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 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
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -12 +1 +3
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,691 2,082 2,487
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.04% 6.34% 6.37%
As % of the Vendors category 12.14% 13.39% 14.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,334 1,026 1,285
10th Percentile £360 £375 £396
25th Percentile £463 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.74% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £750 £789
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 234 111 88
10th Percentile £16.72 £16.25 £15.10
25th Percentile £22.63 £20.27 £23.76
Median hourly rate £32.23 £27.40 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year +17.61% -22.51% -27.84%
75th Percentile £60.56 £50.63 £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 22,174 15,546 17,032
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.51% 47.31% 43.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,713 9,519 10,642
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 £606 £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 1,151 787 849
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.49 £13.68
25th Percentile £18.88 £17.30 £15.62
Median hourly rate £33.99 £25.15 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +35.15% -10.18% -33.58%
75th Percentile £65.00 £49.38 £61.60
90th Percentile £83.62 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £22.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +47.73% -20.00% -21.43%

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 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 7 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 7 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 -13 2,131 £575 - 912
UK excluding London -4 1,358 £550 - 553
Work from Home -5 818 £550 -4.35% 391
London -31 761 £600 +2.39% 384
South East -6 367 £550 +4.76% 176
Midlands +9 359 £550 -2.22% 130
North of England -5 333 £550 - 147
North West -5 227 £550 - 90
West Midlands +2 225 £500 -9.09% 77
East of England -5 150 £510 -12.07% 57
East Midlands +33 125 £600 -2.12% 52
Yorkshire +7 99 £525 - 51
South West -36 79 £550 +4.76% 19
Scotland -5 39 £533 +0.33% 21
Wales +12 38 £550 +77.28% 10
North East -46 6 £500 -8.26% 8
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland +2 2 £488 +73.49% 2

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 (1.37%) Confluence
2 35 (1.30%) SharePoint
3 22 (0.82%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.48%) 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 (0.074%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.074%) SAS
9 2 (0.074%) ThingWorx
10 1 (0.037%) Mule
Applications
1 133 (4.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 59 (2.19%) Microsoft Office
3 35 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
4 23 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 18 (0.67%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.37%) CATIA
7 9 (0.33%) 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 1,059 (39.35%) SAP S/4HANA
2 122 (4.53%) SAP FI
3 73 (2.71%) SAP CO
4 69 (2.56%) SAP FI/CO
5 67 (2.49%) SAP ERP
6 64 (2.38%) SAP SD
7 61 (2.27%) SAP MM
8 53 (1.97%) SAP PSCD
9 52 (1.93%) SAP EWM
10 46 (1.71%) SAP BRIM
10 46 (1.71%) SAP Payroll
11 43 (1.60%) SAP GRC
12 42 (1.56%) SAP IBP
13 41 (1.52%) SAP PP
14 35 (1.30%) SAP HCM
15 34 (1.26%) SAP PM
16 33 (1.23%) SAP MDG
16 33 (1.23%) SAP QM
17 32 (1.19%) SAP FI-CA
18 31 (1.15%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 279 (10.37%) SuccessFactors
2 223 (8.29%) Azure
3 144 (5.35%) Power Platform
4 91 (3.38%) AWS
5 69 (2.56%) SaaS
6 60 (2.23%) Azure DevOps
7 39 (1.45%) Entra ID
8 38 (1.41%) GCP
9 37 (1.37%) Boomi
10 27 (1.00%) Dynamics 365
11 26 (0.97%) Microsoft 365
12 24 (0.89%) Snowflake
13 19 (0.71%) GitHub
13 19 (0.71%) SAP Commerce Cloud
14 18 (0.67%) Power Automate
15 16 (0.59%) Azure Data Factory
16 15 (0.56%) GitHub Actions
16 15 (0.56%) Smartsheet
17 12 (0.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 12 (0.45%) Serverless
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 (0.074%) Broadband
5 2 (0.074%) LAN
5 2 (0.074%) SSL
5 2 (0.074%) 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
1 127 (4.72%) Power BI
2 96 (3.57%) SAP HANA
3 52 (1.93%) Data Warehouse
3 52 (1.93%) SAP BW
4 41 (1.52%) BusinessObjects
4 41 (1.52%) SQL Server
4 41 (1.52%) Tableau
5 28 (1.04%) SAP Data Services
6 17 (0.63%) Data Lake
7 16 (0.59%) Metadata
7 16 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 15 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
9 13 (0.48%) GIS
10 12 (0.45%) Sybase ASE
11 11 (0.41%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 10 (0.37%) MaxDB
12 10 (0.37%) Oracle Database
12 10 (0.37%) Relational Database
13 8 (0.30%) NoSQL
14 7 (0.26%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 108 (4.01%) JIRA
2 24 (0.89%) 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 (0.074%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.074%) Maven
8 2 (0.074%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.074%) Selenium
8 2 (0.074%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.037%) GCC
9 1 (0.037%) ScriptRunner
9 1 (0.037%) Spock
9 1 (0.037%) TestDirector
9 1 (0.037%) TestRail
General
1 837 (31.10%) Finance
2 684 (25.42%) Social Skills
3 300 (11.15%) Manufacturing
4 279 (10.37%) Analytical Skills
5 151 (5.61%) Public Sector
6 113 (4.20%) Retail
7 105 (3.90%) Billing
8 85 (3.16%) Pharmaceutical
9 81 (3.01%) Legal
10 78 (2.90%) Aerospace
11 60 (2.23%) Banking
12 58 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
13 50 (1.86%) General Ledger
13 50 (1.86%) Organisational Skills
14 36 (1.34%) Local Government
15 30 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
16 29 (1.08%) Aviation
17 28 (1.04%) Automotive
17 28 (1.04%) Telecoms
18 27 (1.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 645 (23.97%) Consultant
2 560 (20.81%) SAP Consultant
3 341 (12.67%) Architect
4 312 (11.59%) Analyst
5 310 (11.52%) Lead
6 249 (9.25%) Senior
7 196 (7.28%) SAP Manager
8 180 (6.69%) SAP Architect
9 174 (6.47%) Project Manager
10 168 (6.24%) Solutions Architect
11 129 (4.79%) Business Analyst
12 113 (4.20%) Developer
13 104 (3.86%) SAP Analyst
14 89 (3.31%) Functional Consultant
15 88 (3.27%) SAP Project Manager
15 88 (3.27%) SAP Solutions Architect
16 84 (3.12%) Administrator
17 82 (3.05%) SAP Functional Consultant
18 61 (2.27%) Senior Consultant
18 61 (2.27%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 114 (4.24%) SAP Fiori
2 93 (3.46%) Middleware
3 71 (2.64%) REST
4 54 (2.01%) Oracle Fusion
5 52 (1.93%) SOAP
6 50 (1.86%) SAP Basis
7 39 (1.45%) BAPI
8 38 (1.41%) IDoc
9 34 (1.26%) XML
10 33 (1.23%) SAP PI
11 30 (1.11%) JSON
12 27 (1.00%) EDI
12 27 (1.00%) SAPUI5
13 22 (0.82%) OAuth
13 22 (0.82%) Web Services
14 16 (0.59%) Node.js
14 16 (0.59%) SAP ALE
15 15 (0.56%) SAP TM
16 13 (0.48%) JDBC
16 13 (0.48%) React
Miscellaneous
1 86 (3.20%) Data Structures
1 86 (3.20%) Onboarding
1 86 (3.20%) Public Cloud
2 77 (2.86%) Legacy Systems
3 62 (2.30%) Product Ownership
4 55 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
4 55 (2.04%) FMCG
5 53 (1.97%) Greenfield Project
6 39 (1.45%) Management Information System
7 36 (1.34%) Life Science
8 33 (1.23%) Cloud Native
9 27 (1.00%) Replication
10 23 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
11 22 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
12 21 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
13 19 (0.71%) AI Agents
14 18 (0.67%) Operational Technology
15 16 (0.59%) SCADA
16 15 (0.56%) Virtual Team
17 14 (0.52%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 43 (1.60%) Linux
2 36 (1.34%) Windows
3 19 (0.71%) Unix
4 9 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 9 (0.33%) 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 (0.074%) AIX
8 2 (0.074%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 605 (22.48%) ERP
2 599 (22.26%) Stakeholder Management
3 490 (18.21%) Migration
4 351 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
5 307 (11.41%) Data Migration
6 306 (11.37%) User Acceptance Testing
7 293 (10.89%) Continuous Improvement
8 275 (10.22%) Agile
9 268 (9.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 256 (9.51%) Validation
11 221 (8.21%) Analytics
12 216 (8.03%) Workshop Facilitation
13 205 (7.62%) Logistics
14 179 (6.65%) Project Management
15 169 (6.28%) Change Management
16 165 (6.13%) Roadmaps
17 160 (5.95%) Data Modelling
18 157 (5.83%) Business Intelligence
19 155 (5.76%) Decision-Making
20 148 (5.50%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 140 (5.20%) SQL
2 110 (4.09%) ABAP
3 63 (2.34%) Python
4 41 (1.52%) Java
5 19 (0.71%) PowerShell
6 17 (0.63%) JavaScript
7 9 (0.33%) C#
8 7 (0.26%) Bicep
9 6 (0.22%) Apex Code
9 6 (0.22%) Bash
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
12 3 (0.11%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.074%) VB
Qualifications
1 429 (15.94%) Security Cleared
2 332 (12.34%) SC Cleared
3 136 (5.05%) Degree
4 119 (4.42%) BPSS Clearance
5 56 (2.08%) DV Cleared
6 40 (1.49%) ACCA
7 39 (1.45%) CIMA
8 34 (1.26%) PMP
9 33 (1.23%) PMI Certification
10 25 (0.93%) SAP Certification
11 20 (0.74%) Azure Certification
12 16 (0.59%) 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 (6.54%) Data Quality
2 94 (3.49%) PMO
3 93 (3.46%) QA
4 61 (2.27%) GDPR
5 58 (2.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 46 (1.71%) GRC
7 16 (0.59%) IFRS
8 11 (0.41%) GxP
8 11 (0.41%) SLA
9 9 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 8 (0.30%) GMP
11 7 (0.26%) GAAP
11 7 (0.26%) ITGC
11 7 (0.26%) NIST
12 6 (0.22%) Accessibility
12 6 (0.22%) HIPAA
12 6 (0.22%) NCSC
13 5 (0.19%) EU AI Act
14 4 (0.15%) ISO 20022
15 2 (0.074%) WCAG
System Software
1 27 (1.00%) Active Directory
2 16 (0.59%) 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 (0.074%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.074%) 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 (9.44%) Microsoft
2 253 (9.40%) Ariba
3 246 (9.14%) Oracle
4 100 (3.72%) Salesforce
5 90 (3.34%) Workday
6 73 (2.71%) ServiceNow
7 42 (1.56%) MuleSoft
8 39 (1.45%) Databricks
9 38 (1.41%) Informatica
10 37 (1.37%) Concur
11 29 (1.08%) Adobe
12 27 (1.00%) IBM
13 22 (0.82%) Google
14 19 (0.71%) Sage
15 18 (0.67%) IFS
16 17 (0.63%) Infor
16 17 (0.63%) Red Hat
17 16 (0.59%) Siemens
18 14 (0.52%) Dell
18 14 (0.52%) OpenText