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The table below looks at the demand for SAP IS-Retail 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 Retail over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP IS-Retail
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank506624
Rank change on same period last yearUp+118
Matching contract IT job ads3020
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.620 %0.293 %
Daily rates quoted69
Average minimum daily rate£450£544
Average daily rate£471£603
% change on same period last year-21.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£492£661
UK excluding London average daily rate£519£675
% change on same period last year-23.14 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads48356836
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.769 %7.341 %
Daily rates quoted12501806
Average minimum daily rate£424£442
Average daily rate£457£474
% change on same period last year-3.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£490£506
UK excluding London average daily rate£446£434
% change on same period last year+2.75 %
Hourly rates quoted131187
Average minimum hourly rate£31.90£25.64
Average hourly rate£33.93£27.69
% change on same period last year+22.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.97£29.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.01£26.58
% change on same period last year+12.88 %

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 Retail
Demand Trend

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

SAP Retail Demand Trend

SAP Retail
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP Retail Daily Rate Trend

SAP Retail
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP Retail within the UK over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

SAP Retail Daily Rate Histogram

SAP Retail
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP Retail Hourly Rate Trend

SAP Retail
Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Retail within the UK over the 3 months to 2 December 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+10523£506-16.01 %
LondonUp+10715£375-33.82 %
South EastUp+655--
ScotlandNew entry-2£400-
South WestUp+241--
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
HampshireNew entry-1--
SurreyUp+371--
City of LondonNew entry-1--
GuildfordNew entry-1--

SAP Retail
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP Retail 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 Retail.

181 (100.00 %)SAP
181 (100.00 %)Retail
220 (24.69 %)ABAP
316 (19.75 %)SAP Certification
414 (17.28 %)Systems Analysis
510 (12.35 %)SAP SD
510 (12.35 %)SAP MM
68 (9.877 %)Business Intelligence
76 (7.407 %)SAP R/3
76 (7.407 %)QA
85 (6.173 %)Test Scripting
94 (4.938 %)SAP CO
94 (4.938 %)SAP FI/CO
94 (4.938 %)SAP FI
94 (4.938 %)SAP Implementation
94 (4.938 %)Integration Testing
103 (3.704 %)Data Cleansing
103 (3.704 %)Manugistics
103 (3.704 %)CRM
103 (3.704 %)SAP Smart Forms
112 (2.469 %)Finance
112 (2.469 %)Migration
112 (2.469 %)Stakeholder Management
112 (2.469 %)SAP CRM
112 (2.469 %)Business Analysis
112 (2.469 %)E-Commerce
112 (2.469 %)PRINCE2
112 (2.469 %)HTML
112 (2.469 %)Service Delivery
112 (2.469 %)E-business

SAP Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP Retail 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 Retail. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (3.704 %)SAP Smart Forms
22 (2.469 %)HTML
31 (1.235 %)EDI
31 (1.235 %)SAP ALE
31 (1.235 %)SAP Business Workflow
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (12.35 %)SAP SD
110 (12.35 %)SAP MM
26 (7.407 %)SAP R/3
34 (4.938 %)SAP FI
34 (4.938 %)SAP FI/CO
34 (4.938 %)SAP CO
42 (2.469 %)SAP CRM
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.704 %)Data Cleansing
21 (1.235 %)MS Access
21 (1.235 %)SAP BW
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
181 (100.00 %)Retail
22 (2.469 %)Finance
31 (1.235 %)Manufacturing
31 (1.235 %)Banking
31 (1.235 %)Telecoms
31 (1.235 %)Billing
31 (1.235 %)Retail Banking
31 (1.235 %)Marketing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
146 (56.79 %)Consultant
245 (55.56 %)SAP Consultant
329 (35.80 %)SAP Retail Consultant
421 (25.93 %)SAP IS-Retail Consultant
516 (19.75 %)Analyst
611 (13.58 %)Business Analyst
76 (7.407 %)SAP SD Consultant
85 (6.173 %)SAP MM Consultant
85 (6.173 %)SAP Analyst
85 (6.173 %)SAP Business Analyst
94 (4.938 %)SAP Developer
94 (4.938 %)ABAP Developer
94 (4.938 %)Developer
103 (3.704 %)Architect
103 (3.704 %)SAP Architect
112 (2.469 %)SAP SD/MM Consultant
112 (2.469 %)Systems Analyst
112 (2.469 %)Solutions Architect
112 (2.469 %)SAP Support
121 (1.235 %)SAP Support Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.235 %)German Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (17.28 %)Systems Analysis
28 (9.877 %)Business Intelligence
35 (6.173 %)Test Scripting
44 (4.938 %)SAP Implementation
44 (4.938 %)Integration Testing
53 (3.704 %)CRM
62 (2.469 %)E-Commerce
62 (2.469 %)Migration
62 (2.469 %)Stakeholder Management
62 (2.469 %)Service Delivery
62 (2.469 %)E-business
62 (2.469 %)Business Analysis
62 (2.469 %)PRINCE2
71 (1.235 %)Data Migration
71 (1.235 %)Enterprise Architecture
71 (1.235 %)Requirements Analysis
71 (1.235 %)Workflow
71 (1.235 %)Asset Management
71 (1.235 %)Logistics
71 (1.235 %)ERP
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (24.69 %)ABAP
21 (1.235 %)SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (19.75 %)SAP Certification
21 (1.235 %)ACCA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (7.407 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.235 %)SAP ITS
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
181 (100.00 %)SAP
23 (3.704 %)Manugistics
31 (1.235 %)Microsoft