The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the West Midlands region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within SAP AG.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP
Rank 30 19 24
Rank change year-on-year
-11 +5
Permanent jobs citing SAP 325 407 306
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 6.546% 9.038% 7.372%
As % of the Vendors category 12.91% 18.82% 15.10%
Number of salaries quoted 276 305 239
Average salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,250 £32,500 £32,300
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £67,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year
-9.09% +4.76%
All Vendors
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
2518 2163 2026
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 50.72% 48.03% 48.81%
Number of salaries quoted 2063 1807 1675
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -1.31%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £61,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
SAP
England

SAP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SAP across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

West Midlands SAP Jobs Demand Trend

SAP
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands SAP Salary Trend

SAP
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAP across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

West Midlands SAP Salary Histogram

SAP
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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Birmingham -1 165 £55,000 -
Coventry -1 62 £45,000 -5.26%
Warwickshire +20 50 £40,000 -3.61%
Staffordshire -25 14 £35,000 -17.64%
Worcestershire +6 9 £41,791 +8.54%
Solihull - 4 - -
Shropshire -6 1 £32,500 -1.51%
SAP
England

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region 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.

1 177 (27.19%) Finance
2 151 (23.20%) ABAP
3 139 (21.35%) Manufacturing
4 112 (17.20%) Microsoft
5 110 (16.90%) ERP
6 106 (16.28%) Retail
7 103 (15.82%) Business Intelligence
8 101 (15.51%) SAP BW
9 92 (14.13%) Publishing
10 88 (13.52%) SQL Server
11 87 (13.36%) Project Management
12 85 (13.06%) Business Objects
12 85 (13.06%) BusinessObjects
13 83 (12.75%) CRM
14 79 (12.14%) Java
14 79 (12.14%) SAP FI
15 76 (11.67%) SharePoint
16 74 (11.37%) .NET
16 74 (11.37%) Oracle
17 73 (11.21%) SAP FI/CO
17 73 (11.21%) SAP CO
18 67 (10.29%) JavaScript
18 67 (10.29%) UNIX
19 62 (9.524%) Degree
20 60 (9.217%) Solaris
20 60 (9.217%) C#
21 59 (9.063%) XML
22 56 (8.602%) SAP BI
23 55 (8.449%) ETL
24 52 (7.988%) SAP Business One

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region 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.

Application Development
1 74 (11.37%) .NET
2 59 (9.063%) XML
3 51 (7.834%) ASP.NET
4 44 (6.759%) SAP ALE
5 41 (6.298%) CSS
5 41 (6.298%) HTML
5 41 (6.298%) Web Services
5 41 (6.298%) HTML5
6 39 (5.991%) jQuery
7 34 (5.223%) J2EE
8 32 (4.916%) Web Dynpro
9 25 (3.840%) SAP Basis
9 25 (3.840%) XSL
10 22 (3.379%) COM
10 22 (3.379%) BAPI
10 22 (3.379%) WCF
10 22 (3.379%) WPF
11 21 (3.226%) EDI
11 21 (3.226%) .NET Framework
11 21 (3.226%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
Application Platforms
1 76 (11.67%) SharePoint
2 48 (7.373%) NetWeaver
3 22 (3.379%) SAS
4 21 (3.226%) BizTalk Server
4 21 (3.226%) SAP Portal
5 12 (1.843%) Apache
5 12 (1.843%) Tomcat
6 11 (1.690%) MS Exchange
6 11 (1.690%) Exchange Server 2010
7 10 (1.536%) SharePoint 2010
7 10 (1.536%) Lync
7 10 (1.536%) Exchange Server 2007
8 9 (1.382%) SharePoint Server
9 2 (0.307%) SAP EP
10 1 (0.154%) Exchange Server 2003
10 1 (0.154%) WebLogic
10 1 (0.154%) MS Project Server
10 1 (0.154%) Captiva
10 1 (0.154%) Documentum
10 1 (0.154%) MQSeries
Applications
1 39 (5.991%) MS Excel
2 20 (3.072%) MS Office
3 9 (1.382%) InfoPath
4 5 (0.768%) MS Project
5 3 (0.461%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.461%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.461%) Fireworks
6 1 (0.154%) Simulink
6 1 (0.154%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 79 (12.14%) SAP FI
2 73 (11.21%) SAP FI/CO
2 73 (11.21%) SAP CO
3 52 (7.988%) SAP Business One
4 48 (7.373%) SAP HR
5 46 (7.066%) SAP BPC
6 44 (6.759%) SAP CRM
7 42 (6.452%) SAP SD
8 41 (6.298%) SAP R/3
9 40 (6.144%) SAP MM
10 25 (3.840%) SAP PP
11 21 (3.226%) SAP PM
12 19 (2.919%) SAP Retail
13 18 (2.765%) SAP SRM
13 18 (2.765%) SAP APO
13 18 (2.765%) SAP WM
13 18 (2.765%) SAP LE
14 17 (2.611%) SAP Payroll
15 15 (2.304%) SAP CS
16 14 (2.151%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.690%) Unified Communications
2 10 (1.536%) Internet
2 10 (1.536%) DNS
3 7 (1.075%) LAN
3 7 (1.075%) WAN
4 4 (0.614%) H.323
4 4 (0.614%) Firewall
4 4 (0.614%) Cisco ICM
5 2 (0.307%) HTTP
6 1 (0.154%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.154%) VPN
6 1 (0.154%) VoIP
6 1 (0.154%) SAN
6 1 (0.154%) NAS
6 1 (0.154%) LDAP
6 1 (0.154%) Wireless
6 1 (0.154%) MPLS
6 1 (0.154%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 101 (15.51%) SAP BW
2 88 (13.52%) SQL Server
3 85 (13.06%) BusinessObjects
4 56 (8.602%) SAP BI
5 22 (3.379%) DB2
5 22 (3.379%) SAP HANA
6 19 (2.919%) Xcelsius
7 18 (2.765%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
8 15 (2.304%) Data Warehouse
9 11 (1.690%) MySQL
9 11 (1.690%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 7 (1.075%) Base SAS
10 7 (1.075%) SAS Enterprise Guide
10 7 (1.075%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (0.922%) OLAP
11 6 (0.922%) Crystal Reports
11 6 (0.922%) Oracle Reports
11 6 (0.922%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 6 (0.922%) DB2 UDB
12 5 (0.768%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 12 (1.843%) LSMW
2 11 (1.690%) Xcode
3 5 (0.768%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.461%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.307%) NWDS
6 1 (0.154%) Hudson
6 1 (0.154%) NUnit
6 1 (0.154%) ProC
6 1 (0.154%) Introscope
6 1 (0.154%) Subversion
6 1 (0.154%) Rhino Mocks
6 1 (0.154%) NWDI
General
1 177 (27.19%) Finance
2 139 (21.35%) Manufacturing
3 106 (16.28%) Retail
4 92 (14.13%) Publishing
5 27 (4.147%) Automotive
6 21 (3.226%) Legal
7 19 (2.919%) Billing
8 15 (2.304%) General Ledger
9 10 (1.536%) Marketing
10 7 (1.075%) Banking
11 6 (0.922%) German Language
11 6 (0.922%) Back Office
12 4 (0.614%) Telecoms
13 3 (0.461%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.307%) Games
14 2 (0.307%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 215 (33.03%) Consultant
2 190 (29.19%) SAP Consultant
3 130 (19.97%) Developer
4 71 (10.91%) Analyst
5 56 (8.602%) SAP Manager
6 51 (7.834%) SAP Developer
7 43 (6.605%) Project Manager
8 34 (5.223%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
9 33 (5.069%) .NET Developer
10 32 (4.916%) SAP Analyst
11 26 (3.994%) Designer
12 24 (3.687%) ABAP Developer
13 23 (3.533%) SAP Support
14 21 (3.226%) Applications Manager
14 21 (3.226%) SAP BW Consultant
15 19 (2.919%) Java Developer
16 18 (2.765%) Business Analyst
16 18 (2.765%) Technical Specialist
17 17 (2.611%) Architect
17 17 (2.611%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 24 (3.687%) Blackberry
2 22 (3.379%) Mobile App
3 10 (1.536%) iPhone
4 9 (1.382%) Data Extraction
4 9 (1.382%) Computer Science
5 6 (0.922%) PMI
5 6 (0.922%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (0.768%) Management Information System
6 5 (0.768%) Replication
6 5 (0.768%) Mathematics
7 4 (0.614%) EPoS
8 2 (0.307%) Economics
8 2 (0.307%) Informatics
8 2 (0.307%) CMDB
8 2 (0.307%) Copywriting
8 2 (0.307%) Blog
8 2 (0.307%) FMCG
9 1 (0.154%) Fat Client
9 1 (0.154%) Life Science
9 1 (0.154%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 67 (10.29%) UNIX
2 60 (9.217%) Solaris
3 50 (7.680%) OpenVMS
4 42 (6.452%) Windows
5 21 (3.226%) Windows Phone
6 15 (2.304%) Android
7 11 (1.690%) Linux
7 11 (1.690%) Windows Phone 7
8 8 (1.229%) AIX
9 2 (0.307%) VMS
9 2 (0.307%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.154%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.154%) Windows XP
10 1 (0.154%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.154%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (16.90%) ERP
2 103 (15.82%) Business Intelligence
3 87 (13.36%) Project Management
4 83 (12.75%) CRM
5 55 (8.449%) ETL
6 47 (7.220%) Service Delivery
7 45 (6.912%) Logistics
8 40 (6.144%) OO
9 39 (5.991%) Integration Testing
10 37 (5.684%) Migration
11 36 (5.530%) Change Management
12 35 (5.376%) Data Modelling
13 32 (4.916%) PRINCE2
14 31 (4.762%) Stakeholder Management
15 30 (4.608%) ITIL
15 30 (4.608%) Workflow
16 29 (4.455%) Business Analysis
17 27 (4.147%) MVC
18 23 (3.533%) Risk Management
18 23 (3.533%) SAP Implementation
Programming Languages
1 151 (23.20%) ABAP
2 79 (12.14%) Java
3 67 (10.29%) JavaScript
4 60 (9.217%) C#
5 39 (5.991%) SQL
6 26 (3.994%) VB
7 25 (3.840%) C++
8 14 (2.151%) SAPscript
9 11 (1.690%) XAML
9 11 (1.690%) Delphi
9 11 (1.690%) Perl
9 11 (1.690%) PHP
9 11 (1.690%) Python
10 10 (1.536%) C
11 8 (1.229%) VBA
12 6 (0.922%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.614%) VB.NET
14 3 (0.461%) PL/SQL
15 2 (0.307%) FoxPro (VFP)
16 1 (0.154%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 62 (9.524%) Degree
2 30 (4.608%) Security Cleared
3 25 (3.840%) Microsoft Certification
4 23 (3.533%) CCA
5 21 (3.226%) ACCA
5 21 (3.226%) CIMA
6 20 (3.072%) MCSE
7 18 (2.765%) MCITP
8 16 (2.458%) SAP Certification
9 15 (2.304%) CISA
10 14 (2.151%) PMI Certification
11 9 (1.382%) SC Cleared
12 8 (1.229%) PMP
13 6 (0.922%) ISEB
14 4 (0.614%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 3 (0.461%) CCNP
15 3 (0.461%) CCIP
15 3 (0.461%) MCAD
15 3 (0.461%) MCSD
15 3 (0.461%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (3.072%) QA
2 16 (2.458%) SLA
3 13 (1.997%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 22 (3.379%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.229%) Microsoft App-V
2 8 (1.229%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.461%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.154%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 8 (1.229%) SCCM
1 8 (1.229%) SCOM
1 8 (1.229%) SCVMM
2 5 (0.768%) HP Quality Center
3 4 (0.614%) Cisco UCCE
3 4 (0.614%) Cisco CUCM
4 1 (0.154%) CA Wily
4 1 (0.154%) Tivoli
4 1 (0.154%) Tivoli Monitoring
Vendors
1 112 (17.20%) Microsoft
2 85 (13.06%) Business Objects
3 74 (11.37%) Oracle
4 19 (2.919%) Sybase
5 18 (2.765%) JD Edwards
6 17 (2.611%) Cisco
7 15 (2.304%) Adobe
7 15 (2.304%) Infor
8 12 (1.843%) HP
8 12 (1.843%) Avaya
9 11 (1.690%) Nortel
10 10 (1.536%) Mitel
10 10 (1.536%) Dialogic
11 9 (1.382%) Cognos
12 8 (1.229%) Baan
13 7 (1.075%) Pegasus
13 7 (1.075%) Salesforce.com
13 7 (1.075%) Sun
14 6 (0.922%) Hyperion
15 4 (0.614%) Citrix
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
Good years in Modeling, development and implementing SAP BPC NW application. Good years of SAP BW experience including data extraction and modeling. Should have done end to end...
Avance Consulting
Posted: 17 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Locations: Birmingham, UK Type: Permanent As a SAP Data Archival / ILM - you will have/will be/will possess the following: 1. 5-8 yrs of experience in SAP...
Avance Consulting
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 17 May 2013
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
Job title:- SAP PM /PLM Consultant We have an exciting opening with one of our clients, for a " SAP PM / PLM Consultant "... Well versed with SAP PM Processes...
Avance Consulting
Posted: 15 May 2013
West Midlands
Manage regression testing of processes and integrations *Communication to People Services and local administrators of impacts and actions to be taken System Administration *Off system process definition with...
Annapurna
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
West Midlands
The ERP Sales Executive must have 12 months experience selling either Dynamics products such as NAV / Navision or AX / Axapta or other ERP Systems such as Sage 200,...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £60000 - £90000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Prepare and execute test scripts... Manual testing... In addition, we also deliver services and solutions on non Microsoft Products and Technologies, such as SAP Business One, OpenVMS, Solaris...
Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum (dep on exp), plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 3 May 2013
Staffordshire
Knowledge of Project Management tools and processes... Budget control, process and time management... Knowledge & experienced in the use of IT, specifically MS Project, MS Access or MS Excel & (...
Advantage XPO
Posted: 15 May 2013
Warwickshire
A well established, international organisation within the manufacturing industry are looking for a dynamic ASP.Net Web Developer to join their expanding E-commerce operation... This expanding business...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £20000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Rugby, Warwickshire
The developers will have the opportunity to work in migration and system integration projects with SAP, HTML5 and mobile applications, although prior experience to these is not necessary.....
ninesharp
Salary: £32000 - £37000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 12 May 2013
Rugby, Warwickshire
Software Developer - (ASP.Net / SQL Server) - Warwickshire Permanent - £30,000 to £38,000 pa + benefits ASP.NET Web Developer required for multinational client based in Rugby, Warwickshire... Essential...
ninesharp
Salary: £32000 - £38000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 12 May 2013
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
If you are interested in building applications and want to be apart of an innovative company that are on top of SAP then this is the company for...
QUANTICA
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus & Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Worcester, Worcestershire
An exciting opportunity is available for a number of Java Developers to join a market leading software house based in Worcester, developing and maintaining eCommerce websites with Java,...
People Source Consulting
Salary: £20000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Logistics Transportation Planning Senior Consultants... *Must have experience in the deployment of SAP Transportation Management solution into other sectors. *Must have knowledge of other SAP Supply Chain Management (...
Consulting Point
Salary: £65000 - £70000 per annum + Car+Benefits+Bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013