Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the SAP Support role in IT jobs within the North West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP Support in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SAP Support
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank234222
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads1763
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.028 %
As % of the category below0.183 %0.512 %
Salaries quoted1228
Average minimum salary£41,382£45,214
Average salary£41,997£47,214
% change on same period last year-11.05 %
Average maximum salary£42,612£49,214
UK excluding London average salary£45,295£47,643
% change on same period last year-4.92 %
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads927912309
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.423 %5.408 %
Salaries quoted809310312
Average minimum salary£32,553£34,442
Average salary£36,433£38,259
% change on same period last year-4.77 %
Average maximum salary£40,313£42,077
UK excluding London average salary£38,166£39,195
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
SAP Support EnglandSAP Support
England

SAP Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SAP Support across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West SAP Support Demand Trend

SAP Support
Salary Trend

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

North West SAP Support Salary Trend

SAP Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAP Support across the North West region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

North West SAP Support Salary Histogram

SAP Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Support within the North West region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
ManchesterUp+287£40,167-9.99 %
MerseysideDown-14£46,870+4.93 %
CheshireUp+94£37,480+7.08 %
LancashireDown-32£40,000-20.00 %
SAP Support EnglandSAP Support
England

SAP Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region that cited SAP Support in their job title 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 with SAP Support in their job title.

171 (100.00 %)SAP
223 (32.39 %)Finance
316 (22.54 %)ERP
415 (21.13 %)Business Intelligence
512 (16.90 %)SAP MM
512 (16.90 %)SAP BI
512 (16.90 %)SAP BW
611 (15.49 %)SAP SD
611 (15.49 %)Degree
79 (12.68 %)SAP R/3
88 (11.27 %)SQL Server 2000
88 (11.27 %)Windows Server 2003
88 (11.27 %)NetWeaver
88 (11.27 %)BusinessObjects
88 (11.27 %)Hyperion
88 (11.27 %)SQL Server
88 (11.27 %)Business Objects
88 (11.27 %)Windows
88 (11.27 %)Cognos
88 (11.27 %)Logistics
88 (11.27 %)SQL Server 2005
88 (11.27 %)Windows 2000 Server
97 (9.859 %)SAP Basis
97 (9.859 %)SAP PM
97 (9.859 %)Manufacturing
106 (8.451 %)Service Delivery
106 (8.451 %)SAP PS
106 (8.451 %)Cognos Impromptu
106 (8.451 %)UNIX
106 (8.451 %)IIS

SAP Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region that cited SAP Support in their job title 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 with SAP Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (9.859 %)SAP Basis
24 (5.634 %)EDI
24 (5.634 %)SAP XI
33 (4.225 %)SAP PI
42 (2.817 %)Middleware
42 (2.817 %)SAP BSP
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (11.27 %)NetWeaver
26 (8.451 %)IIS
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.408 %)MS Excel
11 (1.408 %)MS Visio
11 (1.408 %)MS PowerPoint
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (16.90 %)SAP MM
211 (15.49 %)SAP SD
39 (12.68 %)SAP R/3
47 (9.859 %)SAP PM
56 (8.451 %)SAP PS
65 (7.042 %)SAP Oil and Gas
74 (5.634 %)SAP QM
74 (5.634 %)SAP FI/CO
74 (5.634 %)SAP CO
74 (5.634 %)SAP FI
83 (4.225 %)SAP APO
83 (4.225 %)SAP SRM
92 (2.817 %)SAP CRM
92 (2.817 %)SAP PP
101 (1.408 %)SAP WM
101 (1.408 %)SAP ERP
101 (1.408 %)SAP EBP
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (8.451 %)Internet
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (16.90 %)SAP BW
112 (16.90 %)SAP BI
28 (11.27 %)SQL Server 2005
28 (11.27 %)BusinessObjects
28 (11.27 %)SQL Server 2000
28 (11.27 %)SQL Server
36 (8.451 %)Cognos Impromptu
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (32.39 %)Finance
27 (9.859 %)Manufacturing
35 (7.042 %)Pensions
35 (7.042 %)FMCG
44 (5.634 %)Health
52 (2.817 %)Education
61 (1.408 %)Pharmaceutical
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (11.27 %)Windows
18 (11.27 %)Windows Server 2003
18 (11.27 %)Windows 2000 Server
26 (8.451 %)UNIX
33 (4.225 %)AIX
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (22.54 %)ERP
215 (21.13 %)Business Intelligence
38 (11.27 %)Logistics
46 (8.451 %)Service Delivery
53 (4.225 %)Business Analysis
53 (4.225 %)Project Management
62 (2.817 %)Service Management
62 (2.817 %)Quality Management
62 (2.817 %)ITIL
62 (2.817 %)PRINCE2
62 (2.817 %)OO
62 (2.817 %)CRM
62 (2.817 %)E-Commerce
62 (2.817 %)Technical Architecture
62 (2.817 %)Change Management
62 (2.817 %)E-business
62 (2.817 %)Unit Testing
71 (1.408 %)Lean Manufacturing
71 (1.408 %)SAP Implementation
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (8.451 %)JavaScript
16 (8.451 %)VB
23 (4.225 %)ABAP
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (15.49 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.408 %)Active Directory
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
171 (100.00 %)SAP
28 (11.27 %)Cognos
28 (11.27 %)Business Objects
28 (11.27 %)Hyperion
36 (8.451 %)Lawson
36 (8.451 %)Infor
42 (2.817 %)OutlookSoft
42 (2.817 %)Oracle
51 (1.408 %)Microsoft