SAP Contracts 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 6 July 2025, 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
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 22 23
Rank change year-on-year -2 +1 +30
Contract jobs citing SAP 228 385 473
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 6.93% 6.78% 8.02%
As % of the Vendors category 12.94% 14.41% 15.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 137 198 313
10th Percentile £209 £300 £205
25th Percentile £425 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £598 £518
Median % change year-on-year -10.37% +15.35% +1.90%
75th Percentile £634 £724 £670
90th Percentile £700 £775 £721
England median daily rate £570 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -0.87% +4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 31 19
10th Percentile - £22.75 £21.05
25th Percentile £14.75 £26.52 £22.44
Median hourly rate £21.39 £55.80 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -61.67% +24.00% -
75th Percentile £32.31 £61.60 £64.36
90th Percentile £67.75 £80.00 £66.52
England median hourly rate £38.06 £28.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +35.91% -37.78% -

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 1,762 2,671 3,034
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 53.59% 47.02% 51.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,149 1,577 2,027
10th Percentile £220 £243 £205
25th Percentile £375 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £608 £600
90th Percentile £656 £699 £689
England median daily rate £513 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -1.90% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 112 190 129
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.00 £15.50
25th Percentile £15.34 £18.13 £18.50
Median hourly rate £20.33 £54.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.35% +20.00% +130.65%
75th Percentile £38.42 £61.30 £60.63
90th Percentile £69.44 £70.00 £71.49
England median hourly rate £25.40 £25.00 £32.75
% change year-on-year +1.60% -23.66% +52.33%

SAP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing SAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for SAP in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SAP in the South East.

Daily rate trend for SAP in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP in the South East over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SAP in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SAP in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for SAP in the South East

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAP in the South East over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP in the South East

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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 6 July 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
Thames Valley -5 112 £599 -8.37% 183
Berkshire -16 77 £650 -3.70% 104
Surrey +16 46 £515 +14.44% 64
West Sussex +16 30 £514 +57.38% 21
Hampshire -10 25 £550 -5.17% 67
Oxfordshire +12 21 £450 -10.00% 22
Buckinghamshire +4 15 £321 -28.67% 59
Kent -7 3 £205 - 29
East Sussex -2 2 - - 11
Home Counties - 2 - -
SAP
England

SAP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (3.51%) NetWeaver
2 6 (2.63%) SAP EP
3 3 (1.32%) WebLogic
4 1 (0.44%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (0.44%) CMS
4 1 (0.44%) IIS
4 1 (0.44%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (3.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.75%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.44%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 67 (29.39%) SAP S/4HANA
2 16 (7.02%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 8 (3.51%) SAP Hybris
4 7 (3.07%) SAP BRIM
4 7 (3.07%) SAP CO
4 7 (3.07%) SAP CRM
4 7 (3.07%) SAP FI
4 7 (3.07%) SAP FI/CO
4 7 (3.07%) SAP PSCD
5 6 (2.63%) SAP HCM
5 6 (2.63%) SAP SD
6 5 (2.19%) SAP IBP
6 5 (2.19%) SAP Payroll
7 4 (1.75%) SAP ECC
7 4 (1.75%) SAP HR
7 4 (1.75%) SAP MM
8 3 (1.32%) SAP EWM
8 3 (1.32%) SAP GTS
9 2 (0.88%) SAP GRC
9 2 (0.88%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 9 (3.95%) SaaS
1 9 (3.95%) SuccessFactors
2 8 (3.51%) Azure
2 8 (3.51%) Power Platform
2 8 (3.51%) SAP Commerce Cloud
3 4 (1.75%) AWS
3 4 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (0.88%) GCP
5 1 (0.44%) iPaaS
5 1 (0.44%) OCI
5 1 (0.44%) PowerApps
5 1 (0.44%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.32%) RFID
2 1 (0.44%) Cisco Firepower
2 1 (0.44%) Cisco IOS
2 1 (0.44%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (0.44%) FTP
2 1 (0.44%) HTTP
2 1 (0.44%) Junos
2 1 (0.44%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.07%) Power BI
2 5 (2.19%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (2.19%) Oracle Database
3 4 (1.75%) Big Data
3 4 (1.75%) Metadata
3 4 (1.75%) Relational Database
4 3 (1.32%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.88%) SAP BW
5 2 (0.88%) SAP HANA
5 2 (0.88%) Sybase IQ
6 1 (0.44%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.44%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.44%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 1 (0.44%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.44%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.44%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (1.75%) ERwin
1 4 (1.75%) Git
1 4 (1.75%) PowerDesigner
1 4 (1.75%) Selenium
2 3 (1.32%) JIRA
2 3 (1.32%) Toad
General
1 113 (49.56%) Finance
2 90 (39.47%) Social Skills
3 63 (27.63%) Manufacturing
4 54 (23.68%) Telecoms
5 51 (22.37%) Public Sector
6 40 (17.54%) Electronics
6 40 (17.54%) Marketing
7 29 (12.72%) Analytical Skills
8 15 (6.58%) Billing
9 12 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (4.39%) Automotive
10 10 (4.39%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (3.95%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (2.63%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (2.63%) Retail
13 5 (2.19%) Aerospace
13 5 (2.19%) French Language
14 4 (1.75%) Agriculture
15 3 (1.32%) German Language
15 3 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 61 (26.75%) Consultant
2 53 (23.25%) SAP Consultant
3 36 (15.79%) Architect
4 21 (9.21%) Active Directory Architect
4 21 (9.21%) Lead
4 21 (9.21%) Project Manager
5 18 (7.89%) Analyst
6 17 (7.46%) SAP Manager
7 13 (5.70%) Senior
8 11 (4.82%) Integration Consultant
8 11 (4.82%) SAP Architect
9 10 (4.39%) SAP Integration Consultant
10 9 (3.95%) Applications Support
10 9 (3.95%) Developer
11 8 (3.51%) SAP Project Manager
12 7 (3.07%) Functional Consultant
12 7 (3.07%) IT Support
12 7 (3.07%) SAP Functional Consultant
12 7 (3.07%) SAP Technical Architect
12 7 (3.07%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.58%) SAP Fiori
2 7 (3.07%) SAP PI
3 6 (2.63%) SAPUI5
4 5 (2.19%) Middleware
4 5 (2.19%) Node.js
4 5 (2.19%) SAP Basis
5 4 (1.75%) XML
6 3 (1.32%) BAPI
6 3 (1.32%) SAP ALE
7 2 (0.88%) .NET
7 2 (0.88%) EDI
7 2 (0.88%) RESTful
8 1 (0.44%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.44%) Blazor
8 1 (0.44%) OAuth
8 1 (0.44%) Parceljs
8 1 (0.44%) REST
8 1 (0.44%) SAP TM
8 1 (0.44%) SOAP
8 1 (0.44%) WebAssembly
Miscellaneous
1 16 (7.02%) Life Science
2 15 (6.58%) Renewable Energy
3 11 (4.82%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (3.51%) NHS
5 5 (2.19%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.75%) LIMS
6 4 (1.75%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.32%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 2 (0.88%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.88%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.88%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.44%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.44%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (0.44%) FPGA
9 1 (0.44%) Tandem
9 1 (0.44%) Verilog
9 1 (0.44%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 33 (14.47%) Windows
2 4 (1.75%) Windows 10
3 2 (0.88%) Linux
4 1 (0.44%) Unix
4 1 (0.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (23.68%) Business Intelligence
2 52 (22.81%) Agile
3 47 (20.61%) Programme Management
4 44 (19.30%) ERP
5 40 (17.54%) Digital Marketing
6 38 (16.67%) Migration
6 38 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
7 36 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
8 25 (10.96%) Identity Access Management
9 23 (10.09%) Test Automation
10 19 (8.33%) Change Management
10 19 (8.33%) Data Migration
11 18 (7.89%) Time Management
12 17 (7.46%) Project Management
13 16 (7.02%) Risk Management
14 15 (6.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 15 (6.58%) Strategic Thinking
15 14 (6.14%) CRM
15 14 (6.14%) Workshop Facilitation
16 13 (5.70%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 27 (11.84%) PowerShell
2 20 (8.77%) ABAP
3 19 (8.33%) SQL
4 16 (7.02%) Java
5 12 (5.26%) Python
6 5 (2.19%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.75%) Bash
7 4 (1.75%) Perl
8 1 (0.44%) ActionScript
8 1 (0.44%) ActionScript 2.0
8 1 (0.44%) C
8 1 (0.44%) C#
8 1 (0.44%) C++
8 1 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.44%) Korn
8 1 (0.44%) R
8 1 (0.44%) VB
8 1 (0.44%) VBA
Qualifications
1 64 (28.07%) Security Cleared
2 36 (15.79%) SC Cleared
3 27 (11.84%) DV Cleared
4 21 (9.21%) Degree
5 17 (7.46%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (3.95%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (2.63%) PMP
8 5 (2.19%) PMI Certification
8 5 (2.19%) SAP Certification
9 4 (1.75%) Master's Degree
10 3 (1.32%) ACCA
10 3 (1.32%) APMG
10 3 (1.32%) ISEB
10 3 (1.32%) ISTQB
10 3 (1.32%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.88%) BC Cleared
11 2 (0.88%) CIMA
12 1 (0.44%) CISA
12 1 (0.44%) CISSP
12 1 (0.44%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.75%) GRC
1 4 (1.75%) PMBOK
1 4 (1.75%) PMO
2 2 (0.88%) Data Quality
2 2 (0.88%) JSP 440
2 2 (0.88%) QA
3 1 (0.44%) COBIT
3 1 (0.44%) COSO
3 1 (0.44%) GDPR
3 1 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.44%) ITGC
3 1 (0.44%) MIL-STD-1553
3 1 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 21 (9.21%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (0.88%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 2 (0.88%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (0.44%) Ansible
2 1 (0.44%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.44%) SCOM
Vendors
1 29 (12.72%) Microsoft
2 20 (8.77%) Salesforce
3 18 (7.89%) Oracle
4 13 (5.70%) Ariba
5 7 (3.07%) ServiceNow
6 5 (2.19%) Atlassian
7 4 (1.75%) Adobe
8 3 (1.32%) webMethods
9 2 (0.88%) Hyperion
9 2 (0.88%) Sybase
9 2 (0.88%) Workday
10 1 (0.44%) Aruba
10 1 (0.44%) Cisco
10 1 (0.44%) Citrix
10 1 (0.44%) Dynatrace
10 1 (0.44%) F5
10 1 (0.44%) Google
10 1 (0.44%) IBM
10 1 (0.44%) Juniper
10 1 (0.44%) PeopleSoft