The first table below looks at the demand for SAP Implementation skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SAP Implementation over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the West Midlands region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP Implementation
Rank 73 92 68
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -24
Contract jobs citing SAP Implementation 23 17 26
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 1.368% 0.757% 1.397%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.035% 1.205% 2.213%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 5 5
Average daily rate £475 £450 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.55% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £377 £310 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £590 £475 £495
UK excluding London average daily rate £455 £396 £450
% change year-on-year
+14.82% -11.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £32.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £53.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year
- +194.44%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1130 1411 1175
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 67.22% 62.79% 63.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 540 665 544
Average daily rate £330 £330 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £226 £240 £201
10% offered a daily rate of more than £523 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 72 67
Average hourly rate £37.80 £20.26 £24.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+86.62% -15.60%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.00% -16.66%
SAP Implementation
England

SAP Implementation
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SAP Implementation across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands SAP Implementation Jobs Demand Trend

SAP Implementation
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SAP Implementation across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands SAP Implementation Daily Rate Trend

SAP Implementation
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP Implementation across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

West Midlands SAP Implementation Daily Rate Histogram

SAP Implementation
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SAP Implementation across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands SAP Implementation Hourly Rate Trend

SAP Implementation
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Implementation within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Coventry +3 7 £550 -
Birmingham - 3 £350 -
Worcestershire - 1 £385 -
SAP Implementation
England

SAP Implementation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing SAP Implementation 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 Implementation.

1 38 (100.00%) SAP
2 16 (42.11%) Automotive
3 14 (36.84%) Manufacturing
4 9 (23.68%) Finance
5 8 (21.05%) SAP FI/CO
5 8 (21.05%) SAP CO
5 8 (21.05%) SAP FI
5 8 (21.05%) Logistics
6 7 (18.42%) Unit Testing
7 6 (15.79%) Migration
7 6 (15.79%) Data Migration
8 5 (13.16%) Integration Testing
8 5 (13.16%) User Acceptance Testing
8 5 (13.16%) Management Information System
8 5 (13.16%) Project Management
8 5 (13.16%) ERP
8 5 (13.16%) Business Intelligence
9 4 (10.53%) MS Visio
9 4 (10.53%) CRM
9 4 (10.53%) SAP MM
9 4 (10.53%) MBA
9 4 (10.53%) MS PowerPoint
9 4 (10.53%) Change Control
10 3 (7.895%) WebSphere
10 3 (7.895%) WebSphere Message Broker
10 3 (7.895%) SAP GRC
10 3 (7.895%) SAP Data Services
10 3 (7.895%) SAP CRM
10 3 (7.895%) LSMW
10 3 (7.895%) HTTP

SAP Implementation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing SAP Implementation 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 Implementation. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (7.895%) WebSphere
1 3 (7.895%) XML Schema
1 3 (7.895%) Web Services
1 3 (7.895%) XML
2 1 (2.632%) EDI
Application Platforms
1 3 (7.895%) WebSphere Message Broker
2 1 (2.632%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 4 (10.53%) MS Visio
1 4 (10.53%) MS PowerPoint
2 1 (2.632%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 8 (21.05%) SAP FI/CO
1 8 (21.05%) SAP CO
1 8 (21.05%) SAP FI
2 4 (10.53%) SAP MM
3 3 (7.895%) SAP GRC
3 3 (7.895%) SAP CRM
4 2 (5.263%) SAP SD
5 1 (2.632%) SAP cProjects
5 1 (2.632%) SAP QM
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.895%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.895%) SAP Data Services
2 1 (2.632%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 3 (7.895%) LSMW
General
1 16 (42.11%) Automotive
2 14 (36.84%) Manufacturing
3 9 (23.68%) Finance
4 2 (5.263%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (5.263%) Retail
5 1 (2.632%) Billing
Job Titles
1 11 (28.95%) Consultant
2 10 (26.32%) SAP Consultant
2 10 (26.32%) SAP Manager
3 7 (18.42%) Project Manager
4 6 (15.79%) SAP Project Manager
5 5 (13.16%) SAP Architect
5 5 (13.16%) Architect
6 4 (10.53%) Business Analyst
6 4 (10.53%) Analyst
7 3 (7.895%) WebSphere Developer
7 3 (7.895%) SAP Solutions Architect
7 3 (7.895%) Solutions Architect
7 3 (7.895%) SAP Business Analyst
7 3 (7.895%) Developer
8 2 (5.263%) Data Manager
8 2 (5.263%) Migration Consultant
8 2 (5.263%) Data Migration Manager
8 2 (5.263%) SAP Data Consultant
8 2 (5.263%) SAP Analyst
8 2 (5.263%) Data Migration Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.16%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.263%) FMCG
3 1 (2.632%) Data Conversion
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.632%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (21.05%) Logistics
2 7 (18.42%) Unit Testing
3 6 (15.79%) Migration
3 6 (15.79%) Data Migration
4 5 (13.16%) Integration Testing
4 5 (13.16%) User Acceptance Testing
4 5 (13.16%) Project Management
4 5 (13.16%) ERP
4 5 (13.16%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (10.53%) CRM
5 4 (10.53%) Change Control
6 2 (5.263%) GAP Analysis
6 2 (5.263%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (5.263%) SAP Security
6 2 (5.263%) Business Analysis
7 1 (2.632%) Business Development
7 1 (2.632%) Release Management
7 1 (2.632%) Data Cleansing
7 1 (2.632%) Data Validation
7 1 (2.632%) Data Mapping
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.895%) Java
2 1 (2.632%) C
2 1 (2.632%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 4 (10.53%) MBA
2 1 (2.632%) Degree
2 1 (2.632%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.632%) QA
1 1 (2.632%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 38 (100.00%) SAP
2 3 (7.895%) IBM
3 1 (2.632%) Business Objects
3 1 (2.632%) Microsoft