ABAP Contracts in England

SAP ABAP
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for ABAP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited ABAP over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 424 433 658
Rank change year-on-year +9 +225 -98
Contract jobs citing ABAP 131 215 120
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.36% 0.44% 0.17%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.21% 1.25% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 109 57
10th Percentile £415 £414 £406
25th Percentile £495 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +20.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £678 £553
90th Percentile £650 £763 £663
UK median daily rate £550 £588 £520
% change year-on-year -6.38% +12.98% +12.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 2
10th Percentile £24.45 £93.25 £41.69
25th Percentile £27.00 £94.38 £43.16
Median hourly rate £70.00 £97.50 £48.21
Median % change year-on-year -28.21% +102.25% -
75th Percentile £80.00 £99.38 £53.16
90th Percentile - £99.75 £54.56
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £97.50 £48.21
% change year-on-year -28.21% +102.25% -35.72%

All Programming Languages
England

ABAP is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 10,858 17,251 25,963
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 29.48% 35.12% 36.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,900 12,598 19,160
10th Percentile £350 £385 £381
25th Percentile £425 £463 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £563 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.28% +2.33% +10.00%
75th Percentile £656 £688 £675
90th Percentile £775 £794 £763
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -3.64% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 444 419 446
10th Percentile £37.63 £26.01 £20.00
25th Percentile £49.34 £49.84 £35.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £61.18 £50.10
Median % change year-on-year +2.17% +22.11% +15.84%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £78.00 £70.68
UK median hourly rate £62.00 £60.63 £50.00
% change year-on-year +2.27% +21.25% +14.94%

ABAP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing ABAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for ABAP in England

ABAP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ABAP in England.

Daily rate trend for ABAP in England

ABAP
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ABAP in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ABAP in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ABAP in England.

Hourly rate trend for ABAP in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ABAP in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for ABAP in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ABAP within the England region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +91 66 £600 -0.66% 4
North of England +29 17 £501 -15.88% 5
Midlands +12 16 £575 +6.48% 7
South East -31 15 £412 -38.96% 3
East Midlands +13 10 £568 +5.09% 6
Yorkshire +28 7 £501 -
North West +20 7 £513 -13.87% 5
East of England +11 7 £495 -
West Midlands +14 5 £650 +7.30% 1
North East - 3 £306 -
ABAP
UK

ABAP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.53%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 1 (0.76%) Confluence
2 1 (0.76%) NetWeaver
Business Applications
1 49 (37.40%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (13.74%) SAP MDG
3 13 (9.92%) SAP EWM
4 7 (5.34%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 7 (5.34%) SAP CO
4 7 (5.34%) SAP FI
4 7 (5.34%) SAP FI-AP
5 6 (4.58%) SAP FI/CO
5 6 (4.58%) Teamcenter
6 5 (3.82%) Endur
6 5 (3.82%) OpenLink RightAngle
6 5 (3.82%) SAP ERP
6 5 (3.82%) SAP SD
7 4 (3.05%) SAP HR
7 4 (3.05%) SAP MM
7 4 (3.05%) SAP PS
7 4 (3.05%) SAP R/3
8 3 (2.29%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 3 (2.29%) SAP MRS
9 2 (1.53%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 6 (4.58%) Azure
2 5 (3.82%) AWS
2 5 (3.82%) Cloud Computing
3 3 (2.29%) Snowflake
4 2 (1.53%) SuccessFactors
5 1 (0.76%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.53%) HTTP
2 1 (0.76%) SSH
2 1 (0.76%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (14.50%) SAP HANA
2 6 (4.58%) SAP BW
3 3 (2.29%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (1.53%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
4 2 (1.53%) Lumira
5 1 (0.76%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 7 (5.34%) JIRA
2 3 (2.29%) LSMW
3 1 (0.76%) Git
General
1 26 (19.85%) Social Skills
2 22 (16.79%) Finance
3 14 (10.69%) Public Sector
4 9 (6.87%) Pharmaceutical
5 8 (6.11%) Retail
6 7 (5.34%) Manufacturing
7 5 (3.82%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (1.53%) Banking
8 2 (1.53%) German Language
8 2 (1.53%) Polish Language
9 1 (0.76%) Automotive
9 1 (0.76%) Back Office
9 1 (0.76%) Law
9 1 (0.76%) Legal
Job Titles
1 67 (51.15%) Consultant
2 65 (49.62%) SAP Consultant
3 40 (30.53%) Developer
4 36 (27.48%) SAP Developer
5 18 (13.74%) ABAP Developer
6 16 (12.21%) Functional Consultant
6 16 (12.21%) SAP Functional Consultant
7 15 (11.45%) SAP MDG Consultant
8 13 (9.92%) SAP Technical Consultant
8 13 (9.92%) Technical Consultant
9 10 (7.63%) SAP EWM Consultant
10 9 (6.87%) ABAP Consultant
10 9 (6.87%) Analyst
10 9 (6.87%) Architect
11 6 (4.58%) SAP Financial Consultant
12 5 (3.82%) Data Consultant
12 5 (3.82%) Risk Analyst
12 5 (3.82%) SAP Analyst
12 5 (3.82%) SAP Data Consultant
13 4 (3.05%) SAP BW Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (17.56%) IDoc
2 12 (9.16%) BAPI
2 12 (9.16%) SAP Fiori
3 11 (8.40%) EDI
3 11 (8.40%) XML
4 10 (7.63%) SAP ALE
4 10 (7.63%) Web Services
5 9 (6.87%) Web Dynpro
6 6 (4.58%) Middleware
7 5 (3.82%) HTML
7 5 (3.82%) SAP Business Workflow
8 4 (3.05%) REST
8 4 (3.05%) SAP PI
8 4 (3.05%) SAP Smart Forms
8 4 (3.05%) SAP XI
9 2 (1.53%) Kafka
9 2 (1.53%) SAML
9 2 (1.53%) SAPUI5
10 1 (0.76%) LDAP
10 1 (0.76%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 4 (3.05%) Data Structures
2 3 (2.29%) Management Information System
2 3 (2.29%) Replication
3 1 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (13.74%) Migration
2 15 (11.45%) Analytics
3 14 (10.69%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (9.92%) Data Migration
4 13 (9.92%) ERP
5 12 (9.16%) Workflow
6 11 (8.40%) Agile
6 11 (8.40%) Data Modelling
7 10 (7.63%) OO
7 10 (7.63%) SDLC
8 9 (6.87%) Change Management
8 9 (6.87%) Logistics
9 8 (6.11%) Procure-to-Pay
10 7 (5.34%) Accounts Payable
10 7 (5.34%) PLM
10 7 (5.34%) Stakeholder Management
10 7 (5.34%) User Acceptance Testing
11 6 (4.58%) Computer Science
11 6 (4.58%) Data Management
11 6 (4.58%) PDM
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.82%) C
1 5 (3.82%) C#
1 5 (3.82%) Java
1 5 (3.82%) SQL
2 2 (1.53%) Groovy
2 2 (1.53%) SAPscript
3 1 (0.76%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 17 (12.98%) Security Cleared
2 11 (8.40%) SC Cleared
3 8 (6.11%) Degree
4 5 (3.82%) Master's Degree
4 5 (3.82%) SAP Certification
5 2 (1.53%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.76%) CISM
6 1 (0.76%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.29%) GAAP
2 2 (1.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.76%) GDPR
3 1 (0.76%) GxP
3 1 (0.76%) QA
System Software
1 1 (0.76%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 130 (99.24%) SAP
2 17 (12.98%) Adobe
3 10 (7.63%) Microsoft
4 7 (5.34%) OpenText
4 7 (5.34%) Oracle
5 6 (4.58%) Concur
5 6 (4.58%) Siemens
6 5 (3.82%) Ariba
6 5 (3.82%) OpenLink
6 5 (3.82%) Triple Point
7 3 (2.29%) Apple
7 3 (2.29%) MuleSoft
7 3 (2.29%) Salesforce
7 3 (2.29%) webMethods
8 2 (1.53%) IBM
8 2 (1.53%) Talend
9 1 (0.76%) Cognos
9 1 (0.76%) CyberArk
9 1 (0.76%) JD Edwards
9 1 (0.76%) ServiceNow