SAP Consultant Contract Job Trends

SAP Consultant
UK

The median SAP Consultant daily rate in the UK is £578, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026.

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

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 243 168 171
Rank change year-on-year -75 +3 +59
Contract jobs requiring an SAP Consultant 505 496 594
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.07% 1.69% 1.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.16% 1.83% 1.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 206 208 296
10th Percentile £413 £450 £425
25th Percentile £475 £506 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £578 £578 £600
Median % change year-on-year +0.15% -3.75% +4.35%
75th Percentile £685 £669 £691
90th Percentile £750 £715 £785
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £537 £581
% change year-on-year -2.23% -7.57% +1.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 8 14
10th Percentile £69.20 £67.38 £52.90
25th Percentile £83.75 £70.00 £54.88
Median hourly rate £87.50 £86.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +1.74% +39.61% -11.80%
75th Percentile £88.75 - £63.08
90th Percentile - - £64.51
UK excluding London median hourly rate £82.50 £86.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year -4.07% +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 43,629 27,082 40,416
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.33% 92.55% 92.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,928 17,690 26,310
10th Percentile £315 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £406 £410
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 £490 £475 £492
% change year-on-year +3.16% -3.46% -1.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,807 1,034 2,664
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.15 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.50 £16.30
Median hourly rate £44.00 £29.00 £36.42
Median % change year-on-year +51.72% -20.37% -19.07%
75th Percentile £66.00 £62.50 £60.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.46 £28.00 £39.55
% change year-on-year +62.36% -29.20% -6.94%

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 1 May 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 1 May 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 1 May 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 -93 354 £600 +3.45% 71
Work from Home -21 226 £620 +7.83% 36
UK excluding London -61 203 £525 -2.23% 44
London -64 131 £665 +7.43% 32
Midlands -46 64 £425 -18.27% 5
South East -47 57 £490 -8.58% 21
West Midlands -32 49 £425 -25.11% 4
North of England -86 43 £525 -2.42% 6
North West -57 32 £550 +2.23% 2
South West -21 15 £525 - 2
East of England -32 15 £604 +9.83% 2
Wales +3 14 £550 - 4
East Midlands -25 14 £556 +9.07% 1
Yorkshire -52 9 £500 - 4
North East -24 2 - -
Scotland - 1 £538 -

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 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.

1 505 (100.00%) SAP
2 230 (45.54%) SAP S/4HANA
3 94 (18.61%) Security Cleared
4 81 (16.04%) SC Cleared
5 80 (15.84%) Migration
6 75 (14.85%) Workshop Facilitation
7 66 (13.07%) Stakeholder Management
8 65 (12.87%) SuccessFactors
9 62 (12.28%) Problem-Solving
10 57 (11.29%) BPSS Clearance
11 55 (10.89%) ERP
12 54 (10.69%) SAP FI
13 51 (10.10%) User Acceptance Testing
14 50 (9.90%) Ariba
15 49 (9.70%) Data Migration
16 43 (8.51%) Continuous Improvement
17 41 (8.12%) SAP MM
18 39 (7.72%) Logistics
18 39 (7.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 37 (7.33%) SAP PSCD
20 35 (6.93%) SAP HANA
20 35 (6.93%) Validation
21 34 (6.73%) ABAP
21 34 (6.73%) SAP PP
22 32 (6.34%) Time Management
23 30 (5.94%) Production Planning
23 30 (5.94%) SAP CO
24 29 (5.74%) SAP EWM
24 29 (5.74%) SAP HCM
25 28 (5.54%) 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 (0.59%) Cloud Foundry
2 1 (0.20%) Confluence
2 1 (0.20%) MTS
2 1 (0.20%) NetWeaver
Business Applications
1 230 (45.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 54 (10.69%) SAP FI
3 41 (8.12%) SAP MM
4 37 (7.33%) SAP PSCD
5 34 (6.73%) SAP PP
6 30 (5.94%) SAP CO
7 29 (5.74%) SAP EWM
7 29 (5.74%) SAP HCM
8 28 (5.54%) SAP FI/CO
9 27 (5.35%) SAP BRIM
10 26 (5.15%) SAP Travel Management
11 22 (4.36%) SAP SD
12 21 (4.16%) SAP FI-CA
12 21 (4.16%) SAP IBP
13 16 (3.17%) SAP PM
14 13 (2.57%) SAP Payroll
15 12 (2.38%) SAP Hybris
16 11 (2.18%) SAP QM
17 10 (1.98%) SAP APO
18 9 (1.78%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 65 (12.87%) SuccessFactors
2 13 (2.57%) SAP Commerce Cloud
3 6 (1.19%) Azure
3 6 (1.19%) Power Platform
4 4 (0.79%) AWS
5 3 (0.59%) Boomi
5 3 (0.59%) 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%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (6.93%) SAP HANA
2 14 (2.77%) SAP BW
3 6 (1.19%) BusinessObjects
3 6 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.19%) Power BI
3 6 (1.19%) SAP Data Services
4 5 (0.99%) Tableau
5 1 (0.20%) Metadata
5 1 (0.20%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (1.98%) JIRA
2 7 (1.39%) Hudson
3 1 (0.20%) Git
3 1 (0.20%) LSMW
3 1 (0.20%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 145 (28.71%) Social Skills
2 95 (18.81%) Finance
3 53 (10.50%) Manufacturing
4 46 (9.11%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (8.51%) Billing
6 36 (7.13%) Public Sector
7 14 (2.77%) Telecoms
8 13 (2.57%) Pharmaceutical
9 9 (1.78%) Banking
9 9 (1.78%) Retail
10 7 (1.39%) Automotive
11 6 (1.19%) General Ledger
11 6 (1.19%) Legal
12 5 (0.99%) Aerospace
12 5 (0.99%) German Language
13 4 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 3 (0.59%) French Language
14 3 (0.59%) Local Government
15 2 (0.40%) Dutch Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (5.35%) SAP TM
2 22 (4.36%) SAP Fiori
3 18 (3.56%) BAPI
4 16 (3.17%) SAP Basis
5 9 (1.78%) IDoc
5 9 (1.78%) Web Services
6 8 (1.58%) SOAP
6 8 (1.58%) XML
7 7 (1.39%) SAP PI
8 5 (0.99%) Middleware
8 5 (0.99%) SAP ALE
8 5 (0.99%) SAP Core Interface
9 4 (0.79%) EDI
9 4 (0.79%) OLE
10 3 (0.59%) REST
10 3 (0.59%) SAPUI5
11 1 (0.20%) JMS
11 1 (0.20%) JSON
11 1 (0.20%) Oracle Fusion
11 1 (0.20%) SAP Business Workflow
Miscellaneous
1 20 (3.96%) Replication
2 13 (2.57%) Legacy Systems
3 10 (1.98%) Data Structures
3 10 (1.98%) Public Cloud
4 9 (1.78%) Algorithms
5 8 (1.58%) Greenfield Project
6 7 (1.39%) FMCG
6 7 (1.39%) Life Science
7 4 (0.79%) Onboarding
7 4 (0.79%) Product Ownership
7 4 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.59%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (0.59%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.40%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 2 (0.40%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.20%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.20%) LIMS
10 1 (0.20%) Market Risk
10 1 (0.20%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.99%) VMS
2 4 (0.79%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (15.84%) Migration
2 75 (14.85%) Workshop Facilitation
3 66 (13.07%) Stakeholder Management
4 62 (12.28%) Problem-Solving
5 55 (10.89%) ERP
6 51 (10.10%) User Acceptance Testing
7 49 (9.70%) Data Migration
8 43 (8.51%) Continuous Improvement
9 39 (7.72%) Logistics
9 39 (7.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 35 (6.93%) Validation
11 32 (6.34%) Time Management
12 30 (5.94%) Production Planning
13 28 (5.54%) GAP Analysis
14 27 (5.35%) Project Management
15 25 (4.95%) Project Delivery
15 25 (4.95%) Translating Business Requirements
16 24 (4.75%) System Integration Testing
17 20 (3.96%) Agile
18 19 (3.76%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (6.73%) ABAP
2 9 (1.78%) SQL
3 6 (1.19%) Groovy
3 6 (1.19%) JavaScript
3 6 (1.19%) Python
4 1 (0.20%) ActionScript
4 1 (0.20%) ActionScript 2.0
4 1 (0.20%) R
Qualifications
1 94 (18.61%) Security Cleared
2 81 (16.04%) SC Cleared
3 57 (11.29%) BPSS Clearance
4 14 (2.77%) SAP Certification
5 8 (1.58%) 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 (4.55%) Data Quality
2 10 (1.98%) GRC
3 6 (1.19%) GDPR
4 5 (0.99%) GxP
5 4 (0.79%) PMO
5 4 (0.79%) QA
6 3 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.40%) Government Security Classifications
7 2 (0.40%) IFRS
7 2 (0.40%) ISO 20022
7 2 (0.40%) NCSC
8 1 (0.20%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.20%) Solvency II
System Software
1 3 (0.59%) IAG
2 2 (0.40%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 505 (100.00%) SAP
2 50 (9.90%) Ariba
3 13 (2.57%) Sage
4 9 (1.78%) Microsoft
4 9 (1.78%) OpenText
5 4 (0.79%) Adobe
5 4 (0.79%) Oracle
6 3 (0.59%) Concur
7 2 (0.40%) Computacenter
7 2 (0.40%) Databricks
7 2 (0.40%) Dell
7 2 (0.40%) DocuSign
7 2 (0.40%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.40%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.40%) Workday
8 1 (0.20%) Conga
8 1 (0.20%) Google
8 1 (0.20%) JD Edwards
8 1 (0.20%) Planon
8 1 (0.20%) SEEBURGER