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The table below looks at the demand for the ABAP Developer role in IT contracts within the South 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SAP ABAP Developer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank144165
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.047 %0.034 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£406£392
% change on same period last year+3.59 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads42725821
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.041 %5.893 %
Daily rates quoted12131482
Average minimum daily rate£346£337
Average daily rate£366£356
% change on same period last year+2.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted599689
Average minimum hourly rate£25.43£25.09
Average hourly rate£27.18£26.76
% change on same period last year+1.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.94£28.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South 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 South West region.

South West ABAP Developer Daily Rate Trend

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 South West region.

South 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 South West region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
DorsetNew entry-1--
ABAP Developer EnglandABAP Developer
England

ABAP Developer
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South 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.

13 (100.00 %)ABAP
13 (100.00 %)SAP
21 (33.33 %)Logistics
21 (33.33 %)SAP BSP
21 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
21 (33.33 %)Workflow
21 (33.33 %)SAP Smart Forms
21 (33.33 %)BAPI
21 (33.33 %)SAPscript
21 (33.33 %)SAP R/3

ABAP Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)SAP Smart Forms
11 (33.33 %)BAPI
11 (33.33 %)SAP BSP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (33.33 %)SAP R/3
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Workflow
11 (33.33 %)Logistics
11 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)ABAP
21 (33.33 %)SAPscript
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)SAP