SAP Consultant Contract Job Trends

SAP Consultant
UK

The median SAP Consultant daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 April 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 240 162 175
Rank change year-on-year -78 +13 +55
Contract jobs requiring an SAP Consultant 503 483 596
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.08% 1.64% 1.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.17% 1.77% 1.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 207 199 295
10th Percentile £413 £450 £429
25th Percentile £480 £503 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £568 £600
Median % change year-on-year +5.63% -5.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £687 £669 £694
90th Percentile £750 £721 £780
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £537 £583
% change year-on-year +2.52% -7.92% +1.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 8 12
10th Percentile £59.98 £67.38 -
25th Percentile £66.50 £70.00 £52.90
Median hourly rate £85.25 £86.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year -0.87% +39.61% -11.80%
75th Percentile £88.75 - £62.67
90th Percentile - - £63.29
UK excluding London median hourly rate £80.50 £86.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year -6.40% +39.61% -4.75%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 42,897 27,359 40,498
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.32% 92.62% 92.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,528 17,903 26,435
10th Percentile £313 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £406 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +2.63% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,745 1,021 2,635
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.20 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.51 £16.30
Median hourly rate £42.50 £29.23 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year +45.40% -17.66% -21.11%
75th Percentile £65.60 £62.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £78.43 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.00 £28.75 £37.50
% change year-on-year +53.04% -23.33% -11.76%

SAP Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SAP Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SAP Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SAP Consultant job vacancies in the UK

SAP Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP Consultant over the 6 months to 24 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SAP Consultant in the UK

SAP Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SAP Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SAP Consultant job vacancies in the UK

SAP Consultant
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAP Consultant over the 6 months to 24 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP Consultant in the UK

SAP Consultant
Top 16 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 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
England -85 351 £600 +4.99% 44
Work from Home -18 223 £620 +10.71% 18
UK excluding London -49 203 £550 +2.52% 38
London -80 126 £665 +6.40% 16
Midlands -26 63 £425 -18.27% 5
South East -48 54 £490 -6.67% 14
West Midlands -27 48 £425 -25.11% 5
North of England -87 45 £550 +2.23% 12
North West -52 34 £550 +2.23% 4
East of England -30 18 £604 +9.84%
South West -21 15 £540 -17.00% 2
East Midlands -29 14 £556 +9.07%
Wales - 13 £550 - 3
Yorkshire -51 9 £500 - 8
North East -20 2 - -
Scotland - 1 £538 -

SAP Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 April 2026, SAP Consultant 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 featuring SAP Consultant in the job title.

1 503 (100.00%) SAP
2 232 (46.12%) SAP S/4HANA
3 95 (18.89%) Security Cleared
4 81 (16.10%) SC Cleared
5 80 (15.90%) Migration
6 78 (15.51%) Workshop Facilitation
7 68 (13.52%) Stakeholder Management
8 66 (13.12%) SuccessFactors
9 62 (12.33%) Problem-Solving
10 56 (11.13%) BPSS Clearance
11 54 (10.74%) SAP FI
12 53 (10.54%) Ariba
12 53 (10.54%) ERP
13 52 (10.34%) User Acceptance Testing
14 49 (9.74%) Data Migration
15 43 (8.55%) Continuous Improvement
16 41 (8.15%) SAP MM
17 40 (7.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 39 (7.75%) ABAP
18 39 (7.75%) Logistics
19 36 (7.16%) SAP PSCD
19 36 (7.16%) Time Management
19 36 (7.16%) Validation
20 35 (6.96%) SAP HANA
21 33 (6.56%) SAP HCM
22 32 (6.36%) SAP PP
23 31 (6.16%) Production Planning
23 31 (6.16%) SAP EWM
24 30 (5.96%) SAP CO
25 28 (5.57%) GAP Analysis

SAP Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 3 (0.60%) Cloud Foundry
2 1 (0.20%) Confluence
2 1 (0.20%) MTS
2 1 (0.20%) NetWeaver
Business Applications
1 232 (46.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 54 (10.74%) SAP FI
3 41 (8.15%) SAP MM
4 36 (7.16%) SAP PSCD
5 33 (6.56%) SAP HCM
6 32 (6.36%) SAP PP
7 31 (6.16%) SAP EWM
8 30 (5.96%) SAP CO
9 28 (5.57%) SAP FI/CO
10 26 (5.17%) SAP Travel Management
11 22 (4.37%) SAP BRIM
12 21 (4.17%) SAP SD
13 20 (3.98%) SAP FI-CA
14 19 (3.78%) SAP IBP
15 16 (3.18%) SAP Payroll
15 16 (3.18%) SAP PM
16 13 (2.58%) SAP QM
17 12 (2.39%) SAP Hybris
18 10 (1.99%) SAP APO
18 10 (1.99%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 66 (13.12%) SuccessFactors
2 13 (2.58%) SAP Commerce Cloud
3 6 (1.19%) Azure
3 6 (1.19%) Power Platform
4 4 (0.80%) AWS
5 3 (0.60%) Boomi
5 3 (0.60%) Entra ID
6 2 (0.40%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (0.40%) GCP
7 1 (0.20%) OCI
7 1 (0.20%) Tricentis Tosca
7 1 (0.20%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.20%) FTP
1 1 (0.20%) Network Security
1 1 (0.20%) RFID
1 1 (0.20%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (6.96%) SAP HANA
2 13 (2.58%) SAP BW
3 7 (1.39%) SAP Data Services
4 6 (1.19%) BusinessObjects
4 6 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.19%) Power BI
5 5 (0.99%) Tableau
6 1 (0.20%) Metadata
6 1 (0.20%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (1.99%) JIRA
2 7 (1.39%) Hudson
3 1 (0.20%) Git
3 1 (0.20%) LSMW
3 1 (0.20%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 149 (29.62%) Social Skills
2 95 (18.89%) Finance
3 56 (11.13%) Manufacturing
4 49 (9.74%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (7.55%) Billing
6 35 (6.96%) Public Sector
7 14 (2.78%) Telecoms
8 13 (2.58%) Pharmaceutical
9 9 (1.79%) Banking
9 9 (1.79%) Retail
10 7 (1.39%) Automotive
11 6 (1.19%) General Ledger
11 6 (1.19%) German Language
11 6 (1.19%) Legal
12 5 (0.99%) Aerospace
13 4 (0.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (0.80%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.60%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.60%) French Language
14 3 (0.60%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (5.37%) SAP TM
2 20 (3.98%) SAP Fiori
3 17 (3.38%) BAPI
4 16 (3.18%) SAP Basis
5 12 (2.39%) Web Services
6 10 (1.99%) IDoc
6 10 (1.99%) SOAP
6 10 (1.99%) XML
7 8 (1.59%) SAP PI
8 6 (1.19%) SAP ALE
9 5 (0.99%) Middleware
10 4 (0.80%) EDI
10 4 (0.80%) OLE
10 4 (0.80%) SAP Core Interface
11 3 (0.60%) REST
11 3 (0.60%) SAPUI5
12 1 (0.20%) JSON
12 1 (0.20%) Oracle Fusion
12 1 (0.20%) SAP Business Workflow
12 1 (0.20%) SAP XI
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.37%) Replication
2 14 (2.78%) Legacy Systems
3 10 (1.99%) Data Structures
3 10 (1.99%) Public Cloud
4 9 (1.79%) Greenfield Project
5 8 (1.59%) Algorithms
6 7 (1.39%) FMCG
7 6 (1.19%) Life Science
8 5 (0.99%) Onboarding
9 4 (0.80%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.60%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.60%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 3 (0.60%) Product Ownership
10 3 (0.60%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.40%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 2 (0.40%) Management Information System
12 1 (0.20%) e-Learning
12 1 (0.20%) LIMS
12 1 (0.20%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.99%) VMS
2 4 (0.80%) Linux
3 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (15.90%) Migration
2 78 (15.51%) Workshop Facilitation
3 68 (13.52%) Stakeholder Management
4 62 (12.33%) Problem-Solving
5 53 (10.54%) ERP
6 52 (10.34%) User Acceptance Testing
7 49 (9.74%) Data Migration
8 43 (8.55%) Continuous Improvement
9 40 (7.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 39 (7.75%) Logistics
11 36 (7.16%) Time Management
11 36 (7.16%) Validation
12 31 (6.16%) Production Planning
13 28 (5.57%) GAP Analysis
14 27 (5.37%) Project Management
15 26 (5.17%) Translating Business Requirements
16 24 (4.77%) Project Delivery
16 24 (4.77%) System Integration Testing
17 20 (3.98%) Requirements Gathering
18 19 (3.78%) Inventory Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.75%) ABAP
2 9 (1.79%) SQL
3 6 (1.19%) Groovy
3 6 (1.19%) JavaScript
4 5 (0.99%) Python
5 1 (0.20%) ActionScript
5 1 (0.20%) ActionScript 2.0
5 1 (0.20%) R
Qualifications
1 95 (18.89%) Security Cleared
2 81 (16.10%) SC Cleared
3 56 (11.13%) BPSS Clearance
4 14 (2.78%) SAP Certification
5 11 (2.19%) DV Cleared
6 7 (1.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 5 (0.99%) Degree
8 2 (0.40%) AAT
8 2 (0.40%) ACCA
8 2 (0.40%) CCA
8 2 (0.40%) CIMA
9 1 (0.20%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.20%) CISM
9 1 (0.20%) CISSP
9 1 (0.20%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (4.57%) Data Quality
2 8 (1.59%) GRC
3 6 (1.19%) GDPR
4 5 (0.99%) GxP
5 4 (0.80%) PMO
5 4 (0.80%) QA
6 3 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.40%) IFRS
7 2 (0.40%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.20%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.20%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.20%) NCSC
8 1 (0.20%) Solvency II
System Software
1 3 (0.60%) IAG
2 2 (0.40%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 503 (100.00%) SAP
2 53 (10.54%) Ariba
3 13 (2.58%) Sage
4 10 (1.99%) OpenText
5 9 (1.79%) Microsoft
6 4 (0.80%) Adobe
6 4 (0.80%) Computacenter
7 3 (0.60%) Concur
7 3 (0.60%) Oracle
7 3 (0.60%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.40%) Dell
8 2 (0.40%) DocuSign
8 2 (0.40%) Workday
9 1 (0.20%) Google
9 1 (0.20%) JD Edwards
9 1 (0.20%) LabVantage
9 1 (0.20%) MuleSoft
9 1 (0.20%) Planon
9 1 (0.20%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.20%) SEEBURGER