The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Staffordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP over the 3 months to 24 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 Staffordshire region.

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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP
Rank 51 33 43
Rank change year-on-year
-18 +10
Permanent jobs citing SAP 16 35 20
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Staffordshire 2.726% 6.024% 3.407%
As % of the Vendors category 6.557% 14.11% 9.390%
Number of salaries quoted 10 23 8
Average salary £35,000 £42,500 £48,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.64% -11.45%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £32,000 £42,500
10% offered a salary of more than £62,750 £47,000 £64,150
UK excluding London average salary £50,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year
-8.18% +4.76%
All Vendors
Staffordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
244 248 213
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Staffordshire 41.57% 42.69% 36.29%
Number of salaries quoted 210 209 175
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,250 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
SAP
West Midlands

SAP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire SAP Salary Trend

SAP
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAP across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Burton-upon-Trent - 4 £22,500 -
Stoke-on-Trent - 1 £52,500 -
SAP
West Midlands

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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 9 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 8 (22.22%) Finance
2 8 (22.22%) SAP FI/CO
2 8 (22.22%) SAP CO
2 8 (22.22%) SAP FI
2 8 (22.22%) SAP PP
3 7 (19.44%) Change Management
3 7 (19.44%) QA
4 6 (16.67%) Project Management
4 6 (16.67%) SAP MM
5 5 (13.89%) MS Excel
5 5 (13.89%) Oracle
5 5 (13.89%) ERP
5 5 (13.89%) Microsoft
5 5 (13.89%) Logistics
6 4 (11.11%) BREW
6 4 (11.11%) Business Development
6 4 (11.11%) Configuration Management
6 4 (11.11%) Automotive
6 4 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (11.11%) Asset Management
6 4 (11.11%) PRINCE2
6 4 (11.11%) Oracle 8/8i
6 4 (11.11%) SAP SD
6 4 (11.11%) Internet
7 3 (8.333%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 3 (8.333%) SAP BW
7 3 (8.333%) ABAP
7 3 (8.333%) GAP Analysis
8 2 (5.556%) Disaster Recovery

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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 4 (11.11%) BREW
2 2 (5.556%) EDI
3 1 (2.778%) COM
3 1 (2.778%) SAP Basis
Application Platforms
1 1 (2.778%) Exchange Server 2010
1 1 (2.778%) SharePoint 2010
1 1 (2.778%) Exchange Server 2003
1 1 (2.778%) SharePoint
1 1 (2.778%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 5 (13.89%) MS Excel
2 1 (2.778%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 8 (22.22%) SAP FI/CO
1 8 (22.22%) SAP CO
1 8 (22.22%) SAP FI
1 8 (22.22%) SAP PP
2 6 (16.67%) SAP MM
3 4 (11.11%) SAP SD
4 2 (5.556%) SAP QM
4 2 (5.556%) SAP R/3
4 2 (5.556%) SAP APO
4 2 (5.556%) SAP SCM
5 1 (2.778%) SAP BPC
5 1 (2.778%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (2.778%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (2.778%) SAP ERP
5 1 (2.778%) SAP PM
Communications & Networking
1 4 (11.11%) Internet
2 1 (2.778%) LAN
2 1 (2.778%) WAN
2 1 (2.778%) TCP/IP
2 1 (2.778%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (11.11%) Oracle 8/8i
2 3 (8.333%) SAP BW
3 2 (5.556%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (2.778%) SAP BI
4 1 (2.778%) SQL Server
General
1 9 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 8 (22.22%) Finance
3 4 (11.11%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 11 (30.56%) Solutions Designer
1 11 (30.56%) Designer
2 9 (25.00%) Senior Designer
3 8 (22.22%) Consultant
3 8 (22.22%) SAP Consultant
4 6 (16.67%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
5 5 (13.89%) SAP CO Consultant
5 5 (13.89%) SAP FI Consultant
5 5 (13.89%) Project Manager
6 4 (11.11%) Business Manager
6 4 (11.11%) SAP Manager
6 4 (11.11%) Account Manager
6 4 (11.11%) Development Manager
6 4 (11.11%) SAP Project Manager
6 4 (11.11%) Business Development Manager
7 2 (5.556%) Systems Manager
7 2 (5.556%) Logistics Manager
8 1 (2.778%) Product Specialist
8 1 (2.778%) SAP Developer
8 1 (2.778%) ABAP Developer
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.778%) Windows Server 2008
1 1 (2.778%) Windows 7
1 1 (2.778%) Windows Server 2003
1 1 (2.778%) Windows
1 1 (2.778%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (19.44%) Change Management
2 6 (16.67%) Project Management
3 5 (13.89%) ERP
3 5 (13.89%) Logistics
4 4 (11.11%) Business Development
4 4 (11.11%) Configuration Management
4 4 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (11.11%) Asset Management
4 4 (11.11%) PRINCE2
5 3 (8.333%) GAP Analysis
6 2 (5.556%) Disaster Recovery
6 2 (5.556%) Business Continuity
6 2 (5.556%) Project Planning
6 2 (5.556%) Change Control
7 1 (2.778%) Resource Management
7 1 (2.778%) SAP Implementation
7 1 (2.778%) CRM
7 1 (2.778%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 3 (8.333%) ABAP
2 1 (2.778%) X++
Qualifications
1 3 (8.333%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (2.778%) Degree
2 1 (2.778%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (19.44%) QA
System Software
1 1 (2.778%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (2.778%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (13.89%) Oracle
1 5 (13.89%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.556%) Pegasus
2 2 (5.556%) Infor
2 2 (5.556%) RedPrairie
3 1 (2.778%) JD Edwards
3 1 (2.778%) Sage
3 1 (2.778%) Avaya
3 1 (2.778%) Epicor
3 1 (2.778%) Nortel
3 1 (2.778%) VMware