SAP Contract Job Trends

SAP
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of SAP products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SAP over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within SAP SE.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 27 25
Rank change year-on-year -5 -2 +21
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,259 2,190 2,810
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 6.09% 6.67% 6.50%
As % of the Vendors category 13.03% 14.57% 14.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,189 1,075 1,406
10th Percentile £350 £363 £350
25th Percentile £456 £474 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.91% - -
75th Percentile £675 £665 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £540 £540 £525
% change year-on-year - +2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 155 35 82
10th Percentile £16.14 £17.43 £18.35
25th Percentile £19.07 £19.98 £26.35
Median hourly rate £23.83 £27.50 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.36% -43.88% +8.89%
75th Percentile £43.48 £52.50 £64.76
90th Percentile £67.31 £72.12 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.63 £26.92 £47.50
% change year-on-year -15.93% -43.33% +5.56%

All Vendors
UK

SAP falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 17,333 15,031 19,275
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 46.73% 45.76% 44.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,111 8,928 12,223
10th Percentile £300 £283 £252
25th Percentile £409 £409 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.33%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £715 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 815 443 671
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.52 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.96 £18.51 £19.04
Median hourly rate £23.83 £27.50 £45.21
Median % change year-on-year -13.36% -39.17% +73.88%
75th Percentile £45.88 £61.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £76.05 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.50 £25.00 £46.09
% change year-on-year -14.00% -45.76% +101.80%

SAP
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SAP job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

SAP
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SAP in the UK

SAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

SAP
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAP over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP in the UK

SAP
Top 18 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 -8 1,768 £558 +1.45% 582
UK excluding London -8 994 £540 - 398
Work from Home +1 759 £563 -0.44% 269
London -9 735 £575 +2.22% 224
North of England -11 295 £595 +11.74% 94
South East -2 260 £537 -9.56% 173
North West -1 212 £620 +14.81% 49
Midlands -17 163 £520 -1.89% 66
East of England +3 139 £545 +8.24% 48
West Midlands -12 119 £518 -4.17% 36
South West -26 92 £565 +7.52% 23
Yorkshire -8 72 £558 +32.74% 42
East Midlands -24 42 £525 - 29
Scotland +8 36 £450 +0.56% 6
Wales +7 20 £248 -63.33% 2
North East -17 10 £175 -57.83% 4
Northern Ireland -5 6 £115 - 6
Channel Islands - 1 - -

SAP
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:

Application Platforms
1 24 (1.06%) SharePoint
2 22 (0.97%) Confluence
3 21 (0.93%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.31%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.22%) Anypoint
6 5 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.22%) MTS
7 4 (0.18%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.13%) Apache
8 3 (0.13%) CMS
8 3 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.13%) WebLogic
8 3 (0.13%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.089%) Cloud Foundry
9 2 (0.089%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.089%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.089%) SAP EP
9 2 (0.089%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.044%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 99 (4.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 87 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
3 49 (2.17%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (1.11%) MS Visio
5 24 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 9 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.18%) Windchill
8 3 (0.13%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.13%) Siemens NX
8 3 (0.13%) Simulink
9 2 (0.089%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.089%) Sketch
10 1 (0.044%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.044%) InVision
10 1 (0.044%) Trello
Business Applications
1 820 (36.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 103 (4.56%) SAP FI
3 78 (3.45%) SAP CO
4 73 (3.23%) SAP EWM
5 71 (3.14%) SAP FI/CO
6 70 (3.10%) SAP ERP
7 68 (3.01%) SAP MM
8 65 (2.88%) SAP PP
9 60 (2.66%) SAP Payroll
10 59 (2.61%) SAP HCM
11 45 (1.99%) SAP HR
12 38 (1.68%) SAP QM
13 37 (1.64%) SAP WM
14 36 (1.59%) SAP PM
15 32 (1.42%) SAP MDG
16 28 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
16 28 (1.24%) SAP SD
17 27 (1.20%) SAP VC
18 26 (1.15%) SAP EHS
19 25 (1.11%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 165 (7.30%) Azure
2 151 (6.68%) SuccessFactors
3 97 (4.29%) Power Platform
4 83 (3.67%) AWS
5 58 (2.57%) Microsoft 365
5 58 (2.57%) SaaS
6 47 (2.08%) GCP
7 40 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
8 23 (1.02%) SAP Commerce Cloud
9 22 (0.97%) Snowflake
10 20 (0.89%) Entra ID
11 19 (0.84%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (0.75%) OCI
12 17 (0.75%) Power Automate
13 12 (0.53%) GitHub
14 11 (0.49%) Boomi
14 11 (0.49%) PaaS
15 10 (0.44%) Smartsheet
16 9 (0.40%) Azure Data Factory
16 9 (0.40%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 24 (1.06%) Wireless
2 17 (0.75%) HTTPS
3 10 (0.44%) LAN
4 9 (0.40%) Cisco IOS
4 9 (0.40%) VPN
5 8 (0.35%) Firewall
5 8 (0.35%) Skype
6 6 (0.27%) WAN
7 4 (0.18%) DHCP
7 4 (0.18%) DNS
7 4 (0.18%) FTP
7 4 (0.18%) Network Security
7 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
8 3 (0.13%) BGP
8 3 (0.13%) Junos
8 3 (0.13%) OSPF
8 3 (0.13%) RFID
8 3 (0.13%) VLAN
9 2 (0.089%) Hyperconnected
9 2 (0.089%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 99 (4.38%) SAP HANA
2 93 (4.12%) Power BI
3 50 (2.21%) SAP BW
4 30 (1.33%) Data Warehouse
5 28 (1.24%) SAP Data Services
6 27 (1.20%) Data Lake
7 24 (1.06%) SQL Server
8 19 (0.84%) Metadata
9 15 (0.66%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 14 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (0.58%) Tableau
12 12 (0.53%) BusinessObjects
12 12 (0.53%) GIS
13 8 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
14 7 (0.31%) MySQL
14 7 (0.31%) Power Query
14 7 (0.31%) Relational Database
15 6 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
15 6 (0.27%) BigQuery
16 5 (0.22%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 91 (4.03%) JIRA
2 17 (0.75%) Git
3 10 (0.44%) LSMW
4 9 (0.40%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.31%) GitLab
6 6 (0.27%) Toad
7 4 (0.18%) JUnit
7 4 (0.18%) Postman
7 4 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
8 3 (0.13%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.13%) Storybook
8 3 (0.13%) Tricentis qTest
9 2 (0.089%) Clang
9 2 (0.089%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.089%) GCC
9 2 (0.089%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.089%) Selenium
9 2 (0.089%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.089%) Zephyr
General
1 800 (35.41%) Finance
2 760 (33.64%) Social Skills
3 444 (19.65%) Manufacturing
4 344 (15.23%) Public Sector
5 240 (10.62%) Analytical Skills
6 230 (10.18%) Telecoms
7 224 (9.92%) Marketing
8 206 (9.12%) Electronics
9 121 (5.36%) Pharmaceutical
10 66 (2.92%) Retail
11 58 (2.57%) Documentation Skills
12 54 (2.39%) Billing
13 53 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
14 51 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
15 50 (2.21%) Banking
16 47 (2.08%) Legal
17 41 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
18 39 (1.73%) Aerospace
19 32 (1.42%) Local Government
20 25 (1.11%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 675 (29.88%) Consultant
2 547 (24.21%) SAP Consultant
3 217 (9.61%) Lead
4 203 (8.99%) Architect
5 185 (8.19%) Analyst
6 148 (6.55%) Project Manager
7 126 (5.58%) SAP Manager
8 124 (5.49%) Developer
9 115 (5.09%) Senior
10 114 (5.05%) SAP Architect
11 92 (4.07%) Solutions Architect
12 88 (3.90%) Business Analyst
13 73 (3.23%) Functional Consultant
14 71 (3.14%) SAP Project Manager
15 67 (2.97%) SAP Functional Consultant
16 66 (2.92%) SAP Developer
17 65 (2.88%) Management Consultant
18 60 (2.66%) SAP Analyst
19 58 (2.57%) SAP Solutions Architect
20 55 (2.43%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 164 (7.26%) SAP Fiori
2 55 (2.43%) Web Services
3 53 (2.35%) XML
4 49 (2.17%) SOAP
5 44 (1.95%) REST
5 44 (1.95%) SAP PI
6 43 (1.90%) SAPUI5
7 40 (1.77%) Middleware
8 37 (1.64%) SAP Basis
9 36 (1.59%) BAPI
10 32 (1.42%) SAP TM
11 27 (1.20%) HTML
11 27 (1.20%) JSON
12 23 (1.02%) CSS
13 21 (0.93%) Oracle Fusion
14 20 (0.89%) IDoc
15 17 (0.75%) JMS
16 16 (0.71%) EDI
17 15 (0.66%) .NET
17 15 (0.66%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 69 (3.05%) Legacy Systems
2 60 (2.66%) Onboarding
3 41 (1.81%) Life Science
4 40 (1.77%) Public Cloud
5 39 (1.73%) Data Structures
5 39 (1.73%) Product Ownership
6 36 (1.59%) Data Centre
7 34 (1.51%) FMCG
7 34 (1.51%) Greenfield Project
8 29 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
9 22 (0.97%) Management Information System
10 21 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
11 20 (0.89%) Renewable Energy
11 20 (0.89%) Replication
12 19 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
13 18 (0.80%) Private Cloud
14 16 (0.71%) NHS
15 15 (0.66%) Mobile App
16 13 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
16 13 (0.58%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 52 (2.30%) Windows
2 33 (1.46%) Android
3 32 (1.42%) Mac OS
4 23 (1.02%) Linux
5 19 (0.84%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.35%) Windows Server
7 6 (0.27%) Unix
8 5 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.22%) VMS
9 4 (0.18%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 3 (0.13%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.089%) SUSE
12 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 400 (17.71%) Migration
2 399 (17.66%) ERP
3 394 (17.44%) Stakeholder Management
4 303 (13.41%) Business Intelligence
5 296 (13.10%) Problem-Solving
6 261 (11.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 254 (11.24%) Agile
8 222 (9.83%) Programme Management
9 215 (9.52%) Data Migration
10 211 (9.34%) Logistics
11 201 (8.90%) Digital Marketing
12 194 (8.59%) Continuous Improvement
13 173 (7.66%) Project Management
14 161 (7.13%) User Acceptance Testing
15 160 (7.08%) Workshop Facilitation
16 156 (6.91%) Analytics
17 154 (6.82%) Change Management
18 137 (6.06%) Project Delivery
19 136 (6.02%) Roadmaps
20 130 (5.75%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 147 (6.51%) ABAP
2 110 (4.87%) SQL
3 57 (2.52%) JavaScript
4 56 (2.48%) Python
5 55 (2.43%) Java
6 22 (0.97%) PowerShell
7 17 (0.75%) C#
8 15 (0.66%) Groovy
9 8 (0.35%) Apex Code
9 8 (0.35%) C++
9 8 (0.35%) PL/SQL
10 7 (0.31%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.18%) C
11 4 (0.18%) Go
11 4 (0.18%) R
11 4 (0.18%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.13%) Bash
12 3 (0.13%) BeanShell
12 3 (0.13%) COBOL
12 3 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 531 (23.51%) Security Cleared
2 432 (19.12%) SC Cleared
3 167 (7.39%) Degree
4 100 (4.43%) BPSS Clearance
5 60 (2.66%) SAP Certification
6 50 (2.21%) PMP
7 49 (2.17%) DV Cleared
8 47 (2.08%) PMI Certification
9 42 (1.86%) Master's Degree
10 34 (1.51%) ACCA
11 33 (1.46%) CIMA
12 25 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
14 11 (0.49%) CISSP
14 11 (0.49%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 10 (0.44%) DBS Check
15 10 (0.44%) ISTQB
16 8 (0.35%) CCA
16 8 (0.35%) CISM
17 7 (0.31%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (3.76%) Data Quality
2 75 (3.32%) QA
3 54 (2.39%) PMO
4 41 (1.81%) GDPR
5 34 (1.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 21 (0.93%) GRC
6 21 (0.93%) GxP
6 21 (0.93%) SLA
7 20 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 12 (0.53%) IFRS
8 12 (0.53%) NIST
9 10 (0.44%) Accessibility
10 9 (0.40%) COBIT
11 8 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
11 8 (0.35%) GMP
12 7 (0.31%) ITGC
12 7 (0.31%) NCSC
12 7 (0.31%) SOX 404
13 6 (0.27%) GAAP
13 6 (0.27%) JSP 440
System Software
1 31 (1.37%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.58%) Docker
3 3 (0.13%) Firmware
4 2 (0.089%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.089%) IAG
4 2 (0.089%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.044%) Varnish
5 1 (0.044%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.044%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.044%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
2 13 (0.58%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.18%) Terraform
4 3 (0.13%) Control-M
4 3 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (0.13%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.13%) vRealize
5 2 (0.089%) Ansible
5 2 (0.089%) Grafana
5 2 (0.089%) Linux-HA
5 2 (0.089%) Pacemaker
5 2 (0.089%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.089%) SCCM
6 1 (0.044%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.044%) Argo
6 1 (0.044%) Autotask
6 1 (0.044%) FreeIPA
6 1 (0.044%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.044%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 188 (8.32%) Ariba
2 186 (8.23%) Oracle
3 180 (7.97%) Microsoft
4 90 (3.98%) Salesforce
5 81 (3.59%) Workday
6 69 (3.05%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.95%) Cisco
8 36 (1.59%) Adobe
9 33 (1.46%) Dell
9 33 (1.46%) HP
10 25 (1.11%) Apple
11 23 (1.02%) OpenText
12 21 (0.93%) Databricks
12 21 (0.93%) Google
12 21 (0.93%) IBM
13 20 (0.89%) webMethods
14 18 (0.80%) Concur
14 18 (0.80%) Informatica
14 18 (0.80%) MuleSoft
15 13 (0.58%) Sage