ABAP Job Trends in England

SAP ABAP
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring ABAP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 556 649 606
Rank change year-on-year +93 -43 +274
Permanent jobs citing ABAP 46 30 63
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.088% 0.062% 0.13%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.45% 0.18% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 32 16 34
10th Percentile £55,000 - £47,725
25th Percentile £58,438 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,250 £57,500 £62,750
Median % change year-on-year +23.91% -8.37% +2.45%
75th Percentile £76,250 £83,125 £69,813
90th Percentile £84,625 £90,000 £77,125
UK median annual salary £72,500 £65,250 £63,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% +3.57% +5.00%

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 10,196 16,541 18,135
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 19.57% 33.95% 38.73%
Number of salaries quoted 7,688 9,726 15,182
10th Percentile £32,500 £38,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,250 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -
75th Percentile £82,625 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -3.85%

ABAP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ABAP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

ABAP job vacancy trend in England

ABAP
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing ABAP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing ABAP

ABAP
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing ABAP in England over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

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 5 January 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +28 14 £66,250 +1.92% 3
London +58 12 £75,000 -21.05% 10
West Midlands +32 12 £62,500 -10.71% 2
North of England +26 6 £80,000 +14.29%
South East +17 4 £75,000 +42.86% 5
Yorkshire - 3 £77,500 -
North West +18 2 £80,000 +14.29%
East of England +26 1 £55,000 - 3
East Midlands -8 1 £70,000 +16.67% 1
ABAP
UK

ABAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 4 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 33 (71.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (21.74%) SAP CO
2 10 (21.74%) SAP FI
2 10 (21.74%) SAP FI/CO
3 7 (15.22%) SAP PP
4 6 (13.04%) SAP HCM
4 6 (13.04%) SAP HR
4 6 (13.04%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (2.17%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 1 (2.17%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 6 (13.04%) SuccessFactors
2 3 (6.52%) SaaS
3 1 (2.17%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.35%) SAP BW
1 2 (4.35%) SAP Data Services
2 1 (2.17%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
2 1 (2.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.17%) LSMW
General
1 15 (32.61%) Social Skills
2 13 (28.26%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (13.04%) Finance
4 5 (10.87%) Manufacturing
5 2 (4.35%) Retail
6 1 (2.17%) Advertising
6 1 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.17%) Marketing
6 1 (2.17%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (36.96%) Consultant
1 17 (36.96%) SAP Consultant
2 10 (21.74%) Developer
3 9 (19.57%) ABAP Developer
3 9 (19.57%) SAP Developer
4 8 (17.39%) Analyst
4 8 (17.39%) SAP Analyst
4 8 (17.39%) SAP CO Consultant
4 8 (17.39%) SAP FI Consultant
4 8 (17.39%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
5 7 (15.22%) SAP Support
6 6 (13.04%) SAP PP Consultant
6 6 (13.04%) Senior
7 5 (10.87%) Lead
7 5 (10.87%) SAP PS Consultant
7 5 (10.87%) SAP QM Consultant
8 4 (8.70%) SAP Manager
8 4 (8.70%) Senior Analyst
8 4 (8.70%) Senior Consultant
8 4 (8.70%) Senior SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (34.78%) SAP Fiori
2 6 (13.04%) SAPUI5
3 5 (10.87%) BAPI
3 5 (10.87%) IBM Integration Bus
3 5 (10.87%) JMS
3 5 (10.87%) Middleware
3 5 (10.87%) OAuth
3 5 (10.87%) REST
3 5 (10.87%) SAML
3 5 (10.87%) SOAP
4 3 (6.52%) EDI
4 3 (6.52%) SAP Basis
5 2 (4.35%) HTML
5 2 (4.35%) Node.js
6 1 (2.17%) CSS
6 1 (2.17%) IDoc
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.87%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (6.52%) Cloud Native
3 1 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.17%) Public Cloud
3 1 (2.17%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.17%) Linux
1 1 (2.17%) SUSE
1 1 (2.17%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (28.26%) Time Management
2 11 (23.91%) Continuous Improvement
2 11 (23.91%) Migration
3 10 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (15.22%) API Management
4 7 (15.22%) Decision-Making
5 6 (13.04%) Asset Management
5 6 (13.04%) Data Security
5 6 (13.04%) Defect Management
5 6 (13.04%) High Availability
5 6 (13.04%) Production Planning
5 6 (13.04%) System Integration Testing
6 5 (10.87%) Cash Management
6 5 (10.87%) ERP
6 5 (10.87%) Event-Driven Architecture
6 5 (10.87%) Integration Testing
6 5 (10.87%) Logistics
6 5 (10.87%) Quality Management
6 5 (10.87%) Requirements Gathering
6 5 (10.87%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.52%) Java
2 2 (4.35%) JavaScript
2 2 (4.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (23.91%) Security Cleared
2 10 (21.74%) SAP Certification
3 5 (10.87%) Degree
4 1 (2.17%) ACCA
4 1 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.17%) CIMA
4 1 (2.17%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.04%) GDPR
2 2 (4.35%) Data Quality
2 2 (4.35%) GRC
3 1 (2.17%) IFRS
3 1 (2.17%) QA
Vendors
1 46 (100.00%) SAP
2 5 (10.87%) IBM
3 2 (4.35%) Workday
4 1 (2.17%) Ariba
4 1 (2.17%) MuleSoft