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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 139 141 170
Rank change year-on-year +2 +29 +94
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 633 553 596
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.08% 1.78% 1.53%
As % of the Business Applications category 24.44% 25.09% 20.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 256 290
10th Percentile £425 £463 £450
25th Percentile £500 £513 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £615 £582 £561
Median % change year-on-year +5.62% +3.74% -4.22%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £800
UK median daily rate £600 £583 £563
% change year-on-year +2.96% +3.60% -4.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 6 4
10th Percentile £38.35 £59.13 £44.59
25th Percentile £72.50 £64.11 £45.66
Median hourly rate £83.82 £79.12 £51.63
Median % change year-on-year +5.94% +53.26% -24.91%
75th Percentile £93.89 £101.56 £55.52
90th Percentile £94.95 £116.25 £55.54
UK median hourly rate £48.75 £79.12 £47.63
% change year-on-year -38.39% +66.14% -30.73%

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 2,590 2,204 2,963
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.50% 7.10% 7.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,571 1,230 1,754
10th Percentile £356 £375 £375
25th Percentile £450 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.51%
75th Percentile £658 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £756 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 63 77
10th Percentile £13.05 £24.60 £34.50
25th Percentile £24.49 £35.00 £49.00
Median hourly rate £43.18 £40.33 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +7.07% -28.62% +72.49%
75th Percentile £85.25 £62.93 £80.00
90th Percentile £93.75 £80.35 £89.25
UK median hourly rate £40.50 £40.33 £56.49
% change year-on-year +0.42% -28.62% +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 20 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 20 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 20 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 -1 258 £600 - 96
North of England +21 155 £644 +14.49% 23
North West +20 122 £650 +15.56% 15
South East +9 84 £596 -0.75% 64
Midlands -13 51 £675 +22.73% 20
East of England -12 42 £575 -11.54% 14
West Midlands -9 31 £650 - 12
Yorkshire -11 29 £550 +17.33% 7
East Midlands -23 19 £700 +27.27% 8
South West -30 7 £700 +12.45% 10
North East -13 2 £575 -11.54% 1
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 (0.95%) Anypoint
2 5 (0.79%) NetWeaver
3 3 (0.47%) Confluence
3 3 (0.47%) MTS
4 2 (0.32%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.32%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.16%) Camunda
5 1 (0.16%) CMS
Applications
1 10 (1.58%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (1.42%) MS Visio
3 6 (0.95%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 42 (6.64%) SAP FI
2 37 (5.85%) SAP MM
3 34 (5.37%) SAP CO
4 31 (4.90%) SAP FI/CO
5 29 (4.58%) SAP EWM
6 25 (3.95%) SAP QM
7 24 (3.79%) SAP PP
8 21 (3.32%) SAP PS
9 20 (3.16%) SAP ERP
10 19 (3.00%) SAP MDG
11 18 (2.84%) SAP VC
12 14 (2.21%) SAP EHS
12 14 (2.21%) SAP WM
13 13 (2.05%) SAP PM
14 12 (1.90%) SAP HCM
15 11 (1.74%) OpenText VIM for SAP
15 11 (1.74%) SAP SD
16 9 (1.42%) SAP Oil and Gas
17 8 (1.26%) SAP GRC
17 8 (1.26%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 42 (6.64%) Azure
2 28 (4.42%) Power Platform
3 23 (3.63%) SuccessFactors
4 18 (2.84%) SaaS
5 10 (1.58%) AWS
6 9 (1.42%) GCP
7 8 (1.26%) PaaS
8 7 (1.11%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (1.11%) Snowflake
9 5 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.63%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.47%) OCI
12 2 (0.32%) Azure API Management
12 2 (0.32%) Collibra
12 2 (0.32%) iPaaS
12 2 (0.32%) Oracle Service Cloud
12 2 (0.32%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.32%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 2 (0.32%) Smartsheet
13 1 (0.16%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.32%) Firewall
1 2 (0.32%) Hyperconnected
2 1 (0.16%) FTP
2 1 (0.16%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (7.90%) SAP HANA
2 28 (4.42%) SAP BW
3 27 (4.27%) Power BI
4 11 (1.74%) Metadata
4 11 (1.74%) SAP Data Services
5 10 (1.58%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.42%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.47%) DB2
7 3 (0.47%) GIS
7 3 (0.47%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.32%) Semantic Layer
8 2 (0.32%) Tableau
9 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 1 (0.16%) Lumira
9 1 (0.16%) MaxDB
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 17 (2.69%) JIRA
2 6 (0.95%) LSMW
3 4 (0.63%) Git
4 2 (0.32%) GitLab
General
1 223 (35.23%) Social Skills
2 214 (33.81%) Finance
3 78 (12.32%) Manufacturing
4 76 (12.01%) Pharmaceutical
5 53 (8.37%) Analytical Skills
6 42 (6.64%) Public Sector
7 31 (4.90%) Retail
8 24 (3.79%) Aerospace
9 21 (3.32%) Local Government
10 14 (2.21%) Documentation Skills
11 13 (2.05%) Banking
11 13 (2.05%) Influencing Skills
12 12 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (0.95%) Billing
13 6 (0.95%) 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
1 274 (43.29%) Consultant
2 228 (36.02%) SAP Consultant
3 81 (12.80%) Lead
4 77 (12.16%) Architect
5 62 (9.79%) SAP Architect
6 57 (9.00%) SAP Manager
7 48 (7.58%) Project Manager
8 44 (6.95%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
9 43 (6.79%) Analyst
10 37 (5.85%) Solutions Architect
11 34 (5.37%) Management Consultant
12 29 (4.58%) SAP Solutions Architect
13 26 (4.11%) SAP Analyst
13 26 (4.11%) SAP Project Manager
14 24 (3.79%) SAP QM Consultant
15 21 (3.32%) Programme Manager
16 20 (3.16%) Senior
17 19 (3.00%) SAP FI Consultant
17 19 (3.00%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
18 18 (2.84%) SAP MM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 88 (13.90%) SAP Fiori
2 27 (4.27%) BAPI
3 21 (3.32%) Web Services
4 18 (2.84%) SAP Basis
5 16 (2.53%) SAP PI
6 15 (2.37%) IDoc
7 13 (2.05%) SAP TM
8 10 (1.58%) Middleware
9 9 (1.42%) EDI
9 9 (1.42%) SAP ALE
10 7 (1.11%) Oracle Fusion
11 6 (0.95%) SAP Business Workflow
12 5 (0.79%) REST
13 4 (0.63%) Node.js
13 4 (0.63%) SAPUI5
13 4 (0.63%) SOAP
14 3 (0.47%) XML
15 2 (0.32%) JSON
15 2 (0.32%) SAP XI
16 1 (0.16%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 30 (4.74%) Greenfield Project
2 29 (4.58%) Legacy Systems
3 26 (4.11%) Life Science
3 26 (4.11%) Public Cloud
4 14 (2.21%) Data Structures
5 13 (2.05%) FMCG
5 13 (2.05%) Renewable Energy
6 12 (1.90%) Private Cloud
7 8 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.26%) Onboarding
8 7 (1.11%) Augmented Reality
8 7 (1.11%) Product Ownership
9 5 (0.79%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (0.79%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 4 (0.63%) PMI
11 3 (0.47%) IoT
11 3 (0.47%) Management Information System
11 3 (0.47%) SCADA
11 3 (0.47%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.95%) Linux
2 5 (0.79%) Windows
3 2 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.32%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.16%) Unix
4 1 (0.16%) VMS
4 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (22.91%) Stakeholder Management
2 127 (20.06%) ERP
3 105 (16.59%) Migration
4 94 (14.85%) Problem-Solving
5 87 (13.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 80 (12.64%) Analytics
7 73 (11.53%) Workshop Facilitation
8 72 (11.37%) Data Migration
9 67 (10.58%) Agile
10 60 (9.48%) Continuous Improvement
11 57 (9.00%) Logistics
11 57 (9.00%) Validation
12 52 (8.21%) Process Improvement
12 52 (8.21%) Project Management
13 46 (7.27%) Data Modelling
14 44 (6.95%) Change Management
14 44 (6.95%) Roadmaps
14 44 (6.95%) User Acceptance Testing
15 43 (6.79%) SAP Implementation
16 38 (6.00%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 39 (6.16%) ABAP
2 13 (2.05%) SQL
3 10 (1.58%) Python
4 6 (0.95%) Java
5 5 (0.79%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.47%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.16%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 143 (22.59%) Security Cleared
2 119 (18.80%) SC Cleared
3 39 (6.16%) Degree
4 32 (5.06%) BPSS Clearance
5 23 (3.63%) SAP Certification
6 18 (2.84%) PMP
7 17 (2.69%) PMI Certification
8 15 (2.37%) DV Cleared
9 12 (1.90%) ACCA
9 12 (1.90%) CIMA
9 12 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (1.74%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 8 (1.26%) ISTQB
11 8 (1.26%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.32%) BC Cleared
13 2 (0.32%) CISA
13 2 (0.32%) CISM
13 2 (0.32%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.32%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (4.42%) Data Quality
2 23 (3.63%) QA
3 19 (3.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 17 (2.69%) PMO
5 16 (2.53%) GxP
6 15 (2.37%) GDPR
7 7 (1.11%) GRC
8 5 (0.79%) SLA
9 3 (0.47%) GMP
10 2 (0.32%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.32%) IFRS
10 2 (0.32%) PMBOK
11 1 (0.16%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 1 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.16%) HL7
11 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.16%) P3O
System Software
1 2 (0.32%) Docker
1 2 (0.32%) IAG
Systems Management
1 3 (0.47%) HP ALM
1 3 (0.47%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.32%) Failover Clustering
2 2 (0.32%) Linux-HA
2 2 (0.32%) Pacemaker
3 1 (0.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 623 (98.42%) SAP
2 40 (6.32%) Ariba
3 31 (4.90%) Microsoft
4 18 (2.84%) Oracle
5 13 (2.05%) ServiceNow
6 12 (1.90%) Adobe
6 12 (1.90%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.74%) OpenText
8 10 (1.58%) MuleSoft
9 9 (1.42%) Workday
10 7 (1.11%) Concur
11 6 (0.95%) Anaplan
11 6 (0.95%) Hyperion
12 3 (0.47%) HP
12 3 (0.47%) IBM
12 3 (0.47%) Informatica
13 2 (0.32%) Citrix
13 2 (0.32%) Dynatrace
13 2 (0.32%) ESRI
13 2 (0.32%) Sage