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 22 July 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
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -12 +1 +3
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,676 2,092 2,528
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.07% 6.41% 6.12%
As % of the Vendors category 12.29% 13.51% 14.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,340 1,023 1,297
10th Percentile £360 £363 £395
25th Percentile £453 £466 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £568 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.32% -1.30% +4.55%
75th Percentile £653 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £750 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £541 £548 £575
% change year-on-year -1.14% -4.78% +9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 225 117 104
10th Percentile £16.72 £16.35 £15.10
25th Percentile £22.63 £21.30 £21.25
Median hourly rate £32.50 £30.50 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.56% -7.58% -32.65%
75th Percentile £61.50 £60.00 £57.80
90th Percentile £86.90 £70.00 £65.02
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £23.13 £28.25
% change year-on-year +29.70% -18.12% -42.35%

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 21,772 15,486 17,927
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.28% 47.46% 43.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,534 9,470 11,254
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £402 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +0.10% -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £713 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £478 £500
% change year-on-year +4.71% -4.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,082 759 982
10th Percentile £16.00 £14.74 £12.87
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.04 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.00 £25.15 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +39.17% -3.27% -36.65%
75th Percentile £65.00 £50.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £85.00 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.99 £22.41 £25.00
% change year-on-year +51.69% -10.37% -22.60%

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 22 July 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 22 July 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 22 July 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 2,109 £575 +4.55% 599
UK excluding London -7 1,310 £541 -1.14% 357
Work from Home -4 834 £550 -4.76% 317
London -24 774 £600 +3.45% 279
South East -4 361 £550 +4.76% 124
Midlands +6 346 £525 -4.55% 79
North of England -11 311 £525 -0.94% 93
West Midlands -5 219 £489 -10.44% 49
North West -10 207 £540 +1.89% 59
East of England -4 159 £515 -11.21% 25
East Midlands +34 118 £600 +0.67% 30
Yorkshire +6 99 £525 - 33
South West -40 76 £600 +14.29% 11
Scotland -11 36 £533 -11.17% 15
Wales +5 34 £550 +77.28% 10
North East -44 4 £500 -6.54% 1
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland +1 2 £488 +73.49% 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 41 (1.53%) Confluence
2 30 (1.12%) SharePoint
3 23 (0.86%) NetWeaver
4 12 (0.45%) CMS
5 8 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (0.26%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.19%) Cloud Foundry
7 5 (0.19%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.11%) Apache
9 3 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.11%) JBoss
9 3 (0.11%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.075%) Anypoint
10 2 (0.075%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.075%) SAS
11 1 (0.037%) LiveCycle
11 1 (0.037%) Mule
11 1 (0.037%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.037%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 125 (4.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 58 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
3 41 (1.53%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 21 (0.78%) MS Visio
6 12 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.37%) CATIA
8 2 (0.075%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.075%) PTC Creo
9 1 (0.037%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.037%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.037%) Siemens NX
9 1 (0.037%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1,073 (40.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 123 (4.60%) SAP FI
3 72 (2.69%) SAP CO
4 70 (2.62%) SAP SD
5 68 (2.54%) SAP MM
6 67 (2.50%) SAP FI/CO
7 63 (2.35%) SAP ERP
8 56 (2.09%) SAP PSCD
9 54 (2.02%) SAP EWM
10 48 (1.79%) SAP BRIM
11 45 (1.68%) SAP GRC
12 44 (1.64%) SAP Payroll
13 43 (1.61%) SAP IBP
14 41 (1.53%) SAP PM
14 41 (1.53%) SAP PP
15 37 (1.38%) SAP HCM
16 35 (1.31%) SAP MDG
17 33 (1.23%) SAP FI-CA
18 32 (1.20%) SAP QM
19 28 (1.05%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 264 (9.87%) SuccessFactors
2 231 (8.63%) Azure
3 142 (5.31%) Power Platform
4 91 (3.40%) AWS
5 76 (2.84%) SaaS
6 59 (2.20%) Azure DevOps
7 42 (1.57%) Entra ID
8 39 (1.46%) Boomi
9 38 (1.42%) GCP
10 26 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
11 24 (0.90%) Microsoft 365
12 23 (0.86%) Snowflake
13 20 (0.75%) Power Automate
14 19 (0.71%) SAP Commerce Cloud
15 18 (0.67%) GitHub
16 15 (0.56%) Smartsheet
17 14 (0.52%) GitHub Actions
17 14 (0.52%) PowerApps
18 13 (0.49%) Azure Data Factory
18 13 (0.49%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.26%) Network Security
2 5 (0.19%) Firewall
3 3 (0.11%) HTTP
3 3 (0.11%) VPN
4 2 (0.075%) Intranet
4 2 (0.075%) RFID
4 2 (0.075%) SSL
5 1 (0.037%) Broadband
5 1 (0.037%) DNS
5 1 (0.037%) FTP
5 1 (0.037%) Internet
5 1 (0.037%) LAN
5 1 (0.037%) MQTT
5 1 (0.037%) WAN
5 1 (0.037%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.037%) Wireless
5 1 (0.037%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 129 (4.82%) Power BI
2 99 (3.70%) SAP HANA
3 52 (1.94%) SAP BW
4 51 (1.91%) Data Warehouse
5 42 (1.57%) SQL Server
6 41 (1.53%) Tableau
7 40 (1.49%) BusinessObjects
8 28 (1.05%) SAP Data Services
9 18 (0.67%) Data Lake
10 17 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
11 16 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 14 (0.52%) Metadata
13 12 (0.45%) Sybase ASE
14 11 (0.41%) GIS
14 11 (0.41%) Relational Database
15 10 (0.37%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
15 10 (0.37%) MaxDB
16 9 (0.34%) Oracle Database
17 7 (0.26%) NoSQL
18 6 (0.22%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 114 (4.26%) JIRA
2 24 (0.90%) Hudson
3 21 (0.78%) Git
4 8 (0.30%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.22%) LSMW
5 6 (0.22%) Postman
5 6 (0.22%) Toad
6 5 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.11%) GitLab
7 3 (0.11%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.075%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.075%) JMeter
8 2 (0.075%) Maven
8 2 (0.075%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.075%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.075%) Selenium
8 2 (0.075%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.037%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.037%) Spock
9 1 (0.037%) TestDirector
General
1 835 (31.20%) Finance
2 683 (25.52%) Social Skills
3 288 (10.76%) Manufacturing
4 284 (10.61%) Analytical Skills
5 158 (5.90%) Public Sector
6 110 (4.11%) Billing
7 103 (3.85%) Retail
8 91 (3.40%) Legal
8 91 (3.40%) Pharmaceutical
9 76 (2.84%) Aerospace
10 58 (2.17%) Banking
11 57 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
12 52 (1.94%) General Ledger
13 43 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
14 40 (1.49%) Local Government
15 33 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
16 29 (1.08%) Telecoms
17 27 (1.01%) Law
18 24 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 24 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 643 (24.03%) Consultant
2 568 (21.23%) SAP Consultant
3 348 (13.00%) Architect
4 316 (11.81%) Analyst
5 314 (11.73%) Lead
6 236 (8.82%) Senior
7 202 (7.55%) SAP Manager
8 181 (6.76%) SAP Architect
9 180 (6.73%) Project Manager
10 169 (6.32%) Solutions Architect
11 133 (4.97%) Business Analyst
12 118 (4.41%) Developer
13 101 (3.77%) SAP Analyst
14 92 (3.44%) Functional Consultant
14 92 (3.44%) SAP Project Manager
15 86 (3.21%) SAP Functional Consultant
16 85 (3.18%) SAP Solutions Architect
17 75 (2.80%) Administrator
18 64 (2.39%) Senior Manager
19 58 (2.17%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 127 (4.75%) SAP Fiori
2 98 (3.66%) Middleware
3 77 (2.88%) REST
4 53 (1.98%) SOAP
5 50 (1.87%) SAP Basis
6 49 (1.83%) Oracle Fusion
7 42 (1.57%) BAPI
8 39 (1.46%) IDoc
9 34 (1.27%) SAP PI
9 34 (1.27%) SAPUI5
10 32 (1.20%) XML
11 29 (1.08%) JSON
12 27 (1.01%) EDI
13 24 (0.90%) Web Services
14 22 (0.82%) OAuth
15 17 (0.64%) SAP TM
16 16 (0.60%) Node.js
17 15 (0.56%) SAP ALE
18 13 (0.49%) JDBC
18 13 (0.49%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 87 (3.25%) Public Cloud
2 85 (3.18%) Onboarding
3 83 (3.10%) Data Structures
4 77 (2.88%) Legacy Systems
5 62 (2.32%) Product Ownership
6 52 (1.94%) Greenfield Project
7 51 (1.91%) FMCG
8 47 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
9 37 (1.38%) Management Information System
10 32 (1.20%) Cloud Native
11 30 (1.12%) Life Science
12 25 (0.93%) Replication
13 23 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
13 23 (0.86%) Data Protection Act
14 21 (0.78%) AI Agents
14 21 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
15 17 (0.64%) Operational Technology
15 17 (0.64%) Taxonomies
15 17 (0.64%) Virtual Team
16 15 (0.56%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 42 (1.57%) Linux
2 37 (1.38%) Windows
3 19 (0.71%) Unix
4 10 (0.37%) VMS
5 9 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (0.30%) SUSE
7 4 (0.15%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
8 3 (0.11%) Solaris
9 2 (0.075%) AIX
9 2 (0.075%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 613 (22.91%) ERP
2 576 (21.52%) Stakeholder Management
3 503 (18.80%) Migration
4 355 (13.27%) Problem-Solving
5 310 (11.58%) Data Migration
6 304 (11.36%) User Acceptance Testing
7 283 (10.58%) Continuous Improvement
8 279 (10.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 274 (10.24%) Agile
10 259 (9.68%) Validation
11 216 (8.07%) Workshop Facilitation
12 211 (7.88%) Analytics
13 195 (7.29%) Logistics
14 189 (7.06%) Project Management
15 173 (6.46%) Change Management
16 165 (6.17%) Data Modelling
17 160 (5.98%) Business Intelligence
17 160 (5.98%) Decision-Making
18 150 (5.61%) Roadmaps
19 143 (5.34%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 139 (5.19%) SQL
2 113 (4.22%) ABAP
3 58 (2.17%) Python
4 42 (1.57%) Java
5 20 (0.75%) PowerShell
6 17 (0.64%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.30%) C#
8 6 (0.22%) Bash
8 6 (0.22%) Bicep
9 5 (0.19%) Apex Code
9 5 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.19%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.19%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.15%) C
10 4 (0.15%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.11%) C++
11 3 (0.11%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.11%) Embedded C++
11 3 (0.11%) VB
12 2 (0.075%) Perl
Qualifications
1 403 (15.06%) Security Cleared
2 314 (11.73%) SC Cleared
3 148 (5.53%) Degree
4 114 (4.26%) BPSS Clearance
5 53 (1.98%) DV Cleared
6 42 (1.57%) ACCA
7 41 (1.53%) CIMA
8 40 (1.49%) PMP
9 39 (1.46%) PMI Certification
10 30 (1.12%) SAP Certification
11 21 (0.78%) Azure Certification
12 17 (0.64%) Master's Degree
13 16 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
14 13 (0.49%) ISTQB
15 11 (0.41%) HNC
15 11 (0.41%) NVQ Level 4
16 9 (0.34%) CISSP
17 8 (0.30%) CISM
17 8 (0.30%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
17 8 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 168 (6.28%) Data Quality
2 102 (3.81%) PMO
3 96 (3.59%) QA
4 63 (2.35%) GDPR
5 57 (2.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 46 (1.72%) GRC
7 19 (0.71%) IFRS
8 13 (0.49%) SLA
9 12 (0.45%) GxP
10 11 (0.41%) GMP
11 8 (0.30%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.30%) GAAP
11 8 (0.30%) HIPAA
11 8 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 7 (0.26%) NIST
13 6 (0.22%) ITGC
13 6 (0.22%) NCSC
14 5 (0.19%) EU AI Act
14 5 (0.19%) ISO 20022
15 4 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 29 (1.08%) Active Directory
2 17 (0.64%) IAG
3 7 (0.26%) Docker
4 6 (0.22%) Corosync
5 1 (0.037%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
2 15 (0.56%) Terraform
3 12 (0.45%) Kubernetes
4 7 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
4 7 (0.26%) Pacemaker
5 4 (0.15%) Ansible
5 4 (0.15%) HP ALM
6 3 (0.11%) Grafana
7 2 (0.075%) CEMLI
7 2 (0.075%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.037%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.037%) MOM
8 1 (0.037%) Packer
8 1 (0.037%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.037%) SolarWinds Orion
8 1 (0.037%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 1 (0.037%) WSUS
Vendors
1 261 (9.75%) Ariba
2 257 (9.60%) Microsoft
3 245 (9.16%) Oracle
4 103 (3.85%) Salesforce
5 93 (3.48%) Workday
6 78 (2.91%) ServiceNow
7 42 (1.57%) MuleSoft
8 39 (1.46%) Concur
9 38 (1.42%) Informatica
10 36 (1.35%) Databricks
11 31 (1.16%) Adobe
12 28 (1.05%) IBM
13 26 (0.97%) Sage
14 20 (0.75%) IFS
15 19 (0.71%) Google
16 17 (0.64%) Infor
16 17 (0.64%) Red Hat
17 16 (0.60%) Siemens
18 15 (0.56%) Dell
19 13 (0.49%) OpenText