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 November 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
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 23 28
Rank change year-on-year -6 +5 +10
Contract jobs citing SAP 262 317 372
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 6.44% 7.70% 6.99%
As % of the Vendors category 12.31% 15.46% 13.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 183 231
10th Percentile £263 £401 £205
25th Percentile £441 £475 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £518
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +15.83% -2.72%
75th Percentile £650 £721 £621
90th Percentile £725 £788 £700
England median daily rate £565 £563 £550
% change year-on-year +0.44% +2.27% -3.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 8 21
10th Percentile - £23.70 £21.00
25th Percentile £14.75 £27.00 £26.25
Median hourly rate £24.75 £44.36 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year -44.20% -29.92% +40.64%
75th Percentile £86.94 £64.92 £67.75
90th Percentile £90.09 £78.66 £77.50
England median hourly rate £22.63 £35.36 £49.00
% change year-on-year -36.00% -27.84% +8.89%

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 2,128 2,050 2,816
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 52.27% 49.78% 52.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,451 1,308 1,771
10th Percentile £213 £260 £205
25th Percentile £384 £412 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +2.31% +2.63%
75th Percentile £595 £630 £606
90th Percentile £656 £688 £680
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 67 124
10th Percentile £14.00 £19.13 £16.08
25th Percentile £15.65 £24.18 £21.05
Median hourly rate £20.79 £56.75 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -63.36% +8.09% +68.54%
75th Percentile £40.65 £67.26 £66.30
90th Percentile £85.70 £72.70 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.00 £33.75 £44.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% -24.16% +64.81%

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025.

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 November 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 -18 110 £575 -4.17% 47
Berkshire -31 68 £650 +4.00% 30
West Sussex +3 57 £513 -0.34% 13
Surrey +28 55 £581 +29.19% 19
Hampshire -28 28 £523 -22.59% 21
Buckinghamshire +11 23 £410 +46.43% 8
Oxfordshire +1 18 £450 +5.88% 9
Kent 0 4 - - 2
East Sussex - 2 - - 1
Home Counties - 2 £700 -
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 5 (1.91%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.76%) CMS
2 2 (0.76%) NetWeaver
3 1 (0.38%) WebLogic
Applications
1 20 (7.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (3.05%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (3.05%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 86 (32.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (6.87%) SAP Payroll
3 15 (5.73%) SAP FI
3 15 (5.73%) SAP PSCD
4 14 (5.34%) SAP ERP
5 13 (4.96%) SAP BRIM
5 13 (4.96%) SAP Hybris
6 12 (4.58%) SAP CO
6 12 (4.58%) SAP HR
7 11 (4.20%) SAP FI/CO
8 9 (3.44%) SAP EWM
8 9 (3.44%) SAP HCM
9 8 (3.05%) SAP WM
10 7 (2.67%) SAP PM
11 6 (2.29%) SAP MDG
11 6 (2.29%) SAP MM
12 5 (1.91%) Dynamics CRM
12 5 (1.91%) NetSuite
12 5 (1.91%) SAP Oil and Gas
13 4 (1.53%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 17 (6.49%) Power Platform
2 16 (6.11%) Azure
3 13 (4.96%) AWS
3 13 (4.96%) SAP Commerce Cloud
4 12 (4.58%) SaaS
5 11 (4.20%) SuccessFactors
6 8 (3.05%) GCP
7 5 (1.91%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (1.53%) Tricentis Tosca
9 3 (1.15%) GitHub
9 3 (1.15%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (0.76%) iPaaS
10 2 (0.76%) Microsoft 365
10 2 (0.76%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 1 (0.38%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.38%) Entra ID
11 1 (0.38%) OCI
11 1 (0.38%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.38%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.15%) VPN
2 2 (0.76%) BGP
2 2 (0.76%) Firewall
2 2 (0.76%) Junos
2 2 (0.76%) OSPF
3 1 (0.38%) DHCP
3 1 (0.38%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (6.11%) Power BI
2 12 (4.58%) SAP HANA
3 8 (3.05%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
4 7 (2.67%) SAP Data Services
5 3 (1.15%) BusinessObjects
5 3 (1.15%) MySQL
5 3 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (1.15%) SAP BW
5 3 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (1.15%) Tableau
6 2 (0.76%) Tableau Desktop
6 2 (0.76%) Tableau Server
7 1 (0.38%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
7 1 (0.38%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.38%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.38%) QlikView
7 1 (0.38%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (3.44%) JIRA
2 4 (1.53%) Toad
3 3 (1.15%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.15%) JUnit
3 3 (1.15%) Storybook
General
1 102 (38.93%) Finance
2 97 (37.02%) Social Skills
3 65 (24.81%) Manufacturing
4 46 (17.56%) Public Sector
5 44 (16.79%) Telecoms
6 35 (13.36%) Analytical Skills
7 26 (9.92%) Electronics
8 20 (7.63%) Marketing
9 15 (5.73%) Aerospace
9 15 (5.73%) Billing
10 13 (4.96%) Pharmaceutical
11 11 (4.20%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (3.44%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (2.29%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (2.29%) French Language
14 4 (1.53%) Automotive
15 3 (1.15%) General Ledger
15 3 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 3 (1.15%) Legal
16 2 (0.76%) German Language
Job Titles
1 68 (25.95%) Consultant
2 62 (23.66%) SAP Consultant
3 37 (14.12%) Lead
4 25 (9.54%) Analyst
5 20 (7.63%) Architect
6 18 (6.87%) Senior
7 13 (4.96%) SAP Architect
8 12 (4.58%) Developer
8 12 (4.58%) Project Manager
8 12 (4.58%) Solutions Architect
9 11 (4.20%) Payroll Consultant
9 11 (4.20%) SAP Payroll Consultant
10 10 (3.82%) Functional Consultant
10 10 (3.82%) HR Consultant
10 10 (3.82%) SAP Functional Consultant
10 10 (3.82%) SAP HR Consultant
10 10 (3.82%) SAP HR/Payroll Consultant
11 9 (3.44%) SAP Manager
12 8 (3.05%) Administrator
13 7 (2.67%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (6.87%) SAP Fiori
2 12 (4.58%) Web Services
3 9 (3.44%) BAPI
4 4 (1.53%) RESTful
4 4 (1.53%) SAP PI
4 4 (1.53%) SAP Smart Forms
4 4 (1.53%) XML
5 3 (1.15%) CSS
5 3 (1.15%) HTML
5 3 (1.15%) Lightning Web Components
5 3 (1.15%) OAuth
5 3 (1.15%) React
5 3 (1.15%) SAP ALE
5 3 (1.15%) Spring
5 3 (1.15%) Spring Boot
5 3 (1.15%) Visualforce
5 3 (1.15%) Vitest
6 2 (0.76%) JWT
6 2 (0.76%) SAML
6 2 (0.76%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 9 (3.44%) Onboarding
2 7 (2.67%) Greenfield Project
3 6 (2.29%) Augmented Reality
3 6 (2.29%) Life Science
3 6 (2.29%) NHS
4 5 (1.91%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (1.91%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (1.91%) Renewable Energy
5 3 (1.15%) Data Structures
5 3 (1.15%) Distributed Systems
5 3 (1.15%) FMCG
5 3 (1.15%) Tandem
6 2 (0.76%) Client/Server
6 2 (0.76%) Clustering
6 2 (0.76%) CMDB
6 2 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (0.76%) Management Information System
6 2 (0.76%) Public Cloud
6 2 (0.76%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.58%) Windows
2 5 (1.91%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.15%) Linux
4 2 (0.76%) SUSE
4 2 (0.76%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (18.70%) Migration
2 46 (17.56%) ERP
3 38 (14.50%) Business Intelligence
4 37 (14.12%) Stakeholder Management
5 34 (12.98%) Agile
6 26 (9.92%) Data Migration
7 24 (9.16%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (9.16%) Programme Management
7 24 (9.16%) Workshop Facilitation
8 22 (8.40%) Decision-Making
9 21 (8.02%) Workflow
10 20 (7.63%) Digital Marketing
11 19 (7.25%) Project Management
12 18 (6.87%) CRM
13 17 (6.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 16 (6.11%) Revenue Management
14 16 (6.11%) User Acceptance Testing
15 15 (5.73%) DevOps
16 14 (5.34%) Data Modelling
16 14 (5.34%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 21 (8.02%) SQL
2 15 (5.73%) ABAP
3 9 (3.44%) Java
4 4 (1.53%) JavaScript
5 3 (1.15%) Apex Code
5 3 (1.15%) Python
5 3 (1.15%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.38%) C#
6 1 (0.38%) Korn
6 1 (0.38%) Perl
6 1 (0.38%) R
Qualifications
1 78 (29.77%) Security Cleared
2 59 (22.52%) SC Cleared
3 23 (8.78%) Degree
4 17 (6.49%) DV Cleared
5 11 (4.20%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (2.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (1.91%) SAP Certification
8 4 (1.53%) Master's Degree
9 3 (1.15%) ACCA
9 3 (1.15%) CIMA
10 2 (0.76%) CCA
10 2 (0.76%) ISEB
10 2 (0.76%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.76%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.76%) JNCIA
10 2 (0.76%) JNCIP
10 2 (0.76%) JNCIS
10 2 (0.76%) PMP
10 2 (0.76%) Six Sigma Black Belt
10 2 (0.76%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.82%) QA
2 9 (3.44%) PMO
3 8 (3.05%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.76%) GDPR
4 2 (0.76%) GRC
4 2 (0.76%) PMBOK
4 2 (0.76%) SLA
5 1 (0.38%) HIPAA
System Software
1 2 (0.76%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 30 (11.45%) Oracle
2 28 (10.69%) Microsoft
3 16 (6.11%) Salesforce
4 9 (3.44%) ServiceNow
5 8 (3.05%) Ariba
6 4 (1.53%) Workday
7 2 (0.76%) Atlassian
7 2 (0.76%) Cisco
7 2 (0.76%) Hyperion
7 2 (0.76%) Juniper
7 2 (0.76%) webMethods
8 1 (0.38%) Adobe
8 1 (0.38%) Google
8 1 (0.38%) HP
8 1 (0.38%) PeopleSoft
8 1 (0.38%) Sage
8 1 (0.38%) Siemens