The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP over the 3 months to 17 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 Hertfordshire region.

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

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP
Rank 58 52 90
Rank change year-on-year
-6 +38
Permanent jobs citing SAP 90 106 80
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 3.667% 4.233% 2.435%
As % of the Vendors category 7.359% 8.528% 4.739%
Number of salaries quoted 77 72 68
Average salary £50,000 £50,000 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +21.95%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,400 £33,000 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £55,000 £55,750
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year
-9.09% +4.76%
All Vendors
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1223 1243 1688
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 49.84% 49.64% 51.39%
Number of salaries quoted 959 984 1317
Average salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.55% +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £26,500 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
SAP
East of England

SAP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire SAP Jobs Demand Trend

SAP
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire SAP Salary Trend

SAP
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAP across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Hertfordshire SAP Salary Histogram

SAP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Watford +24 20 £44,000 -14.14%
Hemel Hempstead -6 6 £49,500 +31.12%
Hertford - 2 £57,500 -
Borehamwood - 2 £45,000 -
Rickmansworth -10 1 £25,000 -
St Albans - 1 £45,000 -
Stevenage - 1 £34,000 -
SAP
East of England

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited SAP.

1 61 (25.96%) Project Management
2 59 (25.11%) CRM
3 48 (20.43%) ABAP
4 46 (19.57%) Oracle
5 44 (18.72%) SAP FI
6 41 (17.45%) Finance
7 39 (16.60%) Risk Analysis
8 38 (16.17%) Retail
9 37 (15.74%) SAP BW
9 37 (15.74%) MS Excel
10 35 (14.89%) SAP CO
10 35 (14.89%) SAP FI/CO
11 34 (14.47%) UNIX
11 34 (14.47%) Unit Testing
12 31 (13.19%) Middleware
13 29 (12.34%) MS Project
14 27 (11.49%) HP Quality Center
15 26 (11.06%) Test Scripting
15 26 (11.06%) Java
15 26 (11.06%) SOA
16 25 (10.64%) FMCG
17 23 (9.787%) Integration Testing
17 23 (9.787%) Web Services
18 22 (9.362%) OO
18 22 (9.362%) MS Visio
19 21 (8.936%) XML
19 21 (8.936%) DB2
20 20 (8.511%) SAP BSP
20 20 (8.511%) SAP SD
20 20 (8.511%) Continuous Improvement

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited SAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 31 (13.19%) Middleware
2 23 (9.787%) Web Services
3 21 (8.936%) XML
4 20 (8.511%) SAP BSP
5 19 (8.085%) SAP Basis
6 14 (5.957%) HTML
7 13 (5.532%) CSS
8 9 (3.830%) Web Dynpro
9 8 (3.404%) EDI
9 8 (3.404%) Ajax
10 6 (2.553%) SAP PI
11 4 (1.702%) SAP ALE
11 4 (1.702%) LAMP
11 4 (1.702%) .NET
12 3 (1.277%) ASP.NET
12 3 (1.277%) XSLT
12 3 (1.277%) XHTML
12 3 (1.277%) EDIFACT
12 3 (1.277%) jQuery
13 2 (0.851%) JMS
Application Platforms
1 18 (7.660%) NetWeaver
2 10 (4.255%) CMS
2 10 (4.255%) ESB
3 7 (2.979%) Apache
3 7 (2.979%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.277%) Sonic ESB
4 3 (1.277%) Gentran
5 2 (0.851%) LiveLink
5 2 (0.851%) TIBCO EMS
6 1 (0.426%) WorkSite
6 1 (0.426%) MS Exchange
6 1 (0.426%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.426%) Lync
6 1 (0.426%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 37 (15.74%) MS Excel
2 29 (12.34%) MS Project
3 22 (9.362%) MS Visio
4 7 (2.979%) MS Office
4 7 (2.979%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (0.426%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 44 (18.72%) SAP FI
2 35 (14.89%) SAP FI/CO
2 35 (14.89%) SAP CO
3 20 (8.511%) SAP SD
4 19 (8.085%) SAP BPC
5 16 (6.809%) SAP MM
6 10 (4.255%) SAP Retail
7 9 (3.830%) SAP GRC
8 8 (3.404%) SAP R/3
9 7 (2.979%) Dynamics CRM
10 6 (2.553%) SAP PP
11 5 (2.128%) SAP WM
12 3 (1.277%) Google Analytics
13 2 (0.851%) TIBCO BusinessEvents
13 2 (0.851%) BusinessWorks
13 2 (0.851%) Remedy ITSM
13 2 (0.851%) SAP Oil and Gas
14 1 (0.426%) Dynamics NAV
14 1 (0.426%) SAP AFS
14 1 (0.426%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.404%) HTTP
2 6 (2.553%) LAN
2 6 (2.553%) SAN
3 3 (1.277%) Firewall
3 3 (1.277%) FTP
3 3 (1.277%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.851%) Internet
5 1 (0.426%) VSAT
5 1 (0.426%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (15.74%) SAP BW
2 21 (8.936%) DB2
3 12 (5.106%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (4.681%) BusinessObjects
5 9 (3.830%) SAP Data Services
5 9 (3.830%) RDBMS
5 9 (3.830%) SQL Server
6 7 (2.979%) MS Access
6 7 (2.979%) Oracle 11g
7 6 (2.553%) MySQL
8 5 (2.128%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (2.128%) SQL Server 2008
8 5 (2.128%) SQL Server 2012
9 4 (1.702%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 4 (1.702%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (1.277%) SQL Server 2005
10 3 (1.277%) Oracle OLAP
10 3 (1.277%) GIS
10 3 (1.277%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 3 (1.277%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 2 (0.851%) TestDirector
1 2 (0.851%) LoadRunner
1 2 (0.851%) Subversion
General
1 41 (17.45%) Finance
2 38 (16.17%) Retail
3 16 (6.809%) Law
4 15 (6.383%) Games
5 13 (5.532%) Advertising
6 10 (4.255%) Manufacturing
6 10 (4.255%) Marketing
7 7 (2.979%) Legal
8 5 (2.128%) Banking
9 3 (1.277%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.851%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.851%) Billing
10 2 (0.851%) German Language
11 1 (0.426%) Polish Language
11 1 (0.426%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 85 (36.17%) Consultant
2 75 (31.91%) SAP Consultant
3 45 (19.15%) Developer
4 40 (17.02%) Analyst
5 36 (15.32%) SAP Developer
6 31 (13.19%) Administrator
7 22 (9.362%) Senior Consultant
8 21 (8.936%) Senior SAP Consultant
8 21 (8.936%) SAP Administrator
9 20 (8.511%) SAP MM Consultant
9 20 (8.511%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
10 19 (8.085%) SAP Basis Administrator
10 19 (8.085%) Middleware Developer
11 15 (6.383%) SAP Analyst
12 13 (5.532%) ABAP Developer
12 13 (5.532%) Test Analyst
12 13 (5.532%) Business Analyst
13 12 (5.106%) SAP FI Consultant
14 11 (4.681%) SAP CO Consultant
14 11 (4.681%) SAP Support
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.64%) FMCG
2 11 (4.681%) Management Information System
3 8 (3.404%) Mathematics
3 8 (3.404%) SaaS
4 6 (2.553%) Computer Science
5 4 (1.702%) W3C
5 4 (1.702%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.277%) Data Integration
6 3 (1.277%) PMI
6 3 (1.277%) Physics
7 2 (0.851%) Online Games
7 2 (0.851%) Data Conversion
8 1 (0.426%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.426%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 34 (14.47%) UNIX
2 9 (3.830%) Windows
3 6 (2.553%) Windows XP
3 6 (2.553%) Windows 7
4 4 (1.702%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (25.96%) Project Management
2 59 (25.11%) CRM
3 39 (16.60%) Risk Analysis
4 34 (14.47%) Unit Testing
5 26 (11.06%) Test Scripting
5 26 (11.06%) SOA
6 23 (9.787%) Integration Testing
7 22 (9.362%) OO
8 20 (8.511%) Continuous Improvement
9 19 (8.085%) ERP
9 19 (8.085%) User Acceptance Testing
10 15 (6.383%) SAP Security
10 15 (6.383%) Business Intelligence
11 14 (5.957%) ITIL
12 13 (5.532%) Test Management
12 13 (5.532%) Web Application Development
13 11 (4.681%) E-Commerce
14 10 (4.255%) PRINCE2
14 10 (4.255%) Data Modelling
14 10 (4.255%) SAP Implementation
Programming Languages
1 48 (20.43%) ABAP
2 26 (11.06%) Java
3 17 (7.234%) SQL
4 12 (5.106%) JavaScript
5 9 (3.830%) PHP
5 9 (3.830%) Shell Script
6 5 (2.128%) SAPscript
6 5 (2.128%) VB
7 3 (1.277%) T-SQL
7 3 (1.277%) C#
7 3 (1.277%) ActionScript 2.0
7 3 (1.277%) XPath
7 3 (1.277%) ActionScript
8 2 (0.851%) VBA
8 2 (0.851%) PHP5
8 2 (0.851%) C++
8 2 (0.851%) COBOL
8 2 (0.851%) C
Qualifications
1 19 (8.085%) ISEB
2 13 (5.532%) ISTQB
2 13 (5.532%) Degree
3 10 (4.255%) Security Cleared
4 7 (2.979%) SC Cleared
5 6 (2.553%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (1.277%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.277%) CISM
6 3 (1.277%) CISSP
7 2 (0.851%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (0.426%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.383%) QA
2 10 (4.255%) SLA
3 4 (1.702%) WAI
4 3 (1.277%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.277%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.851%) GMP
System Software
1 6 (2.553%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 27 (11.49%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 46 (19.57%) Oracle
2 15 (6.383%) HP
3 12 (5.106%) Microsoft
4 11 (4.681%) Business Objects
5 6 (2.553%) IBM
5 6 (2.553%) Sage
6 5 (2.128%) Siebel
7 4 (1.702%) JD Edwards
8 3 (1.277%) Cincom
8 3 (1.277%) Google
8 3 (1.277%) Coremetrics
9 2 (0.851%) Salesforce.com
9 2 (0.851%) TIBCO
9 2 (0.851%) Remedy
9 2 (0.851%) Citrix
9 2 (0.851%) CODA
10 1 (0.426%) Epicor
10 1 (0.426%) Pegasus
10 1 (0.426%) PeopleSoft
10 1 (0.426%) Kofax
Hertfordshire
They seek a highly talented Senior SAP Consultant with at least 5 years proven experience and modules SD / MM. Responsibilities: In conjunction with the SAP Functional Team, translate...
Firway Consulting
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Posted: 13 May 2013
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CK Group
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 16 May 2013
Hertfordshire
They seek a highly experienced CRM Specialist with strong MS-Dynamics For SFA experience as super user... You will be accountable for Dynamics CRM system and other channel...
Firway Consulting
Salary: Unspecified Excellent + Bonus + Large Company Bens
Posted: 13 May 2013
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced SAP BI Developer to join an exciting development project with a leading defence company!... You will be initially responsible for...
Informatiq Consulting
Salary: £Excellent Salary!
Posted: 16 May 2013
Watford, Hertfordshire
Excellent opportunity for a SAP Inventory Management Functional Analyst to join an Award Winning business, investing in their SAP Landscape on a permanent basis. Due to rapid growth,...
Lawrence Harvey Enterprise
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + bonus, benefits and retail discounts
Posted: 14 May 2013
St. Albans, Hertfordshire
People Source specialise in niche technology markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy,...
People Source Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Depending on experience
Posted: 14 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Technical Skills Technical experience should include the following: o Microsoft Windows Platforms including Hyper-V hosting o SQL Server 2008 and 2012 o Database Design o Network design...
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Salary: £58000 - £63000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013