ABAP Contracts in England

SAP ABAP
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for ABAP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited ABAP over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 412 452 657
Rank change year-on-year +40 +205 -101
Contract jobs citing ABAP 124 212 131
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.33% 0.42% 0.18%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.14% 1.18% 0.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 107 60
10th Percentile £412 £422 £406
25th Percentile £438 £503 £462
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £520
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +15.38% +15.56%
75th Percentile £625 £680 £564
90th Percentile £650 £755 £681
UK median daily rate £513 £590 £515
% change year-on-year -13.14% +14.56% +8.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 2
10th Percentile £24.45 £93.25 £41.69
25th Percentile £27.00 £94.38 £43.16
Median hourly rate £70.00 £97.50 £48.21
Median % change year-on-year -28.21% +102.25% -
75th Percentile £80.00 £99.38 £53.16
90th Percentile - £99.75 £54.56
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £97.50 £48.21
% change year-on-year -28.21% +102.25% -35.72%

All Programming Languages
England

ABAP is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 10,869 18,042 26,384
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 29.20% 35.50% 36.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,900 13,176 19,455
10th Percentile £350 £388 £381
25th Percentile £425 £463 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £565 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.42% +2.73% +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £670
90th Percentile £775 £798 £760
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 436 444 461
10th Percentile £35.50 £26.16 £20.00
25th Percentile £47.31 £50.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £62.43 £62.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.12% +25.00% +16.46%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £77.00 £69.05
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £61.18 £50.00
% change year-on-year -1.92% +22.35% +14.94%

ABAP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing ABAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for ABAP in England

ABAP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ABAP in England.

Daily rate trend for ABAP in England

ABAP
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ABAP in England over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ABAP in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ABAP in England.

Hourly rate trend for ABAP in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ABAP in England over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for ABAP in England

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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 24 April 2024. 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 +92 58 £600 -0.66% 10
South East -25 22 £414 -38.94% 5
North of England +40 17 £501 -15.88% 3
Midlands +15 10 £600 +11.11% 5
Yorkshire +27 7 £501 -
East of England +21 7 £495 -
North West +15 7 £513 -13.87% 3
West Midlands +21 5 £650 +7.30% 2
East Midlands +1 4 £550 +1.85% 3
North East - 3 £306 -
ABAP
UK

ABAP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.42%) Confluence
2 2 (1.61%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 1 (0.81%) NetWeaver
Business Applications
1 48 (38.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (15.32%) SAP MDG
3 12 (9.68%) SAP EWM
4 7 (5.65%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 7 (5.65%) SAP FI-AP
5 6 (4.84%) Teamcenter
6 5 (4.03%) SAP SD
7 4 (3.23%) SAP CO
7 4 (3.23%) SAP ERP
7 4 (3.23%) SAP FI
7 4 (3.23%) SAP HR
7 4 (3.23%) SAP PS
7 4 (3.23%) SAP R/3
8 3 (2.42%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (2.42%) SAP MM
8 3 (2.42%) SAP MRS
9 2 (1.61%) SAP SCM
10 1 (0.81%) SAP EHS
10 1 (0.81%) SAP PP
10 1 (0.81%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.61%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (0.81%) Azure
2 1 (0.81%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.61%) HTTP
2 1 (0.81%) SSH
2 1 (0.81%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (11.29%) SAP HANA
2 6 (4.84%) SAP BW
3 4 (3.23%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (1.61%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
4 2 (1.61%) Lumira
5 1 (0.81%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 3 (2.42%) JIRA
1 3 (2.42%) LSMW
2 1 (0.81%) Git
General
1 29 (23.39%) Social Skills
2 15 (12.10%) Finance
3 13 (10.48%) Public Sector
4 9 (7.26%) Pharmaceutical
5 8 (6.45%) Manufacturing
6 6 (4.84%) Retail
7 3 (2.42%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (1.61%) German Language
8 2 (1.61%) Polish Language
9 1 (0.81%) Automotive
9 1 (0.81%) Back Office
9 1 (0.81%) Banking
9 1 (0.81%) Law
9 1 (0.81%) Legal
Job Titles
1 68 (54.84%) Consultant
2 66 (53.23%) SAP Consultant
3 43 (34.68%) Developer
4 39 (31.45%) SAP Developer
5 28 (22.58%) ABAP Developer
6 18 (14.52%) Functional Consultant
6 18 (14.52%) SAP Functional Consultant
7 16 (12.90%) SAP MDG Consultant
8 13 (10.48%) SAP Technical Consultant
8 13 (10.48%) Technical Consultant
9 10 (8.06%) ABAP Consultant
10 9 (7.26%) SAP EWM Consultant
11 8 (6.45%) Architect
12 6 (4.84%) SAP Financial Consultant
13 5 (4.03%) Data Consultant
13 5 (4.03%) SAP Data Consultant
14 4 (3.23%) Principal SAP Consultant
14 4 (3.23%) Principal Technical Consultant
14 4 (3.23%) SAP BW Developer
14 4 (3.23%) SAP CO Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (12.90%) Web Dynpro
2 15 (12.10%) IDoc
3 12 (9.68%) BAPI
4 11 (8.87%) EDI
4 11 (8.87%) Web Services
5 9 (7.26%) SAP ALE
5 9 (7.26%) SAP Fiori
6 4 (3.23%) REST
6 4 (3.23%) SAP Business Workflow
6 4 (3.23%) SAP Smart Forms
6 4 (3.23%) XML
7 2 (1.61%) Kafka
7 2 (1.61%) Middleware
7 2 (1.61%) SAML
7 2 (1.61%) SAPUI5
7 2 (1.61%) SOAP
8 1 (0.81%) JWT
8 1 (0.81%) OAuth
8 1 (0.81%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.81%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 4 (3.23%) Data Structures
1 4 (3.23%) Replication
2 3 (2.42%) Management Information System
3 1 (0.81%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (18.55%) Migration
2 21 (16.94%) Data Migration
3 17 (13.71%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (12.90%) Agile
5 11 (8.87%) OO
5 11 (8.87%) Workflow
6 10 (8.06%) Analytics
6 10 (8.06%) Data Modelling
6 10 (8.06%) Process Improvement
6 10 (8.06%) Test Strategy
7 8 (6.45%) ERP
8 7 (5.65%) Accounts Payable
8 7 (5.65%) PLM
8 7 (5.65%) Stakeholder Management
8 7 (5.65%) User Acceptance Testing
9 6 (4.84%) Data Management
9 6 (4.84%) Invoice Processing
9 6 (4.84%) OCR
9 6 (4.84%) PDM
9 6 (4.84%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.61%) Groovy
1 2 (1.61%) Java
1 2 (1.61%) SAPscript
2 1 (0.81%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 20 (16.13%) Security Cleared
2 15 (12.10%) SC Cleared
3 7 (5.65%) Degree
4 4 (3.23%) Master's Degree
4 4 (3.23%) SAP Certification
5 3 (2.42%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.81%) CISM
6 1 (0.81%) CISSP
6 1 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.42%) GAAP
2 2 (1.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.81%) GDPR
3 1 (0.81%) GxP
3 1 (0.81%) QA
System Software
1 1 (0.81%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 123 (99.19%) SAP
2 25 (20.16%) Adobe
3 8 (6.45%) Microsoft
4 7 (5.65%) OpenText
5 6 (4.84%) Concur
5 6 (4.84%) Siemens
6 5 (4.03%) Ariba
7 4 (3.23%) Oracle
8 3 (2.42%) Apple
8 3 (2.42%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.61%) IBM
9 2 (1.61%) Talend
10 1 (0.81%) BeyondTrust
10 1 (0.81%) Cognos
10 1 (0.81%) CyberArk
10 1 (0.81%) Informatica
10 1 (0.81%) JD Edwards
10 1 (0.81%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.81%) Thycotic