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 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 438 378 405
Rank change year-on-year -60 +27 +122
Contract jobs citing ABAP 103 116 144
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.33% 0.42% 0.40%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.06% 1.30% 1.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 66 67
10th Percentile £477 £443 £375
25th Percentile £513 £500 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - -12.50%
75th Percentile £708 £632 £650
90th Percentile £719 £731 £692
UK median daily rate £600 £525 £538
% change year-on-year +14.29% -2.33% -8.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 1
10th Percentile £86.98 £60.02 -
25th Percentile £88.44 £68.00 -
Median hourly rate £91.25 £73.25 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year +24.58% -8.44% -
75th Percentile £94.44 £86.00 -
90th Percentile £96.13 - -
UK median hourly rate £80.50 £73.25 £80.00
% change year-on-year +9.91% -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 9,720 8,915 10,845
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.71% 32.60% 30.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,466 5,755 7,873
10th Percentile £350 £356 £363
25th Percentile £413 £425 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.65% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £663
90th Percentile £738 £774 £769
UK median daily rate £502 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.41% -4.55% -2.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 363 211 391
10th Percentile £39.31 £25.26 £35.00
25th Percentile £52.50 £45.00 £46.32
Median hourly rate £65.00 £63.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.17% +0.80% -3.85%
75th Percentile £68.75 £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £85.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £62.43
% change year-on-year +4.00% +0.12% -0.91%

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 7 January 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 7 January 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 -18 31 £600 +17.07% 8
North of England -48 22 £695 +38.90%
South East -31 18 £606 +4.08% 5
North West -30 16 £705 +41.00%
East of England -10 15 £595 -8.46% 3
Midlands -64 9 £657 +31.40% 3
West Midlands -55 5 £515 -4.63% 2
Yorkshire - 5 £435 -
East Midlands -30 4 £700 +40.00% 1
South West -1 3 £450 -
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 (9.71%) NetWeaver
2 2 (1.94%) SAP EP
3 1 (0.97%) SAP Portal
Business Applications
1 36 (34.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 23 (22.33%) SAP HCM
3 9 (8.74%) SAP Payroll
4 8 (7.77%) SAP FI
5 7 (6.80%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 7 (6.80%) SAP MM
6 5 (4.85%) SAP MDG
7 4 (3.88%) SAP EWM
8 3 (2.91%) SAP ERP
8 3 (2.91%) SAP HR
8 3 (2.91%) SAP MDG-F
8 3 (2.91%) SAP MDG-M
8 3 (2.91%) SAP MDG-S
8 3 (2.91%) SAP SD
9 2 (1.94%) SAP CRM
9 2 (1.94%) SAP PSCD
10 1 (0.97%) SAP CO
10 1 (0.97%) SAP FI/CO
10 1 (0.97%) SAP FI-CA
10 1 (0.97%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 11 (10.68%) SuccessFactors
2 3 (2.91%) Power Platform
3 1 (0.97%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (25.24%) SAP HANA
2 9 (8.74%) SAP BW
3 6 (5.83%) Metadata
4 3 (2.91%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (2.91%) Power BI
4 3 (2.91%) SAP Data Services
5 1 (0.97%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.97%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Development Applications
1 4 (3.88%) LSMW
2 1 (0.97%) Git
2 1 (0.97%) Hudson
General
1 35 (33.98%) Social Skills
2 16 (15.53%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (13.59%) Finance
4 10 (9.71%) Public Sector
5 3 (2.91%) General Ledger
5 3 (2.91%) Telecoms
6 2 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (1.94%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.94%) Retail
7 1 (0.97%) Billing
7 1 (0.97%) Law
Job Titles
1 59 (57.28%) Consultant
2 58 (56.31%) SAP Consultant
3 26 (25.24%) Developer
4 23 (22.33%) SAP HCM Consultant
5 18 (17.48%) SAP Developer
6 13 (12.62%) ABAP Developer
7 11 (10.68%) ABAP Consultant
8 7 (6.80%) Development Consultant
8 7 (6.80%) SAPUI5 Developer
9 6 (5.83%) Architect
9 6 (5.83%) SAP Architect
9 6 (5.83%) SAP Functional Consultant
9 6 (5.83%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
10 5 (4.85%) Functional Consultant
10 5 (4.85%) Lead
10 5 (4.85%) Payroll Consultant
10 5 (4.85%) SAP Payroll Consultant
11 4 (3.88%) Integration Specialist
11 4 (3.88%) SAP EWM Consultant
11 4 (3.88%) SAP Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (39.81%) SAP Fiori
2 34 (33.01%) Web Services
3 24 (23.30%) BAPI
4 19 (18.45%) SAPUI5
5 15 (14.56%) SAP PI
6 13 (12.62%) SOAP
7 10 (9.71%) CSS
7 10 (9.71%) HTML
7 10 (9.71%) IDoc
8 8 (7.77%) XML
9 6 (5.83%) SAP Basis
9 6 (5.83%) SAP Business Workflow
10 5 (4.85%) SAP ALE
10 5 (4.85%) SAP Smart Forms
11 4 (3.88%) REST
12 3 (2.91%) EDI
12 3 (2.91%) Web Dynpro
13 2 (1.94%) SAP XI
14 1 (0.97%) HTML5
14 1 (0.97%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 9 (8.74%) Replication
2 7 (6.80%) Legacy Systems
3 3 (2.91%) SCADA
4 2 (1.94%) Client/Server
4 2 (1.94%) Onboarding
4 2 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.97%) Data Structures
5 1 (0.97%) Life Science
5 1 (0.97%) Public Cloud
5 1 (0.97%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (21.36%) Performance Tuning
2 20 (19.42%) Time Management
3 18 (17.48%) Process Improvement
4 17 (16.50%) Data Modelling
5 16 (15.53%) Requirements Gathering
5 16 (15.53%) Workflow
6 14 (13.59%) Knowledge Transfer
6 14 (13.59%) Workshop Facilitation
7 13 (12.62%) Analytics
7 13 (12.62%) Stakeholder Management
8 11 (10.68%) OO
9 10 (9.71%) Accounts Payable
9 10 (9.71%) Migration
9 10 (9.71%) Problem-Solving
9 10 (9.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 10 (9.71%) Validation
10 8 (7.77%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (7.77%) CRM
11 7 (6.80%) ERP
11 7 (6.80%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 17 (16.50%) JavaScript
2 9 (8.74%) Groovy
3 6 (5.83%) SQL
4 4 (3.88%) Java
5 3 (2.91%) Python
Qualifications
1 39 (37.86%) Security Cleared
2 33 (32.04%) SC Cleared
3 11 (10.68%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (4.85%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.91%) CCA
6 2 (1.94%) Degree
6 2 (1.94%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.97%) CAPM
7 1 (0.97%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.97%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.88%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 102 (99.03%) SAP
2 15 (14.56%) Adobe
3 7 (6.80%) OpenText
3 7 (6.80%) ServiceNow
4 5 (4.85%) Ariba
4 5 (4.85%) Computacenter
5 1 (0.97%) Microsoft
5 1 (0.97%) Workday