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 22 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
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -13 +1 +1
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,741 2,106 2,540
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.02% 6.48% 6.68%
As % of the Vendors category 12.03% 13.65% 15.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,317 1,051 1,210
10th Percentile £360 £363 £400
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 £663 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £560
% change year-on-year - -1.79% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 231 114 73
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.15 £15.73
25th Percentile £17.50 £17.58 £27.00
Median hourly rate £26.14 £22.63 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.51% -46.75% +28.79%
75th Percentile £44.63 £43.75 £59.95
90th Percentile £86.00 £66.83 £65.03
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.54 £22.32 £35.00
% change year-on-year +14.45% -36.24% +16.67%

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 22,776 15,426 16,872
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.74% 47.50% 44.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,912 9,454 10,092
10th Percentile £310 £275 £285
25th Percentile £413 £403 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £613 £613 £625
90th Percentile £701 £700 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,288 793 656
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.69 £14.46
25th Percentile £16.62 £17.44 £15.62
Median hourly rate £26.00 £25.15 £31.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.38% -18.87% -30.34%
75th Percentile £60.75 £43.75 £63.84
90th Percentile £78.75 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.75 £21.05 £30.00
% change year-on-year +22.33% -29.83% -29.82%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 -11 2,147 £573 +0.22% 2,110
UK excluding London -2 1,398 £550 - 1,391
Work from Home -11 794 £550 -2.65% 801
London -30 742 £600 +3.27% 769
South East +2 398 £550 +6.91% 381
Midlands +5 337 £550 +1.57% 281
North of England -20 337 £550 -8.33% 352
North West -12 239 £550 -11.65% 184
West Midlands -2 205 £525 -2.78% 162
East of England -10 154 £566 -2.41% 138
East Midlands +24 125 £575 -6.20% 119
Yorkshire -9 91 £500 -4.76% 128
South West -29 86 £546 -5.00% 109
Wales +16 50 £550 +228.36% 49
Scotland -15 46 £533 +25.41% 71
North East -40 6 £450 -18.18% 42
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -1 1 - - 17

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 36 (1.31%) SharePoint
2 26 (0.95%) Confluence
3 19 (0.69%) NetWeaver
4 12 (0.44%) CMS
5 7 (0.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 6 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.18%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.15%) Cloud Foundry
8 4 (0.15%) Sitecore CMS
8 4 (0.15%) SugarCRM
9 3 (0.11%) Apache
9 3 (0.11%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
9 3 (0.11%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.073%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.073%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.073%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.073%) SAS
10 2 (0.073%) ThingWorx
11 1 (0.036%) Anypoint
Applications
1 143 (5.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 65 (2.37%) Microsoft Office
3 39 (1.42%) Microsoft Project
4 30 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (0.51%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.29%) Windchill
7 6 (0.22%) CATIA
7 6 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.036%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.036%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.036%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.036%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 1,066 (38.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 126 (4.60%) SAP FI
3 80 (2.92%) SAP CO
4 71 (2.59%) SAP FI/CO
5 68 (2.48%) SAP Payroll
5 68 (2.48%) SAP SD
6 66 (2.41%) SAP ERP
7 60 (2.19%) SAP MM
8 56 (2.04%) SAP HR
9 52 (1.90%) SAP HCM
9 52 (1.90%) SAP PSCD
10 51 (1.86%) SAP GRC
11 50 (1.82%) SAP PP
12 47 (1.71%) SAP BRIM
13 44 (1.61%) SAP MDG
14 42 (1.53%) SAP EWM
15 41 (1.50%) SAP PM
16 37 (1.35%) SAP IBP
17 31 (1.13%) SAP QM
18 29 (1.06%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 262 (9.56%) SuccessFactors
2 221 (8.06%) Azure
3 140 (5.11%) Power Platform
4 102 (3.72%) AWS
5 60 (2.19%) SaaS
6 59 (2.15%) Azure DevOps
7 54 (1.97%) GCP
8 35 (1.28%) Boomi
9 31 (1.13%) Entra ID
10 30 (1.09%) Microsoft 365
11 28 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
12 23 (0.84%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 20 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
13 20 (0.73%) Snowflake
14 19 (0.69%) Smartsheet
15 17 (0.62%) GitHub
15 17 (0.62%) Tricentis Tosca
16 15 (0.55%) Azure Data Factory
16 15 (0.55%) Power Automate
17 13 (0.47%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.22%) Intranet
2 5 (0.18%) Broadband
2 5 (0.18%) HTTP
3 3 (0.11%) VPN
4 2 (0.073%) Firewall
4 2 (0.073%) Internet
4 2 (0.073%) LAN
4 2 (0.073%) Network Security
4 2 (0.073%) SSL
4 2 (0.073%) WAN
5 1 (0.036%) DNS
5 1 (0.036%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.036%) MQTT
5 1 (0.036%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.036%) Wireless
5 1 (0.036%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 122 (4.45%) Power BI
2 85 (3.10%) SAP HANA
3 56 (2.04%) SAP BW
4 47 (1.71%) Data Warehouse
5 40 (1.46%) Tableau
6 39 (1.42%) BusinessObjects
7 31 (1.13%) SQL Server
8 20 (0.73%) SAP Data Services
9 18 (0.66%) Data Lake
9 18 (0.66%) Oracle Reports
10 17 (0.62%) Metadata
11 14 (0.51%) GIS
12 11 (0.40%) Oracle Database
12 11 (0.40%) Power Query
13 10 (0.36%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 10 (0.36%) Relational Database
14 9 (0.33%) Delta Lake
15 6 (0.22%) NoSQL
15 6 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 6 (0.22%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 120 (4.38%) JIRA
2 21 (0.77%) Git
3 18 (0.66%) Hudson
4 15 (0.55%) Postman
5 10 (0.36%) Jenkins
6 8 (0.29%) eggPlant
7 7 (0.26%) SoapUI
7 7 (0.26%) SonarQube
8 6 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (0.18%) JMeter
9 5 (0.18%) LoadRunner
9 5 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
9 5 (0.18%) Selenium
9 5 (0.18%) Toad
10 4 (0.15%) LSMW
11 3 (0.11%) SOAtest
12 2 (0.073%) ER Studio
12 2 (0.073%) HP UFT
12 2 (0.073%) Maven
12 2 (0.073%) SilkTest
General
1 873 (31.85%) Finance
2 722 (26.34%) Social Skills
3 363 (13.24%) Manufacturing
4 288 (10.51%) Analytical Skills
5 137 (5.00%) Retail
6 135 (4.93%) Public Sector
7 113 (4.12%) Billing
8 83 (3.03%) Legal
9 75 (2.74%) Aerospace
10 66 (2.41%) Organisational Skills
11 65 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
11 65 (2.37%) Pharmaceutical
12 54 (1.97%) Banking
12 54 (1.97%) General Ledger
13 38 (1.39%) Automotive
14 34 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
15 32 (1.17%) Telecoms
16 31 (1.13%) Aviation
17 26 (0.95%) Law
18 24 (0.88%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 656 (23.93%) Consultant
2 553 (20.18%) SAP Consultant
3 351 (12.81%) Architect
4 323 (11.78%) Lead
5 312 (11.38%) Analyst
6 251 (9.16%) Senior
7 191 (6.97%) SAP Manager
8 177 (6.46%) SAP Architect
9 154 (5.62%) Project Manager
10 148 (5.40%) Solutions Architect
11 131 (4.78%) Business Analyst
12 108 (3.94%) SAP Analyst
13 99 (3.61%) Developer
14 95 (3.47%) Administrator
15 86 (3.14%) Functional Consultant
16 80 (2.92%) SAP Project Manager
17 76 (2.77%) SAP Solutions Architect
18 75 (2.74%) SAP Functional Consultant
19 63 (2.30%) Senior Consultant
20 61 (2.23%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 137 (5.00%) SAP Fiori
2 103 (3.76%) Middleware
3 87 (3.17%) REST
4 70 (2.55%) SOAP
5 53 (1.93%) Oracle Fusion
6 48 (1.75%) XML
7 44 (1.61%) SAP Basis
8 42 (1.53%) SAPUI5
9 36 (1.31%) BAPI
10 35 (1.28%) Web Services
11 34 (1.24%) SAP PI
12 31 (1.13%) IDoc
12 31 (1.13%) JSON
13 29 (1.06%) EDI
14 24 (0.88%) OAuth
15 20 (0.73%) Node.js
16 19 (0.69%) SAP ALE
17 17 (0.62%) Kafka
17 17 (0.62%) OAuth2
18 15 (0.55%) React
Miscellaneous
1 93 (3.39%) Onboarding
2 79 (2.88%) Enterprise Software
3 77 (2.81%) Data Structures
4 73 (2.66%) Public Cloud
5 67 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
6 60 (2.19%) FMCG
7 59 (2.15%) Product Ownership
8 58 (2.12%) Greenfield Project
9 48 (1.75%) Management Information System
10 37 (1.35%) Life Science
11 33 (1.20%) Cloud Native
12 29 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
13 24 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
14 23 (0.84%) Replication
15 19 (0.69%) AI Agents
15 19 (0.69%) Operational Technology
16 17 (0.62%) Private Cloud
17 16 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
18 13 (0.47%) Manufacturing Execution System
18 13 (0.47%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 36 (1.31%) Linux
2 29 (1.06%) Windows
3 20 (0.73%) Unix
4 8 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (0.29%) SUSE
5 7 (0.26%) VMS
6 4 (0.15%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.11%) Android
7 3 (0.11%) Solaris
8 2 (0.073%) AIX
9 1 (0.036%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 697 (25.43%) Stakeholder Management
2 631 (23.02%) ERP
3 483 (17.62%) Migration
4 365 (13.32%) Problem-Solving
5 352 (12.84%) User Acceptance Testing
6 304 (11.09%) Data Migration
7 266 (9.70%) Agile
8 262 (9.56%) Continuous Improvement
9 254 (9.27%) Validation
10 252 (9.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 238 (8.68%) Logistics
12 235 (8.57%) Analytics
13 206 (7.52%) Workshop Facilitation
14 174 (6.35%) Roadmaps
15 167 (6.09%) Process Improvement
16 165 (6.02%) System Integration Testing
17 164 (5.98%) Decision-Making
17 164 (5.98%) Project Delivery
18 159 (5.80%) Project Management
19 152 (5.55%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 142 (5.18%) SQL
2 119 (4.34%) ABAP
3 70 (2.55%) Python
4 52 (1.90%) Java
5 23 (0.84%) JavaScript
6 16 (0.58%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.26%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.22%) Apex Code
8 6 (0.22%) C#
9 5 (0.18%) Bash
9 5 (0.18%) BeanShell
9 5 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.18%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.18%) VB.NET
10 4 (0.15%) Bicep
10 4 (0.15%) Korn
11 3 (0.11%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.073%) C++
12 2 (0.073%) Perl
12 2 (0.073%) VB
Qualifications
1 449 (16.38%) Security Cleared
2 352 (12.84%) SC Cleared
3 153 (5.58%) BPSS Clearance
4 137 (5.00%) Degree
5 56 (2.04%) DV Cleared
6 37 (1.35%) ACCA
6 37 (1.35%) PMI Certification
6 37 (1.35%) PMP
7 35 (1.28%) CIMA
8 21 (0.77%) SAP Certification
9 19 (0.69%) Azure Certification
10 16 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
11 14 (0.51%) HNC
11 14 (0.51%) ISTQB
12 11 (0.40%) ISEB
12 11 (0.40%) Master's Degree
13 9 (0.33%) CIPD
13 9 (0.33%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 8 (0.29%) NVQ Level 4
14 8 (0.29%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (6.53%) Data Quality
2 91 (3.32%) PMO
3 80 (2.92%) QA
4 58 (2.12%) GDPR
5 52 (1.90%) GRC
6 41 (1.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (0.62%) IFRS
8 12 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 11 (0.40%) GxP
9 11 (0.40%) NIST
10 10 (0.36%) SLA
11 8 (0.29%) ITGC
12 6 (0.22%) Accessibility
12 6 (0.22%) GAAP
12 6 (0.22%) GMP
12 6 (0.22%) ISO 20022
12 6 (0.22%) NCSC
13 5 (0.18%) EU AI Act
14 3 (0.11%) HIPAA
14 3 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 18 (0.66%) Active Directory
2 17 (0.62%) IAG
3 6 (0.22%) Corosync
4 5 (0.18%) Docker
5 3 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.073%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (0.55%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
2 7 (0.26%) Pacemaker
3 5 (0.18%) HP Fortify
3 5 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.15%) Control-M
5 3 (0.11%) Ansible
5 3 (0.11%) Grafana
6 2 (0.073%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.073%) MOM
7 1 (0.036%) CEMLI
7 1 (0.036%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.036%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.036%) QRadar
7 1 (0.036%) SolarWinds Orion
7 1 (0.036%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 291 (10.62%) Microsoft
2 263 (9.60%) Oracle
3 258 (9.41%) Ariba
4 114 (4.16%) Salesforce
5 103 (3.76%) Workday
6 77 (2.81%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.61%) Databricks
8 42 (1.53%) MuleSoft
9 40 (1.46%) Concur
10 34 (1.24%) IBM
11 30 (1.09%) Adobe
12 28 (1.02%) Google
12 28 (1.02%) Siemens
13 22 (0.80%) Informatica
14 17 (0.62%) Red Hat
15 16 (0.58%) Infor
16 15 (0.55%) Dell
16 15 (0.55%) Sage
17 14 (0.51%) JD Edwards
18 13 (0.47%) IFS