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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT jobs within the North West region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries 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
Rank2022
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads962929
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.508 %0.380 %
As % of the category below18.49 %15.51 %
Salaries quoted855735
Average minimum salary£43,999£43,478
Average salary£52,361£53,030
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Average maximum salary£60,722£62,583
UK excluding London average salary£54,307£56,893
% change on same period last year-4.54 %
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads52035989
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.747 %2.452 %
Salaries quoted44485063
Average minimum salary£33,334£36,444
Average salary£37,072£40,695
% change on same period last year-8.90 %
Average maximum salary£40,809£44,945
UK excluding London average salary£39,792£42,049
% change on same period last year-5.36 %
SAP EnglandSAP
England

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 permanent IT jobs citing SAP across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

North West SAP Demand Trend

SAP
Salary Trend

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

North West SAP Salary Trend

SAP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAP across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West SAP Salary Histogram

SAP
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the North West 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ManchesterUp+8651£55,526-1.29 %
CheshireUp+2093£38,529-26.84 %
MerseysideDown-2840£55,425+9.62 %
LancashireDown-1226£38,400-34.35 %
CumbriaNew entry-3£32,500-
SAP EnglandSAP
England

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

1707 (36.84 %)Finance
2464 (24.18 %)Retail
3434 (22.62 %)SAP Oil and Gas
4298 (15.53 %)Business Intelligence
5278 (14.49 %)Manufacturing
6254 (13.24 %)SAP BW
7245 (12.77 %)SAP FI
8238 (12.40 %)CRM
9219 (11.41 %)SAP CO
10206 (10.73 %)SAP FI/CO
11181 (9.432 %)ABAP
12153 (7.973 %)Project Management
13139 (7.243 %)ERP
14124 (6.462 %)Logistics
15121 (6.305 %)Oracle
16115 (5.993 %)SQL Server
17112 (5.836 %)NetWeaver
18104 (5.419 %)SAP CRM
1998 (5.107 %)SAP MM
2095 (4.950 %)WebSphere
2193 (4.846 %)J2EE
2292 (4.794 %)SAP SD
2391 (4.742 %)SAP BI
2490 (4.690 %).NET
2490 (4.690 %)Pensions
2589 (4.638 %)SAP HR
2687 (4.534 %)SAP XI
2786 (4.482 %)Cognos
2882 (4.273 %)Informatica
2978 (4.065 %)SAP R/3

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
195 (4.950 %)WebSphere
293 (4.846 %)J2EE
390 (4.690 %).NET
487 (4.534 %)SAP XI
557 (2.970 %)SAP Basis
640 (2.084 %)BAPI
725 (1.303 %)EDI
821 (1.094 %)CSS
920 (1.042 %)SAP ALE
1014 (0.730 %)JSP
1113 (0.677 %)Middleware
1211 (0.573 %)SAP BSP
1211 (0.573 %)EJB
1310 (0.521 %)SAP Smart Forms
147 (0.365 %)HTML
156 (0.313 %)ASP
156 (0.313 %)XML
165 (0.261 %)ASP.NET
174 (0.208 %)WebServices
174 (0.208 %)SAP Business Workflow
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1112 (5.836 %)NetWeaver
265 (3.387 %)SAS
315 (0.782 %)WebSphere Application Server
315 (0.782 %)WebLogic
315 (0.782 %)IIS
411 (0.573 %)SharePoint
59 (0.469 %)MS Exchange
66 (0.313 %)Lotus Notes
75 (0.261 %)MTS
75 (0.261 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
84 (0.208 %)Exchange Server 2003
93 (0.156 %)Exchange Server 2007
102 (0.104 %)BizTalk Server
111 (0.052 %)SAP EP
111 (0.052 %)Exchange Server 2000
111 (0.052 %)JBoss
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
158 (3.022 %)MS Excel
232 (1.668 %)MS Office
323 (1.199 %)MS Visio
47 (0.365 %)MS PowerPoint
55 (0.261 %)CA Clarity
61 (0.052 %)Spreadsheet
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1434 (22.62 %)SAP Oil and Gas
2245 (12.77 %)SAP FI
3219 (11.41 %)SAP CO
4206 (10.73 %)SAP FI/CO
5104 (5.419 %)SAP CRM
698 (5.107 %)SAP MM
792 (4.794 %)SAP SD
889 (4.638 %)SAP HR
978 (4.065 %)SAP R/3
1061 (3.179 %)SAP PP
1144 (2.293 %)SAP Retail
1241 (2.137 %)SAP WM
1340 (2.084 %)SAP SCM
1340 (2.084 %)SAP IS-U
1437 (1.928 %)SAP SRM
1437 (1.928 %)SAP APO
1530 (1.563 %)SAP PM
1530 (1.563 %)SAP Payroll
1625 (1.303 %)SAP SEM
1723 (1.199 %)SAP ERP
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (0.990 %)CTI
28 (0.417 %)WAN
28 (0.417 %)Internet
37 (0.365 %)LAN
37 (0.365 %)VPN
46 (0.313 %)Firewall
55 (0.261 %)Intranet
64 (0.208 %)Cisco PIX
73 (0.156 %)Extranet
82 (0.104 %)Wireless
82 (0.104 %)IPsec
82 (0.104 %)DNS
82 (0.104 %)VoIP
82 (0.104 %)DHCP
82 (0.104 %)HTTP
91 (0.052 %)Network Security
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1254 (13.24 %)SAP BW
2115 (5.993 %)SQL Server
391 (4.742 %)SAP BI
470 (3.648 %)ETL
565 (3.387 %)Oracle OWB
635 (1.824 %)BusinessObjects
732 (1.668 %)Datawarehouse
819 (0.990 %)SQL Server 2005
918 (0.938 %)SQL Server 2000
1015 (0.782 %)Data Cleansing
1114 (0.730 %)DB2
125 (0.261 %)PowerCenter
134 (0.208 %)Crystal Reports
134 (0.208 %)Oracle 8/8i
134 (0.208 %)Cognos Impromptu
143 (0.156 %)MS Access
143 (0.156 %)DTS
152 (0.104 %)OLAP
152 (0.104 %)Hyperion Essbase
161 (0.052 %)SQL Server Integration Services
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (0.521 %)LSMW
26 (0.313 %)Visual Studio
33 (0.156 %)Eclipse
41 (0.052 %)TestDirector
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1707 (36.84 %)Finance
2464 (24.18 %)Retail
3278 (14.49 %)Manufacturing
490 (4.690 %)Pensions
565 (3.387 %)FMCG
654 (2.814 %)Health
742 (2.189 %)Marketing
835 (1.824 %)Billing
932 (1.668 %)Insurance
1025 (1.303 %)Banking
1123 (1.199 %)Telecoms
1222 (1.146 %)Automotive
1320 (1.042 %)Education
1412 (0.625 %)Chemicals
1511 (0.573 %)Back Office
169 (0.469 %)Investment Banking
169 (0.469 %)Retail Banking
177 (0.365 %)Government
177 (0.365 %)Pharmaceutical
182 (0.104 %)Financial Institution
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11137 (59.25 %)Consultant
2994 (51.80 %)SAP Consultant
3305 (15.89 %)Senior Consultant
4297 (15.48 %)Senior SAP Consultant
5171 (8.911 %)Analyst
6139 (7.243 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
7137 (7.139 %)SAP Manager
8113 (5.888 %)Developer
9107 (5.576 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
10105 (5.472 %)SAP Analyst
11103 (5.367 %)Architect
1299 (5.159 %)SAP Support
1395 (4.950 %)SAP BW Consultant
1493 (4.846 %)Business Consultant
1587 (4.534 %)CRM Consultant
1686 (4.482 %)SAP CRM Consultant
1686 (4.482 %)SAP MM Consultant
1780 (4.169 %)Project Manager
1874 (3.856 %)SAP FI Consultant
1874 (3.856 %)SAP BI Consultant
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (1.407 %)French Language
221 (1.094 %)German Language
221 (1.094 %)Italian Language
320 (1.042 %)Mathematics
415 (0.782 %)Life Science
58 (0.417 %)Data Conversion
66 (0.313 %)Data Extraction
75 (0.261 %)Blackberry
84 (0.208 %)LIMS
84 (0.208 %)Mainframe
84 (0.208 %)Management Information System
84 (0.208 %)Computer Science
92 (0.104 %)NHS
92 (0.104 %)Spanish Language
92 (0.104 %)Handset
101 (0.052 %)PKI
101 (0.052 %)Statistics
101 (0.052 %)Psychology
101 (0.052 %)AS400
101 (0.052 %)Dutch Language
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (2.084 %)Windows
224 (1.251 %)UNIX
36 (0.313 %)Windows XP
45 (0.261 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (0.156 %)AIX
62 (0.104 %)HPUX
62 (0.104 %)Solaris
62 (0.104 %)Linux
62 (0.104 %)VMS
62 (0.104 %)Windows NT
62 (0.104 %)Windows Mobile
71 (0.052 %)Windows 2000
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1298 (15.53 %)Business Intelligence
2238 (12.40 %)CRM
3153 (7.973 %)Project Management
4139 (7.243 %)ERP
5124 (6.462 %)Logistics
677 (4.013 %)SOA
767 (3.491 %)SAP Implementation
865 (3.387 %)Migration
959 (3.075 %)PLM
1051 (2.658 %)Data Management
1142 (2.189 %)Data Migration
1238 (1.980 %)Business Analysis
1337 (1.928 %)ITIL
1436 (1.876 %)Service Management
1535 (1.824 %)Change Management
1632 (1.668 %)Service Delivery
1731 (1.615 %)Business Development
1823 (1.199 %)Workflow
1922 (1.146 %)Data Modelling
2020 (1.042 %)E-Commerce
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1181 (9.432 %)ABAP
262 (3.231 %)SQL
340 (2.084 %)Java
429 (1.511 %)SAPscript
510 (0.521 %)VB
68 (0.417 %)JavaScript
76 (0.313 %)C
76 (0.313 %)C#
76 (0.313 %)Shell Script
82 (0.104 %)VBA
91 (0.052 %)VBScript
91 (0.052 %)C++
91 (0.052 %)PHP
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
163 (3.283 %)Degree
221 (1.094 %)SAP Certification
313 (0.677 %)Microsoft Certification
410 (0.521 %)MCSE
58 (0.417 %)MCP
67 (0.365 %)Citrix Certification
67 (0.365 %)MCSA
67 (0.365 %)ACCA
76 (0.313 %)CIMA
85 (0.261 %)PMP
85 (0.261 %)PMI Certification
85 (0.261 %)CCNP
85 (0.261 %)CCNA
85 (0.261 %)Cisco Certification
94 (0.208 %)ISEB
102 (0.104 %)ISEB Practitioner
102 (0.104 %)GNVQ
111 (0.052 %)NVQ Level 3
111 (0.052 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
111 (0.052 %)ITIL Certification
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (0.730 %)GAAP
211 (0.573 %)SLA
36 (0.313 %)ISO9001
43 (0.156 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
43 (0.156 %)COBIT
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (0.834 %)Active Directory
215 (0.782 %)AquaLogic
312 (0.625 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
46 (0.313 %)VMware Infrastructure
52 (0.104 %)Citrix Presentation Server
61 (0.052 %)Terminal Services
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (0.625 %)Tivoli
24 (0.208 %)CA SiteMinder
33 (0.156 %)DameWare
41 (0.052 %)OVSD
41 (0.052 %)OpenView
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1121 (6.305 %)Oracle
286 (4.482 %)Cognos
382 (4.273 %)Informatica
473 (3.804 %)Microsoft
565 (3.387 %)Ascential
565 (3.387 %)Teradata
640 (2.084 %)JD Edwards
737 (1.928 %)Siebel
737 (1.928 %)PeopleSoft
835 (1.824 %)Business Objects
919 (0.990 %)Hyperion
919 (0.990 %)webMethods
1018 (0.938 %)Cisco
1117 (0.886 %)Citrix
1214 (0.730 %)IBM
1313 (0.677 %)Baan
1412 (0.625 %)Lawson
1511 (0.573 %)Epicor
1511 (0.573 %)Avaya
1610 (0.521 %)Lotus
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