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

 6 months to
17 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 144 167
Rank change year-on-year -7 +23 +10
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 793 530 557
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.77% 1.95% 1.54%
As % of the Business Applications category 24.99% 24.16% 22.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 413 288 282
10th Percentile £390 £425 £455
25th Percentile £500 £513 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.66%
75th Percentile £675 £695 £700
90th Percentile £750 £756 £825
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £600
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 8 12
10th Percentile - £29.01 £32.67
25th Percentile £40.00 £54.02 £60.36
Median hourly rate £57.21 £65.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -11.98% +5.52% +2.67%
75th Percentile £76.56 £68.13 £62.46
90th Percentile £100.24 £75.12 £85.25
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £32.50 £61.60
% change year-on-year +69.23% -47.24% +4.85%

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 3,173 2,194 2,511
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 7.09% 8.06% 6.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,852 1,344 1,534
10th Percentile £363 £375 £363
25th Percentile £456 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.05%
75th Percentile £651 £669 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £539 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 160 50 102
10th Percentile £18.75 £12.98 £18.25
25th Percentile £28.50 £34.98 £26.01
Median hourly rate £40.00 £60.00 £40.16
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +49.39% -23.86%
75th Percentile £71.91 £70.00 £57.24
90th Percentile £88.75 £85.00 £64.66
UK median hourly rate £50.24 £52.00 £40.33
% change year-on-year -3.38% +28.95% -19.35%

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 17 July 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 17 July 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 17 July 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 -45 291 £600 -4.00% 53
North of England -35 129 £550 -5.17% 26
South East -12 125 £580 +0.87% 26
Midlands -8 91 £638 -5.56% 20
North West -21 83 £550 -5.17% 15
East of England 0 77 £600 - 7
West Midlands -23 54 £550 -20.00% 14
Yorkshire -18 41 £625 +19.05% 11
East Midlands +5 34 £638 -1.92% 6
South West -29 18 £525 - 1
North East -39 5 £500 -13.04%
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 10 (1.26%) Confluence
1 10 (1.26%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.13%) NetWeaver
3 4 (0.50%) CMS
4 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 27 (3.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (1.89%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.63%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.38%) PTC Creo
5 3 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 32 (4.04%) SAP FI
2 25 (3.15%) SAP SD
3 22 (2.77%) SAP CO
4 20 (2.52%) SAP FI/CO
5 19 (2.40%) SAP EWM
6 18 (2.27%) SAP ERP
7 17 (2.14%) SAP MDG
8 16 (2.02%) SAP MM
8 16 (2.02%) SAP PP
9 15 (1.89%) SAP Travel Management
10 14 (1.77%) SAP GRC
11 12 (1.51%) SAP Payroll
11 12 (1.51%) SAP PM
11 12 (1.51%) SAP QM
11 12 (1.51%) Teamcenter
12 9 (1.13%) SAP IBP
13 8 (1.01%) SAP Business One
14 6 (0.76%) SAP FI-CA
14 6 (0.76%) SAP HCM
14 6 (0.76%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 71 (8.95%) Azure
2 68 (8.58%) SuccessFactors
3 26 (3.28%) AWS
4 25 (3.15%) Power Platform
5 20 (2.52%) Azure DevOps
6 17 (2.14%) SaaS
7 9 (1.13%) Boomi
7 9 (1.13%) Smartsheet
8 8 (1.01%) Entra ID
9 7 (0.88%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (0.88%) GCP
10 6 (0.76%) GitHub
11 5 (0.63%) Snowflake
12 4 (0.50%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.50%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
13 3 (0.38%) GitHub Actions
13 3 (0.38%) Veeva
13 3 (0.38%) WhatsApp
14 2 (0.25%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.76%) Network Security
2 1 (0.13%) Internet
2 1 (0.13%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (3.91%) SAP HANA
2 23 (2.90%) Power BI
3 18 (2.27%) SAP BW
3 18 (2.27%) SQL Server
4 7 (0.88%) Sybase ASE
5 6 (0.76%) MaxDB
5 6 (0.76%) SAP Data Services
6 5 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.50%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.50%) Metadata
8 3 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.38%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.38%) Tableau
9 2 (0.25%) Snowflake Schema
10 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.13%) DataStage
10 1 (0.13%) GIS
10 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 32 (4.04%) JIRA
2 13 (1.64%) Hudson
3 5 (0.63%) LSMW
4 3 (0.38%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.25%) Git
5 2 (0.25%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) ERwin
6 1 (0.13%) GCC
6 1 (0.13%) GitLab
6 1 (0.13%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.13%) TestDirector
General
1 316 (39.85%) Finance
2 231 (29.13%) Social Skills
3 115 (14.50%) Manufacturing
4 83 (10.47%) Analytical Skills
5 65 (8.20%) Public Sector
6 47 (5.93%) Pharmaceutical
7 33 (4.16%) Retail
8 22 (2.77%) General Ledger
9 20 (2.52%) Billing
9 20 (2.52%) Local Government
10 17 (2.14%) Banking
11 16 (2.02%) Aerospace
12 14 (1.77%) Legal
13 13 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
14 12 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 10 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
16 8 (1.01%) Financial Institution
17 7 (0.88%) Advertising
17 7 (0.88%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 187 (23.58%) Consultant
2 169 (21.31%) SAP Consultant
3 157 (19.80%) Lead
4 119 (15.01%) Architect
5 87 (10.97%) SAP Manager
6 80 (10.09%) Analyst
7 78 (9.84%) SAP Architect
8 64 (8.07%) Solutions Architect
9 58 (7.31%) Project Manager
10 53 (6.68%) Senior
11 41 (5.17%) SAP Analyst
12 40 (5.04%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
13 39 (4.92%) SAP Solutions Architect
14 37 (4.67%) SAP Project Manager
15 30 (3.78%) Data Migration Lead
16 27 (3.40%) Business Analyst
17 26 (3.28%) Financial Analyst
18 22 (2.77%) Logistics Analyst
18 22 (2.77%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
19 17 (2.14%) Project Manager - SAP S/4HANA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 74 (9.33%) SAP Fiori
2 32 (4.04%) Middleware
3 27 (3.40%) SAP Basis
4 21 (2.65%) SAPUI5
5 17 (2.14%) BAPI
6 15 (1.89%) REST
6 15 (1.89%) SAP TM
7 11 (1.39%) SAP PI
8 10 (1.26%) IDoc
9 9 (1.13%) Oracle Fusion
10 8 (1.01%) SAP Core Interface
10 8 (1.01%) SOAP
11 6 (0.76%) EDI
12 5 (0.63%) Web Services
13 4 (0.50%) OLE
14 3 (0.38%) JSON
14 3 (0.38%) XML
15 2 (0.25%) OAuth
15 2 (0.25%) OAuth2
15 2 (0.25%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 70 (8.83%) Public Cloud
2 33 (4.16%) Greenfield Project
3 32 (4.04%) Data Structures
4 31 (3.91%) Legacy Systems
5 24 (3.03%) FMCG
6 19 (2.40%) Onboarding
7 18 (2.27%) Product Ownership
8 11 (1.39%) Life Science
9 7 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (0.88%) Taxonomies
10 6 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (0.76%) Cloud Native
11 5 (0.63%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (0.63%) Management Information System
11 5 (0.63%) Private Cloud
12 4 (0.50%) AI Agents
12 4 (0.50%) Augmented Reality
12 4 (0.50%) Learning Management System
12 4 (0.50%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.38%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 11 (1.39%) Windows
2 5 (0.63%) VMS
3 4 (0.50%) Linux
4 3 (0.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 242 (30.52%) Migration
2 220 (27.74%) ERP
3 188 (23.71%) Stakeholder Management
4 154 (19.42%) Data Migration
5 133 (16.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 117 (14.75%) Problem-Solving
7 114 (14.38%) Validation
8 108 (13.62%) User Acceptance Testing
9 87 (10.97%) Continuous Improvement
10 83 (10.47%) Logistics
11 80 (10.09%) Workshop Facilitation
12 72 (9.08%) Agile
13 70 (8.83%) Roadmaps
14 69 (8.70%) Project Management
15 66 (8.32%) Change Management
16 65 (8.20%) Analytics
17 63 (7.94%) System Integration Testing
18 54 (6.81%) Data Governance
19 53 (6.68%) Digital Transformation Programme
20 51 (6.43%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 38 (4.79%) ABAP
2 24 (3.03%) SQL
3 20 (2.52%) Python
4 5 (0.63%) Java
5 3 (0.38%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.13%) Groovy
6 1 (0.13%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.13%) Korn
6 1 (0.13%) SAPscript
6 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 112 (14.12%) Security Cleared
2 98 (12.36%) SC Cleared
3 56 (7.06%) Degree
4 29 (3.66%) DV Cleared
5 21 (2.65%) ACCA
5 21 (2.65%) BPSS Clearance
5 21 (2.65%) CIMA
6 20 (2.52%) PMP
7 17 (2.14%) PMI Certification
8 15 (1.89%) SAP Certification
9 7 (0.88%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (0.63%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.38%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.25%) CIPD
12 2 (0.25%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.25%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 2 (0.25%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (0.13%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 1 (0.13%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (8.20%) Data Quality
2 39 (4.92%) PMO
3 26 (3.28%) QA
4 19 (2.40%) GRC
5 13 (1.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 10 (1.26%) GDPR
7 6 (0.76%) GxP
8 5 (0.63%) GMP
9 3 (0.38%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.38%) ITGC
10 2 (0.25%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.25%) NCSC
11 1 (0.13%) GAAP
11 1 (0.13%) NIST
11 1 (0.13%) SLA
11 1 (0.13%) WCAG
System Software
1 7 (0.88%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.63%) IAG
Systems Management
1 15 (1.89%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.25%) Grafana
3 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 785 (98.99%) SAP
2 53 (6.68%) Microsoft
3 51 (6.43%) Ariba
4 21 (2.65%) Oracle
5 18 (2.27%) Concur
6 12 (1.51%) Sage
7 11 (1.39%) Informatica
8 10 (1.26%) Salesforce
9 9 (1.13%) ServiceNow
10 8 (1.01%) Databricks
10 8 (1.01%) Workday
11 7 (0.88%) Adobe
11 7 (0.88%) Okta
11 7 (0.88%) Sybase
12 6 (0.76%) IBM
12 6 (0.76%) IFS
12 6 (0.76%) Siemens
13 5 (0.63%) Dell
14 4 (0.50%) Baan
14 4 (0.50%) OpenText
129 SAP S/4HANA jobs in England