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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 West Midlands 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1313
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads228250
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.304 %0.253 %
As % of the category below19.00 %15.74 %
Daily rates quoted6486
Average minimum daily rate£445£415
Average daily rate£472£453
% change on same period last year+4.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£499£491
UK excluding London average daily rate£462£447
% change on same period last year+3.25 %
Hourly rates quoted84
Average minimum hourly rate£17.80£33.50
Average hourly rate£18.05£35.75
% change on same period last year-49.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.30£38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.43£25.61
% change on same period last year-8.53 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads12001588
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.600 %1.607 %
Daily rates quoted272351
Average minimum daily rate£331£326
Average daily rate£351£346
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted138245
Average minimum hourly rate£20.25£25.67
Average hourly rate£21.63£28.23
% change on same period last year-23.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00£30.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
SAP EnglandSAP
England

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.

SAP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

SAP
Daily Rate Trend

The 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

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands SAP Hourly Rate Trend

SAP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAP across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands SAP Hourly Rate Histogram

SAP
Contract Locations

This section 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 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank 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
BirminghamDown-651£420-4.28 %
CoventryDown-1122£475+26.66 %
StaffordshireUp+1119£443+26.63 %
ShropshireUp+415£650-
WarwickshireDown-313£535+20.59 %
SolihullNo change08£500+6.06 %
WolverhamptonDown-25£500-
West BromwichNew entry-3--
HerefordshireNew entry-3£575-
SAP EnglandSAP
England

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, 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.

160 (12.10 %)Finance
258 (11.69 %)CRM
352 (10.48 %)Business Intelligence
439 (7.863 %)SAP Implementation
538 (7.661 %)SAP FI
636 (7.258 %)SAP CO
735 (7.056 %)SAP BW
735 (7.056 %)SAP CRM
735 (7.056 %)SAP FI/CO
834 (6.855 %)SAP HR
933 (6.653 %)ERP
1032 (6.452 %)Migration
1130 (6.048 %)Project Management
1130 (6.048 %)SAP BI
1130 (6.048 %)Data Migration
1228 (5.645 %)MS PowerPoint
1327 (5.444 %)SAP SD
1424 (4.839 %)NetWeaver
1521 (4.234 %)Microsoft
1521 (4.234 %)Logistics
1620 (4.032 %)Time Management
1620 (4.032 %)Manufacturing
1717 (3.427 %)Government
1815 (3.024 %)ABAP
1815 (3.024 %)Supply Chain Management
1914 (2.823 %)Security Cleared
1914 (2.823 %)Java
1914 (2.823 %)Health
2013 (2.621 %)Automotive
2013 (2.621 %)Change Management

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, 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.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (2.218 %)SAP XI
111 (2.218 %)SAP Basis
29 (1.815 %).NET
29 (1.815 %)J2EE
36 (1.210 %)XML
45 (1.008 %)HTML
45 (1.008 %)Middleware
45 (1.008 %)Web Dynpro
54 (0.806 %)SAP Smart Forms
54 (0.806 %)EDI
63 (0.605 %)WebServices
63 (0.605 %)SAP ALE
72 (0.403 %)WebSphere
72 (0.403 %).NET Framework
72 (0.403 %)SAP Business Workflow
72 (0.403 %)JavaBeans
72 (0.403 %)BAPI
72 (0.403 %)Spring
72 (0.403 %)SAP BSP
72 (0.403 %)XSD
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (4.839 %)NetWeaver
27 (1.411 %)SAP EP
34 (0.806 %)CICS
42 (0.403 %)Oracle HTTP Server
42 (0.403 %)ESB
42 (0.403 %)WebLogic
42 (0.403 %)MQSeries
51 (0.202 %)MS Exchange
51 (0.202 %)Lotus Notes
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
128 (5.645 %)MS PowerPoint
212 (2.419 %)MS Project
310 (2.016 %)MS Office
310 (2.016 %)MS Excel
47 (1.411 %)MS Visio
47 (1.411 %)Spreadsheet
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
138 (7.661 %)SAP FI
236 (7.258 %)SAP CO
335 (7.056 %)SAP CRM
335 (7.056 %)SAP FI/CO
434 (6.855 %)SAP HR
527 (5.444 %)SAP SD
613 (2.621 %)SAP MM
712 (2.419 %)SAP MDM
811 (2.218 %)SAP R/3
910 (2.016 %)SAP Payroll
109 (1.815 %)SAP APO
118 (1.613 %)SAP PP
118 (1.613 %)SAP SRM
124 (0.806 %)SAP Oil and Gas
133 (0.605 %)SAP EHS
133 (0.605 %)SAP ERP
133 (0.605 %)SAP IS-U
133 (0.605 %)SAP PM
133 (0.605 %)SAP WM
142 (0.403 %)SAP SM
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (0.806 %)HTTP
22 (0.403 %)PPP
22 (0.403 %)HTTPS
22 (0.403 %)SSL
22 (0.403 %)FTP
31 (0.202 %)LDAP
31 (0.202 %)Internet
31 (0.202 %)3G
31 (0.202 %)2G
31 (0.202 %)Network Security
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
135 (7.056 %)SAP BW
230 (6.048 %)SAP BI
39 (1.815 %)BusinessObjects
39 (1.815 %)BusinessObjects XI
44 (0.806 %)DB2
44 (0.806 %)Datawarehouse
53 (0.605 %)ETL
53 (0.605 %)Oracle 10g
53 (0.605 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
62 (0.403 %)SQLPlus
62 (0.403 %)Oracle 11g
62 (0.403 %)EDRMS
62 (0.403 %)BODI
62 (0.403 %)MOLAP
62 (0.403 %)RDBMS
62 (0.403 %)MySQL
71 (0.202 %)SQL Server
71 (0.202 %)Oracle Reports
71 (0.202 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (0.202 %)SQL Server Integration Services
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.403 %)Visual Studio
12 (0.403 %)JDeveloper
12 (0.403 %)LoadRunner
12 (0.403 %)XMLSpy
12 (0.403 %)LSMW
12 (0.403 %)Zend Studio
21 (0.202 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (0.202 %)VSS/SourceSafe
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
160 (12.10 %)Finance
220 (4.032 %)Manufacturing
317 (3.427 %)Government
414 (2.823 %)Health
513 (2.621 %)Automotive
69 (1.815 %)Telecoms
69 (1.815 %)Local Government
78 (1.613 %)Retail
86 (1.210 %)FMCG
95 (1.008 %)Billing
104 (0.806 %)Marketing
112 (0.403 %)General Ledger
112 (0.403 %)Police
112 (0.403 %)Education
112 (0.403 %)Back Office
121 (0.202 %)Pharmaceutical
121 (0.202 %)Aerospace
121 (0.202 %)Electric
121 (0.202 %)Legal
121 (0.202 %)Publishing
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1219 (44.15 %)Consultant
2193 (38.91 %)SAP Consultant
351 (10.28 %)SAP Manager
444 (8.871 %)Project Manager
541 (8.266 %)Analyst
632 (6.452 %)Architect
729 (5.847 %)Administrator
826 (5.242 %)SAP CRM Consultant
826 (5.242 %)CRM Consultant
925 (5.040 %)SAP Project Manager
1023 (4.637 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
1118 (3.629 %)SAP HR Consultant
1118 (3.629 %)Trainer
1118 (3.629 %)SAP Trainer
1216 (3.226 %)Developer
1216 (3.226 %)Test Manager
1315 (3.024 %)SAP SD Consultant
1315 (3.024 %)SAP Architect
1315 (3.024 %)SAP Analyst
1413 (2.621 %)SAP Test Manager
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (1.613 %)AS400
26 (1.210 %)Mainframe
35 (1.008 %)French Language
35 (1.008 %)Data Integration
44 (0.806 %)IBM Mainframe
44 (0.806 %)NHS
44 (0.806 %)Taxonomies
53 (0.605 %)Data Conversion
62 (0.403 %)Data Extraction
62 (0.403 %)E-Learning
71 (0.202 %)Clustering
71 (0.202 %)W3C
71 (0.202 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
71 (0.202 %)RMADS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (2.218 %)Windows
26 (1.210 %)UNIX
35 (1.008 %)VMS
44 (0.806 %)Windows XP
44 (0.806 %)AIX
52 (0.403 %)Linux
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
158 (11.69 %)CRM
252 (10.48 %)Business Intelligence
339 (7.863 %)SAP Implementation
433 (6.653 %)ERP
532 (6.452 %)Migration
630 (6.048 %)Project Management
630 (6.048 %)Data Migration
721 (4.234 %)Logistics
820 (4.032 %)Time Management
915 (3.024 %)Supply Chain Management
1014 (2.823 %)Security Cleared
1113 (2.621 %)PRINCE2
1113 (2.621 %)Change Management
1210 (2.016 %)Performance Management
139 (1.815 %)SC Cleared
139 (1.815 %)Technical Architecture
148 (1.613 %)Workflow
157 (1.411 %)Data Management
157 (1.411 %)Stakeholder Management
157 (1.411 %)Risk Assessment
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (3.024 %)ABAP
214 (2.823 %)Java
35 (1.008 %)C
44 (0.806 %)C++
44 (0.806 %)COBOL
44 (0.806 %)SQL
53 (0.605 %)VB
53 (0.605 %)PL/1
53 (0.605 %)SAPscript
53 (0.605 %)JCL
53 (0.605 %)JavaScript
62 (0.403 %)PHP
62 (0.403 %)PL/SQL
62 (0.403 %)RPG
62 (0.403 %)PHP5
71 (0.202 %)C#
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (1.210 %)Degree
23 (0.605 %)Citrix Certification
32 (0.403 %)CIMA
41 (0.202 %)MBA
41 (0.202 %)MOS
41 (0.202 %)MCDST
41 (0.202 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (0.202 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (0.202 %)ACCA
41 (0.202 %)CIPFA
41 (0.202 %)MCP
41 (0.202 %)MCSE
41 (0.202 %)ISEB
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (1.613 %)SLA
25 (1.008 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
25 (1.008 %)QA
33 (0.605 %)ISO9001
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (0.806 %)Active Directory
21 (0.202 %)VMware Infrastructure
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.605 %)Tivoli
13 (0.605 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
22 (0.403 %)CONTROL-M
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (4.234 %)Microsoft
211 (2.218 %)Oracle
310 (2.016 %)IBM
49 (1.815 %)Business Objects
56 (1.210 %)Hyperion
65 (1.008 %)Cognos
65 (1.008 %)Northgate
73 (0.605 %)PeopleSoft
82 (0.403 %)Adobe
82 (0.403 %)JD Edwards
82 (0.403 %)Lawson
82 (0.403 %)FatWire
82 (0.403 %)Zend
82 (0.403 %)Applix
91 (0.202 %)VMware
91 (0.202 %)BT
91 (0.202 %)Manugistics
91 (0.202 %)Lotus
91 (0.202 %)Baan
91 (0.202 %)HP
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