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 15 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
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 28 28
Rank change year-on-year -11 0 +2
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,653 2,063 2,612
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.04% 6.36% 6.11%
As % of the Vendors category 12.24% 13.37% 14.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,324 1,005 1,331
10th Percentile £360 £375 £395
25th Percentile £456 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £654 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £750 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £538 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -2.27% -4.35% +6.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 229 115 128
10th Percentile £16.72 £16.47 £13.95
25th Percentile £22.63 £21.77 £18.19
Median hourly rate £32.50 £30.50 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.56% +8.93% -42.86%
75th Percentile £61.50 £61.88 £55.00
90th Percentile £86.00 £72.25 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £27.31 £26.02
% change year-on-year +9.87% +4.96% -42.19%

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 21,678 15,427 18,451
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.20% 47.54% 43.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,483 9,438 11,509
10th Percentile £313 £281 £270
25th Percentile £413 £402 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +0.10% -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £715 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,100 748 1,120
10th Percentile £15.99 £14.75 £12.50
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.30 £15.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £25.15 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +39.17% +0.60% -38.27%
75th Percentile £65.00 £51.41 £60.83
90th Percentile £83.88 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.99 £22.56 £24.43
% change year-on-year +50.66% -7.65% -18.57%

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 15 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 15 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 15 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 2,100 £569 +0.66% 633
UK excluding London -6 1,311 £538 -2.27% 503
Work from Home -3 832 £550 -5.17% 454
London -23 762 £600 +2.48% 229
South East -4 351 £550 +2.42% 138
Midlands +6 348 £525 -3.05% 114
North of England -12 310 £525 -0.94% 114
West Midlands -6 212 £500 -7.66% 71
North West -9 205 £530 - 62
East of England -1 167 £510 -15.00% 43
East Midlands +30 126 £550 +2.80% 43
Yorkshire -1 100 £500 - 42
South West -32 77 £600 +14.29% 27
Scotland +1 37 £533 -11.17% 35
Wales +8 31 £550 +77.28% 28
North East -47 4 £500 -6.54% 11
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -1 2 £488 +73.49% 11

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 40 (1.51%) Confluence
2 29 (1.09%) SharePoint
3 23 (0.87%) NetWeaver
4 12 (0.45%) CMS
5 8 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
6 5 (0.19%) Cloud Foundry
6 5 (0.19%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.075%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.075%) Apache
9 2 (0.075%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.075%) JBoss
9 2 (0.075%) SAS
10 1 (0.038%) HCL Domino
10 1 (0.038%) HCL Notes
10 1 (0.038%) MS Project Server
10 1 (0.038%) Mule
10 1 (0.038%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 125 (4.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 62 (2.34%) Microsoft Office
3 42 (1.58%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 22 (0.83%) MS Visio
6 12 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.38%) CATIA
8 3 (0.11%) PTC Creo
9 2 (0.075%) Siemens NX
10 1 (0.038%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.038%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.038%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.038%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1,066 (40.18%) SAP S/4HANA
2 120 (4.52%) SAP FI
3 70 (2.64%) SAP CO
4 68 (2.56%) SAP SD
5 67 (2.53%) SAP ERP
5 67 (2.53%) SAP MM
6 65 (2.45%) SAP FI/CO
7 62 (2.34%) SAP PSCD
8 54 (2.04%) SAP EWM
9 50 (1.88%) SAP BRIM
10 42 (1.58%) SAP IBP
10 42 (1.58%) SAP Payroll
10 42 (1.58%) SAP PP
11 41 (1.55%) SAP GRC
11 41 (1.55%) SAP PM
12 38 (1.43%) SAP HCM
13 36 (1.36%) SAP MDG
14 34 (1.28%) SAP FI-CA
15 32 (1.21%) SAP QM
16 29 (1.09%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 251 (9.46%) SuccessFactors
2 231 (8.71%) Azure
3 135 (5.09%) Power Platform
4 88 (3.32%) AWS
5 75 (2.83%) SaaS
6 61 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
7 39 (1.47%) Entra ID
8 38 (1.43%) Boomi
9 34 (1.28%) GCP
10 25 (0.94%) Dynamics 365
11 22 (0.83%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 21 (0.79%) Microsoft 365
12 21 (0.79%) Power Automate
12 21 (0.79%) Snowflake
13 18 (0.68%) GitHub
14 15 (0.57%) PowerApps
14 15 (0.57%) Smartsheet
15 14 (0.53%) GitHub Actions
15 14 (0.53%) Microsoft Copilot
16 13 (0.49%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.34%) Network Security
2 7 (0.26%) Firewall
3 5 (0.19%) VPN
4 4 (0.15%) WAN
5 3 (0.11%) DNS
6 2 (0.075%) BGP
6 2 (0.075%) HTTP
6 2 (0.075%) LAN
6 2 (0.075%) OSPF
6 2 (0.075%) RFID
6 2 (0.075%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.038%) Broadband
7 1 (0.038%) FTP
7 1 (0.038%) Internet
7 1 (0.038%) Intranet
7 1 (0.038%) MQTT
7 1 (0.038%) SSL
7 1 (0.038%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.038%) Wireless
7 1 (0.038%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (4.64%) Power BI
2 97 (3.66%) SAP HANA
3 46 (1.73%) Data Warehouse
4 45 (1.70%) SAP BW
5 42 (1.58%) SQL Server
6 41 (1.55%) BusinessObjects
7 38 (1.43%) Tableau
8 28 (1.06%) SAP Data Services
9 18 (0.68%) Data Lake
10 17 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
11 16 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 14 (0.53%) Metadata
13 11 (0.41%) GIS
13 11 (0.41%) Relational Database
13 11 (0.41%) Sybase ASE
14 10 (0.38%) MaxDB
15 9 (0.34%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
16 8 (0.30%) Oracle Database
17 7 (0.26%) NoSQL
18 6 (0.23%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 105 (3.96%) JIRA
2 24 (0.90%) Hudson
3 21 (0.79%) Git
4 8 (0.30%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.23%) LSMW
5 6 (0.23%) Postman
6 4 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.11%) GitLab
7 3 (0.11%) JMeter
7 3 (0.11%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.075%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.075%) Maven
8 2 (0.075%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.075%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.075%) Selenium
8 2 (0.075%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.075%) Toad
9 1 (0.038%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.038%) Spock
9 1 (0.038%) TestDirector
General
1 843 (31.78%) Finance
2 697 (26.27%) Social Skills
3 287 (10.82%) Analytical Skills
4 286 (10.78%) Manufacturing
5 171 (6.45%) Public Sector
6 116 (4.37%) Billing
7 96 (3.62%) Retail
8 91 (3.43%) Pharmaceutical
9 86 (3.24%) Legal
10 69 (2.60%) Aerospace
11 61 (2.30%) Banking
12 50 (1.88%) General Ledger
13 49 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
14 46 (1.73%) Local Government
15 45 (1.70%) Organisational Skills
16 34 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
17 32 (1.21%) Telecoms
18 25 (0.94%) Law
19 24 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 24 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 650 (24.50%) Consultant
2 573 (21.60%) SAP Consultant
3 340 (12.82%) Architect
4 320 (12.06%) Lead
5 312 (11.76%) Analyst
6 229 (8.63%) Senior
7 189 (7.12%) SAP Manager
8 184 (6.94%) SAP Architect
9 175 (6.60%) Project Manager
10 164 (6.18%) Solutions Architect
11 136 (5.13%) Business Analyst
12 117 (4.41%) Developer
13 95 (3.58%) Functional Consultant
14 94 (3.54%) SAP Analyst
15 90 (3.39%) SAP Functional Consultant
15 90 (3.39%) SAP Project Manager
16 88 (3.32%) SAP Solutions Architect
17 77 (2.90%) Administrator
18 63 (2.37%) Senior Manager
19 57 (2.15%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 130 (4.90%) SAP Fiori
2 101 (3.81%) Middleware
3 69 (2.60%) REST
4 50 (1.88%) SAP Basis
5 48 (1.81%) Oracle Fusion
5 48 (1.81%) SOAP
6 44 (1.66%) BAPI
7 39 (1.47%) IDoc
8 36 (1.36%) SAPUI5
9 32 (1.21%) SAP PI
10 28 (1.06%) JSON
11 27 (1.02%) XML
12 25 (0.94%) SAP TM
13 24 (0.90%) EDI
14 23 (0.87%) Web Services
15 21 (0.79%) OAuth
16 15 (0.57%) Node.js
16 15 (0.57%) SAP ALE
17 13 (0.49%) JDBC
18 12 (0.45%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 97 (3.66%) Public Cloud
2 82 (3.09%) Onboarding
3 77 (2.90%) Data Structures
4 72 (2.71%) Legacy Systems
5 56 (2.11%) Product Ownership
6 50 (1.88%) FMCG
6 50 (1.88%) Greenfield Project
7 43 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
8 37 (1.39%) Management Information System
9 33 (1.24%) Cloud Native
10 29 (1.09%) Life Science
11 25 (0.94%) Replication
12 23 (0.87%) Data Protection Act
13 22 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
13 22 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
14 18 (0.68%) AI Agents
14 18 (0.68%) Taxonomies
14 18 (0.68%) Virtual Team
15 17 (0.64%) Operational Technology
15 17 (0.64%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 40 (1.51%) Linux
2 31 (1.17%) Windows
3 19 (0.72%) Unix
4 10 (0.38%) VMS
5 8 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (0.30%) SUSE
6 4 (0.15%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.11%) Solaris
8 2 (0.075%) AIX
8 2 (0.075%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 612 (23.07%) ERP
2 558 (21.03%) Stakeholder Management
3 497 (18.73%) Migration
4 345 (13.00%) Problem-Solving
5 311 (11.72%) User Acceptance Testing
6 305 (11.50%) Data Migration
7 281 (10.59%) Continuous Improvement
8 276 (10.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 263 (9.91%) Agile
10 253 (9.54%) Validation
11 222 (8.37%) Workshop Facilitation
12 214 (8.07%) Analytics
13 201 (7.58%) Logistics
14 186 (7.01%) Project Management
15 169 (6.37%) Change Management
16 161 (6.07%) Data Modelling
17 159 (5.99%) Decision-Making
18 156 (5.88%) Business Intelligence
19 145 (5.47%) System Integration Testing
20 142 (5.35%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 129 (4.86%) SQL
2 116 (4.37%) ABAP
3 56 (2.11%) Python
4 38 (1.43%) Java
5 18 (0.68%) PowerShell
6 16 (0.60%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.30%) C#
8 6 (0.23%) Bash
8 6 (0.23%) Bicep
8 6 (0.23%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.15%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.15%) C
10 4 (0.15%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.15%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.15%) VB
11 3 (0.11%) C++
11 3 (0.11%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.11%) Embedded C++
12 2 (0.075%) VBA
Qualifications
1 390 (14.70%) Security Cleared
2 301 (11.35%) SC Cleared
3 149 (5.62%) Degree
4 119 (4.49%) BPSS Clearance
5 51 (1.92%) DV Cleared
6 42 (1.58%) ACCA
7 41 (1.55%) CIMA
8 37 (1.39%) PMI Certification
8 37 (1.39%) PMP
9 32 (1.21%) SAP Certification
10 20 (0.75%) Azure Certification
11 17 (0.64%) Master's Degree
12 15 (0.57%) Computer Science Degree
13 11 (0.41%) HNC
13 11 (0.41%) NVQ Level 4
14 9 (0.34%) CISSP
15 8 (0.30%) CISM
16 7 (0.26%) ISTQB
16 7 (0.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 6 (0.23%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 163 (6.14%) Data Quality
2 101 (3.81%) PMO
3 92 (3.47%) QA
4 64 (2.41%) GDPR
5 55 (2.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 43 (1.62%) GRC
7 17 (0.64%) IFRS
8 14 (0.53%) SLA
9 13 (0.49%) GxP
10 11 (0.41%) GMP
11 8 (0.30%) HIPAA
12 7 (0.26%) Accessibility
12 7 (0.26%) GAAP
12 7 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 7 (0.26%) NCSC
12 7 (0.26%) NIST
13 6 (0.23%) ISO 20022
14 5 (0.19%) EU AI Act
14 5 (0.19%) ITGC
15 4 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 26 (0.98%) Active Directory
2 16 (0.60%) IAG
3 7 (0.26%) Docker
4 6 (0.23%) Corosync
5 1 (0.038%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
1 17 (0.64%) Terraform
2 12 (0.45%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (0.26%) Pacemaker
4 5 (0.19%) HP ALM
5 4 (0.15%) Ansible
6 3 (0.11%) Grafana
7 2 (0.075%) CEMLI
7 2 (0.075%) HP Quality Center
7 2 (0.075%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.038%) MOM
8 1 (0.038%) Packer
8 1 (0.038%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.038%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 1 (0.038%) WSUS
Vendors
1 256 (9.65%) Microsoft
2 255 (9.61%) Ariba
3 232 (8.74%) Oracle
4 97 (3.66%) Salesforce
5 86 (3.24%) Workday
6 76 (2.86%) ServiceNow
7 41 (1.55%) MuleSoft
8 38 (1.43%) Informatica
9 37 (1.39%) Databricks
10 35 (1.32%) Concur
11 32 (1.21%) Adobe
12 29 (1.09%) Sage
13 27 (1.02%) IBM
14 20 (0.75%) IFS
15 19 (0.72%) Siemens
16 17 (0.64%) Google
16 17 (0.64%) Infor
17 16 (0.60%) Red Hat
18 15 (0.57%) Dell
19 13 (0.49%) OpenText