The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester requiring ABAP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ABAP over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
ABAP falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
16
6
18
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
23.53%
11.11%
21.18%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
1
11
10th Percentile
-
-
£350
25th Percentile
£405
£275
£369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£480
£300
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+60.00%
-40.00%
+17.65%
75th Percentile
£581
£325
£588
90th Percentile
£593
-
£650
Cheshire median daily rate
£410
£489
£500
% change year-on-year
-16.16%
-2.20%
+23.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
5
1
Median hourly rate
£86.00
£42.50
£40.00
Median % change year-on-year
+102.35%
+6.25%
-
Cheshire median hourly rate
£86.00
£42.50
£40.00
% change year-on-year
+102.35%
+6.25%
+63.27%
ABAP Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing ABAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
ABAP Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ABAP in Chester.
ABAP Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing ABAP also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Chester region with a requirement for ABAP.
ABAP Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
