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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 123 137
Rank change year-on-year -34 +14 +62
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 828 631 584
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.79% 2.25% 1.81%
As % of the Business Applications category 25.83% 26.35% 25.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 404 367 268
10th Percentile £393 £425 £455
25th Percentile £513 £513 £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -7.20% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £672 £700 £700
90th Percentile £750 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £575 £620 £600
% change year-on-year -7.26% +3.33% +3.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 8 12
10th Percentile £24.00 £29.01 £57.15
25th Percentile - £54.95 -
Median hourly rate £40.00 £70.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% +13.64% +14.07%
75th Percentile £87.50 £94.17 £67.49
90th Percentile £101.01 £95.68 £86.24
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £32.50 £61.60
% change year-on-year +23.08% -47.24% +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 3,206 2,395 2,287
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 6.93% 8.54% 7.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,812 1,445 1,267
10th Percentile £371 £358 £373
25th Percentile £464 £450 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £758 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 159 38 69
10th Percentile £15.10 £12.82 £24.90
25th Percentile £19.49 £23.16 £35.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £42.75 £40.33
Median % change year-on-year -6.43% +6.01% -28.62%
75th Percentile £70.00 £71.25 £61.60
90th Percentile £88.75 £88.37 £69.37
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £32.50 £41.50
% change year-on-year +23.08% -21.69% -26.12%

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 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 10 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 10 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 -61 308 £600 -4.00% 300
North of England -70 130 £525 -18.48% 96
South East -13 127 £580 -2.44% 81
Midlands -4 101 £563 -11.76% 70
North West -56 90 £550 -16.73% 51
West Midlands -2 73 £500 -18.37% 30
East of England -3 73 £582 -3.04% 39
Yorkshire -17 36 £500 -4.76% 30
East Midlands -13 24 £625 -7.41% 40
South West -11 22 £550 +4.76% 26
North East -40 4 £450 -21.74% 15
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 8 (0.97%) NetWeaver
2 6 (0.72%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.36%) Confluence
3 3 (0.36%) SAP Portal
4 1 (0.12%) CMS
4 1 (0.12%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 26 (3.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.33%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.12%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.12%) PTC Creo
5 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.12%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 52 (6.28%) SAP FI
2 37 (4.47%) SAP CO
3 35 (4.23%) SAP MM
4 32 (3.86%) SAP FI/CO
5 31 (3.74%) SAP HCM
5 31 (3.74%) SAP Payroll
5 31 (3.74%) SAP SD
6 25 (3.02%) SAP MDG
7 24 (2.90%) SAP GRC
8 21 (2.54%) SAP HR
9 19 (2.29%) SAP EWM
10 17 (2.05%) SAP ERP
11 15 (1.81%) SAP PP
12 14 (1.69%) SAP PM
13 13 (1.57%) SAP QM
14 10 (1.21%) SAP PS
15 9 (1.09%) SAP IBP
16 8 (0.97%) OpenText VIM for SAP
16 8 (0.97%) SAP Travel Management
16 8 (0.97%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 66 (7.97%) SuccessFactors
2 64 (7.73%) Azure
3 33 (3.99%) AWS
4 27 (3.26%) Power Platform
5 21 (2.54%) Azure DevOps
6 18 (2.17%) GCP
7 9 (1.09%) Boomi
8 8 (0.97%) GitHub
9 7 (0.85%) Microsoft 365
9 7 (0.85%) Smartsheet
9 7 (0.85%) Tricentis Tosca
10 6 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (0.72%) GitHub Actions
10 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (0.72%) SaaS
11 4 (0.48%) Azure Monitor
11 4 (0.48%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.48%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.48%) Snowflake
12 3 (0.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.24%) Intranet
1 2 (0.24%) Network Security
2 1 (0.12%) HTTPS
2 1 (0.12%) Internet
2 1 (0.12%) SSL
2 1 (0.12%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (5.56%) SAP HANA
2 36 (4.35%) SAP BW
3 20 (2.42%) Power BI
4 15 (1.81%) SQL Server
5 6 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.60%) MaxDB
6 5 (0.60%) Metadata
6 5 (0.60%) Sybase ASE
7 3 (0.36%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.36%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.36%) GIS
7 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.36%) Tableau
8 2 (0.24%) SAP Data Services
9 1 (0.12%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 1 (0.12%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.12%) Looker
9 1 (0.12%) Semantic Layer
9 1 (0.12%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 18 (2.17%) JIRA
2 8 (0.97%) Hudson
3 7 (0.85%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.48%) LSMW
4 4 (0.48%) Postman
5 3 (0.36%) Git
6 1 (0.12%) ERwin
6 1 (0.12%) PowerDesigner
General
1 344 (41.55%) Finance
2 234 (28.26%) Social Skills
3 144 (17.39%) Manufacturing
4 61 (7.37%) Analytical Skills
5 55 (6.64%) Retail
6 52 (6.28%) Public Sector
7 44 (5.31%) Pharmaceutical
8 35 (4.23%) General Ledger
9 33 (3.99%) Legal
10 24 (2.90%) Billing
10 24 (2.90%) Influencing Skills
11 22 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
12 20 (2.42%) Aerospace
12 20 (2.42%) Automotive
13 19 (2.29%) Banking
14 8 (0.97%) Telecoms
15 7 (0.85%) Aviation
15 7 (0.85%) Local Government
16 6 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
17 5 (0.60%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 213 (25.72%) Consultant
2 191 (23.07%) SAP Consultant
3 157 (18.96%) Architect
4 130 (15.70%) Lead
5 96 (11.59%) SAP Architect
6 87 (10.51%) SAP Manager
7 84 (10.14%) Analyst
8 57 (6.88%) Solutions Architect
9 55 (6.64%) Senior
10 54 (6.52%) SAP Analyst
11 44 (5.31%) Project Manager
12 40 (4.83%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
13 34 (4.11%) SAP Project Manager
14 31 (3.74%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 29 (3.50%) Business Analyst
16 28 (3.38%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
17 24 (2.90%) Integration Architect
18 22 (2.66%) Cutover Manager
18 22 (2.66%) Logistics Analyst
19 21 (2.54%) SAP Cutover Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 97 (11.71%) SAP Fiori
2 40 (4.83%) SAPUI5
3 30 (3.62%) Middleware
4 29 (3.50%) REST
5 28 (3.38%) SAP Basis
6 22 (2.66%) SOAP
7 17 (2.05%) SAP PI
8 15 (1.81%) BAPI
9 12 (1.45%) IDoc
10 11 (1.33%) SAP ALE
11 9 (1.09%) Oracle Fusion
11 9 (1.09%) Web Services
12 8 (0.97%) EDI
12 8 (0.97%) SAP Core Interface
13 6 (0.72%) JSON
13 6 (0.72%) Kafka
13 6 (0.72%) OpenAPI
13 6 (0.72%) Swagger
13 6 (0.72%) XML
14 5 (0.60%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 47 (5.68%) Public Cloud
2 37 (4.47%) Greenfield Project
3 30 (3.62%) FMCG
4 29 (3.50%) Data Structures
5 27 (3.26%) Life Science
6 24 (2.90%) Legacy Systems
7 22 (2.66%) Onboarding
8 18 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
9 17 (2.05%) Private Cloud
10 16 (1.93%) Product Ownership
11 9 (1.09%) Management Information System
12 8 (0.97%) Cloud Native
12 8 (0.97%) Replication
13 6 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
14 5 (0.60%) Renewable Energy
15 4 (0.48%) AI Agents
15 4 (0.48%) Manufacturing Execution System
15 4 (0.48%) Operational Technology
16 3 (0.36%) Analytical Mindset
16 3 (0.36%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.60%) VMS
1 5 (0.60%) Windows
2 1 (0.12%) Linux
2 1 (0.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 289 (34.90%) Stakeholder Management
2 253 (30.56%) Migration
3 207 (25.00%) ERP
4 148 (17.87%) User Acceptance Testing
5 147 (17.75%) Data Migration
6 108 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
7 101 (12.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 101 (12.20%) Validation
8 98 (11.84%) Logistics
9 88 (10.63%) Analytics
10 79 (9.54%) System Integration Testing
11 78 (9.42%) Roadmaps
12 74 (8.94%) Agile
13 59 (7.13%) Continuous Improvement
14 58 (7.00%) Change Management
14 58 (7.00%) Workshop Facilitation
15 54 (6.52%) Data Governance
16 52 (6.28%) Enterprise Architecture
16 52 (6.28%) Procure-to-Pay
17 49 (5.92%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 64 (7.73%) ABAP
2 23 (2.78%) SQL
3 16 (1.93%) Python
4 5 (0.60%) Java
5 2 (0.24%) Korn
6 1 (0.12%) Groovy
6 1 (0.12%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.12%) SAPscript
6 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 131 (15.82%) Security Cleared
2 119 (14.37%) SC Cleared
3 45 (5.43%) BPSS Clearance
4 30 (3.62%) Degree
5 19 (2.29%) PMP
6 18 (2.17%) PMI Certification
7 16 (1.93%) ACCA
7 16 (1.93%) CIMA
8 14 (1.69%) DV Cleared
9 13 (1.57%) SAP Certification
10 8 (0.97%) Azure Certification
11 6 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (0.60%) CIPD
13 4 (0.48%) APMG
13 4 (0.48%) DBS Check
13 4 (0.48%) Master's Degree
14 3 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 3 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
15 2 (0.24%) AWS Certification
15 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (7.97%) Data Quality
2 25 (3.02%) PMO
3 24 (2.90%) GRC
4 22 (2.66%) QA
5 10 (1.21%) GxP
6 8 (0.97%) GDPR
7 6 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (0.60%) GMP
8 5 (0.60%) SLA
9 2 (0.24%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.24%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.24%) IFRS
9 2 (0.24%) ITGC
9 2 (0.24%) NCSC
10 1 (0.12%) APQC
10 1 (0.12%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.12%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.12%) NIST
10 1 (0.12%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.12%) WCAG
System Software
1 6 (0.72%) 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
1 823 (99.40%) SAP
2 77 (9.30%) Microsoft
3 62 (7.49%) Ariba
4 35 (4.23%) Concur
5 22 (2.66%) Oracle
6 13 (1.57%) Databricks
7 10 (1.21%) ServiceNow
7 10 (1.21%) Workday
8 8 (0.97%) Siemens
9 7 (0.85%) Adobe
9 7 (0.85%) Dell
9 7 (0.85%) Informatica
9 7 (0.85%) MuleSoft
9 7 (0.85%) OpenText
10 6 (0.72%) Salesforce
11 5 (0.60%) Sybase
12 4 (0.48%) JD Edwards
12 4 (0.48%) UiPath
13 3 (0.36%) Anaplan
13 3 (0.36%) IFS