Hybrid/Remote ABAP Job Trends

SAP ABAP
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring ABAP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 352 422 438
Rank change year-on-year +70 +16 +265
Permanent jobs citing ABAP 30 20 39
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.20% 0.12% 0.20%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.72% 0.27% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 24 12 21
10th Percentile £53,250 - £48,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.55% -11.15% +8.33%
75th Percentile £73,750 £87,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £79,000 £112,081 £85,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £60,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +15.70% -6.92% +8.33%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

ABAP falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,170 7,393 9,246
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.22% 42.59% 46.69%
Number of salaries quoted 3,191 4,762 7,815
10th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,750 £48,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £110,000 £110,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

ABAP
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ABAP and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

ABAP job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

ABAP
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ABAP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ABAP

ABAP
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ABAP over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

ABAP salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

ABAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 21 (70.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (30.00%) SAP HCM
2 9 (30.00%) SAP HR
2 9 (30.00%) SAP Payroll
3 5 (16.67%) SAP PP
4 2 (6.67%) SAP CO
4 2 (6.67%) SAP FI
4 2 (6.67%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (3.33%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 9 (30.00%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (3.33%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.33%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.33%) SAP BW
1 1 (3.33%) SAP Data Services
General
1 10 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 7 (23.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (6.67%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.33%) Finance
4 1 (3.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (3.33%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.33%) Marketing
4 1 (3.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (36.67%) Consultant
1 11 (36.67%) SAP Consultant
2 10 (33.33%) Analyst
2 10 (33.33%) SAP Analyst
3 9 (30.00%) SAP Support
4 8 (26.67%) ABAP Developer
4 8 (26.67%) Developer
4 8 (26.67%) SAP Developer
5 5 (16.67%) SAP PP Consultant
5 5 (16.67%) SAP QM Consultant
5 5 (16.67%) Senior
6 4 (13.33%) SAP PP Analyst
6 4 (13.33%) SAP Support Analyst
6 4 (13.33%) Senior Analyst
6 4 (13.33%) Senior Consultant
6 4 (13.33%) Senior SAP Consultant
6 4 (13.33%) Senior SAP PP Consultant
6 4 (13.33%) Senior SAP QM Consultant
6 4 (13.33%) Support Analyst
7 3 (10.00%) Principal Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (43.33%) SAP Fiori
2 6 (20.00%) BAPI
3 5 (16.67%) IBM Integration Bus
3 5 (16.67%) JMS
3 5 (16.67%) Middleware
3 5 (16.67%) OAuth
3 5 (16.67%) REST
3 5 (16.67%) SAML
3 5 (16.67%) SOAP
4 3 (10.00%) SAPUI5
5 1 (3.33%) HTML
5 1 (3.33%) Node.js
5 1 (3.33%) SAP Basis
5 1 (3.33%) SAP Smart Forms
5 1 (3.33%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.67%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (10.00%) Cloud Native
3 1 (3.33%) Data Structures
3 1 (3.33%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (3.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (46.67%) Time Management
2 9 (30.00%) Data Security
3 8 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (20.00%) Migration
5 5 (16.67%) API Management
5 5 (16.67%) Asset Management
5 5 (16.67%) Event-Driven
5 5 (16.67%) Event-Driven Architecture
5 5 (16.67%) High Availability
5 5 (16.67%) Logistics
5 5 (16.67%) Production Planning
5 5 (16.67%) Quality Management
6 4 (13.33%) Mobile Development
7 3 (10.00%) Agile
7 3 (10.00%) Performance Optimisation
7 3 (10.00%) User Experience
8 2 (6.67%) Business Continuity
8 2 (6.67%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (6.67%) Data Analysis
8 2 (6.67%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.67%) SQL
2 1 (3.33%) Java
2 1 (3.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 8 (26.67%) Security Cleared
2 7 (23.33%) SAP Certification
3 4 (13.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (30.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 30 (100.00%) SAP
2 5 (16.67%) IBM