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

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 127 151
Rank change year-on-year -22 +24 +26
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 726 517 577
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.74% 2.15% 1.56%
As % of the Business Applications category 25.29% 26.30% 22.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 381 285 298
10th Percentile £395 £463 £438
25th Percentile £500 £513 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
75th Percentile £675 £695 £713
90th Percentile £760 £795 £866
UK median daily rate £600 £615 £600
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 6 10
10th Percentile £38.85 £46.78 £29.28
25th Percentile £44.56 £62.19 -
Median hourly rate £57.25 £65.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -11.92% +5.52% +2.67%
75th Percentile £68.75 £68.75 -
90th Percentile £101.01 £78.53 £69.15
UK median hourly rate £56.50 £65.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year -13.08% +5.52% +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 2,871 1,966 2,553
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 6.89% 8.16% 6.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,700 1,189 1,554
10th Percentile £363 £400 £363
25th Percentile £450 £465 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £565 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.74% +2.73% -3.51%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £788 £799
UK median daily rate £540 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -1.82% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 54 109
10th Percentile £25.26 £15.78 £14.71
25th Percentile £33.38 £34.98 £21.25
Median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +50.00% -21.18%
75th Percentile £68.75 £76.64 £56.49
90th Percentile £87.95 £86.00 £61.60
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -8.33% +50.00% -18.37%

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 2 June 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 2 June 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 2 June 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 -29 266 £600 -10.11% 115
North of England -37 127 £500 -13.04% 42
South East -18 107 £545 -3.20% 53
Midlands -17 89 £638 +18.06% 28
North West -30 71 £350 -36.36% 29
East of England -19 66 £600 - 16
Yorkshire -25 49 £610 +43.53% 13
West Midlands -33 49 £650 +4.00% 20
East Midlands -10 36 £625 +25.00% 8
South West -18 17 £525 - 3
North East -26 7 £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 10 (1.38%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.10%) Confluence
3 7 (0.96%) NetWeaver
4 4 (0.55%) CMS
5 3 (0.41%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.14%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 24 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (2.07%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (0.83%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.69%) PTC Creo
6 4 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.14%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 31 (4.27%) SAP FI
2 25 (3.44%) SAP EWM
3 24 (3.31%) SAP Travel Management
4 23 (3.17%) SAP CO
5 21 (2.89%) SAP ERP
5 21 (2.89%) SAP FI/CO
6 15 (2.07%) SAP MM
7 14 (1.93%) SAP SD
8 13 (1.79%) Teamcenter
9 12 (1.65%) SAP QM
10 11 (1.52%) SAP MDG
10 11 (1.52%) SAP PM
10 11 (1.52%) SAP PP
11 8 (1.10%) SAP Business One
12 7 (0.96%) SAP FI-CA
12 7 (0.96%) SAP GRC
13 6 (0.83%) SAP IBP
13 6 (0.83%) SAP Payroll
13 6 (0.83%) SAP PSCD
13 6 (0.83%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 74 (10.19%) Azure
2 52 (7.16%) SuccessFactors
3 29 (3.99%) SaaS
4 21 (2.89%) Power Platform
5 20 (2.75%) Entra ID
6 19 (2.62%) AWS
7 14 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
8 11 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.38%) Boomi
10 9 (1.24%) Smartsheet
11 4 (0.55%) Snowflake
12 3 (0.41%) Microsoft 365
12 3 (0.41%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.41%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.41%) Veeva
12 3 (0.41%) WhatsApp
13 2 (0.28%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.28%) GitHub
13 2 (0.28%) IaaS
13 2 (0.28%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.69%) Network Security
2 3 (0.41%) VPN
3 2 (0.28%) Reverse Proxy
3 2 (0.28%) RFID
4 1 (0.14%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.17%) SAP HANA
2 19 (2.62%) Power BI
3 14 (1.93%) SQL Server
4 13 (1.79%) SAP BW
5 6 (0.83%) Metadata
5 6 (0.83%) SAP Data Services
5 6 (0.83%) Sybase ASE
6 5 (0.69%) MaxDB
7 4 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.41%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.41%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.41%) GIS
8 3 (0.41%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.41%) Tableau
9 1 (0.14%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.14%) Data Hub
9 1 (0.14%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.14%) Looker
9 1 (0.14%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 28 (3.86%) JIRA
2 14 (1.93%) Hudson
3 5 (0.69%) LSMW
4 3 (0.41%) Postman
5 2 (0.28%) Git
6 1 (0.14%) ERwin
6 1 (0.14%) GCC
6 1 (0.14%) GitLab
6 1 (0.14%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.14%) TestDirector
General
1 279 (38.43%) Finance
2 242 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 80 (11.02%) Analytical Skills
3 80 (11.02%) Manufacturing
4 61 (8.40%) Public Sector
5 33 (4.55%) Pharmaceutical
6 24 (3.31%) Local Government
7 21 (2.89%) Documentation Skills
7 21 (2.89%) General Ledger
8 20 (2.75%) Banking
9 17 (2.34%) Retail
10 16 (2.20%) Billing
10 16 (2.20%) Publishing
11 10 (1.38%) Aerospace
12 9 (1.24%) Financial Institution
12 9 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (1.24%) Legal
13 8 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (0.83%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 178 (24.52%) Consultant
2 161 (22.18%) SAP Consultant
3 133 (18.32%) Lead
4 114 (15.70%) Architect
5 79 (10.88%) SAP Architect
6 77 (10.61%) SAP Manager
7 70 (9.64%) Solutions Architect
8 69 (9.50%) Project Manager
9 64 (8.82%) Analyst
10 48 (6.61%) SAP Solutions Architect
11 44 (6.06%) Senior
12 40 (5.51%) SAP Project Manager
13 36 (4.96%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
14 30 (4.13%) Data Migration Lead
15 28 (3.86%) SAP Analyst
16 25 (3.44%) Financial Analyst
17 22 (3.03%) Business Analyst
17 22 (3.03%) Finance Manager
18 19 (2.62%) Management Consultant
19 18 (2.48%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (6.20%) SAP Fiori
2 34 (4.68%) SAP Basis
3 28 (3.86%) Middleware
4 24 (3.31%) SAP TM
5 13 (1.79%) BAPI
5 13 (1.79%) SAPUI5
6 11 (1.52%) REST
7 9 (1.24%) IDoc
7 9 (1.24%) Oracle Fusion
8 8 (1.10%) SAP Core Interface
9 6 (0.83%) SAP PI
10 5 (0.69%) EDI
10 5 (0.69%) Web Services
11 4 (0.55%) OAuth
11 4 (0.55%) OLE
11 4 (0.55%) XML
12 3 (0.41%) JSON
12 3 (0.41%) SOAP
13 2 (0.28%) SAML
13 2 (0.28%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 72 (9.92%) Public Cloud
2 37 (5.10%) Legacy Systems
3 25 (3.44%) Greenfield Project
3 25 (3.44%) Onboarding
4 23 (3.17%) Data Structures
5 19 (2.62%) Taxonomies
6 17 (2.34%) FMCG
7 10 (1.38%) Life Science
8 9 (1.24%) Product Ownership
9 6 (0.83%) Cloud Native
10 5 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.55%) Augmented Reality
11 4 (0.55%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (0.55%) Learning Management System
11 4 (0.55%) Management Information System
11 4 (0.55%) Virtual Team
12 3 (0.41%) Mobile App
12 3 (0.41%) Renewable Energy
12 3 (0.41%) Replication
12 3 (0.41%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.65%) Windows
2 5 (0.69%) Linux
3 4 (0.55%) VMS
4 3 (0.41%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 224 (30.85%) Migration
2 204 (28.10%) ERP
3 148 (20.39%) Data Migration
4 139 (19.15%) Stakeholder Management
5 116 (15.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 106 (14.60%) Validation
7 100 (13.77%) Problem-Solving
8 85 (11.71%) User Acceptance Testing
9 83 (11.43%) Workshop Facilitation
10 81 (11.16%) Continuous Improvement
11 75 (10.33%) Project Management
12 64 (8.82%) Change Management
13 63 (8.68%) Analytics
14 62 (8.54%) Logistics
14 62 (8.54%) Roadmaps
15 57 (7.85%) Data Governance
16 55 (7.58%) Data Modelling
17 54 (7.44%) Agile
18 50 (6.89%) Procure-to-Pay
19 48 (6.61%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 21 (2.89%) ABAP
2 19 (2.62%) SQL
3 17 (2.34%) Python
4 4 (0.55%) Java
4 4 (0.55%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.14%) C#
5 1 (0.14%) Groovy
5 1 (0.14%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.14%) Korn
5 1 (0.14%) Tcl
5 1 (0.14%) VB
Qualifications
1 88 (12.12%) Security Cleared
2 76 (10.47%) SC Cleared
3 51 (7.02%) Degree
4 30 (4.13%) BPSS Clearance
5 24 (3.31%) ACCA
5 24 (3.31%) CIMA
5 24 (3.31%) DV Cleared
6 19 (2.62%) PMP
7 17 (2.34%) SAP Certification
8 14 (1.93%) PMI Certification
9 6 (0.83%) ISTQB
10 4 (0.55%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.41%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.41%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.28%) AAT
13 1 (0.14%) CAPM
13 1 (0.14%) CIPD
13 1 (0.14%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.14%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 1 (0.14%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (6.20%) Data Quality
2 40 (5.51%) PMO
3 24 (3.31%) QA
4 12 (1.65%) GRC
4 12 (1.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 8 (1.10%) GDPR
6 3 (0.41%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.41%) ITGC
7 2 (0.28%) GAAP
7 2 (0.28%) Government Security Classifications
7 2 (0.28%) NCSC
8 1 (0.14%) GxP
8 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.14%) IFRS
8 1 (0.14%) SLA
8 1 (0.14%) WCAG
System Software
1 6 (0.83%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.55%) IAG
Systems Management
1 30 (4.13%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.28%) Grafana
3 1 (0.14%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.14%) Terraform
Vendors
1 719 (99.04%) SAP
2 49 (6.75%) Microsoft
3 47 (6.47%) Ariba
4 22 (3.03%) Oracle
5 19 (2.62%) Okta
6 16 (2.20%) Sage
7 10 (1.38%) Concur
7 10 (1.38%) Informatica
8 9 (1.24%) Salesforce
9 8 (1.10%) ServiceNow
9 8 (1.10%) Siemens
10 7 (0.96%) Workday
11 6 (0.83%) Databricks
11 6 (0.83%) Dell
11 6 (0.83%) IFS
11 6 (0.83%) Sybase
12 5 (0.69%) Adobe
12 5 (0.69%) IBM
13 4 (0.55%) Baan
13 4 (0.55%) OpenText