ABAP Expert
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Meet FRATCH Experts who have recently used ABAP
Christel Kristin R.
Last position:
SAP Senior / Lead Consultant / Team Lead / Trainer at Mercator Leasing GmbH
- Merging several systems, consulting for SAP Finance / Controlling overall, FI/CO, DRC, F2R, R2R, incoming and outgoing invoice mapping and target postings of contracts and BP from source systems. CAMt53, creation of the technical concept for the migration of various business areas, creation of migration templates and FMD Files, support with data migration, consolidations and data entry, test management for the SAP part, test support, training of end users in all FI and CO areas, FI-AA
Christian F.
Last position:
Project Lead & Cyber Security Consultant at Deutsche Börse Gruppe
- Established a cyber resilience framework for AI-accelerated threats in the Frontier AI Threat Endurance (FATE) program: capability assessments, maturity assessments and gap analyses covering cyber security, operational resilience, incident response, recovery and governance, followed by target concepts and improvement measures
- Supported action owners from specification through implementation: implementation roadmaps, decision papers, management presentations and governance reporting, as well as audit- and supervision-ready documentation; managed stakeholders from IT, Information Security, Risk Management, Operational Resilience, Business Continuity and the business units
Wolfgang H.
Last position:
Interim Supply Chain / SAP S/4HANA Transformation Manager at Solventum / global logistics service provider
Stabilization of a critical logistics outsourcing setup in the context of an SAP S/4HANA transformation. The focus was on restoring a reliable operational fact base between the client, logistics service provider, international supplier plants and the SAP/IT organization.
- Coordination between the client, global logistics service provider, international supplier plants, SAP/IT teams, Quality Management and the operational shop floor.
- Management, monitoring and operational correction of Inbound Deliveries; integration of Outbound Delivery processes.
- Analysis of interface, posting, batch and master data errors between SAP S/4HANA, logistics service provider, supplier plants and internal business functions.
- Significant reduction of critical inventory differences between the client and logistics service provider.
- Improved operational management capability in the logistics environment and creation of a common fact base.
- Reduction of recurring error patterns in the areas of Inbound Deliveries, inventory, interfaces, batch/posting logic and service provider processes.
Joaquim L.
Last position:
SAP Senior ABAP Developer
SAP Data Migration Greenfield QM
In the QM module project, the focus was on migrating inspection plans and transferring Dynpro applications from the ECC system to the HANA system while adhering to development guidelines and clean code principles. The project involved the use of technologies and concepts such as ABAP Objects (ABAP OO), Clean Code practices, SMOD/CMOD enhancements, User Exits, Function Exits, BAdIs, interfaces, and classes. Writing complex reports for download and upload of change pointer information of inspection plan header.
Rainer V.
Last position:
Interim Consultant & Business Coach (Focus: Leadership & Competence Development) at bfz
Using periods between projects to deepen leadership skills and Change Management methods.
Personnel and culture development: Supporting specialists and managers with professional reorientation and providing strategic coaching for successful self-presentation.
Empowerment & Performance Coaching: Conducting systemic personality assessments to identify performance bottlenecks and specifically develop strengths within teams.
Moderation & Training: Managing interdisciplinary workshop and seminar groups in both industrial-technical and commercial environments.
Matthias B.
Last position:
Member at Rotary – Passport Club Werderscher Markt
Guido B.
Last position:
Self-employed Management Consultant and Interim Manager at BCTC Unternehmensberatung Guido Bäcker
Consulting, training and coaching in the financial sector on strategy, organization and IT topics
MorgenFund: Advising the operator of a fund platform on software selection for a sub-ledger "Cash Accounts" based on virtual IBANs (VIBAN)
Structuring requirements, market screening, preparing RfIs, communicating with vendors and conducting the selection process
UniCredit/HypoVereinsbank: Workstream Lead "Booking and Customer Reporting" in the payment transformation project "PULS"
Business analysis, preparing business requirements and coordinating the solution items as part of the functional specification with the bank's IT service providers
Business analysis of SEPA CT and SWIFT MX (.camt-, .pain- and .pacs- formats), change management, team leadership for a virtual team of fifteen line experts and stakeholder management
equensWorldline Germany: Program management for three projects of the SWIFT Service Bureau (CBPR+, ESMIG and Euro1Step1 migration) as part of the SWIFT MX migration
Managing individual project leads with regard to cross-project goals and requirements; reporting to internal and external committees and stakeholders; coordination with dependent projects and programs
Project management/PMO: Interim project management, deputizing for project leads, resource planning, budget and cost management, general PMO activities
Songül D.
Last position:
Freelance SAP BW Consultant at DKV Mobility Services
- Designed and implemented enhancements in SAP BW on HANA 7.5 in the context of CRM migration and S/4HANA and BW/4HANA transformation programs
- Migrated SAPI data sources to the ODP framework as part of the S/4HANA migration
- Delivered SAP ECC data to Snowflake using BW data models and Calculation Views for Power BI analytics
- Integrated SAP and non-SAP data sources (including MS Dynamics)
- Improved reporting transparency through consolidated data models
- Optimized data loading processes for FI-CO data sources, significantly improving load times and system performance
Mladen B.
Last position:
Senior SAP BW/4HANA / BPC / SAC Consultant – Freelancer at Company in Berlin and Belgium in the utilities sector
- Implementation of data models in BW/4HANA, ABAP CDS Views, HANA Calculation Views, AMDP Scripts, OData Services, object-oriented ABAP in BW, SAC.
- Adjustments in BPC for BW/4HANA.
Rekha M.
Last position:
SAP SD Consultant at WBS Group
- Introduction of a new payment term including its description, as well as a new shipping condition
- Configuration of item category determination (Item Category Determination)
- Implementation of the minimum price calculation (Floor Price) in the pricing procedure
- Setup of the intercompany third-party transaction (direct delivery) and addition of the direct delivery indicator to the invoice
- Prevention of delivery splits (Delivery Split) in sales orders
- Masking of the expiration date and net weight fields
- Transfer of the sales group from the quotation to the sales order
- Analysis and resolution of a pop-up appearing when creating sales orders
- Analysis and resolution of order confirmations that were created and sent with €0.00 per item
Zlatko P.
Last position:
SAP BW/4 Hana Project Lead, Program and Application Manager at DB
- Project Argo: SAP BW/4 Hana Project Lead, Program and Application Manager, SAP BW/4 Hana Consultant, Architect and Developer.
- Migration of FI data models from SAP BW 7.x to BW/4 Hana.
- Review and implementation of the user and authorization concept.
- SAP S/4 Hana, SAP Basis, SAP BW/4 Hana data modeling and use of the SAP BW Migration Workbench.
- Use of Business Content, BAPI, BW/4 Hana, Hana Studio, HANA Views, Analytical Views, virtual tables and Hana Native SQL.
- Work with ADSO, Open ODS Views, Composite Provider, Hybrid Provider, SAP Solution Manager, Query Designer, Analysis for Office, Lumira and Fiori.
- Use of SAP SAC (Stories, Data Models, Data Analyzer, CDS Views), as well as application management and monitoring of process chains and load jobs.
Arefur R.
Last position:
Business Analyst | Generalist Expert at Mercor
- Conduct in-depth data and business analysis to generate actionable insights.
- Review and validate datasets for accuracy, consistency, completeness, and quality.
- Apply structured analytical reasoning to evaluate business and data-related problems.
- Translate analytical findings into clear insights and recommendations.
Michael K.
Last position:
Salesforce Architect
- Responsible as architect for the entire Service Cloud
- Technical translation of business requirements into User Stories
- Technical design of service processes (After Sales, Complaint, Return Order, Email-to-Case, Case Routing, Sharing)
- Designed and implemented data models for service processes
- Bidirectional integration with SAP S/4HANA for service processes
- Solution Design Reviews across the entire team (Service & Sales)
- Functional leadership of consultants in the sprints, support for junior consultants
- Deployment with Git and SFDX (CI/CD), training of juniors (Naming Conventions, Quality Gate, Flows)
- Support and consulting for administrators (Security, Releases, Bugs)
- Key-user training for rollout countries (Switzerland, Sweden)
- Development of LWC, Flows (Screen, Record-Triggered, Platform Event), APEX Callouts, Batch Jobs
- Proof of Concepts (Knowledge Base, Entitlement, Omnichannel)
- Test setup, execution, and bug analysis of implementations
Hendrik W.
Last position:
Software Test and Maintenance Support at Anton Paar ProveTec GmbH
- Adding/creating test specifications
- Performing regression tests
- Performing release tests
- Analyzing Jira tickets
- Identifying software defects and fixing them with C#
Sven K.
Last position:
Technical Advisor / Assessment Lead (Product Delivery & AI-Transformation) at nexMart GmbH & Co. KG
Assessment of the product, delivery, and AI organization with a realignment of operational excellence, target architecture, and AI-first operating model
Situation: The product and delivery organization showed structural weaknesses in efficiency, control, and collaboration. In addition, there was no clear target architecture for AI-driven product and organizational development. At leadership level, there was limited transparency regarding roles, responsibilities, and operational performance.
Responsibility & approach:
- Analysis of the existing product, delivery, and organizational structures in terms of processes, governance, and controllability
- Evaluation of architecture and platform with regard to scalability, future readiness, and AI integration
- Development of a target picture for an AI-first product and delivery operating model
- Derivation of concrete measures to improve operational excellence and collaboration
- Sparring with the leadership team on structured organizational development
Results & impact:
- Creation of transparency regarding structural bottlenecks, performance, and decision-making logic
- Development of a target structure for a scalable AI-first product and delivery setup
- Improvement of decision-making capability and control at leadership level
- Creation of a solid basis for downstream transformation measures
- Definition of concrete levers to improve efficiency, collaboration, and time-to-market
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Statistics of experts using ABAP
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
3.1 years
Positions per freelancer
17
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
90%
Master's degree or higher
55%
Doctorate
8%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
96%
Based on our profile pool as of 5 Nov 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts using ABAP
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
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.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 5 Nov 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
ABAP experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (88%)
- Professional Services (67%)
- Manufacturing (64%)
- Automotive (52%)
- Retail (41%)
- Banking and Finance (39%)
- Healthcare (35%)
- Transportation (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What ABAP Covers
ABAP, short for Advanced Business Application Programming, is SAP’s programming language for building and extending business applications. It runs inside SAP environments and supports transactional logic, reporting, interfaces, forms, and data processing. The language is closely tied to SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA systems.
Where It Is Used
ABAP supports core processes where accuracy, auditability, and integration matter. Companies use it to adapt standard SAP functions, automate repetitive work, and expose business data to other applications.
- Finance, controlling, procurement, and sales processes
- Custom reports, forms, and workflow logic
- Interfaces with external systems and data sources
- Extensions for SAP S/4HANA and industry solutions
Ecosystem And Tools
Strong ABAP specialists work across both classic and modern SAP environments. Their toolkit may include ABAP Objects, the ABAP Development Tools plug-in for Eclipse, SAP GUI, CDS views, and RAP for service-based application development. They also understand SAP Fiori and OData when backend logic must support modern user experiences.
Performance analysis, transports, debugging, and authorization-aware development are part of reliable delivery. Knowledge of SAP HANA helps professionals choose efficient data access patterns and avoid unnecessary processing in application code.
When Freelance Expertise Helps
Companies often bring in freelance ABAP expertise during SAP transformations, system upgrades, or periods of high delivery demand. External specialists can handle a defined workstream without disrupting internal operations.
- Replacing or refactoring legacy custom code
- Preparing ABAP customizations for S/4HANA migration
- Delivering reports, interfaces, forms, and enhancements
- Investigating production defects and performance issues
What Strong Professionals Deliver
A capable ABAP professional starts with the business process, not just the requested code change. They clarify requirements, assess standard SAP functionality, and create maintainable extensions that respect the system’s data model and release strategy. Their work includes clear technical documentation and structured testing.
They distinguish a safe extension from a modification of SAP standard code. They also consider transport management, authorization objects, error handling, logging, and operational support before handing over a solution.
Choosing The Right Specialist
Look for evidence of work in the SAP modules and release landscape relevant to your project. Ask how the specialist approaches custom code analysis, CDS design, integration errors, testing, and performance tuning. Practical knowledge of ABAP Objects is important, while experience with S/4HANA, RAP, or SAP Fiori may be essential for modern initiatives.
Remote collaboration works well when access, transport procedures, documentation, and review routines are defined early. On-site work can help during workshops, cutovers, or sensitive production changes, while clear communication remains important in either setup.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start with ABAP? These answers cover the essentials.
ABAP is used to implement business logic, reports, interfaces, forms, workflows, and extensions inside SAP systems. Companies rely on it to adapt standard processes while keeping financial, operational, and compliance data consistent.
ABAP is purpose-built for SAP business applications and has direct access to SAP data models, transactions, authorizations, and transport processes. General-purpose languages can be better for independent services or external applications, but they usually need additional integration work to reach the same SAP context.
An ABAP specialist may also need SAP S/4HANA, CDS views, OData, RAP, SAP Fiori, SQL, integration patterns, and SAP authorization concepts. The right combination depends on whether the project focuses on backend extensions, migration, reporting, or connected applications.
The required depth of ABAP expertise depends on system complexity, business risk, and the delivery stage. A straightforward report may need focused knowledge, while a migration, performance investigation, or production-critical interface calls for a specialist who has handled comparable SAP landscapes.
ABAP work can often be performed remotely when the specialist has secure system access, clear transport procedures, test data, and reliable communication with business stakeholders. On-site collaboration can still be useful for workshops, cutovers, or changes that require close coordination with operations teams.
Review how an ABAP specialist handles requirements, standard-versus-custom decisions, performance, authorization, testing, and documentation. Ask for examples of maintainable code, controlled transports, meaningful error handling, and solutions that fit the target SAP release.
ABAP remains important in SAP S/4HANA, especially for clean extensions, CDS-based data access, and RAP services. Modern projects usually expect specialists to understand newer patterns rather than relying only on older procedural code and heavily modified SAP standard objects.
Before starting an ABAP project, clarify the SAP release, modules, development environment, access rules, transport path, testing responsibilities, and definition of done. Freelancers should also confirm whether the work involves legacy maintenance, S/4HANA conversion, integration, or new service development.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used ABAP in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 855 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used ABAP in their recent projects, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 55% hold at least a Master's degree, and 8% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used ABAP in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used ABAP in their recent projects are German (99%), English (95%), and French (21%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used ABAP in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Professional Services (67%), and Manufacturing (64%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used ABAP in their recent projects are Information Technology (98%), Project Management (73%), and Quality Assurance (60%).
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