SAP Consultant Contract Job Trends
SAP Consultant
UK
The median SAP Consultant daily rate in the UK is £549, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 271 | 175 | 153 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -96 | -22 | +7 |
| Contract jobs requiring an SAP Consultant | 552 | 550 | 635 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 1.00% | 1.65% | 1.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.09% | 1.82% | 1.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 219 | 263 | 302 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £469 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £470 | £513 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £549 | £580 | £578 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.34% | +0.43% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £664 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £540 | £600 | £580 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +3.45% | +11.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 5 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.00 | £42.40 | £57.15 |
| 25th Percentile | £57.38 | £51.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £83.25 | £80.50 | £61.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.42% | +30.68% | -4.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.75 | £86.00 | £66.27 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £92.75 | £74.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £69.25 | £61.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.08% | +12.42% | -2.67% |
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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,844 | 30,247 | 34,978 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.93% | 90.91% | 92.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,853 | 19,090 | 21,121 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £277 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £401 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4,177 | 1,669 | 1,428 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.80 | £15.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £17.30 | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £41.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.24% | -38.77% | -8.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.75 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.32 | £25.00 | £41.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +61.28% | -39.76% | -6.74% |
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 Daily Rate Trend
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 16 October 2026.
SAP Consultant Hourly Rate Trend
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 16 October 2026.
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 16 October 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 | -105 | 401 | £549 | -5.63% | 195 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 274 | £540 | -10.00% | 110 |
| Work from Home | -80 | 212 | £540 | -3.57% | 114 |
| London | -115 | 117 | £550 | -5.25% | 76 |
| South East | -17 | 114 | £500 | -4.76% | 44 |
| Midlands | -22 | 68 | £481 | -16.35% | 23 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 59 | £470 | -18.26% | 18 |
| North of England | -96 | 53 | £625 | -8.02% | 27 |
| North West | -71 | 44 | £625 | -11.03% | 15 |
| East of England | -27 | 20 | £566 | -1.57% | 6 |
| Wales | -4 | 12 | £625 | - | 5 |
| South West | -34 | 11 | £525 | -12.50% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 6 | £613 | +5.60% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | -37 | 5 | - | - | 6 |
| North East | -36 | 4 | £500 | -13.04% | 6 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | £650 | - | 3 |
SAP Consultant Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 October 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAP | 100.0% | 552 |
| 2 | SAP S/4HANA | 48.9% | 270 |
| 3 | Security Cleared | 27.0% | 149 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Management | 22.8% | 126 |
| 5 | SC Cleared | 18.7% | 103 |
| 6 | Migration | 17.4% | 96 |
| 7 | User Acceptance Testing | 15.2% | 84 |
| 8 | Problem-Solving | 13.9% | 77 |
| 9 | SAP FI | 13.8% | 76 |
| 10 | Data Migration | 12.3% | 68 |
| 11 | SuccessFactors | 12.1% | 67 |
| 12 | BPSS Clearance | 11.2% | 62 |
| 13 | ABAP | 10.9% | 60 |
| 14 | Workshop Facilitation | 10.7% | 59 |
| 15 | SAP PSCD | 9.1% | 50 |
| 15 | Time Management | 9.1% | 50 |
| 17 | Validation | 8.7% | 48 |
| 18 | SAP Fiori | 8.3% | 46 |
| 19 | SAP Payroll | 8.2% | 45 |
| 20 | Ariba | 8.0% | 44 |
| 20 | Logistics | 8.0% | 44 |
| 20 | SAP HCM | 8.0% | 44 |
| 23 | Analytics | 7.8% | 43 |
| 24 | Stakeholder Engagement | 7.2% | 40 |
| 25 | SAP CO | 7.1% | 39 |
| 26 | ERP | 6.9% | 38 |
| 27 | Requirements Gathering | 6.3% | 35 |
| 27 | SAP HANA | 6.3% | 35 |
| 27 | SAP SD | 6.3% | 35 |
| 30 | Continuous Improvement | 6.2% | 34 |
SAP Consultant Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAP Functional Consultant | 13.6% | 75 |
| 2 | SAP S/4HANA Consultant | 9.2% | 51 |
| 3 | SAP Payroll Consultant | 7.1% | 39 |
| 4 | SAP Integration Consultant | 5.3% | 29 |
| 5 | Senior SAP Consultant | 5.1% | 28 |
| 6 | SAP FI Consultant | 4.9% | 27 |
| 7 | Management Consultant | 4.7% | 26 |
| 8 | SAP SD Consultant | 4.5% | 25 |
| 9 | Cloud Consultant | 4.2% | 23 |
| 10 | SAP CO Consultant | 4.0% | 22 |
| 11 | SAP EWM Consultant | 3.8% | 21 |
| 11 | SAP Security Consultant | 3.8% | 21 |
| 13 | SAP Data Consultant | 3.6% | 20 |
| 14 | SAP FI/CO Consultant | 3.4% | 19 |
| 14 | SAP Financial Consultant | 3.4% | 19 |
| 14 | SAP HR Consultant | 3.4% | 19 |
| 17 | SAP HR/Payroll Consultant | 3.3% | 18 |
| 17 | SAP PS Consultant | 3.3% | 18 |
| 19 | SAP Migration Consultant | 3.1% | 17 |
| 19 | SAP PM Consultant | 3.1% | 17 |