SAP Implementation Contracts

SAP Implementation
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring SAP Implementation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SAP Implementation over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 472 533 562
Rank change year-on-year +61 +29 +210
Contract jobs citing SAP Implementation 49 45 120
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.17% 0.11% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% 0.12% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 27 46
10th Percentile £425 £365 £406
25th Percentile £450 £488 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £585 £594
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% -1.47% +7.95%
75th Percentile £655 £703 £700
90th Percentile £720 £732 £840
UK excluding London median daily rate £545 £550 £600
% change year-on-year -0.91% -8.33% +42.86%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

SAP Implementation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 26,091 36,498 50,798
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 91.03% 86.03% 89.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,724 23,542 35,172
10th Percentile £303 £300 £325
25th Percentile £409 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +3.29%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +3.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,059 2,447 1,685
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.75 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.13 £15.97 £15.99
Median hourly rate £27.50 £36.05 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.71% -2.58% +44.08%
75th Percentile £58.63 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £38.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -33.82% +8.57% +75.00%

SAP Implementation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing SAP Implementation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SAP Implementation in the UK

SAP Implementation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SAP Implementation.

Daily rate trend for SAP Implementation in the UK

SAP Implementation
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP Implementation over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SAP Implementation in the UK

SAP Implementation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SAP Implementation.

Hourly rate trend for SAP Implementation in the UK

SAP Implementation
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Implementation within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 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 +65 39 £545 -0.91% 36
London +67 19 £450 -18.18% 13
UK excluding London +49 19 £545 -0.91% 22
Work from Home +47 13 £600 +9.09% 19
North of England +19 9 £540 -7.69% 7
Midlands +20 7 £550 +15.79% 4
West Midlands +14 6 £588 +23.68% 4
North West +10 6 £588 +0.43% 6
North East - 2 £535 -
South East +47 1 £523 -5.00% 11
South West +38 1 £660 +38.95%
East of England +28 1 - -
Yorkshire +15 1 £650 - 1
East Midlands - 1 £475 -

SAP Implementation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (4.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 24 (48.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (10.20%) SAP ERP
3 2 (4.08%) OpenText VIM for SAP
3 2 (4.08%) SAP EWM
3 2 (4.08%) SAP FI
3 2 (4.08%) SAP GRC
3 2 (4.08%) SAP PP
4 1 (2.04%) SAP BPC
4 1 (2.04%) SAP CO
4 1 (2.04%) SAP CX
4 1 (2.04%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (2.04%) SAP HCM
4 1 (2.04%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (2.04%) SAP MDG
4 1 (2.04%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (2.04%) SAP POS DM
4 1 (2.04%) SAP QM
4 1 (2.04%) SAP Retail
4 1 (2.04%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.12%) SuccessFactors
2 2 (4.08%) Azure
3 1 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (2.04%) SAP Commerce Cloud
3 1 (2.04%) Tricentis Tosca
3 1 (2.04%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.04%) Internet
1 1 (2.04%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.08%) SAP BW
1 2 (4.08%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 4 (8.16%) JIRA
2 2 (4.08%) Postman
3 1 (2.04%) LoadRunner
General
1 28 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 14 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (22.45%) Finance
4 10 (20.41%) Manufacturing
5 6 (12.24%) Retail
6 4 (8.16%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (8.16%) Public Sector
7 3 (6.12%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (4.08%) German Language
8 2 (4.08%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (4.08%) Publishing
9 1 (2.04%) Dutch Language
9 1 (2.04%) French Language
9 1 (2.04%) General Ledger
9 1 (2.04%) Legal
9 1 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (26.53%) SAP Manager
2 9 (18.37%) Analyst
3 7 (14.29%) Consultant
3 7 (14.29%) Lead
3 7 (14.29%) SAP Consultant
4 6 (12.24%) Business Analyst
4 6 (12.24%) Retail Business Analyst
5 5 (10.20%) Architect
5 5 (10.20%) Project Manager
5 5 (10.20%) SAP Architect
6 4 (8.16%) SAP Analyst
6 4 (8.16%) SAP Project Manager
7 3 (6.12%) Developer
7 3 (6.12%) SAP Developer
8 2 (4.08%) Programme Manager
8 2 (4.08%) SAP Business Analyst
8 2 (4.08%) SAP Programme Manager
8 2 (4.08%) SAP Test Manager
8 2 (4.08%) Solutions Architect
8 2 (4.08%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.08%) BAPI
1 2 (4.08%) IDoc
1 2 (4.08%) REST
1 2 (4.08%) RESTful
1 2 (4.08%) SAP Fiori
1 2 (4.08%) SAP PI
1 2 (4.08%) SAP Smart Forms
1 2 (4.08%) SOAP
1 2 (4.08%) Web Services
2 1 (2.04%) Middleware
2 1 (2.04%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.16%) Greenfield Project
2 2 (4.08%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (4.08%) Life Science
2 2 (4.08%) Management Information System
2 2 (4.08%) Manufacturing Execution System
3 1 (2.04%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.04%) Replication
3 1 (2.04%) Tandem
3 1 (2.04%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (38.78%) Stakeholder Management
2 18 (36.73%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (30.61%) Agile
3 15 (30.61%) ERP
4 13 (26.53%) Project Management
5 8 (16.33%) Change Management
6 7 (14.29%) Roadmaps
6 7 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 7 (14.29%) Waterfall
7 6 (12.24%) Migration
7 6 (12.24%) Project Delivery
8 5 (10.20%) Computer Science
8 5 (10.20%) Risk Management
8 5 (10.20%) Technical Leadership
9 4 (8.16%) Decision-Making
9 4 (8.16%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 4 (8.16%) IT Strategy
9 4 (8.16%) Process Improvement
9 4 (8.16%) Quality Management
9 4 (8.16%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.08%) ABAP
1 2 (4.08%) COBOL
2 1 (2.04%) R
Qualifications
1 8 (16.33%) Degree
2 6 (12.24%) SAP Certification
3 5 (10.20%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (8.16%) Master's Degree
5 3 (6.12%) PMI Certification
5 3 (6.12%) PMP
5 3 (6.12%) SC Cleared
5 3 (6.12%) Security Cleared
6 2 (4.08%) TOGAF Certification
7 1 (2.04%) CISM
7 1 (2.04%) CISSP
7 1 (2.04%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.08%) GRC
1 2 (4.08%) PMO
2 1 (2.04%) GDPR
2 1 (2.04%) GxP
2 1 (2.04%) QA
2 1 (2.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (4.08%) IAG
Vendors
1 49 (100.00%) SAP
2 6 (12.24%) Ariba
2 6 (12.24%) Microsoft
3 2 (4.08%) Adobe
3 2 (4.08%) MuleSoft
3 2 (4.08%) Remedy
4 1 (2.04%) Concur
4 1 (2.04%) Micro Focus
4 1 (2.04%) Oracle