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 21 September 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
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -13 +1 +1
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,734 2,117 2,564
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.03% 6.48% 6.68%
As % of the Vendors category 12.06% 13.66% 15.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,314 1,056 1,220
10th Percentile £360 £363 £400
25th Percentile £463 £475 £464
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £574 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.53% -0.22% +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £663 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £560
% change year-on-year - -1.79% +5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 231 114 74
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.15 £14.91
25th Percentile £17.50 £17.58 £25.50
Median hourly rate £26.14 £22.63 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.51% -44.12% +15.71%
75th Percentile £44.63 £43.75 £59.64
90th Percentile £86.00 £66.83 £65.02
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.54 £22.32 £35.00
% change year-on-year +14.45% -36.24% +6.06%

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 22,669 15,501 17,034
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.71% 47.46% 44.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,851 9,502 10,192
10th Percentile £310 £275 £286
25th Percentile £413 £403 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £613 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £700 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,287 795 671
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.69 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.62 £17.44 £15.62
Median hourly rate £26.13 £25.15 £30.41
Median % change year-on-year +3.90% -17.30% -30.63%
75th Percentile £60.78 £43.50 £63.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.75 £21.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year +22.62% -30.00% -29.12%

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 21 September 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 21 September 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 21 September 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 2,145 £570 - 2,460
UK excluding London -1 1,400 £550 - 1,571
Work from Home -11 792 £550 -2.65% 1,067
London -32 740 £600 +3.27% 1,025
South East 0 399 £550 +6.90% 405
Midlands +4 338 £550 +1.57% 272
North of England -22 337 £550 -8.33% 403
North West -12 239 £550 -11.47% 231
West Midlands -5 204 £525 -2.78% 160
East of England -8 154 £566 -2.41% 163
East Midlands +23 127 £575 -6.20% 112
Yorkshire -5 91 £500 -4.76% 135
South West -29 86 £546 -5.00% 131
Wales +15 49 £550 +228.36% 45
Scotland -17 47 £533 +25.41% 130
North East -45 6 £450 -18.18% 39
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -1 1 - - 32

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 36 (1.32%) SharePoint
2 26 (0.95%) Confluence
3 18 (0.66%) NetWeaver
4 12 (0.44%) CMS
5 7 (0.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 6 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
7 4 (0.15%) Cloud Foundry
7 4 (0.15%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.15%) Sitecore CMS
7 4 (0.15%) SugarCRM
8 3 (0.11%) Apache
8 3 (0.11%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
8 3 (0.11%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.073%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.073%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.073%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.073%) SAS
9 2 (0.073%) ThingWorx
10 1 (0.037%) Anypoint
Applications
1 144 (5.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 65 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
3 39 (1.43%) Microsoft Project
4 30 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (0.51%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.29%) Windchill
7 6 (0.22%) CATIA
7 6 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.037%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.037%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.037%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.037%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 1,065 (38.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 124 (4.54%) SAP FI
3 79 (2.89%) SAP CO
4 70 (2.56%) SAP FI/CO
5 68 (2.49%) SAP SD
6 67 (2.45%) SAP ERP
6 67 (2.45%) SAP Payroll
7 60 (2.19%) SAP MM
8 55 (2.01%) SAP HR
9 52 (1.90%) SAP HCM
10 51 (1.87%) SAP GRC
10 51 (1.87%) SAP PSCD
11 50 (1.83%) SAP PP
12 46 (1.68%) SAP BRIM
13 44 (1.61%) SAP MDG
14 41 (1.50%) SAP EWM
14 41 (1.50%) SAP PM
15 37 (1.35%) SAP IBP
16 31 (1.13%) SAP QM
17 28 (1.02%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 259 (9.47%) SuccessFactors
2 219 (8.01%) Azure
3 141 (5.16%) Power Platform
4 100 (3.66%) AWS
5 60 (2.19%) SaaS
6 59 (2.16%) Azure DevOps
7 52 (1.90%) GCP
8 35 (1.28%) Boomi
9 31 (1.13%) Entra ID
10 30 (1.10%) Microsoft 365
11 28 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
12 22 (0.80%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 20 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
13 20 (0.73%) Snowflake
14 19 (0.69%) Smartsheet
15 17 (0.62%) GitHub
15 17 (0.62%) Tricentis Tosca
16 15 (0.55%) Azure Data Factory
16 15 (0.55%) Power Automate
17 13 (0.48%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.22%) Intranet
2 5 (0.18%) Broadband
2 5 (0.18%) HTTP
3 3 (0.11%) VPN
4 2 (0.073%) Firewall
4 2 (0.073%) Internet
4 2 (0.073%) LAN
4 2 (0.073%) Network Security
4 2 (0.073%) SSL
4 2 (0.073%) WAN
5 1 (0.037%) DNS
5 1 (0.037%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.037%) MQTT
5 1 (0.037%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.037%) Wireless
5 1 (0.037%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (4.50%) Power BI
2 84 (3.07%) SAP HANA
3 55 (2.01%) SAP BW
4 47 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
5 41 (1.50%) Tableau
6 40 (1.46%) BusinessObjects
7 31 (1.13%) SQL Server
8 20 (0.73%) SAP Data Services
9 18 (0.66%) Data Lake
9 18 (0.66%) Oracle Reports
10 17 (0.62%) Metadata
11 14 (0.51%) GIS
12 11 (0.40%) Oracle Database
12 11 (0.40%) Power Query
13 10 (0.37%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 10 (0.37%) Relational Database
14 9 (0.33%) Delta Lake
15 6 (0.22%) NoSQL
15 6 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 6 (0.22%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 120 (4.39%) JIRA
2 21 (0.77%) Git
3 18 (0.66%) Hudson
4 15 (0.55%) Postman
5 10 (0.37%) Jenkins
6 8 (0.29%) eggPlant
7 7 (0.26%) SoapUI
7 7 (0.26%) SonarQube
8 6 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (0.18%) JMeter
9 5 (0.18%) LoadRunner
9 5 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
9 5 (0.18%) Selenium
9 5 (0.18%) Toad
10 4 (0.15%) LSMW
11 3 (0.11%) SOAtest
12 2 (0.073%) ER Studio
12 2 (0.073%) HP UFT
12 2 (0.073%) Maven
12 2 (0.073%) Oracle APEX
General
1 869 (31.78%) Finance
2 722 (26.41%) Social Skills
3 362 (13.24%) Manufacturing
4 287 (10.50%) Analytical Skills
5 135 (4.94%) Retail
6 133 (4.86%) Public Sector
7 112 (4.10%) Billing
8 84 (3.07%) Legal
9 75 (2.74%) Aerospace
10 66 (2.41%) Organisational Skills
11 65 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
12 64 (2.34%) Pharmaceutical
13 54 (1.98%) Banking
13 54 (1.98%) General Ledger
14 38 (1.39%) Automotive
15 34 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
16 31 (1.13%) Aviation
16 31 (1.13%) Telecoms
17 26 (0.95%) Law
18 24 (0.88%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 653 (23.88%) Consultant
2 550 (20.12%) SAP Consultant
3 349 (12.77%) Architect
4 325 (11.89%) Lead
5 313 (11.45%) Analyst
6 251 (9.18%) Senior
7 190 (6.95%) SAP Manager
8 175 (6.40%) SAP Architect
9 153 (5.60%) Project Manager
10 149 (5.45%) Solutions Architect
11 131 (4.79%) Business Analyst
12 108 (3.95%) SAP Analyst
13 100 (3.66%) Developer
14 95 (3.47%) Administrator
15 85 (3.11%) Functional Consultant
16 80 (2.93%) SAP Project Manager
17 77 (2.82%) SAP Solutions Architect
18 74 (2.71%) SAP Functional Consultant
19 63 (2.30%) Senior Consultant
20 60 (2.19%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 134 (4.90%) SAP Fiori
2 103 (3.77%) Middleware
3 86 (3.15%) REST
4 69 (2.52%) SOAP
5 53 (1.94%) Oracle Fusion
6 49 (1.79%) XML
7 42 (1.54%) SAP Basis
8 39 (1.43%) SAPUI5
9 36 (1.32%) BAPI
10 35 (1.28%) Web Services
11 33 (1.21%) SAP PI
12 31 (1.13%) IDoc
12 31 (1.13%) JSON
13 29 (1.06%) EDI
14 24 (0.88%) OAuth
15 20 (0.73%) Node.js
16 19 (0.69%) SAP ALE
17 17 (0.62%) OAuth2
18 16 (0.59%) Kafka
19 15 (0.55%) SAP TM
Miscellaneous
1 92 (3.37%) Onboarding
2 78 (2.85%) Enterprise Software
3 77 (2.82%) Data Structures
4 71 (2.60%) Public Cloud
5 65 (2.38%) Legacy Systems
6 59 (2.16%) FMCG
6 59 (2.16%) Product Ownership
7 56 (2.05%) Greenfield Project
8 48 (1.76%) Management Information System
9 37 (1.35%) Life Science
10 32 (1.17%) Cloud Native
11 29 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
12 24 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
13 22 (0.80%) Replication
14 19 (0.69%) AI Agents
14 19 (0.69%) Operational Technology
15 17 (0.62%) Private Cloud
16 16 (0.59%) Data Protection Act
17 13 (0.48%) Manufacturing Execution System
17 13 (0.48%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 36 (1.32%) Linux
2 29 (1.06%) Windows
3 20 (0.73%) Unix
4 8 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (0.29%) SUSE
5 7 (0.26%) VMS
6 4 (0.15%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.11%) Android
7 3 (0.11%) Solaris
8 2 (0.073%) AIX
9 1 (0.037%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 693 (25.35%) Stakeholder Management
2 632 (23.12%) ERP
3 484 (17.70%) Migration
4 364 (13.31%) Problem-Solving
5 351 (12.84%) User Acceptance Testing
6 305 (11.16%) Data Migration
7 264 (9.66%) Agile
8 262 (9.58%) Continuous Improvement
9 253 (9.25%) Validation
10 252 (9.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 237 (8.67%) Logistics
12 235 (8.60%) Analytics
13 205 (7.50%) Workshop Facilitation
14 174 (6.36%) Roadmaps
15 168 (6.14%) Process Improvement
16 164 (6.00%) System Integration Testing
17 163 (5.96%) Decision-Making
18 161 (5.89%) Project Delivery
19 158 (5.78%) Project Management
20 153 (5.60%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 142 (5.19%) SQL
2 117 (4.28%) ABAP
3 70 (2.56%) Python
4 51 (1.87%) Java
5 23 (0.84%) JavaScript
6 16 (0.59%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.26%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.22%) Apex Code
8 6 (0.22%) C#
9 5 (0.18%) Bash
9 5 (0.18%) BeanShell
9 5 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.18%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.18%) VB.NET
10 4 (0.15%) Bicep
10 4 (0.15%) Korn
11 3 (0.11%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.073%) C++
12 2 (0.073%) Perl
12 2 (0.073%) VB
Qualifications
1 447 (16.35%) Security Cleared
2 350 (12.80%) SC Cleared
3 152 (5.56%) BPSS Clearance
4 138 (5.05%) Degree
5 57 (2.08%) DV Cleared
6 38 (1.39%) ACCA
7 37 (1.35%) PMI Certification
7 37 (1.35%) PMP
8 36 (1.32%) CIMA
9 21 (0.77%) SAP Certification
10 19 (0.69%) Azure Certification
11 16 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (0.51%) HNC
12 14 (0.51%) ISTQB
13 11 (0.40%) ISEB
13 11 (0.40%) Master's Degree
14 9 (0.33%) CIPD
14 9 (0.33%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 8 (0.29%) NVQ Level 4
15 8 (0.29%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (6.55%) Data Quality
2 91 (3.33%) PMO
3 80 (2.93%) QA
4 58 (2.12%) GDPR
5 52 (1.90%) GRC
6 42 (1.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (0.62%) IFRS
8 12 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 11 (0.40%) GxP
9 11 (0.40%) NIST
10 10 (0.37%) SLA
11 8 (0.29%) ITGC
12 6 (0.22%) Accessibility
12 6 (0.22%) GAAP
12 6 (0.22%) GMP
12 6 (0.22%) ISO 20022
12 6 (0.22%) NCSC
13 5 (0.18%) EU AI Act
14 3 (0.11%) HIPAA
14 3 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 18 (0.66%) Active Directory
2 17 (0.62%) IAG
3 6 (0.22%) Corosync
4 5 (0.18%) Docker
5 3 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.073%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (0.55%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
2 7 (0.26%) Pacemaker
3 5 (0.18%) HP Fortify
3 5 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.15%) Control-M
5 3 (0.11%) Ansible
5 3 (0.11%) Grafana
6 2 (0.073%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.073%) MOM
7 1 (0.037%) CEMLI
7 1 (0.037%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.037%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.037%) QRadar
7 1 (0.037%) SolarWinds Orion
7 1 (0.037%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 291 (10.64%) Microsoft
2 263 (9.62%) Oracle
3 254 (9.29%) Ariba
4 114 (4.17%) Salesforce
5 103 (3.77%) Workday
6 76 (2.78%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.61%) Databricks
8 42 (1.54%) MuleSoft
9 40 (1.46%) Concur
10 34 (1.24%) IBM
11 30 (1.10%) Adobe
12 28 (1.02%) Google
12 28 (1.02%) Siemens
13 22 (0.80%) Informatica
14 17 (0.62%) Red Hat
15 16 (0.59%) Infor
16 15 (0.55%) Dell
16 15 (0.55%) Sage
17 14 (0.51%) JD Edwards
18 13 (0.48%) IFS