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 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 142 145 156
Rank change year-on-year +3 +11 +93
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 634 523 629
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.03% 1.81% 1.68%
As % of the Business Applications category 23.64% 25.00% 21.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 365 242 302
10th Percentile £421 £451 £450
25th Percentile £500 £503 £502
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £605 £581 £555
Median % change year-on-year +4.13% +4.68% -5.29%
75th Percentile £708 £683 £684
90th Percentile £756 £763 £800
UK median daily rate £600 £580 £560
% change year-on-year +3.45% +3.57% -4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 2 4
10th Percentile £50.10 £75.34 £44.59
25th Percentile £55.75 £80.90 £45.66
Median hourly rate £83.82 £95.37 £51.63
Median % change year-on-year -12.11% +84.74% -23.52%
75th Percentile £90.09 £113.40 £55.52
90th Percentile £94.82 £121.11 £55.54
UK median hourly rate £66.25 £95.37 £47.50
% change year-on-year -30.54% +100.78% -24.60%

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 2,682 2,092 2,867
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.58% 7.22% 7.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,626 1,168 1,691
10th Percentile £358 £380 £375
25th Percentile £450 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.87%
75th Percentile £665 £675 £675
90th Percentile £760 £773 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 53 82
10th Percentile £18.19 £22.27 £34.50
25th Percentile £26.72 £30.41 £49.00
Median hourly rate £54.00 £41.50 £56.89
Median % change year-on-year +30.12% -27.05% +62.54%
75th Percentile £90.09 £67.50 £80.00
90th Percentile £93.78 £80.75 £88.75
UK median hourly rate £41.86 £41.50 £56.49
% change year-on-year +0.86% -26.54% +51.45%

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 18 December 2025.

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 18 December 2025.

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 18 December 2025. 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 +21 261 £600 +4.35% 53
North of England +9 154 £626 +13.86% 40
North West +19 114 £650 +13.04% 15
South East +5 84 £582 -7.29% 57
Midlands -29 45 £650 +18.18% 21
East of England -17 43 £515 -20.77% 11
Yorkshire -10 37 £575 +16.46% 22
West Midlands -6 32 £625 +7.30% 15
East Midlands -27 12 £700 +27.27% 5
South West -19 7 £700 +14.01% 12
North East -12 2 £575 -11.54% 4
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 6 (0.95%) Anypoint
1 6 (0.95%) NetWeaver
2 5 (0.79%) Confluence
3 3 (0.47%) MTS
3 3 (0.47%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.32%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.16%) Camunda
5 1 (0.16%) CMS
Applications
1 9 (1.42%) MS Visio
2 8 (1.26%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (1.10%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (0.95%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 45 (7.10%) SAP FI
2 40 (6.31%) SAP MM
3 35 (5.52%) SAP CO
4 31 (4.89%) SAP EWM
4 31 (4.89%) SAP FI/CO
5 29 (4.57%) SAP PP
6 27 (4.26%) SAP QM
7 24 (3.79%) SAP ERP
8 18 (2.84%) SAP MDG
9 17 (2.68%) SAP VC
10 16 (2.52%) SAP PM
10 16 (2.52%) SAP PS
11 14 (2.21%) SAP EHS
11 14 (2.21%) SAP WM
12 11 (1.74%) OpenText VIM for SAP
13 8 (1.26%) SAP GRC
13 8 (1.26%) SAP HCM
13 8 (1.26%) SAP Oil and Gas
14 7 (1.10%) SAP Retail
14 7 (1.10%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 50 (7.89%) Azure
2 29 (4.57%) Power Platform
3 22 (3.47%) SaaS
4 20 (3.15%) SuccessFactors
5 12 (1.89%) GCP
6 11 (1.74%) AWS
7 10 (1.58%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (1.10%) Snowflake
9 6 (0.95%) Entra ID
9 6 (0.95%) PaaS
10 5 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.63%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.47%) OCI
13 2 (0.32%) Azure API Management
13 2 (0.32%) Boomi
13 2 (0.32%) Collibra
13 2 (0.32%) iPaaS
13 2 (0.32%) Oracle Service Cloud
13 2 (0.32%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 2 (0.32%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.32%) Firewall
1 2 (0.32%) Hyperconnected
2 1 (0.16%) FTP
2 1 (0.16%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (6.94%) SAP HANA
2 29 (4.57%) Power BI
3 25 (3.94%) SAP BW
4 12 (1.89%) Metadata
4 12 (1.89%) SAP Data Services
5 10 (1.58%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.42%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.63%) Tableau
8 3 (0.47%) DB2
8 3 (0.47%) GIS
8 3 (0.47%) SQL Server
9 2 (0.32%) Semantic Layer
10 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 1 (0.16%) Cognos Query Studio
10 1 (0.16%) Lumira
10 1 (0.16%) MaxDB
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 19 (3.00%) JIRA
2 3 (0.47%) Git
3 2 (0.32%) GitLab
4 1 (0.16%) Hudson
4 1 (0.16%) LSMW
4 1 (0.16%) Postman
General
1 223 (35.17%) Social Skills
2 217 (34.23%) Finance
3 82 (12.93%) Manufacturing
4 66 (10.41%) Pharmaceutical
5 51 (8.04%) Analytical Skills
6 45 (7.10%) Public Sector
7 26 (4.10%) Retail
8 20 (3.15%) Local Government
9 18 (2.84%) Aerospace
10 15 (2.37%) Banking
11 13 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
13 10 (1.58%) Billing
13 10 (1.58%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (0.95%) General Ledger
15 5 (0.79%) Organisational Skills
16 4 (0.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 4 (0.63%) Legal
16 4 (0.63%) Marketing
17 2 (0.32%) Dutch Language
Job Titles
1 262 (41.32%) Consultant
2 218 (34.38%) SAP Consultant
3 79 (12.46%) Lead
4 78 (12.30%) Architect
5 64 (10.09%) SAP Architect
6 49 (7.73%) Analyst
6 49 (7.73%) SAP Manager
7 47 (7.41%) Project Manager
8 43 (6.78%) Solutions Architect
9 36 (5.68%) Management Consultant
10 35 (5.52%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
10 35 (5.52%) SAP Solutions Architect
11 30 (4.73%) SAP Analyst
12 28 (4.42%) SAP Project Manager
13 24 (3.79%) SAP QM Consultant
14 22 (3.47%) Senior
15 19 (3.00%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
16 18 (2.84%) SAP FI Consultant
16 18 (2.84%) SAP MM Consultant
17 17 (2.68%) SAP CO Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (12.62%) SAP Fiori
2 22 (3.47%) SAP Basis
3 21 (3.31%) BAPI
3 21 (3.31%) Web Services
4 15 (2.37%) SAP PI
4 15 (2.37%) SAP TM
5 11 (1.74%) Middleware
6 9 (1.42%) IDoc
7 7 (1.10%) Oracle Fusion
8 6 (0.95%) SAP Business Workflow
9 5 (0.79%) XML
10 4 (0.63%) SAPUI5
11 3 (0.47%) EDI
11 3 (0.47%) Node.js
11 3 (0.47%) REST
11 3 (0.47%) SAP ALE
11 3 (0.47%) SOAP
12 2 (0.32%) JSON
12 2 (0.32%) SAP XI
13 1 (0.16%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (4.57%) Greenfield Project
1 29 (4.57%) Legacy Systems
2 27 (4.26%) Life Science
2 27 (4.26%) Public Cloud
3 16 (2.52%) Renewable Energy
4 14 (2.21%) Data Structures
4 14 (2.21%) FMCG
5 12 (1.89%) Onboarding
5 12 (1.89%) Private Cloud
6 8 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.10%) Augmented Reality
8 6 (0.95%) Product Ownership
9 5 (0.79%) Taxonomies
10 4 (0.63%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.63%) Management Information System
10 4 (0.63%) PMI
10 4 (0.63%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.47%) Legacy Applications
11 3 (0.47%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.95%) Linux
2 5 (0.79%) Windows
3 2 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.32%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.16%) Unix
4 1 (0.16%) VMS
4 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (21.92%) ERP
2 130 (20.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 113 (17.82%) Migration
4 86 (13.56%) Problem-Solving
4 86 (13.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 72 (11.36%) Workshop Facilitation
6 70 (11.04%) Analytics
7 69 (10.88%) Data Migration
8 66 (10.41%) Agile
9 65 (10.25%) Continuous Improvement
10 56 (8.83%) Validation
11 53 (8.36%) Logistics
12 51 (8.04%) Process Improvement
12 51 (8.04%) Roadmaps
13 42 (6.62%) Data Modelling
13 42 (6.62%) User Acceptance Testing
14 41 (6.47%) Procure-to-Pay
15 39 (6.15%) Data Governance
15 39 (6.15%) Project Management
15 39 (6.15%) SAP Implementation
Programming Languages
1 35 (5.52%) ABAP
2 16 (2.52%) SQL
3 12 (1.89%) Python
4 4 (0.63%) Java
5 3 (0.47%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.47%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.16%) C#
6 1 (0.16%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.16%) R
6 1 (0.16%) Tcl
6 1 (0.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 146 (23.03%) Security Cleared
2 119 (18.77%) SC Cleared
3 35 (5.52%) Degree
4 34 (5.36%) BPSS Clearance
5 22 (3.47%) SAP Certification
6 17 (2.68%) PMP
7 16 (2.52%) DV Cleared
8 15 (2.37%) PMI Certification
9 11 (1.74%) ACCA
9 11 (1.74%) CIMA
9 11 (1.74%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 9 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.26%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.79%) ISTQB
13 4 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.32%) BC Cleared
14 2 (0.32%) CISA
14 2 (0.32%) CISM
14 2 (0.32%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.32%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.84%) Data Quality
2 22 (3.47%) QA
3 15 (2.37%) GDPR
4 13 (2.05%) PMO
5 12 (1.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 9 (1.42%) GxP
7 7 (1.10%) GRC
8 3 (0.47%) GMP
8 3 (0.47%) IFRS
9 2 (0.32%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.32%) PMBOK
10 1 (0.16%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 1 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.16%) GAAP
10 1 (0.16%) HL7
10 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.16%) P3O
System Software
1 2 (0.32%) IAG
2 1 (0.16%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (0.95%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.32%) Failover Clustering
2 2 (0.32%) HP ALM
2 2 (0.32%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.32%) Linux-HA
2 2 (0.32%) Pacemaker
3 1 (0.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 625 (98.58%) SAP
2 38 (5.99%) Ariba
3 32 (5.05%) Microsoft
4 15 (2.37%) Oracle
5 14 (2.21%) ServiceNow
6 12 (1.89%) Adobe
6 12 (1.89%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.74%) OpenText
8 10 (1.58%) MuleSoft
9 9 (1.42%) Concur
10 7 (1.10%) Workday
11 6 (0.95%) Anaplan
11 6 (0.95%) Hyperion
12 5 (0.79%) Informatica
12 5 (0.79%) Okta
13 3 (0.47%) Google
13 3 (0.47%) IBM
14 2 (0.32%) Alteryx
14 2 (0.32%) Citrix
14 2 (0.32%) HP