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 July 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 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -12 +1 +3
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,665 2,086 2,546
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.04% 6.41% 6.05%
As % of the Vendors category 12.21% 13.48% 13.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,333 1,021 1,307
10th Percentile £360 £363 £395
25th Percentile £459 £470 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £573 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.18% -0.43% +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £750 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £540 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% +7.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 229 116 114
10th Percentile £16.72 £16.33 £14.16
25th Percentile £22.63 £21.37 £20.31
Median hourly rate £32.50 £30.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.56% +1.67% -38.78%
75th Percentile £60.75 £60.00 £55.79
90th Percentile £86.00 £70.00 £65.02
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £27.21 £28.00
% change year-on-year +10.25% -2.82% -40.43%

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 21,832 15,477 18,198
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.27% 47.55% 43.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,569 9,473 11,390
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £402 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £715 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,096 758 1,041
10th Percentile £16.00 £14.75 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.30 £15.22
Median hourly rate £34.86 £25.15 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +38.61% -3.27% -36.65%
75th Percentile £65.00 £50.50 £61.30
90th Percentile £84.38 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.24 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year +47.73% -10.00% -22.60%

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 July 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 July 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 July 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 -12 2,104 £575 +3.60% 414
UK excluding London -6 1,304 £540 -1.82% 274
Work from Home -4 837 £550 -4.35% 235
London -23 775 £600 +3.27% 176
South East -4 352 £550 +2.42% 98
Midlands +6 342 £525 -4.55% 64
North of England -15 310 £525 -0.94% 71
West Midlands -7 213 £500 -7.66% 45
North West -13 206 £530 - 39
East of England -3 165 £510 -12.07% 17
East Midlands +32 120 £600 +0.67% 19
Yorkshire +5 99 £525 - 29
South West -37 76 £600 +20.00% 10
Scotland -2 37 £533 -11.17% 4
Wales +8 33 £550 +77.28% 9
North East -41 4 £500 -6.54% 4
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -2 2 £488 +73.49% 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 41 (1.54%) Confluence
2 29 (1.09%) SharePoint
3 23 (0.86%) NetWeaver
4 12 (0.45%) CMS
5 8 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
6 5 (0.19%) Cloud Foundry
6 5 (0.19%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.075%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.075%) Apache
9 2 (0.075%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.075%) JBoss
9 2 (0.075%) SAS
10 1 (0.038%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.038%) HCL Domino
10 1 (0.038%) HCL Notes
10 1 (0.038%) MS Project Server
10 1 (0.038%) OpenStack
Applications
1 126 (4.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 62 (2.33%) Microsoft Office
3 42 (1.58%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 22 (0.83%) MS Visio
6 12 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.38%) CATIA
8 3 (0.11%) PTC Creo
9 1 (0.038%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.038%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.038%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.038%) Siemens NX
9 1 (0.038%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1,073 (40.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 118 (4.43%) SAP FI
3 70 (2.63%) SAP SD
4 68 (2.55%) SAP CO
4 68 (2.55%) SAP MM
5 66 (2.48%) SAP ERP
6 63 (2.36%) SAP FI/CO
7 60 (2.25%) SAP PSCD
8 56 (2.10%) SAP EWM
9 48 (1.80%) SAP BRIM
10 44 (1.65%) SAP Payroll
11 43 (1.61%) SAP IBP
12 42 (1.58%) SAP GRC
13 41 (1.54%) SAP PP
14 40 (1.50%) SAP PM
15 38 (1.43%) SAP HCM
16 36 (1.35%) SAP MDG
17 34 (1.28%) SAP FI-CA
18 32 (1.20%) SAP QM
19 29 (1.09%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 257 (9.64%) SuccessFactors
2 231 (8.67%) Azure
3 139 (5.22%) Power Platform
4 89 (3.34%) AWS
5 76 (2.85%) SaaS
6 61 (2.29%) Azure DevOps
7 39 (1.46%) Entra ID
8 38 (1.43%) Boomi
9 35 (1.31%) GCP
10 27 (1.01%) Dynamics 365
11 22 (0.83%) Microsoft 365
12 21 (0.79%) Power Automate
12 21 (0.79%) Snowflake
13 20 (0.75%) SAP Commerce Cloud
14 18 (0.68%) GitHub
15 15 (0.56%) PowerApps
15 15 (0.56%) Smartsheet
16 14 (0.53%) GitHub Actions
16 14 (0.53%) Microsoft Copilot
17 13 (0.49%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.34%) Network Security
2 7 (0.26%) Firewall
3 5 (0.19%) VPN
4 4 (0.15%) WAN
5 3 (0.11%) DNS
5 3 (0.11%) HTTP
6 2 (0.075%) BGP
6 2 (0.075%) LAN
6 2 (0.075%) OSPF
6 2 (0.075%) RFID
6 2 (0.075%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.038%) Broadband
7 1 (0.038%) FTP
7 1 (0.038%) Internet
7 1 (0.038%) Intranet
7 1 (0.038%) MQTT
7 1 (0.038%) SSL
7 1 (0.038%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.038%) Wireless
7 1 (0.038%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 127 (4.77%) Power BI
2 99 (3.71%) SAP HANA
3 48 (1.80%) Data Warehouse
3 48 (1.80%) SAP BW
4 42 (1.58%) SQL Server
5 40 (1.50%) BusinessObjects
6 38 (1.43%) Tableau
7 27 (1.01%) SAP Data Services
8 18 (0.68%) Data Lake
9 16 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
9 16 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 14 (0.53%) Metadata
11 12 (0.45%) Relational Database
12 11 (0.41%) GIS
12 11 (0.41%) Sybase ASE
13 10 (0.38%) MaxDB
14 9 (0.34%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
15 8 (0.30%) Oracle Database
16 7 (0.26%) NoSQL
17 6 (0.23%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 106 (3.98%) JIRA
2 24 (0.90%) Hudson
3 21 (0.79%) Git
4 8 (0.30%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.23%) LSMW
5 6 (0.23%) Postman
6 4 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.11%) GitLab
7 3 (0.11%) JMeter
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%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.075%) Selenium
8 2 (0.075%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.075%) Toad
9 1 (0.038%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.038%) Subversion
9 1 (0.038%) TestDirector
General
1 839 (31.48%) Finance
2 693 (26.00%) Social Skills
3 286 (10.73%) Manufacturing
4 285 (10.69%) Analytical Skills
5 162 (6.08%) Public Sector
6 113 (4.24%) Billing
7 102 (3.83%) Retail
8 91 (3.41%) Pharmaceutical
9 90 (3.38%) Legal
10 70 (2.63%) Aerospace
11 62 (2.33%) Banking
12 52 (1.95%) General Ledger
12 52 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
13 44 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
14 40 (1.50%) Local Government
15 34 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
16 29 (1.09%) Telecoms
17 27 (1.01%) Law
18 24 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 24 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 647 (24.28%) Consultant
2 572 (21.46%) SAP Consultant
3 345 (12.95%) Architect
4 313 (11.74%) Lead
5 310 (11.63%) Analyst
6 229 (8.59%) Senior
7 195 (7.32%) SAP Manager
8 182 (6.83%) SAP Architect
9 180 (6.75%) Project Manager
10 165 (6.19%) Solutions Architect
11 135 (5.07%) Business Analyst
12 118 (4.43%) Developer
13 94 (3.53%) SAP Analyst
14 93 (3.49%) Functional Consultant
15 90 (3.38%) SAP Project Manager
16 87 (3.26%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 85 (3.19%) SAP Solutions Architect
18 75 (2.81%) Administrator
19 64 (2.40%) Senior Manager
20 56 (2.10%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 129 (4.84%) SAP Fiori
2 101 (3.79%) Middleware
3 71 (2.66%) REST
4 50 (1.88%) SAP Basis
5 48 (1.80%) Oracle Fusion
5 48 (1.80%) SOAP
6 44 (1.65%) BAPI
7 39 (1.46%) IDoc
8 35 (1.31%) SAPUI5
9 32 (1.20%) SAP PI
10 28 (1.05%) JSON
11 26 (0.98%) XML
12 25 (0.94%) EDI
12 25 (0.94%) SAP TM
13 23 (0.86%) Web Services
14 21 (0.79%) OAuth
15 16 (0.60%) Node.js
16 15 (0.56%) SAP ALE
17 13 (0.49%) JDBC
17 13 (0.49%) React
Miscellaneous
1 88 (3.30%) Public Cloud
2 85 (3.19%) Onboarding
3 80 (3.00%) Data Structures
4 74 (2.78%) Legacy Systems
5 59 (2.21%) Product Ownership
6 52 (1.95%) FMCG
7 50 (1.88%) Greenfield Project
8 43 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
9 37 (1.39%) Management Information System
10 33 (1.24%) Cloud Native
11 28 (1.05%) Life Science
12 25 (0.94%) Replication
13 23 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
13 23 (0.86%) Data Protection Act
14 22 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
15 21 (0.79%) AI Agents
16 18 (0.68%) Virtual Team
17 17 (0.64%) Operational Technology
17 17 (0.64%) SCADA
17 17 (0.64%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 41 (1.54%) Linux
2 32 (1.20%) Windows
3 19 (0.71%) Unix
4 10 (0.38%) 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 (0.075%) AIX
8 2 (0.075%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 619 (23.23%) ERP
2 564 (21.16%) Stakeholder Management
3 502 (18.84%) Migration
4 348 (13.06%) Problem-Solving
5 310 (11.63%) Data Migration
6 306 (11.48%) User Acceptance Testing
7 279 (10.47%) Continuous Improvement
7 279 (10.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 270 (10.13%) Agile
9 254 (9.53%) Validation
10 220 (8.26%) Workshop Facilitation
11 210 (7.88%) Analytics
12 197 (7.39%) Logistics
13 190 (7.13%) Project Management
14 172 (6.45%) Change Management
15 160 (6.00%) Data Modelling
16 159 (5.97%) Decision-Making
17 157 (5.89%) Business Intelligence
18 144 (5.40%) Roadmaps
18 144 (5.40%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 129 (4.84%) SQL
2 115 (4.32%) ABAP
3 57 (2.14%) Python
4 38 (1.43%) Java
5 19 (0.71%) PowerShell
6 17 (0.64%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.30%) C#
8 6 (0.23%) Bash
8 6 (0.23%) Bicep
8 6 (0.23%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.15%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.15%) C
10 4 (0.15%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.15%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.15%) VB
11 3 (0.11%) C++
11 3 (0.11%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.11%) Embedded C++
12 2 (0.075%) VBA
Qualifications
1 393 (14.75%) Security Cleared
2 304 (11.41%) SC Cleared
3 148 (5.55%) Degree
4 115 (4.32%) BPSS Clearance
5 53 (1.99%) DV Cleared
6 42 (1.58%) ACCA
7 41 (1.54%) CIMA
8 39 (1.46%) PMP
9 38 (1.43%) PMI Certification
10 31 (1.16%) SAP Certification
11 20 (0.75%) Azure Certification
12 17 (0.64%) Master's Degree
13 15 (0.56%) Computer Science Degree
14 11 (0.41%) HNC
14 11 (0.41%) NVQ Level 4
15 9 (0.34%) CISSP
16 8 (0.30%) CISM
17 7 (0.26%) ISTQB
17 7 (0.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 6 (0.23%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 167 (6.27%) Data Quality
2 102 (3.83%) PMO
3 92 (3.45%) QA
4 64 (2.40%) GDPR
5 55 (2.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 43 (1.61%) GRC
7 18 (0.68%) IFRS
8 13 (0.49%) SLA
9 12 (0.45%) GxP
10 11 (0.41%) GMP
11 8 (0.30%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.30%) HIPAA
12 7 (0.26%) GAAP
12 7 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 7 (0.26%) NIST
13 6 (0.23%) NCSC
14 5 (0.19%) EU AI Act
14 5 (0.19%) ISO 20022
14 5 (0.19%) ITGC
15 4 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 27 (1.01%) Active Directory
2 16 (0.60%) IAG
3 7 (0.26%) Docker
4 6 (0.23%) Corosync
5 1 (0.038%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
1 17 (0.64%) Terraform
2 12 (0.45%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (0.26%) Pacemaker
4 5 (0.19%) HP ALM
5 4 (0.15%) Ansible
6 3 (0.11%) Grafana
7 2 (0.075%) CEMLI
7 2 (0.075%) HP Quality Center
7 2 (0.075%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.038%) MOM
8 1 (0.038%) Packer
8 1 (0.038%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.038%) SolarWinds Orion
8 1 (0.038%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 1 (0.038%) WSUS
Vendors
1 261 (9.79%) Microsoft
2 260 (9.76%) Ariba
3 238 (8.93%) Oracle
4 97 (3.64%) Salesforce
5 90 (3.38%) Workday
6 76 (2.85%) ServiceNow
7 42 (1.58%) MuleSoft
8 38 (1.43%) Informatica
9 37 (1.39%) Concur
9 37 (1.39%) Databricks
10 32 (1.20%) Adobe
11 28 (1.05%) Sage
12 27 (1.01%) IBM
13 20 (0.75%) IFS
14 18 (0.68%) Google
14 18 (0.68%) Siemens
15 17 (0.64%) Infor
16 16 (0.60%) Red Hat
17 15 (0.56%) Dell
18 13 (0.49%) OpenText