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 7 March 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
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 27 26
Rank change year-on-year -8 -1 +14
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,313 2,037 2,754
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.42% 6.65% 6.13%
As % of the Vendors category 12.26% 14.21% 14.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,189 1,042 1,396
10th Percentile £357 £363 £350
25th Percentile £460 £480 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £560 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% +1.82% -
75th Percentile £675 £663 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £532 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -1.48% +2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 188 57 123
10th Percentile £16.87 £19.04 £13.05
25th Percentile £20.50 £24.00 £19.25
Median hourly rate £24.00 £50.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -52.00% +75.44% -36.67%
75th Percentile £55.25 £70.00 £60.13
90th Percentile £77.73 £86.00 £84.45
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.83 £41.50 £26.03
% change year-on-year -42.59% +59.43% -42.16%

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 18,869 14,335 19,416
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 44.18% 46.77% 43.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,083 8,807 12,126
10th Percentile £306 £285 £256
25th Percentile £413 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £513
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +1.46% -3.12%
75th Percentile £600 £623 £625
90th Percentile £700 £713 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £495 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 939 454 1,014
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.62 £12.50
25th Percentile £18.47 £21.24 £14.71
Median hourly rate £25.00 £30.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £58.75 £63.75 £54.39
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.75 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.68 £27.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year -17.53% +14.58% -26.15%

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 7 March 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 7 March 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 7 March 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 1,813 £560 +1.82% 648
UK excluding London -13 1,019 £532 -1.48% 496
Work from Home -2 798 £560 -2.61% 312
London -11 738 £575 -4.17% 206
North of England -16 303 £599 +13.02% 106
South East -11 236 £550 - 166
Midlands -13 219 £500 -7.41% 115
North West -10 199 £625 +16.17% 67
East of England -1 158 £505 -12.93% 56
West Midlands -16 142 £490 -10.95% 69
Yorkshire +3 92 £595 +58.67% 37
South West -40 76 £625 +20.67% 36
East Midlands -4 73 £505 -2.88% 46
Wales +11 21 £370 -38.42% 9
Scotland +6 21 £450 -18.18% 11
North East -22 11 £175 -51.72% 3
Northern Ireland -2 3 £513 - 5
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 27 (1.17%) Confluence
2 22 (0.95%) NetWeaver
3 21 (0.91%) SharePoint
4 15 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.35%) CMS
6 7 (0.30%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.26%) ArcGIS
8 5 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.22%) MTS
8 5 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
9 3 (0.13%) Apache
9 3 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
9 3 (0.13%) MS Project Server
9 3 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.13%) WebLogic
9 3 (0.13%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.086%) Oracle Coherence
10 2 (0.086%) SAP EP
11 1 (0.043%) LiveCycle
11 1 (0.043%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 105 (4.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 80 (3.46%) Microsoft Office
3 45 (1.95%) Microsoft Project
4 26 (1.12%) MS Visio
5 18 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 12 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.26%) Siemens NX
8 5 (0.22%) PTC Creo
9 3 (0.13%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.043%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.043%) Sketch
10 1 (0.043%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 908 (39.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 110 (4.76%) SAP FI
3 77 (3.33%) SAP CO
4 75 (3.24%) SAP MM
5 69 (2.98%) SAP FI/CO
6 62 (2.68%) SAP ERP
6 62 (2.68%) SAP PP
7 54 (2.33%) SAP EWM
8 51 (2.20%) SAP Payroll
9 45 (1.95%) SAP HCM
10 42 (1.82%) SAP PM
11 36 (1.56%) SAP PSCD
12 33 (1.43%) SAP MDG
12 33 (1.43%) SAP QM
13 31 (1.34%) SAP HR
13 31 (1.34%) SAP Travel Management
14 30 (1.30%) SAP SD
15 27 (1.17%) SAP BRIM
16 26 (1.12%) SAP VC
17 23 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 196 (8.47%) Azure
2 169 (7.31%) SuccessFactors
3 88 (3.80%) AWS
4 77 (3.33%) Power Platform
5 59 (2.55%) SaaS
6 50 (2.16%) GCP
7 49 (2.12%) Microsoft 365
8 35 (1.51%) Dynamics 365
9 30 (1.30%) Entra ID
10 28 (1.21%) Azure DevOps
11 23 (0.99%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 21 (0.91%) OCI
13 17 (0.73%) Boomi
14 16 (0.69%) Snowflake
15 15 (0.65%) Power Automate
16 14 (0.61%) GitHub
17 11 (0.48%) Azure Data Factory
17 11 (0.48%) GitHub Actions
17 11 (0.48%) Tricentis Tosca
18 10 (0.43%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 23 (0.99%) Wireless
2 11 (0.48%) Network Security
3 9 (0.39%) VPN
4 8 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
4 8 (0.35%) HTTPS
4 8 (0.35%) Skype
5 7 (0.30%) Firewall
5 7 (0.30%) LAN
5 7 (0.30%) WAN
6 5 (0.22%) BGP
6 5 (0.22%) FTP
6 5 (0.22%) OSPF
6 5 (0.22%) RFID
6 5 (0.22%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.17%) DNS
7 4 (0.17%) Unified Communications
8 3 (0.13%) Internet
8 3 (0.13%) Junos
9 2 (0.086%) DHCP
9 2 (0.086%) Hyperconnected
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (3.93%) SAP HANA
2 74 (3.20%) Power BI
3 31 (1.34%) SAP BW
4 30 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
5 23 (0.99%) SQL Server
6 20 (0.86%) SAP Data Services
7 19 (0.82%) Data Lake
8 18 (0.78%) Metadata
9 16 (0.69%) Tableau
10 14 (0.61%) BusinessObjects
10 14 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
12 11 (0.48%) GIS
13 10 (0.43%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
14 8 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
15 6 (0.26%) MySQL
15 6 (0.26%) Relational Database
16 5 (0.22%) BigQuery
16 5 (0.22%) Oracle Database
17 4 (0.17%) MaxDB
Development Applications
1 86 (3.72%) JIRA
2 17 (0.73%) Git
3 10 (0.43%) LSMW
4 9 (0.39%) GitLab
5 8 (0.35%) Jenkins
6 7 (0.30%) Hudson
6 7 (0.30%) Toad
7 6 (0.26%) Postman
8 4 (0.17%) Cucumber
8 4 (0.17%) JMeter
8 4 (0.17%) JUnit
8 4 (0.17%) Selenium
8 4 (0.17%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.13%) Storybook
9 3 (0.13%) Tricentis qTest
10 2 (0.086%) SpecFlow
10 2 (0.086%) Visual Studio Code
11 1 (0.043%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.043%) GCC
General
1 816 (35.28%) Finance
2 736 (31.82%) Social Skills
3 382 (16.52%) Manufacturing
4 316 (13.66%) Public Sector
5 272 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
6 175 (7.57%) Telecoms
7 169 (7.31%) Marketing
8 146 (6.31%) Electronics
9 104 (4.50%) Pharmaceutical
10 72 (3.11%) Billing
11 60 (2.59%) Legal
12 58 (2.51%) Banking
12 58 (2.51%) Organisational Skills
12 58 (2.51%) Retail
13 56 (2.42%) Documentation Skills
14 45 (1.95%) Aerospace
15 43 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
16 41 (1.77%) Local Government
17 34 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
18 31 (1.34%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 654 (28.27%) Consultant
2 534 (23.09%) SAP Consultant
3 272 (11.76%) Lead
4 242 (10.46%) Architect
5 200 (8.65%) Analyst
6 174 (7.52%) Project Manager
7 165 (7.13%) SAP Manager
8 148 (6.40%) Senior
9 136 (5.88%) SAP Architect
10 129 (5.58%) Solutions Architect
11 114 (4.93%) Developer
12 99 (4.28%) Business Analyst
13 92 (3.98%) SAP Project Manager
14 84 (3.63%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 82 (3.55%) Functional Consultant
16 77 (3.33%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 68 (2.94%) SAP Developer
18 67 (2.90%) Administrator
19 60 (2.59%) SAP Analyst
20 58 (2.51%) Management Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 150 (6.49%) SAP Fiori
2 59 (2.55%) Middleware
3 47 (2.03%) Web Services
4 46 (1.99%) SAPUI5
5 44 (1.90%) SAP Basis
6 41 (1.77%) BAPI
6 41 (1.77%) XML
7 40 (1.73%) SAP TM
7 40 (1.73%) SOAP
8 36 (1.56%) REST
9 29 (1.25%) SAP PI
10 23 (0.99%) HTML
11 21 (0.91%) CSS
11 21 (0.91%) IDoc
12 20 (0.86%) Oracle Fusion
13 19 (0.82%) EDI
14 14 (0.61%) SAP ALE
15 13 (0.56%) JSON
15 13 (0.56%) SailPoint
16 12 (0.52%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 82 (3.55%) Onboarding
2 71 (3.07%) Public Cloud
3 62 (2.68%) Legacy Systems
4 42 (1.82%) Data Structures
5 36 (1.56%) Product Ownership
6 33 (1.43%) FMCG
7 29 (1.25%) Data Centre
8 28 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
9 26 (1.12%) Life Science
10 25 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
10 25 (1.08%) Taxonomies
11 23 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
11 23 (0.99%) Management Information System
12 22 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
12 22 (0.95%) Replication
13 18 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
14 17 (0.73%) Mobile App
14 17 (0.73%) Virtual Team
15 14 (0.61%) Cloud Native
16 12 (0.52%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 45 (1.95%) Windows
2 31 (1.34%) Android
2 31 (1.34%) Mac OS
3 23 (0.99%) Linux
4 15 (0.65%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.22%) VMS
6 5 (0.22%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.17%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
7 4 (0.17%) Unix
8 2 (0.086%) SUSE
9 1 (0.043%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.043%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.043%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.043%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 450 (19.46%) ERP
2 437 (18.89%) Stakeholder Management
3 417 (18.03%) Migration
4 271 (11.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 266 (11.50%) Problem-Solving
6 239 (10.33%) Business Intelligence
7 221 (9.55%) Agile
8 216 (9.34%) Data Migration
9 207 (8.95%) Continuous Improvement
10 202 (8.73%) Logistics
11 198 (8.56%) Project Management
12 188 (8.13%) User Acceptance Testing
12 188 (8.13%) Workshop Facilitation
13 168 (7.26%) Change Management
13 168 (7.26%) Programme Management
14 162 (7.00%) Analytics
15 151 (6.53%) Validation
16 149 (6.44%) Digital Marketing
17 144 (6.23%) Roadmaps
18 136 (5.88%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 140 (6.05%) ABAP
2 109 (4.71%) SQL
3 46 (1.99%) JavaScript
3 46 (1.99%) Python
4 40 (1.73%) Java
5 18 (0.78%) PowerShell
6 14 (0.61%) Groovy
7 11 (0.48%) C#
8 9 (0.39%) TypeScript
9 8 (0.35%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.22%) C++
11 4 (0.17%) Go
11 4 (0.17%) VBA
12 3 (0.13%) R
12 3 (0.13%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.13%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.086%) BeanShell
13 2 (0.086%) C
13 2 (0.086%) VB
13 2 (0.086%) XPath
Qualifications
1 454 (19.63%) Security Cleared
2 363 (15.69%) SC Cleared
3 163 (7.05%) Degree
4 106 (4.58%) BPSS Clearance
5 52 (2.25%) PMP
6 51 (2.20%) SAP Certification
7 44 (1.90%) PMI Certification
8 40 (1.73%) DV Cleared
9 38 (1.64%) Master's Degree
10 28 (1.21%) ACCA
11 27 (1.17%) CIMA
12 19 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
13 15 (0.65%) ISTQB
14 11 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
15 8 (0.35%) CISSP
15 8 (0.35%) TOGAF Certification
16 7 (0.30%) Azure Certification
16 7 (0.30%) DBS Check
16 7 (0.30%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
17 6 (0.26%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (4.32%) Data Quality
2 90 (3.89%) QA
3 68 (2.94%) PMO
4 43 (1.86%) GDPR
5 37 (1.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 31 (1.34%) SLA
7 22 (0.95%) GRC
8 17 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 13 (0.56%) NIST
10 12 (0.52%) GxP
11 10 (0.43%) IFRS
12 9 (0.39%) GAAP
12 9 (0.39%) GMP
13 8 (0.35%) COBIT
13 8 (0.35%) HIPAA
13 8 (0.35%) ITGC
14 7 (0.30%) SOX 404
15 6 (0.26%) Accessibility
15 6 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
16 5 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 32 (1.38%) Active Directory
2 11 (0.48%) Docker
3 5 (0.22%) IAG
4 2 (0.086%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.043%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.043%) Varnish
5 1 (0.043%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (1.08%) Single Sign-On
2 11 (0.48%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.26%) HP ALM
3 6 (0.26%) Terraform
4 3 (0.13%) Control-M
4 3 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (0.13%) Grafana
5 2 (0.086%) Ansible
5 2 (0.086%) HP Quality Center
5 2 (0.086%) Linux-HA
5 2 (0.086%) Pacemaker
5 2 (0.086%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.086%) vRealize
6 1 (0.043%) Argo
6 1 (0.043%) Autotask
6 1 (0.043%) CEMLI
6 1 (0.043%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.043%) Oracle Identity Management
6 1 (0.043%) Packer
6 1 (0.043%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 207 (8.95%) Ariba
2 197 (8.52%) Microsoft
3 182 (7.87%) Oracle
4 78 (3.37%) Salesforce
5 77 (3.33%) ServiceNow
5 77 (3.33%) Workday
6 44 (1.90%) Cisco
7 36 (1.56%) Adobe
7 36 (1.56%) Dell
8 35 (1.51%) HP
9 31 (1.34%) Sage
10 30 (1.30%) Informatica
11 24 (1.04%) Databricks
12 23 (0.99%) Apple
12 23 (0.99%) IBM
13 20 (0.86%) Google
14 18 (0.78%) Okta
15 17 (0.73%) OpenText
16 16 (0.69%) MuleSoft
17 14 (0.61%) Siemens