SAP GRC Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) formerly SAP Virsa
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring SAP GRC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 450 372 367
Rank change year-on-year -78 -5 +46
Contract jobs citing SAP GRC 27 6 5
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.095% 0.039% 0.028%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.56% 0.55% 0.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 4 5
10th Percentile £487 £574 -
25th Percentile £533 £591 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £650 £600
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £643 £725 £688
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £585 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -2.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £87.60 - -
25th Percentile £88.50 - -
Median hourly rate £90.00 - -
75th Percentile £92.87 - -
90th Percentile £94.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £90.00 - -

All Business Application Skills
UK excluding London

SAP GRC 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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 1,736 1,093 1,047
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.13% 7.06% 5.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 983 661 621
10th Percentile £325 £360 £313
25th Percentile £450 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% -
75th Percentile £610 £638 £638
90th Percentile £700 £716 £725
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 130 26 61
10th Percentile £14.96 £12.82 £30.00
25th Percentile £19.48 £19.91 £37.50
Median hourly rate £38.75 £44.24 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.40% -1.69% -19.89%
75th Percentile £61.50 £70.63 £61.60
90th Percentile £91.10 £81.25 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £35.48 £45.00
% change year-on-year +12.74% -21.16% -18.55%

SAP GRC
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SAP GRC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

SAP GRC job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

SAP GRC
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing SAP GRC.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing SAP GRC

SAP GRC
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP GRC in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 24 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SAP GRC in the UK excluding London

SAP GRC
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing SAP GRC.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing SAP GRC

SAP GRC
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 GRC within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 24 September 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
Scotland - 16 £564 -
South West - 3 £600 - 1
East of England - 3 - - 1
West Midlands -45 2 £575 -17.86% 1
Midlands -47 2 £575 -17.86% 1
North of England -64 2 £500 -16.67% 5
North West - 2 £500 -
South East -64 1 - - 4
SAP GRC
UK

SAP GRC
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:

Business Applications
1 25 (92.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (7.41%) SAP CO
2 2 (7.41%) SAP FI
2 2 (7.41%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (3.70%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.41%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (3.70%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.41%) SAP BW
2 1 (3.70%) Data Mining
2 1 (3.70%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (3.70%) Hudson
General
1 22 (81.48%) Finance
2 7 (25.93%) Social Skills
3 4 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (14.81%) General Ledger
3 4 (14.81%) Public Sector
4 3 (11.11%) Banking
4 3 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (7.41%) Aerospace
5 2 (7.41%) Manufacturing
5 2 (7.41%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (7.41%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.70%) Legal
6 1 (3.70%) Retail
Job Titles
1 7 (25.93%) Configuration Specialist
2 4 (14.81%) Consultant
2 4 (14.81%) SAP Financial Specialist
3 3 (11.11%) Lead
3 3 (11.11%) SAP Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Architect
4 2 (7.41%) SAP Architect
4 2 (7.41%) SAP Financial Architect
4 2 (7.41%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) SAP Security Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) SAP Solutions Architect
4 2 (7.41%) Security Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (3.70%) Project Manager
5 1 (3.70%) SAP GRC Consultant
5 1 (3.70%) SAP Manager
5 1 (3.70%) SAP Security Specialist
5 1 (3.70%) Security Specialist
5 1 (3.70%) Technical Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (77.78%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (3.70%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.41%) Greenfield Project
1 2 (7.41%) Life Science
2 1 (3.70%) Legacy Applications
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (85.19%) SAP Security
2 20 (74.07%) Analytics
3 17 (62.96%) System Integration Testing
3 17 (62.96%) User Acceptance Testing
4 14 (51.85%) Problem-Solving
5 12 (44.44%) RBAC
6 6 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (18.52%) Accounts Payable
7 5 (18.52%) Risk Management
8 4 (14.81%) Accounts Receivable
8 4 (14.81%) Cash Management
8 4 (14.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 3 (11.11%) ERP
9 3 (11.11%) Migration
10 2 (7.41%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 2 (7.41%) Compliance Management
10 2 (7.41%) Data Migration
10 2 (7.41%) Programme Delivery
10 2 (7.41%) Risk and Compliance Management
10 2 (7.41%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 12 (44.44%) SC Cleared
1 12 (44.44%) Security Cleared
2 2 (7.41%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (3.70%) CGEIT
3 1 (3.70%) CISA
3 1 (3.70%) CISM
3 1 (3.70%) CISSP
3 1 (3.70%) CRISC
3 1 (3.70%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (77.78%) GRC
2 1 (3.70%) ISO 20022
2 1 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (3.70%) ITGC
2 1 (3.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (3.70%) IAG
Vendors
1 27 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (7.41%) Oracle
3 1 (3.70%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.70%) MuleSoft