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

 6 months to
1 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 140 148
Rank change year-on-year -17 +8 +33
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 787 546 560
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.73% 1.98% 1.66%
As % of the Business Applications category 24.59% 23.94% 23.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 417 299 277
10th Percentile £390 £425 £456
25th Percentile £500 £505 £518
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.74%
75th Percentile £675 £695 £706
90th Percentile £750 £750 £850
UK median daily rate £585 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -2.43% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 8 12
10th Percentile £38.85 £29.01 £32.67
25th Percentile £40.00 £54.02 £60.36
Median hourly rate £55.25 £65.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +5.52% +2.67%
75th Percentile £82.19 £68.13 £62.46
90th Percentile £101.01 £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 3,200 2,281 2,408
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 7.03% 8.26% 7.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,867 1,409 1,468
10th Percentile £363 £363 £363
25th Percentile £456 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £652 £669 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £548 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -0.32% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 157 47 74
10th Percentile £18.28 £12.93 £22.23
25th Percentile £28.00 £28.70 £35.36
Median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -16.15%
75th Percentile £71.91 £68.75 £61.60
90th Percentile £88.75 £83.50 £67.05
UK median hourly rate £46.50 £44.75 £45.00
% change year-on-year +3.91% -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 1 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 1 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 1 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 -41 281 £600 -3.23% 90
North of England -29 134 £550 -5.17% 33
South East -16 127 £580 -1.53% 49
Midlands -1 93 £600 -7.69% 27
North West -24 88 £550 -5.17% 21
East of England -7 71 £600 - 6
West Midlands -23 59 £525 -19.23% 15
Yorkshire -14 41 £625 +19.05% 12
East Midlands +2 31 £638 -1.92% 12
South West -24 21 £525 - 3
North East -41 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 (1.27%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.14%) Confluence
2 9 (1.14%) NetWeaver
3 4 (0.51%) CMS
4 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 26 (3.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (1.91%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (0.89%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.51%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.13%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 34 (4.32%) SAP FI
2 27 (3.43%) SAP CO
3 25 (3.18%) SAP FI/CO
3 25 (3.18%) SAP SD
4 20 (2.54%) SAP ERP
5 18 (2.29%) SAP EWM
5 18 (2.29%) SAP MDG
6 16 (2.03%) SAP GRC
7 15 (1.91%) SAP PP
8 14 (1.78%) SAP MM
9 12 (1.52%) SAP QM
10 11 (1.40%) SAP Payroll
11 10 (1.27%) SAP IBP
12 9 (1.14%) Teamcenter
13 8 (1.02%) SAP Business One
13 8 (1.02%) SAP Travel Management
14 6 (0.76%) OpenText VIM for SAP
14 6 (0.76%) SAP HCM
14 6 (0.76%) SAP HR
14 6 (0.76%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 77 (9.78%) SuccessFactors
2 68 (8.64%) Azure
3 27 (3.43%) Power Platform
4 25 (3.18%) AWS
5 20 (2.54%) Azure DevOps
6 16 (2.03%) SaaS
7 9 (1.14%) Entra ID
7 9 (1.14%) Smartsheet
8 8 (1.02%) Boomi
8 8 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (0.89%) GCP
10 6 (0.76%) GitHub
11 4 (0.51%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.51%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.51%) Snowflake
12 3 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
12 3 (0.38%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (0.38%) Veeva
12 3 (0.38%) WhatsApp
13 2 (0.25%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.76%) Network Security
2 1 (0.13%) Internet
2 1 (0.13%) Intranet
2 1 (0.13%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (3.94%) SAP HANA
2 26 (3.30%) SAP BW
3 25 (3.18%) Power BI
4 17 (2.16%) SQL Server
5 7 (0.89%) Sybase ASE
6 6 (0.76%) MaxDB
6 6 (0.76%) SAP Data Services
7 5 (0.64%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.64%) Metadata
8 4 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (0.38%) Semantic Layer
9 3 (0.38%) 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 30 (3.81%) JIRA
2 13 (1.65%) Hudson
3 5 (0.64%) LSMW
4 3 (0.38%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.25%) 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
1 322 (40.91%) Finance
2 225 (28.59%) Social Skills
3 112 (14.23%) Manufacturing
4 79 (10.04%) Analytical Skills
5 61 (7.75%) Public Sector
6 46 (5.84%) Pharmaceutical
7 38 (4.83%) Retail
8 25 (3.18%) General Ledger
9 19 (2.41%) Aerospace
9 19 (2.41%) Local Government
10 18 (2.29%) Billing
11 16 (2.03%) Banking
11 16 (2.03%) Legal
12 15 (1.91%) Influencing Skills
13 12 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
13 12 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (1.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (0.89%) Advertising
16 6 (0.76%) Automotive
16 6 (0.76%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 180 (22.87%) Consultant
2 165 (20.97%) SAP Consultant
3 151 (19.19%) Lead
4 123 (15.63%) Architect
5 90 (11.44%) SAP Manager
6 82 (10.42%) Analyst
7 78 (9.91%) SAP Architect
8 65 (8.26%) Solutions Architect
9 57 (7.24%) Project Manager
10 55 (6.99%) Senior
11 45 (5.72%) SAP Analyst
12 38 (4.83%) SAP Solutions Architect
13 37 (4.70%) SAP Project Manager
13 37 (4.70%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
14 30 (3.81%) Data Migration Lead
15 29 (3.68%) Business Analyst
16 26 (3.30%) Financial Analyst
17 22 (2.80%) Logistics Analyst
17 22 (2.80%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
18 17 (2.16%) Cutover Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (8.77%) SAP Fiori
2 30 (3.81%) Middleware
3 27 (3.43%) SAP Basis
4 18 (2.29%) SAPUI5
5 14 (1.78%) REST
6 13 (1.65%) BAPI
7 11 (1.40%) IDoc
8 10 (1.27%) Oracle Fusion
8 10 (1.27%) SAP PI
8 10 (1.27%) SOAP
9 8 (1.02%) SAP Core Interface
9 8 (1.02%) SAP TM
10 7 (0.89%) EDI
11 6 (0.76%) Web Services
12 4 (0.51%) OLE
13 3 (0.38%) JSON
13 3 (0.38%) SAP ALE
14 2 (0.25%) Node.js
14 2 (0.25%) OAuth
14 2 (0.25%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 66 (8.39%) Public Cloud
2 36 (4.57%) Data Structures
3 35 (4.45%) Greenfield Project
4 31 (3.94%) Legacy Systems
5 26 (3.30%) FMCG
6 20 (2.54%) Onboarding
7 18 (2.29%) Product Ownership
8 13 (1.65%) Life Science
9 10 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (0.89%) Private Cloud
11 6 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (0.76%) Cloud Native
11 6 (0.76%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (0.76%) Taxonomies
12 5 (0.64%) Management Information System
13 4 (0.51%) AI Agents
13 4 (0.51%) Augmented Reality
14 3 (0.38%) Operational Technology
14 3 (0.38%) SCADA
14 3 (0.38%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.02%) Windows
2 5 (0.64%) VMS
3 4 (0.51%) Linux
4 3 (0.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 245 (31.13%) Migration
2 221 (28.08%) ERP
3 205 (26.05%) Stakeholder Management
4 155 (19.70%) Data Migration
5 127 (16.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 116 (14.74%) Problem-Solving
7 112 (14.23%) User Acceptance Testing
8 110 (13.98%) Validation
9 83 (10.55%) Continuous Improvement
10 81 (10.29%) Logistics
11 79 (10.04%) Workshop Facilitation
12 73 (9.28%) Agile
13 67 (8.51%) Roadmaps
14 65 (8.26%) Analytics
14 65 (8.26%) Project Management
15 64 (8.13%) Change Management
15 64 (8.13%) System Integration Testing
16 55 (6.99%) Data Governance
16 55 (6.99%) Digital Transformation Programme
17 50 (6.35%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 35 (4.45%) ABAP
2 23 (2.92%) SQL
3 19 (2.41%) Python
4 5 (0.64%) Java
5 3 (0.38%) 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 (15.63%) Security Cleared
2 110 (13.98%) SC Cleared
3 55 (6.99%) Degree
4 29 (3.68%) DV Cleared
5 23 (2.92%) BPSS Clearance
6 22 (2.80%) PMP
7 20 (2.54%) ACCA
7 20 (2.54%) CIMA
8 19 (2.41%) PMI Certification
9 13 (1.65%) SAP Certification
10 8 (1.02%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.64%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 2 (0.25%) CIPD
13 2 (0.25%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.25%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.25%) TOGAF Certification
14 1 (0.13%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (8.39%) Data Quality
2 33 (4.19%) PMO
3 26 (3.30%) QA
4 20 (2.54%) GRC
5 12 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 10 (1.27%) GDPR
7 6 (0.76%) GxP
8 5 (0.64%) GMP
9 3 (0.38%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.38%) ITGC
10 2 (0.25%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.25%) 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 (1.02%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.64%) IAG
Systems Management
1 15 (1.91%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.25%) Grafana
3 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 779 (98.98%) SAP
2 54 (6.86%) Microsoft
3 49 (6.23%) Ariba
4 22 (2.80%) Oracle
5 18 (2.29%) Concur
6 12 (1.52%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.40%) Informatica
8 10 (1.27%) Sage
9 9 (1.14%) Databricks
9 9 (1.14%) Workday
10 8 (1.02%) ServiceNow
11 7 (0.89%) Adobe
11 7 (0.89%) Sybase
12 6 (0.76%) IFS
12 6 (0.76%) Okta
13 5 (0.64%) IBM
13 5 (0.64%) OpenText
14 4 (0.51%) Baan
14 4 (0.51%) Dell
14 4 (0.51%) UiPath
214 SAP S/4HANA jobs in England