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

 6 months to
15 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 164 131 146
Rank change year-on-year -33 +15 +43
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 835 636 569
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.78% 2.26% 1.77%
As % of the Business Applications category 25.93% 26.31% 25.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 406 373 261
10th Percentile £395 £425 £455
25th Percentile £513 £513 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +2.13%
75th Percentile £671 £700 £700
90th Percentile £750 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £575 £620 £600
% change year-on-year -7.26% +3.33% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 8 12
10th Percentile £24.50 £29.01 £57.15
25th Percentile - £54.95 -
Median hourly rate £40.00 £70.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% +13.64% +14.07%
75th Percentile £87.50 £94.17 £67.49
90th Percentile £99.63 £95.68 £86.24
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £32.50 £61.60
% change year-on-year +23.08% -47.24% +26.04%

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 3,220 2,417 2,262
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 6.87% 8.59% 7.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,816 1,463 1,247
10th Percentile £367 £358 £375
25th Percentile £463 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £670 £675 £675
90th Percentile £775 £750 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 161 39 68
10th Percentile £15.13 £12.82 £28.62
25th Percentile £19.48 £21.90 £35.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £41.00 £40.91
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +0.21% -27.58%
75th Percentile £67.50 £72.50 £61.60
90th Percentile £88.75 £93.78 £74.91
UK median hourly rate £38.93 £32.50 £43.75
% change year-on-year +19.79% -25.71% -22.55%

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 October 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 October 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 October 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 -50 308 £600 -4.00% 29
North of England -67 131 £513 -20.42% 20
South East -20 128 £580 -0.30% 22
Midlands -8 103 £563 -13.46% 13
North West -57 90 £550 -16.73% 10
East of England +1 74 £582 -3.04% 2
West Midlands -2 74 £500 -20.00% 7
Yorkshire -32 35 £500 -13.04% 9
East Midlands -10 25 £625 -7.41% 6
South West -19 23 £550 +4.76% 15
North East -32 6 £500 -13.04% 1
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 8 (0.96%) NetWeaver
2 6 (0.72%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.36%) Confluence
3 3 (0.36%) SAP Portal
4 1 (0.12%) CMS
4 1 (0.12%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 27 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.36%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.12%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.12%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 53 (6.35%) SAP FI
2 37 (4.43%) SAP CO
3 35 (4.19%) SAP MM
4 32 (3.83%) SAP FI/CO
4 32 (3.83%) SAP HCM
4 32 (3.83%) SAP Payroll
5 31 (3.71%) SAP SD
6 26 (3.11%) SAP MDG
7 24 (2.87%) SAP GRC
8 21 (2.51%) SAP HR
9 19 (2.28%) SAP EWM
10 17 (2.04%) SAP ERP
11 15 (1.80%) SAP PP
12 14 (1.68%) SAP PM
13 13 (1.56%) SAP QM
14 10 (1.20%) SAP PS
14 10 (1.20%) Teamcenter
15 9 (1.08%) SAP IBP
15 9 (1.08%) SAP Oil and Gas
16 8 (0.96%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 66 (7.90%) Azure
1 66 (7.90%) SuccessFactors
2 33 (3.95%) AWS
3 28 (3.35%) Power Platform
4 21 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (2.16%) GCP
6 9 (1.08%) Boomi
7 8 (0.96%) GitHub
8 7 (0.84%) Microsoft 365
8 7 (0.84%) Smartsheet
8 7 (0.84%) Tricentis Tosca
9 6 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (0.72%) GitHub Actions
9 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (0.72%) SaaS
10 4 (0.48%) Azure Monitor
10 4 (0.48%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.48%) PowerApps
10 4 (0.48%) Snowflake
11 3 (0.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.24%) Intranet
1 2 (0.24%) Network Security
2 1 (0.12%) HTTPS
2 1 (0.12%) Internet
2 1 (0.12%) SSL
2 1 (0.12%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (5.51%) SAP HANA
2 36 (4.31%) SAP BW
3 21 (2.51%) Power BI
4 15 (1.80%) SQL Server
5 6 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.60%) MaxDB
6 5 (0.60%) Metadata
6 5 (0.60%) Sybase ASE
7 4 (0.48%) Tableau
8 3 (0.36%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.36%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.36%) GIS
8 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.24%) SAP Data Services
10 1 (0.12%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 1 (0.12%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.12%) Looker
10 1 (0.12%) Pinecone
10 1 (0.12%) Semantic Layer
10 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 18 (2.16%) JIRA
2 8 (0.96%) Hudson
3 7 (0.84%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.48%) LSMW
4 4 (0.48%) Postman
5 3 (0.36%) Git
6 1 (0.12%) ERwin
6 1 (0.12%) PowerDesigner
General
1 348 (41.68%) Finance
2 234 (28.02%) Social Skills
3 147 (17.60%) Manufacturing
4 61 (7.31%) Analytical Skills
5 55 (6.59%) Retail
6 51 (6.11%) Public Sector
7 44 (5.27%) Pharmaceutical
8 36 (4.31%) General Ledger
9 32 (3.83%) Legal
10 24 (2.87%) Billing
10 24 (2.87%) Influencing Skills
11 22 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
12 20 (2.40%) Aerospace
12 20 (2.40%) Automotive
13 19 (2.28%) Banking
14 9 (1.08%) Telecoms
15 7 (0.84%) Aviation
15 7 (0.84%) Local Government
16 6 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
17 5 (0.60%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 219 (26.23%) Consultant
2 195 (23.35%) SAP Consultant
3 156 (18.68%) Architect
4 130 (15.57%) Lead
5 94 (11.26%) SAP Architect
6 85 (10.18%) SAP Manager
7 84 (10.06%) Analyst
8 57 (6.83%) Solutions Architect
9 54 (6.47%) SAP Analyst
9 54 (6.47%) Senior
10 43 (5.15%) Project Manager
11 40 (4.79%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
12 34 (4.07%) SAP Project Manager
13 30 (3.59%) Business Analyst
13 30 (3.59%) SAP Solutions Architect
14 27 (3.23%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
15 24 (2.87%) Integration Architect
16 22 (2.63%) Cutover Manager
16 22 (2.63%) Logistics Analyst
17 21 (2.51%) SAP Cutover Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 97 (11.62%) SAP Fiori
2 40 (4.79%) SAPUI5
3 30 (3.59%) Middleware
4 29 (3.47%) REST
5 28 (3.35%) SAP Basis
6 22 (2.63%) SOAP
7 17 (2.04%) SAP PI
8 15 (1.80%) BAPI
9 12 (1.44%) IDoc
10 11 (1.32%) SAP ALE
11 9 (1.08%) Web Services
12 8 (0.96%) EDI
12 8 (0.96%) Oracle Fusion
12 8 (0.96%) SAP Core Interface
13 6 (0.72%) JSON
13 6 (0.72%) Kafka
13 6 (0.72%) OpenAPI
13 6 (0.72%) Swagger
13 6 (0.72%) XML
14 5 (0.60%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 46 (5.51%) Public Cloud
2 37 (4.43%) Greenfield Project
3 30 (3.59%) Data Structures
4 29 (3.47%) FMCG
5 28 (3.35%) Life Science
6 25 (2.99%) Legacy Systems
7 22 (2.63%) Onboarding
8 18 (2.16%) Enterprise Software
9 17 (2.04%) Private Cloud
10 16 (1.92%) Product Ownership
11 9 (1.08%) Management Information System
12 8 (0.96%) Cloud Native
12 8 (0.96%) Replication
13 6 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
13 6 (0.72%) Renewable Energy
14 4 (0.48%) AI Agents
14 4 (0.48%) Manufacturing Execution System
14 4 (0.48%) Operational Technology
15 3 (0.36%) SCADA
15 3 (0.36%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.84%) Windows
2 5 (0.60%) VMS
3 1 (0.12%) Linux
3 1 (0.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 294 (35.21%) Stakeholder Management
2 257 (30.78%) Migration
3 208 (24.91%) ERP
4 150 (17.96%) Data Migration
5 149 (17.84%) User Acceptance Testing
6 108 (12.93%) Problem-Solving
7 105 (12.57%) Validation
8 103 (12.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 98 (11.74%) Logistics
10 88 (10.54%) Analytics
11 79 (9.46%) Roadmaps
11 79 (9.46%) System Integration Testing
12 74 (8.86%) Agile
13 61 (7.31%) Continuous Improvement
14 59 (7.07%) Change Management
14 59 (7.07%) Workshop Facilitation
15 55 (6.59%) Data Governance
16 52 (6.23%) Enterprise Architecture
16 52 (6.23%) Procure-to-Pay
17 49 (5.87%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 65 (7.78%) ABAP
2 24 (2.87%) SQL
3 16 (1.92%) Python
4 5 (0.60%) Java
5 2 (0.24%) Korn
6 1 (0.12%) Groovy
6 1 (0.12%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.12%) SAPscript
6 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 134 (16.05%) Security Cleared
2 121 (14.49%) SC Cleared
3 46 (5.51%) BPSS Clearance
4 30 (3.59%) Degree
5 19 (2.28%) PMP
6 18 (2.16%) PMI Certification
7 17 (2.04%) ACCA
7 17 (2.04%) CIMA
8 14 (1.68%) DV Cleared
9 13 (1.56%) SAP Certification
10 8 (0.96%) Azure Certification
11 6 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (0.60%) CIPD
13 4 (0.48%) APMG
13 4 (0.48%) DBS Check
13 4 (0.48%) Master's Degree
13 4 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 3 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
15 2 (0.24%) AWS Certification
15 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (8.26%) Data Quality
2 25 (2.99%) PMO
3 24 (2.87%) GRC
4 22 (2.63%) QA
5 10 (1.20%) GxP
6 8 (0.96%) GDPR
7 6 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (0.60%) GMP
8 5 (0.60%) SLA
9 2 (0.24%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.24%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.24%) IFRS
9 2 (0.24%) ITGC
9 2 (0.24%) NCSC
10 1 (0.12%) APQC
10 1 (0.12%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.12%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.12%) NIST
10 1 (0.12%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.12%) WCAG
System Software
1 6 (0.72%) IAG
2 2 (0.24%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.12%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.24%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.12%) Grafana
Vendors
1 830 (99.40%) SAP
2 78 (9.34%) Microsoft
3 62 (7.43%) Ariba
4 35 (4.19%) Concur
5 21 (2.51%) Oracle
6 14 (1.68%) Databricks
7 10 (1.20%) ServiceNow
7 10 (1.20%) Siemens
7 10 (1.20%) Workday
8 8 (0.96%) Informatica
9 7 (0.84%) Adobe
9 7 (0.84%) Dell
9 7 (0.84%) MuleSoft
9 7 (0.84%) OpenText
9 7 (0.84%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.60%) Sybase
11 4 (0.48%) JD Edwards
11 4 (0.48%) UiPath
12 3 (0.36%) ESRI
12 3 (0.36%) IFS
93 SAP S/4HANA jobs in England