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 27 August 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
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 28 28
Rank change year-on-year -11 0 0
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,713 2,026 2,512
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.05% 6.19% 6.47%
As % of the Vendors category 12.11% 13.10% 14.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,336 1,026 1,255
10th Percentile £364 £359 £400
25th Percentile £463 £470 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £568 £575
Median % change year-on-year +1.28% -1.26% +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £673 £688
90th Percentile £750 £750 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 214 105 85
10th Percentile £15.40 £15.66 £15.10
25th Percentile £21.08 £19.07 £22.75
Median hourly rate £31.86 £25.50 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year +24.95% -27.88% -21.12%
75th Percentile £57.50 £43.75 £59.95
90th Percentile £86.00 £66.60 £65.02
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.00 £22.63 £33.00
% change year-on-year +28.15% -31.42% -19.22%

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 22,410 15,468 16,983
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.74% 47.22% 43.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,815 9,456 10,461
10th Percentile £313 £275 £285
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £523
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.31% -0.48%
75th Percentile £610 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £700 £726
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,156 806 773
10th Percentile £14.36 £14.59 £13.22
25th Percentile £17.25 £17.30 £15.62
Median hourly rate £29.29 £25.15 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.44% -10.18% -36.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £46.30 £61.60
90th Percentile £83.13 £67.75 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £21.28 £26.08
% change year-on-year +31.58% -18.40% -34.48%

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 27 August 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 27 August 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 27 August 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 -9 2,157 £575 +1.77% 1,463
UK excluding London -3 1,389 £550 - 935
Work from Home -7 814 £575 +1.55% 710
London -26 759 £600 +3.45% 650
South East -4 390 £550 +4.76% 227
Midlands +14 359 £550 - 164
North of England -4 347 £550 - 241
North West -5 248 £550 - 160
West Midlands +8 222 £500 -7.66% 90
East of England -11 138 £565 -2.59% 109
East Midlands +35 127 £625 +0.97% 74
Yorkshire -5 92 £500 -8.26% 67
South West -37 80 £550 - 96
Wales +7 42 £550 +228.36% 22
Scotland -8 42 £533 +25.41% 67
North East -45 6 £500 -8.26% 14
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -6 1 £450 +172.73% 21

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 (1.51%) SharePoint
2 36 (1.33%) Confluence
3 19 (0.70%) NetWeaver
4 11 (0.41%) CMS
5 7 (0.26%) Oracle Workflow
6 6 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (0.22%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 4 (0.15%) Apache
7 4 (0.15%) Cloud Foundry
7 4 (0.15%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.15%) Sitecore CMS
8 3 (0.11%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
8 3 (0.11%) JBoss
8 3 (0.11%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.074%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.074%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.074%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.074%) SAS
9 2 (0.074%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 129 (4.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 61 (2.25%) Microsoft Office
3 40 (1.47%) Microsoft Project
4 29 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 18 (0.66%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.37%) CATIA
7 7 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.074%) Windchill
9 1 (0.037%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.037%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.037%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.037%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 1,044 (38.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 122 (4.50%) SAP FI
3 75 (2.76%) SAP CO
4 68 (2.51%) SAP MM
4 68 (2.51%) SAP SD
5 67 (2.47%) SAP FI/CO
6 66 (2.43%) SAP ERP
7 51 (1.88%) SAP PSCD
8 49 (1.81%) SAP GRC
9 48 (1.77%) SAP EWM
9 48 (1.77%) SAP Payroll
10 45 (1.66%) SAP PP
11 44 (1.62%) SAP BRIM
12 43 (1.58%) SAP MDG
13 42 (1.55%) SAP HR
14 40 (1.47%) SAP IBP
15 39 (1.44%) SAP PM
16 33 (1.22%) SAP HCM
17 31 (1.14%) SAP QM
18 30 (1.11%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 281 (10.36%) SuccessFactors
2 225 (8.29%) Azure
3 141 (5.20%) Power Platform
4 99 (3.65%) AWS
5 65 (2.40%) SaaS
6 59 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
7 48 (1.77%) GCP
8 39 (1.44%) Entra ID
9 32 (1.18%) Boomi
10 28 (1.03%) Microsoft 365
11 27 (1.00%) Dynamics 365
12 24 (0.88%) Snowflake
13 21 (0.77%) SAP Commerce Cloud
14 17 (0.63%) GitHub
15 16 (0.59%) Power Automate
15 16 (0.59%) Tricentis Tosca
16 15 (0.55%) Azure Data Factory
16 15 (0.55%) Smartsheet
17 13 (0.48%) Azure Logic Apps
17 13 (0.48%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.26%) Network Security
2 6 (0.22%) Intranet
3 5 (0.18%) Firewall
4 3 (0.11%) Broadband
4 3 (0.11%) HTTP
4 3 (0.11%) VPN
5 2 (0.074%) LAN
5 2 (0.074%) SSL
5 2 (0.074%) WAN
6 1 (0.037%) DNS
6 1 (0.037%) Internet
6 1 (0.037%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.037%) MQTT
6 1 (0.037%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.037%) Wireless
6 1 (0.037%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (4.61%) Power BI
2 91 (3.35%) SAP HANA
3 60 (2.21%) SAP BW
4 49 (1.81%) Data Warehouse
5 44 (1.62%) Tableau
6 40 (1.47%) BusinessObjects
6 40 (1.47%) SQL Server
7 26 (0.96%) SAP Data Services
8 17 (0.63%) Metadata
9 16 (0.59%) Data Lake
10 14 (0.52%) GIS
10 14 (0.52%) Oracle Database
11 13 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
12 10 (0.37%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 10 (0.37%) Relational Database
12 10 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 9 (0.33%) Sybase ASE
14 8 (0.29%) MaxDB
14 8 (0.29%) NoSQL
15 7 (0.26%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 108 (3.98%) JIRA
2 21 (0.77%) Hudson
3 20 (0.74%) Git
4 11 (0.41%) Postman
5 7 (0.26%) eggPlant
5 7 (0.26%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.26%) SoapUI
6 6 (0.22%) JMeter
6 6 (0.22%) SonarQube
6 6 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
7 5 (0.18%) LoadRunner
7 5 (0.18%) LSMW
7 5 (0.18%) Toad
8 4 (0.15%) Selenium
9 2 (0.074%) GitLab
9 2 (0.074%) HP UFT
9 2 (0.074%) Maven
9 2 (0.074%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.074%) Rational Functional Tester
9 2 (0.074%) SilkTest
General
1 845 (31.15%) Finance
2 705 (25.99%) Social Skills
3 313 (11.54%) Manufacturing
4 273 (10.06%) Analytical Skills
5 141 (5.20%) Public Sector
6 122 (4.50%) Retail
7 108 (3.98%) Billing
8 84 (3.10%) Legal
9 73 (2.69%) Pharmaceutical
10 71 (2.62%) Aerospace
11 59 (2.17%) Banking
11 59 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
11 59 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
12 53 (1.95%) General Ledger
13 34 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
14 33 (1.22%) Automotive
15 28 (1.03%) Local Government
15 28 (1.03%) Telecoms
16 27 (1.00%) Documentation Skills
17 26 (0.96%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 664 (24.47%) Consultant
2 567 (20.90%) SAP Consultant
3 355 (13.09%) Architect
4 319 (11.76%) Lead
5 311 (11.46%) Analyst
6 259 (9.55%) Senior
7 195 (7.19%) SAP Manager
8 183 (6.75%) SAP Architect
9 168 (6.19%) Solutions Architect
10 159 (5.86%) Project Manager
11 134 (4.94%) Business Analyst
12 108 (3.98%) Developer
13 105 (3.87%) SAP Analyst
14 91 (3.35%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 87 (3.21%) Functional Consultant
16 81 (2.99%) SAP Project Manager
17 78 (2.88%) SAP Functional Consultant
18 76 (2.80%) Senior Consultant
19 74 (2.73%) Administrator
20 64 (2.36%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 123 (4.53%) SAP Fiori
2 96 (3.54%) Middleware
3 77 (2.84%) REST
4 64 (2.36%) SOAP
5 54 (1.99%) Oracle Fusion
6 47 (1.73%) SAP Basis
7 45 (1.66%) XML
8 36 (1.33%) BAPI
9 33 (1.22%) IDoc
10 32 (1.18%) SAP PI
11 31 (1.14%) JSON
11 31 (1.14%) Web Services
12 29 (1.07%) SAPUI5
13 28 (1.03%) EDI
14 23 (0.85%) OAuth
15 19 (0.70%) Node.js
16 18 (0.66%) SAP ALE
17 17 (0.63%) Terraform
18 16 (0.59%) Kafka
19 15 (0.55%) React
Miscellaneous
1 88 (3.24%) Public Cloud
2 87 (3.21%) Onboarding
3 80 (2.95%) Data Structures
4 71 (2.62%) Enterprise Software
5 69 (2.54%) Legacy Systems
6 60 (2.21%) FMCG
7 59 (2.17%) Product Ownership
8 54 (1.99%) Greenfield Project
9 45 (1.66%) Management Information System
10 38 (1.40%) Life Science
11 34 (1.25%) Cloud Native
12 30 (1.11%) Replication
13 24 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
14 23 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
15 21 (0.77%) Self-Motivation
16 19 (0.70%) Operational Technology
17 17 (0.63%) AI Agents
18 16 (0.59%) SCADA
19 15 (0.55%) Private Cloud
20 14 (0.52%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 44 (1.62%) Linux
2 32 (1.18%) Windows
3 23 (0.85%) Unix
4 9 (0.33%) VMS
5 8 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (0.29%) SUSE
6 4 (0.15%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.11%) Solaris
8 2 (0.074%) AIX
8 2 (0.074%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 639 (23.55%) Stakeholder Management
2 605 (22.30%) ERP
3 485 (17.88%) Migration
4 350 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
5 330 (12.16%) User Acceptance Testing
6 308 (11.35%) Data Migration
7 284 (10.47%) Continuous Improvement
8 274 (10.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 267 (9.84%) Agile
10 257 (9.47%) Validation
11 232 (8.55%) Analytics
12 221 (8.15%) Workshop Facilitation
13 212 (7.81%) Logistics
14 176 (6.49%) Roadmaps
15 163 (6.01%) System Integration Testing
16 158 (5.82%) Project Management
17 157 (5.79%) Business Intelligence
17 157 (5.79%) Data Modelling
18 155 (5.71%) Change Management
19 152 (5.60%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 139 (5.12%) SQL
2 110 (4.05%) ABAP
3 68 (2.51%) Python
4 51 (1.88%) Java
5 23 (0.85%) JavaScript
6 19 (0.70%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.26%) Bicep
7 7 (0.26%) C#
8 6 (0.22%) Apex Code
8 6 (0.22%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.22%) VB.NET
9 5 (0.18%) Bash
9 5 (0.18%) BeanShell
9 5 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.18%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.15%) C++
10 4 (0.15%) Korn
11 3 (0.11%) C
11 3 (0.11%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.11%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 447 (16.48%) Security Cleared
2 344 (12.68%) SC Cleared
3 134 (4.94%) Degree
4 127 (4.68%) BPSS Clearance
5 61 (2.25%) DV Cleared
6 36 (1.33%) ACCA
7 34 (1.25%) CIMA
8 31 (1.14%) PMP
9 30 (1.11%) PMI Certification
10 26 (0.96%) SAP Certification
11 20 (0.74%) Azure Certification
12 16 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
12 16 (0.59%) HNC
13 12 (0.44%) ISTQB
14 11 (0.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 11 (0.41%) Master's Degree
14 11 (0.41%) NVQ Level 4
15 10 (0.37%) CISSP
15 10 (0.37%) ISEB
16 9 (0.33%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 176 (6.49%) Data Quality
2 92 (3.39%) PMO
3 87 (3.21%) QA
4 59 (2.17%) GDPR
5 57 (2.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 54 (1.99%) GRC
7 17 (0.63%) IFRS
8 15 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 11 (0.41%) GxP
10 10 (0.37%) NIST
11 8 (0.29%) SLA
12 7 (0.26%) ITGC
13 6 (0.22%) Accessibility
13 6 (0.22%) GAAP
13 6 (0.22%) GMP
13 6 (0.22%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.22%) NCSC
14 5 (0.18%) EU AI Act
15 4 (0.15%) ISO 20022
16 3 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 27 (1.00%) Active Directory
2 17 (0.63%) IAG
3 6 (0.22%) Corosync
3 6 (0.22%) Docker
4 3 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.074%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (0.63%) Kubernetes
2 15 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
3 7 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (0.26%) Pacemaker
4 5 (0.18%) HP Fortify
5 4 (0.15%) Control-M
6 3 (0.11%) Ansible
6 3 (0.11%) Grafana
7 2 (0.074%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.074%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.074%) MOM
8 1 (0.037%) CEMLI
8 1 (0.037%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.037%) QRadar
8 1 (0.037%) SolarWinds Orion
8 1 (0.037%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 1 (0.037%) WSUS
Vendors
1 272 (10.03%) Microsoft
2 258 (9.51%) Oracle
3 255 (9.40%) Ariba
4 109 (4.02%) Salesforce
5 96 (3.54%) Workday
6 76 (2.80%) ServiceNow
7 40 (1.47%) MuleSoft
8 39 (1.44%) Databricks
9 36 (1.33%) Concur
10 34 (1.25%) Adobe
11 33 (1.22%) IBM
12 31 (1.14%) Informatica
13 27 (1.00%) Google
14 18 (0.66%) Siemens
15 17 (0.63%) Red Hat
16 16 (0.59%) OpenText
17 14 (0.52%) Infor
18 13 (0.48%) IFS
19 12 (0.44%) Sage
20 11 (0.41%) Dell