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 1 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
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 26 14
Rank change year-on-year -6 -12 +9
Contract jobs citing SAP 393 218 406
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 5.96% 6.19% 8.58%
As % of the Vendors category 13.68% 11.96% 17.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 233 137 218
10th Percentile £357 £250 £363
25th Percentile £470 £425 £501
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £625
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -16.00% +20.66%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £737
90th Percentile £788 £736 £788
England median daily rate £575 £565 £575
% change year-on-year +1.77% -1.74% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 11 21
10th Percentile £18.09 - £26.03
25th Percentile £29.44 £14.75 £27.00
Median hourly rate £73.60 £15.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +374.84% -74.17% -4.76%
75th Percentile £101.94 £24.57 £61.60
90th Percentile £111.28 £30.25 £62.50
England median hourly rate £30.38 £22.63 £36.93
% change year-on-year +34.22% -38.72% -0.93%

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 2,873 1,822 2,313
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 43.55% 51.70% 48.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,780 1,218 1,382
10th Percentile £281 £208 £255
25th Percentile £425 £363 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.50% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £638
90th Percentile £700 £650 £700
England median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 243 107 129
10th Percentile £15.03 £14.20 £14.50
25th Percentile £18.50 £14.75 £26.25
Median hourly rate £48.72 £18.87 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +158.19% -67.10% +13.09%
75th Percentile £75.40 £37.34 £61.60
90th Percentile £88.00 £76.65 £70.00
England median hourly rate £32.00 £25.15 £30.00
% change year-on-year +27.24% -16.17% -27.71%

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 1 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 1 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 1 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 -9 167 £600 - 82
Berkshire +6 143 £638 -1.92% 59
Hampshire +21 73 £525 +110.00% 37
Surrey -8 61 £581 +10.67% 32
West Sussex -1 56 £470 -8.43% 9
Buckinghamshire -30 20 £375 +44.79% 10
Kent - 16 £650 - 13
Oxfordshire -41 5 £540 +20.00% 13
Middlesex - 4 - - 5
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 (2.29%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.76%) CMS
2 3 (0.76%) NetWeaver
2 3 (0.76%) SAP EP
3 2 (0.51%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.51%) Confluence
4 1 (0.25%) FactoryTalk
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.25%) SAS
4 1 (0.25%) WebLogic
Applications
1 29 (7.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.31%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 138 (35.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (7.38%) SAP PSCD
3 11 (2.80%) SAP Payroll
4 9 (2.29%) iTrent
4 9 (2.29%) SAP BRIM
4 9 (2.29%) SAP Business One
4 9 (2.29%) SAP SD
5 8 (2.04%) SAP Hybris
5 8 (2.04%) Teamcenter
6 7 (1.78%) SAP FI
6 7 (1.78%) SAP IBP
7 6 (1.53%) SAP EWM
7 6 (1.53%) SAP MM
7 6 (1.53%) SAP PP
8 5 (1.27%) SAP HCM
9 4 (1.02%) SAP ERP
9 4 (1.02%) SAP GTS
9 4 (1.02%) SAP MDG
9 4 (1.02%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 4 (1.02%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 38 (9.67%) Power Platform
2 33 (8.40%) SuccessFactors
3 26 (6.62%) Azure
4 10 (2.54%) SAP Commerce Cloud
5 8 (2.04%) SaaS
6 7 (1.78%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.27%) Boomi
7 5 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (1.02%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (0.76%) Copilot Studio
9 3 (0.76%) GCP
9 3 (0.76%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (0.76%) SAP Fieldglass
9 3 (0.76%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.51%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.51%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.51%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.25%) AWS
11 1 (0.25%) iPaaS
11 1 (0.25%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.02%) Broadband
2 1 (0.25%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (8.40%) Power BI
2 7 (1.78%) Oracle Reports
2 7 (1.78%) SAP BW
2 7 (1.78%) SAP Data Services
3 6 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.53%) Tableau
4 5 (1.27%) BusinessObjects
5 3 (0.76%) GIS
5 3 (0.76%) SAP HANA
6 2 (0.51%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.51%) Qlik Sense
6 2 (0.51%) QlikView
7 1 (0.25%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.25%) Metadata
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.25%) Semantic Layer
7 1 (0.25%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.25%) Tableau Desktop
7 1 (0.25%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 11 (2.80%) JIRA
2 2 (0.51%) 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%) TestDirector
3 1 (0.25%) TestRail
General
1 123 (31.30%) Finance
2 112 (28.50%) Social Skills
3 43 (10.94%) Manufacturing
3 43 (10.94%) Public Sector
4 38 (9.67%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (4.83%) Aerospace
6 18 (4.58%) Legal
7 14 (3.56%) Influencing Skills
8 13 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (3.05%) Automotive
9 12 (3.05%) Billing
9 12 (3.05%) Telecoms
10 9 (2.29%) General Ledger
11 8 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (2.04%) Retail
12 5 (1.27%) Military
13 4 (1.02%) Banking
14 3 (0.76%) Marketing
15 2 (0.51%) Aviation
15 2 (0.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 120 (30.53%) Consultant
2 101 (25.70%) SAP Consultant
3 56 (14.25%) Lead
4 48 (12.21%) Analyst
5 46 (11.70%) Senior
6 38 (9.67%) Architect
7 27 (6.87%) Senior Manager
8 24 (6.11%) Solutions Architect
9 22 (5.60%) SAP Manager
10 21 (5.34%) Functional Consultant
11 20 (5.09%) SAP Architect
11 20 (5.09%) SAP Functional Consultant
12 17 (4.33%) Data Migration Lead
13 16 (4.07%) Category Manager
13 16 (4.07%) Data Analyst
13 16 (4.07%) Senior Category Manager
14 15 (3.82%) Financial Analyst
14 15 (3.82%) IT Services Manager
14 15 (3.82%) Senior IT Manager
14 15 (3.82%) Senior Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.58%) Oracle Fusion
2 12 (3.05%) SAP Fiori
3 11 (2.80%) EDI
3 11 (2.80%) Middleware
3 11 (2.80%) SAP PI
4 9 (2.29%) REST
5 8 (2.04%) SOAP
6 5 (1.27%) IDoc
7 4 (1.02%) JDBC
7 4 (1.02%) SAPUI5
8 3 (0.76%) Node.js
8 3 (0.76%) React
9 2 (0.51%) SAP ALE
9 2 (0.51%) Web Services
9 2 (0.51%) XML
10 1 (0.25%) BAPI
10 1 (0.25%) JSON
10 1 (0.25%) OAuth
10 1 (0.25%) Visualforce
10 1 (0.25%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.33%) Greenfield Project
2 14 (3.56%) Onboarding
3 11 (2.80%) FMCG
3 11 (2.80%) Legacy Systems
4 10 (2.54%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (1.78%) Public Cloud
5 7 (1.78%) Replication
6 5 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (1.27%) Data Structures
6 5 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.27%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.27%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.02%) Social Media
8 3 (0.76%) Cloud Native
8 3 (0.76%) FPGA
8 3 (0.76%) Learning Management System
8 3 (0.76%) Life Science
8 3 (0.76%) Private Cloud
8 3 (0.76%) Verilog
8 3 (0.76%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.02%) Unix
1 4 (1.02%) VMS
1 4 (1.02%) Windows
2 3 (0.76%) Embedded Linux
2 3 (0.76%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (23.41%) ERP
2 73 (18.58%) Stakeholder Management
3 67 (17.05%) Migration
4 54 (13.74%) Data Migration
5 49 (12.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 47 (11.96%) Continuous Improvement
7 45 (11.45%) Problem-Solving
7 45 (11.45%) Process Improvement
8 43 (10.94%) Business Intelligence
9 38 (9.67%) Decision-Making
10 33 (8.40%) Agile
11 31 (7.89%) User Acceptance Testing
11 31 (7.89%) Validation
12 29 (7.38%) Workshop Facilitation
13 28 (7.12%) Logistics
14 26 (6.62%) Roadmaps
15 24 (6.11%) Data Modelling
16 23 (5.85%) Source to Pay
17 22 (5.60%) Analytics
17 22 (5.60%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (4.58%) SQL
2 17 (4.33%) ABAP
3 9 (2.29%) Java
4 4 (1.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (0.76%) C
5 3 (0.76%) C++
5 3 (0.76%) Embedded C
5 3 (0.76%) Embedded C++
5 3 (0.76%) Python
5 3 (0.76%) TypeScript
6 2 (0.51%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.25%) R
7 1 (0.25%) VB
7 1 (0.25%) VBA
Qualifications
1 159 (40.46%) Security Cleared
2 105 (26.72%) SC Cleared
3 57 (14.50%) DV Cleared
4 32 (8.14%) Degree
5 17 (4.33%) ACCA
6 16 (4.07%) CIMA
7 15 (3.82%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (2.29%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 5 (1.27%) ISTQB
10 5 (1.27%) PMP
11 4 (1.02%) ISEB
11 4 (1.02%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (1.02%) PMI Certification
12 3 (0.76%) CIPD
12 3 (0.76%) SAP Certification
13 2 (0.51%) HNC
13 2 (0.51%) HND
13 2 (0.51%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (4.07%) Data Quality
2 12 (3.05%) PMO
3 5 (1.27%) QA
4 4 (1.02%) GDPR
4 4 (1.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.76%) IFRS
6 2 (0.51%) GRC
6 2 (0.51%) 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 (0.51%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.25%) IAG
Systems Management
1 1 (0.25%) CEMLI
1 1 (0.25%) HP ALM
1 1 (0.25%) MOM
Vendors
1 54 (13.74%) Microsoft
2 53 (13.49%) Oracle
3 33 (8.40%) Ariba
4 15 (3.82%) Workday
5 13 (3.31%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.54%) Baan
7 6 (1.53%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.27%) Callidus
8 5 (1.27%) webMethods
9 4 (1.02%) Databricks
9 4 (1.02%) Google
9 4 (1.02%) Informatica
10 3 (0.76%) Adobe
10 3 (0.76%) Concur
10 3 (0.76%) ESRI
10 3 (0.76%) Intel
10 3 (0.76%) Xilinx
11 2 (0.51%) IBM
11 2 (0.51%) Siemens
11 2 (0.51%) SYSPRO