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 29 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
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 28 26
Rank change year-on-year -3 -2 +22
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,269 2,418 3,014
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 6.29% 6.63% 6.56%
As % of the Vendors category 13.26% 14.71% 14.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,172 1,172 1,562
10th Percentile £350 £391 £358
25th Percentile £459 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £558 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.45% +1.36% -
75th Percentile £675 £669 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £525
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 164 54 71
10th Percentile £15.62 £16.92 £19.76
25th Percentile £17.84 £22.50 £22.84
Median hourly rate £23.07 £31.09 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.80% -36.56% +8.89%
75th Percentile £41.25 £53.75 £64.27
90th Percentile £74.50 £73.41 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.32 £30.00 £47.63
% change year-on-year -25.62% -37.01% +5.83%

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 17,118 16,435 20,817
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 47.49% 45.09% 45.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,841 9,661 13,305
10th Percentile £288 £295 £256
25th Percentile £406 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -1.87%
75th Percentile £612 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £723 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 857 523 675
10th Percentile £15.32 £15.52 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.22 £19.62 £20.00
Median hourly rate £25.00 £30.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -32.58% +73.08%
75th Percentile £43.75 £63.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £73.95 £75.00 £76.66
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.04 £27.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -19.85% -38.20% +96.97%

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 29 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 29 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 29 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 -5 1,748 £565 +0.89% 416
UK excluding London -6 999 £550 - 364
Work from Home +4 775 £560 -1.06% 183
London -10 709 £575 +4.07% 168
North of England -1 296 £600 +12.68% 45
South East -4 274 £525 -12.50% 184
North West +3 220 £625 +8.70% 33
Midlands -13 161 £525 -3.67% 51
East of England 0 130 £573 +14.50% 53
West Midlands -6 117 £525 +0.96% 37
South West -23 89 £600 +12.15% 27
Yorkshire 0 65 £558 +31.18% 12
East Midlands -21 42 £525 -7.33% 14
Scotland +4 39 £450 +3.15% 13
Wales +4 18 £170 -74.81% 5
North East -14 10 £175 -53.33%
Northern Ireland -2 7 £308 +112.07% 7
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 25 (1.10%) SharePoint
2 22 (0.97%) Confluence
3 21 (0.93%) NetWeaver
4 14 (0.62%) 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%) SAP EP
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%) SAP Portal
10 1 (0.044%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 108 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 88 (3.88%) Microsoft Office
3 49 (2.16%) Microsoft Project
4 28 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 19 (0.84%) 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
1 821 (36.18%) SAP S/4HANA
2 97 (4.28%) SAP FI
3 76 (3.35%) SAP CO
4 72 (3.17%) SAP MM
5 69 (3.04%) SAP ERP
5 69 (3.04%) SAP FI/CO
6 68 (3.00%) SAP EWM
7 60 (2.64%) SAP Payroll
8 57 (2.51%) SAP HCM
9 56 (2.47%) SAP PP
10 48 (2.12%) SAP HR
11 38 (1.67%) SAP WM
12 37 (1.63%) SAP MDG
13 34 (1.50%) SAP QM
14 32 (1.41%) SAP PM
15 31 (1.37%) SAP PS
15 31 (1.37%) SAP VC
16 25 (1.10%) SAP SD
17 24 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
17 24 (1.06%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 171 (7.54%) SuccessFactors
2 157 (6.92%) Azure
3 104 (4.58%) Power Platform
4 82 (3.61%) AWS
5 60 (2.64%) Microsoft 365
6 55 (2.42%) SaaS
7 47 (2.07%) GCP
8 40 (1.76%) 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 13 (0.57%) Entra ID
14 11 (0.48%) OCI
15 10 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
15 10 (0.44%) Boomi
15 10 (0.44%) GitHub
16 9 (0.40%) PowerApps
16 9 (0.40%) Smartsheet
16 9 (0.40%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 24 (1.06%) Wireless
2 17 (0.75%) HTTPS
3 9 (0.40%) Cisco IOS
3 9 (0.40%) Skype
4 8 (0.35%) LAN
5 7 (0.31%) Firewall
6 6 (0.26%) DNS
6 6 (0.26%) VPN
7 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
7 4 (0.18%) WAN
8 3 (0.13%) DHCP
8 3 (0.13%) FTP
8 3 (0.13%) PSTN
8 3 (0.13%) VLAN
8 3 (0.13%) VoIP
9 2 (0.088%) BGP
9 2 (0.088%) Junos
9 2 (0.088%) Network Security
9 2 (0.088%) OSPF
9 2 (0.088%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (4.50%) SAP HANA
2 97 (4.28%) Power BI
3 51 (2.25%) SAP BW
4 28 (1.23%) Data Lake
4 28 (1.23%) SAP Data Services
5 27 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
6 23 (1.01%) SQL Server
7 15 (0.66%) GIS
7 15 (0.66%) Metadata
7 15 (0.66%) Tableau
8 14 (0.62%) BusinessObjects
9 13 (0.57%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 13 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (0.40%) Oracle Database
11 7 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
11 7 (0.31%) MySQL
11 7 (0.31%) Power Query
11 7 (0.31%) Relational Database
12 6 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
12 6 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 84 (3.70%) JIRA
2 22 (0.97%) Git
3 10 (0.44%) LSMW
4 9 (0.40%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.26%) GitLab
5 6 (0.26%) Toad
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%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.088%) Postman
9 2 (0.088%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.088%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 795 (35.04%) Finance
2 746 (32.88%) Social Skills
3 446 (19.66%) Manufacturing
4 340 (14.98%) Public Sector
5 250 (11.02%) Analytical Skills
6 243 (10.71%) Telecoms
7 235 (10.36%) Marketing
8 212 (9.34%) Electronics
9 143 (6.30%) Pharmaceutical
10 71 (3.13%) Retail
11 53 (2.34%) Billing
11 53 (2.34%) Presentation Skills
12 52 (2.29%) Documentation Skills
13 48 (2.12%) Aerospace
13 48 (2.12%) Legal
14 44 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
15 41 (1.81%) Organisational Skills
16 38 (1.67%) Banking
17 35 (1.54%) Local Government
18 19 (0.84%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 693 (30.54%) Consultant
2 559 (24.64%) SAP Consultant
3 193 (8.51%) Lead
4 191 (8.42%) Analyst
5 190 (8.37%) Architect
6 147 (6.48%) Project Manager
7 131 (5.77%) Developer
8 130 (5.73%) SAP Manager
9 109 (4.80%) Senior
10 106 (4.67%) SAP Architect
11 91 (4.01%) Business Analyst
12 83 (3.66%) Solutions Architect
13 70 (3.09%) SAP Analyst
14 68 (3.00%) Functional Consultant
15 66 (2.91%) SAP Project Manager
16 65 (2.86%) SAP Developer
17 63 (2.78%) SAP Functional Consultant
18 61 (2.69%) Administrator
19 56 (2.47%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
20 54 (2.38%) Management Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 173 (7.62%) SAP Fiori
2 54 (2.38%) Web Services
3 52 (2.29%) XML
4 51 (2.25%) REST
4 51 (2.25%) SOAP
5 44 (1.94%) SAP PI
5 44 (1.94%) SAPUI5
6 42 (1.85%) BAPI
7 39 (1.72%) Middleware
8 32 (1.41%) JSON
9 30 (1.32%) SAP Basis
10 29 (1.28%) HTML
11 26 (1.15%) CSS
12 23 (1.01%) EDI
13 22 (0.97%) IDoc
13 22 (0.97%) SAP TM
14 17 (0.75%) JMS
15 16 (0.71%) SAP ALE
16 15 (0.66%) RESTful
16 15 (0.66%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 68 (3.00%) Legacy Systems
2 55 (2.42%) Onboarding
3 44 (1.94%) Greenfield Project
4 42 (1.85%) Life Science
5 41 (1.81%) Data Structures
6 38 (1.67%) Product Ownership
7 37 (1.63%) Data Centre
8 33 (1.45%) Public Cloud
9 31 (1.37%) FMCG
10 28 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
11 23 (1.01%) Management Information System
11 23 (1.01%) Renewable Energy
12 20 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
13 19 (0.84%) Private Cloud
13 19 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
14 18 (0.79%) Replication
15 15 (0.66%) Virtual Team
16 13 (0.57%) Mobile App
17 12 (0.53%) Low-Code
17 12 (0.53%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 55 (2.42%) Windows
2 33 (1.45%) Android
3 32 (1.41%) Mac OS
4 31 (1.37%) Linux
5 17 (0.75%) Windows 10
6 11 (0.48%) Unix
7 7 (0.31%) Windows Server
8 5 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.18%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 4 (0.18%) VMS
10 3 (0.13%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.088%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 398 (17.54%) Stakeholder Management
2 383 (16.88%) Migration
3 365 (16.09%) ERP
4 328 (14.46%) Problem-Solving
5 317 (13.97%) Business Intelligence
6 268 (11.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 260 (11.46%) Agile
8 246 (10.84%) Programme Management
9 218 (9.61%) Data Migration
10 217 (9.56%) Logistics
11 206 (9.08%) Digital Marketing
12 199 (8.77%) Project Management
13 187 (8.24%) Continuous Improvement
14 162 (7.14%) Change Management
15 161 (7.10%) Analytics
16 159 (7.01%) User Acceptance Testing
16 159 (7.01%) Workshop Facilitation
17 127 (5.60%) Project Delivery
17 127 (5.60%) Roadmaps
18 121 (5.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 144 (6.35%) ABAP
2 106 (4.67%) SQL
3 63 (2.78%) JavaScript
4 62 (2.73%) Python
5 61 (2.69%) Java
6 28 (1.23%) PowerShell
7 21 (0.93%) C#
8 14 (0.62%) C++
9 13 (0.57%) Groovy
10 11 (0.48%) Apex Code
11 9 (0.40%) Bash
12 8 (0.35%) C
12 8 (0.35%) PL/SQL
13 7 (0.31%) TypeScript
14 5 (0.22%) Shell Script
15 4 (0.18%) MATLAB
15 4 (0.18%) R
15 4 (0.18%) T-SQL
16 3 (0.13%) COBOL
16 3 (0.13%) PHP
Qualifications
1 532 (23.45%) Security Cleared
2 433 (19.08%) SC Cleared
3 171 (7.54%) Degree
4 102 (4.50%) BPSS Clearance
5 60 (2.64%) SAP Certification
6 54 (2.38%) DV Cleared
6 54 (2.38%) PMP
7 50 (2.20%) PMI Certification
8 39 (1.72%) Master's Degree
9 37 (1.63%) ACCA
10 36 (1.59%) CIMA
11 26 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (0.62%) CISSP
12 14 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
13 12 (0.53%) ISTQB
14 11 (0.48%) DBS Check
14 11 (0.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 10 (0.44%) CISM
16 8 (0.35%) CESG Certified Professional
17 6 (0.26%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (3.35%) Data Quality
2 73 (3.22%) QA
3 54 (2.38%) PMO
4 40 (1.76%) GDPR
5 37 (1.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 27 (1.19%) GxP
7 23 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 23 (1.01%) SLA
8 22 (0.97%) GRC
9 13 (0.57%) NIST
10 11 (0.48%) Accessibility
11 9 (0.40%) IFRS
12 8 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
12 8 (0.35%) COBIT
12 8 (0.35%) NCSC
12 8 (0.35%) RMADS
13 7 (0.31%) APQC
13 7 (0.31%) ITGC
13 7 (0.31%) SOX 404
14 6 (0.26%) JSP 440
System Software
1 33 (1.45%) 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
6 1 (0.044%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.044%) Varnish
6 1 (0.044%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.044%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (0.57%) Kubernetes
2 9 (0.40%) Terraform
3 5 (0.22%) Ansible
3 5 (0.22%) HP ALM
4 4 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (0.13%) Data Guard
5 3 (0.13%) HP Quality Center
5 3 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 3 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
5 3 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.13%) vRealize
6 2 (0.088%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.088%) Grafana
6 2 (0.088%) Linux-HA
6 2 (0.088%) Pacemaker
6 2 (0.088%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.088%) Puppet
6 2 (0.088%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.044%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.044%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 194 (8.55%) Microsoft
2 191 (8.42%) Ariba
3 189 (8.33%) Oracle
4 102 (4.50%) Salesforce
5 77 (3.39%) ServiceNow
6 74 (3.26%) Workday
7 45 (1.98%) Cisco
8 37 (1.63%) HP
9 33 (1.45%) Adobe
10 31 (1.37%) Dell
11 25 (1.10%) Apple
12 24 (1.06%) Databricks
13 22 (0.97%) OpenText
14 21 (0.93%) Google
14 21 (0.93%) MuleSoft
15 20 (0.88%) webMethods
16 18 (0.79%) Concur
16 18 (0.79%) IBM
17 12 (0.53%) Software AG
18 11 (0.48%) Informatica