Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP over the 3 months to 8 February 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 Vendors currently tracked.

LinkSAP
Location
3 months to
8 Feb 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank353025
Rank change year-on-year
Down-5Down-5
Matching permanent IT job ads3771496511393
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK4.801 %4.884 %5.734 %
As % of the Vendors category11.68 %11.52 %12.74 %
Salaries quoted266636858709
Average salary£60,000£55,000£55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.090 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£39,000£35,000£37,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£100,000£85,000£80,000
UK excluding London average salary£55,000£52,500£55,000
% change year-on-year
+4.760 %-4.540 %
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryAll Vendors
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
322854308889398
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK41.11 %42.38 %44.99 %
Salaries quoted261343555071224
Average salary£42,500£40,000£42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.250 %-4.760 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,000£26,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£67,500£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£39,000£37,500£37,500
% change year-on-year
+4.000 %-

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within SAP AG.

SAP
Demand Trend

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

SAP Demand Trend

SAP
Salary Trend

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

SAP Salary Trend

SAP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAP over the 3 months to 8 February 2010 within the UK.

SAP Salary Histogram

SAP
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 within the UK over the 3 months to 8 February 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
EnglandDown-63065£56,000+6.66 %
LondonUp+171386£67,500+12.50 %
South EastDown-2856£55,000+10.00 %
City of LondonUp+50243£65,000+8.33 %
West MidlandsDown-3213£45,000-5.26 %
BerkshireDown-11207£50,000+2.04 %
North WestDown-26187£50,000-9.09 %
SurreyDown-13168£55,000+12.24 %
ScotlandUp+19149£45,000+15.38 %
South WestUp+8117£45,000+12.50 %
EdinburghUp+19116£51,875+33.01 %
UxbridgeUp+2899£100,000+100.00 %
BirminghamDown-499£45,000-10.00 %
MiddlesexUp+2696£73,750+47.50 %
East of EnglandDown-1596£45,000+5.88 %
BuckinghamshireDown-1393£50,000-9.09 %
ManchesterDown-3283£50,000-13.04 %
East MidlandsUp+2082£43,000-14.00 %
HampshireDown-2660£39,000-22.00 %
HertfordshireDown-657£45,000+9.09 %
WiltshireUp+148£42,500-10.52 %
MidlandsUp+148£48,750-25.00 %
WindsorUp+2142£50,000-
SwindonUp+1836£42,500-10.52 %
ReadingDown-2036£50,000-
Milton KeynesDown-1735£54,500-1.62 %
CheshireDown-1328£60,000+45.63 %
NottinghamshireUp+2626£50,000-16.66 %
YorkshireUp+626£46,000-14.41 %
NottinghamUp+3223£50,000+37.93 %

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 February 2010, IT jobs within the UK 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.

11483 (21.57 %)Finance
21135 (16.51 %)Business Intelligence
3887 (12.90 %)ERP
4876 (12.74 %)SAP BW
5822 (11.95 %)Project Management
6811 (11.79 %)CRM
7672 (9.773 %)Oracle
8661 (9.613 %)ABAP
9619 (9.002 %)Retail
10538 (7.824 %)SAP FI
11489 (7.112 %)SAP CO
12482 (7.010 %)SAP FI/CO
13465 (6.763 %)Business Objects
13465 (6.763 %)BusinessObjects
14461 (6.704 %)NetWeaver
15435 (6.326 %)SAP BI
16396 (5.759 %)SAP Implementation
17381 (5.541 %)Degree
18374 (5.439 %)SAP HR
19354 (5.148 %)PRINCE2
20353 (5.134 %)SAP SD
21350 (5.090 %)SAP CRM
22345 (5.017 %)Manufacturing
23335 (4.872 %)FMCG
24328 (4.770 %)SAP MM
25324 (4.712 %)Stakeholder Management
26310 (4.508 %)C
27309 (4.494 %)SAP XI
28306 (4.450 %)Microsoft
29300 (4.363 %)ITIL

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 February 2010, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1309 (4.494 %)SAP XI
2239 (3.476 %)SAP Basis
3194 (2.821 %).NET
4158 (2.298 %)BAPI
4158 (2.298 %)SAP PI
5155 (2.254 %)J2EE
6119 (1.731 %)EDI
7102 (1.483 %)SAP ALE
885 (1.236 %)WebSphere
979 (1.149 %)Middleware
1073 (1.062 %)Web Services
1073 (1.062 %)XML
1171 (1.033 %)SAP Smart Forms
1257 (0.829 %)Web Dynpro
1350 (0.727 %)HTML
1441 (0.596 %).NET Framework
1441 (0.596 %)SAP Business Workflow
1535 (0.509 %)CSS
1629 (0.422 %)SOAP
1728 (0.407 %)ASP.NET
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1461 (6.704 %)NetWeaver
291 (1.323 %)SAP Portal
387 (1.265 %)SharePoint
445 (0.654 %)BizTalk Server
543 (0.625 %)LiveLink
638 (0.553 %)SAS
731 (0.451 %)SAP EP
827 (0.393 %)WebLogic
924 (0.349 %)MS Exchange
1019 (0.276 %)Oracle Workflow
1117 (0.247 %)Lotus Notes
1213 (0.189 %)Tomcat
1312 (0.175 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1411 (0.160 %)IIS
1411 (0.160 %)Exchange Server 2003
1411 (0.160 %)WebSphere Message Broker
1510 (0.145 %)Documentum
169 (0.131 %)WebSphere Application Server
169 (0.131 %)WebSphere MQ
176 (0.087 %)Exchange Server 2007
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1254 (3.694 %)MS Visio
2183 (2.661 %)MS Excel
385 (1.236 %)MS Office
471 (1.033 %)MS PowerPoint
544 (0.640 %)MS Project
611 (0.160 %)CA Clarity
710 (0.145 %)SPSS
88 (0.116 %)Spreadsheet
96 (0.087 %)MATLAB
96 (0.087 %)S-PLUS
104 (0.058 %)Pro/ENGINEER
104 (0.058 %)Photoshop
112 (0.029 %)FastStats
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
1538 (7.824 %)SAP FI
2489 (7.112 %)SAP CO
3482 (7.010 %)SAP FI/CO
4374 (5.439 %)SAP HR
5353 (5.134 %)SAP SD
6350 (5.090 %)SAP CRM
7328 (4.770 %)SAP MM
8269 (3.912 %)SAP R/3
8269 (3.912 %)SAP BPC
9258 (3.752 %)SAP IS-U
10231 (3.360 %)SAP Retail
11150 (2.182 %)SAP ERP
12131 (1.905 %)SAP Oil and Gas
13129 (1.876 %)SAP APO
14113 (1.643 %)SAP Payroll
15109 (1.585 %)SAP PP
1685 (1.236 %)SAP HCM
1780 (1.163 %)SAP SRM
1867 (0.974 %)SAP WM
1966 (0.960 %)SAP Business One
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
159 (0.858 %)Internet
237 (0.538 %)HTTP
320 (0.291 %)SAN
416 (0.233 %)RFID
514 (0.204 %)LAN
610 (0.145 %)TCP/IP
610 (0.145 %)VPN
79 (0.131 %)WAN
88 (0.116 %)Intranet
96 (0.087 %)BSS
96 (0.087 %)DNS
105 (0.073 %)DHCP
105 (0.073 %)Firewall
113 (0.044 %)Extranet
113 (0.044 %)MPLS
113 (0.044 %)C7
113 (0.044 %)VLAN
122 (0.029 %)NAS
122 (0.029 %)SSH
122 (0.029 %)SSL
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1876 (12.74 %)SAP BW
2465 (6.763 %)BusinessObjects
3435 (6.326 %)SAP BI
4231 (3.360 %)Datawarehouse
5217 (3.156 %)SQL Server
6100 (1.454 %)ETL
749 (0.713 %)MS Access
842 (0.611 %)SQL Server 2005
941 (0.596 %)Crystal Reports
1037 (0.538 %)OLAP
1037 (0.538 %)Xcelsius
1130 (0.436 %)BODI
1130 (0.436 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1130 (0.436 %)Oracle 8/8i
1225 (0.364 %)Data Cleansing
1324 (0.349 %)DB2
1423 (0.334 %)GIS
1423 (0.334 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
1522 (0.320 %)SQL Server 2008
1621 (0.305 %)Oracle 11g
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
186 (1.251 %)LSMW
248 (0.698 %)LoadRunner
346 (0.669 %)QuickTest Pro
437 (0.538 %)TestDirector
521 (0.305 %)Eclipse
616 (0.233 %)WinRunner
713 (0.189 %)eCATT
87 (0.102 %)Ant
96 (0.087 %)Selenium
96 (0.087 %)Oracle APEX
96 (0.087 %)JCAPS
96 (0.087 %)TestPartner
96 (0.087 %)Subversion
96 (0.087 %)SilkTest
105 (0.073 %)Visual Studio
114 (0.058 %)FitNesse
114 (0.058 %)ClearQuest
114 (0.058 %)Dreamweaver
114 (0.058 %)JUnit
114 (0.058 %)Rational Rose
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
11483 (21.57 %)Finance
2619 (9.002 %)Retail
3345 (5.017 %)Manufacturing
4221 (3.214 %)Government
5207 (3.010 %)Banking
6197 (2.865 %)Pensions
7180 (2.618 %)Health
8162 (2.356 %)Pharmaceutical
9158 (2.298 %)Billing
10157 (2.283 %)Marketing
11100 (1.454 %)Education
1292 (1.338 %)Back Office
1381 (1.178 %)Telecoms
1468 (0.989 %)Insurance
1564 (0.931 %)Aerospace
1654 (0.785 %)General Ledger
1752 (0.756 %)Investment Banking
1851 (0.742 %)Legal
1933 (0.480 %)Automotive
2027 (0.393 %)Chemicals
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
12366 (34.41 %)Consultant
21949 (28.34 %)SAP Consultant
3934 (13.58 %)Architect
4896 (13.03 %)Analyst
5823 (11.97 %)SAP Manager
6611 (8.886 %)SAP Architect
7544 (7.912 %)SAP Analyst
8393 (5.716 %)Solutions Architect
9391 (5.686 %)Senior Consultant
10364 (5.294 %)Project Manager
11335 (4.872 %)Developer
12324 (4.712 %)Senior SAP Consultant
13273 (3.970 %)Business Analyst
14241 (3.505 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
15236 (3.432 %)SAP Support
16187 (2.720 %)SAP Project Manager
17176 (2.560 %)Programme Manager
18171 (2.487 %)Business Intelligence (BI) Consultant
19164 (2.385 %)SAP HR Consultant
20160 (2.327 %)Team Leader
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
1335 (4.872 %)FMCG
289 (1.294 %)Management Information System
362 (0.902 %)German Language
459 (0.858 %)French Language
553 (0.771 %)Data Integration
652 (0.756 %)PMI
744 (0.640 %)EPoS
834 (0.494 %)Dutch Language
933 (0.480 %)E-Learning
933 (0.480 %)Computer Science
1027 (0.393 %)NHS
1027 (0.393 %)Life Science
1027 (0.393 %)Data Conversion
1125 (0.364 %)Smart Meter
1223 (0.334 %)Data Extraction
1321 (0.305 %)Statistics
1417 (0.247 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
1512 (0.175 %)Polish Language
1512 (0.175 %)AS400
1610 (0.145 %)SaaS
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1121 (1.760 %)UNIX
2102 (1.483 %)Windows
346 (0.669 %)Solaris
346 (0.669 %)Linux
432 (0.465 %)HPUX
521 (0.305 %)Windows Server 2003
617 (0.247 %)AIX
714 (0.204 %)Windows XP
89 (0.131 %)Windows Server 2008
97 (0.102 %)Windows 2000
105 (0.073 %)VMS
113 (0.044 %)Red Hat Linux
113 (0.044 %)Windows 2000 Server
122 (0.029 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
122 (0.029 %)zOS
131 (0.015 %)OS/400
131 (0.015 %)Mac OS X
131 (0.015 %)Windows Vista
131 (0.015 %)Windows 7
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
11135 (16.51 %)Business Intelligence
2887 (12.90 %)ERP
3822 (11.95 %)Project Management
4811 (11.79 %)CRM
5396 (5.759 %)SAP Implementation
6354 (5.148 %)PRINCE2
7324 (4.712 %)Stakeholder Management
8300 (4.363 %)ITIL
9267 (3.883 %)Logistics
10246 (3.578 %)Change Management
11217 (3.156 %)Enterprise Architecture
12216 (3.141 %)Business Analysis
13215 (3.127 %)Migration
14190 (2.763 %)Workflow
15179 (2.603 %)Service Delivery
16167 (2.429 %)Data Management
17146 (2.123 %)Business Development
18143 (2.080 %)TOGAF
19131 (1.905 %)SOA
20129 (1.876 %)Data Migration
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1661 (9.613 %)ABAP
2310 (4.508 %)C
3276 (4.014 %)Java
4271 (3.941 %)SQL
586 (1.251 %)SAPscript
684 (1.222 %)C#
733 (0.480 %)VB
832 (0.465 %)C++
930 (0.436 %)PL/SQL
1029 (0.422 %)JavaScript
1121 (0.305 %)VBA
1121 (0.305 %)VB.NET
1215 (0.218 %)Perl
1312 (0.175 %)Shell Script
1312 (0.175 %)Python
1411 (0.160 %)T-SQL
157 (0.102 %)VBScript
157 (0.102 %)X++
166 (0.087 %)VB6
166 (0.087 %)Lisp
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1381 (5.541 %)Degree
2128 (1.862 %)PMI Certification
3119 (1.731 %)ISEB
4115 (1.672 %)Security Cleared
5110 (1.600 %)SAP Certification
694 (1.367 %)PMP
744 (0.640 %)CIMA
744 (0.640 %)ACCA
840 (0.582 %)ITIL Certification
937 (0.538 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1035 (0.509 %)SC Cleared
1128 (0.407 %)Citrix Certification
1218 (0.262 %)Microsoft Certification
1317 (0.247 %)MBA
1317 (0.247 %)DV Cleared
1414 (0.204 %)CISSP
1512 (0.175 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
1610 (0.145 %)CISA
1610 (0.145 %)MCSE
1610 (0.145 %)MCSA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
1121 (1.760 %)QA
284 (1.222 %)SLA
340 (0.582 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
418 (0.262 %)ISO27001
512 (0.175 %)GAAP
68 (0.116 %)PCI DSS
68 (0.116 %)COBIT
77 (0.102 %)ISO9001
83 (0.044 %)GxP
92 (0.029 %)21 CFR Part 11
101 (0.015 %)GAMP
101 (0.015 %)GMP
101 (0.015 %)ISO/IEC 20000
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
146 (0.669 %)Active Directory
28 (0.116 %)RACF
36 (0.087 %)VMware Infrastructure
45 (0.073 %)Backup Exec
54 (0.058 %)SAP ITS
54 (0.058 %)Veritas File System
63 (0.044 %)NetBackup
63 (0.044 %)AquaLogic
72 (0.029 %)Citrix Presentation Server
72 (0.029 %)Oracle RAC
72 (0.029 %)Terminal Services
81 (0.015 %)NFS
81 (0.015 %)Oracle RMAN
81 (0.015 %)vSphere
81 (0.015 %)Veritas Volume Manager
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
139 (0.567 %)HP Quality Center
229 (0.422 %)Tivoli
36 (0.087 %)EMC NetWorker
42 (0.029 %)HP Data Protector
42 (0.029 %)ARCserve
42 (0.029 %)OpenView
51 (0.015 %)Legato
51 (0.015 %)Cisco IPCC
51 (0.015 %)Netcool
51 (0.015 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
51 (0.015 %)Cisco UCCE
51 (0.015 %)SCOM
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1672 (9.773 %)Oracle
2465 (6.763 %)Business Objects
3306 (4.450 %)Microsoft
4133 (1.934 %)Cognos
5129 (1.876 %)PeopleSoft
6125 (1.818 %)Siebel
7107 (1.556 %)HP
897 (1.411 %)IBM
995 (1.382 %)JD Edwards
1086 (1.251 %)OutlookSoft
1182 (1.193 %)Hyperion
1263 (0.916 %)Agresso
1362 (0.902 %)Sun
1456 (0.814 %)Informatica
1551 (0.742 %)Cisco
1648 (0.698 %)Citrix
1742 (0.611 %)CODA
1841 (0.596 %)Sage
1841 (0.596 %)CA
1940 (0.582 %)SeeBeyond