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 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 141 161
Rank change year-on-year 0 +20 +102
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 635 550 614
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.07% 1.78% 1.58%
As % of the Business Applications category 24.34% 24.60% 20.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 364 253 297
10th Percentile £425 £463 £450
25th Percentile £500 £509 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £610 £580 £570
Median % change year-on-year +5.17% +1.75% -2.98%
75th Percentile £702 £688 £700
90th Percentile £756 £763 £800
UK median daily rate £600 £580 £575
% change year-on-year +3.54% +0.78% -1.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 4 4
10th Percentile £33.39 £61.14 £44.59
25th Percentile £67.50 £67.88 £45.66
Median hourly rate £83.82 £79.12 £51.63
Median % change year-on-year +5.94% +53.26% -24.91%
75th Percentile £91.99 £97.19 £55.52
90th Percentile £94.91 £114.63 £55.54
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £79.12 £47.50
% change year-on-year -36.81% +66.57% -30.91%

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 2,609 2,236 2,986
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.49% 7.22% 7.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,580 1,256 1,773
10th Percentile £357 £375 £375
25th Percentile £450 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.65%
75th Percentile £656 £671 £675
90th Percentile £750 £757 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 61 78
10th Percentile £17.73 £24.50 £34.50
25th Percentile £27.54 £35.00 £49.00
Median hourly rate £45.99 £45.00 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +2.19% -20.34% +61.40%
75th Percentile £90.09 £65.00 £80.00
90th Percentile £93.82 £80.75 £89.13
UK median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -12.22% -20.34% +28.39%

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 29 November 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 29 November 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 29 November 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 +16 254 £600 +3.54% 40
North of England +17 154 £633 +16.19% 11
North West +24 122 £650 +19.27% 5
South East +25 90 £591 -1.50% 49
Midlands -21 49 £650 +18.18% 14
East of England -11 41 £575 -11.54% 7
West Midlands -1 30 £650 - 10
Yorkshire -5 29 £575 +9.52% 6
East Midlands -19 18 £700 +27.27% 4
South West -14 7 £700 +13.91% 6
North East -10 2 £575 -11.54%
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 (0.94%) Anypoint
1 6 (0.94%) NetWeaver
2 4 (0.63%) Confluence
3 3 (0.47%) MTS
4 2 (0.31%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.31%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.16%) Camunda
5 1 (0.16%) CMS
Applications
1 9 (1.42%) Microsoft Project
1 9 (1.42%) MS Visio
2 6 (0.94%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 44 (6.93%) SAP FI
2 40 (6.30%) SAP MM
3 36 (5.67%) SAP CO
4 32 (5.04%) SAP FI/CO
5 29 (4.57%) SAP EWM
6 25 (3.94%) SAP PP
6 25 (3.94%) SAP QM
7 22 (3.46%) SAP ERP
8 19 (2.99%) SAP PS
9 18 (2.83%) SAP MDG
10 17 (2.68%) SAP VC
11 14 (2.20%) SAP EHS
11 14 (2.20%) SAP PM
11 14 (2.20%) SAP WM
12 12 (1.89%) SAP HCM
13 11 (1.73%) OpenText VIM for SAP
14 9 (1.42%) SAP Oil and Gas
15 8 (1.26%) SAP GRC
15 8 (1.26%) SAP IBP
15 8 (1.26%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 44 (6.93%) Azure
2 28 (4.41%) Power Platform
3 23 (3.62%) SuccessFactors
4 17 (2.68%) SaaS
5 11 (1.73%) AWS
5 11 (1.73%) GCP
6 9 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (1.10%) Snowflake
8 6 (0.94%) PaaS
9 5 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.63%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.47%) OCI
12 2 (0.31%) Azure API Management
12 2 (0.31%) Collibra
12 2 (0.31%) iPaaS
12 2 (0.31%) Oracle Service Cloud
12 2 (0.31%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.31%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 2 (0.31%) Smartsheet
13 1 (0.16%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.31%) Firewall
1 2 (0.31%) Hyperconnected
2 1 (0.16%) FTP
2 1 (0.16%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (7.40%) SAP HANA
2 27 (4.25%) Power BI
3 26 (4.09%) SAP BW
4 13 (2.05%) SAP Data Services
5 11 (1.73%) Metadata
6 10 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (1.42%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.63%) GIS
9 3 (0.47%) DB2
9 3 (0.47%) SQL Server
10 2 (0.31%) Semantic Layer
10 2 (0.31%) Tableau
11 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 1 (0.16%) Lumira
11 1 (0.16%) MaxDB
11 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 18 (2.83%) JIRA
2 3 (0.47%) Git
2 3 (0.47%) LSMW
3 2 (0.31%) GitLab
General
1 219 (34.49%) Social Skills
2 215 (33.86%) Finance
3 83 (13.07%) Manufacturing
4 75 (11.81%) Pharmaceutical
5 56 (8.82%) Analytical Skills
6 42 (6.61%) Public Sector
7 29 (4.57%) Retail
8 21 (3.31%) Aerospace
8 21 (3.31%) Local Government
9 14 (2.20%) Documentation Skills
9 14 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
10 13 (2.05%) Banking
11 11 (1.73%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (1.26%) Billing
13 6 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (0.79%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (0.63%) Legal
15 4 (0.63%) Marketing
16 3 (0.47%) General Ledger
16 3 (0.47%) German Language
Job Titles
1 276 (43.46%) Consultant
2 230 (36.22%) SAP Consultant
3 80 (12.60%) Lead
4 74 (11.65%) Architect
5 60 (9.45%) SAP Architect
5 60 (9.45%) SAP Manager
6 52 (8.19%) Project Manager
7 46 (7.24%) Analyst
8 43 (6.77%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
9 39 (6.14%) Solutions Architect
10 34 (5.35%) Management Consultant
11 31 (4.88%) SAP Solutions Architect
12 30 (4.72%) SAP Project Manager
13 28 (4.41%) SAP Analyst
14 24 (3.78%) SAP QM Consultant
15 22 (3.46%) Programme Manager
16 21 (3.31%) Senior
17 19 (2.99%) SAP FI Consultant
17 19 (2.99%) SAP MM Consultant
17 19 (2.99%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (13.54%) SAP Fiori
2 23 (3.62%) BAPI
3 21 (3.31%) Web Services
4 19 (2.99%) SAP Basis
5 15 (2.36%) SAP PI
6 13 (2.05%) SAP TM
7 11 (1.73%) IDoc
8 9 (1.42%) Middleware
9 7 (1.10%) Oracle Fusion
10 6 (0.94%) EDI
10 6 (0.94%) SAP ALE
10 6 (0.94%) SAP Business Workflow
11 5 (0.79%) REST
12 4 (0.63%) SAPUI5
12 4 (0.63%) SOAP
13 3 (0.47%) Node.js
13 3 (0.47%) XML
14 2 (0.31%) JSON
14 2 (0.31%) SAP XI
15 1 (0.16%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (4.88%) Greenfield Project
2 29 (4.57%) Legacy Systems
3 27 (4.25%) Public Cloud
4 26 (4.09%) Life Science
5 15 (2.36%) Renewable Energy
6 14 (2.20%) Data Structures
7 13 (2.05%) FMCG
8 11 (1.73%) Private Cloud
9 8 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.26%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.10%) Augmented Reality
11 6 (0.94%) Product Ownership
12 5 (0.79%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (0.79%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 4 (0.63%) Management Information System
13 4 (0.63%) PMI
14 3 (0.47%) SCADA
14 3 (0.47%) Tandem
14 3 (0.47%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.94%) Linux
2 5 (0.79%) Windows
3 2 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.31%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.16%) Unix
4 1 (0.16%) VMS
4 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (22.83%) Stakeholder Management
2 128 (20.16%) ERP
3 105 (16.54%) Migration
4 91 (14.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 88 (13.86%) Problem-Solving
6 73 (11.50%) Workshop Facilitation
7 71 (11.18%) Analytics
8 68 (10.71%) Data Migration
9 66 (10.39%) Agile
10 60 (9.45%) Continuous Improvement
11 56 (8.82%) Validation
12 55 (8.66%) Logistics
13 53 (8.35%) Process Improvement
13 53 (8.35%) Project Management
14 46 (7.24%) Roadmaps
15 44 (6.93%) SAP Implementation
15 44 (6.93%) User Acceptance Testing
16 43 (6.77%) Data Modelling
17 42 (6.61%) Change Management
18 40 (6.30%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 36 (5.67%) ABAP
2 13 (2.05%) SQL
3 9 (1.42%) Python
4 5 (0.79%) Java
5 4 (0.63%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.47%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.16%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 148 (23.31%) Security Cleared
2 122 (19.21%) SC Cleared
3 37 (5.83%) Degree
4 32 (5.04%) BPSS Clearance
5 23 (3.62%) SAP Certification
6 19 (2.99%) PMP
7 17 (2.68%) PMI Certification
8 16 (2.52%) DV Cleared
9 12 (1.89%) ACCA
9 12 (1.89%) CIMA
10 11 (1.73%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 8 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.26%) ISTQB
11 8 (1.26%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.31%) BC Cleared
13 2 (0.31%) CISA
13 2 (0.31%) CISM
13 2 (0.31%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.31%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (4.57%) Data Quality
2 24 (3.78%) QA
3 19 (2.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 17 (2.68%) PMO
5 16 (2.52%) GxP
6 15 (2.36%) GDPR
7 7 (1.10%) GRC
8 3 (0.47%) GMP
9 2 (0.31%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.31%) IFRS
9 2 (0.31%) PMBOK
9 2 (0.31%) SLA
10 1 (0.16%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 1 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.16%) HL7
10 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.16%) P3O
System Software
1 2 (0.31%) IAG
2 1 (0.16%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (0.47%) HP ALM
2 2 (0.31%) Failover Clustering
2 2 (0.31%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.31%) Linux-HA
2 2 (0.31%) Pacemaker
3 1 (0.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 626 (98.58%) SAP
2 39 (6.14%) Ariba
3 31 (4.88%) Microsoft
4 17 (2.68%) Oracle
5 13 (2.05%) ServiceNow
6 12 (1.89%) Adobe
6 12 (1.89%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.73%) OpenText
8 10 (1.57%) MuleSoft
9 9 (1.42%) Workday
10 7 (1.10%) Concur
11 6 (0.94%) Anaplan
11 6 (0.94%) Hyperion
12 3 (0.47%) Google
12 3 (0.47%) HP
12 3 (0.47%) IBM
12 3 (0.47%) Informatica
13 2 (0.31%) Citrix
13 2 (0.31%) Dynatrace
13 2 (0.31%) ESRI