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 November 2025, 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 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 28 26
Rank change year-on-year -3 -2 +22
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,228 2,362 3,070
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 6.34% 6.51% 6.54%
As % of the Vendors category 13.36% 14.48% 14.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,157 1,142 1,592
10th Percentile £350 £400 £363
25th Percentile £463 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £567 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.40% +3.14% -0.90%
75th Percentile £671 £675 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 160 51 73
10th Percentile £15.60 £16.92 £19.80
25th Percentile £17.69 £23.25 £22.53
Median hourly rate £22.63 £35.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.34% -28.57% +8.89%
75th Percentile £40.31 £55.39 £63.29
90th Percentile £68.50 £74.87 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.32 £33.00 £47.00
% change year-on-year -32.38% -29.79% +4.44%

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 16,682 16,311 21,309
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 47.51% 44.95% 45.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,492 9,586 13,695
10th Percentile £286 £300 £259
25th Percentile £405 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -1.55%
75th Percentile £612 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £720 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 859 511 685
10th Percentile £15.30 £15.62 £14.93
25th Percentile £18.06 £18.63 £20.00
Median hourly rate £25.00 £30.45 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.90% -31.57% +76.24%
75th Percentile £40.33 £63.15 £63.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.00 £76.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.08 £28.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -21.16% -37.08% +102.27%

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025. 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 -5 1,710 £566 -0.22% 910
UK excluding London -8 971 £550 -4.35% 572
Work from Home +4 758 £560 -1.37% 524
London -11 702 £575 +4.55% 383
North of England -1 291 £597 +8.45% 101
South East -5 250 £525 -12.50% 224
North West +3 216 £623 +7.33% 72
Midlands -16 158 £525 -2.78% 98
East of England +6 128 £575 +15.00% 70
West Midlands -15 113 £525 +1.94% 78
South West -19 93 £600 +4.35% 45
Yorkshire -4 63 £525 +23.53% 27
East Midlands -21 43 £525 -7.33% 20
Scotland +1 40 £450 +5.88% 35
Wales +5 18 £170 -74.81% 12
North East -11 10 £175 -51.72% 2
Northern Ireland -5 7 £308 +192.86% 7
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 23 (1.03%) SharePoint
2 21 (0.94%) Confluence
3 19 (0.85%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.36%) Anypoint
6 7 (0.31%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (0.22%) MTS
8 3 (0.13%) Apache
8 3 (0.13%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.13%) CMS
8 3 (0.13%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.090%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.090%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.045%) Cloud Foundry
10 1 (0.045%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.045%) LiveCycle
10 1 (0.045%) Oracle Spatial
10 1 (0.045%) SAP Portal
10 1 (0.045%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 109 (4.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 85 (3.82%) Microsoft Office
3 47 (2.11%) Microsoft Project
4 27 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 18 (0.81%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.22%) Windchill
8 4 (0.18%) Simulink
9 3 (0.13%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.090%) Sketch
11 1 (0.045%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.045%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.045%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.045%) InVision
11 1 (0.045%) Trello
Business Applications
1 812 (36.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 97 (4.35%) SAP FI
3 77 (3.46%) SAP CO
4 72 (3.23%) SAP MM
5 70 (3.14%) SAP FI/CO
6 65 (2.92%) SAP EWM
7 63 (2.83%) SAP ERP
8 57 (2.56%) SAP Payroll
9 55 (2.47%) SAP HCM
10 52 (2.33%) SAP PP
11 51 (2.29%) SAP HR
12 40 (1.80%) SAP MDG
13 37 (1.66%) SAP WM
14 35 (1.57%) SAP PS
15 34 (1.53%) SAP VC
16 30 (1.35%) SAP QM
17 28 (1.26%) SAP PM
17 28 (1.26%) SAP SD
18 22 (0.99%) SAP Oil and Gas
19 21 (0.94%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 172 (7.72%) SuccessFactors
2 149 (6.69%) Azure
3 101 (4.53%) Power Platform
4 75 (3.37%) AWS
5 58 (2.60%) Microsoft 365
6 54 (2.42%) SaaS
7 43 (1.93%) GCP
8 36 (1.62%) Dynamics 365
9 22 (0.99%) Snowflake
10 21 (0.94%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 20 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
12 16 (0.72%) Power Automate
13 14 (0.63%) Entra ID
14 10 (0.45%) OCI
14 10 (0.45%) Smartsheet
15 9 (0.40%) Boomi
15 9 (0.40%) GitHub
15 9 (0.40%) PaaS
15 9 (0.40%) PowerApps
15 9 (0.40%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 24 (1.08%) Wireless
2 17 (0.76%) HTTPS
3 8 (0.36%) Firewall
3 8 (0.36%) LAN
4 7 (0.31%) Cisco IOS
4 7 (0.31%) Skype
5 6 (0.27%) DNS
5 6 (0.27%) VPN
6 4 (0.18%) PSTN
6 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
6 4 (0.18%) VoIP
6 4 (0.18%) WAN
7 3 (0.13%) DHCP
7 3 (0.13%) VLAN
8 2 (0.090%) BGP
8 2 (0.090%) Junos
8 2 (0.090%) Network Security
8 2 (0.090%) OSPF
8 2 (0.090%) RTP
8 2 (0.090%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 104 (4.67%) SAP HANA
2 95 (4.26%) Power BI
3 51 (2.29%) SAP BW
4 25 (1.12%) Data Lake
4 25 (1.12%) SAP Data Services
5 23 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
6 19 (0.85%) SQL Server
7 16 (0.72%) Tableau
8 15 (0.67%) Metadata
9 14 (0.63%) GIS
10 13 (0.58%) BusinessObjects
11 12 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 11 (0.49%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 9 (0.40%) Oracle Database
14 7 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
14 7 (0.31%) MySQL
14 7 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
15 6 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
15 6 (0.27%) Relational Database
16 5 (0.22%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 79 (3.55%) JIRA
2 20 (0.90%) Git
3 12 (0.54%) LSMW
4 9 (0.40%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.27%) Toad
6 5 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
6 5 (0.22%) Rational Rhapsody
7 4 (0.18%) Clang
7 4 (0.18%) GCC
7 4 (0.18%) JUnit
7 4 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.18%) Subversion
8 3 (0.13%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.13%) GitLab
8 3 (0.13%) Storybook
8 3 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.090%) Mercurial
9 2 (0.090%) Postman
9 2 (0.090%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.090%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 784 (35.19%) Finance
2 739 (33.17%) Social Skills
3 431 (19.34%) Manufacturing
4 333 (14.95%) Public Sector
5 241 (10.82%) Telecoms
6 238 (10.68%) Analytical Skills
7 234 (10.50%) Marketing
8 212 (9.52%) Electronics
9 140 (6.28%) Pharmaceutical
10 70 (3.14%) Retail
11 55 (2.47%) Billing
12 53 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
13 49 (2.20%) Aerospace
13 49 (2.20%) Legal
14 48 (2.15%) Documentation Skills
15 44 (1.97%) Influencing Skills
16 40 (1.80%) Organisational Skills
17 35 (1.57%) Local Government
18 33 (1.48%) Banking
19 23 (1.03%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 696 (31.24%) Consultant
2 563 (25.27%) SAP Consultant
3 195 (8.75%) Analyst
4 190 (8.53%) Architect
5 187 (8.39%) Lead
6 138 (6.19%) Project Manager
7 128 (5.75%) Developer
8 125 (5.61%) SAP Manager
9 108 (4.85%) SAP Architect
10 97 (4.35%) Senior
11 90 (4.04%) Business Analyst
12 77 (3.46%) Solutions Architect
13 68 (3.05%) Functional Consultant
13 68 (3.05%) SAP Analyst
14 63 (2.83%) SAP Functional Consultant
14 63 (2.83%) SAP Project Manager
15 62 (2.78%) SAP Developer
16 60 (2.69%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
17 59 (2.65%) Administrator
18 54 (2.42%) Management Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 172 (7.72%) SAP Fiori
2 56 (2.51%) Web Services
3 52 (2.33%) XML
4 50 (2.24%) SOAP
5 48 (2.15%) REST
6 43 (1.93%) BAPI
7 42 (1.89%) SAP PI
8 41 (1.84%) Middleware
9 40 (1.80%) SAPUI5
10 32 (1.44%) JSON
11 31 (1.39%) SAP Basis
12 29 (1.30%) HTML
13 26 (1.17%) CSS
13 26 (1.17%) EDI
14 25 (1.12%) IDoc
15 22 (0.99%) SAP TM
16 18 (0.81%) SAP ALE
17 17 (0.76%) JMS
18 15 (0.67%) .NET
18 15 (0.67%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 67 (3.01%) Legacy Systems
2 49 (2.20%) Onboarding
3 43 (1.93%) Life Science
4 41 (1.84%) Greenfield Project
5 39 (1.75%) Data Structures
6 37 (1.66%) Data Centre
7 36 (1.62%) Product Ownership
8 33 (1.48%) Public Cloud
9 32 (1.44%) FMCG
10 28 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
11 22 (0.99%) Private Cloud
12 21 (0.94%) Renewable Energy
12 21 (0.94%) Replication
13 20 (0.90%) Management Information System
14 19 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
15 18 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
16 15 (0.67%) Virtual Team
17 12 (0.54%) NHS
18 11 (0.49%) Low-Code
18 11 (0.49%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 53 (2.38%) Windows
2 32 (1.44%) Linux
3 31 (1.39%) Android
4 30 (1.35%) Mac OS
5 14 (0.63%) Windows 10
6 11 (0.49%) Unix
7 7 (0.31%) Windows Server
8 5 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.22%) VMS
9 4 (0.18%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 3 (0.13%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.090%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 378 (16.97%) Stakeholder Management
2 356 (15.98%) Migration
3 345 (15.48%) ERP
4 340 (15.26%) Problem-Solving
5 310 (13.91%) Business Intelligence
6 257 (11.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 248 (11.13%) Agile
8 244 (10.95%) Programme Management
9 210 (9.43%) Data Migration
9 210 (9.43%) Logistics
10 206 (9.25%) Digital Marketing
11 198 (8.89%) Project Management
12 177 (7.94%) Continuous Improvement
13 167 (7.50%) Analytics
14 155 (6.96%) Change Management
14 155 (6.96%) User Acceptance Testing
15 147 (6.60%) Workshop Facilitation
16 122 (5.48%) Validation
17 118 (5.30%) Project Delivery
18 115 (5.16%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 146 (6.55%) ABAP
2 104 (4.67%) SQL
3 63 (2.83%) Python
4 61 (2.74%) JavaScript
5 58 (2.60%) Java
6 31 (1.39%) PowerShell
7 22 (0.99%) C#
8 14 (0.63%) C++
9 13 (0.58%) Groovy
10 11 (0.49%) Apex Code
11 10 (0.45%) Bash
12 8 (0.36%) C
12 8 (0.36%) PL/SQL
13 5 (0.22%) MATLAB
13 5 (0.22%) R
13 5 (0.22%) Shell Script
13 5 (0.22%) TypeScript
14 3 (0.13%) BeanShell
14 3 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.13%) Korn
Qualifications
1 515 (23.11%) Security Cleared
2 426 (19.12%) SC Cleared
3 157 (7.05%) Degree
4 100 (4.49%) BPSS Clearance
5 57 (2.56%) SAP Certification
6 51 (2.29%) DV Cleared
6 51 (2.29%) PMP
7 47 (2.11%) PMI Certification
8 34 (1.53%) ACCA
8 34 (1.53%) CIMA
8 34 (1.53%) Master's Degree
9 28 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
10 14 (0.63%) CISSP
11 13 (0.58%) ISTQB
12 12 (0.54%) ITIL Certification
13 11 (0.49%) DBS Check
13 11 (0.49%) Six Sigma Green Belt
14 9 (0.40%) CESG Certified Professional
14 9 (0.40%) CISM
15 5 (0.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (3.23%) Data Quality
2 65 (2.92%) QA
3 52 (2.33%) PMO
4 41 (1.84%) GDPR
5 35 (1.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 25 (1.12%) GxP
7 22 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 22 (0.99%) SLA
8 19 (0.85%) GRC
9 13 (0.58%) NIST
10 11 (0.49%) Accessibility
11 10 (0.45%) IFRS
12 9 (0.40%) RMADS
13 8 (0.36%) NCSC
14 7 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
14 7 (0.31%) APQC
14 7 (0.31%) COBIT
14 7 (0.31%) JSP 440
15 6 (0.27%) GMP
15 6 (0.27%) SOX 404
System Software
1 30 (1.35%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.67%) Docker
3 5 (0.22%) Firmware
4 4 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.090%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.090%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.090%) vSphere
6 1 (0.045%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.045%) IAG
6 1 (0.045%) Varnish
6 1 (0.045%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.045%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (0.63%) Kubernetes
2 10 (0.45%) Terraform
3 6 (0.27%) Ansible
3 6 (0.27%) HP ALM
4 4 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (0.13%) Data Guard
5 3 (0.13%) HP Quality Center
5 3 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 3 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
5 3 (0.13%) vRealize
6 2 (0.090%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.090%) Linux-HA
6 2 (0.090%) Pacemaker
6 2 (0.090%) Puppet
6 2 (0.090%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.045%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.045%) FreeIPA
7 1 (0.045%) Oracle Identity Management
7 1 (0.045%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 190 (8.53%) Microsoft
2 186 (8.35%) Oracle
3 182 (8.17%) Ariba
4 106 (4.76%) Salesforce
5 75 (3.37%) ServiceNow
6 74 (3.32%) Workday
7 43 (1.93%) Cisco
8 36 (1.62%) HP
9 35 (1.57%) Adobe
10 29 (1.30%) Dell
11 25 (1.12%) Apple
12 22 (0.99%) OpenText
13 21 (0.94%) Databricks
13 21 (0.94%) Google
13 21 (0.94%) MuleSoft
13 21 (0.94%) webMethods
14 17 (0.76%) IBM
15 16 (0.72%) Concur
16 12 (0.54%) Software AG
17 11 (0.49%) Informatica