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 17 March 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
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 27 26
Rank change year-on-year -7 -1 +12
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,271 1,947 2,699
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.26% 6.63% 6.07%
As % of the Vendors category 12.01% 14.05% 14.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,157 1,026 1,386
10th Percentile £350 £363 £350
25th Percentile £450 £484 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £565 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% -0.68%
75th Percentile £656 £669 £655
90th Percentile £738 £763 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 198 56 126
10th Percentile £16.95 £18.90 £13.28
25th Percentile £20.54 £23.63 £20.13
Median hourly rate £24.00 £50.00 £29.50
Median % change year-on-year -52.00% +69.49% -34.44%
75th Percentile £55.00 £70.00 £60.19
90th Percentile £68.75 £86.00 £84.45
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.83 £48.75 £26.03
% change year-on-year -51.13% +87.28% -42.16%

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 18,904 13,856 19,141
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 43.79% 47.19% 43.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,088 8,653 11,940
10th Percentile £309 £290 £256
25th Percentile £413 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £513
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +1.46% -2.47%
75th Percentile £600 £623 £625
90th Percentile £700 £713 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 966 460 1,030
10th Percentile £15.31 £15.62 £12.13
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.01 £14.48
Median hourly rate £25.15 £29.00 £24.65
Median % change year-on-year -13.28% +17.65% -31.53%
75th Percentile £58.75 £63.75 £54.89
90th Percentile £76.04 £83.16 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.54 £27.43 £23.11
% change year-on-year -14.18% +18.68% -31.02%

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 17 March 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 17 March 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 17 March 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 -14 1,775 £550 -1.79% 576
UK excluding London -15 996 £525 -4.55% 446
Work from Home -2 766 £560 -2.61% 277
London -13 733 £569 -4.81% 200
North of England -18 273 £575 +8.49% 85
South East -14 234 £550 -4.84% 168
Midlands -8 222 £475 -12.04% 105
North West -16 176 £581 +7.99% 59
East of England -1 163 £505 -12.93% 42
West Midlands -12 150 £475 -19.15% 60
Yorkshire -2 87 £595 +58.67% 24
South West -38 71 £650 +30.00% 28
East Midlands -5 68 £500 -3.85% 45
Wales +6 23 £370 -44.23% 8
Scotland +5 20 £450 -10.00% 14
North East -23 9 £175 -51.72% 2
Northern Ireland -4 4 £500 - 1
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 30 (1.32%) Confluence
2 24 (1.06%) SharePoint
3 16 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (0.70%) NetWeaver
4 8 (0.35%) CMS
5 6 (0.26%) ArcGIS
6 5 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.22%) MTS
6 5 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
7 4 (0.18%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.13%) Apache
8 3 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
8 3 (0.13%) MS Project Server
8 3 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.13%) WebLogic
8 3 (0.13%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.088%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.088%) JBoss
9 2 (0.088%) SAP EP
10 1 (0.044%) OpenStack
Applications
1 113 (4.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 82 (3.61%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (1.63%) Microsoft Project
4 29 (1.28%) MS Visio
5 20 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 13 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.26%) Siemens NX
8 5 (0.22%) PTC Creo
9 3 (0.13%) CATIA
9 3 (0.13%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.044%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.044%) Sketch
10 1 (0.044%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 868 (38.22%) SAP S/4HANA
2 107 (4.71%) SAP FI
3 71 (3.13%) SAP CO
4 69 (3.04%) SAP MM
5 66 (2.91%) SAP FI/CO
6 58 (2.55%) SAP PP
7 55 (2.42%) SAP ERP
8 51 (2.25%) SAP EWM
8 51 (2.25%) SAP Payroll
9 44 (1.94%) SAP HCM
10 43 (1.89%) SAP PM
11 36 (1.59%) SAP PSCD
11 36 (1.59%) SAP SD
12 34 (1.50%) SAP MDG
13 32 (1.41%) SAP HR
14 31 (1.37%) SAP Travel Management
15 27 (1.19%) SAP BRIM
16 26 (1.14%) SAP QM
17 22 (0.97%) SAP FI-CA
17 22 (0.97%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 195 (8.59%) Azure
2 170 (7.49%) SuccessFactors
3 81 (3.57%) Power Platform
4 77 (3.39%) AWS
5 60 (2.64%) SaaS
6 48 (2.11%) Microsoft 365
7 39 (1.72%) GCP
8 34 (1.50%) Azure DevOps
8 34 (1.50%) Dynamics 365
9 29 (1.28%) Entra ID
10 23 (1.01%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 22 (0.97%) OCI
12 17 (0.75%) Boomi
12 17 (0.75%) GitHub
13 16 (0.70%) Snowflake
14 15 (0.66%) Power Automate
15 14 (0.62%) GitHub Actions
16 13 (0.57%) Azure Data Factory
17 11 (0.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 11 (0.48%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 23 (1.01%) Wireless
2 12 (0.53%) Network Security
3 9 (0.40%) Firewall
3 9 (0.40%) VPN
4 8 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
4 8 (0.35%) HTTPS
4 8 (0.35%) Skype
5 7 (0.31%) LAN
5 7 (0.31%) WAN
6 5 (0.22%) BGP
6 5 (0.22%) FTP
6 5 (0.22%) OSPF
6 5 (0.22%) RFID
6 5 (0.22%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.18%) DNS
7 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
8 3 (0.13%) Internet
8 3 (0.13%) Junos
9 2 (0.088%) Hyperconnected
9 2 (0.088%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (3.70%) SAP HANA
2 77 (3.39%) Power BI
3 33 (1.45%) SAP BW
4 31 (1.37%) Data Warehouse
5 25 (1.10%) SQL Server
6 21 (0.92%) SAP Data Services
7 18 (0.79%) Metadata
8 17 (0.75%) Data Lake
9 15 (0.66%) Tableau
10 14 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 12 (0.53%) BusinessObjects
11 12 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
12 11 (0.48%) GIS
13 8 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
13 8 (0.35%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
14 6 (0.26%) MySQL
14 6 (0.26%) Oracle Database
14 6 (0.26%) Relational Database
15 5 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
15 5 (0.22%) MaxDB
Development Applications
1 88 (3.87%) JIRA
2 19 (0.84%) Git
3 10 (0.44%) LSMW
4 9 (0.40%) GitLab
4 9 (0.40%) Hudson
5 8 (0.35%) Jenkins
6 7 (0.31%) Toad
7 6 (0.26%) Postman
8 5 (0.22%) Selenium
9 4 (0.18%) Cucumber
9 4 (0.18%) JMeter
9 4 (0.18%) JUnit
9 4 (0.18%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.13%) Storybook
10 3 (0.13%) Tricentis qTest
11 2 (0.088%) Oracle Forms
11 2 (0.088%) SpecFlow
11 2 (0.088%) Visual Studio Code
12 1 (0.044%) Eclipse
12 1 (0.044%) TestDirector
General
1 800 (35.23%) Finance
2 725 (31.92%) Social Skills
3 371 (16.34%) Manufacturing
4 303 (13.34%) Public Sector
5 283 (12.46%) Analytical Skills
6 167 (7.35%) Telecoms
7 163 (7.18%) Marketing
8 140 (6.16%) Electronics
9 98 (4.32%) Pharmaceutical
10 72 (3.17%) Billing
11 62 (2.73%) Retail
12 59 (2.60%) Banking
13 58 (2.55%) Legal
14 57 (2.51%) Organisational Skills
15 53 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
16 44 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
17 43 (1.89%) Aerospace
18 41 (1.81%) Local Government
19 32 (1.41%) General Ledger
20 28 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 609 (26.82%) Consultant
2 499 (21.97%) SAP Consultant
3 265 (11.67%) Lead
4 244 (10.74%) Architect
5 205 (9.03%) Analyst
6 179 (7.88%) Project Manager
7 160 (7.05%) SAP Manager
8 151 (6.65%) Senior
9 135 (5.94%) SAP Architect
9 135 (5.94%) Solutions Architect
10 117 (5.15%) Developer
11 103 (4.54%) Business Analyst
12 93 (4.10%) SAP Project Manager
13 86 (3.79%) SAP Solutions Architect
14 80 (3.52%) Functional Consultant
15 75 (3.30%) Administrator
15 75 (3.30%) SAP Functional Consultant
16 71 (3.13%) SAP Developer
17 61 (2.69%) SAP Analyst
18 49 (2.16%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 123 (5.42%) SAP Fiori
2 57 (2.51%) Middleware
3 46 (2.03%) SAPUI5
4 45 (1.98%) SAP Basis
5 39 (1.72%) Web Services
6 38 (1.67%) XML
7 35 (1.54%) REST
7 35 (1.54%) SOAP
8 34 (1.50%) SAP TM
9 33 (1.45%) BAPI
10 29 (1.28%) SAP PI
11 24 (1.06%) IDoc
12 21 (0.92%) CSS
12 21 (0.92%) HTML
13 20 (0.88%) Oracle Fusion
14 16 (0.70%) EDI
15 13 (0.57%) SAP ALE
16 12 (0.53%) JSON
17 10 (0.44%) SailPoint
18 9 (0.40%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 78 (3.43%) Onboarding
2 67 (2.95%) Public Cloud
3 60 (2.64%) Legacy Systems
4 43 (1.89%) Data Structures
5 37 (1.63%) FMCG
5 37 (1.63%) Product Ownership
6 30 (1.32%) Data Centre
7 28 (1.23%) Life Science
8 27 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
8 27 (1.19%) Taxonomies
9 26 (1.14%) Management Information System
10 25 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
10 25 (1.10%) Replication
11 22 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
12 21 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
12 21 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
13 17 (0.75%) Cloud Native
13 17 (0.75%) Mobile App
14 14 (0.62%) Virtual Team
15 12 (0.53%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 44 (1.94%) Windows
2 31 (1.37%) Android
2 31 (1.37%) Mac OS
3 21 (0.92%) Linux
4 15 (0.66%) Windows 10
5 7 (0.31%) VMS
6 5 (0.22%) Unix
6 5 (0.22%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.13%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
8 2 (0.088%) Embedded Linux
8 2 (0.088%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.088%) SUSE
9 1 (0.044%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 439 (19.33%) ERP
2 424 (18.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 421 (18.54%) Migration
4 275 (12.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 261 (11.49%) Problem-Solving
6 235 (10.35%) Business Intelligence
7 224 (9.86%) Data Migration
8 222 (9.78%) Continuous Improvement
9 218 (9.60%) Agile
10 199 (8.76%) Project Management
11 192 (8.45%) Workshop Facilitation
12 188 (8.28%) User Acceptance Testing
13 174 (7.66%) Logistics
14 166 (7.31%) Change Management
15 162 (7.13%) Programme Management
16 160 (7.05%) Analytics
16 160 (7.05%) Validation
17 143 (6.30%) Digital Marketing
18 140 (6.16%) Project Delivery
19 139 (6.12%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 129 (5.68%) ABAP
2 106 (4.67%) SQL
3 47 (2.07%) JavaScript
4 42 (1.85%) Python
5 35 (1.54%) Java
6 15 (0.66%) PowerShell
7 14 (0.62%) Groovy
8 8 (0.35%) PL/SQL
8 8 (0.35%) TypeScript
9 7 (0.31%) C#
10 4 (0.18%) Go
10 4 (0.18%) VBA
11 3 (0.13%) Bicep
11 3 (0.13%) C
11 3 (0.13%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.088%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.088%) BeanShell
12 2 (0.088%) C++
12 2 (0.088%) R
12 2 (0.088%) VB
Qualifications
1 410 (18.05%) Security Cleared
2 317 (13.96%) SC Cleared
3 157 (6.91%) Degree
4 105 (4.62%) BPSS Clearance
5 50 (2.20%) PMP
6 44 (1.94%) SAP Certification
7 43 (1.89%) DV Cleared
8 42 (1.85%) PMI Certification
9 36 (1.59%) Master's Degree
10 29 (1.28%) ACCA
11 28 (1.23%) CIMA
12 19 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (0.62%) ISTQB
14 11 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
15 7 (0.31%) Azure Certification
15 7 (0.31%) CISSP
15 7 (0.31%) DBS Check
15 7 (0.31%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 7 (0.31%) TOGAF Certification
16 6 (0.26%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (4.89%) Data Quality
2 89 (3.92%) QA
3 71 (3.13%) PMO
4 41 (1.81%) GDPR
5 34 (1.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 28 (1.23%) SLA
7 22 (0.97%) GRC
8 20 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 13 (0.57%) NIST
10 11 (0.48%) GxP
11 10 (0.44%) IFRS
12 9 (0.40%) GAAP
12 9 (0.40%) GMP
13 8 (0.35%) COBIT
13 8 (0.35%) ITGC
14 7 (0.31%) SOX 404
15 6 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 6 (0.26%) HIPAA
16 5 (0.22%) Basel III
16 5 (0.22%) JSP 440
System Software
1 30 (1.32%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.31%) Docker
3 5 (0.22%) IAG
4 1 (0.044%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.044%) Varnish
4 1 (0.044%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 29 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
2 9 (0.40%) Terraform
3 8 (0.35%) Kubernetes
4 6 (0.26%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.13%) Control-M
5 3 (0.13%) Grafana
6 2 (0.088%) Ansible
6 2 (0.088%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.088%) HP Quality Center
6 2 (0.088%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.088%) vRealize
7 1 (0.044%) Argo
7 1 (0.044%) Autotask
7 1 (0.044%) CEMLI
7 1 (0.044%) Linux-HA
7 1 (0.044%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.044%) Pacemaker
7 1 (0.044%) Packer
7 1 (0.044%) SCCM
7 1 (0.044%) WSUS
Vendors
1 214 (9.42%) Ariba
2 192 (8.45%) Microsoft
3 181 (7.97%) Oracle
4 79 (3.48%) Salesforce
5 69 (3.04%) Workday
6 68 (2.99%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.94%) Cisco
8 36 (1.59%) Dell
8 36 (1.59%) Informatica
9 35 (1.54%) HP
10 33 (1.45%) Sage
11 31 (1.37%) Adobe
12 26 (1.14%) Databricks
12 26 (1.14%) IBM
13 23 (1.01%) Apple
14 20 (0.88%) Okta
15 17 (0.75%) MuleSoft
16 16 (0.70%) Google
17 14 (0.62%) OpenText
17 14 (0.62%) Siemens