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 18 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
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 28 28
Rank change year-on-year -11 0 +2
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,735 2,052 2,497
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.11% 6.24% 6.44%
As % of the Vendors category 12.23% 13.21% 14.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,363 1,019 1,277
10th Percentile £363 £361 £400
25th Percentile £463 £470 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £565 £575
Median % change year-on-year +1.77% -1.74% +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £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 226 107 86
10th Percentile £16.53 £16.11 £15.10
25th Percentile £22.16 £20.03 £22.19
Median hourly rate £32.36 £25.50 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year +26.91% -27.88% -21.42%
75th Percentile £59.38 £50.00 £59.64
90th Percentile £86.00 £68.00 £66.27
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.50 £22.63 £33.00
% change year-on-year +30.36% -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 22,363 15,539 16,952
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.75% 47.27% 43.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,844 9,486 10,594
10th Percentile £313 £275 £290
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £610 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £700 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £479 £500
% change year-on-year +4.41% -4.23% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,149 808 821
10th Percentile £14.56 £14.61 £13.50
25th Percentile £18.00 £17.30 £15.62
Median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.22% -10.18% -30.86%
75th Percentile £65.00 £47.12 £61.60
90th Percentile £85.00 £67.50 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.27 £21.35 £27.50
% change year-on-year +41.81% -22.38% -17.76%

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 18 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 18 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 18 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 -10 2,170 £575 +1.77% 1,061
UK excluding London -2 1,387 £550 - 757
Work from Home -4 825 £555 - 572
London -26 770 £600 +3.90% 433
South East -7 375 £550 +4.76% 161
Midlands +9 365 £550 - 138
North of England -6 348 £550 - 203
North West -2 246 £550 +1.01% 137
West Midlands +5 226 £500 -7.66% 76
East of England -6 147 £580 - 74
East Midlands +26 129 £619 -0.12% 62
Yorkshire -4 95 £525 -3.67% 58
South West -37 79 £600 +9.09% 76
Wales +7 41 £550 +228.36% 22
Scotland -3 40 £525 +23.53% 74
North East -43 6 £500 -8.26% 13
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland +1 2 £488 +118.61% 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 42 (1.54%) SharePoint
2 36 (1.32%) Confluence
3 22 (0.80%) NetWeaver
4 12 (0.44%) CMS
5 6 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.22%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
6 5 (0.18%) Cloud Foundry
7 4 (0.15%) Apache
7 4 (0.15%) SAP EP
8 3 (0.11%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
8 3 (0.11%) JBoss
8 3 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
8 3 (0.11%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.073%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.073%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.073%) SAS
9 2 (0.073%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 131 (4.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 61 (2.23%) Microsoft Office
3 41 (1.50%) Microsoft Project
4 29 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 18 (0.66%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.37%) CATIA
7 7 (0.26%) 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 1,060 (38.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 123 (4.50%) SAP FI
3 75 (2.74%) SAP CO
4 69 (2.52%) SAP ERP
4 69 (2.52%) SAP FI/CO
5 64 (2.34%) SAP SD
6 63 (2.30%) SAP MM
7 52 (1.90%) SAP PSCD
8 49 (1.79%) SAP EWM
9 48 (1.76%) SAP Payroll
10 47 (1.72%) SAP GRC
11 45 (1.65%) SAP BRIM
11 45 (1.65%) SAP PP
12 42 (1.54%) SAP IBP
13 41 (1.50%) SAP HR
14 36 (1.32%) SAP PM
15 35 (1.28%) SAP MDG
16 33 (1.21%) SAP HCM
17 32 (1.17%) SAP QM
18 31 (1.13%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 289 (10.57%) SuccessFactors
2 228 (8.34%) Azure
3 141 (5.16%) Power Platform
4 98 (3.58%) AWS
5 67 (2.45%) SaaS
6 61 (2.23%) Azure DevOps
7 45 (1.65%) GCP
8 41 (1.50%) Entra ID
9 38 (1.39%) Boomi
10 27 (0.99%) Dynamics 365
10 27 (0.99%) Microsoft 365
11 24 (0.88%) Snowflake
12 20 (0.73%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 19 (0.69%) GitHub
14 16 (0.59%) Power Automate
15 15 (0.55%) Azure Data Factory
15 15 (0.55%) GitHub Actions
15 15 (0.55%) Smartsheet
16 13 (0.48%) Tricentis Tosca
17 12 (0.44%) Serverless
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 (0.073%) LAN
5 2 (0.073%) SSL
5 2 (0.073%) 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%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.037%) Wireless
6 1 (0.037%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 124 (4.53%) Power BI
2 94 (3.44%) SAP HANA
3 55 (2.01%) SAP BW
4 51 (1.86%) Data Warehouse
5 45 (1.65%) Tableau
6 41 (1.50%) SQL Server
7 38 (1.39%) BusinessObjects
8 27 (0.99%) SAP Data Services
9 16 (0.59%) Data Lake
10 15 (0.55%) Metadata
10 15 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
10 15 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.51%) Oracle Database
12 13 (0.48%) GIS
13 12 (0.44%) Sybase ASE
14 11 (0.40%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
15 10 (0.37%) MaxDB
15 10 (0.37%) Relational Database
16 8 (0.29%) NoSQL
17 6 (0.22%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 112 (4.10%) JIRA
2 23 (0.84%) Hudson
3 20 (0.73%) Git
4 11 (0.40%) Postman
5 8 (0.29%) SonarQube
6 7 (0.26%) eggPlant
6 7 (0.26%) Jenkins
6 7 (0.26%) SoapUI
7 6 (0.22%) JMeter
7 6 (0.22%) LSMW
7 6 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
8 5 (0.18%) LoadRunner
8 5 (0.18%) Toad
9 4 (0.15%) Selenium
10 3 (0.11%) GitLab
11 2 (0.073%) HP UFT
11 2 (0.073%) Maven
11 2 (0.073%) Oracle APEX
11 2 (0.073%) Rational Functional Tester
11 2 (0.073%) SilkTest
General
1 846 (30.93%) Finance
2 702 (25.67%) Social Skills
3 313 (11.44%) Manufacturing
4 279 (10.20%) Analytical Skills
5 148 (5.41%) Public Sector
6 118 (4.31%) Retail
7 110 (4.02%) Billing
8 81 (2.96%) Legal
9 80 (2.93%) Pharmaceutical
10 77 (2.82%) Aerospace
11 57 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
11 57 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
12 56 (2.05%) Banking
13 51 (1.86%) General Ledger
14 32 (1.17%) Automotive
14 32 (1.17%) Local Government
15 30 (1.10%) Documentation Skills
16 29 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
16 29 (1.06%) Telecoms
17 28 (1.02%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 663 (24.24%) Consultant
2 567 (20.73%) SAP Consultant
3 349 (12.76%) Architect
4 319 (11.66%) Lead
5 312 (11.41%) Analyst
6 258 (9.43%) Senior
7 194 (7.09%) SAP Manager
8 179 (6.54%) SAP Architect
9 169 (6.18%) Project Manager
10 168 (6.14%) Solutions Architect
11 134 (4.90%) Business Analyst
12 111 (4.06%) Developer
13 105 (3.84%) SAP Analyst
14 88 (3.22%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 85 (3.11%) SAP Project Manager
16 84 (3.07%) Functional Consultant
17 80 (2.93%) Administrator
18 77 (2.82%) SAP Functional Consultant
19 71 (2.60%) Senior Consultant
20 63 (2.30%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 116 (4.24%) SAP Fiori
2 100 (3.66%) Middleware
3 77 (2.82%) REST
4 64 (2.34%) SOAP
5 52 (1.90%) Oracle Fusion
6 51 (1.86%) SAP Basis
7 46 (1.68%) XML
8 38 (1.39%) BAPI
9 35 (1.28%) IDoc
10 32 (1.17%) JSON
10 32 (1.17%) SAP PI
11 30 (1.10%) Web Services
12 28 (1.02%) EDI
13 25 (0.91%) SAPUI5
14 23 (0.84%) OAuth
15 19 (0.69%) Node.js
16 16 (0.59%) Kafka
16 16 (0.59%) SAP ALE
17 15 (0.55%) JDBC
18 14 (0.51%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 92 (3.36%) Onboarding
2 90 (3.29%) Public Cloud
3 82 (3.00%) Data Structures
4 73 (2.67%) Legacy Systems
5 65 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
6 61 (2.23%) Product Ownership
7 56 (2.05%) FMCG
8 52 (1.90%) Greenfield Project
9 42 (1.54%) Management Information System
10 37 (1.35%) Life Science
11 34 (1.24%) Cloud Native
12 29 (1.06%) Replication
13 24 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
14 23 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
15 21 (0.77%) Self-Motivation
16 20 (0.73%) Operational Technology
17 18 (0.66%) AI Agents
18 16 (0.59%) SCADA
19 15 (0.55%) Private Cloud
20 14 (0.51%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 49 (1.79%) Linux
2 36 (1.32%) Windows
3 26 (0.95%) 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 (0.073%) AIX
8 2 (0.073%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 617 (22.56%) Stakeholder Management
2 607 (22.19%) ERP
3 487 (17.81%) Migration
4 351 (12.83%) Problem-Solving
5 319 (11.66%) User Acceptance Testing
6 310 (11.33%) Data Migration
7 286 (10.46%) Continuous Improvement
8 279 (10.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 276 (10.09%) Agile
10 257 (9.40%) Validation
11 223 (8.15%) Workshop Facilitation
12 219 (8.01%) Analytics
13 204 (7.46%) Logistics
14 170 (6.22%) Roadmaps
15 169 (6.18%) Project Management
16 161 (5.89%) Change Management
17 156 (5.70%) Data Modelling
18 155 (5.67%) Business Intelligence
19 154 (5.63%) System Integration Testing
20 149 (5.45%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 142 (5.19%) SQL
2 109 (3.99%) ABAP
3 67 (2.45%) Python
4 50 (1.83%) Java
5 23 (0.84%) JavaScript
6 20 (0.73%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.26%) Bicep
7 7 (0.26%) C#
8 6 (0.22%) Apex Code
8 6 (0.22%) Bash
8 6 (0.22%) VB.NET
9 5 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.18%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.18%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.15%) BeanShell
10 4 (0.15%) C++
10 4 (0.15%) Korn
11 3 (0.11%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.11%) Embedded C++
11 3 (0.11%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 443 (16.20%) Security Cleared
2 340 (12.43%) SC Cleared
3 137 (5.01%) Degree
4 126 (4.61%) BPSS Clearance
5 55 (2.01%) DV Cleared
6 36 (1.32%) ACCA
7 35 (1.28%) CIMA
8 32 (1.17%) PMI Certification
8 32 (1.17%) PMP
9 26 (0.95%) SAP Certification
10 20 (0.73%) Azure Certification
11 16 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (0.51%) HNC
12 14 (0.51%) ISTQB
13 11 (0.40%) Master's Degree
13 11 (0.40%) NVQ Level 4
14 10 (0.37%) ISEB
14 10 (0.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 9 (0.33%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 8 (0.29%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 176 (6.44%) Data Quality
2 97 (3.55%) PMO
3 92 (3.36%) QA
4 62 (2.27%) GDPR
5 57 (2.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 50 (1.83%) GRC
7 17 (0.62%) IFRS
8 12 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 11 (0.40%) GxP
10 9 (0.33%) NIST
10 9 (0.33%) SLA
11 7 (0.26%) GAAP
11 7 (0.26%) GMP
12 6 (0.22%) Accessibility
12 6 (0.22%) HIPAA
12 6 (0.22%) ITGC
12 6 (0.22%) NCSC
13 5 (0.18%) EU AI Act
14 4 (0.15%) ISO 20022
15 2 (0.073%) NIST 800
System Software
1 28 (1.02%) Active Directory
2 18 (0.66%) IAG
3 7 (0.26%) Docker
4 6 (0.22%) Corosync
5 3 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.037%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
1 17 (0.62%) Terraform
2 16 (0.59%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (0.26%) Pacemaker
4 5 (0.18%) HP Fortify
5 4 (0.15%) Ansible
5 4 (0.15%) Control-M
5 4 (0.15%) HP ALM
6 3 (0.11%) Grafana
7 2 (0.073%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.073%) MOM
8 1 (0.037%) CEMLI
8 1 (0.037%) Packer
8 1 (0.037%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.037%) SolarWinds Orion
8 1 (0.037%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 1 (0.037%) WSUS
Vendors
1 271 (9.91%) Microsoft
2 264 (9.65%) Oracle
3 255 (9.32%) Ariba
4 110 (4.02%) Salesforce
5 93 (3.40%) Workday
6 79 (2.89%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.61%) MuleSoft
8 39 (1.43%) Databricks
9 36 (1.32%) Concur
9 36 (1.32%) Informatica
10 33 (1.21%) Adobe
10 33 (1.21%) IBM
11 27 (0.99%) Google
12 17 (0.62%) Red Hat
13 16 (0.59%) Infor
13 16 (0.59%) OpenText
13 16 (0.59%) Siemens
14 15 (0.55%) Dell
14 15 (0.55%) IFS
15 14 (0.51%) Sage