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 20 December 2025, 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
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 38 48
Rank change year-on-year -8 +10 +29
Contract jobs citing SAP 728 761 787
As % of all contract jobs in London 5.06% 5.06% 4.18%
As % of the Vendors category 10.75% 11.47% 10.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 418 379 428
10th Percentile £400 £400 £371
25th Percentile £457 £489 £486
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £553 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.07% -3.91% -
75th Percentile £672 £669 £713
90th Percentile £750 £788 £788
England median daily rate £563 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +2.27% - -2.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 12
10th Percentile £24.48 - £40.25
25th Percentile £33.75 - £71.94
Median hourly rate £44.00 - £85.00
75th Percentile £64.88 - £86.50
90th Percentile £71.38 - -
England median hourly rate £22.63 £33.38 £52.00
% change year-on-year -32.20% -35.81% +15.56%

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 6,773 6,636 7,702
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 47.10% 44.15% 40.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,408 4,151 5,310
10th Percentile £340 £313 £300
25th Percentile £424 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £763
England median daily rate £508 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.33% - -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 126 69 107
10th Percentile £17.74 £19.66 £16.94
25th Percentile £22.50 £23.80 £24.00
Median hourly rate £25.47 £34.50 £38.16
Median % change year-on-year -26.17% -9.58% +48.41%
75th Percentile £41.89 £63.75 £60.63
90th Percentile £65.63 £83.10 £86.35
England median hourly rate £23.75 £30.78 £45.88
% change year-on-year -22.84% -32.91% +77.76%

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 20 December 2025.

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 20 December 2025.

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 20 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
Central London -16 77 £625 +5.75% 12
West London -2 20 £671 +53.37% 5
East London +9 11 £675 +33.00% 4
North London +2 7 £650 +154.90% 1
South London -6 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 13 (1.79%) Confluence
2 11 (1.51%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.82%) Anypoint
4 3 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.27%) Apache
5 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.27%) NetWeaver
6 1 (0.14%) Camunda
6 1 (0.14%) Documentum
6 1 (0.14%) HCL Domino
6 1 (0.14%) HCL Notes
6 1 (0.14%) SAP Portal
6 1 (0.14%) SAS
6 1 (0.14%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.14%) WebLogic
Applications
1 28 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (2.47%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
4 12 (1.65%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.41%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.14%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 261 (35.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 26 (3.57%) SAP CO
3 23 (3.16%) SAP FI
4 22 (3.02%) SAP FI/CO
5 21 (2.88%) SAP EWM
6 20 (2.75%) SAP HR
7 16 (2.20%) SAP PS
8 15 (2.06%) SAP ERP
9 14 (1.92%) SAP Payroll
9 14 (1.92%) SAP QM
10 13 (1.79%) SAP HCM
10 13 (1.79%) SAP MM
11 12 (1.65%) SAP MDG
12 10 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
12 10 (1.37%) SAP PP
12 10 (1.37%) SAP WM
13 9 (1.24%) Endur
13 9 (1.24%) SAP Oil and Gas
14 8 (1.10%) SAP GTS
14 8 (1.10%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 72 (9.89%) Azure
2 49 (6.73%) SuccessFactors
3 42 (5.77%) Power Platform
4 33 (4.53%) SaaS
5 21 (2.88%) AWS
5 21 (2.88%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
7 13 (1.79%) GCP
8 11 (1.51%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (1.10%) Azure Data Factory
9 8 (1.10%) OCI
9 8 (1.10%) Power Automate
10 6 (0.82%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 6 (0.82%) GitHub
10 6 (0.82%) Google Analytics
10 6 (0.82%) Snowflake
11 5 (0.69%) Boomi
11 5 (0.69%) Entra ID
11 5 (0.69%) PaaS
11 5 (0.69%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.96%) Wireless
2 5 (0.69%) HTTPS
3 4 (0.55%) Network Security
4 3 (0.41%) Firewall
5 1 (0.14%) DNS
5 1 (0.14%) FTP
5 1 (0.14%) Hyperconnected
5 1 (0.14%) Internet
5 1 (0.14%) NGN
5 1 (0.14%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.14%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.14%) VLAN
5 1 (0.14%) VPN
5 1 (0.14%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (5.63%) Power BI
2 25 (3.43%) SAP BW
3 24 (3.30%) SAP HANA
4 13 (1.79%) Data Lake
5 12 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.51%) SQL Server
7 9 (1.24%) Tableau
8 5 (0.69%) Oracle Reports
8 5 (0.69%) Power Query
8 5 (0.69%) SAP Data Services
9 4 (0.55%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.55%) Data Hub
9 4 (0.55%) Metadata
10 3 (0.41%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.41%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.27%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 2 (0.27%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.27%) MySQL
11 2 (0.27%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 34 (4.67%) JIRA
2 7 (0.96%) Git
3 6 (0.82%) LSMW
4 3 (0.41%) Clang
4 3 (0.41%) GCC
4 3 (0.41%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.41%) Subversion
5 2 (0.27%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.27%) GitLab
5 2 (0.27%) Postman
5 2 (0.27%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.27%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.27%) Zephyr
6 1 (0.14%) Axure RP
6 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.14%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.14%) Mercurial
6 1 (0.14%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.14%) Selenium
6 1 (0.14%) Toad
General
1 292 (40.11%) Finance
2 257 (35.30%) Social Skills
3 108 (14.84%) Manufacturing
4 97 (13.32%) Public Sector
5 78 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
6 76 (10.44%) Marketing
7 62 (8.52%) Telecoms
8 54 (7.42%) Electronics
9 45 (6.18%) Retail
10 28 (3.85%) Banking
11 26 (3.57%) Legal
11 26 (3.57%) Pharmaceutical
12 20 (2.75%) Billing
12 20 (2.75%) Local Government
13 18 (2.47%) Influencing Skills
14 14 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
15 13 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
16 11 (1.51%) Back Office
17 10 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
18 6 (0.82%) Law
Job Titles
1 195 (26.79%) Consultant
2 145 (19.92%) SAP Consultant
3 87 (11.95%) Architect
4 79 (10.85%) Lead
5 77 (10.58%) Analyst
6 65 (8.93%) Project Manager
7 53 (7.28%) SAP Manager
8 48 (6.59%) Business Analyst
9 47 (6.46%) SAP Architect
10 36 (4.95%) Solutions Architect
11 35 (4.81%) SAP Project Manager
12 33 (4.53%) Senior
13 27 (3.71%) SAP Analyst
14 26 (3.57%) Developer
15 23 (3.16%) SAP Solutions Architect
16 20 (2.75%) Functional Consultant
17 16 (2.20%) Data Analyst
17 16 (2.20%) Management Consultant
18 15 (2.06%) SAP Functional Consultant
19 14 (1.92%) SAP CO Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (4.67%) SAP Fiori
2 17 (2.34%) REST
3 16 (2.20%) Middleware
4 15 (2.06%) SAP PI
5 12 (1.65%) HTML
5 12 (1.65%) SAPUI5
5 12 (1.65%) SOAP
6 11 (1.51%) SailPoint
6 11 (1.51%) SAP Basis
6 11 (1.51%) XML
7 9 (1.24%) Oracle Fusion
8 8 (1.10%) CSS
9 7 (0.96%) JSON
10 6 (0.82%) SAP TM
10 6 (0.82%) Web Services
11 5 (0.69%) EDI
11 5 (0.69%) IDoc
11 5 (0.69%) JMS
11 5 (0.69%) LDAP
12 4 (0.55%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (3.85%) Legacy Systems
2 21 (2.88%) Data Structures
3 19 (2.61%) Life Science
4 15 (2.06%) Renewable Energy
5 14 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
5 14 (1.92%) Product Ownership
6 13 (1.79%) FMCG
7 12 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (1.51%) Onboarding
9 10 (1.37%) Data Centre
9 10 (1.37%) Public Cloud
10 8 (1.10%) Management Information System
10 8 (1.10%) Replication
11 7 (0.96%) Private Cloud
11 7 (0.96%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (0.69%) Cyber Defence
12 5 (0.69%) Low-Code
12 5 (0.69%) PMI
12 5 (0.69%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.65%) Linux
2 9 (1.24%) Windows
3 7 (0.96%) Android
3 7 (0.96%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (0.41%) Unix
5 2 (0.27%) VMS
6 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (22.39%) Stakeholder Management
2 142 (19.51%) ERP
3 126 (17.31%) Migration
4 118 (16.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 111 (15.25%) Agile
6 103 (14.15%) Business Intelligence
7 88 (12.09%) Data Migration
8 79 (10.85%) Problem-Solving
9 68 (9.34%) Analytics
10 66 (9.07%) User Acceptance Testing
11 62 (8.52%) Programme Management
12 60 (8.24%) Continuous Improvement
12 60 (8.24%) Project Management
13 57 (7.83%) Logistics
14 56 (7.69%) Project Delivery
15 54 (7.42%) Change Management
15 54 (7.42%) Digital Marketing
16 49 (6.73%) Translating Business Requirements
17 48 (6.59%) Data Modelling
18 47 (6.46%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 50 (6.87%) SQL
2 38 (5.22%) Python
3 30 (4.12%) ABAP
4 25 (3.43%) JavaScript
5 19 (2.61%) Java
6 16 (2.20%) PowerShell
7 9 (1.24%) Groovy
8 8 (1.10%) C#
9 7 (0.96%) C++
10 6 (0.82%) Bash
11 4 (0.55%) C
11 4 (0.55%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.41%) BeanShell
12 3 (0.41%) Go
12 3 (0.41%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.41%) R
13 2 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.27%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.27%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 107 (14.70%) Security Cleared
2 91 (12.50%) SC Cleared
3 50 (6.87%) Degree
4 26 (3.57%) SAP Certification
5 19 (2.61%) PMI Certification
6 17 (2.34%) PMP
7 16 (2.20%) BPSS Clearance
8 14 (1.92%) Master's Degree
9 11 (1.51%) ACCA
9 11 (1.51%) CIMA
10 10 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (0.96%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.55%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.55%) CISM
12 4 (0.55%) CISSP
12 4 (0.55%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (0.55%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 3 (0.41%) CBAP
13 3 (0.41%) MBA
13 3 (0.41%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (5.22%) Data Quality
2 31 (4.26%) QA
3 27 (3.71%) GDPR
4 18 (2.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 17 (2.34%) PMO
6 12 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.37%) Accessibility
8 9 (1.24%) GRC
9 8 (1.10%) NIST
10 7 (0.96%) COBIT
10 7 (0.96%) IFRS
10 7 (0.96%) ITGC
10 7 (0.96%) SOX 404
11 6 (0.82%) GxP
12 5 (0.69%) APQC
13 4 (0.55%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 4 (0.55%) HIPAA
14 3 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
14 3 (0.41%) GMP
15 2 (0.27%) Def Stans
System Software
1 11 (1.51%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.55%) Docker
3 2 (0.27%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.14%) IAG
4 1 (0.14%) Varnish
4 1 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (0.55%) HP ALM
2 3 (0.41%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 3 (0.41%) Terraform
3 2 (0.27%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.27%) vRealize
4 1 (0.14%) Ansible
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Identity Management
4 1 (0.14%) Puppet
4 1 (0.14%) RSA Archer
4 1 (0.14%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 78 (10.71%) Oracle
2 60 (8.24%) Microsoft
3 43 (5.91%) Salesforce
4 40 (5.49%) Ariba
5 33 (4.53%) Workday
6 20 (2.75%) ServiceNow
7 17 (2.34%) Databricks
8 13 (1.79%) Cisco
8 13 (1.79%) Concur
9 12 (1.65%) MuleSoft
10 11 (1.51%) HP
11 10 (1.37%) Tagetik
12 9 (1.24%) Google
13 8 (1.10%) Adobe
13 8 (1.10%) Dell
13 8 (1.10%) Kronos
13 8 (1.10%) OpenLink
14 7 (0.96%) Apple
14 7 (0.96%) IBM
14 7 (0.96%) Informatica