Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP over the 3 months to 12 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the South East region.

 SAP
Location
3 months to
12 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank282430
Rank change year-on-year
Down-4Up+6
Matching permanent IT job ads86110842261
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East5.679 %6.026 %5.349 %
As % of the Vendors category12.37 %13.14 %11.56 %
Salaries quoted6117891726
Average salary£55,000£50,000£50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.00 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£37,500£37,500£35,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£105,000£70,000£80,000
UK excluding London average salary£55,000£52,500£52,500
% change year-on-year
+4.760 %-
South East IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryAll Vendors
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
6959824719566
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East45.90 %45.84 %46.29 %
Salaries quoted5699678615985
Average salary£42,500£40,000£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.250 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,970£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£62,500£60,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£37,500£37,500
% change year-on-year
+6.660 %-
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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

South East 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 South East region.

South East SAP Salary Trend

SAP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAP across the South East region over the 3 months to 12 March 2010.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 12 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SurreyDown-1235£57,500+15.00 %
BerkshireDown-14171£50,000-
MiddlesexUp+2899£68,750+37.50 %
BuckinghamshireDown-2368£55,000-8.33 %
HampshireDown-2461£50,000-
West SussexUp+2329£42,750-18.57 %
Home CountiesDown-1125£70,000-17.64 %
OxfordshireUp+119£37,500-25.00 %
Thames ValleyNo change017£55,000-14.06 %
M4 CorridorDown-67£30,000-85.00 %
KentDown-127£55,000+10.00 %
SussexNo change05£45,000-14.28 %
East SussexUp+72£35,000-32.03 %
SAP EnglandSAP
England

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 12 March 2010, IT jobs across the South East 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.

1340 (20.36 %)Finance
2256 (15.33 %)Business Intelligence
3208 (12.46 %)ERP
4205 (12.28 %)Project Management
4205 (12.28 %)SAP BW
5186 (11.14 %)CRM
5186 (11.14 %)Oracle
6156 (9.341 %)ABAP
7148 (8.862 %)Manufacturing
8139 (8.323 %)SAP FI
9124 (7.425 %)Retail
10120 (7.186 %)SAP CO
10120 (7.186 %)SAP FI/CO
11114 (6.826 %)SAP SD
12112 (6.707 %)C
13105 (6.287 %)SQL
13105 (6.287 %)Business Objects
13105 (6.287 %)BusinessObjects
14104 (6.228 %)Logistics
1598 (5.868 %)SAP Implementation
1695 (5.689 %)SAP MM
1794 (5.629 %)Government
1893 (5.569 %)Java
1992 (5.509 %)ITIL
2090 (5.389 %)SAP BI
2189 (5.329 %)NetWeaver
2286 (5.150 %)Workflow
2383 (4.970 %)TOGAF
2383 (4.970 %)Degree
2481 (4.850 %)Information Management

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 12 March 2010, IT jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
180 (4.790 %)SAP Basis
278 (4.671 %).NET
361 (3.653 %)SAP XI
453 (3.174 %)BAPI
549 (2.934 %)SAP ALE
644 (2.635 %)SAP PI
734 (2.036 %)XML
832 (1.916 %)J2EE
930 (1.796 %)HTML
1028 (1.677 %)WebSphere
1127 (1.617 %)EDI
1225 (1.497 %).NET Framework
1318 (1.078 %)Web Services
1318 (1.078 %)CSS
1417 (1.018 %)Middleware
1515 (0.898 %)SOAP
1613 (0.778 %)ASP
1712 (0.719 %)SAP Smart Forms
1811 (0.659 %)Web Dynpro
1910 (0.599 %)XSLT
South East IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
189 (5.329 %)NetWeaver
237 (2.216 %)SharePoint
323 (1.377 %)LiveLink
418 (1.078 %)Oracle Workflow
59 (0.539 %)SAP EP
59 (0.539 %)Tomcat
68 (0.479 %)SAP Portal
68 (0.479 %)IIS
77 (0.419 %)BizTalk Server
86 (0.359 %)WebLogic
86 (0.359 %)SAS
95 (0.299 %)MS Exchange
95 (0.299 %)WebSphere Application Server
95 (0.299 %)Exchange Server 2003
103 (0.180 %)ColdFusion
103 (0.180 %)WebSphere Message Broker
103 (0.180 %)WebSphere Portal
112 (0.120 %)Documentum
112 (0.120 %)Apache
112 (0.120 %)ESB
South East IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
163 (3.772 %)MS Visio
255 (3.293 %)MS Excel
343 (2.575 %)MS PowerPoint
423 (1.377 %)MS Project
521 (1.257 %)MS Office
68 (0.479 %)CA Clarity
73 (0.180 %)SPSS
82 (0.120 %)Spreadsheet
South East IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
1139 (8.323 %)SAP FI
2120 (7.186 %)SAP FI/CO
2120 (7.186 %)SAP CO
3114 (6.826 %)SAP SD
495 (5.689 %)SAP MM
581 (4.850 %)SAP CRM
674 (4.431 %)SAP HR
761 (3.653 %)SAP Oil and Gas
858 (3.473 %)SAP BPC
953 (3.174 %)SAP R/3
1052 (3.114 %)SAP PP
1151 (3.054 %)SAP IS-U
1243 (2.575 %)SAP ERP
1328 (1.677 %)SAP PLM
1426 (1.557 %)SAP SRM
1426 (1.557 %)SAP WM
1524 (1.437 %)SAP GTS
1620 (1.198 %)SAP GRC
1715 (0.898 %)SAP QM
1813 (0.778 %)Navision
South East IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
126 (1.557 %)RFID
210 (0.599 %)Internet
39 (0.539 %)SAN
46 (0.359 %)WLAN
46 (0.359 %)BSS
54 (0.240 %)Wireless
63 (0.180 %)Intranet
63 (0.180 %)Extranet
72 (0.120 %)CTI
72 (0.120 %)LAN
72 (0.120 %)HTTP
81 (0.060 %)WAN
81 (0.060 %)FTP
81 (0.060 %)Network Security
81 (0.060 %)NAS
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1205 (12.28 %)SAP BW
2105 (6.287 %)BusinessObjects
390 (5.389 %)SAP BI
468 (4.072 %)SQL Server
538 (2.275 %)Datawarehouse
627 (1.617 %)ETL
718 (1.078 %)Oracle 11g
813 (0.778 %)MS Access
912 (0.719 %)Crystal Reports
108 (0.479 %)Oracle Reports
108 (0.479 %)SQL Server Integration Services
108 (0.479 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
117 (0.419 %)BODI
117 (0.419 %)MySQL
117 (0.419 %)OLAP
117 (0.419 %)Data Mining
126 (0.359 %)Oracle 8/8i
126 (0.359 %)SQL Server 2005
135 (0.299 %)DataStage
135 (0.299 %)DB2
South East IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
120 (1.198 %)LSMW
29 (0.539 %)TestDirector
37 (0.419 %)eCATT
43 (0.180 %)Ant
43 (0.180 %)ClearCase
43 (0.180 %)LoadRunner
52 (0.120 %)NUnit
61 (0.060 %)ProC
61 (0.060 %)Bugzilla
61 (0.060 %)Maven
61 (0.060 %)JIRA
61 (0.060 %)WinRunner
61 (0.060 %)QuickTest Pro
South East IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1340 (20.36 %)Finance
2148 (8.862 %)Manufacturing
3124 (7.425 %)Retail
494 (5.629 %)Government
557 (3.413 %)Pharmaceutical
655 (3.293 %)Billing
739 (2.335 %)Pensions
739 (2.335 %)Marketing
837 (2.216 %)Aerospace
837 (2.216 %)Telecoms
922 (1.317 %)Health
1021 (1.257 %)Back Office
1116 (0.958 %)Education
1116 (0.958 %)Banking
1210 (0.599 %)Insurance
138 (0.479 %)General Ledger
146 (0.359 %)Electronics
155 (0.299 %)Automotive
155 (0.299 %)Legal
155 (0.299 %)Auditing
South East IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1486 (29.10 %)Consultant
2403 (24.13 %)SAP Consultant
3296 (17.72 %)Analyst
4214 (12.81 %)SAP Analyst
5193 (11.56 %)Architect
6158 (9.461 %)SAP Manager
7109 (6.527 %)Developer
890 (5.389 %)Solutions Architect
979 (4.731 %)Team Leader
1076 (4.551 %)Managing Consultant
1170 (4.192 %)SAP Architect
1269 (4.132 %)SAP Team Leader
1269 (4.132 %)SAP Support
1367 (4.012 %)Project Manager
1466 (3.952 %)Business Analyst
1556 (3.353 %)Enterprise Architect
1655 (3.293 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
1753 (3.174 %)Senior Consultant
1844 (2.635 %)Service Manager
1844 (2.635 %)Senior SAP Consultant
South East IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
172 (4.311 %)FMCG
234 (2.036 %)German Language
330 (1.796 %)French Language
420 (1.198 %)Management Information System
519 (1.138 %)EPoS
618 (1.078 %)Dutch Language
715 (0.898 %)Computer Science
811 (0.659 %)Smart Meter
910 (0.599 %)Client/Server
108 (0.479 %)Data Integration
117 (0.419 %)SaaS
126 (0.359 %)Spanish Language
126 (0.359 %)Italian Language
135 (0.299 %)Learning Management System
135 (0.299 %)Blackberry
135 (0.299 %)Mainframe
135 (0.299 %)E-Learning
135 (0.299 %)PDA
144 (0.240 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
153 (0.180 %)Cloud Computing
South East IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
146 (2.754 %)UNIX
231 (1.856 %)Windows
317 (1.018 %)HPUX
415 (0.898 %)Linux
513 (0.778 %)Solaris
69 (0.539 %)AIX
75 (0.299 %)Red Hat Linux
84 (0.240 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
84 (0.240 %)Windows 2000
93 (0.180 %)Windows Server 2003
102 (0.120 %)Windows XP
111 (0.060 %)VMS
111 (0.060 %)zOS
111 (0.060 %)Windows Server 2008
South East IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1256 (15.33 %)Business Intelligence
2208 (12.46 %)ERP
3205 (12.28 %)Project Management
4186 (11.14 %)CRM
5104 (6.228 %)Logistics
698 (5.868 %)SAP Implementation
792 (5.509 %)ITIL
886 (5.150 %)Workflow
983 (4.970 %)TOGAF
1081 (4.850 %)Information Management
1162 (3.713 %)Enterprise Architecture
1254 (3.234 %)Migration
1349 (2.934 %)Zachman Framework
1448 (2.874 %)Business Analysis
1547 (2.814 %)PRINCE2
1645 (2.695 %)Change Management
1743 (2.575 %)Six Sigma
1743 (2.575 %)Business Development
1841 (2.455 %)Service Delivery
1940 (2.395 %)Stakeholder Management
South East IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1156 (9.341 %)ABAP
2112 (6.707 %)C
3105 (6.287 %)SQL
493 (5.569 %)Java
544 (2.635 %)C#
620 (1.198 %)VB
719 (1.138 %)C++
817 (1.018 %)PL/SQL
915 (0.898 %)SAPscript
1014 (0.838 %)VB.NET
118 (0.479 %)PHP
118 (0.479 %)Shell Script
127 (0.419 %)Perl
136 (0.359 %)VB6
144 (0.240 %)VBScript
144 (0.240 %)VBA
153 (0.180 %)Python
153 (0.180 %)Lisp
162 (0.120 %)T-SQL
171 (0.060 %)Pascal
South East IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
183 (4.970 %)Degree
228 (1.677 %)Security Cleared
319 (1.138 %)Citrix Certification
416 (0.958 %)PRINCE2 Certification
416 (0.958 %)ITIL Certification
515 (0.898 %)SC Cleared
614 (0.838 %)PMP
614 (0.838 %)PMI Certification
614 (0.838 %)CIMA
712 (0.719 %)ACCA
87 (0.419 %)SAP Certification
95 (0.299 %)CISSP
104 (0.240 %)Microsoft Certification
104 (0.240 %)BC Cleared
113 (0.180 %)ISEB
113 (0.180 %)GIAC
122 (0.120 %)MBA
122 (0.120 %)Cisco Certification
122 (0.120 %)NVQ Level 3
131 (0.060 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
133 (1.976 %)SLA
230 (1.796 %)QA
312 (0.719 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
43 (0.180 %)GxP
43 (0.180 %)PCI DSS
52 (0.120 %)21 CFR Part 11
52 (0.120 %)ISO27001
61 (0.060 %)COBIT
61 (0.060 %)ISO/IEC 20000
61 (0.060 %)GAMP
61 (0.060 %)GAAP
South East IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
15 (0.299 %)Active Directory
15 (0.299 %)VMware Infrastructure
24 (0.240 %)Veritas File System
32 (0.120 %)VMware ESX
41 (0.060 %)Veritas Volume Manager
South East IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
110 (0.599 %)HP Quality Center
23 (0.180 %)NetBackup
31 (0.060 %)EMC NetWorker
31 (0.060 %)Tivoli
South East IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1186 (11.14 %)Oracle
2105 (6.287 %)Business Objects
375 (4.491 %)Microsoft
444 (2.635 %)IBM
533 (1.976 %)Sun
631 (1.856 %)HP
726 (1.557 %)JD Edwards
824 (1.437 %)Cisco
923 (1.377 %)Siebel
923 (1.377 %)CA
1022 (1.317 %)OutlookSoft
1121 (1.257 %)Informatica
1219 (1.138 %)PeopleSoft
1318 (1.078 %)Open Text
1416 (0.958 %)VMware
1416 (0.958 %)Sony
1416 (0.958 %)Hyperion
1515 (0.898 %)Baan
1614 (0.838 %)Cognos
1614 (0.838 %)Citrix