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The table below looks at the demand for SAP Service Management (SM) 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 SM over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Service Management (SM)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank567658
Rank change on same period last yearUp+91
Matching contract IT job ads414
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.076 %0.193 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£363
Average daily rate-£419
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£475
UK excluding London average daily rate-£433
% change on same period last year-
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 ads52797241
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.374 %7.275 %
Daily rates quoted13291994
Average minimum daily rate£428£431
Average daily rate£462£462
% change on same period last year+0.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£496£493
UK excluding London average daily rate£444£419
% change on same period last year+5.89 %
Hourly rates quoted141206
Average minimum hourly rate£28.78£25.59
Average hourly rate£31.52£27.52
% change on same period last year+14.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.26£29.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£28.11
% change on same period last year-15.41 %

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 SM
Demand Trend

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

SAP SM Demand Trend

SAP SM
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP SM Daily Rate Trend

SAP SM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP SM Hourly Rate Trend

SAP SM
Top 8 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP SM within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 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+854--
North WestUp+152--
ChesterNew entry-2--
CheshireNew entry-2--
BirminghamNew entry-1--
LondonUp+671--
West MidlandsNew entry-1--
City of LondonNew entry-1--

SAP SM
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP SM 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 SM.

110 (100.00 %)SAP
27 (70.00 %)Service Management
33 (30.00 %)SAP CO
33 (30.00 %)SAP FI/CO
33 (30.00 %)Citrix Certification
33 (30.00 %)SAP FI
42 (20.00 %)PRINCE
42 (20.00 %)ITIL
42 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
42 (20.00 %)Change Management
42 (20.00 %)Automotive
42 (20.00 %)QA
42 (20.00 %)Release Management
42 (20.00 %)SAP CS
42 (20.00 %)SAP PM
51 (10.00 %)Matrix Management
51 (10.00 %)SAP SD
51 (10.00 %)SAP R/3
51 (10.00 %)Project Management

SAP SM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (30.00 %)SAP FI
13 (30.00 %)SAP FI/CO
13 (30.00 %)SAP CO
22 (20.00 %)SAP CS
22 (20.00 %)SAP PM
31 (10.00 %)SAP SD
31 (10.00 %)SAP R/3
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Automotive
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (40.00 %)Consultant
23 (30.00 %)Delivery Manager
23 (30.00 %)SAP Manager
32 (20.00 %)SAP CS Consultant
32 (20.00 %)SAP Service Delivery Manager
32 (20.00 %)Functional Consultant
32 (20.00 %)Services Delivery Manager
32 (20.00 %)Service Manager
32 (20.00 %)SAP Consultant
32 (20.00 %)SAP PM Consultant
41 (10.00 %)SAP Support
41 (10.00 %)SAP Support Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Support Analyst
41 (10.00 %)SAP Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Analyst
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (70.00 %)Service Management
22 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
22 (20.00 %)Change Management
22 (20.00 %)ITIL
22 (20.00 %)PRINCE
22 (20.00 %)Release Management
31 (10.00 %)Project Management
31 (10.00 %)Matrix Management
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (30.00 %)Citrix Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (100.00 %)SAP