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 11 May 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
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -8 +1 +7
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,438 2,016 2,580
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.12% 6.86% 6.00%
As % of the Vendors category 12.36% 14.42% 14.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,221 1,031 1,288
10th Percentile £363 £363 £350
25th Percentile £463 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £575 £560
Median % change year-on-year -2.61% +2.68% +1.82%
75th Percentile £673 £672 £688
90th Percentile £760 £763 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £540 £541 £538
% change year-on-year -0.28% +0.74% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 215 60 132
10th Percentile £16.72 £21.38 £13.05
25th Percentile £22.63 £28.89 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.23 £58.75 £26.03
Median % change year-on-year -45.15% +125.70% -42.16%
75th Percentile £57.38 £70.00 £55.63
90th Percentile £80.08 £86.00 £64.83
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.30 £53.75 £24.65
% change year-on-year -49.21% +118.05% -45.22%

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 19,724 13,978 18,256
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.42% 47.54% 42.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,511 8,753 11,339
10th Percentile £313 £281 £263
25th Percentile £413 £406 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £514 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.72% -0.19% -1.90%
75th Percentile £600 £623 £630
90th Percentile £703 £716 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £495 £500
% change year-on-year -1.01% -1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 998 569 1,095
10th Percentile £15.29 £14.84 £12.01
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.50 £14.48
Median hourly rate £32.36 £25.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +26.91% +13.33% -48.43%
75th Percentile £60.00 £56.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £77.81 £75.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.05 £23.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year +21.93% +6.98% -45.71%

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 11 May 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 11 May 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 11 May 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 -15 1,931 £569 -0.22% 593
UK excluding London -9 1,149 £540 -0.28% 416
Work from Home +2 794 £560 -3.61% 265
London -18 753 £600 - 201
South East -11 300 £575 +4.55% 136
Midlands -4 280 £525 -3.05% 96
North of England -18 278 £550 +3.77% 105
North West -13 178 £500 -5.66% 59
West Midlands -9 173 £500 -9.09% 56
East of England -1 158 £505 -15.66% 46
East Midlands +10 101 £575 +15.00% 40
Yorkshire -2 95 £575 +35.29% 43
South West -34 78 £581 +16.15% 26
Wales +12 31 £550 +19.70% 7
Scotland +13 29 £450 -25.00% 12
North East -33 4 £500 -3.85% 9
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland +1 3 £500 +77.94% 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 35 (1.44%) Confluence
2 28 (1.15%) SharePoint
3 21 (0.86%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.45%) CMS
6 7 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
7 6 (0.25%) Cloud Foundry
7 6 (0.25%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.16%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.12%) MS Project Server
9 3 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.12%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.082%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.082%) Apache
10 2 (0.082%) JBoss
11 1 (0.041%) Documentum
11 1 (0.041%) LiveCycle
11 1 (0.041%) MTS
11 1 (0.041%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 124 (5.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (2.30%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
4 26 (1.07%) MS Visio
5 19 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 14 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.41%) CATIA
8 6 (0.25%) Siemens NX
9 5 (0.21%) PTC Creo
10 2 (0.082%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.041%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.041%) FrameMaker
11 1 (0.041%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 952 (39.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 100 (4.10%) SAP FI
3 66 (2.71%) SAP CO
4 62 (2.54%) SAP ERP
4 62 (2.54%) SAP FI/CO
5 59 (2.42%) SAP MM
6 57 (2.34%) SAP EWM
7 49 (2.01%) SAP PP
7 49 (2.01%) SAP SD
8 46 (1.89%) SAP PSCD
9 40 (1.64%) SAP BRIM
9 40 (1.64%) SAP PM
10 37 (1.52%) SAP HCM
11 35 (1.44%) SAP MDG
12 34 (1.39%) SAP IBP
13 29 (1.19%) SAP Payroll
13 29 (1.19%) SAP QM
14 28 (1.15%) SAP Travel Management
15 27 (1.11%) SAP GRC
16 24 (0.98%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 212 (8.70%) Azure
2 206 (8.45%) SuccessFactors
3 117 (4.80%) Power Platform
4 87 (3.57%) AWS
5 77 (3.16%) SaaS
6 47 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
7 38 (1.56%) Entra ID
8 32 (1.31%) GCP
9 29 (1.19%) Dynamics 365
10 27 (1.11%) Boomi
11 25 (1.03%) Microsoft 365
12 22 (0.90%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 17 (0.70%) OCI
14 16 (0.66%) Snowflake
15 15 (0.62%) Smartsheet
16 14 (0.57%) BigCommerce
16 14 (0.57%) PaaS
17 13 (0.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 13 (0.53%) GitHub
17 13 (0.53%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 11 (0.45%) Network Security
2 8 (0.33%) Firewall
3 6 (0.25%) VPN
3 6 (0.25%) WAN
4 4 (0.16%) BGP
4 4 (0.16%) FTP
4 4 (0.16%) OSPF
4 4 (0.16%) RFID
4 4 (0.16%) SD-WAN
5 3 (0.12%) Cisco IOS
5 3 (0.12%) LAN
5 3 (0.12%) Skype
6 2 (0.082%) DNS
6 2 (0.082%) Hyperconnected
6 2 (0.082%) Internet
6 2 (0.082%) Junos
6 2 (0.082%) Reverse Proxy
7 1 (0.041%) Ethernet VPN
7 1 (0.041%) MQTT
7 1 (0.041%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (4.47%) Power BI
2 82 (3.36%) SAP HANA
3 45 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
4 34 (1.39%) SAP BW
5 31 (1.27%) SQL Server
6 28 (1.15%) Tableau
7 22 (0.90%) SAP Data Services
8 19 (0.78%) BusinessObjects
8 19 (0.78%) Data Lake
9 18 (0.74%) Metadata
9 18 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 14 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
11 7 (0.29%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 7 (0.29%) GIS
11 7 (0.29%) Relational Database
12 6 (0.25%) Amazon Redshift
12 6 (0.25%) Sybase ASE
13 5 (0.21%) Delta Lake
13 5 (0.21%) MaxDB
13 5 (0.21%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 107 (4.39%) JIRA
2 20 (0.82%) Git
2 20 (0.82%) Hudson
3 8 (0.33%) Postman
4 7 (0.29%) GitLab
4 7 (0.29%) LSMW
5 5 (0.21%) Selenium
6 4 (0.16%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.16%) JMeter
6 4 (0.16%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.12%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.082%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.082%) TestRail
9 1 (0.041%) GCC
9 1 (0.041%) ScriptRunner
9 1 (0.041%) Spock
9 1 (0.041%) Travis CI
9 1 (0.041%) Tricentis qTest
9 1 (0.041%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.041%) Zephyr
General
1 782 (32.08%) Finance
2 706 (28.96%) Social Skills
3 288 (11.81%) Analytical Skills
4 287 (11.77%) Manufacturing
5 204 (8.37%) Public Sector
6 92 (3.77%) Pharmaceutical
7 84 (3.45%) Billing
8 74 (3.04%) Retail
9 71 (2.91%) Legal
9 71 (2.91%) Telecoms
10 70 (2.87%) Banking
11 66 (2.71%) Marketing
12 56 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
13 55 (2.26%) Aerospace
14 52 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
15 51 (2.09%) Documentation Skills
16 48 (1.97%) Electronics
17 46 (1.89%) General Ledger
18 34 (1.39%) Local Government
19 22 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 580 (23.79%) Consultant
2 502 (20.59%) SAP Consultant
3 323 (13.25%) Lead
4 313 (12.84%) Architect
5 257 (10.54%) Analyst
6 199 (8.16%) Senior
7 180 (7.38%) Project Manager
8 178 (7.30%) SAP Architect
8 178 (7.30%) SAP Manager
9 154 (6.32%) Solutions Architect
10 122 (5.00%) Business Analyst
11 104 (4.27%) Developer
12 95 (3.90%) SAP Solutions Architect
13 89 (3.65%) SAP Project Manager
14 78 (3.20%) Administrator
15 77 (3.16%) Functional Consultant
16 72 (2.95%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 64 (2.63%) SAP Analyst
18 62 (2.54%) SAP Developer
19 57 (2.34%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (4.06%) SAP Fiori
2 71 (2.91%) Middleware
3 52 (2.13%) SAP Basis
4 50 (2.05%) REST
5 39 (1.60%) Oracle Fusion
6 33 (1.35%) SAPUI5
7 31 (1.27%) BAPI
8 30 (1.23%) SOAP
9 29 (1.19%) SAP TM
10 27 (1.11%) IDoc
11 25 (1.03%) XML
12 21 (0.86%) SAP PI
13 19 (0.78%) EDI
14 18 (0.74%) OAuth
14 18 (0.74%) Web Services
15 17 (0.70%) JSON
16 14 (0.57%) SAP ALE
17 13 (0.53%) VML
18 12 (0.49%) SAML
19 11 (0.45%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 88 (3.61%) Public Cloud
2 83 (3.40%) Onboarding
3 77 (3.16%) Legacy Systems
4 57 (2.34%) Data Structures
5 48 (1.97%) FMCG
6 46 (1.89%) Product Ownership
7 43 (1.76%) Greenfield Project
8 38 (1.56%) Management Information System
9 30 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
10 29 (1.19%) Cloud Native
10 29 (1.19%) Self-Motivation
10 29 (1.19%) Taxonomies
11 28 (1.15%) Replication
12 27 (1.11%) Life Science
13 24 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
14 22 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
15 17 (0.70%) Virtual Team
16 14 (0.57%) AI Agents
17 12 (0.49%) LIMS
18 11 (0.45%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 28 (1.15%) Windows
2 25 (1.03%) Linux
3 8 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 7 (0.29%) VMS
4 7 (0.29%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.25%) Unix
6 3 (0.12%) Android
6 3 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (0.12%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.082%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.041%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 558 (22.89%) ERP
2 469 (19.24%) Migration
3 457 (18.74%) Stakeholder Management
4 295 (12.10%) Problem-Solving
5 278 (11.40%) Data Migration
6 254 (10.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 251 (10.30%) Continuous Improvement
8 240 (9.84%) Agile
9 223 (9.15%) User Acceptance Testing
10 200 (8.20%) Project Management
11 197 (8.08%) Validation
12 194 (7.96%) Workshop Facilitation
13 179 (7.34%) Business Intelligence
14 176 (7.22%) Analytics
15 173 (7.10%) Change Management
16 168 (6.89%) Logistics
17 160 (6.56%) Data Modelling
18 138 (5.66%) Project Delivery
19 135 (5.54%) Roadmaps
20 125 (5.13%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 115 (4.72%) SQL
2 93 (3.81%) ABAP
3 48 (1.97%) Python
4 32 (1.31%) Java
5 20 (0.82%) JavaScript
6 15 (0.62%) PowerShell
7 8 (0.33%) C#
7 8 (0.33%) Groovy
8 6 (0.25%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.21%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.16%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.16%) C
10 4 (0.16%) Go
11 3 (0.12%) Bicep
11 3 (0.12%) C++
11 3 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.12%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.12%) Embedded C++
11 3 (0.12%) VB
11 3 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 378 (15.50%) Security Cleared
2 295 (12.10%) SC Cleared
3 146 (5.99%) Degree
4 117 (4.80%) BPSS Clearance
5 47 (1.93%) ACCA
6 46 (1.89%) DV Cleared
6 46 (1.89%) PMP
7 44 (1.80%) CIMA
7 44 (1.80%) PMI Certification
8 37 (1.52%) SAP Certification
9 26 (1.07%) Master's Degree
10 14 (0.57%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (0.53%) Azure Certification
12 11 (0.45%) CISSP
13 10 (0.41%) HNC
13 10 (0.41%) NVQ Level 4
14 9 (0.37%) CISM
14 9 (0.37%) ISTQB
15 8 (0.33%) TOGAF Certification
16 7 (0.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 135 (5.54%) Data Quality
2 101 (4.14%) QA
3 90 (3.69%) PMO
4 57 (2.34%) GDPR
5 50 (2.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 32 (1.31%) GRC
7 21 (0.86%) SLA
8 15 (0.62%) GxP
9 14 (0.57%) IFRS
10 11 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 9 (0.37%) GAAP
11 9 (0.37%) HIPAA
11 9 (0.37%) NIST
12 8 (0.33%) GMP
13 6 (0.25%) Accessibility
14 5 (0.21%) Basel III
14 5 (0.21%) IFRS 9
14 5 (0.21%) JSP 440
14 5 (0.21%) NCSC
14 5 (0.21%) RMADS
System Software
1 25 (1.03%) Active Directory
2 10 (0.41%) IAG
3 8 (0.33%) Docker
4 6 (0.25%) Corosync
5 1 (0.041%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.041%) Varnish
5 1 (0.041%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 31 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
2 14 (0.57%) Terraform
3 10 (0.41%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.33%) Failover Clustering
5 7 (0.29%) Pacemaker
6 6 (0.25%) HP ALM
7 3 (0.12%) Ansible
7 3 (0.12%) Control-M
8 2 (0.082%) Grafana
8 2 (0.082%) HP Quality Center
8 2 (0.082%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.082%) WSUS
9 1 (0.041%) Argo
9 1 (0.041%) CEMLI
9 1 (0.041%) MOM
9 1 (0.041%) Packer
9 1 (0.041%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.041%) SCCM
Vendors
1 236 (9.68%) Ariba
2 217 (8.90%) Microsoft
3 192 (7.88%) Oracle
4 100 (4.10%) Salesforce
5 80 (3.28%) Workday
6 73 (2.99%) ServiceNow
7 38 (1.56%) Informatica
8 34 (1.39%) Sage
9 32 (1.31%) Adobe
10 30 (1.23%) Databricks
11 26 (1.07%) MuleSoft
12 22 (0.90%) IBM
13 20 (0.82%) Okta
14 18 (0.74%) Dell
15 17 (0.70%) Concur
16 16 (0.66%) Siemens
17 15 (0.62%) Infor
18 14 (0.57%) Sitecore
19 13 (0.53%) IFS
20 12 (0.49%) OpenText