Abap-developer vs software programmer

The differences between abap-developers and software 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 software programmer. Additionally, an abap-developer has an average salary of $106,187, which is higher than the $71,612 average annual salary of a software programmer.

The top three skills for an abap-developer include BDC, MM and ALV. The most important skills for a software programmer are java, javascript, and software development.

Abap-developer vs software programmer overview

	Abap-Developer	Software Programmer
Yearly salary	$106,187	$71,612
Hourly rate	$51.05	$34.43
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	69,666	253,235
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	8	8

Abap-developer vs software programmer salary

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

	Abap-Developer	Software Programmer
Average salary	$106,187	$71,612
Salary range	Between $80,000 And $140,000	Between $55,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Nevada	Washington
Best paying company	Bloomberg	Panaya
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Technology

Differences between abap-developer and software programmer education

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

	Abap-Developer	Software Programmer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	-	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Abap-developer vs software programmer demographics

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

	Abap-Developer	Software Programmer
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%
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, 4.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 25.2% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between abap-developer and software 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.

Software programmer example responsibilities.

Lead projects on QA that include test planning, design, execution and closure.
Hibernate is used to manage data access object between object orient java and relational database.
Implement a centralize configuration system for managing application settings, consisting of a desktop application with a WCF backend.
Develop style-sheets for UI design and layout using CSS.
Develop MVC web application for an automation project using JavaEE and JSF.
Develop JavaScript for dynamic user interface and browser compatibility tests.

Abap-developer vs software programmer skills

Common abap-developer skills

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

Common software programmer skills

Java, 9%
JavaScript, 6%
Software Development, 5%
HTML, 5%
Python, 5%
SQL Server, 5%