Abap-developer vs senior programmer

The differences between abap-developers and senior 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 senior programmer. Additionally, an abap-developer has an average salary of $106,187, which is higher than the $105,509 average annual salary of a senior programmer.

The top three skills for an abap-developer include BDC, MM and ALV. The most important skills for a senior programmer are macro, SAS, and database.

Abap-developer vs senior programmer overview

	Abap-Developer	Senior Programmer
Yearly salary	$106,187	$105,509
Hourly rate	$51.05	$50.73
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	69,666	209,882
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	8	8

Abap-developer vs senior programmer salary

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

	Abap-Developer	Senior Programmer
Average salary	$106,187	$105,509
Salary range	Between $80,000 And $140,000	Between $78,000 And $141,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Nevada	California
Best paying company	Bloomberg	Cornerstone Research
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Pharmaceutical

Differences between abap-developer and senior programmer education

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

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

Abap-developer vs senior programmer demographics

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

	Abap-Developer	Senior Programmer
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 81.0% Female, 19.0%
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, 4.8% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Asian, 19.2% White, 62.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between abap-developer and senior 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.

Senior programmer example responsibilities.

Acquire depth knowledge in ADAM, the tool which manages all the assets.
Install and manage FTP server.
Develop several small tools to automate certain processes (python).
Lead a team investigating carrier-grade Linux enhancements leading to a $350,000 sale.
Develop Perl scripts to automate manual work, dramatically reducing the overall time span.
Reduce previous single 26 file game into one easy to manage SWF file by making static content dynamic XML driven.

Abap-developer vs senior programmer skills

Common abap-developer skills

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

Common senior programmer skills

Macro, 12%
SAS, 10%
Database, 8%
C++, 7%
Adam, 5%
Java, 4%