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 19 March 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
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 27 25
Rank change year-on-year -11 -2 +13
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,261 1,940 2,693
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.22% 6.62% 6.06%
As % of the Vendors category 11.95% 14.03% 14.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,154 1,020 1,384
10th Percentile £350 £363 £350
25th Percentile £455 £483 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £565 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% -0.90%
75th Percentile £656 £669 £657
90th Percentile £738 £765 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £545 £525
% change year-on-year -3.67% +3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 200 55 124
10th Percentile £16.96 £18.89 £13.19
25th Percentile £20.54 £24.10 £19.81
Median hourly rate £24.00 £50.00 £28.75
Median % change year-on-year -52.00% +73.91% -36.11%
75th Percentile £55.00 £70.00 £61.25
90th Percentile £68.75 £86.00 £84.45
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.83 £50.00 £26.03
% change year-on-year -52.35% +92.09% -42.16%

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 18,925 13,826 19,087
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 43.66% 47.21% 42.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,108 8,647 11,912
10th Percentile £310 £290 £258
25th Percentile £413 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £514
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +0.19% -2.47%
75th Percentile £600 £623 £625
90th Percentile £700 £712 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 968 460 1,026
10th Percentile £15.29 £15.60 £12.13
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.00 £14.48
Median hourly rate £25.15 £29.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.28% +18.37% -30.99%
75th Percentile £58.75 £63.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £75.78 £83.16 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.50 £27.43 £22.94
% change year-on-year -14.31% +19.58% -29.97%

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 19 March 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 19 March 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 19 March 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 -14 1,766 £550 -0.90% 570
UK excluding London -13 999 £525 -3.67% 434
Work from Home -1 762 £560 -2.61% 287
London -13 725 £575 -3.04% 194
North of England -23 267 £550 +3.77% 86
South East -13 236 £550 -6.38% 161
Midlands -8 224 £475 -9.95% 93
North West -17 171 £550 +2.23% 56
East of England +1 167 £518 -10.78% 42
West Midlands -8 150 £475 -16.30% 51
Yorkshire +2 86 £595 +58.67% 28
South West -35 72 £650 +30.00% 30
East Midlands -2 69 £500 - 42
Wales +7 23 £370 -49.03% 8
Scotland +4 20 £450 -18.18% 12
North East -19 9 £175 -51.72% 2
Northern Ireland -3 4 £500 +77.94% 3
Channel Islands - 1 - - 2

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 32 (1.42%) Confluence
2 27 (1.19%) SharePoint
3 20 (0.88%) NetWeaver
4 18 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.35%) CMS
6 6 (0.27%) ArcGIS
7 5 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (0.22%) MTS
7 5 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.22%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.18%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.13%) Apache
9 3 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
9 3 (0.13%) MS Project Server
9 3 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.13%) WebLogic
9 3 (0.13%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.088%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.088%) JBoss
11 1 (0.044%) OpenStack
Applications
1 112 (4.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 83 (3.67%) Microsoft Office
3 36 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
4 29 (1.28%) MS Visio
5 20 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 13 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.27%) Siemens NX
8 5 (0.22%) PTC Creo
9 3 (0.13%) CATIA
9 3 (0.13%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.044%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.044%) Sketch
10 1 (0.044%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 851 (37.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 106 (4.69%) SAP FI
3 70 (3.10%) SAP CO
4 66 (2.92%) SAP FI/CO
5 61 (2.70%) SAP MM
6 57 (2.52%) SAP PP
7 56 (2.48%) SAP ERP
8 51 (2.26%) SAP Payroll
9 50 (2.21%) SAP EWM
10 46 (2.03%) SAP HCM
11 42 (1.86%) SAP PM
12 35 (1.55%) SAP PSCD
13 34 (1.50%) SAP MDG
13 34 (1.50%) SAP SD
14 30 (1.33%) SAP HR
15 29 (1.28%) SAP Travel Management
16 27 (1.19%) SAP BRIM
17 26 (1.15%) SAP QM
18 22 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
18 22 (0.97%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 198 (8.76%) Azure
2 176 (7.78%) SuccessFactors
3 80 (3.54%) Power Platform
4 77 (3.41%) AWS
5 63 (2.79%) SaaS
6 50 (2.21%) Microsoft 365
7 39 (1.72%) GCP
8 35 (1.55%) Dynamics 365
9 34 (1.50%) Azure DevOps
10 30 (1.33%) Entra ID
11 23 (1.02%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 22 (0.97%) OCI
13 17 (0.75%) Boomi
14 16 (0.71%) GitHub
14 16 (0.71%) Power Automate
15 15 (0.66%) Snowflake
16 14 (0.62%) GitHub Actions
17 13 (0.57%) Azure Data Factory
18 12 (0.53%) PaaS
19 11 (0.49%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 23 (1.02%) Wireless
2 12 (0.53%) Network Security
3 9 (0.40%) Firewall
3 9 (0.40%) VPN
4 8 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
4 8 (0.35%) HTTPS
4 8 (0.35%) Skype
5 7 (0.31%) LAN
5 7 (0.31%) WAN
6 5 (0.22%) BGP
6 5 (0.22%) FTP
6 5 (0.22%) OSPF
6 5 (0.22%) RFID
6 5 (0.22%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.18%) DNS
7 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
8 3 (0.13%) Internet
8 3 (0.13%) Junos
9 2 (0.088%) Hyperconnected
9 2 (0.088%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (3.67%) SAP HANA
2 75 (3.32%) Power BI
3 32 (1.42%) SAP BW
4 30 (1.33%) Data Warehouse
5 27 (1.19%) SQL Server
6 24 (1.06%) SAP Data Services
7 18 (0.80%) Metadata
8 17 (0.75%) Data Lake
9 15 (0.66%) Tableau
10 14 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (0.57%) BusinessObjects
12 12 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
13 11 (0.49%) GIS
14 8 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
14 8 (0.35%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
15 6 (0.27%) MaxDB
15 6 (0.27%) MySQL
15 6 (0.27%) Oracle Database
15 6 (0.27%) Relational Database
15 6 (0.27%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 86 (3.80%) JIRA
2 17 (0.75%) Git
3 10 (0.44%) Hudson
3 10 (0.44%) LSMW
4 8 (0.35%) GitLab
4 8 (0.35%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.31%) Toad
6 6 (0.27%) Postman
7 5 (0.22%) Selenium
8 4 (0.18%) Cucumber
8 4 (0.18%) JMeter
8 4 (0.18%) JUnit
8 4 (0.18%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.13%) Storybook
10 2 (0.088%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.088%) SpecFlow
10 2 (0.088%) Tricentis qTest
10 2 (0.088%) Visual Studio Code
11 1 (0.044%) Eclipse
11 1 (0.044%) TestDirector
General
1 797 (35.25%) Finance
2 720 (31.84%) Social Skills
3 366 (16.19%) Manufacturing
4 300 (13.27%) Public Sector
5 280 (12.38%) Analytical Skills
6 166 (7.34%) Telecoms
7 162 (7.16%) Marketing
8 139 (6.15%) Electronics
9 99 (4.38%) Pharmaceutical
10 70 (3.10%) Billing
11 62 (2.74%) Banking
12 61 (2.70%) Retail
13 59 (2.61%) Legal
14 57 (2.52%) Organisational Skills
15 51 (2.26%) Documentation Skills
16 44 (1.95%) Aerospace
16 44 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
17 41 (1.81%) Local Government
18 34 (1.50%) General Ledger
19 28 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 597 (26.40%) Consultant
2 493 (21.80%) SAP Consultant
3 266 (11.76%) Lead
4 248 (10.97%) Architect
5 204 (9.02%) Analyst
6 180 (7.96%) Project Manager
7 161 (7.12%) SAP Manager
8 153 (6.77%) Senior
9 137 (6.06%) SAP Architect
10 136 (6.02%) Solutions Architect
11 119 (5.26%) Developer
12 103 (4.56%) Business Analyst
13 93 (4.11%) SAP Project Manager
14 86 (3.80%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 81 (3.58%) Functional Consultant
16 76 (3.36%) Administrator
16 76 (3.36%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 72 (3.18%) SAP Developer
18 60 (2.65%) SAP Analyst
19 51 (2.26%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 124 (5.48%) SAP Fiori
2 57 (2.52%) Middleware
3 47 (2.08%) SAP Basis
4 46 (2.03%) SAPUI5
5 38 (1.68%) XML
6 37 (1.64%) Web Services
7 36 (1.59%) REST
8 35 (1.55%) SOAP
9 32 (1.42%) BAPI
9 32 (1.42%) SAP PI
9 32 (1.42%) SAP TM
10 25 (1.11%) IDoc
11 21 (0.93%) CSS
11 21 (0.93%) HTML
12 20 (0.88%) Oracle Fusion
13 16 (0.71%) EDI
14 13 (0.57%) SAP ALE
15 12 (0.53%) JSON
16 10 (0.44%) SailPoint
17 9 (0.40%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 73 (3.23%) Onboarding
2 68 (3.01%) Public Cloud
3 60 (2.65%) Legacy Systems
4 43 (1.90%) Data Structures
5 38 (1.68%) Product Ownership
6 37 (1.64%) FMCG
7 30 (1.33%) Data Centre
8 27 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
8 27 (1.19%) Life Science
8 27 (1.19%) Taxonomies
9 26 (1.15%) Management Information System
10 25 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
10 25 (1.11%) Replication
11 24 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
11 24 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
12 21 (0.93%) Data Protection Act
13 17 (0.75%) Cloud Native
13 17 (0.75%) Mobile App
14 15 (0.66%) Virtual Team
15 12 (0.53%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 45 (1.99%) Windows
2 31 (1.37%) Android
2 31 (1.37%) Mac OS
3 23 (1.02%) Linux
4 15 (0.66%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.27%) Unix
6 5 (0.22%) VMS
6 5 (0.22%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.13%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
8 2 (0.088%) Embedded Linux
8 2 (0.088%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.088%) SUSE
9 1 (0.044%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 445 (19.68%) ERP
2 425 (18.80%) Stakeholder Management
3 420 (18.58%) Migration
4 279 (12.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 257 (11.37%) Problem-Solving
6 233 (10.31%) Business Intelligence
7 222 (9.82%) Data Migration
8 221 (9.77%) Continuous Improvement
9 220 (9.73%) Agile
10 202 (8.93%) Project Management
11 190 (8.40%) Workshop Facilitation
12 189 (8.36%) User Acceptance Testing
13 170 (7.52%) Logistics
14 166 (7.34%) Change Management
15 164 (7.25%) Validation
16 160 (7.08%) Programme Management
17 151 (6.68%) Analytics
18 142 (6.28%) Digital Marketing
19 140 (6.19%) Roadmaps
20 139 (6.15%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 130 (5.75%) ABAP
2 101 (4.47%) SQL
3 44 (1.95%) JavaScript
4 42 (1.86%) Python
5 39 (1.72%) Java
6 16 (0.71%) PowerShell
7 14 (0.62%) Groovy
8 8 (0.35%) C#
8 8 (0.35%) PL/SQL
8 8 (0.35%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.18%) Go
9 4 (0.18%) VBA
10 3 (0.13%) BeanShell
10 3 (0.13%) Bicep
10 3 (0.13%) C
10 3 (0.13%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.088%) C++
11 2 (0.088%) Korn
11 2 (0.088%) R
11 2 (0.088%) VB
Qualifications
1 408 (18.05%) Security Cleared
2 316 (13.98%) SC Cleared
3 157 (6.94%) Degree
4 104 (4.60%) BPSS Clearance
5 51 (2.26%) PMP
6 44 (1.95%) SAP Certification
7 43 (1.90%) DV Cleared
7 43 (1.90%) PMI Certification
8 36 (1.59%) Master's Degree
9 29 (1.28%) ACCA
10 28 (1.24%) CIMA
11 19 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (0.62%) ISTQB
13 10 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
14 9 (0.40%) Azure Certification
15 8 (0.35%) TOGAF Certification
16 7 (0.31%) CISSP
16 7 (0.31%) DBS Check
16 7 (0.31%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
17 6 (0.27%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (4.95%) Data Quality
2 89 (3.94%) QA
3 70 (3.10%) PMO
4 39 (1.72%) GDPR
5 34 (1.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 28 (1.24%) SLA
7 22 (0.97%) GRC
8 19 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 13 (0.57%) NIST
10 11 (0.49%) GxP
11 10 (0.44%) IFRS
12 9 (0.40%) GAAP
12 9 (0.40%) GMP
13 8 (0.35%) COBIT
13 8 (0.35%) ITGC
14 7 (0.31%) SOX 404
15 6 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 6 (0.27%) HIPAA
16 5 (0.22%) Basel III
16 5 (0.22%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 31 (1.37%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.31%) Docker
3 5 (0.22%) IAG
4 1 (0.044%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.044%) Varnish
4 1 (0.044%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 29 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
2 9 (0.40%) Terraform
3 8 (0.35%) Kubernetes
4 6 (0.27%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.13%) Control-M
5 3 (0.13%) Grafana
6 2 (0.088%) Ansible
6 2 (0.088%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.088%) HP Quality Center
6 2 (0.088%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.088%) vRealize
7 1 (0.044%) Argo
7 1 (0.044%) Linux-HA
7 1 (0.044%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.044%) Pacemaker
7 1 (0.044%) Packer
7 1 (0.044%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.044%) SCCM
7 1 (0.044%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.044%) WSUS
Vendors
1 215 (9.51%) Ariba
2 195 (8.62%) Microsoft
3 183 (8.09%) Oracle
4 78 (3.45%) Salesforce
5 69 (3.05%) ServiceNow
5 69 (3.05%) Workday
6 43 (1.90%) Cisco
7 36 (1.59%) Dell
7 36 (1.59%) Informatica
8 35 (1.55%) HP
9 33 (1.46%) Sage
10 30 (1.33%) Adobe
11 27 (1.19%) IBM
12 26 (1.15%) Databricks
13 23 (1.02%) Apple
14 20 (0.88%) Okta
15 17 (0.75%) MuleSoft
16 16 (0.71%) Google
17 14 (0.62%) OpenText
17 14 (0.62%) Siemens