Panaya.2010 Sap Salary Survey

2010 SAP® Salary Survey

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Survey Results and Executive Summary

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary .......................................................................................... 3

Company and Job Characteristics ...................................................................... 5

Job Function, Experience, Gender, Education ..................................................... 9

SAP System Characteristics ............................................................................. 12

Salary Makeup and Trends ............................................................................. 13


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Executive Summary

The earnings of an SAP professional depend on many variables, including the

version you are working on, industry, education level, and experience. Panaya

conducted this survey to help you compare your SAP talent to industry peers, better understand what drives compensation in this market, and get useful ideas

for increasing your value.

Some of the key findings from this survey include:

SAP professionals working with ERP 6.0 earn 5 -9% more than

respondents working with other versions.

The median salary for those working for companies based in North

America and Europe is at least 20% higher than the median salary

for those working for companies based outside these two

regions.

While the median salary of respondents working for SAP Customers

remains essentially flat regardless of the number of SAP professionals, the median salary of SAP Partners/Integrators is the highest at

companies with 11-50 SAP professionals

Gender is also a factor determining salary levels. The median

starting salary for women is higher than the starting salary for

men, but does not increase at the same rate as their careers continue. As a matter of fact, the median salary decreases for women

with 4-6 years of experience. The economic downturn during 2008-2009 seemed to have a number of impacts on the respondents’ jobs:

The most common change noted by the respondents is more

responsibility, a result of the need to do more with fewer resources.

Competition on jobs has intensified, so more responsibilities, longer

hours, and better skills have not necessarily resulted in higher compensation. In 2009, over half the respondents (51%) did not

see a change in salary. 17% of respondents saw a reduction in their salary and 33% saw an increase.

Almost half of the respondents (43%) did not receive a bonus in 2009. Of the respondents that did receive a bonus, 87% received a

bonus of 20% or less of their total salary.

Many of the respondents are hoping that 2010 will be a better year, with

over half (52%) expecting an increase in their salaries.


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Methodology

Survey results are based on 430 responses collected from SAP customers and system integrators worldwide through a standardized online questionnaire

during December of 2009. Salary figures in this survey reflect the total annual compensation for each respondent, including bonuses. For hourly employees,

annual compensation was calculated by multiplying their hourly rate by 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year.

About Panaya

Panaya's Software-as-a-Service solutions enable companies that use SAP to save

up to 50% of their application lifecycle costs and minimize the risks associated with system changes. Utilizing cloud-based simulation to analyze the impact of

pending changes, Panaya automatically pinpoints which custom programs will break as a result of an upgrade or support package implementation and

automatically fixes most of these problems. Panaya provides a complete solution for managing these changes, explaining how to fix the anticipated issues, fixing

most of them automatically, suggesting the most efficient test plan, and

calculating required project budget and resources.

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Company and Job Characteristics

The survey was completed by 430 individuals. Close to three quarters (71%) of the survey respondents come from companies that are SAP customers and

run their own business on the SAP system. The remaining 29% represent SAP-partner organizations that help other companies.

Figure 1: Customer vs. Integrator

Overall, SAP Partners/Integrators have a 13% higher median salary than that of

employees of SAP Customers.

Figure 2: Median Salary - Customer vs. Integrator


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Almost half of the respondents come from companies based in North America,

with approximately one-third (37%) from European companies and 20% from

companies based elsewhere in the world.

Figure 3: Respondents by Headquarter Location

The median salary for those working for companies based in North America and

Europe is at least 20% higher than the median salary for those working for companies based outside these two regions.

Figure 4: Median Salary by Headquarters Location


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While the median salary of respondents working for SAP Customers remains

For companies with headquarters in Europe, the median salary is the same for

both SAP Partner/Integrator and the SAP Customer.

Figure 5: Median Salary by HQ Location/SAP Relationship

Similar to the headquarters location, respondents that work in North America

have a greater median salary than their counterparts in Europe and the Rest of

the World.

Figure 6: Median Salary by Job Location


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essentially flat regardless of the number of SAP professionals, the median

salary of SAP Partners/Integrators is the highest at companies with

11-50 SAP Professionals.

Figure 7: Median Salary by SAP Professionals/ SAP Relationship


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Job Function, Experience, Gender, Education

While those working for system integrators earn the same or more as those

working for SAP customers across all job functions, greater differences are exhibited at director level positions. ERP and Application Directors have

the greatest variance, with the median salary for integrators that is almost double that of an SAP customer.

Figure 8: Median Salary by SAP Relationship/Job Title

Job experience plays a major role in determining salary levels. The more

experience, the higher the salary. The median salary for respondents with

more than 10 years of experience is 60% higher than for those with 1-3 years of experience.

Figure 9: Median Salary by Experience


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Gender is also a factor determining salary levels. The starting median

salary for women is higher than the starting salary for men, but does

not increase at the same rate as their careers continue. As a matter of fact, the median salary decreases for women with 4-6 years of experience.

Figure 10: Median Salary by Gender & Experience

Women earn 8-12% less than men in Europe and North America, while salaries

are basically the same for both genders in Rest of the World. These gaps are

lower than the gender gap reported for the general working population in the 17 OECD countries, which was an average of 17.6% in the latest available survey.1

Figure 11: Median Salary by Gender & Region

1 http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/29/63/38752746.pdf


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Education also impacts the level of earnings. Respondents with an MBA have the highest median salary of $106,500.

Figure 12: Median Salary by Education


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SAP System Characteristics

ERP 6.0 is the version most common among survey respondents (66%),

followed by 4.7 (15%) , ERP 5.0 (10%) and 4.6 (9%) .

Figure 13: Current Version

Respondents using ERP 6.0 have the highest median salary.

Figure 14: Median Salary by Current SAP Version


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Salary Makeup, Trends, Job Changes

The average bonus received was 5% of the annual salary across all respondents.

Almost half of the respondents (43%) did not receive a bonus in 2009. Of the respondents that did receive a bonus, 87% received a bonus of 20% or less of

their total salary.

Figure 15: Bonus - % of Total Salary

During the 2008-2009 economic downturn, over half the respondents (51%) did not see a change in salary. 17% of respondents saw a

reduction in their salary and 33% saw an increase.

Figure 16: Change in Salary 2008 – 2009


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Although 51% respondents did not see a change in their salary, 61% of the

respondents did see a change in their jobs.

Figure 17: Change in Job

The economic downturn during 2008-2009 seemed to have a number of impacts on the respondents’ jobs.

1. The most common change noted by the respondents is more

responsibility. In many cases, this is cited as a result of the need to do more with fewer resources.

2. Competition on jobs has intensified, so increases in responsibilities, hours, and skills have not necessarily resulted in higher compensation.

3. Companies are putting greater emphasis on better utilizing their existing systems and resources, more efficient processes, and tighter controls over system changes.


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Many of the respondents are hoping that 2010 will be a better year and over

half (52%) are expecting an increase in their salary.

Figure 18: Expected Change in Salary 2010

Hoping that the economy recovers, 9% of the respondents are

expecting a 20% or greater increase in salary in 2010.

Figure 19: Expected Change in Salary 2010


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Advancing Your Career and Market Value

Respondents have some great advice for advancing your SAP career:

1) Get experience: work on different types of projects, a full cycle implementation

2) Learn as much as you can and get training

3) Get certified 4) Understand the business side

According to the respondents, the following general skills are most important for

securing higher pay and additional job options:

1. Project Management skills 2. Business skills (including understanding your business as well as general

business skills) 3. Strong analytical skills and technical skills such as databases, Java and

SAP application and programming skills

In addition, the following SAP-specific skills are cited by respondents as the most valuable for increasing the market value of the SAP professional:

Top 3 Skills named by SAP Systems Administrators and Basis and SAP Programmers - Java and/or ABAP

Enterprise Architecture/Integration Skills

Solution Manager Skills

SAP ERP 6.0 Upgrade Skills

Top 3 Skills named by SAP Trainers, SAP Super Users, and

Functional SAP Specialists

Business Suite Skills (CRM, PLM, SRM, or SCM)


SAP BusinessObjects and BI/BW Skills

Top 3 Skills named by IT Directors and Managers, Application Directors, and Project Managers

SAP BusinessObjects and BI/BW Skills


Business Suite Skills (CRM, PLM, SRM, or SCM)


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Table of Figures

Figure 1: Customer vs. Integrator ................................................................................... 5 Figure 2: Median Salary - Customer vs. Integrator ........................................................... 5

Figure 3: Respondents by Headquarter Location .............................................................. 6

Figure 4: Median Salary by Headquarters Location ........................................................... 6 Figure 5: Median Salary by HQ Location/SAP Relationship ................................................ 7

Figure 6: Median Salary by Job Location .......................................................................... 7 Figure 7: Median Salary by SAP Professionals/ SAP Relationship ....................................... 8

Figure 8: Median Salary by SAP Relationship/Job Title ...................................................... 9 Figure 9: Median Salary by Experience ............................................................................ 9

Figure 10: Median Salary by Gender & Experience ......................................................... 10

Figure 11: Median Salary by Gender & Region ............................................................... 10 Figure 12: Median Salary by Education .......................................................................... 11

Figure 13: Current Version ............................................................................................ 12 Figure 14: Median Salary by Current SAP Version ........................................................... 12

Figure 15: Bonus - % of Total Salary ............................................................................. 13

Figure 16: Change in Salary 2008 – 2009 ...................................................................... 13 Figure 17: Change in Job .............................................................................................. 14

Figure 18: Expected Change in Salary 2010 ................................................................... 15 Figure 19: Expected Change in Salary 2010 ................................................................... 15


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Panaya's Software-as-a-Service solutions enable companies that use SAP to save up to 50% of their application lifecycle costs and minimize the risks associated with

system changes. Utilizing cloud-based simulation to analyze the impact of pending changes, Panaya automatically pinpoints which custom programs will break as a

result of an upgrade or support package implementation and automatically fixes most of these problems. Panaya provides a complete solution for managing these

changes, explaining how to fix the anticipated issues, fixing most of them

automatically, suggesting the most efficient test plan, and calculating required project budget and resources.

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