SAP SD Contracts

SAP ERP Sales and Distribution (SD)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring SAP SD skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SAP SD over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 479 521 640
Rank change year-on-year +42 +119 +116
Contract jobs citing SAP SD 51 79 76
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.18% 0.18% 0.13%
As % of the Business Applications category 2.14% 2.46% 1.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 31 19
10th Percentile £420 £430 £410
25th Percentile £506 £500 £490
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £582 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +1.28% +4.55%
75th Percentile £593 £663 £681
90th Percentile £690 £750 £805
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 2
10th Percentile - £61.81 £93.25
25th Percentile - £62.00 £94.38
Median hourly rate - £64.64 £97.50
Median % change year-on-year - -33.71% -
75th Percentile - £67.92 £99.38
90th Percentile - £68.50 £99.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £65.92 £97.50
% change year-on-year - -32.39% -

All Business Application Skills
UK

SAP SD 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 2,385 3,211 3,812
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 8.20% 7.44% 6.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,349 1,862 2,202
10th Percentile £400 £363 £363
25th Percentile £475 £463 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% - -
75th Percentile £669 £688 £685
90th Percentile £788 £775 £794
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £525 £536
% change year-on-year +4.76% -2.10% +3.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 111 56
10th Percentile £22.27 £14.71 £21.25
25th Percentile £38.58 £21.25 £29.21
Median hourly rate £60.00 £41.23 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +45.53% -13.20% +35.71%
75th Percentile £77.50 £59.50 £64.06
90th Percentile £86.00 £65.00 £80.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £60.00 £42.50 £49.00
% change year-on-year +41.18% -13.27% +113.04%

SAP SD
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing SAP SD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SAP SD in the UK

SAP SD
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SAP SD.

Daily rate trend for SAP SD in the UK

SAP SD
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP SD over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SAP SD in the UK

SAP SD
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SAP SD.

Hourly rate trend for SAP SD in the UK

SAP SD
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP SD within the UK over the 6 months to 5 May 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 +52 40 £550 -7.64% 17
Work from Home +26 21 £525 -9.82% 9
UK excluding London +40 17 £550 -8.33% 11
London +45 13 £513 -6.82% 10
North of England +23 8 £530 -26.03% 1
South East +43 4 £563 - 6
Yorkshire - 4 - -
Midlands +19 3 £585 - 2
West Midlands +17 2 £585 - 1
North West +8 2 - - 1
North East - 2 £530 -
East of England +19 1 £550 -5.56% 1
Wales - 1 - -

SAP SD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 27 (52.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (23.53%) SAP FI
3 8 (15.69%) SAP CO
3 8 (15.69%) SAP FI/CO
4 5 (9.80%) SAP GTS
5 3 (5.88%) SAP MM
5 3 (5.88%) SAP PM
6 2 (3.92%) SAP ECC
7 1 (1.96%) SAP APO
7 1 (1.96%) SAP CRM
7 1 (1.96%) SAP MDG
7 1 (1.96%) SAP PP
7 1 (1.96%) SAP Travel Management
General
1 16 (31.37%) Billing
2 13 (25.49%) Finance
2 13 (25.49%) Social Skills
3 5 (9.80%) Manufacturing
4 4 (7.84%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (7.84%) French Language
5 3 (5.88%) Legal
5 3 (5.88%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (5.88%) Retail
6 1 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.96%) German Language
6 1 (1.96%) Law
6 1 (1.96%) Portuguese Language
Job Titles
1 33 (64.71%) Consultant
2 32 (62.75%) SAP Consultant
3 20 (39.22%) SAP SD Consultant
4 9 (17.65%) SAP MM Consultant
5 8 (15.69%) SAP SD/MM Consultant
6 7 (13.73%) Lead
7 5 (9.80%) Analyst
7 5 (9.80%) SAP Analyst
8 3 (5.88%) Business Analyst
8 3 (5.88%) SAP Business Analyst
8 3 (5.88%) SAP FI Analyst
8 3 (5.88%) SAP FI Business Analyst
8 3 (5.88%) Senior
9 2 (3.92%) Financial Analyst
9 2 (3.92%) SAP FI Consultant
9 2 (3.92%) SAP FI/CO Business Analyst
9 2 (3.92%) SAP Financial Business Analyst
9 2 (3.92%) SAP Functional Consultant
9 2 (3.92%) Senior Consultant
9 2 (3.92%) Senior SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.92%) IDoc
1 2 (3.92%) Middleware
2 1 (1.96%) BAPI
2 1 (1.96%) EDI
2 1 (1.96%) EDIFACT
2 1 (1.96%) SAP Core Interface
2 1 (1.96%) SAP TM
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.84%) Management Information System
2 3 (5.88%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (3.92%) Private Cloud
3 2 (3.92%) Public Cloud
4 1 (1.96%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (25.49%) Logistics
2 10 (19.61%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (13.73%) Change Management
3 7 (13.73%) Order Management
3 7 (13.73%) Revenue Recognition
4 6 (11.76%) Migration
4 6 (11.76%) Project Management
5 5 (9.80%) Data Migration
5 5 (9.80%) ERP
5 5 (9.80%) Order to Cash
6 4 (7.84%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 4 (7.84%) Process Improvement
6 4 (7.84%) Quality Management
6 4 (7.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (7.84%) Translating Business Requirements
6 4 (7.84%) Use Case
7 3 (5.88%) Business Analysis
7 3 (5.88%) Data Protection
7 3 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (5.88%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.84%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 4 (7.84%) Security Cleared
2 3 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (5.88%) SC Cleared
3 2 (3.92%) ACCA
4 1 (1.96%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.96%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.96%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 1 (1.96%) GxP
1 1 (1.96%) IFRS
1 1 (1.96%) QA
Vendors
1 51 (100.00%) SAP
2 6 (11.76%) Ariba
3 2 (3.92%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.96%) Microsoft