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This section looks at the demand for SAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI) 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 XI over the last 3 months to 9 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI)
Location
3 months to 9 May 2008Same period last year
Rank405442
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching contract IT job ads194191
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.247 %0.216 %
As % of the category below1.019 %0.887 %
Daily rates quoted4121
Average minimum daily rate£445£459
Average daily rate£521£499
% change on same period last year+4.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£598£539
UK excluding London average daily rate£430£513
% change on same period last year-16.27 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£43.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£46.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.50-
% change on same period last year-
Application Development UKApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1904221528
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled24.24 %24.33 %
Daily rates quoted62206398
Average minimum daily rate£361£371
Average daily rate£387£394
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£335
% change on same period last year+5.62 %
Hourly rates quoted10831322
Average minimum hourly rate£29.62£29.47
Average hourly rate£32.34£31.40
% change on same period last year+2.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.06£33.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.32£31.52
% change on same period last year+2.54 %

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 XI
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing SAP XI across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

SAP XI Demand Trend

SAP XI
Daily Rate Trend

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

SAP XI Daily Rate Trend

SAP XI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP XI across the UK over the past 3 months.

SAP XI Daily Rate Histogram

SAP XI
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing SAP XI across the UK.

SAP XI Hourly Rate Trend

SAP XI
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP XI within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandUp+38183£530+6.22 %
2LondonUp+3480£600+27.17 %
3South EastUp+431£404-19.28 %
4North WestDown-2511£425-17.23 %
5MidlandsUp+69--
6East of EnglandDown-28£450-23.40 %
6BerkshireUp+168£325-35.00 %
6HampshireUp+138£400-
7South WestNew entry-7--
8City of LondonDown-276£413-
8HertfordshireDown-106£450-23.40 %
8West MidlandsUp+36£550-
9WatfordNew entry-5£450-
9MiddlesexDown-95£425-
10WalesNew entry-4£469-
10East MidlandsDown-84£300-
10ReadingUp+14£250-50.00 %
10BasingstokeNew entry-4--
11North EastUp+113--
11BirminghamUp+33--
12ColchesterNew entry-2--
12YorkshireDown-12£450-
12South WalesNew entry-2£450-
12BuckinghamshireDown-82--
12Milton KeynesDown-202--
12EssexNew entry-2--
13ChesterDown-171£450-12.36 %
13Docklands, LondonNew entry-1--
13Haywards HeathNew entry-1£600-
13North YorkshireNew entry-1--

SAP XI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing SAP XI also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing SAP XI.

1407 (100.00 %)SAP
2122 (29.98 %)NetWeaver
3102 (25.06 %)ABAP
486 (21.13 %)Business Intelligence
580 (19.66 %)CRM
679 (19.41 %)SAP Basis
767 (16.46 %)Oracle
865 (15.97 %)Java
964 (15.72 %)Workflow
1062 (15.23 %)ERP
1147 (11.55 %)SAP MDM
1238 (9.337 %)Windows
1238 (9.337 %)SAP R/3
1337 (9.091 %)Government
1435 (8.600 %)SQL
1435 (8.600 %)Unix
1532 (7.862 %)J2EE
1631 (7.617 %)XML
1729 (7.125 %)Middleware
1729 (7.125 %)Finance
1828 (6.880 %)SOAP
1927 (6.634 %)SAP ALE
2022 (5.405 %)WSDL
2121 (5.160 %)SAP HR
2121 (5.160 %)JMS
2121 (5.160 %)SOA
2220 (4.914 %)BAPI
2220 (4.914 %)WebServices
2319 (4.668 %)Data Management
2319 (4.668 %)QA

SAP XI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing SAP XI also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing SAP XI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
179 (19.41 %)SAP Basis
232 (7.862 %)J2EE
331 (7.617 %)XML
429 (7.125 %)Middleware
528 (6.880 %)SOAP
627 (6.634 %)SAP ALE
722 (5.405 %)WSDL
821 (5.160 %)JMS
920 (4.914 %)WebServices
920 (4.914 %)BAPI
1018 (4.423 %)EDI
1112 (2.948 %)SAP Business Workflow
1210 (2.457 %)XML Schema
1210 (2.457 %)HTML
139 (2.211 %)Web Dynpro
148 (1.966 %).NET
157 (1.720 %)XSL
166 (1.474 %)XSLT
166 (1.474 %)SAML
166 (1.474 %)SAP BSP
Application Platforms
1122 (29.98 %)NetWeaver
29 (2.211 %)Oracle HTTP Server
37 (1.720 %)Rendezvous
45 (1.229 %)SAP EP
54 (0.983 %)BizTalk Server
63 (0.737 %)SharePoint
63 (0.737 %)WPS
72 (0.491 %)ESB
72 (0.491 %)Documentum
72 (0.491 %)CICS
81 (0.246 %)SAS
81 (0.246 %)WebLogic
81 (0.246 %)Tuxedo
81 (0.246 %)MQSeries
81 (0.246 %)Gentran
81 (0.246 %)SAP Web AS
81 (0.246 %)Oracle Workflow
Applications
11 (0.246 %)MS Project
Business Applications
147 (11.55 %)SAP MDM
238 (9.337 %)SAP R/3
321 (5.160 %)SAP HR
416 (3.931 %)SAP ERP
512 (2.948 %)SAP CRM
611 (2.703 %)SAP Oil and Gas
78 (1.966 %)Bankmaster
83 (0.737 %)SAP IS-U
83 (0.737 %)SAP FI/CO
83 (0.737 %)SAP CO
83 (0.737 %)SAP SD
83 (0.737 %)SAP FI
92 (0.491 %)SAP Payroll
92 (0.491 %)SAP SRM
92 (0.491 %)SAP Retail
101 (0.246 %)SAP SCM
101 (0.246 %)SAP xMII
101 (0.246 %)SAP MM
Communications & Networking
114 (3.440 %)HTTP
213 (3.194 %)FTP
39 (2.211 %)HTTPS
39 (2.211 %)SSL
46 (1.474 %)SAN
46 (1.474 %)LAN
46 (1.474 %)WAN
46 (1.474 %)X.509
54 (0.983 %)Intranet
63 (0.737 %)TCP/IP
72 (0.491 %)SMTP
72 (0.491 %)X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
117 (4.177 %)SAP BW
212 (2.948 %)SQL Server
212 (2.948 %)Oracle 8/8i
212 (2.948 %)Datawarehouse
212 (2.948 %)SAP BI
310 (2.457 %)RDBMS
310 (2.457 %)Oracle 10g
49 (2.211 %)BusinessObjects
49 (2.211 %)Oracle 11g
58 (1.966 %)BusinessObjects XI
58 (1.966 %)SQLPlus
67 (1.720 %)Data Cleansing
67 (1.720 %)SQL Server 2000
76 (1.474 %)BODI
76 (1.474 %)DB2
85 (1.229 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
93 (0.737 %)ETL
102 (0.491 %)Oracle Reports
102 (0.491 %)Reference Data
102 (0.491 %)SQL Server 7
Development Applications
15 (1.229 %)LSMW
24 (0.983 %)LoadRunner
33 (0.737 %)XMLSpy
33 (0.737 %)Visual Studio
33 (0.737 %)JDeveloper
42 (0.491 %)QuickTest Pro
42 (0.491 %)Oracle Forms
General
137 (9.091 %)Government
229 (7.125 %)Finance
316 (3.931 %)Banking
411 (2.703 %)Pharmaceutical
411 (2.703 %)Construction
58 (1.966 %)Retail
67 (1.720 %)Publishing
76 (1.474 %)Manufacturing
84 (0.983 %)Telecoms
93 (0.737 %)Health
93 (0.737 %)Law
102 (0.491 %)Automotive
102 (0.491 %)Criminal Justice
102 (0.491 %)Police
111 (0.246 %)Investment Banking
111 (0.246 %)Marketing
111 (0.246 %)Auditing
111 (0.246 %)Graphic Design
111 (0.246 %)Aerospace
Job Titles
1199 (48.89 %)Consultant
2189 (46.44 %)SAP Consultant
353 (13.02 %)SAP Basis Consultant
451 (12.53 %)Architect
451 (12.53 %)Developer
547 (11.55 %)SAP XI Consultant
547 (11.55 %)SAP Architect
641 (10.07 %)SAP Manager
737 (9.091 %)SAP Developer
835 (8.600 %)SAP MDM Consultant
927 (6.634 %)Analyst
1021 (5.160 %)Solutions Architect
1021 (5.160 %)SAP XI Developer
1114 (3.440 %)Build Manager
1114 (3.440 %)Project Manager
1114 (3.440 %)Release Manager
1114 (3.440 %)ABAP Developer
1213 (3.194 %)SAP Project Manager
1312 (2.948 %)NetWeaver Architect
1411 (2.703 %)SAP Administrator
Miscellaneous
16 (1.474 %)W3C
16 (1.474 %)Statistics
24 (0.983 %)French Language
24 (0.983 %)German Language
24 (0.983 %)Spanish Language
33 (0.737 %)Clustering
33 (0.737 %)N-Tier
42 (0.491 %)PMI
42 (0.491 %)Mainframe
42 (0.491 %)Dutch Language
42 (0.491 %)IBM Mainframe
51 (0.246 %)Data Conversion
51 (0.246 %)Data Extraction
51 (0.246 %)Data Integration
51 (0.246 %)Swedish Language
51 (0.246 %)Mathematics
51 (0.246 %)Danish Language
51 (0.246 %)Management Information System
Operating Systems
138 (9.337 %)Windows
235 (8.600 %)Unix
314 (3.440 %)AIX
49 (2.211 %)Windows NT
58 (1.966 %)Windows Server 2003
65 (1.229 %)Solaris
72 (0.491 %)Linux
72 (0.491 %)zOS
81 (0.246 %)Windows 2000
81 (0.246 %)HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
186 (21.13 %)Business Intelligence
280 (19.66 %)CRM
364 (15.72 %)Workflow
462 (15.23 %)ERP
521 (5.160 %)SOA
619 (4.668 %)Data Management
717 (4.177 %)e-GIF
816 (3.931 %)Data Modelling
915 (3.686 %)ITIL
915 (3.686 %)PRINCE2
1011 (2.703 %)Migration
1110 (2.457 %)EAI
1110 (2.457 %)Project Management
129 (2.211 %)Service Management
129 (2.211 %)Data Analysis
138 (1.966 %)Enterprise Architecture
147 (1.720 %)SAP Implementation
156 (1.474 %)Technical Architecture
156 (1.474 %)Data Migration
156 (1.474 %)ITSM
Programming Languages
1102 (25.06 %)ABAP
265 (15.97 %)Java
335 (8.600 %)SQL
48 (1.966 %)PL/SQL
55 (1.229 %)SAPscript
63 (0.737 %)C#
72 (0.491 %)COBOL
81 (0.246 %)VB
81 (0.246 %)C++
81 (0.246 %)Perl
81 (0.246 %)Shell Script
81 (0.246 %)Pascal
Qualifications
113 (3.194 %)Degree
210 (2.457 %)SAP Certification
36 (1.474 %)Oracle Certification
41 (0.246 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (0.246 %)PMP
41 (0.246 %)PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
119 (4.668 %)QA
28 (1.966 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
32 (0.491 %)SLA
41 (0.246 %)WAI
System Software
12 (0.491 %)RACF
Systems Management
17 (1.720 %)TIBCO Hawk
23 (0.737 %)Legato
23 (0.737 %)Tivoli
Vendors
1407 (100.00 %)SAP
267 (16.46 %)Oracle
315 (3.686 %)Microsoft
411 (2.703 %)Trillium
411 (2.703 %)DataFlux
59 (2.211 %)SEEBURGER
59 (2.211 %)Business Objects
59 (2.211 %)TIBCO
67 (1.720 %)VERITAS
76 (1.474 %)IBM
76 (1.474 %)PeopleSoft
84 (0.983 %)HP
93 (0.737 %)Cisco
93 (0.737 %)FatWire
102 (0.491 %)Siebel
102 (0.491 %)BMC
102 (0.491 %)Stellent
111 (0.246 %)webMethods
111 (0.246 %)Informatica
111 (0.246 %)Red Hat
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