SAP Consultant Contracts

SAP Consultant
UK

The median SAP Consultant daily rate in the UK is £600 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 178 234 341
Rank change year-on-year +56 +107 -73
Contract jobs requiring an SAP Consultant 586 731 704
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.34% 1.20% 0.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.45% 1.27% 0.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 295 266 281
10th Percentile £429 £450 £413
25th Percentile £500 £500 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £688 £679 £650
90th Percentile £775 £723 £719
UK excluding London median daily rate £582 £579 £525
% change year-on-year +0.55% +10.29% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 8 2
10th Percentile - £60.70 £46.00
25th Percentile £52.90 £63.14 £55.00
Median hourly rate £61.60 £69.84 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.80% -0.23% +21.74%
75th Percentile £62.67 £97.50 £85.00
90th Percentile £63.29 £98.25 £94.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £61.60 £64.68 -
% change year-on-year -4.75% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 40,501 57,364 85,821
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.55% 95.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,442 40,011 60,276
10th Percentile £275 £313 £313
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £748 £750 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £493 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,615 1,620 2,120
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.25 £19.33 £15.47
Median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +95.65% -
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.77 £63.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.50 £42.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -14.12% +117.95% +2.63%

SAP Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured SAP Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SAP Consultant in the UK

SAP Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for SAP Consultant in the UK

SAP Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP Consultant over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SAP Consultant in the UK

SAP Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for SAP Consultant in the UK

SAP Consultant
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAP Consultant over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP Consultant in the UK

SAP Consultant
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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 +71 446 £590 +0.68% 91
Work from Home +15 242 £592 +0.94% 59
UK excluding London +64 218 £582 +0.55% 39
London +119 176 £600 - 32
South East +17 116 £654 -3.15% 16
Midlands +22 38 £600 +4.35% 7
North of England +24 37 £450 -16.67% 7
North West +23 24 £450 -16.67% 3
West Midlands +21 22 £545 +10.55% 4
East of England +33 21 £565 +18.84% 8
Yorkshire +9 12 £550 +10.00% 4
East Midlands +5 8 £600 +3.63% 3
South West +28 5 £513 -15.01%
Scotland +41 2 - - 1

SAP Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, SAP Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring SAP Consultant in the job title.

1 586 (100.00%) SAP
2 243 (41.47%) SAP S/4HANA
3 127 (21.67%) Social Skills
4 104 (17.75%) Finance
5 100 (17.06%) Security Cleared
6 79 (13.48%) ABAP
7 76 (12.97%) SC Cleared
8 60 (10.24%) Stakeholder Management
9 57 (9.73%) SAP EWM
10 51 (8.70%) Migration
10 51 (8.70%) SAP FI
11 48 (8.19%) Logistics
12 47 (8.02%) Workshop Facilitation
13 46 (7.85%) SAP QM
13 46 (7.85%) SAP SD
14 45 (7.68%) Problem-Solving
15 44 (7.51%) SAP HANA
16 43 (7.34%) DV Cleared
17 40 (6.83%) Public Sector
18 39 (6.66%) Analytical Skills
19 37 (6.31%) SAP CO
19 37 (6.31%) Ariba
20 36 (6.14%) Manufacturing
21 35 (5.97%) Requirements Gathering
22 34 (5.80%) SAP FI/CO
23 33 (5.63%) PLM
23 33 (5.63%) Pharmaceutical
23 33 (5.63%) ERP
23 33 (5.63%) SAP MDG
23 33 (5.63%) SAP Fiori

SAP Consultant Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (1.54%) NetWeaver
2 5 (0.85%) Confluence
3 2 (0.34%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.17%) IBM HTTP Server
4 1 (0.17%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 243 (41.47%) SAP S/4HANA
2 57 (9.73%) SAP EWM
3 51 (8.70%) SAP FI
4 46 (7.85%) SAP QM
4 46 (7.85%) SAP SD
5 37 (6.31%) SAP CO
6 34 (5.80%) SAP FI/CO
7 33 (5.63%) SAP MDG
8 16 (2.73%) SAP MM
8 16 (2.73%) SAP PP
8 16 (2.73%) SAP PSCD
9 13 (2.22%) SAP IBP
10 11 (1.88%) SAP Hybris
10 11 (1.88%) SAP PS
11 10 (1.71%) SAP BRIM
12 9 (1.54%) OpenText VIM for SAP
12 9 (1.54%) SAP PLM
12 9 (1.54%) SAP Travel Management
13 8 (1.37%) SAP HCM
14 7 (1.19%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 30 (5.12%) SuccessFactors
2 11 (1.88%) SAP Commerce Cloud
3 3 (0.51%) Azure
3 3 (0.51%) Power Platform
3 3 (0.51%) WhatsApp
4 2 (0.34%) GCP
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.17%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.17%) SSH
1 1 (0.17%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (7.51%) SAP HANA
2 18 (3.07%) SAP BW
3 7 (1.19%) Oracle Database
4 4 (0.68%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.34%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
5 2 (0.34%) Power BI
6 1 (0.17%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.17%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 7 (1.19%) JIRA
2 2 (0.34%) Eclipse
2 2 (0.34%) LSMW
2 2 (0.34%) NWDI
2 2 (0.34%) NWDS
3 1 (0.17%) JMeter
3 1 (0.17%) LoadRunner
3 1 (0.17%) NeoLoad
General
1 127 (21.67%) Social Skills
2 104 (17.75%) Finance
3 40 (6.83%) Public Sector
4 39 (6.66%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (6.14%) Manufacturing
6 33 (5.63%) Pharmaceutical
7 23 (3.92%) Billing
8 22 (3.75%) Retail
9 12 (2.05%) Automotive
10 9 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (1.54%) Telecoms
11 6 (1.02%) Banking
11 6 (1.02%) Spanish Language
12 5 (0.85%) Legal
13 4 (0.68%) Aeronautics
13 4 (0.68%) French Language
13 4 (0.68%) Law
14 3 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.34%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.34%) Italian Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (5.63%) SAP Fiori
2 29 (4.95%) SAP Basis
3 15 (2.56%) EDI
4 10 (1.71%) BAPI
5 9 (1.54%) SAP ALE
5 9 (1.54%) SAP TM
6 8 (1.37%) Web Services
7 6 (1.02%) IDoc
7 6 (1.02%) Middleware
8 4 (0.68%) REST
8 4 (0.68%) XML
9 3 (0.51%) SAP Core Interface
9 3 (0.51%) SOAP
9 3 (0.51%) Web Dynpro
9 3 (0.51%) XSLT
10 2 (0.34%) Kafka
10 2 (0.34%) SAP PI
10 2 (0.34%) SAP Smart Forms
11 1 (0.17%) SAML
11 1 (0.17%) SAP MI
Miscellaneous
1 15 (2.56%) Life Science
2 12 (2.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 11 (1.88%) Enterprise Software
3 11 (1.88%) Replication
4 8 (1.37%) Greenfield Project
5 7 (1.19%) Public Cloud
6 6 (1.02%) FMCG
6 6 (1.02%) Onboarding
7 4 (0.68%) Data Structures
7 4 (0.68%) Management Information System
7 4 (0.68%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 3 (0.51%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (0.51%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.34%) iPad
9 2 (0.34%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.34%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.17%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.17%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.17%) IoT
10 1 (0.17%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.37%) Linux
2 7 (1.19%) Unix
3 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.17%) VMS
3 1 (0.17%) Windows
3 1 (0.17%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (10.24%) Stakeholder Management
2 51 (8.70%) Migration
3 48 (8.19%) Logistics
4 47 (8.02%) Workshop Facilitation
5 45 (7.68%) Problem-Solving
6 35 (5.97%) Requirements Gathering
7 33 (5.63%) ERP
7 33 (5.63%) PLM
8 32 (5.46%) User Acceptance Testing
9 30 (5.12%) Agile
9 30 (5.12%) Data Migration
10 29 (4.95%) Project Management
11 27 (4.61%) GAP Analysis
12 24 (4.10%) Integration Testing
13 22 (3.75%) Procure-to-Pay
14 21 (3.58%) Workflow
15 19 (3.24%) Change Management
16 18 (3.07%) Quality Management
16 18 (3.07%) Test Scripting
17 16 (2.73%) SAP Security
Programming Languages
1 79 (13.48%) ABAP
2 6 (1.02%) SQL
3 4 (0.68%) Groovy
4 3 (0.51%) Java
5 2 (0.34%) SAPscript
6 1 (0.17%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 100 (17.06%) Security Cleared
2 76 (12.97%) SC Cleared
3 43 (7.34%) DV Cleared
4 23 (3.92%) SAP Certification
5 20 (3.41%) Degree
6 6 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (1.02%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.34%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.17%) ACCA
8 1 (0.17%) CIMA
8 1 (0.17%) MBA
8 1 (0.17%) OCP
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (1.88%) QA
2 10 (1.71%) IFRS
3 6 (1.02%) SLA
4 4 (0.68%) GDPR
4 4 (0.68%) GxP
4 4 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.51%) GAAP
6 2 (0.34%) ITGC
7 1 (0.17%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.17%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (0.17%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.17%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 586 (100.00%) SAP
2 37 (6.31%) Ariba
3 21 (3.58%) Microsoft
4 14 (2.39%) Oracle
5 10 (1.71%) Adobe
6 7 (1.19%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.02%) Concur
8 4 (0.68%) OpenText
9 3 (0.51%) Apple
9 3 (0.51%) Reuters
9 3 (0.51%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.34%) CA
10 2 (0.34%) Google
11 1 (0.17%) Cognos
11 1 (0.17%) HP
11 1 (0.17%) JD Edwards
11 1 (0.17%) JDA
11 1 (0.17%) Kenna
11 1 (0.17%) QAD
11 1 (0.17%) Siemens