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 17 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
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -13 +1 +1
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,772 2,121 2,542
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.07% 6.44% 6.65%
As % of the Vendors category 12.12% 13.63% 15.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,353 1,059 1,204
10th Percentile £365 £363 £400
25th Percentile £469 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £663 £682
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 226 112 79
10th Percentile £15.02 £15.05 £14.99
25th Percentile £17.63 £17.65 £22.38
Median hourly rate £29.00 £22.77 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year +27.39% -35.62% +7.15%
75th Percentile £54.81 £43.75 £59.33
90th Percentile £87.50 £69.75 £65.01
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.30 £22.32 £35.00
% change year-on-year +22.34% -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 22,879 15,566 16,911
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.86% 47.26% 44.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,025 9,545 10,148
10th Percentile £313 £275 £285
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £614 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £700 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,259 789 677
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.69 £14.26
25th Percentile £16.72 £17.44 £15.62
Median hourly rate £27.30 £25.15 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.55% -16.17% -31.56%
75th Percentile £63.75 £43.25 £63.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.14 £21.19 £30.00
% change year-on-year +23.36% -29.37% -27.71%

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 17 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 17 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 17 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 -12 2,185 £575 +0.88% 2,300
UK excluding London -1 1,417 £550 - 1,449
Work from Home -8 817 £568 +0.44% 835
London -33 756 £600 +2.48% 883
South East -2 407 £550 +6.80% 381
North of England -14 347 £550 -4.35% 408
Midlands +5 344 £550 +1.57% 273
North West -8 247 £555 -7.50% 223
West Midlands -3 208 £525 -2.78% 158
East of England -8 151 £566 -2.41% 156
East Midlands +29 127 £600 -2.12% 115
Yorkshire -10 93 £513 -5.96% 140
South West -32 86 £546 -5.00% 103
Wales +15 47 £550 +228.36% 42
Scotland -14 46 £529 +24.47% 79
North East -46 6 £450 -18.18% 46
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -4 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 37 (1.33%) SharePoint
2 30 (1.08%) Confluence
3 23 (0.83%) NetWeaver
4 12 (0.43%) CMS
5 8 (0.29%) SAP EP
6 7 (0.25%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 7 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
7 4 (0.14%) Cloud Foundry
7 4 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.14%) Sitecore CMS
7 4 (0.14%) SugarCRM
8 3 (0.11%) Apache
8 3 (0.11%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
8 3 (0.11%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.072%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.072%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.072%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.072%) SAS
9 2 (0.072%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 135 (4.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 64 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
3 38 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
4 27 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (0.51%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.29%) Windchill
7 7 (0.25%) CATIA
8 6 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.036%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.036%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.036%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.036%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 1,076 (38.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 123 (4.44%) SAP FI
3 78 (2.81%) SAP CO
4 69 (2.49%) SAP FI/CO
4 69 (2.49%) SAP SD
5 68 (2.45%) SAP ERP
6 66 (2.38%) SAP Payroll
7 62 (2.24%) SAP MM
8 57 (2.06%) SAP HR
9 53 (1.91%) SAP HCM
10 52 (1.88%) SAP PSCD
11 51 (1.84%) SAP GRC
12 48 (1.73%) SAP PP
13 46 (1.66%) SAP BRIM
14 45 (1.62%) SAP MDG
15 43 (1.55%) SAP EWM
16 41 (1.48%) SAP PM
17 37 (1.33%) SAP IBP
18 31 (1.12%) SAP QM
19 28 (1.01%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 274 (9.88%) SuccessFactors
2 224 (8.08%) Azure
3 144 (5.19%) Power Platform
4 109 (3.93%) AWS
5 65 (2.34%) SaaS
6 58 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
7 52 (1.88%) GCP
8 37 (1.33%) Entra ID
9 33 (1.19%) Boomi
10 31 (1.12%) Microsoft 365
11 29 (1.05%) Dynamics 365
12 22 (0.79%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 22 (0.79%) Snowflake
13 19 (0.69%) Microsoft Copilot
14 17 (0.61%) GitHub
14 17 (0.61%) Power Automate
14 17 (0.61%) Smartsheet
14 17 (0.61%) Tricentis Tosca
15 15 (0.54%) Azure Data Factory
16 13 (0.47%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.22%) Intranet
2 5 (0.18%) Broadband
2 5 (0.18%) HTTP
3 3 (0.11%) VPN
4 2 (0.072%) Firewall
4 2 (0.072%) Internet
4 2 (0.072%) LAN
4 2 (0.072%) Network Security
4 2 (0.072%) SSL
4 2 (0.072%) 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
1 126 (4.55%) Power BI
2 86 (3.10%) SAP HANA
3 58 (2.09%) SAP BW
4 46 (1.66%) Data Warehouse
5 42 (1.52%) Tableau
6 41 (1.48%) BusinessObjects
7 35 (1.26%) SQL Server
8 24 (0.87%) SAP Data Services
9 18 (0.65%) Data Lake
10 17 (0.61%) Metadata
10 17 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
11 13 (0.47%) 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 (0.32%) Delta Lake
15 7 (0.25%) Sybase ASE
16 6 (0.22%) NoSQL
16 6 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 116 (4.18%) JIRA
2 20 (0.72%) Hudson
3 19 (0.69%) Git
4 13 (0.47%) Postman
5 10 (0.36%) Jenkins
6 8 (0.29%) eggPlant
7 7 (0.25%) SoapUI
7 7 (0.25%) SonarQube
8 6 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (0.18%) JMeter
9 5 (0.18%) LoadRunner
9 5 (0.18%) LSMW
9 5 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
9 5 (0.18%) Toad
10 4 (0.14%) Selenium
11 3 (0.11%) SOAtest
12 2 (0.072%) ER Studio
12 2 (0.072%) HP UFT
12 2 (0.072%) Oracle APEX
12 2 (0.072%) Rational Functional Tester
General
1 873 (31.49%) Finance
2 733 (26.44%) Social Skills
3 351 (12.66%) Manufacturing
4 282 (10.17%) Analytical Skills
5 135 (4.87%) Public Sector
6 133 (4.80%) Retail
7 112 (4.04%) Billing
8 86 (3.10%) Legal
9 70 (2.53%) Aerospace
10 68 (2.45%) Influencing Skills
11 67 (2.42%) Pharmaceutical
12 62 (2.24%) Organisational Skills
13 58 (2.09%) Banking
14 56 (2.02%) General Ledger
15 37 (1.33%) Automotive
16 34 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
17 31 (1.12%) Telecoms
18 26 (0.94%) Aviation
18 26 (0.94%) Law
19 24 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 678 (24.46%) Consultant
2 574 (20.71%) SAP Consultant
3 359 (12.95%) Architect
4 330 (11.90%) Lead
5 314 (11.33%) Analyst
6 262 (9.45%) Senior
7 198 (7.14%) SAP Manager
8 177 (6.39%) SAP Architect
9 158 (5.70%) Project Manager
10 151 (5.45%) Solutions Architect
11 132 (4.76%) Business Analyst
12 106 (3.82%) SAP Analyst
13 104 (3.75%) Developer
14 86 (3.10%) Administrator
15 85 (3.07%) Functional Consultant
16 81 (2.92%) SAP Project Manager
17 78 (2.81%) SAP Solutions Architect
18 74 (2.67%) SAP Functional Consultant
19 70 (2.53%) Senior Consultant
20 63 (2.27%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 138 (4.98%) SAP Fiori
2 100 (3.61%) Middleware
3 90 (3.25%) REST
4 73 (2.63%) SOAP
5 53 (1.91%) Oracle Fusion
6 49 (1.77%) XML
7 46 (1.66%) SAP Basis
8 43 (1.55%) SAPUI5
9 37 (1.33%) SAP PI
10 35 (1.26%) Web Services
11 34 (1.23%) BAPI
12 33 (1.19%) JSON
13 31 (1.12%) IDoc
14 30 (1.08%) EDI
15 25 (0.90%) OAuth
16 20 (0.72%) Node.js
17 18 (0.65%) SAP ALE
18 17 (0.61%) JDBC
19 16 (0.58%) Kafka
19 16 (0.58%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 94 (3.39%) Onboarding
2 82 (2.96%) Enterprise Software
3 81 (2.92%) Data Structures
4 75 (2.71%) Public Cloud
5 71 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
6 60 (2.16%) FMCG
7 59 (2.13%) Product Ownership
8 56 (2.02%) Greenfield Project
9 49 (1.77%) Management Information System
10 37 (1.33%) Life Science
11 33 (1.19%) Cloud Native
12 30 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
13 29 (1.05%) Replication
14 23 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
15 19 (0.69%) AI Agents
15 19 (0.69%) Operational Technology
16 18 (0.65%) Private Cloud
17 16 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
18 13 (0.47%) Manufacturing Execution System
18 13 (0.47%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 38 (1.37%) Linux
2 30 (1.08%) Windows
3 21 (0.76%) Unix
4 8 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (0.29%) SUSE
5 7 (0.25%) VMS
6 4 (0.14%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.11%) Solaris
8 2 (0.072%) AIX
8 2 (0.072%) Android
9 1 (0.036%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 693 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 632 (22.80%) ERP
3 499 (18.00%) Migration
4 359 (12.95%) Problem-Solving
5 350 (12.63%) User Acceptance Testing
6 312 (11.26%) Data Migration
7 269 (9.70%) Agile
8 267 (9.63%) Continuous Improvement
9 262 (9.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 262 (9.45%) Validation
10 240 (8.66%) Analytics
11 236 (8.51%) Logistics
12 208 (7.50%) Workshop Facilitation
13 184 (6.64%) Roadmaps
14 166 (5.99%) System Integration Testing
15 165 (5.95%) Decision-Making
16 164 (5.92%) Process Improvement
17 161 (5.81%) Project Management
18 160 (5.77%) Project Delivery
19 159 (5.74%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 147 (5.30%) SQL
2 121 (4.37%) ABAP
3 73 (2.63%) Python
4 59 (2.13%) Java
5 23 (0.83%) JavaScript
6 20 (0.72%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.25%) C#
7 7 (0.25%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.22%) Apex Code
8 6 (0.22%) BeanShell
9 5 (0.18%) Bash
9 5 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.18%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.18%) VB.NET
10 4 (0.14%) Bicep
10 4 (0.14%) Korn
11 3 (0.11%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.072%) C++
12 2 (0.072%) Groovy
12 2 (0.072%) Perl
Qualifications
1 463 (16.70%) Security Cleared
2 366 (13.20%) SC Cleared
3 148 (5.34%) BPSS Clearance
4 136 (4.91%) Degree
5 58 (2.09%) DV Cleared
6 37 (1.33%) PMI Certification
6 37 (1.33%) PMP
7 36 (1.30%) ACCA
8 34 (1.23%) CIMA
9 22 (0.79%) SAP Certification
10 21 (0.76%) Azure Certification
11 17 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (0.51%) HNC
13 13 (0.47%) ISTQB
14 11 (0.40%) ISEB
14 11 (0.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 11 (0.40%) Master's Degree
15 10 (0.36%) CISSP
16 9 (0.32%) CISM
16 9 (0.32%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 184 (6.64%) Data Quality
2 92 (3.32%) PMO
3 80 (2.89%) QA
4 62 (2.24%) GDPR
5 52 (1.88%) GRC
6 50 (1.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (0.61%) IFRS
8 13 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 12 (0.43%) GxP
10 11 (0.40%) NIST
11 9 (0.32%) SLA
12 8 (0.29%) ITGC
13 6 (0.22%) Accessibility
13 6 (0.22%) GAAP
13 6 (0.22%) GMP
13 6 (0.22%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.22%) ISO 20022
13 6 (0.22%) NCSC
14 5 (0.18%) EU AI Act
15 3 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 20 (0.72%) Active Directory
2 18 (0.65%) IAG
3 6 (0.22%) Corosync
3 6 (0.22%) Docker
4 3 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.072%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (0.58%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.25%) Failover Clustering
2 7 (0.25%) Pacemaker
3 6 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (0.18%) HP Fortify
5 4 (0.14%) Control-M
6 3 (0.11%) Ansible
6 3 (0.11%) Grafana
7 2 (0.072%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.072%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.072%) MOM
8 1 (0.036%) CEMLI
8 1 (0.036%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.036%) QRadar
8 1 (0.036%) SolarWinds Orion
8 1 (0.036%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 1 (0.036%) WSUS
Vendors
1 292 (10.53%) Microsoft
2 266 (9.60%) Oracle
3 263 (9.49%) Ariba
4 112 (4.04%) Salesforce
5 107 (3.86%) Workday
6 79 (2.85%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.59%) Databricks
8 41 (1.48%) MuleSoft
9 39 (1.41%) Concur
10 36 (1.30%) IBM
11 32 (1.15%) Adobe
12 28 (1.01%) Google
12 28 (1.01%) Siemens
13 23 (0.83%) Informatica
14 17 (0.61%) Red Hat
15 15 (0.54%) Sage
16 14 (0.51%) Infor
17 13 (0.47%) Dell
17 13 (0.47%) JD Edwards
18 12 (0.43%) OpenText