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 11 September 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
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 28 28
Rank change year-on-year -12 0 +1
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,775 2,069 2,562
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.08% 6.27% 6.64%
As % of the Vendors category 12.13% 13.29% 15.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,354 1,027 1,229
10th Percentile £363 £363 £400
25th Percentile £463 £473 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £567 £565 £575
Median % change year-on-year +0.31% -1.74% +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £657 £688
90th Percentile £750 £750 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £541 £575
% change year-on-year +1.57% -5.83% +8.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 107 81
10th Percentile £15.01 £15.00 £15.10
25th Percentile £17.88 £19.07 £22.75
Median hourly rate £30.00 £22.90 £38.50
Median % change year-on-year +31.00% -40.52% +10.00%
75th Percentile £54.55 £43.75 £59.95
90th Percentile £87.05 £66.15 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.00 £22.47 £35.00
% change year-on-year +29.05% -35.79% +6.06%

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 22,870 15,568 17,033
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.89% 47.15% 44.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,024 9,532 10,291
10th Percentile £313 £278 £288
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £613 £613 £626
90th Percentile £700 £700 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,256 788 698
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.69 £14.22
25th Percentile £16.72 £17.42 £15.62
Median hourly rate £27.00 £25.15 £30.80
Median % change year-on-year +7.36% -18.33% -27.54%
75th Percentile £61.52 £43.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.00 £21.28 £30.00
% change year-on-year +22.18% -29.07% -25.00%

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 11 September 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 11 September 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 11 September 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 -10 2,196 £575 +2.22% 950
UK excluding London -1 1,422 £550 +1.57% 660
Work from Home -8 818 £566 +1.98% 443
London -29 763 £600 +3.14% 342
South East +2 409 £550 +5.36% 215
Midlands +9 349 £550 - 133
North of England -7 347 £550 - 164
North West -3 246 £550 - 83
West Midlands +3 214 £514 -5.08% 79
East of England -9 148 £571 -1.59% 71
East Midlands +29 126 £600 -3.07% 54
Yorkshire -2 94 £513 -9.29% 65
South West -36 87 £546 -2.89% 56
Scotland -5 46 £525 +23.53% 14
Wales +12 45 £550 +228.36% 17
North East -50 6 £450 -17.43% 17
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -4 2 £450 +172.73% 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 38 (1.37%) SharePoint
2 32 (1.15%) Confluence
3 22 (0.79%) NetWeaver
4 12 (0.43%) CMS
5 7 (0.25%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 7 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
6 6 (0.22%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.14%) Cloud Foundry
7 4 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.14%) Sitecore CMS
8 3 (0.11%) Apache
8 3 (0.11%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
8 3 (0.11%) SugarCRM
8 3 (0.11%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.072%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.072%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.072%) JBoss
9 2 (0.072%) SAS
9 2 (0.072%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 134 (4.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 64 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
3 39 (1.41%) Microsoft Project
4 27 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 16 (0.58%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.36%) CATIA
7 7 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.11%) Windchill
9 1 (0.036%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.036%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.036%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.036%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 1,072 (38.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 126 (4.54%) SAP FI
3 79 (2.85%) SAP CO
4 71 (2.56%) SAP SD
5 70 (2.52%) SAP FI/CO
6 69 (2.49%) SAP ERP
7 66 (2.38%) SAP MM
8 62 (2.23%) SAP Payroll
9 56 (2.02%) SAP HR
10 53 (1.91%) SAP PSCD
11 51 (1.84%) SAP GRC
12 49 (1.77%) SAP HCM
13 48 (1.73%) SAP EWM
14 47 (1.69%) SAP PP
15 46 (1.66%) SAP BRIM
16 42 (1.51%) SAP PM
17 41 (1.48%) SAP MDG
18 40 (1.44%) SAP IBP
19 31 (1.12%) SAP QM
20 30 (1.08%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 273 (9.84%) SuccessFactors
2 228 (8.22%) Azure
3 144 (5.19%) Power Platform
4 109 (3.93%) AWS
5 67 (2.41%) SaaS
6 58 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
7 51 (1.84%) GCP
8 38 (1.37%) Entra ID
9 32 (1.15%) Boomi
10 30 (1.08%) Microsoft 365
11 28 (1.01%) Dynamics 365
12 22 (0.79%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 22 (0.79%) Snowflake
13 18 (0.65%) GitHub
14 17 (0.61%) Microsoft Copilot
14 17 (0.61%) Tricentis Tosca
15 16 (0.58%) Azure Data Factory
15 16 (0.58%) Power Automate
16 15 (0.54%) Smartsheet
17 14 (0.50%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.22%) Intranet
2 5 (0.18%) Broadband
3 3 (0.11%) Firewall
3 3 (0.11%) VPN
4 2 (0.072%) HTTP
4 2 (0.072%) Internet
4 2 (0.072%) LAN
4 2 (0.072%) Network Security
4 2 (0.072%) SSL
4 2 (0.072%) WAN
5 1 (0.036%) DNS
5 1 (0.036%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.036%) MQTT
5 1 (0.036%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.036%) Wireless
5 1 (0.036%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (4.54%) Power BI
2 90 (3.24%) SAP HANA
3 62 (2.23%) SAP BW
4 48 (1.73%) Data Warehouse
5 42 (1.51%) Tableau
6 41 (1.48%) BusinessObjects
7 37 (1.33%) SQL Server
8 28 (1.01%) SAP Data Services
9 18 (0.65%) Data Lake
10 17 (0.61%) Metadata
10 17 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
11 13 (0.47%) GIS
12 12 (0.43%) Oracle Database
13 10 (0.36%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 10 (0.36%) Relational Database
14 9 (0.32%) Delta Lake
15 8 (0.29%) Power Query
15 8 (0.29%) Sybase ASE
16 7 (0.25%) NoSQL
16 7 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 110 (3.96%) JIRA
2 19 (0.68%) Hudson
3 18 (0.65%) Git
4 11 (0.40%) Postman
5 10 (0.36%) Jenkins
6 8 (0.29%) eggPlant
7 7 (0.25%) SoapUI
7 7 (0.25%) SonarQube
8 6 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (0.18%) JMeter
9 5 (0.18%) LoadRunner
9 5 (0.18%) LSMW
9 5 (0.18%) Selenium
9 5 (0.18%) Toad
10 3 (0.11%) SOAtest
11 2 (0.072%) ER Studio
11 2 (0.072%) HP UFT
11 2 (0.072%) Maven
11 2 (0.072%) Oracle APEX
11 2 (0.072%) SilkTest
General
1 867 (31.24%) Finance
2 725 (26.13%) Social Skills
3 337 (12.14%) Manufacturing
4 281 (10.13%) Analytical Skills
5 133 (4.79%) Retail
6 130 (4.68%) Public Sector
7 109 (3.93%) Billing
8 83 (2.99%) Legal
9 73 (2.63%) Aerospace
10 72 (2.59%) Pharmaceutical
11 65 (2.34%) Influencing Skills
12 61 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
13 59 (2.13%) Banking
14 57 (2.05%) General Ledger
15 37 (1.33%) Automotive
16 35 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
17 31 (1.12%) Telecoms
18 26 (0.94%) Local Government
19 25 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
19 25 (0.90%) Law
Job Titles
1 687 (24.76%) Consultant
2 581 (20.94%) SAP Consultant
3 358 (12.90%) Architect
4 322 (11.60%) Lead
5 317 (11.42%) Analyst
6 265 (9.55%) Senior
7 199 (7.17%) SAP Manager
8 180 (6.49%) SAP Architect
9 158 (5.69%) Project Manager
10 156 (5.62%) Solutions Architect
11 134 (4.83%) Business Analyst
12 108 (3.89%) SAP Analyst
13 106 (3.82%) Developer
14 84 (3.03%) Functional Consultant
15 81 (2.92%) Administrator
15 81 (2.92%) SAP Project Manager
15 81 (2.92%) SAP Solutions Architect
16 73 (2.63%) SAP Functional Consultant
16 73 (2.63%) Senior Consultant
17 64 (2.31%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 135 (4.86%) SAP Fiori
2 96 (3.46%) Middleware
3 84 (3.03%) REST
4 70 (2.52%) SOAP
5 53 (1.91%) Oracle Fusion
6 49 (1.77%) SAP Basis
7 47 (1.69%) XML
8 39 (1.41%) SAPUI5
9 37 (1.33%) Web Services
10 36 (1.30%) SAP PI
11 34 (1.23%) BAPI
12 30 (1.08%) IDoc
12 30 (1.08%) JSON
13 29 (1.05%) EDI
14 22 (0.79%) OAuth
15 19 (0.68%) Node.js
16 17 (0.61%) Kafka
17 16 (0.58%) JDBC
17 16 (0.58%) SAP ALE
17 16 (0.58%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 93 (3.35%) Onboarding
2 81 (2.92%) Data Structures
3 79 (2.85%) Enterprise Software
4 75 (2.70%) Public Cloud
5 73 (2.63%) Legacy Systems
6 64 (2.31%) FMCG
7 59 (2.13%) Product Ownership
8 55 (1.98%) Greenfield Project
9 49 (1.77%) Management Information System
10 40 (1.44%) Life Science
11 34 (1.23%) Cloud Native
12 31 (1.12%) Replication
13 27 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
14 23 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
15 21 (0.76%) Operational Technology
16 19 (0.68%) Data Protection Act
17 18 (0.65%) AI Agents
18 17 (0.61%) Private Cloud
19 14 (0.50%) Learning Management System
19 14 (0.50%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 41 (1.48%) Linux
2 31 (1.12%) Windows
3 22 (0.79%) Unix
4 8 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (0.29%) SUSE
5 7 (0.25%) VMS
6 4 (0.14%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.11%) Solaris
8 2 (0.072%) AIX
8 2 (0.072%) Android
8 2 (0.072%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 682 (24.58%) Stakeholder Management
2 615 (22.16%) ERP
3 509 (18.34%) Migration
4 365 (13.15%) Problem-Solving
5 352 (12.68%) User Acceptance Testing
6 318 (11.46%) Data Migration
7 276 (9.95%) Continuous Improvement
8 268 (9.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 267 (9.62%) Agile
10 265 (9.55%) Validation
11 239 (8.61%) Analytics
12 234 (8.43%) Logistics
13 215 (7.75%) Workshop Facilitation
14 185 (6.67%) Roadmaps
15 167 (6.02%) System Integration Testing
16 165 (5.95%) Decision-Making
16 165 (5.95%) Process Improvement
17 161 (5.80%) Business Intelligence
18 157 (5.66%) Project Management
19 152 (5.48%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 147 (5.30%) SQL
2 120 (4.32%) ABAP
3 71 (2.56%) Python
4 56 (2.02%) Java
5 24 (0.86%) JavaScript
6 20 (0.72%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.25%) Apex Code
7 7 (0.25%) C#
8 6 (0.22%) BeanShell
8 6 (0.22%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.18%) Bash
9 5 (0.18%) Bicep
9 5 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.18%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.18%) VB.NET
10 4 (0.14%) Korn
11 3 (0.11%) C++
11 3 (0.11%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.072%) C
12 2 (0.072%) Perl
Qualifications
1 454 (16.36%) Security Cleared
2 359 (12.94%) SC Cleared
3 142 (5.12%) BPSS Clearance
4 136 (4.90%) Degree
5 61 (2.20%) DV Cleared
6 36 (1.30%) PMI Certification
6 36 (1.30%) PMP
7 35 (1.26%) ACCA
8 33 (1.19%) CIMA
9 24 (0.86%) SAP Certification
10 21 (0.76%) Azure Certification
11 17 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
11 17 (0.61%) HNC
12 13 (0.47%) ISTQB
13 11 (0.40%) ISEB
13 11 (0.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 11 (0.40%) Master's Degree
13 11 (0.40%) NVQ Level 4
14 10 (0.36%) CISSP
15 9 (0.32%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 186 (6.70%) Data Quality
2 94 (3.39%) PMO
3 83 (2.99%) QA
4 62 (2.23%) GDPR
5 52 (1.87%) GRC
6 51 (1.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (0.61%) IFRS
8 14 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 12 (0.43%) GxP
10 11 (0.40%) NIST
11 9 (0.32%) SLA
12 7 (0.25%) ITGC
13 6 (0.22%) Accessibility
13 6 (0.22%) GAAP
13 6 (0.22%) GMP
13 6 (0.22%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.22%) ISO 20022
13 6 (0.22%) NCSC
14 5 (0.18%) EU AI Act
15 3 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 20 (0.72%) Active Directory
2 18 (0.65%) IAG
3 6 (0.22%) Corosync
4 5 (0.18%) Docker
5 3 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.072%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (0.58%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.25%) Failover Clustering
2 7 (0.25%) Pacemaker
2 7 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.18%) HP Fortify
4 4 (0.14%) Control-M
5 3 (0.11%) Ansible
5 3 (0.11%) Grafana
6 2 (0.072%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.072%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.072%) MOM
7 1 (0.036%) CEMLI
7 1 (0.036%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.036%) QRadar
7 1 (0.036%) SolarWinds Orion
7 1 (0.036%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 1 (0.036%) WSUS
Vendors
1 290 (10.45%) Microsoft
2 263 (9.48%) Oracle
3 261 (9.41%) Ariba
4 113 (4.07%) Salesforce
5 103 (3.71%) Workday
6 76 (2.74%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.59%) Databricks
8 41 (1.48%) MuleSoft
9 37 (1.33%) Concur
10 33 (1.19%) Adobe
11 32 (1.15%) IBM
12 28 (1.01%) Google
13 26 (0.94%) Informatica
14 23 (0.83%) Siemens
15 17 (0.61%) Red Hat
16 14 (0.50%) Infor
17 13 (0.47%) JD Edwards
17 13 (0.47%) Sage
18 12 (0.43%) OpenText
19 11 (0.40%) Dell