{"id":92360,"date":"2021-04-26T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T03:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/?p=89951"},"modified":"2021-04-28T11:51:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T06:21:10","slug":"career-scope-of-sap-abap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/career-scope-of-sap-abap\/","title":{"rendered":"Career and Scope of SAP ABAP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial, we\u2019ll be learning about how you can use your ABAP knowledge to make a career out of it. ABAP was developed in the 1980s, and still remains one of the most used languages in the world for software systems.<\/p>\n<p>It continues to top usage charts, and here we will learn how wide the scope of ABAP is.<\/p>\n<h3>Prerequisites to learn SAP ABAP<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pretty much the only prerequisite to using ABAP itself is having access to the SAP system.<\/li>\n<li>In order to learn ABAP, however, there is no prerequisite as such.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of basic programming would definitely help but is not required.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of object-oriented programming is also an added advantage, but again, not required.<\/li>\n<li>If you have learned about database management systems, especially Structured Query Language (SQL), this would definitely help. SAP is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)\/Cloud company, in which databases are of utmost importance.<\/li>\n<li>Professional qualification: usually a person with a degree in technology\/engineering\/IT (for example- Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech), Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA), Master of Computer Application (MCA), Bachelor of Science (B. Sc) etc. in Computer Science\/Information Technology) shall go for an ABAP career.<\/li>\n<li>However, it is not required and depends from company to company<\/li>\n<li>You can also get into ABAP from a non-technical background by self-learning, completing a few courses and doing a few projects based in the language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Roles for freshers in ABAP and SAP ABAP career path<\/h3>\n<p>There are various roles one can pursue after you have gained knowledge and applied it in the form of projects in ABAP.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s discuss a few of these career paths:<\/p>\n<h4>1. SAP ABAP Developer\/Expert<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>You can develop your technical skills in ABAP to the level that you get a job directly at SAP SE\/SAP Labs, which is the parent company for all things SAP and ABAP.<\/li>\n<li>Alternatively, according to Fortune 500, around 80% of the total companies use SAP software. This means roughly 4 out of 5 companies will have positions for ABAP developers, which you can apply for.<\/li>\n<li>You may get to work on any of the several SAP systems that their clients use, depending on the company you go for.<\/li>\n<li>You can slowly develop your skills and grow as a developer, move up the ladder to senior developer and maybe eventually, an expert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2. ABAP Consultant<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>As mentioned previously, around 80% of companies worldwide use SAP.<\/li>\n<li>However, not all of them know how to use the software.<\/li>\n<li>This is where consultants come into the picture.<\/li>\n<li>Consultants are knowledgeable in configuration and setup of niche SAP software.<\/li>\n<li>They have excellent communication skills, and are not expected to do hands-on programming.<\/li>\n<li>Consultant jobs help clients to promote their business.<\/li>\n<li>They usually involve travel, meeting, negotiating with clients to use specific software and advising them on how to do the same.<\/li>\n<li>Some consultants are expected to code themselves, but that depends on specific role requirements.<\/li>\n<li>ABAP consultants is a varied job that has wide scope, and you can choose how technical you want it to be.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3. S\/4HANA Developer<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>SAP\u2019s S\/4HANA is its major software system, and used by majority companies all over the world.<\/li>\n<li>S\/4HANA requires knowledge of SAP ABAP.<\/li>\n<li>Your job would be to design and develop features under the ERP system.<\/li>\n<li>You would be working on cloud and database management systems as a HANA developer.<\/li>\n<li>This is again a technical role, hence you can move up the ladder as a senior developer, development expert, and so on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4. S\/4HANA Consultant:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Similar to an ABAP consultant, as a S\/4HANA consultant you would be expected to work on the business side of the system.<\/li>\n<li>You would be expected to learn and practice information privacy, data security guidelines and follow procedures related to software security for the company as well.<\/li>\n<li>As a S\/4HANA consultant, you would be expected to deal with clients wanting to use ERP\/Cloud services provided by SAP solutions.<\/li>\n<li>Consultants may move on to business-specific roles like senior consultant, quality manager, tester etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>5. SAP Application Engineer<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This role usually requires a technical degree in computer science\/information technology, and a certain level of expertise.<\/li>\n<li>An application engineer may also require knowledge of web services, client-server applications, microservices and general service-oriented architecture.<\/li>\n<li>They must also understand the process of application creation, testing and integration end-to-end.<\/li>\n<li>This is a slightly higher level of technical role requiring a deeper understanding of cloud architecture and\/or ERP systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>6. SAP Analyst<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>An analyst must understand design, requirement engineering and business requirements.<\/li>\n<li>They may be expected to design, develop and integrate cloud solutions with software.<\/li>\n<li>An analyst must have knowledge of SAP software from both technical and business perspectives.<\/li>\n<li>They must know the problems and find solutions within the architecture and apply the solution to the software.<\/li>\n<li>Analysts may move onto business analysis roles, product management and other tech-management roles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>About 80% of the world\u2019s Fortune 500 companies use SAP. You can look for jobs in the following companies, among others &#8211;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>SAP Labs<\/li>\n<li>TCS<\/li>\n<li>Infosys<\/li>\n<li>Deloitte<\/li>\n<li>PriceWaterhouse Cooper<\/li>\n<li>KPMG<\/li>\n<li>Cognizant<\/li>\n<li>Accenture<\/li>\n<li>Amazon Web Services<\/li>\n<li>Wipro<\/li>\n<li>IBM<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Salary for SAP ABAP programmers<\/h3>\n<p>According to various sources like Glassdoor, PayScale, etc. here are the salaries expected for ABAP programmers in India:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>ROLE<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>SALARY<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAP ABAP Developer<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INR 5lakh per year <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(ranging from 2-10lakh per year)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABAP Developer at SAP<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INR 8-10lakh per year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAP ABAP Consultant<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INR 4-7lakh per year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senior ABAP Developer<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INR 10-20lakh per year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAP HANA Consultant<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INR 6lakh per year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAP Application Engineer<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INR 8lakh per year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Future of ABAP<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A lot of people have the fear that ABAP will no longer be in use in the future due to its dependency on SAP.<\/li>\n<li>Some people also think that learning and working only in ABAP will narrow down their job opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>However, ABAP has been around for a few decades.<\/li>\n<li>It is an object-oriented programming language, a concept that many of today\u2019s languages e.g. Java, Python, C++ are dependent on as well.<\/li>\n<li>ABAP also has frameworks for integration with these other languages, especially Java, hence learning ABAP would actually open up opportunities for you.<\/li>\n<li>While technological shifts will happen, as it is a constantly changing world, it is the skill of any developer that helps them to adjust in this world.<\/li>\n<li>Hence, if we talk about uncertainty in ABAP, it is no more than the uncertainty in anything else in the technological world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<p>Thus, we have learnt how one can build a career in ABAP. There are various options to choose from, and SAP ABAP is a booming career right now. You can follow Data Flair\u2019s SAP ABAP tutorials and begin your career in this enterprising area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial, we\u2019ll be learning about how you can use your ABAP knowledge to make a career out of it. 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