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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 138 150
Rank change year-on-year -23 +12 +42
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 774 553 557
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.72% 2.00% 1.66%
As % of the Business Applications category 24.47% 24.11% 23.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 408 306 276
10th Percentile £390 £425 £456
25th Percentile £505 £507 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.66%
75th Percentile £675 £695 £716
90th Percentile £750 £750 £850
UK median daily rate £589 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -1.81% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 8 12
10th Percentile £37.70 £29.01 £32.67
25th Percentile £40.00 £54.02 £60.36
Median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +5.52% +2.67%
75th Percentile £85.00 £68.13 £62.46
90th Percentile £101.18 £75.12 £85.25
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £32.50 £61.60
% change year-on-year +69.23% -47.24% +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 3,163 2,294 2,404
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 7.01% 8.31% 7.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,841 1,419 1,454
10th Percentile £363 £363 £363
25th Percentile £460 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £652 £665 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 151 47 73
10th Percentile £17.57 £12.93 £22.15
25th Percentile £27.65 £28.70 £35.36
Median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -18.18%
75th Percentile £71.91 £68.75 £61.60
90th Percentile £88.75 £83.50 £67.20
UK median hourly rate £42.75 £44.75 £45.00
% change year-on-year -4.47% -0.56% -14.29%

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 4 August 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 4 August 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 4 August 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 -51 276 £600 -4.00% 137
North of England -18 131 £550 -5.17% 34
South East -18 127 £580 -1.53% 63
Midlands -5 93 £600 -12.73% 30
North West -23 87 £550 -5.17% 24
East of England -7 69 £600 - 9
West Midlands -21 56 £550 -18.52% 16
Yorkshire -20 39 £610 +16.19% 10
East Midlands +8 33 £638 -8.93% 14
South West -29 21 £525 +2.44% 2
North East -42 5 £500 -13.04%
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 (1.29%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.16%) NetWeaver
3 7 (0.90%) Confluence
4 4 (0.52%) CMS
5 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 28 (3.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (1.68%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (0.90%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.52%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 33 (4.26%) SAP FI
2 25 (3.23%) SAP CO
2 25 (3.23%) SAP SD
3 24 (3.10%) SAP FI/CO
4 20 (2.58%) SAP ERP
5 18 (2.33%) SAP EWM
5 18 (2.33%) SAP MDG
6 16 (2.07%) SAP GRC
7 15 (1.94%) SAP PP
8 14 (1.81%) SAP MM
9 12 (1.55%) SAP QM
10 11 (1.42%) SAP Payroll
11 10 (1.29%) SAP IBP
12 8 (1.03%) SAP Business One
12 8 (1.03%) Teamcenter
13 7 (0.90%) SAP Travel Management
14 6 (0.78%) OpenText VIM for SAP
14 6 (0.78%) SAP HCM
14 6 (0.78%) SAP HR
14 6 (0.78%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 76 (9.82%) SuccessFactors
2 66 (8.53%) Azure
3 25 (3.23%) AWS
3 25 (3.23%) Power Platform
4 20 (2.58%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (1.94%) SaaS
6 9 (1.16%) Entra ID
6 9 (1.16%) Smartsheet
7 8 (1.03%) Boomi
7 8 (1.03%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (0.90%) GCP
9 6 (0.78%) GitHub
10 4 (0.52%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.52%) PowerApps
10 4 (0.52%) Snowflake
11 3 (0.39%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (0.39%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (0.39%) Veeva
11 3 (0.39%) WhatsApp
12 2 (0.26%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.78%) Network Security
2 1 (0.13%) Internet
2 1 (0.13%) Intranet
2 1 (0.13%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (4.01%) SAP HANA
2 26 (3.36%) SAP BW
3 23 (2.97%) Power BI
4 16 (2.07%) SQL Server
5 7 (0.90%) Sybase ASE
6 6 (0.78%) MaxDB
6 6 (0.78%) SAP Data Services
7 5 (0.65%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.65%) Metadata
8 4 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.39%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (0.39%) Semantic Layer
9 3 (0.39%) Tableau
10 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 1 (0.13%) Data Hub
10 1 (0.13%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.13%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.13%) Looker
10 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 28 (3.62%) JIRA
2 13 (1.68%) Hudson
3 5 (0.65%) LSMW
4 3 (0.39%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.26%) Git
6 1 (0.13%) ERwin
6 1 (0.13%) GCC
6 1 (0.13%) GitLab
6 1 (0.13%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.13%) TestDirector
General
1 320 (41.34%) Finance
2 221 (28.55%) Social Skills
3 111 (14.34%) Manufacturing
4 77 (9.95%) Analytical Skills
5 60 (7.75%) Public Sector
6 46 (5.94%) Pharmaceutical
7 38 (4.91%) Retail
8 25 (3.23%) General Ledger
9 19 (2.45%) Aerospace
9 19 (2.45%) Billing
10 18 (2.33%) Local Government
11 16 (2.07%) Banking
11 16 (2.07%) Legal
12 14 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
13 12 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
13 12 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (0.90%) Advertising
16 6 (0.78%) Automotive
16 6 (0.78%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 177 (22.87%) Consultant
2 163 (21.06%) SAP Consultant
3 150 (19.38%) Lead
4 117 (15.12%) Architect
5 86 (11.11%) SAP Manager
6 82 (10.59%) Analyst
7 73 (9.43%) SAP Architect
8 63 (8.14%) Solutions Architect
9 54 (6.98%) Project Manager
9 54 (6.98%) Senior
10 45 (5.81%) SAP Analyst
11 37 (4.78%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
12 36 (4.65%) SAP Solutions Architect
13 35 (4.52%) SAP Project Manager
14 30 (3.88%) Data Migration Lead
15 29 (3.75%) Business Analyst
16 26 (3.36%) Financial Analyst
17 22 (2.84%) Logistics Analyst
18 21 (2.71%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
19 17 (2.20%) Cutover Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (8.91%) SAP Fiori
2 30 (3.88%) Middleware
3 27 (3.49%) SAP Basis
4 18 (2.33%) SAPUI5
5 14 (1.81%) REST
6 13 (1.68%) BAPI
7 11 (1.42%) IDoc
8 10 (1.29%) Oracle Fusion
8 10 (1.29%) SAP PI
8 10 (1.29%) SOAP
9 8 (1.03%) SAP Core Interface
10 7 (0.90%) EDI
10 7 (0.90%) SAP TM
11 6 (0.78%) Web Services
12 5 (0.65%) XML
13 4 (0.52%) OLE
14 3 (0.39%) JSON
14 3 (0.39%) SAP ALE
15 2 (0.26%) Node.js
15 2 (0.26%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 69 (8.91%) Public Cloud
2 36 (4.65%) Data Structures
3 35 (4.52%) Greenfield Project
4 31 (4.01%) Legacy Systems
5 26 (3.36%) FMCG
6 20 (2.58%) Onboarding
7 18 (2.33%) Product Ownership
8 13 (1.68%) Life Science
9 10 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.03%) Private Cloud
11 6 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (0.78%) Cloud Native
11 6 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (0.78%) Taxonomies
12 5 (0.65%) Management Information System
13 4 (0.52%) AI Agents
13 4 (0.52%) Augmented Reality
14 3 (0.39%) Operational Technology
14 3 (0.39%) SCADA
14 3 (0.39%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.90%) Windows
2 5 (0.65%) VMS
3 4 (0.52%) Linux
4 3 (0.39%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 247 (31.91%) Migration
2 211 (27.26%) ERP
3 202 (26.10%) Stakeholder Management
4 155 (20.03%) Data Migration
5 121 (15.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 116 (14.99%) User Acceptance Testing
7 115 (14.86%) Problem-Solving
8 110 (14.21%) Validation
9 82 (10.59%) Continuous Improvement
10 81 (10.47%) Logistics
11 76 (9.82%) Workshop Facilitation
12 73 (9.43%) Agile
13 67 (8.66%) Roadmaps
13 67 (8.66%) System Integration Testing
14 63 (8.14%) Analytics
15 60 (7.75%) Change Management
15 60 (7.75%) Project Management
16 58 (7.49%) Data Governance
17 54 (6.98%) Digital Transformation Programme
18 49 (6.33%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 38 (4.91%) ABAP
2 23 (2.97%) SQL
3 19 (2.45%) Python
4 5 (0.65%) Java
5 3 (0.39%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.13%) Groovy
6 1 (0.13%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.13%) Korn
6 1 (0.13%) SAPscript
6 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 123 (15.89%) Security Cleared
2 110 (14.21%) SC Cleared
3 53 (6.85%) Degree
4 29 (3.75%) DV Cleared
5 22 (2.84%) BPSS Clearance
6 20 (2.58%) ACCA
6 20 (2.58%) CIMA
6 20 (2.58%) PMP
7 17 (2.20%) PMI Certification
8 11 (1.42%) SAP Certification
9 8 (1.03%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.65%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (0.65%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 2 (0.26%) CIPD
12 2 (0.26%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.26%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.26%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (0.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (8.66%) Data Quality
2 28 (3.62%) PMO
3 26 (3.36%) QA
4 20 (2.58%) GRC
5 12 (1.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 10 (1.29%) GDPR
7 6 (0.78%) GxP
8 5 (0.65%) GMP
9 3 (0.39%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.39%) ITGC
10 2 (0.26%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.26%) NCSC
11 1 (0.13%) GAAP
11 1 (0.13%) NIST
11 1 (0.13%) SLA
11 1 (0.13%) WCAG
System Software
1 8 (1.03%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.65%) IAG
Systems Management
1 15 (1.94%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.26%) Grafana
3 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 766 (98.97%) SAP
2 52 (6.72%) Microsoft
3 47 (6.07%) Ariba
4 22 (2.84%) Oracle
5 18 (2.33%) Concur
6 11 (1.42%) Informatica
6 11 (1.42%) Salesforce
7 9 (1.16%) Databricks
7 9 (1.16%) Sage
8 8 (1.03%) ServiceNow
8 8 (1.03%) Workday
9 7 (0.90%) Adobe
9 7 (0.90%) Sybase
10 6 (0.78%) IFS
10 6 (0.78%) Okta
11 5 (0.65%) IBM
11 5 (0.65%) OpenText
12 4 (0.52%) Baan
12 4 (0.52%) Dell
12 4 (0.52%) MuleSoft