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 27 December 2025, 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
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 28 25
Rank change year-on-year -2 -3 +21
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,277 2,234 2,888
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 6.12% 6.64% 6.60%
As % of the Vendors category 13.05% 14.50% 14.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,180 1,099 1,452
10th Percentile £350 £369 £356
25th Percentile £456 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £554 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.77% - -0.32%
75th Percentile £675 £669 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £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 166 37 81
10th Percentile £16.05 £17.69 £18.25
25th Percentile £19.07 £20.38 £26.25
Median hourly rate £23.75 £29.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% -40.82% +8.89%
75th Percentile £42.72 £55.00 £65.25
90th Percentile £66.32 £70.75 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.63 £28.25 £47.63
% change year-on-year -19.89% -40.68% +5.83%

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 17,448 15,405 19,565
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 46.93% 45.79% 44.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,130 9,195 12,403
10th Percentile £297 £285 £252
25th Percentile £408 £409 £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 £700 £717 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.58% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 842 452 675
10th Percentile £15.02 £15.51 £14.21
25th Percentile £17.99 £18.51 £18.93
Median hourly rate £23.79 £27.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.50% -38.89% +74.55%
75th Percentile £44.69 £61.31 £64.70
90th Percentile £74.21 £75.23 £77.20
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.50 £25.60 £45.21
% change year-on-year -16.02% -43.38% +100.93%

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 27 December 2025.

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 27 December 2025.

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 27 December 2025. 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 1,781 £555 +0.91% 1,572
UK excluding London -5 1,007 £550 +1.85% 1,394
Work from Home +2 763 £560 +1.82% 635
London -9 736 £575 +4.55% 295
North of England -10 298 £599 +11.34% 306
South East -2 266 £537 -10.50% 410
North West +1 213 £623 +14.22% 145
Midlands -15 165 £515 -2.37% 265
East of England +2 140 £565 +12.21% 217
West Midlands -6 121 £515 -4.63% 133
South West -24 93 £588 +10.85% 125
Yorkshire +3 75 £565 +32.94% 143
East Midlands -23 42 £525 - 116
Scotland +7 36 £450 +0.56% 47
Wales +6 20 £170 -74.81% 31
North East -18 9 £175 -57.83% 19
Northern Ireland -4 6 £115 - 23
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 25 (1.10%) SharePoint
2 24 (1.05%) Confluence
3 22 (0.97%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.31%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.26%) Anypoint
7 5 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (0.22%) MTS
8 3 (0.13%) Apache
8 3 (0.13%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.13%) CMS
8 3 (0.13%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.088%) Cloud Foundry
9 2 (0.088%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.088%) SAP EP
9 2 (0.088%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.044%) Camunda
10 1 (0.044%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.044%) LiveCycle
10 1 (0.044%) Mendix
Applications
1 100 (4.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 87 (3.82%) Microsoft Office
3 52 (2.28%) Microsoft Project
4 23 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (1.01%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.18%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.18%) Windchill
7 3 (0.13%) Simulink
8 2 (0.088%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.088%) Siemens NX
8 2 (0.088%) Sketch
9 1 (0.044%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.044%) InVision
9 1 (0.044%) Trello
Business Applications
1 821 (36.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 100 (4.39%) SAP FI
3 75 (3.29%) SAP CO
4 72 (3.16%) SAP EWM
5 70 (3.07%) SAP MM
6 68 (2.99%) SAP ERP
6 68 (2.99%) SAP FI/CO
7 65 (2.85%) SAP PP
8 61 (2.68%) SAP Payroll
9 59 (2.59%) SAP HCM
10 45 (1.98%) SAP HR
11 41 (1.80%) SAP QM
12 37 (1.62%) SAP PM
12 37 (1.62%) SAP WM
13 32 (1.41%) SAP MDG
14 29 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
15 28 (1.23%) SAP SD
15 28 (1.23%) SAP VC
16 27 (1.19%) SAP EHS
16 27 (1.19%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 169 (7.42%) Azure
2 157 (6.90%) SuccessFactors
3 101 (4.44%) Power Platform
4 82 (3.60%) AWS
5 59 (2.59%) SaaS
6 58 (2.55%) Microsoft 365
7 48 (2.11%) GCP
8 44 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (1.01%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (1.01%) SAP Commerce Cloud
9 23 (1.01%) Snowflake
10 21 (0.92%) Entra ID
11 18 (0.79%) Power Automate
12 12 (0.53%) GitHub
12 12 (0.53%) OCI
13 11 (0.48%) Boomi
14 10 (0.44%) Smartsheet
15 9 (0.40%) Azure Data Factory
15 9 (0.40%) PaaS
15 9 (0.40%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 24 (1.05%) Wireless
2 17 (0.75%) HTTPS
3 10 (0.44%) LAN
4 9 (0.40%) Cisco IOS
5 8 (0.35%) Firewall
5 8 (0.35%) Skype
5 8 (0.35%) VPN
6 6 (0.26%) 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%) VLAN
10 2 (0.088%) Hyperconnected
10 2 (0.088%) Internet
10 2 (0.088%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (4.30%) SAP HANA
2 97 (4.26%) Power BI
3 51 (2.24%) SAP BW
4 29 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
5 28 (1.23%) Data Lake
5 28 (1.23%) SAP Data Services
6 23 (1.01%) SQL Server
7 19 (0.83%) Metadata
8 15 (0.66%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 15 (0.66%) Tableau
9 12 (0.53%) BusinessObjects
9 12 (0.53%) GIS
9 12 (0.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 7 (0.31%) MySQL
10 7 (0.31%) Power Query
10 7 (0.31%) Relational Database
11 6 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
11 6 (0.26%) BigQuery
11 6 (0.26%) Oracle Database
12 5 (0.22%) Data Hub
Development Applications
1 89 (3.91%) JIRA
2 17 (0.75%) Git
3 10 (0.44%) LSMW
4 9 (0.40%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.31%) GitLab
6 6 (0.26%) 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 (0.088%) Clang
9 2 (0.088%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.088%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.088%) Selenium
9 2 (0.088%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.088%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.088%) Zephyr
General
1 789 (34.65%) Finance
2 764 (33.55%) Social Skills
3 447 (19.63%) Manufacturing
4 342 (15.02%) Public Sector
5 244 (10.72%) Analytical Skills
6 231 (10.14%) Telecoms
7 228 (10.01%) Marketing
8 206 (9.05%) Electronics
9 123 (5.40%) Pharmaceutical
10 64 (2.81%) Retail
11 58 (2.55%) Documentation Skills
12 54 (2.37%) Billing
13 51 (2.24%) Organisational Skills
14 50 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
15 47 (2.06%) Legal
16 46 (2.02%) Banking
17 44 (1.93%) Aerospace
18 43 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
19 32 (1.41%) Local Government
20 21 (0.92%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 682 (29.95%) Consultant
2 551 (24.20%) SAP Consultant
3 204 (8.96%) Architect
3 204 (8.96%) Lead
4 184 (8.08%) Analyst
5 147 (6.46%) Project Manager
6 128 (5.62%) SAP Manager
7 126 (5.53%) Developer
8 115 (5.05%) Senior
9 113 (4.96%) SAP Architect
10 90 (3.95%) Business Analyst
10 90 (3.95%) Solutions Architect
11 73 (3.21%) Functional Consultant
12 72 (3.16%) SAP Project Manager
13 67 (2.94%) SAP Functional Consultant
14 66 (2.90%) SAP Developer
15 64 (2.81%) SAP Analyst
16 62 (2.72%) Management Consultant
17 60 (2.64%) Administrator
18 57 (2.50%) SAP Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 167 (7.33%) SAP Fiori
2 53 (2.33%) Web Services
3 51 (2.24%) XML
4 49 (2.15%) SOAP
5 46 (2.02%) SAP PI
6 45 (1.98%) REST
7 43 (1.89%) SAPUI5
8 40 (1.76%) Middleware
9 37 (1.62%) BAPI
10 36 (1.58%) SAP Basis
11 29 (1.27%) JSON
11 29 (1.27%) SAP TM
12 27 (1.19%) HTML
13 23 (1.01%) CSS
14 20 (0.88%) IDoc
15 17 (0.75%) JMS
16 16 (0.70%) Oracle Fusion
17 15 (0.66%) EDI
17 15 (0.66%) RESTful
17 15 (0.66%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 68 (2.99%) Legacy Systems
2 60 (2.64%) Onboarding
3 42 (1.84%) Life Science
4 40 (1.76%) Data Structures
5 39 (1.71%) Product Ownership
6 38 (1.67%) Data Centre
6 38 (1.67%) Public Cloud
7 37 (1.62%) Greenfield Project
8 33 (1.45%) FMCG
9 30 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
10 22 (0.97%) Renewable Energy
11 21 (0.92%) Management Information System
11 21 (0.92%) Replication
11 21 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
12 20 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
13 19 (0.83%) Private Cloud
14 15 (0.66%) Mobile App
15 14 (0.61%) NHS
15 14 (0.61%) Virtual Team
16 12 (0.53%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 50 (2.20%) Windows
2 33 (1.45%) Android
3 32 (1.41%) Mac OS
4 24 (1.05%) Linux
5 19 (0.83%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.35%) Windows Server
7 7 (0.31%) 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 (0.088%) SUSE
12 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 399 (17.52%) Migration
2 392 (17.22%) Stakeholder Management
3 390 (17.13%) ERP
4 308 (13.53%) Business Intelligence
5 305 (13.39%) Problem-Solving
6 268 (11.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 259 (11.37%) Agile
8 226 (9.93%) Programme Management
9 218 (9.57%) Logistics
10 215 (9.44%) Data Migration
11 201 (8.83%) Digital Marketing
12 194 (8.52%) Continuous Improvement
13 179 (7.86%) Project Management
14 161 (7.07%) Workshop Facilitation
15 160 (7.03%) Analytics
15 160 (7.03%) User Acceptance Testing
16 154 (6.76%) Change Management
17 136 (5.97%) Project Delivery
18 134 (5.88%) Roadmaps
19 126 (5.53%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 149 (6.54%) ABAP
2 107 (4.70%) SQL
3 59 (2.59%) Python
4 57 (2.50%) JavaScript
5 56 (2.46%) Java
6 22 (0.97%) PowerShell
7 18 (0.79%) C#
8 15 (0.66%) Groovy
9 8 (0.35%) Apex Code
9 8 (0.35%) C++
9 8 (0.35%) PL/SQL
10 7 (0.31%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.18%) C
11 4 (0.18%) Go
11 4 (0.18%) R
11 4 (0.18%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.13%) Bash
12 3 (0.13%) BeanShell
12 3 (0.13%) COBOL
12 3 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 534 (23.45%) Security Cleared
2 433 (19.02%) SC Cleared
3 170 (7.47%) Degree
4 101 (4.44%) BPSS Clearance
5 62 (2.72%) SAP Certification
6 49 (2.15%) DV Cleared
7 48 (2.11%) PMP
8 45 (1.98%) PMI Certification
9 42 (1.84%) Master's Degree
10 33 (1.45%) ACCA
11 32 (1.41%) CIMA
12 27 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
14 12 (0.53%) CISSP
15 11 (0.48%) DBS Check
15 11 (0.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
16 9 (0.40%) CISM
16 9 (0.40%) ISTQB
17 7 (0.31%) Azure Certification
17 7 (0.31%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (3.82%) Data Quality
2 77 (3.38%) QA
3 55 (2.42%) PMO
4 42 (1.84%) GDPR
5 33 (1.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 23 (1.01%) GRC
7 22 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 21 (0.92%) SLA
9 20 (0.88%) GxP
10 12 (0.53%) IFRS
10 12 (0.53%) NIST
11 11 (0.48%) Accessibility
12 9 (0.40%) COBIT
13 8 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
14 7 (0.31%) GMP
14 7 (0.31%) ITGC
14 7 (0.31%) NCSC
14 7 (0.31%) SOX 404
15 6 (0.26%) HIPAA
15 6 (0.26%) RMADS
System Software
1 32 (1.41%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.57%) Docker
3 3 (0.13%) Firmware
4 2 (0.088%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.088%) IAG
4 2 (0.088%) 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 13 (0.57%) Kubernetes
1 13 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (0.22%) Terraform
3 4 (0.18%) HP ALM
3 4 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (0.13%) vRealize
5 2 (0.088%) Ansible
5 2 (0.088%) Grafana
5 2 (0.088%) Linux-HA
5 2 (0.088%) Pacemaker
5 2 (0.088%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.088%) SCCM
6 1 (0.044%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.044%) Control-M
6 1 (0.044%) FreeIPA
6 1 (0.044%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.044%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.044%) Oracle Identity Management
6 1 (0.044%) SCOM
Vendors
1 188 (8.26%) Microsoft
2 186 (8.17%) Ariba
3 181 (7.95%) Oracle
4 94 (4.13%) Salesforce
5 76 (3.34%) Workday
6 70 (3.07%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.93%) Cisco
8 35 (1.54%) HP
9 33 (1.45%) Adobe
9 33 (1.45%) Dell
10 25 (1.10%) Apple
11 23 (1.01%) Google
11 23 (1.01%) OpenText
12 22 (0.97%) Databricks
13 20 (0.88%) IBM
13 20 (0.88%) webMethods
14 19 (0.83%) MuleSoft
15 18 (0.79%) Concur
16 16 (0.70%) Informatica
17 13 (0.57%) Sage