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This section looks at the demand for SAP ABAP skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ABAP over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP ABAP
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank59-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.361 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£440£439
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads277345
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.369 %0.344 %
Daily rates quoted7795
Average minimum daily rate£285£330
Average daily rate£323£376
% change on same period last year-14.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£421
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted6768
Average minimum hourly rate£32.46£31.12
Average hourly rate£33.75£35.81
% change on same period last year-5.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.05£40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£32.93
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
ABAP South WestABAP
South West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

ABAP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ABAP across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bristol ABAP Demand Trend

ABAP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol ABAP Daily Rate Trend

ABAP
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

15 (83.33 %)SAP
22 (33.33 %)SAPscript
22 (33.33 %)Regression Testing
22 (33.33 %)Finance
22 (33.33 %)LSMW
31 (16.67 %)French Language
31 (16.67 %)German Language
31 (16.67 %)IDMS
31 (16.67 %)Data Migration
31 (16.67 %)Data Conversion
31 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
31 (16.67 %)SQL
31 (16.67 %)Aerospace
31 (16.67 %)Migration
31 (16.67 %)SAP Payroll
31 (16.67 %)BAPI
31 (16.67 %)SAP HR
31 (16.67 %)JCL
31 (16.67 %)EDI

ABAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (16.67 %)EDI
11 (16.67 %)BAPI
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (16.67 %)SAP HR
11 (16.67 %)SAP Payroll
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)IDMS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (33.33 %)LSMW
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Finance
21 (16.67 %)Aerospace
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Programme Manager
12 (33.33 %)Consultant
12 (33.33 %)ABAP Consultant
12 (33.33 %)SAP Programme Manager
12 (33.33 %)SAP Manager
21 (16.67 %)SAP Developer
21 (16.67 %)SAP Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Developer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)French Language
11 (16.67 %)German Language
11 (16.67 %)Data Conversion
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Regression Testing
21 (16.67 %)Migration
21 (16.67 %)Data Migration
21 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (33.33 %)SAPscript
21 (16.67 %)JCL
21 (16.67 %)SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)SAP