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 1 July 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
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 28 27
Rank change year-on-year -11 -1 +4
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,559 1,978 2,588
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 4.98% 6.43% 6.00%
As % of the Vendors category 12.17% 13.57% 14.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,274 977 1,317
10th Percentile £360 £375 £395
25th Percentile £450 £481 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £653 £675 £688
90th Percentile £738 £750 £809
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +6.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 222 97 139
10th Percentile £16.72 £17.18 £13.41
25th Percentile £22.63 £22.63 £16.50
Median hourly rate £32.50 £37.50 £27.72
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +35.28% -38.40%
75th Percentile £60.56 £65.25 £55.00
90th Percentile £85.23 £85.00 £65.01
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £32.31 £26.00
% change year-on-year -7.15% +24.27% -42.22%

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 21,032 14,573 18,472
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 40.92% 47.38% 42.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,109 8,938 11,470
10th Percentile £313 £281 £270
25th Percentile £413 £402 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year - -2.91% -1.90%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £713 £734
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,088 690 1,156
10th Percentile £15.75 £14.84 £12.28
25th Percentile £19.17 £17.31 £14.72
Median hourly rate £33.99 £25.15 £24.19
Median % change year-on-year +35.15% +3.99% -40.42%
75th Percentile £62.81 £53.69 £59.95
90th Percentile £80.44 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £22.63 £23.50
% change year-on-year +43.61% -3.70% -27.24%

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 1 July 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 1 July 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 1 July 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 -13 2,030 £560 -2.61% 592
UK excluding London -6 1,265 £525 -4.55% 390
Work from Home -2 802 £550 -5.34% 309
London -26 742 £600 - 257
South East -6 326 £540 +0.56% 107
Midlands +6 325 £525 -3.05% 97
North of England -13 308 £500 -5.66% 96
West Midlands -1 199 £502 -8.11% 61
North West -6 199 £500 -5.66% 63
East of England +1 166 £505 -15.48% 25
East Midlands +23 116 £575 +12.75% 36
Yorkshire +6 104 £525 +35.48% 25
South West -31 76 £575 +9.52% 19
Scotland +6 35 £533 -11.17% 27
Wales +10 34 £550 +21.41% 19
North East -39 5 £500 -6.54% 10
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland 0 2 £488 +73.49% 9

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 36 (1.41%) Confluence
2 29 (1.13%) SharePoint
3 23 (0.90%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.51%) CMS
5 8 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.20%) Cloud Foundry
7 5 (0.20%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.078%) Apache
10 2 (0.078%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.078%) JBoss
10 2 (0.078%) MS Project Server
10 2 (0.078%) SAS
11 1 (0.039%) Apache Solr
11 1 (0.039%) HCL Domino
11 1 (0.039%) HCL Notes
11 1 (0.039%) LiveCycle
11 1 (0.039%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 128 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 59 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
3 43 (1.68%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (0.94%) MS Visio
5 23 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 12 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.39%) CATIA
8 5 (0.20%) PTC Creo
9 3 (0.12%) Siemens NX
10 1 (0.039%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.039%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.039%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1,022 (39.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 111 (4.34%) SAP FI
3 67 (2.62%) SAP ERP
4 63 (2.46%) SAP CO
5 62 (2.42%) SAP MM
6 60 (2.34%) SAP SD
7 59 (2.31%) SAP FI/CO
8 55 (2.15%) SAP PSCD
9 52 (2.03%) SAP EWM
10 49 (1.91%) SAP BRIM
11 40 (1.56%) SAP IBP
11 40 (1.56%) SAP PM
12 37 (1.45%) SAP PP
13 35 (1.37%) SAP GRC
13 35 (1.37%) SAP Payroll
14 32 (1.25%) SAP FI-CA
14 32 (1.25%) SAP HCM
15 31 (1.21%) SAP MDG
16 28 (1.09%) SAP QM
17 23 (0.90%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 238 (9.30%) SuccessFactors
2 218 (8.52%) Azure
3 129 (5.04%) Power Platform
4 83 (3.24%) AWS
5 74 (2.89%) SaaS
6 54 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
7 38 (1.48%) Entra ID
8 37 (1.45%) Boomi
9 29 (1.13%) GCP
10 23 (0.90%) Dynamics 365
11 22 (0.86%) Microsoft 365
12 21 (0.82%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 20 (0.78%) Power Automate
13 20 (0.78%) Snowflake
14 15 (0.59%) GitHub
14 15 (0.59%) PowerApps
15 14 (0.55%) Smartsheet
16 13 (0.51%) Microsoft Copilot
17 12 (0.47%) GitHub Actions
18 11 (0.43%) Matillion
Communications & Networking
1 10 (0.39%) Network Security
2 6 (0.23%) Firewall
3 5 (0.20%) VPN
3 5 (0.20%) WAN
4 3 (0.12%) DNS
4 3 (0.12%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.078%) BGP
5 2 (0.078%) HTTP
5 2 (0.078%) LAN
5 2 (0.078%) OSPF
5 2 (0.078%) RFID
6 1 (0.039%) FTP
6 1 (0.039%) Internet
6 1 (0.039%) Intranet
6 1 (0.039%) MQTT
6 1 (0.039%) SSL
6 1 (0.039%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.039%) Wireless
6 1 (0.039%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 118 (4.61%) Power BI
2 89 (3.48%) SAP HANA
3 43 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
4 41 (1.60%) BusinessObjects
5 40 (1.56%) SAP BW
6 39 (1.52%) SQL Server
7 35 (1.37%) Tableau
8 29 (1.13%) SAP Data Services
9 20 (0.78%) Oracle Reports
10 16 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.55%) Data Lake
12 11 (0.43%) Relational Database
12 11 (0.43%) Sybase ASE
13 10 (0.39%) MaxDB
13 10 (0.39%) Metadata
14 8 (0.31%) GIS
15 7 (0.27%) Oracle Database
16 6 (0.23%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
16 6 (0.23%) NoSQL
17 5 (0.20%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 100 (3.91%) JIRA
2 24 (0.94%) Hudson
3 18 (0.70%) Git
4 7 (0.27%) Postman
5 6 (0.23%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.23%) LSMW
6 4 (0.16%) JMeter
6 4 (0.16%) Selenium
7 3 (0.12%) GitLab
7 3 (0.12%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.078%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.078%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.078%) Maven
8 2 (0.078%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.078%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.078%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.078%) Toad
9 1 (0.039%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.039%) Subversion
9 1 (0.039%) TestDirector
General
1 823 (32.16%) Finance
2 686 (26.81%) Social Skills
3 279 (10.90%) Analytical Skills
4 270 (10.55%) Manufacturing
5 170 (6.64%) Public Sector
6 107 (4.18%) Billing
7 89 (3.48%) Retail
8 88 (3.44%) Pharmaceutical
9 87 (3.40%) Legal
10 59 (2.31%) Aerospace
10 59 (2.31%) Banking
11 53 (2.07%) General Ledger
12 47 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
13 45 (1.76%) Influencing Skills
14 44 (1.72%) Local Government
15 34 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
15 34 (1.33%) Telecoms
16 26 (1.02%) Law
17 22 (0.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 21 (0.82%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 620 (24.23%) Consultant
2 534 (20.87%) SAP Consultant
3 331 (12.93%) Architect
4 319 (12.47%) Lead
5 296 (11.57%) Analyst
6 223 (8.71%) Senior
7 177 (6.92%) SAP Architect
8 174 (6.80%) Project Manager
9 170 (6.64%) SAP Manager
10 158 (6.17%) Solutions Architect
11 130 (5.08%) Business Analyst
12 109 (4.26%) Developer
13 87 (3.40%) Functional Consultant
14 86 (3.36%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 83 (3.24%) SAP Analyst
16 82 (3.20%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 81 (3.17%) SAP Project Manager
18 77 (3.01%) Administrator
19 66 (2.58%) Senior Manager
20 55 (2.15%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 117 (4.57%) SAP Fiori
2 92 (3.60%) Middleware
3 57 (2.23%) REST
4 51 (1.99%) SAP Basis
5 50 (1.95%) Oracle Fusion
6 40 (1.56%) BAPI
7 39 (1.52%) SOAP
8 34 (1.33%) SAPUI5
9 32 (1.25%) IDoc
10 30 (1.17%) XML
11 27 (1.06%) JSON
12 24 (0.94%) EDI
13 23 (0.90%) SAP TM
13 23 (0.90%) Web Services
14 20 (0.78%) OAuth
15 19 (0.74%) SAP PI
16 14 (0.55%) SAP ALE
17 12 (0.47%) Node.js
17 12 (0.47%) SAML
18 10 (0.39%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 95 (3.71%) Public Cloud
2 78 (3.05%) Onboarding
3 73 (2.85%) Legacy Systems
4 68 (2.66%) Data Structures
5 53 (2.07%) Product Ownership
6 51 (1.99%) FMCG
7 43 (1.68%) Greenfield Project
8 39 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
9 36 (1.41%) Management Information System
10 32 (1.25%) Cloud Native
11 25 (0.98%) Replication
12 24 (0.94%) Life Science
13 23 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
14 21 (0.82%) Taxonomies
15 20 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
15 20 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
16 17 (0.66%) Virtual Team
17 14 (0.55%) AI Agents
17 14 (0.55%) SCADA
18 13 (0.51%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 40 (1.56%) Linux
2 31 (1.21%) Windows
3 13 (0.51%) Unix
4 9 (0.35%) VMS
5 8 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (0.31%) SUSE
6 4 (0.16%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.12%) Solaris
8 2 (0.078%) AIX
8 2 (0.078%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 591 (23.09%) ERP
2 518 (20.24%) Stakeholder Management
3 475 (18.56%) Migration
4 327 (12.78%) Problem-Solving
5 291 (11.37%) Data Migration
6 281 (10.98%) User Acceptance Testing
7 268 (10.47%) Continuous Improvement
8 261 (10.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 249 (9.73%) Agile
10 241 (9.42%) Validation
11 215 (8.40%) Workshop Facilitation
12 203 (7.93%) Analytics
13 194 (7.58%) Logistics
14 189 (7.39%) Project Management
15 170 (6.64%) Change Management
16 148 (5.78%) Business Intelligence
16 148 (5.78%) Data Modelling
16 148 (5.78%) Decision-Making
17 134 (5.24%) Roadmaps
18 126 (4.92%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 125 (4.88%) SQL
2 102 (3.99%) ABAP
3 51 (1.99%) Python
4 30 (1.17%) Java
5 18 (0.70%) PowerShell
6 14 (0.55%) JavaScript
7 7 (0.27%) C#
8 6 (0.23%) Bash
8 6 (0.23%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.16%) Apex Code
9 4 (0.16%) Bicep
9 4 (0.16%) C
9 4 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.16%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.16%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.16%) VB
10 3 (0.12%) C++
10 3 (0.12%) Embedded C
10 3 (0.12%) Embedded C++
11 2 (0.078%) VBA
Qualifications
1 355 (13.87%) Security Cleared
2 281 (10.98%) SC Cleared
3 140 (5.47%) Degree
4 115 (4.49%) BPSS Clearance
5 47 (1.84%) ACCA
6 46 (1.80%) CIMA
7 39 (1.52%) DV Cleared
7 39 (1.52%) PMP
8 38 (1.48%) PMI Certification
9 32 (1.25%) SAP Certification
10 15 (0.59%) Azure Certification
11 14 (0.55%) Master's Degree
12 12 (0.47%) Computer Science Degree
13 11 (0.43%) HNC
13 11 (0.43%) NVQ Level 4
14 9 (0.35%) CISSP
14 9 (0.35%) ISTQB
15 8 (0.31%) CISM
16 7 (0.27%) CCA
16 7 (0.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 142 (5.55%) Data Quality
2 96 (3.75%) PMO
3 91 (3.56%) QA
4 59 (2.31%) GDPR
5 55 (2.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 37 (1.45%) GRC
7 16 (0.63%) IFRS
7 16 (0.63%) SLA
8 13 (0.51%) GxP
9 12 (0.47%) GMP
10 9 (0.35%) GAAP
11 8 (0.31%) HIPAA
11 8 (0.31%) NCSC
12 7 (0.27%) Accessibility
12 7 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 6 (0.23%) ISO 20022
13 6 (0.23%) NIST
14 5 (0.20%) EU AI Act
14 5 (0.20%) ITGC
15 4 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 25 (0.98%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.51%) IAG
3 7 (0.27%) Docker
4 6 (0.23%) Corosync
5 1 (0.039%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
2 14 (0.55%) Terraform
3 10 (0.39%) Kubernetes
4 7 (0.27%) Failover Clustering
4 7 (0.27%) Pacemaker
5 6 (0.23%) HP ALM
6 4 (0.16%) Ansible
7 3 (0.12%) Grafana
8 2 (0.078%) CEMLI
8 2 (0.078%) HP Quality Center
8 2 (0.078%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.039%) MOM
9 1 (0.039%) Packer
9 1 (0.039%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.039%) WSUS
Vendors
1 248 (9.69%) Microsoft
2 247 (9.65%) Ariba
3 232 (9.07%) Oracle
4 96 (3.75%) Salesforce
5 87 (3.40%) Workday
6 73 (2.85%) ServiceNow
7 36 (1.41%) Informatica
7 36 (1.41%) MuleSoft
8 35 (1.37%) Databricks
9 33 (1.29%) Adobe
10 32 (1.25%) Sage
11 30 (1.17%) Concur
12 26 (1.02%) IBM
13 22 (0.86%) Siemens
14 20 (0.78%) IFS
15 17 (0.66%) Infor
16 16 (0.63%) Red Hat
17 15 (0.59%) Dell
17 15 (0.59%) Google
18 13 (0.51%) OpenText