SAP Consultant Contracts

The median contractor rate for an SAP Consultant was £513 per day in advertised job vacancies during the 3 months to 26 June 2017.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

SAP Consultant UK
Location	3 months to 26 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	173	239	202
Rank change year-on-year	+66	-37
Contract jobs requiring an SAP Consultant	672	568	654
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK	1.43%	1.07%	1.17%
As % of the Job Titles category	1.51%	1.13%	1.23%
Number of daily rates quoted	311	296	276
Median daily rate	£513	£465	£475
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+10.21%	-2.10%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£400	£315	£337
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£700	£575	£600
UK excluding London median daily rate	£525	£480	£450
% change year-on-year	+9.37%	+6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted	2	2	1
Median hourly rate	£70.25	£58.58	£65.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+19.92%	-9.88%
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£60.00	£58.58	£65.00
% change year-on-year	+2.42%	-9.88%

The next table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all job roles in contract job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title. As such, the figures in the first row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract IT Job Roles UK
Contract job vacancies with a job title containing a recognized job role	44561	50348	53046
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	94.78%	94.85%	94.84%
Number of daily rates quoted	28813	32834	33338
Median daily rate	£438	£425	£400
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+2.94%	+6.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£275	£260	£245
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£600	£600	£568
UK excluding London median daily rate	£400	£400	£370
% change year-on-year	-	+8.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted	1376	1496	2028
Median hourly rate	£18.00	£17.50	£16.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+2.85%	+6.06%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£11.42	£11.00	£11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£47.50	£44.00	£40.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£17.50	£17.45	£16.00
% change year-on-year	+0.28%	+9.06%

SAP Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

The job posting trend of jobs advertised that featured SAP Consultant in the job title.

Job vacancy trend for SAP Consultant in the UK

SAP Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing SAP Consultant.

Contractor daily rate trend for SAP Consultant in the UK

SAP Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing SAP Consultant over the 3 months to 26 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for SAP Consultant in the UK

SAP Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Consultant.

Contractor hourly rate trend for SAP Consultant in the UK

SAP Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Histogram

The hourly rate distribution of IT jobs citing SAP Consultant over the 3 months to 26 June 2017.

Contractor hourly rate histogram for SAP Consultant in the UK

SAP Consultant
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 26 June 2017. 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	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Median Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	+64	628	£513	+9.04%	79
London	+42	199	£500	+15.60%	37
South East	+55	127	£525	+5.00%	5
North West	+76	88	£550	+4.76%	13
Manchester	+45	49	£550	+4.76%	5
East Midlands	+10	44	£510	-	3
Berkshire	+34	37	£550	+22.22%	2
Hampshire	+25	35	£635	+33.68%
Derbyshire	+9	35	£510	-2.85%
Derby	+5	30	£510	-5.11%
West Midlands	-1	27	£525	+23.52%	3
Surrey	+5	21	£435	-24.34%	1
East of England	-2	13	£350	-18.84%	2
South West	-9	13	£538	+25.36%	1
Yorkshire	+16	12	£525	-4.54%	5
West Sussex	+15	12	£545	-7.23%	2
Sunbury-on-Thames	-3	12	£435	-10.23%
Brentford	+7	11	-	-
Worthing	+13	10	£565	+2.72%
Cumbria	+9	10	£575	-13.20%
North East	+56	9	£480	+1.58%	1
Portsmouth	-	8	£490	-
Warwickshire	+16	7	£475	+35.71%
Middlesex	+14	7	£550	+15.78%
Southampton	+11	7	£673	-
Birmingham	+7	6	£500	+21.21%	1
Cambridgeshire	+3	6	£280	-37.95%
Hertfordshire	0	6	£475	+16.20%	1
Worcestershire	-	6	£600	-
Worcester	-	6	£600	-

SAP Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 26 June 2017, SAP Consultant contract jobs required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all contract ads featuring SAP Consultant in the job title.

1	1296 (100.00%)	SAP
2	230 (17.75%)	Finance
3	179 (13.81%)	SAP FI
4	176 (13.58%)	SAP CO
5	155 (11.96%)	SAP FI/CO
6	141 (10.88%)	Migration
7	122 (9.41%)	SAP HANA
8	121 (9.34%)	SAP BW
8	121 (9.34%)	ABAP
8	121 (9.34%)	ERP
9	116 (8.95%)	SAP SD
10	113 (8.72%)	Manufacturing
11	106 (8.18%)	Retail
12	104 (8.02%)	Data Migration
13	101 (7.79%)	Security Cleared

14	88 (6.79%)	SAP MM
15	82 (6.33%)	SAP HR
16	80 (6.17%)	Pharmaceutical
16	80 (6.17%)	SC Cleared
17	77 (5.94%)	Logistics
18	73 (5.63%)	Business Intelligence
19	68 (5.25%)	SAP HCM
20	63 (4.86%)	CRM
21	62 (4.78%)	BusinessObjects
22	60 (4.63%)	SAP Retail
23	59 (4.55%)	SAP ERP
24	58 (4.48%)	SAP Basis
24	58 (4.48%)	Billing
25	54 (4.17%)	Stakeholder Management
26	53 (4.09%)	SAP IS-U

SAP Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	21 (1.62%)	NetWeaver
2	19 (1.47%)	SAP Portal
3	7 (0.54%)	Documentum
4	5 (0.39%)	SAP EP
5	3 (0.23%)	SharePoint
5	3 (0.23%)	SharePoint Server
6	1 (0.077%)	IIS
6	1 (0.077%)	SAS

Applications
1	7 (0.54%)	Microsoft Excel
2	5 (0.39%)	Microsoft Project
3	4 (0.31%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
4	3 (0.23%)	MS Visio
5	2 (0.15%)	Adobe Captivate
5	2 (0.15%)	Microsoft Office
6	1 (0.077%)	Adobe Illustrator
6	1 (0.077%)	InDesign
6	1 (0.077%)	Photoshop

Business Applications
1	179 (13.81%)	SAP FI
2	176 (13.58%)	SAP CO
3	155 (11.96%)	SAP FI/CO
4	116 (8.95%)	SAP SD
5	88 (6.79%)	SAP MM
6	82 (6.33%)	SAP HR
7	68 (5.25%)	SAP HCM
8	60 (4.63%)	SAP Retail
9	59 (4.55%)	SAP ERP
10	53 (4.09%)	SAP IS-U
11	50 (3.86%)	SAP Payroll
12	47 (3.63%)	SAP S/4HANA
13	38 (2.93%)	SAP PP
14	37 (2.85%)	SAP WM
15	34 (2.62%)	SAP BPC
16	33 (2.55%)	SAP CRM
17	28 (2.16%)	SAP QM
18	27 (2.08%)	SAP GTS
19	25 (1.93%)	OpenText VIM for SAP
20	24 (1.85%)	SAP Oil and Gas

Cloud Services
1	33 (2.55%)	SuccessFactors
2	7 (0.54%)	Amazon AWS
3	5 (0.39%)	Boomi
4	2 (0.15%)	SaaS
5	1 (0.077%)	Azure Data Factory
5	1 (0.077%)	Microsoft Azure
5	1 (0.077%)	PaaS

Communications & Networking
1	4 (0.31%)	SMS
2	2 (0.15%)	FTP
2	2 (0.15%)	RFID
2	2 (0.15%)	RTP
3	1 (0.077%)	HTTP
3	1 (0.077%)	LDAP
3	1 (0.077%)	Skype

Database & Business Intelligence
1	122 (9.41%)	SAP HANA
2	121 (9.34%)	SAP BW
3	62 (4.78%)	BusinessObjects
4	47 (3.63%)	BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
5	34 (2.62%)	SAP Data Services
6	18 (1.39%)	SQL Server
7	12 (0.93%)	Data Warehouse
8	11 (0.85%)	BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
9	7 (0.54%)	DB2
9	7 (0.54%)	Qlik Sense
9	7 (0.54%)	QlikView
10	5 (0.39%)	Oracle Database
11	4 (0.31%)	Crystal Reports
11	4 (0.31%)	Relational Database
12	3 (0.23%)	Hadoop
12	3 (0.23%)	OLAP
12	3 (0.23%)	Spotfire
13	2 (0.15%)	Big Data
13	2 (0.15%)	BODI
13	2 (0.15%)	BusinessObjects XI

Development Applications
1	17 (1.31%)	LSMW
2	1 (0.077%)	JIRA
2	1 (0.077%)	NWDI
2	1 (0.077%)	Visual Composer

General
1	230 (17.75%)	Finance
2	113 (8.72%)	Manufacturing
3	106 (8.18%)	Retail
4	80 (6.17%)	Pharmaceutical
5	58 (4.48%)	Billing
6	38 (2.93%)	Legal
7	33 (2.55%)	Banking
8	24 (1.85%)	General Ledger
9	14 (1.08%)	Aerospace
10	13 (1.00%)	Telecoms
11	12 (0.93%)	German Language
12	11 (0.85%)	Marketing
13	10 (0.77%)	Dutch Language
14	9 (0.69%)	Advertising
15	7 (0.54%)	French Language
16	6 (0.46%)	Back Office
17	4 (0.31%)	Automotive
18	3 (0.23%)	Czech Language
18	3 (0.23%)	Danish Language
18	3 (0.23%)	Swedish Language

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	58 (4.48%)	SAP Basis
2	50 (3.86%)	IDoc
3	47 (3.63%)	SAP Fiori
4	30 (2.31%)	EDI
5	29 (2.24%)	SAPUI5
6	26 (2.01%)	SAP PI
7	17 (1.31%)	SAP XI
8	13 (1.00%)	SAP CO-PA
8	13 (1.00%)	Web Dynpro
9	10 (0.77%)	BAPI
10	9 (0.69%)	SAP ALE
10	9 (0.69%)	SAP Smart Forms
11	8 (0.62%)	Web Services
12	6 (0.46%)	HTML
12	6 (0.46%)	REST
12	6 (0.46%)	XML
13	5 (0.39%)	CSS
13	5 (0.39%)	HTML5
13	5 (0.39%)	Middleware
13	5 (0.39%)	SAP Business Workflow

Miscellaneous
1	45 (3.47%)	FMCG
2	32 (2.47%)	Analytical Skills
3	14 (1.08%)	Greenfield Project
4	8 (0.62%)	e-Learning
5	6 (0.46%)	Driving Licence
5	6 (0.46%)	Life Science
5	6 (0.46%)	Management Information System
6	5 (0.39%)	Data Structures
6	5 (0.39%)	Foreign Exchange (FX)
6	5 (0.39%)	Learning Management System
7	4 (0.31%)	Smart Meter
7	4 (0.31%)	Virtual Team
8	3 (0.23%)	TRADACOMS
9	2 (0.15%)	Replication
10	1 (0.077%)	Biotechnology
10	1 (0.077%)	Computer Science
10	1 (0.077%)	EPoS
10	1 (0.077%)	Mobile App
10	1 (0.077%)	PMI
10	1 (0.077%)	SCORM

Operating Systems
1	12 (0.93%)	Linux
2	11 (0.85%)	Windows
3	8 (0.62%)	Unix
4	6 (0.46%)	Solaris
5	5 (0.39%)	AIX
6	3 (0.23%)	Apple iOS
6	3 (0.23%)	SUSE
7	1 (0.077%)	Android
7	1 (0.077%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7	1 (0.077%)	Windows Server
7	1 (0.077%)	Windows Server 2012

Processes & Methodologies
1	141 (10.88%)	Migration
2	121 (9.34%)	ERP
3	104 (8.02%)	Data Migration
4	77 (5.94%)	Logistics
5	73 (5.63%)	Business Intelligence
6	63 (4.86%)	CRM
7	54 (4.17%)	Stakeholder Management
8	49 (3.78%)	SAP Implementation
9	47 (3.63%)	Procure-to-Pay
10	46 (3.55%)	Project Management
11	44 (3.40%)	Integration Testing
12	42 (3.24%)	Change Management
12	42 (3.24%)	User Acceptance Testing
13	39 (3.01%)	GAP Analysis
13	39 (3.01%)	Time Management
14	34 (2.62%)	SAP Security
15	31 (2.39%)	Data Management
16	26 (2.01%)	Workflow
17	25 (1.93%)	Coaching
17	25 (1.93%)	Data Modelling

Programming Languages
1	121 (9.34%)	ABAP
2	27 (2.08%)	Java
3	21 (1.62%)	SQL
4	10 (0.77%)	JavaScript
5	9 (0.69%)	C
6	3 (0.23%)	PHP
6	3 (0.23%)	VBA
7	2 (0.15%)	SAPscript
8	1 (0.077%)	Shell Script

Qualifications
1	101 (7.79%)	Security Cleared
2	80 (6.17%)	SC Cleared
3	32 (2.47%)	Degree
4	16 (1.23%)	CCA
4	16 (1.23%)	SAP Certification
5	8 (0.62%)	BPSS Clearance
6	7 (0.54%)	DV Cleared
7	3 (0.23%)	BC Cleared
7	3 (0.23%)	CRISC
8	2 (0.15%)	Dell Certification
8	2 (0.15%)	ISACA
8	2 (0.15%)	ITIL Certification
9	1 (0.077%)	ACCA
9	1 (0.077%)	CIMA
9	1 (0.077%)	CIPFA
9	1 (0.077%)	CISA
9	1 (0.077%)	CISM
9	1 (0.077%)	CISSP
9	1 (0.077%)	PMI Certification
9	1 (0.077%)	PRINCE2 Certification

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	9 (0.69%)	QA
2	6 (0.46%)	PMO
3	5 (0.39%)	Data Quality
3	5 (0.39%)	SLA
4	4 (0.31%)	Sarbanes-Oxley
5	3 (0.23%)	GAAP
5	3 (0.23%)	GxP
6	2 (0.15%)	COSO
6	2 (0.15%)	GMP
6	2 (0.15%)	IFRS
7	1 (0.077%)	21 CFR Part 11
7	1 (0.077%)	GAMP
7	1 (0.077%)	GCP

System Software
1	4 (0.31%)	Veritas Cluster Server
2	2 (0.15%)	Active Directory
3	1 (0.077%)	Hyper-V
3	1 (0.077%)	VMware Infrastructure

Systems Management
1	8 (0.62%)	HP Quality Center
2	3 (0.23%)	Tivoli Storage Manager

Vendors
1	1296 (100.00%)	SAP
2	41 (3.16%)	Ariba
3	28 (2.16%)	Oracle
4	18 (1.39%)	OpenText
5	17 (1.31%)	hybris
6	16 (1.23%)	HP
7	14 (1.08%)	Microsoft
8	10 (0.77%)	Sybase
8	10 (0.77%)	webMethods
9	8 (0.62%)	Adobe
9	8 (0.62%)	Salesforce.com
10	7 (0.54%)	CA
11	5 (0.39%)	Sun
12	4 (0.31%)	Informatica
12	4 (0.31%)	JD Edwards
12	4 (0.31%)	Veritas
13	3 (0.23%)	Dell
13	3 (0.23%)	Pegasus
14	2 (0.15%)	IBM
14	2 (0.15%)	Tableau