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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 136 141 200
Rank change year-on-year +5 +59 +103
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 573 570 547
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.09% 1.75% 1.28%
As % of the Business Applications category 24.66% 24.65% 19.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 315 258 261
10th Percentile £425 £461 £438
25th Percentile £506 £519 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.08% - +0.84%
75th Percentile £695 £700 £713
90th Percentile £753 £825 £800
UK median daily rate £608 £600 £583
% change year-on-year +1.25% +2.92% -0.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 13 2
10th Percentile £27.91 £35.33 £51.75
25th Percentile £46.78 - £52.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £61.60 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.52% +12.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £66.25 £65.03 £57.50
90th Percentile £78.50 £84.97 £58.25
UK median hourly rate £32.41 £61.60 £38.58
% change year-on-year -47.39% +59.66% -43.88%

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 2,324 2,312 2,858
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.49% 7.09% 6.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,402 1,298 1,706
10th Percentile £358 £363 £363
25th Percentile £450 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £555
Median % change year-on-year - -0.90% -1.77%
75th Percentile £669 £688 £678
90th Percentile £775 £775 £768
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 71 56
10th Percentile £12.82 £24.50 £24.50
25th Percentile £24.03 £35.00 £49.00
Median hourly rate £41.00 £42.50 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -3.53% -24.77% +32.92%
75th Percentile £65.00 £61.60 £70.00
90th Percentile £75.50 £67.50 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £33.49 £45.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -25.58% -18.18% +22.22%

SAP S/4HANA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing SAP S/4HANA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SAP S/4HANA 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 15 September 2025.

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 15 September 2025.

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 15 September 2025. 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 +10 270 £620 -1.78% 121
North of England +10 102 £594 +7.95% 121
North West +8 75 £571 +5.30% 87
South East +10 68 £600 +3.09% 144
East of England +19 51 £600 +9.09% 63
Midlands -2 48 £700 +25.00% 115
West Midlands -3 23 £663 +17.78% 55
East Midlands -5 21 £700 +25.00% 54
Yorkshire -5 19 £595 +8.18% 32
North East 0 6 £575 -4.17% 2
South West -1 6 £513 -17.67% 54
SAP S/4HANA
UK

SAP S/4HANA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (1.05%) Anypoint
2 3 (0.52%) Confluence
3 2 (0.35%) NetWeaver
3 2 (0.35%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.35%) SharePoint Server
4 1 (0.17%) Camunda
Applications
1 14 (2.44%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (1.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.22%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.87%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (0.35%) Trello
Business Applications
1 46 (8.03%) SAP FI
2 41 (7.16%) SAP CO
3 37 (6.46%) SAP FI/CO
4 29 (5.06%) SAP PS
5 22 (3.84%) SAP EWM
6 20 (3.49%) SAP PP
7 19 (3.32%) SAP ERP
8 18 (3.14%) SAP MDG
8 18 (3.14%) SAP MM
9 14 (2.44%) SAP SD
10 12 (2.09%) SAP HCM
10 12 (2.09%) SAP Oil and Gas
11 10 (1.75%) SAP IBP
12 9 (1.57%) SAP EHS
12 9 (1.57%) SAP QM
13 7 (1.22%) SAP WM
14 6 (1.05%) SAP GRC
15 5 (0.87%) SAP APO
15 5 (0.87%) SAP SCM
15 5 (0.87%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 30 (5.24%) Azure
2 22 (3.84%) Power Platform
3 20 (3.49%) SuccessFactors
4 14 (2.44%) SaaS
5 9 (1.57%) GCP
6 8 (1.40%) AWS
6 8 (1.40%) PaaS
6 8 (1.40%) Snowflake
7 7 (1.22%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (0.87%) SAP Commerce Cloud
9 3 (0.52%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (0.52%) Boomi
9 3 (0.52%) OCI
9 3 (0.52%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.35%) iPaaS
10 2 (0.35%) Lucidchart
10 2 (0.35%) Oracle CX
10 2 (0.35%) Oracle Service Cloud
10 2 (0.35%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.35%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.52%) Firewall
2 1 (0.17%) DNS
2 1 (0.17%) HTTP
2 1 (0.17%) Internet
2 1 (0.17%) Intranet
2 1 (0.17%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (9.77%) SAP HANA
2 24 (4.19%) SAP BW
3 21 (3.66%) Power BI
4 14 (2.44%) SAP Data Services
5 13 (2.27%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.05%) Data Lake
6 6 (1.05%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.70%) Metadata
8 3 (0.52%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.52%) GIS
9 2 (0.35%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.35%) Semantic Layer
10 1 (0.17%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.17%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.17%) Data Hub
10 1 (0.17%) DB2
10 1 (0.17%) DTS
10 1 (0.17%) Lumira
10 1 (0.17%) Neo4j
10 1 (0.17%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 21 (3.66%) JIRA
2 9 (1.57%) LSMW
3 5 (0.87%) LoadRunner
4 4 (0.70%) NeoLoad
5 3 (0.52%) Git
6 2 (0.35%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.35%) JMeter
7 1 (0.17%) Zephyr
General
1 232 (40.49%) Social Skills
2 227 (39.62%) Finance
3 70 (12.22%) Pharmaceutical
4 68 (11.87%) Analytical Skills
5 61 (10.65%) Manufacturing
6 37 (6.46%) Banking
7 30 (5.24%) Retail
8 25 (4.36%) Public Sector
9 21 (3.66%) Aerospace
10 15 (2.62%) Local Government
11 13 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.40%) Billing
14 7 (1.22%) General Ledger
14 7 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (1.05%) Automotive
15 6 (1.05%) Legal
16 3 (0.52%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 208 (36.30%) Consultant
2 176 (30.72%) SAP Consultant
3 79 (13.79%) Architect
4 72 (12.57%) Lead
5 71 (12.39%) SAP Architect
6 56 (9.77%) SAP Manager
7 43 (7.50%) Project Manager
8 39 (6.81%) Analyst
9 36 (6.28%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
10 27 (4.71%) Programme Manager
11 26 (4.54%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
12 25 (4.36%) SAP Analyst
13 22 (3.84%) SAP Project Manager
14 20 (3.49%) SAP CO Consultant
14 20 (3.49%) SAP FI Consultant
15 19 (3.32%) SAP Programme Manager
15 19 (3.32%) Solutions Architect
16 18 (3.14%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
16 18 (3.14%) Senior
17 16 (2.79%) Management Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (10.47%) SAP Fiori
2 29 (5.06%) Web Services
3 20 (3.49%) SAP PI
4 17 (2.97%) BAPI
5 16 (2.79%) IDoc
5 16 (2.79%) Middleware
6 11 (1.92%) EDI
7 9 (1.57%) SAP ALE
7 9 (1.57%) SAP Basis
8 8 (1.40%) REST
8 8 (1.40%) SOAP
9 7 (1.22%) Oracle Fusion
10 6 (1.05%) SAP TM
11 3 (0.52%) Kafka
12 2 (0.35%) JSON
12 2 (0.35%) Node.js
12 2 (0.35%) SAP XI
12 2 (0.35%) SAPUI5
12 2 (0.35%) XML
13 1 (0.17%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 33 (5.76%) Life Science
2 30 (5.24%) Legacy Systems
3 25 (4.36%) Greenfield Project
4 23 (4.01%) Public Cloud
5 19 (3.32%) Data Structures
6 12 (2.09%) FMCG
7 11 (1.92%) Private Cloud
8 10 (1.75%) Product Ownership
8 10 (1.75%) Renewable Energy
9 9 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.22%) Augmented Reality
10 7 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.22%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 7 (1.22%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.70%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (0.70%) Management Information System
11 4 (0.70%) Onboarding
11 4 (0.70%) PMI
12 3 (0.52%) e-Learning
12 3 (0.52%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.52%) Linux
2 2 (0.35%) Windows
3 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.17%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
3 1 (0.17%) Unix
3 1 (0.17%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (25.31%) Stakeholder Management
2 124 (21.64%) Migration
3 114 (19.90%) ERP
4 111 (19.37%) Problem-Solving
5 82 (14.31%) Data Migration
6 81 (14.14%) Agile
7 80 (13.96%) Analytics
8 73 (12.74%) Continuous Improvement
9 67 (11.69%) Workshop Facilitation
10 63 (10.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 59 (10.30%) Project Management
12 57 (9.95%) Project Delivery
12 57 (9.95%) Validation
13 42 (7.33%) User Acceptance Testing
14 41 (7.16%) Decision-Making
15 39 (6.81%) Process Improvement
16 38 (6.63%) Change Management
16 38 (6.63%) Logistics
17 37 (6.46%) Data Modelling
17 37 (6.46%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 30 (5.24%) ABAP
2 15 (2.62%) SQL
3 12 (2.09%) Python
4 6 (1.05%) Java
5 3 (0.52%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.52%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.17%) Groovy
6 1 (0.17%) R
Qualifications
1 68 (11.87%) Security Cleared
2 56 (9.77%) SC Cleared
3 42 (7.33%) Degree
4 22 (3.84%) SAP Certification
5 18 (3.14%) PMP
6 16 (2.79%) BPSS Clearance
7 15 (2.62%) PMI Certification
8 13 (2.27%) ACCA
8 13 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (2.09%) CIMA
10 10 (1.75%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 8 (1.40%) DV Cleared
11 8 (1.40%) ISTQB
11 8 (1.40%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.35%) APMG
12 2 (0.35%) BC Cleared
12 2 (0.35%) CCA
12 2 (0.35%) CISA
12 2 (0.35%) CISM
12 2 (0.35%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (4.54%) Data Quality
2 24 (4.19%) QA
3 19 (3.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 18 (3.14%) GxP
5 14 (2.44%) PMO
6 10 (1.75%) IFRS
7 8 (1.40%) GDPR
8 6 (1.05%) GRC
8 6 (1.05%) IFRS 9
8 6 (1.05%) SLA
9 4 (0.70%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.70%) Basel III
9 4 (0.70%) PMBOK
10 3 (0.52%) IFRS 17
10 3 (0.52%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.35%) GMP
12 1 (0.17%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 1 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.17%) HL7
12 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (0.52%) Docker
2 1 (0.17%) IAG
Systems Management
1 3 (0.52%) HP ALM
1 3 (0.52%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (0.17%) Linux-HA
2 1 (0.17%) Pacemaker
Vendors
1 562 (98.08%) SAP
2 41 (7.16%) Ariba
3 36 (6.28%) Microsoft
4 24 (4.19%) Oracle
5 13 (2.27%) MuleSoft
6 11 (1.92%) Salesforce
6 11 (1.92%) Workday
7 10 (1.75%) Concur
8 6 (1.05%) Anaplan
8 6 (1.05%) Hyperion
9 4 (0.70%) Adobe
9 4 (0.70%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.52%) HP
10 3 (0.52%) NCR
10 3 (0.52%) OpenText
11 2 (0.35%) Citrix
11 2 (0.35%) Dell
11 2 (0.35%) Dynatrace
11 2 (0.35%) Google
11 2 (0.35%) VeriFone