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

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 125 152
Rank change year-on-year -27 +27 +25
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 672 532 587
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.69% 2.16% 1.58%
As % of the Business Applications category 23.63% 26.72% 22.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 352 288 310
10th Percentile £400 £463 £450
25th Percentile £500 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £585 £588
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -0.43% -2.08%
75th Percentile £688 £696 £700
90th Percentile £775 £800 £828
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £582
% change year-on-year - +3.03% -2.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 4 3
10th Percentile £48.63 £62.38 £30.52
25th Percentile £55.75 £64.06 £42.18
Median hourly rate £60.00 £67.50 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +9.58% -35.16%
75th Percentile £68.75 £74.26 -
90th Percentile £90.09 £81.94 -
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £70.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year -14.29% +13.64% -35.16%

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 2,844 1,991 2,641
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 7.13% 8.10% 7.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,716 1,195 1,649
10th Percentile £363 £401 £363
25th Percentile £450 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.57% +4.55% -2.83%
75th Percentile £650 £669 £685
90th Percentile £750 £788 £775
UK median daily rate £535 £565 £550
% change year-on-year -5.31% +2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 47 104
10th Percentile £19.63 £22.27 £14.71
25th Percentile £32.13 £45.00 £21.25
Median hourly rate £56.47 £60.00 £37.83
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +58.63% -20.37%
75th Percentile £68.75 £79.13 £57.33
90th Percentile £87.65 £86.00 £62.21
UK median hourly rate £54.00 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -10.00% +50.00% -15.79%

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 25 April 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 25 April 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 25 April 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 -22 261 £600 -3.23% 26
North of England -51 116 £575 +4.55% 26
South East -30 95 £531 -7.61% 31
Midlands -17 77 £638 +22.60% 15
North West -48 64 £500 -9.09% 13
East of England -32 56 £555 -7.50% 9
Yorkshire -26 46 £595 +28.65% 11
West Midlands -31 42 £720 +15.20% 14
East Midlands -14 32 £600 +20.00% 1
South West -35 15 £663 +26.19% 7
North East -20 5 £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 (1.49%) Confluence
2 6 (0.89%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.74%) CMS
3 5 (0.74%) NetWeaver
4 3 (0.45%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.15%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 19 (2.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.08%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (1.19%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.04%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.74%) PTC Creo
6 4 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 38 (5.65%) SAP FI
2 29 (4.32%) SAP CO
2 29 (4.32%) SAP EWM
3 26 (3.87%) SAP FI/CO
4 23 (3.42%) SAP PP
4 23 (3.42%) SAP Travel Management
5 21 (3.13%) SAP ERP
6 20 (2.98%) SAP PM
7 17 (2.53%) SAP MM
7 17 (2.53%) SAP QM
8 13 (1.93%) Teamcenter
9 10 (1.49%) SAP MDG
10 9 (1.34%) SAP SD
11 8 (1.19%) OpenText VIM for SAP
12 7 (1.04%) SAP Business One
12 7 (1.04%) SAP FI-CA
12 7 (1.04%) SAP SCM
13 6 (0.89%) SAP IBP
13 6 (0.89%) SAP MDG-F
13 6 (0.89%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 60 (8.93%) Azure
2 44 (6.55%) SuccessFactors
3 32 (4.76%) SaaS
4 20 (2.98%) Entra ID
5 17 (2.53%) AWS
6 16 (2.38%) Power Platform
7 13 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (0.89%) Boomi
9 6 (0.89%) GCP
10 4 (0.60%) Smartsheet
10 4 (0.60%) Snowflake
11 3 (0.45%) Microsoft 365
11 3 (0.45%) Veeva
11 3 (0.45%) WhatsApp
12 2 (0.30%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.30%) Collibra
12 2 (0.30%) GitHub
12 2 (0.30%) OCI
12 2 (0.30%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.74%) Network Security
2 2 (0.30%) Hyperconnected
2 2 (0.30%) Reverse Proxy
2 2 (0.30%) RFID
2 2 (0.30%) VPN
3 1 (0.15%) Firewall
3 1 (0.15%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (2.83%) SAP HANA
2 16 (2.38%) Power BI
3 14 (2.08%) SAP BW
4 10 (1.49%) SAP Data Services
5 8 (1.19%) Metadata
6 7 (1.04%) SQL Server
7 5 (0.74%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.74%) Tableau
8 4 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.60%) GIS
9 3 (0.45%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (0.45%) Semantic Layer
10 2 (0.30%) Sybase ASE
11 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
11 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 1 (0.15%) Cognos Query Studio
11 1 (0.15%) Data Hub
11 1 (0.15%) DataStage
11 1 (0.15%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.15%) MaxDB
Development Applications
1 25 (3.72%) JIRA
2 8 (1.19%) Hudson
3 4 (0.60%) LSMW
4 2 (0.30%) Postman
5 1 (0.15%) GCC
5 1 (0.15%) Git
5 1 (0.15%) GitLab
5 1 (0.15%) TestDirector
General
1 264 (39.29%) Finance
2 241 (35.86%) Social Skills
3 85 (12.65%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (11.01%) Manufacturing
5 61 (9.08%) Public Sector
6 36 (5.36%) Pharmaceutical
7 24 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
7 24 (3.57%) Local Government
8 18 (2.68%) Banking
9 16 (2.38%) General Ledger
9 16 (2.38%) Publishing
10 14 (2.08%) Retail
11 11 (1.64%) Billing
12 9 (1.34%) Financial Institution
12 9 (1.34%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (1.34%) Legal
13 6 (0.89%) Advertising
13 6 (0.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (0.89%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (0.89%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 176 (26.19%) Consultant
2 156 (23.21%) SAP Consultant
3 123 (18.30%) Lead
4 104 (15.48%) Architect
5 75 (11.16%) SAP Architect
6 70 (10.42%) SAP Manager
7 67 (9.97%) Solutions Architect
8 62 (9.23%) Project Manager
9 57 (8.48%) Analyst
10 48 (7.14%) SAP Solutions Architect
11 41 (6.10%) Senior
12 34 (5.06%) SAP Project Manager
13 33 (4.91%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
14 26 (3.87%) Data Migration Lead
14 26 (3.87%) SAP Analyst
15 23 (3.42%) Financial Analyst
16 21 (3.13%) Finance Manager
17 19 (2.83%) Business Analyst
17 19 (2.83%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
18 18 (2.68%) Management Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (5.06%) SAP Fiori
2 32 (4.76%) SAP Basis
3 24 (3.57%) Middleware
4 23 (3.42%) SAP TM
5 9 (1.34%) Oracle Fusion
6 8 (1.19%) BAPI
6 8 (1.19%) SAP Core Interface
6 8 (1.19%) SAPUI5
6 8 (1.19%) Web Services
7 7 (1.04%) REST
8 6 (0.89%) IDoc
9 5 (0.74%) EDI
9 5 (0.74%) SAP PI
9 5 (0.74%) XML
10 4 (0.60%) OLE
11 2 (0.30%) Node.js
11 2 (0.30%) OAuth
11 2 (0.30%) SAML
11 2 (0.30%) SAP Business Workflow
11 2 (0.30%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 67 (9.97%) Public Cloud
2 37 (5.51%) Legacy Systems
3 25 (3.72%) Data Structures
3 25 (3.72%) Onboarding
4 24 (3.57%) Greenfield Project
5 19 (2.83%) FMCG
5 19 (2.83%) Taxonomies
6 9 (1.34%) Life Science
7 7 (1.04%) Management Information System
7 7 (1.04%) Product Ownership
8 5 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (0.74%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (0.60%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (0.60%) Cloud Native
9 4 (0.60%) Learning Management System
9 4 (0.60%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (0.45%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.45%) Private Cloud
10 3 (0.45%) Replication
10 3 (0.45%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.49%) Windows
2 4 (0.60%) Linux
3 2 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (29.17%) Migration
2 181 (26.93%) ERP
3 131 (19.49%) Data Migration
4 127 (18.90%) Stakeholder Management
5 104 (15.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 88 (13.10%) Problem-Solving
6 88 (13.10%) Validation
7 81 (12.05%) Workshop Facilitation
8 77 (11.46%) Continuous Improvement
9 75 (11.16%) User Acceptance Testing
10 68 (10.12%) Project Management
11 66 (9.82%) Change Management
12 62 (9.23%) Analytics
12 62 (9.23%) Data Modelling
12 62 (9.23%) Roadmaps
13 52 (7.74%) Data Governance
14 44 (6.55%) Procure-to-Pay
15 41 (6.10%) System Integration Testing
16 40 (5.95%) Agile
16 40 (5.95%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 22 (3.27%) ABAP
2 19 (2.83%) SQL
3 12 (1.79%) Python
4 3 (0.45%) Java
4 3 (0.45%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.15%) C#
5 1 (0.15%) Groovy
5 1 (0.15%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.15%) Korn
5 1 (0.15%) R
5 1 (0.15%) Tcl
5 1 (0.15%) VB
5 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 82 (12.20%) Security Cleared
2 67 (9.97%) SC Cleared
3 48 (7.14%) Degree
4 32 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
5 28 (4.17%) DV Cleared
6 22 (3.27%) ACCA
6 22 (3.27%) CIMA
7 20 (2.98%) SAP Certification
8 15 (2.23%) PMP
9 10 (1.49%) PMI Certification
10 7 (1.04%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.45%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.30%) AAT
12 2 (0.30%) CCA
13 1 (0.15%) CAPM
13 1 (0.15%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.15%) ISEB
13 1 (0.15%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 1 (0.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (6.85%) Data Quality
2 37 (5.51%) PMO
3 24 (3.57%) QA
4 12 (1.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 11 (1.64%) GDPR
6 8 (1.19%) GRC
7 3 (0.45%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.30%) GAAP
9 1 (0.15%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.15%) GxP
9 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.15%) IFRS
9 1 (0.15%) ITGC
9 1 (0.15%) NCSC
9 1 (0.15%) SLA
9 1 (0.15%) WCAG
System Software
1 6 (0.89%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.45%) IAG
Systems Management
1 29 (4.32%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.15%) Grafana
2 1 (0.15%) HP ALM
2 1 (0.15%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 664 (98.81%) SAP
2 48 (7.14%) Ariba
3 40 (5.95%) Microsoft
4 19 (2.83%) Okta
5 17 (2.53%) Sage
6 15 (2.23%) Oracle
7 14 (2.08%) Salesforce
8 13 (1.93%) Informatica
9 8 (1.19%) IBM
9 8 (1.19%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.04%) Concur
10 7 (1.04%) OpenText
10 7 (1.04%) Siemens
10 7 (1.04%) Workday
11 5 (0.74%) Adobe
11 5 (0.74%) IFS
12 4 (0.60%) Baan
13 3 (0.45%) Epicor
13 3 (0.45%) ESRI
13 3 (0.45%) QAD