Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for SAP APO skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP APO over the 3 months to 19 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 of the Business Applications category.

LinkSAP Advanced Planner & Optimizer (APO)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank572607821
Rank change year-on-year
Up+35Up+214
Matching permanent IT job ads10463143
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.121 %0.074 %0.070 %
As % of the Business Applications category1.828 %1.009 %1.014 %
Salaries quoted4557104
Average salary£57,500£45,000£52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+27.77 %-14.28 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£40,000£37,000£45,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£68,750£75,000£70,000
UK excluding London average salary£57,500£45,000£50,000
% change year-on-year
+27.77 %-10.00 %
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryAll Business Applications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
5690624214107
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK6.623 %7.360 %6.912 %
Salaries quoted4317462910691
Average salary£52,500£50,000£50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.000 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£32,500£32,500£33,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£70,000£75,000
UK excluding London average salary£50,000£50,000£50,000

SAP APO
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SAP APO within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

SAP APO Demand Trend

SAP APO
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SAP APO within the UK.

SAP APO Salary Trend

SAP APO
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAP APO over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 within the UK.

SAP APO Salary Histogram

SAP APO
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP APO within the UK over the 3 months to 19 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
EdinburghNew entry-59£60,000-
ScotlandNew entry-59£60,000-
EnglandDown-5219£57,500+27.77 %
North WestDown-88£57,500-23.33 %
ManchesterDown-137£57,500-23.33 %
East MidlandsNew entry-4£55,500-
South EastNew entry-3£67,500-
MidlandsUp+12--
FarnboroughNew entry-2--
HampshireNew entry-2--
BirminghamUp+181--
West MidlandsUp+71--
LondonDown-451--
East of EnglandNew entry-1£67,500-
LancashireNew entry-1£50,000-
DerbyshireNew entry-1£48,500-
CambridgeshireNew entry-1£67,500-
BuckinghamshireNew entry-1£67,500-

SAP APO
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing SAP APO 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 APO.

1173 (100.00 %)SAP
285 (49.13 %)FMCG
359 (34.10 %)Government
452 (30.06 %)SAP MM
452 (30.06 %)MS Visio
545 (26.01 %)ISEB
643 (24.86 %)Project Management
717 (9.827 %)Change Management
717 (9.827 %)Dutch Language
717 (9.827 %)French Language
717 (9.827 %)German Language
717 (9.827 %)Polish Language
814 (8.092 %)TOGAF
913 (7.514 %)SAP PP
1012 (6.936 %)Manufacturing
1111 (6.358 %)Enterprise Architecture
1210 (5.780 %)Retail
139 (5.202 %)Zachman Framework
139 (5.202 %)Network Planning
148 (4.624 %)Pensions
148 (4.624 %)SAP SCM
148 (4.624 %)ERP
157 (4.046 %)SAP SD
157 (4.046 %)SAP BW
157 (4.046 %)Business Intelligence
165 (2.890 %)Data Migration
165 (2.890 %)Logistics
165 (2.890 %)Supply Chain Management
165 (2.890 %)i2
165 (2.890 %)C

SAP APO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing SAP APO 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 APO. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
13 (1.734 %)SAP PI
21 (0.578 %)BAPI
21 (0.578 %)SAP CO-PA
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
11 (0.578 %)NetWeaver
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
152 (30.06 %)MS Visio
23 (1.734 %)MS PowerPoint
23 (1.734 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
152 (30.06 %)SAP MM
213 (7.514 %)SAP PP
38 (4.624 %)SAP SCM
47 (4.046 %)SAP SD
55 (2.890 %)SAP CO
64 (2.312 %)SAP FI/CO
64 (2.312 %)SAP HR
64 (2.312 %)SAP FI
73 (1.734 %)SAP PP-PI
73 (1.734 %)SAP AFS
82 (1.156 %)SAP SRM
91 (0.578 %)SAP PLM
91 (0.578 %)SAP Oil and Gas
91 (0.578 %)Dynamics CRM
91 (0.578 %)SAP QM
91 (0.578 %)SAP R/3
91 (0.578 %)SAP WM
91 (0.578 %)SAP CRM
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
13 (1.734 %)RFID
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (4.046 %)SAP BW
24 (2.312 %)SAP BI
31 (0.578 %)BusinessObjects
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
13 (1.734 %)LSMW
13 (1.734 %)eCATT
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
159 (34.10 %)Government
212 (6.936 %)Manufacturing
310 (5.780 %)Retail
48 (4.624 %)Pensions
55 (2.890 %)Telecoms
64 (2.312 %)Finance
73 (1.734 %)Marketing
81 (0.578 %)Pharmaceutical
81 (0.578 %)Back Office
81 (0.578 %)Billing
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
167 (38.73 %)Architect
253 (30.64 %)SAP Architect
336 (20.81 %)Consultant
433 (19.08 %)SAP Consultant
523 (13.29 %)SAP APO Consultant
612 (6.936 %)Enterprise Architect
78 (4.624 %)Solutions Architect
86 (3.468 %)SAP Solutions Architect
95 (2.890 %)Senior SAP Consultant
95 (2.890 %)Senior Consultant
95 (2.890 %)Lead Architect
104 (2.312 %)SAP Team Leader
104 (2.312 %)Team Leader
113 (1.734 %)SAP Support
113 (1.734 %)SAP Support Consultant
113 (1.734 %)Data Consultant
113 (1.734 %)SAP Data Consultant
113 (1.734 %)Support Consultant
113 (1.734 %)SAP SCM Consultant
122 (1.156 %)Functional Consultant
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
185 (49.13 %)FMCG
217 (9.827 %)Dutch Language
217 (9.827 %)French Language
217 (9.827 %)German Language
217 (9.827 %)Polish Language
31 (0.578 %)Management Information System
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
143 (24.86 %)Project Management
217 (9.827 %)Change Management
314 (8.092 %)TOGAF
411 (6.358 %)Enterprise Architecture
59 (5.202 %)Zachman Framework
59 (5.202 %)Network Planning
68 (4.624 %)ERP
77 (4.046 %)Business Intelligence
85 (2.890 %)Migration
85 (2.890 %)GAP Analysis
85 (2.890 %)Logistics
85 (2.890 %)Supply Chain Management
85 (2.890 %)Data Migration
94 (2.312 %)CRM
103 (1.734 %)Automated Testing
103 (1.734 %)Software Testing
103 (1.734 %)Stakeholder Management
112 (1.156 %)Risk Management
112 (1.156 %)SAP Implementation
121 (0.578 %)PLM
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
15 (2.890 %)C
21 (0.578 %)ABAP
21 (0.578 %)Pascal
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
145 (26.01 %)ISEB
24 (2.312 %)SAP Certification
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
13 (1.734 %)EMC NetWorker
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1173 (100.00 %)SAP
25 (2.890 %)i2
33 (1.734 %)Microsoft
41 (0.578 %)Hyperion
41 (0.578 %)CODA
41 (0.578 %)JD Edwards
41 (0.578 %)Agresso
41 (0.578 %)Cognos
41 (0.578 %)Siebel
41 (0.578 %)Oracle
41 (0.578 %)Business Objects
41 (0.578 %)PeopleSoft