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 21 August 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
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 26 17
Rank change year-on-year -5 -9 +7
Contract jobs citing SAP 378 229 397
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 5.65% 6.50% 8.23%
As % of the Vendors category 12.95% 12.47% 16.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 229 144 220
10th Percentile £387 £252 £311
25th Percentile £470 £425 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £625
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -16.00% +21.36%
75th Percentile £656 £700 £736
90th Percentile £788 £723 £788
England median daily rate £575 £560 £575
% change year-on-year +2.68% -2.61% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 12 23
10th Percentile £18.09 - £23.41
25th Percentile £29.44 £14.75 £27.00
Median hourly rate £73.60 £15.50 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +374.84% -73.41% +8.47%
75th Percentile £101.94 £22.98 £61.60
90th Percentile £111.28 £30.00 £62.32
England median hourly rate £30.00 £22.63 £35.36
% change year-on-year +32.57% -36.00% -21.42%

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 2,918 1,837 2,337
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 43.65% 52.13% 48.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,830 1,226 1,420
10th Percentile £281 £208 £250
25th Percentile £425 £365 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.50% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £634
90th Percentile £700 £650 £700
England median daily rate £513 £502 £525
% change year-on-year +2.07% -4.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 236 117 136
10th Percentile £15.50 £14.20 £14.50
25th Percentile £20.88 £15.25 £25.21
Median hourly rate £52.00 £19.00 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +173.68% -66.87% +27.44%
75th Percentile £77.50 £40.65 £61.38
90th Percentile £88.00 £76.65 £70.00
England median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £29.00
% change year-on-year +29.22% -13.28% -26.68%

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 21 August 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 21 August 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 21 August 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 -15 159 £600 -7.69% 44
Berkshire 0 138 £638 -1.92% 27
Hampshire +14 69 £525 +50.00% 17
Surrey -9 62 £581 +10.57% 14
West Sussex -3 56 £470 -8.56% 7
Buckinghamshire -32 17 £375 +44.79% 8
Kent - 13 £648 - 10
Oxfordshire -46 5 £540 +20.00% 9
Middlesex - 3 - - 4
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 (2.38%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.79%) CMS
2 3 (0.79%) NetWeaver
2 3 (0.79%) SAP EP
3 2 (0.53%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.53%) Confluence
4 1 (0.26%) FactoryTalk
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.26%) SAS
4 1 (0.26%) WebLogic
Applications
1 28 (7.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (3.17%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 130 (34.39%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (7.67%) SAP PSCD
3 11 (2.91%) SAP Payroll
4 10 (2.65%) SAP SD
5 9 (2.38%) iTrent
5 9 (2.38%) SAP BRIM
5 9 (2.38%) SAP Business One
6 8 (2.12%) SAP Hybris
6 8 (2.12%) Teamcenter
7 7 (1.85%) SAP FI
7 7 (1.85%) SAP IBP
7 7 (1.85%) SAP MM
8 6 (1.59%) SAP EWM
8 6 (1.59%) SAP PP
9 4 (1.06%) SAP ERP
9 4 (1.06%) SAP GTS
9 4 (1.06%) SAP HCM
9 4 (1.06%) SAP MDG
9 4 (1.06%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 4 (1.06%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 37 (9.79%) Power Platform
2 34 (8.99%) SuccessFactors
3 26 (6.88%) Azure
4 10 (2.65%) SAP Commerce Cloud
5 8 (2.12%) SaaS
6 7 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.32%) Boomi
8 4 (1.06%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (0.79%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (0.79%) GCP
9 3 (0.79%) SAP Fieldglass
9 3 (0.79%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.53%) Copilot Studio
10 2 (0.53%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.53%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.53%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.26%) AWS
11 1 (0.26%) Azure Logic Apps
11 1 (0.26%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.79%) Broadband
2 1 (0.26%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (8.47%) Power BI
2 7 (1.85%) Oracle Reports
2 7 (1.85%) SAP Data Services
3 6 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.59%) SAP BW
3 6 (1.59%) Tableau
4 5 (1.32%) BusinessObjects
5 4 (1.06%) GIS
6 3 (0.79%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.53%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.53%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (0.53%) QlikView
8 1 (0.26%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.26%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.26%) Metadata
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.26%) Semantic Layer
8 1 (0.26%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.26%) Tableau Desktop
8 1 (0.26%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 10 (2.65%) JIRA
2 2 (0.53%) Toad
3 1 (0.26%) Git
3 1 (0.26%) Hudson
3 1 (0.26%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.26%) Postman
3 1 (0.26%) TestDirector
3 1 (0.26%) TestRail
General
1 113 (29.89%) Finance
2 107 (28.31%) Social Skills
3 43 (11.38%) Public Sector
4 37 (9.79%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (9.79%) Manufacturing
5 19 (5.03%) Aerospace
6 17 (4.50%) Legal
7 12 (3.17%) Automotive
7 12 (3.17%) Billing
7 12 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
7 12 (3.17%) Telecoms
8 11 (2.91%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (2.65%) General Ledger
10 8 (2.12%) Retail
11 5 (1.32%) Military
11 5 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.06%) Banking
13 3 (0.79%) Marketing
14 2 (0.53%) Aviation
14 2 (0.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 117 (30.95%) Consultant
2 100 (26.46%) SAP Consultant
3 55 (14.55%) Lead
4 45 (11.90%) Senior
5 44 (11.64%) Analyst
6 36 (9.52%) Architect
7 26 (6.88%) Senior Manager
8 21 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
9 20 (5.29%) Functional Consultant
9 20 (5.29%) SAP Functional Consultant
9 20 (5.29%) SAP Manager
10 18 (4.76%) SAP Architect
11 17 (4.50%) Data Migration Lead
12 16 (4.23%) Category Manager
12 16 (4.23%) Data Analyst
12 16 (4.23%) Senior Category Manager
13 15 (3.97%) IT Manager
13 15 (3.97%) IT Services Manager
13 15 (3.97%) Senior IT Manager
13 15 (3.97%) Senior Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.76%) Oracle Fusion
2 12 (3.17%) SAP Fiori
3 11 (2.91%) EDI
3 11 (2.91%) Middleware
3 11 (2.91%) SAP PI
4 9 (2.38%) REST
4 9 (2.38%) SOAP
5 5 (1.32%) IDoc
6 4 (1.06%) JDBC
6 4 (1.06%) SAPUI5
7 3 (0.79%) Node.js
7 3 (0.79%) React
7 3 (0.79%) SAP ALE
8 2 (0.53%) Web Services
8 2 (0.53%) XML
9 1 (0.26%) BAPI
9 1 (0.26%) JSON
9 1 (0.26%) OAuth
9 1 (0.26%) Visualforce
9 1 (0.26%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.50%) Greenfield Project
2 14 (3.70%) Onboarding
3 11 (2.91%) FMCG
3 11 (2.91%) Legacy Systems
4 8 (2.12%) Data Protection Act
4 8 (2.12%) Replication
5 7 (1.85%) Public Cloud
6 6 (1.59%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.06%) Management Information System
8 3 (0.79%) Cloud Native
8 3 (0.79%) Data Structures
8 3 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (0.79%) FPGA
8 3 (0.79%) Life Science
8 3 (0.79%) Private Cloud
8 3 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.79%) Social Media
8 3 (0.79%) Verilog
8 3 (0.79%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.06%) Unix
1 4 (1.06%) VMS
1 4 (1.06%) Windows
2 3 (0.79%) Embedded Linux
2 3 (0.79%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (22.75%) ERP
2 67 (17.72%) Migration
3 64 (16.93%) Stakeholder Management
4 54 (14.29%) Data Migration
5 47 (12.43%) Continuous Improvement
6 45 (11.90%) Problem-Solving
6 45 (11.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 44 (11.64%) Process Improvement
8 42 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
9 35 (9.26%) Decision-Making
10 31 (8.20%) Agile
11 30 (7.94%) User Acceptance Testing
12 28 (7.41%) Logistics
12 28 (7.41%) Validation
13 27 (7.14%) Workshop Facilitation
14 26 (6.88%) Data Modelling
15 21 (5.56%) Project Management
15 21 (5.56%) Roadmaps
16 20 (5.29%) Project Delivery
17 19 (5.03%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 18 (4.76%) SQL
2 17 (4.50%) ABAP
3 9 (2.38%) Java
4 4 (1.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (0.79%) C
5 3 (0.79%) C++
5 3 (0.79%) Embedded C
5 3 (0.79%) Embedded C++
5 3 (0.79%) Python
5 3 (0.79%) TypeScript
6 2 (0.53%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.26%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.26%) R
7 1 (0.26%) VB
7 1 (0.26%) VBA
Qualifications
1 156 (41.27%) Security Cleared
2 105 (27.78%) SC Cleared
3 54 (14.29%) DV Cleared
4 31 (8.20%) Degree
5 17 (4.50%) ACCA
6 16 (4.23%) CIMA
7 15 (3.97%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (2.38%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 5 (1.32%) ISTQB
10 5 (1.32%) PMP
11 4 (1.06%) ISEB
11 4 (1.06%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (1.06%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.53%) CIPD
12 2 (0.53%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.53%) SAP Certification
13 1 (0.26%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.26%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (4.23%) Data Quality
2 11 (2.91%) PMO
3 6 (1.59%) QA
4 4 (1.06%) GDPR
4 4 (1.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.79%) IFRS
6 2 (0.53%) GRC
6 2 (0.53%) ITGC
7 1 (0.26%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.26%) GAAP
7 1 (0.26%) GxP
7 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (0.53%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.26%) IAG
Systems Management
1 1 (0.26%) CEMLI
1 1 (0.26%) HP ALM
1 1 (0.26%) MOM
Vendors
1 51 (13.49%) Microsoft
1 51 (13.49%) Oracle
2 28 (7.41%) Ariba
3 15 (3.97%) Workday
4 14 (3.70%) Salesforce
5 10 (2.65%) Baan
6 5 (1.32%) Callidus
6 5 (1.32%) ServiceNow
6 5 (1.32%) webMethods
7 4 (1.06%) Databricks
7 4 (1.06%) ESRI
7 4 (1.06%) Google
7 4 (1.06%) Informatica
8 3 (0.79%) Adobe
8 3 (0.79%) Concur
8 3 (0.79%) Intel
8 3 (0.79%) Xilinx
9 2 (0.53%) IBM
9 2 (0.53%) Siemens
9 2 (0.53%) SYSPRO