The first table below looks at the demand for ABAP skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ABAP over the 3 months to 17 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the West Midlands region.

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.

Location
3 months to
17 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP ABAP
Rank 79 89 84
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -5
Contract jobs citing ABAP 18 23 17
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 1.056% 1.016% 0.895%
As % of the Programming Languages category 3.488% 3.138% 2.591%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 11 8
Average daily rate £433 £400 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.12% -23.80%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £310 £375 £377
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £535 £565
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £450 £443
% change year-on-year
-5.55% +1.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £27.50 -
% change year-on-year
+27.27% -
All Programming Languages
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
516 733 656
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 30.28% 32.39% 34.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 256 385 336
Average daily rate £325 £325 £325
90% offered a daily rate of more than £215 £218 £230
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £425 £420
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 29 25
Average hourly rate £35.50 £32.50 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+9.23% +30.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.73 £14.20 £14.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £37.50 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
ABAP
England

ABAP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ABAP across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

West Midlands ABAP Jobs Demand Trend

ABAP
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ABAP across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands ABAP Daily Rate Trend

ABAP
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ABAP across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 June 2013.

West Midlands ABAP Daily Rate Histogram

ABAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Birmingham +13 10 £400 -25.23%
Coventry +1 1 £305 -23.75% 1
Worcestershire - 1 £350 -
Staffordshire - - - -
Warwickshire - - - -
ABAP
England

ABAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1 27 (100.00%) SAP
2 16 (59.26%) NetWeaver
3 12 (44.44%) BusinessObjects
3 12 (44.44%) Business Objects
4 11 (40.74%) Sybase
5 10 (37.04%) ERP
6 6 (22.22%) CRM
6 6 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
6 6 (22.22%) SAP ERP
6 6 (22.22%) SAP CRM
7 5 (18.52%) SAP BW
8 4 (14.81%) SAP FI
8 4 (14.81%) SAP FI/CO
8 4 (14.81%) SAP CO
9 3 (11.11%) Retail
9 3 (11.11%) Web Dynpro
9 3 (11.11%) SAP BI
9 3 (11.11%) Data Modelling
9 3 (11.11%) Java
10 2 (7.407%) SAP Security
10 2 (7.407%) Sencha
10 2 (7.407%) SQL
10 2 (7.407%) Microsoft
10 2 (7.407%) EDI
10 2 (7.407%) SAP PP
10 2 (7.407%) SAP APO
10 2 (7.407%) jQuery
10 2 (7.407%) Data Migration
10 2 (7.407%) Migration
11 1 (3.704%) Stakeholder Management

ABAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

Application Development
1 3 (11.11%) Web Dynpro
2 2 (7.407%) EDI
2 2 (7.407%) jQuery
3 1 (3.704%) SAP Smart Forms
3 1 (3.704%) BAPI
3 1 (3.704%) SAP Basis
Application Platforms
1 16 (59.26%) NetWeaver
2 1 (3.704%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 1 (3.704%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (22.22%) SAP CRM
1 6 (22.22%) SAP ERP
2 4 (14.81%) SAP FI/CO
2 4 (14.81%) SAP CO
2 4 (14.81%) SAP FI
3 2 (7.407%) SAP PP
3 2 (7.407%) SAP APO
4 1 (3.704%) SAP SD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.704%) LAN
1 1 (3.704%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (44.44%) BusinessObjects
2 5 (18.52%) SAP BW
3 3 (11.11%) SAP BI
4 1 (3.704%) BODI
4 1 (3.704%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 1 (3.704%) ERwin
1 1 (3.704%) LSMW
General
1 3 (11.11%) Retail
2 1 (3.704%) Finance
Job Titles
1 11 (40.74%) Consultant
2 10 (37.04%) SAP Consultant
3 3 (11.11%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
3 3 (11.11%) Analyst
3 3 (11.11%) Technical Leader
3 3 (11.11%) SAP FI Consultant
3 3 (11.11%) SAP CO Consultant
3 3 (11.11%) SAP BW Analyst
4 2 (7.407%) Business Intelligence Consultant
4 2 (7.407%) SAP BW Consultant
4 2 (7.407%) Developer
4 2 (7.407%) SAP BI Consultant
4 2 (7.407%) SAP Analyst
5 1 (3.704%) SAP Basis Team Leader
5 1 (3.704%) Analyst Developer
5 1 (3.704%) Team Leader
5 1 (3.704%) Web Developer
5 1 (3.704%) JavaScript Developer
5 1 (3.704%) SAP Developer
5 1 (3.704%) SAP Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.704%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 1 (3.704%) Blackberry
1 1 (3.704%) Data Integration
1 1 (3.704%) FMCG
1 1 (3.704%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.704%) Android
1 1 (3.704%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (37.04%) ERP
2 6 (22.22%) CRM
2 6 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (11.11%) Data Modelling
4 2 (7.407%) Migration
4 2 (7.407%) Data Migration
4 2 (7.407%) SAP Security
5 1 (3.704%) Mobile Application Development
5 1 (3.704%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (3.704%) Asset Management
5 1 (3.704%) Web Development
5 1 (3.704%) SAP Implementation
5 1 (3.704%) ETL
5 1 (3.704%) OO
Programming Languages
1 3 (11.11%) Java
2 2 (7.407%) SQL
3 1 (3.704%) SAPscript
3 1 (3.704%) JavaScript
3 1 (3.704%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (3.704%) CCA
Vendors
1 27 (100.00%) SAP
2 12 (44.44%) Business Objects
3 11 (40.74%) Sybase
4 2 (7.407%) Sencha
4 2 (7.407%) Microsoft
5 1 (3.704%) Informatica
5 1 (3.704%) Apple
Coventry, West Midlands
SAP ABAP - Coventry -UK £300 per day - July start SAP ABAP consultant required to help with this ongoing global programme.
Williams McKinley Ltd
Rate: £300 - £310 per day
Posted: 30 May 2013
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