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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for SAP XI skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SAP XI over the 3 months to 9 September 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category.

LinkSAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI)
Location
3 months to
9 Sep 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank468406463
Rank change year-on-year
Down-62Up+57
Matching contract IT job ads9242118
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.153 %0.110 %0.162 %
As % of the Application Development category0.559 %0.448 %0.686 %
Daily rates quoted381221
Average daily rate£425£425£475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
--10.52 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£343£354£325
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£599£658£543
UK excluding London average daily rate£450£438£500
% change year-on-year
+2.850 %-12.50 %
Hourly rates quoted000
Average hourly rate---
UK excluding London average hourly rate---
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryAll Application Development
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
16455936817209
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK27.32 %24.48 %23.65 %
Daily rates quoted904038785905
Average daily rate£390£340£350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+14.70 %-2.850 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£250£216£245
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£600£525£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£300£325
% change year-on-year
+8.330 %-7.690 %
Hourly rates quoted534593991
Average hourly rate£32.50£29.00£32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+12.06 %-10.76 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£15.00£15.00£19.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£42.50£41.50£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£28.00£33.00
% change year-on-year
+16.07 %-15.15 %

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

SAP XI
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SAP XI within 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 IT contract jobs citing SAP XI within 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 within the UK over the 3 months to 9 September 2010.

SAP XI Daily Rate Histogram

SAP XI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SAP XI Hourly Rate Trend

SAP XI
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP XI within the UK over the 3 months to 9 September 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-6482£425-
LondonDown-7440£425+21.42 %
South EastDown-3316£425-37.03 %
North WestDown-1115£410-3.52 %
City of LondonNew entry-7£375-
CheshireDown-76£455+7.05 %
MiddlesexNew entry-6£400-
BerkshireDown-235£600+12.94 %
WalesDown-14--
East MidlandsNew entry-4--
DerbyshireNew entry-4--
NewburyNew entry-3£650-
ChesterNew entry-3--
CardiffNew entry-3--
South WalesNew entry-3--
West MidlandsDown-102£550+20.54 %
UxbridgeNew entry-2£418-
DerbyNew entry-2--
MacclesfieldUp+41£500+17.64 %
MidlandsDown-51--
ReadingDown-161£488-27.77 %
ScotlandDown-251£500-
Canary WharfNew entry-1£650-
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
YorkshireNew entry-1--
WorcestershireNew entry-1--
SurreyNew entry-1--
BuckinghamshireNew entry-1£500-
StainesNew entry-1--
RedditchNew entry-1--

SAP XI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 September 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP XI 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 XI.

1207 (100.00 %)SAP
275 (36.23 %)Oracle
366 (31.88 %)CRM
461 (29.47 %)BusinessObjects
461 (29.47 %)Business Objects
558 (28.02 %)Business Intelligence
652 (25.12 %)SAP PI
750 (24.15 %)BusinessObjects XI
847 (22.71 %)Security Cleared
945 (21.74 %)NetWeaver
1044 (21.26 %)ETL
1142 (20.29 %)SAP Basis
1237 (17.87 %)Data Mining
1237 (17.87 %)Oracle 10g
1237 (17.87 %)SC Cleared
1334 (16.43 %)Oracle 9i
1334 (16.43 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
1433 (15.94 %)ABAP
1532 (15.46 %)SAS
1629 (14.01 %)SAP BW
1728 (13.53 %)Data Mart
1827 (13.04 %)Government
1827 (13.04 %)Migration
1925 (12.08 %)Java
2023 (11.11 %)ERP
2122 (10.63 %)SQL
2122 (10.63 %)J2EE
2221 (10.14 %)SAP CRM
2319 (9.179 %)Informatica
2319 (9.179 %)Project Management

SAP XI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 September 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SAP XI 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 XI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
152 (25.12 %)SAP PI
242 (20.29 %)SAP Basis
322 (10.63 %)J2EE
410 (4.831 %)Middleware
58 (3.865 %)Web Dynpro
67 (3.382 %)JDBC
67 (3.382 %)SAP ALE
76 (2.899 %)SOAP
85 (2.415 %)SAP CAF
85 (2.415 %)SAP Smart Forms
94 (1.932 %)Hibernate
94 (1.932 %)Struts
94 (1.932 %)Drools
103 (1.449 %)SAP Business Workflow
103 (1.449 %)Web Services
103 (1.449 %).NET
103 (1.449 %)XSLT
103 (1.449 %)BAPI
112 (0.966 %)SAP BSP
112 (0.966 %).NET Framework
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
145 (21.74 %)NetWeaver
232 (15.46 %)SAS
36 (2.899 %)SAP Portal
45 (2.415 %)SAP EP
54 (1.932 %)CMS
63 (1.449 %)Apache
63 (1.449 %)Tomcat
63 (1.449 %)SharePoint
63 (1.449 %)Office Project Server
72 (0.966 %)Oracle Workflow
81 (0.483 %)LiveCycle
81 (0.483 %)JCAPS
81 (0.483 %)Lotus Notes
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
19 (4.348 %)MS Excel
23 (1.449 %)MS Project
23 (1.449 %)MS Office
23 (1.449 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (0.483 %)CA Clarity
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
121 (10.14 %)SAP CRM
212 (5.797 %)SAP Oil and Gas
311 (5.314 %)SAP PSCD
45 (2.415 %)SAP R/3
45 (2.415 %)SAP FI
54 (1.932 %)SAP SRM
63 (1.449 %)SAP PS
63 (1.449 %)SAP HR
63 (1.449 %)SAP CO
63 (1.449 %)SAP FI/CO
63 (1.449 %)SAP MDM
63 (1.449 %)SAP IS-U
63 (1.449 %)SAP CCM
72 (0.966 %)SAP SCM
72 (0.966 %)SAP ERP
72 (0.966 %)Maximo
72 (0.966 %)SAP APO
81 (0.483 %)Oracle CRM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
110 (4.831 %)DMZ
28 (3.865 %)FTP
37 (3.382 %)Firewall
46 (2.899 %)VPN
54 (1.932 %)Internet
54 (1.932 %)SSL
62 (0.966 %)Network Security
62 (0.966 %)Intranet
71 (0.483 %)HTTPS
71 (0.483 %)HTTP
71 (0.483 %)TCP/IP
71 (0.483 %)CTI
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
161 (29.47 %)BusinessObjects
250 (24.15 %)BusinessObjects XI
344 (21.26 %)ETL
437 (17.87 %)Data Mining
437 (17.87 %)Oracle 10g
534 (16.43 %)Oracle 9i
534 (16.43 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
629 (14.01 %)SAP BW
728 (13.53 %)Data Mart
810 (4.831 %)Xcelsius
810 (4.831 %)BODI
810 (4.831 %)Data Warehouse (DWH)
99 (4.348 %)SAP BI
108 (3.865 %)SQL Server
116 (2.899 %)Oracle Reports
116 (2.899 %)Crystal Reports
124 (1.932 %)DB2
133 (1.449 %)Oracle 8/8i
133 (1.449 %)SQL Server 2005
142 (0.966 %)SQL Server Integration Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
17 (3.382 %)SAP CE
25 (2.415 %)QuickTest Pro
33 (1.449 %)ClearQuest
33 (1.449 %)LoadRunner
41 (0.483 %)NWDI
41 (0.483 %)Introscope
41 (0.483 %)LSMW
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
127 (13.04 %)Government
214 (6.763 %)Finance
35 (2.415 %)Retail
44 (1.932 %)Education
53 (1.449 %)Construction
53 (1.449 %)Advertising
62 (0.966 %)Insurance
62 (0.966 %)Telecoms
62 (0.966 %)Banking
71 (0.483 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (0.483 %)Investment Banking
71 (0.483 %)Publishing
71 (0.483 %)Health
71 (0.483 %)Manufacturing
71 (0.483 %)Marketing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
182 (39.61 %)Consultant
263 (30.43 %)SAP Consultant
324 (11.59 %)Business Consultant
419 (9.179 %)Business Objects Consultant
419 (9.179 %)SAP Basis Consultant
518 (8.696 %)SAP Manager
518 (8.696 %)SAP PI Consultant
617 (8.213 %)Developer
715 (7.246 %)Project Manager
813 (6.280 %)Technical Manager
911 (5.314 %)SAP XI Consultant
911 (5.314 %)SAP Business Consultant
911 (5.314 %)Business Objects Developer
1010 (4.831 %)SAP Developer
1010 (4.831 %)Architect
119 (4.348 %)Analyst
119 (4.348 %)Business Developer
127 (3.382 %)Technical Project Manager
136 (2.899 %)Integration Project Manager
136 (2.899 %)SAP Basis Specialist
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
15 (2.415 %)Data Integration
15 (2.415 %)PMI
23 (1.449 %)FMCG
23 (1.449 %)Management Information System
32 (0.966 %)Replication
32 (0.966 %)HACMP
32 (0.966 %)Visualisation
41 (0.483 %)Symmetrix DMX
41 (0.483 %)Data Conversion
41 (0.483 %)Data Extraction
41 (0.483 %)Client/Server
41 (0.483 %)EPoS
41 (0.483 %)Clustering
41 (0.483 %)German Language
41 (0.483 %)Statistics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
118 (8.696 %)UNIX
215 (7.246 %)AIX
39 (4.348 %)HPUX
48 (3.865 %)Windows
53 (1.449 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (0.966 %)Solaris
62 (0.966 %)Linux
71 (0.483 %)Windows 7
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
166 (31.88 %)CRM
258 (28.02 %)Business Intelligence
327 (13.04 %)Migration
423 (11.11 %)ERP
519 (9.179 %)Project Management
613 (6.280 %)ITIL
711 (5.314 %)Technical Architecture
810 (4.831 %)Load Balancing
99 (4.348 %)SOA
99 (4.348 %)SAP Implementation
108 (3.865 %)Data Migration
117 (3.382 %)PRINCE2
117 (3.382 %)Service Management
117 (3.382 %)ITSM
117 (3.382 %)Workflow
125 (2.415 %)OO
125 (2.415 %)Data Management
125 (2.415 %)Agile Software Development
125 (2.415 %)Validation
125 (2.415 %)Scrum
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
133 (15.94 %)ABAP
225 (12.08 %)Java
322 (10.63 %)SQL
47 (3.382 %)C
53 (1.449 %)SAPscript
62 (0.966 %)T-SQL
62 (0.966 %)JavaScript
62 (0.966 %)PHP
71 (0.483 %)Shell Script
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
147 (22.71 %)Security Cleared
237 (17.87 %)SC Cleared
37 (3.382 %)Oracle Certification
37 (3.382 %)PMI Certification
45 (2.415 %)Degree
52 (0.966 %)PMP
52 (0.966 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.932 %)QA
22 (0.966 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
13 (1.449 %)Tivoli Directory Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
14 (1.932 %)HP Quality Center
21 (0.483 %)CA Wily
21 (0.483 %)Foglight
21 (0.483 %)Tivoli
21 (0.483 %)Control-M
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1207 (100.00 %)SAP
275 (36.23 %)Oracle
361 (29.47 %)Business Objects
419 (9.179 %)Informatica
59 (4.348 %)Siebel
68 (3.865 %)IBM
76 (2.899 %)IXOS
85 (2.415 %)HP
85 (2.415 %)Avaya
94 (1.932 %)webMethods
94 (1.932 %)JBoss
103 (1.449 %)Microsoft
103 (1.449 %)Adobe
103 (1.449 %)Cisco
103 (1.449 %)CheckPoint
112 (0.966 %)Citrix
121 (0.483 %)UC4
121 (0.483 %)EMC
121 (0.483 %)Sun
121 (0.483 %)SeeBeyond