The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring ABAP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ABAP over the 6 months leading up to 27 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 27 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
109
141
151
Rank change year-on-year
+32
+10
-
Contract jobs citing ABAP
1
6
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West
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 the South West.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
421
682
936
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West
22.08%
23.14%
27.82%
Number of daily rates quoted
278
440
634
10th Percentile
£317
£375
£363
25th Percentile
£399
£436
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£538
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-11.63%
+7.50%
-2.44%
75th Percentile
£588
£625
£620
90th Percentile
£649
£700
£702
England median daily rate
£515
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-6.36%
-
-2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted
37
102
86
10th Percentile
£62.30
£61.25
£48.03
25th Percentile
£65.00
£65.00
£60.03
Median hourly rate
£68.00
£70.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-2.86%
+7.69%
+8.33%
75th Percentile
£70.00
-
£70.30
90th Percentile
£76.00
£77.50
£78.00
England median hourly rate
£57.50
£65.00
£62.50
% change year-on-year
-11.54%
+4.00%
+13.64%
ABAP Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing ABAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
ABAP Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ABAP in the South West.
ABAP Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West
For the 6 months to 27 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing ABAP also mentioned 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 South West region with a requirement for ABAP.
ABAP Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:
