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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 162 136 141
Rank change year-on-year -26 +5 +59
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 802 573 570
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.73% 2.09% 1.75%
As % of the Business Applications category 25.04% 24.67% 24.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 409 315 258
10th Percentile £398 £425 £461
25th Percentile £513 £506 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £613 £600
Median % change year-on-year -5.31% +2.08% -
75th Percentile £675 £695 £700
90th Percentile £750 £753 £825
UK median daily rate £580 £608 £600
% change year-on-year -4.53% +1.25% +2.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 7 13
10th Percentile £28.50 £27.91 £35.33
25th Percentile £40.00 £46.78 -
Median hourly rate £45.75 £65.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -29.62% +5.52% +12.00%
75th Percentile £87.50 £66.25 £65.03
90th Percentile £101.67 £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 3,203 2,323 2,309
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 6.93% 8.49% 7.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,842 1,401 1,296
10th Percentile £365 £358 £363
25th Percentile £463 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.68%
75th Percentile £656 £669 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 141 39 71
10th Percentile £15.00 £12.82 £24.50
25th Percentile £20.31 £24.03 £35.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £41.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -3.53% -24.77%
75th Percentile £71.91 £65.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £88.75 £75.50 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £33.49 £45.00
% change year-on-year +19.44% -25.58% -18.18%

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 15 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 15 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 15 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 -62 279 £600 -3.23% 322
South East -4 143 £581 -3.17% 87
North of England -42 129 £550 -7.37% 102
Midlands -5 89 £575 -17.86% 77
North West -29 88 £550 -3.72% 75
East of England -12 73 £582 -3.04% 43
West Midlands -12 62 £525 -20.75% 38
Yorkshire -14 37 £500 -15.97% 21
South West -28 27 £538 +4.88% 19
East Midlands -8 24 £638 -8.93% 39
North East -40 4 £475 -17.39% 6
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 (0.87%) NetWeaver
2 6 (0.75%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.50%) Confluence
4 1 (0.12%) Cloud Foundry
4 1 (0.12%) CMS
Applications
1 26 (3.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.37%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.25%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.12%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 38 (4.74%) SAP FI
2 28 (3.49%) SAP SD
3 26 (3.24%) SAP CO
4 25 (3.12%) SAP GRC
4 25 (3.12%) SAP MDG
5 22 (2.74%) SAP MM
6 21 (2.62%) SAP ERP
6 21 (2.62%) SAP EWM
6 21 (2.62%) SAP FI/CO
7 19 (2.37%) SAP Payroll
8 18 (2.24%) SAP HCM
8 18 (2.24%) SAP PP
9 15 (1.87%) SAP HR
10 14 (1.75%) SAP PM
11 12 (1.50%) SAP IBP
12 10 (1.25%) SAP PS
12 10 (1.25%) SAP QM
13 8 (1.00%) SAP Business One
13 8 (1.00%) SAP Travel Management
14 7 (0.87%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 64 (7.98%) SuccessFactors
2 58 (7.23%) Azure
3 32 (3.99%) AWS
4 28 (3.49%) Power Platform
5 20 (2.49%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (1.37%) GCP
7 9 (1.12%) Boomi
7 9 (1.12%) Smartsheet
8 7 (0.87%) GitHub
8 7 (0.87%) SaaS
8 7 (0.87%) Tricentis Tosca
9 6 (0.75%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (0.62%) Entra ID
10 5 (0.62%) GitHub Actions
10 5 (0.62%) Snowflake
11 4 (0.50%) Microsoft 365
11 4 (0.50%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.50%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.37%) Cloud Computing
12 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.25%) Intranet
2 1 (0.12%) Internet
2 1 (0.12%) Network Security
2 1 (0.12%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.24%) SAP HANA
2 33 (4.11%) SAP BW
3 23 (2.87%) Power BI
4 15 (1.87%) SQL Server
5 6 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (0.75%) Metadata
6 5 (0.62%) MaxDB
6 5 (0.62%) Sybase ASE
7 4 (0.50%) BusinessObjects
7 4 (0.50%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.50%) SAP Data Services
8 3 (0.37%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.37%) Tableau
9 2 (0.25%) GIS
9 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.12%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.12%) DataStage
10 1 (0.12%) Snowflake Schema
10 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 24 (2.99%) JIRA
2 10 (1.25%) Hudson
3 5 (0.62%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.50%) LSMW
5 2 (0.25%) Postman
6 1 (0.12%) ERwin
6 1 (0.12%) Git
6 1 (0.12%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.12%) TestDirector
General
1 330 (41.15%) Finance
2 220 (27.43%) Social Skills
3 120 (14.96%) Manufacturing
4 65 (8.10%) Analytical Skills
5 47 (5.86%) Retail
6 46 (5.74%) Public Sector
7 37 (4.61%) Pharmaceutical
8 30 (3.74%) General Ledger
9 22 (2.74%) Legal
10 21 (2.62%) Billing
11 20 (2.49%) Presentation Skills
12 19 (2.37%) Aerospace
13 18 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
14 14 (1.75%) Automotive
14 14 (1.75%) Banking
15 8 (1.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.00%) Local Government
16 6 (0.75%) Advertising
16 6 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 199 (24.81%) Consultant
2 179 (22.32%) SAP Consultant
3 142 (17.71%) Lead
4 129 (16.08%) Architect
5 91 (11.35%) SAP Manager
6 81 (10.10%) Analyst
7 75 (9.35%) SAP Architect
8 59 (7.36%) Senior
9 56 (6.98%) Solutions Architect
10 44 (5.49%) Project Manager
10 44 (5.49%) SAP Analyst
11 36 (4.49%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
12 33 (4.11%) SAP Project Manager
13 31 (3.87%) SAP Solutions Architect
14 28 (3.49%) Data Migration Lead
15 25 (3.12%) Business Analyst
16 24 (2.99%) Financial Analyst
16 24 (2.99%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
17 22 (2.74%) Integration Architect
17 22 (2.74%) Logistics Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (10.47%) SAP Fiori
2 31 (3.87%) Middleware
3 26 (3.24%) SAP Basis
3 26 (3.24%) SAPUI5
4 17 (2.12%) REST
5 13 (1.62%) SAP Core Interface
5 13 (1.62%) SOAP
6 12 (1.50%) BAPI
7 10 (1.25%) SAP PI
8 9 (1.12%) EDI
9 8 (1.00%) IDoc
9 8 (1.00%) Oracle Fusion
9 8 (1.00%) Web Services
10 6 (0.75%) SAP ALE
10 6 (0.75%) XML
11 4 (0.50%) JSON
12 3 (0.37%) Kafka
12 3 (0.37%) SAP TM
12 3 (0.37%) Web Dynpro
13 2 (0.25%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 53 (6.61%) Public Cloud
2 36 (4.49%) Greenfield Project
3 32 (3.99%) Data Structures
4 30 (3.74%) FMCG
5 29 (3.62%) Legacy Systems
6 19 (2.37%) Onboarding
7 18 (2.24%) Life Science
8 16 (2.00%) Product Ownership
9 14 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (1.37%) Private Cloud
11 8 (1.00%) Cloud Native
11 8 (1.00%) Management Information System
12 6 (0.75%) Hybrid Cloud
12 6 (0.75%) Replication
13 4 (0.50%) AI Agents
13 4 (0.50%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.50%) Augmented Reality
13 4 (0.50%) Manufacturing Execution System
13 4 (0.50%) Operational Technology
14 3 (0.37%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.62%) VMS
2 4 (0.50%) Windows
3 2 (0.25%) Linux
4 1 (0.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 251 (31.30%) Migration
2 238 (29.68%) Stakeholder Management
3 210 (26.18%) ERP
4 156 (19.45%) Data Migration
5 143 (17.83%) User Acceptance Testing
6 117 (14.59%) Problem-Solving
7 106 (13.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 105 (13.09%) Validation
9 99 (12.34%) Logistics
10 84 (10.47%) System Integration Testing
11 71 (8.85%) Analytics
12 70 (8.73%) Continuous Improvement
13 69 (8.60%) Roadmaps
14 67 (8.35%) Agile
15 59 (7.36%) Change Management
16 55 (6.86%) Data Governance
17 52 (6.48%) Workshop Facilitation
18 50 (6.23%) Decision-Making
18 50 (6.23%) Project Management
19 47 (5.86%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 49 (6.11%) ABAP
2 25 (3.12%) SQL
3 17 (2.12%) Python
4 5 (0.62%) Java
5 1 (0.12%) Groovy
5 1 (0.12%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.12%) Korn
5 1 (0.12%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.12%) SAPscript
5 1 (0.12%) VB
Qualifications
1 130 (16.21%) Security Cleared
2 118 (14.71%) SC Cleared
3 41 (5.11%) BPSS Clearance
3 41 (5.11%) Degree
4 26 (3.24%) DV Cleared
5 18 (2.24%) PMP
6 17 (2.12%) ACCA
6 17 (2.12%) CIMA
7 16 (2.00%) PMI Certification
8 10 (1.25%) SAP Certification
9 8 (1.00%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.62%) CIPD
10 5 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.50%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.37%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.37%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (0.37%) TOGAF Certification
13 2 (0.25%) APMG
13 2 (0.25%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (8.35%) Data Quality
2 28 (3.49%) PMO
3 26 (3.24%) QA
4 25 (3.12%) GRC
5 9 (1.12%) GDPR
6 7 (0.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 6 (0.75%) GxP
8 5 (0.62%) GMP
9 2 (0.25%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.25%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.25%) ITGC
9 2 (0.25%) NCSC
9 2 (0.25%) SLA
10 1 (0.12%) IFRS
10 1 (0.12%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.12%) NIST
10 1 (0.12%) WCAG
System Software
1 8 (1.00%) IAG
2 2 (0.25%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.12%) Grafana
2 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 794 (99.00%) SAP
2 66 (8.23%) Microsoft
3 47 (5.86%) Ariba
4 20 (2.49%) Concur
4 20 (2.49%) Oracle
5 13 (1.62%) Databricks
6 9 (1.12%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.12%) Workday
7 8 (1.00%) Informatica
8 7 (0.87%) Adobe
8 7 (0.87%) ServiceNow
8 7 (0.87%) Siemens
9 5 (0.62%) Dell
9 5 (0.62%) MuleSoft
9 5 (0.62%) Sybase
10 4 (0.50%) Baan
10 4 (0.50%) UiPath
11 3 (0.37%) IFS
11 3 (0.37%) JD Edwards
11 3 (0.37%) OpenText