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 6 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 144 139
Rank change year-on-year +7 -5 +79
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 666 478 655
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.99% 1.82% 1.72%
As % of the Business Applications category 25.33% 24.60% 23.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 366 234 334
10th Percentile £400 £466 £450
25th Percentile £496 £500 £511
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £585 £573
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +2.18% -2.30%
75th Percentile £700 £698 £675
90th Percentile £753 £800 £800
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £575
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -1.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 2 4
10th Percentile £42.50 £75.34 £44.59
25th Percentile £55.75 £80.90 £45.66
Median hourly rate £60.00 £95.37 £51.63
Median % change year-on-year -37.09% +84.74% -
75th Percentile £90.09 £113.40 £55.52
90th Percentile £93.89 £121.11 £55.54
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £95.37 £47.50
% change year-on-year -37.09% +100.78% -

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 2,629 1,943 2,778
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 7.87% 7.40% 7.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,564 1,087 1,674
10th Percentile £358 £381 £375
25th Percentile £450 £476 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £567 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% +3.09% -2.65%
75th Percentile £663 £670 £675
90th Percentile £750 £788 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £551 £550
% change year-on-year -0.18% +0.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 73 53 114
10th Percentile £18.80 £22.42 £15.67
25th Percentile £28.50 £35.00 £26.03
Median hourly rate £55.00 £52.50 £47.63
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +10.24% +27.68%
75th Percentile £77.50 £77.19 £61.26
90th Percentile £90.09 £86.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £50.68 £49.34 £47.50
% change year-on-year +2.72% +3.87% +27.35%

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 6 February 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 6 February 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 6 February 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 +27 257 £600 - 77
North of England -1 164 £625 +13.64% 21
North West +6 117 £633 +12.08% 9
South East +1 76 £581 -3.17% 40
Midlands -30 64 £525 -4.55% 18
East of England -15 49 £505 -19.20% 15
Yorkshire -20 44 £595 +42.09% 9
West Midlands -10 39 £563 -3.43% 14
East Midlands -29 23 £500 -9.09% 3
South West -29 7 £700 +7.69% 4
North East -19 2 - - 3
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 (1.05%) Confluence
2 6 (0.90%) NetWeaver
3 3 (0.45%) MTS
4 2 (0.30%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.30%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.30%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.15%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.15%) Camunda
5 1 (0.15%) CMS
Applications
1 10 (1.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.20%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (1.20%) MS Visio
3 5 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (0.75%) PTC Creo
4 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 47 (7.06%) SAP FI
2 40 (6.01%) SAP MM
3 36 (5.41%) SAP EWM
4 35 (5.26%) SAP CO
5 30 (4.50%) SAP FI/CO
6 28 (4.20%) SAP PP
7 20 (3.00%) SAP ERP
7 20 (3.00%) SAP PM
7 20 (3.00%) SAP Travel Management
8 19 (2.85%) SAP QM
9 16 (2.40%) SAP EHS
9 16 (2.40%) SAP VC
10 14 (2.10%) SAP WM
11 12 (1.80%) SAP MDG
12 10 (1.50%) OpenText VIM for SAP
13 9 (1.35%) SAP PS
13 9 (1.35%) SAP SCM
14 8 (1.20%) SAP HCM
14 8 (1.20%) SAP Retail
15 7 (1.05%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 57 (8.56%) Azure
2 23 (3.45%) SaaS
3 21 (3.15%) SuccessFactors
4 18 (2.70%) Power Platform
5 14 (2.10%) Entra ID
6 11 (1.65%) AWS
7 10 (1.50%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (1.50%) GCP
8 4 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (0.45%) Boomi
9 3 (0.45%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (0.45%) Snowflake
10 2 (0.30%) Azure API Management
10 2 (0.30%) Collibra
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle Service Cloud
10 2 (0.30%) PaaS
10 2 (0.30%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.30%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 1 (0.15%) OCI
11 1 (0.15%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.30%) Hyperconnected
1 2 (0.30%) Reverse Proxy
1 2 (0.30%) RFID
1 2 (0.30%) VPN
2 1 (0.15%) Firewall
2 1 (0.15%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (5.56%) SAP HANA
2 18 (2.70%) Power BI
3 14 (2.10%) SAP BW
4 12 (1.80%) Metadata
5 9 (1.35%) SAP Data Services
6 7 (1.05%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.90%) GIS
8 4 (0.60%) SQL Server
8 4 (0.60%) Tableau
9 3 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.45%) DB2
10 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 1 (0.15%) Cognos Query Studio
10 1 (0.15%) MaxDB
10 1 (0.15%) Semantic Layer
10 1 (0.15%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 19 (2.85%) JIRA
2 2 (0.30%) Git
2 2 (0.30%) GitLab
2 2 (0.30%) Hudson
2 2 (0.30%) LSMW
2 2 (0.30%) Postman
General
1 244 (36.64%) Social Skills
2 230 (34.53%) Finance
3 80 (12.01%) Manufacturing
4 58 (8.71%) Public Sector
5 51 (7.66%) Analytical Skills
6 46 (6.91%) Pharmaceutical
7 27 (4.05%) Local Government
8 22 (3.30%) Documentation Skills
9 21 (3.15%) Retail
10 16 (2.40%) Aerospace
11 15 (2.25%) Banking
12 14 (2.10%) Influencing Skills
13 13 (1.95%) Billing
14 12 (1.80%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.50%) Publishing
16 9 (1.35%) General Ledger
17 6 (0.90%) Legal
18 4 (0.60%) Marketing
18 4 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
19 3 (0.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 267 (40.09%) Consultant
2 220 (33.03%) SAP Consultant
3 92 (13.81%) Lead
4 88 (13.21%) Architect
5 63 (9.46%) SAP Architect
6 55 (8.26%) Solutions Architect
7 54 (8.11%) Project Manager
7 54 (8.11%) SAP Manager
8 51 (7.66%) Management Consultant
9 42 (6.31%) SAP Solutions Architect
10 38 (5.71%) Analyst
11 37 (5.56%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
12 32 (4.80%) SAP Project Manager
13 26 (3.90%) Senior
14 25 (3.75%) SAP Analyst
15 19 (2.85%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
16 17 (2.55%) SAP QM Consultant
17 16 (2.40%) Programme Manager
17 16 (2.40%) SAP EWM Consultant
17 16 (2.40%) SAP MM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (11.71%) SAP Fiori
2 31 (4.65%) SAP TM
3 26 (3.90%) SAP Basis
4 21 (3.15%) Web Services
5 19 (2.85%) BAPI
6 13 (1.95%) Middleware
7 8 (1.20%) SAP PI
7 8 (1.20%) SAPUI5
8 6 (0.90%) REST
8 6 (0.90%) SAP Business Workflow
9 5 (0.75%) IDoc
10 4 (0.60%) XML
11 3 (0.45%) OAuth
11 3 (0.45%) SAML
12 2 (0.30%) EDI
12 2 (0.30%) Node.js
12 2 (0.30%) Oracle Fusion
13 1 (0.15%) Drools
13 1 (0.15%) SailPoint
13 1 (0.15%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 46 (6.91%) Public Cloud
2 29 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
3 20 (3.00%) Greenfield Project
4 19 (2.85%) Life Science
4 19 (2.85%) Onboarding
5 15 (2.25%) FMCG
6 14 (2.10%) Data Structures
7 13 (1.95%) Taxonomies
8 10 (1.50%) Renewable Energy
9 5 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (0.75%) Management Information System
9 5 (0.75%) Private Cloud
9 5 (0.75%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (0.60%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.45%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (0.45%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (0.45%) IoT
11 3 (0.45%) Tandem
12 2 (0.30%) Data Fabric
12 2 (0.30%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.50%) Windows
2 5 (0.75%) Linux
3 2 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.30%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (22.82%) ERP
2 128 (19.22%) Stakeholder Management
3 126 (18.92%) Migration
4 100 (15.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 80 (12.01%) Data Migration
5 80 (12.01%) Workshop Facilitation
6 79 (11.86%) Problem-Solving
7 72 (10.81%) Analytics
8 63 (9.46%) Validation
9 61 (9.16%) Logistics
10 59 (8.86%) Continuous Improvement
10 59 (8.86%) Roadmaps
11 56 (8.41%) User Acceptance Testing
12 52 (7.81%) Change Management
13 51 (7.66%) Data Modelling
14 50 (7.51%) Procure-to-Pay
15 45 (6.76%) Agile
16 44 (6.61%) Project Management
16 44 (6.61%) SAP Implementation
17 43 (6.46%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 35 (5.26%) ABAP
2 14 (2.10%) SQL
3 7 (1.05%) Python
4 2 (0.30%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.15%) C#
5 1 (0.15%) Java
5 1 (0.15%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.15%) R
5 1 (0.15%) Shell Script
5 1 (0.15%) Tcl
5 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 135 (20.27%) Security Cleared
2 110 (16.52%) SC Cleared
3 46 (6.91%) BPSS Clearance
4 32 (4.80%) Degree
5 20 (3.00%) SAP Certification
6 15 (2.25%) DV Cleared
6 15 (2.25%) PMP
7 11 (1.65%) PMI Certification
8 8 (1.20%) ISTQB
9 7 (1.05%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 6 (0.90%) ACCA
10 6 (0.90%) CIMA
10 6 (0.90%) Master's Degree
11 5 (0.75%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.30%) AAT
13 2 (0.30%) CCA
13 2 (0.30%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.15%) CAPM
14 1 (0.15%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (6.16%) Data Quality
2 25 (3.75%) PMO
3 15 (2.25%) QA
4 14 (2.10%) GDPR
5 7 (1.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (0.45%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.30%) GMP
7 2 (0.30%) GRC
7 2 (0.30%) GxP
8 1 (0.15%) GAAP
8 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.15%) IFRS
8 1 (0.15%) P3O
System Software
1 1 (0.15%) IAG
Systems Management
1 16 (2.40%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.30%) Failover Clustering
2 2 (0.30%) Linux-HA
2 2 (0.30%) Pacemaker
3 1 (0.15%) HP ALM
3 1 (0.15%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 658 (98.80%) SAP
2 41 (6.16%) Ariba
3 35 (5.26%) Microsoft
4 14 (2.10%) Adobe
5 13 (1.95%) Okta
5 13 (1.95%) Salesforce
5 13 (1.95%) ServiceNow
6 10 (1.50%) Informatica
6 10 (1.50%) OpenText
7 8 (1.20%) Oracle
7 8 (1.20%) Sage
8 6 (0.90%) Concur
8 6 (0.90%) Siemens
9 4 (0.60%) ESRI
9 4 (0.60%) IBM
9 4 (0.60%) Workday
10 2 (0.30%) Algorithmics
10 2 (0.30%) Dell
10 2 (0.30%) Hyperion
10 2 (0.30%) Temenos