The first part of the table below looks at the demand for ABAP skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ABAP over the 3 months to 16 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

SAP ABAP
Location
3 months to
16 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank375258274
Rank change year-on-year
Down-117Up+16
Matching contract IT job ads207417291
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.350 %0.680 %0.529 %
As % of the Programming Languages category1.014 %1.819 %1.408 %
Number of daily rates quoted8015996
Average daily rate£444£427£450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.92 %-5.11 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£325£300£338
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£531£534£588
UK excluding London average daily rate£450£425£450
% change year-on-year
+5.88 %-5.55 %
Number of hourly rates quoted101
Average hourly rate£27.50-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.50--
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
204102292520661
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK34.48 %37.36 %37.52 %
Number of daily rates quoted121261324810820
Average daily rate£375£413£425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-9.09 %-2.94 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£250£260£235
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£558£600£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£325£300
% change year-on-year
-+8.33 %
Number of hourly rates quoted698916770
Average hourly rate£34.00£35.00£30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.85 %+16.66 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£17.50£19.50£16.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£45.00£45.00£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.00£35.00£30.00
% change year-on-year
-2.85 %+16.66 %

ABAP
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ABAP within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

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 within the UK.

ABAP Daily Rate Trend

ABAP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ABAP within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012.

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 within the UK.

ABAP Hourly Rate Trend

ABAP
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-103170£425-4.49 %
South EastDown-4546£425-
LondonDown-4044£420-6.66 %
West MidlandsDown-221£400-15.34 %
East of EnglandDown-714£450-
West SussexUp+312£425-
North WestDown-2512£530+17.77 %
YorkshireDown-1011£375-13.59 %
SurreyDown-610£550+22.22 %
CambridgeshireNew entry-9£450-
City of LondonUp+208£400-11.11 %
Northern IrelandDown-98£490+46.26 %
BirminghamDown-56£535-
CrawleyDown-56£269-
South WestDown-246£550+25.71 %
BerkshireDown-306£475+11.76 %
CoventryNew entry-6£400-
ManchesterDown-245£575+26.02 %
CheshireUp+54£515-
HampshireUp+44£475-
Thames ValleyUp+34--
Milton KeynesDown-54£300-24.52 %
BuckinghamshireDown-64£300-24.52 %
WorthingNew entry-4£438-
ScotlandNo change03£475+18.75 %
ReadingDown-53£475+10.59 %
East MidlandsDown-93£375-18.91 %
HertfordshireDown-103£475+5.55 %
GlasgowUp+12£475+18.75 %
WindsorDown-22--

ABAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1423 (98.60 %)SAP
278 (18.18 %)SAP BW
370 (16.32 %)Migration
465 (15.15 %)CRM
559 (13.75 %)Java
559 (13.75 %)Data Migration
656 (13.05 %)LSMW
754 (12.59 %)Workflow
852 (12.12 %)ERP
950 (11.66 %)SAP PI
1049 (11.42 %)SAP Implementation
1146 (10.72 %)NetWeaver
1146 (10.72 %)SAP XI
1244 (10.26 %)BAPI
1244 (10.26 %)Finance
1339 (9.091 %)SAP ALE
1438 (8.858 %)Business Intelligence
1537 (8.625 %)Web Dynpro
1537 (8.625 %)SAP CO
1636 (8.392 %)SAP FI
1735 (8.159 %)SAP FI/CO
1834 (7.925 %)SAP HR
1932 (7.459 %)SAP MM
1932 (7.459 %)UNIX
2031 (7.226 %)SQL
2031 (7.226 %)SAP CRM
2129 (6.760 %)ETL
2129 (6.760 %)SAP ERP
2228 (6.527 %)Adobe
2228 (6.527 %)Oracle

ABAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
150 (11.66 %)SAP PI
246 (10.72 %)SAP XI
344 (10.26 %)BAPI
439 (9.091 %)SAP ALE
537 (8.625 %)Web Dynpro
628 (6.527 %)SAP Smart Forms
727 (6.294 %)SAP Basis
824 (5.594 %)EDI
923 (5.361 %).NET
1018 (4.196 %)XML
1115 (3.497 %)Web Services
1212 (2.797 %)SAP BSP
139 (2.098 %)SAP Business Workflow
147 (1.632 %)Middleware
147 (1.632 %)XML Schema
156 (1.399 %)SOAP
164 (0.932 %)Apache Flex
164 (0.932 %)J2EE
173 (0.699 %)JDBC
173 (0.699 %)soapUI
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
146 (10.72 %)NetWeaver
24 (0.932 %)SAP Portal
33 (0.699 %)SAP EP
33 (0.699 %)LiveCycle
42 (0.466 %)ESB
51 (0.233 %)SAS
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
111 (2.564 %)MS Office
25 (1.166 %)MS Visio
34 (0.932 %)MS Excel
42 (0.466 %)MS Project
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
137 (8.625 %)SAP CO
236 (8.392 %)SAP FI
335 (8.159 %)SAP FI/CO
434 (7.925 %)SAP HR
532 (7.459 %)SAP MM
631 (7.226 %)SAP CRM
729 (6.760 %)SAP ERP
825 (5.828 %)SAP SD
912 (2.797 %)SAP R/3
912 (2.797 %)SAP HCM
912 (2.797 %)SAP PSCD
109 (2.098 %)SAP PS
118 (1.865 %)SAP IS-U
118 (1.865 %)SAP BPC
125 (1.166 %)SAP APO
125 (1.166 %)SAP Oil and Gas
125 (1.166 %)SAP FI-AP
134 (0.932 %)SAP SRM
143 (0.699 %)SAP PP
143 (0.699 %)SAP Retail
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
14 (0.932 %)Internet
14 (0.932 %)Wireless
23 (0.699 %)FTP
32 (0.466 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.233 %)SAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
178 (18.18 %)SAP BW
229 (6.760 %)ETL
323 (5.361 %)SQL Server
419 (4.429 %)SQL Server Integration Services
518 (4.196 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
518 (4.196 %)SAP BI
615 (3.497 %)BusinessObjects
78 (1.865 %)BusinessObjects Data Services
87 (1.632 %)SQL Server 2008
96 (1.399 %)SQLPlus
105 (1.166 %)Data Warehouse
105 (1.166 %)SAP HANA
113 (0.699 %)SQL Server 2005
113 (0.699 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
122 (0.466 %)Xcelsius
122 (0.466 %)MS Access
122 (0.466 %)Oracle 8/8i
122 (0.466 %)Crystal Reports
131 (0.233 %)DataStage
131 (0.233 %)DB2
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
156 (13.05 %)LSMW
25 (1.166 %)SAP CE
33 (0.699 %)QuickTest Pro
33 (0.699 %)LoadRunner
33 (0.699 %)Eclipse
33 (0.699 %)NWDI
33 (0.699 %)eCATT
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
144 (10.26 %)Finance
220 (4.662 %)Billing
317 (3.963 %)Manufacturing
411 (2.564 %)Retail
58 (1.865 %)Law
65 (1.166 %)Marketing
74 (0.932 %)Banking
74 (0.932 %)Telecoms
74 (0.932 %)General Ledger
83 (0.699 %)Dutch Language
83 (0.699 %)German Language
92 (0.466 %)French Language
92 (0.466 %)Pharmaceutical
92 (0.466 %)Legal
92 (0.466 %)Back Office
101 (0.233 %)Automotive
101 (0.233 %)Financial Institution
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1189 (44.06 %)Consultant
2164 (38.23 %)SAP Consultant
3140 (32.63 %)Developer
4116 (27.04 %)SAP Developer
598 (22.84 %)ABAP Developer
645 (10.49 %)ABAP Consultant
724 (5.594 %)Analyst
822 (5.128 %)SAP MM Consultant
921 (4.895 %)SAP Analyst
1017 (3.963 %)ETL Developer
1116 (3.730 %)SQL Developer
1116 (3.730 %)SAP PI Consultant
1215 (3.497 %)Migration Consultant
1215 (3.497 %)Data Consultant
1314 (3.263 %)Data Migration Consultant
1413 (3.030 %)SAP Data Consultant
1512 (2.797 %)SAP Data Migration Consultant
1512 (2.797 %)SAP Support
1512 (2.797 %)Team Leader
1611 (2.564 %)SAP Team Leader
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
120 (4.662 %)Data Extraction
25 (1.166 %)Management Information System
25 (1.166 %)Data Conversion
34 (0.932 %)Clustering
42 (0.466 %)Fat Client
42 (0.466 %)Data Protection Act
42 (0.466 %)Enterprise Storage
42 (0.466 %)Thin Client
42 (0.466 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
51 (0.233 %)Freedom of Information
51 (0.233 %)Freedom of Information Act
51 (0.233 %)Computer Science
51 (0.233 %)Data Integration
51 (0.233 %)FMCG
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
132 (7.459 %)UNIX
213 (3.030 %)Windows
35 (1.166 %)Linux
43 (0.699 %)AIX
43 (0.699 %)Solaris
43 (0.699 %)VMS
51 (0.233 %)zOS
51 (0.233 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
170 (16.32 %)Migration
265 (15.15 %)CRM
359 (13.75 %)Data Migration
454 (12.59 %)Workflow
552 (12.12 %)ERP
649 (11.42 %)SAP Implementation
738 (8.858 %)Business Intelligence
828 (6.527 %)OO
921 (4.895 %)Logistics
921 (4.895 %)Data Mapping
1018 (4.196 %)Data Analysis
1115 (3.497 %)Data Modelling
1213 (3.030 %)Root Cause Analysis
1311 (2.564 %)User Acceptance Testing
149 (2.098 %)ITIL
149 (2.098 %)Change Management
149 (2.098 %)Unit Testing
158 (1.865 %)Time Management
158 (1.865 %)Business Analysis
158 (1.865 %)Validation
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
159 (13.75 %)Java
231 (7.226 %)SQL
320 (4.662 %)SAPscript
419 (4.429 %)VB.NET
57 (1.632 %)PL/SQL
66 (1.399 %)Shell Script
74 (0.932 %)C
82 (0.466 %)JavaScript
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
112 (2.797 %)Security Cleared
26 (1.399 %)SAP Certification
35 (1.166 %)Degree
35 (1.166 %)SC Cleared
44 (0.932 %)PMP
44 (0.932 %)PMI Certification
52 (0.466 %)CCA
61 (0.233 %)BC Cleared
61 (0.233 %)CTC Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (2.797 %)SLA
28 (1.865 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
11 (0.233 %)SAP ITS
11 (0.233 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
13 (0.699 %)HP Quality Center
21 (0.233 %)Data Guard
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1423 (98.60 %)SAP
228 (6.527 %)Adobe
228 (6.527 %)Oracle
315 (3.497 %)Business Objects
412 (2.797 %)Microsoft
59 (2.098 %)webMethods
64 (0.932 %)Open Text
73 (0.699 %)Remedy
73 (0.699 %)HP
82 (0.466 %)Casewise
82 (0.466 %)Citrix
91 (0.233 %)Red Hat
91 (0.233 %)Primavera
91 (0.233 %)Veritas
91 (0.233 %)CA
91 (0.233 %)Informatica
91 (0.233 %)EMC
91 (0.233 %)Siebel
91 (0.233 %)Trillium
91 (0.233 %)DataFlux