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 19 January 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
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 27 35
Rank change year-on-year -8 +8 -1
Contract jobs citing SAP 242 227 276
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 5.52% 6.89% 5.42%
As % of the Vendors category 11.22% 13.77% 10.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 136 174
10th Percentile £350 £258 £203
25th Percentile £470 £446 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £550 £518
Median % change year-on-year -2.36% +6.18% -5.82%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £665
90th Percentile £760 £700 £739
England median daily rate £565 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +2.73% - -1.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 7 23
10th Percentile - £21.98 £13.05
25th Percentile £20.50 £25.13 £20.38
Median hourly rate £75.00 £29.00 £61.79
Median % change year-on-year +158.62% -53.07% +37.31%
75th Percentile £90.09 £30.21 £64.27
90th Percentile - £48.19 £83.56
England median hourly rate £23.83 £31.76 £40.25
% change year-on-year -24.98% -21.09% -10.56%

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 2,157 1,649 2,619
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 49.22% 50.05% 51.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,558 1,070 1,671
10th Percentile £255 £237 £205
25th Percentile £406 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £509 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +1.85% -0.30%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £608
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 135 50 143
10th Percentile £12.60 £20.00 £13.35
25th Percentile £16.50 £24.18 £21.00
Median hourly rate £22.50 £47.50 £54.56
Median % change year-on-year -52.63% -12.94% +53.69%
75th Percentile £60.00 £64.69 £65.00
90th Percentile £84.40 £74.88 £76.53
England median hourly rate £23.83 £30.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year -20.58% -17.81% +14.38%

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 19 January 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 19 January 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 19 January 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 -18 89 £600 -0.74% 41
West Sussex +2 68 £514 +1.28% 17
Berkshire -34 56 £650 +4.00% 25
Surrey +9 43 £581 +81.56% 18
Hampshire -36 31 £700 +12.00% 15
Buckinghamshire +9 22 £415 -7.78% 10
Oxfordshire -6 11 £350 -30.00% 6
Kent -3 5 - - 15
East Sussex - 2 - - 10
Home Counties 0 1 £700 +16.67%
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 4 (1.65%) NetWeaver
1 4 (1.65%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.24%) CMS
3 2 (0.83%) MS Project Server
4 1 (0.41%) Confluence
4 1 (0.41%) SAP EP
4 1 (0.41%) WebLogic
Applications
1 20 (8.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (4.55%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (3.72%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.41%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 75 (30.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (8.26%) SAP PSCD
3 19 (7.85%) SAP Payroll
4 18 (7.44%) SAP FI
5 17 (7.02%) SAP Hybris
6 16 (6.61%) SAP BRIM
7 15 (6.20%) SAP ERP
8 12 (4.96%) SAP CO
8 12 (4.96%) SAP HR
9 11 (4.55%) SAP FI/CO
10 8 (3.31%) SAP EWM
10 8 (3.31%) SAP HCM
10 8 (3.31%) SAP MDG
10 8 (3.31%) SAP WM
11 7 (2.89%) SAP PM
12 5 (2.07%) Primavera
13 4 (1.65%) SAP FI-CA
14 3 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
14 3 (1.24%) SAP MM
14 3 (1.24%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 17 (7.02%) SAP Commerce Cloud
2 15 (6.20%) Azure
3 13 (5.37%) AWS
4 12 (4.96%) SuccessFactors
5 8 (3.31%) GCP
5 8 (3.31%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.65%) Tricentis Tosca
7 3 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.24%) GitHub
7 3 (1.24%) GitHub Actions
7 3 (1.24%) SaaS
8 2 (0.83%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (0.83%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 1 (0.41%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.41%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.65%) VPN
2 3 (1.24%) BGP
2 3 (1.24%) Firewall
2 3 (1.24%) Junos
2 3 (1.24%) OSPF
3 1 (0.41%) DHCP
3 1 (0.41%) DNS
3 1 (0.41%) Ethernet VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.55%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.55%) SAP HANA
2 10 (4.13%) SAP Data Services
3 8 (3.31%) Power BI
4 4 (1.65%) BusinessObjects
5 3 (1.24%) MySQL
5 3 (1.24%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (1.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.83%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 2 (0.83%) SAP BW
6 2 (0.83%) Tableau
6 2 (0.83%) Tableau Desktop
6 2 (0.83%) Tableau Server
7 1 (0.41%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.41%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 10 (4.13%) JIRA
2 4 (1.65%) Toad
3 3 (1.24%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.24%) JUnit
3 3 (1.24%) Storybook
General
1 86 (35.54%) Finance
2 81 (33.47%) Social Skills
3 53 (21.90%) Manufacturing
4 49 (20.25%) Public Sector
5 38 (15.70%) Telecoms
6 34 (14.05%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (9.09%) Electronics
8 21 (8.68%) Marketing
9 20 (8.26%) Billing
10 14 (5.79%) Aerospace
11 12 (4.96%) Pharmaceutical
11 12 (4.96%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (3.72%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.65%) General Ledger
15 2 (0.83%) Banking
15 2 (0.83%) Legal
16 1 (0.41%) Games
16 1 (0.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 1 (0.41%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 65 (26.86%) Consultant
2 62 (25.62%) SAP Consultant
3 45 (18.60%) Lead
4 24 (9.92%) Architect
5 17 (7.02%) SAP Architect
6 16 (6.61%) Senior
7 15 (6.20%) Analyst
8 13 (5.37%) Solutions Architect
9 12 (4.96%) Functional Consultant
9 12 (4.96%) SAP Functional Consultant
10 11 (4.55%) Data Migration Lead
10 11 (4.55%) Payroll Consultant
10 11 (4.55%) SAP Payroll Consultant
11 10 (4.13%) HR Consultant
11 10 (4.13%) SAP Data Migration Lead
11 10 (4.13%) SAP HR Consultant
11 10 (4.13%) SAP HR/Payroll Consultant
12 9 (3.72%) Developer
13 8 (3.31%) Administrator
13 8 (3.31%) Oracle Payroll Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.61%) SAP Fiori
2 13 (5.37%) Web Services
3 6 (2.48%) BAPI
4 5 (2.07%) SAP PI
4 5 (2.07%) XML
5 4 (1.65%) SAP Smart Forms
6 3 (1.24%) CSS
6 3 (1.24%) HTML
6 3 (1.24%) JWT
6 3 (1.24%) Lightning Web Components
6 3 (1.24%) OAuth
6 3 (1.24%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (1.24%) React
6 3 (1.24%) RESTful
6 3 (1.24%) SAML
6 3 (1.24%) Spring
6 3 (1.24%) Spring Boot
6 3 (1.24%) Visualforce
6 3 (1.24%) Vitest
7 2 (0.83%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 10 (4.13%) Onboarding
2 9 (3.72%) Analytical Mindset
3 8 (3.31%) NHS
4 7 (2.89%) Greenfield Project
5 6 (2.48%) Augmented Reality
6 5 (2.07%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.24%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.24%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (1.24%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.24%) Tandem
9 2 (0.83%) Client/Server
9 2 (0.83%) Clustering
9 2 (0.83%) CMDB
9 2 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.83%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.83%) FMCG
9 2 (0.83%) Replication
10 1 (0.41%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.41%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 13 (5.37%) Windows
2 6 (2.48%) Windows 10
3 4 (1.65%) Linux
4 2 (0.83%) SUSE
4 2 (0.83%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.41%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (18.18%) Migration
2 35 (14.46%) Business Intelligence
3 31 (12.81%) ERP
4 30 (12.40%) Agile
5 29 (11.98%) Stakeholder Management
6 25 (10.33%) Data Migration
7 22 (9.09%) Workshop Facilitation
8 21 (8.68%) Digital Marketing
8 21 (8.68%) Programme Management
9 20 (8.26%) Problem-Solving
9 20 (8.26%) Revenue Management
10 19 (7.85%) Workflow
11 16 (6.61%) Decision-Making
11 16 (6.61%) Project Management
11 16 (6.61%) User Acceptance Testing
12 15 (6.20%) AI
12 15 (6.20%) Data Modelling
12 15 (6.20%) DevOps
13 14 (5.79%) Logistics
13 14 (5.79%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 18 (7.44%) SQL
2 15 (6.20%) ABAP
3 8 (3.31%) Java
4 3 (1.24%) Apex Code
4 3 (1.24%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.24%) TypeScript
5 1 (0.41%) C#
5 1 (0.41%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.41%) Python
5 1 (0.41%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 85 (35.12%) Security Cleared
2 59 (24.38%) SC Cleared
3 23 (9.50%) Degree
3 23 (9.50%) DV Cleared
4 10 (4.13%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (2.48%) Master's Degree
6 5 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.24%) CCA
7 3 (1.24%) JNCIA
7 3 (1.24%) JNCIP
7 3 (1.24%) JNCIS
7 3 (1.24%) SAP Certification
8 2 (0.83%) ACCA
8 2 (0.83%) CIMA
8 2 (0.83%) ISEB
8 2 (0.83%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.83%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 2 (0.83%) Postgraduate
8 2 (0.83%) Six Sigma Black Belt
8 2 (0.83%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.13%) QA
2 9 (3.72%) Data Quality
3 8 (3.31%) PMO
4 2 (0.83%) GDPR
4 2 (0.83%) SLA
5 1 (0.41%) HIPAA
System Software
1 2 (0.83%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 25 (10.33%) Oracle
2 24 (9.92%) Microsoft
3 9 (3.72%) Ariba
4 7 (2.89%) ServiceNow
5 5 (2.07%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.24%) Cisco
6 3 (1.24%) Juniper
6 3 (1.24%) Workday
7 2 (0.83%) Sage
7 2 (0.83%) webMethods
8 1 (0.41%) Adobe
8 1 (0.41%) HP
8 1 (0.41%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
8 1 (0.41%) Siemens