Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services in IT jobs across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAP over the 3 months to 5 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP
Location
3 months to
5 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2924
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads600111538
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.089 %5.842 %
As % of the category below11.91 %13.00 %
Salaries quoted46028856
Average minimum salary£52,103£51,728
Average salary£57,913£57,835
% change on same period last year+0.13 %
Average maximum salary£63,723£63,941
UK excluding London average salary£56,622£56,255
% change on same period last year+0.65 %
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads5039588726
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled42.73 %44.93 %
Salaries quoted4181170077
Average minimum salary£40,668£41,472
Average salary£44,166£45,253
% change on same period last year-2.40 %
Average maximum salary£47,663£49,033
UK excluding London average salary£40,847£41,903
% change on same period last year-2.52 %

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 5 January 2009 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 5 January 2009. 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-85118£55,779-1.97 %
LondonDown-201682£61,348+0.78 %
South EastUp+41460£52,630-4.77 %
North WestDown-10583£54,847+3.22 %
West MidlandsDown-9461£52,223-5.90 %
BerkshireUp+10435£51,320-9.67 %
ManchesterDown-5387£59,436+5.41 %
SurreyDown-1294£49,655-16.88 %
BirminghamDown-11221£56,470-5.96 %
South WestUp+28206£42,393-12.75 %
HampshireUp+8189£51,569+6.41 %
East of EnglandDown-18176£45,098-11.22 %
City of LondonUp+36152£62,819+12.29 %
ScotlandDown-1145£51,607+23.49 %
BuckinghamshireUp+19144£51,838+13.02 %
HertfordshireDown-1114£46,354-16.19 %
East MidlandsDown-24104£51,256+1.66 %
MidlandsUp+1101£65,054+9.73 %
ReadingUp+5692£54,427+1.62 %
CheshireUp+3083£39,967-4.05 %
Milton KeynesUp+1779£50,086+22.87 %
MiddlesexUp+1075£50,613-8.49 %
EdinburghUp+3774£42,759+2.00 %
WiltshireUp+3869£48,434-3.49 %
YorkshireDown-5969£50,025+12.57 %
ChesterUp+2960£39,046+4.68 %
BasingstokeUp+1350£53,184+23.76 %
OxfordshireUp+2540£53,957-5.19 %
North EastUp+140£41,014-17.16 %
WalesUp+2040£43,453+46.42 %

SAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 January 2009, 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.

13335 (23.05 %)Finance
22052 (14.18 %)ERP
32013 (13.91 %)Oracle
41976 (13.66 %)SAP FI
51907 (13.18 %)SAP CO
61899 (13.12 %)SAP FI/CO
71770 (12.23 %)Project Management
81763 (12.18 %)Business Intelligence
91687 (11.66 %)SAP BW
101683 (11.63 %)Retail
111514 (10.46 %)CRM
121420 (9.813 %)SAP HR
131363 (9.419 %)ABAP
141016 (7.021 %)SAP SD
15984 (6.800 %)Manufacturing
16972 (6.717 %)SAP Implementation
17876 (6.054 %)FMCG
18846 (5.847 %)NetWeaver
19825 (5.701 %)Degree
20745 (5.149 %)Java
21738 (5.100 %)Microsoft
22735 (5.079 %)Logistics
23704 (4.865 %)SAP MM
24676 (4.672 %)SAP CRM
25658 (4.547 %)SQL
26653 (4.513 %)SAP Oil and Gas
27640 (4.423 %)SAP BI
28626 (4.326 %)SQL Server
29587 (4.057 %)SAP Payroll
30581 (4.015 %)SAP XI

SAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 January 2009, 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 DevelopmentApplication Development
1581 (4.015 %)SAP XI
2563 (3.891 %)SAP Basis
3295 (2.039 %).NET
4273 (1.887 %)EDI
5254 (1.755 %)BAPI
6245 (1.693 %)J2EE
7214 (1.479 %)SAP ALE
8197 (1.361 %)XML
9152 (1.050 %)Web Dynpro
10137 (0.947 %)SAP PI
11124 (0.857 %)WebSphere
12122 (0.843 %)Middleware
13106 (0.733 %)WebServices
14105 (0.726 %)SAP Smart Forms
1595 (0.657 %)HTML
1651 (0.352 %)ASP
1749 (0.339 %)SOAP
1846 (0.318 %)SAP BSP
1943 (0.297 %)ASP.NET
2032 (0.221 %)CSS
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1846 (5.847 %)NetWeaver
2269 (1.859 %)SAS
3124 (0.857 %)SharePoint
490 (0.622 %)WebLogic
556 (0.387 %)BizTalk Server
650 (0.346 %)CMS
741 (0.283 %)SAP Web AS
741 (0.283 %)Lotus Notes
835 (0.242 %)SharePoint Server 2007
934 (0.235 %)MS Exchange
1030 (0.207 %)ESB
1129 (0.200 %)Oracle Workflow
1226 (0.180 %)IIS
1325 (0.173 %)MQSeries
1423 (0.159 %)WebSphere MQ
1423 (0.159 %)WebSphere Message Broker
1520 (0.138 %)SAP EP
1520 (0.138 %)Tomcat
1618 (0.124 %)LiveLink
1618 (0.124 %)Office Project Server
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1493 (3.407 %)MS Excel
2249 (1.721 %)MS Visio
3220 (1.520 %)MS Office
4131 (0.905 %)MS Project
575 (0.518 %)MS PowerPoint
648 (0.332 %)CA Clarity
720 (0.138 %)Spreadsheet
815 (0.104 %)Windchill
98 (0.055 %)Photoshop
98 (0.055 %)SPSS
98 (0.055 %)AutoCAD
105 (0.035 %)QuarkXPress
112 (0.014 %)Maya
112 (0.014 %)Adobe Illustrator
112 (0.014 %)InDesign
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11976 (13.66 %)SAP FI
21907 (13.18 %)SAP CO
31899 (13.12 %)SAP FI/CO
41420 (9.813 %)SAP HR
51016 (7.021 %)SAP SD
6704 (4.865 %)SAP MM
7676 (4.672 %)SAP CRM
8653 (4.513 %)SAP Oil and Gas
9587 (4.057 %)SAP Payroll
10513 (3.545 %)SAP R/3
11486 (3.359 %)SAP Retail
12305 (2.108 %)SAP IS-U
13275 (1.900 %)Navision
14267 (1.845 %)SAP PP
15253 (1.748 %)SAP ERP
16227 (1.569 %)SAP APO
17207 (1.431 %)Great Plains
18195 (1.348 %)SAP WM
19191 (1.320 %)Movex
20172 (1.189 %)SAP HCM
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1164 (1.133 %)Internet
259 (0.408 %)SAN
356 (0.387 %)LAN
444 (0.304 %)LDAP
538 (0.263 %)HTTP
635 (0.242 %)WAN
731 (0.214 %)Firewall
829 (0.200 %)TCP/IP
829 (0.200 %)VPN
829 (0.200 %)Wireless
928 (0.194 %)Intranet
1024 (0.166 %)VoIP
1115 (0.104 %)FTP
1115 (0.104 %)DNS
1213 (0.090 %)DHCP
1311 (0.076 %)Broadband
148 (0.055 %)GSM
148 (0.055 %)ISDN
148 (0.055 %)SMS
148 (0.055 %)SS7
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11687 (11.66 %)SAP BW
2640 (4.423 %)SAP BI
3626 (4.326 %)SQL Server
4411 (2.840 %)BusinessObjects
5319 (2.205 %)Datawarehouse
6174 (1.202 %)Oracle Reports
7172 (1.189 %)ETL
897 (0.670 %)SQL Server 2005
992 (0.636 %)Oracle 8/8i
1080 (0.553 %)Oracle 10g
1172 (0.498 %)Crystal Reports
1259 (0.408 %)GIS
1356 (0.387 %)SQL Server 2000
1452 (0.359 %)RDBMS
1550 (0.346 %)DB2
1550 (0.346 %)Data Cleansing
1649 (0.339 %)DataStage
1745 (0.311 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1844 (0.304 %)Data Mining
1943 (0.297 %)MS Access
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1157 (1.085 %)LSMW
2119 (0.822 %)Oracle Forms
387 (0.601 %)TestDirector
456 (0.387 %)eCATT
541 (0.283 %)LoadRunner
629 (0.200 %)QuickTest Pro
726 (0.180 %)ERwin
818 (0.124 %)WinRunner
916 (0.111 %)WebLogic Workshop
109 (0.062 %)Visual Studio
114 (0.028 %)ClearCase
114 (0.028 %)ClearQuest
114 (0.028 %)FitNesse
123 (0.021 %)OpenDeploy
123 (0.021 %)ProC
132 (0.014 %)MorphX
141 (0.007 %)JIRA
141 (0.007 %)Selenium
141 (0.007 %)JUnit
141 (0.007 %)Synon
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13335 (23.05 %)Finance
21683 (11.63 %)Retail
3984 (6.800 %)Manufacturing
4876 (6.054 %)FMCG
5487 (3.366 %)Health
6485 (3.352 %)Pensions
7418 (2.889 %)Banking
8314 (2.170 %)Pharmaceutical
9307 (2.122 %)Marketing
10259 (1.790 %)Government
11240 (1.659 %)Telecoms
12220 (1.520 %)Insurance
13219 (1.513 %)Billing
14198 (1.368 %)Back Office
15189 (1.306 %)Education
16171 (1.182 %)Automotive
1793 (0.643 %)Legal
1891 (0.629 %)General Ledger
1968 (0.470 %)Electronics
2066 (0.456 %)Investment Banking
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15932 (41.00 %)Consultant
25010 (34.62 %)SAP Consultant
32237 (15.46 %)Analyst
41400 (9.675 %)SAP Manager
51292 (8.929 %)SAP Analyst
61070 (7.395 %)Senior Consultant
71035 (7.153 %)Project Manager
81005 (6.945 %)Architect
9953 (6.586 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
10906 (6.261 %)Senior SAP Consultant
11801 (5.536 %)Business Analyst
12651 (4.499 %)SAP FI Consultant
13640 (4.423 %)SAP CO Consultant
13640 (4.423 %)SAP HR Consultant
14602 (4.160 %)SAP Project Manager
15539 (3.725 %)SAP SD Consultant
16534 (3.690 %)Developer
17506 (3.497 %)SAP Architect
18498 (3.442 %)SAP MM Consultant
19474 (3.276 %)SAP Support
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1161 (1.113 %)French Language
2159 (1.099 %)Management Information System
3143 (0.988 %)German Language
486 (0.594 %)Italian Language
570 (0.484 %)Computer Science
664 (0.442 %)PMI
760 (0.415 %)Spanish Language
853 (0.366 %)Mainframe
952 (0.359 %)Data Conversion
952 (0.359 %)Data Integration
1048 (0.332 %)Life Science
1048 (0.332 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
1141 (0.283 %)E-Learning
1237 (0.256 %)EPoS
1237 (0.256 %)Client/Server
1336 (0.249 %)AS400
1433 (0.228 %)Data Extraction
1531 (0.214 %)Derivative
1630 (0.207 %)Dutch Language
1722 (0.152 %)Mathematics
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1514 (3.552 %)UNIX
2469 (3.241 %)Windows
394 (0.650 %)Solaris
490 (0.622 %)Linux
585 (0.587 %)HPUX
682 (0.567 %)Windows Server 2003
752 (0.359 %)AIX
838 (0.263 %)Windows XP
929 (0.200 %)Windows 2000
1020 (0.138 %)VMS
1119 (0.131 %)Windows 2000 Server
1218 (0.124 %)Windows Vista
1311 (0.076 %)OS/400
149 (0.062 %)OpenVMS
158 (0.055 %)Windows Server 2008
164 (0.028 %)Red Hat Linux
173 (0.021 %)Windows NT
182 (0.014 %)zOS
191 (0.007 %)NetWare
191 (0.007 %)Windows Mobile
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12052 (14.18 %)ERP
21770 (12.23 %)Project Management
31763 (12.18 %)Business Intelligence
41514 (10.46 %)CRM
5972 (6.717 %)SAP Implementation
6735 (5.079 %)Logistics
7564 (3.898 %)Change Management
8477 (3.296 %)Business Analysis
9451 (3.117 %)Migration
10410 (2.833 %)PRINCE2
11381 (2.633 %)Business Development
12331 (2.287 %)ITIL
13312 (2.156 %)Data Migration
14296 (2.046 %)Workflow
15295 (2.039 %)SOA
16288 (1.990 %)Stakeholder Management
17247 (1.707 %)Time Management
18245 (1.693 %)Service Delivery
19242 (1.672 %)Data Management
20224 (1.548 %)E-Commerce
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11363 (9.419 %)ABAP
2745 (5.149 %)Java
3658 (4.547 %)SQL
4454 (3.138 %)C
5163 (1.126 %)SAPscript
6136 (0.940 %)PL/SQL
7121 (0.836 %)VB
8116 (0.802 %)C#
9100 (0.691 %)JavaScript
1093 (0.643 %)C++
1183 (0.574 %)Shell Script
1278 (0.539 %)Perl
1370 (0.484 %)VBA
1460 (0.415 %)VB.NET
1542 (0.290 %)Korn
1630 (0.207 %)Transact-SQL
1717 (0.117 %)RPG
1717 (0.117 %)PHP
1717 (0.117 %)VB6
1813 (0.090 %)X++
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1825 (5.701 %)Degree
2305 (2.108 %)SAP Certification
3278 (1.921 %)Security Cleared
4224 (1.548 %)CIMA
5185 (1.279 %)ACCA
6175 (1.209 %)Citrix Certification
7120 (0.829 %)PMP
7120 (0.829 %)PMI Certification
8102 (0.705 %)ISEB
986 (0.594 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1072 (0.498 %)SC Cleared
1150 (0.346 %)MBA
1246 (0.318 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
1339 (0.270 %)CIPFA
1431 (0.214 %)ICAEW
1530 (0.207 %)ITIL Certification
1623 (0.159 %)CIPD
1717 (0.117 %)Microsoft Certification
1815 (0.104 %)CPIM
1910 (0.069 %)CISA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1256 (1.769 %)QA
2193 (1.334 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
3143 (0.988 %)SLA
428 (0.194 %)GAAP
527 (0.187 %)GxP
626 (0.180 %)Basel II
725 (0.173 %)MiFID
820 (0.138 %)COBIT
913 (0.090 %)ISO27001
109 (0.062 %)ISO9001
115 (0.035 %)GCP
122 (0.014 %)ISO9000
122 (0.014 %)TickIT
122 (0.014 %)ISO14001
122 (0.014 %)ISO/IEC 20000
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1121 (0.836 %)Active Directory
243 (0.297 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
318 (0.124 %)AquaLogic
414 (0.097 %)NetBackup
512 (0.083 %)SAP ITS
67 (0.048 %)VMware Infrastructure
73 (0.021 %)Citrix Presentation Server
82 (0.014 %)Terminal Server
91 (0.007 %)Oracle RMAN
91 (0.007 %)MSMQ
91 (0.007 %)Oracle RAC
91 (0.007 %)Hyper-V
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
166 (0.456 %)Tivoli
227 (0.187 %)OpenView
320 (0.138 %)AutoSys
320 (0.138 %)CONTROL-M
417 (0.117 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
511 (0.076 %)HP Data Protector
69 (0.062 %)ARCserve
75 (0.035 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
84 (0.028 %)BMC PATROL
93 (0.021 %)Unicenter
93 (0.021 %)Legato
93 (0.021 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
93 (0.021 %)OVSD
93 (0.021 %)Data Guard
102 (0.014 %)CA SiteMinder
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12013 (13.91 %)Oracle
2738 (5.100 %)Microsoft
3433 (2.992 %)PeopleSoft
4411 (2.840 %)Business Objects
5409 (2.827 %)Siebel
6394 (2.723 %)JD Edwards
7355 (2.453 %)Cognos
8244 (1.686 %)Hyperion
9188 (1.299 %)Manugistics
10183 (1.265 %)Sage
11168 (1.161 %)Informatica
12165 (1.140 %)JDA
13157 (1.085 %)Agresso
14137 (0.947 %)i2
14137 (0.947 %)BT
15126 (0.871 %)IBM
16121 (0.836 %)CODA
16121 (0.836 %)OutlookSoft
17108 (0.746 %)CA
18105 (0.726 %)Baan