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 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
26 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 138 145 150
Rank change year-on-year +7 +5 +96
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 648 528 628
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.04% 1.84% 1.70%
As % of the Business Applications category 23.80% 25.31% 22.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 366 241 301
10th Percentile £422 £450 £450
25th Percentile £500 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £608 £582 £560
Median % change year-on-year +4.38% +3.93% -4.44%
75th Percentile £700 £688 £675
90th Percentile £750 £763 £800
UK median daily rate £600 £580 £560
% change year-on-year +3.45% +3.57% -4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 2 4
10th Percentile £42.50 £75.34 £44.59
25th Percentile £55.75 £80.90 £45.66
Median hourly rate £75.00 £95.37 £51.63
Median % change year-on-year -21.36% +84.74% -23.52%
75th Percentile £90.09 £113.40 £55.52
90th Percentile £94.77 £121.11 £55.54
UK median hourly rate £67.50 £95.37 £47.50
% change year-on-year -29.22% +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 2,723 2,086 2,809
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.57% 7.29% 7.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,638 1,152 1,651
10th Percentile £358 £380 £375
25th Percentile £450 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.08%
75th Percentile £667 £675 £675
90th Percentile £760 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 54 84
10th Percentile £18.50 £22.27 £31.35
25th Percentile £25.15 £30.43 £49.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £43.84 £56.89
Median % change year-on-year +2.65% -22.94% +62.54%
75th Percentile £83.50 £66.88 £80.00
90th Percentile £93.75 £80.75 £88.75
UK median hourly rate £41.86 £41.50 £56.49
% change year-on-year +0.86% -26.54% +51.45%

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 26 December 2025.

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 26 December 2025.

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 26 December 2025. 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 +28 272 £600 +4.35% 89
North of England -2 155 £626 +13.82% 92
North West +8 113 £644 +13.68% 37
South East +13 82 £582 -6.92% 131
Midlands -35 46 £650 +18.18% 72
East of England -14 45 £545 -16.15% 66
Yorkshire -5 40 £575 +16.46% 50
West Midlands -4 33 £625 - 39
East Midlands -31 12 £700 +27.27% 29
South West -23 7 £700 +14.01% 33
North East -16 1 - - 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 6 (0.93%) Anypoint
1 6 (0.93%) NetWeaver
2 5 (0.77%) Confluence
3 3 (0.46%) MTS
4 2 (0.31%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.31%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.15%) Camunda
5 1 (0.15%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
1 8 (1.23%) MS Visio
2 6 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.77%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 48 (7.41%) SAP FI
2 38 (5.86%) SAP CO
2 38 (5.86%) SAP MM
3 34 (5.25%) SAP FI/CO
4 33 (5.09%) SAP EWM
5 29 (4.48%) SAP PP
6 27 (4.17%) SAP QM
7 24 (3.70%) SAP ERP
8 18 (2.78%) SAP MDG
9 16 (2.47%) SAP PM
9 16 (2.47%) SAP PS
9 16 (2.47%) SAP VC
10 14 (2.16%) SAP EHS
10 14 (2.16%) SAP WM
11 11 (1.70%) OpenText VIM for SAP
12 9 (1.39%) SAP Travel Management
13 8 (1.23%) SAP HCM
13 8 (1.23%) SAP Oil and Gas
14 7 (1.08%) SAP GRC
14 7 (1.08%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 54 (8.33%) Azure
2 29 (4.48%) Power Platform
3 24 (3.70%) SaaS
4 22 (3.40%) SuccessFactors
5 12 (1.85%) AWS
5 12 (1.85%) GCP
6 10 (1.54%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (1.39%) Entra ID
8 7 (1.08%) Snowflake
9 6 (0.93%) PaaS
10 5 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.62%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.46%) OCI
13 2 (0.31%) Azure API Management
13 2 (0.31%) Boomi
13 2 (0.31%) Collibra
13 2 (0.31%) iPaaS
13 2 (0.31%) Oracle Service Cloud
13 2 (0.31%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 2 (0.31%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.46%) Firewall
2 2 (0.31%) Hyperconnected
3 1 (0.15%) FTP
3 1 (0.15%) HTTP
3 1 (0.15%) Reverse Proxy
3 1 (0.15%) RFID
3 1 (0.15%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (7.10%) SAP HANA
2 29 (4.48%) Power BI
3 25 (3.86%) SAP BW
4 14 (2.16%) Metadata
5 12 (1.85%) SAP Data Services
6 10 (1.54%) Data Lake
6 10 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.62%) GIS
7 4 (0.62%) Tableau
8 3 (0.46%) DB2
8 3 (0.46%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.46%) SQL Server
9 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 1 (0.15%) Cognos Query Studio
9 1 (0.15%) Lumira
9 1 (0.15%) MaxDB
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 18 (2.78%) JIRA
2 3 (0.46%) Git
3 2 (0.31%) GitLab
3 2 (0.31%) LSMW
4 1 (0.15%) Hudson
4 1 (0.15%) Postman
General
1 234 (36.11%) Social Skills
2 222 (34.26%) Finance
3 84 (12.96%) Manufacturing
4 63 (9.72%) Pharmaceutical
5 51 (7.87%) Analytical Skills
6 45 (6.94%) Public Sector
7 25 (3.86%) Retail
8 20 (3.09%) Local Government
9 18 (2.78%) Aerospace
9 18 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
10 17 (2.62%) Banking
11 13 (2.01%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (1.70%) Billing
12 11 (1.70%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.08%) General Ledger
14 5 (0.77%) Legal
14 5 (0.77%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (0.77%) Publishing
15 4 (0.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 4 (0.62%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 265 (40.90%) Consultant
2 220 (33.95%) SAP Consultant
3 80 (12.35%) Architect
3 80 (12.35%) Lead
4 65 (10.03%) SAP Architect
5 50 (7.72%) SAP Manager
6 48 (7.41%) Analyst
6 48 (7.41%) Project Manager
7 45 (6.94%) Solutions Architect
8 41 (6.33%) Management Consultant
9 36 (5.56%) SAP Solutions Architect
10 35 (5.40%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
11 30 (4.63%) SAP Analyst
12 29 (4.48%) SAP Project Manager
13 24 (3.70%) SAP QM Consultant
14 22 (3.40%) Senior
15 18 (2.78%) SAP FI Consultant
15 18 (2.78%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
16 17 (2.62%) SAP CO Consultant
16 17 (2.62%) SAP MM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (12.19%) SAP Fiori
2 24 (3.70%) SAP Basis
3 22 (3.40%) Web Services
4 20 (3.09%) SAP TM
5 19 (2.93%) BAPI
6 15 (2.31%) SAP PI
7 10 (1.54%) Middleware
8 9 (1.39%) IDoc
9 7 (1.08%) Oracle Fusion
10 6 (0.93%) SAP Business Workflow
11 5 (0.77%) XML
12 4 (0.62%) REST
12 4 (0.62%) SAPUI5
13 3 (0.46%) EDI
13 3 (0.46%) Node.js
13 3 (0.46%) SOAP
14 2 (0.31%) JSON
14 2 (0.31%) OAuth
14 2 (0.31%) SAML
14 2 (0.31%) SAP XI
Miscellaneous
1 31 (4.78%) Legacy Systems
2 29 (4.48%) Public Cloud
3 28 (4.32%) Greenfield Project
3 28 (4.32%) Life Science
4 16 (2.47%) Data Structures
5 15 (2.31%) Onboarding
5 15 (2.31%) Renewable Energy
6 14 (2.16%) FMCG
7 12 (1.85%) Private Cloud
8 8 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.23%) Taxonomies
9 7 (1.08%) Augmented Reality
10 6 (0.93%) Product Ownership
11 5 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (0.62%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (0.62%) Management Information System
12 4 (0.62%) PMI
12 4 (0.62%) Self-Motivation
13 3 (0.46%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.93%) Linux
2 5 (0.77%) Windows
3 2 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.31%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.15%) Unix
4 1 (0.15%) VMS
4 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (21.76%) ERP
2 134 (20.68%) Stakeholder Management
3 118 (18.21%) Migration
4 87 (13.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 84 (12.96%) Problem-Solving
6 72 (11.11%) Analytics
7 71 (10.96%) Data Migration
8 69 (10.65%) Workshop Facilitation
9 67 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
10 66 (10.19%) Agile
11 57 (8.80%) Validation
12 54 (8.33%) Logistics
12 54 (8.33%) Roadmaps
13 51 (7.87%) Process Improvement
14 49 (7.56%) Data Modelling
15 47 (7.25%) User Acceptance Testing
16 46 (7.10%) Data Governance
17 40 (6.17%) Procure-to-Pay
18 39 (6.02%) Change Management
18 39 (6.02%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (5.56%) ABAP
2 17 (2.62%) SQL
3 12 (1.85%) Python
4 4 (0.62%) Java
5 3 (0.46%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.46%) Shell Script
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
1 147 (22.69%) Security Cleared
2 119 (18.36%) SC Cleared
3 37 (5.71%) Degree
4 36 (5.56%) BPSS Clearance
5 23 (3.55%) SAP Certification
6 17 (2.62%) PMP
7 16 (2.47%) DV Cleared
8 15 (2.31%) PMI Certification
9 11 (1.70%) ACCA
9 11 (1.70%) CIMA
9 11 (1.70%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 9 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.23%) Master's Degree
12 6 (0.93%) ISTQB
13 4 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.31%) BC Cleared
14 2 (0.31%) CISA
14 2 (0.31%) CISM
14 2 (0.31%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.31%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (6.02%) Data Quality
2 23 (3.55%) QA
3 16 (2.47%) GDPR
4 14 (2.16%) PMO
5 12 (1.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 9 (1.39%) GxP
7 6 (0.93%) GRC
8 3 (0.46%) GMP
8 3 (0.46%) IFRS
9 2 (0.31%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.31%) PMBOK
10 1 (0.15%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 1 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.15%) GAAP
10 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.15%) HL7
10 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.15%) P3O
System Software
1 2 (0.31%) IAG
2 1 (0.15%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.31%) Failover Clustering
2 2 (0.31%) HP ALM
2 2 (0.31%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.31%) Linux-HA
2 2 (0.31%) Pacemaker
3 1 (0.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 638 (98.46%) SAP
2 40 (6.17%) Ariba
3 31 (4.78%) Microsoft
4 16 (2.47%) Oracle
5 13 (2.01%) Adobe
5 13 (2.01%) Salesforce
5 13 (2.01%) ServiceNow
6 11 (1.70%) OpenText
7 10 (1.54%) Concur
7 10 (1.54%) MuleSoft
8 8 (1.23%) Okta
9 7 (1.08%) Informatica
9 7 (1.08%) Workday
10 6 (0.93%) Anaplan
10 6 (0.93%) Hyperion
11 3 (0.46%) ESRI
11 3 (0.46%) Google
11 3 (0.46%) IBM
12 2 (0.31%) Citrix
12 2 (0.31%) HP
490 SAP S/4HANA jobs in England