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 25 April 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
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 24 26
Rank change year-on-year -10 +2 0
Contract jobs citing SAP 296 233 331
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 5.13% 7.77% 5.95%
As % of the Vendors category 11.90% 14.87% 12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 188 151 194
10th Percentile £362 £205 £205
25th Percentile £474 £464 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -6.14%
75th Percentile £678 £650 £687
90th Percentile £774 £700 £765
England median daily rate £575 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 10 31
10th Percentile £18.26 £19.74 £13.05
25th Percentile £20.50 £22.17 £24.39
Median hourly rate £31.25 £28.25 £55.80
Median % change year-on-year +10.62% -49.37% +24.00%
75th Percentile £80.07 £51.56 £62.88
90th Percentile £90.09 £71.71 £80.00
England median hourly rate £28.25 £58.75 £26.02
% change year-on-year -51.91% +125.83% -42.19%

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 2,488 1,567 2,647
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 43.10% 52.23% 47.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,736 1,049 1,612
10th Percentile £306 £244 £213
25th Percentile £413 £406 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +2.50% -
75th Percentile £613 £610 £600
90th Percentile £700 £675 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £520
% change year-on-year -4.76% +0.96% -3.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 91 179
10th Percentile £13.55 £14.20 £11.96
25th Percentile £20.50 £16.95 £17.06
Median hourly rate £47.54 £24.66 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +92.78% -48.08% +5.56%
75th Percentile £85.81 £59.44 £61.30
90th Percentile £88.00 £71.25 £65.40
England median hourly rate £30.15 £27.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year +9.64% +22.22% -44.10%

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 25 April 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 25 April 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 25 April 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 -23 119 £600 -4.00% 40
Berkshire -18 92 £670 +3.08% 33
West Sussex 0 64 £483 -6.09% 7
Surrey -5 48 £582 +20.95% 21
Hampshire -27 37 £637 +11.66% 10
Buckinghamshire -24 18 £415 -17.00% 2
Kent +1 11 £625 +204.88% 10
Oxfordshire -25 9 £500 +11.11% 7
East Sussex +2 2 - -
Home Counties -2 2 £700 +16.67%
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 (2.70%) CMS
1 8 (2.70%) NetWeaver
2 5 (1.69%) SAP EP
3 3 (1.01%) MS Project Server
4 2 (0.68%) Confluence
4 2 (0.68%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.34%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.34%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.34%) WebLogic
Applications
1 28 (9.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (4.39%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (4.05%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.34%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 95 (32.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 28 (9.46%) SAP PSCD
3 16 (5.41%) SAP ERP
4 15 (5.07%) SAP FI
5 14 (4.73%) SAP Hybris
6 12 (4.05%) SAP BRIM
7 9 (3.04%) SAP FI-CA
8 8 (2.70%) iTrent
9 7 (2.36%) SAP Business One
9 7 (2.36%) SAP MDG
9 7 (2.36%) SAP Payroll
9 7 (2.36%) SAP SD
10 5 (1.69%) SAP CRM
10 5 (1.69%) SAP R/3
11 4 (1.35%) Primavera
11 4 (1.35%) SAP EWM
11 4 (1.35%) SAP HCM
11 4 (1.35%) SAP IBP
11 4 (1.35%) SAP PM
12 3 (1.01%) SAP MDG-F
Cloud Services
1 28 (9.46%) SuccessFactors
2 15 (5.07%) Power Platform
2 15 (5.07%) SAP Commerce Cloud
3 14 (4.73%) Azure
4 9 (3.04%) AWS
4 9 (3.04%) SaaS
5 8 (2.70%) GCP
6 4 (1.35%) Boomi
7 3 (1.01%) GitHub
7 3 (1.01%) GitHub Actions
7 3 (1.01%) Tricentis Tosca
8 2 (0.68%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.68%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (0.34%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.01%) VPN
2 2 (0.68%) BGP
2 2 (0.68%) Firewall
2 2 (0.68%) Junos
2 2 (0.68%) OSPF
3 1 (0.34%) DHCP
3 1 (0.34%) DNS
3 1 (0.34%) Ethernet VPN
3 1 (0.34%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (5.07%) Power BI
2 9 (3.04%) SAP Data Services
3 7 (2.36%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
4 5 (1.69%) SAP HANA
5 4 (1.35%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.35%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (1.01%) GIS
6 3 (1.01%) MySQL
6 3 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.68%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.68%) BusinessObjects
7 2 (0.68%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (0.68%) QlikView
7 2 (0.68%) SAP BW
7 2 (0.68%) Tableau
8 1 (0.34%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
8 1 (0.34%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.34%) Semantic Layer
8 1 (0.34%) Tableau Desktop
8 1 (0.34%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 8 (2.70%) JIRA
2 4 (1.35%) Toad
3 3 (1.01%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.01%) JUnit
3 3 (1.01%) Storybook
4 1 (0.34%) Hudson
4 1 (0.34%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.34%) TestDirector
4 1 (0.34%) TestRail
General
1 89 (30.07%) Finance
2 87 (29.39%) Social Skills
3 46 (15.54%) Analytical Skills
3 46 (15.54%) Public Sector
4 27 (9.12%) Telecoms
5 26 (8.78%) Manufacturing
6 22 (7.43%) Billing
7 15 (5.07%) Marketing
8 14 (4.73%) Electronics
9 9 (3.04%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (2.70%) General Ledger
11 6 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (2.03%) Military
12 5 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.01%) Banking
13 3 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.68%) Legal
14 2 (0.68%) Retail
15 1 (0.34%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 58 (19.59%) Consultant
2 55 (18.58%) SAP Consultant
3 52 (17.57%) Lead
4 38 (12.84%) Analyst
5 30 (10.14%) Senior
6 28 (9.46%) Architect
7 26 (8.78%) Data Migration Lead
8 18 (6.08%) SAP Architect
9 17 (5.74%) Data Analyst
10 15 (5.07%) Solutions Architect
11 13 (4.39%) Finance Manager
12 11 (3.72%) Functional Consultant
12 11 (3.72%) SAP Functional Consultant
12 11 (3.72%) SAP Manager
13 10 (3.38%) Developer
13 10 (3.38%) Financial Analyst
13 10 (3.38%) Senior Analyst
13 10 (3.38%) Senior Manager
13 10 (3.38%) Transformation Manager
14 9 (3.04%) SAP Data Migration Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.70%) SAP Fiori
1 8 (2.70%) SAPUI5
1 8 (2.70%) Web Services
2 7 (2.36%) BAPI
2 7 (2.36%) EDI
3 6 (2.03%) SAP PI
4 4 (1.35%) Middleware
4 4 (1.35%) SAP ALE
4 4 (1.35%) XML
5 3 (1.01%) CSS
5 3 (1.01%) HTML
5 3 (1.01%) JWT
5 3 (1.01%) OAuth
5 3 (1.01%) React
5 3 (1.01%) RESTful
5 3 (1.01%) SAML
5 3 (1.01%) SOAP
5 3 (1.01%) Spring
5 3 (1.01%) Spring Boot
5 3 (1.01%) Vitest
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.74%) Greenfield Project
2 16 (5.41%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.38%) Replication
4 9 (3.04%) Legacy Systems
4 9 (3.04%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.70%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (2.36%) Data Structures
7 6 (2.03%) NHS
7 6 (2.03%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.69%) FMCG
8 5 (1.69%) Public Cloud
9 3 (1.01%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (1.01%) FPGA
9 3 (1.01%) Verilog
9 3 (1.01%) VHDL
9 3 (1.01%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.68%) Driving Licence
10 2 (0.68%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 2 (0.68%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.36%) Windows
2 5 (1.69%) Linux
2 5 (1.69%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.01%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (0.34%) SUSE
4 1 (0.34%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.34%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (24.32%) Migration
2 69 (23.31%) ERP
3 42 (14.19%) Data Migration
4 41 (13.85%) Business Intelligence
5 33 (11.15%) Problem-Solving
6 31 (10.47%) Stakeholder Management
7 29 (9.80%) Project Management
8 28 (9.46%) Agile
8 28 (9.46%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (9.46%) Process Improvement
9 25 (8.45%) Data Modelling
10 24 (8.11%) User Acceptance Testing
11 21 (7.09%) Revenue Management
12 19 (6.42%) Data Analysis
12 19 (6.42%) Logistics
12 19 (6.42%) Workshop Facilitation
13 18 (6.08%) Project Delivery
14 17 (5.74%) DevOps
15 16 (5.41%) Validation
16 15 (5.07%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (5.74%) ABAP
2 14 (4.73%) SQL
3 11 (3.72%) Java
4 3 (1.01%) C
4 3 (1.01%) C++
4 3 (1.01%) Embedded C
4 3 (1.01%) Embedded C++
4 3 (1.01%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.01%) TypeScript
5 2 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.68%) 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%) VB
Qualifications
1 115 (38.85%) Security Cleared
2 87 (29.39%) SC Cleared
3 42 (14.19%) DV Cleared
4 30 (10.14%) Degree
5 16 (5.41%) BPSS Clearance
6 15 (5.07%) ACCA
6 15 (5.07%) CIMA
7 7 (2.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 7 (2.36%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.35%) PMI Certification
9 3 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.01%) PMP
10 2 (0.68%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.68%) JNCIA
10 2 (0.68%) JNCIP
10 2 (0.68%) JNCIS
10 2 (0.68%) Postgraduate
11 1 (0.34%) CCA
11 1 (0.34%) ISEB
11 1 (0.34%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.39%) Data Quality
1 13 (4.39%) PMO
2 12 (4.05%) QA
3 2 (0.68%) GDPR
3 2 (0.68%) SLA
4 1 (0.34%) IFRS
System Software
1 2 (0.68%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.34%) CEMLI
1 1 (0.34%) HP ALM
1 1 (0.34%) MOM
Vendors
1 33 (11.15%) Oracle
2 27 (9.12%) Microsoft
3 13 (4.39%) Ariba
4 11 (3.72%) Salesforce
5 8 (2.70%) Workday
6 7 (2.36%) Sage
7 6 (2.03%) Baan
7 6 (2.03%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.69%) Callidus
9 4 (1.35%) Adobe
10 3 (1.01%) ESRI
10 3 (1.01%) IBM
10 3 (1.01%) Intel
10 3 (1.01%) Xilinx
11 2 (0.68%) Cisco
11 2 (0.68%) HP
11 2 (0.68%) Juniper
11 2 (0.68%) SYSPRO
12 1 (0.34%) JDA
12 1 (0.34%) Siemens