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 10 October 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
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 30 21
Rank change year-on-year +1 -9 +7
Contract jobs citing SAP 393 198 356
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 6.03% 5.54% 8.23%
As % of the Vendors category 13.65% 10.66% 16.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 122 186
10th Percentile £310 £251 £400
25th Percentile £459 £421 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £517 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.50% -13.88% +15.83%
75th Percentile £650 £600 £725
90th Percentile £775 £722 £800
England median daily rate £560 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -2.61% - +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 12 14
10th Percentile £19.26 - £27.00
25th Percentile £46.74 £14.75 £36.97
Median hourly rate £97.23 £15.50 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +527.29% -74.84% -2.83%
75th Percentile £108.00 £28.38 -
90th Percentile £114.95 £32.10 £71.16
England median hourly rate £24.19 £22.32 £42.50
% change year-on-year +8.40% -47.49% +5.59%

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 2,879 1,858 2,119
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 44.17% 52.03% 48.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,712 1,249 1,294
10th Percentile £263 £204 £250
25th Percentile £425 £358 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £610 £588 £628
90th Percentile £680 £650 £700
England median daily rate £515 £507 £525
% change year-on-year +1.58% -3.43% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 278 117 76
10th Percentile £14.05 £14.12 £16.13
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.50 £25.31
Median hourly rate £35.22 £20.75 £57.00
Median % change year-on-year +69.73% -63.59% +12.40%
75th Percentile £70.00 £34.83 £66.26
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.25 £70.00
England median hourly rate £25.75 £25.08 £35.00
% change year-on-year +2.69% -28.36% -20.18%

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 10 October 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 10 October 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 10 October 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 -5 155 £575 +20.67% 156
Berkshire +13 124 £625 -0.99% 107
Hampshire +12 74 £525 +48.94% 55
West Sussex -4 65 £459 -10.44% 27
Surrey -1 64 £581 +1.04% 49
Buckinghamshire -21 26 £350 +30.60% 27
Kent - 23 £650 - 19
Oxfordshire -36 6 £540 +20.00% 25
Middlesex - 5 - - 5
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 4 (1.02%) NetWeaver
3 3 (0.76%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.76%) CMS
4 2 (0.51%) Confluence
4 2 (0.51%) SAP EP
5 1 (0.25%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.25%) SAS
5 1 (0.25%) WebLogic
Applications
1 31 (7.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (3.05%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 125 (31.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 34 (8.65%) SAP PSCD
3 17 (4.33%) SAP BRIM
4 16 (4.07%) SAP Hybris
5 15 (3.82%) SAP Payroll
6 14 (3.56%) SAP FI
6 14 (3.56%) Teamcenter
7 9 (2.29%) SAP HCM
8 8 (2.04%) SAP FI-CA
8 8 (2.04%) SAP MM
9 7 (1.78%) SAP PP
10 6 (1.53%) SAP MDG
10 6 (1.53%) SAP SD
11 5 (1.27%) SAP Business One
11 5 (1.27%) SAP ERP
12 4 (1.02%) iTrent
12 4 (1.02%) SAP GTS
12 4 (1.02%) SAP HR
12 4 (1.02%) SAP Oil and Gas
12 4 (1.02%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 35 (8.91%) Power Platform
2 26 (6.62%) Azure
3 25 (6.36%) SuccessFactors
4 20 (5.09%) SAP Commerce Cloud
5 8 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (1.53%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (1.27%) SaaS
8 4 (1.02%) Copilot Studio
8 4 (1.02%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (1.02%) SAP Fieldglass
9 3 (0.76%) Boomi
9 3 (0.76%) GCP
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%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.25%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 1 (0.25%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.27%) Broadband
2 1 (0.25%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.63%) Power BI
2 7 (1.78%) SAP Data Services
3 6 (1.53%) BusinessObjects
3 6 (1.53%) SAP BW
3 6 (1.53%) Tableau
4 5 (1.27%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.76%) GIS
7 2 (0.51%) Power Query
7 2 (0.51%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.25%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.25%) Metadata
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.25%) Tableau Desktop
8 1 (0.25%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 10 (2.54%) JIRA
2 2 (0.51%) Toad
3 1 (0.25%) Git
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.25%) Postman
3 1 (0.25%) TestRail
General
1 136 (34.61%) Finance
2 131 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 71 (18.07%) Manufacturing
4 48 (12.21%) Public Sector
5 47 (11.96%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (5.85%) Aerospace
7 19 (4.83%) Billing
7 19 (4.83%) Legal
7 19 (4.83%) Telecoms
8 16 (4.07%) Influencing Skills
8 16 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (3.31%) Automotive
10 11 (2.80%) General Ledger
11 9 (2.29%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (2.29%) Retail
12 6 (1.53%) Banking
13 5 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.76%) Marketing
15 2 (0.51%) Aviation
16 1 (0.25%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 131 (33.33%) Consultant
2 110 (27.99%) SAP Consultant
3 47 (11.96%) Lead
4 41 (10.43%) Analyst
4 41 (10.43%) Architect
5 35 (8.91%) Functional Consultant
6 34 (8.65%) Senior
7 33 (8.40%) SAP Functional Consultant
8 28 (7.12%) Solutions Architect
9 24 (6.11%) Senior Manager
10 20 (5.09%) SAP Architect
11 18 (4.58%) Business Analyst
11 18 (4.58%) SAP Manager
12 17 (4.33%) Category Manager
13 16 (4.07%) Senior Category Manager
14 15 (3.82%) IT Manager
14 15 (3.82%) IT Services Manager
14 15 (3.82%) Senior IT Manager
14 15 (3.82%) Senior Service Manager
15 12 (3.05%) Integration Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.83%) Oracle Fusion
2 17 (4.33%) Middleware
3 13 (3.31%) SAP Fiori
4 10 (2.54%) REST
4 10 (2.54%) SAP PI
5 9 (2.29%) SOAP
6 8 (2.04%) EDI
7 4 (1.02%) IDoc
7 4 (1.02%) JDBC
7 4 (1.02%) SAPUI5
8 3 (0.76%) Node.js
8 3 (0.76%) React
8 3 (0.76%) 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%) OAuth2
10 1 (0.25%) SAP ALE
10 1 (0.25%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 14 (3.56%) Onboarding
2 12 (3.05%) Greenfield Project
3 10 (2.54%) FMCG
4 9 (2.29%) Data Protection Act
4 9 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (2.04%) Data Structures
5 8 (2.04%) Management Information System
6 6 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (1.53%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (1.27%) Social Media
8 4 (1.02%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 4 (1.02%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.76%) Cloud Native
9 3 (0.76%) Learning Management System
9 3 (0.76%) Life Science
9 3 (0.76%) Private Cloud
9 3 (0.76%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.51%) Enterprise Cloud
10 2 (0.51%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.02%) Unix
1 4 (1.02%) VMS
1 4 (1.02%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (27.23%) Stakeholder Management
2 89 (22.65%) ERP
3 61 (15.52%) Migration
4 53 (13.49%) Problem-Solving
5 49 (12.47%) Data Migration
5 49 (12.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 45 (11.45%) Decision-Making
6 45 (11.45%) Process Improvement
7 42 (10.69%) Continuous Improvement
8 41 (10.43%) Business Intelligence
8 41 (10.43%) Workshop Facilitation
9 39 (9.92%) Validation
10 34 (8.65%) User Acceptance Testing
11 31 (7.89%) Agile
12 30 (7.63%) Logistics
13 29 (7.38%) Project Delivery
14 28 (7.12%) Roadmaps
15 27 (6.87%) Source to Pay
16 24 (6.11%) Analytics
17 23 (5.85%) Revenue Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (5.34%) SQL
2 19 (4.83%) ABAP
3 10 (2.54%) Java
4 4 (1.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (0.76%) TypeScript
6 2 (0.51%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.51%) Python
7 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.25%) VBA
Qualifications
1 147 (37.40%) Security Cleared
2 93 (23.66%) SC Cleared
3 48 (12.21%) DV Cleared
4 27 (6.87%) Degree
5 23 (5.85%) ACCA
6 22 (5.60%) CIMA
7 17 (4.33%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (2.29%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.53%) PMP
10 5 (1.27%) ISTQB
10 5 (1.27%) PMI Certification
10 5 (1.27%) SAP Certification
11 4 (1.02%) ISEB
11 4 (1.02%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 3 (0.76%) APMG
12 3 (0.76%) CIPD
13 2 (0.51%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.51%) HNC
13 2 (0.51%) HND
13 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.33%) Data Quality
2 10 (2.54%) PMO
3 7 (1.78%) GDPR
4 4 (1.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.76%) QA
6 2 (0.51%) GRC
6 2 (0.51%) IFRS
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
1 2 (0.51%) IAG
Systems Management
1 1 (0.25%) CEMLI
1 1 (0.25%) HP ALM
1 1 (0.25%) MOM
Vendors
1 56 (14.25%) Microsoft
2 46 (11.70%) Oracle
3 34 (8.65%) Ariba
4 11 (2.80%) Workday
5 10 (2.54%) Salesforce
6 8 (2.04%) Baan
7 6 (1.53%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.27%) Informatica
8 5 (1.27%) webMethods
9 4 (1.02%) Databricks
9 4 (1.02%) Google
10 3 (0.76%) Concur
10 3 (0.76%) ESRI
10 3 (0.76%) IBM
11 2 (0.51%) Adobe
11 2 (0.51%) Siemens
12 1 (0.25%) Callidus
12 1 (0.25%) Dell
12 1 (0.25%) HP
12 1 (0.25%) Rockwell