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

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 159 140 148
Rank change year-on-year -19 +8 +46
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 784 550 558
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.72% 2.01% 1.70%
As % of the Business Applications category 24.65% 23.84% 24.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 399 301 260
10th Percentile £400 £425 £463
25th Percentile £513 £513 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £581 £613 £600
Median % change year-on-year -5.14% +2.08% -
75th Percentile £675 £695 £700
90th Percentile £750 £755 £828
UK median daily rate £581 £609 £600
% change year-on-year -4.56% +1.46% -
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 £55.00 £32.41 £61.60
% change year-on-year +69.73% -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 3,181 2,307 2,291
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 6.97% 8.43% 6.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,840 1,392 1,316
10th Percentile £365 £358 £363
25th Percentile £463 £446 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.90%
75th Percentile £651 £673 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 42 73
10th Percentile £16.43 £12.84 £23.10
25th Percentile £23.72 £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 £67.20
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 3 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 3 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 3 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 -54 279 £600 -3.61% 180
South East -5 138 £580 -3.33% 57
North of England -27 128 £550 -7.56% 75
Midlands -6 86 £600 -14.29% 52
North West -30 86 £550 -11.29% 59
East of England -2 69 £600 - 38
West Midlands -9 59 £550 -16.98% 26
Yorkshire -20 38 £500 -10.71% 15
South West -20 26 £538 +4.88% 24
East Midlands -11 24 £638 -8.93% 26
North East -45 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 (0.89%) NetWeaver
1 7 (0.89%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.51%) Confluence
3 1 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
3 1 (0.13%) CMS
Applications
1 27 (3.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.53%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.38%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 35 (4.46%) SAP FI
2 28 (3.57%) SAP SD
3 25 (3.19%) SAP GRC
3 25 (3.19%) SAP MDG
4 24 (3.06%) SAP CO
5 22 (2.81%) SAP ERP
5 22 (2.81%) SAP MM
6 20 (2.55%) SAP EWM
6 20 (2.55%) SAP FI/CO
7 19 (2.42%) SAP PP
8 14 (1.79%) SAP Payroll
8 14 (1.79%) SAP PM
9 12 (1.53%) SAP IBP
10 11 (1.40%) SAP HR
11 10 (1.28%) SAP QM
12 9 (1.15%) SAP PS
13 8 (1.02%) SAP Business One
13 8 (1.02%) SAP HCM
14 7 (0.89%) SAP Travel Management
15 6 (0.77%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 68 (8.67%) SuccessFactors
2 64 (8.16%) Azure
3 32 (4.08%) AWS
4 26 (3.32%) Power Platform
5 19 (2.42%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (1.15%) Boomi
6 9 (1.15%) GCP
6 9 (1.15%) SaaS
6 9 (1.15%) Smartsheet
7 7 (0.89%) Entra ID
7 7 (0.89%) Tricentis Tosca
8 6 (0.77%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (0.77%) Snowflake
9 5 (0.64%) GitHub
10 4 (0.51%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.51%) PowerApps
11 3 (0.38%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (0.38%) GitHub Actions
12 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 (4.34%) SAP HANA
2 33 (4.21%) SAP BW
3 24 (3.06%) Power BI
4 17 (2.17%) SQL Server
5 6 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (0.77%) Metadata
6 5 (0.64%) MaxDB
6 5 (0.64%) Sybase ASE
7 4 (0.51%) BusinessObjects
7 4 (0.51%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.51%) SAP Data Services
8 3 (0.38%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.38%) Tableau
9 2 (0.26%) GIS
9 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
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
Development Applications
1 22 (2.81%) JIRA
2 12 (1.53%) Hudson
3 4 (0.51%) LSMW
4 3 (0.38%) 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
1 320 (40.82%) Finance
2 221 (28.19%) Social Skills
3 112 (14.29%) Manufacturing
4 70 (8.93%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (5.74%) Public Sector
6 44 (5.61%) Retail
7 37 (4.72%) Pharmaceutical
8 26 (3.32%) General Ledger
9 20 (2.55%) Presentation Skills
10 19 (2.42%) Aerospace
10 19 (2.42%) Billing
10 19 (2.42%) Legal
11 17 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (1.91%) Banking
13 13 (1.66%) Automotive
14 10 (1.28%) Local Government
15 9 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 8 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (0.89%) Organisational Skills
18 6 (0.77%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 194 (24.74%) Consultant
2 176 (22.45%) SAP Consultant
3 143 (18.24%) Lead
4 126 (16.07%) Architect
5 91 (11.61%) SAP Manager
6 78 (9.95%) Analyst
7 74 (9.44%) SAP Architect
8 59 (7.53%) Solutions Architect
9 57 (7.27%) Senior
10 47 (5.99%) Project Manager
11 42 (5.36%) SAP Analyst
12 39 (4.97%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
13 33 (4.21%) SAP Project Manager
14 32 (4.08%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 27 (3.44%) Data Migration Lead
16 26 (3.32%) Business Analyst
17 23 (2.93%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
18 22 (2.81%) Financial Analyst
18 22 (2.81%) Logistics Analyst
19 20 (2.55%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (10.46%) SAP Fiori
2 31 (3.95%) Middleware
3 27 (3.44%) SAP Basis
4 21 (2.68%) SAPUI5
5 15 (1.91%) REST
6 13 (1.66%) SAP Core Interface
7 12 (1.53%) BAPI
8 11 (1.40%) SOAP
9 10 (1.28%) SAP PI
10 9 (1.15%) EDI
10 9 (1.15%) IDoc
11 8 (1.02%) Oracle Fusion
12 7 (0.89%) SAP ALE
12 7 (0.89%) Web Services
13 6 (0.77%) XML
14 4 (0.51%) JSON
15 3 (0.38%) OLE
15 3 (0.38%) Web Dynpro
16 2 (0.26%) Node.js
16 2 (0.26%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 56 (7.14%) Public Cloud
2 35 (4.46%) Data Structures
2 35 (4.46%) Greenfield Project
3 29 (3.70%) Legacy Systems
4 28 (3.57%) FMCG
5 19 (2.42%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.04%) Life Science
6 16 (2.04%) Product Ownership
7 14 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (1.40%) Private Cloud
9 8 (1.02%) Management Information System
10 6 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (0.77%) Cloud Native
10 6 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (0.77%) Replication
11 4 (0.51%) AI Agents
11 4 (0.51%) Augmented Reality
11 4 (0.51%) Learning Management System
11 4 (0.51%) Operational Technology
11 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
1 254 (32.40%) Migration
2 229 (29.21%) Stakeholder Management
3 211 (26.91%) ERP
4 157 (20.03%) Data Migration
5 136 (17.35%) User Acceptance Testing
6 119 (15.18%) Problem-Solving
7 112 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 105 (13.39%) Validation
9 95 (12.12%) Logistics
10 82 (10.46%) Continuous Improvement
11 80 (10.20%) System Integration Testing
12 72 (9.18%) Agile
13 67 (8.55%) Analytics
14 65 (8.29%) Roadmaps
15 59 (7.53%) Data Governance
16 58 (7.40%) Workshop Facilitation
17 54 (6.89%) Change Management
17 54 (6.89%) Project Management
18 47 (5.99%) Digital Transformation Programme
18 47 (5.99%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 43 (5.48%) ABAP
2 27 (3.44%) SQL
3 18 (2.30%) 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 (15.82%) Security Cleared
2 112 (14.29%) SC Cleared
3 46 (5.87%) Degree
4 30 (3.83%) BPSS Clearance
5 27 (3.44%) DV Cleared
6 18 (2.30%) ACCA
6 18 (2.30%) CIMA
7 17 (2.17%) PMP
8 15 (1.91%) PMI Certification
9 11 (1.40%) SAP Certification
10 8 (1.02%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.64%) CIPD
11 5 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (0.51%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.38%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 3 (0.38%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.26%) AWS Certification
14 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
15 1 (0.13%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (8.80%) Data Quality
2 27 (3.44%) QA
3 26 (3.32%) GRC
3 26 (3.32%) PMO
4 9 (1.15%) GDPR
5 7 (0.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 6 (0.77%) GxP
7 5 (0.64%) GMP
8 2 (0.26%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.26%) Government Security Classifications
8 2 (0.26%) ITGC
8 2 (0.26%) NCSC
9 1 (0.13%) IFRS
9 1 (0.13%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.13%) NIST
9 1 (0.13%) WCAG
System Software
1 8 (1.02%) IAG
2 3 (0.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.13%) Grafana
2 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 778 (99.23%) SAP
2 59 (7.53%) Microsoft
3 49 (6.25%) Ariba
4 20 (2.55%) Oracle
5 18 (2.30%) Concur
6 13 (1.66%) Databricks
7 10 (1.28%) Informatica
8 9 (1.15%) Salesforce
9 7 (0.89%) Adobe
9 7 (0.89%) ServiceNow
9 7 (0.89%) Workday
10 5 (0.64%) Dell
10 5 (0.64%) MuleSoft
10 5 (0.64%) Siemens
10 5 (0.64%) Sybase
11 4 (0.51%) Baan
11 4 (0.51%) Okta
11 4 (0.51%) UiPath
12 3 (0.38%) IFS
12 3 (0.38%) Sage