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 Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SAP over the 3 months to 24 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 Yorkshire 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP
Rank 61 25 52
Rank change year-on-year
-36 +27
Contract jobs citing SAP 27 84 27
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 2.151% 5.367% 2.400%
As % of the Vendors category 4.847% 11.88% 6.700%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 39 12
Average daily rate £377 £375 £413
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.60% -9.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £330 £168 £253
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £475 £458
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year
- -5.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Average hourly rate £12.50 £75.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-83.33% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £20.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year
+30.00% +5.26%
All Vendors
West Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
557 707 403
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 44.38% 45.18% 35.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 261 363 154
Average daily rate £285 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.30% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £170 £188
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 37 41
Average hourly rate £15.00 £15.00 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -14.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £8.76 £10.30 £9.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.50 £31.50 £26.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
SAP
Yorkshire

SAP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire SAP Hourly Rate Trend

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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Leeds -36 17 £392 -9.82%
Halifax +11 3 £350 -
Bradford -5 2 - -
Huddersfield - 1 £500 -
SAP
Yorkshire

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 26 (28.57%) User Acceptance Testing
2 18 (19.78%) Business Intelligence
2 18 (19.78%) Finance
3 16 (17.58%) Stakeholder Management
4 15 (16.48%) SAP HR
4 15 (16.48%) MS Project
5 13 (14.29%) SQL
5 13 (14.29%) SAP Payroll
6 12 (13.19%) CRM
7 11 (12.09%) ERP
8 10 (10.99%) Project Management
8 10 (10.99%) Test Scripting
9 9 (9.890%) Microsoft
9 9 (9.890%) Oracle
9 9 (9.890%) Risk Management
10 8 (8.791%) ETL
10 8 (8.791%) MS Excel
10 8 (8.791%) Project Planning
11 7 (7.692%) SAP IS-U
11 7 (7.692%) Data Integration
11 7 (7.692%) Data Modelling
11 7 (7.692%) PL/SQL
12 6 (6.593%) Oracle Reports
12 6 (6.593%) Oracle 11i
12 6 (6.593%) PeopleSoft
12 6 (6.593%) Informatica
12 6 (6.593%) SAP BW
12 6 (6.593%) Oracle OWB
12 6 (6.593%) Migration
12 6 (6.593%) Oracle BI EE

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 2 (2.198%) SAP XI
2 1 (1.099%) SAP PI
2 1 (1.099%) COM
2 1 (1.099%) Struts
2 1 (1.099%) J2EE
2 1 (1.099%) EDI
2 1 (1.099%) Middleware
2 1 (1.099%) BAPI
2 1 (1.099%) Hibernate
2 1 (1.099%) SAP Basis
Application Platforms
1 2 (2.198%) NetWeaver
2 1 (1.099%) Adobe CQ
2 1 (1.099%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (1.099%) MS Exchange
2 1 (1.099%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (16.48%) MS Project
2 8 (8.791%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 15 (16.48%) SAP HR
2 13 (14.29%) SAP Payroll
3 7 (7.692%) SAP IS-U
4 6 (6.593%) Oracle 11i
5 5 (5.495%) SAP PM
6 3 (3.297%) SAP EWM
6 3 (3.297%) SAP ERP
6 3 (3.297%) SAP LE
6 3 (3.297%) SAP CRM
6 3 (3.297%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 2 (2.198%) SAP MM
7 2 (2.198%) SAP HCM
7 2 (2.198%) SAP ECC
8 1 (1.099%) SAP FSCM
8 1 (1.099%) SAP PLM
8 1 (1.099%) SAP FI
8 1 (1.099%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (1.099%) SAP CO
8 1 (1.099%) SAP CS
8 1 (1.099%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.198%) LAN
1 2 (2.198%) WAN
2 1 (1.099%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.099%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (6.593%) Oracle Reports
1 6 (6.593%) SAP BW
1 6 (6.593%) Oracle OWB
1 6 (6.593%) Oracle BI EE
2 4 (4.396%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (4.396%) SQL Server
3 2 (2.198%) SAP BI
3 2 (2.198%) Data Mining
3 2 (2.198%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (2.198%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (2.198%) SQL Server 2008
4 1 (1.099%) BusinessObjects XI
4 1 (1.099%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
4 1 (1.099%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (1.099%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.099%) BODI
Development Applications
1 2 (2.198%) LSMW
2 1 (1.099%) SAP CE
2 1 (1.099%) Visual Studio
General
1 18 (19.78%) Finance
2 5 (5.495%) Billing
2 5 (5.495%) Retail
3 3 (3.297%) Manufacturing
4 2 (2.198%) Banking
4 2 (2.198%) Electronics
4 2 (2.198%) Telecoms
4 2 (2.198%) Back Office
4 2 (2.198%) Marketing
5 1 (1.099%) Retail Banking
5 1 (1.099%) German Language
5 1 (1.099%) Italian Language
5 1 (1.099%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 26 (28.57%) Analyst
2 21 (23.08%) Business Analyst
3 20 (21.98%) Consultant
4 16 (17.58%) SAP Consultant
4 16 (17.58%) Project Manager
5 10 (10.99%) Developer
6 9 (9.890%) SAP Manager
7 8 (8.791%) SAP Business Analyst
8 6 (6.593%) SAP Project Manager
8 6 (6.593%) SAP Analyst
9 5 (5.495%) SAP HR Business Analyst
10 3 (3.297%) OBIEE Developer
10 3 (3.297%) Software Engineer
10 3 (3.297%) 2nd Line Support
10 3 (3.297%) Functional Consultant
10 3 (3.297%) SAP Developer
10 3 (3.297%) Business Manager
11 2 (2.198%) CRM Consultant
11 2 (2.198%) Business Project Manager
11 2 (2.198%) SAP PM Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 7 (7.692%) Data Integration
2 5 (5.495%) Smart Meter
3 4 (4.396%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.198%) DTV
4 2 (2.198%) Statistics
5 1 (1.099%) Visualisation
5 1 (1.099%) Mainframe
5 1 (1.099%) E-Learning
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.396%) Windows
2 1 (1.099%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (1.099%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (28.57%) User Acceptance Testing
2 18 (19.78%) Business Intelligence
3 16 (17.58%) Stakeholder Management
4 12 (13.19%) CRM
5 11 (12.09%) ERP
6 10 (10.99%) Project Management
6 10 (10.99%) Test Scripting
7 9 (9.890%) Risk Management
8 8 (8.791%) ETL
8 8 (8.791%) Project Planning
9 7 (7.692%) Data Modelling
10 6 (6.593%) Migration
10 6 (6.593%) Load Balancing
10 6 (6.593%) Analytics
11 4 (4.396%) Data Analysis
11 4 (4.396%) Data Migration
11 4 (4.396%) Root Cause Analysis
12 3 (3.297%) SAP Implementation
12 3 (3.297%) Change Management
13 2 (2.198%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 13 (14.29%) SQL
2 7 (7.692%) PL/SQL
3 2 (2.198%) Java
3 2 (2.198%) T-SQL
3 2 (2.198%) ABAP
3 2 (2.198%) VBA
4 1 (1.099%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (1.099%) Degree
1 1 (1.099%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.297%) QA
System Software
1 3 (3.297%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (3.297%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 9 (9.890%) Microsoft
1 9 (9.890%) Oracle
2 6 (6.593%) PeopleSoft
2 6 (6.593%) Informatica
3 4 (4.396%) VMware
3 4 (4.396%) HP
3 4 (4.396%) Business Objects
4 1 (1.099%) Adobe
4 1 (1.099%) Siebel
4 1 (1.099%) Salesforce.com
West Yorkshire
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Robert Walters
Rate: market rate
Posted: 22 May 2013
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax £300 - £350 per day Initial 3 Month Contract Skills: Business Analysis, Banking, SAP, Process Simplification, Data Migration, Financial Services Our financial services client requires 2 Business Analysts...
Reed Technology
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
West Yorkshire
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Rate: £530 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
West Yorkshire
To be considered for this role you must have experience working within the UK Water / Energy / Utilities Industry and have experience with SAP-ISU. Experience: * Prince2 Project Manager *...
Roc Search
Posted: 24 May 2013
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Initial 6 Month Contract (to extend on until 2014) £300 - £350 per day Skills: MI Development, HR Systems Knowledge, Excel, VBA, SQL, Access, UAT Our large financial services...
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Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013