Abap-developer vs systems programmer

The differences between abap-developers and systems 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 systems programmer. Additionally, an abap-developer has an average salary of $106,187, which is higher than the $96,017 average annual salary of a systems programmer.

The top three skills for an abap-developer include BDC, MM and ALV. The most important skills for a systems programmer are provide technical assistance, video conferencing, and C++.

Abap-developer vs systems programmer overview

	Abap-Developer	Systems Programmer
Yearly salary	$106,187	$96,017
Hourly rate	$51.05	$46.16
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	69,666	257,681
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 systems programmer salary

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

	Abap-Developer	Systems Programmer
Average salary	$106,187	$96,017
Salary range	Between $80,000 And $140,000	Between $66,000 And $138,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Novato, CA
Highest paying state	Nevada	California
Best paying company	Bloomberg	Apple
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Finance

Differences between abap-developer and systems programmer education

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

	Abap-Developer	Systems 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 systems programmer demographics

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

	Abap-Developer	Systems Programmer
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%
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, 5.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 14.9% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between abap-developer and systems 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.

Systems programmer example responsibilities.

Configure TCP/IP, NFS for user networking communication and manage the network security for faster and reliable performance.
Advise CICS development on functional changes to take advantage of hardware cache enhancements, improving the performance of future CICS releases.
Achieve improved efficiency and cost reduction goals through efforts and expertise provide in multiple LPAR eliminations and data center consolidations.
Create and maintain programs by using the following languages: COBOL, SQL, HTML, and JavaScript.
Develop and update internal web interfaces for study data collection in PHP, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
Develop AbInitio graphs and convert complex PL/SQL procedures to validate the quality of data in individual tables on the database.

Abap-developer vs systems programmer skills

Common abap-developer skills

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

Common systems programmer skills

Provide Technical Assistance, 12%
Video Conferencing, 8%
C++, 7%
Database, 5%
Mainframe, 5%
Technical Support, 3%