SAP Contract Job Trends in London

SAP
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring knowledge or experience of SAP products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SAP over the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within SAP SE.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 41 42
Rank change year-on-year -11 +1 +27
Contract jobs citing SAP 741 658 827
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.52% 5.05% 4.54%
As % of the Vendors category 10.19% 11.27% 11.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 438 382 453
10th Percentile £396 £400 £408
25th Percentile £478 £500 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £598 £575
Median % change year-on-year -3.77% +3.91% +1.05%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £700
90th Percentile £771 £838 £838
England median daily rate £556 £551 £550
% change year-on-year +0.86% +0.23% -2.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 4 16
10th Percentile £22.90 £42.43 £26.13
25th Percentile £31.56 £48.90 £40.25
Median hourly rate £45.75 £63.75 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.24% -25.00% +335.90%
75th Percentile £61.38 £74.69 £86.50
90th Percentile £68.75 £76.38 £87.00
England median hourly rate £23.83 £50.00 £31.06
% change year-on-year -52.35% +60.99% -30.98%

All Vendors
London

SAP falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 7,275 5,837 7,317
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 44.38% 44.77% 40.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,787 3,757 4,993
10th Percentile £350 £325 £281
25th Percentile £425 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -2.65%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £663
90th Percentile £738 £751 £763
England median daily rate £501 £525 £515
% change year-on-year -4.67% +1.94% -4.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 82 142
10th Percentile £18.03 £20.90 £13.46
25th Percentile £21.00 £23.80 £16.90
Median hourly rate £26.50 £31.42 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.67% +25.69% -2.76%
75th Percentile £41.75 £57.06 £41.25
90th Percentile £66.12 £80.43 £69.95
England median hourly rate £25.00 £30.40 £25.00
% change year-on-year -17.76% +21.60% -28.57%

SAP
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SAP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

SAP job vacancy trend in London

SAP
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing SAP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing SAP

SAP
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP in London over the 6 months to 15 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SAP in London

SAP
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing SAP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing SAP

SAP
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAP in London over the 6 months to 15 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP in London

SAP
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the London region over the 6 months to 15 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
Central London -7 89 £575 +4.55% 30
West London +1 24 £700 +5.26% 7
East London +8 11 £500 +1.01% 3
North London +1 6 £600 +110.53% 1
South London -15 1 - -
SAP
England

SAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 18 (2.43%) Confluence
2 12 (1.62%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.40%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.40%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 3 (0.40%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.40%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.27%) JBoss
7 1 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) CMS
7 1 (0.13%) Documentum
7 1 (0.13%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.13%) WebLogic
Applications
1 29 (3.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.48%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.13%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 259 (34.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 28 (3.78%) SAP CO
3 25 (3.37%) SAP FI
4 24 (3.24%) SAP FI/CO
5 22 (2.97%) SAP EWM
6 21 (2.83%) SAP Travel Management
7 19 (2.56%) SAP HR
8 17 (2.29%) SAP MM
9 13 (1.75%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 12 (1.62%) SAP ERP
11 11 (1.48%) Oracle Payables
11 11 (1.48%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
11 11 (1.48%) SAP MDG
11 11 (1.48%) SAP Payroll
12 10 (1.35%) Oracle Receivables
12 10 (1.35%) SAP Oil and Gas
12 10 (1.35%) SAP PM
12 10 (1.35%) SAP SD
13 9 (1.21%) NetSuite
13 9 (1.21%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 77 (10.39%) Azure
2 58 (7.83%) SuccessFactors
3 41 (5.53%) Power Platform
4 27 (3.64%) AWS
5 26 (3.51%) SaaS
6 19 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (2.29%) OCI
8 15 (2.02%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (1.62%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (1.62%) GCP
10 9 (1.21%) Microsoft Copilot
10 9 (1.21%) Power Automate
10 9 (1.21%) PowerApps
11 8 (1.08%) Azure Data Factory
11 8 (1.08%) BigCommerce
11 8 (1.08%) Boomi
11 8 (1.08%) GitHub
12 7 (0.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 7 (0.94%) Copilot Studio
13 6 (0.81%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.94%) Wireless
2 5 (0.67%) Network Security
2 5 (0.67%) VPN
3 4 (0.54%) RFID
4 3 (0.40%) DNS
4 3 (0.40%) SD-WAN
4 3 (0.40%) WAN
5 2 (0.27%) BGP
5 2 (0.27%) Firewall
5 2 (0.27%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.27%) OSPF
5 2 (0.27%) Reverse Proxy
6 1 (0.13%) FTP
6 1 (0.13%) HTTP
6 1 (0.13%) Hyperconnected
6 1 (0.13%) Internet
6 1 (0.13%) NGN
6 1 (0.13%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (5.13%) Power BI
2 19 (2.56%) SAP HANA
3 17 (2.29%) SAP BW
4 16 (2.16%) Data Warehouse
5 15 (2.02%) SQL Server
6 10 (1.35%) Oracle Reports
7 9 (1.21%) Data Lake
8 8 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 8 (1.08%) Tableau
9 7 (0.94%) Metadata
10 6 (0.81%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.54%) BusinessObjects
11 4 (0.54%) SAP Data Services
12 2 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.27%) BigQuery
12 2 (0.27%) Crystal Reports
12 2 (0.27%) DynamoDB
12 2 (0.27%) Essbase
12 2 (0.27%) GIS
12 2 (0.27%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 38 (5.13%) JIRA
2 8 (1.08%) Git
3 7 (0.94%) LSMW
4 5 (0.67%) GitLab
5 4 (0.54%) SonarQube
6 3 (0.40%) Hudson
6 3 (0.40%) Postman
7 2 (0.27%) Selenium
7 2 (0.27%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.13%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.13%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.13%) GCC
8 1 (0.13%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.13%) PowerDesigner
8 1 (0.13%) Spock
8 1 (0.13%) TestRail
8 1 (0.13%) Toad
8 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.13%) Zephyr
General
1 309 (41.70%) Finance
2 243 (32.79%) Social Skills
3 89 (12.01%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (11.88%) Manufacturing
5 79 (10.66%) Public Sector
6 51 (6.88%) Marketing
7 49 (6.61%) Telecoms
8 44 (5.94%) Retail
9 40 (5.40%) Electronics
10 36 (4.86%) Banking
11 30 (4.05%) Legal
12 25 (3.37%) Pharmaceutical
13 23 (3.10%) Billing
14 18 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
15 17 (2.29%) General Ledger
16 15 (2.02%) Organisational Skills
17 13 (1.75%) Local Government
18 12 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
19 10 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
19 10 (1.35%) Law
Job Titles
1 179 (24.16%) Consultant
2 128 (17.27%) SAP Consultant
3 99 (13.36%) Lead
4 97 (13.09%) Architect
5 79 (10.66%) Analyst
6 68 (9.18%) Project Manager
7 58 (7.83%) Senior
8 53 (7.15%) SAP Manager
9 52 (7.02%) Business Analyst
9 52 (7.02%) SAP Architect
10 46 (6.21%) Solutions Architect
11 38 (5.13%) Developer
12 32 (4.32%) SAP Project Manager
13 28 (3.78%) SAP Solutions Architect
14 22 (2.97%) SAP Analyst
15 21 (2.83%) Senior Analyst
16 20 (2.70%) Management Consultant
17 18 (2.43%) Implementation Analyst
17 18 (2.43%) Senior Business Analyst
18 17 (2.29%) Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (5.40%) SAP Fiori
2 26 (3.51%) Middleware
3 22 (2.97%) SAP TM
4 15 (2.02%) Oracle Fusion
4 15 (2.02%) REST
4 15 (2.02%) SAPUI5
4 15 (2.02%) XML
5 12 (1.62%) EDI
5 12 (1.62%) HTML
5 12 (1.62%) IDoc
5 12 (1.62%) SAP PI
5 12 (1.62%) Web Services
6 9 (1.21%) CSS
7 8 (1.08%) SAP Basis
7 8 (1.08%) VML
8 7 (0.94%) BAPI
8 7 (0.94%) SOAP
9 6 (0.81%) .NET
9 6 (0.81%) SAP ALE
10 5 (0.67%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 27 (3.64%) Legacy Systems
2 23 (3.10%) Data Structures
3 20 (2.70%) Life Science
4 19 (2.56%) FMCG
4 19 (2.56%) Product Ownership
5 17 (2.29%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.02%) Public Cloud
7 13 (1.75%) Data Centre
8 11 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (1.48%) Greenfield Project
9 10 (1.35%) Renewable Energy
10 9 (1.21%) AI Agents
10 9 (1.21%) LIMS
10 9 (1.21%) Management Information System
11 7 (0.94%) Replication
12 6 (0.81%) Cloud Native
12 6 (0.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 6 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (0.81%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.67%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.94%) Android
1 7 (0.94%) Mac OS
2 4 (0.54%) Linux
2 4 (0.54%) Windows
3 2 (0.27%) VMS
3 2 (0.27%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (23.89%) Stakeholder Management
2 149 (20.11%) ERP
3 129 (17.41%) Migration
4 119 (16.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 97 (13.09%) Agile
6 84 (11.34%) Business Intelligence
7 82 (11.07%) Data Migration
7 82 (11.07%) Problem-Solving
8 71 (9.58%) User Acceptance Testing
9 64 (8.64%) Analytics
10 60 (8.10%) Continuous Improvement
11 56 (7.56%) Requirements Gathering
12 55 (7.42%) Data Modelling
13 53 (7.15%) Project Management
14 52 (7.02%) Roadmaps
15 50 (6.75%) Programme Management
15 50 (6.75%) Project Delivery
16 48 (6.48%) Change Management
17 47 (6.34%) DevOps
18 46 (6.21%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 63 (8.50%) SQL
2 31 (4.18%) ABAP
3 25 (3.37%) Python
4 22 (2.97%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.21%) PowerShell
6 8 (1.08%) Groovy
6 8 (1.08%) Java
7 5 (0.67%) C#
8 3 (0.40%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.40%) VB.NET
9 2 (0.27%) BeanShell
9 2 (0.27%) C++
9 2 (0.27%) Go
9 2 (0.27%) R
9 2 (0.27%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.27%) VBA
10 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.13%) Bash
10 1 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 72 (9.72%) Security Cleared
2 57 (7.69%) SC Cleared
3 34 (4.59%) Degree
4 23 (3.10%) BPSS Clearance
5 20 (2.70%) PMP
6 18 (2.43%) PMI Certification
7 12 (1.62%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.48%) SAP Certification
9 9 (1.21%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (0.81%) ACCA
10 6 (0.81%) CIMA
11 5 (0.67%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.54%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 3 (0.40%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.40%) CISSP
13 3 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.40%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.27%) CBAP
14 2 (0.27%) GPEN
14 2 (0.27%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (7.42%) Data Quality
2 40 (5.40%) QA
3 19 (2.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 18 (2.43%) GDPR
4 18 (2.43%) PMO
5 10 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.21%) IFRS
7 8 (1.08%) GAAP
7 8 (1.08%) NIST
8 7 (0.94%) COBIT
8 7 (0.94%) ITGC
8 7 (0.94%) SOX 404
9 6 (0.81%) GMP
9 6 (0.81%) GRC
9 6 (0.81%) GxP
10 5 (0.67%) Basel III
10 5 (0.67%) IFRS 9
11 4 (0.54%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.54%) SLA
12 3 (0.40%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 8 (1.08%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.27%) Docker
3 1 (0.13%) IAG
3 1 (0.13%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 4 (0.54%) Kubernetes
1 4 (0.54%) Terraform
2 3 (0.40%) Control-M
2 3 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.27%) vRealize
4 1 (0.13%) Ansible
4 1 (0.13%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle Identity Management
4 1 (0.13%) Packer
4 1 (0.13%) RSA Archer
4 1 (0.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 76 (10.26%) Oracle
2 73 (9.85%) Microsoft
3 62 (8.37%) Ariba
4 47 (6.34%) Salesforce
5 41 (5.53%) Workday
6 23 (3.10%) Informatica
7 18 (2.43%) Databricks
8 16 (2.16%) ServiceNow
9 15 (2.02%) Adobe
10 14 (1.89%) Cisco
11 12 (1.62%) IBM
12 11 (1.48%) Tagetik
13 10 (1.35%) Dell
14 9 (1.21%) Concur
15 8 (1.08%) HP
15 8 (1.08%) Kronos
15 8 (1.08%) Sitecore
16 7 (0.94%) Apple
16 7 (0.94%) MuleSoft
17 6 (0.81%) Google