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SAP Time Functional Consultant - Chester - £86 per hour Umbrella - Contract
Posted 1 week ago by Jobserve
The SAP Time Functional Consultant role involves working on a contract basis for a leading Aviation organization in Ches...
- Rate £86 per hour
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- Work type Hybrid
- Location Remote/Chester
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SAP PI Consultant - Remote and Telford or Worthing - 6 months+
Posted 2 weeks ago by Jobserve
The SAP PI Consultant role requires expertise in SAP PI/PO integration development, with a focus on designing solutions...
- Rate £481 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Remote and Telford or Worthing
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About Our Inside IR35 ABAP Contract Roles
What does a abap contractor do?
As a contract ABAP, you are hired to develop, enhance, and maintain custom applications, reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and forms within SAP ERP environments using ABAP and ABAP Objects. Contract engagements typically arise during SAP implementation programmes, S/4HANA migrations, and ongoing support and enhancement of existing SAP landscapes. The work involves writing custom code for RICEFW objects, developing user exits and BAdIs, building ALV reports, and creating interfaces between SAP and external systems. ABAP contractors are found wherever SAP is deployed at scale, including manufacturing, utilities, retail, public sector, and financial services.
Strong ABAP and ABAP Objects programming skills are the core requirement, including experience with the ABAP development workbench, data dictionary, and debugging tools. Experience with SAP modules relevant to the engagement, such as FI/CO, MM, SD, or PP, is expected to ensure the developer understands the business processes their code supports. For S/4HANA migration projects, knowledge of the ABAP for HANA programming model, CDS views, and the RAP (RESTful Application Programming) model is increasingly required. Experience with SAP Fiori and OData services is valued for front-end integration work.
What is the market like for abap contractors?
ABAP contracting remains a strong and active market driven by the volume of SAP S/4HANA migration programmes across UK enterprises. The mandatory migration deadline from legacy ECC systems is generating sustained demand for ABAP developers who can support custom code remediation, conversion programmes, and new development on the HANA platform. Traditional ABAP skills remain essential for maintaining and enhancing existing SAP landscapes, while the market increasingly rewards contractors who can work with modern ABAP for HANA techniques. Rates have remained firm reflecting the combination of deep SAP knowledge and software development skills required.
What does Inside IR35 mean?
IR35 is UK tax legislation that determines whether a contractor is genuinely self-employed or working in a manner that resembles employment. When a contract is classified as inside IR35, income tax and National Insurance are deducted at source, typically via an umbrella company or agency PAYE. Headline day rates on inside IR35 engagements are generally higher than equivalent outside IR35 roles to account for the tax and employment cost structure.
Inside IR35 determinations are made where the working arrangements are considered to resemble employment, based on factors including the level of client control, the absence of a genuine right of substitution, and the presence of mutuality of obligation. Since April 2021, the end client is responsible for making this determination for medium and large private sector organisations. Many employers in financial services, government, and professional services assess the majority of their contractor engagements as inside IR35.
On QualityContracts.co.uk, approximately 49% of roles with a stated IR35 status are classified as inside IR35, making it the most common arrangement across the contract market. The proportion varies by sector and role type. Each listing on this page displays its IR35 status where provided by the hiring organisation.
What abap roles are usually Inside IR35?
Inside IR35 ABAP work is found in organisations running SAP estates that need ongoing custom development and support. The contractor maintains existing ABAP programmes, builds new reports, and troubleshoots production issues within the client's SAP landscape. Manufacturing, retail, and public sector organisations with mature SAP environments embed ABAP developers in their SAP support teams.
How much do abap contractors usually earn when working Inside IR35?
Contract rates for abap roles typically range from £500 to £850 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement. Inside IR35 rates are typically 15% to 30% higher than equivalent outside IR35 roles to account for tax and national insurance deducted at source by the fee-payer.
How many Inside IR35 abap vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 80 abap contract roles across the site. Around one third of the roles currently listed on the site fall Inside IR35. Data reviewed up to June 2026.