The first table below looks at the demand for SAP SCM 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 SCM over the 3 months to 24 May 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Rank 503 559 535
Rank change year-on-year
+56 -24
Contract jobs citing SAP SCM 26 25 49
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.056% 0.043% 0.080%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.654% 0.478% 0.858%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 11 21
Average daily rate £475 £500 £490
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.00% +2.04%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £427 £400 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £510 £525 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £500 £550
% change year-on-year
-10.00% -9.09%
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
3974 5226 5709
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 8.566% 8.961% 9.352%
Number of daily rates quoted 1967 2539 2786
Average daily rate £445 £450 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.11% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £300 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £430 £420
% change year-on-year
-1.16% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 58 104
Average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £11.00 £15.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £62.50 £56.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%

SAP SCM
Jobs Demand Trend

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

SAP SCM Jobs Demand Trend

SAP SCM
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP SCM Daily Rate Trend

SAP SCM
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP SCM within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

SAP SCM Daily Rate Histogram

SAP SCM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP SCM Hourly Rate Trend

SAP SCM
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP SCM within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 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
England +45 16 £475 -8.65%
London +41 11 £500 -3.84%
Scotland -3 6 £475 +18.75%
City of London +18 4 £505 -
Aberdeen - 4 £475 -
Birmingham - 3 £375 -
West Midlands - 3 £375 -
South West - 1 - -
Somerset - 1 - -
Brentford - 1 - -
Bath - 1 - -

SAP SCM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP SCM 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 SCM.

1 70 (100.00%) SAP
2 21 (30.00%) Logistics
3 18 (25.71%) SAP APO
4 15 (21.43%) SAP MM
5 14 (20.00%) Finance
6 13 (18.57%) Supply Chain Management
7 10 (14.29%) Project Management
8 8 (11.43%) SAP PM
8 8 (11.43%) E-Procurement
9 7 (10.00%) Manufacturing
9 7 (10.00%) SAP SD
9 7 (10.00%) Billing
9 7 (10.00%) SAP Oil and Gas
10 6 (8.571%) SAP BW
10 6 (8.571%) SAP CO
11 5 (7.143%) PLM
11 5 (7.143%) SAP WM
11 5 (7.143%) ERP
12 4 (5.714%) MS Office
12 4 (5.714%) SAP FI
12 4 (5.714%) SAP PP
12 4 (5.714%) SAP FI/CO
12 4 (5.714%) SAP Implementation
13 3 (4.286%) User Acceptance Testing
13 3 (4.286%) SAP EHS
13 3 (4.286%) Back Office
13 3 (4.286%) ABAP
14 2 (2.857%) Business Intelligence
14 2 (2.857%) CRM
14 2 (2.857%) SAP BI

SAP SCM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP SCM 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 SCM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (1.429%) SAP XI
Applications
1 4 (5.714%) MS Office
2 1 (1.429%) MS Project
2 1 (1.429%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 18 (25.71%) SAP APO
2 15 (21.43%) SAP MM
3 8 (11.43%) SAP PM
4 7 (10.00%) SAP SD
4 7 (10.00%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 6 (8.571%) SAP CO
6 5 (7.143%) SAP WM
7 4 (5.714%) SAP FI
7 4 (5.714%) SAP PP
7 4 (5.714%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (4.286%) SAP EHS
9 1 (1.429%) SAP HCM
9 1 (1.429%) SAP GRC
9 1 (1.429%) SAP GTS
9 1 (1.429%) SAP PLM
9 1 (1.429%) SAP CRM
9 1 (1.429%) SAP R/3
9 1 (1.429%) SAP SM
9 1 (1.429%) Lawson
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.571%) SAP BW
2 2 (2.857%) SAP BI
3 1 (1.429%) SAP HANA
3 1 (1.429%) BusinessObjects
General
1 14 (20.00%) Finance
2 7 (10.00%) Manufacturing
2 7 (10.00%) Billing
3 3 (4.286%) Back Office
4 2 (2.857%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (2.857%) Automotive
5 1 (1.429%) Marketing
5 1 (1.429%) Dutch Language
5 1 (1.429%) French Language
5 1 (1.429%) Greek Language
5 1 (1.429%) Italian Language
5 1 (1.429%) Portuguese Language
5 1 (1.429%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 40 (57.14%) Consultant
1 40 (57.14%) SAP Consultant
2 23 (32.86%) SAP SCM Consultant
3 10 (14.29%) SAP APO Consultant
4 9 (12.86%) SAP Manager
5 8 (11.43%) Trainer
5 8 (11.43%) SAP Trainer
6 7 (10.00%) SAP MM Consultant
7 6 (8.571%) Project Manager
7 6 (8.571%) SAP Project Manager
8 4 (5.714%) Functional Consultant
8 4 (5.714%) SAP Functional Consultant
9 3 (4.286%) SAP Analyst
9 3 (4.286%) SAP PM Consultant
9 3 (4.286%) Analyst
10 2 (2.857%) Architect
10 2 (2.857%) Programme Manager
10 2 (2.857%) SAP SD Consultant
10 2 (2.857%) SAP PP Consultant
10 2 (2.857%) Functional Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.857%) FMCG
2 1 (1.429%) Mathematics
2 1 (1.429%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (30.00%) Logistics
2 13 (18.57%) Supply Chain Management
3 10 (14.29%) Project Management
4 8 (11.43%) E-Procurement
5 5 (7.143%) PLM
5 5 (7.143%) ERP
6 4 (5.714%) SAP Implementation
7 3 (4.286%) User Acceptance Testing
8 2 (2.857%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (2.857%) CRM
8 2 (2.857%) Change Management
8 2 (2.857%) Stakeholder Management
9 1 (1.429%) Data Architecture
9 1 (1.429%) Performance Management
9 1 (1.429%) Data Governance
9 1 (1.429%) Demand Management
9 1 (1.429%) Master Data Management
9 1 (1.429%) Enterprise Architecture
9 1 (1.429%) Project Planning
9 1 (1.429%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.286%) ABAP
2 1 (1.429%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (1.429%) Degree
1 1 (1.429%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.429%) Data Quality
1 1 (1.429%) QA
1 1 (1.429%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 70 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (1.429%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.429%) Ariba
2 1 (1.429%) Oracle
2 1 (1.429%) Business Objects