The first table below looks at the demand for ABAP skills in IT contracts advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ABAP over the 3 months to 20 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Birmingham region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP ABAP
Rank 39 51 43
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -8
Contract jobs citing ABAP 10 5 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham 2.012% 0.785% 0.587%
As % of the Programming Languages category 7.042% 2.110% 1.987%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 1
Average daily rate £400 £535 £265
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-25.23% +101.88%
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £450 £444
% change year-on-year
-5.55% +1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £27.50 -
% change year-on-year
+27.27% -
All Programming Languages
Birmingham
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
142 237 151
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham 28.57% 37.21% 29.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 132 91
Average daily rate £338 £300 £290
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.50% +3.44%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £225 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £449 £425 £413
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 7 2
Average hourly rate £37.00 £31.00 £33.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+19.35% -7.46%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
ABAP
West Midlands

ABAP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ABAP across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Birmingham ABAP Jobs Demand Trend

ABAP
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ABAP across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham ABAP Daily Rate Trend

ABAP
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ABAP across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

Birmingham ABAP Daily Rate Histogram

ABAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing ABAP 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited ABAP.

1 15 (100.00%) SAP
2 9 (60.00%) ERP
3 8 (53.33%) NetWeaver
4 7 (46.67%) BusinessObjects
4 7 (46.67%) Sybase
4 7 (46.67%) Business Objects
5 5 (33.33%) CRM
5 5 (33.33%) SAP CRM
5 5 (33.33%) SAP ERP
6 4 (26.67%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (20.00%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (20.00%) SAP BI
7 3 (20.00%) SAP FI
7 3 (20.00%) SAP CO
7 3 (20.00%) Retail
7 3 (20.00%) Web Dynpro
8 2 (13.33%) SAP Security
8 2 (13.33%) Sencha
8 2 (13.33%) jQuery
8 2 (13.33%) SAP PP
8 2 (13.33%) SAP APO
8 2 (13.33%) SAP BW
8 2 (13.33%) EDI
8 2 (13.33%) Java
9 1 (6.667%) JavaScript
9 1 (6.667%) SQL
9 1 (6.667%) OO
9 1 (6.667%) Microsoft
9 1 (6.667%) ETL
9 1 (6.667%) CCA

ABAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing ABAP also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited ABAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (20.00%) Web Dynpro
2 2 (13.33%) jQuery
2 2 (13.33%) EDI
3 1 (6.667%) SAP Smart Forms
3 1 (6.667%) SAP Basis
Application Platforms
1 8 (53.33%) NetWeaver
2 1 (6.667%) SAP Portal
Business Applications
1 5 (33.33%) SAP CRM
1 5 (33.33%) SAP ERP
2 3 (20.00%) SAP FI/CO
2 3 (20.00%) SAP FI
2 3 (20.00%) SAP CO
3 2 (13.33%) SAP PP
3 2 (13.33%) SAP APO
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (46.67%) BusinessObjects
2 3 (20.00%) SAP BI
3 2 (13.33%) SAP BW
4 1 (6.667%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (6.667%) BODI
Development Applications
1 1 (6.667%) ERwin
General
1 3 (20.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 10 (66.67%) Consultant
1 10 (66.67%) SAP Consultant
2 3 (20.00%) SAP FI Consultant
2 3 (20.00%) SAP CO Consultant
2 3 (20.00%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
2 3 (20.00%) Technical Leader
3 2 (13.33%) SAP BW Consultant
3 2 (13.33%) SAP BI Consultant
3 2 (13.33%) Business Intelligence Consultant
4 1 (6.667%) Developer
4 1 (6.667%) Web Developer
4 1 (6.667%) NetWeaver Consultant
4 1 (6.667%) JavaScript Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.667%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 1 (6.667%) Blackberry
1 1 (6.667%) Data Integration
1 1 (6.667%) FMCG
1 1 (6.667%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.667%) Android
1 1 (6.667%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (60.00%) ERP
2 5 (33.33%) CRM
3 4 (26.67%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (13.33%) SAP Security
5 1 (6.667%) OO
5 1 (6.667%) ETL
5 1 (6.667%) Migration
5 1 (6.667%) Data Migration
5 1 (6.667%) Asset Management
5 1 (6.667%) Mobile Application Development
5 1 (6.667%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (13.33%) Java
2 1 (6.667%) JavaScript
2 1 (6.667%) SQL
2 1 (6.667%) C
2 1 (6.667%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 1 (6.667%) CCA
Vendors
1 15 (100.00%) SAP
2 7 (46.67%) Sybase
2 7 (46.67%) Business Objects
3 2 (13.33%) Sencha
4 1 (6.667%) Microsoft
4 1 (6.667%) Informatica
4 1 (6.667%) Apple