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 7 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
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 28 27
Rank change year-on-year -2 -1 +24
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,216 2,432 3,027
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 6.34% 6.62% 6.48%
As % of the Vendors category 13.33% 14.75% 14.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,136 1,183 1,571
10th Percentile £350 £400 £363
25th Percentile £463 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.74% +4.55% -1.79%
75th Percentile £671 £674 £650
90th Percentile £728 £772 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 154 57 67
10th Percentile £15.60 £16.92 £19.55
25th Percentile £17.58 £24.19 £22.30
Median hourly rate £23.07 £35.36 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.77% -27.84% +8.89%
75th Percentile £40.94 £59.95 £65.84
90th Percentile £74.50 £71.95 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.41 £33.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -32.10% -17.50% -11.11%

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 16,625 16,492 21,165
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 47.56% 44.90% 45.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,418 9,726 13,628
10th Percentile £283 £300 £260
25th Percentile £405 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -1.41%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £717 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - +2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 849 510 673
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.22 £14.59
25th Percentile £17.96 £17.00 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.00 £32.00 £43.86
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% -27.04% +75.44%
75th Percentile £39.50 £63.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £69.72 £71.45 £76.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.32 £29.00 £42.75
% change year-on-year -23.05% -32.16% +94.32%

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 7 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 7 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 7 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 -6 1,717 £569 -1.09% 1,372
UK excluding London -8 957 £550 -4.35% 1,019
Work from Home +3 750 £565 -1.74% 733
London -11 717 £575 +1.77% 623
North of England -5 282 £600 +7.87% 150
South East -5 237 £525 -12.50% 530
North West +2 207 £625 +5.49% 104
Midlands -13 167 £525 -2.78% 127
East of England +6 127 £575 +16.16% 97
West Midlands -17 117 £525 +1.94% 79
South West -24 96 £588 +2.17% 54
Yorkshire -4 63 £525 +13.51% 40
East Midlands -20 48 £525 -8.02% 46
Scotland +8 39 £469 +4.75% 36
Wales +6 16 £170 -73.33% 19
North East -12 10 £175 -53.33% 6
Northern Ireland -3 7 £140 +33.33% 6
Channel Islands - 1 - - 18

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 (1.04%) Confluence
1 23 (1.04%) SharePoint
2 17 (0.77%) NetWeaver
3 12 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (0.36%) Anypoint
5 7 (0.32%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.23%) WebLogic
7 4 (0.18%) MTS
8 3 (0.14%) Apache
8 3 (0.14%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.14%) CMS
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
1 108 (4.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 83 (3.75%) Microsoft Office
3 46 (2.08%) Microsoft Project
4 29 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 17 (0.77%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.23%) Windchill
8 4 (0.18%) Simulink
9 3 (0.14%) Trello
10 2 (0.090%) 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
Business Applications
1 832 (37.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 100 (4.51%) SAP FI
3 80 (3.61%) SAP CO
4 73 (3.29%) SAP FI/CO
5 72 (3.25%) SAP MM
6 62 (2.80%) SAP EWM
7 60 (2.71%) SAP ERP
8 53 (2.39%) SAP HR
9 51 (2.30%) SAP PP
10 50 (2.26%) SAP Payroll
11 48 (2.17%) SAP HCM
12 40 (1.81%) SAP MDG
13 37 (1.67%) SAP PS
14 35 (1.58%) SAP WM
15 30 (1.35%) SAP VC
16 29 (1.31%) SAP QM
16 29 (1.31%) SAP SD
17 28 (1.26%) SAP PM
18 23 (1.04%) SAP Oil and Gas
19 22 (0.99%) SAP GTS
Cloud Services
1 155 (6.99%) SuccessFactors
2 154 (6.95%) Azure
3 100 (4.51%) Power Platform
4 78 (3.52%) AWS
5 56 (2.53%) Microsoft 365
6 54 (2.44%) SaaS
7 42 (1.90%) GCP
8 35 (1.58%) Dynamics 365
9 25 (1.13%) Azure DevOps
10 22 (0.99%) Snowflake
11 19 (0.86%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 16 (0.72%) Power Automate
13 14 (0.63%) Entra ID
14 12 (0.54%) Azure Data Factory
15 11 (0.50%) GitHub
16 10 (0.45%) OCI
17 9 (0.41%) Boomi
17 9 (0.41%) iPaaS
17 9 (0.41%) PowerApps
17 9 (0.41%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 24 (1.08%) Wireless
2 17 (0.77%) HTTPS
3 9 (0.41%) Firewall
4 8 (0.36%) LAN
5 7 (0.32%) DNS
6 6 (0.27%) Cisco IOS
6 6 (0.27%) Skype
7 5 (0.23%) VPN
8 4 (0.18%) PSTN
8 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
8 4 (0.18%) VoIP
8 4 (0.18%) WAN
9 3 (0.14%) DHCP
9 3 (0.14%) DKIM
9 3 (0.14%) VLAN
10 2 (0.090%) Network Security
10 2 (0.090%) RTP
10 2 (0.090%) TCP/IP
11 1 (0.045%) Internet
11 1 (0.045%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 113 (5.10%) SAP HANA
2 94 (4.24%) Power BI
3 50 (2.26%) SAP BW
4 25 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (1.13%) SAP Data Services
5 23 (1.04%) Data Lake
6 21 (0.95%) SQL Server
7 19 (0.86%) GIS
8 18 (0.81%) BusinessObjects
9 17 (0.77%) Tableau
10 13 (0.59%) Oracle Database
11 12 (0.54%) Metadata
11 12 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 10 (0.45%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 7 (0.32%) Electronic Patient Records
13 7 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
14 6 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
14 6 (0.27%) MySQL
14 6 (0.27%) NoSQL
14 6 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 84 (3.79%) JIRA
2 21 (0.95%) Git
3 12 (0.54%) LSMW
4 9 (0.41%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.27%) Toad
6 5 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
6 5 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
6 5 (0.23%) Rational Rhapsody
7 4 (0.18%) Clang
7 4 (0.18%) GCC
7 4 (0.18%) GitLab
7 4 (0.18%) JUnit
7 4 (0.18%) Subversion
7 4 (0.18%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.14%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.14%) Storybook
9 2 (0.090%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.090%) Postman
9 2 (0.090%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.090%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 789 (35.60%) Finance
2 739 (33.35%) Social Skills
3 430 (19.40%) Manufacturing
4 322 (14.53%) Public Sector
5 237 (10.69%) Telecoms
6 232 (10.47%) Analytical Skills
7 231 (10.42%) Marketing
8 211 (9.52%) Electronics
9 138 (6.23%) Pharmaceutical
10 74 (3.34%) Retail
11 55 (2.48%) Billing
12 50 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
13 49 (2.21%) Legal
14 47 (2.12%) Aerospace
15 46 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
16 45 (2.03%) Banking
17 42 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
17 42 (1.90%) Organisational Skills
18 32 (1.44%) Local Government
19 23 (1.04%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 693 (31.27%) Consultant
2 559 (25.23%) SAP Consultant
3 201 (9.07%) Architect
4 193 (8.71%) Analyst
5 188 (8.48%) Lead
6 139 (6.27%) Project Manager
7 126 (5.69%) SAP Manager
8 119 (5.37%) SAP Architect
9 114 (5.14%) Developer
10 104 (4.69%) Senior
11 84 (3.79%) Business Analyst
12 77 (3.47%) Solutions Architect
13 66 (2.98%) Functional Consultant
14 64 (2.89%) SAP Project Manager
15 62 (2.80%) SAP Analyst
16 60 (2.71%) SAP Functional Consultant
16 60 (2.71%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
17 59 (2.66%) Administrator
18 55 (2.48%) Management Consultant
19 54 (2.44%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 157 (7.08%) SAP Fiori
2 64 (2.89%) Web Services
3 51 (2.30%) XML
4 48 (2.17%) SOAP
5 47 (2.12%) REST
6 42 (1.90%) BAPI
6 42 (1.90%) SAP PI
7 41 (1.85%) Middleware
8 31 (1.40%) JSON
8 31 (1.40%) SAPUI5
9 29 (1.31%) SAP Basis
10 26 (1.17%) EDI
10 26 (1.17%) HTML
10 26 (1.17%) IDoc
11 22 (0.99%) CSS
11 22 (0.99%) SAP TM
12 18 (0.81%) .NET
12 18 (0.81%) SAP ALE
13 16 (0.72%) JMS
14 15 (0.68%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 72 (3.25%) Legacy Systems
2 47 (2.12%) Life Science
2 47 (2.12%) Onboarding
3 40 (1.81%) Data Structures
3 40 (1.81%) Greenfield Project
4 38 (1.71%) Product Ownership
5 37 (1.67%) Data Centre
6 32 (1.44%) Public Cloud
7 28 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
8 27 (1.22%) FMCG
9 22 (0.99%) Private Cloud
9 22 (0.99%) Renewable Energy
10 21 (0.95%) Management Information System
11 20 (0.90%) Self-Motivation
12 17 (0.77%) Enterprise Software
13 16 (0.72%) Replication
13 16 (0.72%) Virtual Team
14 12 (0.54%) SCADA
15 11 (0.50%) LIMS
16 10 (0.45%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 53 (2.39%) Windows
2 34 (1.53%) Linux
3 30 (1.35%) Android
4 29 (1.31%) Mac OS
5 11 (0.50%) Unix
5 11 (0.50%) Windows 10
6 7 (0.32%) Windows Server
7 6 (0.27%) VMS
8 5 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.18%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 3 (0.14%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.090%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 376 (16.97%) Stakeholder Management
2 358 (16.16%) Migration
3 342 (15.43%) ERP
4 341 (15.39%) Problem-Solving
5 310 (13.99%) Business Intelligence
6 259 (11.69%) Agile
7 257 (11.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 248 (11.19%) Programme Management
9 214 (9.66%) Data Migration
10 205 (9.25%) Digital Marketing
11 203 (9.16%) Logistics
12 199 (8.98%) Project Management
13 173 (7.81%) Analytics
13 173 (7.81%) Continuous Improvement
14 155 (6.99%) User Acceptance Testing
15 154 (6.95%) Change Management
16 142 (6.41%) Workshop Facilitation
17 137 (6.18%) Project Delivery
18 123 (5.55%) Validation
19 118 (5.32%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 137 (6.18%) ABAP
2 118 (5.32%) SQL
3 70 (3.16%) Python
4 60 (2.71%) Java
5 55 (2.48%) JavaScript
6 35 (1.58%) PowerShell
7 25 (1.13%) C#
8 14 (0.63%) C++
9 13 (0.59%) Groovy
10 12 (0.54%) Apex Code
10 12 (0.54%) Bash
11 10 (0.45%) PL/SQL
12 8 (0.36%) C
13 5 (0.23%) MATLAB
13 5 (0.23%) R
13 5 (0.23%) Shell Script
13 5 (0.23%) TypeScript
14 4 (0.18%) Bicep
14 4 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
15 3 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 503 (22.70%) Security Cleared
2 415 (18.73%) SC Cleared
3 153 (6.90%) Degree
4 100 (4.51%) BPSS Clearance
5 56 (2.53%) SAP Certification
6 52 (2.35%) PMP
7 49 (2.21%) DV Cleared
8 48 (2.17%) PMI Certification
9 34 (1.53%) ACCA
9 34 (1.53%) CIMA
10 31 (1.40%) Master's Degree
11 27 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (0.63%) CISSP
13 13 (0.59%) ISTQB
14 11 (0.50%) DBS Check
14 11 (0.50%) ITIL Certification
14 11 (0.50%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 9 (0.41%) CESG Certified Professional
15 9 (0.41%) CISM
16 5 (0.23%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (3.29%) Data Quality
2 58 (2.62%) QA
3 53 (2.39%) PMO
4 38 (1.71%) GDPR
5 32 (1.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 25 (1.13%) GxP
7 22 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 21 (0.95%) SLA
9 19 (0.86%) GRC
10 13 (0.59%) NIST
11 11 (0.50%) IFRS
12 9 (0.41%) Accessibility
12 9 (0.41%) RMADS
13 8 (0.36%) NCSC
14 7 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
14 7 (0.32%) APQC
14 7 (0.32%) COBIT
14 7 (0.32%) JSP 440
15 6 (0.27%) GMP
15 6 (0.27%) SOX 404
System Software
1 29 (1.31%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.68%) Docker
3 5 (0.23%) 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%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.045%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (0.72%) Terraform
2 14 (0.63%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.32%) Ansible
4 6 (0.27%) HP ALM
5 4 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.14%) Data Guard
6 3 (0.14%) HP Quality Center
6 3 (0.14%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 3 (0.14%) Oracle RMAN
6 3 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 3 (0.14%) vRealize
7 2 (0.090%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.090%) Linux-HA
7 2 (0.090%) Pacemaker
7 2 (0.090%) Puppet
7 2 (0.090%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.045%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.045%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.045%) SCCM
8 1 (0.045%) SCOM
Vendors
1 193 (8.71%) Microsoft
2 190 (8.57%) Oracle
3 177 (7.99%) Ariba
4 102 (4.60%) Salesforce
5 76 (3.43%) ServiceNow
6 69 (3.11%) Workday
7 41 (1.85%) Cisco
8 36 (1.62%) HP
9 33 (1.49%) Adobe
10 29 (1.31%) Dell
11 25 (1.13%) Apple
12 23 (1.04%) MuleSoft
13 22 (0.99%) Databricks
13 22 (0.99%) OpenText
14 20 (0.90%) Google
14 20 (0.90%) webMethods
15 16 (0.72%) Concur
16 14 (0.63%) IBM
17 12 (0.54%) Kronos
18 11 (0.50%) Software AG