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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 162 141 145
Rank change year-on-year -21 +4 +56
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 776 550 558
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.70% 1.99% 1.69%
As % of the Business Applications category 24.42% 23.72% 24.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 394 302 261
10th Percentile £400 £425 £463
25th Percentile £513 £507 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £586 £613 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +2.08% -
75th Percentile £675 £695 £700
90th Percentile £750 £756 £825
UK median daily rate £581 £605 £600
% change year-on-year -3.97% +0.83% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 7 13
10th Percentile £31.95 £27.91 £35.33
25th Percentile £40.00 £46.78 -
Median hourly rate £53.25 £65.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -18.08% +5.52% +12.00%
75th Percentile £88.13 £66.25 £65.03
90th Percentile £102.00 £78.50 £84.97
UK median hourly rate £54.00 £32.41 £61.60
% change year-on-year +66.64% -47.39% +59.66%

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 3,178 2,319 2,311
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 6.96% 8.41% 6.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,837 1,402 1,327
10th Percentile £369 £358 £363
25th Percentile £463 £441 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.79%
75th Percentile £652 £668 £688
90th Percentile £752 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 42 75
10th Percentile £16.40 £12.84 £23.45
25th Percentile £25.25 £25.54 £35.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £44.75 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.61% -0.56% -20.34%
75th Percentile £71.91 £65.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £88.75 £77.25 £66.90
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £35.48 £45.00
% change year-on-year +12.74% -21.16% -15.62%

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 September 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 September 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 September 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 -65 281 £600 -3.23% 173
South East -6 138 £580 -3.33% 55
North of England -32 125 £550 -7.56% 75
Midlands -9 87 £600 -14.29% 45
North West -36 84 £550 -11.47% 59
East of England -5 63 £605 +0.75% 38
West Midlands -9 60 £550 -16.98% 23
Yorkshire -17 37 £500 -10.71% 15
South West -19 26 £538 +4.88% 24
East Midlands -6 24 £638 -8.93% 22
North East -48 4 £475 -17.39% 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 7 (0.90%) NetWeaver
1 7 (0.90%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.64%) Confluence
3 1 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
3 1 (0.13%) CMS
Applications
1 27 (3.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.55%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (1.29%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.52%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 33 (4.25%) SAP FI
2 28 (3.61%) SAP SD
3 25 (3.22%) SAP MDG
4 24 (3.09%) SAP CO
4 24 (3.09%) SAP GRC
5 22 (2.84%) SAP ERP
5 22 (2.84%) SAP MM
6 20 (2.58%) SAP EWM
7 19 (2.45%) SAP FI/CO
8 18 (2.32%) SAP PP
9 14 (1.80%) SAP PM
10 13 (1.68%) SAP Payroll
11 12 (1.55%) SAP IBP
12 11 (1.42%) SAP HR
13 10 (1.29%) SAP QM
14 9 (1.16%) SAP PS
15 8 (1.03%) SAP Business One
16 7 (0.90%) SAP HCM
17 5 (0.64%) SAP Retail
17 5 (0.64%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 70 (9.02%) SuccessFactors
2 63 (8.12%) Azure
3 32 (4.12%) AWS
4 25 (3.22%) Power Platform
5 19 (2.45%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (1.16%) Boomi
6 9 (1.16%) GCP
6 9 (1.16%) SaaS
6 9 (1.16%) Smartsheet
7 7 (0.90%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (0.90%) Entra ID
7 7 (0.90%) Tricentis Tosca
8 5 (0.64%) GitHub
8 5 (0.64%) Snowflake
9 4 (0.52%) Power Automate
9 4 (0.52%) PowerApps
10 3 (0.39%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (0.39%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (0.26%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.26%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.26%) Intranet
1 2 (0.26%) Network Security
2 1 (0.13%) Internet
2 1 (0.13%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.38%) SAP HANA
2 32 (4.12%) SAP BW
3 23 (2.96%) Power BI
4 16 (2.06%) SQL Server
5 6 (0.77%) Metadata
6 5 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.64%) MaxDB
6 5 (0.64%) Sybase ASE
7 4 (0.52%) BusinessObjects
7 4 (0.52%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.52%) SAP Data Services
8 3 (0.39%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.39%) Tableau
9 2 (0.26%) GIS
10 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.13%) DataStage
10 1 (0.13%) Snowflake Schema
10 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (2.96%) JIRA
2 12 (1.55%) Hudson
3 4 (0.52%) LSMW
4 3 (0.39%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.26%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) ERwin
6 1 (0.13%) GCC
6 1 (0.13%) Git
6 1 (0.13%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.13%) TestDirector
General
1 318 (40.98%) Finance
2 222 (28.61%) Social Skills
3 112 (14.43%) Manufacturing
4 71 (9.15%) Analytical Skills
5 46 (5.93%) Public Sector
6 43 (5.54%) Retail
7 37 (4.77%) Pharmaceutical
8 26 (3.35%) General Ledger
9 21 (2.71%) Presentation Skills
10 19 (2.45%) Aerospace
10 19 (2.45%) Billing
11 18 (2.32%) Legal
12 16 (2.06%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (1.93%) Banking
14 12 (1.55%) Automotive
15 10 (1.29%) Local Government
16 9 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 8 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
19 6 (0.77%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 185 (23.84%) Consultant
2 168 (21.65%) SAP Consultant
3 144 (18.56%) Lead
4 126 (16.24%) Architect
5 91 (11.73%) SAP Manager
6 78 (10.05%) Analyst
7 73 (9.41%) SAP Architect
8 59 (7.60%) Solutions Architect
9 57 (7.35%) Senior
10 47 (6.06%) Project Manager
11 43 (5.54%) SAP Analyst
12 39 (5.03%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
13 33 (4.25%) SAP Project Manager
14 32 (4.12%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 27 (3.48%) Business Analyst
15 27 (3.48%) Data Migration Lead
16 23 (2.96%) Financial Analyst
17 22 (2.84%) Logistics Analyst
17 22 (2.84%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
18 20 (2.58%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (10.18%) SAP Fiori
2 31 (3.99%) Middleware
3 27 (3.48%) SAP Basis
4 21 (2.71%) SAPUI5
5 15 (1.93%) REST
6 12 (1.55%) BAPI
6 12 (1.55%) SAP Core Interface
7 11 (1.42%) SOAP
8 10 (1.29%) SAP PI
9 9 (1.16%) IDoc
9 9 (1.16%) Oracle Fusion
10 8 (1.03%) EDI
11 7 (0.90%) SAP ALE
11 7 (0.90%) Web Services
12 5 (0.64%) XML
13 4 (0.52%) JSON
14 3 (0.39%) OLE
14 3 (0.39%) Web Dynpro
15 2 (0.26%) Node.js
15 2 (0.26%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 58 (7.47%) Public Cloud
2 35 (4.51%) Greenfield Project
3 34 (4.38%) Data Structures
4 29 (3.74%) Legacy Systems
5 28 (3.61%) FMCG
6 18 (2.32%) Onboarding
7 16 (2.06%) Life Science
7 16 (2.06%) Product Ownership
8 14 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
9 11 (1.42%) Private Cloud
10 9 (1.16%) Management Information System
11 6 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (0.77%) Cloud Native
11 6 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (0.77%) Replication
12 4 (0.52%) AI Agents
12 4 (0.52%) Augmented Reality
12 4 (0.52%) Learning Management System
12 4 (0.52%) Operational Technology
12 4 (0.52%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.64%) VMS
2 4 (0.52%) Windows
3 2 (0.26%) Linux
4 1 (0.13%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 247 (31.83%) Migration
2 227 (29.25%) Stakeholder Management
3 217 (27.96%) ERP
4 156 (20.10%) Data Migration
5 131 (16.88%) User Acceptance Testing
6 117 (15.08%) Problem-Solving
7 113 (14.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 102 (13.14%) Validation
9 93 (11.98%) Logistics
10 82 (10.57%) Continuous Improvement
11 77 (9.92%) System Integration Testing
12 72 (9.28%) Agile
13 66 (8.51%) Analytics
14 65 (8.38%) Roadmaps
15 60 (7.73%) Workshop Facilitation
16 59 (7.60%) Data Governance
17 55 (7.09%) Change Management
17 55 (7.09%) Project Management
18 49 (6.31%) Digital Transformation Programme
19 48 (6.19%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 43 (5.54%) ABAP
2 26 (3.35%) SQL
3 18 (2.32%) Python
4 5 (0.64%) Java
5 1 (0.13%) Groovy
5 1 (0.13%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.13%) Korn
5 1 (0.13%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.13%) SAPscript
5 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 124 (15.98%) Security Cleared
2 112 (14.43%) SC Cleared
3 46 (5.93%) Degree
4 28 (3.61%) BPSS Clearance
5 27 (3.48%) DV Cleared
6 18 (2.32%) ACCA
6 18 (2.32%) CIMA
7 17 (2.19%) PMP
8 15 (1.93%) PMI Certification
9 11 (1.42%) SAP Certification
10 8 (1.03%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.64%) CIPD
11 5 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (0.52%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 3 (0.39%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.26%) AWS Certification
14 2 (0.26%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
15 1 (0.13%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (8.76%) Data Quality
2 27 (3.48%) QA
3 26 (3.35%) PMO
4 25 (3.22%) GRC
5 9 (1.16%) GDPR
6 7 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 6 (0.77%) GxP
8 5 (0.64%) GMP
9 2 (0.26%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.26%) Government Security Classifications
9 2 (0.26%) ITGC
9 2 (0.26%) NCSC
10 1 (0.13%) IFRS
10 1 (0.13%) NIST
10 1 (0.13%) WCAG
System Software
1 8 (1.03%) IAG
2 3 (0.39%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.13%) Grafana
2 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 769 (99.10%) SAP
2 59 (7.60%) Microsoft
3 47 (6.06%) Ariba
4 22 (2.84%) Oracle
5 18 (2.32%) Concur
6 12 (1.55%) Databricks
7 10 (1.29%) Informatica
8 9 (1.16%) Salesforce
9 8 (1.03%) Workday
10 7 (0.90%) Adobe
10 7 (0.90%) ServiceNow
11 5 (0.64%) Dell
11 5 (0.64%) MuleSoft
11 5 (0.64%) Siemens
11 5 (0.64%) Sybase
12 4 (0.52%) Baan
12 4 (0.52%) IFS
12 4 (0.52%) Okta
12 4 (0.52%) UiPath
13 3 (0.39%) Sage