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 21 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 142 155
Rank change year-on-year -11 +13 +26
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 791 543 564
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.76% 1.99% 1.59%
As % of the Business Applications category 25.10% 24.54% 22.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 415 295 279
10th Percentile £387 £425 £455
25th Percentile £500 £505 £515
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.66%
75th Percentile £675 £695 £700
90th Percentile £750 £750 £850
UK median daily rate £595 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -0.83% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 8 12
10th Percentile - £29.01 £32.67
25th Percentile £40.00 £54.02 £60.36
Median hourly rate £55.50 £65.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -14.62% +5.52% +2.67%
75th Percentile £79.38 £68.13 £62.46
90th Percentile £100.85 £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 3,152 2,213 2,478
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 7.03% 8.12% 7.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,834 1,355 1,512
10th Percentile £363 £375 £363
25th Percentile £456 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £650 £663 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £540 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -1.82% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 157 49 90
10th Percentile £18.75 £12.96 £18.25
25th Percentile £28.50 £34.48 £26.03
Median hourly rate £40.00 £60.00 £40.33
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +48.79% -24.86%
75th Percentile £71.91 £70.00 £59.31
90th Percentile £88.75 £85.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £51.49 £41.41
% change year-on-year -2.90% +24.34% -19.20%

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 21 July 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 21 July 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 21 July 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 -43 288 £600 -3.61% 96
North of England -34 130 £550 -4.76% 38
South East -16 127 £580 +0.87% 33
Midlands +1 91 £600 -9.43% 21
North West -24 84 £550 - 23
East of England -5 75 £600 - 9
West Midlands -13 59 £525 -22.22% 12
Yorkshire -28 41 £625 +19.05% 15
East Midlands +2 29 £638 -1.92% 9
South West -25 18 £525 - 2
North East -44 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 (1.26%) Confluence
1 10 (1.26%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.14%) NetWeaver
3 4 (0.51%) CMS
4 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 26 (3.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (1.90%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.63%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.25%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 31 (3.92%) SAP FI
2 25 (3.16%) SAP SD
3 22 (2.78%) SAP CO
4 20 (2.53%) SAP FI/CO
5 19 (2.40%) SAP EWM
6 18 (2.28%) SAP ERP
7 17 (2.15%) SAP MDG
8 16 (2.02%) SAP MM
8 16 (2.02%) SAP PP
9 15 (1.90%) SAP GRC
10 12 (1.52%) SAP Payroll
10 12 (1.52%) SAP PM
10 12 (1.52%) SAP QM
10 12 (1.52%) SAP Travel Management
11 10 (1.26%) Teamcenter
12 9 (1.14%) SAP IBP
13 8 (1.01%) SAP Business One
14 6 (0.76%) OpenText VIM for SAP
14 6 (0.76%) SAP HCM
15 5 (0.63%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 73 (9.23%) SuccessFactors
2 68 (8.60%) Azure
3 27 (3.41%) Power Platform
4 25 (3.16%) AWS
5 20 (2.53%) Azure DevOps
6 17 (2.15%) SaaS
7 9 (1.14%) Boomi
7 9 (1.14%) Smartsheet
8 8 (1.01%) Entra ID
9 7 (0.88%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (0.88%) GCP
10 6 (0.76%) GitHub
11 5 (0.63%) Snowflake
12 4 (0.51%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.51%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
13 3 (0.38%) GitHub Actions
13 3 (0.38%) Veeva
13 3 (0.38%) WhatsApp
14 2 (0.25%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.76%) Network Security
2 1 (0.13%) Internet
2 1 (0.13%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (3.92%) SAP HANA
2 25 (3.16%) Power BI
3 24 (3.03%) SAP BW
4 17 (2.15%) SQL Server
5 7 (0.88%) Sybase ASE
6 6 (0.76%) MaxDB
6 6 (0.76%) SAP Data Services
7 5 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.51%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.51%) Metadata
9 3 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (0.38%) Semantic Layer
9 3 (0.38%) Tableau
10 2 (0.25%) Snowflake Schema
11 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
11 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
11 1 (0.13%) DataStage
11 1 (0.13%) GIS
11 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 32 (4.05%) JIRA
2 13 (1.64%) Hudson
3 5 (0.63%) LSMW
4 3 (0.38%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.25%) Git
5 2 (0.25%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) ERwin
6 1 (0.13%) GCC
6 1 (0.13%) GitLab
6 1 (0.13%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.13%) TestDirector
General
1 313 (39.57%) Finance
2 225 (28.45%) Social Skills
3 116 (14.66%) Manufacturing
4 81 (10.24%) Analytical Skills
5 61 (7.71%) Public Sector
6 48 (6.07%) Pharmaceutical
7 36 (4.55%) Retail
8 24 (3.03%) General Ledger
9 20 (2.53%) Local Government
10 18 (2.28%) Billing
11 16 (2.02%) Aerospace
11 16 (2.02%) Legal
12 15 (1.90%) Banking
13 13 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 10 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (0.88%) Advertising
16 7 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (0.88%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 186 (23.51%) Consultant
2 171 (21.62%) SAP Consultant
3 153 (19.34%) Lead
4 120 (15.17%) Architect
5 87 (11.00%) SAP Manager
6 81 (10.24%) Analyst
7 79 (9.99%) SAP Architect
8 63 (7.96%) Solutions Architect
9 59 (7.46%) Project Manager
10 54 (6.83%) Senior
11 42 (5.31%) SAP Analyst
12 41 (5.18%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
13 38 (4.80%) SAP Solutions Architect
14 37 (4.68%) SAP Project Manager
15 30 (3.79%) Data Migration Lead
16 28 (3.54%) Business Analyst
17 26 (3.29%) Financial Analyst
18 22 (2.78%) Logistics Analyst
18 22 (2.78%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
19 17 (2.15%) Project Manager - SAP S/4HANA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (9.23%) SAP Fiori
2 32 (4.05%) Middleware
3 28 (3.54%) SAP Basis
4 21 (2.65%) SAPUI5
5 16 (2.02%) REST
6 15 (1.90%) BAPI
7 12 (1.52%) SAP TM
8 11 (1.39%) SAP PI
9 10 (1.26%) IDoc
10 9 (1.14%) Oracle Fusion
10 9 (1.14%) SOAP
11 8 (1.01%) SAP Core Interface
12 6 (0.76%) EDI
13 5 (0.63%) Web Services
14 4 (0.51%) OLE
15 3 (0.38%) JSON
15 3 (0.38%) XML
16 2 (0.25%) Node.js
16 2 (0.25%) OAuth
16 2 (0.25%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 67 (8.47%) Public Cloud
2 33 (4.17%) Greenfield Project
3 32 (4.05%) Data Structures
4 31 (3.92%) Legacy Systems
5 25 (3.16%) FMCG
6 21 (2.65%) Onboarding
7 18 (2.28%) Product Ownership
8 11 (1.39%) Life Science
9 7 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (0.88%) Taxonomies
10 6 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (0.76%) Cloud Native
10 6 (0.76%) Private Cloud
11 5 (0.63%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (0.63%) Management Information System
12 4 (0.51%) AI Agents
12 4 (0.51%) Augmented Reality
12 4 (0.51%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.38%) Learning Management System
13 3 (0.38%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.14%) Windows
2 5 (0.63%) VMS
3 4 (0.51%) Linux
4 3 (0.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (30.21%) Migration
2 217 (27.43%) ERP
3 193 (24.40%) Stakeholder Management
4 152 (19.22%) Data Migration
5 130 (16.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 118 (14.92%) Problem-Solving
7 113 (14.29%) Validation
8 107 (13.53%) User Acceptance Testing
9 85 (10.75%) Continuous Improvement
10 83 (10.49%) Logistics
11 78 (9.86%) Workshop Facilitation
12 74 (9.36%) Agile
13 69 (8.72%) Roadmaps
14 67 (8.47%) Project Management
15 64 (8.09%) Change Management
16 62 (7.84%) System Integration Testing
17 61 (7.71%) Analytics
18 54 (6.83%) Data Governance
19 53 (6.70%) Digital Transformation Programme
20 51 (6.45%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 36 (4.55%) ABAP
2 23 (2.91%) SQL
3 19 (2.40%) Python
4 5 (0.63%) 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
1 115 (14.54%) Security Cleared
2 101 (12.77%) SC Cleared
3 56 (7.08%) Degree
4 29 (3.67%) DV Cleared
5 22 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
6 21 (2.65%) ACCA
6 21 (2.65%) CIMA
7 20 (2.53%) PMP
8 17 (2.15%) PMI Certification
9 14 (1.77%) SAP Certification
10 7 (0.88%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.63%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.38%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.25%) CIPD
13 2 (0.25%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.25%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 2 (0.25%) TOGAF Certification
14 1 (0.13%) AWS Certification
14 1 (0.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (8.22%) Data Quality
2 39 (4.93%) PMO
3 26 (3.29%) QA
4 19 (2.40%) GRC
5 13 (1.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 10 (1.26%) GDPR
7 6 (0.76%) GxP
8 5 (0.63%) 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 7 (0.88%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.63%) IAG
Systems Management
1 15 (1.90%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.25%) Grafana
3 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 783 (98.99%) SAP
2 52 (6.57%) Microsoft
3 50 (6.32%) Ariba
4 21 (2.65%) Oracle
5 18 (2.28%) Concur
6 12 (1.52%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.39%) Sage
8 10 (1.26%) Informatica
9 9 (1.14%) ServiceNow
10 8 (1.01%) Databricks
10 8 (1.01%) Workday
11 7 (0.88%) Adobe
11 7 (0.88%) Okta
11 7 (0.88%) Sybase
12 6 (0.76%) IBM
12 6 (0.76%) IFS
13 5 (0.63%) Dell
14 4 (0.51%) Baan
14 4 (0.51%) OpenText
14 4 (0.51%) Siemens