 %
9MidlandsDown-224£320-41.77 %
9West MidlandsDown-294£406-8.83 %
10East of EnglandDown-73--
10East MidlandsDown-113--
10MerseysideDown-63£375-
10NorthamptonshireDown-133--
10ReadingNo change03£394-
10SouthamptonUp+123--
10CambridgeshireNew entry-3--
11SloughUp+12£475+46.15 %
11LiverpoolDown-72--
11CheshireNew entry-2£495-
11Thames ValleyUp+232--
11AvonNew entry-2--
11BristolNew entry-2--
11SomersetNew entry-2--
12DevonNew entry-1--
12Newcastle Upon TyneUp+11--

SAP R/3
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing SAP R/3 also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing SAP R/3.

1305 (100.00 %)SAP
247 (15.41 %)ABAP
336 (11.80 %)SAP BW
435 (11.48 %)Finance
528 (9.180 %)SAP XI
623 (7.541 %)SAP SD
722 (7.213 %)Manufacturing
722 (7.213 %)Migration
722 (7.213 %)SAP Implementation
821 (6.885 %)Business Intelligence
920 (6.557 %)CRM
1019 (6.230 %)Project Management
1118 (5.902 %)SQL
1118 (5.902 %)Data Modelling
1118 (5.902 %)LSMW
1216 (5.246 %)Billing
1216 (5.246 %)SAP Basis
1216 (5.246 %)NetWeaver
1314 (4.590 %)SAP FI
1314 (4.590 %)Windows
1314 (4.590 %)SAP CO
1314 (4.590 %)Data Migration
1413 (4.262 %)SAPscript
1512 (3.934 %)SAP FI/CO
1611 (3.607 %)Workflow
1611 (3.607 %)Logistics
1611 (3.607 %)ERP
1710 (3.279 %)Datawarehouse
1710 (3.279 %)Microsoft
1710 (3.279 %)SQL Server

SAP R/3
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing SAP R/3 also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing SAP R/3. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
128 (9.180 %)SAP XI
216 (5.246 %)SAP Basis
39 (2.951 %)SAP Smart Forms
39 (2.951 %)BAPI
46 (1.967 %)WebServices
55 (1.639 %)WSDL
55 (1.639 %)SOAP
63 (0.984 %)Web Dynpro
63 (0.984 %)SAP ALE
72 (0.656 %)SAP Business Workflow
72 (0.656 %)EDI
72 (0.656 %).NET
72 (0.656 %)ASP.NET
81 (0.328 %)Middleware
Application Platforms
116 (5.246 %)NetWeaver
24 (1.311 %)SAP EP
31 (0.328 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (0.328 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (0.328 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (0.328 %)Apache
31 (0.328 %)SharePoint
31 (0.328 %)MS Exchange
Applications
16 (1.967 %)MS Office
16 (1.967 %)MS Excel
22 (0.656 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (0.328 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
123 (7.541 %)SAP SD
214 (4.590 %)SAP FI
214 (4.590 %)SAP CO
312 (3.934 %)SAP FI/CO
49 (2.951 %)SAP HR
58 (2.623 %)SAP CRM
67 (2.295 %)SAP MDM
67 (2.295 %)SAP MM
76 (1.967 %)SAP Business One
76 (1.967 %)SAP IS-U
85 (1.639 %)SAP SRM
85 (1.639 %)SAP QM
85 (1.639 %)SAP APO
94 (1.311 %)SAP PP
94 (1.311 %)SAP EBP
94 (1.311 %)SAP Oil and Gas
102 (0.656 %)SAP PP-PI
102 (0.656 %)SAP PM
102 (0.656 %)SAP ERP
102 (0.656 %)SAP FI-AP
Communications & Networking
14 (1.311 %)VPN
22 (0.656 %)Intranet
22 (0.656 %)WAN
31 (0.328 %)FTP
31 (0.328 %)TCP/IP
31 (0.328 %)LAN
31 (0.328 %)Internet
31 (0.328 %)RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
136 (11.80 %)SAP BW
210 (3.279 %)SAP BI
210 (3.279 %)SQL Server
210 (3.279 %)Datawarehouse
36 (1.967 %)MS Access
36 (1.967 %)Data Cleansing
45 (1.639 %)BusinessObjects
52 (0.656 %)Crystal Reports
52 (0.656 %)Reference Data
52 (0.656 %)BusinessObjects XI
52 (0.656 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
61 (0.328 %)Oracle Reports
61 (0.328 %)ETL
61 (0.328 %)BODI
Development Applications
118 (5.902 %)LSMW
21 (0.328 %)TestDirector
General
135 (11.48 %)Finance
222 (7.213 %)Manufacturing
316 (5.246 %)Billing
49 (2.951 %)General Ledger
57 (2.295 %)Pharmaceutical
66 (1.967 %)Banking
75 (1.639 %)Government
75 (1.639 %)Automotive
75 (1.639 %)Construction
84 (1.311 %)Investment Banking
84 (1.311 %)Legal
92 (0.656 %)Retail
92 (0.656 %)Local Government
92 (0.656 %)Education
101 (0.328 %)Law
101 (0.328 %)Back Office
101 (0.328 %)Telecoms
101 (0.328 %)Pensions
101 (0.328 %)Marketing
Job Titles
1148 (48.52 %)Consultant
2137 (44.92 %)SAP Consultant
334 (11.15 %)Analyst
334 (11.15 %)SAP Manager
425 (8.197 %)Developer
518 (5.902 %)SAP SD Consultant
518 (5.902 %)SAP Developer
616 (5.246 %)Training Manager
713 (4.262 %)Functional Consultant
713 (4.262 %)ABAP Developer
811 (3.607 %)Security Consultant
811 (3.607 %)SAP CO Consultant
910 (3.279 %)SAP Security Consultant
910 (3.279 %)Project Manager
910 (3.279 %)SAP BW Consultant
109 (2.951 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
109 (2.951 %)SAP Project Manager
109 (2.951 %)Data Consultant
118 (2.623 %)SAP Support
118 (2.623 %)SAP BI Consultant
Miscellaneous
16 (1.967 %)Data Conversion
25 (1.639 %)Data Extraction
33 (0.984 %)French Language
42 (0.656 %)German Language
42 (0.656 %)Polish Language
42 (0.656 %)EPoS
51 (0.328 %)Management Information System
51 (0.328 %)Economics
51 (0.328 %)Danish Language
51 (0.328 %)Swedish Language
51 (0.328 %)Client/Server
Operating Systems
114 (4.590 %)Windows
29 (2.951 %)Unix
35 (1.639 %)Windows XP
35 (1.639 %)AIX
35 (1.639 %)Linux
44 (1.311 %)Solaris
52 (0.656 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.328 %)Windows NT
61 (0.328 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
122 (7.213 %)Migration
122 (7.213 %)SAP Implementation
221 (6.885 %)Business Intelligence
320 (6.557 %)CRM
419 (6.230 %)Project Management
518 (5.902 %)Data Modelling
614 (4.590 %)Data Migration
711 (3.607 %)ERP
711 (3.607 %)Workflow
711 (3.607 %)Logistics
810 (3.279 %)Data Management
98 (2.623 %)Project Planning
98 (2.623 %)SOA
98 (2.623 %)User Acceptance Testing
105 (1.639 %)Unit Testing
114 (1.311 %)Risk Analysis
114 (1.311 %)Data Mapping
114 (1.311 %)Time Management
114 (1.311 %)Quality Management
114 (1.311 %)Change Management
Programming Languages
147 (15.41 %)ABAP
218 (5.902 %)SQL
313 (4.262 %)SAPscript
48 (2.623 %)Java
56 (1.967 %)Transact-SQL
64 (1.311 %)VB
72 (0.656 %)VB.NET
81 (0.328 %)C
81 (0.328 %)VBA
Qualifications
15 (1.639 %)Degree
24 (1.311 %)Citrix Certification
32 (0.656 %)ISEB
41 (0.328 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
41 (0.328 %)CCEA
41 (0.328 %)Cisco Certification
41 (0.328 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (0.328 %)SAP Certification
41 (0.328 %)PMP
41 (0.328 %)PMI Certification
41 (0.328 %)MCP
41 (0.328 %)MCSE
41 (0.328 %)MCSA
41 (0.328 %)CCNP
41 (0.328 %)CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.311 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
23 (0.984 %)QA
31 (0.328 %)SLA
System Software
11 (0.328 %)ISA Server
Systems Management
11 (0.328 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
11 (0.328 %)SCOM
11 (0.328 %)HP Data Protector
Vendors
1305 (100.00 %)SAP
210 (3.279 %)Microsoft
39 (2.951 %)Oracle
45 (1.639 %)Business Objects
45 (1.639 %)Trillium
45 (1.639 %)DataFlux
54 (1.311 %)IBM
63 (0.984 %)Sun
72 (0.656 %)HP
72 (0.656 %)Cognos
72 (0.656 %)Red Hat
72 (0.656 %)Hyperion
81 (0.328 %)Novell
81 (0.328 %)Cisco
81 (0.328 %)webMethods
81 (0.328 %)Anite
81 (0.328 %)Citrix
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