SAP MDG Contract Job Trends

SAP Master Data Governance (SAP MDG)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring SAP MDG skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 547 500 563
Rank change year-on-year -47 +63 +188
Contract jobs citing SAP MDG 34 64 49
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.093% 0.19% 0.11%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.07% 2.50% 1.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 35 14
10th Percentile £425 £526 £466
25th Percentile £459 £550 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £591 £650 £625
Median % change year-on-year -9.08% +4.00% -9.42%
75th Percentile £694 £697 £734
90th Percentile £825 £754 £768
UK excluding London median daily rate £591 £625 £525
% change year-on-year -5.44% +19.05% -25.00%

All Business Application Skills
UK

SAP MDG 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 3,163 2,558 3,626
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 8.68% 7.40% 8.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,826 1,371 2,012
10th Percentile £358 £363 £375
25th Percentile £450 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £659 £665 £665
90th Percentile £760 £758 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £540 £525
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 56 85
10th Percentile £18.87 £22.27 £30.00
25th Percentile £30.13 £31.06 £49.00
Median hourly rate £41.86 £45.59 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -8.19% -19.30% +51.45%
75th Percentile £79.63 £67.63 £80.00
90th Percentile £90.09 £80.75 £89.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £54.50 £46.18 £56.49
% change year-on-year +18.02% -18.25% +51.45%

SAP MDG
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SAP MDG job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP MDG
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

SAP MDG
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP MDG over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SAP MDG in the UK

SAP MDG
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

SAP MDG
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 MDG within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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 -64 26 £591 -9.08% 7
Work from Home +2 14 £591 -11.66% 1
London -19 11 £625 -6.58% 4
UK excluding London -54 11 £591 -5.44% 6
South East +8 9 £591 -16.64% 4
East of England -26 1 £425 -33.33%
North West -30 1 £750 +36.36%
North of England -47 1 £750 +36.36% 1

SAP MDG
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 (8.82%) NetWeaver
2 1 (2.94%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 25 (73.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (8.82%) SAP MDG-F
2 3 (8.82%) SAP MDG-M
2 3 (8.82%) SAP MDG-S
3 2 (5.88%) OpenText VIM for SAP
3 2 (5.88%) SAP ERP
3 2 (5.88%) SAP FI
3 2 (5.88%) SAP PLM
3 2 (5.88%) SAP PP
3 2 (5.88%) SAP SD
3 2 (5.88%) SAP VC
4 1 (2.94%) SAP CO
4 1 (2.94%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (2.94%) SAP FI-AP
4 1 (2.94%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 4 (11.76%) Azure
2 2 (5.88%) Power Platform
2 2 (5.88%) Smartsheet
2 2 (5.88%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (20.59%) SAP Data Services
2 2 (5.88%) Data Lake
2 2 (5.88%) Power BI
2 2 (5.88%) SAP BW
2 2 (5.88%) SAP HANA
3 1 (2.94%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 3 (8.82%) LSMW
2 1 (2.94%) JIRA
General
1 16 (47.06%) Social Skills
2 8 (23.53%) Finance
3 7 (20.59%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (20.59%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (2.94%) German Language
4 1 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (2.94%) Law
4 1 (2.94%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 13 (38.24%) Consultant
2 12 (35.29%) SAP Consultant
3 6 (17.65%) Lead
4 5 (14.71%) Architect
4 5 (14.71%) SAP Architect
4 5 (14.71%) SAP Manager
4 5 (14.71%) SAP MDG Consultant
5 4 (11.76%) SAP MDG Architect
6 2 (5.88%) Data Migration Expert
6 2 (5.88%) Programme Manager
6 2 (5.88%) Project Manager
6 2 (5.88%) SAP FI Consultant
6 2 (5.88%) SAP Functional Architect
6 2 (5.88%) SAP PLM Consultant
6 2 (5.88%) SAP Programme Manager
6 2 (5.88%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
6 2 (5.88%) SAP Solutions Architect
6 2 (5.88%) Solutions Architect
7 1 (2.94%) Data Analyst
7 1 (2.94%) Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (17.65%) Web Services
2 4 (11.76%) IDoc
3 3 (8.82%) SAP ALE
3 3 (8.82%) SOAP
4 2 (5.88%) BAPI
4 2 (5.88%) EDI
4 2 (5.88%) SAP Basis
5 1 (2.94%) JSON
5 1 (2.94%) REST
5 1 (2.94%) SAP PI
5 1 (2.94%) Web Dynpro
5 1 (2.94%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (11.76%) FMCG
2 3 (8.82%) Greenfield Project
2 3 (8.82%) Replication
3 1 (2.94%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.94%) Data Structures
3 1 (2.94%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.94%) Life Science
3 1 (2.94%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.88%) Windows
2 1 (2.94%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (55.88%) Data Governance
2 16 (47.06%) Data Modelling
3 11 (32.35%) Migration
3 11 (32.35%) Stakeholder Management
3 11 (32.35%) Validation
4 8 (23.53%) Data Migration
4 8 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (20.59%) Master Data Management
5 7 (20.59%) Requirements Gathering
6 6 (17.65%) Model Validation
7 5 (14.71%) Agile
7 5 (14.71%) ERP
7 5 (14.71%) Project Management
7 5 (14.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (14.71%) Unit Testing
7 5 (14.71%) Workshop Facilitation
8 4 (11.76%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (11.76%) Data Cleansing
8 4 (11.76%) Enterprise Architecture
8 4 (11.76%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (17.65%) ABAP
2 3 (8.82%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (11.76%) Degree
2 2 (5.88%) SAP Certification
3 1 (2.94%) CAPM
3 1 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.94%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.94%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.94%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (23.53%) Data Quality
2 3 (8.82%) GxP
3 2 (5.88%) PMO
3 2 (5.88%) QA
4 1 (2.94%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 1 (2.94%) GDPR
4 1 (2.94%) HL7
Vendors
1 34 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (5.88%) Ariba
2 2 (5.88%) OpenText
3 1 (2.94%) Oracle
3 1 (2.94%) ServiceNow