Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the ABAP Developer role in IT contracts within the North West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ABAP Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SAP ABAP Developer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank116135
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads118
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.363 %0.197 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£480£347
Average daily rate£480£366
% change on same period last year+31.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£480£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£433£393
% change on same period last year+10.09 %
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-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads30334058
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.873 %4.358 %
Daily rates quoted676805
Average minimum daily rate£320£326
Average daily rate£339£342
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted437479
Average minimum hourly rate£20.06£19.41
Average hourly rate£21.74£21.18
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.43£22.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
ABAP Developer EnglandABAP Developer
England

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 Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ABAP Developer across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West ABAP Developer Demand Trend

ABAP Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West ABAP Developer Daily Rate Trend

ABAP Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ABAP Developer across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West ABAP Developer Daily Rate Histogram

ABAP Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ABAP Developer across the North West region.

North West ABAP Developer Hourly Rate Trend

ABAP Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ABAP Developer within the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CheshireNew entry-9£480-
ManchesterDown-61--
ABAP Developer EnglandABAP Developer
England

ABAP Developer
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited ABAP Developer in their job title 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 with ABAP Developer in their job title.

114 (100.00 %)ABAP
114 (100.00 %)SAP
27 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
35 (35.71 %)Shell Script
35 (35.71 %)Windows
43 (21.43 %)BAPI
43 (21.43 %)Infor
52 (14.29 %)OO
52 (14.29 %)CRM
52 (14.29 %)SAPscript
61 (7.143 %)SAP HR
61 (7.143 %)SAP ALE
61 (7.143 %)Integration Testing

ABAP Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited ABAP Developer in their job title 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 with ABAP Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (21.43 %)BAPI
21 (7.143 %)SAP ALE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (7.143 %)SAP HR
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (35.71 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (14.29 %)OO
12 (14.29 %)CRM
21 (7.143 %)Integration Testing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (100.00 %)ABAP
25 (35.71 %)Shell Script
32 (14.29 %)SAPscript
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (100.00 %)SAP
23 (21.43 %)Infor