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 13 May 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
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -8 +1 +7
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,412 1,987 2,552
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.11% 6.86% 5.97%
As % of the Vendors category 12.38% 14.43% 14.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,197 1,017 1,279
10th Percentile £360 £370 £361
25th Percentile £460 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £556 £575 £560
Median % change year-on-year -3.30% +2.68% +1.82%
75th Percentile £668 £672 £688
90th Percentile £760 £754 £803
UK excluding London median daily rate £540 £541 £550
% change year-on-year -0.28% -1.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 214 61 131
10th Percentile £16.72 £21.39 £13.05
25th Percentile £22.63 £29.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.36 £57.50 £26.03
Median % change year-on-year -43.72% +120.90% -42.16%
75th Percentile £57.44 £70.00 £56.25
90th Percentile £78.66 £86.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.63 £50.00 £24.65
% change year-on-year -42.75% +102.84% -45.22%

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 19,485 13,772 18,132
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.28% 47.52% 42.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,350 8,611 11,252
10th Percentile £313 £281 £263
25th Percentile £413 £406 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -0.49% -1.90%
75th Percentile £600 £618 £630
90th Percentile £700 £713 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £495 £500
% change year-on-year -0.61% -1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 986 554 1,092
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.84 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.44 £14.46
Median hourly rate £32.36 £25.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +26.91% +13.33% -47.06%
75th Percentile £59.56 £56.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £78.65 £74.63 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.09 £23.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year +22.13% +6.98% -45.64%

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 13 May 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 13 May 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 13 May 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 -15 1,922 £560 -2.61% 570
UK excluding London -7 1,147 £540 -0.28% 401
Work from Home -1 779 £560 -3.61% 265
London -14 746 £600 - 189
South East -12 294 £575 +4.55% 128
Midlands -3 286 £525 -3.80% 94
North of England -19 280 £550 +3.77% 104
North West -10 179 £500 -5.66% 59
West Midlands -11 175 £500 -9.09% 57
East of England +1 156 £505 -12.93% 44
East Midlands +11 103 £563 +8.17% 37
Yorkshire +2 97 £573 +34.71% 42
South West -35 76 £552 +10.40% 24
Wales +13 31 £550 +19.70% 8
Scotland +14 29 £500 -16.67% 11
North East -34 4 £500 -4.76% 7
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland +2 3 £500 +77.94% 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 35 (1.45%) Confluence
2 27 (1.12%) SharePoint
3 20 (0.83%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.46%) CMS
6 7 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
7 6 (0.25%) Cloud Foundry
7 6 (0.25%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.17%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.12%) MS Project Server
9 3 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.12%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.083%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.083%) Apache
10 2 (0.083%) JBoss
11 1 (0.041%) Apache Solr
11 1 (0.041%) Documentum
11 1 (0.041%) LiveCycle
11 1 (0.041%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 122 (5.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (2.28%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (1.82%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (1.00%) MS Visio
5 18 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 13 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.41%) CATIA
8 6 (0.25%) Siemens NX
9 5 (0.21%) PTC Creo
10 2 (0.083%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.041%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.041%) FrameMaker
11 1 (0.041%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 942 (39.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 101 (4.19%) SAP FI
3 65 (2.69%) SAP CO
4 61 (2.53%) SAP FI/CO
5 59 (2.45%) SAP MM
6 58 (2.40%) SAP ERP
7 54 (2.24%) SAP EWM
8 49 (2.03%) SAP SD
9 46 (1.91%) SAP PSCD
10 44 (1.82%) SAP PP
11 42 (1.74%) SAP BRIM
12 38 (1.58%) SAP PM
13 34 (1.41%) SAP IBP
14 33 (1.37%) SAP HCM
14 33 (1.37%) SAP MDG
15 29 (1.20%) SAP QM
16 28 (1.16%) SAP Payroll
16 28 (1.16%) SAP Travel Management
17 27 (1.12%) SAP GRC
18 26 (1.08%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 214 (8.87%) Azure
2 204 (8.46%) SuccessFactors
3 113 (4.68%) Power Platform
4 87 (3.61%) AWS
5 77 (3.19%) SaaS
6 47 (1.95%) Azure DevOps
7 38 (1.58%) Entra ID
8 32 (1.33%) GCP
9 29 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
10 27 (1.12%) Boomi
11 24 (1.00%) Microsoft 365
12 20 (0.83%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 17 (0.70%) OCI
14 16 (0.66%) Smartsheet
15 15 (0.62%) PaaS
15 15 (0.62%) Snowflake
16 13 (0.54%) BigCommerce
16 13 (0.54%) GitHub
16 13 (0.54%) IaaS
16 13 (0.54%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 11 (0.46%) Network Security
2 7 (0.29%) Firewall
3 6 (0.25%) WAN
4 5 (0.21%) VPN
5 4 (0.17%) FTP
5 4 (0.17%) RFID
5 4 (0.17%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.12%) BGP
6 3 (0.12%) Cisco IOS
6 3 (0.12%) LAN
6 3 (0.12%) OSPF
6 3 (0.12%) Skype
7 2 (0.083%) DNS
7 2 (0.083%) Internet
7 2 (0.083%) Reverse Proxy
8 1 (0.041%) Ethernet VPN
8 1 (0.041%) Junos
8 1 (0.041%) MQTT
8 1 (0.041%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.041%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (4.35%) Power BI
2 82 (3.40%) SAP HANA
3 45 (1.87%) Data Warehouse
4 32 (1.33%) SAP BW
4 32 (1.33%) SQL Server
5 28 (1.16%) Tableau
6 20 (0.83%) SAP Data Services
7 19 (0.79%) BusinessObjects
8 18 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 16 (0.66%) Data Lake
9 16 (0.66%) Metadata
10 14 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
11 8 (0.33%) GIS
12 7 (0.29%) Sybase ASE
13 6 (0.25%) Amazon Redshift
13 6 (0.25%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 6 (0.25%) MaxDB
13 6 (0.25%) Relational Database
14 5 (0.21%) Delta Lake
14 5 (0.21%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 108 (4.48%) JIRA
2 20 (0.83%) Git
2 20 (0.83%) Hudson
3 8 (0.33%) Postman
4 7 (0.29%) GitLab
4 7 (0.29%) LSMW
5 5 (0.21%) Selenium
6 4 (0.17%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.17%) JMeter
6 4 (0.17%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.12%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.083%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.083%) TestRail
9 1 (0.041%) Axure RP
9 1 (0.041%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.041%) GCC
9 1 (0.041%) ScriptRunner
9 1 (0.041%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.041%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.041%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 770 (31.92%) Finance
2 688 (28.52%) Social Skills
3 280 (11.61%) Analytical Skills
4 277 (11.48%) Manufacturing
5 195 (8.08%) Public Sector
6 91 (3.77%) Pharmaceutical
7 86 (3.57%) Billing
8 74 (3.07%) Retail
9 70 (2.90%) Banking
10 69 (2.86%) Legal
11 66 (2.74%) Telecoms
12 60 (2.49%) Marketing
13 55 (2.28%) Organisational Skills
14 53 (2.20%) Aerospace
15 49 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
16 47 (1.95%) Documentation Skills
17 45 (1.87%) General Ledger
18 44 (1.82%) Electronics
19 33 (1.37%) Local Government
20 22 (0.91%) Law
Job Titles
1 579 (24.00%) Consultant
2 500 (20.73%) SAP Consultant
3 321 (13.31%) Lead
4 307 (12.73%) Architect
5 252 (10.45%) Analyst
6 201 (8.33%) Senior
7 177 (7.34%) Project Manager
8 174 (7.21%) SAP Manager
9 173 (7.17%) SAP Architect
10 151 (6.26%) Solutions Architect
11 117 (4.85%) Business Analyst
12 100 (4.15%) Developer
13 90 (3.73%) SAP Solutions Architect
14 87 (3.61%) SAP Project Manager
15 77 (3.19%) Administrator
15 77 (3.19%) Functional Consultant
16 71 (2.94%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 60 (2.49%) SAP Analyst
18 58 (2.40%) SAP Developer
18 58 (2.40%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (4.06%) SAP Fiori
2 71 (2.94%) Middleware
3 53 (2.20%) SAP Basis
4 50 (2.07%) REST
5 41 (1.70%) Oracle Fusion
6 34 (1.41%) BAPI
7 31 (1.29%) SAPUI5
8 29 (1.20%) SAP TM
8 29 (1.20%) SOAP
9 28 (1.16%) IDoc
10 24 (1.00%) XML
11 20 (0.83%) SAP PI
12 19 (0.79%) EDI
13 18 (0.75%) OAuth
14 17 (0.70%) JSON
15 16 (0.66%) Web Services
16 14 (0.58%) SAP ALE
17 12 (0.50%) Node.js
17 12 (0.50%) SAML
17 12 (0.50%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 86 (3.57%) Public Cloud
2 80 (3.32%) Onboarding
3 76 (3.15%) Legacy Systems
4 57 (2.36%) Data Structures
5 45 (1.87%) Product Ownership
6 43 (1.78%) FMCG
7 42 (1.74%) Greenfield Project
8 38 (1.58%) Management Information System
9 29 (1.20%) Cloud Native
9 29 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
9 29 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
9 29 (1.20%) Taxonomies
10 27 (1.12%) Life Science
11 26 (1.08%) Replication
12 23 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
13 22 (0.91%) Data Protection Act
14 17 (0.70%) Virtual Team
15 14 (0.58%) AI Agents
16 12 (0.50%) LIMS
17 11 (0.46%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 30 (1.24%) Windows
2 27 (1.12%) Linux
3 8 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 8 (0.33%) Unix
4 7 (0.29%) VMS
5 6 (0.25%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.12%) Android
6 3 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (0.12%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.083%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.083%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 557 (23.09%) ERP
2 464 (19.24%) Migration
3 448 (18.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 297 (12.31%) Problem-Solving
5 277 (11.48%) Data Migration
6 252 (10.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 243 (10.07%) Continuous Improvement
8 236 (9.78%) Agile
9 226 (9.37%) User Acceptance Testing
10 195 (8.08%) Project Management
11 193 (8.00%) Validation
12 189 (7.84%) Workshop Facilitation
13 172 (7.13%) Business Intelligence
13 172 (7.13%) Change Management
14 171 (7.09%) Analytics
15 162 (6.72%) Logistics
16 152 (6.30%) Data Modelling
17 135 (5.60%) Project Delivery
18 131 (5.43%) Roadmaps
19 126 (5.22%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 113 (4.68%) SQL
2 86 (3.57%) ABAP
3 50 (2.07%) Python
4 32 (1.33%) Java
5 18 (0.75%) JavaScript
6 16 (0.66%) PowerShell
7 8 (0.33%) C#
8 7 (0.29%) Groovy
9 6 (0.25%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.21%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.17%) Apex Code
11 4 (0.17%) C
11 4 (0.17%) Go
12 3 (0.12%) Bicep
12 3 (0.12%) C++
12 3 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.12%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.12%) Embedded C++
12 3 (0.12%) VB
12 3 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 373 (15.46%) Security Cleared
2 289 (11.98%) SC Cleared
3 143 (5.93%) Degree
4 117 (4.85%) BPSS Clearance
5 48 (1.99%) ACCA
6 47 (1.95%) PMP
7 46 (1.91%) DV Cleared
8 45 (1.87%) CIMA
8 45 (1.87%) PMI Certification
9 35 (1.45%) SAP Certification
10 23 (0.95%) Master's Degree
11 14 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
12 13 (0.54%) Azure Certification
13 11 (0.46%) CISSP
14 10 (0.41%) HNC
14 10 (0.41%) NVQ Level 4
15 9 (0.37%) CISM
15 9 (0.37%) ISTQB
16 8 (0.33%) TOGAF Certification
17 7 (0.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 130 (5.39%) Data Quality
2 98 (4.06%) QA
3 89 (3.69%) PMO
4 55 (2.28%) GDPR
5 49 (2.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 32 (1.33%) GRC
7 22 (0.91%) SLA
8 15 (0.62%) GxP
9 14 (0.58%) IFRS
10 10 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 9 (0.37%) GAAP
11 9 (0.37%) HIPAA
11 9 (0.37%) NIST
12 8 (0.33%) GMP
13 5 (0.21%) Accessibility
13 5 (0.21%) Basel III
13 5 (0.21%) IFRS 9
13 5 (0.21%) JSP 440
13 5 (0.21%) NCSC
13 5 (0.21%) RMADS
System Software
1 25 (1.04%) Active Directory
2 10 (0.41%) IAG
3 8 (0.33%) Docker
4 6 (0.25%) Corosync
5 1 (0.041%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.041%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 31 (1.29%) Single Sign-On
2 14 (0.58%) Terraform
3 10 (0.41%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.33%) Failover Clustering
5 7 (0.29%) Pacemaker
6 6 (0.25%) HP ALM
7 4 (0.17%) Ansible
7 4 (0.17%) Grafana
8 3 (0.12%) Control-M
9 2 (0.083%) HP Quality Center
9 2 (0.083%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.083%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.083%) WSUS
10 1 (0.041%) Argo
10 1 (0.041%) CEMLI
10 1 (0.041%) MOM
10 1 (0.041%) Packer
10 1 (0.041%) SCCM
Vendors
1 232 (9.62%) Ariba
2 214 (8.87%) Microsoft
3 194 (8.04%) Oracle
4 97 (4.02%) Salesforce
5 78 (3.23%) Workday
6 73 (3.03%) ServiceNow
7 36 (1.49%) Informatica
8 33 (1.37%) Sage
9 30 (1.24%) Adobe
10 28 (1.16%) Databricks
11 27 (1.12%) MuleSoft
12 20 (0.83%) IBM
12 20 (0.83%) Okta
13 18 (0.75%) Dell
14 17 (0.70%) Concur
14 17 (0.70%) Siemens
15 15 (0.62%) Infor
16 13 (0.54%) IFS
16 13 (0.54%) Sitecore
17 12 (0.50%) OpenText