Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the ABAP Consultant role in IT contracts within the Scotland 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 Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SAP ABAP Consultant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-121
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.096 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£413£409
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads18973133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.048 %3.365 %
Daily rates quoted429610
Average minimum daily rate£312£317
Average daily rate£335£332
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted166273
Average minimum hourly rate£21.72£18.41
Average hourly rate£22.91£19.62
% change on same period last year+16.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.10£20.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
ABAP Consultant UKABAP Consultant
UK

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 Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Scotland ABAP Consultant Demand Trend

ABAP Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland ABAP Consultant Daily Rate Trend

ABAP Consultant
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited ABAP Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title.

13 (100.00 %)ABAP
13 (100.00 %)SAP
22 (66.67 %)BAPI
22 (66.67 %)SAP ALE
31 (33.33 %)Java
31 (33.33 %)SAP XI
31 (33.33 %)Logistics
31 (33.33 %)SAP Oil and Gas
31 (33.33 %)Telecoms
31 (33.33 %)Education
31 (33.33 %)Web Dynpro
31 (33.33 %)SAP Smart Forms
31 (33.33 %)WebServices
31 (33.33 %)XML
31 (33.33 %)XSLT
31 (33.33 %)OO
31 (33.33 %)EDI
31 (33.33 %)EAI
31 (33.33 %)XML Schema
31 (33.33 %)B2B
31 (33.33 %)NetWeaver
31 (33.33 %)SAPscript

ABAP Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %)BAPI
12 (66.67 %)SAP ALE
21 (33.33 %)SAP XI
21 (33.33 %)WebServices
21 (33.33 %)XML
21 (33.33 %)XSLT
21 (33.33 %)EDI
21 (33.33 %)XML Schema
21 (33.33 %)Web Dynpro
21 (33.33 %)SAP Smart Forms
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)NetWeaver
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (33.33 %)SAP Oil and Gas
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Telecoms
11 (33.33 %)Education
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)OO
11 (33.33 %)EAI
11 (33.33 %)B2B
11 (33.33 %)Logistics
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)ABAP
21 (33.33 %)SAPscript
21 (33.33 %)Java
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)SAP