The first part of the table below looks at the demand for SAP Certification in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP Certification over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 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 Qualifications currently tracked.

SAP Certification
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank626726649
Rank change year-on-year
Up+100Down-77
Matching permanent IT job ads255139103
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.211 %0.113 %0.108 %
As % of the Qualifications category0.762 %0.432 %0.445 %
Number of salaries quoted16711837
Average salary£60,000£60,000£62,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
--4.00 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£45,000£42,500£49,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£84,500£75,000£82,500
UK excluding London average salary£60,000£60,000£62,500
% change year-on-year
--4.00 %
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
334753214123123
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK27.76 %26.21 %24.22 %
Number of salaries quoted284762683119147
Average salary£42,500£41,000£41,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.65 %-1.20 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£26,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£38,500£38,000
% change year-on-year
+3.89 %+1.31 %

SAP Certification
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SAP Certification within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

SAP Certification Demand Trend

SAP Certification
Salary Trend

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

SAP Certification Salary Trend

SAP Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAP Certification over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

SAP Certification Salary Histogram

SAP Certification
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Certification within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2012. 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
EnglandUp+74211£60,000-
LondonUp+30104£80,000+23.07 %
South EastDown-253£55,000-
BrentfordNew entry-26--
BirminghamUp+723£67,500+3.84 %
West MidlandsDown-223£67,500+3.84 %
West SussexUp+2116£35,000-12.50 %
StainesUp+1913£51,500-6.36 %
SurreyDown-813£51,500-6.36 %
HampshireDown-89£60,000-17.24 %
BerkshireDown-189£61,500+73.23 %
OxfordshireNew entry-9£67,500-
ReadingNew entry-8£61,500-
City of LondonUp+87£90,000+63.63 %
North WestDown-147£58,500-2.50 %
MidlandsNew entry-7£45,000-
ManchesterDown-86£61,750+2.91 %
WorthingNew entry-5--
WalesNew entry-4£45,000-
South WalesNew entry-4£45,000-
OxfordNew entry-3£45,000-
FarnboroughNew entry-3£45,000-
ScotlandUp+82£51,500+28.75 %
EdinburghNew entry-2£51,500-
East of EnglandUp+41£45,000-25.00 %
UxbridgeDown-51--
BedfordshireDown-101£45,000-25.00 %
EalingNew entry-1£47,500-
MerseysideNew entry-1£45,000-
SloughNew entry-1--

SAP Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing SAP Certification 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 Certification.

1363 (100.00 %)SAP
2131 (36.09 %)Manufacturing
396 (26.45 %)Six Sigma
489 (24.52 %)ERP
583 (22.87 %)SAP BW
679 (21.76 %)Finance
774 (20.39 %)Degree
872 (19.83 %)Lean Six Sigma
964 (17.63 %)GAP Analysis
964 (17.63 %)Pharmaceutical
1051 (14.05 %)ABAP
1146 (12.67 %)System Testing
1245 (12.40 %)Data Mapping
1245 (12.40 %)Continuous Improvement
1344 (12.12 %)CRM
1443 (11.85 %)NetWeaver
1443 (11.85 %)Internet
1443 (11.85 %)SAP FI
1542 (11.57 %)ITIL
1542 (11.57 %)SAP FI/CO
1542 (11.57 %)SAP CO
1641 (11.29 %)SAP APO
1641 (11.29 %)Retail
1739 (10.74 %)SAP Implementation
1739 (10.74 %)SAP CRM
1837 (10.19 %)Java
1837 (10.19 %)Logistics
1934 (9.366 %)SAP HR
2029 (7.989 %)SAP EBP
2128 (7.713 %)Service Delivery

SAP Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing SAP Certification 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 Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
18 (2.204 %)Middleware
24 (1.102 %)SAP PI
32 (0.551 %)Web Dynpro
32 (0.551 %)BAPI
32 (0.551 %)SAP XI
32 (0.551 %)SAP Basis
41 (0.275 %)SOAP
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
143 (11.85 %)NetWeaver
210 (2.755 %)SAP EP
31 (0.275 %)SAP Portal
31 (0.275 %)SharePoint
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
15 (1.377 %)MS Visio
23 (0.826 %)MS Excel
31 (0.275 %)MS Project
31 (0.275 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
143 (11.85 %)SAP FI
242 (11.57 %)SAP FI/CO
242 (11.57 %)SAP CO
341 (11.29 %)SAP APO
439 (10.74 %)SAP CRM
534 (9.366 %)SAP HR
629 (7.989 %)SAP EBP
727 (7.438 %)SAP PM
825 (6.887 %)SAP MM
924 (6.612 %)SAP SD
924 (6.612 %)SAP BPC
1019 (5.234 %)SAP Retail
1116 (4.408 %)SAP WM
1215 (4.132 %)SAP PP
1314 (3.857 %)SAP SRM
1411 (3.030 %)SAP LE
1510 (2.755 %)SAP ERP
1510 (2.755 %)SAP MDM
168 (2.204 %)SAP FS
168 (2.204 %)SAP CCM
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
143 (11.85 %)Internet
21 (0.275 %)HTTP
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
183 (22.87 %)SAP BW
226 (7.163 %)SQL Server
226 (7.163 %)DB2
324 (6.612 %)SAP BI
422 (6.061 %)BusinessObjects
514 (3.857 %)Data Warehouse
69 (2.479 %)ETL
75 (1.377 %)SAP HANA
82 (0.551 %)Oracle 8/8i
91 (0.275 %)MS Access
91 (0.275 %)Crystal Reports
91 (0.275 %)Xcelsius
91 (0.275 %)BusinessObjects Data Services
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
19 (2.479 %)Visual Composer
19 (2.479 %)SAP CE
19 (2.479 %)NWDI
19 (2.479 %)NWDS
19 (2.479 %)Eclipse
27 (1.928 %)LoadRunner
35 (1.377 %)QuickTest Pro
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1131 (36.09 %)Manufacturing
279 (21.76 %)Finance
364 (17.63 %)Pharmaceutical
441 (11.29 %)Retail
518 (4.959 %)General Ledger
613 (3.581 %)Banking
712 (3.306 %)Telecoms
87 (1.928 %)Publishing
95 (1.377 %)Billing
95 (1.377 %)Aerospace
103 (0.826 %)Automotive
112 (0.551 %)Legal
121 (0.275 %)Advertising
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1215 (59.23 %)Consultant
2203 (55.92 %)SAP Consultant
364 (17.63 %)Senior Consultant
459 (16.25 %)Senior SAP Consultant
557 (15.70 %)SAP Functional Consultant
557 (15.70 %)Functional Consultant
643 (11.85 %)Senior Functional Consultant
736 (9.917 %)Analyst
834 (9.366 %)SAP Analyst
932 (8.815 %)SAP HR Consultant
1029 (7.989 %)SAP Support
1128 (7.713 %)Management Consultant
1221 (5.785 %)SAP Manager
1318 (4.959 %)SAP PM Consultant
1318 (4.959 %)Support Analyst
1318 (4.959 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
1417 (4.683 %)SAP Support Analyst
1513 (3.581 %)Business Intelligence (BI) Consultant
1513 (3.581 %)SAP BI Consultant
1612 (3.306 %)Operations Analyst
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
123 (6.336 %)Data Protection Act
219 (5.234 %)Management Information System
33 (0.826 %)Life Science
33 (0.826 %)FMCG
41 (0.275 %)Handset
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
126 (7.163 %)UNIX
126 (7.163 %)Windows
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
196 (26.45 %)Six Sigma
289 (24.52 %)ERP
372 (19.83 %)Lean Six Sigma
464 (17.63 %)GAP Analysis
546 (12.67 %)System Testing
645 (12.40 %)Data Mapping
645 (12.40 %)Continuous Improvement
744 (12.12 %)CRM
842 (11.57 %)ITIL
939 (10.74 %)SAP Implementation
1037 (10.19 %)Logistics
1128 (7.713 %)Service Delivery
1227 (7.438 %)Knowledge Management
1326 (7.163 %)Business Intelligence
1326 (7.163 %)Integration Testing
1425 (6.887 %)User Acceptance Testing
1524 (6.612 %)Requirements Analysis
1623 (6.336 %)Data Protection
1623 (6.336 %)Change Management
1623 (6.336 %)Disaster Recovery
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
151 (14.05 %)ABAP
237 (10.19 %)Java
34 (1.102 %)C
42 (0.551 %)R
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
174 (20.39 %)Degree
211 (3.030 %)Security Cleared
39 (2.479 %)ITIL Certification
45 (1.377 %)ACCA
45 (1.377 %)CIMA
45 (1.377 %)Six Sigma Green Belt
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (2.479 %)QA
23 (0.826 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
19 (2.479 %)NDS
19 (2.479 %)Active Directory
22 (0.551 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
18 (2.204 %)HP Quality Center
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1363 (100.00 %)SAP
228 (7.713 %)Oracle
322 (6.061 %)Business Objects
48 (2.204 %)HP
53 (0.826 %)webMethods
53 (0.826 %)OutlookSoft
53 (0.826 %)Casewise
62 (0.551 %)Salesforce.com
62 (0.551 %)VMware
62 (0.551 %)Microsoft
71 (0.275 %)Cognizant