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This section looks at the demand for the SAP SD Consultant role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP SD Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SAP SD Consultant
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank478482
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads99190
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.131 %0.189 %
As % of the category below0.146 %0.206 %
Daily rates quoted1818
Average minimum daily rate£489£471
Average daily rate£520£501
% change on same period last year+3.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£551£531
UK excluding London average daily rate£524£501
% change on same period last year+4.60 %
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, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6783592101
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled89.52 %91.73 %
Daily rates quoted2259927631
Average minimum daily rate£377£388
Average daily rate£403£413
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted57087591
Average minimum hourly rate£22.31£24.19
Average hourly rate£23.94£25.73
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.58£27.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %

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 SD Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SAP SD Consultant within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

SAP SD Consultant Demand Trend

SAP SD Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP SD Consultant Daily Rate Trend

SAP SD Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP SD Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

SAP SD Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

SAP SD Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP SD Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

SAP SD Consultant
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP SD Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 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
EnglandDown-1873£473-5.60 %
LondonUp+6137£505+0.49 %
South EastUp+711--
North WestDown-159£453-7.17 %
ManchesterDown-286£471-5.83 %
WalesNew entry-5--
North EastUp+114£550-
South WalesNew entry-3--
West MidlandsDown-33£441-9.94 %
MidlandsUp+52--
Home CountiesNew entry-2--
CoventryDown-122£420-18.84 %
HampshireUp+92--
SurreyNo change02--
YorkshireUp+212--
City of LondonDown-152--
East MidlandsDown-21£438-
M4 CorridorNew entry-1--
West YorkshireNew entry-1--
HertfordshireNew entry-1--
EastleighNew entry-1--
EdinburghNew entry-1--
EghamNew entry-1--
LeedsNew entry-1--
WokingUp+41--
CheshireUp+21£450-
East of EnglandUp+211--
Northern IrelandNew entry-1--
Thames ValleyUp+141--
ScotlandUp+291--

SAP SD Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited SAP SD Consultant in their job title 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 with SAP SD Consultant in their job title.

1277 (100.00 %)SAP
2263 (94.95 %)SAP SD
345 (16.25 %)Billing
433 (11.91 %)ABAP
531 (11.19 %)Logistics
626 (9.386 %)CRM
722 (7.942 %)Retail
722 (7.942 %)FMCG
819 (6.859 %)Dutch Language
915 (5.415 %)Manufacturing
1014 (5.054 %)EDI
1113 (4.693 %)SAP Oil and Gas
1113 (4.693 %)SAP R/3
1113 (4.693 %)SAP MM
1212 (4.332 %)SAP LE
1310 (3.610 %)TestDirector
148 (2.888 %)SAP Implementation
148 (2.888 %)Finance
157 (2.527 %)SAP CRM
157 (2.527 %)SAP CO
166 (2.166 %)Test Scripting
175 (1.805 %)SAP Retail
175 (1.805 %)Security Cleared
175 (1.805 %)Data Integration
175 (1.805 %)LSMW
175 (1.805 %)ERP
175 (1.805 %)SAP PS
184 (1.444 %)SAP FI
184 (1.444 %)Hyperion
184 (1.444 %)SAP BW

SAP SD Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited SAP SD Consultant in their job title 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 with SAP SD Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (5.054 %)EDI
21 (0.361 %)SAP ALE
21 (0.361 %)SAP XI
21 (0.361 %)Middleware
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1263 (94.95 %)SAP SD
213 (4.693 %)SAP Oil and Gas
213 (4.693 %)SAP R/3
213 (4.693 %)SAP MM
312 (4.332 %)SAP LE
47 (2.527 %)SAP CRM
47 (2.527 %)SAP CO
55 (1.805 %)SAP Retail
55 (1.805 %)SAP PS
64 (1.444 %)SAP FI
64 (1.444 %)Hyperion Planning
64 (1.444 %)SAP AFS
73 (1.083 %)SAP FI/CO
73 (1.083 %)SAP WM
82 (0.722 %)SAP PP
82 (0.722 %)SAP APO
82 (0.722 %)SAP ERP
91 (0.361 %)SAP SCM
91 (0.361 %)SAP ECC
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.361 %)SAN
11 (0.361 %)Internet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (1.444 %)SAP BW
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (3.610 %)TestDirector
25 (1.805 %)LSMW
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
145 (16.25 %)Billing
222 (7.942 %)Retail
222 (7.942 %)FMCG
315 (5.415 %)Manufacturing
48 (2.888 %)Finance
54 (1.444 %)Chemicals
63 (1.083 %)Automotive
72 (0.722 %)Pharmaceutical
72 (0.722 %)Health
72 (0.722 %)Telecoms
81 (0.361 %)Marketing
81 (0.361 %)Electronics
81 (0.361 %)Government
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (6.859 %)Dutch Language
25 (1.805 %)Data Integration
33 (1.083 %)French Language
41 (0.361 %)Italian Language
41 (0.361 %)Russian Language
41 (0.361 %)Spanish Language
41 (0.361 %)Data Conversion
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (11.19 %)Logistics
226 (9.386 %)CRM
38 (2.888 %)SAP Implementation
46 (2.166 %)Test Scripting
55 (1.805 %)Security Cleared
55 (1.805 %)ERP
64 (1.444 %)E-Commerce
64 (1.444 %)Workflow
64 (1.444 %)Data Analysis
64 (1.444 %)Supply Chain Management
73 (1.083 %)BC Cleared
73 (1.083 %)Change Management
73 (1.083 %)Migration
73 (1.083 %)ITIL
82 (0.722 %)GAP Analysis
82 (0.722 %)Data Management
82 (0.722 %)Systems Analysis
82 (0.722 %)Integration Testing
82 (0.722 %)Data Migration
91 (0.361 %)System Testing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
133 (11.91 %)ABAP
24 (1.444 %)C
24 (1.444 %)SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (0.722 %)SAP Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.361 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1277 (100.00 %)SAP
24 (1.444 %)Hyperion
33 (1.083 %)Siebel
41 (0.361 %)Sage
41 (0.361 %)IBM