Demand for SAP Consultants Outweighs Supply

Demand for SAP Consultants outweighs supply and is compounded by:

• A world wide labor crunch
• Increasing ‘competition’ for IT talent
• A shortage of IT skills
• Skills movement between geographic locations
• An ageing workforce

The shortage is being widely reported:

• Large SIs can’t provide clients with sufficient experts1
• Analyst predict SAP skills shortage will continue through 20102
• “Companies worldwide are scrambling to manage a labor crunch”3
• “…the shortage of skilled SAP workers is forcing IT departments to pay premiums”
• Research validates a gap of 30,000 in 2008 - gap will increase if no action is taken
• Shortage in consultants may impact:
  • Revenue and margins
  • Ability to obtain 100K customers by 2010
  • Customer satisfaction