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 30 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
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 28 25
Rank change year-on-year -4 -3 +20
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,264 2,205 2,814
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 6.12% 6.62% 6.51%
As % of the Vendors category 13.04% 14.44% 14.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,180 1,081 1,412
10th Percentile £350 £363 £356
25th Percentile £456 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £554 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.77% - -
75th Percentile £675 £665 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £540 £525
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 159 36 80
10th Percentile £16.05 £17.56 £19.15
25th Percentile £19.07 £20.18 £26.56
Median hourly rate £23.83 £28.25 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.66% -42.35% +8.89%
75th Percentile £43.75 £51.25 £65.55
90th Percentile £67.75 £71.43 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.63 £27.50 £47.75
% change year-on-year -17.71% -42.41% +6.11%

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 17,362 15,267 19,273
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 46.93% 45.86% 44.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,094 9,098 12,225
10th Percentile £296 £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 £716 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 829 447 658
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £14.26
25th Percentile £17.98 £18.51 £19.38
Median hourly rate £23.83 £27.50 £46.03
Median % change year-on-year -13.36% -40.25% +77.03%
75th Percentile £44.94 £61.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £76.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.48 £25.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -14.08% -45.86% +103.57%

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 30 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 30 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 30 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 -10 1,771 £556 +1.09% 2,200
UK excluding London -6 996 £550 +1.85% 2,009
Work from Home +3 758 £560 +1.82% 826
London -7 736 £575 +4.55% 362
North of England -10 294 £598 +11.15% 437
South East -4 264 £537 -10.50% 577
North West +1 210 £623 +14.22% 214
Midlands -15 164 £515 -2.37% 389
East of England +4 138 £565 +12.21% 317
West Midlands -7 120 £515 -4.63% 185
South West -26 92 £575 +9.52% 178
Yorkshire 0 74 £565 +32.94% 195
East Midlands -22 42 £525 - 183
Scotland +4 35 £450 +0.56% 75
Wales +7 20 £170 -74.81% 46
North East -17 9 £175 -57.83% 29
Northern Ireland -6 6 £115 - 32
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 26 (1.15%) SharePoint
2 24 (1.06%) Confluence
3 22 (0.97%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.31%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.27%) 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%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.088%) SAP EP
9 2 (0.088%) SharePoint Server
9 2 (0.088%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.044%) LiveCycle
10 1 (0.044%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 99 (4.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 86 (3.80%) Microsoft Office
3 51 (2.25%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 23 (1.02%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.18%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.18%) Windchill
8 3 (0.13%) Simulink
9 2 (0.088%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.088%) Siemens NX
9 2 (0.088%) Sketch
10 1 (0.044%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.044%) InVision
10 1 (0.044%) Trello
Business Applications
1 819 (36.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 100 (4.42%) SAP FI
3 75 (3.31%) SAP CO
4 74 (3.27%) SAP EWM
5 70 (3.09%) SAP MM
6 69 (3.05%) SAP ERP
7 68 (3.00%) SAP FI/CO
8 65 (2.87%) SAP PP
9 60 (2.65%) SAP Payroll
10 59 (2.61%) SAP HCM
11 45 (1.99%) SAP HR
12 41 (1.81%) SAP QM
13 37 (1.63%) SAP PM
13 37 (1.63%) SAP WM
14 33 (1.46%) SAP MDG
15 29 (1.28%) Dynamics CRM
16 28 (1.24%) SAP SD
17 27 (1.19%) SAP EHS
17 27 (1.19%) SAP VC
18 26 (1.15%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 168 (7.42%) Azure
2 156 (6.89%) SuccessFactors
3 101 (4.46%) Power Platform
4 82 (3.62%) AWS
5 60 (2.65%) SaaS
6 59 (2.61%) Microsoft 365
7 48 (2.12%) GCP
8 43 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (1.02%) SAP Commerce Cloud
9 23 (1.02%) Snowflake
10 22 (0.97%) Azure DevOps
11 21 (0.93%) Entra ID
12 18 (0.80%) Power Automate
13 13 (0.57%) OCI
14 12 (0.53%) GitHub
15 11 (0.49%) Boomi
16 10 (0.44%) PaaS
16 10 (0.44%) Smartsheet
17 9 (0.40%) GitHub Actions
17 9 (0.40%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 24 (1.06%) 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 (0.27%) 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%) RFID
10 2 (0.088%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (4.28%) Power BI
1 97 (4.28%) SAP HANA
2 51 (2.25%) SAP BW
3 29 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
4 28 (1.24%) Data Lake
4 28 (1.24%) SAP Data Services
5 24 (1.06%) SQL Server
6 19 (0.84%) Metadata
7 15 (0.66%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 15 (0.66%) Tableau
8 13 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 12 (0.53%) BusinessObjects
10 11 (0.49%) GIS
11 7 (0.31%) MySQL
11 7 (0.31%) Power Query
11 7 (0.31%) Relational Database
12 6 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
12 6 (0.27%) BigQuery
12 6 (0.27%) Oracle Database
12 6 (0.27%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 91 (4.02%) JIRA
2 17 (0.75%) Git
3 10 (0.44%) LSMW
4 9 (0.40%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.31%) GitLab
6 6 (0.27%) 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%) GCC
9 2 (0.088%) Selenium
9 2 (0.088%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.088%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.088%) Zephyr
General
1 782 (34.54%) Finance
2 760 (33.57%) Social Skills
3 444 (19.61%) Manufacturing
4 341 (15.06%) Public Sector
5 242 (10.69%) Analytical Skills
6 230 (10.16%) Telecoms
7 227 (10.03%) Marketing
8 205 (9.05%) Electronics
9 120 (5.30%) Pharmaceutical
10 65 (2.87%) Retail
11 58 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
12 54 (2.39%) Billing
13 52 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
14 50 (2.21%) Presentation Skills
15 47 (2.08%) Banking
15 47 (2.08%) Legal
16 43 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
17 41 (1.81%) Aerospace
18 31 (1.37%) Local Government
19 21 (0.93%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 681 (30.08%) Consultant
2 551 (24.34%) SAP Consultant
3 206 (9.10%) Lead
4 205 (9.05%) Architect
5 184 (8.13%) Analyst
6 146 (6.45%) Project Manager
7 127 (5.61%) SAP Manager
8 125 (5.52%) Developer
9 116 (5.12%) Senior
10 114 (5.04%) SAP Architect
11 91 (4.02%) Solutions Architect
12 90 (3.98%) Business Analyst
13 73 (3.22%) Functional Consultant
14 71 (3.14%) SAP Project Manager
15 67 (2.96%) SAP Functional Consultant
16 66 (2.92%) SAP Developer
17 62 (2.74%) Management Consultant
17 62 (2.74%) SAP Analyst
18 58 (2.56%) SAP Solutions Architect
19 57 (2.52%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 167 (7.38%) SAP Fiori
2 53 (2.34%) Web Services
3 52 (2.30%) XML
4 49 (2.16%) SOAP
5 46 (2.03%) SAP PI
6 45 (1.99%) REST
7 43 (1.90%) SAPUI5
8 39 (1.72%) Middleware
9 37 (1.63%) BAPI
10 36 (1.59%) SAP Basis
11 29 (1.28%) JSON
11 29 (1.28%) SAP TM
12 27 (1.19%) HTML
13 23 (1.02%) CSS
14 20 (0.88%) IDoc
15 17 (0.75%) JMS
15 17 (0.75%) Oracle Fusion
16 15 (0.66%) SailPoint
17 14 (0.62%) EDI
17 14 (0.62%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 69 (3.05%) Legacy Systems
2 59 (2.61%) Onboarding
3 41 (1.81%) Life Science
4 40 (1.77%) Data Structures
5 39 (1.72%) Product Ownership
6 38 (1.68%) Public Cloud
7 37 (1.63%) Data Centre
7 37 (1.63%) Greenfield Project
8 34 (1.50%) FMCG
9 30 (1.33%) Analytical Mindset
10 21 (0.93%) Management Information System
10 21 (0.93%) Renewable Energy
10 21 (0.93%) Replication
10 21 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
11 20 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
12 18 (0.80%) Private Cloud
13 15 (0.66%) Mobile App
14 14 (0.62%) NHS
14 14 (0.62%) Virtual Team
15 12 (0.53%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 51 (2.25%) Windows
2 33 (1.46%) Android
3 32 (1.41%) Mac OS
4 24 (1.06%) Linux
5 19 (0.84%) 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
1 397 (17.54%) Migration
2 393 (17.36%) Stakeholder Management
3 390 (17.23%) ERP
4 307 (13.56%) Business Intelligence
5 301 (13.30%) Problem-Solving
6 268 (11.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 259 (11.44%) Agile
8 224 (9.89%) Programme Management
9 218 (9.63%) Logistics
10 214 (9.45%) Data Migration
11 200 (8.83%) Digital Marketing
12 192 (8.48%) Continuous Improvement
13 176 (7.77%) Project Management
14 161 (7.11%) Workshop Facilitation
15 160 (7.07%) User Acceptance Testing
16 158 (6.98%) Analytics
17 152 (6.71%) Change Management
18 136 (6.01%) Project Delivery
19 135 (5.96%) Roadmaps
20 127 (5.61%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 149 (6.58%) ABAP
2 108 (4.77%) SQL
3 59 (2.61%) Python
4 57 (2.52%) JavaScript
5 56 (2.47%) Java
6 23 (1.02%) PowerShell
7 17 (0.75%) 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
1 531 (23.45%) Security Cleared
2 433 (19.13%) SC Cleared
3 169 (7.46%) Degree
4 99 (4.37%) BPSS Clearance
5 62 (2.74%) SAP Certification
6 49 (2.16%) PMP
7 48 (2.12%) DV Cleared
8 46 (2.03%) PMI Certification
9 42 (1.86%) Master's Degree
10 32 (1.41%) ACCA
11 31 (1.37%) CIMA
12 27 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
14 11 (0.49%) CISSP
14 11 (0.49%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 10 (0.44%) DBS Check
16 9 (0.40%) ISTQB
17 8 (0.35%) CISM
18 7 (0.31%) Azure Certification
18 7 (0.31%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (3.80%) Data Quality
2 76 (3.36%) QA
3 56 (2.47%) PMO
4 42 (1.86%) GDPR
5 33 (1.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 23 (1.02%) GRC
7 21 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 21 (0.93%) SLA
8 20 (0.88%) GxP
9 12 (0.53%) IFRS
9 12 (0.53%) NIST
10 11 (0.49%) Accessibility
11 9 (0.40%) COBIT
12 8 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
13 7 (0.31%) GMP
13 7 (0.31%) ITGC
13 7 (0.31%) SOX 404
14 6 (0.27%) HIPAA
14 6 (0.27%) NCSC
15 5 (0.22%) JSP 440
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%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (0.13%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.13%) vRealize
5 2 (0.088%) Ansible
5 2 (0.088%) Control-M
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%) 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
6 1 (0.044%) WSUS
Vendors
1 186 (8.22%) Ariba
2 184 (8.13%) Microsoft
3 181 (7.99%) Oracle
4 93 (4.11%) Salesforce
5 77 (3.40%) Workday
6 71 (3.14%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.94%) Cisco
8 34 (1.50%) HP
9 33 (1.46%) Adobe
9 33 (1.46%) Dell
10 25 (1.10%) Apple
11 23 (1.02%) Google
11 23 (1.02%) OpenText
12 22 (0.97%) Databricks
13 21 (0.93%) IBM
14 20 (0.88%) webMethods
15 19 (0.84%) MuleSoft
16 18 (0.80%) Concur
17 17 (0.75%) Informatica
18 12 (0.53%) Software AG