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The table below looks at the demand for SAP Application Link Enabling (ALE) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP ALE over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Application Link Enabling (ALE)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank722795
Rank change on same period last yearUp+73
Matching permanent IT job ads146196
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.081 %0.083 %
As % of the category below0.259 %0.276 %
Salaries quoted115141
Average minimum salary£43,761£43,064
Average salary£48,017£48,064
% change on same period last year-0.09 %
Average maximum salary£52,274£53,063
UK excluding London average salary£44,267£49,376
% change on same period last year-10.34 %
England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
England
Matching permanent IT job ads5644771006
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled31.34 %29.91 %
Salaries quoted4902058675
Average minimum salary£37,002£38,682
Average salary£40,584£42,499
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Average maximum salary£44,166£46,315
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,786
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
SAP ALE UKSAP ALE
UK

SAP ALE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SAP ALE across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

England SAP ALE Demand Trend

SAP ALE
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SAP ALE across the England region.

England SAP ALE Salary Trend

SAP ALE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAP ALE across the England region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

England SAP ALE Salary Histogram

SAP ALE
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP ALE within the England region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LondonUp+98106£50,519+8.49 %
South EastUp+7122£45,595-24.27 %
West MidlandsUp+28£30,125-50.61 %
East of EnglandUp+105£47,700+15.63 %
MidlandsUp+253£53,667-20.49 %
North EastNew entry-1£35,000-
East MidlandsUp+71£40,000-8.57 %
SAP ALE UKSAP ALE
UK

SAP ALE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing SAP ALE 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 IT job ads sampled that cited SAP ALE.

1253 (100.00 %)SAP
2202 (79.84 %)ABAP
3102 (40.32 %)BAPI
499 (39.13 %)SAP XI
580 (31.62 %)EDI
673 (28.85 %)SAP BW
767 (26.48 %)SAPscript
859 (23.32 %)LSMW
958 (22.92 %)Retail
1055 (21.74 %)SAP Smart Forms
1149 (19.37 %)NetWeaver
1149 (19.37 %)Workflow
1242 (16.60 %)SAP SD
1339 (15.42 %)SAP R/3
1437 (14.62 %)Finance
1536 (14.23 %)SAP Retail
1631 (12.25 %)SAP CO
1631 (12.25 %)SAP FI/CO
1631 (12.25 %)SAP FI
1631 (12.25 %)CRM
1728 (11.07 %)SAP MM
1728 (11.07 %)Middleware
1827 (10.67 %)Logistics
1924 (9.486 %)Business Intelligence
2023 (9.091 %)webMethods
2023 (9.091 %)OO
2121 (8.300 %)ODBC
2121 (8.300 %)SOAP
2121 (8.300 %)JMS
2121 (8.300 %)Mercator

SAP ALE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing SAP ALE also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited SAP ALE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1102 (40.32 %)BAPI
299 (39.13 %)SAP XI
380 (31.62 %)EDI
455 (21.74 %)SAP Smart Forms
528 (11.07 %)Middleware
621 (8.300 %)JMS
621 (8.300 %)ODBC
621 (8.300 %)SOAP
621 (8.300 %)SAP BC
621 (8.300 %)SAP PI
720 (7.905 %)JDBC
89 (3.557 %)Web Dynpro
97 (2.767 %)XML
104 (1.581 %).NET
104 (1.581 %)DCOM
104 (1.581 %)CSS
104 (1.581 %)SAP .NET Connector
113 (1.186 %)SAP Basis
113 (1.186 %)J2EE
113 (1.186 %)HTML
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
149 (19.37 %)NetWeaver
22 (0.791 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (0.395 %)SAP EP
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (3.162 %)MS Excel
25 (1.976 %)MS Office
32 (0.791 %)Spreadsheet
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
142 (16.60 %)SAP SD
239 (15.42 %)SAP R/3
336 (14.23 %)SAP Retail
431 (12.25 %)SAP FI
431 (12.25 %)SAP FI/CO
431 (12.25 %)SAP CO
528 (11.07 %)SAP MM
69 (3.557 %)SAP CRM
78 (3.162 %)SAP HR
86 (2.372 %)SAP IS-U
95 (1.976 %)SAP Oil and Gas
95 (1.976 %)SAP ERP
103 (1.186 %)SAP QM
112 (0.791 %)SAP PP
121 (0.395 %)SAP WM
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (8.300 %)FTP
121 (8.300 %)HTTP
26 (2.372 %)VPN
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
173 (28.85 %)SAP BW
212 (4.743 %)RDBMS
38 (3.162 %)MS Access
38 (3.162 %)SQL Server
38 (3.162 %)Crystal Reports
44 (1.581 %)SAP BI
53 (1.186 %)Oracle Reports
61 (0.395 %)GIS
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
159 (23.32 %)LSMW
214 (5.534 %)eCATT
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
158 (22.92 %)Retail
237 (14.62 %)Finance
311 (4.348 %)Insurance
46 (2.372 %)Billing
55 (1.976 %)Pensions
55 (1.976 %)Back Office
55 (1.976 %)Manufacturing
63 (1.186 %)Law
72 (0.791 %)Health
72 (0.791 %)Education
81 (0.395 %)Government
81 (0.395 %)Electronics
81 (0.395 %)Telecoms
81 (0.395 %)Banking
81 (0.395 %)FMCG
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
196 (37.94 %)Consultant
295 (37.55 %)SAP Consultant
362 (24.51 %)Developer
460 (23.72 %)Analyst
460 (23.72 %)SAP Developer
556 (22.13 %)ABAP Developer
644 (17.39 %)SAP Analyst
739 (15.42 %)ABAP Consultant
829 (11.46 %)Architect
928 (11.07 %)SAP Architect
1026 (10.28 %)SAP XI Architect
1026 (10.28 %)SAP MM Consultant
1123 (9.091 %)SAP SD Consultant
1123 (9.091 %)Solutions Architect
1123 (9.091 %)SAP SD/MM Consultant
1220 (7.905 %)Integration Architect
1319 (7.510 %)Business Analyst
1417 (6.719 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
1417 (6.719 %)SAP Business Analyst
1515 (5.929 %)SAP Retail Consultant
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (1.976 %)Data Conversion
24 (1.581 %)Management Information System
33 (1.186 %)Computer Science
41 (0.395 %)Data Extraction
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (1.186 %)UNIX
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
149 (19.37 %)Workflow
231 (12.25 %)CRM
327 (10.67 %)Logistics
424 (9.486 %)Business Intelligence
523 (9.091 %)OO
618 (7.115 %)ERP
717 (6.719 %)Migration
813 (5.138 %)Data Migration
912 (4.743 %)Project Management
108 (3.162 %)Quality Management
117 (2.767 %)SAP Implementation
125 (1.976 %)System Testing
125 (1.976 %)Service Management
134 (1.581 %)EAI
134 (1.581 %)Time Management
134 (1.581 %)Technical Architecture
143 (1.186 %)Business Development
143 (1.186 %)Systems Analysis
143 (1.186 %)Business Analysis
152 (0.791 %)Risk Management
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1202 (79.84 %)ABAP
267 (26.48 %)SAPscript
313 (5.138 %)SQL
412 (4.743 %)Java
58 (3.162 %)PL/SQL
62 (0.791 %)VBA
71 (0.395 %)C
71 (0.395 %)Perl
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (3.162 %)SAP Certification
18 (3.162 %)Degree
21 (0.395 %)ISEB
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (1.186 %)SAP ITS
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1253 (100.00 %)SAP
223 (9.091 %)webMethods
321 (8.300 %)Mercator
321 (8.300 %)TIBCO
49 (3.557 %)Oracle
52 (0.791 %)Adobe
52 (0.791 %)CA
52 (0.791 %)Pegasus
61 (0.395 %)Siebel