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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT contracts within the Watford region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1230
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads187
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.007 %
As % of the category below20.93 %4.965 %
Daily rates quoted94
Average minimum daily rate£404£418
Average daily rate£414£418
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£424£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£463£447
% change on same period last year+3.61 %
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£24.01£22.40
% change on same period last year+7.17 %
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Watford
Matching contract IT job ads86141
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.114 %0.143 %
Daily rates quoted3644
Average minimum daily rate£387£286
Average daily rate£399£293
% change on same period last year+36.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£411£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£358
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Hourly rates quoted69
Average minimum hourly rate£14.35£16.64
Average hourly rate£15.23£16.94
% change on same period last year-10.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.10£17.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.26£24.93
% change on same period last year-6.69 %
SAP HertfordshireSAP
Hertfordshire

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within SAP AG.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SAP across the Watford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Watford SAP Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Watford SAP Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP across the Watford region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Watford SAP Daily Rate Histogram

SAP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SAP across the Watford region.

Watford SAP Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region citing SAP 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.

125 (58.14 %)CRM
222 (51.16 %)SAP CRM
315 (34.88 %)PRINCE2
411 (25.58 %)Test Scripting
510 (23.26 %)TestDirector
510 (23.26 %)LoadRunner
69 (20.93 %)SAP HR
78 (18.60 %)ABAP
87 (16.28 %)Stakeholder Management
87 (16.28 %)SAP HCM
87 (16.28 %)eCATT
95 (11.63 %)Migration
95 (11.63 %)SAP XI
104 (9.302 %)PeopleSoft
104 (9.302 %)Data Migration
113 (6.977 %)User Acceptance Testing
113 (6.977 %)SAP ALE
113 (6.977 %)Project Planning
113 (6.977 %)Games
122 (4.651 %)Change Management
122 (4.651 %)SAP Payroll
122 (4.651 %)SAP Smart Forms
122 (4.651 %)LSMW
122 (4.651 %)SAP BSP
122 (4.651 %)Retail
122 (4.651 %)SAPscript
122 (4.651 %)Java
122 (4.651 %)QuickTest Pro
122 (4.651 %)OO
122 (4.651 %)DSDM

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region citing SAP 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (11.63 %)SAP XI
23 (6.977 %)SAP ALE
32 (4.651 %)SAP Smart Forms
32 (4.651 %)SAP BSP
41 (2.326 %)Middleware
41 (2.326 %)Web Dynpro
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.326 %)MS Project
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
122 (51.16 %)SAP CRM
29 (20.93 %)SAP HR
37 (16.28 %)SAP HCM
42 (4.651 %)SAP Payroll
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.326 %)Internet
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.326 %)DB2
11 (2.326 %)SAP BW
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (23.26 %)TestDirector
110 (23.26 %)LoadRunner
27 (16.28 %)eCATT
32 (4.651 %)LSMW
32 (4.651 %)QuickTest Pro
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (6.977 %)Games
22 (4.651 %)Retail
31 (2.326 %)Marketing
31 (2.326 %)Manufacturing
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (44.19 %)Analyst
211 (25.58 %)Test Analyst
211 (25.58 %)Consultant
310 (23.26 %)SAP Consultant
310 (23.26 %)SAP Analyst
48 (18.60 %)SAP Test Analyst
48 (18.60 %)Business Analyst
55 (11.63 %)SAP Business Analyst
55 (11.63 %)CRM Business Analyst
63 (6.977 %)SAP Developer
63 (6.977 %)ABAP Consultant
63 (6.977 %)Developer
63 (6.977 %)SAP HR Consultant
72 (4.651 %)ABAP Developer
72 (4.651 %)Tester
72 (4.651 %)Architect
72 (4.651 %)Project Manager
72 (4.651 %)Solutions Architect
72 (4.651 %)SAP Payroll Consultant
72 (4.651 %)SAP Tester
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.326 %)iDTV
11 (2.326 %)Polish Language
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.326 %)UNIX
11 (2.326 %)AIX
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (58.14 %)CRM
215 (34.88 %)PRINCE2
311 (25.58 %)Test Scripting
47 (16.28 %)Stakeholder Management
55 (11.63 %)Migration
64 (9.302 %)Data Migration
73 (6.977 %)User Acceptance Testing
73 (6.977 %)Project Planning
82 (4.651 %)Change Management
82 (4.651 %)OO
82 (4.651 %)DSDM
91 (2.326 %)Business Intelligence
91 (2.326 %)BPR
91 (2.326 %)Configuration Management
91 (2.326 %)Quality Management
91 (2.326 %)CMMI
91 (2.326 %)Resource Management
91 (2.326 %)Use Case
91 (2.326 %)SAP Implementation
91 (2.326 %)Risk Assessment
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (18.60 %)ABAP
22 (4.651 %)SAPscript
22 (4.651 %)Java
31 (2.326 %)SQL
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (9.302 %)PeopleSoft
21 (2.326 %)CheckPoint
21 (2.326 %)Oracle
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