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 6 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 457 361 415
Rank change year-on-year -96 +54 +109
Contract jobs citing ABAP 93 127 151
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.28% 0.48% 0.40%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.93% 1.45% 1.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 72 76
10th Percentile £477 £434 £405
25th Percentile £545 £499 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £614 £535 £560
Median % change year-on-year +14.71% -4.42% -5.56%
75th Percentile £708 £638 £650
90th Percentile £719 £731 £695
UK median daily rate £613 £540 £563
% change year-on-year +13.43% -4.00% -4.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 2
10th Percentile - £60.02 -
25th Percentile - £68.00 -
Median hourly rate £86.00 £73.25 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.41% -8.44% -
75th Percentile £91.63 £86.00 -
90th Percentile £95.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £83.25 £73.25 £80.00
% change year-on-year +13.66% -8.44% -

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 10,050 8,783 11,145
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.08% 33.43% 29.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,693 5,630 8,047
10th Percentile £350 £358 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% -2.73% -4.35%
75th Percentile £620 £650 £656
90th Percentile £726 £774 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 425 203 485
10th Percentile £41.25 £25.26 £36.25
25th Percentile £52.50 £42.75 £46.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £63.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.17% +5.00% -7.69%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.75 £69.62
90th Percentile £76.25 £85.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%

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 6 February 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
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 6 February 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 -35 32 £613 +5.60% 8
North of England -59 23 £695 +38.90% 8
North West -37 17 £705 +41.00% 5
East of England -14 15 £595 -8.46% 1
South East -48 14 £626 +8.40% 11
Yorkshire - 5 £435 - 3
Midlands -79 3 £614 +16.40% 5
West Midlands -65 2 £557 +3.15% 4
South West -17 1 - - 1
East Midlands -29 1 £700 +40.00% 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 11 (11.83%) NetWeaver
2 3 (3.23%) SAP EP
3 1 (1.08%) SAP Portal
Business Applications
1 35 (37.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (18.28%) SAP HCM
3 10 (10.75%) SAP Payroll
4 9 (9.68%) SAP FI
5 8 (8.60%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 7 (7.53%) SAP MM
7 5 (5.38%) SAP EWM
7 5 (5.38%) SAP MDG
8 4 (4.30%) SAP HR
9 3 (3.23%) SAP CRM
9 3 (3.23%) SAP MDG-F
9 3 (3.23%) SAP MDG-M
9 3 (3.23%) SAP MDG-S
9 3 (3.23%) SAP PSCD
9 3 (3.23%) SAP SD
10 2 (2.15%) SAP CO
10 2 (2.15%) SAP FI/CO
11 1 (1.08%) SAP FI-CA
11 1 (1.08%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 12 (12.90%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (1.08%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.08%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (27.96%) SAP HANA
2 6 (6.45%) Metadata
3 3 (3.23%) SAP Data Services
4 2 (2.15%) SAP BW
5 1 (1.08%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (1.08%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
5 1 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (1.08%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (4.30%) LSMW
2 1 (1.08%) Git
2 1 (1.08%) Hudson
2 1 (1.08%) JIRA
General
1 29 (31.18%) Social Skills
2 17 (18.28%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (11.83%) Finance
4 8 (8.60%) Public Sector
5 3 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (2.15%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.08%) Billing
7 1 (1.08%) Law
7 1 (1.08%) Retail
Job Titles
1 51 (54.84%) Consultant
2 50 (53.76%) SAP Consultant
3 25 (26.88%) Developer
4 17 (18.28%) SAP Developer
5 16 (17.20%) SAP HCM Consultant
6 15 (16.13%) ABAP Developer
7 11 (11.83%) ABAP Consultant
8 7 (7.53%) Development Consultant
8 7 (7.53%) SAP Functional Consultant
8 7 (7.53%) SAPUI5 Developer
9 6 (6.45%) Functional Consultant
9 6 (6.45%) Lead
9 6 (6.45%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
10 5 (5.38%) Payroll Consultant
10 5 (5.38%) SAP EWM Consultant
10 5 (5.38%) SAP Payroll Consultant
10 5 (5.38%) SAP Technical Consultant
10 5 (5.38%) Technical Consultant
11 4 (4.30%) Integration Specialist
11 4 (4.30%) SAP Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (45.16%) SAP Fiori
2 32 (34.41%) Web Services
3 22 (23.66%) BAPI
4 20 (21.51%) SAPUI5
5 12 (12.90%) SAP PI
5 12 (12.90%) SOAP
6 9 (9.68%) CSS
6 9 (9.68%) HTML
7 8 (8.60%) IDoc
8 7 (7.53%) XML
9 6 (6.45%) SAP Basis
9 6 (6.45%) SAP Business Workflow
10 5 (5.38%) SAP ALE
10 5 (5.38%) SAP Smart Forms
11 4 (4.30%) Web Dynpro
12 3 (3.23%) EDI
12 3 (3.23%) REST
13 1 (1.08%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.68%) Replication
2 3 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (2.15%) Client/Server
3 2 (2.15%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (2.15%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.08%) Data Structures
4 1 (1.08%) Life Science
4 1 (1.08%) Public Cloud
4 1 (1.08%) SCADA
4 1 (1.08%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (20.43%) Performance Tuning
2 18 (19.35%) Process Improvement
2 18 (19.35%) Time Management
3 16 (17.20%) Requirements Gathering
4 15 (16.13%) Data Modelling
5 14 (15.05%) Knowledge Transfer
5 14 (15.05%) Workflow
6 11 (11.83%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (10.75%) OO
7 10 (10.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 9 (9.68%) Analytics
8 9 (9.68%) Continuous Improvement
9 8 (8.60%) Validation
9 8 (8.60%) Workshop Facilitation
10 7 (7.53%) Accounts Payable
10 7 (7.53%) Business Continuity
10 7 (7.53%) CRM
10 7 (7.53%) Invoice Processing
10 7 (7.53%) ITSM
10 7 (7.53%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 16 (17.20%) JavaScript
2 8 (8.60%) Groovy
3 5 (5.38%) Java
4 4 (4.30%) SQL
5 1 (1.08%) Python
Qualifications
1 31 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 25 (26.88%) SC Cleared
3 6 (6.45%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (5.38%) DV Cleared
5 2 (2.15%) Degree
5 2 (2.15%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.08%) CAPM
6 1 (1.08%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.08%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.30%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 92 (98.92%) SAP
2 17 (18.28%) Adobe
3 8 (8.60%) ServiceNow
4 7 (7.53%) OpenText
5 6 (6.45%) Ariba
6 5 (5.38%) Computacenter
7 1 (1.08%) Microsoft
7 1 (1.08%) Workday