SAP S/4HANA Contract Job Trends in England

SAP S/4HANA
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring SAP S/4HANA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 124 139
Rank change year-on-year -34 +15 +56
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 823 636 591
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.77% 2.27% 1.82%
As % of the Business Applications category 25.48% 26.42% 25.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 409 372 269
10th Percentile £390 £425 £454
25th Percentile £509 £513 £518
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £624 £600
Median % change year-on-year -7.01% +3.96% -
75th Percentile £675 £700 £700
90th Percentile £750 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £575 £620 £600
% change year-on-year -7.26% +3.33% +3.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 7 12
10th Percentile £22.49 £27.91 £57.15
25th Percentile - £47.41 -
Median hourly rate £40.00 £65.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -38.46% +5.52% +14.07%
75th Percentile £87.50 £86.25 £67.49
90th Percentile £101.51 £95.90 £86.24
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £32.41 £61.60
% change year-on-year +23.44% -47.39% +26.04%

All Business Application Skills
England

SAP S/4HANA falls under the Business Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring business application skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 3,230 2,407 2,311
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 6.94% 8.59% 7.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,835 1,452 1,278
10th Percentile £369 £358 £367
25th Percentile £469 £450 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £671 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £762 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 158 38 68
10th Percentile £15.09 £12.82 £24.23
25th Percentile £19.50 £23.46 £35.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £42.75 £41.41
Median % change year-on-year -6.43% +3.23% -26.69%
75th Percentile £70.00 £71.25 £61.60
90th Percentile £88.75 £85.30 £70.06
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £32.50 £45.59
% change year-on-year +23.08% -28.71% -17.48%

SAP S/4HANA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SAP S/4HANA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

SAP S/4HANA job vacancy trend in England

SAP S/4HANA
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SAP S/4HANA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP S/4HANA in England over the 6 months to 3 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SAP S/4HANA in England

SAP S/4HANA
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SAP S/4HANA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAP S/4HANA in England over the 6 months to 3 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP S/4HANA in England

SAP S/4HANA
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 S/4HANA within the England region over the 6 months to 3 October 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 -62 302 £600 -3.61% 248
South East -8 133 £580 -0.17% 110
North of England -64 130 £513 -20.42% 103
Midlands -11 98 £569 -10.78% 89
North West -58 90 £550 -15.38% 54
West Midlands +1 72 £500 -18.37% 44
East of England -4 71 £582 -3.04% 42
Yorkshire -20 37 £450 -14.29% 36
East Midlands -17 24 £625 -7.41% 44
South West -21 22 £550 +7.32% 34
North East -44 3 £450 -21.74% 13
SAP S/4HANA
UK

SAP S/4HANA
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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (0.85%) NetWeaver
2 6 (0.73%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.36%) Confluence
4 2 (0.24%) SAP Portal
5 1 (0.12%) CMS
Applications
1 26 (3.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.12%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 47 (5.71%) SAP FI
2 33 (4.01%) SAP CO
2 33 (4.01%) SAP MM
3 31 (3.77%) SAP SD
4 29 (3.52%) SAP Payroll
5 28 (3.40%) SAP FI/CO
6 27 (3.28%) SAP HCM
7 26 (3.16%) SAP MDG
8 24 (2.92%) SAP GRC
9 20 (2.43%) SAP HR
10 18 (2.19%) SAP ERP
11 16 (1.94%) SAP EWM
11 16 (1.94%) SAP PP
12 15 (1.82%) SAP PM
13 14 (1.70%) SAP QM
14 10 (1.22%) SAP PS
15 9 (1.09%) SAP IBP
16 8 (0.97%) SAP Business One
16 8 (0.97%) SAP Travel Management
17 7 (0.85%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 67 (8.14%) SuccessFactors
2 64 (7.78%) Azure
3 32 (3.89%) AWS
4 27 (3.28%) Power Platform
5 22 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
6 18 (2.19%) GCP
7 11 (1.34%) Boomi
8 9 (1.09%) GitHub
9 7 (0.85%) GitHub Actions
9 7 (0.85%) Microsoft 365
9 7 (0.85%) Smartsheet
9 7 (0.85%) Tricentis Tosca
10 6 (0.73%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
11 5 (0.61%) SaaS
12 4 (0.49%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.49%) Azure Monitor
12 4 (0.49%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.49%) PowerApps
12 4 (0.49%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.24%) Intranet
2 1 (0.12%) Internet
2 1 (0.12%) Network Security
2 1 (0.12%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (5.59%) SAP HANA
2 36 (4.37%) SAP BW
3 20 (2.43%) Power BI
4 15 (1.82%) SQL Server
5 7 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.73%) Metadata
7 5 (0.61%) MaxDB
7 5 (0.61%) Sybase ASE
8 4 (0.49%) BusinessObjects
8 4 (0.49%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.36%) GIS
9 3 (0.36%) SAP Data Services
9 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.36%) Tableau
10 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.12%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.12%) DataStage
10 1 (0.12%) Looker
10 1 (0.12%) Snowflake Schema
10 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 19 (2.31%) JIRA
2 8 (0.97%) Hudson
3 7 (0.85%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.61%) LSMW
5 4 (0.49%) Postman
6 3 (0.36%) Git
7 1 (0.12%) ERwin
7 1 (0.12%) PowerDesigner
General
1 346 (42.04%) Finance
2 226 (27.46%) Social Skills
3 140 (17.01%) Manufacturing
4 64 (7.78%) Analytical Skills
5 54 (6.56%) Retail
6 51 (6.20%) Public Sector
7 46 (5.59%) Pharmaceutical
8 31 (3.77%) General Ledger
9 30 (3.65%) Legal
10 23 (2.79%) Billing
11 22 (2.67%) Influencing Skills
12 20 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
13 19 (2.31%) Aerospace
13 19 (2.31%) Banking
14 18 (2.19%) Automotive
15 7 (0.85%) Aviation
15 7 (0.85%) Local Government
16 6 (0.73%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.73%) Telecoms
17 5 (0.61%) Law
Job Titles
1 202 (24.54%) Consultant
2 181 (21.99%) SAP Consultant
3 150 (18.23%) Architect
4 137 (16.65%) Lead
5 93 (11.30%) SAP Architect
6 90 (10.94%) SAP Manager
7 86 (10.45%) Analyst
8 58 (7.05%) Senior
9 57 (6.93%) Solutions Architect
10 54 (6.56%) SAP Analyst
11 44 (5.35%) Project Manager
12 34 (4.13%) SAP Project Manager
12 34 (4.13%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
13 32 (3.89%) SAP Solutions Architect
14 29 (3.52%) Business Analyst
15 28 (3.40%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
16 22 (2.67%) Cutover Manager
16 22 (2.67%) Integration Architect
16 22 (2.67%) Logistics Analyst
16 22 (2.67%) SAP Cutover Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 95 (11.54%) SAP Fiori
2 38 (4.62%) SAPUI5
3 30 (3.65%) Middleware
4 28 (3.40%) SAP Basis
5 27 (3.28%) REST
6 20 (2.43%) SOAP
7 15 (1.82%) BAPI
7 15 (1.82%) SAP PI
8 11 (1.34%) IDoc
9 10 (1.22%) SAP ALE
10 9 (1.09%) EDI
10 9 (1.09%) SAP Core Interface
10 9 (1.09%) Web Services
11 8 (0.97%) Oracle Fusion
12 6 (0.73%) JSON
12 6 (0.73%) Kafka
12 6 (0.73%) XML
13 5 (0.61%) OAuth
13 5 (0.61%) OAuth2
14 4 (0.49%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 49 (5.95%) Public Cloud
2 38 (4.62%) Greenfield Project
3 31 (3.77%) FMCG
4 30 (3.65%) Data Structures
5 27 (3.28%) Life Science
6 25 (3.04%) Legacy Systems
7 22 (2.67%) Onboarding
8 18 (2.19%) Enterprise Software
9 16 (1.94%) Private Cloud
10 13 (1.58%) Product Ownership
11 9 (1.09%) Cloud Native
11 9 (1.09%) Management Information System
12 8 (0.97%) Replication
13 6 (0.73%) Hybrid Cloud
14 4 (0.49%) AI Agents
14 4 (0.49%) Manufacturing Execution System
14 4 (0.49%) Operational Technology
14 4 (0.49%) Renewable Energy
15 3 (0.36%) Analytical Mindset
15 3 (0.36%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.61%) VMS
2 4 (0.49%) Windows
3 1 (0.12%) Linux
3 1 (0.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 277 (33.66%) Stakeholder Management
2 248 (30.13%) Migration
3 209 (25.39%) ERP
4 153 (18.59%) User Acceptance Testing
5 144 (17.50%) Data Migration
6 114 (13.85%) Problem-Solving
7 103 (12.52%) Validation
8 100 (12.15%) Logistics
9 98 (11.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 86 (10.45%) Analytics
11 84 (10.21%) System Integration Testing
12 75 (9.11%) Roadmaps
13 70 (8.51%) Agile
14 60 (7.29%) Continuous Improvement
15 58 (7.05%) Change Management
16 57 (6.93%) Workshop Facilitation
17 55 (6.68%) Data Governance
18 51 (6.20%) Procure-to-Pay
19 50 (6.08%) Enterprise Architecture
19 50 (6.08%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 60 (7.29%) ABAP
2 25 (3.04%) SQL
3 16 (1.94%) Python
4 4 (0.49%) Java
5 1 (0.12%) Groovy
5 1 (0.12%) Korn
5 1 (0.12%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.12%) SAPscript
5 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 131 (15.92%) Security Cleared
2 120 (14.58%) SC Cleared
3 41 (4.98%) BPSS Clearance
4 34 (4.13%) Degree
5 19 (2.31%) PMP
6 18 (2.19%) DV Cleared
6 18 (2.19%) PMI Certification
7 17 (2.07%) ACCA
7 17 (2.07%) CIMA
8 15 (1.82%) SAP Certification
9 8 (0.97%) Azure Certification
10 6 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.61%) CIPD
11 5 (0.61%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.49%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 3 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.24%) APMG
14 2 (0.24%) AWS Certification
14 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (8.02%) Data Quality
2 26 (3.16%) PMO
3 24 (2.92%) GRC
3 24 (2.92%) QA
4 11 (1.34%) GxP
5 6 (0.73%) GDPR
6 5 (0.61%) GMP
6 5 (0.61%) SLA
7 4 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.24%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.24%) Government Security Classifications
8 2 (0.24%) ITGC
8 2 (0.24%) NCSC
9 1 (0.12%) APQC
9 1 (0.12%) IFRS
9 1 (0.12%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.12%) NIST
9 1 (0.12%) WCAG
System Software
1 6 (0.73%) IAG
2 2 (0.24%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.12%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.24%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.12%) Grafana
Vendors
1 817 (99.27%) SAP
2 76 (9.23%) Microsoft
3 60 (7.29%) Ariba
4 33 (4.01%) Concur
5 21 (2.55%) Oracle
6 14 (1.70%) Databricks
7 9 (1.09%) ServiceNow
7 9 (1.09%) Workday
8 7 (0.85%) Adobe
8 7 (0.85%) Dell
8 7 (0.85%) Informatica
8 7 (0.85%) MuleSoft
8 7 (0.85%) OpenText
8 7 (0.85%) Siemens
9 6 (0.73%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.61%) JD Edwards
10 5 (0.61%) Sybase
11 4 (0.49%) Baan
11 4 (0.49%) UiPath
12 3 (0.36%) Anaplan