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 June 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
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -12 +1 +5
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,508 1,952 2,582
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 4.96% 6.55% 5.88%
As % of the Vendors category 12.19% 13.75% 13.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,243 972 1,279
10th Percentile £360 £381 £380
25th Percentile £460 £485 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £687
90th Percentile £738 £751 £813
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £545 £550
% change year-on-year -3.67% -0.91% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 213 80 142
10th Percentile £16.72 £18.20 £13.05
25th Percentile £22.63 £26.85 £16.25
Median hourly rate £32.50 £50.49 £26.35
Median % change year-on-year -35.63% +91.66% -41.46%
75th Percentile £60.00 £70.00 £54.06
90th Percentile £85.20 £86.00 £67.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.38 £50.00 £24.65
% change year-on-year -39.25% +102.84% -45.22%

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 20,567 14,197 18,573
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 40.70% 47.60% 42.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,899 8,734 11,515
10th Percentile £313 £281 £270
25th Percentile £413 £402 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year - -2.91% -1.90%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £713 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,054 655 1,156
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.84 £12.19
25th Percentile £18.90 £17.30 £14.50
Median hourly rate £33.99 £25.15 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +35.13% +5.67% -45.13%
75th Percentile £60.00 £53.85 £59.50
90th Percentile £80.08 £68.75 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.00 £22.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year +42.22% - -43.75%

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 June 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 19 June 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 19 June 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 -13 2,000 £560 -2.61% 428
UK excluding London -8 1,230 £525 -3.67% 346
Work from Home -2 786 £550 -5.40% 185
London -23 749 £600 - 146
South East -10 315 £540 +0.56% 109
Midlands 0 305 £550 - 78
North of England -9 303 £500 -5.66% 100
North West -7 197 £475 -10.38% 52
West Midlands -9 182 £519 -5.68% 53
East of England +1 165 £505 -15.66% 27
East Midlands +22 113 £588 +17.50% 25
Yorkshire -3 100 £525 +32.49% 41
South West -26 77 £543 +3.33% 19
Scotland +6 36 £533 -11.17% 10
Wales +8 34 £550 +21.41% 10
North East -40 6 £500 -5.66% 9
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -1 2 £488 +73.49% 4

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 31 (1.24%) Confluence
2 29 (1.16%) SharePoint
3 23 (0.92%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.52%) CMS
5 9 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
5 9 (0.36%) Oracle Workflow
6 5 (0.20%) Cloud Foundry
6 5 (0.20%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 4 (0.16%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.12%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.080%) Apache
9 2 (0.080%) JBoss
9 2 (0.080%) MS Project Server
10 1 (0.040%) HCL Domino
10 1 (0.040%) HCL Notes
10 1 (0.040%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.040%) SAS
Applications
1 129 (5.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (2.23%) Microsoft Office
3 43 (1.71%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (1.00%) MS Visio
5 22 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 13 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.40%) CATIA
8 5 (0.20%) PTC Creo
8 5 (0.20%) Siemens NX
9 1 (0.040%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.040%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.040%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1,006 (40.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 103 (4.11%) SAP FI
3 67 (2.67%) SAP ERP
4 61 (2.43%) SAP CO
5 59 (2.35%) SAP FI/CO
5 59 (2.35%) SAP MM
6 55 (2.19%) SAP SD
7 54 (2.15%) SAP EWM
8 52 (2.07%) SAP PSCD
9 48 (1.91%) SAP BRIM
10 40 (1.59%) SAP PM
11 37 (1.48%) SAP IBP
12 34 (1.36%) SAP GRC
13 31 (1.24%) SAP PP
14 30 (1.20%) SAP HCM
14 30 (1.20%) SAP Payroll
14 30 (1.20%) SAP Travel Management
15 29 (1.16%) SAP FI-CA
15 29 (1.16%) SAP MDG
16 23 (0.92%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 233 (9.29%) SuccessFactors
2 219 (8.73%) Azure
3 120 (4.78%) Power Platform
4 82 (3.27%) AWS
5 73 (2.91%) SaaS
6 52 (2.07%) Azure DevOps
7 39 (1.56%) Entra ID
8 37 (1.48%) Boomi
9 29 (1.16%) GCP
10 21 (0.84%) Microsoft 365
10 21 (0.84%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 19 (0.76%) Dynamics 365
11 19 (0.76%) Power Automate
11 19 (0.76%) Snowflake
12 17 (0.68%) OCI
13 14 (0.56%) GitHub
13 14 (0.56%) PowerApps
13 14 (0.56%) Smartsheet
14 13 (0.52%) PaaS
15 12 (0.48%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (0.40%) Network Security
2 7 (0.28%) Firewall
3 6 (0.24%) VPN
3 6 (0.24%) WAN
4 4 (0.16%) RFID
5 3 (0.12%) LAN
5 3 (0.12%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.080%) BGP
6 2 (0.080%) DNS
6 2 (0.080%) HTTP
6 2 (0.080%) OSPF
6 2 (0.080%) Reverse Proxy
7 1 (0.040%) DHCP
7 1 (0.040%) FTP
7 1 (0.040%) Internet
7 1 (0.040%) Intranet
7 1 (0.040%) MQTT
7 1 (0.040%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.040%) Wireless
7 1 (0.040%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 113 (4.51%) Power BI
2 93 (3.71%) SAP HANA
3 45 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
4 39 (1.56%) SQL Server
5 37 (1.48%) SAP BW
6 34 (1.36%) BusinessObjects
7 28 (1.12%) Tableau
8 22 (0.88%) SAP Data Services
9 20 (0.80%) Oracle Reports
10 18 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.56%) Data Lake
11 14 (0.56%) Metadata
12 11 (0.44%) Sybase ASE
13 10 (0.40%) GIS
13 10 (0.40%) MaxDB
13 10 (0.40%) Relational Database
14 7 (0.28%) Oracle Database
15 6 (0.24%) NoSQL
15 6 (0.24%) Semantic Layer
16 5 (0.20%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 98 (3.91%) JIRA
2 24 (0.96%) Hudson
3 18 (0.72%) Git
4 7 (0.28%) Postman
5 6 (0.24%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.20%) LSMW
7 4 (0.16%) JMeter
7 4 (0.16%) Selenium
8 3 (0.12%) GitLab
8 3 (0.12%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.080%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.080%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.080%) Maven
9 2 (0.080%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.080%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.080%) SoapUI
9 2 (0.080%) Toad
10 1 (0.040%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.040%) Subversion
10 1 (0.040%) TestDirector
General
1 819 (32.66%) Finance
2 683 (27.23%) Social Skills
3 270 (10.77%) Analytical Skills
4 257 (10.25%) Manufacturing
5 170 (6.78%) Public Sector
6 104 (4.15%) Billing
7 88 (3.51%) Pharmaceutical
8 87 (3.47%) Legal
9 84 (3.35%) Retail
10 65 (2.59%) Banking
11 58 (2.31%) Aerospace
12 55 (2.19%) General Ledger
13 47 (1.87%) Influencing Skills
13 47 (1.87%) Organisational Skills
14 44 (1.75%) Local Government
15 40 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
16 37 (1.48%) Telecoms
17 26 (1.04%) Law
18 24 (0.96%) Marketing
19 22 (0.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 604 (24.08%) Consultant
2 520 (20.73%) SAP Consultant
3 326 (13.00%) Lead
4 324 (12.92%) Architect
5 278 (11.08%) Analyst
6 214 (8.53%) Senior
7 175 (6.98%) Project Manager
8 174 (6.94%) SAP Architect
9 167 (6.66%) SAP Manager
10 158 (6.30%) Solutions Architect
11 127 (5.06%) Business Analyst
12 98 (3.91%) Developer
13 87 (3.47%) SAP Solutions Architect
14 83 (3.31%) Functional Consultant
15 81 (3.23%) SAP Project Manager
16 78 (3.11%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 77 (3.07%) Administrator
18 72 (2.87%) SAP Analyst
19 64 (2.55%) Senior Manager
20 57 (2.27%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (4.35%) SAP Fiori
2 91 (3.63%) Middleware
3 57 (2.27%) REST
4 55 (2.19%) Oracle Fusion
4 55 (2.19%) SAP Basis
5 38 (1.52%) BAPI
6 37 (1.48%) SOAP
7 32 (1.28%) XML
8 31 (1.24%) SAPUI5
9 30 (1.20%) SAP TM
10 28 (1.12%) IDoc
11 27 (1.08%) JSON
12 25 (1.00%) EDI
13 24 (0.96%) Web Services
14 21 (0.84%) OAuth
15 17 (0.68%) SAP PI
16 13 (0.52%) SAML
17 12 (0.48%) Node.js
17 12 (0.48%) SAP ALE
18 10 (0.40%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 93 (3.71%) Public Cloud
2 82 (3.27%) Onboarding
3 77 (3.07%) Legacy Systems
4 59 (2.35%) Data Structures
5 51 (2.03%) Product Ownership
6 48 (1.91%) FMCG
7 42 (1.67%) Greenfield Project
8 37 (1.48%) Management Information System
9 34 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
10 32 (1.28%) Cloud Native
11 26 (1.04%) Replication
12 24 (0.96%) Taxonomies
13 23 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
13 23 (0.92%) Life Science
14 22 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
15 20 (0.80%) Self-Motivation
16 16 (0.64%) Virtual Team
17 14 (0.56%) AI Agents
18 12 (0.48%) Algorithms
18 12 (0.48%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 39 (1.56%) Linux
2 32 (1.28%) Windows
3 13 (0.52%) Unix
4 8 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (0.32%) VMS
5 5 (0.20%) SUSE
6 4 (0.16%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.12%) Solaris
8 2 (0.080%) AIX
8 2 (0.080%) Android
8 2 (0.080%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.040%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.040%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 579 (23.09%) ERP
2 490 (19.54%) Stakeholder Management
3 456 (18.18%) Migration
4 311 (12.40%) Problem-Solving
5 285 (11.36%) Data Migration
6 276 (11.00%) User Acceptance Testing
7 256 (10.21%) Continuous Improvement
8 252 (10.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 235 (9.37%) Agile
10 234 (9.33%) Validation
11 206 (8.21%) Workshop Facilitation
12 195 (7.78%) Analytics
13 186 (7.42%) Project Management
14 181 (7.22%) Logistics
15 172 (6.86%) Change Management
16 152 (6.06%) Data Modelling
17 143 (5.70%) Business Intelligence
18 141 (5.62%) Decision-Making
19 133 (5.30%) Roadmaps
20 127 (5.06%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 123 (4.90%) SQL
2 92 (3.67%) ABAP
3 50 (1.99%) Python
4 29 (1.16%) Java
5 18 (0.72%) PowerShell
6 14 (0.56%) JavaScript
7 7 (0.28%) C#
7 7 (0.28%) PL/SQL
8 5 (0.20%) Bash
9 4 (0.16%) Apex Code
9 4 (0.16%) C
9 4 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.16%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.16%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.16%) VB
10 3 (0.12%) Bicep
10 3 (0.12%) C++
10 3 (0.12%) Embedded C
10 3 (0.12%) Embedded C++
11 2 (0.080%) VBA
Qualifications
1 349 (13.92%) Security Cleared
2 274 (10.93%) SC Cleared
3 138 (5.50%) Degree
4 117 (4.67%) BPSS Clearance
5 50 (1.99%) ACCA
6 49 (1.95%) CIMA
7 41 (1.63%) PMP
8 39 (1.56%) PMI Certification
9 38 (1.52%) DV Cleared
10 31 (1.24%) SAP Certification
11 15 (0.60%) Azure Certification
11 15 (0.60%) Master's Degree
12 13 (0.52%) Computer Science Degree
13 11 (0.44%) HNC
13 11 (0.44%) NVQ Level 4
14 10 (0.40%) ISTQB
15 9 (0.36%) CISSP
16 8 (0.32%) CISM
17 7 (0.28%) CCA
17 7 (0.28%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 131 (5.22%) Data Quality
2 96 (3.83%) PMO
3 91 (3.63%) QA
4 57 (2.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 56 (2.23%) GDPR
6 35 (1.40%) GRC
7 18 (0.72%) IFRS
8 17 (0.68%) SLA
9 14 (0.56%) GxP
10 12 (0.48%) GAAP
11 10 (0.40%) GMP
12 9 (0.36%) HIPAA
13 8 (0.32%) NCSC
14 7 (0.28%) Accessibility
14 7 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
15 6 (0.24%) NIST
16 5 (0.20%) Basel III
16 5 (0.20%) EU AI Act
16 5 (0.20%) IFRS 9
16 5 (0.20%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 24 (0.96%) Active Directory
2 11 (0.44%) IAG
3 7 (0.28%) Docker
4 6 (0.24%) Corosync
5 1 (0.040%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 25 (1.00%) Single Sign-On
2 13 (0.52%) Terraform
3 10 (0.40%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.32%) Failover Clustering
5 7 (0.28%) Pacemaker
6 6 (0.24%) HP ALM
7 4 (0.16%) Ansible
8 3 (0.12%) Control-M
8 3 (0.12%) Grafana
9 2 (0.080%) CEMLI
9 2 (0.080%) HP Quality Center
9 2 (0.080%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.080%) WSUS
10 1 (0.040%) MOM
10 1 (0.040%) Packer
10 1 (0.040%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.040%) SCCM
Vendors
1 239 (9.53%) Ariba
2 237 (9.45%) Microsoft
3 232 (9.25%) Oracle
4 100 (3.99%) Salesforce
5 92 (3.67%) Workday
6 72 (2.87%) ServiceNow
7 39 (1.56%) Informatica
8 35 (1.40%) MuleSoft
9 33 (1.32%) Adobe
9 33 (1.32%) Sage
10 29 (1.16%) Databricks
11 27 (1.08%) Concur
12 25 (1.00%) IBM
13 21 (0.84%) Siemens
14 20 (0.80%) IFS
15 17 (0.68%) Google
15 17 (0.68%) Infor
16 16 (0.64%) Dell
17 15 (0.60%) Okta
18 13 (0.52%) Red Hat