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 19 November 2025, 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
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 28 26
Rank change year-on-year -3 -2 +22
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,258 2,359 3,031
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 6.32% 6.51% 6.55%
As % of the Vendors category 13.32% 14.49% 14.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,170 1,139 1,575
10th Percentile £350 £400 £363
25th Percentile £463 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £565 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.44% +2.73% -
75th Percentile £671 £675 £650
90th Percentile £738 £764 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 51 72
10th Percentile £15.61 £16.92 £19.78
25th Percentile £17.79 £22.50 £22.41
Median hourly rate £22.63 £33.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.42% -32.65% +8.89%
75th Percentile £41.25 £55.39 £63.78
90th Percentile £75.50 £74.87 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.32 £31.71 £47.25
% change year-on-year -29.62% -32.90% +5.00%

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 16,949 16,285 21,028
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 47.47% 44.93% 45.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,664 9,571 13,497
10th Percentile £288 £300 £259
25th Percentile £405 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -1.45%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £720 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 879 512 677
10th Percentile £15.34 £15.62 £15.03
25th Percentile £18.25 £18.94 £20.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £30.21 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.75% -32.12% +73.08%
75th Percentile £42.50 £62.51 £63.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.75 £76.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £27.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -18.18% -38.20% +100.00%

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 19 November 2025.

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 19 November 2025.

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 19 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 -6 1,729 £565 - 894
UK excluding London -7 983 £550 -4.35% 561
Work from Home +3 771 £565 -0.40% 502
London -12 710 £575 +4.55% 356
North of England -3 293 £597 +8.45% 110
South East -7 256 £525 -12.50% 213
North West +4 218 £623 +6.41% 78
Midlands -18 159 £525 -2.78% 96
East of England +5 129 £575 +15.00% 70
West Midlands -15 114 £525 +1.94% 74
South West -25 94 £600 +8.11% 44
Yorkshire -10 63 £525 +23.53% 30
East Midlands -27 43 £525 -7.33% 22
Scotland +3 41 £450 +3.15% 34
Wales +6 18 £170 -74.81% 10
North East -10 10 £175 -51.72% 2
Northern Ireland -7 7 £308 +192.86% 7
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 23 (1.02%) SharePoint
2 21 (0.93%) Confluence
3 19 (0.84%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.35%) Anypoint
6 7 (0.31%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (0.22%) MTS
8 3 (0.13%) Apache
8 3 (0.13%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.13%) CMS
8 3 (0.13%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.089%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.089%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.044%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.044%) LiveCycle
10 1 (0.044%) Oracle Spatial
10 1 (0.044%) SAP EP
10 1 (0.044%) SAP Portal
10 1 (0.044%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 111 (4.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 86 (3.81%) Microsoft Office
3 48 (2.13%) Microsoft Project
4 27 (1.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 18 (0.80%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.22%) Windchill
8 4 (0.18%) Simulink
9 3 (0.13%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.13%) Sketch
10 2 (0.089%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.044%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.044%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.044%) InVision
11 1 (0.044%) Trello
Business Applications
1 824 (36.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 97 (4.30%) SAP FI
3 77 (3.41%) SAP CO
4 72 (3.19%) SAP MM
5 70 (3.10%) SAP FI/CO
6 66 (2.92%) SAP ERP
6 66 (2.92%) SAP EWM
7 57 (2.52%) SAP Payroll
8 55 (2.44%) SAP HCM
8 55 (2.44%) SAP PP
9 51 (2.26%) SAP HR
10 41 (1.82%) SAP MDG
11 38 (1.68%) SAP WM
12 35 (1.55%) SAP PS
13 34 (1.51%) SAP VC
14 32 (1.42%) SAP QM
15 30 (1.33%) SAP PM
16 28 (1.24%) SAP SD
17 22 (0.97%) SAP Oil and Gas
18 21 (0.93%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 175 (7.75%) SuccessFactors
2 153 (6.78%) Azure
3 105 (4.65%) Power Platform
4 76 (3.37%) AWS
5 58 (2.57%) Microsoft 365
6 55 (2.44%) SaaS
7 43 (1.90%) GCP
8 37 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (1.02%) Snowflake
10 21 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
10 21 (0.93%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 17 (0.75%) Power Automate
12 14 (0.62%) Entra ID
13 11 (0.49%) OCI
14 10 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
14 10 (0.44%) Smartsheet
15 9 (0.40%) Boomi
15 9 (0.40%) GitHub
15 9 (0.40%) PowerApps
15 9 (0.40%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 24 (1.06%) Wireless
2 17 (0.75%) HTTPS
3 8 (0.35%) Firewall
3 8 (0.35%) LAN
4 7 (0.31%) Cisco IOS
4 7 (0.31%) Skype
5 6 (0.27%) DNS
5 6 (0.27%) VPN
6 4 (0.18%) PSTN
6 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
6 4 (0.18%) VoIP
6 4 (0.18%) WAN
7 3 (0.13%) DHCP
7 3 (0.13%) FTP
7 3 (0.13%) VLAN
8 2 (0.089%) BGP
8 2 (0.089%) Junos
8 2 (0.089%) Network Security
8 2 (0.089%) OSPF
8 2 (0.089%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (4.69%) SAP HANA
2 99 (4.38%) Power BI
3 51 (2.26%) SAP BW
4 28 (1.24%) Data Lake
5 26 (1.15%) SAP Data Services
6 25 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
7 22 (0.97%) SQL Server
8 16 (0.71%) Tableau
9 15 (0.66%) Metadata
10 14 (0.62%) GIS
11 13 (0.58%) BusinessObjects
11 13 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 12 (0.53%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 9 (0.40%) Oracle Database
14 7 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
14 7 (0.31%) MySQL
14 7 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
14 7 (0.31%) Relational Database
15 6 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
15 6 (0.27%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 81 (3.59%) JIRA
2 23 (1.02%) Git
3 13 (0.58%) LSMW
4 9 (0.40%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.27%) Toad
6 5 (0.22%) GitLab
6 5 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
6 5 (0.22%) Rational Rhapsody
7 4 (0.18%) Clang
7 4 (0.18%) GCC
7 4 (0.18%) JUnit
7 4 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.18%) Subversion
8 3 (0.13%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.13%) Storybook
8 3 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.089%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.089%) Postman
9 2 (0.089%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.089%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 794 (35.16%) Finance
2 754 (33.39%) Social Skills
3 437 (19.35%) Manufacturing
4 335 (14.84%) Public Sector
5 245 (10.85%) Analytical Skills
6 242 (10.72%) Telecoms
7 236 (10.45%) Marketing
8 213 (9.43%) Electronics
9 143 (6.33%) Pharmaceutical
10 70 (3.10%) Retail
11 55 (2.44%) Billing
12 53 (2.35%) Presentation Skills
13 51 (2.26%) Documentation Skills
14 49 (2.17%) Aerospace
14 49 (2.17%) Legal
15 45 (1.99%) Influencing Skills
16 40 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
17 35 (1.55%) Local Government
18 33 (1.46%) Banking
19 24 (1.06%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 698 (30.91%) Consultant
2 565 (25.02%) SAP Consultant
3 198 (8.77%) Analyst
4 193 (8.55%) Architect
5 188 (8.33%) Lead
6 140 (6.20%) Project Manager
7 132 (5.85%) Developer
8 126 (5.58%) SAP Manager
9 111 (4.92%) SAP Architect
10 99 (4.38%) Senior
11 93 (4.12%) Business Analyst
12 80 (3.54%) Solutions Architect
13 70 (3.10%) SAP Analyst
14 68 (3.01%) Functional Consultant
15 64 (2.83%) SAP Developer
15 64 (2.83%) SAP Project Manager
16 63 (2.79%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 60 (2.66%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
18 59 (2.61%) Administrator
19 54 (2.39%) Management Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 173 (7.66%) SAP Fiori
2 56 (2.48%) Web Services
3 52 (2.30%) XML
4 51 (2.26%) REST
4 51 (2.26%) SOAP
5 44 (1.95%) BAPI
6 42 (1.86%) SAP PI
7 41 (1.82%) Middleware
8 40 (1.77%) SAPUI5
9 32 (1.42%) JSON
10 31 (1.37%) SAP Basis
11 29 (1.28%) HTML
12 26 (1.15%) CSS
12 26 (1.15%) EDI
13 25 (1.11%) IDoc
14 22 (0.97%) SAP TM
15 18 (0.80%) SAP ALE
16 17 (0.75%) JMS
17 15 (0.66%) .NET
17 15 (0.66%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 69 (3.06%) Legacy Systems
2 49 (2.17%) Onboarding
3 43 (1.90%) Life Science
4 41 (1.82%) Data Structures
4 41 (1.82%) Greenfield Project
5 37 (1.64%) Data Centre
5 37 (1.64%) Product Ownership
6 33 (1.46%) Public Cloud
7 32 (1.42%) FMCG
8 29 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
9 22 (0.97%) Management Information System
9 22 (0.97%) Private Cloud
10 21 (0.93%) Renewable Energy
10 21 (0.93%) Replication
11 19 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
11 19 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
12 15 (0.66%) Virtual Team
13 12 (0.53%) Low-Code
13 12 (0.53%) NHS
14 11 (0.49%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 53 (2.35%) Windows
2 32 (1.42%) Linux
3 31 (1.37%) Android
4 30 (1.33%) Mac OS
5 15 (0.66%) Windows 10
6 11 (0.49%) Unix
7 7 (0.31%) Windows Server
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
Processes & Methodologies
1 386 (17.09%) Stakeholder Management
2 366 (16.21%) Migration
3 353 (15.63%) ERP
4 345 (15.28%) Problem-Solving
5 316 (13.99%) Business Intelligence
6 259 (11.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 252 (11.16%) Agile
8 246 (10.89%) Programme Management
9 216 (9.57%) Data Migration
10 211 (9.34%) Logistics
11 207 (9.17%) Digital Marketing
12 200 (8.86%) Project Management
13 181 (8.02%) Continuous Improvement
14 169 (7.48%) Analytics
15 159 (7.04%) Change Management
16 157 (6.95%) User Acceptance Testing
17 151 (6.69%) Workshop Facilitation
18 125 (5.54%) Validation
19 122 (5.40%) Project Delivery
20 118 (5.23%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 149 (6.60%) ABAP
2 107 (4.74%) SQL
3 64 (2.83%) Python
4 62 (2.75%) JavaScript
5 60 (2.66%) Java
6 31 (1.37%) PowerShell
7 22 (0.97%) C#
8 14 (0.62%) C++
9 13 (0.58%) Groovy
10 11 (0.49%) Apex Code
11 10 (0.44%) Bash
12 8 (0.35%) C
12 8 (0.35%) PL/SQL
13 5 (0.22%) MATLAB
13 5 (0.22%) R
13 5 (0.22%) Shell Script
13 5 (0.22%) TypeScript
14 4 (0.18%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.13%) COBOL
15 3 (0.13%) PHP
Qualifications
1 519 (22.98%) Security Cleared
2 430 (19.04%) SC Cleared
3 164 (7.26%) Degree
4 101 (4.47%) BPSS Clearance
5 59 (2.61%) SAP Certification
6 52 (2.30%) PMP
7 51 (2.26%) DV Cleared
8 48 (2.13%) PMI Certification
9 37 (1.64%) Master's Degree
10 34 (1.51%) ACCA
10 34 (1.51%) CIMA
11 30 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (0.62%) CISSP
13 13 (0.58%) ISTQB
14 12 (0.53%) ITIL Certification
15 11 (0.49%) DBS Check
15 11 (0.49%) Six Sigma Green Belt
16 9 (0.40%) CESG Certified Professional
16 9 (0.40%) CISM
17 5 (0.22%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (3.32%) Data Quality
2 68 (3.01%) QA
3 54 (2.39%) PMO
4 41 (1.82%) GDPR
5 35 (1.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 26 (1.15%) GxP
7 23 (1.02%) SLA
8 22 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 19 (0.84%) GRC
10 13 (0.58%) NIST
11 11 (0.49%) Accessibility
12 10 (0.44%) IFRS
13 9 (0.40%) RMADS
14 8 (0.35%) NCSC
15 7 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
15 7 (0.31%) APQC
15 7 (0.31%) COBIT
15 7 (0.31%) JSP 440
16 6 (0.27%) GMP
16 6 (0.27%) SOX 404
System Software
1 30 (1.33%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.66%) Docker
3 5 (0.22%) Firmware
4 4 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.089%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.089%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.089%) vSphere
6 1 (0.044%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.044%) IAG
6 1 (0.044%) Varnish
6 1 (0.044%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.044%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (0.62%) Kubernetes
2 10 (0.44%) Terraform
3 6 (0.27%) Ansible
3 6 (0.27%) HP ALM
4 4 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (0.13%) Data Guard
5 3 (0.13%) HP Quality Center
5 3 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 3 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
5 3 (0.13%) vRealize
6 2 (0.089%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.089%) Linux-HA
6 2 (0.089%) Pacemaker
6 2 (0.089%) Puppet
6 2 (0.089%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.044%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.044%) MIIS
7 1 (0.044%) Oracle Identity Management
7 1 (0.044%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 192 (8.50%) Microsoft
2 189 (8.37%) Oracle
3 183 (8.10%) Ariba
4 108 (4.78%) Salesforce
5 76 (3.37%) ServiceNow
6 75 (3.32%) Workday
7 43 (1.90%) Cisco
8 36 (1.59%) Adobe
8 36 (1.59%) HP
9 29 (1.28%) Dell
10 25 (1.11%) Apple
11 23 (1.02%) Databricks
12 22 (0.97%) MuleSoft
12 22 (0.97%) OpenText
13 21 (0.93%) Google
13 21 (0.93%) webMethods
14 18 (0.80%) IBM
15 17 (0.75%) Concur
16 12 (0.53%) Informatica
16 12 (0.53%) Software AG