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 21 February 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
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 27 25
Rank change year-on-year -7 -2 +17
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,277 2,056 2,800
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.56% 6.69% 6.27%
As % of the Vendors category 12.46% 14.38% 14.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,156 1,033 1,423
10th Percentile £358 £363 £363
25th Percentile £463 £475 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £556 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.09% - -
75th Percentile £675 £662 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £532 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -1.48% +2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 182 51 120
10th Percentile £16.37 £19.59 £13.05
25th Percentile £20.50 £24.10 £19.25
Median hourly rate £24.00 £47.50 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -49.47% +66.67% -36.67%
75th Percentile £56.69 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £78.18 £86.00 £84.45
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.83 £36.63 £26.03
% change year-on-year -34.96% +40.72% -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 18,275 14,301 19,412
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 44.62% 46.53% 43.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,706 8,638 12,154
10th Percentile £303 £277 £257
25th Percentile £413 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £523 £523
Median % change year-on-year -4.40% +0.10% -1.42%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £630
90th Percentile £700 £713 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £495 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 900 419 944
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £12.99
25th Percentile £18.00 £21.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £24.00 £29.00 £27.33
Median % change year-on-year -17.24% +6.10% -21.44%
75th Percentile £58.75 £63.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £74.30 £80.75 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £27.13 £26.00
% change year-on-year -17.05% +4.33% -14.75%

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 21 February 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 21 February 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 21 February 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 -11 1,786 £564 +2.50% 527
UK excluding London -14 983 £532 -1.48% 422
Work from Home -2 786 £560 -2.61% 234
London -11 747 £588 -1.67% 187
North of England -16 296 £600 +13.21% 95
South East -7 239 £550 - 148
North West -12 197 £624 +15.94% 66
Midlands -16 190 £485 -11.82% 96
East of England 0 149 £505 -8.18% 51
West Midlands -21 128 £496 -15.39% 52
Yorkshire -3 88 £595 +58.67% 28
South West -38 82 £600 +14.29% 28
East Midlands -10 59 £475 -9.09% 43
Scotland +3 24 £450 -18.18% 6
Wales +10 21 £370 -38.42% 7
North East -32 10 £175 -53.33% 2
Northern Ireland -3 2 £500 - 2
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 24 (1.05%) Confluence
1 24 (1.05%) SharePoint
2 18 (0.79%) NetWeaver
3 14 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (0.35%) CMS
5 7 (0.31%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.26%) ArcGIS
7 5 (0.22%) MTS
7 5 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
8 3 (0.13%) Apache
8 3 (0.13%) MS Project Server
8 3 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.13%) WebLogic
8 3 (0.13%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.088%) Cloud Foundry
9 2 (0.088%) LiveCycle
9 2 (0.088%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.088%) SAP EP
10 1 (0.044%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 105 (4.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 83 (3.65%) Microsoft Office
3 50 (2.20%) Microsoft Project
4 27 (1.19%) MS Visio
5 22 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 11 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.26%) Siemens NX
8 5 (0.22%) PTC Creo
9 3 (0.13%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.044%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.044%) Sketch
10 1 (0.044%) Trello
10 1 (0.044%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 876 (38.47%) SAP S/4HANA
2 112 (4.92%) SAP FI
3 80 (3.51%) SAP CO
4 73 (3.21%) SAP FI/CO
5 71 (3.12%) SAP MM
6 60 (2.64%) SAP ERP
6 60 (2.64%) SAP EWM
6 60 (2.64%) SAP PP
7 53 (2.33%) SAP HCM
8 51 (2.24%) SAP Payroll
9 42 (1.84%) SAP PM
10 36 (1.58%) SAP PSCD
11 32 (1.41%) SAP QM
11 32 (1.41%) SAP Travel Management
12 31 (1.36%) SAP HR
12 31 (1.36%) SAP MDG
13 30 (1.32%) SAP SD
14 27 (1.19%) SAP WM
15 26 (1.14%) SAP BRIM
15 26 (1.14%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 192 (8.43%) Azure
2 150 (6.59%) SuccessFactors
3 89 (3.91%) AWS
4 83 (3.65%) Power Platform
5 59 (2.59%) SaaS
6 52 (2.28%) Microsoft 365
7 51 (2.24%) GCP
8 36 (1.58%) Dynamics 365
9 27 (1.19%) Entra ID
10 24 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
11 23 (1.01%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 21 (0.92%) OCI
13 19 (0.83%) Power Automate
14 18 (0.79%) Boomi
15 16 (0.70%) Snowflake
16 13 (0.57%) GitHub
17 11 (0.48%) Azure Data Factory
17 11 (0.48%) GitHub Actions
17 11 (0.48%) Tricentis Tosca
18 9 (0.40%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 23 (1.01%) Wireless
2 14 (0.61%) HTTPS
3 10 (0.44%) VPN
4 8 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
4 8 (0.35%) LAN
4 8 (0.35%) Skype
4 8 (0.35%) WAN
5 7 (0.31%) Firewall
5 7 (0.31%) Network Security
6 5 (0.22%) BGP
6 5 (0.22%) DNS
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%) Unified Communications
8 3 (0.13%) DHCP
8 3 (0.13%) Internet
8 3 (0.13%) Junos
9 2 (0.088%) Hyperconnected
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (3.82%) SAP HANA
2 80 (3.51%) Power BI
3 32 (1.41%) SAP BW
4 26 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
5 23 (1.01%) SQL Server
6 21 (0.92%) Data Lake
6 21 (0.92%) SAP Data Services
7 18 (0.79%) Metadata
8 14 (0.61%) BusinessObjects
8 14 (0.61%) Tableau
9 13 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
10 11 (0.48%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 9 (0.40%) GIS
11 9 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 8 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
13 7 (0.31%) Relational Database
14 6 (0.26%) BigQuery
14 6 (0.26%) MySQL
14 6 (0.26%) Power Query
15 5 (0.22%) DB2
Development Applications
1 83 (3.65%) JIRA
2 16 (0.70%) Git
3 9 (0.40%) LSMW
4 8 (0.35%) GitLab
4 8 (0.35%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.31%) Toad
6 6 (0.26%) Postman
7 5 (0.22%) Hudson
8 4 (0.18%) Cucumber
8 4 (0.18%) Eclipse
8 4 (0.18%) JUnit
8 4 (0.18%) Selenium
8 4 (0.18%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.13%) JMeter
9 3 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.13%) Storybook
9 3 (0.13%) Tricentis qTest
10 2 (0.088%) SpecFlow
10 2 (0.088%) Visual Studio Code
11 1 (0.044%) Bitbucket
General
1 800 (35.13%) Finance
2 752 (33.03%) Social Skills
3 373 (16.38%) Manufacturing
4 316 (13.88%) Public Sector
5 269 (11.81%) Analytical Skills
6 185 (8.12%) Telecoms
7 183 (8.04%) Marketing
8 156 (6.85%) Electronics
9 102 (4.48%) Pharmaceutical
10 69 (3.03%) Billing
11 60 (2.64%) Organisational Skills
11 60 (2.64%) Retail
12 58 (2.55%) Banking
12 58 (2.55%) Documentation Skills
13 54 (2.37%) Legal
14 45 (1.98%) Aerospace
15 43 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
15 43 (1.89%) Local Government
16 42 (1.84%) Presentation Skills
17 31 (1.36%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 664 (29.16%) Consultant
2 537 (23.58%) SAP Consultant
3 262 (11.51%) Lead
4 227 (9.97%) Architect
5 192 (8.43%) Analyst
6 165 (7.25%) Project Manager
7 154 (6.76%) SAP Manager
8 141 (6.19%) Senior
9 126 (5.53%) SAP Architect
10 125 (5.49%) Developer
11 117 (5.14%) Solutions Architect
12 97 (4.26%) Business Analyst
13 84 (3.69%) SAP Project Manager
14 78 (3.43%) Functional Consultant
15 75 (3.29%) SAP Solutions Architect
16 74 (3.25%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 71 (3.12%) SAP Developer
18 64 (2.81%) Administrator
18 64 (2.81%) Management Consultant
19 57 (2.50%) SAP Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 154 (6.76%) SAP Fiori
2 52 (2.28%) Middleware
2 52 (2.28%) SAPUI5
3 49 (2.15%) XML
4 48 (2.11%) Web Services
5 45 (1.98%) SOAP
6 41 (1.80%) REST
6 41 (1.80%) SAP TM
7 39 (1.71%) BAPI
8 37 (1.62%) SAP Basis
9 30 (1.32%) SAP PI
10 26 (1.14%) HTML
11 24 (1.05%) CSS
12 21 (0.92%) IDoc
13 19 (0.83%) Oracle Fusion
14 18 (0.79%) EDI
14 18 (0.79%) JSON
15 15 (0.66%) JMS
16 13 (0.57%) .NET
17 12 (0.53%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 73 (3.21%) Onboarding
2 69 (3.03%) Legacy Systems
3 60 (2.64%) Public Cloud
4 49 (2.15%) Data Structures
5 35 (1.54%) FMCG
6 34 (1.49%) Product Ownership
7 33 (1.45%) Greenfield Project
8 29 (1.27%) Data Centre
9 27 (1.19%) Life Science
10 25 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
11 24 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
12 23 (1.01%) Management Information System
12 23 (1.01%) Taxonomies
13 20 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
13 20 (0.88%) Replication
14 17 (0.75%) Virtual Team
15 16 (0.70%) Mobile App
16 15 (0.66%) Data Protection Act
17 14 (0.61%) Cloud Native
17 14 (0.61%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 44 (1.93%) Windows
2 31 (1.36%) Android
2 31 (1.36%) Mac OS
3 18 (0.79%) Linux
4 15 (0.66%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (0.26%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.22%) VMS
7 4 (0.18%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
8 2 (0.088%) SUSE
8 2 (0.088%) Unix
9 1 (0.044%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 439 (19.28%) ERP
2 416 (18.27%) Migration
3 415 (18.23%) Stakeholder Management
4 278 (12.21%) Problem-Solving
5 274 (12.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 254 (11.16%) Business Intelligence
7 225 (9.88%) Agile
8 217 (9.53%) Data Migration
9 207 (9.09%) Logistics
10 204 (8.96%) Continuous Improvement
11 192 (8.43%) Project Management
12 177 (7.77%) User Acceptance Testing
13 176 (7.73%) Programme Management
14 175 (7.69%) Workshop Facilitation
15 162 (7.11%) Analytics
15 162 (7.11%) Change Management
16 159 (6.98%) Digital Marketing
17 143 (6.28%) Roadmaps
17 143 (6.28%) Validation
18 136 (5.97%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 142 (6.24%) ABAP
2 111 (4.87%) SQL
3 51 (2.24%) JavaScript
4 45 (1.98%) Java
4 45 (1.98%) Python
5 16 (0.70%) PowerShell
6 14 (0.61%) Groovy
7 13 (0.57%) C#
8 12 (0.53%) PL/SQL
9 8 (0.35%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.18%) C++
10 4 (0.18%) Go
10 4 (0.18%) R
10 4 (0.18%) VBA
11 3 (0.13%) COBOL
11 3 (0.13%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.088%) Tcl
12 2 (0.088%) VB
12 2 (0.088%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.088%) XPath
Qualifications
1 462 (20.29%) Security Cleared
2 375 (16.47%) SC Cleared
3 172 (7.55%) Degree
4 104 (4.57%) BPSS Clearance
5 54 (2.37%) PMP
5 54 (2.37%) SAP Certification
6 47 (2.06%) PMI Certification
7 43 (1.89%) Master's Degree
8 39 (1.71%) DV Cleared
9 27 (1.19%) ACCA
10 26 (1.14%) CIMA
11 20 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (0.61%) ISTQB
13 12 (0.53%) ITIL Certification
14 8 (0.35%) CISSP
15 7 (0.31%) AWS Certification
15 7 (0.31%) DBS Check
15 7 (0.31%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 7 (0.31%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 7 (0.31%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (4.22%) Data Quality
2 84 (3.69%) QA
3 65 (2.85%) PMO
4 40 (1.76%) GDPR
5 32 (1.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 29 (1.27%) SLA
7 18 (0.79%) GRC
8 17 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 15 (0.66%) GxP
10 12 (0.53%) GMP
10 12 (0.53%) NIST
11 10 (0.44%) IFRS
12 8 (0.35%) Accessibility
12 8 (0.35%) COBIT
12 8 (0.35%) GAAP
12 8 (0.35%) HIPAA
12 8 (0.35%) ITGC
13 7 (0.31%) SOX 404
14 5 (0.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 5 (0.22%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 26 (1.14%) Active Directory
2 11 (0.48%) Docker
3 4 (0.18%) IAG
4 2 (0.088%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.088%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.044%) Varnish
5 1 (0.044%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
2 11 (0.48%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.26%) Terraform
4 5 (0.22%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.13%) Control-M
5 3 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.088%) Ansible
6 2 (0.088%) Grafana
6 2 (0.088%) HP Quality Center
6 2 (0.088%) Linux-HA
6 2 (0.088%) Pacemaker
6 2 (0.088%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.088%) vRealize
7 1 (0.044%) Argo
7 1 (0.044%) Autotask
7 1 (0.044%) CEMLI
7 1 (0.044%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.044%) Oracle Identity Management
7 1 (0.044%) Packer
7 1 (0.044%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 200 (8.78%) Ariba
2 196 (8.61%) Microsoft
3 181 (7.95%) Oracle
4 86 (3.78%) Salesforce
5 77 (3.38%) Workday
6 71 (3.12%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.93%) Cisco
8 37 (1.62%) Adobe
9 36 (1.58%) Dell
10 34 (1.49%) HP
11 31 (1.36%) Sage
12 26 (1.14%) IBM
12 26 (1.14%) Informatica
13 25 (1.10%) Databricks
14 23 (1.01%) Apple
14 23 (1.01%) Google
15 17 (0.75%) Okta
15 17 (0.75%) Siemens
15 17 (0.75%) webMethods
16 15 (0.66%) MuleSoft