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 1 September 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
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 28 28
Rank change year-on-year -11 0 0
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,692 2,035 2,527
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.02% 6.21% 6.55%
As % of the Vendors category 12.01% 13.17% 14.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,326 1,016 1,252
10th Percentile £366 £359 £400
25th Percentile £463 £470 £464
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £568 £575
Median % change year-on-year +1.28% -1.26% +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £671 £688
90th Percentile £750 £750 £787
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +7.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 211 107 84
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.50 £15.10
25th Percentile £18.87 £19.07 £22.56
Median hourly rate £32.23 £25.50 £36.93
Median % change year-on-year +26.37% -30.95% -0.93%
75th Percentile £60.75 £45.63 £60.36
90th Percentile £87.50 £66.15 £65.02
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £22.63 £35.00
% change year-on-year +32.57% -35.34% +2.94%

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 22,420 15,451 16,993
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.79% 47.18% 44.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,807 9,462 10,397
10th Percentile £313 £275 £287
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £613 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £700 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,170 786 740
10th Percentile £14.35 £14.67 £13.69
25th Percentile £17.25 £17.30 £15.62
Median hourly rate £29.07 £25.15 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.59% -13.28% -31.76%
75th Percentile £65.00 £43.75 £62.51
90th Percentile £81.36 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £21.28 £27.50
% change year-on-year +31.58% -22.62% -30.90%

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 1 September 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 1 September 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 1 September 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 2,142 £575 +1.77% 1,422
UK excluding London -2 1,372 £550 - 971
Work from Home -6 801 £575 +0.66% 742
London -28 760 £600 +3.27% 601
South East -6 393 £550 +4.76% 226
North of England -4 345 £550 - 245
Midlands +11 343 £550 - 157
North West -4 245 £550 - 169
West Midlands +5 215 £500 -7.66% 87
East of England -12 135 £580 - 118
East Midlands +32 119 £613 -1.05% 70
Yorkshire +5 94 £500 -8.26% 63
South West -31 82 £546 -0.68% 95
Wales +11 42 £550 +228.36% 21
Scotland -14 41 £533 +25.41% 93
North East -50 5 £500 -8.26% 13
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -3 1 £450 +172.73% 27

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 41 (1.52%) SharePoint
2 37 (1.37%) Confluence
3 19 (0.71%) NetWeaver
4 11 (0.41%) CMS
5 7 (0.26%) Oracle Workflow
6 6 (0.22%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 5 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.15%) Apache
8 4 (0.15%) Cloud Foundry
8 4 (0.15%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.15%) Sitecore CMS
9 3 (0.11%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
9 3 (0.11%) JBoss
9 3 (0.11%) SugarCRM
9 3 (0.11%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.074%) Anypoint
10 2 (0.074%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.074%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.074%) SAS
Applications
1 125 (4.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 61 (2.27%) Microsoft Office
3 41 (1.52%) Microsoft Project
4 30 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 19 (0.71%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.37%) CATIA
7 7 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.11%) Windchill
9 1 (0.037%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.037%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.037%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.037%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 1,036 (38.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 122 (4.53%) SAP FI
3 77 (2.86%) SAP CO
4 69 (2.56%) SAP MM
5 68 (2.53%) SAP FI/CO
5 68 (2.53%) SAP SD
6 65 (2.41%) SAP ERP
7 51 (1.89%) SAP PSCD
8 50 (1.86%) SAP GRC
9 49 (1.82%) SAP Payroll
10 47 (1.75%) SAP EWM
11 45 (1.67%) SAP HR
11 45 (1.67%) SAP PP
12 44 (1.63%) SAP BRIM
13 43 (1.60%) SAP MDG
14 40 (1.49%) SAP IBP
14 40 (1.49%) SAP PM
15 37 (1.37%) SAP HCM
16 31 (1.15%) SAP QM
17 30 (1.11%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 273 (10.14%) SuccessFactors
2 222 (8.25%) Azure
3 142 (5.27%) Power Platform
4 105 (3.90%) AWS
5 65 (2.41%) SaaS
6 56 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
7 48 (1.78%) GCP
8 39 (1.45%) Entra ID
9 32 (1.19%) Boomi
10 29 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
11 27 (1.00%) Microsoft 365
12 23 (0.85%) Snowflake
13 21 (0.78%) SAP Commerce Cloud
14 17 (0.63%) Tricentis Tosca
15 16 (0.59%) GitHub
15 16 (0.59%) Power Automate
16 15 (0.56%) Azure Data Factory
16 15 (0.56%) Smartsheet
17 13 (0.48%) Azure Logic Apps
17 13 (0.48%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.22%) Intranet
2 5 (0.19%) Firewall
3 4 (0.15%) Broadband
4 3 (0.11%) HTTP
4 3 (0.11%) Network Security
4 3 (0.11%) VPN
5 2 (0.074%) LAN
5 2 (0.074%) SSL
5 2 (0.074%) WAN
6 1 (0.037%) DNS
6 1 (0.037%) Internet
6 1 (0.037%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.037%) MQTT
6 1 (0.037%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.037%) Wireless
6 1 (0.037%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (4.68%) Power BI
2 94 (3.49%) SAP HANA
3 59 (2.19%) SAP BW
4 48 (1.78%) Data Warehouse
5 43 (1.60%) Tableau
6 40 (1.49%) BusinessObjects
7 39 (1.45%) SQL Server
8 26 (0.97%) SAP Data Services
9 17 (0.63%) Metadata
10 16 (0.59%) Data Lake
11 14 (0.52%) Oracle Database
12 13 (0.48%) GIS
12 13 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
13 10 (0.37%) Delta Lake
13 10 (0.37%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 10 (0.37%) Relational Database
14 9 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 9 (0.33%) Sybase ASE
15 8 (0.30%) MaxDB
15 8 (0.30%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 109 (4.05%) JIRA
2 20 (0.74%) Hudson
3 19 (0.71%) Git
4 11 (0.41%) Postman
5 7 (0.26%) eggPlant
5 7 (0.26%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.26%) SoapUI
6 6 (0.22%) JMeter
6 6 (0.22%) SonarQube
6 6 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
7 5 (0.19%) LoadRunner
7 5 (0.19%) LSMW
7 5 (0.19%) Toad
8 4 (0.15%) Selenium
9 2 (0.074%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.074%) HP UFT
9 2 (0.074%) Maven
9 2 (0.074%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.074%) Rational Functional Tester
9 2 (0.074%) SilkTest
General
1 836 (31.05%) Finance
2 700 (26.00%) Social Skills
3 307 (11.40%) Manufacturing
4 273 (10.14%) Analytical Skills
5 132 (4.90%) Public Sector
6 124 (4.61%) Retail
7 106 (3.94%) Billing
8 80 (2.97%) Legal
9 70 (2.60%) Pharmaceutical
10 68 (2.53%) Aerospace
11 59 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
12 57 (2.12%) Banking
12 57 (2.12%) Organisational Skills
13 53 (1.97%) General Ledger
14 35 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
15 33 (1.23%) Automotive
16 28 (1.04%) Telecoms
17 27 (1.00%) Local Government
18 26 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
19 25 (0.93%) Law
Job Titles
1 666 (24.74%) Consultant
2 568 (21.10%) SAP Consultant
3 349 (12.96%) Architect
4 319 (11.85%) Lead
5 310 (11.52%) Analyst
6 262 (9.73%) Senior
7 189 (7.02%) SAP Manager
8 175 (6.50%) SAP Architect
9 160 (5.94%) Solutions Architect
10 157 (5.83%) Project Manager
11 133 (4.94%) Business Analyst
12 106 (3.94%) Developer
13 104 (3.86%) SAP Analyst
14 87 (3.23%) Functional Consultant
15 84 (3.12%) SAP Solutions Architect
16 78 (2.90%) SAP Project Manager
17 77 (2.86%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 77 (2.86%) Senior Consultant
18 70 (2.60%) Administrator
19 64 (2.38%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 124 (4.61%) SAP Fiori
2 93 (3.45%) Middleware
3 77 (2.86%) REST
4 63 (2.34%) SOAP
5 54 (2.01%) Oracle Fusion
6 51 (1.89%) SAP Basis
7 45 (1.67%) XML
8 35 (1.30%) BAPI
9 32 (1.19%) SAP PI
10 31 (1.15%) IDoc
10 31 (1.15%) JSON
10 31 (1.15%) Web Services
11 30 (1.11%) SAPUI5
12 27 (1.00%) EDI
13 23 (0.85%) OAuth
14 19 (0.71%) Node.js
15 17 (0.63%) SAP ALE
15 17 (0.63%) Terraform
16 16 (0.59%) JDBC
16 16 (0.59%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 85 (3.16%) Onboarding
2 81 (3.01%) Data Structures
3 79 (2.93%) Public Cloud
4 72 (2.67%) Enterprise Software
5 70 (2.60%) Legacy Systems
6 61 (2.27%) FMCG
7 58 (2.15%) Product Ownership
8 54 (2.01%) Greenfield Project
9 46 (1.71%) Management Information System
10 37 (1.37%) Life Science
11 34 (1.26%) Cloud Native
12 31 (1.15%) Replication
13 25 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
14 21 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
14 21 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
15 20 (0.74%) Operational Technology
16 17 (0.63%) AI Agents
17 16 (0.59%) SCADA
18 15 (0.56%) Private Cloud
19 14 (0.52%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 44 (1.63%) Linux
2 32 (1.19%) Windows
3 23 (0.85%) Unix
4 9 (0.33%) VMS
5 8 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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
1 636 (23.63%) Stakeholder Management
2 605 (22.47%) ERP
3 490 (18.20%) Migration
4 348 (12.93%) Problem-Solving
5 329 (12.22%) User Acceptance Testing
6 311 (11.55%) Data Migration
7 276 (10.25%) Continuous Improvement
8 269 (9.99%) Agile
8 269 (9.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 255 (9.47%) Validation
10 227 (8.43%) Analytics
11 211 (7.84%) Logistics
12 210 (7.80%) Workshop Facilitation
13 177 (6.58%) Roadmaps
14 159 (5.91%) Business Intelligence
15 158 (5.87%) Project Management
16 157 (5.83%) System Integration Testing
17 151 (5.61%) Data Modelling
17 151 (5.61%) Process Improvement
18 150 (5.57%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 142 (5.27%) SQL
2 110 (4.09%) ABAP
3 69 (2.56%) Python
4 52 (1.93%) Java
5 23 (0.85%) JavaScript
6 20 (0.74%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.26%) Bicep
7 7 (0.26%) C#
8 6 (0.22%) Apex Code
8 6 (0.22%) BeanShell
8 6 (0.22%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.19%) Bash
9 5 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.19%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.19%) VB.NET
10 4 (0.15%) C++
10 4 (0.15%) Korn
11 3 (0.11%) C
11 3 (0.11%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.11%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 449 (16.68%) Security Cleared
2 349 (12.96%) SC Cleared
3 133 (4.94%) Degree
4 125 (4.64%) BPSS Clearance
5 62 (2.30%) DV Cleared
6 35 (1.30%) ACCA
7 33 (1.23%) CIMA
8 29 (1.08%) PMP
9 28 (1.04%) PMI Certification
10 23 (0.85%) SAP Certification
11 20 (0.74%) Azure Certification
12 16 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
12 16 (0.59%) HNC
13 12 (0.45%) ISTQB
14 11 (0.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 11 (0.41%) NVQ Level 4
15 10 (0.37%) CISSP
15 10 (0.37%) ISEB
15 10 (0.37%) Master's Degree
16 9 (0.33%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 178 (6.61%) Data Quality
2 89 (3.31%) PMO
3 86 (3.19%) QA
4 60 (2.23%) GDPR
5 54 (2.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 52 (1.93%) GRC
7 17 (0.63%) IFRS
8 16 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 11 (0.41%) GxP
9 11 (0.41%) NIST
10 7 (0.26%) ITGC
10 7 (0.26%) SLA
11 6 (0.22%) Accessibility
11 6 (0.22%) GAAP
11 6 (0.22%) GMP
11 6 (0.22%) HIPAA
11 6 (0.22%) NCSC
12 5 (0.19%) EU AI Act
13 4 (0.15%) ISO 20022
14 3 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 21 (0.78%) Active Directory
2 17 (0.63%) IAG
3 6 (0.22%) Corosync
3 6 (0.22%) Docker
4 3 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.074%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (0.63%) Kubernetes
2 10 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
3 7 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (0.26%) Pacemaker
4 5 (0.19%) HP Fortify
5 4 (0.15%) Control-M
6 3 (0.11%) Ansible
6 3 (0.11%) Grafana
7 2 (0.074%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.074%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.074%) MOM
8 1 (0.037%) CEMLI
8 1 (0.037%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.037%) QRadar
8 1 (0.037%) SolarWinds Orion
8 1 (0.037%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 1 (0.037%) WSUS
Vendors
1 274 (10.18%) Microsoft
2 261 (9.70%) Oracle
3 255 (9.47%) Ariba
4 112 (4.16%) Salesforce
5 97 (3.60%) Workday
6 73 (2.71%) ServiceNow
7 43 (1.60%) Databricks
8 40 (1.49%) MuleSoft
9 36 (1.34%) Concur
10 35 (1.30%) Adobe
11 32 (1.19%) IBM
12 30 (1.11%) Informatica
13 27 (1.00%) Google
14 19 (0.71%) Siemens
15 17 (0.63%) Red Hat
16 14 (0.52%) Infor
16 14 (0.52%) Sage
17 13 (0.48%) OpenText
18 12 (0.45%) IFS
19 11 (0.41%) Qualtrics