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

SAP for Retail (IS-Retail)
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank776725704
Rank change year-on-year
Down-51Down-21
Matching permanent IT job ads9914048
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.082 %0.114 %0.050 %
As % of the Business Applications category1.042 %1.394 %0.674 %
Number of salaries quoted859132
Average salary£65,000£65,000£57,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-+13.04 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£35,000£55,000£54,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£90,000£85,000£79,500
UK excluding London average salary£60,000£57,500£57,500
% change year-on-year
+4.34 %-
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryAll Business Applications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
9499100457117
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK7.877 %8.192 %7.454 %
Number of salaries quoted788782385438
Average salary£55,000£52,500£50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.76 %+5.00 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£35,000£32,500£31,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£80,000£75,000£77,500
UK excluding London average salary£50,000£50,000£47,500
% change year-on-year
-+5.26 %

SAP Retail
Demand Trend

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

SAP Retail Demand Trend

SAP Retail
Salary Trend

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

SAP Retail Salary Trend

SAP Retail
Salary Histogram

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

SAP Retail Salary Histogram

SAP Retail
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 Retail 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
EnglandDown-6191£70,000+7.69 %
LondonDown-5640£75,000+7.14 %
South EastDown-2718£35,000-51.72 %
West SussexNew entry-12£35,000-
City of LondonUp+169£85,000+54.54 %
East MidlandsUp+38£55,000-
NottinghamshireUp+176£55,000-
MidlandsNew entry-5£65,000-
East of EnglandNew entry-5--
HertfordshireNew entry-5--
NottinghamUp+104£55,000-
YorkshireNew entry-4£57,500-
South YorkshireNew entry-4£57,500-
West MidlandsDown-323£70,000+7.69 %
ManchesterDown-32£37,500-2.59 %
North WestDown-122£37,500-2.59 %
HampshireDown-132£95,000+5.55 %
SouthamptonDown-292£95,000+5.55 %
HammersmithNew entry-2£55,000-
WorksopNew entry-2£60,000-
MiddlesexNew entry-2£90,000-
LeicestershireNew entry-2£26,500-
SomersetUp+21£65,000+18.18 %
South WestDown-101£65,000+18.18 %
SurreyNew entry-1£102,500-
OxfordshireNew entry-1£40,000-
SheffieldNew entry-1£60,000-
OxfordNew entry-1£40,000-
GatwickNew entry-1£33,500-
DoncasterNew entry-1£60,000-

SAP Retail
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1197 (100.00 %)SAP
1197 (100.00 %)Retail
246 (23.35 %)Business Intelligence
344 (22.34 %)Oracle
442 (21.32 %)Logistics
541 (20.81 %)ERP
634 (17.26 %)Finance
729 (14.72 %)Business Objects
729 (14.72 %)BusinessObjects
729 (14.72 %)SAP BI
827 (13.71 %)Technical Architecture
922 (11.17 %)SAP MM
1021 (10.66 %)HP
1120 (10.15 %)SQL
1120 (10.15 %)IBM
1120 (10.15 %)Oracle Retail
1219 (9.645 %)Java
1219 (9.645 %)SAP Certification
1219 (9.645 %)SAP SD
1318 (9.137 %)SAP WM
1318 (9.137 %)Project Management
1417 (8.629 %)WebSphere
1417 (8.629 %)Oracle Reports
1417 (8.629 %)E-Commerce
1417 (8.629 %)ATG
1516 (8.122 %)Disaster Recovery
1516 (8.122 %)Stakeholder Management
1516 (8.122 %).NET
1516 (8.122 %)Mainframe
1516 (8.122 %)BizTalk Server

SAP Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
117 (8.629 %)WebSphere
216 (8.122 %).NET
311 (5.584 %)SAP XI
42 (1.015 %)EDI
51 (0.508 %)JMS
51 (0.508 %)Middleware
51 (0.508 %)J2EE
51 (0.508 %)Web Services
51 (0.508 %)SAP Basis
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
116 (8.122 %)BizTalk Server
212 (6.091 %)WebSphere Message Broker
35 (2.538 %)NetWeaver
41 (0.508 %)WebSphere MQ
41 (0.508 %)ESB
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
112 (6.091 %)MS Visio
26 (3.046 %)MS Excel
32 (1.015 %)MS Office
32 (1.015 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
122 (11.17 %)SAP MM
220 (10.15 %)Oracle Retail
319 (9.645 %)SAP SD
418 (9.137 %)SAP WM
511 (5.584 %)SAP LE
66 (3.046 %)SAP ERP
75 (2.538 %)Retail-J
75 (2.538 %)Dynamics AX
84 (2.030 %)SAP R/3
93 (1.523 %)Movex
102 (1.015 %)CODA-Financials
102 (1.015 %)SAP Oil and Gas
102 (1.015 %)SAP Business One
102 (1.015 %)Dynamics CRM
111 (0.508 %)Dynamics NAV
111 (0.508 %)Dynamics GP
111 (0.508 %)SAP SCM
111 (0.508 %)SAP CRM
111 (0.508 %)SAP MDM
111 (0.508 %)PeopleSoft Financials
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
116 (8.122 %)DNS
24 (2.030 %)Internet
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (14.72 %)BusinessObjects
129 (14.72 %)SAP BI
217 (8.629 %)Oracle Reports
313 (6.599 %)SAP BW
44 (2.030 %)Oracle BI EE
53 (1.523 %)SAP HANA
62 (1.015 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (0.508 %)BusinessObjects Data Services
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
14 (2.030 %)QuickTest Pro
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1197 (100.00 %)Retail
234 (17.26 %)Finance
315 (7.614 %)Banking
315 (7.614 %)Wholesale Banking
315 (7.614 %)Retail Banking
315 (7.614 %)Private Banking
413 (6.599 %)Manufacturing
55 (2.538 %)Billing
64 (2.030 %)Advertising
73 (1.523 %)Marketing
82 (1.015 %)Publishing
91 (0.508 %)Legal
91 (0.508 %)Telecoms
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
199 (50.25 %)Consultant
288 (44.67 %)SAP Consultant
374 (37.56 %)SAP Retail Consultant
455 (27.92 %)SAP IS-Retail Consultant
547 (23.86 %)Architect
626 (13.20 %)SAP Architect
724 (12.18 %)Senior Consultant
724 (12.18 %)SAP Manager
724 (12.18 %)Senior SAP Consultant
822 (11.17 %)Analyst
919 (9.645 %)Solutions Architect
1018 (9.137 %)SAP Solutions Architect
1116 (8.122 %)SAP Analyst
1116 (8.122 %)Systems Architect
1215 (7.614 %)Oracle Consultant
1215 (7.614 %)Senior Oracle Consultant
1314 (7.107 %)Senior Manager
1413 (6.599 %)Operations Analyst
1512 (6.091 %)SAP MM Consultant
1610 (5.076 %)SAP SD Consultant
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
116 (8.122 %)Mainframe
116 (8.122 %)Web 2.0
116 (8.122 %)SaaS
215 (7.614 %)Credit Risk
312 (6.091 %)FMCG
44 (2.030 %)Open Source
44 (2.030 %)Data Integration
53 (1.523 %)Life Science
53 (1.523 %)Client/Server
62 (1.015 %)EPoS
71 (0.508 %)Firmware
71 (0.508 %)Management Information System
71 (0.508 %)Streaming Video
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
14 (2.030 %)UNIX
22 (1.015 %)Windows
22 (1.015 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (1.015 %)Windows Server 2008
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
146 (23.35 %)Business Intelligence
242 (21.32 %)Logistics
341 (20.81 %)ERP
427 (13.71 %)Technical Architecture
518 (9.137 %)Project Management
617 (8.629 %)E-Commerce
716 (8.122 %)Disaster Recovery
716 (8.122 %)Stakeholder Management
716 (8.122 %)High Availability
815 (7.614 %)Cash Management
913 (6.599 %)ITIL
109 (4.569 %)Service Delivery
118 (4.061 %)Change Management
118 (4.061 %)Service Management
118 (4.061 %)Business Transformation
127 (3.553 %)Six Sigma
127 (3.553 %)ITSM
136 (3.046 %)CRM
136 (3.046 %)Programme Management
145 (2.538 %)Supply Chain Management
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
120 (10.15 %)SQL
219 (9.645 %)Java
34 (2.030 %)Perl
34 (2.030 %)Python
34 (2.030 %)Bash shell
43 (1.523 %)ABAP
52 (1.015 %)R
61 (0.508 %)C
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
119 (9.645 %)SAP Certification
213 (6.599 %)Degree
37 (3.553 %)ITIL Certification
44 (2.030 %)ISTQB
44 (2.030 %)ISEB
44 (2.030 %)Security Cleared
52 (1.015 %)SC Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (4.569 %)QA
24 (2.030 %)Data Quality
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (0.508 %)HP Quality Center
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1197 (100.00 %)SAP
244 (22.34 %)Oracle
329 (14.72 %)Business Objects
421 (10.66 %)HP
520 (10.15 %)IBM
617 (8.629 %)ATG
716 (8.122 %)Intel
87 (3.553 %)Microsoft
95 (2.538 %)Baan
95 (2.538 %)JD Edwards
95 (2.538 %)Sage
95 (2.538 %)BT
102 (1.015 %)CODA
102 (1.015 %)Salesforce.com
102 (1.015 %)Lawson
102 (1.015 %)Sun
102 (1.015 %)Cognizant
102 (1.015 %)NetSuite
102 (1.015 %)Infor
102 (1.015 %)hybris