ABAP Contract Job Trends
SAP ABAP
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing ABAP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 556 | 417 | 410 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -139 | -7 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing ABAP | 148 | 150 | 146 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.26% | 0.42% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.99% | 1.31% | 1.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 64 | 72 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | £457 | £434 |
| 25th Percentile | £480 | £501 | £495 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £559 | £593 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.73% | +12.95% | -2.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £700 | £592 |
| 90th Percentile | £671 | £718 | £727 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £506 | £591 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.38% | +9.44% | +1.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £54.83 | - | £27.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £69.56 | £62.75 | £40.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £83.25 | £80.50 | £68.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.42% | +18.38% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £86.00 | £86.00 | £72.43 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £92.75 | £79.92 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £83.25 | £91.25 | £63.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.77% | +43.25% | - |
All Programming Languages
UK
ABAP falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing coding skills.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing coding skills | 14,995 | 11,456 | 11,781 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 26.85% | 32.24% | 32.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,765 | 7,545 | 7,594 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £348 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -3.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £623 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 618 | 337 | 285 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.08 | £29.00 | £22.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £42.50 | £45.75 | £37.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £61.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +1.63% | +2.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.25 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £76.25 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
ABAP Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ABAP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
ABAP Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ABAP.
ABAP Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ABAP over the 6 months to 14 November 2026.
ABAP Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing ABAP.
ABAP Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing ABAP over the 6 months to 14 November 2026.
ABAP Top 14 Contract Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 14 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -100 | 116 | £550 | -7.56% | 60 |
| UK excluding London | -94 | 75 | £506 | -14.38% | 52 |
| Work from Home | -70 | 65 | £553 | -7.45% | 32 |
| Midlands | -14 | 39 | £486 | -18.66% | 18 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 33 | £481 | -6.58% | 18 |
| London | -101 | 30 | £568 | -4.54% | 9 |
| South East | -51 | 24 | £610 | +16.19% | 9 |
| North of England | -71 | 15 | £550 | -19.59% | 13 |
| North West | -58 | 8 | £620 | -12.06% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -26 | 7 | £525 | -3.23% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 5 | £563 | -19.64% | |
| Scotland | -31 | 1 | - | - | |
| South West | -31 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| East of England | -37 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
ABAP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Java | 10.8% | 16 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 4.1% | 6 |
| 3 | Groovy | 3.4% | 5 |
| 4 | SAPscript | 0.7% | 1 |
| 4 | SQL | 0.7% | 1 |