SAP Analyst Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

SAP Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median SAP Analyst daily rate in the UK excluding London is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 364 338 349
Rank change year-on-year -26 +11 +82
Contract jobs requiring an SAP Analyst 23 20 63
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.13% 0.13% 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.15% 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 11 40
10th Percentile £352 - -
25th Percentile £361 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £475 £525 £538
90th Percentile £496 £575 £550
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
Median hourly rate £16.41 £63.70 £55.50
Median % change year-on-year -74.24% +14.77% -
UK median hourly rate £16.41 £63.70 £55.50
% change year-on-year -74.24% +14.77% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 16,345 13,724 18,269
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.08% 92.39% 93.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,035 8,185 11,953
10th Percentile £213 £213 £213
25th Percentile £369 £363 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £679 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,655 776 1,187
10th Percentile £13.84 £15.36 £14.32
25th Percentile £17.48 £20.26 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -29.16% +83.52%
75th Percentile £57.50 £64.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £71.25 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £33.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.79% -26.67% +50.00%

SAP Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SAP Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

SAP Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

SAP Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SAP Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SAP Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

SAP Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 21 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SAP Analyst in the UK excluding London

SAP Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SAP Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SAP Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

SAP Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 21 December 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
North of England -32 13 £450 -5.26% 1
North West -27 8 £450 -5.26% 1
South East -14 6 £355 -11.25% 1
Yorkshire -40 5 £375 -6.25%
Midlands - 5 £359 - 3
West Midlands - 4 £359 - 2
Scotland +4 1 £513 +13.89%
East of England -26 1 - -
SAP Analyst
UK

SAP Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 21 December 2025, SAP Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring SAP Analyst in the job title.

1 23 (100.00%) SAP
2 13 (56.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (34.78%) Test Scripting
4 7 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (26.09%) Defect Management
5 6 (26.09%) ISTQB
5 6 (26.09%) SAP Implementation
5 6 (26.09%) User Acceptance Testing
6 5 (21.74%) JIRA
6 5 (21.74%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (21.74%) SuccessFactors
7 4 (17.39%) Coaching
7 4 (17.39%) Customer Requirements
7 4 (17.39%) End-to-End Testing
7 4 (17.39%) ERP
7 4 (17.39%) Java
7 4 (17.39%) Oracle
7 4 (17.39%) Regression Testing
7 4 (17.39%) SQL
7 4 (17.39%) Test Automation
7 4 (17.39%) Test Management
7 4 (17.39%) Toad
7 4 (17.39%) Tricentis Tosca
7 4 (17.39%) Windows
7 4 (17.39%) XML
8 3 (13.04%) Ariba
8 3 (13.04%) Data Quality
8 3 (13.04%) Integration Testing
8 3 (13.04%) Procure-to-Pay
8 3 (13.04%) SAP FI

SAP Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 2 (8.70%) WebLogic
2 1 (4.35%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 13 (56.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (13.04%) SAP FI
3 1 (4.35%) SAP CO
3 1 (4.35%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (4.35%) SAP GRC
3 1 (4.35%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 5 (21.74%) SuccessFactors
2 4 (17.39%) Tricentis Tosca
3 1 (4.35%) Azure
3 1 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (4.35%) Entra ID
3 1 (4.35%) iPaaS
3 1 (4.35%) Power Platform
3 1 (4.35%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) Power BI
1 1 (4.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (21.74%) JIRA
2 4 (17.39%) Toad
General
1 11 (47.83%) Finance
2 7 (30.43%) Public Sector
3 4 (17.39%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (17.39%) Local Government
3 4 (17.39%) Social Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Manufacturing
5 1 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (17.39%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (17.39%) Public Cloud
2 3 (13.04%) Data Structures
3 1 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (4.35%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (4.35%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 4 (17.39%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (34.78%) Test Scripting
2 7 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (26.09%) Defect Management
3 6 (26.09%) SAP Implementation
3 6 (26.09%) User Acceptance Testing
4 5 (21.74%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (17.39%) Coaching
5 4 (17.39%) Customer Requirements
5 4 (17.39%) End-to-End Testing
5 4 (17.39%) ERP
5 4 (17.39%) Regression Testing
5 4 (17.39%) Test Automation
5 4 (17.39%) Test Management
6 3 (13.04%) Integration Testing
6 3 (13.04%) Procure-to-Pay
6 3 (13.04%) Validation
6 3 (13.04%) Workshop Facilitation
7 2 (8.70%) Agile
7 2 (8.70%) Lean Six Sigma
7 2 (8.70%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (17.39%) Java
1 4 (17.39%) SQL
2 1 (4.35%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 6 (26.09%) ISTQB
2 2 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (8.70%) ISEB
2 2 (8.70%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 2 (8.70%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 1 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.35%) Degree
3 1 (4.35%) SAP Certification
3 1 (4.35%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.04%) Data Quality
2 1 (4.35%) GRC
Vendors
1 23 (100.00%) SAP
2 4 (17.39%) Oracle
3 3 (13.04%) Ariba
4 2 (8.70%) Microsoft
4 2 (8.70%) webMethods
5 1 (4.35%) DocuSign
5 1 (4.35%) OpenText
5 1 (4.35%) Salesforce