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 January 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 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 28 25
Rank change year-on-year -4 -3 +21
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,255 2,209 2,796
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 6.08% 6.66% 6.51%
As % of the Vendors category 12.98% 14.54% 14.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,182 1,082 1,401
10th Percentile £350 £363 £350
25th Percentile £463 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £558 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.45% - -
75th Percentile £675 £666 £650
90th Percentile £750 £758 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £540 £525
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 156 36 80
10th Percentile £16.16 £17.56 £19.15
25th Percentile £19.07 £20.18 £26.56
Median hourly rate £23.83 £28.25 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.66% -42.35% +8.89%
75th Percentile £43.75 £51.25 £65.55
90th Percentile £66.95 £71.43 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.63 £27.50 £47.75
% change year-on-year -17.71% -42.41% +6.11%

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 17,375 15,197 19,164
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 46.83% 45.82% 44.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,120 9,035 12,152
10th Percentile £300 £284 £252
25th Percentile £409 £410 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.33%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £704 £716 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 823 448 662
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.58 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.97 £18.51 £19.25
Median hourly rate £23.83 £27.24 £45.94
Median % change year-on-year -12.53% -40.71% +76.69%
75th Percentile £44.94 £60.19 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £75.55 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.50 £25.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -14.00% -45.86% +102.88%

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 January 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 January 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 January 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 -8 1,767 £563 +2.27% 573
UK excluding London -8 989 £550 +1.85% 402
Work from Home +2 758 £565 +1.35% 278
London -10 737 £575 +2.22% 216
North of England -14 292 £597 +12.02% 85
South East -3 260 £537 -10.50% 184
North West 0 210 £621 +15.05% 41
Midlands -19 164 £520 -1.89% 62
East of England +3 138 £565 +12.21% 49
West Midlands -12 120 £518 -4.17% 35
South West -27 92 £565 +7.52% 23
Yorkshire -9 72 £565 +34.52% 41
East Midlands -22 42 £525 - 27
Scotland +10 35 £450 +0.56% 9
Wales +5 19 £170 -74.81% 3
North East -18 9 £175 -57.83% 4
Northern Ireland -3 6 £115 - 7
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 22 (0.98%) Confluence
3 21 (0.93%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.31%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.22%) Anypoint
6 5 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.22%) MTS
7 4 (0.18%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.13%) Apache
8 3 (0.13%) CMS
8 3 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.13%) WebLogic
8 3 (0.13%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.089%) Cloud Foundry
9 2 (0.089%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.089%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.089%) SAP EP
9 2 (0.089%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.044%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 98 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 86 (3.81%) Microsoft Office
3 51 (2.26%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 23 (1.02%) MS Visio
6 9 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.18%) Windchill
8 3 (0.13%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.13%) Siemens NX
8 3 (0.13%) Simulink
9 2 (0.089%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.089%) Sketch
10 1 (0.044%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.044%) InVision
10 1 (0.044%) Trello
Business Applications
1 819 (36.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 101 (4.48%) SAP FI
3 76 (3.37%) SAP CO
4 73 (3.24%) SAP EWM
5 70 (3.10%) SAP ERP
6 69 (3.06%) SAP FI/CO
6 69 (3.06%) SAP MM
7 65 (2.88%) SAP PP
8 60 (2.66%) SAP Payroll
9 59 (2.62%) SAP HCM
10 45 (2.00%) SAP HR
11 39 (1.73%) SAP QM
12 37 (1.64%) SAP PM
12 37 (1.64%) SAP WM
13 33 (1.46%) SAP MDG
14 28 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
14 28 (1.24%) SAP SD
15 27 (1.20%) SAP VC
16 26 (1.15%) SAP EHS
17 25 (1.11%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 165 (7.32%) Azure
2 154 (6.83%) SuccessFactors
3 97 (4.30%) Power Platform
4 83 (3.68%) AWS
5 59 (2.62%) Microsoft 365
6 57 (2.53%) SaaS
7 47 (2.08%) GCP
8 40 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (1.02%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 22 (0.98%) Snowflake
11 20 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
12 19 (0.84%) Entra ID
13 17 (0.75%) Power Automate
14 16 (0.71%) OCI
15 12 (0.53%) GitHub
16 11 (0.49%) Boomi
16 11 (0.49%) PaaS
17 10 (0.44%) Smartsheet
18 9 (0.40%) Azure Data Factory
18 9 (0.40%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 24 (1.06%) Wireless
2 17 (0.75%) HTTPS
3 10 (0.44%) LAN
4 9 (0.40%) Cisco IOS
4 9 (0.40%) VPN
5 8 (0.35%) Firewall
5 8 (0.35%) Skype
6 6 (0.27%) WAN
7 5 (0.22%) Network Security
8 4 (0.18%) DHCP
8 4 (0.18%) DNS
8 4 (0.18%) FTP
8 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
9 3 (0.13%) BGP
9 3 (0.13%) Junos
9 3 (0.13%) OSPF
9 3 (0.13%) RFID
9 3 (0.13%) VLAN
10 2 (0.089%) Hyperconnected
10 2 (0.089%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 99 (4.39%) SAP HANA
2 93 (4.12%) Power BI
3 50 (2.22%) SAP BW
4 29 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
5 28 (1.24%) SAP Data Services
6 27 (1.20%) Data Lake
7 24 (1.06%) SQL Server
8 19 (0.84%) Metadata
9 15 (0.67%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 14 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (0.58%) Tableau
12 12 (0.53%) BusinessObjects
12 12 (0.53%) GIS
13 7 (0.31%) MySQL
13 7 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
13 7 (0.31%) Power Query
13 7 (0.31%) Relational Database
14 6 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
14 6 (0.27%) BigQuery
15 5 (0.22%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 92 (4.08%) JIRA
2 17 (0.75%) Git
3 10 (0.44%) LSMW
4 9 (0.40%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.31%) GitLab
6 6 (0.27%) Toad
7 4 (0.18%) JUnit
7 4 (0.18%) Postman
7 4 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
8 3 (0.13%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.13%) Storybook
8 3 (0.13%) Tricentis qTest
9 2 (0.089%) Clang
9 2 (0.089%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.089%) GCC
9 2 (0.089%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.089%) Selenium
9 2 (0.089%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.089%) Zephyr
General
1 788 (34.94%) Finance
2 757 (33.57%) Social Skills
3 443 (19.65%) Manufacturing
4 342 (15.17%) Public Sector
5 236 (10.47%) Analytical Skills
6 229 (10.16%) Telecoms
7 224 (9.93%) Marketing
8 205 (9.09%) Electronics
9 120 (5.32%) Pharmaceutical
10 66 (2.93%) Retail
11 56 (2.48%) Documentation Skills
12 54 (2.39%) Billing
13 53 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
14 51 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
15 48 (2.13%) Banking
16 47 (2.08%) Legal
17 41 (1.82%) Influencing Skills
18 40 (1.77%) Aerospace
19 32 (1.42%) Local Government
20 22 (0.98%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 677 (30.02%) Consultant
2 549 (24.35%) SAP Consultant
3 212 (9.40%) Lead
4 205 (9.09%) Architect
5 181 (8.03%) Analyst
6 148 (6.56%) Project Manager
7 128 (5.68%) SAP Manager
8 124 (5.50%) Developer
9 114 (5.06%) SAP Architect
9 114 (5.06%) Senior
10 92 (4.08%) Solutions Architect
11 86 (3.81%) Business Analyst
12 73 (3.24%) Functional Consultant
13 72 (3.19%) SAP Project Manager
14 67 (2.97%) SAP Functional Consultant
15 66 (2.93%) SAP Developer
16 65 (2.88%) Management Consultant
17 60 (2.66%) SAP Analyst
18 58 (2.57%) SAP Solutions Architect
19 55 (2.44%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 165 (7.32%) SAP Fiori
2 55 (2.44%) Web Services
3 54 (2.39%) XML
4 49 (2.17%) SOAP
5 45 (2.00%) SAP PI
6 44 (1.95%) REST
7 43 (1.91%) SAPUI5
8 39 (1.73%) Middleware
9 37 (1.64%) BAPI
10 36 (1.60%) SAP Basis
11 32 (1.42%) SAP TM
12 29 (1.29%) JSON
13 27 (1.20%) HTML
14 23 (1.02%) CSS
15 20 (0.89%) IDoc
15 20 (0.89%) Oracle Fusion
16 17 (0.75%) JMS
17 16 (0.71%) EDI
18 15 (0.67%) SailPoint
19 14 (0.62%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 67 (2.97%) Legacy Systems
2 59 (2.62%) Onboarding
3 41 (1.82%) Life Science
4 40 (1.77%) Public Cloud
5 39 (1.73%) Data Structures
5 39 (1.73%) Product Ownership
6 36 (1.60%) Data Centre
7 35 (1.55%) FMCG
7 35 (1.55%) Greenfield Project
8 28 (1.24%) Analytical Mindset
9 22 (0.98%) Management Information System
10 21 (0.93%) Replication
10 21 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
11 20 (0.89%) Renewable Energy
12 19 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
13 18 (0.80%) Private Cloud
14 15 (0.67%) Mobile App
14 15 (0.67%) NHS
15 13 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
15 13 (0.58%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 52 (2.31%) Windows
2 33 (1.46%) Android
3 32 (1.42%) Mac OS
4 24 (1.06%) Linux
5 19 (0.84%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.35%) Windows Server
7 6 (0.27%) Unix
8 5 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.22%) VMS
9 4 (0.18%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 3 (0.13%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.089%) SUSE
12 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 394 (17.47%) Migration
2 393 (17.43%) Stakeholder Management
3 391 (17.34%) ERP
4 303 (13.44%) Business Intelligence
5 294 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
6 262 (11.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 256 (11.35%) Agile
8 222 (9.84%) Programme Management
9 212 (9.40%) Logistics
10 211 (9.36%) Data Migration
11 200 (8.87%) Digital Marketing
12 192 (8.51%) Continuous Improvement
13 172 (7.63%) Project Management
14 159 (7.05%) User Acceptance Testing
15 158 (7.01%) Workshop Facilitation
16 156 (6.92%) Analytics
17 152 (6.74%) Change Management
18 136 (6.03%) Project Delivery
19 135 (5.99%) Roadmaps
20 128 (5.68%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 150 (6.65%) ABAP
2 108 (4.79%) SQL
3 57 (2.53%) JavaScript
3 57 (2.53%) Python
4 56 (2.48%) Java
5 23 (1.02%) PowerShell
6 17 (0.75%) C#
7 15 (0.67%) Groovy
8 8 (0.35%) Apex Code
8 8 (0.35%) C++
8 8 (0.35%) PL/SQL
9 7 (0.31%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.18%) C
10 4 (0.18%) Go
10 4 (0.18%) R
10 4 (0.18%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.13%) Bash
11 3 (0.13%) BeanShell
11 3 (0.13%) COBOL
11 3 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 531 (23.55%) Security Cleared
2 433 (19.20%) SC Cleared
3 165 (7.32%) Degree
4 100 (4.43%) BPSS Clearance
5 60 (2.66%) SAP Certification
6 50 (2.22%) PMP
7 49 (2.17%) DV Cleared
8 47 (2.08%) PMI Certification
9 42 (1.86%) Master's Degree
10 31 (1.37%) ACCA
11 30 (1.33%) CIMA
12 25 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
14 11 (0.49%) CISSP
14 11 (0.49%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 10 (0.44%) DBS Check
15 10 (0.44%) ISTQB
16 8 (0.35%) CISM
17 7 (0.31%) CCA
17 7 (0.31%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (3.73%) Data Quality
2 75 (3.33%) QA
3 55 (2.44%) PMO
4 41 (1.82%) GDPR
5 34 (1.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 21 (0.93%) GRC
6 21 (0.93%) GxP
6 21 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 21 (0.93%) SLA
7 12 (0.53%) IFRS
7 12 (0.53%) NIST
8 10 (0.44%) Accessibility
9 9 (0.40%) COBIT
10 8 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
10 8 (0.35%) GMP
11 7 (0.31%) ITGC
11 7 (0.31%) NCSC
11 7 (0.31%) SOX 404
12 6 (0.27%) HIPAA
12 6 (0.27%) JSP 440
System Software
1 32 (1.42%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.58%) Docker
3 3 (0.13%) Firmware
4 2 (0.089%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.089%) IAG
4 2 (0.089%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.044%) Varnish
5 1 (0.044%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.044%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.044%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
2 13 (0.58%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.18%) Terraform
4 3 (0.13%) Control-M
4 3 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (0.13%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.13%) vRealize
5 2 (0.089%) Ansible
5 2 (0.089%) Grafana
5 2 (0.089%) Linux-HA
5 2 (0.089%) Pacemaker
5 2 (0.089%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.089%) SCCM
6 1 (0.044%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.044%) FreeIPA
6 1 (0.044%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.044%) Oracle Identity Management
6 1 (0.044%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.044%) SCOM
Vendors
1 188 (8.34%) Ariba
2 185 (8.20%) Oracle
3 180 (7.98%) Microsoft
4 92 (4.08%) Salesforce
5 78 (3.46%) Workday
6 70 (3.10%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.95%) Cisco
8 36 (1.60%) Adobe
9 33 (1.46%) Dell
9 33 (1.46%) HP
10 25 (1.11%) Apple
11 23 (1.02%) OpenText
12 21 (0.93%) Databricks
12 21 (0.93%) Google
12 21 (0.93%) IBM
13 20 (0.89%) webMethods
14 18 (0.80%) Concur
14 18 (0.80%) Informatica
14 18 (0.80%) MuleSoft
15 12 (0.53%) Software AG