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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 139 153
Rank change year-on-year -14 +14 +27
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 796 542 563
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.77% 1.99% 1.59%
As % of the Business Applications category 25.19% 24.39% 22.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 419 294 279
10th Percentile £389 £425 £455
25th Percentile £500 £505 £515
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.66%
75th Percentile £674 £695 £700
90th Percentile £750 £750 £850
UK median daily rate £595 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -0.83% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 8 12
10th Percentile - £29.01 £32.67
25th Percentile £40.00 £54.02 £60.36
Median hourly rate £57.21 £65.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -11.98% +5.52% +2.67%
75th Percentile £82.19 £68.13 £62.46
90th Percentile £101.01 £75.12 £85.25
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £32.50 £61.60
% change year-on-year +69.23% -47.24% +4.85%

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 3,160 2,222 2,477
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 7.04% 8.14% 7.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,840 1,365 1,512
10th Percentile £363 £364 £363
25th Percentile £456 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £650 £663 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £548 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -0.45% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 156 48 90
10th Percentile £18.75 £12.95 £18.25
25th Percentile £28.50 £33.94 £26.03
Median hourly rate £40.00 £60.00 £40.33
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +48.79% -24.86%
75th Percentile £71.91 £70.00 £59.31
90th Percentile £88.75 £83.25 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £50.24 £50.99 £41.41
% change year-on-year -1.46% +23.12% -21.12%

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 22 July 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 22 July 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 22 July 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 -46 286 £600 -4.00% 97
North of England -36 131 £550 -4.76% 34
South East -8 129 £580 +0.87% 36
Midlands -4 93 £600 -9.43% 22
North West -26 84 £550 - 20
East of England -3 75 £600 - 9
West Midlands -15 59 £525 -22.22% 13
Yorkshire -22 42 £625 +19.05% 14
East Midlands +4 31 £638 -1.92% 9
South West -23 19 £525 - 3
North East -38 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 10 (1.26%) Confluence
1 10 (1.26%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.13%) NetWeaver
3 4 (0.50%) CMS
4 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 26 (3.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (1.88%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (0.75%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (0.63%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.25%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 32 (4.02%) SAP FI
2 25 (3.14%) SAP SD
3 23 (2.89%) SAP CO
4 21 (2.64%) SAP FI/CO
5 18 (2.26%) SAP ERP
6 17 (2.14%) SAP EWM
6 17 (2.14%) SAP MDG
7 16 (2.01%) SAP GRC
7 16 (2.01%) SAP MM
7 16 (2.01%) SAP PP
8 12 (1.51%) SAP Payroll
8 12 (1.51%) SAP PM
8 12 (1.51%) SAP QM
9 10 (1.26%) Teamcenter
10 9 (1.13%) SAP IBP
11 8 (1.01%) SAP Business One
11 8 (1.01%) SAP Travel Management
12 6 (0.75%) OpenText VIM for SAP
12 6 (0.75%) SAP HCM
13 5 (0.63%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 77 (9.67%) SuccessFactors
2 69 (8.67%) Azure
3 27 (3.39%) Power Platform
4 25 (3.14%) AWS
5 20 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
6 17 (2.14%) SaaS
7 10 (1.26%) Entra ID
8 9 (1.13%) Boomi
8 9 (1.13%) Smartsheet
9 7 (0.88%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (0.88%) GCP
10 6 (0.75%) GitHub
11 5 (0.63%) Snowflake
12 4 (0.50%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.50%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
13 3 (0.38%) GitHub Actions
13 3 (0.38%) Veeva
13 3 (0.38%) WhatsApp
14 2 (0.25%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.75%) Network Security
2 1 (0.13%) Internet
2 1 (0.13%) Intranet
2 1 (0.13%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (3.89%) SAP HANA
2 25 (3.14%) Power BI
2 25 (3.14%) SAP BW
3 17 (2.14%) SQL Server
4 7 (0.88%) Sybase ASE
5 6 (0.75%) MaxDB
5 6 (0.75%) SAP Data Services
6 5 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.50%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.50%) Metadata
8 3 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.38%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.38%) Tableau
9 2 (0.25%) Snowflake Schema
10 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.13%) DataStage
10 1 (0.13%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.13%) GIS
10 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 32 (4.02%) JIRA
2 13 (1.63%) Hudson
3 5 (0.63%) LSMW
4 3 (0.38%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.25%) Git
5 2 (0.25%) 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
1 315 (39.57%) Finance
2 227 (28.52%) Social Skills
3 119 (14.95%) Manufacturing
4 82 (10.30%) Analytical Skills
5 62 (7.79%) Public Sector
6 49 (6.16%) Pharmaceutical
7 36 (4.52%) Retail
8 25 (3.14%) General Ledger
9 20 (2.51%) Local Government
10 19 (2.39%) Aerospace
11 18 (2.26%) Billing
12 16 (2.01%) Banking
12 16 (2.01%) Legal
13 14 (1.76%) Influencing Skills
14 13 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
15 11 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
16 10 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 7 (0.88%) Advertising
17 7 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
17 7 (0.88%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 181 (22.74%) Consultant
2 166 (20.85%) SAP Consultant
3 155 (19.47%) Lead
4 124 (15.58%) Architect
5 90 (11.31%) SAP Manager
6 81 (10.18%) Analyst
7 79 (9.92%) SAP Architect
8 66 (8.29%) Solutions Architect
9 60 (7.54%) Project Manager
10 56 (7.04%) Senior
11 42 (5.28%) SAP Analyst
12 41 (5.15%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
13 38 (4.77%) SAP Project Manager
13 38 (4.77%) SAP Solutions Architect
14 30 (3.77%) Data Migration Lead
15 28 (3.52%) Business Analyst
16 26 (3.27%) Financial Analyst
17 22 (2.76%) Logistics Analyst
17 22 (2.76%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
18 17 (2.14%) Project Manager - SAP S/4HANA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (9.17%) SAP Fiori
2 32 (4.02%) Middleware
3 28 (3.52%) SAP Basis
4 21 (2.64%) SAPUI5
5 17 (2.14%) REST
6 15 (1.88%) BAPI
7 11 (1.38%) SAP PI
8 10 (1.26%) IDoc
8 10 (1.26%) SOAP
9 9 (1.13%) Oracle Fusion
10 8 (1.01%) SAP Core Interface
10 8 (1.01%) SAP TM
11 6 (0.75%) EDI
11 6 (0.75%) Web Services
12 4 (0.50%) OLE
13 3 (0.38%) JSON
13 3 (0.38%) XML
14 2 (0.25%) Node.js
14 2 (0.25%) OAuth2
14 2 (0.25%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 68 (8.54%) Public Cloud
2 34 (4.27%) Greenfield Project
3 33 (4.15%) Data Structures
4 31 (3.89%) Legacy Systems
5 25 (3.14%) FMCG
6 21 (2.64%) Onboarding
7 18 (2.26%) Product Ownership
8 13 (1.63%) Life Science
9 10 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (0.88%) Private Cloud
10 7 (0.88%) Taxonomies
11 6 (0.75%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (0.75%) Cloud Native
11 6 (0.75%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (0.63%) Management Information System
13 4 (0.50%) AI Agents
13 4 (0.50%) Augmented Reality
14 3 (0.38%) Learning Management System
14 3 (0.38%) Operational Technology
14 3 (0.38%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.13%) Windows
2 5 (0.63%) VMS
3 4 (0.50%) Linux
4 3 (0.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (30.53%) Migration
2 220 (27.64%) ERP
3 198 (24.87%) Stakeholder Management
4 154 (19.35%) Data Migration
5 132 (16.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 119 (14.95%) Problem-Solving
7 113 (14.20%) Validation
8 107 (13.44%) User Acceptance Testing
9 87 (10.93%) Continuous Improvement
10 81 (10.18%) Logistics
11 78 (9.80%) Workshop Facilitation
12 75 (9.42%) Agile
13 72 (9.05%) Roadmaps
14 68 (8.54%) Project Management
15 66 (8.29%) Change Management
16 63 (7.91%) Analytics
17 62 (7.79%) System Integration Testing
18 55 (6.91%) Digital Transformation Programme
19 54 (6.78%) Data Governance
20 51 (6.41%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 36 (4.52%) ABAP
2 23 (2.89%) SQL
3 19 (2.39%) Python
4 5 (0.63%) Java
5 3 (0.38%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.13%) Groovy
6 1 (0.13%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.13%) Korn
6 1 (0.13%) SAPscript
6 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 120 (15.08%) Security Cleared
2 107 (13.44%) SC Cleared
3 57 (7.16%) Degree
4 29 (3.64%) DV Cleared
5 22 (2.76%) BPSS Clearance
5 22 (2.76%) PMP
6 21 (2.64%) ACCA
6 21 (2.64%) CIMA
7 19 (2.39%) PMI Certification
8 14 (1.76%) SAP Certification
9 8 (1.01%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (0.63%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.38%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 2 (0.25%) CIPD
12 2 (0.25%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.25%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (0.13%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (8.17%) Data Quality
2 40 (5.03%) PMO
3 26 (3.27%) QA
4 20 (2.51%) GRC
5 13 (1.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 10 (1.26%) GDPR
7 6 (0.75%) GxP
8 5 (0.63%) GMP
9 3 (0.38%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.38%) ITGC
10 2 (0.25%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.25%) NCSC
11 1 (0.13%) GAAP
11 1 (0.13%) NIST
11 1 (0.13%) SLA
11 1 (0.13%) WCAG
System Software
1 8 (1.01%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.63%) IAG
Systems Management
1 16 (2.01%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.25%) Grafana
3 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 788 (98.99%) SAP
2 54 (6.78%) Microsoft
3 50 (6.28%) Ariba
4 21 (2.64%) Oracle
5 19 (2.39%) Concur
6 12 (1.51%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.38%) Sage
8 10 (1.26%) Informatica
9 9 (1.13%) ServiceNow
9 9 (1.13%) Workday
10 8 (1.01%) Databricks
11 7 (0.88%) Adobe
11 7 (0.88%) Okta
11 7 (0.88%) Sybase
12 6 (0.75%) IBM
12 6 (0.75%) IFS
13 5 (0.63%) Dell
14 4 (0.50%) Baan
14 4 (0.50%) OpenText
14 4 (0.50%) Siemens