SAP R/3 Contract Job Trends

SAP R/3
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring SAP R/3 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 571 549 618
Rank change year-on-year -22 +69 +177
Contract jobs citing SAP R/3 3 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.009% 0.003% 0.008%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.10% 0.038% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 - -

All Business Application Skills
UK

SAP R/3 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 2,995 2,646 3,751
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 8.66% 7.30% 7.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,700 1,410 2,072
10th Percentile £357 £363 £365
25th Percentile £450 £456 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £656 £665 £664
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +4.76% - -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 66 87
10th Percentile £13.25 £24.75 £30.00
25th Percentile £25.18 £35.00 £49.00
Median hourly rate £38.75 £40.91 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -5.29% -27.58% +25.53%
75th Percentile £76.25 £61.72 £80.00
90th Percentile £90.09 £79.75 £89.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.86 £40.33 £56.49
% change year-on-year +3.79% -28.62% +41.23%

SAP R/3
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SAP R/3 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

SAP R/3 job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP R/3
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP R/3.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP R/3

SAP R/3
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP R/3.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP R/3

SAP R/3
Top 5 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 R/3 within the UK over the 6 months to 9 November 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 - 3 £400 - 2
London - 2 - -
Work from Home +13 1 - - 3
UK excluding London - 1 £400 - 2
South East - 1 £400 - 2

SAP R/3
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 2 (66.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (33.33%) SAP FI
2 1 (33.33%) Workday HCM
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) General Ledger
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Banking
3 1 (33.33%) Law
3 1 (33.33%) Legal
3 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Business Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Finance Business Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Financial Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Functional Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Functional Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Payroll Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Project Accountant
1 1 (33.33%) Project Manager
1 1 (33.33%) SAP Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) SAP Business Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) SAP Business Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) SAP Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) SAP Financial Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) SAP Financial Business Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) SAP Financial Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) SAP Functional Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) SAP Functional Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 1 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) ERP
1 2 (66.67%) Migration
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Contract Management
2 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (33.33%) Creative Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Management
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (33.33%) WFM
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) ACCA
1 2 (66.67%) CIMA
2 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
2 1 (33.33%) PMP
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) Workday