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 1 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
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 24 30
Rank change year-on-year -8 +6 -2
Contract jobs citing SAP 291 234 326
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 4.99% 7.77% 5.87%
As % of the Vendors category 11.70% 14.81% 12.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 184 152 186
10th Percentile £389 £205 £205
25th Percentile £475 £465 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -6.14%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £688
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 32
10th Percentile £18.26 £19.74 £13.05
25th Percentile £21.86 £22.17 £25.21
Median hourly rate £31.50 £28.25 £55.80
Median % change year-on-year +11.50% -49.37% +24.00%
75th Percentile £85.09 £51.56 £62.67
90th Percentile £91.96 £71.71 £80.00
England median hourly rate £30.00 £60.00 £26.03
% change year-on-year -50.00% +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 2,487 1,580 2,624
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 42.63% 52.49% 47.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,729 1,056 1,596
10th Percentile £300 £250 £213
25th Percentile £413 £406 £387
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £514 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.78% +2.80% -
75th Percentile £610 £613 £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 164 91 182
10th Percentile £13.65 £14.20 £12.00
25th Percentile £20.50 £16.95 £17.24
Median hourly rate £47.54 £24.66 £48.75
Median % change year-on-year +92.78% -49.42% +8.33%
75th Percentile £86.50 £59.44 £61.30
90th Percentile £88.00 £71.25 £65.00
England median hourly rate £30.63 £27.13 £22.50
% change year-on-year +12.90% +20.56% -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 1 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 1 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 1 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 -24 123 £600 -4.00% 47
Berkshire -16 98 £650 - 39
West Sussex 0 62 £483 -6.03% 10
Surrey -7 47 £566 +16.32% 19
Hampshire -24 34 £630 +10.43% 18
Buckinghamshire -20 19 £445 -11.00% 4
Kent -1 11 £625 +204.88% 10
Oxfordshire -29 7 £575 +27.78% 5
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 9 (3.09%) CMS
2 8 (2.75%) NetWeaver
3 5 (1.72%) SAP EP
4 3 (1.03%) MS Project Server
5 2 (0.69%) Confluence
5 2 (0.69%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.34%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.34%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 27 (9.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (3.78%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (3.78%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.34%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 94 (32.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (9.97%) SAP PSCD
3 15 (5.15%) SAP ERP
4 14 (4.81%) SAP FI
4 14 (4.81%) SAP Hybris
5 12 (4.12%) SAP BRIM
6 9 (3.09%) SAP FI-CA
7 8 (2.75%) iTrent
7 8 (2.75%) SAP Payroll
8 7 (2.41%) SAP Business One
8 7 (2.41%) SAP MDG
8 7 (2.41%) SAP SD
9 5 (1.72%) SAP CRM
9 5 (1.72%) SAP IBP
9 5 (1.72%) SAP R/3
10 4 (1.37%) SAP HCM
11 3 (1.03%) SAP EWM
11 3 (1.03%) SAP MDG-F
11 3 (1.03%) SAP MDG-M
11 3 (1.03%) SAP MDG-S
Cloud Services
1 28 (9.62%) SuccessFactors
2 17 (5.84%) Power Platform
3 15 (5.15%) SAP Commerce Cloud
4 14 (4.81%) Azure
5 9 (3.09%) SaaS
6 7 (2.41%) AWS
6 7 (2.41%) GCP
7 4 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (1.37%) Boomi
8 2 (0.69%) GitHub
8 2 (0.69%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.34%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (0.34%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.69%) BGP
1 2 (0.69%) Firewall
1 2 (0.69%) Junos
1 2 (0.69%) OSPF
1 2 (0.69%) VPN
2 1 (0.34%) Ethernet VPN
2 1 (0.34%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.50%) Power BI
2 8 (2.75%) SAP Data Services
3 7 (2.41%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
4 4 (1.37%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.37%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (1.03%) GIS
6 2 (0.69%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.69%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.69%) MySQL
6 2 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.69%) Qlik Sense
6 2 (0.69%) QlikView
6 2 (0.69%) SAP BW
6 2 (0.69%) SAP HANA
6 2 (0.69%) Tableau
7 1 (0.34%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
7 1 (0.34%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.34%) Semantic Layer
7 1 (0.34%) Tableau Desktop
7 1 (0.34%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 5 (1.72%) JIRA
2 2 (0.69%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.69%) JUnit
2 2 (0.69%) Storybook
3 1 (0.34%) Hudson
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.34%) TestDirector
3 1 (0.34%) TestRail
3 1 (0.34%) Toad
General
1 88 (30.24%) Finance
2 83 (28.52%) Social Skills
3 45 (15.46%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (14.78%) Public Sector
5 25 (8.59%) Telecoms
6 24 (8.25%) Manufacturing
7 22 (7.56%) Billing
8 13 (4.47%) Marketing
9 12 (4.12%) Electronics
10 9 (3.09%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (2.75%) General Ledger
12 7 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (2.06%) Military
14 5 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (1.03%) Banking
16 3 (1.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 3 (1.03%) Legal
17 2 (0.69%) Aerospace
17 2 (0.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 62 (21.31%) Consultant
2 57 (19.59%) SAP Consultant
3 52 (17.87%) Lead
4 37 (12.71%) Analyst
5 29 (9.97%) Senior
6 27 (9.28%) Architect
7 25 (8.59%) Data Migration Lead
8 17 (5.84%) Data Analyst
8 17 (5.84%) SAP Architect
9 15 (5.15%) Solutions Architect
10 13 (4.47%) Finance Manager
11 12 (4.12%) Functional Consultant
11 12 (4.12%) SAP Functional Consultant
11 12 (4.12%) SAP Manager
12 10 (3.44%) Financial Analyst
12 10 (3.44%) Project Manager
12 10 (3.44%) Senior Analyst
12 10 (3.44%) Senior Manager
12 10 (3.44%) Transformation Manager
13 9 (3.09%) Senior Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.75%) SAP Fiori
1 8 (2.75%) SAPUI5
2 7 (2.41%) EDI
3 6 (2.06%) SAP PI
4 5 (1.72%) BAPI
4 5 (1.72%) Web Services
5 4 (1.37%) Middleware
5 4 (1.37%) SAP ALE
6 3 (1.03%) JWT
6 3 (1.03%) OAuth
6 3 (1.03%) SAML
6 3 (1.03%) SOAP
7 2 (0.69%) CSS
7 2 (0.69%) HTML
7 2 (0.69%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.69%) React
7 2 (0.69%) RESTful
7 2 (0.69%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.69%) Vitest
7 2 (0.69%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 14 (4.81%) Greenfield Project
2 13 (4.47%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.44%) Replication
4 9 (3.09%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.75%) Analytical Mindset
5 8 (2.75%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (2.06%) Data Structures
6 6 (2.06%) FMCG
6 6 (2.06%) NHS
6 6 (2.06%) Product Ownership
7 5 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.72%) Public Cloud
8 3 (1.03%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (1.03%) FPGA
8 3 (1.03%) Verilog
8 3 (1.03%) VHDL
8 3 (1.03%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.69%) Algorithms
9 2 (0.69%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 2 (0.69%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.37%) Linux
2 3 (1.03%) Embedded Linux
2 3 (1.03%) Windows 10
3 2 (0.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (24.40%) ERP
2 70 (24.05%) Migration
3 41 (14.09%) Data Migration
4 40 (13.75%) Business Intelligence
5 32 (11.00%) Problem-Solving
5 32 (11.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 29 (9.97%) Agile
6 29 (9.97%) Project Management
7 28 (9.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 28 (9.62%) Process Improvement
8 23 (7.90%) Data Modelling
9 22 (7.56%) User Acceptance Testing
10 21 (7.22%) Revenue Management
11 19 (6.53%) Workshop Facilitation
12 18 (6.19%) Logistics
12 18 (6.19%) Project Delivery
13 17 (5.84%) DevOps
14 16 (5.50%) Data Analysis
14 16 (5.50%) Validation
15 15 (5.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 15 (5.15%) ABAP
2 10 (3.44%) SQL
3 7 (2.41%) Java
4 3 (1.03%) C
4 3 (1.03%) C++
4 3 (1.03%) Embedded C
4 3 (1.03%) Embedded C++
5 2 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.69%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.69%) Python
5 2 (0.69%) TypeScript
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
1 111 (38.14%) Security Cleared
2 87 (29.90%) SC Cleared
3 37 (12.71%) DV Cleared
4 28 (9.62%) Degree
5 16 (5.50%) ACCA
6 15 (5.15%) BPSS Clearance
6 15 (5.15%) CIMA
7 7 (2.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 7 (2.41%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.72%) PMI Certification
9 4 (1.37%) PMP
10 2 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.69%) JNCIA
10 2 (0.69%) JNCIP
10 2 (0.69%) JNCIS
10 2 (0.69%) Postgraduate
11 1 (0.34%) CCA
11 1 (0.34%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.34%) PgMP
11 1 (0.34%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.47%) Data Quality
2 12 (4.12%) PMO
2 12 (4.12%) QA
3 2 (0.69%) GDPR
4 1 (0.34%) IFRS
4 1 (0.34%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.34%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.34%) CEMLI
1 1 (0.34%) HP ALM
1 1 (0.34%) MOM
Vendors
1 29 (9.97%) Oracle
2 28 (9.62%) Microsoft
3 11 (3.78%) Salesforce
4 10 (3.44%) Ariba
5 8 (2.75%) Workday
6 7 (2.41%) Sage
7 6 (2.06%) Baan
7 6 (2.06%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.72%) Callidus
9 4 (1.37%) Adobe
10 3 (1.03%) ESRI
10 3 (1.03%) IBM
10 3 (1.03%) Intel
10 3 (1.03%) Xilinx
11 2 (0.69%) Cisco
11 2 (0.69%) Juniper
11 2 (0.69%) SYSPRO
12 1 (0.34%) AVEVA
12 1 (0.34%) HubSpot
12 1 (0.34%) MapR