SAP ABAP
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 417 401 671
Rank change year-on-year -16 +270 -103
Contract jobs citing ABAP 164 313 192
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.39% 0.55% 0.22%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.29% 1.58% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 149 80
10th Percentile £410 £414 £425
25th Percentile £450 £463 £467
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £625 £678 £661
90th Percentile £650 £750 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £513 £536 £500
% change year-on-year -4.38% +7.20% +11.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 2
10th Percentile £24.45 £93.25 £41.69
25th Percentile £27.00 £94.38 £43.16
Median hourly rate £70.00 £97.50 £48.21
Median % change year-on-year -28.21% +102.25% -35.72%
75th Percentile £80.00 £99.38 £53.16
90th Percentile - £99.75 £54.56
UK excluding London median hourly rate £54.00 £97.50 £48.21
% change year-on-year -44.62% +102.25% -

All Programming Languages
UK

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 with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 12,728 19,825 31,917
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 29.92% 34.62% 36.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,055 14,305 23,279
10th Percentile £350 £390 £385
25th Percentile £425 £463 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £655
90th Percentile £765 £788 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £495
% change year-on-year -2.50% +1.01% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 493 443 502
10th Percentile £32.25 £26.09 £19.52
25th Percentile £46.25 £50.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £62.36 £60.70 £50.10
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% +21.16% +17.03%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.38
90th Percentile £78.60 £78.00 £72.43
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year - +25.00% +24.82%

ABAP
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for ABAP in the UK

ABAP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ABAP.

Daily rate trend for ABAP in the UK

ABAP
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ABAP over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ABAP in the UK

ABAP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ABAP.

Hourly rate trend for ABAP in the UK

ABAP
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ABAP over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for ABAP in the UK

ABAP
Top 14 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 20 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
England +24 127 £575 +4.55% 36
Work from Home -14 78 £500 -9.09% 16
London +87 64 £600 -0.66% 6
UK excluding London -8 55 £513 -4.38% 25
North of England +30 18 £501 -9.00% 1
Midlands -4 16 £575 +7.98% 7
South East -24 13 £496 -3.69% 11
East Midlands +9 10 £568 +5.09% 5
North West +12 8 £513 -6.82% 1
Yorkshire +20 7 £501 -
East of England +17 7 £495 -
West Midlands +9 5 £650 +7.30% 2
North East - 3 £306 -
South West - 1 - - 3

ABAP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 3 (1.83%) Confluence
2 2 (1.22%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 1 (0.61%) NetWeaver
Business Applications
1 65 (39.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (11.59%) SAP MDG
3 16 (9.76%) SAP EWM
4 11 (6.71%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 11 (6.71%) SAP FI-AP
5 10 (6.10%) SAP SD
6 8 (4.88%) SAP FI
7 7 (4.27%) SAP CO
7 7 (4.27%) SAP ERP
8 6 (3.66%) SAP FI/CO
8 6 (3.66%) Teamcenter
9 5 (3.05%) Endur
9 5 (3.05%) OpenLink RightAngle
10 4 (2.44%) SAP MM
10 4 (2.44%) SAP R/3
11 3 (1.83%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 3 (1.83%) SAP HR
11 3 (1.83%) SAP MRS
11 3 (1.83%) SAP PP
11 3 (1.83%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 6 (3.66%) Azure
2 5 (3.05%) AWS
2 5 (3.05%) Cloud Computing
3 3 (1.83%) Snowflake
4 2 (1.22%) SaaS
4 2 (1.22%) SAP Commerce Cloud
4 2 (1.22%) SuccessFactors
5 1 (0.61%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.61%) Miro
5 1 (0.61%) Tricentis Tosca
5 1 (0.61%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.22%) HTTP
2 1 (0.61%) SSH
2 1 (0.61%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (14.63%) SAP HANA
2 8 (4.88%) SAP BW
3 4 (2.44%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (1.22%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
4 2 (1.22%) Lumira
5 1 (0.61%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 11 (6.71%) JIRA
2 4 (2.44%) LSMW
3 3 (1.83%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.61%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.61%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.61%) eCATT
4 1 (0.61%) Git
4 1 (0.61%) Selenium
General
1 30 (18.29%) Social Skills
2 22 (13.41%) Finance
3 13 (7.93%) Manufacturing
4 12 (7.32%) Public Sector
5 10 (6.10%) Pharmaceutical
5 10 (6.10%) Retail
6 6 (3.66%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.22%) Banking
7 2 (1.22%) German Language
7 2 (1.22%) Polish Language
8 1 (0.61%) Automotive
8 1 (0.61%) Back Office
8 1 (0.61%) French Language
8 1 (0.61%) Law
8 1 (0.61%) Legal
8 1 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.61%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 74 (45.12%) Consultant
2 70 (42.68%) SAP Consultant
3 59 (35.98%) Developer
4 47 (28.66%) SAP Developer
5 29 (17.68%) ABAP Developer
6 17 (10.37%) SAP MDG Consultant
7 16 (9.76%) Functional Consultant
7 16 (9.76%) SAP Functional Consultant
8 13 (7.93%) SAP Technical Consultant
8 13 (7.93%) Technical Consultant
9 12 (7.32%) Architect
9 12 (7.32%) SAP EWM Consultant
10 10 (6.10%) Analyst
11 8 (4.88%) ABAP Consultant
12 6 (3.66%) SAP Analyst
13 5 (3.05%) Risk Analyst
13 5 (3.05%) SAP Architect
13 5 (3.05%) SAP Financial Consultant
13 5 (3.05%) SAP Functional Analyst
14 4 (2.44%) Principal Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (17.07%) IDoc
2 19 (11.59%) SAP Fiori
3 17 (10.37%) EDI
4 14 (8.54%) BAPI
5 12 (7.32%) SAP ALE
6 11 (6.71%) Web Services
6 11 (6.71%) XML
7 10 (6.10%) SAP Business Workflow
8 9 (5.49%) SAPUI5
9 7 (4.27%) HTML
9 7 (4.27%) Middleware
9 7 (4.27%) REST
9 7 (4.27%) Web Dynpro
10 4 (2.44%) SAP PI
10 4 (2.44%) SAP Smart Forms
10 4 (2.44%) SAP XI
11 2 (1.22%) HTML5
11 2 (1.22%) Kafka
11 2 (1.22%) Node.js
11 2 (1.22%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 4 (2.44%) Data Structures
1 4 (2.44%) Replication
2 3 (1.83%) Management Information System
3 2 (1.22%) Cloud Native
3 2 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (1.22%) Product Ownership
4 1 (0.61%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (0.61%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (12.20%) Analytics
1 20 (12.20%) Migration
2 19 (11.59%) OO
2 19 (11.59%) Workflow
3 17 (10.37%) ERP
4 15 (9.15%) Agile
5 14 (8.54%) Problem-Solving
6 13 (7.93%) Data Modelling
7 12 (7.32%) Data Migration
8 11 (6.71%) Accounts Payable
9 10 (6.10%) Invoice Processing
9 10 (6.10%) Logistics
9 10 (6.10%) OCR
9 10 (6.10%) Root Cause Analysis
9 10 (6.10%) SDLC
10 9 (5.49%) Change Management
11 7 (4.27%) Computer Science
11 7 (4.27%) PLM
11 7 (4.27%) Procure-to-Pay
12 6 (3.66%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (4.27%) Java
2 6 (3.66%) SQL
3 5 (3.05%) C
3 5 (3.05%) C#
4 3 (1.83%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.22%) Groovy
5 2 (1.22%) SAPscript
5 2 (1.22%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 18 (10.98%) Security Cleared
2 11 (6.71%) SC Cleared
3 7 (4.27%) Degree
3 7 (4.27%) SAP Certification
4 4 (2.44%) Master's Degree
5 3 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.61%) CISM
6 1 (0.61%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.83%) GAAP
1 3 (1.83%) QA
2 1 (0.61%) GDPR
2 1 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (0.61%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 159 (96.95%) SAP
2 15 (9.15%) Adobe
3 11 (6.71%) OpenText
4 10 (6.10%) Microsoft
5 9 (5.49%) Ariba
6 7 (4.27%) Oracle
7 6 (3.66%) Concur
7 6 (3.66%) Siemens
8 5 (3.05%) OpenLink
8 5 (3.05%) Triple Point
9 4 (2.44%) Salesforce
10 3 (1.83%) Apple
10 3 (1.83%) MuleSoft
10 3 (1.83%) ServiceNow
10 3 (1.83%) webMethods
11 2 (1.22%) Dynatrace
11 2 (1.22%) IBM
11 2 (1.22%) Talend
12 1 (0.61%) Cognos
12 1 (0.61%) JD Edwards