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 24 September 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
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -13 +1 +1
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,751 2,151 2,552
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.01% 6.52% 6.70%
As % of the Vendors category 12.01% 13.73% 15.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,314 1,072 1,213
10th Percentile £360 £363 £400
25th Percentile £463 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £561 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.39% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £663 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £560
% change year-on-year - -1.79% +5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 232 115 73
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.20 £15.73
25th Percentile £17.42 £17.62 £27.00
Median hourly rate £26.07 £22.63 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.20% -46.75% +28.79%
75th Percentile £44.44 £43.75 £59.95
90th Percentile £85.90 £66.60 £65.03
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.60 £22.32 £35.00
% change year-on-year +10.22% -36.24% +16.67%

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 22,905 15,664 16,910
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.72% 47.52% 44.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,978 9,611 10,062
10th Percentile £310 £275 £288
25th Percentile £413 £403 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £615 £613 £625
90th Percentile £704 £700 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,303 808 647
10th Percentile £13.97 £14.75 £14.50
25th Percentile £16.50 £17.69 £15.62
Median hourly rate £25.75 £25.15 £31.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.39% -20.16% -28.18%
75th Percentile £60.00 £43.20 £64.25
90th Percentile £78.71 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.75 £21.25 £30.00
% change year-on-year +21.18% -29.17% -29.41%

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 24 September 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 24 September 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 24 September 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 -12 2,154 £566 -1.57% 2,259
UK excluding London -3 1,395 £550 - 1,427
Work from Home -13 798 £550 -3.51% 861
London -32 743 £600 +2.56% 886
South East 0 392 £540 +5.06% 395
North of England -21 340 £550 -8.33% 360
Midlands +5 339 £550 +1.57% 285
North West -9 243 £550 -11.65% 188
West Midlands -2 208 £525 -2.78% 165
East of England -9 155 £566 -2.41% 145
East Midlands +23 124 £575 -6.20% 120
Yorkshire -4 91 £500 -4.76% 132
South West -32 84 £550 -4.35% 108
Wales +16 48 £550 +228.36% 47
Scotland -14 47 £533 +25.41% 72
North East -50 5 £400 -27.27% 41
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -2 1 - - 22

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 36 (1.31%) SharePoint
2 26 (0.95%) Confluence
3 19 (0.69%) NetWeaver
4 12 (0.44%) CMS
5 7 (0.25%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 6 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.18%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.15%) Cloud Foundry
8 4 (0.15%) Sitecore CMS
8 4 (0.15%) SugarCRM
9 3 (0.11%) Apache
9 3 (0.11%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
9 3 (0.11%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.073%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.073%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.073%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.073%) SAS
10 2 (0.073%) ThingWorx
11 1 (0.036%) Anypoint
Applications
1 147 (5.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 66 (2.40%) Microsoft Office
3 38 (1.38%) Microsoft Project
4 30 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (0.51%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.36%) Windchill
7 6 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.15%) CATIA
9 1 (0.036%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.036%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.036%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.036%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 1,073 (39.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 125 (4.54%) SAP FI
3 80 (2.91%) SAP CO
4 74 (2.69%) SAP Payroll
5 71 (2.58%) SAP FI/CO
6 69 (2.51%) SAP ERP
7 68 (2.47%) SAP SD
8 61 (2.22%) SAP HR
9 60 (2.18%) SAP MM
10 59 (2.14%) SAP HCM
11 52 (1.89%) SAP PSCD
12 51 (1.85%) SAP GRC
13 49 (1.78%) SAP PP
14 47 (1.71%) SAP BRIM
15 44 (1.60%) SAP MDG
16 42 (1.53%) SAP EWM
17 41 (1.49%) SAP PM
18 37 (1.34%) SAP IBP
19 35 (1.27%) SAP QM
20 28 (1.02%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 267 (9.71%) SuccessFactors
2 221 (8.03%) Azure
3 141 (5.13%) Power Platform
4 104 (3.78%) AWS
5 62 (2.25%) SaaS
6 58 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
7 56 (2.04%) GCP
8 35 (1.27%) Boomi
9 30 (1.09%) Entra ID
9 30 (1.09%) Microsoft 365
10 27 (0.98%) Dynamics 365
11 23 (0.84%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 20 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
12 20 (0.73%) Snowflake
13 19 (0.69%) Smartsheet
14 17 (0.62%) Tricentis Tosca
15 16 (0.58%) GitHub
16 15 (0.55%) Azure Data Factory
16 15 (0.55%) Power Automate
17 12 (0.44%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.22%) HTTP
1 6 (0.22%) Intranet
2 5 (0.18%) Broadband
3 3 (0.11%) VPN
4 2 (0.073%) Firewall
4 2 (0.073%) Internet
4 2 (0.073%) LAN
4 2 (0.073%) Network Security
4 2 (0.073%) SSL
4 2 (0.073%) WAN
5 1 (0.036%) DNS
5 1 (0.036%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.036%) MQTT
5 1 (0.036%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.036%) Wireless
5 1 (0.036%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (4.47%) Power BI
2 89 (3.24%) SAP HANA
3 56 (2.04%) SAP BW
4 47 (1.71%) Data Warehouse
5 40 (1.45%) BusinessObjects
5 40 (1.45%) Tableau
6 30 (1.09%) SQL Server
7 21 (0.76%) SAP Data Services
8 19 (0.69%) Oracle Reports
9 18 (0.65%) Data Lake
10 17 (0.62%) Metadata
11 14 (0.51%) GIS
12 12 (0.44%) Power Query
13 11 (0.40%) Oracle Database
14 10 (0.36%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
14 10 (0.36%) Relational Database
15 9 (0.33%) Delta Lake
16 6 (0.22%) NoSQL
16 6 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 6 (0.22%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 120 (4.36%) JIRA
2 21 (0.76%) Git
3 16 (0.58%) Hudson
4 15 (0.55%) Postman
5 10 (0.36%) Jenkins
6 8 (0.29%) eggPlant
7 7 (0.25%) Rational DOORS
7 7 (0.25%) SoapUI
7 7 (0.25%) SonarQube
8 6 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (0.18%) JMeter
9 5 (0.18%) LoadRunner
9 5 (0.18%) Selenium
9 5 (0.18%) Toad
10 4 (0.15%) LSMW
11 3 (0.11%) SOAtest
12 2 (0.073%) ER Studio
12 2 (0.073%) HP UFT
12 2 (0.073%) Oracle APEX
12 2 (0.073%) Rational Functional Tester
General
1 874 (31.77%) Finance
2 732 (26.61%) Social Skills
3 371 (13.49%) Manufacturing
4 288 (10.47%) Analytical Skills
5 138 (5.02%) Public Sector
6 137 (4.98%) Retail
7 114 (4.14%) Billing
8 85 (3.09%) Legal
9 73 (2.65%) Aerospace
10 70 (2.54%) Pharmaceutical
11 67 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
12 66 (2.40%) Organisational Skills
13 54 (1.96%) Banking
14 53 (1.93%) General Ledger
15 38 (1.38%) Automotive
16 34 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
17 32 (1.16%) Telecoms
18 31 (1.13%) Aviation
19 26 (0.95%) Law
20 24 (0.87%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 653 (23.74%) Consultant
2 551 (20.03%) SAP Consultant
3 348 (12.65%) Architect
4 327 (11.89%) Lead
5 308 (11.20%) Analyst
6 254 (9.23%) Senior
7 192 (6.98%) SAP Manager
8 178 (6.47%) SAP Architect
9 155 (5.63%) Project Manager
10 144 (5.23%) Solutions Architect
11 130 (4.73%) Business Analyst
12 108 (3.93%) SAP Analyst
13 100 (3.64%) Developer
14 98 (3.56%) Administrator
15 85 (3.09%) Functional Consultant
16 80 (2.91%) SAP Project Manager
17 75 (2.73%) SAP Functional Consultant
18 73 (2.65%) SAP Solutions Architect
19 64 (2.33%) Senior Consultant
20 63 (2.29%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 143 (5.20%) SAP Fiori
2 101 (3.67%) Middleware
3 91 (3.31%) REST
4 74 (2.69%) SOAP
5 53 (1.93%) Oracle Fusion
6 49 (1.78%) XML
7 48 (1.74%) SAPUI5
8 47 (1.71%) SAP Basis
9 39 (1.42%) SAP PI
10 38 (1.38%) Web Services
11 36 (1.31%) BAPI
12 32 (1.16%) JSON
13 31 (1.13%) IDoc
14 29 (1.05%) EDI
15 24 (0.87%) OAuth
16 20 (0.73%) Node.js
17 19 (0.69%) SAP ALE
18 17 (0.62%) Kafka
18 17 (0.62%) OAuth2
19 16 (0.58%) SAP TM
Miscellaneous
1 97 (3.53%) Onboarding
2 82 (2.98%) Enterprise Software
3 77 (2.80%) Data Structures
4 72 (2.62%) Public Cloud
5 65 (2.36%) Legacy Systems
6 58 (2.11%) FMCG
6 58 (2.11%) Product Ownership
7 55 (2.00%) Greenfield Project
8 48 (1.74%) Management Information System
9 42 (1.53%) Life Science
10 33 (1.20%) Cloud Native
11 30 (1.09%) Self-Motivation
12 28 (1.02%) Replication
13 24 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
14 19 (0.69%) AI Agents
14 19 (0.69%) Operational Technology
15 17 (0.62%) Private Cloud
16 16 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
17 13 (0.47%) Manufacturing Execution System
17 13 (0.47%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 35 (1.27%) Linux
2 29 (1.05%) Windows
3 20 (0.73%) Unix
4 8 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (0.29%) SUSE
5 7 (0.25%) VMS
6 4 (0.15%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.11%) Android
7 3 (0.11%) Solaris
8 2 (0.073%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 709 (25.77%) Stakeholder Management
2 637 (23.16%) ERP
3 480 (17.45%) Migration
4 364 (13.23%) Problem-Solving
5 355 (12.90%) User Acceptance Testing
6 299 (10.87%) Data Migration
7 268 (9.74%) Agile
8 262 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
9 252 (9.16%) Validation
10 251 (9.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 241 (8.76%) Logistics
12 237 (8.62%) Analytics
13 205 (7.45%) Workshop Facilitation
14 181 (6.58%) Roadmaps
15 168 (6.11%) Process Improvement
16 167 (6.07%) System Integration Testing
17 166 (6.03%) Project Delivery
18 165 (6.00%) Decision-Making
19 161 (5.85%) Project Management
20 154 (5.60%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 143 (5.20%) SQL
2 129 (4.69%) ABAP
3 70 (2.54%) Python
4 52 (1.89%) Java
5 25 (0.91%) JavaScript
6 16 (0.58%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.25%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.22%) Apex Code
8 6 (0.22%) C#
9 5 (0.18%) Bash
9 5 (0.18%) BeanShell
9 5 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.18%) Groovy
9 5 (0.18%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.18%) VB.NET
10 4 (0.15%) Bicep
10 4 (0.15%) Korn
11 3 (0.11%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.073%) Perl
12 2 (0.073%) VB
Qualifications
1 441 (16.03%) Security Cleared
2 345 (12.54%) SC Cleared
3 155 (5.63%) BPSS Clearance
4 138 (5.02%) Degree
5 51 (1.85%) DV Cleared
6 38 (1.38%) ACCA
7 37 (1.34%) PMI Certification
7 37 (1.34%) PMP
8 36 (1.31%) CIMA
9 21 (0.76%) SAP Certification
10 19 (0.69%) Azure Certification
11 16 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
12 15 (0.55%) ISTQB
13 12 (0.44%) HNC
14 11 (0.40%) ISEB
14 11 (0.40%) Master's Degree
15 10 (0.36%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 9 (0.33%) CIPD
17 8 (0.29%) TOGAF Certification
18 7 (0.25%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 176 (6.40%) Data Quality
2 90 (3.27%) PMO
3 77 (2.80%) QA
4 59 (2.14%) GDPR
5 52 (1.89%) GRC
6 41 (1.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (0.62%) IFRS
8 16 (0.58%) GxP
9 12 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 11 (0.40%) NIST
11 10 (0.36%) SLA
12 8 (0.29%) ITGC
13 6 (0.22%) Accessibility
13 6 (0.22%) GAAP
13 6 (0.22%) GMP
13 6 (0.22%) ISO 20022
13 6 (0.22%) NCSC
14 5 (0.18%) EU AI Act
15 3 (0.11%) HIPAA
15 3 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 17 (0.62%) Active Directory
1 17 (0.62%) IAG
2 6 (0.22%) Corosync
3 5 (0.18%) Docker
4 3 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.073%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (0.55%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.25%) Failover Clustering
2 7 (0.25%) Pacemaker
3 5 (0.18%) HP Fortify
3 5 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.15%) Control-M
5 3 (0.11%) Ansible
5 3 (0.11%) Grafana
6 2 (0.073%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.073%) MOM
7 1 (0.036%) CEMLI
7 1 (0.036%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.036%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.036%) QRadar
7 1 (0.036%) SolarWinds Orion
7 1 (0.036%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 292 (10.61%) Microsoft
2 266 (9.67%) Oracle
3 260 (9.45%) Ariba
4 113 (4.11%) Salesforce
5 104 (3.78%) Workday
6 79 (2.87%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.60%) Databricks
8 42 (1.53%) Concur
8 42 (1.53%) MuleSoft
9 37 (1.34%) IBM
10 30 (1.09%) Adobe
10 30 (1.09%) Siemens
11 28 (1.02%) Google
12 23 (0.84%) Informatica
13 17 (0.62%) Red Hat
14 16 (0.58%) Infor
14 16 (0.58%) Sage
15 15 (0.55%) Dell
16 14 (0.51%) JD Edwards
17 13 (0.47%) IFS