ABAP Contracts in the UK excluding London

SAP ABAP
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 264 342 319
Rank change year-on-year +78 -23 +154
Contract jobs citing ABAP 71 55 114
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.55% 0.27% 0.50%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.91% 1.12% 1.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 36 68
10th Percentile £452 £414 -
25th Percentile £477 £499 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £524 £513 £539
Median % change year-on-year +2.20% -4.92% +7.80%
75th Percentile £631 £600 £675
90th Percentile £675 £675 £678
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 2
10th Percentile - £24.45 £93.25
25th Percentile - £27.00 £94.38
Median hourly rate £86.00 £28.00 £97.50
Median % change year-on-year +207.14% -71.28% +102.25%
75th Percentile - £80.00 £99.38
90th Percentile - - £99.75
UK median hourly rate £86.00 £49.00 £97.50
% change year-on-year +75.51% -49.74% +102.25%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 3,727 4,902 6,440
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 28.97% 23.79% 28.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,493 3,298 4,502
10th Percentile £322 £319 £350
25th Percentile £400 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £561 £585 £592
90th Percentile £638 £650 £678
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 426 324
10th Percentile £27.95 £37.55 £26.16
25th Percentile £44.63 £52.50 £50.94
Median hourly rate £63.37 £62.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +1.40% - +22.59%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.00 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £62.36 £62.50
% change year-on-year -7.79% -0.23% +22.11%

ABAP
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing ABAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for ABAP in the UK excluding London

ABAP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ABAP in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for ABAP in the UK excluding London

ABAP
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ABAP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ABAP in the UK excluding London

ABAP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ABAP in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for ABAP in the UK excluding London

ABAP
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ABAP within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 29 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
South East +58 27 £593 +1.89% 10
North of England +16 24 £500 -0.10% 3
North West +19 22 £500 -2.44% 2
Midlands +12 15 £520 -11.49% 12
West Midlands +25 14 £520 -20.00% 10
East of England +27 3 £650 +31.31% 5
North East -2 2 £335 +9.39% 1
Wales - 2 £460 -
East Midlands -1 1 - - 2
ABAP
UK

ABAP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (18.31%) NetWeaver
2 7 (9.86%) SAP EP
Business Applications
1 16 (22.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (11.27%) SAP CRM
3 7 (9.86%) SAP HR
4 6 (8.45%) SAP ERP
4 6 (8.45%) SAP GTS
5 5 (7.04%) SAP CO
5 5 (7.04%) SAP EWM
5 5 (7.04%) SAP FI
5 5 (7.04%) SAP FI/CO
5 5 (7.04%) SAP HCM
5 5 (7.04%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (2.82%) SAP ECC
6 2 (2.82%) SAP PSCD
6 2 (2.82%) SAP SD
7 1 (1.41%) SAP BRIM
7 1 (1.41%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 7 (9.86%) SuccessFactors
2 5 (7.04%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 8 (11.27%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (11.27%) SAP HANA
2 4 (5.63%) SAP BW
3 3 (4.23%) BusinessObjects
3 3 (4.23%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (1.41%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Development Applications
1 7 (9.86%) Postman
General
1 25 (35.21%) Social Skills
2 7 (9.86%) Influencing Skills
3 6 (8.45%) Aerospace
4 3 (4.23%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (4.23%) Automotive
4 3 (4.23%) Finance
4 3 (4.23%) Manufacturing
4 3 (4.23%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (2.82%) Billing
5 2 (2.82%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.41%) Law
Job Titles
1 41 (57.75%) Developer
2 34 (47.89%) SAP Developer
3 27 (38.03%) ABAP Developer
4 14 (19.72%) Architect
4 14 (19.72%) SAP Architect
5 10 (14.08%) Consultant
6 9 (12.68%) SAP Consultant
7 8 (11.27%) Integration Developer
8 7 (9.86%) SAP Technical Architect
8 7 (9.86%) Technical Architect
9 6 (8.45%) SAP HR Developer
10 5 (7.04%) SAP HCM Consultant
11 4 (5.63%) Lead
11 4 (5.63%) Senior
11 4 (5.63%) Senior ABAP Developer
11 4 (5.63%) Senior Developer
12 3 (4.23%) SAP Engineer
12 3 (4.23%) Software Engineer
13 2 (2.82%) Full-Stack Developer
13 2 (2.82%) Integration Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (28.17%) SAP Fiori
2 18 (25.35%) SAPUI5
3 13 (18.31%) SAP PI
4 11 (15.49%) BAPI
4 11 (15.49%) IDoc
4 11 (15.49%) REST
4 11 (15.49%) SOAP
4 11 (15.49%) Web Services
5 8 (11.27%) EDI
5 8 (11.27%) JDBC
5 8 (11.27%) XSLT
6 6 (8.45%) Middleware
7 5 (7.04%) CSS
7 5 (7.04%) CSS3
7 5 (7.04%) HTML
7 5 (7.04%) HTML5
7 5 (7.04%) JMS
7 5 (7.04%) jQuery
7 5 (7.04%) XML
8 4 (5.63%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.86%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (7.04%) Legacy Applications
2 5 (7.04%) Virtual Team
3 3 (4.23%) Data Structures
4 1 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.41%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (23.94%) Workflow
2 15 (21.13%) ERP
3 12 (16.90%) OO
3 12 (16.90%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (14.08%) CRM
4 10 (14.08%) Process Improvement
5 8 (11.27%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 8 (11.27%) Performance Tuning
5 8 (11.27%) Time Management
5 8 (11.27%) User Acceptance Testing
6 7 (9.86%) Agile
6 7 (9.86%) Collaborative Working
6 7 (9.86%) Data Modelling
6 7 (9.86%) Project Management
6 7 (9.86%) Scrum
6 7 (9.86%) Strategic Thinking
6 7 (9.86%) Technical Architecture
7 6 (8.45%) Enterprise Architecture
7 6 (8.45%) User Experience
8 5 (7.04%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 20 (28.17%) Java
2 12 (16.90%) JavaScript
3 8 (11.27%) COBOL
4 7 (9.86%) SQL
5 4 (5.63%) Perl
5 4 (5.63%) Python
6 3 (4.23%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 37 (52.11%) Security Cleared
2 30 (42.25%) SC Cleared
3 23 (32.39%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (8.45%) DV Cleared
5 3 (4.23%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (4.23%) Degree
5 3 (4.23%) SAP Certification
Vendors
1 70 (98.59%) SAP
2 9 (12.68%) Adobe
3 8 (11.27%) Ariba
4 5 (7.04%) Google
4 5 (7.04%) Workday
5 1 (1.41%) Microsoft