Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for SAP ERP skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP ERP over the 3 months to 22 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 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Location
3 months to
22 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank571594777
Rank change year-on-year
Up+23Up+183
Matching permanent IT job ads11779194
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.135 %0.093 %0.095 %
As % of the Business Applications category2.042 %1.270 %1.380 %
Salaries quoted9658153
Average salary£57,500£57,500£55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-+4.540 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£33,197£40,050£34,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£76,250£82,500£100,000
UK excluding London average salary£57,500£50,000£48,750
% change year-on-year
+15.00 %+2.560 %
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryAll Business Applications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
5729621914059
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK6.623 %7.306 %6.908 %
Salaries quoted4346460310664
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£33,750
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£75,000£70,000
UK excluding London average salary£50,000£50,000£50,000

SAP ERP
Demand Trend

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

SAP ERP Demand Trend

SAP ERP
Salary Trend

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

SAP ERP Salary Trend

SAP ERP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAP ERP over the 3 months to 22 March 2010 within the UK.

SAP ERP Salary Histogram

SAP ERP
Top 26 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP ERP within the UK over the 3 months to 22 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
EnglandUp+3102£57,500-
South EastUp+3242£57,500-6.50 %
SurreyUp+4034£57,500+15.00 %
LondonDown-1731£58,000-14.07 %
North WestUp+1315£60,000+20.00 %
City of LondonDown-4413£59,250-18.27 %
CheshireUp+2012£60,000+44.57 %
WokingNew entry-11£67,500-
East MidlandsUp+117£41,396-40.86 %
LeicestershireNew entry-7£41,396-
LeicesterNew entry-6£37,296-
South WestUp+54£25,540-38.08 %
MiddlesexUp+133£120,000+118.18 %
HampshireNew entry-3£54,500-
TauntonNew entry-2£25,540-
SomersetNew entry-2£25,540-
Channel IslandsNew entry-1£25,000-
MerseysideNew entry-1£65,000-
WiltshireNew entry-1£46,000-
DorsetNew entry-1£23,500-
UxbridgeNew entry-1£32,500-
SwindonNew entry-1£46,000-
PooleNew entry-1£23,500-
LiverpoolNew entry-1£65,000-
JerseyNew entry-1£25,000-
BasingstokeNew entry-1£34,000-

SAP ERP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing SAP ERP 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 ERP.

1193 (100.00 %)SAP
1193 (100.00 %)ERP
278 (40.41 %)Finance
367 (34.72 %)Business Intelligence
448 (24.87 %)SAP BW
541 (21.24 %)SAP Basis
636 (18.65 %)C
733 (17.10 %)Information Management
733 (17.10 %)FMCG
832 (16.58 %)Government
929 (15.03 %)Project Management
1028 (14.51 %)SAP Portal
1126 (13.47 %)NetWeaver
1223 (11.92 %)CRM
1320 (10.36 %)SAP CRM
1418 (9.326 %)SAP BI
1418 (9.326 %)Enterprise Architecture
1517 (8.808 %)Web Dynpro
1616 (8.290 %)SAP EP
1715 (7.772 %)SAP PI
1814 (7.254 %)ABAP
1814 (7.254 %)PRINCE2
1913 (6.736 %)Java
1913 (6.736 %)Pharmaceutical
1913 (6.736 %)SAP Security
2012 (6.218 %)J2EE
2012 (6.218 %)Eclipse
2012 (6.218 %)Stakeholder Management
2111 (5.699 %)BAPI
2210 (5.181 %)Chemicals

SAP ERP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing SAP ERP 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 ERP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
141 (21.24 %)SAP Basis
217 (8.808 %)Web Dynpro
315 (7.772 %)SAP PI
412 (6.218 %)J2EE
511 (5.699 %)BAPI
63 (1.554 %)ASP
63 (1.554 %)HTML
63 (1.554 %)SAP Smart Forms
71 (0.518 %)SAP Business Workflow
71 (0.518 %).NET
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
128 (14.51 %)SAP Portal
226 (13.47 %)NetWeaver
316 (8.290 %)SAP EP
42 (1.036 %)IIS
42 (1.036 %)SharePoint
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
16 (3.109 %)MS Visio
21 (0.518 %)MS Project
21 (0.518 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
120 (10.36 %)SAP CRM
28 (4.145 %)SAP SRM
28 (4.145 %)SAP GRC
37 (3.627 %)SAP HR
46 (3.109 %)SAP FI
46 (3.109 %)SAP FI/CO
46 (3.109 %)SAP CO
54 (2.073 %)SAP HCM
63 (1.554 %)SAP SD
63 (1.554 %)SAP R/3
72 (1.036 %)SAP IS-U
72 (1.036 %)SAP PLM
81 (0.518 %)SAP MM
81 (0.518 %)SAP Retail
81 (0.518 %)SAP Oil and Gas
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
12 (1.036 %)SSL
12 (1.036 %)Intranet
12 (1.036 %)Internet
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
148 (24.87 %)SAP BW
218 (9.326 %)SAP BI
39 (4.663 %)SQL Server
47 (3.627 %)BusinessObjects
54 (2.073 %)SQL Server Integration Services
62 (1.036 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (0.518 %)MySQL
71 (0.518 %)Crystal Reports
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
112 (6.218 %)Eclipse
21 (0.518 %)LoadRunner
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
178 (40.41 %)Finance
232 (16.58 %)Government
313 (6.736 %)Pharmaceutical
410 (5.181 %)Health
410 (5.181 %)Chemicals
58 (4.145 %)Manufacturing
67 (3.627 %)Back Office
76 (3.109 %)Telecoms
76 (3.109 %)Retail
85 (2.591 %)Police
94 (2.073 %)Billing
94 (2.073 %)Education
102 (1.036 %)Advertising
102 (1.036 %)Insurance
102 (1.036 %)Banking
111 (0.518 %)Pensions
111 (0.518 %)Marketing
111 (0.518 %)General Ledger
111 (0.518 %)Electric
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
162 (32.12 %)SAP Manager
237 (19.17 %)Project Manager
336 (18.65 %)Consultant
434 (17.62 %)SAP Consultant
526 (13.47 %)Service Manager
622 (11.40 %)Senior Manager
721 (10.88 %)Operations Manager
815 (7.772 %)Architect
815 (7.772 %)SAP Project Manager
815 (7.772 %)SAP Portals Consultant
914 (7.254 %)Programme Manager
1013 (6.736 %)SAP Support
1112 (6.218 %)ERP Manager
1211 (5.699 %)Support Manager
1211 (5.699 %)Analyst
1310 (5.181 %)Senior Programme Manager
1310 (5.181 %)Applications Manager
1310 (5.181 %)Sourcing Manager
149 (4.663 %)Programme Director
149 (4.663 %)Senior Project Manager
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
133 (17.10 %)FMCG
23 (1.554 %)Management Information System
23 (1.554 %)VLE
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
14 (2.073 %)Windows
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1193 (100.00 %)ERP
267 (34.72 %)Business Intelligence
333 (17.10 %)Information Management
429 (15.03 %)Project Management
523 (11.92 %)CRM
618 (9.326 %)Enterprise Architecture
714 (7.254 %)PRINCE2
813 (6.736 %)SAP Security
912 (6.218 %)Stakeholder Management
109 (4.663 %)E-Commerce
118 (4.145 %)Information Security
118 (4.145 %)SAP Implementation
126 (3.109 %)Software Testing
135 (2.591 %)Automated Testing
135 (2.591 %)Business Development
135 (2.591 %)Identity Management
135 (2.591 %)Security Management
135 (2.591 %)Programme Management
135 (2.591 %)Data Management
135 (2.591 %)ITIL
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
136 (18.65 %)C
214 (7.254 %)ABAP
313 (6.736 %)Java
47 (3.627 %)SQL
53 (1.554 %)JavaScript
53 (1.554 %)SAPscript
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
19 (4.663 %)Degree
27 (3.627 %)PMP
27 (3.627 %)PMI Certification
32 (1.036 %)ACCA
32 (1.036 %)CIMA
32 (1.036 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (0.518 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
41 (0.518 %)Security Cleared
41 (0.518 %)MBA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.518 %)QA
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
11 (0.518 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1193 (100.00 %)SAP
27 (3.627 %)Business Objects
36 (3.109 %)Oracle
44 (2.073 %)Microsoft
53 (1.554 %)Blackboard
62 (1.036 %)Siebel
71 (0.518 %)HP
71 (0.518 %)CA
71 (0.518 %)SeeBeyond
71 (0.518 %)Remedy