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

 6 months to
21 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 140 148
Rank change year-on-year +5 +8 +81
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 659 492 624
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.04% 1.85% 1.69%
As % of the Business Applications category 24.75% 24.86% 22.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 375 235 314
10th Percentile £408 £463 £450
25th Percentile £500 £500 £507
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £603 £582 £560
Median % change year-on-year +3.52% +3.93% -4.44%
75th Percentile £700 £686 £697
90th Percentile £760 £775 £809
UK median daily rate £600 £585 £570
% change year-on-year +2.56% +2.63% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 2 4
10th Percentile £48.20 £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% -23.52%
75th Percentile £90.09 £113.40 £55.52
90th Percentile £94.24 £121.11 £55.54
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £95.37 £47.50
% change year-on-year -37.09% +100.78% -24.60%

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 2,663 1,979 2,714
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.25% 7.43% 7.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,604 1,098 1,626
10th Percentile £360 £380 £375
25th Percentile £450 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £562 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.05% +2.09% -2.65%
75th Percentile £673 £674 £675
90th Percentile £760 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 52 100
10th Percentile £18.80 £22.27 £16.17
25th Percentile £26.86 £30.48 £30.00
Median hourly rate £54.00 £46.18 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +16.93% -18.25% +56.27%
75th Percentile £81.00 £75.55 £62.54
90th Percentile £93.02 £86.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £46.24 £46.18 £55.00
% change year-on-year +0.12% -16.04% +47.45%

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 21 January 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 21 January 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 21 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 +16 261 £610 +1.67% 48
North of England +2 158 £625 +13.64% 16
North West +1 112 £644 +10.46% 7
South East +7 77 £582 -0.56% 35
Midlands -23 62 £588 +6.82% 5
East of England -9 52 £505 -22.31% 11
Yorkshire -16 43 £585 +26.49% 7
West Midlands -9 35 £650 +11.59% 5
East Midlands -29 25 £525 -2.78%
South West -26 7 £700 +7.69% 4
North East -19 2 - - 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 6 (0.91%) NetWeaver
2 5 (0.76%) Confluence
3 4 (0.61%) Anypoint
4 3 (0.46%) MTS
4 3 (0.46%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.30%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.30%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.15%) Camunda
6 1 (0.15%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (1.21%) MS Visio
2 7 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (0.76%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.46%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 53 (8.04%) SAP FI
2 41 (6.22%) SAP CO
3 37 (5.61%) SAP FI/CO
4 36 (5.46%) SAP EWM
4 36 (5.46%) SAP MM
5 29 (4.40%) SAP PP
6 21 (3.19%) SAP ERP
6 21 (3.19%) SAP QM
7 16 (2.43%) SAP VC
8 15 (2.28%) SAP Travel Management
9 14 (2.12%) SAP EHS
9 14 (2.12%) SAP MDG
9 14 (2.12%) SAP PM
9 14 (2.12%) SAP PS
9 14 (2.12%) SAP WM
10 11 (1.67%) OpenText VIM for SAP
11 8 (1.21%) SAP HCM
11 8 (1.21%) SAP SCM
12 7 (1.06%) SAP IBP
12 7 (1.06%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 61 (9.26%) Azure
2 26 (3.95%) Power Platform
2 26 (3.95%) SaaS
3 22 (3.34%) SuccessFactors
4 13 (1.97%) Entra ID
5 12 (1.82%) AWS
6 11 (1.67%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (1.52%) GCP
8 5 (0.76%) PaaS
8 5 (0.76%) Snowflake
9 4 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.46%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (0.46%) OCI
11 2 (0.30%) Azure API Management
11 2 (0.30%) Boomi
11 2 (0.30%) Collibra
11 2 (0.30%) Oracle Service Cloud
11 2 (0.30%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.30%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 2 (0.30%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.46%) Firewall
2 2 (0.30%) Hyperconnected
2 2 (0.30%) Reverse Proxy
2 2 (0.30%) RFID
2 2 (0.30%) VPN
3 1 (0.15%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (6.68%) SAP HANA
2 26 (3.95%) Power BI
3 24 (3.64%) SAP BW
4 14 (2.12%) Metadata
5 12 (1.82%) SAP Data Services
6 10 (1.52%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (0.91%) GIS
9 4 (0.61%) Tableau
10 3 (0.46%) DB2
10 3 (0.46%) Semantic Layer
11 2 (0.30%) SQL Server
12 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 1 (0.15%) Cognos Query Studio
12 1 (0.15%) MaxDB
Development Applications
1 18 (2.73%) JIRA
2 2 (0.30%) Git
2 2 (0.30%) GitLab
2 2 (0.30%) LSMW
3 1 (0.15%) Hudson
3 1 (0.15%) Postman
General
1 247 (37.48%) Social Skills
2 238 (36.12%) Finance
3 78 (11.84%) Manufacturing
4 56 (8.50%) Public Sector
5 54 (8.19%) Pharmaceutical
6 53 (8.04%) Analytical Skills
7 26 (3.95%) Local Government
8 22 (3.34%) Retail
9 21 (3.19%) Documentation Skills
10 17 (2.58%) Banking
11 16 (2.43%) Aerospace
12 13 (1.97%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (1.82%) Influencing Skills
14 11 (1.67%) Billing
15 10 (1.52%) General Ledger
16 9 (1.37%) Publishing
17 6 (0.91%) Legal
18 4 (0.61%) Marketing
18 4 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
19 3 (0.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 264 (40.06%) Consultant
2 215 (32.63%) SAP Consultant
3 96 (14.57%) Architect
4 90 (13.66%) Lead
5 73 (11.08%) SAP Architect
6 58 (8.80%) Solutions Architect
7 52 (7.89%) Project Manager
8 48 (7.28%) SAP Manager
9 47 (7.13%) Management Consultant
10 45 (6.83%) SAP Solutions Architect
11 42 (6.37%) Analyst
12 31 (4.70%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
13 30 (4.55%) SAP Project Manager
14 26 (3.95%) SAP Analyst
15 23 (3.49%) Senior
16 19 (2.88%) SAP FI Consultant
17 18 (2.73%) SAP CO Consultant
17 18 (2.73%) SAP QM Consultant
17 18 (2.73%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
18 16 (2.43%) SAP MM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (11.38%) SAP Fiori
2 26 (3.95%) SAP Basis
2 26 (3.95%) SAP TM
3 24 (3.64%) Web Services
4 19 (2.88%) BAPI
5 13 (1.97%) Middleware
6 12 (1.82%) SAP PI
7 7 (1.06%) IDoc
7 7 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
8 6 (0.91%) SAP Business Workflow
9 4 (0.61%) SAPUI5
10 3 (0.46%) OAuth
10 3 (0.46%) SAML
10 3 (0.46%) XML
11 2 (0.30%) EDI
11 2 (0.30%) Node.js
11 2 (0.30%) REST
11 2 (0.30%) SAP XI
12 1 (0.15%) Kafka
12 1 (0.15%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 43 (6.53%) Public Cloud
2 31 (4.70%) Legacy Systems
3 24 (3.64%) Life Science
4 21 (3.19%) Greenfield Project
5 19 (2.88%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.28%) Data Structures
6 15 (2.28%) FMCG
7 12 (1.82%) Taxonomies
8 10 (1.52%) Renewable Energy
9 9 (1.37%) Private Cloud
10 7 (1.06%) Augmented Reality
10 7 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (0.91%) Product Ownership
12 5 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (0.76%) Management Information System
12 5 (0.76%) Self-Motivation
13 4 (0.61%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.61%) PMI
14 3 (0.46%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.21%) Windows
2 5 (0.76%) 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
1 147 (22.31%) ERP
2 133 (20.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 120 (18.21%) Migration
4 92 (13.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 87 (13.20%) Analytics
6 83 (12.59%) Problem-Solving
7 82 (12.44%) Workshop Facilitation
8 76 (11.53%) Data Migration
9 65 (9.86%) Continuous Improvement
10 62 (9.41%) Validation
11 57 (8.65%) Logistics
12 55 (8.35%) Agile
12 55 (8.35%) Roadmaps
13 52 (7.89%) User Acceptance Testing
14 50 (7.59%) Data Modelling
15 48 (7.28%) Data Governance
16 47 (7.13%) Procure-to-Pay
17 45 (6.83%) Change Management
17 45 (6.83%) Project Management
18 44 (6.68%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 38 (5.77%) ABAP
2 15 (2.28%) SQL
3 11 (1.67%) Python
4 3 (0.46%) Java
4 3 (0.46%) Shell Script
5 2 (0.30%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.15%) C#
6 1 (0.15%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.15%) R
6 1 (0.15%) Tcl
6 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 144 (21.85%) Security Cleared
2 116 (17.60%) SC Cleared
3 45 (6.83%) BPSS Clearance
4 31 (4.70%) Degree
5 21 (3.19%) SAP Certification
6 18 (2.73%) PMP
7 16 (2.43%) DV Cleared
8 14 (2.12%) PMI Certification
9 9 (1.37%) ACCA
9 9 (1.37%) CIMA
10 8 (1.21%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.21%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 7 (1.06%) ISTQB
12 5 (0.76%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.30%) AAT
14 2 (0.30%) BC Cleared
14 2 (0.30%) CISA
14 2 (0.30%) CISM
14 2 (0.30%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (5.46%) Data Quality
2 20 (3.03%) QA
3 16 (2.43%) GDPR
3 16 (2.43%) PMO
4 11 (1.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 8 (1.21%) GxP
6 4 (0.61%) GRC
7 3 (0.46%) GMP
7 3 (0.46%) IFRS
8 2 (0.30%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.15%) GAAP
9 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.15%) P3O
System Software
1 1 (0.15%) IAG
Systems Management
1 15 (2.28%) 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
1 649 (98.48%) SAP
2 38 (5.77%) Ariba
3 34 (5.16%) Microsoft
4 15 (2.28%) Adobe
5 13 (1.97%) Oracle
5 13 (1.97%) Salesforce
5 13 (1.97%) ServiceNow
6 12 (1.82%) Okta
6 12 (1.82%) OpenText
7 8 (1.21%) Informatica
7 8 (1.21%) MuleSoft
8 7 (1.06%) Workday
9 6 (0.91%) Anaplan
9 6 (0.91%) Concur
9 6 (0.91%) Hyperion
9 6 (0.91%) Sage
10 4 (0.61%) ESRI
10 4 (0.61%) Siemens
11 3 (0.46%) IBM
12 2 (0.30%) Temenos
96 SAP S/4HANA jobs in England