SAP S/4HANA Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

SAP S/4HANA
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring SAP S/4HANA skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 63 85
Rank change year-on-year -11 +22 +66
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 43 64 58
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.57% 2.84% 2.09%
As % of the Business Applications category 25.90% 31.68% 37.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 18 48
10th Percentile £475 £455 £425
25th Percentile £569 £536 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £584 £600
Median % change year-on-year +11.35% -2.71% +7.14%
75th Percentile £739 £675 £715
90th Percentile £870 £749 £780
South East median daily rate £600 £582 £600
% change year-on-year +3.09% -3.00% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 9 0
Median hourly rate £32.31 £61.60 -
Median % change year-on-year -47.55% - -
South East median hourly rate £32.31 £61.60 -
% change year-on-year -47.55% - -

All Business Application Skills
Thames Valley

SAP S/4HANA falls under the Business Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring business application skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 166 202 155
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 9.91% 8.95% 5.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 117 119
10th Percentile £404 £455 £400
25th Percentile £515 £525 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £644 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.76% +11.91% +7.98%
75th Percentile £650 £716 £689
90th Percentile £749 £765 £727
South East median daily rate £550 £584 £525
% change year-on-year -5.78% +11.19% -1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 14 0
10th Percentile £33.70 £48.18 -
25th Percentile £35.79 £57.89 -
Median hourly rate £39.89 £61.60 -
Median % change year-on-year -35.24% - -
75th Percentile £44.61 - -
90th Percentile £47.07 £72.21 -
South East median hourly rate £41.00 £48.18 £37.38
% change year-on-year -14.90% +28.91% +64.87%

SAP S/4HANA
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing SAP S/4HANA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for SAP S/4HANA in the Thames Valley

SAP S/4HANA
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing SAP S/4HANA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP S/4HANA in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 31 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SAP S/4HANA in the Thames Valley

SAP S/4HANA
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing SAP S/4HANA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP S/4HANA within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 31 August 2025. 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
Berkshire -23 30 £675 +15.88% 11
Oxfordshire - 10 - - 1
Buckinghamshire +5 2 £265 -58.02% 1
SAP S/4HANA
South East

SAP S/4HANA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (25.58%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 8 (18.60%) SAP CO
2 8 (18.60%) SAP EWM
3 7 (16.28%) SAP FI
3 7 (16.28%) SAP FI/CO
3 7 (16.28%) SAP WM
4 2 (4.65%) SAP MDG
5 1 (2.33%) BPCS
5 1 (2.33%) SAP GRC
5 1 (2.33%) SAP GTS
5 1 (2.33%) SAP HCM
5 1 (2.33%) SAP MDG-S
5 1 (2.33%) SAP MM
5 1 (2.33%) SAP PS
5 1 (2.33%) SAP QM
5 1 (2.33%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.65%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (2.33%) iPaaS
2 1 (2.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.33%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (9.30%) SAP HANA
2 1 (2.33%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 2 (4.65%) JIRA
General
1 25 (58.14%) Finance
2 23 (53.49%) Social Skills
3 20 (46.51%) Manufacturing
4 8 (18.60%) Organisational Skills
4 8 (18.60%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (6.98%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (4.65%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.33%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 15 (34.88%) Consultant
2 13 (30.23%) SAP Consultant
3 11 (25.58%) Architect
4 10 (23.26%) SAP Architect
5 8 (18.60%) Project Manager
6 6 (13.95%) Project Manager - SAP S/4HANA
6 6 (13.95%) SAP EWM Consultant
7 5 (11.63%) Lead
7 5 (11.63%) SAP Manager
8 4 (9.30%) Principal Architect
8 4 (9.30%) SAP Project Manager
9 3 (6.98%) Senior
10 2 (4.65%) Analyst
10 2 (4.65%) Enterprise Architect
10 2 (4.65%) Programme Manager
10 2 (4.65%) SAP PS Consultant
10 2 (4.65%) Solutions Architect
10 2 (4.65%) Systems Manager
10 2 (4.65%) Technical Manager
10 2 (4.65%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.65%) Middleware
1 2 (4.65%) SAP Fiori
1 2 (4.65%) SAP PI
2 1 (2.33%) EDI
2 1 (2.33%) SAP Basis
2 1 (2.33%) SAP TM
Miscellaneous
1 10 (23.26%) Life Science
1 10 (23.26%) Renewable Energy
2 5 (11.63%) Augmented Reality
3 2 (4.65%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (4.65%) Private Cloud
3 2 (4.65%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.33%) AI Agents
4 1 (2.33%) FMCG
4 1 (2.33%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (2.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (37.21%) Migration
2 13 (30.23%) Agile
3 12 (27.91%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (27.91%) Stakeholder Management
4 10 (23.26%) Asset Management
5 9 (20.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 8 (18.60%) Critical Thinking
6 8 (18.60%) Decision-Making
6 8 (18.60%) Project Planning
6 8 (18.60%) Risk Management
6 8 (18.60%) Strategic Thinking
6 8 (18.60%) Time Management
7 7 (16.28%) Artificial Intelligence
7 7 (16.28%) Cost Centre Accounting
8 6 (13.95%) Accounts Receivable
8 6 (13.95%) Cost Control
8 6 (13.95%) Cost Management
8 6 (13.95%) PRINCE2
8 6 (13.95%) Product Requirements
8 6 (13.95%) Profit Centre Accounting
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.98%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 12 (27.91%) Security Cleared
2 9 (20.93%) DV Cleared
3 4 (9.30%) Degree
3 4 (9.30%) SC Cleared
4 3 (6.98%) SAP Certification
5 2 (4.65%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.33%) ACCA
6 1 (2.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.95%) PMBOK
2 1 (2.33%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.33%) GRC
2 1 (2.33%) QA
Vendors
1 43 (100.00%) SAP
2 6 (13.95%) Microsoft
3 5 (11.63%) Ariba
4 2 (4.65%) Oracle
5 1 (2.33%) PeopleSoft