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 6 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
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 28 28
Rank change year-on-year -11 0 +3
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,679 2,085 2,488
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.03% 6.34% 6.36%
As % of the Vendors category 12.12% 13.40% 14.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,336 1,027 1,282
10th Percentile £360 £375 £400
25th Percentile £463 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £573 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.31% -0.43% +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £750 £790
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 232 113 88
10th Percentile £16.72 £16.28 £15.10
25th Percentile £22.63 £20.40 £23.76
Median hourly rate £32.36 £27.40 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year +18.11% -22.51% -27.84%
75th Percentile £60.75 £55.49 £61.34
90th Percentile £86.00 £70.00 £67.88
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.00 £22.63 £33.00
% change year-on-year +28.15% -31.42% -29.79%

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 22,096 15,563 17,086
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.45% 47.29% 43.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,681 9,530 10,669
10th Percentile £313 £280 £281
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £605 £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 1,141 788 855
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.50 £13.57
25th Percentile £19.22 £17.24 £15.62
Median hourly rate £34.85 £25.15 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +38.57% -10.18% -33.85%
75th Percentile £65.25 £50.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £85.00 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £22.32 £27.50
% change year-on-year +45.64% -18.85% -22.54%

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 6 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 6 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 6 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 -14 2,121 £575 +1.05% 918
UK excluding London -3 1,350 £550 - 556
Work from Home -5 822 £550 -4.35% 395
London -30 758 £600 +2.39% 388
South East -7 363 £550 +4.76% 175
Midlands +9 358 £550 - 133
North of England -4 332 £550 +0.92% 146
North West -6 227 £550 +1.01% 90
West Midlands +2 224 £500 -8.38% 77
East of England -4 150 £515 -11.21% 56
East Midlands +35 125 £600 -2.12% 55
Yorkshire +4 99 £525 - 50
South West -41 79 £550 +4.76% 21
Wales +12 38 £550 +77.28% 11
Scotland 0 38 £533 +0.33% 21
North East -45 5 £500 -8.26% 8
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland +1 2 £488 +73.49% 3

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 37 (1.38%) Confluence
2 34 (1.27%) SharePoint
3 22 (0.82%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.49%) CMS
5 6 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
6 5 (0.19%) Cloud Foundry
7 4 (0.15%) SAP EP
8 3 (0.11%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.11%) Apache
8 3 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.11%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
8 3 (0.11%) JBoss
8 3 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
8 3 (0.11%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.075%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.075%) SAS
9 2 (0.075%) ThingWorx
10 1 (0.037%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 132 (4.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 59 (2.20%) Microsoft Office
3 36 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
4 23 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 18 (0.67%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.37%) CATIA
7 9 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.037%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.037%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.037%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.037%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.037%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1,051 (39.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 122 (4.55%) SAP FI
3 73 (2.72%) SAP CO
4 69 (2.58%) SAP FI/CO
5 68 (2.54%) SAP ERP
6 66 (2.46%) SAP SD
7 60 (2.24%) SAP MM
8 53 (1.98%) SAP PSCD
9 51 (1.90%) SAP EWM
10 46 (1.72%) SAP BRIM
11 45 (1.68%) SAP Payroll
12 43 (1.61%) SAP GRC
13 42 (1.57%) SAP IBP
14 40 (1.49%) SAP PP
15 35 (1.31%) SAP HCM
16 33 (1.23%) SAP MDG
16 33 (1.23%) SAP QM
17 32 (1.19%) SAP FI-CA
17 32 (1.19%) SAP PM
18 30 (1.12%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 278 (10.38%) SuccessFactors
2 221 (8.25%) Azure
3 144 (5.38%) Power Platform
4 92 (3.43%) AWS
5 69 (2.58%) SaaS
6 60 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
7 39 (1.46%) Entra ID
7 39 (1.46%) GCP
8 38 (1.42%) Boomi
9 27 (1.01%) Dynamics 365
10 25 (0.93%) Microsoft 365
11 24 (0.90%) Snowflake
12 19 (0.71%) GitHub
12 19 (0.71%) Power Automate
12 19 (0.71%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 15 (0.56%) Azure Data Factory
13 15 (0.56%) GitHub Actions
13 15 (0.56%) Smartsheet
14 12 (0.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 12 (0.45%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.26%) Network Security
2 5 (0.19%) Firewall
3 4 (0.15%) Intranet
4 3 (0.11%) HTTP
4 3 (0.11%) VPN
5 2 (0.075%) Broadband
5 2 (0.075%) LAN
5 2 (0.075%) SSL
5 2 (0.075%) WAN
6 1 (0.037%) DNS
6 1 (0.037%) FTP
6 1 (0.037%) Internet
6 1 (0.037%) MQTT
6 1 (0.037%) RFID
6 1 (0.037%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.037%) Wireless
6 1 (0.037%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (4.78%) Power BI
2 96 (3.58%) SAP HANA
3 52 (1.94%) SAP BW
4 51 (1.90%) Data Warehouse
5 41 (1.53%) BusinessObjects
5 41 (1.53%) SQL Server
5 41 (1.53%) Tableau
6 28 (1.05%) SAP Data Services
7 17 (0.63%) Data Lake
8 16 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 15 (0.56%) Metadata
9 15 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
10 13 (0.49%) GIS
11 12 (0.45%) Sybase ASE
12 11 (0.41%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 10 (0.37%) MaxDB
13 10 (0.37%) Oracle Database
13 10 (0.37%) Relational Database
14 8 (0.30%) NoSQL
15 7 (0.26%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 108 (4.03%) JIRA
2 25 (0.93%) Hudson
3 21 (0.78%) Git
4 7 (0.26%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.22%) LSMW
5 6 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
6 5 (0.19%) Postman
6 5 (0.19%) Toad
7 3 (0.11%) GitLab
7 3 (0.11%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.075%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.075%) Maven
8 2 (0.075%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.075%) Selenium
8 2 (0.075%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.037%) JMeter
9 1 (0.037%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.037%) Spock
9 1 (0.037%) Subversion
9 1 (0.037%) TestDirector
General
1 835 (31.17%) Finance
2 681 (25.42%) Social Skills
3 295 (11.01%) Manufacturing
4 274 (10.23%) Analytical Skills
5 151 (5.64%) Public Sector
6 112 (4.18%) Retail
7 105 (3.92%) Billing
8 86 (3.21%) Pharmaceutical
9 81 (3.02%) Legal
10 77 (2.87%) Aerospace
11 60 (2.24%) Banking
12 58 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
13 51 (1.90%) General Ledger
14 49 (1.83%) Organisational Skills
15 36 (1.34%) Local Government
16 31 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
17 29 (1.08%) Aviation
18 28 (1.05%) Telecoms
19 27 (1.01%) Presentation Skills
20 26 (0.97%) Law
Job Titles
1 648 (24.19%) Consultant
2 562 (20.98%) SAP Consultant
3 339 (12.65%) Architect
4 310 (11.57%) Analyst
5 303 (11.31%) Lead
6 248 (9.26%) Senior
7 197 (7.35%) SAP Manager
8 178 (6.64%) SAP Architect
9 174 (6.49%) Project Manager
10 169 (6.31%) Solutions Architect
11 129 (4.82%) Business Analyst
12 113 (4.22%) Developer
13 104 (3.88%) SAP Analyst
14 89 (3.32%) Functional Consultant
15 88 (3.28%) SAP Project Manager
15 88 (3.28%) SAP Solutions Architect
16 82 (3.06%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 81 (3.02%) Administrator
18 61 (2.28%) Senior Consultant
18 61 (2.28%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 114 (4.26%) SAP Fiori
2 93 (3.47%) Middleware
3 71 (2.65%) REST
4 52 (1.94%) Oracle Fusion
4 52 (1.94%) SOAP
5 50 (1.87%) SAP Basis
6 39 (1.46%) BAPI
7 38 (1.42%) IDoc
8 34 (1.27%) XML
9 33 (1.23%) SAP PI
10 30 (1.12%) JSON
11 27 (1.01%) EDI
11 27 (1.01%) SAPUI5
12 22 (0.82%) OAuth
12 22 (0.82%) Web Services
13 16 (0.60%) Node.js
13 16 (0.60%) SAP ALE
14 15 (0.56%) SAP TM
15 13 (0.49%) JDBC
15 13 (0.49%) React
Miscellaneous
1 87 (3.25%) Onboarding
2 86 (3.21%) Data Structures
2 86 (3.21%) Public Cloud
3 76 (2.84%) Legacy Systems
4 62 (2.31%) Product Ownership
5 55 (2.05%) FMCG
6 54 (2.02%) Enterprise Software
7 53 (1.98%) Greenfield Project
8 39 (1.46%) Management Information System
9 35 (1.31%) Life Science
10 33 (1.23%) Cloud Native
11 27 (1.01%) Replication
12 23 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
13 22 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
14 21 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
15 20 (0.75%) AI Agents
16 18 (0.67%) Operational Technology
17 16 (0.60%) SCADA
17 16 (0.60%) Virtual Team
18 14 (0.52%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 43 (1.61%) Linux
2 36 (1.34%) Windows
3 19 (0.71%) Unix
4 9 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 9 (0.34%) VMS
5 8 (0.30%) SUSE
6 4 (0.15%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.11%) Solaris
8 2 (0.075%) AIX
8 2 (0.075%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 602 (22.47%) ERP
2 596 (22.25%) Stakeholder Management
3 492 (18.37%) Migration
4 351 (13.10%) Problem-Solving
5 309 (11.53%) Data Migration
6 304 (11.35%) User Acceptance Testing
7 290 (10.82%) Continuous Improvement
8 274 (10.23%) Agile
9 268 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 254 (9.48%) Validation
11 219 (8.17%) Analytics
12 217 (8.10%) Workshop Facilitation
13 202 (7.54%) Logistics
14 180 (6.72%) Project Management
15 170 (6.35%) Change Management
16 163 (6.08%) Roadmaps
17 160 (5.97%) Data Modelling
18 158 (5.90%) Business Intelligence
19 156 (5.82%) Decision-Making
20 147 (5.49%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 140 (5.23%) SQL
2 109 (4.07%) ABAP
3 62 (2.31%) Python
4 41 (1.53%) Java
5 19 (0.71%) PowerShell
6 17 (0.63%) JavaScript
7 9 (0.34%) C#
8 7 (0.26%) Bicep
9 6 (0.22%) Bash
10 5 (0.19%) Apex Code
10 5 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.19%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.15%) C
11 4 (0.15%) C++
11 4 (0.15%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.11%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.11%) Embedded C++
12 3 (0.11%) Korn
13 2 (0.075%) ActionScript
13 2 (0.075%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 430 (16.05%) Security Cleared
2 333 (12.43%) SC Cleared
3 136 (5.08%) Degree
4 119 (4.44%) BPSS Clearance
5 56 (2.09%) DV Cleared
6 40 (1.49%) ACCA
7 39 (1.46%) CIMA
8 34 (1.27%) PMP
9 33 (1.23%) PMI Certification
10 25 (0.93%) SAP Certification
11 20 (0.75%) Azure Certification
12 16 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (0.52%) Master's Degree
14 12 (0.45%) HNC
15 11 (0.41%) ISTQB
15 11 (0.41%) NVQ Level 4
16 8 (0.30%) CISSP
16 8 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 7 (0.26%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
17 7 (0.26%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 176 (6.57%) Data Quality
2 94 (3.51%) PMO
3 92 (3.43%) QA
4 61 (2.28%) GDPR
5 58 (2.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 46 (1.72%) GRC
7 16 (0.60%) IFRS
8 11 (0.41%) GxP
8 11 (0.41%) SLA
9 9 (0.34%) GMP
9 9 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 7 (0.26%) GAAP
10 7 (0.26%) ITGC
10 7 (0.26%) NIST
11 6 (0.22%) Accessibility
11 6 (0.22%) HIPAA
11 6 (0.22%) NCSC
12 5 (0.19%) EU AI Act
13 4 (0.15%) ISO 20022
14 2 (0.075%) COSHH
System Software
1 27 (1.01%) Active Directory
2 16 (0.60%) IAG
3 8 (0.30%) Docker
4 6 (0.22%) Corosync
5 1 (0.037%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
1 17 (0.63%) Terraform
2 15 (0.56%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (0.26%) Pacemaker
4 4 (0.15%) Ansible
5 3 (0.11%) Grafana
5 3 (0.11%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.075%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.075%) MOM
7 1 (0.037%) CEMLI
7 1 (0.037%) Packer
7 1 (0.037%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.037%) SolarWinds Orion
7 1 (0.037%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 1 (0.037%) WSUS
Vendors
1 254 (9.48%) Microsoft
2 249 (9.29%) Ariba
3 244 (9.11%) Oracle
4 99 (3.70%) Salesforce
5 91 (3.40%) Workday
6 73 (2.72%) ServiceNow
7 43 (1.61%) MuleSoft
8 38 (1.42%) Databricks
8 38 (1.42%) Informatica
9 37 (1.38%) Concur
10 29 (1.08%) Adobe
11 27 (1.01%) IBM
12 21 (0.78%) Google
13 20 (0.75%) Sage
14 18 (0.67%) IFS
15 17 (0.63%) Infor
15 17 (0.63%) Red Hat
16 16 (0.60%) Siemens
17 14 (0.52%) Dell
17 14 (0.52%) OpenText