The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services 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 over the 3 months to 20 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 Vendors 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within SAP AG.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP
Rank 9 9 9
Rank change year-on-year
0 0
Contract jobs citing SAP 197 227 176
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 11.85% 10.08% 9.437%
As % of the Vendors category 23.07% 20.54% 21.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 71 57
Average daily rate £475 £400 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+18.75% -15.78%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £277 £250 £255
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £500 £575
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year
- -5.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 5 8
Average hourly rate £37.80 £15.00 £18.88
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+152.00% -20.54%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.50 £18.75 £19.00
% change year-on-year
+41.33% -1.31%
All Vendors
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
854 1105 809
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 51.38% 49.09% 43.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 361 457 324
Average daily rate £325 £330 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.51% -5.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £225 £180
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £498
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 96 99 92
Average hourly rate £19.50 £17.50 £14.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.42% +20.68%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.50 £11.00 £10.97
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £33.60 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
SAP
England

SAP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands SAP Jobs Demand Trend

SAP
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands SAP Daily Rate Trend

SAP
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

West Midlands SAP Daily Rate Histogram

SAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands SAP Hourly Rate Trend

SAP
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

West Midlands SAP Hourly Rate Histogram

SAP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 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 +1 60 £450 +33.33%
Birmingham 0 41 £350 -24.32%
Warwickshire -3 15 £547 +36.47%
Solihull -3 5 £160 -45.53%
Worcestershire -11 2 £368 -22.63%
Staffordshire +10 1 - -
SAP
England

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1 89 (24.18%) Manufacturing
2 75 (20.38%) Automotive
3 58 (15.76%) Project Management
4 57 (15.49%) Finance
5 46 (12.50%) Migration
6 39 (10.60%) ERP
6 39 (10.60%) Business Intelligence
7 38 (10.33%) SAP Implementation
8 37 (10.05%) Data Migration
9 33 (8.967%) CRM
10 32 (8.696%) SAP FI
11 30 (8.152%) NetWeaver
12 29 (7.880%) PLM
13 28 (7.609%) BusinessObjects
13 28 (7.609%) Oracle
13 28 (7.609%) Business Objects
14 27 (7.337%) Logistics
15 26 (7.065%) ABAP
16 25 (6.793%) SAP FI/CO
16 25 (6.793%) SAP CO
17 24 (6.522%) Validation
17 24 (6.522%) ENOVIA
18 23 (6.250%) ITIL
18 23 (6.250%) SAP CRM
19 22 (5.978%) Change Management
19 22 (5.978%) SAP BW
20 21 (5.707%) SAP Data Services
21 20 (5.435%) SAP HR
22 19 (5.163%) Microsoft
23 18 (4.891%) Java

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

Application Development
1 13 (3.533%) SAP Basis
2 9 (2.446%) WebSphere
2 9 (2.446%) .NET
3 7 (1.902%) Web Services
4 6 (1.630%) SAP XI
4 6 (1.630%) EDI
5 5 (1.359%) XML
6 4 (1.087%) Web Dynpro
6 4 (1.087%) BAPI
6 4 (1.087%) XML Schema
7 3 (0.815%) Middleware
7 3 (0.815%) J2EE
8 2 (0.543%) SAP MI
8 2 (0.543%) jQuery
8 2 (0.543%) HTML5
9 1 (0.272%) JSF
9 1 (0.272%) JTA
9 1 (0.272%) Java EE 5
9 1 (0.272%) JPA
9 1 (0.272%) EJB 3.0
Application Platforms
1 30 (8.152%) NetWeaver
2 6 (1.630%) WebSphere Message Broker
3 4 (1.087%) SAP Portal
3 4 (1.087%) SAP EP
4 3 (0.815%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.543%) SAS
5 2 (0.543%) ESB
6 1 (0.272%) WebSphere MQ
6 1 (0.272%) CMS
6 1 (0.272%) MQSeries
Applications
1 15 (4.076%) MS Excel
2 9 (2.446%) MS Project
3 7 (1.902%) MS Office
3 7 (1.902%) Windchill
3 7 (1.902%) MS PowerPoint
4 6 (1.630%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.815%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.272%) Adobe Captivate
Business Applications
1 32 (8.696%) SAP FI
2 25 (6.793%) SAP FI/CO
2 25 (6.793%) SAP CO
3 24 (6.522%) ENOVIA
4 23 (6.250%) SAP CRM
5 20 (5.435%) SAP HR
6 12 (3.261%) SAP PP
7 11 (2.989%) SAP APO
7 11 (2.989%) SAP PM
8 10 (2.717%) SAP MM
9 9 (2.446%) SAP SD
10 7 (1.902%) SAP Payroll
10 7 (1.902%) Teamcenter
10 7 (1.902%) ResourceLink
10 7 (1.902%) SAP GRC
11 6 (1.630%) SAP EWM
12 5 (1.359%) SAP ERP
12 5 (1.359%) SAP Oil and Gas
13 4 (1.087%) SAP WM
14 3 (0.815%) SAP SCM
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.630%) LAN
1 6 (1.630%) WAN
2 4 (1.087%) HTTP
3 2 (0.543%) Internet
4 1 (0.272%) Firewall
4 1 (0.272%) LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (7.609%) BusinessObjects
2 22 (5.978%) SAP BW
3 21 (5.707%) SAP Data Services
4 16 (4.348%) SAP BI
5 13 (3.533%) SQL Server
6 9 (2.446%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (1.359%) Oracle Reports
7 5 (1.359%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
8 4 (1.087%) BODI
8 4 (1.087%) GIS
9 3 (0.815%) Xcelsius
9 3 (0.815%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
9 3 (0.815%) BusinessObjects XI
10 2 (0.543%) Big Data
10 2 (0.543%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.543%) Spotfire
10 2 (0.543%) Essbase
10 2 (0.543%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.543%) DB2
11 1 (0.272%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 12 (3.261%) ClearCase
1 12 (3.261%) ClearQuest
1 12 (3.261%) Rational DOORS
2 9 (2.446%) NWDI
3 8 (2.174%) LSMW
4 3 (0.815%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.815%) NWDS
5 2 (0.543%) ERwin
6 1 (0.272%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.272%) TestDirector
6 1 (0.272%) QuickTest Pro
6 1 (0.272%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.272%) PhoneGap
6 1 (0.272%) Appcelerator Titanium
General
1 89 (24.18%) Manufacturing
2 75 (20.38%) Automotive
3 57 (15.49%) Finance
4 9 (2.446%) Retail
5 8 (2.174%) Marketing
5 8 (2.174%) German Language
6 6 (1.630%) Telecoms
7 5 (1.359%) Electronics
7 5 (1.359%) Legal
7 5 (1.359%) General Ledger
8 3 (0.815%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (0.543%) Local Government
9 2 (0.543%) Italian Language
9 2 (0.543%) Billing
10 1 (0.272%) Banking
10 1 (0.272%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (0.272%) Back Office
10 1 (0.272%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 126 (34.24%) Consultant
2 104 (28.26%) SAP Consultant
3 48 (13.04%) Analyst
4 42 (11.41%) SAP Manager
5 24 (6.522%) Developer
5 24 (6.522%) Project Manager
6 23 (6.250%) Architect
7 22 (5.978%) Business Analyst
8 21 (5.707%) SAP Analyst
9 18 (4.891%) Applications Engineer
9 18 (4.891%) SAP Architect
10 14 (3.804%) SAP Project Manager
11 13 (3.533%) SAP Business Analyst
12 12 (3.261%) Requirements Engineer
13 11 (2.989%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
14 9 (2.446%) Test Leader
15 8 (2.174%) Test Manager
15 8 (2.174%) SAP PM Consultant
15 8 (2.174%) SAP Developer
16 7 (1.902%) Data Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 6 (1.630%) Management Information System
1 6 (1.630%) FMCG
2 5 (1.359%) PMI
2 5 (1.359%) NHS
3 4 (1.087%) DTV
4 3 (0.815%) Smart Meter
4 3 (0.815%) Data Conversion
5 2 (0.543%) Data Integration
5 2 (0.543%) Visualisation
5 2 (0.543%) Blackberry
5 2 (0.543%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (0.272%) Mainframe
6 1 (0.272%) E-Learning
6 1 (0.272%) Open Source
6 1 (0.272%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.272%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.272%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.815%) Windows
2 2 (0.543%) VMS
2 2 (0.543%) Android
2 2 (0.543%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.272%) Windows 7
3 1 (0.272%) Windows Vista
3 1 (0.272%) AIX
3 1 (0.272%) Linux
3 1 (0.272%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (15.76%) Project Management
2 46 (12.50%) Migration
3 39 (10.60%) Business Intelligence
3 39 (10.60%) ERP
4 38 (10.33%) SAP Implementation
5 37 (10.05%) Data Migration
6 33 (8.967%) CRM
7 29 (7.880%) PLM
8 27 (7.337%) Logistics
9 24 (6.522%) Validation
10 23 (6.250%) ITIL
11 22 (5.978%) Change Management
12 18 (4.891%) Data Modelling
13 17 (4.620%) Integration Testing
14 16 (4.348%) User Acceptance Testing
15 15 (4.076%) Unit Testing
15 15 (4.076%) Time Management
15 15 (4.076%) ETL
15 15 (4.076%) Stakeholder Management
16 13 (3.533%) GAP Analysis
Programming Languages
1 26 (7.065%) ABAP
2 18 (4.891%) Java
3 16 (4.348%) SQL
4 3 (0.815%) T-SQL
4 3 (0.815%) JavaScript
4 3 (0.815%) C
4 3 (0.815%) C#
5 2 (0.543%) VB
5 2 (0.543%) VB.NET
5 2 (0.543%) VBA
6 1 (0.272%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 7 (1.902%) PMI Certification
1 7 (1.902%) Degree
2 5 (1.359%) ISEB
3 4 (1.087%) MBA
3 4 (1.087%) PMP
4 2 (0.543%) CCA
4 2 (0.543%) PgMP
4 2 (0.543%) APMP
5 1 (0.272%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.272%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.272%) Security Cleared
5 1 (0.272%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.272%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (0.272%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (0.272%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (0.815%) GAAP
1 3 (0.815%) Data Quality
2 2 (0.543%) QA
3 1 (0.272%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.272%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (1.087%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 28 (7.609%) Oracle
1 28 (7.609%) Business Objects
2 19 (5.163%) Microsoft
3 14 (3.804%) IBM
4 10 (2.717%) Sybase
4 10 (2.717%) JD Edwards
5 7 (1.902%) Cognos
6 5 (1.359%) Teradata
7 3 (0.815%) Sencha
7 3 (0.815%) Primavera
7 3 (0.815%) HP
8 2 (0.543%) CA
8 2 (0.543%) Hyperion
8 2 (0.543%) Informatica
8 2 (0.543%) MicroStrategy
8 2 (0.543%) Adobe
8 2 (0.543%) PeopleSoft
8 2 (0.543%) Tableau
8 2 (0.543%) TIBCO
9 1 (0.272%) Capita
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