SAP Consultant Contract Job Trends in the North West

SAP Consultant
England > North West

The median SAP Consultant daily rate in the North West is £703, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 85 118
Rank change year-on-year +18 +33 +30
Contract jobs requiring an SAP Consultant 68 37 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 3.11% 1.54% 0.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.38% 1.65% 1.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 21 12
10th Percentile £500 £500 £380
25th Percentile £601 £550 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £703 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year +17.08% +9.09% -10.20%
75th Percentile £720 £633 £653
90th Percentile £750 £675 £663
England median daily rate £575 £575 £521
% change year-on-year - +10.32% -11.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £95.75 - -
Median hourly rate £96.50 - -
75th Percentile £97.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £52.50 £61.60 £67.75
% change year-on-year -14.77% -9.08% -6.55%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 2,012 2,249 2,648
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.17% 93.51% 92.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,328 1,229 1,807
10th Percentile £268 £273 £272
25th Percentile £375 £394 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.16% -2.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £575 £576 £594
90th Percentile £680 £672 £674
England median daily rate £510 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -2.86% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 159 163
10th Percentile £13.00 £15.50 £16.04
25th Percentile £17.30 £18.00 £17.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £30.54
Median % change year-on-year -32.03% +21.15% +31.07%
75th Percentile £47.12 £55.52 £46.18
90th Percentile £69.86 £74.37 £65.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -44.11% - +73.08%

SAP Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured SAP Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for SAP Consultant in the North West

SAP Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SAP Consultant job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SAP Consultant job vacancies in the North West

SAP Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP Consultant in the North West over the 6 months to 26 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SAP Consultant in the North West

SAP Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SAP Consultant job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SAP Consultant job vacancies in the North West

SAP Consultant
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Consultant within the North West region over the 6 months to 26 September 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
Cheshire +11 33 £705 +41.00% 23
Manchester +9 24 £700 +21.74% 9
Lancashire -7 8 £640 +4.15% 3
Merseyside +4 2 £623 - 2
Cumbria +5 1 £519 -13.50%
SAP Consultant
England

SAP Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 26 September 2025, SAP Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North West region featuring SAP Consultant in the job title.

1 68 (100.00%) SAP
2 51 (75.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 36 (52.94%) Security Cleared
4 31 (45.59%) SC Cleared
5 17 (25.00%) SAP Fiori
6 16 (23.53%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (23.53%) Social Skills
7 15 (22.06%) Finance
8 13 (19.12%) Logistics
9 11 (16.18%) Process Improvement
9 11 (16.18%) Analytics
9 11 (16.18%) ABAP
9 11 (16.18%) Problem-Solving
10 10 (14.71%) BAPI
10 10 (14.71%) Web Services
10 10 (14.71%) Adobe
10 10 (14.71%) Performance Tuning
10 10 (14.71%) SAP HANA
11 9 (13.24%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (10.29%) SAP MM
12 7 (10.29%) Validation
12 7 (10.29%) SuccessFactors
12 7 (10.29%) Roadmaps
13 6 (8.82%) SAP EHS
13 6 (8.82%) SAP QM
13 6 (8.82%) Stakeholder Management
14 5 (7.35%) Migration
14 5 (7.35%) System Testing
14 5 (7.35%) Data Quality
14 5 (7.35%) Analytical Skills

SAP Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Business Applications
1 51 (75.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (10.29%) SAP MM
3 6 (8.82%) SAP EHS
3 6 (8.82%) SAP QM
4 5 (7.35%) SAP VC
5 4 (5.88%) SAP EWM
6 3 (4.41%) SAP APO
6 3 (4.41%) SAP HR
7 2 (2.94%) SAP IBP
7 2 (2.94%) SAP SD
8 1 (1.47%) SAP CO
8 1 (1.47%) SAP FI
8 1 (1.47%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (1.47%) SAP HCM
8 1 (1.47%) SAP MDG
8 1 (1.47%) SAP Payroll
8 1 (1.47%) SAP SCM
8 1 (1.47%) SAP Travel Management
8 1 (1.47%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 7 (10.29%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (1.47%) Azure
2 1 (1.47%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (14.71%) SAP HANA
2 3 (4.41%) SAP Data Services
3 1 (1.47%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.47%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 1 (1.47%) LSMW
General
1 16 (23.53%) Social Skills
2 15 (22.06%) Finance
3 9 (13.24%) Pharmaceutical
4 5 (7.35%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (5.88%) Public Sector
6 2 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.47%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (25.00%) SAP Fiori
2 10 (14.71%) BAPI
2 10 (14.71%) Web Services
3 4 (5.88%) SAP TM
4 2 (2.94%) SAP Core Interface
5 1 (1.47%) IDoc
5 1 (1.47%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 3 (4.41%) Onboarding
2 1 (1.47%) FMCG
2 1 (1.47%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (1.47%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.47%) Linux
1 1 (1.47%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (19.12%) Logistics
2 11 (16.18%) Analytics
2 11 (16.18%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (16.18%) Process Improvement
3 10 (14.71%) Performance Tuning
4 7 (10.29%) Roadmaps
4 7 (10.29%) Validation
5 6 (8.82%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (7.35%) Inventory Management
6 5 (7.35%) Matrix Organization
6 5 (7.35%) Migration
6 5 (7.35%) Regulatory Compliance
6 5 (7.35%) System Testing
6 5 (7.35%) Workshop Facilitation
7 4 (5.88%) Data Mapping
7 4 (5.88%) SAP Implementation
7 4 (5.88%) User Experience
8 3 (4.41%) Supply Chain Planning
9 2 (2.94%) Programme Delivery
9 2 (2.94%) Supply Chain Model
Programming Languages
1 11 (16.18%) ABAP
2 1 (1.47%) Java
Qualifications
1 36 (52.94%) Security Cleared
2 31 (45.59%) SC Cleared
3 16 (23.53%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (4.41%) ACCA
4 3 (4.41%) CIMA
5 1 (1.47%) Degree
5 1 (1.47%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.35%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 68 (100.00%) SAP
2 10 (14.71%) Adobe
3 2 (2.94%) TOWER Software
4 1 (1.47%) Ariba
4 1 (1.47%) Concur
4 1 (1.47%) ServiceNow