ABAP Jobs in the UK excluding London

SAP ABAP
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 523 736 657
Rank change year-on-year +213 -79 +130
Permanent jobs citing ABAP 52 27 76
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.13% 0.038% 0.13%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.49% 0.12% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 33 10 51
10th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £51,250
25th Percentile - £55,438 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% +23.81%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,188 £76,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £65,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% -

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 permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 10,641 22,442 23,686
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 26.97% 31.63% 39.93%
Number of salaries quoted 7,071 16,332 13,305
10th Percentile £33,750 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% +3.77%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

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
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for ABAP in the UK excluding London

ABAP
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing ABAP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for ABAP in the UK excluding London

ABAP
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ABAP within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 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 +81 21 £55,000 -10.93% 14
North of England +62 21 £80,000 +45.45%
North West +18 20 £70,000 -
West Midlands +75 19 £55,000 -15.38% 10
South East +102 8 £52,500 -12.50% 13
Scotland - 2 £109,539 -
Yorkshire +67 1 £80,000 +45.45%
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 2 (3.85%) NetWeaver
Business Applications
1 37 (71.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (32.69%) SAP ERP
3 14 (26.92%) SAP HCM
3 14 (26.92%) SAP Payroll
4 13 (25.00%) SAP HR
5 4 (7.69%) SAP SD
6 1 (1.92%) SAP FI
6 1 (1.92%) SAP FSCM
Cloud Services
1 13 (25.00%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (17.31%) SAP HANA
2 4 (7.69%) DB2
2 4 (7.69%) MaxDB
2 4 (7.69%) Oracle Reports
General
1 19 (36.54%) Finance
1 19 (36.54%) Manufacturing
2 4 (7.69%) Billing
3 2 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (3.85%) Banking
3 2 (3.85%) Social Skills
4 1 (1.92%) Aerospace
4 1 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (1.92%) General Ledger
4 1 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (1.92%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (32.69%) SAP Support
2 16 (30.77%) SAP Manager
3 14 (26.92%) Analyst
3 14 (26.92%) SAP Analyst
4 13 (25.00%) SAP Support Analyst
4 13 (25.00%) Support Analyst
5 10 (19.23%) Consultant
5 10 (19.23%) SAP Consultant
6 6 (11.54%) Lead
7 5 (9.62%) Project Leader
7 5 (9.62%) SAP Project Leader
8 4 (7.69%) Developer
8 4 (7.69%) SAP Basis Consultant
8 4 (7.69%) SAP Basis Support
8 4 (7.69%) SAP Developer
8 4 (7.69%) SAP SD Consultant
8 4 (7.69%) SAP Support Consultant
8 4 (7.69%) Senior
8 4 (7.69%) Support Consultant
9 2 (3.85%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (63.46%) SAP Fiori
2 4 (7.69%) SAP Basis
3 3 (5.77%) BAPI
4 2 (3.85%) EDI
4 2 (3.85%) SAPUI5
4 2 (3.85%) Spring
4 2 (3.85%) Spring Boot
5 1 (1.92%) EJB
5 1 (1.92%) JDBC
5 1 (1.92%) SAP ALE
5 1 (1.92%) SAP PI
5 1 (1.92%) Web Dynpro
5 1 (1.92%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.85%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (1.92%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 4 (7.69%) AIX
1 4 (7.69%) Unix
1 4 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (42.31%) ITIL
2 21 (40.38%) ERP
3 17 (32.69%) Change Management
4 16 (30.77%) EAM
4 16 (30.77%) Incident Management
4 16 (30.77%) Logistics
4 16 (30.77%) Release Management
5 14 (26.92%) Time Management
6 13 (25.00%) Data Security
7 10 (19.23%) Project Delivery
8 7 (13.46%) Collaborative Working
9 6 (11.54%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (11.54%) Project Management
10 5 (9.62%) Data Privacy
10 5 (9.62%) PRINCE2
11 4 (7.69%) Analytics
11 4 (7.69%) Business Analytics
11 4 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
11 4 (7.69%) CRM
11 4 (7.69%) SAP Security
Programming Languages
1 6 (11.54%) Java
2 4 (7.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (32.69%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (11.54%) Security Cleared
3 2 (3.85%) Degree
3 2 (3.85%) SAP Certification
4 1 (1.92%) CCA
4 1 (1.92%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (25.00%) GDPR
2 6 (11.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 52 (100.00%) SAP
2 4 (7.69%) Oracle