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

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 148 138
Rank change year-on-year +1 -10 +72
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 664 478 664
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.95% 1.85% 1.75%
As % of the Business Applications category 25.55% 24.86% 23.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 362 241 341
10th Percentile £405 £464 £450
25th Percentile £500 £500 £508
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £585 £575
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +1.74% -1.88%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £800
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £575
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -1.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 3 4
10th Percentile £42.50 £73.41 £44.59
25th Percentile £55.75 £78.53 £45.66
Median hourly rate £60.00 £87.05 £51.63
Median % change year-on-year -31.07% +68.62% -
75th Percentile £90.09 £106.65 £55.52
90th Percentile - £118.41 £55.54
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £87.05 £47.50
% change year-on-year -31.07% +83.26% -

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 2,599 1,923 2,797
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 7.64% 7.45% 7.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,535 1,097 1,686
10th Percentile £360 £381 £376
25th Percentile £455 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £567 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% -
75th Percentile £658 £664 £675
90th Percentile £750 £788 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 51 112
10th Percentile £18.73 £22.27 £15.51
25th Percentile £28.13 £35.00 £25.10
Median hourly rate £55.75 £57.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.04% +21.05% +27.35%
75th Percentile £70.94 £78.13 £60.59
90th Percentile £90.09 £86.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £51.37 £57.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year -10.67% +21.05% +27.35%

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 16 February 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 16 February 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 16 February 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 +16 256 £600 -4.00% 65
North of England -3 164 £625 +14.68% 26
North West +6 118 £640 +16.36% 15
South East +2 72 £581 -3.17% 37
Midlands -29 65 £500 -9.09% 18
East of England -14 54 £505 -15.83% 8
Yorkshire -22 43 £595 +58.67% 10
West Midlands -13 40 £513 -18.00% 10
East Midlands -23 23 £500 -9.09% 7
South West -32 7 £700 +7.03% 4
North East -18 2 - - 2
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 (1.20%) Confluence
2 6 (0.90%) NetWeaver
3 4 (0.60%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.45%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.45%) MTS
5 1 (0.15%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.15%) Camunda
5 1 (0.15%) CMS
Applications
1 12 (1.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.36%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (1.20%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.75%) PTC Creo
5 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 50 (7.53%) SAP FI
2 41 (6.17%) SAP MM
3 38 (5.72%) SAP CO
4 33 (4.97%) SAP FI/CO
5 30 (4.52%) SAP EWM
6 28 (4.22%) SAP PP
7 22 (3.31%) SAP Travel Management
8 20 (3.01%) SAP ERP
8 20 (3.01%) SAP PM
8 20 (3.01%) SAP QM
9 16 (2.41%) SAP EHS
9 16 (2.41%) SAP VC
10 12 (1.81%) SAP MDG
11 10 (1.51%) OpenText VIM for SAP
12 9 (1.36%) Teamcenter
13 8 (1.20%) SAP PS
13 8 (1.20%) SAP Retail
13 8 (1.20%) SAP SCM
13 8 (1.20%) SAP SD
13 8 (1.20%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 56 (8.43%) Azure
2 24 (3.61%) SaaS
3 20 (3.01%) SuccessFactors
4 18 (2.71%) Power Platform
5 14 (2.11%) Entra ID
6 11 (1.66%) AWS
7 10 (1.51%) GCP
8 9 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.45%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (0.45%) Snowflake
10 3 (0.45%) Veeva
11 2 (0.30%) Azure API Management
11 2 (0.30%) Boomi
11 2 (0.30%) Collibra
11 2 (0.30%) Power Automate
12 1 (0.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 1 (0.15%) Oracle Service Cloud
12 1 (0.15%) Smartsheet
12 1 (0.15%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.30%) Hyperconnected
1 2 (0.30%) Reverse Proxy
1 2 (0.30%) RFID
1 2 (0.30%) VPN
2 1 (0.15%) Firewall
2 1 (0.15%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (5.27%) SAP HANA
2 18 (2.71%) Power BI
3 15 (2.26%) SAP BW
4 12 (1.81%) Metadata
5 8 (1.20%) SAP Data Services
6 7 (1.05%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.90%) GIS
8 4 (0.60%) SQL Server
8 4 (0.60%) Tableau
9 3 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.45%) DB2
10 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 1 (0.15%) Cognos Query Studio
10 1 (0.15%) MaxDB
10 1 (0.15%) Semantic Layer
10 1 (0.15%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 16 (2.41%) JIRA
2 2 (0.30%) Git
2 2 (0.30%) GitLab
2 2 (0.30%) Hudson
2 2 (0.30%) Postman
3 1 (0.15%) LSMW
General
1 239 (35.99%) Finance
2 236 (35.54%) Social Skills
3 75 (11.30%) Manufacturing
4 58 (8.73%) Public Sector
5 55 (8.28%) Analytical Skills
6 49 (7.38%) Pharmaceutical
7 29 (4.37%) Local Government
8 21 (3.16%) Documentation Skills
9 19 (2.86%) Retail
10 16 (2.41%) Banking
11 15 (2.26%) Aerospace
12 14 (2.11%) Influencing Skills
13 13 (1.96%) Billing
14 10 (1.51%) Publishing
15 9 (1.36%) General Ledger
16 7 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
17 5 (0.75%) Legal
18 4 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
19 3 (0.45%) Financial Institution
19 3 (0.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 261 (39.31%) Consultant
2 214 (32.23%) SAP Consultant
3 96 (14.46%) Lead
4 88 (13.25%) Architect
5 64 (9.64%) SAP Architect
6 58 (8.73%) SAP Manager
6 58 (8.73%) Solutions Architect
7 57 (8.58%) Project Manager
8 47 (7.08%) Management Consultant
9 45 (6.78%) SAP Solutions Architect
10 41 (6.17%) Analyst
11 37 (5.57%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
12 35 (5.27%) SAP Project Manager
13 28 (4.22%) Senior
14 27 (4.07%) SAP Analyst
15 20 (3.01%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
16 17 (2.56%) SAP CO Consultant
16 17 (2.56%) SAP FI Consultant
16 17 (2.56%) SAP QM Consultant
17 16 (2.41%) SAP MM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (10.84%) SAP Fiori
2 29 (4.37%) SAP TM
3 26 (3.92%) SAP Basis
4 20 (3.01%) Web Services
5 18 (2.71%) BAPI
6 14 (2.11%) Middleware
7 8 (1.20%) SAPUI5
8 6 (0.90%) SAP Business Workflow
9 5 (0.75%) REST
10 4 (0.60%) IDoc
10 4 (0.60%) SAP PI
10 4 (0.60%) XML
11 2 (0.30%) EDI
11 2 (0.30%) Node.js
11 2 (0.30%) OAuth
11 2 (0.30%) SAML
12 1 (0.15%) Drools
12 1 (0.15%) Oracle Fusion
12 1 (0.15%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 47 (7.08%) Public Cloud
2 27 (4.07%) Legacy Systems
3 23 (3.46%) Greenfield Project
4 20 (3.01%) Onboarding
5 18 (2.71%) Life Science
6 15 (2.26%) FMCG
7 14 (2.11%) Data Structures
8 13 (1.96%) Taxonomies
9 10 (1.51%) Renewable Energy
10 5 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (0.75%) Management Information System
10 5 (0.75%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (0.60%) Private Cloud
12 3 (0.45%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (0.45%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (0.45%) Hybrid Cloud
12 3 (0.45%) IoT
12 3 (0.45%) Product Ownership
12 3 (0.45%) Tandem
13 2 (0.30%) Data Fabric
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.51%) Windows
2 5 (0.75%) Linux
3 2 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.30%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (23.34%) ERP
2 130 (19.58%) Stakeholder Management
3 129 (19.43%) Migration
4 101 (15.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 81 (12.20%) Data Migration
6 79 (11.90%) Problem-Solving
6 79 (11.90%) Workshop Facilitation
7 72 (10.84%) Analytics
8 62 (9.34%) Validation
9 59 (8.89%) Roadmaps
10 58 (8.73%) Continuous Improvement
11 57 (8.58%) Change Management
12 56 (8.43%) Logistics
13 54 (8.13%) User Acceptance Testing
14 51 (7.68%) Data Modelling
14 51 (7.68%) Procure-to-Pay
15 49 (7.38%) Project Management
16 47 (7.08%) SAP Implementation
17 43 (6.48%) Agile
18 41 (6.17%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 34 (5.12%) ABAP
2 14 (2.11%) SQL
3 6 (0.90%) Python
4 2 (0.30%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.15%) C#
5 1 (0.15%) Java
5 1 (0.15%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.15%) R
5 1 (0.15%) Tcl
5 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 130 (19.58%) Security Cleared
2 111 (16.72%) SC Cleared
3 47 (7.08%) BPSS Clearance
4 35 (5.27%) Degree
5 20 (3.01%) SAP Certification
6 13 (1.96%) PMP
7 12 (1.81%) DV Cleared
8 9 (1.36%) ACCA
8 9 (1.36%) CIMA
8 9 (1.36%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.20%) ISTQB
10 7 (1.05%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.05%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 4 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.45%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.30%) AAT
13 2 (0.30%) CAPM
13 2 (0.30%) CCA
13 2 (0.30%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.15%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (5.87%) Data Quality
2 23 (3.46%) PMO
3 14 (2.11%) QA
4 12 (1.81%) GDPR
5 9 (1.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (0.45%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.30%) GMP
7 2 (0.30%) GRC
7 2 (0.30%) GxP
8 1 (0.15%) GAAP
8 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.15%) IFRS
8 1 (0.15%) ITGC
8 1 (0.15%) P3O
System Software
1 1 (0.15%) IAG
Systems Management
1 16 (2.41%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.30%) Failover Clustering
2 2 (0.30%) Linux-HA
2 2 (0.30%) Pacemaker
3 1 (0.15%) HP ALM
3 1 (0.15%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 658 (99.10%) SAP
2 43 (6.48%) Ariba
3 33 (4.97%) Microsoft
4 14 (2.11%) Adobe
4 14 (2.11%) ServiceNow
5 13 (1.96%) Okta
6 11 (1.66%) Salesforce
7 10 (1.51%) Informatica
7 10 (1.51%) OpenText
7 10 (1.51%) Sage
8 6 (0.90%) Oracle
8 6 (0.90%) Siemens
9 5 (0.75%) Concur
9 5 (0.75%) ESRI
10 4 (0.60%) IBM
11 3 (0.45%) Workday
12 2 (0.30%) Databricks
12 2 (0.30%) IFS
12 2 (0.30%) Temenos
12 2 (0.30%) Wolters Kluwer