SAP PM Contract Job Trends

SAP Plant Maintenance (PM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring SAP PM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 548 496 550
Rank change year-on-year -52 +54 +165
Contract jobs citing SAP PM 33 24 47
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.090% 0.077% 0.11%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.08% 1.00% 1.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 10 21
10th Percentile £488 £313 £463
25th Percentile £501 £520 £478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £610 £671 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.02% +27.71% -10.41%
75th Percentile £725 £682 £619
90th Percentile - £698 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £608 £680 £578
% change year-on-year -10.65% +17.70% -1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 10
10th Percentile - - £82.73
25th Percentile - - £83.50
Median hourly rate - - £85.00
75th Percentile - - £86.50
90th Percentile - - £88.43
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

All Business Application Skills
UK

SAP PM 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 3,067 2,393 3,391
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 8.38% 7.63% 7.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,769 1,268 1,918
10th Percentile £358 £375 £375
25th Percentile £450 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £663 £663 £675
90th Percentile £757 £759 £766
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £539 £525
% change year-on-year +2.04% +2.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 69 51 92
10th Percentile £18.80 £22.27 £19.33
25th Percentile £26.72 £30.21 £40.25
Median hourly rate £41.86 £41.50 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +0.86% -26.54% +38.97%
75th Percentile £81.00 £68.38 £66.37
90th Percentile £90.82 £80.75 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £46.18 £56.49
% change year-on-year +19.10% -18.25% +51.45%

SAP PM
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SAP PM job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP PM
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

SAP PM
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP PM over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SAP PM in the UK

SAP PM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

SAP PM
Top 9 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 PM within the UK over the 6 months to 13 January 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 -66 21 £700 +3.70% 3
UK excluding London -36 16 £608 -10.65% 4
Work from Home -8 12 £525 -21.64% 4
London -31 8 £700 +15.46%
South East - 7 - -
Wales - 4 £508 -
South West - 3 £700 -
West Midlands -34 2 £700 -
Midlands -43 2 £700 -

SAP PM
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:

Business Applications
1 18 (54.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (21.21%) SAP EWM
2 7 (21.21%) SAP PP
2 7 (21.21%) SAP QM
3 3 (9.09%) SAP HR
3 3 (9.09%) SAP WM
4 1 (3.03%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.06%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (12.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (12.12%) JIRA
General
1 11 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 6 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 3 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
3 3 (9.09%) Pharmaceutical
3 3 (9.09%) Public Sector
4 2 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.03%) Czech Language
Job Titles
1 13 (39.39%) Architect
2 9 (27.27%) SAP Architect
2 9 (27.27%) Solutions Architect
3 7 (21.21%) Consultant
3 7 (21.21%) SAP Consultant
4 6 (18.18%) ABAP Developer
4 6 (18.18%) Developer
4 6 (18.18%) SAP Developer
4 6 (18.18%) SAP PM Consultant
4 6 (18.18%) SAP Solutions Architect
5 4 (12.12%) Salesforce Architect
6 3 (9.09%) Functional Consultant
6 3 (9.09%) Salesforce Solution Architect
6 3 (9.09%) SAP Functional Consultant
7 2 (6.06%) Lead
7 2 (6.06%) Lead Architect
7 2 (6.06%) Project Manager
7 2 (6.06%) SAP Manager
7 2 (6.06%) SAP Project Manager
7 2 (6.06%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (12.12%) Lightning Web Components
1 4 (12.12%) SAP PI
1 4 (12.12%) Visualforce
2 1 (3.03%) GraphQL
2 1 (3.03%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.12%) FMCG
2 2 (6.06%) Product Ownership
3 1 (3.03%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (27.27%) Migration
2 7 (21.21%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 7 (21.21%) Performance Optimisation
2 7 (21.21%) Project Management
2 7 (21.21%) Requirements Gathering
3 6 (18.18%) Data Migration
3 6 (18.18%) SAP Implementation
3 6 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 6 (18.18%) Translating Business Requirements
4 5 (15.15%) Agile
5 4 (12.12%) Architectural Design
5 4 (12.12%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (12.12%) Data Modelling
5 4 (12.12%) Scrum
5 4 (12.12%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (9.09%) Integration Patterns
6 3 (9.09%) Matrix Organization
6 3 (9.09%) Order Management
6 3 (9.09%) Preventative Maintenance
6 3 (9.09%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 6 (18.18%) ABAP
2 4 (12.12%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 10 (30.30%) Security Cleared
2 9 (27.27%) SC Cleared
3 3 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (6.06%) PMI Certification
4 2 (6.06%) PMP
5 1 (3.03%) Degree
5 1 (3.03%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.09%) QA
Vendors
1 33 (100.00%) SAP
2 7 (21.21%) Salesforce
3 6 (18.18%) Adobe
4 3 (9.09%) IBM
5 1 (3.03%) Ariba