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About the role
What they build
SAP developers turn business needs into working system changes. They build custom logic, reports, forms, interfaces, and extensions inside SAP landscapes. The work often includes ABAP development, OData services, SAP Fiori apps, and support for S/4HANA migrations.
- Custom ABAP programs, enhancements, and user exits
- Interfaces with ERP, CRM, logistics, and finance systems
- Fiori and UI5 apps for cleaner user workflows
- Technical support for upgrades, rollouts, and migrations
Core skills
A strong SAP Developer understands both the technical stack and the business process behind it. They write stable code, read existing custom logic, and work with functional consultants without slowing the project down.
- ABAP, CDS views, BAdIs, BAPIs, IDocs, and RFCs
- SAP Fiori, UI5, OData, and basic front-end logic
- Debugging, transport management, and clean documentation
- Experience with modules such as FI/CO, MM, SD, or PP
When companies hire
Companies usually bring in freelance SAP developers when internal teams are busy, a rollout needs extra hands, or a legacy system needs targeted fixes. The role is common in projects with tight deadlines, complex integrations, or change-heavy releases.
Berlin companies often need support from consultants who can work with local product teams, shared service centers, or international IT groups. Remote work is common, but on-site sessions help when process mapping, testing, or stakeholder workshops are involved.
What good looks like
A solid SAP engineer does more than write code. They keep custom changes maintainable, avoid unnecessary complexity, and think about transport, testing, and support from the start.
- Clear solution design before coding starts
- Stable, readable code that fits SAP standards
- Safe handling of transports and dependencies
- Good communication with functional and business teams
Common project types
SAP developers are often hired for S/4HANA conversion work, interface rebuilding, Fiori enablement, and cleanup of old custom objects. They also support data migration, workflow changes, and urgent production fixes.
In Berlin, this can mean work for manufacturing, logistics, retail, public sector, or fast-growing digital companies with mixed SAP landscapes. English is often enough in technical teams, while German helps when user workshops or business-side approvals are involved.
Choosing the right profile
The best SAP Developer for a project matches the system version, module, and delivery style. A developer who knows ABAP and integration tools may be the right choice for backend work, while a Fiori specialist fits front-end modernization.
Look for someone who can explain trade-offs, estimate clearly, and work with existing code instead of forcing a rewrite. For freelance work, that mix of speed, judgment, and low ramp-up time matters more than a polished title.
Meet FRATCH SAP Developers
Egon Maier
SAP S/4HANA Integration Consultant – MES / Siemens Opcenter Integration
Last position:
SAP S/4HANA Integration Consultant – MES / Siemens Opcenter Integration at Metso Corporation
- Supported an integration project between SAP S/4HANA and a MES / Siemens Opcenter system via Azure Middleware.
- Responsible for SAP-side analysis, mapping and provisioning of relevant data objects such as material master data, production orders and process orders using SAP standard APIs and OData services.
- SAP-side mapping for Material Master, Production Orders and Process Orders
- Usage of API_PRODUCT, API_PRODUCTION_ORDER_2_SRV and API_PROCESS_ORDER_2_SRV
- Consideration of SAP S/4HANA Advanced Available-to-Promise for order confirmation, production availability and downstream MES execution
- Support for SAP Gateway and OData service topics
- Interface coordination between SAP S/4HANA, Azure Middleware and MES / Siemens Opcenter
- Support for testing, monitoring and error analysis
- Worked with BTC Cockpit and Deloitte ASADEV Tool
Heiko Krain
SAP Development, Adobe Form Development
Last position:
SAP development, Adobe form development at Arvato SE
- conversion of a function-group-based Adobe Interactive Forms framework to an object-oriented Adobe framework for documents in transport/logistics and dunning (FI)
- Adobe Lifecycle Designer 11.0.1 for SAP
- creating new and troubleshooting existing forms, function modules, programs, classes, and methods
- maintaining Smart Forms
- document printing, email sending, and file archiving
- message control for deliveries, orders, invoices, proforma invoices, and transports
- ticket system: Jira
- communication: Microsoft Teams
- migrating customers to a new SAP framework
- handling incident and change request tickets
- software: SAP ERP 6.0, SAP_ABA 7.5G, S4CORE 1.05
Beserithan Malabakan
SAP All-round Developer
Last position:
SD Development and CRM Interaction Center Development at Sanner GmbH
- Part-time 2-3 days/week
- Developments in the SD module and CRM Interaction Center
- Consulting, customizing in SD module
- Adapting Fiori applications in the SD module
- Approval workflow for credit memos: design, concept, implementation, customizing
- Credit memo request: object type BUS 2094
- If the credit memo request value is below a certain threshold -> automatic release and removal of billing block
- If the credit memo request value is above a certain threshold -> automatic determination of the responsible employee
- The employee receives a work item in their integrated inbox or in My Inbox (Fiori) -> the employee can reject, approve, or edit the credit memo request
- UML modeling in technical documentation
- Creating a Z-table for customer sample line items
- Merging COA1 (delivery) + COA2 (CAQ) forms and adding to the spool request as a single PDF
- Correcting workflow title according to NACE, fixing message "ZBMA title is displayed incorrectly in SBWP (Workplace)"
- Receiving PLM documents from an external PLM system, creating an RFC function module, storing PLM documents in the material master as GOS objects
- On releasing a production order, reading PLM documents from MM and saving them in a shared folder for the MES system
- Displaying the number of inspection methods in a popup when creating an order -> VA01/VA02
- Automatic stock reconciliation LVS IDOC INVCON
- Performing AQUA tests
- IDOC archiving for old IDOCs
- NL_PM_drawings and storing print output, informing MES via ZPPORDER IDOC, writing technical documents
- Using SD user exits, BADIs for various requirements
- Extending screens for customer requests via screen exits
- Creating message types for sales orders, purchase orders, and invoices
- Extending CRM Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> Contract with customer-specific requirements
- New Fiori application departure control with data from Z-table and standard equipment tables, displaying a pie chart, calculating "vehicles in operation"
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for performance feedback, attachments from GOS objects
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for PM quality notifications, attachments from GOS objects
- Implementing BADIs in CRM
- File storage on SAP server/UNIX server
- Using BOL/GENIL architecture in CRM development
- Project language: German
Sai Revuri Venkata
SAP Solution Architect & Developer (Datasphere)
Last position:
SAP Solution Architect & Developer (Datasphere) at PwC US
- Spearheaded the development of BW Bridge and Datasphere models, integrating S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, and BDC to enable real-time analytics in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
- Designed and implemented Calculation Views using SAP HANA Modeler, aligning with LEONI's requirement for expertise in BW/4HANA modeling and Eclipse.
- Authored comprehensive technical documentation and RICEFW objects, ensuring clarity and alignment with business requirements.
- Conducted training sessions for internal teams on Datasphere and BW Bridge, fostering knowledge transfer and self-sufficiency.
Gopal Khandelwal
SAP ABAP & Cloud Architect
Last position:
SAP ABAP & Cloud Architect at parasus GmbH
- Concept and re-implementation of customer application over cloud and make the source code cloud ready
- Re-designing and putting a new architecture to overcome all the Team Scale findings and push ABAP code to ABAP cloud
- Converted the existing custom application code to ABAP cloud code and used ABAP Clean code guidelines
- Create a dynamic framework to call old vs new implementation from a Table maintenance to validate both implementations
- Utilized Key User Extensibility to seamlessly integrate multiple custom fields into a standard Fiori application, enhancing both the front-end and back-end GUI
Boris Manyshev
SAP ABAP OO Consultant
Last position:
ITZBund
- eInvoicing project
- SAP ABAP OO development
- workflow
- OpenText
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SAP Developers statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years
Position duration
1.5 years
Positions per freelancer
35
Top business areas
Information Technology, Finance, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Healthcare, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Doctorate
20%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, Russian
Speak two or more languages
100%
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The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently Asked Questions
Need clarity? Check out our simple overview of FRATCH
A SAP Developer builds and adapts technical solutions inside SAP systems. That can mean custom ABAP code, interfaces, reports, forms, workflow logic, or Fiori apps. In freelance work, the focus is usually on a defined scope such as a rollout, fix, migration, or extension.
Look for solid ABAP knowledge, debugging skills, and a good grasp of SAP data and process logic. Many projects also need experience with OData, CDS views, BAPIs, IDocs, or SAP Fiori and UI5. A good candidate can work with functional consultants and turn business requirements into maintainable technical work.
Not always, but the roles overlap a lot. An SAP Developer may focus on ABAP, but can also cover interfaces, Fiori apps, and technical support across the SAP stack. If your project is mainly classic backend customization, an ABAP developer may be the closest match.
Freelance help makes sense when the need is tied to a project, release, migration, or short-term gap in the team. It is also a good fit when you need a specialist for a narrow technical problem, such as an interface issue or S/4HANA adaptation. A permanent hire is better when the work is steady and long term.
Freelance SAP Developers are often brought in for S/4HANA migrations, interface rebuilds, Fiori rollouts, and urgent production fixes. They also fit well in data migration, custom reporting, and cleanup of old enhancements. The best projects have a clear scope and a technical owner on the client side.
Many SAP tasks can be done remotely, especially coding, debugging, and interface work. On-site time in Berlin is useful for workshops, key testing phases, and close work with business teams or legacy system owners. A hybrid setup is common when requirements are still being refined.
Ask for examples that show real system work, not just a list of modules. A strong SAP Developer can explain how they handle transports, testing, dependencies, and fallback plans. Clear communication matters as much as technical depth, especially when the system is stable and custom code is sensitive.
In practice, these titles are often used for the same kind of technical SAP work. SAP developer is the most common wording for custom build and enhancement work, while SAP engineer or SAP programmer may appear in job posts or freelancer profiles. What matters most is the actual skill set and the type of SAP tasks they have handled.
The average hourly rate for SAP Developers in Berlin is 92 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 733 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as SAP Developers in Berlin, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 60% hold at least a Master's degree, and 20% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as SAP Developers in Berlin have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as SAP Developers in Berlin are German (100%), English (100%), and Russian (17%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as SAP Developers in Berlin are Information Technology (100%), Healthcare (83%), and Professional Services (83%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as SAP Developers in Berlin are Information Technology (100%), Finance (83%), and Product Development (83%).
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