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 20 November 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
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 28 26
Rank change year-on-year -3 -2 +21
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,267 2,380 3,004
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 6.33% 6.52% 6.53%
As % of the Vendors category 13.34% 14.53% 14.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,172 1,152 1,562
10th Percentile £350 £400 £363
25th Percentile £463 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £565 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.44% +2.73% -
75th Percentile £672 £675 £650
90th Percentile £738 £762 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 51 70
10th Percentile £15.61 £16.92 £19.70
25th Percentile £17.79 £22.50 £22.18
Median hourly rate £22.63 £33.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.42% -32.65% +8.89%
75th Percentile £41.25 £55.39 £64.76
90th Percentile £75.50 £74.87 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.32 £31.71 £43.50
% change year-on-year -29.62% -27.11% -3.33%

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 16,998 16,385 20,888
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 47.49% 44.90% 45.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,693 9,644 13,389
10th Percentile £288 £300 £259
25th Percentile £405 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -1.59%
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 882 513 670
10th Percentile £15.39 £15.62 £14.74
25th Percentile £18.45 £19.00 £20.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £30.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.17% -32.58% +73.08%
75th Percentile £42.69 £62.50 £63.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.75 £76.55
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £27.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -18.18% -38.20% +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 20 November 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 20 November 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 20 November 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 1,734 £568 +0.44% 832
UK excluding London -7 984 £550 -4.35% 525
Work from Home +4 779 £560 -0.88% 500
London -13 713 £575 +4.55% 341
North of England -3 291 £598 +8.73% 100
South East -7 257 £525 -12.50% 201
North West +4 216 £623 +6.41% 77
Midlands -15 161 £525 -2.78% 90
East of England +4 129 £575 +15.00% 69
West Midlands -15 116 £525 +1.94% 66
South West -24 95 £600 +8.60% 36
Yorkshire -6 63 £525 +23.53% 21
East Midlands -25 43 £525 -7.33% 24
Scotland +5 41 £450 +3.15% 31
Wales +5 17 £170 -74.81% 10
North East -13 10 £175 -51.72% 2
Northern Ireland -6 7 £308 +192.86% 8
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 24 (1.06%) SharePoint
2 21 (0.93%) Confluence
3 19 (0.84%) 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%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.044%) Cloud Foundry
10 1 (0.044%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.044%) LiveCycle
10 1 (0.044%) Oracle Spatial
10 1 (0.044%) SAP Portal
10 1 (0.044%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 112 (4.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 87 (3.84%) Microsoft Office
3 48 (2.12%) Microsoft Project
4 28 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 18 (0.79%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.22%) Windchill
8 4 (0.18%) Simulink
9 3 (0.13%) Chatbot
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
1 825 (36.39%) SAP S/4HANA
2 97 (4.28%) SAP FI
3 77 (3.40%) SAP CO
4 72 (3.18%) SAP MM
5 70 (3.09%) SAP FI/CO
6 67 (2.96%) SAP EWM
7 66 (2.91%) SAP ERP
8 58 (2.56%) SAP PP
9 57 (2.51%) SAP Payroll
10 56 (2.47%) SAP HCM
11 50 (2.21%) SAP HR
12 41 (1.81%) SAP MDG
13 38 (1.68%) SAP WM
14 35 (1.54%) SAP PS
15 34 (1.50%) SAP VC
16 33 (1.46%) SAP QM
17 31 (1.37%) SAP PM
18 28 (1.24%) SAP SD
19 22 (0.97%) SAP Oil and Gas
20 21 (0.93%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 174 (7.68%) SuccessFactors
2 153 (6.75%) Azure
3 105 (4.63%) Power Platform
4 76 (3.35%) AWS
5 58 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
6 55 (2.43%) SaaS
7 43 (1.90%) GCP
8 37 (1.63%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (1.01%) Snowflake
10 22 (0.97%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 21 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (0.75%) Power Automate
13 14 (0.62%) Entra ID
14 11 (0.49%) OCI
15 10 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
15 10 (0.44%) Smartsheet
16 9 (0.40%) GitHub
16 9 (0.40%) PaaS
16 9 (0.40%) PowerApps
16 9 (0.40%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 24 (1.06%) Wireless
2 17 (0.75%) HTTPS
3 8 (0.35%) Firewall
3 8 (0.35%) LAN
4 7 (0.31%) Cisco IOS
4 7 (0.31%) Skype
5 6 (0.26%) DNS
5 6 (0.26%) VPN
6 4 (0.18%) PSTN
6 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
6 4 (0.18%) VoIP
6 4 (0.18%) WAN
7 3 (0.13%) DHCP
7 3 (0.13%) FTP
7 3 (0.13%) VLAN
8 2 (0.088%) BGP
8 2 (0.088%) Junos
8 2 (0.088%) Network Security
8 2 (0.088%) OSPF
8 2 (0.088%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (4.68%) SAP HANA
2 99 (4.37%) Power BI
3 51 (2.25%) SAP BW
4 28 (1.24%) Data Lake
5 26 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
5 26 (1.15%) SAP Data Services
6 22 (0.97%) SQL Server
7 16 (0.71%) Tableau
8 15 (0.66%) Metadata
9 14 (0.62%) GIS
10 13 (0.57%) BusinessObjects
10 13 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 12 (0.53%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 9 (0.40%) Oracle Database
13 7 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
13 7 (0.31%) MySQL
13 7 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
13 7 (0.31%) Relational Database
14 6 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
14 6 (0.26%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 81 (3.57%) JIRA
2 23 (1.01%) Git
3 13 (0.57%) LSMW
4 9 (0.40%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.26%) Toad
6 5 (0.22%) GitLab
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%) Storybook
8 3 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.088%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.088%) Postman
9 2 (0.088%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.088%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 795 (35.07%) Finance
2 756 (33.35%) Social Skills
3 440 (19.41%) Manufacturing
4 335 (14.78%) Public Sector
5 250 (11.03%) Analytical Skills
6 242 (10.67%) Telecoms
7 236 (10.41%) Marketing
8 213 (9.40%) Electronics
9 145 (6.40%) Pharmaceutical
10 71 (3.13%) Retail
11 54 (2.38%) Billing
11 54 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
12 52 (2.29%) Documentation Skills
13 49 (2.16%) Aerospace
14 48 (2.12%) Legal
15 45 (1.99%) Influencing Skills
16 40 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
17 35 (1.54%) Local Government
18 34 (1.50%) Banking
19 24 (1.06%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 702 (30.97%) Consultant
2 570 (25.14%) SAP Consultant
3 199 (8.78%) Analyst
4 193 (8.51%) Architect
5 190 (8.38%) Lead
6 142 (6.26%) Project Manager
7 133 (5.87%) Developer
8 124 (5.47%) SAP Manager
9 110 (4.85%) SAP Architect
10 101 (4.46%) Senior
11 94 (4.15%) Business Analyst
12 80 (3.53%) Solutions Architect
13 70 (3.09%) SAP Analyst
14 68 (3.00%) Functional Consultant
15 65 (2.87%) SAP Developer
16 64 (2.82%) SAP Project Manager
17 63 (2.78%) SAP Functional Consultant
18 60 (2.65%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
19 59 (2.60%) Administrator
20 54 (2.38%) Management Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 175 (7.72%) SAP Fiori
2 56 (2.47%) Web Services
3 52 (2.29%) XML
4 51 (2.25%) REST
4 51 (2.25%) SOAP
5 44 (1.94%) BAPI
6 43 (1.90%) SAP PI
7 41 (1.81%) Middleware
7 41 (1.81%) SAPUI5
8 32 (1.41%) JSON
9 31 (1.37%) SAP Basis
10 29 (1.28%) HTML
11 26 (1.15%) CSS
11 26 (1.15%) EDI
12 25 (1.10%) IDoc
13 22 (0.97%) SAP TM
14 18 (0.79%) SAP ALE
15 17 (0.75%) JMS
16 15 (0.66%) .NET
16 15 (0.66%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 68 (3.00%) Legacy Systems
2 51 (2.25%) Onboarding
3 42 (1.85%) Life Science
4 41 (1.81%) Data Structures
4 41 (1.81%) Greenfield Project
5 37 (1.63%) Data Centre
5 37 (1.63%) Product Ownership
6 33 (1.46%) Public Cloud
7 32 (1.41%) FMCG
8 29 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
9 23 (1.01%) Management Information System
10 22 (0.97%) Private Cloud
11 21 (0.93%) Renewable Energy
12 20 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
12 20 (0.88%) Replication
13 19 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
14 15 (0.66%) Virtual Team
15 12 (0.53%) Low-Code
15 12 (0.53%) NHS
16 11 (0.49%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 53 (2.34%) Windows
2 32 (1.41%) Linux
3 31 (1.37%) Android
4 30 (1.32%) Mac OS
5 15 (0.66%) Windows 10
6 11 (0.49%) Unix
7 7 (0.31%) Windows Server
8 5 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.22%) VMS
9 4 (0.18%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 3 (0.13%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.088%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 389 (17.16%) Stakeholder Management
2 367 (16.19%) Migration
3 358 (15.79%) ERP
4 347 (15.31%) Problem-Solving
5 316 (13.94%) Business Intelligence
6 259 (11.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 255 (11.25%) Agile
8 247 (10.90%) Programme Management
9 216 (9.53%) Data Migration
10 214 (9.44%) Logistics
11 207 (9.13%) Digital Marketing
12 200 (8.82%) Project Management
13 182 (8.03%) Continuous Improvement
14 171 (7.54%) Analytics
15 161 (7.10%) Change Management
16 156 (6.88%) User Acceptance Testing
17 152 (6.70%) Workshop Facilitation
18 126 (5.56%) Validation
19 123 (5.43%) Project Delivery
20 119 (5.25%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 149 (6.57%) ABAP
2 108 (4.76%) SQL
3 64 (2.82%) Python
4 63 (2.78%) JavaScript
5 60 (2.65%) Java
6 31 (1.37%) PowerShell
7 22 (0.97%) C#
8 14 (0.62%) C++
8 14 (0.62%) Groovy
9 11 (0.49%) Apex Code
10 10 (0.44%) Bash
11 8 (0.35%) C
11 8 (0.35%) PL/SQL
12 6 (0.26%) TypeScript
13 5 (0.22%) MATLAB
13 5 (0.22%) R
13 5 (0.22%) Shell Script
14 4 (0.18%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.13%) Korn
15 3 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 523 (23.07%) Security Cleared
2 434 (19.14%) SC Cleared
3 164 (7.23%) Degree
4 101 (4.46%) BPSS Clearance
5 59 (2.60%) SAP Certification
6 54 (2.38%) PMP
7 51 (2.25%) DV Cleared
8 50 (2.21%) PMI Certification
9 37 (1.63%) Master's Degree
10 34 (1.50%) ACCA
10 34 (1.50%) CIMA
11 30 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
12 15 (0.66%) CISSP
13 12 (0.53%) ISTQB
13 12 (0.53%) ITIL Certification
14 11 (0.49%) DBS Check
14 11 (0.49%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 10 (0.44%) CISM
16 9 (0.40%) CESG Certified Professional
17 5 (0.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (3.35%) Data Quality
2 69 (3.04%) QA
3 54 (2.38%) PMO
4 42 (1.85%) GDPR
5 36 (1.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 27 (1.19%) GxP
7 23 (1.01%) SLA
8 22 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 20 (0.88%) GRC
10 13 (0.57%) NIST
11 11 (0.49%) Accessibility
12 10 (0.44%) IFRS
13 9 (0.40%) RMADS
14 8 (0.35%) NCSC
15 7 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
15 7 (0.31%) APQC
15 7 (0.31%) COBIT
15 7 (0.31%) JSP 440
16 6 (0.26%) GMP
16 6 (0.26%) SOX 404
System Software
1 30 (1.32%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.66%) Docker
3 5 (0.22%) Firmware
4 4 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.088%) IAG
5 2 (0.088%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.088%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.088%) vSphere
6 1 (0.044%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.044%) Varnish
6 1 (0.044%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.044%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (0.62%) Kubernetes
2 10 (0.44%) Terraform
3 6 (0.26%) Ansible
4 5 (0.22%) HP ALM
5 4 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 3 (0.13%) Data Guard
6 3 (0.13%) HP Quality Center
6 3 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 3 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
6 3 (0.13%) vRealize
7 2 (0.088%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.088%) Linux-HA
7 2 (0.088%) Pacemaker
7 2 (0.088%) Puppet
7 2 (0.088%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.044%) Autotask
8 1 (0.044%) Kubeflow
8 1 (0.044%) Oracle Identity Management
8 1 (0.044%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 195 (8.60%) Microsoft
2 190 (8.38%) Oracle
3 187 (8.25%) Ariba
4 109 (4.81%) Salesforce
5 76 (3.35%) ServiceNow
5 76 (3.35%) Workday
6 43 (1.90%) Cisco
7 37 (1.63%) Adobe
8 35 (1.54%) HP
9 29 (1.28%) Dell
10 25 (1.10%) Apple
11 23 (1.01%) Databricks
12 22 (0.97%) OpenText
13 21 (0.93%) Google
13 21 (0.93%) MuleSoft
13 21 (0.93%) webMethods
14 18 (0.79%) IBM
15 17 (0.75%) Concur
16 12 (0.53%) Informatica
16 12 (0.53%) Software AG