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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 144 165
Rank change year-on-year -8 +21 +15
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 759 515 556
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.73% 2.01% 1.50%
As % of the Business Applications category 24.95% 25.33% 21.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 389 288 291
10th Percentile £373 £425 £450
25th Percentile £500 £506 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.66%
75th Percentile £675 £695 £709
90th Percentile £752 £775 £850
UK median daily rate £582 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -3.04% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 7 12
10th Percentile - £27.91 £32.67
25th Percentile £40.00 £46.78 £60.36
Median hourly rate £59.46 £65.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -8.52% +5.52% +2.67%
75th Percentile £68.75 £67.50 £62.46
90th Percentile £99.02 £76.82 £85.25
UK median hourly rate £56.50 £32.50 £61.60
% change year-on-year +73.85% -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 3,042 2,033 2,569
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 6.94% 7.93% 6.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,777 1,244 1,581
10th Percentile £363 £383 £363
25th Percentile £456 £456 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £550 £560
Median % change year-on-year -0.45% -1.79% -1.06%
75th Percentile £654 £670 £688
90th Percentile £750 £784 £775
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.82% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 156 50 108
10th Percentile £20.31 £12.98 £15.21
25th Percentile £30.00 £36.90 £22.33
Median hourly rate £48.75 £60.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +50.00% -23.81%
75th Percentile £68.75 £76.64 £48.75
90th Percentile £88.75 £86.00 £61.60
UK median hourly rate £53.00 £57.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -7.83% +43.75% -19.19%

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 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 1 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 1 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 -48 260 £600 -4.08% 75
North of England -26 129 £500 -13.79% 25
South East -20 119 £573 +4.09% 34
Midlands -12 94 £631 +20.24% 27
North West -16 78 £413 -26.99% 17
East of England -5 76 £510 -15.00% 14
West Midlands -15 54 £620 -0.80% 18
Yorkshire -19 45 £595 +53.55% 6
East Midlands +3 36 £625 +25.00% 9
South West -17 18 £525 - 7
North East -33 6 £500 -13.04% 3
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 (1.32%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.19%) NetWeaver
3 8 (1.05%) Confluence
4 4 (0.53%) CMS
5 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 27 (3.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (1.98%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (0.79%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.66%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.66%) PTC Creo
5 3 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 27 (3.56%) SAP FI
2 20 (2.64%) SAP EWM
3 19 (2.50%) SAP SD
4 18 (2.37%) SAP CO
5 17 (2.24%) SAP ERP
6 16 (2.11%) SAP FI/CO
7 15 (1.98%) SAP PP
7 15 (1.98%) SAP Travel Management
8 14 (1.84%) SAP MM
9 13 (1.71%) SAP MDG
9 13 (1.71%) Teamcenter
10 12 (1.58%) SAP PM
11 11 (1.45%) SAP GRC
11 11 (1.45%) SAP Payroll
11 11 (1.45%) SAP QM
12 8 (1.05%) SAP Business One
12 8 (1.05%) SAP IBP
13 6 (0.79%) SAP FI-CA
13 6 (0.79%) SAP PSCD
14 5 (0.66%) SAP GTS
Cloud Services
1 68 (8.96%) Azure
2 59 (7.77%) SuccessFactors
3 24 (3.16%) Power Platform
4 22 (2.90%) AWS
5 21 (2.77%) SaaS
6 17 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (1.45%) Entra ID
8 9 (1.19%) Boomi
8 9 (1.19%) Smartsheet
9 8 (1.05%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (0.66%) Snowflake
11 4 (0.53%) GCP
11 4 (0.53%) GitHub
11 4 (0.53%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.53%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.40%) Veeva
12 3 (0.40%) WhatsApp
13 2 (0.26%) GitHub Actions
13 2 (0.26%) IaaS
13 2 (0.26%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.79%) Network Security
2 1 (0.13%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.43%) SAP HANA
2 22 (2.90%) Power BI
3 18 (2.37%) SQL Server
4 15 (1.98%) SAP BW
5 7 (0.92%) Sybase ASE
6 6 (0.79%) MaxDB
6 6 (0.79%) SAP Data Services
7 5 (0.66%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.40%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.40%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.40%) Metadata
8 3 (0.40%) Tableau
9 2 (0.26%) Semantic Layer
9 2 (0.26%) Snowflake Schema
10 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.13%) DataStage
10 1 (0.13%) GIS
10 1 (0.13%) Looker
10 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 30 (3.95%) JIRA
2 13 (1.71%) Hudson
3 5 (0.66%) LSMW
4 2 (0.26%) Git
4 2 (0.26%) Postman
5 1 (0.13%) ERwin
5 1 (0.13%) GCC
5 1 (0.13%) GitLab
5 1 (0.13%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.13%) PowerDesigner
5 1 (0.13%) TestDirector
General
1 299 (39.39%) Finance
2 231 (30.43%) Social Skills
3 105 (13.83%) Manufacturing
4 84 (11.07%) Analytical Skills
5 64 (8.43%) Public Sector
6 40 (5.27%) Pharmaceutical
7 26 (3.43%) Retail
8 25 (3.29%) Local Government
9 23 (3.03%) General Ledger
10 17 (2.24%) Billing
11 16 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
12 15 (1.98%) Banking
12 15 (1.98%) Legal
13 11 (1.45%) Aerospace
13 11 (1.45%) Publishing
14 9 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 9 (1.19%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.05%) Financial Institution
16 7 (0.92%) Advertising
16 7 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 185 (24.37%) Consultant
2 163 (21.48%) SAP Consultant
3 148 (19.50%) Lead
4 121 (15.94%) Architect
5 82 (10.80%) SAP Architect
6 75 (9.88%) SAP Manager
7 71 (9.35%) Analyst
8 68 (8.96%) Solutions Architect
9 59 (7.77%) Project Manager
10 49 (6.46%) Senior
11 46 (6.06%) SAP Solutions Architect
12 40 (5.27%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
13 35 (4.61%) SAP Project Manager
14 33 (4.35%) SAP Analyst
15 30 (3.95%) Data Migration Lead
16 23 (3.03%) Financial Analyst
17 21 (2.77%) Business Analyst
17 21 (2.77%) Finance Manager
17 21 (2.77%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
18 17 (2.24%) Logistics Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (8.30%) SAP Fiori
2 30 (3.95%) Middleware
2 30 (3.95%) SAP Basis
3 18 (2.37%) SAPUI5
4 15 (1.98%) BAPI
4 15 (1.98%) SAP TM
5 13 (1.71%) REST
6 10 (1.32%) IDoc
6 10 (1.32%) SAP PI
7 9 (1.19%) Oracle Fusion
8 8 (1.05%) SAP Core Interface
9 6 (0.79%) EDI
9 6 (0.79%) SOAP
10 5 (0.66%) Web Services
11 4 (0.53%) OLE
12 3 (0.40%) JSON
12 3 (0.40%) XML
13 2 (0.26%) Node.js
13 2 (0.26%) OAuth
13 2 (0.26%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 76 (10.01%) Public Cloud
2 31 (4.08%) Legacy Systems
3 29 (3.82%) Greenfield Project
4 27 (3.56%) Data Structures
5 22 (2.90%) FMCG
6 21 (2.77%) Onboarding
7 16 (2.11%) Product Ownership
8 11 (1.45%) Taxonomies
9 7 (0.92%) Life Science
10 6 (0.79%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (0.79%) Cloud Native
11 5 (0.66%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.66%) Management Information System
12 4 (0.53%) Augmented Reality
12 4 (0.53%) Learning Management System
12 4 (0.53%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.40%) Hybrid Cloud
13 3 (0.40%) Private Cloud
14 2 (0.26%) Data Protection Act
14 2 (0.26%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.58%) Windows
2 4 (0.53%) Linux
2 4 (0.53%) VMS
3 3 (0.40%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 231 (30.43%) Migration
2 206 (27.14%) ERP
3 165 (21.74%) Stakeholder Management
4 152 (20.03%) Data Migration
5 120 (15.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 114 (15.02%) Problem-Solving
7 111 (14.62%) Validation
8 98 (12.91%) User Acceptance Testing
9 88 (11.59%) Workshop Facilitation
10 84 (11.07%) Continuous Improvement
11 80 (10.54%) Logistics
12 73 (9.62%) Project Management
13 68 (8.96%) Analytics
14 67 (8.83%) Agile
14 67 (8.83%) Roadmaps
15 64 (8.43%) Change Management
16 56 (7.38%) System Integration Testing
17 52 (6.85%) Data Governance
18 50 (6.59%) Data Modelling
19 47 (6.19%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 34 (4.48%) ABAP
2 23 (3.03%) SQL
3 20 (2.64%) Python
4 5 (0.66%) Java
5 3 (0.40%) 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
1 100 (13.18%) Security Cleared
2 89 (11.73%) SC Cleared
3 51 (6.72%) Degree
4 26 (3.43%) BPSS Clearance
5 25 (3.29%) DV Cleared
6 22 (2.90%) ACCA
6 22 (2.90%) CIMA
7 19 (2.50%) PMP
8 16 (2.11%) SAP Certification
9 15 (1.98%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.66%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.53%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.40%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.26%) CIPD
14 1 (0.13%) CAPM
14 1 (0.13%) CCA
14 1 (0.13%) CIPFA
14 1 (0.13%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 1 (0.13%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (6.85%) Data Quality
2 37 (4.87%) PMO
3 24 (3.16%) QA
4 16 (2.11%) GRC
5 12 (1.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 10 (1.32%) GDPR
7 5 (0.66%) GxP
8 4 (0.53%) GMP
9 3 (0.40%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.40%) ITGC
10 2 (0.26%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.26%) NCSC
11 1 (0.13%) GAAP
11 1 (0.13%) SLA
11 1 (0.13%) WCAG
System Software
1 6 (0.79%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.66%) IAG
Systems Management
1 19 (2.50%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.26%) Grafana
3 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 752 (99.08%) SAP
2 52 (6.85%) Microsoft
3 40 (5.27%) Ariba
4 21 (2.77%) Oracle
5 15 (1.98%) Sage
6 13 (1.71%) Concur
7 11 (1.45%) Okta
8 10 (1.32%) Informatica
9 8 (1.05%) ServiceNow
9 8 (1.05%) Siemens
10 7 (0.92%) Adobe
10 7 (0.92%) Databricks
10 7 (0.92%) Salesforce
10 7 (0.92%) Sybase
10 7 (0.92%) Workday
11 6 (0.79%) IFS
12 5 (0.66%) Dell
12 5 (0.66%) IBM
13 4 (0.53%) Baan
13 4 (0.53%) OpenText