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

 6 months to
7 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 138 149
Rank change year-on-year -1 +11 +85
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 643 515 604
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.03% 1.88% 1.68%
As % of the Business Applications category 24.14% 25.48% 22.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 364 235 292
10th Percentile £416 £450 £450
25th Percentile £500 £500 £507
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £610 £585 £560
Median % change year-on-year +4.27% +4.46% -4.44%
75th Percentile £700 £681 £703
90th Percentile £754 £770 £813
UK median daily rate £600 £583 £560
% change year-on-year +2.92% +4.11% -4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 2 4
10th Percentile £43.45 £75.34 £44.59
25th Percentile £55.75 £80.90 £45.66
Median hourly rate £71.25 £95.37 £51.63
Median % change year-on-year -25.29% +84.74% -23.52%
75th Percentile £90.09 £113.40 £55.52
90th Percentile £94.68 £121.11 £55.54
UK median hourly rate £71.25 £95.37 £47.50
% change year-on-year -25.29% +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 2,664 2,021 2,701
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.42% 7.39% 7.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,606 1,116 1,604
10th Percentile £358 £380 £375
25th Percentile £450 £474 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.99%
75th Percentile £665 £671 £675
90th Percentile £760 £773 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 50 82
10th Percentile £18.50 £22.27 £27.75
25th Percentile £25.43 £30.43 £47.44
Median hourly rate £46.24 £40.75 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +13.47% -27.86% +61.40%
75th Percentile £84.75 £67.25 £73.75
90th Percentile £93.75 £80.75 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £41.86 £40.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year +4.64% -29.19% +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 7 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 7 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 7 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 +19 267 £600 +1.95% 50
North of England +6 158 £626 +13.73% 25
North West +8 115 £644 +10.46% 7
South East +7 77 £582 -3.04% 52
Midlands -28 46 £650 +18.18% 15
East of England -16 44 £515 -20.77% 20
Yorkshire -16 40 £575 +24.32% 16
West Midlands -9 33 £625 +7.30% 9
East Midlands -35 12 £700 +27.27% 6
South West -15 7 £700 +7.69% 10
North East -18 2 - - 3
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%) NetWeaver
2 5 (0.78%) Anypoint
2 5 (0.78%) Confluence
3 3 (0.47%) MTS
3 3 (0.47%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.31%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.31%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.16%) Camunda
5 1 (0.16%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (1.24%) MS Visio
2 7 (1.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.09%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 50 (7.78%) SAP FI
2 40 (6.22%) SAP CO
3 37 (5.75%) SAP MM
4 36 (5.60%) SAP EWM
4 36 (5.60%) SAP FI/CO
5 29 (4.51%) SAP PP
6 25 (3.89%) SAP ERP
7 23 (3.58%) SAP QM
8 16 (2.49%) SAP VC
9 15 (2.33%) SAP PM
10 14 (2.18%) SAP EHS
10 14 (2.18%) SAP MDG
10 14 (2.18%) SAP PS
10 14 (2.18%) SAP WM
11 12 (1.87%) SAP Travel Management
12 11 (1.71%) OpenText VIM for SAP
13 8 (1.24%) SAP HCM
14 7 (1.09%) SAP Oil and Gas
14 7 (1.09%) SAP Retail
14 7 (1.09%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 54 (8.40%) Azure
2 27 (4.20%) Power Platform
3 26 (4.04%) SaaS
4 22 (3.42%) SuccessFactors
5 12 (1.87%) AWS
5 12 (1.87%) GCP
6 11 (1.71%) Entra ID
7 9 (1.40%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (0.93%) PaaS
9 5 (0.78%) Snowflake
10 4 (0.62%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.47%) Microsoft 365
11 3 (0.47%) OCI
12 2 (0.31%) Azure API Management
12 2 (0.31%) Boomi
12 2 (0.31%) Collibra
12 2 (0.31%) Oracle Service Cloud
12 2 (0.31%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.31%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 2 (0.31%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.47%) Firewall
2 2 (0.31%) Hyperconnected
2 2 (0.31%) Reverse Proxy
2 2 (0.31%) RFID
2 2 (0.31%) VPN
3 1 (0.16%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (7.47%) SAP HANA
2 27 (4.20%) Power BI
3 25 (3.89%) SAP BW
4 14 (2.18%) Metadata
5 12 (1.87%) SAP Data Services
6 10 (1.56%) Data Lake
7 8 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.78%) GIS
9 4 (0.62%) Tableau
10 3 (0.47%) DB2
10 3 (0.47%) Semantic Layer
11 2 (0.31%) SQL Server
12 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 1 (0.16%) Cognos Query Studio
12 1 (0.16%) MaxDB
Development Applications
1 18 (2.80%) JIRA
2 3 (0.47%) Git
3 2 (0.31%) GitLab
3 2 (0.31%) LSMW
4 1 (0.16%) Hudson
4 1 (0.16%) Postman
General
1 235 (36.55%) Social Skills
2 226 (35.15%) Finance
3 82 (12.75%) Manufacturing
4 60 (9.33%) Pharmaceutical
5 51 (7.93%) Analytical Skills
6 45 (7.00%) Public Sector
7 25 (3.89%) Retail
8 19 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
8 19 (2.95%) Local Government
9 17 (2.64%) Banking
10 16 (2.49%) Aerospace
11 13 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (1.71%) Billing
12 11 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (1.24%) General Ledger
14 7 (1.09%) Publishing
15 6 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.78%) Legal
17 4 (0.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 4 (0.62%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 264 (41.06%) Consultant
2 219 (34.06%) SAP Consultant
3 80 (12.44%) Architect
4 78 (12.13%) Lead
5 65 (10.11%) SAP Architect
6 52 (8.09%) Project Manager
7 49 (7.62%) SAP Manager
8 48 (7.47%) Analyst
8 48 (7.47%) Solutions Architect
9 44 (6.84%) Management Consultant
10 38 (5.91%) SAP Solutions Architect
11 33 (5.13%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
12 30 (4.67%) SAP Project Manager
13 29 (4.51%) SAP Analyst
14 24 (3.73%) Senior
15 20 (3.11%) SAP QM Consultant
16 18 (2.80%) SAP FI Consultant
17 17 (2.64%) SAP CO Consultant
17 17 (2.64%) SAP MM Consultant
17 17 (2.64%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (11.98%) SAP Fiori
2 26 (4.04%) SAP Basis
3 24 (3.73%) Web Services
4 23 (3.58%) SAP TM
5 17 (2.64%) BAPI
6 14 (2.18%) SAP PI
7 10 (1.56%) Middleware
8 8 (1.24%) IDoc
9 7 (1.09%) Oracle Fusion
10 6 (0.93%) SAP Business Workflow
11 4 (0.62%) SAPUI5
12 3 (0.47%) Node.js
12 3 (0.47%) OAuth
12 3 (0.47%) REST
12 3 (0.47%) SAML
12 3 (0.47%) XML
13 2 (0.31%) EDI
13 2 (0.31%) SAP XI
13 2 (0.31%) SOAP
14 1 (0.16%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 32 (4.98%) Legacy Systems
2 30 (4.67%) Public Cloud
3 26 (4.04%) Life Science
4 25 (3.89%) Greenfield Project
5 17 (2.64%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.33%) Data Structures
6 15 (2.33%) FMCG
7 13 (2.02%) Renewable Energy
8 12 (1.87%) Private Cloud
9 10 (1.56%) Taxonomies
10 7 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.09%) Augmented Reality
10 7 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (0.93%) Product Ownership
12 5 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
13 4 (0.62%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.62%) Management Information System
13 4 (0.62%) PMI
14 3 (0.47%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.93%) Linux
2 5 (0.78%) Windows
3 2 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.31%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.16%) Unix
4 1 (0.16%) VMS
4 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (22.40%) ERP
2 132 (20.53%) Stakeholder Management
3 122 (18.97%) Migration
4 87 (13.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 86 (13.37%) Problem-Solving
6 76 (11.82%) Data Migration
7 72 (11.20%) Workshop Facilitation
8 70 (10.89%) Analytics
9 67 (10.42%) Continuous Improvement
10 62 (9.64%) Agile
11 61 (9.49%) Validation
12 57 (8.86%) Roadmaps
13 54 (8.40%) Logistics
14 51 (7.93%) Process Improvement
15 47 (7.31%) Data Modelling
15 47 (7.31%) User Acceptance Testing
16 44 (6.84%) Change Management
17 43 (6.69%) Data Governance
18 42 (6.53%) Procure-to-Pay
18 42 (6.53%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (5.60%) ABAP
2 16 (2.49%) SQL
3 12 (1.87%) Python
4 4 (0.62%) Java
5 3 (0.47%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.47%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.16%) C#
6 1 (0.16%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.16%) R
6 1 (0.16%) Tcl
6 1 (0.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 146 (22.71%) Security Cleared
2 118 (18.35%) SC Cleared
3 38 (5.91%) BPSS Clearance
4 33 (5.13%) Degree
5 21 (3.27%) SAP Certification
6 18 (2.80%) PMP
7 16 (2.49%) DV Cleared
7 16 (2.49%) PMI Certification
8 11 (1.71%) ACCA
8 11 (1.71%) CIMA
8 11 (1.71%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 8 (1.24%) Master's Degree
10 6 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (0.93%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.31%) AAT
12 2 (0.31%) BC Cleared
12 2 (0.31%) CISA
12 2 (0.31%) CISM
12 2 (0.31%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.75%) Data Quality
2 21 (3.27%) QA
3 16 (2.49%) GDPR
3 16 (2.49%) PMO
4 11 (1.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 8 (1.24%) GxP
6 5 (0.78%) GRC
7 3 (0.47%) GMP
7 3 (0.47%) IFRS
8 2 (0.31%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.31%) PMBOK
9 1 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.16%) GAAP
9 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.16%) P3O
System Software
1 2 (0.31%) IAG
2 1 (0.16%) Docker
Systems Management
1 13 (2.02%) 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 (0.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 633 (98.44%) SAP
2 41 (6.38%) Ariba
3 28 (4.35%) Microsoft
4 15 (2.33%) Adobe
4 15 (2.33%) Oracle
5 13 (2.02%) Salesforce
5 13 (2.02%) ServiceNow
6 11 (1.71%) OpenText
7 10 (1.56%) Concur
7 10 (1.56%) Okta
8 9 (1.40%) MuleSoft
9 7 (1.09%) Informatica
9 7 (1.09%) Workday
10 6 (0.93%) Anaplan
10 6 (0.93%) Hyperion
11 4 (0.62%) ESRI
12 3 (0.47%) Google
12 3 (0.47%) IBM
12 3 (0.47%) Sage
13 2 (0.31%) Alteryx
160 SAP S/4HANA jobs in England