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 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 137 145
Rank change year-on-year -23 +8 +56
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 794 575 567
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.71% 2.07% 1.73%
As % of the Business Applications category 24.70% 24.44% 24.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 401 316 259
10th Percentile £400 £425 £463
25th Percentile £513 £506 £522
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £581 £613 £600
Median % change year-on-year -5.14% +2.08% -
75th Percentile £675 £695 £700
90th Percentile £750 £758 £830
UK median daily rate £581 £613 £600
% change year-on-year -5.14% +2.08% +2.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 7 13
10th Percentile £28.50 £27.91 £35.33
25th Percentile £40.00 £46.78 -
Median hourly rate £51.50 £65.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -20.77% +5.52% +12.00%
75th Percentile £87.50 £66.25 £65.03
90th Percentile £101.51 £78.50 £84.97
UK median hourly rate £54.00 £32.41 £61.60
% change year-on-year +66.64% -47.39% +59.66%

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 3,215 2,353 2,309
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 6.94% 8.47% 7.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,850 1,421 1,305
10th Percentile £365 £358 £363
25th Percentile £463 £448 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £655 £671 £693
90th Percentile £755 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 143 41 73
10th Percentile £16.30 £12.82 £24.60
25th Percentile £20.31 £25.15 £35.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £44.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.11% -1.11% -20.34%
75th Percentile £71.91 £65.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £88.75 £77.50 £67.20
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £35.48 £45.00
% change year-on-year +12.74% -21.16% -17.18%

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 10 September 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 10 September 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 10 September 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 -63 279 £600 -3.23% 104
South East -4 140 £581 -3.25% 50
North of England -43 128 £550 -7.37% 51
Midlands -14 89 £600 -14.29% 43
North West -36 87 £550 -7.17% 30
East of England -6 73 £591 -1.52% 20
West Midlands -1 63 £538 -18.87% 24
Yorkshire -28 37 £500 -10.71% 19
South West -22 27 £538 +4.88% 8
East Midlands -15 23 £638 -8.93% 19
North East -49 4 £475 -17.39% 2
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 (0.88%) NetWeaver
2 6 (0.76%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.50%) Confluence
4 1 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
4 1 (0.13%) CMS
Applications
1 26 (3.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.39%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (1.26%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.25%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 36 (4.53%) SAP FI
2 28 (3.53%) SAP SD
3 25 (3.15%) SAP GRC
3 25 (3.15%) SAP MDG
4 24 (3.02%) SAP CO
5 22 (2.77%) SAP MM
6 21 (2.64%) SAP ERP
7 20 (2.52%) SAP EWM
7 20 (2.52%) SAP FI/CO
8 18 (2.27%) SAP PP
9 14 (1.76%) SAP Payroll
9 14 (1.76%) SAP PM
10 12 (1.51%) SAP HCM
10 12 (1.51%) SAP HR
10 12 (1.51%) SAP IBP
11 10 (1.26%) SAP QM
12 9 (1.13%) SAP PS
13 8 (1.01%) SAP Business One
13 8 (1.01%) SAP Travel Management
14 7 (0.88%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 64 (8.06%) SuccessFactors
2 63 (7.93%) Azure
3 33 (4.16%) AWS
4 27 (3.40%) Power Platform
5 19 (2.39%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (1.26%) GCP
7 9 (1.13%) Boomi
7 9 (1.13%) SaaS
7 9 (1.13%) Smartsheet
8 7 (0.88%) Entra ID
8 7 (0.88%) Tricentis Tosca
9 6 (0.76%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (0.76%) GitHub
10 5 (0.63%) Snowflake
11 4 (0.50%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (0.50%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.50%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.38%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
12 3 (0.38%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.25%) Intranet
2 1 (0.13%) Internet
2 1 (0.13%) Network Security
2 1 (0.13%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.28%) SAP BW
1 34 (4.28%) SAP HANA
2 23 (2.90%) Power BI
3 16 (2.02%) SQL Server
4 6 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (0.76%) Metadata
5 5 (0.63%) MaxDB
5 5 (0.63%) SAP Data Services
5 5 (0.63%) Sybase ASE
6 4 (0.50%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (0.50%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.38%) Semantic Layer
7 3 (0.38%) Tableau
8 2 (0.25%) GIS
8 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.13%) DataStage
9 1 (0.13%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 23 (2.90%) JIRA
2 10 (1.26%) Hudson
3 4 (0.50%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.50%) LSMW
4 2 (0.25%) Postman
5 1 (0.13%) ERwin
5 1 (0.13%) Git
5 1 (0.13%) PowerDesigner
5 1 (0.13%) TestDirector
General
1 326 (41.06%) Finance
2 220 (27.71%) Social Skills
3 116 (14.61%) Manufacturing
4 68 (8.56%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (5.67%) Retail
6 44 (5.54%) Public Sector
7 38 (4.79%) Pharmaceutical
8 30 (3.78%) General Ledger
9 21 (2.64%) Billing
10 20 (2.52%) Presentation Skills
11 19 (2.39%) Aerospace
11 19 (2.39%) Legal
12 17 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (1.89%) Banking
14 13 (1.64%) Automotive
15 9 (1.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 9 (1.13%) Local Government
16 8 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (0.76%) Advertising
17 6 (0.76%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 196 (24.69%) Consultant
2 177 (22.29%) SAP Consultant
3 142 (17.88%) Lead
4 127 (15.99%) Architect
5 91 (11.46%) SAP Manager
6 79 (9.95%) Analyst
7 75 (9.45%) SAP Architect
8 57 (7.18%) Solutions Architect
9 55 (6.93%) Senior
10 46 (5.79%) Project Manager
11 42 (5.29%) SAP Analyst
12 38 (4.79%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
13 33 (4.16%) SAP Project Manager
14 32 (4.03%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 28 (3.53%) Data Migration Lead
16 26 (3.27%) Business Analyst
17 24 (3.02%) Financial Analyst
18 23 (2.90%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
19 22 (2.77%) Logistics Analyst
20 20 (2.52%) SAP Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 83 (10.45%) SAP Fiori
2 31 (3.90%) Middleware
3 28 (3.53%) SAP Basis
4 22 (2.77%) SAPUI5
5 16 (2.02%) REST
6 13 (1.64%) SAP Core Interface
7 12 (1.51%) SOAP
8 11 (1.39%) BAPI
8 11 (1.39%) SAP PI
9 9 (1.13%) EDI
9 9 (1.13%) IDoc
10 8 (1.01%) Oracle Fusion
11 7 (0.88%) SAP ALE
11 7 (0.88%) Web Services
12 6 (0.76%) XML
13 4 (0.50%) JSON
14 3 (0.38%) SAP TM
14 3 (0.38%) Web Dynpro
15 2 (0.25%) Node.js
15 2 (0.25%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 54 (6.80%) Public Cloud
2 35 (4.41%) Greenfield Project
3 34 (4.28%) Data Structures
4 30 (3.78%) Legacy Systems
5 29 (3.65%) FMCG
6 21 (2.64%) Onboarding
7 17 (2.14%) Life Science
8 16 (2.02%) Product Ownership
9 14 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (1.39%) Private Cloud
11 8 (1.01%) Management Information System
12 7 (0.88%) Cloud Native
13 6 (0.76%) Hybrid Cloud
13 6 (0.76%) Replication
14 5 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
15 4 (0.50%) AI Agents
15 4 (0.50%) Augmented Reality
15 4 (0.50%) Learning Management System
15 4 (0.50%) Manufacturing Execution System
15 4 (0.50%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.63%) VMS
2 4 (0.50%) Windows
3 2 (0.25%) Linux
4 1 (0.13%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 251 (31.61%) Migration
2 233 (29.35%) Stakeholder Management
3 210 (26.45%) ERP
4 154 (19.40%) Data Migration
5 138 (17.38%) User Acceptance Testing
6 117 (14.74%) Problem-Solving
7 109 (13.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 103 (12.97%) Validation
9 99 (12.47%) Logistics
10 81 (10.20%) System Integration Testing
11 75 (9.45%) Continuous Improvement
12 69 (8.69%) Agile
13 67 (8.44%) Roadmaps
14 66 (8.31%) Analytics
15 58 (7.30%) Data Governance
16 57 (7.18%) Change Management
17 54 (6.80%) Workshop Facilitation
18 51 (6.42%) Project Management
19 50 (6.30%) Decision-Making
20 49 (6.17%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 43 (5.42%) ABAP
2 25 (3.15%) SQL
3 17 (2.14%) Python
4 5 (0.63%) Java
5 1 (0.13%) Groovy
5 1 (0.13%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.13%) Korn
5 1 (0.13%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.13%) SAPscript
5 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 125 (15.74%) Security Cleared
2 113 (14.23%) SC Cleared
3 43 (5.42%) Degree
4 35 (4.41%) BPSS Clearance
5 27 (3.40%) DV Cleared
6 18 (2.27%) PMP
7 17 (2.14%) ACCA
7 17 (2.14%) CIMA
8 16 (2.02%) PMI Certification
9 10 (1.26%) SAP Certification
10 8 (1.01%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.63%) CIPD
11 5 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (0.50%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.38%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 3 (0.38%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.25%) AWS Certification
14 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Certification
15 1 (0.13%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (8.56%) Data Quality
2 28 (3.53%) PMO
3 25 (3.15%) GRC
3 25 (3.15%) QA
4 9 (1.13%) GDPR
5 7 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 6 (0.76%) GxP
7 5 (0.63%) GMP
8 2 (0.25%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.25%) Government Security Classifications
8 2 (0.25%) ITGC
8 2 (0.25%) NCSC
8 2 (0.25%) SLA
9 1 (0.13%) IFRS
9 1 (0.13%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.13%) NIST
9 1 (0.13%) WCAG
System Software
1 8 (1.01%) IAG
2 2 (0.25%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.13%) Grafana
2 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 787 (99.12%) SAP
2 63 (7.93%) Microsoft
3 48 (6.05%) Ariba
4 20 (2.52%) Oracle
5 18 (2.27%) Concur
6 13 (1.64%) Databricks
7 9 (1.13%) Informatica
7 9 (1.13%) Salesforce
8 7 (0.88%) Adobe
8 7 (0.88%) ServiceNow
8 7 (0.88%) Siemens
8 7 (0.88%) Workday
9 5 (0.63%) Dell
9 5 (0.63%) MuleSoft
9 5 (0.63%) Sybase
10 4 (0.50%) Baan
10 4 (0.50%) Okta
10 4 (0.50%) UiPath
11 3 (0.38%) IFS
11 3 (0.38%) JD Edwards