EXTREME HIGH DEMAND Course.  There are over 101,920 SAP installations serving more than 38,000 companies in more than 120 countries, which are used by more than 12 million people. If there is one JOB that is consistent with all these installations is that of a BASIS administrator.

Basis Admins are the most knowledgeable people.  They are the most respected and they also have the Highest Clearance at ANY SAP implemented facility. 

SO what is BASIS and why is the SO much DEMAND?  Basis is a set of middleware programs and tools from SAP AG, that enables applications (such as FI, CO, and SD, for example) to be seamlessly interoperable and portable across operating systems and database products. R/3 Basis & WebAS/Netweaver includes client/server architecture and configuration, a relational database management system (RDBMS), and a graphical user interface (GUI). In addition to the interface between system elements, Basis components include a development environment for R/3, WebAS (Web Application Server) applications, and a data dictionary, as well as user and system administration and monitoring tools. THIS Course is in HUGE demand because you need a Basis Admin at and off site.  This not a implement and leave job, Companies have to have a team of Basis Admin on site to administer their implementations.