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 7 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
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 28 24
Rank change year-on-year -3 -4 +23
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,277 2,359 3,008
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 6.28% 6.61% 6.61%
As % of the Vendors category 13.25% 14.55% 14.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,181 1,163 1,545
10th Percentile £350 £386 £356
25th Percentile £456 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £563 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.33% +2.27% -
75th Percentile £675 £670 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £563 £525
% change year-on-year -2.22% +7.14% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 50 71
10th Percentile £15.61 £16.85 £19.76
25th Percentile £18.59 £22.50 £22.84
Median hourly rate £23.50 £30.21 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.20% -38.36% +8.89%
75th Percentile £36.00 £53.75 £64.27
90th Percentile £65.25 £70.49 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.63 £30.00 £47.63
% change year-on-year -24.57% -37.01% +5.83%

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 17,187 16,208 20,570
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 47.37% 45.39% 45.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,917 9,626 13,106
10th Percentile £290 £290 £255
25th Percentile £406 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.33%
75th Percentile £612 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £720 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 864 500 679
10th Percentile £15.23 £15.46 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.09 £18.69 £19.88
Median hourly rate £24.00 £29.39 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.33% -33.97% +73.08%
75th Percentile £43.35 £62.51 £64.70
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £76.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £27.13 £44.50
% change year-on-year -18.89% -39.04% +97.78%

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 7 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 7 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 7 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 -6 1,768 £560 -0.88% 941
UK excluding London -6 1,004 £550 -2.22% 862
Work from Home +4 770 £560 -1.28% 344
London -8 723 £558 -1.11% 201
North of England -1 302 £600 +14.29% 187
South East -5 273 £536 -10.75% 289
North West +4 226 £625 +9.46% 88
Midlands -17 159 £525 -4.55% 144
East of England +2 134 £565 +13.00% 128
West Midlands -11 116 £525 +0.96% 75
South West -29 90 £588 +10.85% 74
Yorkshire -9 65 £558 +31.18% 88
East Midlands -25 41 £525 -7.33% 59
Scotland +1 37 £450 +0.56% 31
Wales +6 18 £170 -74.81% 10
North East -12 10 £175 -55.70% 12
Northern Ireland -3 7 £308 - 24
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 25 (1.10%) SharePoint
2 22 (0.97%) Confluence
3 21 (0.92%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.35%) Anypoint
6 7 (0.31%) Apache Spark
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%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.088%) SAP EP
9 2 (0.088%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.044%) Cloud Foundry
10 1 (0.044%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.044%) LiveCycle
10 1 (0.044%) SAP Portal
10 1 (0.044%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 109 (4.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 93 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
3 49 (2.15%) Microsoft Project
4 28 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 20 (0.88%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.22%) Windchill
8 4 (0.18%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.18%) Simulink
9 3 (0.13%) Sketch
10 2 (0.088%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.044%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.044%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.044%) InVision
11 1 (0.044%) Trello
Business Applications
1 821 (36.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 95 (4.17%) SAP FI
3 72 (3.16%) SAP CO
4 70 (3.07%) SAP EWM
4 70 (3.07%) SAP MM
5 67 (2.94%) SAP ERP
6 65 (2.85%) SAP FI/CO
7 61 (2.68%) SAP Payroll
8 60 (2.64%) SAP PP
9 58 (2.55%) SAP HCM
10 46 (2.02%) SAP HR
11 37 (1.62%) SAP WM
12 36 (1.58%) SAP PM
12 36 (1.58%) SAP QM
13 33 (1.45%) SAP MDG
14 29 (1.27%) SAP PS
15 28 (1.23%) SAP VC
16 26 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
16 26 (1.14%) SAP EHS
17 24 (1.05%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 169 (7.42%) SuccessFactors
2 156 (6.85%) Azure
3 102 (4.48%) Power Platform
4 83 (3.65%) AWS
5 59 (2.59%) Microsoft 365
6 52 (2.28%) SaaS
7 47 (2.06%) GCP
8 41 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (1.01%) Snowflake
10 22 (0.97%) Azure DevOps
10 22 (0.97%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 18 (0.79%) Power Automate
12 13 (0.57%) Entra ID
13 11 (0.48%) GitHub
13 11 (0.48%) OCI
14 10 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
14 10 (0.44%) Smartsheet
15 9 (0.40%) Boomi
15 9 (0.40%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 9 (0.40%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 24 (1.05%) Wireless
2 17 (0.75%) HTTPS
3 9 (0.40%) Cisco IOS
3 9 (0.40%) Skype
4 8 (0.35%) LAN
5 7 (0.31%) Firewall
6 6 (0.26%) DNS
6 6 (0.26%) VPN
7 4 (0.18%) FTP
7 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
7 4 (0.18%) WAN
8 3 (0.13%) DHCP
8 3 (0.13%) Network Security
8 3 (0.13%) VLAN
9 2 (0.088%) BGP
9 2 (0.088%) DKIM
9 2 (0.088%) Junos
9 2 (0.088%) OSPF
9 2 (0.088%) RTP
9 2 (0.088%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 99 (4.35%) SAP HANA
2 95 (4.17%) Power BI
3 50 (2.20%) SAP BW
4 29 (1.27%) SAP Data Services
5 27 (1.19%) Data Lake
6 26 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
7 23 (1.01%) SQL Server
8 16 (0.70%) Tableau
9 14 (0.61%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 14 (0.61%) GIS
9 14 (0.61%) Metadata
10 13 (0.57%) BusinessObjects
10 13 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 9 (0.40%) Oracle Database
12 7 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
12 7 (0.31%) MySQL
12 7 (0.31%) Power Query
12 7 (0.31%) Relational Database
13 6 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
13 6 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 86 (3.78%) JIRA
2 23 (1.01%) Git
3 10 (0.44%) Jenkins
3 10 (0.44%) LSMW
4 7 (0.31%) GitLab
5 6 (0.26%) Toad
6 5 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
6 5 (0.22%) Rational Rhapsody
7 4 (0.18%) Clang
7 4 (0.18%) GCC
7 4 (0.18%) JUnit
7 4 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.18%) Subversion
8 3 (0.13%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.13%) Postman
8 3 (0.13%) Storybook
8 3 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.088%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.088%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.088%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 804 (35.31%) Finance
2 747 (32.81%) Social Skills
3 453 (19.89%) Manufacturing
4 346 (15.20%) Public Sector
5 244 (10.72%) Analytical Skills
6 242 (10.63%) Telecoms
7 235 (10.32%) Marketing
8 213 (9.35%) Electronics
9 147 (6.46%) Pharmaceutical
10 68 (2.99%) Retail
11 53 (2.33%) Presentation Skills
12 52 (2.28%) Billing
13 51 (2.24%) Documentation Skills
14 48 (2.11%) Aerospace
15 46 (2.02%) Legal
15 46 (2.02%) Organisational Skills
16 43 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
17 37 (1.62%) Banking
18 36 (1.58%) Local Government
19 18 (0.79%) Law
Job Titles
1 688 (30.22%) Consultant
2 554 (24.33%) SAP Consultant
3 197 (8.65%) Lead
4 191 (8.39%) Analyst
5 190 (8.34%) Architect
6 149 (6.54%) Project Manager
7 132 (5.80%) SAP Manager
8 127 (5.58%) Developer
9 108 (4.74%) Senior
10 105 (4.61%) SAP Architect
11 91 (4.00%) Business Analyst
12 82 (3.60%) Solutions Architect
13 71 (3.12%) SAP Analyst
14 68 (2.99%) Functional Consultant
15 67 (2.94%) SAP Project Manager
16 64 (2.81%) SAP Developer
17 63 (2.77%) SAP Functional Consultant
18 60 (2.64%) Administrator
19 54 (2.37%) Management Consultant
20 52 (2.28%) SAP Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 166 (7.29%) SAP Fiori
2 53 (2.33%) Web Services
2 53 (2.33%) XML
3 49 (2.15%) SOAP
4 47 (2.06%) REST
5 44 (1.93%) SAP PI
6 43 (1.89%) SAPUI5
7 40 (1.76%) BAPI
8 38 (1.67%) Middleware
9 33 (1.45%) JSON
10 31 (1.36%) SAP Basis
11 29 (1.27%) HTML
12 26 (1.14%) CSS
13 21 (0.92%) EDI
13 21 (0.92%) IDoc
13 21 (0.92%) SAP TM
14 17 (0.75%) JMS
15 15 (0.66%) SailPoint
16 14 (0.61%) Oracle Fusion
16 14 (0.61%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 66 (2.90%) Legacy Systems
2 54 (2.37%) Onboarding
3 43 (1.89%) Life Science
4 42 (1.84%) Greenfield Project
5 41 (1.80%) Data Structures
6 38 (1.67%) Data Centre
6 38 (1.67%) Product Ownership
7 35 (1.54%) Public Cloud
8 33 (1.45%) FMCG
9 27 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
10 24 (1.05%) Management Information System
10 24 (1.05%) Renewable Energy
11 20 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
12 19 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
13 18 (0.79%) Private Cloud
13 18 (0.79%) Replication
14 14 (0.61%) Mobile App
15 13 (0.57%) Virtual Team
16 12 (0.53%) NHS
17 11 (0.48%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 54 (2.37%) Windows
2 33 (1.45%) Android
3 32 (1.41%) Mac OS
4 30 (1.32%) Linux
5 17 (0.75%) Windows 10
6 10 (0.44%) Unix
7 7 (0.31%) Windows Server
8 5 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.18%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 4 (0.18%) VMS
10 3 (0.13%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.088%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 404 (17.74%) Stakeholder Management
2 385 (16.91%) Migration
3 375 (16.47%) ERP
4 323 (14.19%) Problem-Solving
5 315 (13.83%) Business Intelligence
6 267 (11.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 263 (11.55%) Agile
8 247 (10.85%) Programme Management
9 215 (9.44%) Data Migration
10 212 (9.31%) Logistics
11 208 (9.13%) Digital Marketing
12 197 (8.65%) Project Management
13 185 (8.12%) Continuous Improvement
14 158 (6.94%) Change Management
14 158 (6.94%) Workshop Facilitation
15 157 (6.90%) Analytics
16 154 (6.76%) User Acceptance Testing
17 127 (5.58%) Roadmaps
18 126 (5.53%) Project Delivery
19 121 (5.31%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 142 (6.24%) ABAP
2 105 (4.61%) SQL
3 63 (2.77%) Python
4 62 (2.72%) Java
5 61 (2.68%) JavaScript
6 26 (1.14%) PowerShell
7 20 (0.88%) C#
8 13 (0.57%) C++
8 13 (0.57%) Groovy
9 11 (0.48%) Apex Code
10 8 (0.35%) Bash
10 8 (0.35%) PL/SQL
11 7 (0.31%) C
11 7 (0.31%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.18%) Go
12 4 (0.18%) MATLAB
12 4 (0.18%) R
12 4 (0.18%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.18%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 535 (23.50%) Security Cleared
2 437 (19.19%) SC Cleared
3 170 (7.47%) Degree
4 107 (4.70%) BPSS Clearance
5 60 (2.64%) SAP Certification
6 53 (2.33%) DV Cleared
7 50 (2.20%) PMP
8 47 (2.06%) PMI Certification
9 40 (1.76%) Master's Degree
10 35 (1.54%) ACCA
11 34 (1.49%) CIMA
12 24 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
14 13 (0.57%) CISSP
15 11 (0.48%) DBS Check
15 11 (0.48%) ISTQB
15 11 (0.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
16 10 (0.44%) CISM
17 7 (0.31%) CESG Certified Professional
18 6 (0.26%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (3.34%) Data Quality
2 73 (3.21%) QA
3 57 (2.50%) PMO
4 39 (1.71%) GDPR
5 37 (1.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 28 (1.23%) GxP
7 23 (1.01%) SLA
8 22 (0.97%) GRC
8 22 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 12 (0.53%) NIST
10 11 (0.48%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
11 8 (0.35%) COBIT
11 8 (0.35%) IFRS
11 8 (0.35%) NCSC
12 7 (0.31%) APQC
12 7 (0.31%) ITGC
12 7 (0.31%) RMADS
12 7 (0.31%) SOX 404
13 6 (0.26%) GMP
System Software
1 32 (1.41%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.66%) Docker
3 4 (0.18%) Firmware
3 4 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
4 2 (0.088%) IAG
4 2 (0.088%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.088%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.044%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.044%) Varnish
5 1 (0.044%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.044%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (0.57%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.31%) Terraform
3 4 (0.18%) Ansible
3 4 (0.18%) HP ALM
3 4 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.13%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 3 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
4 3 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.13%) vRealize
5 2 (0.088%) Failover Clustering
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%) Puppet
5 2 (0.088%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.044%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.044%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.044%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 195 (8.56%) Microsoft
2 191 (8.39%) Ariba
3 190 (8.34%) Oracle
4 100 (4.39%) Salesforce
5 76 (3.34%) ServiceNow
5 76 (3.34%) Workday
6 45 (1.98%) Cisco
7 34 (1.49%) HP
8 33 (1.45%) Adobe
9 31 (1.36%) Dell
10 25 (1.10%) Apple
11 24 (1.05%) Databricks
12 22 (0.97%) OpenText
13 20 (0.88%) Google
13 20 (0.88%) MuleSoft
13 20 (0.88%) webMethods
14 18 (0.79%) Concur
14 18 (0.79%) IBM
15 12 (0.53%) Informatica
15 12 (0.53%) Software AG