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 25 November 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
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 28 26
Rank change year-on-year -3 -2 +22
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,270 2,371 3,024
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 6.34% 6.53% 6.56%
As % of the Vendors category 13.34% 14.51% 14.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,175 1,148 1,564
10th Percentile £350 £392 £358
25th Percentile £458 £471 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £558 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.45% +1.36% -
75th Percentile £675 £670 £650
90th Percentile £750 £752 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £561 £525
% change year-on-year -2.00% +6.90% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 53 71
10th Percentile £15.61 £16.92 £19.76
25th Percentile £18.24 £22.50 £22.30
Median hourly rate £22.63 £33.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.42% -32.65% +8.89%
75th Percentile £40.63 £55.00 £64.27
90th Percentile £75.50 £73.89 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.32 £30.41 £47.25
% change year-on-year -26.62% -35.64% +5.00%

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 17,012 16,336 20,907
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 47.52% 44.98% 45.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,735 9,609 13,380
10th Percentile £288 £297 £256
25th Percentile £405 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -1.41%
75th Percentile £610 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £720 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 870 523 672
10th Percentile £15.34 £15.49 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £19.48 £20.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £30.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.18% -32.58% +73.08%
75th Percentile £42.50 £63.75 £63.91
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £76.73
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.32 £27.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -18.85% -38.20% +97.78%

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 25 November 2025.

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 25 November 2025.

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 25 November 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 -5 1,747 £565 +1.35% 504
UK excluding London -5 1,002 £550 -2.00% 408
Work from Home +4 771 £560 -0.88% 273
London -12 706 £575 +4.55% 184
North of England -1 298 £600 +9.09% 57
South East 0 270 £525 -12.50% 192
North West +2 221 £623 +6.41% 44
Midlands -16 164 £525 -2.78% 58
East of England +1 127 £575 +15.00% 56
West Midlands -7 119 £525 +1.94% 45
South West -26 92 £600 +11.11% 30
Yorkshire -4 65 £550 +18.92% 11
East Midlands -22 43 £525 -8.02% 13
Scotland +1 41 £450 +5.88% 20
Wales +3 17 £170 -74.81% 6
North East -14 10 £175 -53.33% 2
Northern Ireland -3 7 £308 +112.07% 9
Channel Islands - 1 - -

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 24 (1.06%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.01%) Confluence
3 21 (0.93%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.35%) Anypoint
6 7 (0.31%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.22%) MTS
8 4 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.13%) Apache
9 3 (0.13%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.13%) CMS
9 3 (0.13%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.088%) Oracle Coherence
10 2 (0.088%) SAP EP
10 2 (0.088%) SharePoint Server
11 1 (0.044%) HCL Domino
11 1 (0.044%) HCL Notes
11 1 (0.044%) LiveCycle
11 1 (0.044%) Oracle Spatial
11 1 (0.044%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 112 (4.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 87 (3.83%) Microsoft Office
3 47 (2.07%) Microsoft Project
4 29 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 19 (0.84%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.22%) Windchill
8 4 (0.18%) Simulink
9 3 (0.13%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.13%) Sketch
10 2 (0.088%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.044%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.044%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.044%) InVision
11 1 (0.044%) Trello
Business Applications
1 820 (36.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 99 (4.36%) SAP FI
3 78 (3.44%) SAP CO
4 72 (3.17%) SAP FI/CO
5 70 (3.08%) SAP MM
6 68 (3.00%) SAP ERP
6 68 (3.00%) SAP EWM
7 60 (2.64%) SAP Payroll
8 57 (2.51%) SAP HCM
8 57 (2.51%) SAP PP
9 50 (2.20%) SAP HR
10 41 (1.81%) SAP MDG
11 38 (1.67%) SAP WM
12 33 (1.45%) SAP QM
13 32 (1.41%) SAP PM
13 32 (1.41%) SAP VC
14 31 (1.37%) SAP PS
15 25 (1.10%) SAP SD
16 24 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
17 23 (1.01%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 176 (7.75%) SuccessFactors
2 153 (6.74%) Azure
3 105 (4.63%) Power Platform
4 76 (3.35%) AWS
5 57 (2.51%) Microsoft 365
6 55 (2.42%) SaaS
7 45 (1.98%) GCP
8 40 (1.76%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (1.01%) Snowflake
10 22 (0.97%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 20 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (0.75%) Power Automate
13 14 (0.62%) Entra ID
14 11 (0.48%) OCI
15 10 (0.44%) Boomi
15 10 (0.44%) Smartsheet
16 9 (0.40%) Azure Data Factory
16 9 (0.40%) PowerApps
16 9 (0.40%) Tricentis Tosca
17 8 (0.35%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 24 (1.06%) Wireless
2 17 (0.75%) HTTPS
3 8 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
3 8 (0.35%) Firewall
3 8 (0.35%) LAN
3 8 (0.35%) Skype
4 6 (0.26%) DNS
4 6 (0.26%) VPN
5 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
5 4 (0.18%) WAN
6 3 (0.13%) DHCP
6 3 (0.13%) FTP
6 3 (0.13%) PSTN
6 3 (0.13%) VLAN
6 3 (0.13%) VoIP
7 2 (0.088%) DKIM
7 2 (0.088%) Hyperconnected
7 2 (0.088%) Junos
7 2 (0.088%) Network Security
7 2 (0.088%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (4.49%) SAP HANA
2 99 (4.36%) Power BI
3 50 (2.20%) SAP BW
4 28 (1.23%) Data Lake
4 28 (1.23%) SAP Data Services
5 26 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
6 23 (1.01%) SQL Server
7 16 (0.70%) Tableau
8 15 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
8 15 (0.66%) GIS
8 15 (0.66%) Metadata
9 13 (0.57%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 13 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (0.40%) Oracle Database
11 7 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
11 7 (0.31%) MySQL
11 7 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
11 7 (0.31%) Relational Database
12 6 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
12 6 (0.26%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 83 (3.66%) JIRA
2 24 (1.06%) Git
3 10 (0.44%) LSMW
4 9 (0.40%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.26%) Toad
6 5 (0.22%) GitLab
6 5 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
6 5 (0.22%) Rational Rhapsody
7 4 (0.18%) Clang
7 4 (0.18%) GCC
7 4 (0.18%) JUnit
7 4 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.18%) Subversion
8 3 (0.13%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.13%) Storybook
8 3 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.088%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.088%) Mercurial
9 2 (0.088%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.088%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 795 (35.02%) Finance
2 752 (33.13%) Social Skills
3 439 (19.34%) Manufacturing
4 336 (14.80%) Public Sector
5 253 (11.15%) Analytical Skills
6 242 (10.66%) Telecoms
7 234 (10.31%) Marketing
8 211 (9.30%) Electronics
9 144 (6.34%) Pharmaceutical
10 72 (3.17%) Retail
11 55 (2.42%) Billing
12 54 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
13 52 (2.29%) Documentation Skills
14 49 (2.16%) Legal
15 47 (2.07%) Aerospace
16 46 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
17 40 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
18 36 (1.59%) Banking
19 35 (1.54%) Local Government
20 23 (1.01%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 693 (30.53%) Consultant
2 562 (24.76%) SAP Consultant
3 203 (8.94%) Analyst
4 195 (8.59%) Lead
5 191 (8.41%) Architect
6 145 (6.39%) Project Manager
7 133 (5.86%) Developer
8 130 (5.73%) SAP Manager
9 107 (4.71%) SAP Architect
10 104 (4.58%) Senior
11 94 (4.14%) Business Analyst
12 80 (3.52%) Solutions Architect
13 73 (3.22%) SAP Analyst
14 70 (3.08%) Functional Consultant
15 66 (2.91%) SAP Project Manager
16 65 (2.86%) SAP Developer
16 65 (2.86%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 60 (2.64%) Administrator
18 56 (2.47%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
19 54 (2.38%) Management Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 172 (7.58%) SAP Fiori
2 57 (2.51%) Web Services
3 52 (2.29%) XML
4 51 (2.25%) REST
4 51 (2.25%) SOAP
5 44 (1.94%) SAP PI
6 43 (1.89%) BAPI
6 43 (1.89%) SAPUI5
7 40 (1.76%) Middleware
8 32 (1.41%) JSON
9 31 (1.37%) SAP Basis
10 29 (1.28%) HTML
11 26 (1.15%) CSS
12 23 (1.01%) EDI
12 23 (1.01%) IDoc
13 22 (0.97%) SAP TM
14 17 (0.75%) JMS
15 16 (0.70%) SAP ALE
16 15 (0.66%) RESTful
16 15 (0.66%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 70 (3.08%) Legacy Systems
2 52 (2.29%) Onboarding
3 43 (1.89%) Data Structures
3 43 (1.89%) Life Science
4 41 (1.81%) Greenfield Project
5 38 (1.67%) Product Ownership
6 37 (1.63%) Data Centre
7 33 (1.45%) Public Cloud
8 31 (1.37%) FMCG
9 29 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
10 25 (1.10%) Management Information System
11 22 (0.97%) Renewable Energy
11 22 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
12 21 (0.93%) Private Cloud
13 20 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
13 20 (0.88%) Replication
14 15 (0.66%) Virtual Team
15 12 (0.53%) Low-Code
15 12 (0.53%) Mobile App
15 12 (0.53%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 54 (2.38%) Windows
2 32 (1.41%) Android
2 32 (1.41%) Linux
3 31 (1.37%) Mac OS
4 16 (0.70%) Windows 10
5 11 (0.48%) Unix
6 7 (0.31%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.22%) VMS
8 4 (0.18%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 3 (0.13%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.088%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 395 (17.40%) Stakeholder Management
2 376 (16.56%) Migration
3 366 (16.12%) ERP
4 339 (14.93%) Problem-Solving
5 317 (13.96%) Business Intelligence
6 263 (11.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 257 (11.32%) Agile
8 245 (10.79%) Programme Management
9 217 (9.56%) Data Migration
10 213 (9.38%) Logistics
11 205 (9.03%) Digital Marketing
12 199 (8.77%) Project Management
13 188 (8.28%) Continuous Improvement
14 163 (7.18%) Analytics
15 161 (7.09%) Change Management
16 157 (6.92%) User Acceptance Testing
17 153 (6.74%) Workshop Facilitation
18 124 (5.46%) Project Delivery
18 124 (5.46%) Validation
19 123 (5.42%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 148 (6.52%) ABAP
2 107 (4.71%) SQL
3 63 (2.78%) JavaScript
3 63 (2.78%) Python
4 60 (2.64%) Java
5 30 (1.32%) PowerShell
6 22 (0.97%) C#
7 15 (0.66%) Groovy
8 14 (0.62%) C++
9 11 (0.48%) Apex Code
10 10 (0.44%) Bash
11 8 (0.35%) C
11 8 (0.35%) PL/SQL
12 6 (0.26%) TypeScript
13 5 (0.22%) MATLAB
13 5 (0.22%) Shell Script
14 4 (0.18%) R
14 4 (0.18%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.13%) BeanShell
15 3 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 521 (22.95%) Security Cleared
2 427 (18.81%) SC Cleared
3 169 (7.44%) Degree
4 101 (4.45%) BPSS Clearance
5 59 (2.60%) SAP Certification
6 54 (2.38%) PMP
7 53 (2.33%) DV Cleared
8 50 (2.20%) PMI Certification
9 39 (1.72%) Master's Degree
10 36 (1.59%) ACCA
11 35 (1.54%) CIMA
12 27 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (0.62%) CISSP
14 13 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
15 12 (0.53%) ISTQB
16 11 (0.48%) DBS Check
16 11 (0.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
17 10 (0.44%) CISM
18 8 (0.35%) CESG Certified Professional
19 6 (0.26%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (3.48%) Data Quality
2 70 (3.08%) QA
3 55 (2.42%) PMO
4 42 (1.85%) GDPR
5 37 (1.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 28 (1.23%) GxP
7 21 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 21 (0.93%) SLA
8 20 (0.88%) GRC
9 12 (0.53%) NIST
10 11 (0.48%) Accessibility
11 9 (0.40%) IFRS
12 8 (0.35%) NCSC
12 8 (0.35%) RMADS
13 7 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
13 7 (0.31%) APQC
13 7 (0.31%) COBIT
14 6 (0.26%) ITGC
14 6 (0.26%) JSP 440
14 6 (0.26%) SOX 404
System Software
1 32 (1.41%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.66%) Docker
3 5 (0.22%) Firmware
4 4 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.088%) IAG
5 2 (0.088%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.088%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.088%) vSphere
6 1 (0.044%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.044%) Varnish
6 1 (0.044%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.044%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (0.62%) Kubernetes
2 10 (0.44%) Terraform
3 6 (0.26%) Ansible
4 5 (0.22%) HP ALM
5 4 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 3 (0.13%) Data Guard
6 3 (0.13%) HP Quality Center
6 3 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 3 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
6 3 (0.13%) vRealize
7 2 (0.088%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.088%) Linux-HA
7 2 (0.088%) Pacemaker
7 2 (0.088%) Puppet
7 2 (0.088%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.044%) Autotask
8 1 (0.044%) Kubeflow
8 1 (0.044%) Oracle Identity Management
8 1 (0.044%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 194 (8.55%) Microsoft
2 192 (8.46%) Ariba
3 190 (8.37%) Oracle
4 106 (4.67%) Salesforce
5 76 (3.35%) Workday
6 75 (3.30%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.94%) Cisco
8 36 (1.59%) HP
9 34 (1.50%) Adobe
10 30 (1.32%) Dell
11 25 (1.10%) Apple
12 23 (1.01%) Databricks
13 22 (0.97%) OpenText
14 21 (0.93%) MuleSoft
15 20 (0.88%) Google
15 20 (0.88%) webMethods
16 18 (0.79%) Concur
16 18 (0.79%) IBM
17 12 (0.53%) Informatica
17 12 (0.53%) Software AG