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 24 March 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
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 26 29
Rank change year-on-year -13 +3 +1
Contract jobs citing SAP 257 219 302
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 4.75% 7.44% 5.37%
As % of the Vendors category 10.33% 14.24% 11.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 143 189
10th Percentile £400 £224 £205
25th Percentile £475 £468 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £581 £530
Median % change year-on-year -1.03% +9.62% -9.56%
75th Percentile £675 £669 £665
90th Percentile £760 £700 £750
England median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - -2.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 9 29
10th Percentile £19.44 £19.57 £13.05
25th Percentile £20.50 £24.50 £26.03
Median hourly rate £35.00 £29.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +20.69% -52.92% +36.89%
75th Percentile £90.09 £58.75 £63.29
90th Percentile - £73.41 £80.89
England median hourly rate £23.83 £52.50 £28.50
% change year-on-year -54.62% +84.21% -36.67%

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 2,487 1,538 2,730
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 46.00% 52.28% 48.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,750 1,029 1,672
10th Percentile £300 £246 £208
25th Percentile £413 £408 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £509 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% +5.00% -0.20%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £600
90th Percentile £688 £675 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £513
% change year-on-year -4.76% +2.44% -4.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 174 85 166
10th Percentile £13.24 £14.52 £12.81
25th Percentile £17.25 £18.50 £17.70
Median hourly rate £36.71 £25.30 £45.11
Median % change year-on-year +45.10% -43.91% +0.23%
75th Percentile £83.56 £62.50 £61.60
90th Percentile £88.00 £76.31 £68.69
England median hourly rate £25.15 £30.00 £24.15
% change year-on-year -16.17% +24.25% -31.56%

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 24 March 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 24 March 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 24 March 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 -41 89 £591 -8.19% 47
West Sussex +1 70 £513 +1.17% 6
Berkshire -39 62 £650 - 36
Hampshire -19 41 £647 +10.13% 8
Surrey +1 40 £589 +30.92% 32
Buckinghamshire -15 18 £415 -17.00% 8
Oxfordshire -15 9 £500 -11.11% 4
Kent -6 7 £475 +131.71% 6
East Sussex +2 2 - - 1
Home Counties -3 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 8 (3.11%) NetWeaver
2 7 (2.72%) CMS
3 5 (1.95%) SAP EP
4 3 (1.17%) MS Project Server
5 2 (0.78%) Confluence
5 2 (0.78%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.39%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.39%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.39%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.39%) WebLogic
Applications
1 18 (7.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (4.67%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (3.11%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.39%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 72 (28.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 26 (10.12%) SAP PSCD
3 18 (7.00%) SAP Hybris
4 17 (6.61%) SAP FI
5 16 (6.23%) SAP BRIM
6 14 (5.45%) SAP ERP
7 12 (4.67%) SAP Payroll
8 9 (3.50%) SAP FI-CA
8 9 (3.50%) SAP MDG
9 5 (1.95%) Primavera
9 5 (1.95%) SAP CO
9 5 (1.95%) SAP CRM
9 5 (1.95%) SAP FI/CO
9 5 (1.95%) SAP HR
9 5 (1.95%) SAP R/3
10 4 (1.56%) SAP HCM
10 4 (1.56%) SAP PM
11 3 (1.17%) SAP MDG-F
11 3 (1.17%) SAP MDG-M
11 3 (1.17%) SAP MDG-S
Cloud Services
1 24 (9.34%) SuccessFactors
2 19 (7.39%) SAP Commerce Cloud
3 16 (6.23%) Azure
4 12 (4.67%) AWS
5 7 (2.72%) GCP
6 5 (1.95%) SaaS
7 4 (1.56%) Power Platform
7 4 (1.56%) Tricentis Tosca
8 3 (1.17%) GitHub
8 3 (1.17%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (0.78%) Microsoft 365
10 1 (0.39%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.39%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.56%) VPN
2 3 (1.17%) BGP
2 3 (1.17%) Firewall
2 3 (1.17%) Junos
2 3 (1.17%) OSPF
3 1 (0.39%) DHCP
3 1 (0.39%) DNS
3 1 (0.39%) Ethernet VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.28%) SAP Data Services
2 10 (3.89%) SAP HANA
3 7 (2.72%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
4 4 (1.56%) Power BI
5 3 (1.17%) BusinessObjects
5 3 (1.17%) GIS
5 3 (1.17%) MySQL
5 3 (1.17%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.78%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.78%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 2 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.78%) Qlik Sense
6 2 (0.78%) QlikView
6 2 (0.78%) SAP BW
7 1 (0.39%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.39%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.39%) Semantic Layer
7 1 (0.39%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (3.11%) JIRA
2 5 (1.95%) Toad
3 3 (1.17%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.17%) JUnit
3 3 (1.17%) Storybook
4 1 (0.39%) Hudson
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.39%) TestDirector
General
1 86 (33.46%) Social Skills
2 81 (31.52%) Finance
3 50 (19.46%) Public Sector
4 37 (14.40%) Analytical Skills
5 35 (13.62%) Telecoms
6 28 (10.89%) Manufacturing
7 26 (10.12%) Billing
8 19 (7.39%) Marketing
9 18 (7.00%) Electronics
10 8 (3.11%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.56%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.56%) General Ledger
12 4 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.56%) Legal
12 4 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.17%) Banking
13 3 (1.17%) Military
13 3 (1.17%) Pharmaceutical
14 1 (0.39%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 61 (23.74%) Consultant
2 58 (22.57%) SAP Consultant
3 45 (17.51%) Lead
4 26 (10.12%) Senior
5 23 (8.95%) Architect
6 20 (7.78%) Analyst
7 17 (6.61%) Data Migration Lead
8 16 (6.23%) SAP Architect
9 13 (5.06%) Functional Consultant
9 13 (5.06%) SAP Functional Consultant
9 13 (5.06%) Solutions Architect
10 11 (4.28%) Project Manager
11 10 (3.89%) SAP Data Migration Lead
12 9 (3.50%) Finance Manager
12 9 (3.50%) SAP Manager
13 8 (3.11%) Developer
13 8 (3.11%) Oracle Payroll Specialist
13 8 (3.11%) Oracle Specialist
13 8 (3.11%) Project Planner
14 7 (2.72%) SAP Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.06%) Web Services
2 12 (4.67%) SAP Fiori
3 10 (3.89%) BAPI
4 7 (2.72%) SAPUI5
5 6 (2.33%) SAP PI
6 5 (1.95%) XML
7 4 (1.56%) SAP Smart Forms
8 3 (1.17%) CSS
8 3 (1.17%) HTML
8 3 (1.17%) JWT
8 3 (1.17%) OAuth
8 3 (1.17%) Oracle Fusion
8 3 (1.17%) React
8 3 (1.17%) RESTful
8 3 (1.17%) SAML
8 3 (1.17%) SAP ALE
8 3 (1.17%) SOAP
8 3 (1.17%) Spring
8 3 (1.17%) Spring Boot
8 3 (1.17%) Vitest
Miscellaneous
1 12 (4.67%) Onboarding
2 11 (4.28%) Greenfield Project
3 10 (3.89%) Replication
4 9 (3.50%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (3.11%) NHS
6 7 (2.72%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.33%) Data Structures
7 6 (2.33%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.95%) Product Ownership
9 4 (1.56%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (1.17%) Distributed Systems
10 3 (1.17%) FPGA
10 3 (1.17%) Tandem
10 3 (1.17%) Verilog
10 3 (1.17%) VHDL
11 2 (0.78%) Client/Server
11 2 (0.78%) Clustering
11 2 (0.78%) CMDB
11 2 (0.78%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.78%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.67%) Windows
2 7 (2.72%) Linux
3 6 (2.33%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.17%) Embedded Linux
5 2 (0.78%) SUSE
5 2 (0.78%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.39%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (22.96%) Migration
2 41 (15.95%) ERP
3 36 (14.01%) Business Intelligence
4 34 (13.23%) Data Migration
4 34 (13.23%) Stakeholder Management
5 28 (10.89%) Agile
6 25 (9.73%) Problem-Solving
7 23 (8.95%) Project Management
8 21 (8.17%) Workshop Facilitation
9 20 (7.78%) Revenue Management
10 19 (7.39%) DevOps
10 19 (7.39%) Digital Marketing
10 19 (7.39%) Programme Management
11 18 (7.00%) Data Cleansing
11 18 (7.00%) Data Modelling
12 16 (6.23%) Data Analysis
13 14 (5.45%) User Acceptance Testing
13 14 (5.45%) Validation
14 13 (5.06%) Budgeting and Forecasting
14 13 (5.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 18 (7.00%) ABAP
2 13 (5.06%) SQL
3 12 (4.67%) Java
4 3 (1.17%) C
4 3 (1.17%) C++
4 3 (1.17%) Embedded C
4 3 (1.17%) Embedded C++
4 3 (1.17%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.17%) TypeScript
5 1 (0.39%) C#
5 1 (0.39%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.39%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.39%) Python
5 1 (0.39%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 94 (36.58%) Security Cleared
2 68 (26.46%) SC Cleared
3 31 (12.06%) DV Cleared
4 26 (10.12%) Degree
5 12 (4.67%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (2.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 6 (2.33%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.95%) ACCA
8 5 (1.95%) CIMA
8 5 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.17%) JNCIA
9 3 (1.17%) JNCIP
9 3 (1.17%) JNCIS
9 3 (1.17%) PMI Certification
9 3 (1.17%) PMP
10 2 (0.78%) ISEB
10 2 (0.78%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.78%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.78%) Postgraduate
11 1 (0.39%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.67%) Data Quality
2 11 (4.28%) PMO
3 8 (3.11%) QA
4 2 (0.78%) GDPR
4 2 (0.78%) SLA
5 1 (0.39%) HIPAA
System Software
1 2 (0.78%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.39%) CEMLI
Vendors
1 26 (10.12%) Oracle
2 18 (7.00%) Microsoft
3 12 (4.67%) Ariba
4 8 (3.11%) ServiceNow
5 6 (2.33%) Sage
5 6 (2.33%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.17%) Adobe
6 3 (1.17%) Cisco
6 3 (1.17%) ESRI
6 3 (1.17%) IBM
6 3 (1.17%) Intel
6 3 (1.17%) Juniper
6 3 (1.17%) Xilinx
7 2 (0.78%) Callidus
7 2 (0.78%) webMethods
7 2 (0.78%) Workday
8 1 (0.39%) Concur
8 1 (0.39%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.39%) MapR
8 1 (0.39%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud