Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for SAP ABAP skills within the North West 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP ABAP
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank110110
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads1733
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.035 %
As % of the category below1.518 %2.513 %
Daily rates quoted37
Average minimum daily rate£480£353
Average daily rate£480£380
% change on same period last year+26.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£480£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£457£432
% change on same period last year+5.72 %
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£90.00£40.00
% change on same period last year+125.00 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North West
Matching contract IT job ads11201313
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.800 %1.410 %
Daily rates quoted187230
Average minimum daily rate£303£307
Average daily rate£321£323
% change on same period last year-0.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted141142
Average minimum hourly rate£25.17£25.31
Average hourly rate£27.58£27.48
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£29.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
ABAP EnglandABAP
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
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West ABAP Daily Rate Trend

ABAP
Daily Rate Histogram

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

North West ABAP Daily Rate Histogram

ABAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West 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 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
CheshireUp+29£480+35.21 %
ManchesterDown-124--
ABAP EnglandABAP
England

ABAP
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

126 (92.86 %)SAP
27 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
35 (17.86 %)Shell Script
35 (17.86 %)Windows
35 (17.86 %)SAPscript
44 (14.29 %)CRM
44 (14.29 %)BAPI
53 (10.71 %)SAP Smart Forms
53 (10.71 %)SAP ALE
53 (10.71 %)Infor
62 (7.143 %)LSMW
62 (7.143 %)OO
62 (7.143 %)ERP
71 (3.571 %)SAP BW
71 (3.571 %)SAP HR
71 (3.571 %)EDI
71 (3.571 %)SAP R/3
71 (3.571 %)SAP FI
71 (3.571 %)SAP MM
71 (3.571 %)Workflow
71 (3.571 %)Manufacturing
71 (3.571 %)Logistics
71 (3.571 %)French Language
71 (3.571 %)SEEBURGER
71 (3.571 %)SAP Implementation
71 (3.571 %)Integration Testing
71 (3.571 %)SAP PI
71 (3.571 %)SAP ECC

ABAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (14.29 %)BAPI
23 (10.71 %)SAP ALE
23 (10.71 %)SAP Smart Forms
31 (3.571 %)EDI
31 (3.571 %)SAP PI
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.571 %)SAP HR
11 (3.571 %)SAP R/3
11 (3.571 %)SAP FI
11 (3.571 %)SAP MM
11 (3.571 %)SAP ECC
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.571 %)SAP BW
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.143 %)LSMW
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (3.571 %)Manufacturing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (53.57 %)Developer
214 (50.00 %)ABAP Developer
313 (46.43 %)Consultant
412 (42.86 %)SAP Developer
511 (39.29 %)SAP Consultant
69 (32.14 %)ABAP Consultant
71 (3.571 %)SAP FI Consultant
71 (3.571 %)Technical Consultant
71 (3.571 %)Functional Consultant
71 (3.571 %)SAP MM Consultant
71 (3.571 %)SAP Functional Consultant
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.571 %)French Language
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (17.86 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (14.29 %)CRM
22 (7.143 %)ERP
22 (7.143 %)OO
31 (3.571 %)Workflow
31 (3.571 %)Logistics
31 (3.571 %)SAP Implementation
31 (3.571 %)Integration Testing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (17.86 %)SAPscript
15 (17.86 %)Shell Script
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (92.86 %)SAP
23 (10.71 %)Infor
31 (3.571 %)SEEBURGER