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 8 May 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
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 21 28
Rank change year-on-year -11 +7 0
Contract jobs citing SAP 298 236 325
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 5.08% 7.91% 5.90%
As % of the Vendors category 11.96% 15.11% 12.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 190 151 183
10th Percentile £362 £205 £205
25th Percentile £469 £466 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -6.06%
75th Percentile £673 £650 £688
90th Percentile £774 £700 £765
England median daily rate £575 £565 £550
% change year-on-year +1.77% +2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 10 32
10th Percentile £17.70 £19.74 £13.05
25th Percentile £25.77 £22.17 £25.21
Median hourly rate £33.25 £28.25 £55.80
Median % change year-on-year +17.70% -49.37% +24.00%
75th Percentile £82.59 £51.56 £62.67
90th Percentile £97.62 £71.71 £80.00
England median hourly rate £29.50 £60.00 £26.03
% change year-on-year -50.83% +130.50% -42.16%

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 2,491 1,562 2,591
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 42.50% 52.35% 47.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,736 1,043 1,586
10th Percentile £295 £250 £213
25th Percentile £413 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.49% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £610 £609 £605
90th Percentile £700 £675 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £520
% change year-on-year -4.76% +0.96% -2.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 153 88 180
10th Percentile £14.20 £14.20 £11.98
25th Percentile £25.72 £16.95 £16.94
Median hourly rate £50.00 £24.83 £48.75
Median % change year-on-year +101.37% -49.07% +8.33%
75th Percentile £88.00 £60.47 £61.30
90th Percentile - £72.00 £65.20
England median hourly rate £31.93 £26.45 £22.50
% change year-on-year +20.72% +17.56% -43.75%

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 8 May 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 8 May 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 8 May 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 -25 124 £613 -2.85% 42
Berkshire -11 103 £650 - 28
West Sussex 0 66 £470 -8.56% 6
Surrey -8 45 £550 +11.45% 23
Hampshire -15 39 £626 +9.73% 18
Buckinghamshire -28 16 £388 -22.50% 7
Kent -1 11 £625 +204.88% 9
Oxfordshire -31 6 £520 +15.56% 8
Home Counties -2 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 8 (2.68%) CMS
1 8 (2.68%) NetWeaver
2 5 (1.68%) SAP EP
3 3 (1.01%) MS Project Server
4 2 (0.67%) Confluence
4 2 (0.67%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.34%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.34%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 27 (9.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (3.36%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.36%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.34%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 97 (32.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 35 (11.74%) SAP PSCD
3 16 (5.37%) SAP Hybris
4 14 (4.70%) SAP BRIM
4 14 (4.70%) SAP FI
5 12 (4.03%) SAP ERP
6 9 (3.02%) iTrent
6 9 (3.02%) SAP FI-CA
6 9 (3.02%) SAP SD
7 8 (2.68%) SAP MDG
8 7 (2.35%) SAP Business One
9 6 (2.01%) SAP Payroll
10 5 (1.68%) SAP CRM
10 5 (1.68%) SAP IBP
10 5 (1.68%) SAP R/3
11 4 (1.34%) SAP HCM
11 4 (1.34%) SAP MM
12 3 (1.01%) SAP EWM
12 3 (1.01%) SAP MDG-F
12 3 (1.01%) SAP MDG-S
Cloud Services
1 28 (9.40%) SuccessFactors
2 20 (6.71%) Power Platform
3 17 (5.70%) SAP Commerce Cloud
4 13 (4.36%) Azure
5 9 (3.02%) SaaS
6 6 (2.01%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.68%) Boomi
7 5 (1.68%) GCP
8 4 (1.34%) AWS
9 2 (0.67%) Smartsheet
10 1 (0.34%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.34%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.67%) BGP
1 2 (0.67%) Firewall
1 2 (0.67%) Junos
1 2 (0.67%) OSPF
1 2 (0.67%) VPN
2 1 (0.34%) Ethernet VPN
2 1 (0.34%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (6.04%) Power BI
2 8 (2.68%) SAP Data Services
3 6 (2.01%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
4 4 (1.34%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.34%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (1.01%) GIS
5 3 (1.01%) Tableau
6 2 (0.67%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.67%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.67%) Qlik Sense
6 2 (0.67%) QlikView
6 2 (0.67%) SAP BW
6 2 (0.67%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.34%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
7 1 (0.34%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.34%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.34%) Semantic Layer
7 1 (0.34%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.34%) Tableau Desktop
7 1 (0.34%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 6 (2.01%) JIRA
2 1 (0.34%) Git
2 1 (0.34%) Hudson
2 1 (0.34%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.34%) Postman
2 1 (0.34%) TestDirector
2 1 (0.34%) TestRail
2 1 (0.34%) Toad
General
1 92 (30.87%) Finance
2 86 (28.86%) Social Skills
3 44 (14.77%) Analytical Skills
3 44 (14.77%) Public Sector
4 24 (8.05%) Billing
5 23 (7.72%) Telecoms
6 19 (6.38%) Manufacturing
7 10 (3.36%) General Ledger
8 8 (2.68%) Influencing Skills
8 8 (2.68%) Marketing
8 8 (2.68%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (2.35%) Electronics
10 6 (2.01%) Military
11 5 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.34%) Banking
12 4 (1.34%) Legal
13 3 (1.01%) Aerospace
13 3 (1.01%) Automotive
13 3 (1.01%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.01%) Retail
Job Titles
1 72 (24.16%) Consultant
2 67 (22.48%) SAP Consultant
3 52 (17.45%) Lead
4 41 (13.76%) Analyst
5 31 (10.40%) Senior
6 28 (9.40%) Architect
7 26 (8.72%) Data Migration Lead
8 19 (6.38%) Data Analyst
9 18 (6.04%) Functional Consultant
9 18 (6.04%) SAP Architect
9 18 (6.04%) SAP Functional Consultant
10 14 (4.70%) Solutions Architect
11 13 (4.36%) Finance Manager
12 12 (4.03%) Financial Analyst
12 12 (4.03%) SAP Manager
12 12 (4.03%) Senior Manager
13 11 (3.69%) Senior Analyst
14 10 (3.36%) Senior Financial Analyst
14 10 (3.36%) Transformation Manager
15 9 (3.02%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.02%) SAP Fiori
2 8 (2.68%) EDI
2 8 (2.68%) SAPUI5
3 6 (2.01%) BAPI
3 6 (2.01%) SAP PI
4 5 (1.68%) Middleware
4 5 (1.68%) SAP ALE
5 4 (1.34%) Oracle Fusion
5 4 (1.34%) Web Services
6 3 (1.01%) OAuth
6 3 (1.01%) SOAP
7 2 (0.67%) IDoc
7 2 (0.67%) JWT
7 2 (0.67%) REST
7 2 (0.67%) SAML
7 2 (0.67%) Web Dynpro
8 1 (0.34%) Node.js
8 1 (0.34%) OAuth2
8 1 (0.34%) OpenAPI
8 1 (0.34%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 16 (5.37%) Greenfield Project
2 13 (4.36%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.36%) Replication
3 10 (3.36%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (2.68%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (2.35%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (2.35%) FMCG
5 7 (2.35%) Product Ownership
6 6 (2.01%) Data Structures
6 6 (2.01%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.68%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.68%) NHS
8 3 (1.01%) FPGA
8 3 (1.01%) Verilog
8 3 (1.01%) VHDL
8 3 (1.01%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.67%) Algorithms
9 2 (0.67%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (0.67%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.67%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.34%) Linux
2 3 (1.01%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (0.67%) Windows
3 2 (0.67%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.34%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (24.83%) ERP
2 70 (23.49%) Migration
3 44 (14.77%) Data Migration
4 36 (12.08%) Business Intelligence
5 33 (11.07%) Problem-Solving
5 33 (11.07%) Stakeholder Management
6 31 (10.40%) Continuous Improvement
7 29 (9.73%) Process Improvement
8 28 (9.40%) Agile
8 28 (9.40%) Project Management
9 23 (7.72%) Revenue Management
10 22 (7.38%) Data Modelling
10 22 (7.38%) User Acceptance Testing
10 22 (7.38%) Workshop Facilitation
11 18 (6.04%) Logistics
11 18 (6.04%) Validation
12 17 (5.70%) Project Delivery
12 17 (5.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 16 (5.37%) Data Analysis
13 16 (5.37%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 15 (5.03%) ABAP
2 9 (3.02%) SQL
3 5 (1.68%) Java
4 3 (1.01%) C
4 3 (1.01%) C++
4 3 (1.01%) Embedded C
4 3 (1.01%) Embedded C++
5 2 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.67%) Python
6 1 (0.34%) C#
6 1 (0.34%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.34%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.34%) R
6 1 (0.34%) Tcl
6 1 (0.34%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.34%) VB
Qualifications
1 115 (38.59%) Security Cleared
2 88 (29.53%) SC Cleared
3 38 (12.75%) DV Cleared
4 26 (8.72%) Degree
5 19 (6.38%) ACCA
6 18 (6.04%) CIMA
7 15 (5.03%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (2.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 6 (2.01%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.68%) PMI Certification
11 4 (1.34%) PMP
12 2 (0.67%) JNCIA
12 2 (0.67%) JNCIP
12 2 (0.67%) JNCIS
12 2 (0.67%) Postgraduate
13 1 (0.34%) CCA
13 1 (0.34%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.34%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.34%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.36%) Data Quality
2 11 (3.69%) PMO
2 11 (3.69%) QA
3 2 (0.67%) GDPR
4 1 (0.34%) IFRS
Systems Management
1 1 (0.34%) CEMLI
1 1 (0.34%) HP ALM
1 1 (0.34%) MOM
Vendors
1 30 (10.07%) Oracle
2 29 (9.73%) Microsoft
3 12 (4.03%) Ariba
3 12 (4.03%) Salesforce
4 9 (3.02%) Workday
5 7 (2.35%) Baan
6 6 (2.01%) Sage
6 6 (2.01%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.68%) Callidus
8 4 (1.34%) Adobe
9 3 (1.01%) ESRI
9 3 (1.01%) IBM
9 3 (1.01%) Intel
9 3 (1.01%) Xilinx
10 2 (0.67%) Cisco
10 2 (0.67%) Juniper
10 2 (0.67%) SYSPRO
11 1 (0.34%) AVEVA
11 1 (0.34%) HubSpot
11 1 (0.34%) Splunk