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 24 June 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
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 28 28
Rank change year-on-year -10 0 +2
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,537 1,948 2,581
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 4.98% 6.49% 5.94%
As % of the Vendors category 12.22% 13.65% 13.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,262 965 1,298
10th Percentile £360 £381 £395
25th Percentile £456 £485 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £655 £675 £688
90th Percentile £738 £760 £813
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 216 84 141
10th Percentile £16.72 £17.68 £13.05
25th Percentile £22.63 £26.38 £17.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £50.00 £27.72
Median % change year-on-year -35.00% +80.38% -38.40%
75th Percentile £60.75 £69.06 £55.00
90th Percentile £85.63 £85.70 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.38 £50.00 £25.50
% change year-on-year -39.25% +96.08% -43.33%

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 20,755 14,270 18,487
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 40.77% 47.51% 42.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,018 8,772 11,482
10th Percentile £313 £281 £270
25th Percentile £413 £402 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £518
Median % change year-on-year - -3.51% -1.30%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £715 £737
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £479 £500
% change year-on-year +4.38% -4.20% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,068 665 1,161
10th Percentile £15.54 £14.84 £12.25
25th Percentile £19.00 £17.30 £14.54
Median hourly rate £33.99 £25.30 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +34.35% +4.63% -42.15%
75th Percentile £60.75 £53.75 £59.57
90th Percentile £81.25 £68.45 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.75 £22.94 £22.58
% change year-on-year +38.42% +1.58% -39.79%

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 24 June 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 24 June 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 24 June 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 -13 2,019 £560 -2.61% 335
UK excluding London -4 1,250 £525 -4.55% 280
Work from Home -1 794 £550 -5.46% 149
London -24 745 £600 - 117
South East -7 318 £545 +1.40% 99
Midlands +5 316 £540 -1.05% 59
North of England -14 306 £500 -5.66% 74
North West -8 200 £485 -8.49% 35
West Midlands -1 192 £513 -6.82% 42
East of England +1 168 £505 -15.66% 22
East Midlands +25 114 £575 +15.00% 17
Yorkshire +5 100 £525 +32.49% 33
South West -32 77 £550 +4.76% 14
Scotland +1 36 £533 -11.17% 9
Wales +11 34 £550 +21.41% 8
North East -41 6 £500 -6.54% 8
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -2 2 £488 +73.49% 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 35 (1.38%) Confluence
2 30 (1.18%) SharePoint
3 23 (0.91%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.51%) CMS
5 9 (0.35%) Oracle Workflow
6 8 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.20%) Cloud Foundry
7 5 (0.20%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.12%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.12%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.079%) Apache
10 2 (0.079%) JBoss
10 2 (0.079%) MS Project Server
11 1 (0.039%) Anypoint
11 1 (0.039%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.039%) Camunda
11 1 (0.039%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 133 (5.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 59 (2.33%) Microsoft Office
3 45 (1.77%) Microsoft Project
4 26 (1.02%) MS Visio
5 24 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 13 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.39%) CATIA
8 5 (0.20%) PTC Creo
8 5 (0.20%) Siemens NX
9 1 (0.039%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.039%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.039%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1,023 (40.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 108 (4.26%) SAP FI
3 67 (2.64%) SAP ERP
4 64 (2.52%) SAP CO
5 61 (2.40%) SAP FI/CO
5 61 (2.40%) SAP MM
6 57 (2.25%) SAP SD
7 54 (2.13%) SAP EWM
8 53 (2.09%) SAP PSCD
9 48 (1.89%) SAP BRIM
10 39 (1.54%) SAP PM
11 37 (1.46%) SAP IBP
12 35 (1.38%) SAP GRC
13 34 (1.34%) SAP PP
14 33 (1.30%) SAP MDG
15 31 (1.22%) SAP Payroll
16 30 (1.18%) SAP FI-CA
16 30 (1.18%) SAP HCM
17 25 (0.99%) SAP Travel Management
18 24 (0.95%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 235 (9.26%) SuccessFactors
2 218 (8.59%) Azure
3 125 (4.93%) Power Platform
4 78 (3.07%) AWS
5 71 (2.80%) SaaS
6 53 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
7 38 (1.50%) Entra ID
8 37 (1.46%) Boomi
9 28 (1.10%) GCP
10 21 (0.83%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 20 (0.79%) Microsoft 365
11 20 (0.79%) Power Automate
12 19 (0.75%) Dynamics 365
12 19 (0.75%) Snowflake
13 17 (0.67%) OCI
14 15 (0.59%) PowerApps
15 14 (0.55%) GitHub
15 14 (0.55%) Smartsheet
16 13 (0.51%) PaaS
17 12 (0.47%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (0.39%) Network Security
2 6 (0.24%) Firewall
3 5 (0.20%) VPN
3 5 (0.20%) WAN
4 3 (0.12%) RFID
4 3 (0.12%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.079%) BGP
5 2 (0.079%) DNS
5 2 (0.079%) HTTP
5 2 (0.079%) LAN
5 2 (0.079%) OSPF
6 1 (0.039%) FTP
6 1 (0.039%) Internet
6 1 (0.039%) Intranet
6 1 (0.039%) MQTT
6 1 (0.039%) Reverse Proxy
6 1 (0.039%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.039%) Wireless
6 1 (0.039%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 118 (4.65%) Power BI
2 90 (3.55%) SAP HANA
3 45 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
4 40 (1.58%) SQL Server
5 39 (1.54%) SAP BW
6 36 (1.42%) BusinessObjects
7 29 (1.14%) Tableau
8 24 (0.95%) SAP Data Services
9 20 (0.79%) Oracle Reports
10 18 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (0.55%) Data Lake
12 11 (0.43%) Relational Database
12 11 (0.43%) Sybase ASE
13 10 (0.39%) MaxDB
13 10 (0.39%) Metadata
14 9 (0.35%) GIS
15 7 (0.28%) Oracle Database
16 6 (0.24%) NoSQL
17 5 (0.20%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
17 5 (0.20%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 103 (4.06%) JIRA
2 24 (0.95%) Hudson
3 18 (0.71%) Git
4 7 (0.28%) Postman
5 6 (0.24%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.24%) LSMW
6 4 (0.16%) JMeter
6 4 (0.16%) Selenium
7 3 (0.12%) GitLab
7 3 (0.12%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.079%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.079%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.079%) Maven
8 2 (0.079%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.079%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.079%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.079%) Toad
9 1 (0.039%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.039%) Subversion
9 1 (0.039%) TestDirector
General
1 833 (32.83%) Finance
2 687 (27.08%) Social Skills
3 269 (10.60%) Analytical Skills
4 267 (10.52%) Manufacturing
5 172 (6.78%) Public Sector
6 105 (4.14%) Billing
7 89 (3.51%) Pharmaceutical
8 87 (3.43%) Legal
8 87 (3.43%) Retail
9 65 (2.56%) Banking
10 58 (2.29%) Aerospace
11 57 (2.25%) General Ledger
12 48 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
13 46 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
14 45 (1.77%) Local Government
15 35 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
15 35 (1.38%) Telecoms
16 26 (1.02%) Law
17 22 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 22 (0.87%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 613 (24.16%) Consultant
2 528 (20.81%) SAP Consultant
3 333 (13.13%) Lead
4 319 (12.57%) Architect
5 288 (11.35%) Analyst
6 220 (8.67%) Senior
7 176 (6.94%) Project Manager
8 172 (6.78%) SAP Architect
9 169 (6.66%) SAP Manager
10 155 (6.11%) Solutions Architect
11 126 (4.97%) Business Analyst
12 100 (3.94%) Developer
13 86 (3.39%) SAP Solutions Architect
14 84 (3.31%) Functional Consultant
15 81 (3.19%) SAP Project Manager
16 79 (3.11%) SAP Analyst
16 79 (3.11%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 75 (2.96%) Administrator
18 65 (2.56%) Senior Manager
19 56 (2.21%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 112 (4.41%) SAP Fiori
2 92 (3.63%) Middleware
3 56 (2.21%) Oracle Fusion
3 56 (2.21%) REST
4 52 (2.05%) SAP Basis
5 39 (1.54%) BAPI
6 38 (1.50%) SOAP
7 34 (1.34%) XML
8 32 (1.26%) SAPUI5
9 28 (1.10%) IDoc
10 27 (1.06%) JSON
11 26 (1.02%) EDI
12 25 (0.99%) SAP TM
12 25 (0.99%) Web Services
13 20 (0.79%) OAuth
14 17 (0.67%) SAP PI
15 12 (0.47%) Node.js
15 12 (0.47%) SAML
15 12 (0.47%) SAP ALE
16 10 (0.39%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 95 (3.74%) Public Cloud
2 80 (3.15%) Onboarding
3 77 (3.04%) Legacy Systems
4 62 (2.44%) Data Structures
5 52 (2.05%) Product Ownership
6 51 (2.01%) FMCG
7 42 (1.66%) Greenfield Project
8 37 (1.46%) Management Information System
9 36 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
10 31 (1.22%) Cloud Native
11 25 (0.99%) Replication
12 23 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
12 23 (0.91%) Life Science
13 22 (0.87%) Taxonomies
14 21 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
14 21 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
15 16 (0.63%) Virtual Team
16 14 (0.55%) SCADA
17 13 (0.51%) AI Agents
17 13 (0.51%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 41 (1.62%) Linux
2 31 (1.22%) Windows
3 13 (0.51%) Unix
4 8 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (0.32%) VMS
5 7 (0.28%) SUSE
6 4 (0.16%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.12%) Solaris
8 2 (0.079%) AIX
8 2 (0.079%) Android
9 1 (0.039%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 591 (23.30%) ERP
2 506 (19.94%) Stakeholder Management
3 468 (18.45%) Migration
4 318 (12.53%) Problem-Solving
5 292 (11.51%) Data Migration
6 279 (11.00%) User Acceptance Testing
7 261 (10.29%) Continuous Improvement
8 259 (10.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 247 (9.74%) Agile
10 240 (9.46%) Validation
11 213 (8.40%) Workshop Facilitation
12 198 (7.80%) Analytics
13 195 (7.69%) Project Management
14 188 (7.41%) Logistics
15 172 (6.78%) Change Management
16 150 (5.91%) Data Modelling
17 149 (5.87%) Business Intelligence
18 145 (5.72%) Decision-Making
19 134 (5.28%) Roadmaps
20 127 (5.01%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 125 (4.93%) SQL
2 95 (3.74%) ABAP
3 49 (1.93%) Python
4 29 (1.14%) Java
5 18 (0.71%) PowerShell
6 14 (0.55%) JavaScript
7 7 (0.28%) C#
7 7 (0.28%) PL/SQL
8 5 (0.20%) Bash
9 4 (0.16%) Apex Code
9 4 (0.16%) C
9 4 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.16%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.16%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.16%) VB
10 3 (0.12%) Bicep
10 3 (0.12%) C++
10 3 (0.12%) Embedded C
10 3 (0.12%) Embedded C++
11 2 (0.079%) VBA
Qualifications
1 351 (13.84%) Security Cleared
2 277 (10.92%) SC Cleared
3 140 (5.52%) Degree
4 116 (4.57%) BPSS Clearance
5 50 (1.97%) ACCA
6 49 (1.93%) CIMA
7 42 (1.66%) PMP
8 40 (1.58%) PMI Certification
9 39 (1.54%) DV Cleared
10 31 (1.22%) SAP Certification
11 15 (0.59%) Azure Certification
11 15 (0.59%) Master's Degree
12 13 (0.51%) Computer Science Degree
13 11 (0.43%) HNC
13 11 (0.43%) NVQ Level 4
14 10 (0.39%) ISTQB
15 9 (0.35%) CISSP
16 8 (0.32%) CISM
17 7 (0.28%) CCA
17 7 (0.28%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 140 (5.52%) Data Quality
2 96 (3.78%) PMO
3 90 (3.55%) QA
4 58 (2.29%) GDPR
4 58 (2.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 36 (1.42%) GRC
6 18 (0.71%) IFRS
7 15 (0.59%) SLA
8 14 (0.55%) GxP
9 12 (0.47%) GAAP
9 12 (0.47%) GMP
10 9 (0.35%) NCSC
11 8 (0.32%) HIPAA
12 7 (0.28%) Accessibility
12 7 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 6 (0.24%) ISO 20022
13 6 (0.24%) NIST
14 5 (0.20%) Basel III
14 5 (0.20%) EU AI Act
14 5 (0.20%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 24 (0.95%) Active Directory
2 12 (0.47%) IAG
3 7 (0.28%) Docker
4 6 (0.24%) Corosync
Systems Management
1 22 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
2 13 (0.51%) Terraform
3 10 (0.39%) Kubernetes
4 7 (0.28%) Failover Clustering
4 7 (0.28%) Pacemaker
5 6 (0.24%) HP ALM
6 4 (0.16%) Ansible
7 3 (0.12%) Control-M
7 3 (0.12%) Grafana
8 2 (0.079%) CEMLI
8 2 (0.079%) HP Quality Center
8 2 (0.079%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.079%) WSUS
9 1 (0.039%) MOM
9 1 (0.039%) Packer
9 1 (0.039%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 246 (9.70%) Microsoft
2 241 (9.50%) Ariba
3 237 (9.34%) Oracle
4 97 (3.82%) Salesforce
5 92 (3.63%) Workday
6 71 (2.80%) ServiceNow
7 37 (1.46%) Informatica
8 35 (1.38%) MuleSoft
9 33 (1.30%) Adobe
9 33 (1.30%) Sage
10 32 (1.26%) Databricks
11 28 (1.10%) Concur
12 26 (1.02%) IBM
13 23 (0.91%) Siemens
14 20 (0.79%) IFS
15 17 (0.67%) Infor
16 15 (0.59%) Dell
16 15 (0.59%) Google
16 15 (0.59%) Red Hat
17 13 (0.51%) Okta