SAP Contracts in the Midlands

SAP
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 23 22
Rank change year-on-year -2 -1 +12
Contract jobs citing SAP 118 154 270
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 6.17% 5.59% 7.84%
As % of the Vendors category 13.69% 13.00% 15.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 86 165
10th Percentile £456 £275 £308
25th Percentile £500 £414 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £541 £508 £512
Median % change year-on-year +6.70% -0.78% -2.57%
75th Percentile £644 £600 £613
90th Percentile £741 £725 £700
England median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 22 6
10th Percentile £19.42 £11.25 £22.88
25th Percentile £21.25 £12.75 £36.25
Median hourly rate £31.76 £22.50 £77.50
Median % change year-on-year +41.16% -70.97% +233.44%
75th Percentile - £26.98 £97.50
90th Percentile £42.70 £28.75 £98.75
England median hourly rate £60.00 £26.03 £45.00
% change year-on-year +130.50% -42.16% +53.17%

All Vendors
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 862 1,185 1,730
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 45.04% 42.98% 50.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 564 750 1,154
10th Percentile £200 £212 £209
25th Percentile £326 £350 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.50% -5.21% +5.56%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £575
90th Percentile £661 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £518 £538
% change year-on-year +1.30% -3.58% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 78 58
10th Percentile £13.25 £10.92 £13.13
25th Percentile £13.81 £12.75 £15.25
Median hourly rate £18.13 £15.61 £20.20
Median % change year-on-year +16.18% -22.75% +18.82%
75th Percentile £23.00 £26.50 £37.69
90th Percentile £31.33 £47.42 £65.30
England median hourly rate £27.13 £22.50 £39.55
% change year-on-year +20.56% -43.11% +88.33%

SAP
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing SAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for SAP in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SAP in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for SAP in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SAP in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SAP in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for SAP in the Midlands

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAP in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
West Midlands 0 84 £585 +20.62% 81
East Midlands +2 27 £500 -9.91% 47
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England

SAP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.85%) NetWeaver
1 1 (0.85%) SAP EP
1 1 (0.85%) WebLogic
Applications
1 9 (7.63%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (4.24%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 36 (30.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (5.93%) SAP MM
3 5 (4.24%) SAP CO
3 5 (4.24%) SAP ERP
3 5 (4.24%) SAP FI
3 5 (4.24%) SAP HR
3 5 (4.24%) SAP Payroll
4 4 (3.39%) SAP PP
5 3 (2.54%) Maximo
5 3 (2.54%) SAP BPC
5 3 (2.54%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (2.54%) SAP SD
6 2 (1.69%) SAP CCM
6 2 (1.69%) SAP GRC
6 2 (1.69%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.85%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.85%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.85%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.85%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.85%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 19 (16.10%) SuccessFactors
2 8 (6.78%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (5.93%) Azure
4 6 (5.08%) Power Platform
5 5 (4.24%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.69%) SaaS
6 2 (1.69%) Snowflake
7 1 (0.85%) Azure API Management
7 1 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.85%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (0.85%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (0.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (0.85%) GCP
7 1 (0.85%) SAP Commerce Cloud
7 1 (0.85%) Smartsheet
7 1 (0.85%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.54%) HTTP
2 1 (0.85%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.93%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (5.08%) Power BI
3 5 (4.24%) SAP HANA
4 3 (2.54%) SAP BW
5 2 (1.69%) Power Query
6 1 (0.85%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.85%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.85%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.85%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.85%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.85%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.85%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.85%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.85%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (5.93%) Postman
2 3 (2.54%) JIRA
3 1 (0.85%) ERwin
3 1 (0.85%) LoadRunner
3 1 (0.85%) PyCharm
3 1 (0.85%) Toad
General
1 39 (33.05%) Social Skills
2 25 (21.19%) Finance
3 23 (19.49%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (9.32%) Manufacturing
5 8 (6.78%) Retail
6 7 (5.93%) Automotive
6 7 (5.93%) Presentation Skills
6 7 (5.93%) Public Sector
7 5 (4.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (3.39%) Local Government
8 4 (3.39%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (2.54%) Aerospace
9 3 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.69%) Electronics
10 2 (1.69%) General Ledger
10 2 (1.69%) Marketing
10 2 (1.69%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.85%) Legal
Job Titles
1 39 (33.05%) Consultant
2 34 (28.81%) SAP Consultant
3 15 (12.71%) Architect
4 11 (9.32%) Developer
5 8 (6.78%) SAP Manager
6 7 (5.93%) Analyst
6 7 (5.93%) Lead
6 7 (5.93%) SAP Developer
6 7 (5.93%) SAP MM Consultant
7 6 (5.08%) Engagement Manager
7 6 (5.08%) Payroll Consultant
7 6 (5.08%) SAP Architect
7 6 (5.08%) SAP Payroll Consultant
8 5 (4.24%) SAP Analyst
8 5 (4.24%) SAP CO Consultant
8 5 (4.24%) SAP FI Consultant
9 4 (3.39%) ABAP Developer
9 4 (3.39%) Project Manager
9 4 (3.39%) SAP HR Consultant
9 4 (3.39%) SAP PP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (10.17%) SAP Fiori
2 8 (6.78%) SAPUI5
3 7 (5.93%) IDoc
3 7 (5.93%) SailPoint
4 5 (4.24%) CSS
4 5 (4.24%) CSS3
4 5 (4.24%) EDI
4 5 (4.24%) HTML
4 5 (4.24%) HTML5
4 5 (4.24%) jQuery
4 5 (4.24%) REST
4 5 (4.24%) SOAP
5 3 (2.54%) BAPI
5 3 (2.54%) J2EE
5 3 (2.54%) JDBC
5 3 (2.54%) SAP PI
5 3 (2.54%) XSLT
6 2 (1.69%) RESTful
6 2 (1.69%) SAP Smart Forms
6 2 (1.69%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (4.24%) Industry 4.0
1 5 (4.24%) IoT
1 5 (4.24%) Management Information System
2 3 (2.54%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (2.54%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (2.54%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (1.69%) Onboarding
3 2 (1.69%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 1 (0.85%) FMCG
4 1 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (0.85%) PMI
4 1 (0.85%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.54%) Windows
2 2 (1.69%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.85%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (15.25%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (14.41%) Agile
3 15 (12.71%) Data Modelling
3 15 (12.71%) Stakeholder Management
4 13 (11.02%) ERP
4 13 (11.02%) Project Management
5 11 (9.32%) Data Architecture
5 11 (9.32%) Project Delivery
5 11 (9.32%) Validation
6 10 (8.47%) Budget Management
6 10 (8.47%) Computer Science
7 9 (7.63%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (7.63%) Programme Management
7 9 (7.63%) SAP Implementation
8 8 (6.78%) Analytics
8 8 (6.78%) Business Intelligence
8 8 (6.78%) Data Governance
8 8 (6.78%) Project Planning
8 8 (6.78%) User Acceptance Testing
8 8 (6.78%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 13 (11.02%) ABAP
2 9 (7.63%) SQL
3 8 (6.78%) COBOL
3 8 (6.78%) JavaScript
4 5 (4.24%) Java
5 3 (2.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (2.54%) Groovy
6 2 (1.69%) Python
6 2 (1.69%) R
7 1 (0.85%) C#
7 1 (0.85%) VBA
Qualifications
1 16 (13.56%) Degree
2 11 (9.32%) SC Cleared
2 11 (9.32%) Security Cleared
3 10 (8.47%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (5.08%) SAP Certification
5 2 (1.69%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (1.69%) PMI Certification
5 2 (1.69%) PMP
6 1 (0.85%) AAT
6 1 (0.85%) ACCA
6 1 (0.85%) APMG
6 1 (0.85%) CIMA
6 1 (0.85%) ISEB
6 1 (0.85%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.85%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (0.85%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.93%) PMO
2 5 (4.24%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.54%) GAAP
3 3 (2.54%) IFRS
3 3 (2.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (1.69%) GDPR
4 2 (1.69%) GRC
4 2 (1.69%) SLA
5 1 (0.85%) QA
System Software
1 6 (5.08%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.85%) SCCM
Vendors
1 18 (15.25%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.08%) Ariba
2 6 (5.08%) ServiceNow
3 4 (3.39%) Oracle
4 3 (2.54%) Adobe
4 3 (2.54%) Concur
4 3 (2.54%) Google
5 2 (1.69%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.69%) Workday
6 1 (0.85%) Cisco
6 1 (0.85%) Citrix
6 1 (0.85%) Cognos
6 1 (0.85%) Dell
6 1 (0.85%) HP
6 1 (0.85%) Micro Focus
6 1 (0.85%) Nexthink
6 1 (0.85%) webMethods