SAP Contracts in Chester

SAP
Cheshire > Chester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester requiring knowledge or experience of SAP products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SAP over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within SAP SE.

6 months to
15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 7 18
Rank change year-on-year -2 +11 -3
Contract jobs citing SAP 11 7 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester 14.29% 11.67% 2.91%
As % of the Vendors category 24.44% 21.21% 4.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £499 - -
25th Percentile £509 £563 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £625 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -
75th Percentile £646 £688 -
90th Percentile £688 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £550 £500 £497
% change year-on-year +10.00% +0.70% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile £47.38 - -
25th Percentile £49.06 - -
Median hourly rate £50.00 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% - +66.67%
75th Percentile £59.00 - -
90th Percentile £75.20 - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £50.00 £35.00 £22.53
% change year-on-year +42.86% +55.35% -9.88%

All Vendors
Chester

SAP falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Chester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 45 33 61
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 58.44% 55.00% 59.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 11 29
10th Percentile - £250 £306
25th Percentile £325 £478 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - +23.53%
75th Percentile £638 £565 £580
90th Percentile £699 £610 £590
Cheshire median daily rate £447 £513 £507
% change year-on-year -12.73% +1.08% +6.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 8
10th Percentile £47.38 £12.68 £17.22
25th Percentile £49.06 £14.81 £17.44
Median hourly rate £50.00 £17.00 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +194.12% -50.00% +58.95%
75th Percentile £59.00 £22.25 £35.56
90th Percentile £75.20 £29.90 £38.08
Cheshire median hourly rate £47.50 £14.75 £22.53
% change year-on-year +222.03% -34.53% +80.53%

SAP
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Job postings citing SAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Job vacancy trend for SAP in Chester

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SAP in Chester.

Daily rate trend for SAP in Chester

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Daily Rate Histogram in Chester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP in Chester over the 6 months to 15 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SAP in Chester

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SAP in Chester.

Hourly rate trend for SAP in Chester

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Chester

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAP in Chester over the 6 months to 15 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP in Chester

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 4 (36.36%) SAP HR
1 4 (36.36%) SAP Payroll
2 1 (9.09%) SAP ERP
2 1 (9.09%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 4 (36.36%) Manufacturing
1 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Aerospace
3 1 (9.09%) Law
Job Titles
1 4 (36.36%) Analyst
1 4 (36.36%) Consultant
1 4 (36.36%) Payroll Consultant
1 4 (36.36%) SAP Consultant
1 4 (36.36%) SAP Payroll Consultant
2 3 (27.27%) HR Consultant
2 3 (27.27%) SAP HR Consultant
2 3 (27.27%) SAP HR/Payroll Consultant
3 2 (18.18%) Business Analyst
3 2 (18.18%) SAP Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) ABAP Developer
4 1 (9.09%) Developer
4 1 (9.09%) Functional Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) SAP Developer
4 1 (9.09%) SAP Functional Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) SAP HR Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) BAPI
1 1 (9.09%) SAP Fiori
1 1 (9.09%) SAP Smart Forms
1 1 (9.09%) Web Dynpro
1 1 (9.09%) Web Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Active Listening
1 4 (36.36%) Change Management
1 4 (36.36%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 4 (36.36%) Product Management
1 4 (36.36%) Root Cause Analysis
2 3 (27.27%) Business Change Management
2 3 (27.27%) Customer Requirements
2 3 (27.27%) Time Management
3 2 (18.18%) Business Transformation
3 2 (18.18%) Integration Testing
3 2 (18.18%) Inventory Management
3 2 (18.18%) Knowledge Transfer
3 2 (18.18%) Logistics
3 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (18.18%) Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (18.18%) Unit Testing
3 2 (18.18%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (9.09%) Agile
4 1 (9.09%) Process Improvement
4 1 (9.09%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
1 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared