ABAP Contracts in England
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for ABAP skills in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ABAP over the 3 months to 22 May 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 England 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
22 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP ABAP
Rank 367 388 314
Rank change year-on-year
+21 -74
Contract jobs citing ABAP 148 185 289
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.351% 0.341% 0.522%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.940% 0.961% 1.366%
Number of daily rates quoted 81 82 109
Average daily rate £463 £425 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.82% -5.55%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £321 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £527 £553
UK excluding London average daily rate £415 £450 £425
% change year-on-year
-7.77% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Average hourly rate £35.00 £27.50 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+27.27% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £27.50 -
% change year-on-year
+27.27% -
All Programming Languages
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category		 15742 19242 21162
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 37.29% 35.47% 38.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 9938 11611 12478
Average daily rate £400 £380 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.26% -10.58%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £256
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 577 698 873
Average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.00 £17.00 £19.52
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.50 £46.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+2.94% -2.85%
ABAP
UK

ABAP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England 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 England region.

England 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 England region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

England ABAP Daily Rate Histogram

ABAP
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ABAP across the England region.

England ABAP Hourly Rate Trend

ABAP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ABAP within the England region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London +46 60 £483 +14.88%
South East -8 27 £400 -7.24%
West Midlands +4 16 £433 +8.12%
North West +5 15 £450 -10.00%
East Midlands +1 8 £325 -27.77%
East of England +4 4 £425 -5.55%
South Coast - 3 £405 -
Midlands +7 2 - -
South West +23 1 £400 -27.27%
Yorkshire -8 1 £500 +33.33%
ABAP
UK

ABAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

1 305 (100.00%) SAP
2 87 (28.52%) SAP BW
2 87 (28.52%) Business Intelligence
3 66 (21.64%) NetWeaver
4 64 (20.98%) Java
5 60 (19.67%) CRM
6 51 (16.72%) Migration
7 48 (15.74%) SAP Basis
8 43 (14.10%) Workflow
9 41 (13.44%) Web Dynpro
9 41 (13.44%) BusinessObjects
9 41 (13.44%) Business Objects
10 40 (13.11%) ERP
11 38 (12.46%) BAPI
12 37 (12.13%) Data Migration
13 35 (11.48%) SAP CRM
13 35 (11.48%) SAP BI
14 34 (11.15%) Oracle
15 33 (10.82%) OO
16 31 (10.16%) SAP XI
17 26 (8.525%) Finance
18 25 (8.197%) ETL
19 24 (7.869%) UNIX
20 23 (7.541%) SAP Smart Forms
20 23 (7.541%) LSMW
20 23 (7.541%) SAP ALE
20 23 (7.541%) SAP Data Services
21 21 (6.885%) SAP Implementation
21 21 (6.885%) SAP HR
22 20 (6.557%) SAP FI

ABAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England 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 48 (15.74%) SAP Basis
2 41 (13.44%) Web Dynpro
3 38 (12.46%) BAPI
4 31 (10.16%) SAP XI
5 23 (7.541%) SAP Smart Forms
5 23 (7.541%) SAP ALE
6 16 (5.246%) SAP PI
7 13 (4.262%) Middleware
7 13 (4.262%) Web Services
8 8 (2.623%) SAP Business Workflow
8 8 (2.623%) EDI
9 7 (2.295%) XML
10 6 (1.967%) SAP BSP
11 5 (1.639%) JDBC
11 5 (1.639%) SOAP
12 4 (1.311%) MDX
12 4 (1.311%) HTML5
12 4 (1.311%) XSLT
12 4 (1.311%) JMS
13 2 (0.656%) jQuery
Application Platforms
1 66 (21.64%) NetWeaver
2 15 (4.918%) SAP Portal
3 4 (1.311%) ESB
4 2 (0.656%) LiveCycle
5 1 (0.328%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.328%) BizTalk Server
5 1 (0.328%) SAP EP
Applications
1 7 (2.295%) MS Visio
2 5 (1.639%) MS Project
3 2 (0.656%) MS Excel
4 1 (0.328%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 35 (11.48%) SAP CRM
2 21 (6.885%) SAP HR
3 20 (6.557%) SAP FI
4 19 (6.230%) SAP ERP
5 14 (4.590%) SAP FI/CO
5 14 (4.590%) SAP CO
6 11 (3.607%) SAP GRC
6 11 (3.607%) SAP BPC
7 10 (3.279%) SAP MM
7 10 (3.279%) SAP R/3
8 9 (2.951%) SAP HCM
9 8 (2.623%) SAP SD
10 7 (2.295%) SAP PM
11 4 (1.311%) SAP PP
11 4 (1.311%) SAP WM
12 3 (0.984%) SAP APO
12 3 (0.984%) SAP PSCD
12 3 (0.984%) SAP FI-CA
12 3 (0.984%) SAP IS-U
13 2 (0.656%) SAP SCM
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.967%) HTTP
1 6 (1.967%) LAN
1 6 (1.967%) WAN
2 5 (1.639%) SAN
3 1 (0.328%) SSL
3 1 (0.328%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (28.52%) SAP BW
2 41 (13.44%) BusinessObjects
3 35 (11.48%) SAP BI
4 23 (7.541%) SAP Data Services
5 11 (3.607%) SQL Server
6 9 (2.951%) Oracle 11g
7 8 (2.623%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (1.967%) SAP HANA
9 5 (1.639%) DB2
10 3 (0.984%) OLAP
10 3 (0.984%) MS Access
11 2 (0.656%) BusinessObjects XI
11 2 (0.656%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
11 2 (0.656%) BODI
11 2 (0.656%) DataStage
12 1 (0.328%) Oracle 10g
12 1 (0.328%) RDBMS
12 1 (0.328%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.328%) Crystal Reports
12 1 (0.328%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 23 (7.541%) LSMW
2 2 (0.656%) eCATT
3 1 (0.328%) QuickTest Pro
3 1 (0.328%) ERwin
3 1 (0.328%) SAP CE
3 1 (0.328%) NWDI
General
1 26 (8.525%) Finance
2 18 (5.902%) Manufacturing
3 14 (4.590%) Retail
4 6 (1.967%) Banking
5 5 (1.639%) Pharmaceutical
6 4 (1.311%) German Language
6 4 (1.311%) Billing
7 3 (0.984%) Automotive
7 3 (0.984%) Marketing
7 3 (0.984%) Dutch Language
8 2 (0.656%) Music
8 2 (0.656%) General Ledger
8 2 (0.656%) Investment Banking
8 2 (0.656%) Law
8 2 (0.656%) Front Office
8 2 (0.656%) Back Office
9 1 (0.328%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.328%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.328%) French Language
9 1 (0.328%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 123 (40.33%) Consultant
2 119 (39.02%) SAP Consultant
3 78 (25.57%) Developer
4 69 (22.62%) SAP Developer
5 45 (14.75%) ABAP Developer
6 24 (7.869%) ABAP Consultant
7 21 (6.885%) Analyst
8 19 (6.230%) SAP Basis Consultant
9 18 (5.902%) SAP Analyst
10 17 (5.574%) Architect
11 13 (4.262%) SAP Manager
12 12 (3.934%) SAP Architect
13 11 (3.607%) SAP Data Consultant
13 11 (3.607%) Data Consultant
13 11 (3.607%) CRM Consultant
13 11 (3.607%) SAP CRM Consultant
14 10 (3.279%) Migration Consultant
14 10 (3.279%) Solutions Architect
15 9 (2.951%) Technical Leader
15 9 (2.951%) SAP BW Developer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (2.623%) Client/Server
2 3 (0.984%) SWIFT
2 3 (0.984%) Data Integration
2 3 (0.984%) FMCG
3 2 (0.656%) Data Conversion
3 2 (0.656%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (0.656%) SaaS
3 2 (0.656%) Replication
4 1 (0.328%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (0.328%) Blackberry
4 1 (0.328%) Derivative
4 1 (0.328%) Mobile App
4 1 (0.328%) Data Extraction
Operating Systems
1 24 (7.869%) UNIX
2 12 (3.934%) Windows
2 12 (3.934%) Solaris
3 8 (2.623%) Linux
4 3 (0.984%) AIX
5 1 (0.328%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.328%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (28.52%) Business Intelligence
2 60 (19.67%) CRM
3 51 (16.72%) Migration
4 43 (14.10%) Workflow
5 40 (13.11%) ERP
6 37 (12.13%) Data Migration
7 33 (10.82%) OO
8 25 (8.197%) ETL
9 21 (6.885%) SAP Implementation
10 16 (5.246%) Data Modelling
11 15 (4.918%) Project Management
12 14 (4.590%) Data Management
13 9 (2.951%) Technical Architecture
14 8 (2.623%) Test Scripting
14 8 (2.623%) Systems Analysis
14 8 (2.623%) Logistics
15 7 (2.295%) OOP
15 7 (2.295%) SOA
15 7 (2.295%) EAI
15 7 (2.295%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 64 (20.98%) Java
2 19 (6.230%) SQL
3 12 (3.934%) SAPscript
4 6 (1.967%) C
5 4 (1.311%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.311%) VBA
6 3 (0.984%) Korn
6 3 (0.984%) Bourne shell
6 3 (0.984%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.328%) ActionScript
7 1 (0.328%) C#
7 1 (0.328%) PowerHouse
7 1 (0.328%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 9 (2.951%) Security Cleared
2 8 (2.623%) SC Cleared
3 4 (1.311%) ISTQB
3 4 (1.311%) ISEB
4 3 (0.984%) CCA
4 3 (0.984%) Degree
5 1 (0.328%) SAP Certification
5 1 (0.328%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (0.328%) ISEB Practitioner
5 1 (0.328%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.918%) QA
2 1 (0.328%) GxP
2 1 (0.328%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (0.328%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 3 (0.984%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 305 (100.00%) SAP
2 41 (13.44%) Business Objects
3 34 (11.15%) Oracle
4 10 (3.279%) Sybase
4 10 (3.279%) Microsoft
5 8 (2.623%) Adobe
6 6 (1.967%) Sun
7 5 (1.639%) IXOS
8 3 (0.984%) HP
8 3 (0.984%) Open Text
9 2 (0.656%) Sencha
9 2 (0.656%) CA
9 2 (0.656%) Informatica
10 1 (0.328%) Apple
10 1 (0.328%) Cognos
10 1 (0.328%) Ariba
10 1 (0.328%) Google
10 1 (0.328%) SEEBURGER
SAP FI/CO Consultant
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My global client require an experience SAP FI/CO Consultant for an initial 6 month contract in Manchester... Strong cross-functional SAP knowledge. ABAP coding knowledge is an...
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