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 14 October 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
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 28 27
Rank change year-on-year -12 -1 +1
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,835 2,131 2,504
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.13% 6.42% 6.68%
As % of the Vendors category 12.29% 13.46% 14.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,322 1,068 1,176
10th Percentile £360 £358 £400
25th Percentile £463 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £557 £574 £575
Median % change year-on-year -3.01% -0.22% +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £663 £675
90th Percentile £750 £738 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £565
% change year-on-year - -2.61% +7.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 259 127 67
10th Percentile £14.56 £15.50 £16.14
25th Percentile £17.17 £17.09 £27.00
Median hourly rate £24.19 £22.63 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +6.89% -46.75% -10.53%
75th Percentile £44.25 £34.88 £61.60
90th Percentile £76.01 £65.25 £66.22
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.19 £21.39 £35.36
% change year-on-year +13.09% -39.51% -5.71%

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 23,064 15,831 16,711
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.73% 47.72% 44.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,915 9,761 9,817
10th Percentile £310 £275 £288
25th Percentile £413 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £619 £613 £625
90th Percentile £711 £700 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,434 800 581
10th Percentile £13.74 £14.84 £15.00
25th Percentile £16.25 £17.87 £16.30
Median hourly rate £24.61 £25.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.56% -24.24% -25.34%
75th Percentile £56.86 £38.42 £65.00
90th Percentile £77.00 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.42 £21.30 £30.71
% change year-on-year +9.93% -30.63% -29.82%

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 14 October 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 14 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP in the UK

SAP
Top 17 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 14 October 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 2,233 £560 -2.61% 1,462
UK excluding London 0 1,454 £550 - 825
Work from Home -15 793 £550 -2.65% 638
London -27 768 £600 +2.85% 657
South East +4 403 £545 +5.01% 206
North of England -13 362 £525 -13.93% 230
Midlands +8 355 £550 +4.76% 148
North West -10 248 £550 -12.00% 123
West Midlands +2 225 £503 -4.19% 93
East of England -3 169 £566 -2.41% 78
East Midlands +21 121 £599 +14.10% 55
Yorkshire -2 101 £500 -4.76% 79
South West -38 77 £543 -1.36% 66
Scotland -6 54 £533 +25.41% 40
Wales +19 49 £575 +243.28% 35
North East -37 12 £500 +37.93% 28
Northern Ireland 0 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 35 (1.23%) SharePoint
2 25 (0.88%) Confluence
3 20 (0.71%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.46%) CMS
5 7 (0.25%) Apache
5 7 (0.25%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 6 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
6 6 (0.21%) WebLogic
7 5 (0.18%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.14%) Sitecore CMS
8 4 (0.14%) SugarCRM
9 3 (0.11%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.11%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.11%) Cloud Foundry
9 3 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
9 3 (0.11%) SAP Portal
10 2 (0.071%) OpenEdge
10 2 (0.071%) SAS
10 2 (0.071%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 157 (5.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 74 (2.61%) Microsoft Office
3 38 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
4 35 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (0.42%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.35%) Windchill
7 3 (0.11%) PTC Creo
7 3 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.035%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.035%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.035%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 1,095 (38.62%) SAP S/4HANA
2 138 (4.87%) SAP FI
3 88 (3.10%) SAP Payroll
4 86 (3.03%) SAP CO
5 84 (2.96%) SAP HCM
6 77 (2.72%) SAP FI/CO
7 68 (2.40%) SAP SD
8 67 (2.36%) SAP HR
9 66 (2.33%) SAP MM
10 65 (2.29%) SAP ERP
11 56 (1.98%) SAP GRC
12 52 (1.83%) SAP PSCD
13 50 (1.76%) SAP PP
14 49 (1.73%) SAP BRIM
15 44 (1.55%) SAP MDG
16 42 (1.48%) SAP EWM
17 41 (1.45%) SAP PM
18 37 (1.31%) Teamcenter
19 33 (1.16%) SAP FI-CA
20 32 (1.13%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 277 (9.77%) SuccessFactors
2 226 (7.97%) Azure
3 128 (4.51%) Power Platform
4 100 (3.53%) AWS
5 64 (2.26%) Azure DevOps
6 61 (2.15%) GCP
7 57 (2.01%) SaaS
8 33 (1.16%) Microsoft 365
9 31 (1.09%) Boomi
10 30 (1.06%) Entra ID
10 30 (1.06%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 29 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
12 21 (0.74%) Microsoft Copilot
13 19 (0.67%) GitHub
13 19 (0.67%) Snowflake
13 19 (0.67%) Tricentis Tosca
14 15 (0.53%) Azure Data Factory
14 15 (0.53%) GitHub Actions
14 15 (0.53%) Power Automate
15 14 (0.49%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.25%) Intranet
2 6 (0.21%) HTTP
3 5 (0.18%) Broadband
4 4 (0.14%) Network Security
4 4 (0.14%) VPN
5 3 (0.11%) Firewall
5 3 (0.11%) SSL
6 2 (0.071%) Internet
6 2 (0.071%) LAN
6 2 (0.071%) WAN
7 1 (0.035%) DNS
7 1 (0.035%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.035%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.035%) MQTT
7 1 (0.035%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.035%) Wireless
7 1 (0.035%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (3.84%) Power BI
2 92 (3.25%) SAP HANA
3 57 (2.01%) SAP BW
4 46 (1.62%) BusinessObjects
5 44 (1.55%) Data Warehouse
6 38 (1.34%) SQL Server
6 38 (1.34%) Tableau
7 21 (0.74%) SAP Data Services
8 19 (0.67%) Oracle Reports
9 16 (0.56%) Data Lake
10 15 (0.53%) Oracle Database
11 14 (0.49%) GIS
11 14 (0.49%) Metadata
12 12 (0.42%) Power Query
13 10 (0.35%) Delta Lake
13 10 (0.35%) Relational Database
14 9 (0.32%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
15 8 (0.28%) MySQL
15 8 (0.28%) NoSQL
16 7 (0.25%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 118 (4.16%) JIRA
2 19 (0.67%) Git
3 15 (0.53%) Postman
4 14 (0.49%) Hudson
5 12 (0.42%) Jenkins
6 9 (0.32%) Toad
7 8 (0.28%) eggPlant
8 7 (0.25%) LSMW
8 7 (0.25%) Rational DOORS
8 7 (0.25%) SoapUI
9 6 (0.21%) SonarQube
9 6 (0.21%) Team Foundation Server
10 5 (0.18%) JMeter
10 5 (0.18%) LoadRunner
10 5 (0.18%) Selenium
11 3 (0.11%) GitLab
11 3 (0.11%) SOAtest
12 2 (0.071%) ER Studio
12 2 (0.071%) Oracle APEX
12 2 (0.071%) Rational Functional Tester
General
1 907 (31.99%) Finance
2 801 (28.25%) Social Skills
3 432 (15.24%) Manufacturing
4 290 (10.23%) Analytical Skills
5 143 (5.04%) Public Sector
6 141 (4.97%) Retail
7 123 (4.34%) Billing
8 88 (3.10%) Aerospace
9 86 (3.03%) Legal
10 81 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
11 74 (2.61%) Pharmaceutical
12 67 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
13 60 (2.12%) Banking
14 57 (2.01%) General Ledger
15 44 (1.55%) Automotive
16 40 (1.41%) Aviation
17 39 (1.38%) Telecoms
18 33 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
19 28 (0.99%) Documentation Skills
20 27 (0.95%) Law
Job Titles
1 660 (23.28%) Consultant
2 548 (19.33%) SAP Consultant
3 368 (12.98%) Architect
4 311 (10.97%) Analyst
4 311 (10.97%) Lead
5 241 (8.50%) Senior
6 191 (6.74%) SAP Manager
7 179 (6.31%) SAP Architect
8 162 (5.71%) Project Manager
9 150 (5.29%) Solutions Architect
10 136 (4.80%) Business Analyst
11 128 (4.51%) SAP Analyst
12 127 (4.48%) Administrator
13 92 (3.25%) Developer
14 84 (2.96%) Functional Consultant
15 81 (2.86%) SAP Project Manager
16 75 (2.65%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 69 (2.43%) SAP Solutions Architect
18 61 (2.15%) Senior Consultant
19 55 (1.94%) SAP Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 147 (5.19%) SAP Fiori
2 114 (4.02%) Middleware
3 96 (3.39%) REST
4 77 (2.72%) SOAP
5 56 (1.98%) SAPUI5
6 55 (1.94%) Oracle Fusion
7 49 (1.73%) XML
8 47 (1.66%) SAP Basis
9 46 (1.62%) SAP PI
10 43 (1.52%) Web Services
11 35 (1.23%) BAPI
12 32 (1.13%) JSON
13 31 (1.09%) IDoc
14 27 (0.95%) EDI
15 24 (0.85%) OAuth
16 20 (0.71%) Kafka
16 20 (0.71%) SAP ALE
17 19 (0.67%) Node.js
18 18 (0.63%) SAP TM
19 17 (0.60%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 107 (3.77%) Onboarding
2 94 (3.32%) Enterprise Software
3 77 (2.72%) Data Structures
4 72 (2.54%) Public Cloud
5 63 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
6 62 (2.19%) FMCG
6 62 (2.19%) Product Ownership
7 56 (1.98%) Greenfield Project
8 53 (1.87%) Management Information System
9 44 (1.55%) Life Science
10 30 (1.06%) Replication
10 30 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
11 29 (1.02%) Cloud Native
12 25 (0.88%) Private Cloud
13 20 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
14 17 (0.60%) Data Protection Act
15 16 (0.56%) AI Agents
16 14 (0.49%) Operational Technology
17 13 (0.46%) Learning Management System
17 13 (0.46%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 37 (1.31%) Windows
2 33 (1.16%) Linux
3 21 (0.74%) Unix
4 9 (0.32%) SUSE
5 7 (0.25%) VMS
6 6 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.11%) Android
7 3 (0.11%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.11%) Solaris
8 2 (0.071%) AIX
9 1 (0.035%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 787 (27.76%) Stakeholder Management
2 634 (22.36%) ERP
3 518 (18.27%) Migration
4 372 (13.12%) User Acceptance Testing
5 368 (12.98%) Problem-Solving
6 316 (11.15%) Data Migration
7 284 (10.02%) Agile
8 279 (9.84%) Validation
9 256 (9.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 251 (8.85%) Continuous Improvement
11 248 (8.75%) Logistics
12 247 (8.71%) Analytics
13 216 (7.62%) Workshop Facilitation
14 199 (7.02%) Roadmaps
15 193 (6.81%) Project Delivery
16 177 (6.24%) Process Improvement
17 173 (6.10%) System Integration Testing
18 169 (5.96%) Decision-Making
19 165 (5.82%) Project Management
20 161 (5.68%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 145 (5.11%) SQL
2 140 (4.94%) ABAP
3 66 (2.33%) Python
4 60 (2.12%) Java
5 27 (0.95%) JavaScript
6 16 (0.56%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.25%) Groovy
7 7 (0.25%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.21%) C#
9 5 (0.18%) Apex Code
9 5 (0.18%) Bash
9 5 (0.18%) BeanShell
9 5 (0.18%) Korn
9 5 (0.18%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.18%) VB.NET
10 4 (0.14%) Bicep
10 4 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.11%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.071%) OpenEdge ABL
12 2 (0.071%) Perl
Qualifications
1 466 (16.44%) Security Cleared
2 363 (12.80%) SC Cleared
3 165 (5.82%) BPSS Clearance
4 134 (4.73%) Degree
5 57 (2.01%) DV Cleared
6 45 (1.59%) ACCA
7 44 (1.55%) PMI Certification
7 44 (1.55%) PMP
8 43 (1.52%) CIMA
9 27 (0.95%) SAP Certification
10 18 (0.63%) ISTQB
11 16 (0.56%) Azure Certification
11 16 (0.56%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (0.49%) ISEB
13 13 (0.46%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 10 (0.35%) APMG
14 10 (0.35%) CIPD
14 10 (0.35%) HNC
15 9 (0.32%) Master's Degree
16 8 (0.28%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 183 (6.46%) Data Quality
2 87 (3.07%) PMO
3 75 (2.65%) QA
4 65 (2.29%) GDPR
5 49 (1.73%) GRC
6 40 (1.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (0.60%) IFRS
8 14 (0.49%) GxP
9 13 (0.46%) SLA
10 12 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 10 (0.35%) NIST
12 8 (0.28%) Accessibility
12 8 (0.28%) ITGC
13 6 (0.21%) GAAP
13 6 (0.21%) GMP
13 6 (0.21%) NCSC
14 5 (0.18%) COSHH
14 5 (0.18%) EU AI Act
14 5 (0.18%) ISO 20022
15 3 (0.11%) HIPAA
System Software
1 17 (0.60%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.46%) IAG
3 5 (0.18%) Docker
4 4 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.11%) Corosync
Systems Management
1 17 (0.60%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.21%) Grafana
3 5 (0.18%) HP Fortify
4 4 (0.14%) Control-M
4 4 (0.14%) Pacemaker
4 4 (0.14%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.11%) EMC NetWorker
5 3 (0.11%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.071%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.071%) MOM
7 1 (0.035%) Ansible
7 1 (0.035%) CEMLI
7 1 (0.035%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.035%) QRadar
7 1 (0.035%) SolarWinds Orion
7 1 (0.035%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 321 (11.32%) Microsoft
2 285 (10.05%) Oracle
3 278 (9.81%) Ariba
4 110 (3.88%) Salesforce
5 103 (3.63%) Workday
6 80 (2.82%) ServiceNow
7 58 (2.05%) Concur
8 45 (1.59%) Databricks
9 43 (1.52%) MuleSoft
10 39 (1.38%) IBM
11 35 (1.23%) Siemens
12 30 (1.06%) Google
13 24 (0.85%) Adobe
13 24 (0.85%) Informatica
14 19 (0.67%) IFS
15 17 (0.60%) Sage
16 15 (0.53%) OpenText
16 15 (0.53%) webMethods
17 14 (0.49%) Dell
17 14 (0.49%) Infor