SAP Consultant Contract Job Trends

SAP Consultant
UK

The median SAP Consultant daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 192 163 158
Rank change year-on-year -29 -5 +87
Contract jobs requiring an SAP Consultant 555 556 741
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.52% 1.55% 1.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.67% 1.67% 1.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 266 263 287
10th Percentile £459 £427 £450
25th Percentile £513 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -5.17%
75th Percentile £688 £669 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £714
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £581 £525
% change year-on-year +3.27% +10.67% -9.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 6 12
10th Percentile £46.38 £55.83 £61.04
25th Percentile £59.88 £59.99 £62.51
Median hourly rate £70.50 £71.62 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year -1.57% +13.17% -6.93%
75th Percentile £83.94 £84.34 £67.75
90th Percentile £89.38 £106.88 £84.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £70.50 £65.77 £63.29
% change year-on-year +7.19% +3.92% -4.83%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 33,145 33,385 42,274
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.93% 92.77% 93.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,040 20,359 28,495
10th Percentile £285 £300 £294
25th Percentile £402 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £645
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £495 £500
% change year-on-year -4.04% -1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,927 1,147 1,515
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.36 £15.16
25th Percentile £17.88 £20.75 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £43.90
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -20.27% +39.88%
75th Percentile £57.25 £63.93 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.50 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -26.97% +78.00%

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 6 December 2025.

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 6 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP Consultant in the UK

SAP Consultant
Top 15 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 6 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
England -26 413 £575 - 50
Work from Home +13 240 £560 -2.61% 27
UK excluding London -55 221 £600 +3.27% 40
London 0 149 £555 +4.23% 14
North of England +10 90 £675 +14.89% 4
North West +27 80 £703 +17.08% 3
South East -45 63 £525 -9.95% 20
Midlands -69 32 £575 - 8
East of England -7 29 £525 +16.67%
West Midlands -30 26 £575 +6.48% 4
South West +2 9 £600 -2.85% 9
Yorkshire -30 8 £575 +2.22% 1
East Midlands -43 5 £545 -5.22% 4
North East -5 2 £575 -4.17%
Scotland - 1 £538 -

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

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, 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.

1 555 (100.00%) SAP
2 304 (54.77%) SAP S/4HANA
3 171 (30.81%) Security Cleared
4 138 (24.86%) SC Cleared
5 81 (14.59%) Stakeholder Management
6 75 (13.51%) Logistics
7 72 (12.97%) Problem-Solving
7 72 (12.97%) SAP Fiori
8 70 (12.61%) ABAP
9 68 (12.25%) Workshop Facilitation
10 64 (11.53%) Migration
11 54 (9.73%) SAP FI
12 50 (9.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 49 (8.83%) Data Migration
14 48 (8.65%) SAP HCM
14 48 (8.65%) SAP MM
15 46 (8.29%) ERP
16 45 (8.11%) Ariba
17 44 (7.93%) Analytics
17 44 (7.93%) BPSS Clearance
17 44 (7.93%) Validation
18 43 (7.75%) SuccessFactors
18 43 (7.75%) User Acceptance Testing
19 41 (7.39%) Production Planning
19 41 (7.39%) SAP EWM
19 41 (7.39%) Translating Business Requirements
20 38 (6.85%) SAP HANA
21 37 (6.67%) SAP PP
22 35 (6.31%) SAP CO
23 33 (5.95%) Time Management

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 4 (0.72%) NetWeaver
2 2 (0.36%) MTS
2 2 (0.36%) SharePoint Server
3 1 (0.18%) Confluence
3 1 (0.18%) LiveCycle
3 1 (0.18%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 304 (54.77%) SAP S/4HANA
2 54 (9.73%) SAP FI
3 48 (8.65%) SAP HCM
3 48 (8.65%) SAP MM
4 41 (7.39%) SAP EWM
5 37 (6.67%) SAP PP
6 35 (6.31%) SAP CO
7 32 (5.77%) SAP FI/CO
8 31 (5.59%) SAP Payroll
8 31 (5.59%) SAP WM
9 24 (4.32%) SAP QM
10 22 (3.96%) SAP SD
11 21 (3.78%) SAP PSCD
12 20 (3.60%) SAP VC
13 19 (3.42%) SAP HR
14 17 (3.06%) SAP PS
15 14 (2.52%) SAP Hybris
16 13 (2.34%) SAP BRIM
16 13 (2.34%) SAP FI-CA
16 13 (2.34%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 43 (7.75%) SuccessFactors
2 14 (2.52%) SAP Commerce Cloud
3 11 (1.98%) Azure
4 6 (1.08%) Power Platform
4 6 (1.08%) SaaS
5 4 (0.72%) GCP
6 3 (0.54%) AWS
6 3 (0.54%) Snowflake
6 3 (0.54%) WhatsApp
7 2 (0.36%) iPaaS
7 2 (0.36%) SAP Fieldglass
8 1 (0.18%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.18%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.18%) IaaS
8 1 (0.18%) OCI
8 1 (0.18%) PaaS
8 1 (0.18%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.18%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.18%) HTTP
1 1 (0.18%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (6.85%) SAP HANA
2 17 (3.06%) SAP BW
3 12 (2.16%) SAP Data Services
4 9 (1.62%) Metadata
5 6 (1.08%) Power BI
6 4 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.72%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.36%) BusinessObjects
7 2 (0.36%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.36%) DB2
8 1 (0.18%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.18%) Lumira
8 1 (0.18%) MaxDB
8 1 (0.18%) MySQL
8 1 (0.18%) Semantic Layer
8 1 (0.18%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (1.62%) JIRA
2 6 (1.08%) LSMW
3 3 (0.54%) Git
4 2 (0.36%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 164 (29.55%) Social Skills
2 110 (19.82%) Finance
3 83 (14.95%) Manufacturing
4 47 (8.47%) Public Sector
5 39 (7.03%) Analytical Skills
6 37 (6.67%) Pharmaceutical
7 29 (5.23%) Presentation Skills
8 28 (5.05%) Billing
9 17 (3.06%) Telecoms
10 14 (2.52%) Retail
11 9 (1.62%) Aerospace
12 8 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.26%) Automotive
14 6 (1.08%) General Ledger
15 4 (0.72%) Banking
15 4 (0.72%) German Language
15 4 (0.72%) Legal
16 3 (0.54%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.54%) Law
17 2 (0.36%) Dutch Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (12.97%) SAP Fiori
2 23 (4.14%) BAPI
3 21 (3.78%) Web Services
4 18 (3.24%) SAP Basis
4 18 (3.24%) SAP PI
5 17 (3.06%) SAP TM
6 14 (2.52%) IDoc
7 12 (2.16%) SOAP
8 11 (1.98%) EDI
8 11 (1.98%) XML
9 10 (1.80%) SAP ALE
10 6 (1.08%) Middleware
10 6 (1.08%) REST
10 6 (1.08%) SAP Business Workflow
11 4 (0.72%) JSON
11 4 (0.72%) SAPUI5
12 2 (0.36%) HTML
12 2 (0.36%) HTML5
12 2 (0.36%) SAP Core Interface
13 1 (0.18%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 17 (3.06%) Greenfield Project
2 14 (2.52%) Onboarding
3 13 (2.34%) Replication
4 10 (1.80%) Life Science
5 7 (1.26%) Private Cloud
6 6 (1.08%) Data Structures
6 6 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (0.72%) Management Information System
7 4 (0.72%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 3 (0.54%) FMCG
8 3 (0.54%) LIMS
8 3 (0.54%) Public Cloud
8 3 (0.54%) Tandem
9 2 (0.36%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.36%) PACS
9 2 (0.36%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.18%) IoT
10 1 (0.18%) Learning Management System
10 1 (0.18%) Market Risk
10 1 (0.18%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.08%) Linux
2 4 (0.72%) Windows
3 3 (0.54%) Unix
4 2 (0.36%) VMS
5 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (14.59%) Stakeholder Management
2 75 (13.51%) Logistics
3 72 (12.97%) Problem-Solving
4 68 (12.25%) Workshop Facilitation
5 64 (11.53%) Migration
6 50 (9.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 49 (8.83%) Data Migration
8 46 (8.29%) ERP
9 44 (7.93%) Analytics
9 44 (7.93%) Validation
10 43 (7.75%) User Acceptance Testing
11 41 (7.39%) Production Planning
11 41 (7.39%) Translating Business Requirements
12 33 (5.95%) Time Management
13 31 (5.59%) Knowledge Transfer
14 29 (5.23%) Process Improvement
15 28 (5.05%) Requirements Gathering
16 27 (4.86%) Mentoring
16 27 (4.86%) Quality Management
17 25 (4.50%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 70 (12.61%) ABAP
2 16 (2.88%) JavaScript
3 12 (2.16%) Groovy
4 6 (1.08%) Java
5 4 (0.72%) SQL
6 2 (0.36%) Python
Qualifications
1 171 (30.81%) Security Cleared
2 138 (24.86%) SC Cleared
3 44 (7.93%) BPSS Clearance
4 27 (4.86%) Degree
5 26 (4.68%) SAP Certification
6 13 (2.34%) DV Cleared
7 11 (1.98%) ACCA
7 11 (1.98%) CIMA
8 5 (0.90%) CCA
9 4 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.36%) CISA
10 2 (0.36%) CISM
10 2 (0.36%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (1.44%) Data Quality
1 8 (1.44%) QA
2 6 (1.08%) GRC
2 6 (1.08%) GxP
3 5 (0.90%) GDPR
4 4 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.54%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 3 (0.54%) GMP
5 3 (0.54%) IFRS
6 2 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.18%) HL7
7 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.18%) SLA
7 1 (0.18%) Solvency II
System Software
1 1 (0.18%) Docker
1 1 (0.18%) IAG
Systems Management
1 1 (0.18%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 555 (100.00%) SAP
2 45 (8.11%) Ariba
3 12 (2.16%) Adobe
4 11 (1.98%) OpenText
5 10 (1.80%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.62%) Oracle
7 7 (1.26%) Microsoft
8 6 (1.08%) Concur
8 6 (1.08%) Workday
9 4 (0.72%) Computacenter
10 3 (0.54%) Google
11 2 (0.36%) IFS
11 2 (0.36%) Salesforce
11 2 (0.36%) TOWER Software
12 1 (0.18%) Alteryx
12 1 (0.18%) Databricks
12 1 (0.18%) Kronos
12 1 (0.18%) RightFax