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 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
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -13 +1 +1
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,757 2,137 2,564
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.07% 6.49% 6.65%
As % of the Vendors category 12.11% 13.68% 15.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,335 1,070 1,219
10th Percentile £363 £363 £400
25th Percentile £467 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £573 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.43% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £663 £676
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 227 112 79
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.05 £14.99
25th Percentile £17.50 £17.65 £20.80
Median hourly rate £29.00 £22.77 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year +27.39% -35.62% +4.00%
75th Percentile £54.61 £43.75 £58.10
90th Percentile £87.50 £69.75 £65.01
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.90 £22.32 £33.00
% change year-on-year +20.55% -32.38% +4.76%

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 22,759 15,624 17,063
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.83% 47.42% 44.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,928 9,586 10,230
10th Percentile £310 £275 £285
25th Percentile £413 £402 £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 £700 £700 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £479 £500
% change year-on-year +4.30% -4.13% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,273 791 679
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.75 £14.38
25th Percentile £16.70 £17.45 £15.62
Median hourly rate £26.66 £25.15 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.00% -16.17% -32.58%
75th Percentile £62.75 £43.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.92 £21.35 £29.89
% change year-on-year +21.43% -28.58% -29.68%

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 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 18 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 18 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 -13 2,170 £575 +0.88% 2,163
UK excluding London -1 1,409 £550 - 1,397
Work from Home -11 809 £550 -2.65% 782
London -33 750 £600 +2.56% 792
South East -1 405 £550 +6.80% 387
North of England -19 345 £550 -7.56% 385
Midlands +5 343 £550 +1.57% 273
North West -8 246 £560 -8.94% 206
West Midlands -2 207 £525 -2.78% 153
East of England -12 147 £566 -2.41% 140
East Midlands +25 128 £600 -2.12% 120
Yorkshire -3 92 £525 - 137
South West -29 86 £550 -4.35% 104
Wales +16 47 £550 +228.36% 44
Scotland -12 47 £529 +24.47% 61
North East -51 6 £450 -18.18% 44
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -3 1 - - 14

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 28 (1.02%) Confluence
3 19 (0.69%) NetWeaver
4 12 (0.44%) CMS
5 7 (0.25%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 7 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
6 5 (0.18%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.15%) Cloud Foundry
7 4 (0.15%) Sitecore CMS
7 4 (0.15%) SugarCRM
8 3 (0.11%) Apache
8 3 (0.11%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
8 3 (0.11%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.073%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.073%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.073%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.073%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.073%) SAS
9 2 (0.073%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 139 (5.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 64 (2.32%) Microsoft Office
3 38 (1.38%) Microsoft Project
4 29 (1.05%) 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 1,075 (38.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 123 (4.46%) SAP FI
3 78 (2.83%) SAP CO
4 69 (2.50%) SAP FI/CO
4 69 (2.50%) SAP SD
5 68 (2.47%) SAP ERP
6 66 (2.39%) SAP Payroll
7 62 (2.25%) SAP MM
8 55 (1.99%) SAP HR
9 52 (1.89%) SAP PSCD
10 51 (1.85%) SAP GRC
10 51 (1.85%) SAP HCM
11 48 (1.74%) SAP PP
12 47 (1.70%) SAP MDG
13 46 (1.67%) SAP BRIM
14 42 (1.52%) SAP EWM
15 41 (1.49%) SAP PM
16 37 (1.34%) SAP IBP
17 31 (1.12%) SAP QM
18 28 (1.02%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 270 (9.79%) SuccessFactors
2 224 (8.12%) Azure
3 142 (5.15%) Power Platform
4 109 (3.95%) AWS
5 62 (2.25%) SaaS
6 59 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
7 52 (1.89%) GCP
8 36 (1.31%) Entra ID
9 35 (1.27%) Boomi
10 30 (1.09%) Microsoft 365
11 28 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
12 22 (0.80%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 21 (0.76%) Snowflake
14 19 (0.69%) Microsoft Copilot
14 19 (0.69%) Smartsheet
15 17 (0.62%) GitHub
15 17 (0.62%) Tricentis Tosca
16 16 (0.58%) Power Automate
17 15 (0.54%) Azure Data Factory
18 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
1 125 (4.53%) Power BI
2 84 (3.05%) SAP HANA
3 57 (2.07%) SAP BW
4 47 (1.70%) Data Warehouse
5 42 (1.52%) Tableau
6 40 (1.45%) BusinessObjects
7 33 (1.20%) SQL Server
8 21 (0.76%) SAP Data Services
9 18 (0.65%) Data Lake
9 18 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
10 17 (0.62%) Metadata
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 (0.33%) Delta Lake
15 6 (0.22%) NoSQL
15 6 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 6 (0.22%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 118 (4.28%) JIRA
2 21 (0.76%) Git
3 19 (0.69%) Hudson
4 15 (0.54%) 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%) Selenium
9 5 (0.18%) Toad
10 3 (0.11%) SOAtest
11 2 (0.073%) ER Studio
11 2 (0.073%) HP UFT
11 2 (0.073%) Oracle APEX
11 2 (0.073%) Rational Functional Tester
General
1 874 (31.70%) Finance
2 732 (26.55%) Social Skills
3 353 (12.80%) Manufacturing
4 284 (10.30%) Analytical Skills
5 134 (4.86%) Public Sector
5 134 (4.86%) Retail
6 113 (4.10%) Billing
7 85 (3.08%) Legal
8 71 (2.58%) Aerospace
9 66 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
10 65 (2.36%) Pharmaceutical
11 63 (2.29%) Organisational Skills
12 56 (2.03%) Banking
13 54 (1.96%) General Ledger
14 38 (1.38%) Automotive
15 34 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
16 31 (1.12%) Telecoms
17 28 (1.02%) Aviation
18 25 (0.91%) Law
19 24 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 670 (24.30%) Consultant
2 567 (20.57%) SAP Consultant
3 354 (12.84%) Architect
4 329 (11.93%) Lead
5 313 (11.35%) Analyst
6 259 (9.39%) Senior
7 197 (7.15%) SAP Manager
8 175 (6.35%) SAP Architect
9 155 (5.62%) Project Manager
10 149 (5.40%) Solutions Architect
11 131 (4.75%) Business Analyst
12 107 (3.88%) SAP Analyst
13 101 (3.66%) Developer
14 88 (3.19%) Administrator
15 84 (3.05%) Functional Consultant
16 81 (2.94%) SAP Project Manager
17 77 (2.79%) SAP Solutions Architect
18 73 (2.65%) SAP Functional Consultant
19 70 (2.54%) Senior Consultant
20 62 (2.25%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 134 (4.86%) SAP Fiori
2 103 (3.74%) Middleware
3 90 (3.26%) REST
4 72 (2.61%) SOAP
5 53 (1.92%) Oracle Fusion
6 49 (1.78%) XML
7 44 (1.60%) SAP Basis
8 40 (1.45%) SAPUI5
9 36 (1.31%) BAPI
10 35 (1.27%) JSON
10 35 (1.27%) Web Services
11 34 (1.23%) SAP PI
12 32 (1.16%) IDoc
13 30 (1.09%) EDI
14 27 (0.98%) OAuth
15 20 (0.73%) Node.js
15 20 (0.73%) SAP ALE
16 18 (0.65%) OAuth2
17 17 (0.62%) JDBC
18 16 (0.58%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 96 (3.48%) Onboarding
2 79 (2.87%) Data Structures
2 79 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
3 75 (2.72%) Public Cloud
4 69 (2.50%) Legacy Systems
5 60 (2.18%) FMCG
6 58 (2.10%) Product Ownership
7 56 (2.03%) Greenfield Project
8 50 (1.81%) Management Information System
9 37 (1.34%) Life Science
10 33 (1.20%) Cloud Native
11 31 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
12 29 (1.05%) Replication
13 23 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
14 19 (0.69%) AI Agents
14 19 (0.69%) Operational Technology
15 18 (0.65%) Private Cloud
16 16 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
17 13 (0.47%) Learning Management System
17 13 (0.47%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 36 (1.31%) Linux
2 29 (1.05%) Windows
3 20 (0.73%) Unix
4 8 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (0.29%) SUSE
5 7 (0.25%) VMS
6 4 (0.15%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.11%) Solaris
8 2 (0.073%) AIX
8 2 (0.073%) Android
9 1 (0.036%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 693 (25.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 632 (22.92%) ERP
3 493 (17.88%) Migration
4 362 (13.13%) Problem-Solving
5 350 (12.69%) User Acceptance Testing
6 309 (11.21%) Data Migration
7 267 (9.68%) Continuous Improvement
8 266 (9.65%) Agile
9 260 (9.43%) Validation
10 255 (9.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 240 (8.71%) Analytics
12 233 (8.45%) Logistics
13 208 (7.54%) Workshop Facilitation
14 180 (6.53%) Roadmaps
15 166 (6.02%) System Integration Testing
16 165 (5.98%) Decision-Making
16 165 (5.98%) Process Improvement
17 161 (5.84%) Project Delivery
18 157 (5.69%) Project Management
19 156 (5.66%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 146 (5.30%) SQL
2 118 (4.28%) ABAP
3 73 (2.65%) Python
4 55 (1.99%) Java
5 23 (0.83%) JavaScript
6 19 (0.69%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.25%) 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%) Groovy
12 2 (0.073%) VB
Qualifications
1 457 (16.58%) Security Cleared
2 358 (12.99%) SC Cleared
3 149 (5.40%) BPSS Clearance
4 136 (4.93%) Degree
5 58 (2.10%) DV Cleared
6 37 (1.34%) ACCA
7 36 (1.31%) PMI Certification
7 36 (1.31%) PMP
8 35 (1.27%) CIMA
9 22 (0.80%) SAP Certification
10 19 (0.69%) Azure Certification
11 16 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (0.51%) HNC
12 14 (0.51%) ISTQB
13 11 (0.40%) ISEB
13 11 (0.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 11 (0.40%) Master's Degree
14 10 (0.36%) CISSP
15 9 (0.33%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 9 (0.33%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 183 (6.64%) Data Quality
2 93 (3.37%) PMO
3 82 (2.97%) QA
4 64 (2.32%) GDPR
5 52 (1.89%) GRC
6 50 (1.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (0.62%) IFRS
8 13 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 12 (0.44%) GxP
10 11 (0.40%) NIST
11 10 (0.36%) 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 19 (0.69%) 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 (0.073%) 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 (0.15%) Control-M
6 3 (0.11%) Ansible
6 3 (0.11%) Grafana
7 2 (0.073%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.073%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.073%) 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
1 291 (10.55%) Microsoft
2 264 (9.58%) Oracle
3 256 (9.29%) Ariba
4 113 (4.10%) Salesforce
5 108 (3.92%) Workday
6 80 (2.90%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.60%) Databricks
8 43 (1.56%) MuleSoft
9 39 (1.41%) Concur
10 35 (1.27%) IBM
11 32 (1.16%) Adobe
12 28 (1.02%) Google
12 28 (1.02%) Siemens
13 23 (0.83%) Informatica
14 17 (0.62%) Red Hat
15 15 (0.54%) Dell
15 15 (0.54%) Sage
16 14 (0.51%) Infor
16 14 (0.51%) JD Edwards
17 12 (0.44%) Splunk