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 12 May 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
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 22 28
Rank change year-on-year -11 +6 +2
Contract jobs citing SAP 298 236 326
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 5.07% 7.86% 5.91%
As % of the Vendors category 12.07% 14.97% 12.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 185 152 183
10th Percentile £358 £205 £205
25th Percentile £470 £465 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -
75th Percentile £673 £650 £688
90th Percentile £774 £700 £765
England median daily rate £563 £570 £550
% change year-on-year -1.32% +3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 10 33
10th Percentile £17.70 £19.74 £13.05
25th Percentile £25.77 £22.17 £26.03
Median hourly rate £33.25 £28.25 £55.80
Median % change year-on-year +17.70% -49.37% +24.00%
75th Percentile £80.06 £51.56 £62.47
90th Percentile £97.62 £71.71 £80.00
England median hourly rate £30.00 £60.00 £26.03
% change year-on-year -50.00% +130.50% -42.16%

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 2,469 1,576 2,587
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 41.98% 52.48% 46.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,707 1,054 1,583
10th Percentile £282 £233 £213
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £508 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% +1.50% -
75th Percentile £610 £603 £600
90th Percentile £700 £675 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £518
% change year-on-year -4.76% +1.30% -2.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 154 87 183
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.20 £12.00
25th Percentile £24.62 £16.95 £16.87
Median hourly rate £49.36 £24.66 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +100.16% -50.68% +11.11%
75th Percentile £87.50 £59.44 £61.30
90th Percentile £88.00 £72.25 £66.62
England median hourly rate £32.11 £27.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year +18.94% +20.00% -43.75%

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 12 May 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 12 May 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 12 May 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 -16 127 £625 - 46
Berkshire -10 107 £650 - 32
West Sussex 0 63 £483 -6.03% 6
Surrey -8 44 £550 +11.45% 25
Hampshire -16 41 £626 +9.73% 14
Buckinghamshire -32 15 £375 -16.67% 6
Kent -2 10 £625 +204.88% 8
Oxfordshire -28 6 £520 +15.56% 9
Home Counties -2 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 8 (2.68%) CMS
2 6 (2.01%) NetWeaver
3 5 (1.68%) SAP EP
4 3 (1.01%) MS Project Server
5 2 (0.67%) Confluence
5 2 (0.67%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.34%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.34%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 27 (9.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (3.36%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.36%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.34%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 98 (32.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 32 (10.74%) SAP PSCD
3 13 (4.36%) SAP FI
3 13 (4.36%) SAP Hybris
4 12 (4.03%) SAP ERP
5 11 (3.69%) SAP BRIM
6 10 (3.36%) SAP SD
7 9 (3.02%) iTrent
7 9 (3.02%) SAP FI-CA
8 7 (2.35%) SAP Business One
9 6 (2.01%) SAP MDG
9 6 (2.01%) SAP Payroll
10 5 (1.68%) SAP CRM
10 5 (1.68%) SAP IBP
10 5 (1.68%) SAP MM
11 4 (1.34%) SAP HCM
11 4 (1.34%) SAP R/3
12 3 (1.01%) SAP CO
12 3 (1.01%) SAP EWM
12 3 (1.01%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 27 (9.06%) SuccessFactors
2 21 (7.05%) Power Platform
3 15 (5.03%) Azure
4 14 (4.70%) SAP Commerce Cloud
5 9 (3.02%) SaaS
6 7 (2.35%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.68%) Boomi
7 5 (1.68%) GCP
8 4 (1.34%) AWS
9 3 (1.01%) Smartsheet
10 1 (0.34%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.34%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.67%) BGP
1 2 (0.67%) Firewall
1 2 (0.67%) Junos
1 2 (0.67%) OSPF
1 2 (0.67%) VPN
2 1 (0.34%) Ethernet VPN
2 1 (0.34%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (6.38%) Power BI
2 6 (2.01%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
2 6 (2.01%) SAP Data Services
3 4 (1.34%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.34%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (1.01%) GIS
4 3 (1.01%) Tableau
5 2 (0.67%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.67%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (0.67%) Qlik Sense
5 2 (0.67%) QlikView
5 2 (0.67%) SAP BW
5 2 (0.67%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.34%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 1 (0.34%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.34%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.34%) Semantic Layer
6 1 (0.34%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.34%) Tableau Desktop
6 1 (0.34%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 6 (2.01%) JIRA
2 1 (0.34%) Git
2 1 (0.34%) Hudson
2 1 (0.34%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.34%) Postman
2 1 (0.34%) TestDirector
2 1 (0.34%) TestRail
2 1 (0.34%) Toad
General
1 89 (29.87%) Finance
2 86 (28.86%) Social Skills
3 41 (13.76%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (13.76%) Public Sector
4 21 (7.05%) Billing
5 20 (6.71%) Telecoms
6 19 (6.38%) Manufacturing
7 9 (3.02%) General Ledger
8 8 (2.68%) Influencing Skills
8 8 (2.68%) Marketing
8 8 (2.68%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (2.35%) Electronics
10 6 (2.01%) Military
11 5 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.34%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.34%) Automotive
12 4 (1.34%) Legal
12 4 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.01%) Banking
13 3 (1.01%) Retail
Job Titles
1 73 (24.50%) Consultant
2 67 (22.48%) SAP Consultant
3 51 (17.11%) Lead
4 42 (14.09%) Analyst
5 32 (10.74%) Senior
6 27 (9.06%) Architect
7 26 (8.72%) Data Migration Lead
8 19 (6.38%) Data Analyst
9 17 (5.70%) Functional Consultant
9 17 (5.70%) SAP Architect
9 17 (5.70%) SAP Functional Consultant
10 13 (4.36%) Finance Manager
10 13 (4.36%) SAP Manager
10 13 (4.36%) Senior Manager
10 13 (4.36%) Solutions Architect
11 12 (4.03%) Financial Analyst
12 11 (3.69%) Senior Analyst
13 10 (3.36%) Project Manager
13 10 (3.36%) Senior Financial Analyst
13 10 (3.36%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.03%) SAP Fiori
2 8 (2.68%) EDI
2 8 (2.68%) SAPUI5
3 6 (2.01%) BAPI
3 6 (2.01%) SAP PI
4 5 (1.68%) Middleware
4 5 (1.68%) Oracle Fusion
4 5 (1.68%) SAP ALE
5 3 (1.01%) OAuth
5 3 (1.01%) SOAP
6 2 (0.67%) IDoc
6 2 (0.67%) JWT
6 2 (0.67%) REST
6 2 (0.67%) SAML
6 2 (0.67%) Web Dynpro
6 2 (0.67%) Web Services
7 1 (0.34%) JSON
7 1 (0.34%) OpenAPI
7 1 (0.34%) SAP Smart Forms
7 1 (0.34%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.04%) Greenfield Project
2 13 (4.36%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.36%) Replication
4 9 (3.02%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.68%) FMCG
5 8 (2.68%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (2.35%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (2.35%) Product Ownership
7 6 (2.01%) Data Structures
7 6 (2.01%) Public Cloud
8 5 (1.68%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.68%) NHS
9 3 (1.01%) FPGA
9 3 (1.01%) Verilog
9 3 (1.01%) VHDL
9 3 (1.01%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.67%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.67%) Management Information System
10 2 (0.67%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 2 (0.67%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.34%) Linux
2 3 (1.01%) Embedded Linux
2 3 (1.01%) Windows
3 2 (0.67%) VMS
3 2 (0.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (25.50%) ERP
2 71 (23.83%) Migration
3 46 (15.44%) Data Migration
4 37 (12.42%) Business Intelligence
5 34 (11.41%) Problem-Solving
5 34 (11.41%) Stakeholder Management
6 32 (10.74%) Continuous Improvement
7 30 (10.07%) Agile
8 29 (9.73%) Process Improvement
8 29 (9.73%) Project Management
9 22 (7.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 21 (7.05%) User Acceptance Testing
11 20 (6.71%) Data Modelling
11 20 (6.71%) Revenue Management
12 19 (6.38%) Logistics
12 19 (6.38%) Workshop Facilitation
13 18 (6.04%) Validation
14 17 (5.70%) DevOps
14 17 (5.70%) Project Delivery
15 16 (5.37%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 13 (4.36%) ABAP
2 7 (2.35%) SQL
3 5 (1.68%) Java
4 3 (1.01%) C
4 3 (1.01%) C++
4 3 (1.01%) Embedded C
4 3 (1.01%) Embedded C++
5 2 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.67%) Python
6 1 (0.34%) C#
6 1 (0.34%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.34%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.34%) R
6 1 (0.34%) Tcl
6 1 (0.34%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.34%) VB
Qualifications
1 120 (40.27%) Security Cleared
2 91 (30.54%) SC Cleared
3 38 (12.75%) DV Cleared
4 27 (9.06%) Degree
5 18 (6.04%) ACCA
6 17 (5.70%) CIMA
7 15 (5.03%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (2.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 6 (2.01%) Master's Degree
9 6 (2.01%) PMI Certification
10 5 (1.68%) PMP
11 2 (0.67%) JNCIA
11 2 (0.67%) JNCIP
11 2 (0.67%) JNCIS
11 2 (0.67%) Postgraduate
12 1 (0.34%) CCA
12 1 (0.34%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (0.34%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.34%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.69%) Data Quality
1 11 (3.69%) PMO
1 11 (3.69%) QA
2 2 (0.67%) GDPR
3 1 (0.34%) IFRS
Systems Management
1 1 (0.34%) CEMLI
1 1 (0.34%) HP ALM
1 1 (0.34%) MOM
Vendors
1 31 (10.40%) Microsoft
2 30 (10.07%) Oracle
3 15 (5.03%) Ariba
4 12 (4.03%) Salesforce
5 9 (3.02%) Workday
6 7 (2.35%) Baan
7 6 (2.01%) Sage
7 6 (2.01%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.68%) Callidus
9 4 (1.34%) Adobe
10 3 (1.01%) ESRI
10 3 (1.01%) IBM
10 3 (1.01%) Intel
10 3 (1.01%) Xilinx
11 2 (0.67%) Cisco
11 2 (0.67%) Juniper
11 2 (0.67%) Siemens
11 2 (0.67%) SYSPRO
12 1 (0.34%) HubSpot
12 1 (0.34%) Splunk