SAP GRC Contract Job Trends

SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) formerly SAP Virsa
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring SAP GRC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 606 505 575
Rank change year-on-year -101 +70 +100
Contract jobs citing SAP GRC 32 17 15
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.065% 0.058% 0.035%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.92% 0.69% 0.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 11 11
10th Percentile £504 £525 £425
25th Percentile £523 £570 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £675 £545
Median % change year-on-year -18.52% +23.85% -4.18%
75th Percentile £634 £709 £688
90th Percentile £652 £713 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £533 £675 £675
% change year-on-year -21.04% - +8.00%

All Business Application Skills
UK

SAP GRC falls under the Business Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring business application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 3,466 2,453 3,214
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 7.00% 8.38% 7.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,956 1,381 1,852
10th Percentile £363 £400 £363
25th Percentile £450 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.32% - -
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £738 £788 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £537 £525
% change year-on-year -2.23% +2.29% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 58 123
10th Percentile £25.70 £19.49 £14.71
25th Percentile £34.01 £32.85 £21.63
Median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +50.00% -18.37%
75th Percentile £71.12 £74.38 £57.33
90th Percentile £88.75 £86.00 £64.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -8.33% +50.00% -23.81%

SAP GRC
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SAP GRC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

SAP GRC job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP GRC
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP GRC.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP GRC

SAP GRC
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP GRC over the 6 months to 8 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SAP GRC in the UK

SAP GRC
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP GRC.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP GRC

SAP GRC
Top 8 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 GRC within the UK over the 6 months to 8 June 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
UK excluding London -86 21 £533 -21.04% 3
Work from Home -39 17 £533 -21.04% 2
Scotland - 16 £564 -
England -129 11 £525 -22.22% 5
London -67 5 £600 -12.73% 1
Midlands -51 4 £525 -22.22%
West Midlands -56 4 £525 -22.22%
South West - 1 £600 -

SAP GRC
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 1 (3.13%) NetWeaver
Business Applications
1 27 (84.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (6.25%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (6.25%) SAP FI
3 1 (3.13%) SAP CCM
3 1 (3.13%) SAP EWM
3 1 (3.13%) SAP FI-GL
3 1 (3.13%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 3 (9.38%) Entra ID
1 3 (9.38%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (3.13%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (15.63%) SAP HANA
2 3 (9.38%) SAP BW
3 2 (6.25%) Data Mining
General
1 18 (56.25%) Finance
2 6 (18.75%) Social Skills
3 5 (15.63%) Public Sector
4 3 (9.38%) Aerospace
4 3 (9.38%) Legal
5 2 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (6.25%) Banking
5 2 (6.25%) General Ledger
5 2 (6.25%) Military
6 1 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (28.13%) Consultant
2 8 (25.00%) SAP Consultant
3 7 (21.88%) Configuration Specialist
3 7 (21.88%) SAP Security Consultant
3 7 (21.88%) Security Consultant
4 6 (18.75%) Architect
5 5 (15.63%) SAP GRC Consultant
6 4 (12.50%) SAP Financial Specialist
6 4 (12.50%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
7 3 (9.38%) SAP Architect
7 3 (9.38%) SAP Solutions Architect
7 3 (9.38%) Solutions Architect
8 2 (6.25%) Applications Consultant
8 2 (6.25%) Lead
8 2 (6.25%) SAP Financial Architect
9 1 (3.13%) Cloud Consultant
9 1 (3.13%) Remote Support Engineer
9 1 (3.13%) SAP HANA Specialist
9 1 (3.13%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
9 1 (3.13%) Transformation Programme Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (78.13%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (3.13%) IDoc
2 1 (3.13%) Middleware
2 1 (3.13%) REST
2 1 (3.13%) SAP PI
2 1 (3.13%) SOAP
2 1 (3.13%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.38%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (3.13%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (3.13%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.13%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (75.00%) SAP Security
2 17 (53.13%) Analytics
3 15 (46.88%) System Integration Testing
3 15 (46.88%) User Acceptance Testing
4 14 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
5 10 (31.25%) RBAC
6 5 (15.63%) Data Protection
6 5 (15.63%) Identity Access Management
7 4 (12.50%) Accounts Payable
7 4 (12.50%) Risk Management
8 3 (9.38%) Architectural Design
8 3 (9.38%) Risk Analysis
8 3 (9.38%) Stakeholder Management
9 2 (6.25%) Collaborative Working
9 2 (6.25%) Compliance Audit
9 2 (6.25%) Penetration Testing
9 2 (6.25%) Privileged Access Management
9 2 (6.25%) Root Cause Analysis
9 2 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 2 (6.25%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.13%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 13 (40.63%) SC Cleared
1 13 (40.63%) Security Cleared
2 3 (9.38%) DV Cleared
3 2 (6.25%) CISM
3 2 (6.25%) CISSP
4 1 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (3.13%) Degree
4 1 (3.13%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (75.00%) GRC
2 2 (6.25%) GDPR
2 2 (6.25%) Government Security Classifications
2 2 (6.25%) ISO 20022
2 2 (6.25%) NCSC
3 1 (3.13%) ITGC
3 1 (3.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (18.75%) IAG
2 3 (9.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.25%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 32 (100.00%) SAP
2 3 (9.38%) CyberArk
2 3 (9.38%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.38%) Oracle
3 1 (3.13%) Ariba