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 29 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
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 25 20
Rank change year-on-year -7 -5 +4
Contract jobs citing SAP 362 235 392
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 5.51% 6.78% 7.65%
As % of the Vendors category 12.68% 12.77% 16.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 137 212
10th Percentile £355 £253 £363
25th Percentile £463 £425 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £616
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -14.81% +18.97%
75th Percentile £652 £688 £735
90th Percentile £782 £700 £788
England median daily rate £575 £555 £575
% change year-on-year +3.60% -3.48% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 15 25
10th Percentile £18.27 - £20.25
25th Percentile £30.38 £14.75 £26.03
Median hourly rate £73.60 £19.91 £55.80
Median % change year-on-year +269.66% -64.32% -10.72%
75th Percentile £101.75 £31.28 £61.60
90th Percentile £110.75 £65.50 £62.14
England median hourly rate £31.86 £27.31 £35.18
% change year-on-year +16.69% -22.38% -28.20%

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 2,854 1,840 2,437
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 43.45% 53.10% 47.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,812 1,212 1,464
10th Percentile £281 £209 £263
25th Percentile £425 £375 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £605 £600 £625
90th Percentile £695 £650 £700
England median daily rate £510 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +0.49% -3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 215 116 149
10th Percentile £16.50 £14.20 £14.40
25th Percentile £29.72 £15.13 £20.75
Median hourly rate £58.74 £19.46 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +201.90% -66.08% +27.44%
75th Percentile £85.00 £40.39 £61.30
90th Percentile £88.00 £77.38 £70.00
England median hourly rate £35.71 £25.15 £28.00
% change year-on-year +41.99% -10.18% -29.20%

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 29 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 29 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 29 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 -19 153 £600 - 54
Berkshire +1 133 £644 -0.96% 29
Surrey -9 61 £581 +10.67% 13
Hampshire +11 60 £525 +41.89% 12
West Sussex 0 60 £470 -8.43% 5
Buckinghamshire -34 17 £313 -2.49% 3
Kent +10 10 £625 - 4
Oxfordshire -41 4 £540 +20.00% 23
Middlesex - 2 - - 2
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 7 (1.93%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.66%) CMS
3 4 (1.10%) NetWeaver
3 4 (1.10%) SAP EP
4 2 (0.55%) Confluence
5 1 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.28%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.28%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.28%) SAS
5 1 (0.28%) WebLogic
Applications
1 24 (6.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (3.04%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 127 (35.08%) SAP S/4HANA
2 30 (8.29%) SAP PSCD
3 10 (2.76%) SAP BRIM
3 10 (2.76%) SAP Hybris
3 10 (2.76%) SAP Payroll
3 10 (2.76%) SAP SD
4 9 (2.49%) iTrent
4 9 (2.49%) SAP Business One
5 8 (2.21%) SAP IBP
5 8 (2.21%) Teamcenter
6 7 (1.93%) SAP ERP
7 6 (1.66%) SAP EWM
7 6 (1.66%) SAP MM
8 5 (1.38%) SAP FI
8 5 (1.38%) SAP HCM
8 5 (1.38%) SAP PP
9 4 (1.10%) SAP CRM
9 4 (1.10%) SAP GTS
9 4 (1.10%) SAP MDG
9 4 (1.10%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 33 (9.12%) SuccessFactors
2 32 (8.84%) Power Platform
3 28 (7.73%) Azure
4 12 (3.31%) SAP Commerce Cloud
5 9 (2.49%) SaaS
6 7 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (1.66%) GCP
8 5 (1.38%) Boomi
9 4 (1.10%) AWS
10 3 (0.83%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.83%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (0.83%) Smartsheet
11 2 (0.55%) Entra ID
11 2 (0.55%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.55%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.55%) SAP Fieldglass
12 1 (0.28%) Azure Monitor
12 1 (0.28%) iPaaS
12 1 (0.28%) PowerApps
12 1 (0.28%) Salsify
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.55%) Broadband
2 1 (0.28%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (7.73%) Power BI
2 8 (2.21%) SAP Data Services
3 7 (1.93%) Oracle Reports
4 6 (1.66%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.66%) SAP BW
4 6 (1.66%) Tableau
5 5 (1.38%) BusinessObjects
6 3 (0.83%) GIS
6 3 (0.83%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.55%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.55%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (0.55%) QlikView
8 1 (0.28%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.28%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.28%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.28%) Semantic Layer
8 1 (0.28%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.28%) Tableau Desktop
8 1 (0.28%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 11 (3.04%) JIRA
2 2 (0.55%) Toad
3 1 (0.28%) Git
3 1 (0.28%) Hudson
3 1 (0.28%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.28%) Postman
3 1 (0.28%) TestDirector
3 1 (0.28%) TestRail
General
1 114 (31.49%) Finance
2 104 (28.73%) Social Skills
3 43 (11.88%) Public Sector
4 37 (10.22%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (7.18%) Manufacturing
6 19 (5.25%) Aerospace
7 16 (4.42%) Legal
8 14 (3.87%) Billing
9 13 (3.59%) Telecoms
10 12 (3.31%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (2.49%) General Ledger
12 8 (2.21%) Automotive
12 8 (2.21%) Retail
13 7 (1.93%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (1.38%) Military
15 4 (1.10%) Banking
16 3 (0.83%) Marketing
16 3 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
17 2 (0.55%) Documentation Skills
17 2 (0.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 106 (29.28%) Consultant
2 92 (25.41%) SAP Consultant
3 51 (14.09%) Lead
4 46 (12.71%) Analyst
5 43 (11.88%) Senior
6 35 (9.67%) Architect
7 26 (7.18%) Senior Manager
8 20 (5.52%) Data Migration Lead
8 20 (5.52%) Functional Consultant
8 20 (5.52%) SAP Functional Consultant
8 20 (5.52%) SAP Manager
8 20 (5.52%) Solutions Architect
9 19 (5.25%) Data Analyst
10 16 (4.42%) Category Manager
10 16 (4.42%) Senior Category Manager
11 15 (4.14%) IT Manager
11 15 (4.14%) IT Services Manager
11 15 (4.14%) SAP Architect
11 15 (4.14%) Senior IT Manager
11 15 (4.14%) Senior Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.97%) Oracle Fusion
2 13 (3.59%) SAP Fiori
2 13 (3.59%) SAP PI
3 11 (3.04%) EDI
4 10 (2.76%) Middleware
5 9 (2.49%) REST
6 8 (2.21%) SOAP
7 6 (1.66%) SAPUI5
8 5 (1.38%) IDoc
9 4 (1.10%) JDBC
10 3 (0.83%) Node.js
10 3 (0.83%) React
10 3 (0.83%) SAP ALE
11 2 (0.55%) XML
12 1 (0.28%) BAPI
12 1 (0.28%) JSON
12 1 (0.28%) OAuth
12 1 (0.28%) Swagger
12 1 (0.28%) Web Dynpro
12 1 (0.28%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 18 (4.97%) Greenfield Project
2 17 (4.70%) Onboarding
3 11 (3.04%) Legacy Systems
4 10 (2.76%) FMCG
5 8 (2.21%) Data Protection Act
5 8 (2.21%) Product Ownership
5 8 (2.21%) Replication
6 7 (1.93%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.38%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.83%) Cloud Native
9 3 (0.83%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.83%) FPGA
9 3 (0.83%) Verilog
9 3 (0.83%) VHDL
9 3 (0.83%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.55%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.55%) Life Science
10 2 (0.55%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.10%) Unix
1 4 (1.10%) VMS
1 4 (1.10%) Windows
2 3 (0.83%) Embedded Linux
2 3 (0.83%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (23.20%) ERP
2 73 (20.17%) Migration
3 59 (16.30%) Stakeholder Management
4 54 (14.92%) Data Migration
5 45 (12.43%) Continuous Improvement
6 43 (11.88%) Process Improvement
7 42 (11.60%) Problem-Solving
8 40 (11.05%) Business Intelligence
9 39 (10.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 35 (9.67%) Agile
11 33 (9.12%) Decision-Making
12 32 (8.84%) Validation
13 31 (8.56%) User Acceptance Testing
14 26 (7.18%) Data Modelling
15 25 (6.91%) Logistics
16 24 (6.63%) Project Management
16 24 (6.63%) Workshop Facilitation
17 20 (5.52%) Project Delivery
18 19 (5.25%) Data Analysis
18 19 (5.25%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 18 (4.97%) ABAP
2 15 (4.14%) SQL
3 10 (2.76%) Java
4 4 (1.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (0.83%) C
5 3 (0.83%) C++
5 3 (0.83%) Embedded C
5 3 (0.83%) Embedded C++
5 3 (0.83%) Python
5 3 (0.83%) TypeScript
6 2 (0.55%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.28%) R
7 1 (0.28%) VB
7 1 (0.28%) VBA
Qualifications
1 155 (42.82%) Security Cleared
2 111 (30.66%) SC Cleared
3 49 (13.54%) DV Cleared
4 31 (8.56%) Degree
5 17 (4.70%) ACCA
6 16 (4.42%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (4.42%) CIMA
7 9 (2.49%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.93%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 5 (1.38%) ISTQB
9 5 (1.38%) PMP
10 4 (1.10%) ISEB
10 4 (1.10%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 4 (1.10%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.55%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.28%) APMG
12 1 (0.28%) CISA
12 1 (0.28%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (0.28%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.04%) Data Quality
2 10 (2.76%) PMO
3 8 (2.21%) QA
4 4 (1.10%) GDPR
4 4 (1.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (0.55%) IFRS
5 2 (0.55%) ITGC
6 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.28%) GAAP
6 1 (0.28%) GRC
6 1 (0.28%) GxP
6 1 (0.28%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (0.55%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.28%) CEMLI
1 1 (0.28%) HP ALM
1 1 (0.28%) MOM
Vendors
1 51 (14.09%) Oracle
2 47 (12.98%) Microsoft
3 27 (7.46%) Ariba
4 15 (4.14%) Workday
5 13 (3.59%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.76%) Baan
7 8 (2.21%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.38%) Callidus
8 5 (1.38%) webMethods
9 4 (1.10%) Adobe
9 4 (1.10%) Google
9 4 (1.10%) Informatica
10 3 (0.83%) Concur
10 3 (0.83%) ESRI
10 3 (0.83%) IBM
10 3 (0.83%) Intel
10 3 (0.83%) Sage
10 3 (0.83%) Xilinx
11 2 (0.55%) Siemens
11 2 (0.55%) SYSPRO