SAP Contracts

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 3 April 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
3 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 26 38
Rank change year-on-year -1 +12 +15
Contract jobs citing SAP 1,912 2,657 3,422
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 6.57% 6.02% 5.48%
As % of the Vendors category 13.95% 14.09% 12.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,009 1,383 1,731
10th Percentile £361 £350 £363
25th Percentile £485 £450 £470
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% - -
75th Percentile £668 £665 £668
90th Percentile £773 £786 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £540 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +2.86% -4.55% +5.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 130 63
10th Percentile £20.81 £13.05 £20.99
25th Percentile £25.44 £17.31 £39.40
Median hourly rate £52.50 £26.03 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +101.69% -42.16% +50.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £60.19 £59.24
90th Percentile £86.00 £84.45 £67.64
UK excluding London median hourly rate £50.00 £24.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year +104.75% -45.73% +114.29%

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 13,707 18,861 26,617
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 47.12% 42.72% 42.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,655 11,770 17,821
10th Percentile £293 £256 £271
25th Percentile £406 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.10% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £615 £625 £650
90th Percentile £712 £730 £748
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +9.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 495 1,060 749
10th Percentile £15.22 £12.13 £14.95
25th Percentile £18.94 £14.48 £18.25
Median hourly rate £28.60 £22.50 £39.00
Median % change year-on-year +27.11% -42.31% +85.71%
75th Percentile £61.00 £55.40 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.75 £70.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.81 £21.46 £33.50
% change year-on-year +24.94% -35.94% +81.77%

SAP
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing SAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SAP in the UK

SAP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SAP.

Daily rate trend for SAP in the UK

SAP
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP over the 6 months to 3 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SAP in the UK

SAP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SAP.

Hourly rate trend for SAP in the UK

SAP
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAP over the 6 months to 3 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP in the UK

SAP
Top 17 Contract 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 3 April 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 +1 1,535 £550 - 1,320
UK excluding London +2 787 £540 +2.86% 776
London +2 651 £600 +4.35% 609
Work from Home -5 648 £581 +5.55% 697
North of England +1 245 £530 +0.95% 191
South East +5 219 £575 +4.55% 232
North West +11 186 £538 +2.48% 127
Midlands 0 117 £540 +2.86% 120
East of England -1 97 £580 +10.48% 107
South West +2 94 £500 -16.67% 78
West Midlands +4 79 £585 +17.00% 78
Yorkshire -32 31 £375 -23.86% 48
East Midlands +13 30 £500 -10.71% 37
North East +8 24 £395 -23.67% 17
Scotland -1 17 £600 +26.32% 48
Wales +7 5 £725 +61.11% 17
Northern Ireland -8 4 £281 -29.75% 6

SAP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 21 (1.10%) SharePoint
2 19 (0.99%) NetWeaver
3 16 (0.84%) Confluence
4 15 (0.78%) MTS
5 9 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (0.37%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.21%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 4 (0.21%) Skype for Business
7 4 (0.21%) WebLogic
8 3 (0.16%) CMS
8 3 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.10%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.10%) Cloud Foundry
9 2 (0.10%) Documentum
9 2 (0.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.10%) SAS
10 1 (0.052%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.052%) IIS
10 1 (0.052%) MQSeries
10 1 (0.052%) Oracle BPEL
Applications
1 69 (3.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (1.67%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 21 (1.10%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (0.58%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.21%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.10%) Adobe After Effects
7 2 (0.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.10%) Blender
7 2 (0.10%) CINEMA 4D
7 2 (0.10%) Final Cut Pro
7 2 (0.10%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.052%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.052%) Camtasia
8 1 (0.052%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.052%) PTC Creo
8 1 (0.052%) UXPin
Business Applications
1 666 (34.83%) SAP S/4HANA
2 98 (5.13%) SAP FI
3 83 (4.34%) SAP CO
4 78 (4.08%) SAP FI/CO
5 52 (2.72%) SAP PP
6 49 (2.56%) SAP SD
7 45 (2.35%) SAP EWM
8 43 (2.25%) SAP HR
9 42 (2.20%) SAP ERP
10 41 (2.14%) SAP Payroll
11 40 (2.09%) SAP MM
12 30 (1.57%) SAP MDG
13 25 (1.31%) SAP Oil and Gas
13 25 (1.31%) SAP PS
14 23 (1.20%) SAP GTS
15 21 (1.10%) SAP PM
16 20 (1.05%) SAP GRC
16 20 (1.05%) Shopify
17 19 (0.99%) SAP HCM
17 19 (0.99%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 145 (7.58%) SuccessFactors
2 130 (6.80%) Azure
3 70 (3.66%) Power Platform
4 60 (3.14%) AWS
5 31 (1.62%) Azure DevOps
6 27 (1.41%) Microsoft 365
7 23 (1.20%) GCP
8 21 (1.10%) SaaS
9 20 (1.05%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 19 (0.99%) BigCommerce
11 17 (0.89%) Snowflake
12 12 (0.63%) Azure Data Factory
13 11 (0.58%) GitHub
14 9 (0.47%) Boomi
14 9 (0.47%) Cloud Computing
14 9 (0.47%) Dynamics 365
14 9 (0.47%) Serverless
15 8 (0.42%) Yammer
16 7 (0.37%) Entra ID
17 6 (0.31%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (0.89%) Firewall
2 13 (0.68%) HTTP
2 13 (0.68%) VPN
3 9 (0.47%) SAN
4 8 (0.42%) Network Security
5 7 (0.37%) LAN
6 6 (0.31%) DHCP
6 6 (0.31%) DNS
6 6 (0.31%) RFID
6 6 (0.31%) WAN
6 6 (0.31%) Wireless
7 5 (0.26%) NAS
7 5 (0.26%) SSL
8 4 (0.21%) Internet
8 4 (0.21%) Skype
9 3 (0.16%) BGP
9 3 (0.16%) Cisco ISE
9 3 (0.16%) EIGRP
9 3 (0.16%) OSPF
9 3 (0.16%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 86 (4.50%) SAP HANA
2 68 (3.56%) Power BI
3 42 (2.20%) Data Warehouse
4 34 (1.78%) SAP BW
5 32 (1.67%) Relational Database
6 25 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
6 25 (1.31%) SAP Data Services
7 23 (1.20%) SQL Server
8 21 (1.10%) NoSQL
9 20 (1.05%) BusinessObjects
10 15 (0.78%) Data Lake
11 14 (0.73%) Metadata
12 13 (0.68%) MongoDB
12 13 (0.68%) Tableau
13 11 (0.58%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
14 9 (0.47%) Big Data
15 8 (0.42%) Oracle Database
16 7 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
17 6 (0.31%) Qlik Sense
17 6 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 54 (2.82%) JIRA
2 29 (1.52%) Git
3 27 (1.41%) Jenkins
4 17 (0.89%) GitLab
4 17 (0.89%) Postman
5 15 (0.78%) JUnit
6 14 (0.73%) Gradle
6 14 (0.73%) Mockito
6 14 (0.73%) Selenium
7 13 (0.68%) Liquibase
8 10 (0.52%) LSMW
9 7 (0.37%) ERwin
10 6 (0.31%) Cypress.io
10 6 (0.31%) JMeter
11 5 (0.26%) NUnit
11 5 (0.26%) PowerDesigner
11 5 (0.26%) Visual Studio
12 4 (0.21%) Cucumber
12 4 (0.21%) Toad
13 3 (0.16%) Subversion
General
1 647 (33.84%) Finance
2 603 (31.54%) Social Skills
3 378 (19.77%) Manufacturing
4 266 (13.91%) Public Sector
5 230 (12.03%) Marketing
6 224 (11.72%) Telecoms
7 223 (11.66%) Analytical Skills
8 211 (11.04%) Electronics
9 132 (6.90%) Pharmaceutical
10 123 (6.43%) Retail
11 60 (3.14%) Presentation Skills
12 50 (2.62%) Billing
13 43 (2.25%) Banking
14 42 (2.20%) Aerospace
15 38 (1.99%) Legal
16 37 (1.94%) Automotive
17 36 (1.88%) Local Government
18 28 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
19 26 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
20 24 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 539 (28.19%) Consultant
2 468 (24.48%) SAP Consultant
3 218 (11.40%) Lead
4 206 (10.77%) Architect
5 154 (8.05%) Analyst
5 154 (8.05%) Developer
6 124 (6.49%) SAP Manager
7 118 (6.17%) SAP Architect
7 118 (6.17%) Senior
8 115 (6.01%) Project Manager
9 84 (4.39%) Business Analyst
9 84 (4.39%) SAP Analyst
10 73 (3.82%) SAP Developer
11 68 (3.56%) Solutions Architect
12 56 (2.93%) Functional Consultant
13 52 (2.72%) SAP Project Manager
14 50 (2.62%) SAP Functional Consultant
15 48 (2.51%) SAP Solutions Architect
16 47 (2.46%) ABAP Developer
17 43 (2.25%) SAP PP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 89 (4.65%) SAP Fiori
2 43 (2.25%) SAPUI5
3 42 (2.20%) Web Services
4 36 (1.88%) Middleware
5 35 (1.83%) .NET
6 32 (1.67%) SOAP
6 32 (1.67%) XML
7 31 (1.62%) HTML
7 31 (1.62%) REST
8 30 (1.57%) CSS
9 29 (1.52%) SAP PI
10 27 (1.41%) BAPI
10 27 (1.41%) React
11 26 (1.36%) Kafka
11 26 (1.36%) SAP Basis
12 23 (1.20%) Spring
13 20 (1.05%) Spring Boot
14 19 (0.99%) VML
15 18 (0.94%) EDI
16 17 (0.89%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 71 (3.71%) Life Science
2 53 (2.77%) Management Information System
3 46 (2.41%) Greenfield Project
4 43 (2.25%) Legacy Systems
5 37 (1.94%) Onboarding
6 31 (1.62%) Data Structures
6 31 (1.62%) FMCG
7 30 (1.57%) Public Cloud
7 30 (1.57%) Virtual Team
8 28 (1.46%) Self-Motivation
9 24 (1.26%) NHS
9 24 (1.26%) Product Ownership
10 19 (0.99%) Private Cloud
11 16 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
11 16 (0.84%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 15 (0.78%) Enterprise Software
13 14 (0.73%) Industry 4.0
14 13 (0.68%) LIMS
15 12 (0.63%) Manufacturing Execution System
15 12 (0.63%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 78 (4.08%) Windows
2 35 (1.83%) Linux
3 16 (0.84%) Windows 10
4 12 (0.63%) Windows Server
5 11 (0.58%) Unix
6 10 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.10%) Android
7 2 (0.10%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.10%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.10%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.052%) Alpine Linux
8 1 (0.052%) HPUX
8 1 (0.052%) Solaris
8 1 (0.052%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 336 (17.57%) Problem-Solving
2 293 (15.32%) Business Intelligence
3 286 (14.96%) Agile
4 268 (14.02%) Stakeholder Management
5 249 (13.02%) ERP
6 245 (12.81%) Migration
7 242 (12.66%) Programme Management
8 215 (11.24%) Project Management
9 209 (10.93%) Digital Marketing
10 153 (8.00%) Analytics
11 127 (6.64%) Data Migration
12 122 (6.38%) Change Management
13 112 (5.86%) Logistics
14 108 (5.65%) User Acceptance Testing
15 104 (5.44%) Data Modelling
16 101 (5.28%) Process Improvement
17 96 (5.02%) Project Delivery
17 96 (5.02%) Workshop Facilitation
18 91 (4.76%) DevOps
19 86 (4.50%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 139 (7.27%) ABAP
2 122 (6.38%) SQL
3 79 (4.13%) Java
4 53 (2.77%) JavaScript
5 51 (2.67%) Python
6 45 (2.35%) PowerShell
7 29 (1.52%) C#
8 24 (1.26%) TypeScript
9 12 (0.63%) Bash
10 11 (0.58%) C++
11 10 (0.52%) Groovy
12 8 (0.42%) COBOL
12 8 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 6 (0.31%) C
13 6 (0.31%) R
13 6 (0.31%) T-SQL
14 5 (0.26%) BeanShell
14 5 (0.26%) Bicep
14 5 (0.26%) VBA
15 4 (0.21%) PHP
Qualifications
1 300 (15.69%) Security Cleared
2 218 (11.40%) SC Cleared
3 168 (8.79%) Degree
4 72 (3.77%) BPSS Clearance
5 54 (2.82%) Computer Science Degree
5 54 (2.82%) DV Cleared
6 52 (2.72%) SAP Certification
7 33 (1.73%) Master's Degree
7 33 (1.73%) PMI Certification
8 30 (1.57%) PMP
9 13 (0.68%) ACCA
9 13 (0.68%) DBS Check
10 12 (0.63%) CIMA
11 11 (0.58%) TOGAF Certification
12 10 (0.52%) Azure Certification
13 8 (0.42%) ISTQB
14 7 (0.37%) CCA
14 7 (0.37%) CISSP
14 7 (0.37%) ISEB
15 6 (0.31%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (3.92%) QA
2 71 (3.71%) Data Quality
3 36 (1.88%) Accessibility
4 32 (1.67%) PMO
5 30 (1.57%) GDPR
6 20 (1.05%) GRC
6 20 (1.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 15 (0.78%) IFRS
8 9 (0.47%) GxP
9 6 (0.31%) GAAP
9 6 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 6 (0.31%) JSP 440
10 5 (0.26%) SLA
11 4 (0.21%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 4 (0.21%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.21%) IFRS 9
11 4 (0.21%) NIST
11 4 (0.21%) PMBOK
12 3 (0.16%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.16%) HL7
System Software
1 50 (2.62%) Active Directory
2 25 (1.31%) Docker
3 8 (0.42%) IAG
4 7 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.26%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.10%) NFS
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.10%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.052%) Firmware
8 1 (0.052%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.052%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.052%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (1.05%) Kubernetes
2 17 (0.89%) Terraform
3 9 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (0.42%) HP ALM
4 8 (0.42%) MOM
5 6 (0.31%) Ansible
5 6 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.16%) Grafana
6 3 (0.16%) Puppet
6 3 (0.16%) SCCM
7 2 (0.10%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.10%) HP Quality Center
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.10%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.10%) Salt
7 2 (0.10%) SCOM
7 2 (0.10%) vRealize
7 2 (0.10%) vRealize Orchestrator
7 2 (0.10%) WSUS
Vendors
1 246 (12.87%) Ariba
2 160 (8.37%) Microsoft
3 117 (6.12%) Oracle
4 99 (5.18%) Salesforce
5 55 (2.88%) ServiceNow
6 34 (1.78%) Workday
7 26 (1.36%) Adobe
7 26 (1.36%) Google
8 20 (1.05%) VMware
9 19 (0.99%) HP
9 19 (0.99%) Sitecore
10 18 (0.94%) Databricks
11 17 (0.89%) Concur
12 16 (0.84%) Dell
12 16 (0.84%) OpenText
13 12 (0.63%) Siemens
14 11 (0.58%) MuleSoft
15 10 (0.52%) Cisco
16 8 (0.42%) IBM
17 7 (0.37%) Hyperion