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

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 155 135 144
Rank change year-on-year -20 +9 +38
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 643 502 623
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.73% 2.05% 1.65%
As % of the Business Applications category 23.82% 25.98% 22.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 349 277 337
10th Percentile £400 £450 £450
25th Percentile £492 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £583 £579
Median % change year-on-year +2.92% +0.69% -3.50%
75th Percentile £687 £700 £675
90th Percentile £760 £800 £805
UK median daily rate £595 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -0.83% +4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 3 0
10th Percentile £46.88 £73.41 -
25th Percentile £55.75 £78.53 -
Median hourly rate £60.00 £87.05 -
Median % change year-on-year -31.07% - -
75th Percentile £68.75 £106.65 -
90th Percentile £90.09 £118.41 -
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £87.05 -
% change year-on-year -31.07% - -

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 2,699 1,932 2,779
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 7.27% 7.91% 7.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,625 1,156 1,728
10th Percentile £363 £381 £381
25th Percentile £450 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.43% +4.55% -2.22%
75th Percentile £650 £665 £675
90th Percentile £738 £788 £775
UK median daily rate £548 £570 £550
% change year-on-year -3.95% +3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 102 51 111
10th Percentile £18.75 £22.27 £15.43
25th Percentile £28.88 £40.00 £22.33
Median hourly rate £55.72 £60.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.13% +33.33% +2.27%
75th Percentile £68.75 £80.75 £60.13
90th Percentile £89.88 £86.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £53.50 £60.00 £40.87
% change year-on-year -10.83% +46.82% -7.13%

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 March 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 20 March 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 20 March 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 -14 256 £600 -2.44% 59
North of England -40 128 £595 +9.17% 14
Midlands -20 79 £600 +11.11% 25
North West -29 75 £581 +2.83% 10
South East -41 64 £515 -12.93% 56
East of England -10 62 £505 -15.83% 15
Yorkshire -21 49 £598 +59.33% 3
West Midlands -33 42 £600 -4.00% 14
East Midlands -19 33 £550 +10.00% 11
South West -23 9 £700 +6.38% 3
North East -16 3 £500 -28.57% 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 10 (1.56%) Confluence
2 6 (0.93%) NetWeaver
2 6 (0.93%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.62%) CMS
4 3 (0.47%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.47%) MTS
Applications
1 15 (2.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.56%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (1.24%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.78%) PTC Creo
5 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
6 3 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 45 (7.00%) SAP FI
2 31 (4.82%) SAP CO
3 28 (4.35%) SAP FI/CO
4 27 (4.20%) SAP MM
5 25 (3.89%) SAP EWM
6 24 (3.73%) SAP Travel Management
7 23 (3.58%) SAP PP
8 21 (3.27%) SAP PM
9 17 (2.64%) SAP ERP
10 15 (2.33%) SAP QM
11 13 (2.02%) Teamcenter
12 12 (1.87%) OpenText VIM for SAP
12 12 (1.87%) SAP MDG
13 8 (1.24%) SAP Retail
13 8 (1.24%) SAP SD
14 7 (1.09%) SAP FI-CA
14 7 (1.09%) SAP SCM
14 7 (1.09%) SAP VC
15 6 (0.93%) SAP WM
16 5 (0.78%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 65 (10.11%) Azure
2 36 (5.60%) SuccessFactors
3 32 (4.98%) SaaS
4 18 (2.80%) Entra ID
5 16 (2.49%) AWS
6 13 (2.02%) Dynamics 365
6 13 (2.02%) Power Platform
7 7 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (1.09%) GCP
8 3 (0.47%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (0.47%) Snowflake
8 3 (0.47%) Veeva
9 2 (0.31%) Azure API Management
9 2 (0.31%) Boomi
9 2 (0.31%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.31%) Collibra
9 2 (0.31%) OCI
9 2 (0.31%) PaaS
9 2 (0.31%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.16%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.78%) Network Security
2 2 (0.31%) Hyperconnected
2 2 (0.31%) Reverse Proxy
2 2 (0.31%) RFID
2 2 (0.31%) VPN
3 1 (0.16%) Firewall
3 1 (0.16%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.04%) SAP HANA
2 15 (2.33%) SAP BW
3 13 (2.02%) Power BI
4 12 (1.87%) Metadata
5 10 (1.56%) SAP Data Services
6 8 (1.24%) SQL Server
7 6 (0.93%) GIS
8 5 (0.78%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.62%) Tableau
10 2 (0.31%) MaxDB
10 2 (0.31%) Sybase ASE
11 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 1 (0.16%) Cognos Query Studio
11 1 (0.16%) Data Hub
11 1 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.16%) DB2
11 1 (0.16%) Semantic Layer
11 1 (0.16%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 21 (3.27%) JIRA
2 6 (0.93%) Hudson
3 3 (0.47%) LSMW
4 2 (0.31%) GitLab
4 2 (0.31%) Postman
5 1 (0.16%) GCC
5 1 (0.16%) Git
5 1 (0.16%) TestDirector
General
1 250 (38.88%) Social Skills
2 249 (38.72%) Finance
3 80 (12.44%) Manufacturing
4 73 (11.35%) Analytical Skills
5 63 (9.80%) Public Sector
6 46 (7.15%) Pharmaceutical
7 29 (4.51%) Local Government
8 24 (3.73%) Documentation Skills
9 19 (2.95%) Banking
10 16 (2.49%) Retail
11 14 (2.18%) Publishing
12 13 (2.02%) Billing
13 11 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (1.56%) General Ledger
15 6 (0.93%) Legal
15 6 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (0.93%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (0.78%) Financial Institution
17 4 (0.62%) Aerospace
17 4 (0.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 209 (32.50%) Consultant
2 184 (28.62%) SAP Consultant
3 103 (16.02%) Lead
4 100 (15.55%) Architect
5 70 (10.89%) SAP Architect
6 69 (10.73%) Solutions Architect
7 65 (10.11%) Project Manager
8 63 (9.80%) SAP Manager
9 50 (7.78%) SAP Solutions Architect
10 48 (7.47%) Analyst
11 39 (6.07%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
12 37 (5.75%) SAP Project Manager
13 27 (4.20%) SAP Analyst
13 27 (4.20%) Senior
14 24 (3.73%) Management Consultant
15 22 (3.42%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
16 20 (3.11%) Finance Manager
17 18 (2.80%) Business Analyst
18 17 (2.64%) Finance Project Manager
18 17 (2.64%) Project Manager - SAP S/4HANA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (7.15%) SAP Fiori
2 35 (5.44%) SAP Basis
3 25 (3.89%) SAP TM
4 20 (3.11%) Middleware
5 11 (1.71%) BAPI
5 11 (1.71%) Web Services
6 8 (1.24%) IDoc
7 7 (1.09%) SAP Business Workflow
7 7 (1.09%) SAPUI5
8 6 (0.93%) REST
9 5 (0.78%) SAP PI
10 4 (0.62%) XML
11 3 (0.47%) EDI
11 3 (0.47%) OLE
11 3 (0.47%) Oracle Fusion
11 3 (0.47%) SAP Core Interface
12 2 (0.31%) OAuth
12 2 (0.31%) SAML
13 1 (0.16%) SAP ALE
13 1 (0.16%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 59 (9.18%) Public Cloud
2 29 (4.51%) Legacy Systems
3 19 (2.95%) Data Structures
3 19 (2.95%) Greenfield Project
3 19 (2.95%) Onboarding
4 17 (2.64%) FMCG
4 17 (2.64%) Taxonomies
5 16 (2.49%) Life Science
6 9 (1.40%) Renewable Energy
7 6 (0.93%) Management Information System
8 5 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (0.78%) Product Ownership
8 5 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (0.62%) Learning Management System
10 3 (0.47%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.47%) Private Cloud
10 3 (0.47%) Tandem
10 3 (0.47%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.31%) Data Fabric
Operating Systems
1 13 (2.02%) Windows
2 6 (0.93%) Linux
3 2 (0.31%) Unix
4 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 160 (24.88%) ERP
2 159 (24.73%) Migration
3 137 (21.31%) Stakeholder Management
4 109 (16.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 101 (15.71%) Data Migration
6 88 (13.69%) Workshop Facilitation
7 84 (13.06%) Validation
8 76 (11.82%) Problem-Solving
9 68 (10.58%) User Acceptance Testing
10 67 (10.42%) Continuous Improvement
10 67 (10.42%) Roadmaps
11 66 (10.26%) Analytics
12 61 (9.49%) Change Management
12 61 (9.49%) Project Management
13 54 (8.40%) Data Modelling
14 51 (7.93%) Procure-to-Pay
15 48 (7.47%) Data Governance
16 46 (7.15%) SAP Implementation
17 42 (6.53%) Agile
18 39 (6.07%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 26 (4.04%) ABAP
2 15 (2.33%) SQL
3 10 (1.56%) Python
4 3 (0.47%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.31%) Java
6 1 (0.16%) C#
6 1 (0.16%) Korn
6 1 (0.16%) R
6 1 (0.16%) Tcl
6 1 (0.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 79 (12.29%) Security Cleared
2 61 (9.49%) SC Cleared
3 38 (5.91%) Degree
4 35 (5.44%) BPSS Clearance
5 23 (3.58%) SAP Certification
6 14 (2.18%) DV Cleared
6 14 (2.18%) PMP
7 10 (1.56%) ACCA
7 10 (1.56%) CIMA
8 9 (1.40%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.24%) ISTQB
10 4 (0.62%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.31%) AAT
11 2 (0.31%) CCA
11 2 (0.31%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.31%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.16%) CAPM
12 1 (0.16%) ISEB
12 1 (0.16%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 1 (0.16%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (6.38%) Data Quality
2 27 (4.20%) PMO
3 20 (3.11%) QA
4 12 (1.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 11 (1.71%) GDPR
6 7 (1.09%) GRC
7 2 (0.31%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.31%) GAAP
8 1 (0.16%) GMP
8 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.16%) IFRS
8 1 (0.16%) ITGC
8 1 (0.16%) P3O
8 1 (0.16%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (0.93%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.31%) IAG
Systems Management
1 26 (4.04%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.16%) Grafana
2 1 (0.16%) HP ALM
2 1 (0.16%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 635 (98.76%) SAP
2 45 (7.00%) Ariba
3 36 (5.60%) Microsoft
4 17 (2.64%) Okta
5 15 (2.33%) Sage
6 14 (2.18%) ServiceNow
7 13 (2.02%) Informatica
8 12 (1.87%) Oracle
8 12 (1.87%) Salesforce
9 11 (1.71%) OpenText
10 7 (1.09%) IBM
10 7 (1.09%) Siemens
11 6 (0.93%) Concur
12 5 (0.78%) Adobe
12 5 (0.78%) ESRI
12 5 (0.78%) IFS
12 5 (0.78%) Workday
13 2 (0.31%) Dell
13 2 (0.31%) Sybase
13 2 (0.31%) Temenos