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The table below looks at the demand for SAP Smart Forms (SmartForms) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP Smart Forms over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Smart Forms (SmartForms)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank542627
Rank change on same period last yearUp+85
Matching contract IT job ads3726
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.026 %
As % of the category below0.216 %0.108 %
Daily rates quoted82
Average minimum daily rate£444£700
Average daily rate£450£725
% change on same period last year-37.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£456£750
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£725
% change on same period last year-46.55 %
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, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1709924152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.11 %23.82 %
Daily rates quoted58617357
Average minimum daily rate£352£368
Average daily rate£379£393
% change on same period last year-3.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£419
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted9931438
Average minimum hourly rate£30.40£30.54
Average hourly rate£32.68£32.87
% change on same period last year-0.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.96£35.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %

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 Smart Forms
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SAP Smart Forms within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

SAP Smart Forms Demand Trend

SAP Smart Forms
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP Smart Forms Daily Rate Trend

SAP Smart Forms
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP Smart Forms within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

SAP Smart Forms Daily Rate Histogram

SAP Smart Forms
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP Smart Forms Hourly Rate Trend

SAP Smart Forms
Top 12 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Smart Forms within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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+7227£457-
LondonUp+8212£513-
South EastUp+5712£475-
HampshireNew entry-7£475-
ScotlandNew entry-5£400-
FarnboroughNew entry-3--
AberdeenNew entry-3--
City of LondonNew entry-2--
MidlandsNew entry-2£200-
North WestUp+111--
FarehamNew entry-1--
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--

SAP Smart Forms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP Smart Forms 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 Smart Forms.

175 (100.00 %)SAP
272 (96.00 %)ABAP
350 (66.67 %)SAPscript
441 (54.67 %)BAPI
536 (48.00 %)SAP ALE
617 (22.67 %)Workflow
716 (21.33 %)OO
814 (18.67 %)LSMW
814 (18.67 %)CRM
912 (16.00 %)Finance
1011 (14.67 %)SAP BSP
1011 (14.67 %)SAP R/3
1110 (13.33 %)SAP BW
129 (12.00 %)SAP Business Workflow
138 (10.67 %)Retail
138 (10.67 %)SQL
138 (10.67 %)SAP Retail
147 (9.333 %)Migration
147 (9.333 %)SQL Server
147 (9.333 %)CA
156 (8.000 %)ERP
156 (8.000 %)Transact-SQL
165 (6.667 %)Insurance
165 (6.667 %)SAP Oil and Gas
165 (6.667 %)Web Dynpro
165 (6.667 %)SAP CRM
165 (6.667 %)Middleware
165 (6.667 %)Data Migration
174 (5.333 %)Telecoms
174 (5.333 %)Adobe

SAP Smart Forms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP Smart Forms 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 Smart Forms. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
141 (54.67 %)BAPI
236 (48.00 %)SAP ALE
311 (14.67 %)SAP BSP
49 (12.00 %)SAP Business Workflow
55 (6.667 %)Middleware
55 (6.667 %)Web Dynpro
64 (5.333 %)SAP XI
71 (1.333 %)XML
71 (1.333 %)EDI
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.667 %)ESB
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.333 %)MS Project
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (14.67 %)SAP R/3
28 (10.67 %)SAP Retail
35 (6.667 %)SAP Oil and Gas
35 (6.667 %)SAP CRM
43 (4.000 %)SAP FS
43 (4.000 %)SAP ERP
43 (4.000 %)SAP FI
52 (2.667 %)SAP HR
52 (2.667 %)SAP FI-CA
52 (2.667 %)SAP PLM
61 (1.333 %)SAP SD
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (13.33 %)SAP BW
27 (9.333 %)SQL Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (18.67 %)LSMW
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (16.00 %)Finance
28 (10.67 %)Retail
35 (6.667 %)Insurance
44 (5.333 %)Investment Banking
44 (5.333 %)General Ledger
44 (5.333 %)Education
44 (5.333 %)Telecoms
44 (5.333 %)Banking
51 (1.333 %)Government
51 (1.333 %)Pensions
51 (1.333 %)FMCG
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
145 (60.00 %)Developer
240 (53.33 %)ABAP Developer
330 (40.00 %)SAP Developer
417 (22.67 %)Consultant
516 (21.33 %)ABAP Consultant
615 (20.00 %)SAP Consultant
78 (10.67 %)Programmer
87 (9.333 %)ABAP Programmer
87 (9.333 %)SAP Programmer
96 (8.000 %)Senior ABAP Developer
96 (8.000 %)Senior Developer
102 (2.667 %)Architect
102 (2.667 %)SAP Workflow Consultant
102 (2.667 %)Applications Developer
102 (2.667 %)SAP Architect
111 (1.333 %)Technical Lead
111 (1.333 %)Technical Architect
111 (1.333 %)Technical Consultant
111 (1.333 %)SAP HR Consultant
111 (1.333 %)SAP CRM Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.000 %)Russian Language
13 (4.000 %)Data Conversion
22 (2.667 %)Bulgarian Language
31 (1.333 %)Italian Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (2.667 %)Windows
12 (2.667 %)Windows XP
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (22.67 %)Workflow
216 (21.33 %)OO
314 (18.67 %)CRM
47 (9.333 %)Migration
56 (8.000 %)ERP
65 (6.667 %)Data Migration
73 (4.000 %)Web Development
73 (4.000 %)OOP
73 (4.000 %)Unit Testing
82 (2.667 %)Validation
82 (2.667 %)PLM
82 (2.667 %)Document Management
82 (2.667 %)BC Cleared
82 (2.667 %)Security Cleared
82 (2.667 %)SAP Implementation
91 (1.333 %)User Acceptance Testing
91 (1.333 %)Resource Management
91 (1.333 %)PRINCE2
91 (1.333 %)Business Intelligence
91 (1.333 %)Change Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
172 (96.00 %)ABAP
250 (66.67 %)SAPscript
38 (10.67 %)SQL
46 (8.000 %)Transact-SQL
52 (2.667 %)Java
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
175 (100.00 %)SAP
27 (9.333 %)CA
34 (5.333 %)Adobe
41 (1.333 %)Pegasus
41 (1.333 %)CheckPoint