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 18 May 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
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -8 +1 +6
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,430 2,020 2,544
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.07% 6.87% 5.97%
As % of the Vendors category 12.32% 14.43% 14.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,194 1,036 1,270
10th Percentile £360 £363 £362
25th Percentile £463 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £558 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -2.96% +2.22% +2.27%
75th Percentile £666 £672 £688
90th Percentile £755 £750 £813
UK excluding London median daily rate £538 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -0.46% -1.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 218 61 129
10th Percentile £16.72 £21.39 £13.04
25th Percentile £22.63 £29.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.36 £57.50 £26.03
Median % change year-on-year -43.72% +120.90% -42.16%
75th Percentile £57.44 £70.00 £55.00
90th Percentile £76.80 £86.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.63 £50.00 £24.65
% change year-on-year -42.75% +102.84% -45.22%

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 19,721 13,999 18,047
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.12% 47.64% 42.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,479 8,754 11,225
10th Percentile £313 £280 £263
25th Percentile £413 £406 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -0.49% -1.90%
75th Percentile £600 £615 £630
90th Percentile £700 £712 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £492 £500
% change year-on-year - -1.60% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 999 569 1,095
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.84 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.35 £14.45
Median hourly rate £32.50 £25.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +27.45% +15.91% -48.24%
75th Percentile £58.84 £56.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £77.71 £74.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.00 £22.94 £21.42
% change year-on-year +26.43% +7.11% -44.38%

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 18 May 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 18 May 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 18 May 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 1,949 £561 -2.39% 544
UK excluding London -8 1,163 £538 -0.46% 372
Work from Home -2 776 £560 -3.61% 235
London -17 756 £600 - 184
South East -12 295 £563 +2.27% 126
Midlands -3 291 £525 -3.05% 91
North of England -19 283 £550 +3.77% 91
North West -12 181 £500 -5.66% 51
West Midlands -8 175 £500 -9.09% 58
East of England +2 161 £505 -12.93% 45
East Midlands +10 108 £588 +15.20% 33
Yorkshire -3 98 £573 +34.71% 36
South West -28 78 £552 +13.23% 16
Scotland +14 32 £525 -12.50% 9
Wales +10 29 £550 +19.70% 8
North East -35 4 £500 -4.76% 8
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -1 2 £488 +118.61%

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 (1.40%) Confluence
2 27 (1.11%) SharePoint
3 23 (0.95%) NetWeaver
4 12 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.45%) CMS
6 7 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
7 6 (0.25%) Cloud Foundry
7 6 (0.25%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.16%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.12%) MS Project Server
9 3 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.12%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.082%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.082%) Apache
10 2 (0.082%) JBoss
11 1 (0.041%) Anypoint
11 1 (0.041%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.041%) Camunda
11 1 (0.041%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 121 (4.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (2.26%) Microsoft Office
3 45 (1.85%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (0.99%) MS Visio
5 17 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 13 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.41%) CATIA
8 6 (0.25%) Siemens NX
9 5 (0.21%) PTC Creo
10 2 (0.082%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.041%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.041%) FrameMaker
11 1 (0.041%) Sketch
11 1 (0.041%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 954 (39.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 100 (4.12%) SAP FI
3 64 (2.63%) SAP CO
4 62 (2.55%) SAP ERP
5 60 (2.47%) SAP FI/CO
6 59 (2.43%) SAP MM
7 54 (2.22%) SAP EWM
8 49 (2.02%) SAP SD
9 46 (1.89%) SAP PSCD
10 44 (1.81%) SAP BRIM
11 43 (1.77%) SAP PP
12 38 (1.56%) SAP PM
13 35 (1.44%) SAP IBP
14 32 (1.32%) SAP MDG
15 31 (1.28%) SAP HCM
16 30 (1.23%) SAP GRC
17 29 (1.19%) SAP QM
17 29 (1.19%) SAP Travel Management
18 27 (1.11%) SAP Payroll
19 26 (1.07%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 216 (8.89%) Azure
2 197 (8.11%) SuccessFactors
3 111 (4.57%) Power Platform
4 89 (3.66%) AWS
5 80 (3.29%) SaaS
6 49 (2.02%) Azure DevOps
7 40 (1.65%) Entra ID
8 35 (1.44%) GCP
9 29 (1.19%) Boomi
10 28 (1.15%) Dynamics 365
11 23 (0.95%) Microsoft 365
12 21 (0.86%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 16 (0.66%) OCI
14 15 (0.62%) GitHub
14 15 (0.62%) PaaS
14 15 (0.62%) Power Automate
14 15 (0.62%) Smartsheet
15 14 (0.58%) GitHub Actions
15 14 (0.58%) Snowflake
16 13 (0.53%) BigCommerce
Communications & Networking
1 11 (0.45%) Network Security
2 7 (0.29%) Firewall
3 6 (0.25%) WAN
4 5 (0.21%) VPN
5 4 (0.16%) FTP
5 4 (0.16%) RFID
5 4 (0.16%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.12%) BGP
6 3 (0.12%) LAN
6 3 (0.12%) OSPF
7 2 (0.082%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (0.082%) DNS
7 2 (0.082%) Internet
7 2 (0.082%) Reverse Proxy
7 2 (0.082%) Skype
8 1 (0.041%) Ethernet VPN
8 1 (0.041%) Junos
8 1 (0.041%) MQTT
8 1 (0.041%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.041%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (4.24%) Power BI
2 84 (3.46%) SAP HANA
3 45 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
4 34 (1.40%) SQL Server
5 32 (1.32%) SAP BW
6 28 (1.15%) Tableau
7 22 (0.91%) BusinessObjects
8 19 (0.78%) SAP Data Services
9 18 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 15 (0.62%) Data Lake
10 15 (0.62%) Metadata
10 15 (0.62%) Oracle Reports
11 8 (0.33%) GIS
11 8 (0.33%) Sybase ASE
12 7 (0.29%) MaxDB
12 7 (0.29%) Relational Database
13 6 (0.25%) Amazon Redshift
13 6 (0.25%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
14 5 (0.21%) Delta Lake
14 5 (0.21%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 107 (4.40%) JIRA
2 22 (0.91%) Hudson
3 21 (0.86%) Git
4 8 (0.33%) Postman
5 7 (0.29%) GitLab
6 6 (0.25%) LSMW
7 5 (0.21%) Selenium
8 4 (0.16%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.16%) JMeter
8 4 (0.16%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.12%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.082%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.082%) TestRail
11 1 (0.041%) Eclipse
11 1 (0.041%) Oracle Forms
11 1 (0.041%) PowerDesigner
11 1 (0.041%) ScriptRunner
11 1 (0.041%) Subversion
11 1 (0.041%) TestDirector
11 1 (0.041%) Toad
General
1 779 (32.06%) Finance
2 689 (28.35%) Social Skills
3 281 (11.56%) Analytical Skills
4 277 (11.40%) Manufacturing
5 192 (7.90%) Public Sector
6 89 (3.66%) Pharmaceutical
7 88 (3.62%) Billing
8 77 (3.17%) Retail
9 71 (2.92%) Legal
10 70 (2.88%) Banking
11 63 (2.59%) Telecoms
12 56 (2.30%) Aerospace
12 56 (2.30%) Marketing
12 56 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
13 48 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
14 47 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
15 45 (1.85%) General Ledger
16 41 (1.69%) Electronics
17 36 (1.48%) Local Government
18 22 (0.91%) Law
Job Titles
1 582 (23.95%) Consultant
2 505 (20.78%) SAP Consultant
3 317 (13.05%) Lead
4 316 (13.00%) Architect
5 258 (10.62%) Analyst
6 204 (8.40%) Senior
7 179 (7.37%) SAP Manager
8 178 (7.33%) Project Manager
8 178 (7.33%) SAP Architect
9 158 (6.50%) Solutions Architect
10 119 (4.90%) Business Analyst
11 95 (3.91%) SAP Solutions Architect
12 94 (3.87%) Developer
13 90 (3.70%) SAP Project Manager
14 78 (3.21%) Administrator
14 78 (3.21%) Functional Consultant
15 72 (2.96%) SAP Functional Consultant
16 63 (2.59%) SAP Analyst
17 59 (2.43%) SAP Support
18 58 (2.39%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 96 (3.95%) SAP Fiori
2 74 (3.05%) Middleware
3 55 (2.26%) SAP Basis
4 50 (2.06%) REST
5 42 (1.73%) Oracle Fusion
6 32 (1.32%) BAPI
7 31 (1.28%) SAPUI5
8 30 (1.23%) SAP TM
8 30 (1.23%) SOAP
9 28 (1.15%) IDoc
10 25 (1.03%) XML
11 20 (0.82%) SAP PI
12 19 (0.78%) EDI
12 19 (0.78%) JSON
13 18 (0.74%) OAuth
14 16 (0.66%) Web Services
15 14 (0.58%) SAP ALE
16 12 (0.49%) Node.js
16 12 (0.49%) SAML
16 12 (0.49%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 90 (3.70%) Public Cloud
2 81 (3.33%) Onboarding
3 77 (3.17%) Legacy Systems
4 57 (2.35%) Data Structures
5 46 (1.89%) Product Ownership
6 42 (1.73%) FMCG
6 42 (1.73%) Greenfield Project
7 36 (1.48%) Management Information System
8 30 (1.23%) Cloud Native
9 29 (1.19%) Self-Motivation
10 28 (1.15%) Taxonomies
11 27 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
11 27 (1.11%) Life Science
12 25 (1.03%) Replication
13 23 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
13 23 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
14 17 (0.70%) Virtual Team
15 14 (0.58%) AI Agents
16 12 (0.49%) LIMS
17 11 (0.45%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 31 (1.28%) Windows
2 29 (1.19%) Linux
3 8 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 8 (0.33%) Unix
4 7 (0.29%) VMS
5 5 (0.21%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
7 2 (0.082%) AIX
7 2 (0.082%) Android
7 2 (0.082%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.082%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.082%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 563 (23.17%) ERP
2 471 (19.38%) Migration
3 451 (18.56%) Stakeholder Management
4 299 (12.30%) Problem-Solving
5 277 (11.40%) Data Migration
6 258 (10.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 241 (9.92%) Continuous Improvement
8 238 (9.79%) Agile
9 234 (9.63%) User Acceptance Testing
10 195 (8.02%) Validation
11 194 (7.98%) Project Management
12 191 (7.86%) Workshop Facilitation
13 174 (7.16%) Analytics
14 173 (7.12%) Change Management
15 168 (6.91%) Business Intelligence
15 168 (6.91%) Logistics
16 152 (6.26%) Data Modelling
17 135 (5.56%) Project Delivery
18 131 (5.39%) Roadmaps
19 128 (5.27%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 115 (4.73%) SQL
2 86 (3.54%) ABAP
3 50 (2.06%) Python
4 32 (1.32%) Java
5 19 (0.78%) JavaScript
6 18 (0.74%) PowerShell
7 9 (0.37%) C#
8 7 (0.29%) Groovy
9 6 (0.25%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.21%) TypeScript
11 4 (0.16%) Apex Code
11 4 (0.16%) C
11 4 (0.16%) Go
12 3 (0.12%) Bicep
12 3 (0.12%) C++
12 3 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.12%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.12%) Embedded C++
12 3 (0.12%) VB
12 3 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 373 (15.35%) Security Cleared
2 288 (11.85%) SC Cleared
3 142 (5.84%) Degree
4 121 (4.98%) BPSS Clearance
5 48 (1.98%) ACCA
6 46 (1.89%) CIMA
7 45 (1.85%) DV Cleared
7 45 (1.85%) PMP
8 43 (1.77%) PMI Certification
9 35 (1.44%) SAP Certification
10 21 (0.86%) Master's Degree
11 14 (0.58%) Azure Certification
12 12 (0.49%) Computer Science Degree
13 11 (0.45%) CISSP
13 11 (0.45%) NVQ Level 4
14 10 (0.41%) HNC
15 9 (0.37%) CISM
15 9 (0.37%) ISTQB
16 8 (0.33%) TOGAF Certification
17 7 (0.29%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 130 (5.35%) Data Quality
2 96 (3.95%) QA
3 91 (3.74%) PMO
4 54 (2.22%) GDPR
5 49 (2.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 33 (1.36%) GRC
7 23 (0.95%) SLA
8 14 (0.58%) GxP
8 14 (0.58%) IFRS
9 11 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 9 (0.37%) GAAP
10 9 (0.37%) HIPAA
10 9 (0.37%) NIST
11 8 (0.33%) GMP
12 5 (0.21%) Basel III
12 5 (0.21%) IFRS 9
12 5 (0.21%) ISO 20022
12 5 (0.21%) JSP 440
12 5 (0.21%) NCSC
12 5 (0.21%) RMADS
System Software
1 25 (1.03%) Active Directory
2 10 (0.41%) IAG
3 8 (0.33%) Docker
4 6 (0.25%) Corosync
5 1 (0.041%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.041%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 31 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
2 14 (0.58%) Terraform
3 10 (0.41%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.33%) Failover Clustering
5 7 (0.29%) Pacemaker
6 6 (0.25%) HP ALM
7 4 (0.16%) Ansible
7 4 (0.16%) Grafana
8 3 (0.12%) Control-M
9 2 (0.082%) HP Quality Center
9 2 (0.082%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.082%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.082%) 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%) SCCM
Vendors
1 230 (9.47%) Ariba
2 218 (8.97%) Microsoft
3 199 (8.19%) Oracle
4 97 (3.99%) Salesforce
5 81 (3.33%) Workday
6 74 (3.05%) ServiceNow
7 35 (1.44%) Informatica
8 34 (1.40%) Sage
9 30 (1.23%) Adobe
9 30 (1.23%) MuleSoft
10 27 (1.11%) Databricks
11 20 (0.82%) IBM
11 20 (0.82%) Okta
12 18 (0.74%) Concur
12 18 (0.74%) Dell
13 17 (0.70%) Siemens
14 15 (0.62%) Infor
15 13 (0.53%) Google
15 13 (0.53%) IFS
15 13 (0.53%) Sitecore