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 4 April 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
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 27 26
Rank change year-on-year -10 -1 +12
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,382 1,934 2,648
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.27% 6.62% 6.00%
As % of the Vendors category 12.18% 14.02% 14.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,200 1,018 1,380
10th Percentile £360 £361 £350
25th Percentile £463 £484 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £558 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.45% +1.36% -
75th Percentile £675 £663 £664
90th Percentile £750 £773 £787
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £540 £525
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 206 60 128
10th Percentile £17.69 £21.16 £13.05
25th Percentile £22.63 £25.44 £17.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £56.25 £26.03
Median % change year-on-year -46.67% +116.10% -42.16%
75th Percentile £57.11 £70.00 £60.06
90th Percentile £78.25 £86.00 £81.34
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.55 £50.00 £24.65
% change year-on-year -50.90% +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 19,561 13,792 18,822
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 43.31% 47.19% 42.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,564 8,713 11,765
10th Percentile £313 £293 £258
25th Percentile £413 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £514
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +0.19% -2.10%
75th Percentile £600 £615 £625
90th Percentile £700 £713 £732
UK excluding London median daily rate £493 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 969 497 1,044
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.25 £12.05
25th Percentile £18.50 £19.00 £14.46
Median hourly rate £27.00 £28.60 £22.73
Median % change year-on-year -5.59% +25.85% -44.01%
75th Percentile £60.00 £61.50 £57.33
90th Percentile £78.35 £80.65 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £26.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -5.66% +23.26% -42.67%

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 4 April 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 4 April 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 4 April 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 1,850 £575 +4.55% 552
UK excluding London -9 1,092 £550 +1.85% 415
Work from Home +1 793 £575 - 266
London -14 728 £600 - 205
North of England -20 276 £550 +4.76% 92
South East -12 271 £575 - 159
Midlands -8 247 £500 -7.41% 77
North West -15 176 £550 +2.23% 55
East of England 0 169 £515 -11.21% 37
West Midlands -10 162 £475 -18.80% 53
Yorkshire -1 92 £595 +56.07% 34
East Midlands +2 79 £600 +20.00% 24
South West -31 78 £619 +23.75% 26
Wales +16 36 £550 -24.14% 13
Scotland +12 24 £450 -25.00% 9
North East -30 7 £175 -55.70% 4
Channel Islands - 4 - - 4
Northern Ireland -5 3 £500 +77.94% 3

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 33 (1.39%) Confluence
2 25 (1.05%) SharePoint
3 20 (0.84%) NetWeaver
4 18 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.34%) CMS
6 6 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.25%) ArcGIS
6 6 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
6 6 (0.25%) SAP EP
7 5 (0.21%) Cloud Foundry
7 5 (0.21%) MTS
8 4 (0.17%) Apache
8 4 (0.17%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.13%) MS Project Server
9 3 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.13%) WebLogic
9 3 (0.13%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.084%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.084%) JBoss
11 1 (0.042%) Anypoint
Applications
1 117 (4.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 70 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
3 41 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (1.05%) MS Visio
5 19 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 14 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
7 9 (0.38%) CATIA
8 6 (0.25%) Siemens NX
9 5 (0.21%) PTC Creo
10 3 (0.13%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.042%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.042%) Sketch
11 1 (0.042%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 902 (37.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 114 (4.79%) SAP FI
3 74 (3.11%) SAP CO
4 70 (2.94%) SAP FI/CO
5 67 (2.81%) SAP MM
6 64 (2.69%) SAP ERP
7 62 (2.60%) SAP PP
8 60 (2.52%) SAP EWM
9 45 (1.89%) SAP Payroll
10 44 (1.85%) SAP HCM
10 44 (1.85%) SAP PM
11 42 (1.76%) SAP SD
12 39 (1.64%) SAP PSCD
13 32 (1.34%) SAP MDG
14 28 (1.18%) SAP QM
15 27 (1.13%) SAP BRIM
15 27 (1.13%) SAP IBP
15 27 (1.13%) SAP Travel Management
16 26 (1.09%) SAP HR
17 22 (0.92%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 207 (8.69%) Azure
2 205 (8.61%) SuccessFactors
3 96 (4.03%) Power Platform
4 88 (3.69%) AWS
5 70 (2.94%) SaaS
6 40 (1.68%) Microsoft 365
7 39 (1.64%) GCP
8 38 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
9 35 (1.47%) Entra ID
10 34 (1.43%) Dynamics 365
11 23 (0.97%) OCI
11 23 (0.97%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 17 (0.71%) Boomi
12 17 (0.71%) GitHub
12 17 (0.71%) Power Automate
13 16 (0.67%) GitHub Actions
13 16 (0.67%) Snowflake
14 14 (0.59%) Tricentis Tosca
15 13 (0.55%) PaaS
16 12 (0.50%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 12 (0.50%) Network Security
2 11 (0.46%) Wireless
3 9 (0.38%) Firewall
3 9 (0.38%) VPN
4 8 (0.34%) Cisco IOS
4 8 (0.34%) Skype
5 7 (0.29%) LAN
5 7 (0.29%) WAN
6 6 (0.25%) HTTPS
7 5 (0.21%) BGP
7 5 (0.21%) FTP
7 5 (0.21%) OSPF
7 5 (0.21%) RFID
7 5 (0.21%) SD-WAN
8 4 (0.17%) DNS
8 4 (0.17%) Unified Communications
9 3 (0.13%) Internet
9 3 (0.13%) Junos
10 2 (0.084%) Hyperconnected
10 2 (0.084%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (3.82%) Power BI
2 81 (3.40%) SAP HANA
3 34 (1.43%) SAP BW
4 31 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
5 28 (1.18%) SQL Server
6 23 (0.97%) SAP Data Services
7 21 (0.88%) Metadata
8 18 (0.76%) Data Lake
8 18 (0.76%) Tableau
9 14 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
9 14 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 12 (0.50%) BusinessObjects
11 11 (0.46%) GIS
12 8 (0.34%) Amazon Redshift
12 8 (0.34%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 6 (0.25%) MaxDB
13 6 (0.25%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.25%) Sybase ASE
14 5 (0.21%) MySQL
14 5 (0.21%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 94 (3.95%) JIRA
2 17 (0.71%) Git
3 15 (0.63%) Hudson
4 11 (0.46%) LSMW
5 7 (0.29%) GitLab
5 7 (0.29%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.29%) Toad
6 5 (0.21%) Postman
6 5 (0.21%) SonarQube
7 4 (0.17%) JMeter
7 4 (0.17%) Selenium
8 3 (0.13%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.13%) JUnit
8 3 (0.13%) Storybook
9 2 (0.084%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.084%) Tricentis qTest
10 1 (0.042%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.042%) TestRail
10 1 (0.042%) Travis CI
10 1 (0.042%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 807 (33.88%) Finance
2 730 (30.65%) Social Skills
3 356 (14.95%) Manufacturing
4 299 (12.55%) Analytical Skills
5 277 (11.63%) Public Sector
6 141 (5.92%) Telecoms
7 136 (5.71%) Marketing
8 114 (4.79%) Electronics
9 94 (3.95%) Pharmaceutical
10 69 (2.90%) Banking
10 69 (2.90%) Retail
11 66 (2.77%) Legal
12 63 (2.64%) Billing
13 55 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
14 54 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
15 51 (2.14%) Aerospace
16 50 (2.10%) Influencing Skills
17 41 (1.72%) Local Government
18 38 (1.60%) General Ledger
19 29 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 623 (26.15%) Consultant
2 531 (22.29%) SAP Consultant
3 297 (12.47%) Lead
4 276 (11.59%) Architect
5 220 (9.24%) Analyst
6 179 (7.51%) Project Manager
7 177 (7.43%) SAP Manager
8 168 (7.05%) Senior
9 156 (6.55%) SAP Architect
10 140 (5.88%) Solutions Architect
11 124 (5.21%) Developer
12 103 (4.32%) Business Analyst
13 95 (3.99%) SAP Project Manager
14 88 (3.69%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 77 (3.23%) SAP Developer
16 75 (3.15%) Administrator
17 73 (3.06%) Functional Consultant
18 72 (3.02%) SAP Functional Consultant
19 61 (2.56%) SAP Analyst
20 54 (2.27%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 128 (5.37%) SAP Fiori
2 59 (2.48%) Middleware
3 54 (2.27%) SAP Basis
4 47 (1.97%) SAPUI5
5 39 (1.64%) REST
6 38 (1.60%) XML
7 36 (1.51%) SOAP
8 33 (1.39%) Web Services
9 31 (1.30%) BAPI
10 30 (1.26%) SAP TM
11 27 (1.13%) SAP PI
12 26 (1.09%) IDoc
13 22 (0.92%) CSS
13 22 (0.92%) HTML
14 20 (0.84%) Oracle Fusion
15 15 (0.63%) EDI
15 15 (0.63%) SAP ALE
16 13 (0.55%) JSON
17 11 (0.46%) OAuth
18 10 (0.42%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 77 (3.23%) Public Cloud
2 75 (3.15%) Onboarding
3 65 (2.73%) Legacy Systems
4 49 (2.06%) Data Structures
5 44 (1.85%) Product Ownership
6 41 (1.72%) FMCG
7 34 (1.43%) Replication
8 32 (1.34%) Management Information System
9 29 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
9 29 (1.22%) Greenfield Project
9 29 (1.22%) Taxonomies
10 27 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
11 26 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
12 24 (1.01%) Life Science
13 21 (0.88%) Cloud Native
14 20 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
15 17 (0.71%) Data Centre
15 17 (0.71%) Mobile App
16 14 (0.59%) Virtual Team
17 12 (0.50%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 39 (1.64%) Windows
2 20 (0.84%) Linux
3 19 (0.80%) Android
3 19 (0.80%) Mac OS
4 14 (0.59%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.25%) Unix
6 5 (0.21%) VMS
7 4 (0.17%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.13%) Embedded Linux
9 2 (0.084%) SUSE
9 2 (0.084%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.042%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.042%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.042%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.042%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 490 (20.57%) ERP
2 445 (18.68%) Migration
3 438 (18.39%) Stakeholder Management
4 275 (11.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 270 (11.34%) Problem-Solving
6 261 (10.96%) Continuous Improvement
7 247 (10.37%) Data Migration
8 231 (9.70%) Agile
9 222 (9.32%) Business Intelligence
10 198 (8.31%) Project Management
11 196 (8.23%) Workshop Facilitation
12 190 (7.98%) User Acceptance Testing
13 180 (7.56%) Validation
14 173 (7.26%) Logistics
15 168 (7.05%) Change Management
16 160 (6.72%) Analytics
17 150 (6.30%) Data Modelling
18 149 (6.26%) Roadmaps
19 140 (5.88%) Programme Management
20 139 (5.84%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 124 (5.21%) ABAP
2 111 (4.66%) SQL
3 46 (1.93%) Python
4 40 (1.68%) Java
4 40 (1.68%) JavaScript
5 15 (0.63%) PowerShell
6 9 (0.38%) Groovy
7 8 (0.34%) TypeScript
8 7 (0.29%) C#
8 7 (0.29%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.17%) C
9 4 (0.17%) Go
10 3 (0.13%) Bicep
10 3 (0.13%) C++
10 3 (0.13%) Embedded C
10 3 (0.13%) Embedded C++
10 3 (0.13%) R
10 3 (0.13%) VB
10 3 (0.13%) VBA
11 2 (0.084%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 418 (17.55%) Security Cleared
2 322 (13.52%) SC Cleared
3 159 (6.68%) Degree
4 116 (4.87%) BPSS Clearance
5 57 (2.39%) DV Cleared
6 50 (2.10%) PMP
7 43 (1.81%) PMI Certification
7 43 (1.81%) SAP Certification
8 33 (1.39%) Master's Degree
9 32 (1.34%) ACCA
10 31 (1.30%) CIMA
11 17 (0.71%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (0.59%) ISTQB
13 11 (0.46%) Azure Certification
14 9 (0.38%) CISSP
14 9 (0.38%) HNC
14 9 (0.38%) ITIL Certification
15 8 (0.34%) TOGAF Certification
16 7 (0.29%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 7 (0.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (5.42%) Data Quality
2 98 (4.11%) QA
3 75 (3.15%) PMO
4 45 (1.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 44 (1.85%) GDPR
6 28 (1.18%) SLA
7 24 (1.01%) GRC
8 17 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 14 (0.59%) GxP
10 12 (0.50%) NIST
11 11 (0.46%) IFRS
12 9 (0.38%) GAAP
13 8 (0.34%) COBIT
13 8 (0.34%) GMP
13 8 (0.34%) HIPAA
13 8 (0.34%) ITGC
14 7 (0.29%) SOX 404
15 6 (0.25%) California Consumer Privacy Act
16 5 (0.21%) Accessibility
16 5 (0.21%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 31 (1.30%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.38%) IAG
3 7 (0.29%) Docker
4 1 (0.042%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.042%) Varnish
4 1 (0.042%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 29 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
2 8 (0.34%) Kubernetes
2 8 (0.34%) Terraform
3 6 (0.25%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.13%) Control-M
5 2 (0.084%) Ansible
5 2 (0.084%) Grafana
5 2 (0.084%) HP Quality Center
5 2 (0.084%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.084%) vRealize
5 2 (0.084%) WSUS
6 1 (0.042%) Argo
6 1 (0.042%) CEMLI
6 1 (0.042%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.042%) Packer
6 1 (0.042%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.042%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.042%) SCCM
6 1 (0.042%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 237 (9.95%) Ariba
2 205 (8.61%) Microsoft
3 188 (7.89%) Oracle
4 82 (3.44%) Salesforce
5 72 (3.02%) Workday
6 71 (2.98%) ServiceNow
7 37 (1.55%) Informatica
8 35 (1.47%) Sage
9 33 (1.39%) Adobe
10 31 (1.30%) Cisco
11 28 (1.18%) IBM
12 27 (1.13%) Databricks
13 24 (1.01%) Dell
14 23 (0.97%) HP
15 21 (0.88%) Okta
16 18 (0.76%) MuleSoft
17 16 (0.67%) Concur
17 16 (0.67%) OpenText
18 14 (0.59%) Google
18 14 (0.59%) Siemens