SAP Contract Job Trends in the South East

SAP
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 18 September 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
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 28 17
Rank change year-on-year -1 -11 +8
Contract jobs citing SAP 405 211 391
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 6.11% 6.05% 8.49%
As % of the Vendors category 13.96% 11.75% 17.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 240 135 202
10th Percentile £355 £250 £400
25th Percentile £469 £425 £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £515 £600
Median % change year-on-year +6.80% -14.17% +16.50%
75th Percentile £650 £588 £735
90th Percentile £788 £723 £788
England median daily rate £575 £570 £575
% change year-on-year +0.88% -0.87% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 12 18
10th Percentile £17.92 - £25.73
25th Percentile £28.50 £14.75 £27.85
Median hourly rate £73.60 £15.50 £59.15
Median % change year-on-year +374.84% -73.80% -6.11%
75th Percentile £102.13 £28.38 £61.60
90th Percentile £111.80 £32.10 £66.21
England median hourly rate £29.00 £22.63 £35.36
% change year-on-year +28.15% -36.00% +1.03%

All Vendors
South East

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 South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,901 1,796 2,273
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 43.78% 51.46% 49.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,799 1,209 1,372
10th Percentile £270 £205 £250
25th Percentile £425 £363 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £519
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -3.62% +3.75%
75th Percentile £613 £590 £631
90th Percentile £700 £650 £700
England median daily rate £514 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.78% -3.81% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 248 103 112
10th Percentile £14.21 £14.20 £16.00
25th Percentile £16.47 £15.44 £27.00
Median hourly rate £38.25 £20.00 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +91.25% -65.13% +9.24%
75th Percentile £70.00 £36.62 £61.60
90th Percentile £93.06 £80.30 £70.00
England median hourly rate £29.96 £25.15 £33.50
% change year-on-year +19.13% -24.93% -23.62%

SAP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

SAP job vacancy trend in the South East

SAP
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SAP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SAP

SAP
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP in the South East over the 6 months to 18 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SAP in the South East

SAP
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SAP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SAP

SAP
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAP in the South East over the 6 months to 18 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP in the South East

SAP
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the South East region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Thames Valley -5 166 £600 +20.00% 154
Berkshire +14 141 £638 +3.66% 110
Hampshire +18 74 £525 +110.00% 63
Surrey -10 66 £581 +8.40% 51
West Sussex -4 60 £469 -8.62% 27
Buckinghamshire -25 20 £375 +41.78% 29
Kent - 20 £650 - 18
Oxfordshire -40 6 £540 +20.00% 15
Middlesex - 5 - - 4
Home Counties 0 1 - -
SAP
England

SAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 9 (2.22%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.23%) NetWeaver
3 3 (0.74%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.74%) CMS
3 3 (0.74%) SAP EP
4 2 (0.49%) Confluence
5 1 (0.25%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.25%) SAS
5 1 (0.25%) WebLogic
Applications
1 32 (7.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (3.46%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 141 (34.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 33 (8.15%) SAP PSCD
3 13 (3.21%) SAP BRIM
4 12 (2.96%) SAP Hybris
4 12 (2.96%) SAP Payroll
5 9 (2.22%) iTrent
5 9 (2.22%) SAP Business One
5 9 (2.22%) SAP SD
6 8 (1.98%) SAP FI
6 8 (1.98%) Teamcenter
7 7 (1.73%) SAP IBP
8 6 (1.48%) SAP ERP
8 6 (1.48%) SAP EWM
8 6 (1.48%) SAP MM
8 6 (1.48%) SAP PP
9 5 (1.23%) SAP HCM
9 5 (1.23%) SAP MDG
10 4 (0.99%) SAP FI-CA
10 4 (0.99%) SAP GTS
10 4 (0.99%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 39 (9.63%) Power Platform
2 34 (8.40%) SuccessFactors
3 24 (5.93%) Azure
4 13 (3.21%) SAP Commerce Cloud
5 7 (1.73%) SaaS
6 6 (1.48%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (1.23%) Boomi
8 4 (0.99%) Copilot Studio
8 4 (0.99%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (0.99%) SAP Fieldglass
9 3 (0.74%) GCP
9 3 (0.74%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.49%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.49%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.49%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.25%) Azure Logic Apps
11 1 (0.25%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.25%) Salsify
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.23%) Broadband
2 1 (0.25%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (8.40%) Power BI
2 7 (1.73%) Oracle Reports
3 6 (1.48%) SAP Data Services
3 6 (1.48%) Tableau
4 5 (1.23%) BusinessObjects
4 5 (1.23%) SAP BW
5 4 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.74%) GIS
6 3 (0.74%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.25%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.25%) Metadata
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.25%) Power Query
7 1 (0.25%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.25%) Tableau Desktop
7 1 (0.25%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 10 (2.47%) JIRA
2 2 (0.49%) Toad
3 1 (0.25%) Git
3 1 (0.25%) Hudson
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.25%) Postman
3 1 (0.25%) TestRail
General
1 132 (32.59%) Finance
2 126 (31.11%) Social Skills
3 49 (12.10%) Manufacturing
4 44 (10.86%) Public Sector
5 42 (10.37%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (4.69%) Aerospace
6 19 (4.69%) Legal
7 17 (4.20%) Influencing Skills
8 15 (3.70%) Billing
8 15 (3.70%) Telecoms
9 14 (3.46%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (3.21%) Automotive
11 10 (2.47%) General Ledger
12 8 (1.98%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (1.98%) Retail
13 4 (0.99%) Banking
13 4 (0.99%) Military
14 3 (0.74%) Marketing
15 2 (0.49%) Aviation
15 2 (0.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 130 (32.10%) Consultant
2 109 (26.91%) SAP Consultant
3 54 (13.33%) Lead
4 51 (12.59%) Analyst
5 44 (10.86%) Senior
6 40 (9.88%) Architect
7 28 (6.91%) Functional Consultant
8 26 (6.42%) SAP Functional Consultant
8 26 (6.42%) Senior Manager
9 24 (5.93%) Solutions Architect
10 22 (5.43%) SAP Architect
10 22 (5.43%) SAP Manager
11 18 (4.44%) Business Analyst
12 17 (4.20%) Data Migration Lead
13 16 (3.95%) Category Manager
13 16 (3.95%) Data Analyst
13 16 (3.95%) Senior Category Manager
14 15 (3.70%) IT Services Manager
14 15 (3.70%) Senior IT Manager
14 15 (3.70%) Senior Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.44%) Oracle Fusion
2 14 (3.46%) Middleware
2 14 (3.46%) SAP Fiori
3 11 (2.72%) EDI
3 11 (2.72%) SAP PI
4 10 (2.47%) REST
5 9 (2.22%) SOAP
6 6 (1.48%) SAPUI5
7 5 (1.23%) IDoc
8 4 (0.99%) JDBC
9 3 (0.74%) Node.js
9 3 (0.74%) React
9 3 (0.74%) Web Services
10 2 (0.49%) SAP ALE
10 2 (0.49%) XML
11 1 (0.25%) BAPI
11 1 (0.25%) JSON
11 1 (0.25%) OAuth
11 1 (0.25%) Visualforce
11 1 (0.25%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.20%) Greenfield Project
2 15 (3.70%) Onboarding
3 11 (2.72%) FMCG
4 9 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (1.98%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (1.73%) Data Structures
6 7 (1.73%) Public Cloud
6 7 (1.73%) Replication
7 6 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.48%) Management Information System
8 5 (1.23%) Social Media
9 4 (0.99%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 4 (0.99%) Product Ownership
9 4 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.74%) Cloud Native
10 3 (0.74%) Learning Management System
10 3 (0.74%) Life Science
10 3 (0.74%) Private Cloud
11 2 (0.49%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.99%) Unix
1 4 (0.99%) VMS
1 4 (0.99%) Windows
2 1 (0.25%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (0.25%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (23.70%) ERP
2 82 (20.25%) Stakeholder Management
3 67 (16.54%) Migration
4 54 (13.33%) Data Migration
5 49 (12.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 48 (11.85%) Problem-Solving
7 46 (11.36%) Continuous Improvement
8 44 (10.86%) Business Intelligence
8 44 (10.86%) Process Improvement
9 40 (9.88%) Decision-Making
10 38 (9.38%) Workshop Facilitation
11 34 (8.40%) Validation
12 33 (8.15%) User Acceptance Testing
13 32 (7.90%) Agile
14 30 (7.41%) Logistics
15 27 (6.67%) Roadmaps
16 25 (6.17%) Source to Pay
17 23 (5.68%) Analytics
18 22 (5.43%) Data Modelling
18 22 (5.43%) Revenue Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (4.94%) ABAP
1 20 (4.94%) SQL
2 11 (2.72%) Java
3 4 (0.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 3 (0.74%) Python
4 3 (0.74%) TypeScript
5 2 (0.49%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
6 1 (0.25%) C
6 1 (0.25%) C++
6 1 (0.25%) Embedded C
6 1 (0.25%) Embedded C++
6 1 (0.25%) R
6 1 (0.25%) VB
6 1 (0.25%) VBA
Qualifications
1 163 (40.25%) Security Cleared
2 111 (27.41%) SC Cleared
3 53 (13.09%) DV Cleared
4 32 (7.90%) Degree
5 19 (4.69%) ACCA
6 18 (4.44%) BPSS Clearance
6 18 (4.44%) CIMA
7 9 (2.22%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 6 (1.48%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.48%) PMP
10 5 (1.23%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.99%) ISEB
11 4 (0.99%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (0.99%) SAP Certification
12 3 (0.74%) CIPD
13 2 (0.49%) HNC
13 2 (0.49%) HND
13 2 (0.49%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (4.69%) Data Quality
2 11 (2.72%) PMO
3 5 (1.23%) GDPR
3 5 (1.23%) QA
4 4 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.74%) IFRS
6 2 (0.49%) GRC
6 2 (0.49%) ITGC
7 1 (0.25%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.25%) GAAP
7 1 (0.25%) GxP
7 1 (0.25%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (0.49%) Active Directory
1 2 (0.49%) IAG
Systems Management
1 1 (0.25%) CEMLI
1 1 (0.25%) HP ALM
1 1 (0.25%) MOM
Vendors
1 57 (14.07%) Microsoft
2 52 (12.84%) Oracle
3 34 (8.40%) Ariba
4 15 (3.70%) Workday
5 12 (2.96%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.47%) Baan
7 6 (1.48%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.23%) webMethods
9 4 (0.99%) Callidus
9 4 (0.99%) Databricks
9 4 (0.99%) Google
9 4 (0.99%) Informatica
10 3 (0.74%) Adobe
10 3 (0.74%) Concur
10 3 (0.74%) ESRI
10 3 (0.74%) IBM
11 2 (0.49%) Siemens
12 1 (0.25%) Dell
12 1 (0.25%) HP
12 1 (0.25%) Intel