Abap-developer vs contract programmer

The differences between abap-developers and contract programmers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both an abap-developer and a contract programmer. Additionally, an abap-developer has an average salary of $106,187, which is higher than the $80,027 average annual salary of a contract programmer.

The top three skills for an abap-developer include BDC, MM and ALV. The most important skills for a contract programmer are microsoft sql server, C++, and web application.

Abap-developer vs contract programmer overview

	Abap-Developer	Contract Programmer
Yearly salary	$106,187	$80,027
Hourly rate	$51.05	$38.47
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	69,666	199,998
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	8	8

Abap-developer vs contract programmer salary

Abap-developers and contract programmers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Abap-Developer	Contract Programmer
Average salary	$106,187	$80,027
Salary range	Between $80,000 And $140,000	Between $60,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	Nevada	-
Best paying company	Bloomberg	-
Best paying industry	Hospitality	-

Differences between abap-developer and contract programmer education

There are a few differences between an abap-developer and a contract programmer in terms of educational background:

	Abap-Developer	Contract Programmer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	-	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Abap-developer vs contract programmer demographics

Here are the differences between abap-developers' and contract programmers' demographics:

	Abap-Developer	Contract Programmer
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 84.9% Female, 15.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% Asian, 25.6% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 14.9% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between abap-developer and contract programmer duties and responsibilities

Abap-developer example responsibilities.

Analyze and manage the project throughout SDLC, written/review specification documents.
Develop RFC enable function module to send material alternative UOM UPC codes information to CRM system.
Develop program to submit a BDC session to create and modify asset master data (transactions AS01/AS02).
Used debugging techniques to solve complex issues.
Perform step wise refinement when debugging programs.
Work on code optimize by using run time analysis and SQL trace.

Contract programmer example responsibilities.

Update source code in Java and PHP which manage library acquisitions and requisitions.
Develop and code several useful algorithms using various SAS statistical functions to accomplish probabilistic data linking.
Utilize COBOL, OS390, DB2, IMS, Xpediter and Endevor on IBM OS390 system.
Develop and implement client side of Unix account management system.
Modify Perl scripts to read data from the database and produce XML files using spreadsheets as input.
Major responsibilities involve heavy program/JCL maintenance, production support, and converting COBOL programs from VSAM usage to DB2.

Abap-developer vs contract programmer skills

Common abap-developer skills

BDC, 5%
MM, 4%
ALV, 4%
Function Modules, 3%
OData, 3%
Dialog, 3%

Common contract programmer skills

Microsoft SQL Server, 12%
C++, 9%
Web Application, 7%
SAS, 4%
DB2, 4%
JavaScript, 4%