SAP Manager Contract Job Trends in England

SAP Manager
UK > England

The median SAP Manager daily rate in England is £595, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 438 404 401
Rank change year-on-year -34 -3 +124
Contract jobs requiring an SAP Manager 103 94 144
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.33% 0.34% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.37% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 52 71
10th Percentile £475 £414 £463
25th Percentile £513 £500 £502
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £595 £588 £585
Median % change year-on-year +1.28% +0.43% -2.50%
75th Percentile £638 £658 £744
90th Percentile £743 £720 £875
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £590
% change year-on-year - +1.69% -1.67%

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 28,863 25,348 33,560
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.49% 92.84% 93.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,467 15,697 22,875
10th Percentile £300 £300 £280
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,744 792 1,459
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.92 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.24 £19.25
Median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% -22.22% +28.57%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.73 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.26 £74.99 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £26.89 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -17.26% -26.97% +36.75%

SAP Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SAP Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

SAP Manager job vacancy trend in England

SAP Manager
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SAP Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SAP Manager job vacancies in England

SAP Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP Manager in England over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SAP Manager in England

SAP Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SAP Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SAP Manager job vacancies in England

SAP Manager
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 6 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -15 52 £600 +6.67% 24
Midlands -22 22 £520 -7.64%
North of England -49 15 £595 +16.10% 5
West Midlands -26 14 £507 -15.50%
East Midlands -15 8 £675 +28.57%
South East -14 7 £500 -23.08% 21
North West -31 7 £500 +19.76% 4
Yorkshire -49 7 £598 +13.81% 1
South West -12 2 - -
East of England -16 2 £675 -6.25% 2
North East -11 1 - -
SAP Manager
UK

SAP Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 6 January 2026, SAP Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring SAP Manager in the job title.

1 103 (100.00%) SAP
2 49 (47.57%) SAP S/4HANA
3 42 (40.78%) ERP
4 35 (33.98%) Agile
5 34 (33.01%) Project Delivery
5 34 (33.01%) Stakeholder Management
6 32 (31.07%) Migration
6 32 (31.07%) Project Management
7 29 (28.16%) Change Management
8 26 (25.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 24 (23.30%) Waterfall
10 19 (18.45%) Budget Management
11 18 (17.48%) PMP
12 17 (16.50%) QA
12 17 (16.50%) User Acceptance Testing
13 15 (14.56%) PRINCE2
14 14 (13.59%) Project Planning
14 14 (13.59%) Risk Management
14 14 (13.59%) SAP ERP
15 13 (12.62%) ServiceNow
16 12 (11.65%) PMI Certification
16 12 (11.65%) SuccessFactors
17 11 (10.68%) Continuous Improvement
17 11 (10.68%) Data Migration
17 11 (10.68%) Resource Allocation
18 10 (9.71%) Azure
18 10 (9.71%) DevOps
18 10 (9.71%) GCP
18 10 (9.71%) Microsoft
18 10 (9.71%) Microsoft Project

SAP Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 10 (9.71%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (3.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 49 (47.57%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (13.59%) SAP ERP
3 5 (4.85%) SAP IBP
4 4 (3.88%) SAP Payroll
5 3 (2.91%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (2.91%) SAP EWM
5 3 (2.91%) SAP MM
5 3 (2.91%) SAP PP
6 2 (1.94%) PRMS
6 2 (1.94%) SAP Business One
6 2 (1.94%) SAP GTS
6 2 (1.94%) SAP MDG
6 2 (1.94%) SAP PM
6 2 (1.94%) SAP SCM
6 2 (1.94%) SAP SRM
7 1 (0.97%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.97%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.97%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.97%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.97%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 12 (11.65%) SuccessFactors
2 10 (9.71%) Azure
2 10 (9.71%) GCP
3 8 (7.77%) AWS
4 6 (5.83%) Dynamics 365
5 4 (3.88%) SaaS
6 2 (1.94%) PaaS
7 1 (0.97%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (0.97%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.97%) GIS
1 1 (0.97%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 3 (2.91%) JIRA
2 2 (1.94%) LSMW
General
1 51 (49.51%) Finance
2 38 (36.89%) Social Skills
3 16 (15.53%) Public Sector
4 12 (11.65%) Manufacturing
5 8 (7.77%) Pharmaceutical
5 8 (7.77%) Retail
6 5 (4.85%) Local Government
7 4 (3.88%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (2.91%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (2.91%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.94%) Legal
9 2 (1.94%) Marketing
9 2 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.97%) Dutch Language
10 1 (0.97%) French Language
10 1 (0.97%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.88%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.97%) RESTful
2 1 (0.97%) SAP PI
2 1 (0.97%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (8.74%) Life Science
1 9 (8.74%) Onboarding
2 8 (7.77%) Public Cloud
3 7 (6.80%) Renewable Energy
4 5 (4.85%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (3.88%) FMCG
6 3 (2.91%) IoT
6 3 (2.91%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.94%) AS400
7 2 (1.94%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.97%) Digital Media
8 1 (0.97%) IPTV
8 1 (0.97%) New Media
8 1 (0.97%) PMI
8 1 (0.97%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.97%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (40.78%) ERP
2 35 (33.98%) Agile
3 34 (33.01%) Project Delivery
3 34 (33.01%) Stakeholder Management
4 32 (31.07%) Migration
4 32 (31.07%) Project Management
5 29 (28.16%) Change Management
6 26 (25.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 24 (23.30%) Waterfall
8 19 (18.45%) Budget Management
9 17 (16.50%) User Acceptance Testing
10 15 (14.56%) PRINCE2
11 14 (13.59%) Project Planning
11 14 (13.59%) Risk Management
12 11 (10.68%) Continuous Improvement
12 11 (10.68%) Data Migration
12 11 (10.68%) Resource Allocation
13 10 (9.71%) Project Governance
13 10 (9.71%) Regulatory Compliance
13 10 (9.71%) SAP Implementation
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.97%) ABAP
1 1 (0.97%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 18 (17.48%) PMP
2 12 (11.65%) PMI Certification
3 10 (9.71%) Security Cleared
4 9 (8.74%) SC Cleared
5 6 (5.83%) Degree
6 4 (3.88%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 3 (2.91%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (2.91%) Master's Degree
7 3 (2.91%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (16.50%) QA
2 6 (5.83%) PMO
3 5 (4.85%) GMP
4 4 (3.88%) Data Quality
4 4 (3.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (1.94%) Accessibility
5 2 (1.94%) GDPR
5 2 (1.94%) GxP
5 2 (1.94%) SLA
6 1 (0.97%) NIST
6 1 (0.97%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 103 (100.00%) SAP
2 13 (12.62%) ServiceNow
3 10 (9.71%) Microsoft
4 3 (2.91%) Ariba
4 3 (2.91%) Workday
5 2 (1.94%) Concur
5 2 (1.94%) Oracle
5 2 (1.94%) Planview
5 2 (1.94%) Rockwell
6 1 (0.97%) Google