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 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 471 376 413
Rank change year-on-year -95 +37 +63
Contract jobs citing ABAP 94 113 138
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.26% 0.45% 0.36%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.89% 1.34% 1.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 69 77
10th Percentile £485 £428 £412
25th Percentile £575 £478 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £620 £533 £550
Median % change year-on-year +16.34% -3.18% -8.33%
75th Percentile £708 £638 £625
90th Percentile £796 £800 £661
UK median daily rate £613 £535 £525
% change year-on-year +14.49% +1.90% -10.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 3
10th Percentile £80.15 - £72.00
25th Percentile £83.75 - £75.00
Median hourly rate £86.00 £86.00 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year - +7.50% -17.95%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £92.75 - -
UK median hourly rate £82.50 £86.00 £80.00
% change year-on-year -4.07% +7.50% -17.95%

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 10,533 8,438 11,037
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 29.26% 33.88% 28.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,027 5,642 7,934
10th Percentile £351 £358 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -3.71% -2.78% -6.09%
75th Percentile £613 £650 £660
90th Percentile £725 £775 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -6.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 447 216 471
10th Percentile £41.94 £25.25 £35.00
25th Percentile £55.00 £40.75 £46.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.19 £68.75
90th Percentile £77.20 £85.00 £76.53
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 9 March 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 9 March 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 9 March 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 -37 31 £613 +10.01% 3
North of England -66 22 £705 +41.00% 4
North West -39 16 £705 +41.00% 4
East of England -20 15 £595 -8.46%
South East -54 15 £626 +5.70%
Yorkshire - 5 £435 -
Midlands -76 4 £538 -0.46% 4
South West - 3 £825 -
West Midlands -72 2 £538 -0.46% 1
East Midlands - 2 - - 3
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 (10.64%) NetWeaver
2 2 (2.13%) SAP EP
Business Applications
1 33 (35.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (20.21%) SAP HCM
3 12 (12.77%) SAP Payroll
4 9 (9.57%) SAP FI
5 8 (8.51%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 8 (8.51%) SAP MM
6 5 (5.32%) SAP EWM
6 5 (5.32%) SAP MDG
7 4 (4.26%) SAP HR
7 4 (4.26%) SAP SD
8 3 (3.19%) SAP CRM
8 3 (3.19%) SAP MDG-F
8 3 (3.19%) SAP MDG-M
8 3 (3.19%) SAP MDG-S
8 3 (3.19%) SAP PSCD
9 2 (2.13%) SAP CO
9 2 (2.13%) SAP FI/CO
10 1 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
10 1 (1.06%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 11 (11.70%) SuccessFactors
2 2 (2.13%) Azure
3 1 (1.06%) AWS
3 1 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (1.06%) Boomi
3 1 (1.06%) GitHub
3 1 (1.06%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.06%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (28.72%) SAP HANA
2 6 (6.38%) Metadata
3 3 (3.19%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (1.06%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 4 (4.26%) LSMW
2 2 (2.13%) Git
3 1 (1.06%) GitLab
3 1 (1.06%) Hudson
3 1 (1.06%) JIRA
General
1 28 (29.79%) Social Skills
2 19 (20.21%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (14.89%) Finance
4 8 (8.51%) Public Sector
5 5 (5.32%) Manufacturing
6 2 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (2.13%) Law
7 1 (1.06%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.06%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 54 (57.45%) Consultant
2 53 (56.38%) SAP Consultant
3 22 (23.40%) Developer
4 16 (17.02%) SAP HCM Consultant
5 15 (15.96%) SAP Developer
6 12 (12.77%) ABAP Consultant
6 12 (12.77%) ABAP Developer
7 10 (10.64%) SAP Functional Consultant
8 9 (9.57%) Functional Consultant
9 7 (7.45%) Development Consultant
9 7 (7.45%) Lead
9 7 (7.45%) SAPUI5 Developer
10 6 (6.38%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
10 6 (6.38%) SAP Technical Consultant
10 6 (6.38%) Technical Consultant
11 5 (5.32%) Payroll Consultant
11 5 (5.32%) SAP Payroll Consultant
12 4 (4.26%) Integration Specialist
12 4 (4.26%) SAP EWM Consultant
12 4 (4.26%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (42.55%) SAP Fiori
2 31 (32.98%) Web Services
3 21 (22.34%) BAPI
4 18 (19.15%) SAPUI5
5 13 (13.83%) SOAP
6 12 (12.77%) SAP PI
7 10 (10.64%) IDoc
8 9 (9.57%) CSS
8 9 (9.57%) HTML
9 7 (7.45%) SAP Business Workflow
9 7 (7.45%) XML
10 6 (6.38%) SAP ALE
10 6 (6.38%) SAP Basis
11 5 (5.32%) SAP Smart Forms
12 4 (4.26%) EDI
12 4 (4.26%) Web Dynpro
13 2 (2.13%) Middleware
14 1 (1.06%) JDBC
14 1 (1.06%) JMS
14 1 (1.06%) SAP XI
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.57%) Replication
2 2 (2.13%) Client/Server
2 2 (2.13%) Onboarding
2 2 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (1.06%) Data Structures
3 1 (1.06%) Life Science
3 1 (1.06%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.06%) Public Cloud
3 1 (1.06%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (21.28%) Performance Tuning
1 20 (21.28%) Time Management
2 17 (18.09%) Process Improvement
3 15 (15.96%) Knowledge Transfer
3 15 (15.96%) Requirements Gathering
3 15 (15.96%) Workflow
4 14 (14.89%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (13.83%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (13.83%) Data Modelling
6 12 (12.77%) OO
6 12 (12.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 9 (9.57%) User Acceptance Testing
8 8 (8.51%) Analytics
8 8 (8.51%) Unit Testing
9 7 (7.45%) Accounts Payable
9 7 (7.45%) Performance Improvement
9 7 (7.45%) Requirements Workshops
9 7 (7.45%) Root Cause Analysis
9 7 (7.45%) Translating Business Requirements
9 7 (7.45%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 16 (17.02%) JavaScript
2 8 (8.51%) Groovy
3 5 (5.32%) SQL
4 4 (4.26%) Java
5 1 (1.06%) ActionScript
5 1 (1.06%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 30 (31.91%) Security Cleared
2 24 (25.53%) SC Cleared
3 7 (7.45%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (5.32%) DV Cleared
5 2 (2.13%) PMI Certification
5 2 (2.13%) PMP
5 2 (2.13%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.26%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 93 (98.94%) SAP
2 17 (18.09%) Adobe
3 8 (8.51%) ServiceNow
4 7 (7.45%) OpenText
5 5 (5.32%) Ariba
5 5 (5.32%) Computacenter
6 2 (2.13%) JD Edwards
6 2 (2.13%) Microsoft
7 1 (1.06%) Dell
7 1 (1.06%) SEEBURGER
7 1 (1.06%) Workday