 SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 334 | 448 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +114 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 268 | 176 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.344 % | 0.198 % |
| As % of the category below | 4.541 % | 2.580 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 53 | 27 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £412 | £388 |
| Average daily rate | £438 | £429 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.00 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £464 | £471 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £443 | £440 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.74 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £49.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £49.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £50.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £49.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 5902 | 6822 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 7.572 % | 7.665 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1710 | 1696 |
| 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 quoted | 131 | 94 |
| 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.
The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing SAP SD across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.
