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 17 January 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
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 27 24
Rank change year-on-year -6 -3 +22
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,214 2,133 2,729
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.93% 6.71% 6.31%
As % of the Vendors category 12.91% 14.61% 14.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,185 1,035 1,384
10th Percentile £350 £366 £350
25th Percentile £463 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £675 £663 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £537 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -0.19% +2.48% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 36 96
10th Percentile £16.65 £18.20 £13.28
25th Percentile £19.53 £21.97 £20.38
Median hourly rate £24.00 £29.50 £40.25
Median % change year-on-year -18.64% -26.71% -10.56%
75th Percentile £54.06 £61.03 £62.54
90th Percentile £73.13 £86.00 £86.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.83 £29.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -17.84% -3.33% -33.33%

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 17,155 14,599 19,145
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 45.99% 45.89% 44.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,074 8,650 12,070
10th Percentile £300 £285 £252
25th Percentile £410 £408 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.42%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £713 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 800 433 753
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £13.29
25th Percentile £17.89 £19.97 £17.00
Median hourly rate £23.83 £27.50 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year -13.36% -29.03% +27.05%
75th Percentile £48.00 £60.75 £61.99
90th Percentile £73.75 £79.50 £75.93
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.46 £25.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -14.16% -37.50% +58.42%

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 17 January 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 17 January 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 17 January 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 -9 1,752 £552 +0.36% 524
UK excluding London -8 979 £537 -0.19% 477
Work from Home +1 744 £560 +1.82% 313
London -11 726 £575 - 127
North of England -15 293 £595 +10.59% 81
South East -7 249 £537 -2.36% 170
North West -6 204 £621 +12.95% 34
Midlands -17 166 £515 -2.83% 73
East of England +4 141 £505 -0.59% 83
West Midlands -16 113 £518 -4.17% 49
South West -28 90 £550 +2.80% 46
Yorkshire -4 78 £565 +36.14% 32
East Midlands -22 50 £500 -3.85% 24
Scotland +3 31 £450 +0.56% 14
Wales +9 20 £370 -45.26% 22
North East -21 10 £175 -57.83% 16
Northern Ireland +1 5 £115 - 10
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 (1.08%) SharePoint
2 22 (0.99%) Confluence
3 18 (0.81%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.32%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.23%) MTS
7 4 (0.18%) Anypoint
7 4 (0.18%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.18%) CMS
8 3 (0.14%) Apache
8 3 (0.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
8 3 (0.14%) WebLogic
8 3 (0.14%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.090%) Cloud Foundry
9 2 (0.090%) MS Project Server
9 2 (0.090%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.090%) SAP EP
9 2 (0.090%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 92 (4.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (3.52%) Microsoft Office
3 46 (2.08%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (1.13%) MS Visio
5 22 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 9 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.23%) Siemens NX
8 3 (0.14%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.090%) PTC Creo
9 2 (0.090%) Windchill
10 1 (0.045%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.045%) Simulink
10 1 (0.045%) Sketch
10 1 (0.045%) Trello
Business Applications
1 825 (37.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 104 (4.70%) SAP FI
3 79 (3.57%) SAP CO
4 72 (3.25%) SAP EWM
4 72 (3.25%) SAP FI/CO
5 65 (2.94%) SAP MM
5 65 (2.94%) SAP PP
6 63 (2.85%) SAP ERP
7 56 (2.53%) SAP HCM
7 56 (2.53%) SAP Payroll
8 42 (1.90%) SAP HR
9 37 (1.67%) SAP WM
10 34 (1.54%) SAP PM
10 34 (1.54%) SAP QM
11 31 (1.40%) SAP MDG
12 27 (1.22%) SAP SD
13 26 (1.17%) SAP EHS
13 26 (1.17%) SAP PS
13 26 (1.17%) SAP PSCD
13 26 (1.17%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 167 (7.54%) Azure
2 146 (6.59%) SuccessFactors
3 92 (4.16%) Power Platform
4 77 (3.48%) AWS
5 55 (2.48%) Microsoft 365
6 54 (2.44%) SaaS
7 44 (1.99%) GCP
8 41 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
9 25 (1.13%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 23 (1.04%) Entra ID
11 21 (0.95%) OCI
11 21 (0.95%) Snowflake
12 19 (0.86%) Azure DevOps
13 16 (0.72%) Power Automate
14 13 (0.59%) GitHub
15 11 (0.50%) Boomi
15 11 (0.50%) Tricentis Tosca
16 10 (0.45%) GitHub Actions
16 10 (0.45%) PaaS
17 8 (0.36%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 23 (1.04%) Wireless
2 17 (0.77%) HTTPS
3 8 (0.36%) Cisco IOS
3 8 (0.36%) Skype
3 8 (0.36%) VPN
4 7 (0.32%) Firewall
4 7 (0.32%) LAN
5 5 (0.23%) Network Security
5 5 (0.23%) WAN
6 4 (0.18%) FTP
6 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
7 3 (0.14%) BGP
7 3 (0.14%) DHCP
7 3 (0.14%) DNS
7 3 (0.14%) Internet
7 3 (0.14%) Junos
7 3 (0.14%) OSPF
7 3 (0.14%) RFID
7 3 (0.14%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.090%) Hyperconnected
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (4.20%) SAP HANA
2 88 (3.97%) Power BI
3 47 (2.12%) SAP BW
4 31 (1.40%) Data Warehouse
5 30 (1.36%) SAP Data Services
6 25 (1.13%) Data Lake
7 23 (1.04%) SQL Server
8 18 (0.81%) Metadata
9 15 (0.68%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 14 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
11 13 (0.59%) Tableau
12 10 (0.45%) GIS
12 10 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 9 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
14 7 (0.32%) MySQL
14 7 (0.32%) Power Query
14 7 (0.32%) Relational Database
15 6 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
15 6 (0.27%) BigQuery
16 5 (0.23%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 86 (3.88%) JIRA
2 17 (0.77%) Git
3 10 (0.45%) LSMW
4 8 (0.36%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.32%) GitLab
6 6 (0.27%) Postman
6 6 (0.27%) Toad
7 4 (0.18%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.18%) JUnit
7 4 (0.18%) Selenium
8 3 (0.14%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.14%) Storybook
8 3 (0.14%) Tricentis qTest
9 2 (0.090%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.090%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.090%) Rational Rhapsody
9 2 (0.090%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.090%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.090%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.045%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 796 (35.95%) Finance
2 750 (33.88%) Social Skills
3 423 (19.11%) Manufacturing
4 342 (15.45%) Public Sector
5 241 (10.89%) Analytical Skills
6 220 (9.94%) Telecoms
7 216 (9.76%) Marketing
8 194 (8.76%) Electronics
9 112 (5.06%) Pharmaceutical
10 62 (2.80%) Retail
11 57 (2.57%) Documentation Skills
11 57 (2.57%) Organisational Skills
12 54 (2.44%) Billing
13 51 (2.30%) Banking
14 50 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
15 47 (2.12%) Legal
16 41 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
17 38 (1.72%) Local Government
18 34 (1.54%) Aerospace
19 29 (1.31%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 668 (30.17%) Consultant
2 537 (24.25%) SAP Consultant
3 233 (10.52%) Lead
4 213 (9.62%) Architect
5 181 (8.18%) Analyst
6 147 (6.64%) Project Manager
7 127 (5.74%) SAP Manager
8 124 (5.60%) Developer
9 122 (5.51%) Senior
10 121 (5.47%) SAP Architect
11 102 (4.61%) Solutions Architect
12 89 (4.02%) Business Analyst
13 75 (3.39%) Functional Consultant
14 72 (3.25%) SAP Project Manager
15 69 (3.12%) SAP Functional Consultant
16 67 (3.03%) SAP Developer
17 65 (2.94%) Management Consultant
17 65 (2.94%) SAP Solutions Architect
18 54 (2.44%) SAP Analyst
19 49 (2.21%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 157 (7.09%) SAP Fiori
2 53 (2.39%) Web Services
2 53 (2.39%) XML
3 47 (2.12%) SOAP
4 44 (1.99%) SAPUI5
5 42 (1.90%) REST
6 40 (1.81%) Middleware
7 38 (1.72%) SAP Basis
7 38 (1.72%) SAP PI
8 35 (1.58%) BAPI
9 32 (1.45%) SAP TM
10 25 (1.13%) JSON
10 25 (1.13%) Oracle Fusion
11 24 (1.08%) HTML
12 21 (0.95%) CSS
13 18 (0.81%) IDoc
14 17 (0.77%) JMS
15 16 (0.72%) EDI
16 15 (0.68%) SailPoint
17 14 (0.63%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 71 (3.21%) Legacy Systems
2 65 (2.94%) Onboarding
3 49 (2.21%) Public Cloud
4 39 (1.76%) Data Structures
5 38 (1.72%) Life Science
6 35 (1.58%) FMCG
7 33 (1.49%) Data Centre
7 33 (1.49%) Product Ownership
8 30 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
9 29 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
10 23 (1.04%) Management Information System
11 22 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
12 20 (0.90%) Replication
13 19 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
14 16 (0.72%) Mobile App
14 16 (0.72%) NHS
15 15 (0.68%) Private Cloud
15 15 (0.68%) Taxonomies
16 14 (0.63%) Renewable Energy
17 13 (0.59%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 48 (2.17%) Windows
2 32 (1.45%) Android
2 32 (1.45%) Mac OS
3 19 (0.86%) Linux
4 18 (0.81%) Windows 10
5 8 (0.36%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.18%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
7 4 (0.18%) Unix
7 4 (0.18%) VMS
8 3 (0.14%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.090%) SUSE
10 1 (0.045%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.045%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 397 (17.93%) ERP
2 388 (17.52%) Stakeholder Management
3 385 (17.39%) Migration
4 288 (13.01%) Business Intelligence
5 279 (12.60%) Problem-Solving
6 267 (12.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 238 (10.75%) Agile
8 212 (9.58%) Programme Management
9 209 (9.44%) Logistics
10 206 (9.30%) Data Migration
11 195 (8.81%) Continuous Improvement
12 192 (8.67%) Digital Marketing
13 173 (7.81%) Analytics
14 168 (7.59%) Project Management
14 168 (7.59%) Workshop Facilitation
15 164 (7.41%) User Acceptance Testing
16 145 (6.55%) Change Management
17 137 (6.19%) Roadmaps
18 135 (6.10%) Project Delivery
19 134 (6.05%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 144 (6.50%) ABAP
2 108 (4.88%) SQL
3 56 (2.53%) JavaScript
4 54 (2.44%) Java
5 51 (2.30%) Python
6 20 (0.90%) PowerShell
7 15 (0.68%) C#
8 14 (0.63%) Groovy
9 8 (0.36%) PL/SQL
9 8 (0.36%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.27%) C++
11 5 (0.23%) Apex Code
12 4 (0.18%) Go
12 4 (0.18%) R
12 4 (0.18%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.14%) BeanShell
13 3 (0.14%) COBOL
13 3 (0.14%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.14%) VBA
14 2 (0.090%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 511 (23.08%) Security Cleared
2 419 (18.93%) SC Cleared
3 158 (7.14%) Degree
4 100 (4.52%) BPSS Clearance
5 57 (2.57%) SAP Certification
6 49 (2.21%) PMP
7 47 (2.12%) DV Cleared
8 43 (1.94%) PMI Certification
9 41 (1.85%) Master's Degree
10 31 (1.40%) ACCA
11 30 (1.36%) CIMA
12 23 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
14 11 (0.50%) ISTQB
14 11 (0.50%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 9 (0.41%) CISSP
16 8 (0.36%) CCA
16 8 (0.36%) DBS Check
17 7 (0.32%) Azure Certification
17 7 (0.32%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (3.57%) QA
2 78 (3.52%) Data Quality
3 52 (2.35%) PMO
4 42 (1.90%) GDPR
5 34 (1.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 24 (1.08%) SLA
7 21 (0.95%) GxP
8 19 (0.86%) GRC
8 19 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 12 (0.54%) IFRS
9 12 (0.54%) NIST
10 9 (0.41%) Accessibility
10 9 (0.41%) GMP
11 8 (0.36%) COBIT
12 7 (0.32%) GAAP
12 7 (0.32%) ITGC
12 7 (0.32%) JSP 440
12 7 (0.32%) SOX 404
13 6 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
13 6 (0.27%) NCSC
System Software
1 28 (1.26%) Active Directory
2 10 (0.45%) Docker
3 2 (0.090%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.090%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.045%) Firmware
4 1 (0.045%) IAG
4 1 (0.045%) Varnish
4 1 (0.045%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.045%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
2 12 (0.54%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.18%) Terraform
4 3 (0.14%) Control-M
4 3 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.14%) vRealize
5 2 (0.090%) Ansible
5 2 (0.090%) Grafana
5 2 (0.090%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.090%) Linux-HA
5 2 (0.090%) Pacemaker
5 2 (0.090%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.090%) SCCM
6 1 (0.045%) Argo
6 1 (0.045%) Autotask
6 1 (0.045%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.045%) Oracle Identity Management
6 1 (0.045%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.045%) SCOM
Vendors
1 182 (8.22%) Oracle
2 181 (8.18%) Ariba
3 173 (7.81%) Microsoft
4 86 (3.88%) Workday
5 85 (3.84%) Salesforce
6 65 (2.94%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.99%) Cisco
8 36 (1.63%) Adobe
9 33 (1.49%) Dell
10 31 (1.40%) HP
11 24 (1.08%) Apple
12 23 (1.04%) OpenText
13 21 (0.95%) IBM
14 20 (0.90%) webMethods
15 19 (0.86%) Databricks
15 19 (0.86%) Google
16 18 (0.81%) Informatica
17 17 (0.77%) MuleSoft
18 16 (0.72%) Sage
19 14 (0.63%) Okta