Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the ABAP Developer 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 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
Rank88106
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads518
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.264 %0.575 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
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-
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 Developer UKABAP Developer
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 Developer
Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Scotland ABAP Developer Daily Rate Histogram

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 Scotland 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
AberdeenNew entry-3--
ABAP Developer UKABAP Developer
UK

ABAP Developer
Top 14 Related IT Skills

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

112 (100.00 %)ABAP
112 (100.00 %)SAP
29 (75.00 %)SAP Smart Forms
38 (66.67 %)BAPI
38 (66.67 %)SAP ALE
47 (58.33 %)SAPscript
55 (41.67 %)SAP Oil and Gas
55 (41.67 %)Retail
55 (41.67 %)OO
55 (41.67 %)Telecoms
55 (41.67 %)Education
63 (25.00 %)SAP Retail
72 (16.67 %)LSMW
72 (16.67 %)Web Dynpro

ABAP Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (75.00 %)SAP Smart Forms
28 (66.67 %)BAPI
28 (66.67 %)SAP ALE
32 (16.67 %)Web Dynpro
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (41.67 %)SAP Oil and Gas
23 (25.00 %)SAP Retail
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (16.67 %)LSMW
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (41.67 %)Telecoms
15 (41.67 %)Education
15 (41.67 %)Retail
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (41.67 %)OO
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (100.00 %)ABAP
27 (58.33 %)SAPscript
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (100.00 %)SAP