ABAP Contracts in the UK excluding London

SAP ABAP
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for ABAP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited ABAP over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 331 334 459
Rank change year-on-year +3 +125 -43
Contract jobs citing ABAP 54 113 46
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.27% 0.49% 0.15%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.13% 1.71% 0.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 66 28
10th Percentile £412 - £400
25th Percentile £495 £414 £448
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £537 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.56% +7.40% +11.67%
75th Percentile £588 £677 £538
90th Percentile £620 £680 £560
UK median daily rate £538 £554 £525
% change year-on-year -2.98% +5.52% +13.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 2
10th Percentile £24.03 £93.25 £41.69
25th Percentile £25.94 £94.38 £43.16
Median hourly rate £54.00 £97.50 £48.21
Median % change year-on-year -44.62% +102.25% -
75th Percentile £80.00 £99.38 £53.16
90th Percentile - £99.75 £54.56
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £97.50 £48.21
% change year-on-year -28.21% +102.25% -35.72%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

ABAP is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,786 6,595 8,757
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.55% 28.70% 28.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,224 4,658 6,118
10th Percentile £314 £350 £337
25th Percentile £400 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £489 £500 £495
Median % change year-on-year -2.20% +1.01% +16.47%
75th Percentile £588 £594 £575
90th Percentile £650 £678 £650
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -3.64% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 410 326 333
10th Percentile £37.96 £22.86 £17.00
25th Percentile £52.50 £50.00 £28.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £77.00 £68.60
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.20
% change year-on-year - +24.50% +18.12%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for ABAP in the UK excluding London

ABAP
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ABAP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ABAP in the UK excluding London

ABAP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for ABAP in the UK excluding London

ABAP
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ABAP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for ABAP in the UK excluding London

ABAP
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +28 18 £501 -15.88% 1
Midlands +9 16 £575 +6.48% 6
South East -29 13 £496 -3.69% 5
East Midlands +5 10 £568 +5.09% 4
North West +14 8 £513 -13.87% 1
East of England +16 7 £495 -
Yorkshire +14 7 £501 -
West Midlands +13 5 £650 +7.30% 2
North East - 3 £306 -
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 (3.70%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 1 (1.85%) Confluence
2 1 (1.85%) NetWeaver
Business Applications
1 15 (27.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (12.96%) OpenText VIM for SAP
2 7 (12.96%) SAP FI-AP
3 5 (9.26%) Teamcenter
4 4 (7.41%) SAP CO
4 4 (7.41%) SAP ERP
4 4 (7.41%) SAP MDG
5 3 (5.56%) SAP FI
5 3 (5.56%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (3.70%) SAP MM
7 1 (1.85%) SAP EWM
7 1 (1.85%) SAP GTS
7 1 (1.85%) SAP MDG-BP
7 1 (1.85%) SAP MDG-F
7 1 (1.85%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.70%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (1.85%) Azure
2 1 (1.85%) Entra ID
2 1 (1.85%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.70%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (11.11%) SAP BW
2 3 (5.56%) BusinessObjects
2 3 (5.56%) SAP HANA
3 2 (3.70%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
3 2 (3.70%) Lumira
Development Applications
1 7 (12.96%) JIRA
General
1 13 (24.07%) Finance
2 12 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 6 (11.11%) Manufacturing
4 5 (9.26%) Public Sector
5 3 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (3.70%) German Language
6 2 (3.70%) Polish Language
7 1 (1.85%) Automotive
7 1 (1.85%) Back Office
7 1 (1.85%) Banking
7 1 (1.85%) Law
7 1 (1.85%) Legal
7 1 (1.85%) Retail
Job Titles
1 28 (51.85%) Developer
2 26 (48.15%) SAP Developer
3 16 (29.63%) Consultant
4 15 (27.78%) SAP Consultant
5 11 (20.37%) ABAP Developer
6 8 (14.81%) Architect
7 5 (9.26%) SAP Financial Consultant
8 4 (7.41%) SAP BW Developer
8 4 (7.41%) SAP MDG Consultant
9 3 (5.56%) Functional Consultant
9 3 (5.56%) SAP Functional Consultant
10 2 (3.70%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 2 (3.70%) Coordinator
10 2 (3.70%) Data Consultant
10 2 (3.70%) Governance Consultant
10 2 (3.70%) Integration Architect
10 2 (3.70%) SAP Architect
10 2 (3.70%) SAP BI Developer
10 2 (3.70%) SAP Data Consultant
10 2 (3.70%) SAP MM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (22.22%) IDoc
2 8 (14.81%) EDI
3 6 (11.11%) SAP Fiori
3 6 (11.11%) Web Dynpro
4 5 (9.26%) SAP ALE
5 4 (7.41%) SAP Business Workflow
5 4 (7.41%) SAP PI
6 2 (3.70%) BAPI
6 2 (3.70%) Kafka
6 2 (3.70%) REST
7 1 (1.85%) LDAP
7 1 (1.85%) Middleware
7 1 (1.85%) SailPoint
7 1 (1.85%) SAML
7 1 (1.85%) SAP Smart Forms
7 1 (1.85%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.56%) Data Structures
1 3 (5.56%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (18.52%) Analytics
1 10 (18.52%) Data Modelling
1 10 (18.52%) Migration
1 10 (18.52%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (16.67%) Agile
3 8 (14.81%) Workflow
4 7 (12.96%) Accounts Payable
5 6 (11.11%) Data Migration
5 6 (11.11%) Invoice Processing
5 6 (11.11%) OCR
5 6 (11.11%) OO
5 6 (11.11%) Root Cause Analysis
5 6 (11.11%) SDLC
6 5 (9.26%) ERP
6 5 (9.26%) PLM
7 4 (7.41%) Data Management
7 4 (7.41%) PDM
7 4 (7.41%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (7.41%) User Acceptance Testing
8 3 (5.56%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.41%) Java
2 1 (1.85%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 9 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 4 (7.41%) SC Cleared
3 2 (3.70%) Degree
4 1 (1.85%) CISM
4 1 (1.85%) CISSP
4 1 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.85%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.85%) GDPR
1 1 (1.85%) QA
1 1 (1.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (1.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.85%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 54 (100.00%) SAP
2 7 (12.96%) OpenText
3 5 (9.26%) Concur
3 5 (9.26%) Microsoft
3 5 (9.26%) Siemens
4 4 (7.41%) Adobe
5 2 (3.70%) Ariba
5 2 (3.70%) IBM
5 2 (3.70%) Oracle
5 2 (3.70%) Salesforce
5 2 (3.70%) Talend
6 1 (1.85%) BeyondTrust
6 1 (1.85%) CyberArk
6 1 (1.85%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.85%) Thycotic