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 13 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
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 32 21
Rank change year-on-year +3 -11 +6
Contract jobs citing SAP 399 197 351
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 6.08% 5.55% 8.22%
As % of the Vendors category 13.77% 10.64% 16.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 218 120 183
10th Percentile £311 £250 £400
25th Percentile £458 £418 £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 £714 £800
England median daily rate £558 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -2.96% - +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% -2.22%
75th Percentile £108.00 £28.38 -
90th Percentile £114.95 £32.10 £71.16
England median hourly rate £24.19 £22.32 £43.75
% change year-on-year +8.40% -48.99% -0.57%

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 2,898 1,851 2,097
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 44.18% 52.11% 49.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,719 1,243 1,284
10th Percentile £263 £204 £250
25th Percentile £425 £354 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -2.44% +2.45%
75th Percentile £613 £588 £627
90th Percentile £680 £650 £700
England median daily rate £517 £507 £525
% change year-on-year +1.93% -3.43% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 280 117 75
10th Percentile £14.05 £14.00 £16.25
25th Percentile £16.08 £15.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £36.23 £20.75 £57.25
Median % change year-on-year +74.60% -63.76% +10.18%
75th Percentile £70.00 £34.83 £66.51
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.25 £70.00
England median hourly rate £25.75 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +2.41% -28.16% -21.35%

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 13 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 13 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 13 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 -2 157 £575 +20.67% 101
Berkshire +14 125 £625 +1.63% 79
Hampshire +17 76 £525 +48.94% 36
West Sussex -4 66 £459 -10.44% 11
Surrey -7 65 £581 +1.04% 34
Buckinghamshire -16 27 £375 +39.93% 12
Kent - 23 £650 - 2
Oxfordshire -34 6 £540 +20.00% 12
Middlesex - 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 10 (2.51%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.00%) NetWeaver
3 3 (0.75%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.75%) CMS
4 2 (0.50%) Confluence
4 2 (0.50%) SAP EP
4 2 (0.50%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.25%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.25%) SAS
Applications
1 32 (8.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.26%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 126 (31.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 33 (8.27%) SAP PSCD
3 17 (4.26%) SAP BRIM
4 16 (4.01%) SAP Hybris
5 15 (3.76%) SAP FI
5 15 (3.76%) SAP Payroll
5 15 (3.76%) Teamcenter
6 9 (2.26%) SAP HCM
7 8 (2.01%) SAP FI-CA
7 8 (2.01%) SAP MM
8 7 (1.75%) SAP PP
9 6 (1.50%) SAP MDG
9 6 (1.50%) SAP SD
10 5 (1.25%) SAP Business One
10 5 (1.25%) SAP ERP
11 4 (1.00%) iTrent
11 4 (1.00%) SAP GTS
11 4 (1.00%) SAP HR
11 4 (1.00%) SAP Oil and Gas
11 4 (1.00%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 35 (8.77%) Power Platform
2 26 (6.52%) Azure
2 26 (6.52%) SuccessFactors
3 20 (5.01%) SAP Commerce Cloud
4 8 (2.01%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (1.50%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (1.25%) SaaS
7 4 (1.00%) Copilot Studio
7 4 (1.00%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (1.00%) Microsoft Copilot
7 4 (1.00%) SAP Fieldglass
8 3 (0.75%) Boomi
8 3 (0.75%) GCP
8 3 (0.75%) Smartsheet
9 2 (0.50%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.50%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.50%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.50%) Tricentis Tosca
10 1 (0.25%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 1 (0.25%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.25%) Broadband
2 1 (0.25%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.52%) Power BI
2 7 (1.75%) SAP Data Services
3 6 (1.50%) BusinessObjects
3 6 (1.50%) SAP BW
3 6 (1.50%) Tableau
4 5 (1.25%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.75%) GIS
7 2 (0.50%) Power Query
7 2 (0.50%) 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 11 (2.76%) JIRA
2 3 (0.75%) Toad
3 1 (0.25%) Git
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.25%) Postman
3 1 (0.25%) TestRail
General
1 141 (35.34%) Finance
2 134 (33.58%) Social Skills
3 74 (18.55%) Manufacturing
4 49 (12.28%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (12.03%) Public Sector
6 23 (5.76%) Aerospace
7 19 (4.76%) Billing
7 19 (4.76%) Legal
7 19 (4.76%) Telecoms
8 17 (4.26%) Influencing Skills
9 16 (4.01%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (3.26%) Automotive
11 12 (3.01%) General Ledger
12 9 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (2.26%) Retail
13 6 (1.50%) Banking
14 5 (1.25%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.75%) Marketing
16 2 (0.50%) Aviation
17 1 (0.25%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 134 (33.58%) Consultant
2 112 (28.07%) SAP Consultant
3 46 (11.53%) Lead
4 42 (10.53%) Analyst
5 41 (10.28%) Architect
6 36 (9.02%) Functional Consultant
7 35 (8.77%) Senior
8 34 (8.52%) SAP Functional Consultant
9 28 (7.02%) Solutions Architect
10 24 (6.02%) Senior Manager
11 20 (5.01%) SAP Architect
12 18 (4.51%) Business Analyst
13 17 (4.26%) Category Manager
13 17 (4.26%) SAP Manager
14 16 (4.01%) Senior Category Manager
15 15 (3.76%) IT Manager
15 15 (3.76%) IT Services Manager
15 15 (3.76%) Senior IT Manager
15 15 (3.76%) Senior Service Manager
16 12 (3.01%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.76%) Oracle Fusion
2 18 (4.51%) Middleware
3 13 (3.26%) SAP Fiori
4 10 (2.51%) REST
4 10 (2.51%) SAP PI
5 9 (2.26%) SOAP
6 8 (2.01%) EDI
7 4 (1.00%) IDoc
7 4 (1.00%) JDBC
7 4 (1.00%) SAPUI5
8 3 (0.75%) Node.js
8 3 (0.75%) React
8 3 (0.75%) Web Services
8 3 (0.75%) XML
9 1 (0.25%) BAPI
9 1 (0.25%) JSON
9 1 (0.25%) OAuth
9 1 (0.25%) OAuth2
9 1 (0.25%) SAP ALE
9 1 (0.25%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 14 (3.51%) Onboarding
2 12 (3.01%) Greenfield Project
3 10 (2.51%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (2.26%) Data Protection Act
4 9 (2.26%) Data Structures
4 9 (2.26%) FMCG
5 8 (2.01%) Management Information System
6 6 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (1.50%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (1.25%) Social Media
8 4 (1.00%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 4 (1.00%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.75%) Cloud Native
9 3 (0.75%) Learning Management System
9 3 (0.75%) Life Science
9 3 (0.75%) Private Cloud
9 3 (0.75%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.50%) Enterprise Cloud
10 2 (0.50%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.25%) Windows
2 4 (1.00%) Unix
2 4 (1.00%) VMS
3 1 (0.25%) Linux
3 1 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (27.82%) Stakeholder Management
2 91 (22.81%) ERP
3 65 (16.29%) Migration
4 54 (13.53%) Problem-Solving
5 52 (13.03%) Data Migration
6 49 (12.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 47 (11.78%) Decision-Making
7 47 (11.78%) Process Improvement
8 44 (11.03%) Continuous Improvement
9 42 (10.53%) Validation
10 41 (10.28%) Business Intelligence
10 41 (10.28%) Workshop Facilitation
11 36 (9.02%) User Acceptance Testing
12 32 (8.02%) Agile
13 30 (7.52%) Logistics
13 30 (7.52%) Project Delivery
14 29 (7.27%) Roadmaps
15 27 (6.77%) Source to Pay
16 24 (6.02%) Analytics
16 24 (6.02%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 22 (5.51%) SQL
2 19 (4.76%) ABAP
3 11 (2.76%) Java
4 4 (1.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (0.75%) TypeScript
6 2 (0.50%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.50%) Python
7 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.25%) VBA
Qualifications
1 153 (38.35%) Security Cleared
2 97 (24.31%) SC Cleared
3 52 (13.03%) DV Cleared
4 27 (6.77%) Degree
5 25 (6.27%) ACCA
6 24 (6.02%) CIMA
7 17 (4.26%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (2.26%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.50%) ISTQB
9 6 (1.50%) PMP
10 5 (1.25%) ISEB
10 5 (1.25%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 5 (1.25%) PMI Certification
10 5 (1.25%) SAP Certification
11 3 (0.75%) APMG
11 3 (0.75%) CIPD
12 2 (0.50%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.50%) HNC
12 2 (0.50%) HND
12 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (4.51%) Data Quality
2 10 (2.51%) PMO
3 8 (2.01%) GDPR
4 4 (1.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.75%) QA
6 2 (0.50%) GRC
6 2 (0.50%) IFRS
6 2 (0.50%) 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 (0.50%) Active Directory
1 2 (0.50%) IAG
2 1 (0.25%) Corosync
2 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (0.25%) CEMLI
1 1 (0.25%) HP ALM
1 1 (0.25%) MOM
1 1 (0.25%) Pacemaker
Vendors
1 57 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 47 (11.78%) Oracle
3 34 (8.52%) Ariba
4 11 (2.76%) Workday
5 10 (2.51%) Salesforce
6 8 (2.01%) Baan
7 6 (1.50%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.50%) webMethods
8 5 (1.25%) Informatica
9 4 (1.00%) Databricks
9 4 (1.00%) Google
10 3 (0.75%) Concur
10 3 (0.75%) ESRI
10 3 (0.75%) IBM
11 2 (0.50%) Adobe
11 2 (0.50%) Siemens
12 1 (0.25%) Dell
12 1 (0.25%) HP
12 1 (0.25%) MuleSoft
12 1 (0.25%) Rockwell