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This section looks at the demand for SAP Application Link Enabling (ALE) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP ALE over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP Application Link Enabling (ALE)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank225227
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads35
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.109 %0.188 %
Salaries quoted35
Average minimum salary£27,333£50,000
Average salary£29,667£61,000
% change on same period last year-51.36 %
Average maximum salary£32,000£72,000
UK excluding London average salary£44,939£50,271
% change on same period last year-10.60 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads27532662
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.482 %1.110 %
Salaries quoted24832399
Average minimum salary£30,101£29,936
Average salary£32,727£32,733
% change on same period last year-0.01 %
Average maximum salary£35,353£35,531
UK excluding London average salary£35,949£36,837
% change on same period last year-2.40 %
SAP ALE EnglandSAP ALE
England

SAP ALE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SAP ALE across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

West Midlands SAP ALE Demand Trend

SAP ALE
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SAP ALE across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands SAP ALE Salary Trend

SAP ALE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAP ALE across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

West Midlands SAP ALE Salary Histogram

SAP ALE
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP ALE within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ShropshireNew entry-3£29,667-
SAP ALE EnglandSAP ALE
England

SAP ALE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing SAP ALE 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 ALE.

19 (100.00 %)SAP
28 (88.89 %)SAP XI
36 (66.67 %)ABAP
45 (55.56 %)SAP Smart Forms
45 (55.56 %)BAPI
45 (55.56 %)NetWeaver
45 (55.56 %)SAPscript
45 (55.56 %)Project Management
54 (44.44 %)Business Intelligence
54 (44.44 %)SAP BW
54 (44.44 %)SAP Retail
54 (44.44 %)Retail
63 (33.33 %)SAP MM
63 (33.33 %)MS Excel
63 (33.33 %)MS Access
63 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
63 (33.33 %)SQL
63 (33.33 %)Oracle
63 (33.33 %)SQL Server
63 (33.33 %)Crystal Reports
72 (22.22 %)MS Office
72 (22.22 %)ERP
72 (22.22 %)System Testing
81 (11.11 %)Spreadsheet
81 (11.11 %)Systems Analysis
81 (11.11 %)SAP ERP
81 (11.11 %)EAI
81 (11.11 %)Oracle Reports
81 (11.11 %)VBA
81 (11.11 %)SAP FI

SAP ALE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing SAP ALE 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 ALE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (88.89 %)SAP XI
25 (55.56 %)SAP Smart Forms
25 (55.56 %)BAPI
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (55.56 %)NetWeaver
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (33.33 %)MS Excel
22 (22.22 %)MS Office
31 (11.11 %)Spreadsheet
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (44.44 %)SAP Retail
23 (33.33 %)SAP MM
31 (11.11 %)SAP FI/CO
31 (11.11 %)SAP CO
31 (11.11 %)SAP ERP
31 (11.11 %)SAP FI
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (44.44 %)SAP BW
23 (33.33 %)MS Access
23 (33.33 %)SQL Server
23 (33.33 %)Crystal Reports
31 (11.11 %)Oracle Reports
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (44.44 %)Retail
21 (11.11 %)Education
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (44.44 %)Consultant
14 (44.44 %)SAP Consultant
14 (44.44 %)ABAP Consultant
23 (33.33 %)Analyst
23 (33.33 %)Systems Analyst
32 (22.22 %)Developer
32 (22.22 %)ABAP Developer
32 (22.22 %)SAP Developer
41 (11.11 %)Senior ABAP Consultant
41 (11.11 %)Senior SAP Consultant
41 (11.11 %)Senior Consultant
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Management Information System
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (55.56 %)Project Management
24 (44.44 %)Business Intelligence
32 (22.22 %)System Testing
32 (22.22 %)ERP
41 (11.11 %)EAI
41 (11.11 %)Systems Analysis
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (66.67 %)ABAP
25 (55.56 %)SAPscript
33 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
33 (33.33 %)SQL
41 (11.11 %)VBA
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (100.00 %)SAP
23 (33.33 %)Oracle