ABAP Contract Job Trends in England

SAP ABAP
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring ABAP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 513 355 409
Rank change year-on-year -158 +54 +26
Contract jobs citing ABAP 77 120 131
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.19% 0.49% 0.36%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.70% 1.45% 1.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 73 77
10th Percentile £491 £425 £412
25th Percentile £563 £483 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £604 £538 £570
Median % change year-on-year +12.22% -5.61% -5.00%
75th Percentile £631 £636 £625
90th Percentile £797 £794 £650
UK median daily rate £600 £539 £513
% change year-on-year +11.32% +5.17% -12.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 5
10th Percentile £58.85 - £24.45
25th Percentile £71.00 - £27.00
Median hourly rate £82.50 £86.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.07% +22.86% -28.21%
75th Percentile £85.44 - £80.00
90th Percentile £85.78 - -
UK median hourly rate £82.50 £86.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year -4.07% +22.86% -28.21%

All Programming Languages
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 10,936 8,260 10,867
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 26.95% 33.88% 29.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,251 5,727 7,900
10th Percentile £355 £363 £350
25th Percentile £415 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £525 £542
Median % change year-on-year -3.43% -3.05% -4.13%
75th Percentile £613 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £788 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 530 219 442
10th Percentile £42.44 £25.26 £35.65
25th Percentile £55.00 £36.99 £48.11
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - +2.56%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £85.00 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £61.60
% change year-on-year +4.00% +1.46% +1.73%

ABAP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ABAP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

ABAP job vacancy trend in England

ABAP
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ABAP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ABAP

ABAP
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ABAP in England over the 6 months to 5 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for ABAP in England

ABAP
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ABAP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ABAP

ABAP
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ABAP in England over the 6 months to 5 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for ABAP in England

ABAP
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ABAP within the England region over the 6 months to 5 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -61 32 £600 +0.97% 8
South East -68 15 £614 +0.66% 5
Midlands -76 7 £538 -0.46% 2
North of England -86 7 £550 +10.00% 5
East of England -41 6 £800 +23.08% 3
West Midlands -67 4 £575 +6.48% 1
North West -64 3 £548 +9.50% 3
South West - 3 £825 - 1
Yorkshire - 3 £550 - 2
East Midlands - 2 - - 1
ABAP
UK

ABAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 10 (12.99%) NetWeaver
2 5 (6.49%) SAP EP
Business Applications
1 23 (29.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (22.08%) SAP HCM
3 9 (11.69%) SAP EWM
3 9 (11.69%) SAP Payroll
4 6 (7.79%) SAP CRM
5 5 (6.49%) SAP FI
6 4 (5.19%) SAP CO
6 4 (5.19%) SAP FI/CO
6 4 (5.19%) SAP HR
6 4 (5.19%) SAP MDG
6 4 (5.19%) SAP PSCD
7 3 (3.90%) SAP MDG-F
7 3 (3.90%) SAP MDG-M
7 3 (3.90%) SAP MDG-S
8 2 (2.60%) OpenText VIM for SAP
8 2 (2.60%) SAP SD
9 1 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
9 1 (1.30%) SAP FS
9 1 (1.30%) SAP MM
9 1 (1.30%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 12 (15.58%) SuccessFactors
2 3 (3.90%) Azure
3 2 (2.60%) Boomi
4 1 (1.30%) AWS
4 1 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.30%) GitHub
4 1 (1.30%) SaaS
4 1 (1.30%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.30%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (19.48%) SAP HANA
2 3 (3.90%) SAP Data Services
3 2 (2.60%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 2 (2.60%) Git
2 1 (1.30%) GitLab
2 1 (1.30%) Hudson
2 1 (1.30%) JIRA
2 1 (1.30%) LSMW
General
1 26 (33.77%) Social Skills
2 13 (16.88%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (11.69%) Finance
4 8 (10.39%) Public Sector
5 5 (6.49%) Manufacturing
6 4 (5.19%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (2.60%) Billing
7 2 (2.60%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.30%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.30%) German Language
8 1 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.30%) Italian Language
8 1 (1.30%) Law
8 1 (1.30%) Local Government
8 1 (1.30%) Polish Language
8 1 (1.30%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 29 (37.66%) Consultant
2 27 (35.06%) SAP Consultant
3 23 (29.87%) Developer
4 15 (19.48%) SAP Developer
5 13 (16.88%) SAP HCM Consultant
6 11 (14.29%) ABAP Developer
7 8 (10.39%) Lead
8 7 (9.09%) SAP Functional Consultant
8 7 (9.09%) SAP Technical Consultant
8 7 (9.09%) SAPUI5 Developer
8 7 (9.09%) Technical Consultant
9 6 (7.79%) Architect
9 6 (7.79%) Functional Consultant
9 6 (7.79%) Payroll Consultant
9 6 (7.79%) SAP Payroll Consultant
10 5 (6.49%) SAP Architect
10 5 (6.49%) SAP Manager
10 5 (6.49%) SAP Technical Architect
10 5 (6.49%) Technical Architect
11 4 (5.19%) SAP EWM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (37.66%) SAP Fiori
2 22 (28.57%) SAPUI5
3 17 (22.08%) Web Services
4 11 (14.29%) SAP PI
5 9 (11.69%) CSS
5 9 (11.69%) HTML
6 8 (10.39%) IDoc
7 7 (9.09%) SOAP
8 6 (7.79%) XML
9 5 (6.49%) BAPI
10 4 (5.19%) Web Dynpro
11 3 (3.90%) SAP ALE
11 3 (3.90%) SAP Core Interface
12 2 (2.60%) Middleware
12 2 (2.60%) SAP XI
13 1 (1.30%) EDI
13 1 (1.30%) JDBC
13 1 (1.30%) JMS
13 1 (1.30%) SAP Smart Forms
13 1 (1.30%) XML Schema
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.09%) Replication
2 4 (5.19%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (2.60%) Life Science
4 1 (1.30%) Client/Server
4 1 (1.30%) Data Structures
4 1 (1.30%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (1.30%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.30%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.30%) Reinsurance
4 1 (1.30%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (20.78%) Time Management
2 13 (16.88%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (14.29%) Data Modelling
3 11 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (14.29%) Requirements Gathering
4 10 (12.99%) CRM
4 10 (12.99%) OO
4 10 (12.99%) Workflow
5 9 (11.69%) Agile
5 9 (11.69%) ERP
5 9 (11.69%) Knowledge Transfer
5 9 (11.69%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (10.39%) Translating Business Requirements
6 8 (10.39%) User Acceptance Testing
7 7 (9.09%) Migration
7 7 (9.09%) Process Improvement
7 7 (9.09%) Unit Testing
8 5 (6.49%) Requirements Workshops
8 5 (6.49%) Root Cause Analysis
8 5 (6.49%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 13 (16.88%) JavaScript
2 5 (6.49%) Java
2 5 (6.49%) SQL
3 4 (5.19%) Groovy
4 1 (1.30%) ActionScript
4 1 (1.30%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 19 (24.68%) Security Cleared
2 17 (22.08%) SC Cleared
3 4 (5.19%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (2.60%) PMI Certification
4 2 (2.60%) PMP
4 2 (2.60%) SAP Certification
5 1 (1.30%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.19%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 77 (100.00%) SAP
2 11 (14.29%) Adobe
3 9 (11.69%) Ariba
4 5 (6.49%) Microsoft
5 3 (3.90%) Computacenter
6 2 (2.60%) Dell
6 2 (2.60%) JD Edwards
7 1 (1.30%) Guidewire
7 1 (1.30%) SEEBURGER
7 1 (1.30%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.30%) Workday