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 8 August 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
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 28 28
Rank change year-on-year -11 0 +3
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,705 2,094 2,482
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.05% 6.37% 6.37%
As % of the Vendors category 12.13% 13.46% 14.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,346 1,036 1,282
10th Percentile £360 £363 £400
25th Percentile £463 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £566 £571 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.88% -0.65% +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £750 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 235 111 89
10th Percentile £16.72 £16.25 £15.10
25th Percentile £22.63 £20.27 £24.10
Median hourly rate £32.23 £27.40 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year +17.61% -22.51% -27.84%
75th Percentile £60.38 £50.63 £61.25
90th Percentile £86.00 £70.00 £67.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.00 £22.63 £33.00
% change year-on-year +28.15% -31.42% -26.67%

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 22,292 15,553 16,992
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.59% 47.28% 43.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,788 9,509 10,625
10th Percentile £313 £278 £285
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £606 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £700 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £479 £500
% change year-on-year +4.44% -4.25% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,154 790 849
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.53 £13.69
25th Percentile £18.75 £17.30 £15.62
Median hourly rate £33.98 £25.15 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +35.11% -10.18% -33.01%
75th Percentile £65.00 £49.69 £61.60
90th Percentile £83.51 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £21.70 £27.50
% change year-on-year +49.80% -21.11% -20.29%

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 8 August 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 8 August 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 8 August 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 2,143 £575 +1.05% 913
UK excluding London -4 1,368 £550 - 552
Work from Home -6 820 £550 -4.35% 383
London -34 765 £600 +2.56% 386
South East -7 372 £550 +4.76% 174
Midlands +13 360 £550 - 124
North of England -4 335 £550 - 148
North West -6 228 £550 - 94
West Midlands +3 225 £500 -7.66% 72
East of England -5 150 £510 -12.07% 57
East Midlands +35 126 £600 -2.12% 51
Yorkshire +5 100 £525 - 48
South West -38 79 £550 +4.76% 23
Scotland -5 40 £529 -0.42% 20
Wales +10 39 £550 +77.28% 12
North East -47 6 £500 -8.26% 8
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland +2 2 £488 +73.49% 2

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 37 (1.37%) Confluence
1 37 (1.37%) SharePoint
2 22 (0.81%) NetWeaver
3 13 (0.48%) CMS
4 6 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
5 5 (0.18%) Cloud Foundry
6 4 (0.15%) SAP EP
7 3 (0.11%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.11%) Apache
7 3 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.11%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
7 3 (0.11%) JBoss
7 3 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
7 3 (0.11%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.074%) Anypoint
8 2 (0.074%) SAS
8 2 (0.074%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.037%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 134 (4.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 59 (2.18%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 18 (0.67%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.37%) CATIA
7 8 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.037%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.037%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.037%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.037%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.037%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1,065 (39.37%) SAP S/4HANA
2 123 (4.55%) SAP FI
3 74 (2.74%) SAP CO
4 70 (2.59%) SAP FI/CO
5 67 (2.48%) SAP ERP
6 64 (2.37%) SAP SD
7 61 (2.26%) SAP MM
8 53 (1.96%) SAP PSCD
9 52 (1.92%) SAP EWM
10 47 (1.74%) SAP Payroll
11 46 (1.70%) SAP BRIM
12 43 (1.59%) SAP GRC
12 43 (1.59%) SAP IBP
13 41 (1.52%) SAP PP
14 35 (1.29%) SAP HCM
14 35 (1.29%) SAP PM
15 33 (1.22%) SAP MDG
15 33 (1.22%) SAP QM
16 32 (1.18%) SAP FI-CA
17 31 (1.15%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 280 (10.35%) SuccessFactors
2 224 (8.28%) Azure
3 144 (5.32%) Power Platform
4 91 (3.36%) AWS
5 69 (2.55%) SaaS
6 60 (2.22%) Azure DevOps
7 39 (1.44%) Entra ID
8 38 (1.40%) GCP
9 37 (1.37%) Boomi
10 27 (1.00%) Dynamics 365
11 26 (0.96%) Microsoft 365
12 24 (0.89%) Snowflake
13 19 (0.70%) GitHub
13 19 (0.70%) SAP Commerce Cloud
14 18 (0.67%) Power Automate
15 16 (0.59%) Azure Data Factory
16 15 (0.55%) GitHub Actions
16 15 (0.55%) Smartsheet
17 12 (0.44%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 12 (0.44%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.26%) Network Security
2 5 (0.18%) Firewall
3 4 (0.15%) Intranet
4 3 (0.11%) HTTP
4 3 (0.11%) VPN
5 2 (0.074%) Broadband
5 2 (0.074%) LAN
5 2 (0.074%) SSL
5 2 (0.074%) WAN
6 1 (0.037%) DNS
6 1 (0.037%) FTP
6 1 (0.037%) Internet
6 1 (0.037%) MQTT
6 1 (0.037%) RFID
6 1 (0.037%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.037%) Wireless
6 1 (0.037%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 127 (4.70%) Power BI
2 96 (3.55%) SAP HANA
3 52 (1.92%) Data Warehouse
3 52 (1.92%) SAP BW
4 41 (1.52%) BusinessObjects
4 41 (1.52%) SQL Server
4 41 (1.52%) Tableau
5 28 (1.04%) SAP Data Services
6 17 (0.63%) Data Lake
7 16 (0.59%) Metadata
7 16 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 15 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
9 13 (0.48%) GIS
10 12 (0.44%) Sybase ASE
11 11 (0.41%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 10 (0.37%) MaxDB
12 10 (0.37%) Oracle Database
12 10 (0.37%) Relational Database
13 8 (0.30%) NoSQL
14 7 (0.26%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 109 (4.03%) JIRA
2 24 (0.89%) Hudson
3 21 (0.78%) Git
4 7 (0.26%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.22%) LSMW
5 6 (0.22%) Postman
5 6 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
6 5 (0.18%) Toad
7 4 (0.15%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.11%) GitLab
8 3 (0.11%) SoapUI
9 2 (0.074%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.074%) JMeter
9 2 (0.074%) Maven
9 2 (0.074%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.074%) Selenium
10 1 (0.037%) LoadRunner
10 1 (0.037%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.037%) Subversion
10 1 (0.037%) TestDirector
General
1 843 (31.16%) Finance
2 689 (25.47%) Social Skills
3 302 (11.16%) Manufacturing
4 281 (10.39%) Analytical Skills
5 152 (5.62%) Public Sector
6 113 (4.18%) Retail
7 105 (3.88%) Billing
8 86 (3.18%) Pharmaceutical
9 82 (3.03%) Legal
10 78 (2.88%) Aerospace
11 61 (2.26%) Banking
12 58 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
13 52 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
14 51 (1.89%) General Ledger
15 36 (1.33%) Local Government
16 30 (1.11%) Automotive
16 30 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
17 29 (1.07%) Aviation
18 28 (1.04%) Presentation Skills
18 28 (1.04%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 648 (23.96%) Consultant
2 563 (20.81%) SAP Consultant
3 343 (12.68%) Architect
4 316 (11.68%) Analyst
5 313 (11.57%) Lead
6 252 (9.32%) Senior
7 196 (7.25%) SAP Manager
8 182 (6.73%) SAP Architect
9 174 (6.43%) Project Manager
10 169 (6.25%) Solutions Architect
11 132 (4.88%) Business Analyst
12 113 (4.18%) Developer
13 107 (3.96%) SAP Analyst
14 89 (3.29%) Functional Consultant
14 89 (3.29%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 88 (3.25%) SAP Project Manager
16 85 (3.14%) Administrator
17 82 (3.03%) SAP Functional Consultant
18 63 (2.33%) Senior Consultant
19 61 (2.26%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 115 (4.25%) SAP Fiori
2 93 (3.44%) Middleware
3 71 (2.62%) REST
4 54 (2.00%) Oracle Fusion
5 53 (1.96%) SOAP
6 50 (1.85%) SAP Basis
7 39 (1.44%) BAPI
8 38 (1.40%) IDoc
9 35 (1.29%) XML
10 33 (1.22%) SAP PI
11 30 (1.11%) JSON
12 27 (1.00%) EDI
12 27 (1.00%) SAPUI5
13 23 (0.85%) Web Services
14 22 (0.81%) OAuth
15 16 (0.59%) Node.js
15 16 (0.59%) SAP ALE
16 15 (0.55%) SAP TM
17 13 (0.48%) JDBC
17 13 (0.48%) React
Miscellaneous
1 86 (3.18%) Data Structures
1 86 (3.18%) Onboarding
1 86 (3.18%) Public Cloud
2 77 (2.85%) Legacy Systems
3 63 (2.33%) Product Ownership
4 57 (2.11%) Enterprise Software
5 56 (2.07%) FMCG
6 54 (2.00%) Greenfield Project
7 39 (1.44%) Management Information System
8 37 (1.37%) Life Science
9 33 (1.22%) Cloud Native
10 27 (1.00%) Replication
11 23 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
12 22 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
13 21 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
14 19 (0.70%) AI Agents
15 18 (0.67%) Operational Technology
16 16 (0.59%) SCADA
17 15 (0.55%) Virtual Team
18 14 (0.52%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 44 (1.63%) Linux
2 36 (1.33%) Windows
3 20 (0.74%) Unix
4 9 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 9 (0.33%) VMS
5 8 (0.30%) SUSE
6 4 (0.15%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.11%) Solaris
8 2 (0.074%) AIX
8 2 (0.074%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 606 (22.40%) ERP
2 605 (22.37%) Stakeholder Management
3 492 (18.19%) Migration
4 353 (13.05%) Problem-Solving
5 310 (11.46%) Data Migration
6 308 (11.39%) User Acceptance Testing
7 295 (10.91%) Continuous Improvement
8 275 (10.17%) Agile
9 269 (9.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 256 (9.46%) Validation
11 222 (8.21%) Analytics
12 219 (8.10%) Workshop Facilitation
13 207 (7.65%) Logistics
14 179 (6.62%) Project Management
15 170 (6.28%) Change Management
16 165 (6.10%) Roadmaps
17 160 (5.91%) Data Modelling
18 157 (5.80%) Business Intelligence
19 155 (5.73%) Decision-Making
20 149 (5.51%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 141 (5.21%) SQL
2 111 (4.10%) ABAP
3 64 (2.37%) Python
4 42 (1.55%) Java
5 19 (0.70%) PowerShell
6 18 (0.67%) JavaScript
7 9 (0.33%) C#
8 7 (0.26%) Bicep
9 6 (0.22%) Apex Code
9 6 (0.22%) Bash
10 5 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.18%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.15%) C
11 4 (0.15%) C++
11 4 (0.15%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.11%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.11%) Embedded C++
12 3 (0.11%) Korn
12 3 (0.11%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.074%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 432 (15.97%) Security Cleared
2 334 (12.35%) SC Cleared
3 138 (5.10%) Degree
4 120 (4.44%) BPSS Clearance
5 56 (2.07%) DV Cleared
6 40 (1.48%) ACCA
7 39 (1.44%) CIMA
8 34 (1.26%) PMP
9 33 (1.22%) PMI Certification
10 26 (0.96%) SAP Certification
11 20 (0.74%) Azure Certification
12 16 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (0.52%) Master's Degree
14 12 (0.44%) HNC
15 11 (0.41%) ISTQB
15 11 (0.41%) NVQ Level 4
16 8 (0.30%) CISSP
16 8 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 7 (0.26%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
17 7 (0.26%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 177 (6.54%) Data Quality
2 95 (3.51%) PMO
3 93 (3.44%) QA
4 61 (2.26%) GDPR
5 58 (2.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 46 (1.70%) GRC
7 17 (0.63%) IFRS
8 11 (0.41%) GxP
8 11 (0.41%) SLA
9 9 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 8 (0.30%) GMP
11 7 (0.26%) GAAP
11 7 (0.26%) ITGC
11 7 (0.26%) NIST
12 6 (0.22%) Accessibility
12 6 (0.22%) HIPAA
12 6 (0.22%) NCSC
13 5 (0.18%) EU AI Act
14 4 (0.15%) ISO 20022
15 2 (0.074%) COSHH
System Software
1 27 (1.00%) Active Directory
2 16 (0.59%) IAG
3 8 (0.30%) Docker
4 6 (0.22%) Corosync
5 1 (0.037%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
1 17 (0.63%) Terraform
2 15 (0.55%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (0.26%) Pacemaker
4 4 (0.15%) Ansible
5 3 (0.11%) Grafana
5 3 (0.11%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.074%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.074%) MOM
7 1 (0.037%) CEMLI
7 1 (0.037%) HP Fortify
7 1 (0.037%) Packer
7 1 (0.037%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.037%) SolarWinds Orion
7 1 (0.037%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 1 (0.037%) WSUS
Vendors
1 257 (9.50%) Microsoft
2 253 (9.35%) Ariba
3 248 (9.17%) Oracle
4 100 (3.70%) Salesforce
5 90 (3.33%) Workday
6 74 (2.74%) ServiceNow
7 42 (1.55%) MuleSoft
8 39 (1.44%) Databricks
9 38 (1.40%) Informatica
10 37 (1.37%) Concur
11 29 (1.07%) Adobe
12 28 (1.04%) IBM
13 23 (0.85%) Google
14 19 (0.70%) Sage
15 18 (0.67%) IFS
16 17 (0.63%) Infor
16 17 (0.63%) Red Hat
17 16 (0.59%) Siemens
18 14 (0.52%) Dell
18 14 (0.52%) OpenText