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

 6 months to
28 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 152 146
Rank change year-on-year +16 -6 +79
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 674 476 638
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.05% 1.80% 1.70%
As % of the Business Applications category 25.32% 24.46% 23.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 376 233 325
10th Percentile £408 £464 £450
25th Percentile £500 £500 £508
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £583 £563
Median % change year-on-year +2.92% +3.64% -4.01%
75th Percentile £700 £688 £675
90th Percentile £758 £775 £800
UK median daily rate £600 £585 £575
% change year-on-year +2.56% +1.74% -1.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 2 4
10th Percentile £41.00 £75.34 £44.59
25th Percentile £55.75 £80.90 £45.66
Median hourly rate £60.00 £95.37 £51.63
Median % change year-on-year -37.09% +84.74% -23.52%
75th Percentile £90.09 £113.40 £55.52
90th Percentile £94.07 £121.11 £55.54
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £95.37 £47.50
% change year-on-year -37.09% +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 2,662 1,946 2,738
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.11% 7.36% 7.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,590 1,080 1,642
10th Percentile £360 £380 £375
25th Percentile £450 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £562 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.05% +2.09% -3.51%
75th Percentile £675 £669 £675
90th Percentile £760 £788 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 53 112
10th Percentile £18.50 £22.27 £15.51
25th Percentile £27.75 £31.25 £27.13
Median hourly rate £54.50 £46.18 £49.70
Median % change year-on-year +18.02% -7.07% +33.23%
75th Percentile £80.13 £75.00 £61.82
90th Percentile £91.92 £86.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £47.48 £46.18 £47.63
% change year-on-year +2.80% -3.03% +17.16%

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 28 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 28 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 28 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 +30 267 £610 +1.67% 55
North of England -5 164 £625 +12.36% 18
North West +9 118 £633 +8.43% 7
South East +14 77 £582 -1.81% 35
Midlands -23 63 £600 +9.09% 10
East of England -1 50 £505 -22.31% 10
Yorkshire -14 43 £585 +26.49% 9
West Midlands -6 36 £650 +11.59% 9
East Midlands -32 25 £525 -2.78%
South West -33 7 £700 +7.69% 3
North East -20 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 6 (0.89%) NetWeaver
2 5 (0.74%) Confluence
3 3 (0.45%) MTS
4 2 (0.30%) Anypoint
4 2 (0.30%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.30%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.30%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.15%) Camunda
5 1 (0.15%) CMS
Applications
1 9 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.19%) MS Visio
3 7 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.59%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.59%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 53 (7.86%) SAP FI
2 41 (6.08%) SAP CO
3 38 (5.64%) SAP MM
4 37 (5.49%) SAP EWM
4 37 (5.49%) SAP FI/CO
5 30 (4.45%) SAP PP
6 21 (3.12%) SAP ERP
7 20 (2.97%) SAP PM
7 20 (2.97%) SAP QM
8 19 (2.82%) SAP Travel Management
9 16 (2.37%) SAP EHS
9 16 (2.37%) SAP VC
10 14 (2.08%) SAP MDG
10 14 (2.08%) SAP WM
11 13 (1.93%) SAP PS
12 12 (1.78%) OpenText VIM for SAP
13 8 (1.19%) SAP HCM
13 8 (1.19%) SAP SCM
14 7 (1.04%) SAP IBP
14 7 (1.04%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 59 (8.75%) Azure
2 26 (3.86%) SaaS
3 23 (3.41%) SuccessFactors
4 21 (3.12%) Power Platform
5 13 (1.93%) Entra ID
6 11 (1.63%) AWS
6 11 (1.63%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (1.48%) GCP
8 5 (0.74%) PaaS
8 5 (0.74%) Snowflake
9 4 (0.59%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.45%) Boomi
10 3 (0.45%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (0.45%) OCI
11 2 (0.30%) Azure API Management
11 2 (0.30%) Collibra
11 2 (0.30%) Oracle Service Cloud
11 2 (0.30%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.30%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 2 (0.30%) Smartsheet
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 41 (6.08%) SAP HANA
2 23 (3.41%) SAP BW
3 21 (3.12%) Power BI
4 14 (2.08%) Metadata
5 12 (1.78%) SAP Data Services
6 9 (1.34%) Data Lake
7 8 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (0.89%) GIS
9 4 (0.59%) Tableau
10 3 (0.45%) DB2
10 3 (0.45%) Semantic Layer
10 3 (0.45%) SQL Server
11 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 1 (0.15%) Cognos Query Studio
11 1 (0.15%) MaxDB
11 1 (0.15%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 16 (2.37%) JIRA
2 2 (0.30%) Git
2 2 (0.30%) GitLab
2 2 (0.30%) Hudson
2 2 (0.30%) LSMW
2 2 (0.30%) Postman
General
1 251 (37.24%) Social Skills
2 243 (36.05%) Finance
3 79 (11.72%) Manufacturing
4 58 (8.61%) Public Sector
5 52 (7.72%) Analytical Skills
6 50 (7.42%) Pharmaceutical
7 26 (3.86%) Local Government
8 21 (3.12%) Documentation Skills
8 21 (3.12%) Retail
9 16 (2.37%) Aerospace
9 16 (2.37%) Banking
10 13 (1.93%) Influencing Skills
11 12 (1.78%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (1.63%) Billing
13 9 (1.34%) General Ledger
13 9 (1.34%) Publishing
14 6 (0.89%) Legal
15 4 (0.59%) Marketing
15 4 (0.59%) Organisational Skills
16 3 (0.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 273 (40.50%) Consultant
2 223 (33.09%) SAP Consultant
3 93 (13.80%) Architect
3 93 (13.80%) Lead
4 70 (10.39%) SAP Architect
5 56 (8.31%) Solutions Architect
6 52 (7.72%) Project Manager
7 51 (7.57%) Management Consultant
8 50 (7.42%) SAP Manager
9 43 (6.38%) SAP Solutions Architect
10 40 (5.93%) Analyst
11 34 (5.04%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
12 31 (4.60%) SAP Project Manager
13 26 (3.86%) SAP Analyst
14 24 (3.56%) Senior
15 18 (2.67%) SAP FI Consultant
15 18 (2.67%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
16 17 (2.52%) SAP CO Consultant
16 17 (2.52%) SAP QM Consultant
17 16 (2.37%) SAP MM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (11.72%) SAP Fiori
2 30 (4.45%) SAP TM
3 25 (3.71%) SAP Basis
4 24 (3.56%) Web Services
5 19 (2.82%) BAPI
6 13 (1.93%) Middleware
7 12 (1.78%) SAP PI
8 8 (1.19%) Oracle Fusion
9 7 (1.04%) IDoc
9 7 (1.04%) SAPUI5
10 6 (0.89%) SAP Business Workflow
11 5 (0.74%) REST
12 4 (0.59%) XML
13 3 (0.45%) OAuth
13 3 (0.45%) SAML
14 2 (0.30%) EDI
14 2 (0.30%) Node.js
14 2 (0.30%) SAP XI
15 1 (0.15%) Drools
15 1 (0.15%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 44 (6.53%) Public Cloud
2 33 (4.90%) Legacy Systems
3 22 (3.26%) Life Science
4 20 (2.97%) Greenfield Project
5 18 (2.67%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.23%) Data Structures
6 15 (2.23%) FMCG
7 12 (1.78%) Taxonomies
8 10 (1.48%) Renewable Energy
9 7 (1.04%) Augmented Reality
9 7 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (0.89%) Private Cloud
10 6 (0.89%) Product Ownership
11 5 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.74%) Management Information System
11 5 (0.74%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (0.59%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (0.45%) Hybrid Cloud
13 3 (0.45%) IoT
13 3 (0.45%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.34%) Windows
2 5 (0.74%) 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
1 148 (21.96%) ERP
2 132 (19.58%) Stakeholder Management
3 129 (19.14%) Migration
4 96 (14.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 84 (12.46%) Workshop Facilitation
6 83 (12.31%) Problem-Solving
7 82 (12.17%) Analytics
8 81 (12.02%) Data Migration
9 65 (9.64%) Continuous Improvement
9 65 (9.64%) Validation
10 62 (9.20%) Logistics
11 57 (8.46%) Roadmaps
12 55 (8.16%) Data Modelling
13 54 (8.01%) User Acceptance Testing
14 53 (7.86%) Agile
15 49 (7.27%) Procure-to-Pay
16 48 (7.12%) Change Management
17 47 (6.97%) Data Governance
18 43 (6.38%) Process Improvement
19 42 (6.23%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (5.79%) ABAP
2 17 (2.52%) SQL
3 12 (1.78%) Python
4 3 (0.45%) Java
4 3 (0.45%) Shell Script
5 2 (0.30%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.15%) C#
6 1 (0.15%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.15%) R
6 1 (0.15%) Tcl
6 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 143 (21.22%) Security Cleared
2 116 (17.21%) SC Cleared
3 47 (6.97%) BPSS Clearance
4 32 (4.75%) Degree
5 21 (3.12%) SAP Certification
6 15 (2.23%) DV Cleared
6 15 (2.23%) PMP
7 11 (1.63%) PMI Certification
8 8 (1.19%) ACCA
8 8 (1.19%) CIMA
8 8 (1.19%) ISTQB
8 8 (1.19%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.19%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 5 (0.74%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.30%) AAT
11 2 (0.30%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.15%) APMG
12 1 (0.15%) CAPM
12 1 (0.15%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (5.79%) Data Quality
2 19 (2.82%) PMO
3 17 (2.52%) QA
4 15 (2.23%) GDPR
5 8 (1.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (0.45%) GMP
6 3 (0.45%) GRC
6 3 (0.45%) GxP
7 2 (0.30%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.30%) IFRS
8 1 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.15%) GAAP
8 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.15%) P3O
System Software
1 1 (0.15%) IAG
Systems Management
1 15 (2.23%) 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
1 666 (98.81%) SAP
2 41 (6.08%) Ariba
3 34 (5.04%) Microsoft
4 15 (2.23%) Adobe
5 14 (2.08%) Oracle
5 14 (2.08%) ServiceNow
6 12 (1.78%) Okta
6 12 (1.78%) OpenText
7 10 (1.48%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.34%) Informatica
9 8 (1.19%) Workday
10 7 (1.04%) Sage
11 6 (0.89%) Anaplan
11 6 (0.89%) Concur
11 6 (0.89%) Hyperion
11 6 (0.89%) MuleSoft
12 5 (0.74%) Siemens
13 4 (0.59%) ESRI
14 3 (0.45%) IBM
15 2 (0.30%) Dell
109 SAP S/4HANA jobs in England