SAP Project Manager Contract Job Trends

Project Manager - SAP
UK

The median Project Manager - SAP daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 600 504 478
Rank change year-on-year -96 -26 +43
Contract jobs requiring an SAP Project Manager 79 57 77
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.17% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.19% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 30 34
10th Percentile £438 £496 £497
25th Percentile £500 £521 £512
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £584 £600
Median % change year-on-year -5.74% -2.75% +2.56%
75th Percentile £675 £623 £692
90th Percentile £731 £680 £719
UK excluding London median daily rate £510 £600 £593
% change year-on-year -15.00% +1.27% -1.25%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

6 months to
20 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 50,586 30,151 34,455
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.87% 90.87% 92.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,721 19,031 20,767
10th Percentile £325 £278 £300
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £638 £623 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4,170 1,674 1,386
10th Percentile £14.25 £13.80 £15.04
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.30 £20.30
Median hourly rate £41.09 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +63.39% -37.13% -10.11%
75th Percentile £67.50 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.32 £24.62 £40.33
% change year-on-year +63.77% -38.95% -7.99%

SAP Project Manager Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SAP Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

SAP Project Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP Project Manager Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SAP Project Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SAP Project Manager job vacancies in the UK

SAP Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP Project Manager over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SAP Project Manager in the UK

SAP Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SAP Project Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SAP Project Manager job vacancies in the UK

SAP Project Manager Top 13 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 Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 20 October 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 -115 51 £510 -13.85% 13
Work from Home -71 24 £650 +12.07% 9
UK excluding London -102 24 £510 -15.00% 11
London -95 23 £650 +13.04% 2
East of England -20 8 £510 -15.00% 3
South East -54 6 £500 -
Midlands -46 5 £650 -7.14% 1
West Midlands -52 4 £625 -10.71%
North of England -69 4 £500 -19.03% 6
Yorkshire -36 2 £500 -15.97% 2
East Midlands -15 1 £660 +7.76% 1
North East -43 1 £500 -
South West - 1 £750 -

SAP Project Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 October 2026, SAP Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring SAP Project Manager in the job title.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1SAP100.0%79
2SAP S/4HANA60.8%48
3Stakeholder Management43.0%34
4Project Management40.5%32
5Ariba29.1%23
5Migration29.1%23
7Project Delivery25.3%20
8Agile22.8%18
9Stakeholder Engagement21.5%17
10ERP19.0%15
11Project Governance17.7%14
12Decision-Making15.2%12
12PMO15.2%12
14Change Management13.9%11
15PRINCE212.7%10
15Roadmaps12.7%10
17Budget Management11.4%9
17Concur11.4%9
17Cutover Planning11.4%9
17PMI Certification11.4%9
17Programme Management11.4%9
17SAP CO11.4%9
17SAP FI11.4%9
17SAP FI/CO11.4%9
25PMP10.1%8
25Programme Delivery10.1%8
25Programme Governance10.1%8
25User Acceptance Testing10.1%8
25Workshop Facilitation10.1%8
30Analytics8.9%7

SAP Project Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1PMO Project Manager12.7%10
1Project Manager - SAP S/4HANA12.7%10
1SAP PMO Manager12.7%10
4Technical Project Manager8.9%7
5Finance Project Manager7.6%6
5SAP Financial Project Manager7.6%6
7Migration Project Manager6.3%5
7SAP Data Manager6.3%5
7Senior SAP Project Manager6.3%5
10SC Cleared Project Manager5.1%4
11Asset Management Project Manager3.8%3
11Data Analytics Manager3.8%3
11Lead Project Manager3.8%3
11SAP HR Project Manager3.8%3
11Workstream Project Manager3.8%3
16Integration Project Manager2.5%2
16IT Project Manager2.5%2
16PMO Lead2.5%2
16Project Quality Manager2.5%2
16SAP EWM Manager2.5%2
SAP Project Manager jobs