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 3 June 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
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -11 +1 +5
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,425 1,934 2,524
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 4.96% 6.72% 5.86%
As % of the Vendors category 12.16% 14.09% 13.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,195 976 1,257
10th Percentile £360 £381 £375
25th Percentile £463 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £567
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +1.41% +3.09%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £755 £818
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £541 £550
% change year-on-year -3.05% -1.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 220 66 134
10th Percentile £16.72 £20.15 £13.05
25th Percentile £22.63 £31.76 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.23 £58.75 £26.03
Median % change year-on-year -45.15% +125.70% -42.16%
75th Percentile £58.23 £70.00 £56.88
90th Percentile £80.41 £86.00 £66.76
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.00 £50.49 £24.65
% change year-on-year -42.57% +104.84% -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 19,935 13,729 18,203
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 40.81% 47.72% 42.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,521 8,508 11,350
10th Percentile £313 £281 £263
25th Percentile £413 £405 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £514
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -0.78% -2.10%
75th Percentile £600 £615 £625
90th Percentile £700 £714 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £494 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +0.87% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,035 599 1,121
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.84 £12.13
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.30 £14.48
Median hourly rate £32.50 £26.04 £22.56
Median % change year-on-year +24.81% +15.43% -46.92%
75th Percentile £58.75 £55.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £77.50 £70.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £22.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year +33.33% +4.65% -45.64%

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 3 June 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 3 June 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 3 June 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 1,943 £560 -2.61% 723
UK excluding London -5 1,192 £525 -3.05% 465
Work from Home -1 751 £560 -3.74% 373
London -21 731 £600 - 306
South East -11 300 £550 +0.46% 135
Midlands -3 298 £545 +0.65% 109
North of England -16 297 £500 -5.66% 125
North West -9 187 £475 -10.38% 82
West Midlands -11 174 £503 -8.55% 76
East of England +3 161 £505 -14.23% 49
East Midlands +17 115 £600 +20.00% 33
Yorkshire +2 104 £550 +44.26% 40
South West -27 80 £543 +5.85% 26
Scotland +11 33 £533 -11.17% 14
Wales +6 28 £550 +21.41% 9
North East -38 6 £500 -6.54% 5
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland +3 2 £488 +118.61% 9

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 33 (1.36%) Confluence
2 30 (1.24%) SharePoint
3 22 (0.91%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.54%) CMS
5 10 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
7 6 (0.25%) Cloud Foundry
8 5 (0.21%) SAP EP
9 4 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.16%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.12%) MS Project Server
10 3 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 3 (0.12%) WebSphere
11 2 (0.082%) Apache
11 2 (0.082%) JBoss
12 1 (0.041%) Anypoint
12 1 (0.041%) Apache Solr
12 1 (0.041%) LiveCycle
12 1 (0.041%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 122 (5.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 48 (1.98%) Microsoft Office
3 41 (1.69%) Microsoft Project
4 23 (0.95%) MS Visio
5 17 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 12 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.41%) CATIA
8 6 (0.25%) Siemens NX
9 5 (0.21%) PTC Creo
10 1 (0.041%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.041%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.041%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 965 (39.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 103 (4.25%) SAP FI
3 64 (2.64%) SAP CO
4 61 (2.52%) SAP ERP
4 61 (2.52%) SAP FI/CO
5 60 (2.47%) SAP MM
6 57 (2.35%) SAP SD
7 51 (2.10%) SAP EWM
8 47 (1.94%) SAP PSCD
9 44 (1.81%) SAP BRIM
10 36 (1.48%) SAP PM
11 35 (1.44%) SAP IBP
12 34 (1.40%) SAP PP
13 32 (1.32%) SAP GRC
14 31 (1.28%) SAP MDG
15 30 (1.24%) SAP Travel Management
16 28 (1.15%) SAP HCM
17 27 (1.11%) SAP FI-CA
18 24 (0.99%) SAP QM
19 23 (0.95%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 216 (8.91%) Azure
2 207 (8.54%) SuccessFactors
3 112 (4.62%) Power Platform
4 80 (3.30%) AWS
5 78 (3.22%) SaaS
6 48 (1.98%) Azure DevOps
7 41 (1.69%) Entra ID
8 35 (1.44%) Boomi
9 28 (1.15%) GCP
10 24 (0.99%) Dynamics 365
11 21 (0.87%) Microsoft 365
12 18 (0.74%) Power Automate
12 18 (0.74%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 17 (0.70%) OCI
14 16 (0.66%) Snowflake
15 14 (0.58%) GitHub
15 14 (0.58%) PaaS
15 14 (0.58%) PowerApps
15 14 (0.58%) Smartsheet
16 13 (0.54%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (0.45%) Network Security
2 8 (0.33%) Firewall
3 7 (0.29%) VPN
3 7 (0.29%) WAN
4 4 (0.16%) LAN
4 4 (0.16%) RFID
4 4 (0.16%) SD-WAN
5 3 (0.12%) BGP
5 3 (0.12%) OSPF
6 2 (0.082%) DNS
6 2 (0.082%) FTP
6 2 (0.082%) HTTP
6 2 (0.082%) Internet
6 2 (0.082%) Reverse Proxy
6 2 (0.082%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.041%) Ethernet VPN
7 1 (0.041%) Junos
7 1 (0.041%) MQTT
7 1 (0.041%) Wireless
7 1 (0.041%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (4.37%) Power BI
2 83 (3.42%) SAP HANA
3 43 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
4 36 (1.48%) SQL Server
5 33 (1.36%) SAP BW
6 27 (1.11%) Tableau
7 26 (1.07%) BusinessObjects
8 18 (0.74%) Oracle Reports
8 18 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 17 (0.70%) SAP Data Services
10 15 (0.62%) Metadata
11 14 (0.58%) Data Lake
12 10 (0.41%) Sybase ASE
13 9 (0.37%) MaxDB
14 8 (0.33%) GIS
14 8 (0.33%) Relational Database
15 7 (0.29%) Oracle Database
16 5 (0.21%) Amazon Redshift
16 5 (0.21%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
16 5 (0.21%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 103 (4.25%) JIRA
2 25 (1.03%) Hudson
3 19 (0.78%) Git
4 9 (0.37%) Postman
5 6 (0.25%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.25%) LSMW
6 5 (0.21%) Selenium
7 4 (0.16%) GitLab
7 4 (0.16%) JMeter
8 3 (0.12%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.12%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.082%) Maven
9 2 (0.082%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.082%) SoapUI
9 2 (0.082%) TestRail
10 1 (0.041%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.041%) GCC
10 1 (0.041%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.041%) SpecFlow
10 1 (0.041%) Subversion
General
1 778 (32.08%) Finance
2 681 (28.08%) Social Skills
3 263 (10.85%) Analytical Skills
4 257 (10.60%) Manufacturing
5 173 (7.13%) Public Sector
6 97 (4.00%) Billing
7 80 (3.30%) Pharmaceutical
8 77 (3.18%) Legal
8 77 (3.18%) Retail
9 69 (2.85%) Banking
10 59 (2.43%) Organisational Skills
11 58 (2.39%) Aerospace
12 48 (1.98%) General Ledger
12 48 (1.98%) Telecoms
13 44 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
14 41 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
14 41 (1.69%) Local Government
14 41 (1.69%) Marketing
15 28 (1.15%) Electronics
16 25 (1.03%) Law
Job Titles
1 583 (24.04%) Consultant
2 504 (20.78%) SAP Consultant
3 316 (13.03%) Lead
4 307 (12.66%) Architect
5 254 (10.47%) Analyst
6 209 (8.62%) Senior
7 180 (7.42%) Project Manager
8 177 (7.30%) SAP Manager
9 169 (6.97%) SAP Architect
10 154 (6.35%) Solutions Architect
11 114 (4.70%) Business Analyst
12 96 (3.96%) Developer
13 90 (3.71%) SAP Project Manager
14 86 (3.55%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 79 (3.26%) Functional Consultant
16 77 (3.18%) Administrator
17 73 (3.01%) SAP Functional Consultant
18 63 (2.60%) Senior Manager
19 62 (2.56%) SAP Support
20 59 (2.43%) SAP Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 100 (4.12%) SAP Fiori
2 84 (3.46%) Middleware
3 55 (2.27%) SAP Basis
4 54 (2.23%) Oracle Fusion
5 50 (2.06%) REST
6 33 (1.36%) BAPI
7 32 (1.32%) SOAP
8 31 (1.28%) SAP TM
9 30 (1.24%) SAPUI5
9 30 (1.24%) XML
10 27 (1.11%) IDoc
11 24 (0.99%) JSON
12 20 (0.82%) OAuth
13 19 (0.78%) EDI
14 18 (0.74%) Web Services
15 16 (0.66%) SAP PI
16 13 (0.54%) SAP ALE
17 12 (0.49%) SAML
18 11 (0.45%) Node.js
18 11 (0.45%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 94 (3.88%) Public Cloud
2 79 (3.26%) Onboarding
3 76 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
4 56 (2.31%) Data Structures
5 44 (1.81%) Product Ownership
6 41 (1.69%) FMCG
7 38 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
8 33 (1.36%) Management Information System
9 30 (1.24%) Cloud Native
10 28 (1.15%) Life Science
10 28 (1.15%) Taxonomies
11 27 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
12 25 (1.03%) Replication
12 25 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
13 22 (0.91%) Data Protection Act
14 20 (0.82%) Analytical Mindset
15 17 (0.70%) Virtual Team
16 13 (0.54%) AI Agents
17 11 (0.45%) Algorithms
17 11 (0.45%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 34 (1.40%) Linux
2 32 (1.32%) Windows
3 12 (0.49%) Unix
4 10 (0.41%) VMS
5 8 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.16%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.12%) Solaris
8 2 (0.082%) AIX
8 2 (0.082%) Android
8 2 (0.082%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.082%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 558 (23.01%) ERP
2 451 (18.60%) Migration
3 446 (18.39%) Stakeholder Management
4 299 (12.33%) Problem-Solving
5 270 (11.13%) Data Migration
6 256 (10.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 244 (10.06%) Continuous Improvement
7 244 (10.06%) User Acceptance Testing
8 232 (9.57%) Agile
9 218 (8.99%) Validation
10 187 (7.71%) Project Management
11 184 (7.59%) Workshop Facilitation
12 182 (7.51%) Analytics
13 169 (6.97%) Logistics
14 166 (6.85%) Change Management
15 148 (6.10%) Business Intelligence
16 147 (6.06%) Data Modelling
17 132 (5.44%) Decision-Making
18 130 (5.36%) Project Delivery
18 130 (5.36%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 117 (4.82%) SQL
2 80 (3.30%) ABAP
3 49 (2.02%) Python
4 30 (1.24%) Java
5 20 (0.82%) PowerShell
6 16 (0.66%) JavaScript
7 9 (0.37%) C#
8 6 (0.25%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.21%) Bash
10 4 (0.16%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.16%) C
10 4 (0.16%) Groovy
10 4 (0.16%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.16%) VB
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%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 355 (14.64%) Security Cleared
2 278 (11.46%) SC Cleared
3 142 (5.86%) Degree
4 115 (4.74%) BPSS Clearance
5 51 (2.10%) ACCA
6 50 (2.06%) CIMA
7 44 (1.81%) PMP
8 41 (1.69%) PMI Certification
9 38 (1.57%) DV Cleared
10 32 (1.32%) SAP Certification
11 16 (0.66%) Master's Degree
12 15 (0.62%) Azure Certification
12 15 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
13 11 (0.45%) HNC
13 11 (0.45%) NVQ Level 4
14 10 (0.41%) CISSP
15 9 (0.37%) ISTQB
15 9 (0.37%) TOGAF Certification
16 8 (0.33%) CISM
17 7 (0.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 130 (5.36%) Data Quality
2 96 (3.96%) PMO
3 91 (3.75%) QA
4 54 (2.23%) GDPR
4 54 (2.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 33 (1.36%) GRC
6 20 (0.82%) IFRS
7 18 (0.74%) SLA
8 13 (0.54%) GAAP
9 11 (0.45%) GxP
10 9 (0.37%) HIPAA
11 8 (0.33%) GMP
11 8 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 7 (0.29%) NIST
13 6 (0.25%) Accessibility
14 5 (0.21%) Basel III
14 5 (0.21%) EU AI Act
14 5 (0.21%) IFRS 9
14 5 (0.21%) ISO 20022
14 5 (0.21%) NCSC
System Software
1 21 (0.87%) Active Directory
2 11 (0.45%) IAG
3 7 (0.29%) Docker
4 6 (0.25%) Corosync
5 1 (0.041%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.041%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 31 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
2 13 (0.54%) Terraform
3 10 (0.41%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.33%) Failover Clustering
5 7 (0.29%) Pacemaker
6 6 (0.25%) HP ALM
7 4 (0.16%) Ansible
8 3 (0.12%) Control-M
8 3 (0.12%) Grafana
9 2 (0.082%) HP Quality Center
9 2 (0.082%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.082%) WSUS
10 1 (0.041%) Argo
10 1 (0.041%) CEMLI
10 1 (0.041%) MOM
10 1 (0.041%) Packer
10 1 (0.041%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.041%) SCCM
Vendors
1 238 (9.81%) Ariba
2 220 (9.07%) Oracle
3 219 (9.03%) Microsoft
4 98 (4.04%) Salesforce
5 87 (3.59%) Workday
6 69 (2.85%) ServiceNow
7 37 (1.53%) Informatica
8 34 (1.40%) MuleSoft
9 31 (1.28%) Sage
10 30 (1.24%) Adobe
11 28 (1.15%) Databricks
12 24 (0.99%) Concur
13 20 (0.82%) Okta
14 19 (0.78%) IBM
15 17 (0.70%) Dell
15 17 (0.70%) Siemens
16 14 (0.58%) IFS
17 13 (0.54%) Google
17 13 (0.54%) Infor
17 13 (0.54%) OpenText