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 31 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 554 513 555
Rank change year-on-year -41 +42 +152
Contract jobs citing SAP PM 37 27 49
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.095% 0.086% 0.11%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.20% 1.13% 1.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 8 23
10th Percentile £488 £591 £323
25th Percentile £501 £656 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £671 £525
Median % change year-on-year -12.44% +27.81% -10.41%
75th Percentile £725 £686 £588
90th Percentile - £718 £664
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £680 £494
% change year-on-year -15.44% +37.72% -15.74%
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 3,079 2,388 3,493
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 7.95% 7.59% 7.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,751 1,250 1,974
10th Percentile £360 £375 £375
25th Percentile £450 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £663 £656 £675
90th Percentile £750 £770 £760
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £540 £525
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 55 122
10th Percentile £19.85 £22.27 £16.45
25th Percentile £33.75 £30.83 £22.33
Median hourly rate £49.42 £46.18 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.02% -2.78% +7.95%
75th Percentile £77.69 £76.10 £60.19
90th Percentile £90.09 £86.00 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £56.50 £53.75 £47.50
% change year-on-year +5.12% +13.16% +27.35%

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 31 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 11 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 31 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 -56 24 £600 -11.11% 5
UK excluding London -46 18 £575 -15.44% 2
Work from Home -2 14 £501 -25.31% 1
London -33 9 £700 +15.46% 3
North of England -49 6 £575 -15.44% 1
North West -27 4 £600 -11.76% 1
South East - 4 - - 1
Wales - 4 £508 -
South West - 3 £700 -
Yorkshire - 2 £500 -
East of England - 2 £600 - 1

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 24 (64.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (18.92%) SAP EWM
2 7 (18.92%) SAP PP
2 7 (18.92%) SAP QM
3 3 (8.11%) SAP WM
4 2 (5.41%) SAP EHS
4 2 (5.41%) SAP MM
4 2 (5.41%) SAP MRS
5 1 (2.70%) SAP PS
5 1 (2.70%) SAP SM
General
1 13 (35.14%) Manufacturing
2 7 (18.92%) Pharmaceutical
3 6 (16.22%) Social Skills
4 3 (8.11%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (5.41%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.70%) Czech Language
6 1 (2.70%) Finance
Job Titles
1 11 (29.73%) Consultant
1 11 (29.73%) SAP Consultant
2 9 (24.32%) Architect
2 9 (24.32%) SAP Architect
3 7 (18.92%) Lead
3 7 (18.92%) SAP PM Consultant
4 6 (16.22%) ABAP Developer
4 6 (16.22%) Developer
4 6 (16.22%) SAP Developer
4 6 (16.22%) SAP Solutions Architect
4 6 (16.22%) Solutions Architect
5 5 (13.51%) Functional Consultant
5 5 (13.51%) SAP Functional Consultant
6 2 (5.41%) Lead Architect
6 2 (5.41%) Lead Consultant
6 2 (5.41%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
7 1 (2.70%) SAP Business Analyst
7 1 (2.70%) SAP EWM Consultant
7 1 (2.70%) SAP PM Trainer
7 1 (2.70%) SAP Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) SAP Fiori
1 1 (2.70%) SAP PI
1 1 (2.70%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.81%) FMCG
2 1 (2.70%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (27.03%) Asset Management
2 7 (18.92%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 7 (18.92%) Requirements Gathering
3 6 (16.22%) Migration
3 6 (16.22%) Performance Optimisation
3 6 (16.22%) Project Management
3 6 (16.22%) SAP Implementation
3 6 (16.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 6 (16.22%) Translating Business Requirements
4 5 (13.51%) User Acceptance Testing
5 4 (10.81%) Architectural Design
5 4 (10.81%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (10.81%) Test Scripting
6 3 (8.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (8.11%) Data Migration
6 3 (8.11%) Functional Testing
6 3 (8.11%) Matrix Organization
6 3 (8.11%) Order Management
6 3 (8.11%) Preventative Maintenance
6 3 (8.11%) Target Operating Model
Programming Languages
1 6 (16.22%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 9 (24.32%) SC Cleared
1 9 (24.32%) Security Cleared
2 3 (8.11%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.70%) Degree
3 1 (2.70%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.70%) PMP
3 1 (2.70%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.41%) QA
2 1 (2.70%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 37 (100.00%) SAP
2 6 (16.22%) Adobe
3 4 (10.81%) Ariba
4 3 (8.11%) IBM
4 3 (8.11%) Salesforce