SAP Contracts in the UK excluding London

SAP
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 2025, 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 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 31 35
Rank change year-on-year +3 +4 +18
Contract jobs citing SAP 817 1,086 1,293
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.40% 5.23% 5.37%
As % of the Vendors category 13.13% 12.26% 12.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 487 611 825
10th Percentile £328 £275 £308
25th Percentile £466 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £541 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.14% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £700 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £565 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +2.73% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 119 50
10th Percentile £20.33 £12.95 £22.14
25th Percentile £24.27 £15.10 £39.33
Median hourly rate £50.00 £24.65 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +102.84% -45.22% +100.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £48.50 £49.00
90th Percentile £86.00 £61.77 £66.21
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £26.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +121.15% -42.22% +51.57%

All Vendors
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 6,222 8,861 10,677
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 48.74% 42.66% 44.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,963 5,339 7,359
10th Percentile £215 £205 £205
25th Percentile £369 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.53%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £663 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £515 £517 £525
% change year-on-year -0.39% -1.52% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 431 940 476
10th Percentile £14.20 £11.79 £14.31
25th Percentile £16.95 £14.16 £17.74
Median hourly rate £24.18 £21.46 £38.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.67% -44.26% +106.79%
75th Percentile £58.63 £58.70 £63.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £70.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £26.45 £22.30 £43.75
% change year-on-year +18.61% -49.03% +108.14%

SAP
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing SAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for SAP in the UK excluding London

SAP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SAP in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for SAP in the UK excluding London

SAP
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SAP in the UK excluding London

SAP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SAP in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for SAP in the UK excluding London

SAP
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP in the UK excluding London

SAP
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 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 +1 249 £530 +3.41% 183
South East +6 234 £550 - 254
North West +13 191 £530 +0.95% 135
Midlands -2 118 £541 +6.70% 140
East of England 0 106 £580 +10.48% 77
South West +8 91 £488 -18.75% 58
West Midlands 0 84 £585 +20.62% 84
Yorkshire -35 33 £381 -21.39% 43
East Midlands +2 27 £500 -9.91% 49
North East +10 21 £515 +32.05% 8
Scotland -4 17 £600 +20.00% 36
Wales +3 8 £725 +45.00% 19
Northern Ireland -15 4 £281 -29.75% 5
SAP
UK

SAP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 20 (2.45%) NetWeaver
2 11 (1.35%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.86%) SAP EP
4 6 (0.73%) Confluence
5 4 (0.49%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.24%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.24%) SAS
7 2 (0.24%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.12%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.12%) CMS
8 1 (0.12%) IIS
8 1 (0.12%) MS Project Server
8 1 (0.12%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 32 (3.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (1.10%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (0.98%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (0.73%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.24%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 261 (31.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 31 (3.79%) SAP CO
2 31 (3.79%) SAP FI
3 29 (3.55%) SAP FI/CO
3 29 (3.55%) SAP HR
3 29 (3.55%) SAP Payroll
4 25 (3.06%) SAP ERP
5 23 (2.82%) SAP PP
6 17 (2.08%) SAP SD
7 14 (1.71%) SAP MM
7 14 (1.71%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 12 (1.47%) Primavera
9 11 (1.35%) SAP EWM
10 10 (1.22%) SAP PS
11 9 (1.10%) SAP CRM
11 9 (1.10%) SAP GRC
11 9 (1.10%) SAP Hybris
11 9 (1.10%) SAP IBP
12 8 (0.98%) SAP BPC
12 8 (0.98%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 57 (6.98%) SuccessFactors
2 53 (6.49%) Azure
3 27 (3.30%) Power Platform
4 22 (2.69%) AWS
5 16 (1.96%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (1.59%) GCP
7 12 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (1.22%) SAP Commerce Cloud
9 8 (0.98%) SaaS
9 8 (0.98%) Snowflake
10 7 (0.86%) Cloud Computing
11 5 (0.61%) Azure Data Factory
11 5 (0.61%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 5 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (0.61%) Entra ID
12 4 (0.49%) PaaS
13 3 (0.37%) GitHub
14 2 (0.24%) Google Workspace
14 2 (0.24%) IaaS
14 2 (0.24%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.22%) HTTP
2 7 (0.86%) Firewall
2 7 (0.86%) VPN
3 4 (0.49%) DNS
3 4 (0.49%) LAN
4 3 (0.37%) DHCP
4 3 (0.37%) iSCSI
4 3 (0.37%) RFID
4 3 (0.37%) SAN
4 3 (0.37%) WAN
4 3 (0.37%) Wireless
5 2 (0.24%) IMAP
5 2 (0.24%) Network Security
5 2 (0.24%) Skype
5 2 (0.24%) SMTP
6 1 (0.12%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (0.12%) FTP
6 1 (0.12%) Junos
6 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.12%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (4.90%) SAP HANA
2 26 (3.18%) Power BI
3 22 (2.69%) Data Warehouse
4 17 (2.08%) Relational Database
5 14 (1.71%) SAP BW
6 11 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
7 10 (1.22%) Metadata
8 7 (0.86%) Data Lake
9 5 (0.61%) BusinessObjects
9 5 (0.61%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.61%) SAP Data Services
9 5 (0.61%) SQL Server
10 4 (0.49%) Big Data
11 3 (0.37%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 3 (0.37%) GIS
11 3 (0.37%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.37%) Tableau
12 2 (0.24%) MySQL
12 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.24%) Sybase IQ
Development Applications
1 27 (3.30%) JIRA
2 19 (2.33%) Jenkins
3 16 (1.96%) Git
4 10 (1.22%) GitLab
4 10 (1.22%) Gradle
4 10 (1.22%) JUnit
4 10 (1.22%) Liquibase
4 10 (1.22%) Mockito
5 8 (0.98%) Postman
6 7 (0.86%) Selenium
7 6 (0.73%) LoadRunner
8 5 (0.61%) ERwin
8 5 (0.61%) NeoLoad
9 4 (0.49%) PowerDesigner
9 4 (0.49%) Toad
10 3 (0.37%) JMeter
10 3 (0.37%) SpecFlow
11 2 (0.24%) Cucumber
11 2 (0.24%) Subversion
11 2 (0.24%) TestRail
General
1 300 (36.72%) Finance
2 278 (34.03%) Social Skills
3 217 (26.56%) Manufacturing
4 151 (18.48%) Public Sector
5 138 (16.89%) Telecoms
6 137 (16.77%) Marketing
7 131 (16.03%) Electronics
8 101 (12.36%) Analytical Skills
9 74 (9.06%) Pharmaceutical
10 26 (3.18%) Presentation Skills
11 25 (3.06%) Aerospace
11 25 (3.06%) Local Government
12 23 (2.82%) Automotive
13 20 (2.45%) Billing
14 19 (2.33%) Retail
15 18 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
16 15 (1.84%) Banking
17 14 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
18 10 (1.22%) French Language
19 9 (1.10%) Legal
Job Titles
1 203 (24.85%) Consultant
2 174 (21.30%) SAP Consultant
3 88 (10.77%) Lead
4 85 (10.40%) Architect
5 83 (10.16%) Developer
6 58 (7.10%) Analyst
7 47 (5.75%) Senior
8 46 (5.63%) Project Manager
9 45 (5.51%) SAP Developer
10 40 (4.90%) SAP Architect
11 39 (4.77%) SAP Manager
12 33 (4.04%) ABAP Developer
12 33 (4.04%) SAP Analyst
13 31 (3.79%) Business Analyst
14 22 (2.69%) Payroll Consultant
14 22 (2.69%) SAP Payroll Consultant
15 21 (2.57%) Active Directory Architect
15 21 (2.57%) SAP Project Manager
15 21 (2.57%) Support Engineer
16 18 (2.20%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (6.36%) SAP Fiori
2 28 (3.43%) SAPUI5
3 25 (3.06%) SAP PI
4 22 (2.69%) Middleware
5 18 (2.20%) CSS
5 18 (2.20%) HTML
5 18 (2.20%) Web Services
6 15 (1.84%) XML
7 14 (1.71%) IDoc
7 14 (1.71%) SOAP
8 13 (1.59%) BAPI
8 13 (1.59%) EDI
8 13 (1.59%) React
8 13 (1.59%) REST
9 12 (1.47%) .NET
9 12 (1.47%) Kafka
10 11 (1.35%) OpenAPI
10 11 (1.35%) SAP Basis
10 11 (1.35%) Swagger
11 10 (1.22%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 61 (7.47%) Life Science
2 34 (4.16%) Management Information System
3 20 (2.45%) Virtual Team
4 18 (2.20%) Legacy Systems
5 17 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (1.84%) NHS
7 14 (1.71%) Data Structures
8 11 (1.35%) FMCG
8 11 (1.35%) Industry 4.0
8 11 (1.35%) Renewable Energy
9 10 (1.22%) Product Ownership
10 9 (1.10%) Public Cloud
11 8 (0.98%) IoT
11 8 (0.98%) Onboarding
12 7 (0.86%) Data Protection Act
13 6 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
13 6 (0.73%) Hybrid Cloud
13 6 (0.73%) Legacy Applications
13 6 (0.73%) Manufacturing Execution System
14 4 (0.49%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 53 (6.49%) Windows
2 13 (1.59%) Windows 10
3 12 (1.47%) Linux
4 6 (0.73%) Unix
5 2 (0.24%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.24%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.12%) Alpine Linux
6 1 (0.12%) Android
6 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (19.83%) Business Intelligence
2 144 (17.63%) Problem-Solving
2 144 (17.63%) Programme Management
3 143 (17.50%) Agile
4 129 (15.79%) Digital Marketing
5 111 (13.59%) Stakeholder Management
6 110 (13.46%) ERP
7 99 (12.12%) Migration
7 99 (12.12%) Project Management
8 71 (8.69%) Change Management
9 69 (8.45%) Analytics
10 54 (6.61%) Data Migration
11 49 (6.00%) Process Improvement
12 48 (5.88%) Roadmaps
13 46 (5.63%) Data Modelling
14 45 (5.51%) Test Automation
15 43 (5.26%) Logistics
16 41 (5.02%) Business Transformation
17 40 (4.90%) Decision-Making
17 40 (4.90%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 74 (9.06%) ABAP
2 60 (7.34%) SQL
3 40 (4.90%) Java
4 32 (3.92%) PowerShell
5 29 (3.55%) JavaScript
6 22 (2.69%) Python
7 13 (1.59%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.35%) C#
9 8 (0.98%) COBOL
10 7 (0.86%) Bash
11 5 (0.61%) Groovy
12 4 (0.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.49%) Perl
12 4 (0.49%) R
13 3 (0.37%) Bicep
13 3 (0.37%) C++
14 2 (0.24%) PHP
14 2 (0.24%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.24%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.24%) VBA
Qualifications
1 175 (21.42%) Security Cleared
2 120 (14.69%) SC Cleared
3 75 (9.18%) Degree
4 52 (6.36%) DV Cleared
5 49 (6.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 32 (3.92%) Computer Science Degree
7 17 (2.08%) Master's Degree
7 17 (2.08%) SAP Certification
8 11 (1.35%) PMP
9 10 (1.22%) PMI Certification
10 9 (1.10%) Azure Certification
11 6 (0.73%) CCA
11 6 (0.73%) CIMA
11 6 (0.73%) ISTQB
12 5 (0.61%) ACCA
12 5 (0.61%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.61%) ISEB
12 5 (0.61%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 4 (0.49%) APMG
14 3 (0.37%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (3.67%) Data Quality
2 25 (3.06%) QA
3 17 (2.08%) PMO
4 10 (1.22%) GRC
5 9 (1.10%) GDPR
5 9 (1.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 7 (0.86%) IFRS
7 5 (0.61%) JSP 440
8 4 (0.49%) GAAP
8 4 (0.49%) PMBOK
8 4 (0.49%) SLA
9 3 (0.37%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.37%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.37%) GxP
9 3 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.24%) IFRS 17
10 2 (0.24%) IFRS 9
10 2 (0.24%) NIST
10 2 (0.24%) RMADS
10 2 (0.24%) WCAG
System Software
1 30 (3.67%) Active Directory
2 17 (2.08%) Docker
3 3 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.24%) NFS
4 2 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.24%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (1.35%) Kubernetes
2 8 (0.98%) Terraform
3 6 (0.73%) MOM
4 4 (0.49%) Ansible
5 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.37%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.24%) Grafana
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle RMAN
6 2 (0.24%) Puppet
6 2 (0.24%) vRealize
6 2 (0.24%) vRealize Orchestrator
6 2 (0.24%) WSUS
7 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.12%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.12%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.12%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.12%) SCCM
7 1 (0.12%) SCOM
Vendors
1 69 (8.45%) Ariba
2 63 (7.71%) Microsoft
3 23 (2.82%) Oracle
3 23 (2.82%) Salesforce
4 22 (2.69%) Google
5 18 (2.20%) ServiceNow
6 10 (1.22%) Workday
7 9 (1.10%) Dell
7 9 (1.10%) HP
8 6 (0.73%) Adobe
8 6 (0.73%) Concur
8 6 (0.73%) Rockwell
8 6 (0.73%) Siemens
9 5 (0.61%) Anaplan
9 5 (0.61%) Hyperion
9 5 (0.61%) MuleSoft
9 5 (0.61%) VMware
10 4 (0.49%) Cisco
10 4 (0.49%) Databricks
10 4 (0.49%) webMethods