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 23 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
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 27 26
Rank change year-on-year -9 -1 +10
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,418 1,993 2,630
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.21% 6.75% 6.02%
As % of the Vendors category 12.30% 14.22% 14.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,220 1,028 1,347
10th Percentile £360 £362 £350
25th Percentile £463 £485 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £556 £560 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.80% +1.82% -
75th Percentile £673 £663 £675
90th Percentile £750 £763 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £538 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -0.46% +2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 217 57 126
10th Percentile £17.69 £20.90 £13.03
25th Percentile £22.63 £25.75 £15.50
Median hourly rate £31.50 £57.50 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year -45.22% +125.49% -43.33%
75th Percentile £57.25 £70.00 £56.88
90th Percentile £78.25 £86.00 £68.82
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.90 £50.00 £24.10
% change year-on-year -46.21% +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 19,659 14,020 18,575
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 42.35% 47.47% 42.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,561 8,809 11,569
10th Percentile £313 £293 £260
25th Percentile £413 £406 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £514 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.72% -0.19% -1.90%
75th Percentile £600 £615 £630
90th Percentile £700 £713 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £496 £500
% change year-on-year -0.82% -0.79% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 987 551 1,078
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.99 £12.01
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.50 £14.36
Median hourly rate £30.49 £27.35 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +11.48% +21.56% -48.86%
75th Percentile £60.00 £58.75 £57.33
90th Percentile £78.75 £77.19 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.00 £24.66 £21.46
% change year-on-year +9.49% +14.91% -46.35%

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 23 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 23 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 23 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 1,896 £575 +4.55% 485
UK excluding London -5 1,126 £538 -0.46% 399
Work from Home +1 791 £560 -3.45% 207
London -16 738 £600 - 131
South East -6 291 £575 +4.55% 129
North of England -19 275 £550 +4.76% 116
Midlands -1 258 £500 -9.09% 85
North West -17 179 £550 +3.77% 66
East of England +5 170 £505 -12.93% 28
West Midlands -5 167 £475 -20.83% 45
Yorkshire -1 90 £575 +53.33% 46
East Midlands +5 85 £600 +20.00% 40
South West -34 79 £618 +31.34% 29
Wales +22 38 £550 -24.14% 5
Scotland +10 24 £450 -25.00% 9
North East -37 5 £500 +20.48% 11
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland +2 3 £500 +77.94% 6

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%) Anypoint
12 1 (0.041%) Camunda
12 1 (0.041%) Mendix
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
1 911 (37.68%) SAP S/4HANA
2 111 (4.59%) SAP FI
3 70 (2.89%) SAP CO
4 66 (2.73%) SAP FI/CO
5 65 (2.69%) SAP ERP
5 65 (2.69%) SAP MM
6 59 (2.44%) SAP EWM
7 55 (2.27%) SAP PP
8 46 (1.90%) SAP PM
9 42 (1.74%) SAP HCM
10 41 (1.70%) SAP Payroll
11 40 (1.65%) SAP PSCD
12 39 (1.61%) 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
1 209 (8.64%) SuccessFactors
2 206 (8.52%) Azure
3 108 (4.47%) Power Platform
4 89 (3.68%) AWS
5 77 (3.18%) SaaS
6 39 (1.61%) Entra ID
7 37 (1.53%) 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
14 15 (0.62%) Power Automate
15 14 (0.58%) Azure Data Factory
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 5 (0.21%) FTP
4 5 (0.21%) HTTPS
4 5 (0.21%) LAN
4 5 (0.21%) RFID
4 5 (0.21%) SD-WAN
5 4 (0.17%) BGP
5 4 (0.17%) DNS
5 4 (0.17%) OSPF
6 3 (0.12%) Internet
6 3 (0.12%) Wireless
7 2 (0.083%) Hyperconnected
7 2 (0.083%) Junos
7 2 (0.083%) Reverse Proxy
7 2 (0.083%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (4.22%) Power BI
2 83 (3.43%) SAP HANA
3 41 (1.70%) Data Warehouse
4 35 (1.45%) SAP BW
5 29 (1.20%) SQL Server
6 24 (0.99%) Metadata
7 23 (0.95%) Tableau
8 21 (0.87%) SAP Data Services
9 20 (0.83%) Data Lake
10 15 (0.62%) BusinessObjects
10 15 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
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%) MaxDB
15 5 (0.21%) MySQL
15 5 (0.21%) Relational Database
15 5 (0.21%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 104 (4.30%) JIRA
2 18 (0.74%) Hudson
3 16 (0.66%) 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
1 796 (32.92%) Finance
2 728 (30.11%) Social Skills
3 335 (13.85%) Manufacturing
4 306 (12.66%) Analytical Skills
5 245 (10.13%) Public Sector
6 108 (4.47%) Telecoms
7 107 (4.43%) Marketing
8 92 (3.80%) Pharmaceutical
9 86 (3.56%) Electronics
10 72 (2.98%) Banking
11 69 (2.85%) Retail
12 66 (2.73%) Legal
13 59 (2.44%) Billing
14 55 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
15 52 (2.15%) Influencing Skills
16 50 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
17 49 (2.03%) Aerospace
18 44 (1.82%) General Ledger
19 38 (1.57%) Local Government
20 28 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 600 (24.81%) Consultant
2 517 (21.38%) SAP Consultant
3 315 (13.03%) Lead
4 295 (12.20%) Architect
5 238 (9.84%) Analyst
6 184 (7.61%) Senior
7 180 (7.44%) Project Manager
8 179 (7.40%) SAP Manager
9 165 (6.82%) SAP Architect
10 146 (6.04%) Solutions Architect
11 128 (5.29%) Developer
12 110 (4.55%) Business Analyst
13 93 (3.85%) SAP Project Manager
14 92 (3.80%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 80 (3.31%) SAP Developer
16 79 (3.27%) Administrator
17 70 (2.89%) Functional Consultant
18 67 (2.77%) SAP Functional Consultant
19 65 (2.69%) SAP Analyst
20 56 (2.32%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 110 (4.55%) SAP Fiori
2 68 (2.81%) Middleware
3 56 (2.32%) SAP Basis
4 47 (1.94%) SAPUI5
5 46 (1.90%) REST
6 42 (1.74%) SOAP
6 42 (1.74%) XML
7 31 (1.28%) Web Services
8 29 (1.20%) BAPI
9 28 (1.16%) SAP TM
10 26 (1.08%) Oracle Fusion
11 24 (0.99%) IDoc
12 23 (0.95%) SAP PI
13 21 (0.87%) CSS
13 21 (0.87%) HTML
14 17 (0.70%) JSON
15 16 (0.66%) EDI
15 16 (0.66%) OAuth
16 12 (0.50%) SAML
16 12 (0.50%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 83 (3.43%) Onboarding
2 81 (3.35%) Public Cloud
3 74 (3.06%) Legacy Systems
4 58 (2.40%) 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 32 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
10 31 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
11 30 (1.24%) Taxonomies
12 28 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
13 27 (1.12%) Cloud Native
14 26 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
14 26 (1.08%) Life Science
15 21 (0.87%) Data Protection Act
16 16 (0.66%) Mobile App
16 16 (0.66%) Virtual Team
17 15 (0.62%) AI Agents
18 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 (0.45%) Android
4 11 (0.45%) 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
1 534 (22.08%) ERP
2 469 (19.40%) Migration
3 459 (18.98%) Stakeholder Management
4 288 (11.91%) Problem-Solving
5 268 (11.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 266 (11.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 265 (10.96%) Data Migration
8 232 (9.59%) Agile
9 209 (8.64%) Business Intelligence
10 200 (8.27%) Project Management
11 198 (8.19%) User Acceptance Testing
12 193 (7.98%) Workshop Facilitation
13 192 (7.94%) Validation
14 177 (7.32%) Change Management
15 175 (7.24%) Logistics
16 171 (7.07%) Analytics
17 166 (6.87%) Data Modelling
18 146 (6.04%) Roadmaps
19 138 (5.71%) Project Delivery
20 119 (4.92%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 125 (5.17%) ABAP
2 120 (4.96%) SQL
3 48 (1.99%) Python
4 40 (1.65%) Java
5 33 (1.36%) 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%) Data Analysis Expressions
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
Qualifications
1 404 (16.71%) Security Cleared
2 315 (13.03%) SC Cleared
3 158 (6.53%) Degree
4 120 (4.96%) BPSS Clearance
5 58 (2.40%) DV Cleared
6 48 (1.99%) PMP
7 44 (1.82%) SAP Certification
8 43 (1.78%) PMI Certification
9 41 (1.70%) ACCA
10 40 (1.65%) CIMA
11 31 (1.28%) Master's Degree
12 17 (0.70%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (0.58%) Azure Certification
13 14 (0.58%) ISTQB
14 11 (0.45%) CISSP
15 10 (0.41%) HNC
16 9 (0.37%) CISM
17 8 (0.33%) ITIL Certification
17 8 (0.33%) NVQ Level 4
17 8 (0.33%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 134 (5.54%) Data Quality
2 104 (4.30%) QA
3 83 (3.43%) PMO
4 50 (2.07%) GDPR
5 44 (1.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 25 (1.03%) SLA
7 24 (0.99%) GRC
8 16 (0.66%) GxP
9 11 (0.45%) IFRS
9 11 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 10 (0.41%) NIST
11 9 (0.37%) GAAP
11 9 (0.37%) HIPAA
12 8 (0.33%) GMP
13 6 (0.25%) Accessibility
14 5 (0.21%) Basel III
14 5 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 5 (0.21%) IFRS 9
14 5 (0.21%) JSP 440
14 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 30 (1.24%) 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%) CEMLI
10 1 (0.041%) MOM
10 1 (0.041%) Packer
10 1 (0.041%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.041%) SCCM
10 1 (0.041%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 237 (9.80%) Ariba
2 216 (8.93%) Microsoft
3 190 (7.86%) Oracle
4 87 (3.60%) Salesforce
5 84 (3.47%) Workday
6 77 (3.18%) ServiceNow
7 39 (1.61%) Informatica
8 38 (1.57%) Adobe
9 37 (1.53%) Sage
10 28 (1.16%) Databricks
11 27 (1.12%) IBM
12 20 (0.83%) Cisco
12 20 (0.83%) Okta
12 20 (0.83%) OpenText
13 19 (0.79%) MuleSoft
14 16 (0.66%) Dell
14 16 (0.66%) HP
15 15 (0.62%) Concur
15 15 (0.62%) Siemens
16 14 (0.58%) Infor