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

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 162 140 150
Rank change year-on-year -22 +10 +53
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 778 550 561
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.70% 1.99% 1.69%
As % of the Business Applications category 24.43% 23.75% 24.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 401 305 264
10th Percentile £400 £425 £463
25th Percentile £513 £513 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £605 £600
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% +0.83% -
75th Percentile £675 £695 £700
90th Percentile £750 £753 £850
UK median daily rate £593 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -1.25% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 7 13
10th Percentile £30.80 £27.91 £35.33
25th Percentile £40.00 £46.78 -
Median hourly rate £51.50 £65.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -20.77% +5.52% +2.67%
75th Percentile £88.75 £66.25 £65.03
90th Percentile £102.17 £78.50 £84.97
UK median hourly rate £53.00 £32.41 £61.60
% change year-on-year +63.56% -47.39% +12.00%

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 3,184 2,316 2,322
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 6.96% 8.39% 6.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,846 1,403 1,338
10th Percentile £364 £358 £362
25th Percentile £463 £441 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.22%
75th Percentile £652 £663 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 42 76
10th Percentile £16.50 £12.84 £23.63
25th Percentile £25.25 £25.54 £33.88
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 £66.75
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £35.48 £45.00
% change year-on-year +12.74% -21.16% -17.18%

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 27 August 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 27 August 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 27 August 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 -51 280 £600 -3.23% 37
South East -4 135 £580 -3.33% 19
North of England -42 125 £550 -7.37% 19
Midlands -1 96 £625 -10.71% 22
North West -31 85 £550 -7.17% 14
East of England -11 63 £604 +0.67% 19
West Midlands -9 60 £550 -16.98% 13
Yorkshire -32 35 £500 -10.71% 5
East Midlands +1 32 £638 -8.93% 9
South West -26 23 £550 +7.32% 6
North East -43 5 £500 -13.04%
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 (3.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.54%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (1.29%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.51%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 32 (4.11%) SAP FI
2 27 (3.47%) SAP SD
3 23 (2.96%) SAP CO
3 23 (2.96%) SAP MDG
4 22 (2.83%) SAP ERP
4 22 (2.83%) SAP GRC
5 21 (2.70%) SAP MM
6 20 (2.57%) SAP EWM
7 19 (2.44%) SAP FI/CO
8 18 (2.31%) SAP PP
9 13 (1.67%) SAP Payroll
9 13 (1.67%) SAP PM
10 12 (1.54%) SAP IBP
11 11 (1.41%) SAP HR
12 10 (1.29%) SAP QM
13 8 (1.03%) SAP Business One
13 8 (1.03%) SAP PS
14 6 (0.77%) SAP HCM
15 5 (0.64%) SAP GTS
15 5 (0.64%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 76 (9.77%) SuccessFactors
2 66 (8.48%) Azure
3 27 (3.47%) AWS
4 26 (3.34%) Power Platform
5 22 (2.83%) 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%) Entra ID
8 6 (0.77%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (0.77%) GitHub
8 6 (0.77%) Tricentis Tosca
9 5 (0.64%) Snowflake
10 4 (0.51%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.51%) PowerApps
11 3 (0.39%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (0.39%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (0.39%) WhatsApp
12 2 (0.26%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.77%) Network Security
2 2 (0.26%) Intranet
3 1 (0.13%) Internet
3 1 (0.13%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (3.98%) SAP BW
1 31 (3.98%) SAP HANA
2 24 (3.08%) Power BI
3 16 (2.06%) SQL Server
4 6 (0.77%) Metadata
5 5 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.64%) MaxDB
5 5 (0.64%) Sybase ASE
6 4 (0.51%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (0.51%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.51%) SAP Data Services
7 3 (0.39%) Semantic Layer
7 3 (0.39%) Tableau
8 2 (0.26%) GIS
9 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.13%) DataStage
9 1 (0.13%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 24 (3.08%) JIRA
2 12 (1.54%) Hudson
3 4 (0.51%) LSMW
4 3 (0.39%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.26%) Git
5 2 (0.26%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) ERwin
6 1 (0.13%) GCC
6 1 (0.13%) GitLab
6 1 (0.13%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.13%) TestDirector
General
1 321 (41.26%) Finance
2 224 (28.79%) Social Skills
3 112 (14.40%) Manufacturing
4 71 (9.13%) Analytical Skills
5 52 (6.68%) Public Sector
6 43 (5.53%) Retail
7 39 (5.01%) Pharmaceutical
8 26 (3.34%) General Ledger
9 20 (2.57%) Billing
9 20 (2.57%) Presentation Skills
10 19 (2.44%) Aerospace
11 18 (2.31%) Legal
12 16 (2.06%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (1.93%) Banking
14 12 (1.54%) Automotive
15 11 (1.41%) Local Government
16 10 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
17 9 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 8 (1.03%) Organisational Skills
19 6 (0.77%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 180 (23.14%) Consultant
2 164 (21.08%) SAP Consultant
3 149 (19.15%) Lead
4 128 (16.45%) Architect
5 92 (11.83%) SAP Manager
6 77 (9.90%) SAP Architect
7 76 (9.77%) Analyst
8 63 (8.10%) Solutions Architect
9 56 (7.20%) Senior
10 50 (6.43%) Project Manager
11 42 (5.40%) SAP Analyst
12 36 (4.63%) SAP Solutions Architect
13 35 (4.50%) SAP Project Manager
14 34 (4.37%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
15 27 (3.47%) Business Analyst
15 27 (3.47%) Data Migration Lead
16 23 (2.96%) Financial Analyst
16 23 (2.96%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
17 22 (2.83%) Logistics Analyst
18 19 (2.44%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (10.03%) SAP Fiori
2 33 (4.24%) Middleware
3 24 (3.08%) SAP Basis
4 20 (2.57%) SAPUI5
5 16 (2.06%) REST
6 13 (1.67%) BAPI
7 12 (1.54%) SOAP
8 11 (1.41%) SAP Core Interface
9 10 (1.29%) IDoc
9 10 (1.29%) SAP PI
10 9 (1.16%) EDI
10 9 (1.16%) Oracle Fusion
11 6 (0.77%) SAP ALE
11 6 (0.77%) Web Services
12 5 (0.64%) XML
13 4 (0.51%) JSON
14 3 (0.39%) OLE
15 2 (0.26%) Node.js
15 2 (0.26%) OAuth
15 2 (0.26%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 67 (8.61%) Public Cloud
2 35 (4.50%) Greenfield Project
3 33 (4.24%) Data Structures
4 29 (3.73%) Legacy Systems
5 28 (3.60%) FMCG
6 18 (2.31%) Onboarding
7 17 (2.19%) Life Science
8 16 (2.06%) Product Ownership
9 14 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (1.41%) Private Cloud
11 9 (1.16%) Management Information System
12 6 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (0.77%) Cloud Native
12 6 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.51%) AI Agents
13 4 (0.51%) Augmented Reality
13 4 (0.51%) Learning Management System
13 4 (0.51%) Operational Technology
13 4 (0.51%) Replication
13 4 (0.51%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.64%) VMS
2 4 (0.51%) Windows
3 2 (0.26%) Linux
4 1 (0.13%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 246 (31.62%) Migration
2 231 (29.69%) Stakeholder Management
3 216 (27.76%) ERP
4 155 (19.92%) Data Migration
5 135 (17.35%) User Acceptance Testing
6 118 (15.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 116 (14.91%) Problem-Solving
8 106 (13.62%) Validation
9 93 (11.95%) Logistics
10 83 (10.67%) Continuous Improvement
11 82 (10.54%) System Integration Testing
12 72 (9.25%) Agile
12 72 (9.25%) Analytics
13 68 (8.74%) Workshop Facilitation
14 65 (8.35%) Roadmaps
15 57 (7.33%) Change Management
15 57 (7.33%) Data Governance
16 55 (7.07%) Project Management
17 50 (6.43%) Procure-to-Pay
18 49 (6.30%) Digital Transformation Programme
Programming Languages
1 42 (5.40%) ABAP
2 24 (3.08%) SQL
3 17 (2.19%) 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
1 119 (15.30%) Security Cleared
2 107 (13.75%) SC Cleared
3 46 (5.91%) Degree
4 28 (3.60%) BPSS Clearance
5 27 (3.47%) DV Cleared
6 18 (2.31%) ACCA
6 18 (2.31%) CIMA
7 17 (2.19%) PMP
8 15 (1.93%) PMI Certification
9 13 (1.67%) SAP Certification
10 8 (1.03%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.64%) CIPD
11 5 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (0.51%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 3 (0.39%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.26%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
15 1 (0.13%) APMG
15 1 (0.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (8.61%) Data Quality
2 29 (3.73%) QA
3 27 (3.47%) GRC
4 25 (3.21%) PMO
5 10 (1.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 9 (1.16%) GDPR
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%) SLA
10 1 (0.13%) WCAG
System Software
1 8 (1.03%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.90%) IAG
Systems Management
1 13 (1.67%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.13%) Grafana
2 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 771 (99.10%) SAP
2 58 (7.46%) Microsoft
3 50 (6.43%) Ariba
4 21 (2.70%) Oracle
5 18 (2.31%) Concur
6 12 (1.54%) Databricks
7 10 (1.29%) Informatica
8 9 (1.16%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.16%) ServiceNow
9 8 (1.03%) Workday
10 7 (0.90%) Adobe
11 5 (0.64%) Dell
11 5 (0.64%) IFS
11 5 (0.64%) MuleSoft
11 5 (0.64%) OpenText
11 5 (0.64%) Sybase
12 4 (0.51%) Baan
12 4 (0.51%) Okta
12 4 (0.51%) Siemens
12 4 (0.51%) UiPath