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 July 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 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 27 23
Rank change year-on-year -4 -4 0
Contract jobs citing SAP 356 225 389
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 5.41% 6.61% 7.24%
As % of the Vendors category 12.58% 12.31% 15.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 220 131 206
10th Percentile £354 £209 £381
25th Percentile £463 £425 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £536 £602
Median % change year-on-year +2.61% -11.00% +16.17%
75th Percentile £656 £659 £735
90th Percentile £776 £700 £788
England median daily rate £575 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 15 26
10th Percentile £16.85 - £20.67
25th Percentile £26.81 £14.75 £26.03
Median hourly rate £55.00 £19.91 £47.15
Median % change year-on-year +176.24% -57.77% -12.28%
75th Percentile £90.47 £31.28 £61.60
90th Percentile £110.20 £65.50 £62.05
England median hourly rate £31.38 £29.33 £33.00
% change year-on-year +6.97% -11.12% -32.65%

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 2,830 1,828 2,541
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 43.04% 53.67% 47.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,820 1,194 1,520
10th Percentile £281 £211 £260
25th Percentile £425 £375 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £500 £518
Median % change year-on-year +3.65% -3.48% +3.60%
75th Percentile £605 £600 £613
90th Percentile £694 £650 £700
England median daily rate £510 £510 £520
% change year-on-year - -1.92% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 203 119 159
10th Percentile £16.10 £14.20 £13.80
25th Percentile £26.81 £15.25 £20.75
Median hourly rate £55.00 £19.91 £55.08
Median % change year-on-year +176.24% -63.85% +22.39%
75th Percentile £85.00 £42.36 £61.30
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.20 £70.00
England median hourly rate £35.50 £25.15 £26.03
% change year-on-year +41.15% -3.38% -30.59%

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 July 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 July 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 July 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 -18 154 £588 -2.08% 54
Berkshire +4 132 £638 -1.92% 22
Surrey -10 60 £581 +9.52% 13
West Sussex -1 59 £470 -8.29% 7
Hampshire +1 57 £550 +48.65% 6
Buckinghamshire -33 17 £314 -2.18% 6
Kent +9 9 £625 - 3
Oxfordshire -42 6 £540 +20.00% 26
Home Counties -2 1 - -
Middlesex - 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 7 (1.97%) CMS
2 4 (1.12%) NetWeaver
2 4 (1.12%) SAP EP
3 3 (0.84%) Confluence
3 3 (0.84%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.56%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.28%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.28%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.28%) MS Project Server
5 1 (0.28%) SAS
5 1 (0.28%) WebLogic
Applications
1 22 (6.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.81%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 127 (35.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 31 (8.71%) SAP PSCD
3 10 (2.81%) SAP BRIM
3 10 (2.81%) SAP Hybris
3 10 (2.81%) SAP Payroll
3 10 (2.81%) SAP SD
4 9 (2.53%) iTrent
4 9 (2.53%) SAP Business One
5 8 (2.25%) SAP ERP
5 8 (2.25%) SAP IBP
5 8 (2.25%) Teamcenter
6 7 (1.97%) SAP FI
7 6 (1.69%) SAP EWM
7 6 (1.69%) SAP MM
8 5 (1.40%) SAP HCM
8 5 (1.40%) SAP PP
9 4 (1.12%) SAP CRM
9 4 (1.12%) SAP FI-CA
9 4 (1.12%) SAP GTS
9 4 (1.12%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 32 (8.99%) SuccessFactors
2 28 (7.87%) Power Platform
3 27 (7.58%) Azure
4 12 (3.37%) SAP Commerce Cloud
5 9 (2.53%) SaaS
6 7 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (1.69%) GCP
8 5 (1.40%) Boomi
9 4 (1.12%) AWS
10 3 (0.84%) Smartsheet
11 2 (0.56%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.56%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.56%) SAP Fieldglass
12 1 (0.28%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.28%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (0.28%) Dynamics 365
12 1 (0.28%) Entra ID
12 1 (0.28%) iPaaS
12 1 (0.28%) PowerApps
12 1 (0.28%) Salsify
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.28%) Broadband
1 1 (0.28%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (7.30%) Power BI
2 8 (2.25%) Oracle Reports
2 8 (2.25%) SAP Data Services
3 6 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.40%) BusinessObjects
4 5 (1.40%) SAP BW
4 5 (1.40%) Tableau
5 3 (0.84%) GIS
5 3 (0.84%) SAP HANA
6 2 (0.56%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.56%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 2 (0.56%) Qlik Sense
6 2 (0.56%) QlikView
7 1 (0.28%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.28%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.28%) Semantic Layer
7 1 (0.28%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.28%) Tableau Desktop
7 1 (0.28%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 11 (3.09%) JIRA
2 3 (0.84%) Toad
3 2 (0.56%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.28%) Git
4 1 (0.28%) Hudson
4 1 (0.28%) Postman
4 1 (0.28%) TestDirector
4 1 (0.28%) TestRail
General
1 109 (30.62%) Finance
2 102 (28.65%) Social Skills
3 43 (12.08%) Public Sector
4 34 (9.55%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (6.18%) Manufacturing
6 16 (4.49%) Legal
7 15 (4.21%) Aerospace
7 15 (4.21%) Billing
8 12 (3.37%) Telecoms
9 10 (2.81%) General Ledger
9 10 (2.81%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (2.25%) Retail
11 6 (1.69%) Automotive
11 6 (1.69%) Military
12 5 (1.40%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.12%) Banking
14 3 (0.84%) Marketing
15 2 (0.56%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 2 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 106 (29.78%) Consultant
2 91 (25.56%) SAP Consultant
3 48 (13.48%) Lead
4 46 (12.92%) Analyst
5 43 (12.08%) Senior
6 33 (9.27%) Architect
7 26 (7.30%) Senior Manager
8 20 (5.62%) Data Migration Lead
8 20 (5.62%) SAP Manager
9 19 (5.34%) Functional Consultant
9 19 (5.34%) SAP Functional Consultant
9 19 (5.34%) Solutions Architect
10 18 (5.06%) Data Analyst
11 17 (4.78%) Category Manager
11 17 (4.78%) Senior Category Manager
12 16 (4.49%) IT Manager
13 15 (4.21%) IT Services Manager
13 15 (4.21%) Project Manager
13 15 (4.21%) Senior IT Manager
13 15 (4.21%) Senior Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.49%) Oracle Fusion
2 13 (3.65%) SAP Fiori
2 13 (3.65%) SAP PI
3 10 (2.81%) EDI
3 10 (2.81%) Middleware
4 8 (2.25%) REST
5 7 (1.97%) SOAP
6 6 (1.69%) SAPUI5
7 5 (1.40%) IDoc
8 4 (1.12%) JDBC
9 3 (0.84%) BAPI
9 3 (0.84%) Node.js
9 3 (0.84%) React
9 3 (0.84%) SAP ALE
10 2 (0.56%) XML
11 1 (0.28%) JSON
11 1 (0.28%) OAuth
11 1 (0.28%) OAuth2
11 1 (0.28%) Swagger
11 1 (0.28%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.06%) Greenfield Project
2 17 (4.78%) Onboarding
3 10 (2.81%) Legacy Systems
4 9 (2.53%) FMCG
5 8 (2.25%) Data Protection Act
5 8 (2.25%) Product Ownership
5 8 (2.25%) Replication
6 7 (1.97%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.40%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.84%) Cloud Native
8 3 (0.84%) FPGA
8 3 (0.84%) Verilog
8 3 (0.84%) VHDL
8 3 (0.84%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.56%) Algorithms
9 2 (0.56%) Enterprise Cloud
9 2 (0.56%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.56%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 2 (0.56%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.12%) Unix
1 4 (1.12%) VMS
1 4 (1.12%) Windows
2 3 (0.84%) Embedded Linux
2 3 (0.84%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (23.03%) ERP
2 72 (20.22%) Migration
3 56 (15.73%) Stakeholder Management
4 52 (14.61%) Data Migration
5 41 (11.52%) Continuous Improvement
5 41 (11.52%) Problem-Solving
6 40 (11.24%) Business Intelligence
6 40 (11.24%) Process Improvement
7 34 (9.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 33 (9.27%) Agile
9 31 (8.71%) Decision-Making
9 31 (8.71%) User Acceptance Testing
9 31 (8.71%) Validation
10 25 (7.02%) Data Modelling
10 25 (7.02%) Project Management
11 23 (6.46%) Logistics
12 22 (6.18%) Workshop Facilitation
13 20 (5.62%) Project Delivery
14 19 (5.34%) Data Analysis
15 18 (5.06%) Source to Pay
Programming Languages
1 18 (5.06%) ABAP
2 15 (4.21%) SQL
3 10 (2.81%) Java
4 4 (1.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (0.84%) C
5 3 (0.84%) C++
5 3 (0.84%) Embedded C
5 3 (0.84%) Embedded C++
5 3 (0.84%) PL/SQL
5 3 (0.84%) Python
5 3 (0.84%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.28%) R
6 1 (0.28%) VB
6 1 (0.28%) VBA
Qualifications
1 146 (41.01%) Security Cleared
2 106 (29.78%) SC Cleared
3 46 (12.92%) DV Cleared
4 32 (8.99%) Degree
5 17 (4.78%) ACCA
6 16 (4.49%) CIMA
7 15 (4.21%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (2.25%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 7 (1.97%) PMP
10 6 (1.69%) PMI Certification
11 4 (1.12%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.84%) ISEB
12 3 (0.84%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 2 (0.56%) Master's Degree
14 1 (0.28%) Computer Science Degree
14 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.28%) PgMP
14 1 (0.28%) Six Sigma Black Belt
14 1 (0.28%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.81%) Data Quality
2 9 (2.53%) PMO
2 9 (2.53%) QA
3 4 (1.12%) GDPR
4 3 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (0.56%) ITGC
6 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.28%) GRC
6 1 (0.28%) GxP
6 1 (0.28%) IFRS
6 1 (0.28%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.28%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.56%) CEMLI
2 1 (0.28%) HP ALM
2 1 (0.28%) MOM
Vendors
1 48 (13.48%) Oracle
2 38 (10.67%) Microsoft
3 28 (7.87%) Ariba
4 14 (3.93%) Salesforce
4 14 (3.93%) Workday
5 9 (2.53%) Baan
6 6 (1.69%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.40%) Callidus
7 5 (1.40%) webMethods
8 4 (1.12%) Adobe
8 4 (1.12%) Concur
8 4 (1.12%) Google
8 4 (1.12%) Informatica
8 4 (1.12%) Sage
9 3 (0.84%) ESRI
9 3 (0.84%) IBM
9 3 (0.84%) Intel
9 3 (0.84%) Xilinx
10 2 (0.56%) Siemens
10 2 (0.56%) SYSPRO