SAP S/4HANA Contract Job Trends in the North West

SAP S/4HANA
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring SAP S/4HANA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 60 57
Rank change year-on-year +15 -3 +86
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 114 61 84
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 4.56% 2.85% 3.20%
As % of the Business Applications category 46.53% 33.15% 43.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 83 31 55
10th Percentile £500 £450 -
25th Percentile £581 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% +9.52% -16.80%
75th Percentile £716 £663 £560
90th Percentile £750 £688 £630
England median daily rate £610 £580 £560
% change year-on-year +5.17% +3.57% -4.44%
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 £75.00 £95.37 £51.63
% change year-on-year -21.36% +84.74% -23.52%

All Business Application Skills
North West

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 the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 245 184 194
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 9.80% 8.61% 7.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 153 105 126
10th Percentile £393 £380 £394
25th Percentile £460 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £533 £525
Median % change year-on-year +12.68% +1.43% +16.67%
75th Percentile £688 £650 £560
90th Percentile £722 £712 £629
England median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - -3.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 6 5
10th Percentile £23.81 £46.18 -
25th Percentile £32.74 £48.45 £30.00
Median hourly rate £41.86 £60.13 £41.23
Median % change year-on-year -30.39% +45.83% +10.54%
75th Percentile £65.47 £81.38 £49.00
90th Percentile £90.50 £86.00 £55.60
England median hourly rate £47.48 £43.84 £57.31
% change year-on-year +8.29% -23.50% +63.74%

SAP S/4HANA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SAP S/4HANA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

SAP S/4HANA job vacancy trend in the North West

SAP S/4HANA
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing SAP S/4HANA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP S/4HANA in the North West over the 6 months to 22 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SAP S/4HANA in the North West

SAP S/4HANA
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing SAP S/4HANA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA
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 S/4HANA within the North West region over the 6 months to 22 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
Cheshire +15 76 £661 +1.62%
Manchester +4 27 £650 +20.37% 8
Lancashire -13 5 £699 +30.62% 6
Merseyside - 2 £623 -
Cumbria +4 1 £470 -32.86%
SAP S/4HANA
England

SAP S/4HANA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 3 (2.63%) MTS
Business Applications
1 10 (8.77%) SAP EHS
1 10 (8.77%) SAP VC
2 9 (7.89%) SAP MM
2 9 (7.89%) SAP QM
3 4 (3.51%) SAP EWM
4 3 (2.63%) SAP ERP
4 3 (2.63%) SAP FI
4 3 (2.63%) SAP SCM
5 2 (1.75%) SAP CO
5 2 (1.75%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (1.75%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.88%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.88%) Primavera
6 1 (0.88%) SAP APO
6 1 (0.88%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.88%) SAP Travel Management
6 1 (0.88%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 6 (5.26%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (0.88%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (7.89%) SAP HANA
2 2 (1.75%) SAP Data Services
3 1 (0.88%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.88%) LSMW
General
1 32 (28.07%) Finance
1 32 (28.07%) Social Skills
2 17 (14.91%) Pharmaceutical
3 13 (11.40%) Public Sector
4 5 (4.39%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (3.51%) Local Government
6 2 (1.75%) Billing
6 2 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (1.75%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.88%) Dutch Language
Job Titles
1 79 (69.30%) Consultant
2 56 (49.12%) SAP Consultant
3 24 (21.05%) Management Consultant
4 10 (8.77%) ABAP Consultant
4 10 (8.77%) Analyst
4 10 (8.77%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
5 9 (7.89%) SAP QM Consultant
6 8 (7.02%) Senior
6 8 (7.02%) Senior Consultant
7 7 (6.14%) Development Consultant
7 7 (6.14%) SAP Analyst
7 7 (6.14%) SAP MM Consultant
8 6 (5.26%) Senior Management Consultant
8 6 (5.26%) Senior SAP Consultant
8 6 (5.26%) Senior SAP MM Consultant
9 5 (4.39%) SAP Test Analyst
9 5 (4.39%) Test Analyst
10 4 (3.51%) Process Analyst
10 4 (3.51%) Process Consultant
10 4 (3.51%) SAP SD Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (17.54%) SAP Fiori
2 11 (9.65%) BAPI
3 10 (8.77%) Web Services
4 6 (5.26%) SAP TM
5 2 (1.75%) IDoc
5 2 (1.75%) Middleware
5 2 (1.75%) SAP PI
6 1 (0.88%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 6 (5.26%) Public Cloud
2 5 (4.39%) Greenfield Project
2 5 (4.39%) Onboarding
3 2 (1.75%) Data Structures
4 1 (0.88%) FMCG
4 1 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (0.88%) Private Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (25.44%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (24.56%) Process Improvement
3 21 (18.42%) Continuous Improvement
3 21 (18.42%) ERP
4 20 (17.54%) Workshop Facilitation
5 19 (16.67%) Logistics
6 18 (15.79%) Lean Six Sigma
6 18 (15.79%) Six Sigma
7 15 (13.16%) SAP Implementation
7 15 (13.16%) Stakeholder Management
8 14 (12.28%) Analytics
8 14 (12.28%) Coaching
9 13 (11.40%) Business Process Mapping
10 12 (10.53%) Roadmaps
10 12 (10.53%) Validation
11 11 (9.65%) Strategic Roadmap
12 10 (8.77%) Performance Tuning
13 9 (7.89%) Inventory Management
13 9 (7.89%) Migration
13 9 (7.89%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 11 (9.65%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 60 (52.63%) Security Cleared
2 58 (50.88%) SC Cleared
3 23 (20.18%) BPSS Clearance
4 11 (9.65%) Six Sigma Green Belt
5 4 (3.51%) Degree
5 4 (3.51%) ISTQB
6 3 (2.63%) ACCA
6 3 (2.63%) CIMA
7 2 (1.75%) SAP Certification
8 1 (0.88%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.88%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.51%) Data Quality
2 3 (2.63%) PMO
3 1 (0.88%) GDPR
3 1 (0.88%) GRC
3 1 (0.88%) P3O
Vendors
1 113 (99.12%) SAP
2 10 (8.77%) Adobe
3 2 (1.75%) Ariba
3 2 (1.75%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.75%) ServiceNow
4 1 (0.88%) Concur
4 1 (0.88%) Oracle