ABAP Jobs in England

SAP ABAP
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring ABAP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries 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 611 799 774
Rank change year-on-year +188 -25 +289
Permanent jobs citing ABAP 48 36 136
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.099% 0.041% 0.16%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.33% 0.13% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 28 18 65
10th Percentile £54,250 £54,250 £49,000
25th Percentile - £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £63,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -5.51% +5.83%
75th Percentile £66,563 £65,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,125 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% -

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 permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 14,652 28,024 37,268
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 30.18% 31.54% 43.05%
Number of salaries quoted 9,481 22,545 24,192
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,683 £45,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £100,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

ABAP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing ABAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for ABAP in England

ABAP
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ABAP in England.

Salary trend for ABAP in England

ABAP
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing ABAP in England over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Salary histogram for ABAP in England

ABAP
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ABAP within the England 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +73 21 £55,000 -3.08% 11
West Midlands +74 19 £55,000 -15.38% 10
North of England +51 17 £80,000 +45.45% 3
North West +16 16 - - 2
South East +97 5 £52,500 -12.50% 6
London +100 3 £68,750 -1.79% 11
Yorkshire +56 1 £80,000 +45.45%
ABAP
UK

ABAP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 38 (79.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (37.50%) SAP ERP
3 15 (31.25%) SAP HCM
3 15 (31.25%) SAP Payroll
4 13 (27.08%) SAP HR
5 2 (4.17%) SAP FI
6 1 (2.08%) SAP CO
6 1 (2.08%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (2.08%) SAP FSCM
Cloud Services
1 14 (29.17%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (18.75%) SAP HANA
2 4 (8.33%) DB2
2 4 (8.33%) MaxDB
2 4 (8.33%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (2.08%) SAP BW
General
1 18 (37.50%) Manufacturing
2 17 (35.42%) Finance
3 2 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (4.17%) Social Skills
4 1 (2.08%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (2.08%) General Ledger
4 1 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (2.08%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (35.42%) SAP Support
2 16 (33.33%) SAP Manager
3 14 (29.17%) Analyst
3 14 (29.17%) SAP Analyst
4 13 (27.08%) SAP Support Analyst
4 13 (27.08%) Support Analyst
5 9 (18.75%) Consultant
5 9 (18.75%) SAP Consultant
6 6 (12.50%) Developer
7 5 (10.42%) SAP Developer
8 4 (8.33%) ABAP Developer
8 4 (8.33%) SAP Basis Consultant
8 4 (8.33%) SAP Basis Support
8 4 (8.33%) SAP Support Consultant
8 4 (8.33%) Senior
8 4 (8.33%) Support Consultant
9 3 (6.25%) Lead
9 3 (6.25%) Senior Consultant
9 3 (6.25%) Senior SAP Consultant
10 2 (4.17%) Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (70.83%) SAP Fiori
2 5 (10.42%) BAPI
3 4 (8.33%) SAP Basis
4 3 (6.25%) SAPUI5
5 1 (2.08%) EJB
5 1 (2.08%) IDoc
5 1 (2.08%) JDBC
5 1 (2.08%) Node.js
5 1 (2.08%) SAP ALE
5 1 (2.08%) SAP PI
5 1 (2.08%) SAP Smart Forms
5 1 (2.08%) Web Dynpro
5 1 (2.08%) Web Services
5 1 (2.08%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.08%) FMCG
1 1 (2.08%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.33%) AIX
1 4 (8.33%) Unix
1 4 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (45.83%) ERP
2 19 (39.58%) ITIL
3 17 (35.42%) Change Management
3 17 (35.42%) Logistics
4 16 (33.33%) EAM
4 16 (33.33%) Incident Management
4 16 (33.33%) Release Management
5 15 (31.25%) Time Management
6 13 (27.08%) Data Security
7 8 (16.67%) Project Delivery
8 7 (14.58%) Collaborative Working
8 7 (14.58%) Project Management
9 6 (12.50%) Data Privacy
10 5 (10.42%) Analytics
11 4 (8.33%) Business Analytics
11 4 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
11 4 (8.33%) CRM
11 4 (8.33%) Process Improvement
11 4 (8.33%) Requirements Gathering
11 4 (8.33%) SAP Security
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.42%) Java
1 5 (10.42%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (35.42%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 2 (4.17%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.08%) CCA
4 1 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.08%) Degree
4 1 (2.08%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (27.08%) GDPR
2 3 (6.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 48 (100.00%) SAP
2 4 (8.33%) Oracle