Senior abap developer vs software programmer

The differences between senior 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 a senior abap developer and a software programmer. Additionally, a senior abap developer has an average salary of $105,873, which is higher than the $71,612 average annual salary of a software programmer.

The top three skills for a senior abap developer include odata, SRM and PI. The most important skills for a software programmer are java, javascript, and software development.

Senior abap developer vs software programmer overview

	Senior Abap Developer	Software Programmer
Yearly salary	$105,873	$71,612
Hourly rate	$50.90	$34.43
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	70,091	253,235
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	8	8

Senior abap developer vs software programmer salary

Senior abap developers and software programmers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Abap Developer	Software Programmer
Average salary	$105,873	$71,612
Salary range	Between $80,000 And $139,000	Between $55,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	Foster City, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Apple	Panaya
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Technology

Differences between senior abap developer and software programmer education

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

	Senior 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

Senior abap developer vs software programmer demographics

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

	Senior Abap Developer	Software Programmer
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 71.3% Female, 28.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% Asian, 25.8% White, 58.2% 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 senior abap developer and software programmer duties and responsibilities

Senior abap developer example responsibilities.

Analyze and manage the project throughout SDLC, written/review specification documents.
Used XML and SPROXY).
Access control for RFC callbacks, trust relationships.
Design a vendor master interface between SRM and ECC systems.
Create a custom screen using roadmap UI element in Webdynpro.
Help the junior team for their issues and in debugging.

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.

Senior abap developer vs software programmer skills

Common senior abap developer skills

OData, 11%
SRM, 7%
PI, 6%
MM, 4%
BDC, 4%
IDOC, 4%

Common software programmer skills

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

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