ABAP Developer Contracts in the North of England

SAP ABAP Developer
England > North of England

The median SAP ABAP Developer daily rate in the North of England is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 142 178 211
Rank change year-on-year +36 +33 -
Contract jobs requiring an ABAP Developer 24 7 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.73% 0.15% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.78% 0.16% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 5 1
10th Percentile £364 £286 -
25th Percentile - £315 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -6.82% -
75th Percentile £535 £519 £575
90th Percentile £543 - -
England median daily rate £500 £414 £431
% change year-on-year +20.77% -3.83% -7.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £86.00 - -
England median hourly rate £86.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 3,078 4,441 5,553
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 93.14% 95.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,038 2,789 3,920
10th Percentile £230 £263 £285
25th Percentile £364 £385 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £480 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.29% -4.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £550 £580 £600
90th Percentile £646 £673 £680
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 394 162
10th Percentile £12.86 £11.02 £13.96
25th Percentile £16.16 £12.53 £18.82
Median hourly rate £24.50 £19.34 £30.54
Median % change year-on-year +26.68% -36.67% +65.08%
75th Percentile £49.38 £45.97 £49.40
90th Percentile £80.22 £60.00 £65.68
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

ABAP Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured ABAP Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for ABAP Developer in the North of England

ABAP Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ABAP Developer in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for ABAP Developer in the North of England

ABAP Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ABAP Developer in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ABAP Developer in the North of England

ABAP Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ABAP Developer in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for ABAP Developer in the North of England

ABAP Developer
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ABAP Developer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
North West +35 22 £500 -2.44%
North East -1 2 £335 +9.39%
ABAP Developer
England

ABAP Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, ABAP Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North of England region featuring ABAP Developer in the job title.

1 24 (100.00%) ABAP
1 24 (100.00%) SAP
2 22 (91.67%) Security Cleared
3 20 (83.33%) SC Cleared
4 11 (45.83%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (41.67%) SAP Fiori
5 10 (41.67%) BAPI
5 10 (41.67%) Web Services
5 10 (41.67%) OO
5 10 (41.67%) SAP S/4HANA
6 9 (37.50%) SAPUI5
6 9 (37.50%) Time Management
6 9 (37.50%) Performance Tuning
6 9 (37.50%) Process Improvement
6 9 (37.50%) SAP HANA
7 4 (16.67%) Social Skills
8 3 (12.50%) Data Structures
8 3 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
8 3 (12.50%) Unit Testing
9 2 (8.33%) Workday
9 2 (8.33%) Test Scripting
9 2 (8.33%) Google
9 2 (8.33%) Business Transformation
9 2 (8.33%) Data Modelling
9 2 (8.33%) ETL
9 2 (8.33%) SAP CO
9 2 (8.33%) SAP Payroll
9 2 (8.33%) SAP FI/CO
9 2 (8.33%) SAP HR

ABAP Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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:

Business Applications
1 10 (41.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (8.33%) SAP CO
2 2 (8.33%) SAP FI
2 2 (8.33%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (8.33%) SAP HR
2 2 (8.33%) SAP Payroll
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (37.50%) SAP HANA
General
1 4 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (4.17%) Law
2 1 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (41.67%) BAPI
1 10 (41.67%) SAP Fiori
1 10 (41.67%) Web Services
2 9 (37.50%) SAPUI5
3 1 (4.17%) SAP Smart Forms
3 1 (4.17%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.50%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (41.67%) OO
2 9 (37.50%) Performance Tuning
2 9 (37.50%) Process Improvement
2 9 (37.50%) Time Management
3 3 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (12.50%) Unit Testing
3 3 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (8.33%) Business Transformation
4 2 (8.33%) Data Modelling
4 2 (8.33%) ETL
4 2 (8.33%) Test Scripting
5 1 (4.17%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (4.17%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 24 (100.00%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 22 (91.67%) Security Cleared
2 20 (83.33%) SC Cleared
3 11 (45.83%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 24 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (8.33%) Google
2 2 (8.33%) Workday
3 1 (4.17%) Ariba