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 22 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
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 27 26
Rank change year-on-year -9 -1 +10
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,417 1,996 2,610
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.21% 6.77% 6.01%
As % of the Vendors category 12.28% 14.29% 14.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,214 1,031 1,343
10th Percentile £360 £363 £350
25th Percentile £463 £485 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £556 £560 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.71% +1.82% -
75th Percentile £673 £663 £675
90th Percentile £750 £765 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 218 57 127
10th Percentile £17.69 £20.90 £13.03
25th Percentile £22.63 £25.75 £15.50
Median hourly rate £31.38 £57.50 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year -45.43% +125.49% -43.33%
75th Percentile £57.25 £70.00 £58.10
90th Percentile £78.25 £86.00 £69.13
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.54 £50.00 £24.10
% change year-on-year -48.92% +107.47% -46.44%

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 19,679 13,970 18,438
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 42.45% 47.41% 42.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,577 8,790 11,481
10th Percentile £313 £294 £260
25th Percentile £413 £406 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £517
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -0.87% -1.52%
75th Percentile £600 £615 £630
90th Percentile £700 £713 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £495 £500
% change year-on-year -0.61% -1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 993 543 1,075
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.99 £12.01
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.50 £14.36
Median hourly rate £30.00 £27.76 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +8.07% +23.38% -48.86%
75th Percentile £60.00 £60.00 £57.33
90th Percentile £78.75 £77.50 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.66 £24.66 £21.46
% change year-on-year +8.11% +14.91% -47.11%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 -14 1,895 £575 +4.55% 595
UK excluding London -6 1,120 £525 -2.78% 436
Work from Home +1 792 £565 -2.59% 278
London -16 742 £600 - 181
South East -9 289 £575 +4.55% 137
North of England -22 276 £550 +4.76% 131
Midlands -3 254 £500 -9.09% 94
North West -18 179 £550 +3.77% 69
East of England +3 169 £505 -12.93% 30
West Midlands -6 165 £475 -20.83% 52
Yorkshire -4 91 £575 +50.82% 58
East Midlands +4 83 £588 +17.50% 42
South West -39 80 £618 +26.67% 30
Wales +24 37 £550 -24.14% 8
Scotland +5 24 £450 -25.00% 4
North East -38 5 £500 +20.48% 11
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -1 3 £500 +77.94% 8

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 34 (1.41%) Confluence
2 29 (1.20%) SharePoint
3 20 (0.83%) NetWeaver
4 18 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
5 10 (0.41%) CMS
6 7 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
7 6 (0.25%) SAP EP
8 5 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.21%) Cloud Foundry
9 4 (0.17%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.12%) MS Project Server
10 3 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 3 (0.12%) WebLogic
10 3 (0.12%) WebSphere
11 2 (0.083%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 2 (0.083%) Apache
11 2 (0.083%) JBoss
12 1 (0.041%) Apache Spark
12 1 (0.041%) LiveCycle
12 1 (0.041%) OpenStack
Applications
1 127 (5.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 65 (2.69%) Microsoft Office
3 41 (1.70%) Microsoft Project
4 27 (1.12%) MS Visio
5 19 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 16 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.41%) CATIA
8 6 (0.25%) Siemens NX
9 5 (0.21%) PTC Creo
10 3 (0.12%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.041%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.041%) FrameMaker
11 1 (0.041%) Sketch
11 1 (0.041%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 904 (37.40%) SAP S/4HANA
2 111 (4.59%) SAP FI
3 70 (2.90%) SAP CO
4 67 (2.77%) SAP MM
5 66 (2.73%) SAP FI/CO
6 65 (2.69%) SAP ERP
7 60 (2.48%) SAP EWM
8 56 (2.32%) SAP PP
9 46 (1.90%) SAP PM
10 42 (1.74%) SAP HCM
10 42 (1.74%) SAP Payroll
11 40 (1.65%) SAP PSCD
12 38 (1.57%) SAP SD
13 32 (1.32%) SAP MDG
14 29 (1.20%) SAP IBP
15 28 (1.16%) SAP QM
16 26 (1.08%) SAP Travel Management
17 25 (1.03%) SAP BRIM
18 23 (0.95%) SAP EHS
18 23 (0.95%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 211 (8.73%) SuccessFactors
2 204 (8.44%) Azure
3 102 (4.22%) Power Platform
4 89 (3.68%) AWS
5 74 (3.06%) SaaS
6 39 (1.61%) Entra ID
7 36 (1.49%) Azure DevOps
8 35 (1.45%) GCP
8 35 (1.45%) Microsoft 365
9 31 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
10 21 (0.87%) Boomi
10 21 (0.87%) OCI
11 20 (0.83%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 17 (0.70%) GitHub
13 16 (0.66%) GitHub Actions
13 16 (0.66%) Snowflake
14 15 (0.62%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 14 (0.58%) Azure Data Factory
15 14 (0.58%) Power Automate
15 14 (0.58%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 12 (0.50%) Network Security
2 8 (0.33%) Cisco IOS
2 8 (0.33%) Firewall
2 8 (0.33%) Skype
2 8 (0.33%) VPN
3 7 (0.29%) WAN
4 6 (0.25%) LAN
5 5 (0.21%) FTP
5 5 (0.21%) HTTPS
5 5 (0.21%) RFID
5 5 (0.21%) SD-WAN
6 4 (0.17%) BGP
6 4 (0.17%) DNS
6 4 (0.17%) OSPF
7 3 (0.12%) Internet
7 3 (0.12%) Wireless
8 2 (0.083%) Hyperconnected
8 2 (0.083%) Junos
8 2 (0.083%) Reverse Proxy
8 2 (0.083%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 96 (3.97%) Power BI
2 80 (3.31%) SAP HANA
3 36 (1.49%) Data Warehouse
4 32 (1.32%) SAP BW
5 29 (1.20%) SQL Server
6 24 (0.99%) Metadata
7 21 (0.87%) SAP Data Services
8 19 (0.79%) Data Lake
8 19 (0.79%) Tableau
9 15 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 13 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
11 11 (0.46%) BusinessObjects
12 8 (0.33%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 7 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
13 7 (0.29%) GIS
14 6 (0.25%) Sybase ASE
15 5 (0.21%) Delta Lake
15 5 (0.21%) MaxDB
15 5 (0.21%) Relational Database
15 5 (0.21%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 103 (4.26%) JIRA
2 18 (0.74%) Hudson
3 15 (0.62%) Git
4 8 (0.33%) 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 (0.12%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.12%) JUnit
8 3 (0.12%) Storybook
9 2 (0.083%) TestRail
9 2 (0.083%) Tricentis qTest
10 1 (0.041%) Spock
10 1 (0.041%) Travis CI
10 1 (0.041%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.041%) Zephyr
General
1 805 (33.31%) Finance
2 730 (30.20%) Social Skills
3 339 (14.03%) Manufacturing
4 305 (12.62%) Analytical Skills
5 245 (10.14%) Public Sector
6 110 (4.55%) Telecoms
7 109 (4.51%) Marketing
8 91 (3.76%) Pharmaceutical
9 88 (3.64%) Electronics
10 73 (3.02%) Banking
11 70 (2.90%) Retail
12 67 (2.77%) Legal
13 58 (2.40%) Billing
14 55 (2.28%) Organisational Skills
15 52 (2.15%) Influencing Skills
16 49 (2.03%) Aerospace
16 49 (2.03%) Documentation Skills
17 44 (1.82%) General Ledger
18 38 (1.57%) Local Government
19 28 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 601 (24.87%) Consultant
2 516 (21.35%) SAP Consultant
3 316 (13.07%) Lead
4 292 (12.08%) Architect
5 236 (9.76%) Analyst
6 183 (7.57%) Senior
7 181 (7.49%) Project Manager
8 180 (7.45%) SAP Manager
9 163 (6.74%) SAP Architect
10 145 (6.00%) Solutions Architect
11 126 (5.21%) Developer
12 109 (4.51%) Business Analyst
13 93 (3.85%) SAP Project Manager
14 91 (3.76%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 79 (3.27%) Administrator
15 79 (3.27%) SAP Developer
16 70 (2.90%) Functional Consultant
17 68 (2.81%) SAP Functional Consultant
18 63 (2.61%) SAP Analyst
19 56 (2.32%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 110 (4.55%) SAP Fiori
2 67 (2.77%) Middleware
3 56 (2.32%) SAP Basis
4 47 (1.94%) SAPUI5
5 44 (1.82%) REST
6 42 (1.74%) XML
7 40 (1.65%) SOAP
8 31 (1.28%) Web Services
9 29 (1.20%) BAPI
10 28 (1.16%) SAP TM
11 26 (1.08%) Oracle Fusion
12 24 (0.99%) SAP PI
13 23 (0.95%) IDoc
14 21 (0.87%) CSS
14 21 (0.87%) HTML
15 17 (0.70%) JSON
16 16 (0.66%) EDI
16 16 (0.66%) OAuth
17 12 (0.50%) SAP ALE
17 12 (0.50%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 83 (3.43%) Onboarding
2 81 (3.35%) Public Cloud
3 73 (3.02%) Legacy Systems
4 53 (2.19%) Data Structures
5 44 (1.82%) FMCG
6 43 (1.78%) Product Ownership
7 39 (1.61%) Replication
8 38 (1.57%) Management Information System
9 31 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
10 30 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
10 30 (1.24%) Taxonomies
11 28 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
12 27 (1.12%) Analytical Mindset
12 27 (1.12%) Cloud Native
13 25 (1.03%) Life Science
14 21 (0.87%) Data Protection Act
15 16 (0.66%) Mobile App
15 16 (0.66%) Virtual Team
16 15 (0.62%) AI Agents
17 12 (0.50%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 36 (1.49%) Windows
2 24 (0.99%) Linux
3 13 (0.54%) Windows 10
4 11 (0.46%) Android
4 11 (0.46%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (0.25%) Unix
6 5 (0.21%) VMS
7 3 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.12%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.083%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.041%) SUSE
9 1 (0.041%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 533 (22.05%) ERP
2 470 (19.45%) Migration
3 457 (18.91%) Stakeholder Management
4 285 (11.79%) Problem-Solving
5 271 (11.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 267 (11.05%) Continuous Improvement
7 265 (10.96%) Data Migration
8 228 (9.43%) Agile
9 205 (8.48%) Business Intelligence
10 200 (8.27%) Project Management
11 199 (8.23%) User Acceptance Testing
12 193 (7.99%) Validation
12 193 (7.99%) Workshop Facilitation
13 180 (7.45%) Change Management
14 176 (7.28%) Logistics
15 166 (6.87%) Analytics
16 161 (6.66%) Data Modelling
17 147 (6.08%) Roadmaps
18 140 (5.79%) Project Delivery
19 120 (4.96%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 126 (5.21%) ABAP
2 115 (4.76%) SQL
3 47 (1.94%) Python
4 41 (1.70%) Java
5 33 (1.37%) JavaScript
6 17 (0.70%) PowerShell
7 8 (0.33%) C#
8 7 (0.29%) Groovy
8 7 (0.29%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.25%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.17%) C
10 4 (0.17%) Go
11 3 (0.12%) Bicep
11 3 (0.12%) C++
11 3 (0.12%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.12%) Embedded C++
11 3 (0.12%) R
11 3 (0.12%) VB
11 3 (0.12%) VBA
12 2 (0.083%) XPath
Qualifications
1 402 (16.63%) Security Cleared
2 313 (12.95%) SC Cleared
3 157 (6.50%) Degree
4 120 (4.96%) BPSS Clearance
5 58 (2.40%) DV Cleared
6 49 (2.03%) PMP
7 44 (1.82%) PMI Certification
7 44 (1.82%) SAP Certification
8 41 (1.70%) ACCA
9 40 (1.65%) CIMA
10 31 (1.28%) Master's Degree
11 16 (0.66%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (0.58%) Azure Certification
12 14 (0.58%) ISTQB
13 11 (0.46%) CISSP
14 10 (0.41%) HNC
15 9 (0.37%) CISM
16 8 (0.33%) ITIL Certification
16 8 (0.33%) NVQ Level 4
16 8 (0.33%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 132 (5.46%) Data Quality
2 103 (4.26%) QA
3 83 (3.43%) PMO
4 49 (2.03%) GDPR
5 46 (1.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 26 (1.08%) SLA
7 24 (0.99%) GRC
8 15 (0.62%) GxP
9 12 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 11 (0.46%) IFRS
10 11 (0.46%) NIST
11 10 (0.41%) HIPAA
12 9 (0.37%) GAAP
13 8 (0.33%) GMP
14 6 (0.25%) Accessibility
15 5 (0.21%) Basel III
15 5 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 5 (0.21%) IFRS 9
15 5 (0.21%) JSP 440
15 5 (0.21%) RMADS
System Software
1 32 (1.32%) Active Directory
2 10 (0.41%) IAG
3 8 (0.33%) Docker
4 5 (0.21%) Corosync
5 1 (0.041%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.041%) Varnish
5 1 (0.041%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 29 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
2 13 (0.54%) Terraform
3 10 (0.41%) Kubernetes
4 7 (0.29%) HP ALM
5 6 (0.25%) Failover Clustering
6 5 (0.21%) Pacemaker
7 4 (0.17%) Ansible
8 3 (0.12%) Control-M
9 2 (0.083%) Grafana
9 2 (0.083%) HP Quality Center
9 2 (0.083%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.083%) vRealize
9 2 (0.083%) WSUS
10 1 (0.041%) Argo
10 1 (0.041%) MOM
10 1 (0.041%) Packer
10 1 (0.041%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.041%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.041%) SCCM
10 1 (0.041%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 240 (9.93%) Ariba
2 215 (8.90%) Microsoft
3 193 (7.99%) Oracle
4 85 (3.52%) Salesforce
5 83 (3.43%) Workday
6 77 (3.19%) ServiceNow
7 39 (1.61%) Informatica
8 38 (1.57%) Adobe
9 37 (1.53%) Sage
10 28 (1.16%) Databricks
10 28 (1.16%) IBM
11 20 (0.83%) Cisco
11 20 (0.83%) Okta
11 20 (0.83%) OpenText
12 17 (0.70%) MuleSoft
13 16 (0.66%) Dell
13 16 (0.66%) HP
14 15 (0.62%) Concur
14 15 (0.62%) Siemens
15 14 (0.58%) Infor