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The table below looks at the demand for SAP ABAP skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ABAP over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSAP ABAP
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank99127
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads713
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.968 %1.050 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£400£458
Average daily rate£450£471
% change on same period last year-4.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£483
UK excluding London average daily rate£459£432
% change on same period last year+6.20 %
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£90.00£40.00
% change on same period last year+125.00 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads7231238
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.167 %1.350 %
Daily rates quoted126250
Average minimum daily rate£284£309
Average daily rate£307£327
% change on same period last year-6.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-4.10 %
Hourly rates quoted8890
Average minimum hourly rate£26.02£24.28
Average hourly rate£27.80£26.06
% change on same period last year+6.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.57£27.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.95£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
ABAP EnglandABAP
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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ABAP across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Yorkshire 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 across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire ABAP Daily Rate Trend

ABAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 3 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
West YorkshireUp+133--
ABAP EnglandABAP
England

ABAP
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

110 (90.91 %)SAP
23 (27.27 %)SAP Implementation
32 (18.18 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (18.18 %)Test Scripting
32 (18.18 %)Data Migration
32 (18.18 %)Project Management
32 (18.18 %)Manufacturing
32 (18.18 %)Migration
32 (18.18 %)SAP HR
41 (9.091 %)SAP APO
41 (9.091 %)NetWeaver
41 (9.091 %)Quality Management
41 (9.091 %)Management Information System
41 (9.091 %)Health
41 (9.091 %)Web Dynpro
41 (9.091 %)SAP EHS
41 (9.091 %)LSMW

ABAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (9.091 %)Web Dynpro
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (9.091 %)NetWeaver
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (18.18 %)SAP HR
21 (9.091 %)SAP APO
21 (9.091 %)SAP EHS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)LSMW
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Manufacturing
21 (9.091 %)Health
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (36.36 %)Consultant
14 (36.36 %)SAP Consultant
23 (27.27 %)ABAP Consultant
23 (27.27 %)Project Manager
32 (18.18 %)SAP Project Manager
32 (18.18 %)Data Manager
32 (18.18 %)SAP Manager
41 (9.091 %)HR Specialist
41 (9.091 %)SAP HR Project Manager
41 (9.091 %)Senior ABAP Consultant
41 (9.091 %)Senior SAP Consultant
41 (9.091 %)Developer
41 (9.091 %)Senior Consultant
41 (9.091 %)ABAP Developer
41 (9.091 %)SAP Portals Consultant
41 (9.091 %)SAP QM Consultant
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (9.091 %)Management Information System
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (27.27 %)SAP Implementation
22 (18.18 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (18.18 %)Test Scripting
22 (18.18 %)Data Migration
22 (18.18 %)Project Management
22 (18.18 %)Migration
31 (9.091 %)Quality Management
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (90.91 %)SAP