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 26 September 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
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -13 +1 0
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,739 2,168 2,577
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 4.99% 6.55% 6.73%
As % of the Vendors category 11.98% 13.79% 15.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,311 1,088 1,214
10th Percentile £360 £363 £400
25th Percentile £463 £474 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £558 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.96% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £661 £675
90th Percentile £750 £741 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £560
% change year-on-year - -1.79% +5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 234 116 72
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.25 £15.73
25th Percentile £17.50 £17.52 £26.50
Median hourly rate £26.07 £22.63 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.20% -44.12% +15.71%
75th Percentile £44.81 £40.80 £60.36
90th Percentile £86.00 £66.38 £65.03
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.60 £22.32 £35.00
% change year-on-year +10.22% -36.24% +16.67%

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 22,863 15,724 17,051
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.67% 47.54% 44.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,925 9,673 10,099
10th Percentile £310 £275 £285
25th Percentile £413 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £618 £613 £625
90th Percentile £705 £700 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,314 807 652
10th Percentile £13.97 £14.75 £14.50
25th Percentile £16.41 £17.79 £15.70
Median hourly rate £25.75 £25.15 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.39% -22.62% -25.87%
75th Percentile £57.88 £43.21 £64.25
90th Percentile £78.69 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.30 £21.30 £30.00
% change year-on-year +18.76% -29.00% -29.41%

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 26 September 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 26 September 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 26 September 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 2,153 £565 -1.74% 2,118
UK excluding London -1 1,392 £550 - 1,358
Work from Home -11 788 £550 -2.65% 874
London -32 748 £600 +3.20% 847
South East -2 388 £540 +4.96% 381
North of England -17 342 £550 -8.33% 338
Midlands +5 341 £550 +1.57% 263
North West -11 244 £550 -11.82% 179
West Midlands +2 209 £525 -2.78% 145
East of England -10 155 £566 -2.41% 128
East Midlands +23 125 £575 -3.52% 118
Yorkshire -8 92 £500 -4.76% 126
South West -36 81 £550 -2.22% 94
Wales +16 49 £550 +123.35% 49
Scotland -14 46 £533 +25.41% 76
North East -46 5 £400 -27.27% 34
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland -6 1 - - 36

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 (1.24%) SharePoint
2 26 (0.95%) Confluence
3 19 (0.69%) NetWeaver
4 12 (0.44%) CMS
5 7 (0.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 6 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.18%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.15%) Sitecore CMS
8 4 (0.15%) SugarCRM
9 3 (0.11%) Apache
9 3 (0.11%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
9 3 (0.11%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.073%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.073%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.073%) Cloud Foundry
10 2 (0.073%) SAS
10 2 (0.073%) ThingWorx
11 1 (0.037%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.037%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 149 (5.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 66 (2.41%) Microsoft Office
3 35 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
4 31 (1.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (0.51%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.37%) Windchill
7 5 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.15%) CATIA
9 1 (0.037%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.037%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.037%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.037%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 1,065 (38.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 124 (4.53%) SAP FI
3 79 (2.88%) SAP CO
4 74 (2.70%) SAP Payroll
5 70 (2.56%) SAP FI/CO
6 69 (2.52%) SAP SD
7 66 (2.41%) SAP ERP
8 64 (2.34%) SAP HCM
9 62 (2.26%) SAP HR
10 56 (2.04%) SAP MM
11 52 (1.90%) SAP PSCD
12 51 (1.86%) SAP GRC
13 48 (1.75%) SAP PP
14 47 (1.72%) SAP BRIM
15 44 (1.61%) SAP MDG
16 40 (1.46%) SAP EWM
16 40 (1.46%) SAP PM
17 34 (1.24%) SAP QM
18 30 (1.10%) SAP IBP
19 28 (1.02%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 267 (9.75%) SuccessFactors
2 220 (8.03%) Azure
3 136 (4.97%) Power Platform
4 102 (3.72%) AWS
5 61 (2.23%) SaaS
6 59 (2.15%) Azure DevOps
7 56 (2.04%) GCP
8 35 (1.28%) Boomi
9 30 (1.10%) Entra ID
9 30 (1.10%) Microsoft 365
10 27 (0.99%) Dynamics 365
11 24 (0.88%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 21 (0.77%) Microsoft Copilot
13 20 (0.73%) Snowflake
14 18 (0.66%) Tricentis Tosca
15 17 (0.62%) GitHub
16 16 (0.58%) Smartsheet
17 15 (0.55%) Azure Data Factory
17 15 (0.55%) Power Automate
18 13 (0.47%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.22%) HTTP
1 6 (0.22%) Intranet
2 5 (0.18%) Broadband
3 3 (0.11%) VPN
4 2 (0.073%) Firewall
4 2 (0.073%) Internet
4 2 (0.073%) LAN
4 2 (0.073%) Network Security
4 2 (0.073%) SSL
4 2 (0.073%) WAN
5 1 (0.037%) DNS
5 1 (0.037%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.037%) MQTT
5 1 (0.037%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.037%) Wireless
5 1 (0.037%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (4.27%) Power BI
2 92 (3.36%) SAP HANA
3 55 (2.01%) SAP BW
4 46 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
5 40 (1.46%) BusinessObjects
5 40 (1.46%) Tableau
6 29 (1.06%) SQL Server
7 21 (0.77%) SAP Data Services
8 20 (0.73%) Oracle Reports
9 18 (0.66%) Data Lake
9 18 (0.66%) Metadata
10 14 (0.51%) GIS
11 12 (0.44%) Power Query
12 11 (0.40%) Oracle Database
13 10 (0.37%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 10 (0.37%) Relational Database
14 9 (0.33%) Delta Lake
15 6 (0.22%) NoSQL
15 6 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 6 (0.22%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 118 (4.31%) JIRA
2 21 (0.77%) Git
3 17 (0.62%) Hudson
4 15 (0.55%) Postman
5 11 (0.40%) Jenkins
6 8 (0.29%) eggPlant
7 7 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
7 7 (0.26%) SoapUI
7 7 (0.26%) SonarQube
8 6 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (0.18%) JMeter
9 5 (0.18%) LoadRunner
9 5 (0.18%) Selenium
9 5 (0.18%) Toad
10 4 (0.15%) LSMW
11 3 (0.11%) SOAtest
12 2 (0.073%) ER Studio
12 2 (0.073%) Maven
12 2 (0.073%) Oracle APEX
12 2 (0.073%) SilkTest
General
1 877 (32.02%) Finance
2 740 (27.02%) Social Skills
3 374 (13.65%) Manufacturing
4 288 (10.51%) Analytical Skills
5 142 (5.18%) Public Sector
6 138 (5.04%) Retail
7 115 (4.20%) Billing
8 80 (2.92%) Legal
9 75 (2.74%) Aerospace
10 70 (2.56%) Pharmaceutical
11 67 (2.45%) Organisational Skills
12 66 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
13 53 (1.94%) Banking
13 53 (1.94%) General Ledger
14 37 (1.35%) Automotive
15 34 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
16 33 (1.20%) Aviation
17 32 (1.17%) Telecoms
18 24 (0.88%) Law
18 24 (0.88%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 644 (23.51%) Consultant
2 542 (19.79%) SAP Consultant
3 348 (12.71%) Architect
4 323 (11.79%) Lead
5 309 (11.28%) Analyst
6 253 (9.24%) Senior
7 191 (6.97%) SAP Manager
8 175 (6.39%) SAP Architect
9 153 (5.59%) Project Manager
10 144 (5.26%) Solutions Architect
11 129 (4.71%) Business Analyst
12 111 (4.05%) SAP Analyst
13 102 (3.72%) Administrator
14 97 (3.54%) Developer
15 84 (3.07%) Functional Consultant
16 79 (2.88%) SAP Project Manager
17 74 (2.70%) SAP Functional Consultant
18 72 (2.63%) SAP Solutions Architect
19 63 (2.30%) Senior Manager
20 62 (2.26%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 144 (5.26%) SAP Fiori
2 105 (3.83%) Middleware
3 93 (3.40%) REST
4 76 (2.77%) SOAP
5 53 (1.94%) Oracle Fusion
6 49 (1.79%) SAPUI5
6 49 (1.79%) XML
7 45 (1.64%) SAP Basis
8 40 (1.46%) SAP PI
9 38 (1.39%) Web Services
10 36 (1.31%) BAPI
11 32 (1.17%) JSON
12 30 (1.10%) IDoc
13 29 (1.06%) EDI
14 24 (0.88%) OAuth
15 19 (0.69%) Node.js
15 19 (0.69%) SAP ALE
16 18 (0.66%) Kafka
17 17 (0.62%) OAuth2
18 15 (0.55%) React
Miscellaneous
1 98 (3.58%) Onboarding
2 83 (3.03%) Enterprise Software
3 77 (2.81%) Data Structures
4 73 (2.67%) Public Cloud
5 67 (2.45%) Legacy Systems
6 59 (2.15%) FMCG
6 59 (2.15%) Product Ownership
7 57 (2.08%) Greenfield Project
8 49 (1.79%) Management Information System
9 41 (1.50%) Life Science
10 32 (1.17%) Cloud Native
11 31 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
12 28 (1.02%) Replication
13 23 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
14 19 (0.69%) Operational Technology
15 18 (0.66%) Private Cloud
16 17 (0.62%) AI Agents
17 16 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
18 13 (0.47%) Manufacturing Execution System
18 13 (0.47%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 35 (1.28%) Linux
2 29 (1.06%) Windows
3 20 (0.73%) Unix
4 8 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (0.29%) SUSE
5 7 (0.26%) VMS
6 4 (0.15%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.11%) Android
7 3 (0.11%) Solaris
8 2 (0.073%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 721 (26.32%) Stakeholder Management
2 632 (23.07%) ERP
3 486 (17.74%) Migration
4 364 (13.29%) Problem-Solving
5 355 (12.96%) User Acceptance Testing
6 301 (10.99%) Data Migration
7 269 (9.82%) Agile
8 260 (9.49%) Continuous Improvement
9 254 (9.27%) Validation
10 247 (9.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 241 (8.80%) Logistics
12 237 (8.65%) Analytics
13 205 (7.48%) Workshop Facilitation
14 185 (6.75%) Roadmaps
15 168 (6.13%) Process Improvement
16 166 (6.06%) Decision-Making
16 166 (6.06%) Project Delivery
16 166 (6.06%) System Integration Testing
17 160 (5.84%) Project Management
18 151 (5.51%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 141 (5.15%) SQL
2 131 (4.78%) ABAP
3 69 (2.52%) Python
4 51 (1.86%) Java
5 24 (0.88%) JavaScript
6 16 (0.58%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.26%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.22%) Apex Code
8 6 (0.22%) C#
9 5 (0.18%) Bash
9 5 (0.18%) BeanShell
9 5 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.18%) Groovy
9 5 (0.18%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.18%) VB.NET
10 4 (0.15%) Bicep
10 4 (0.15%) Korn
11 3 (0.11%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.073%) Perl
12 2 (0.073%) VB
Qualifications
1 439 (16.03%) Security Cleared
2 344 (12.56%) SC Cleared
3 154 (5.62%) BPSS Clearance
4 135 (4.93%) Degree
5 51 (1.86%) DV Cleared
6 39 (1.42%) ACCA
7 37 (1.35%) CIMA
7 37 (1.35%) PMP
8 36 (1.31%) PMI Certification
9 22 (0.80%) SAP Certification
10 17 (0.62%) Azure Certification
11 16 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
12 15 (0.55%) ISTQB
13 13 (0.47%) HNC
14 11 (0.40%) ISEB
15 10 (0.37%) CIPD
15 10 (0.37%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 10 (0.37%) Master's Degree
16 8 (0.29%) TOGAF Certification
17 7 (0.26%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 177 (6.46%) Data Quality
2 87 (3.18%) PMO
3 77 (2.81%) QA
4 59 (2.15%) GDPR
5 52 (1.90%) GRC
6 41 (1.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (0.62%) IFRS
8 15 (0.55%) GxP
9 12 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 12 (0.44%) SLA
10 11 (0.40%) NIST
11 8 (0.29%) ITGC
12 6 (0.22%) GAAP
12 6 (0.22%) GMP
12 6 (0.22%) NCSC
13 5 (0.18%) Accessibility
13 5 (0.18%) EU AI Act
13 5 (0.18%) ISO 20022
14 3 (0.11%) HIPAA
14 3 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 17 (0.62%) Active Directory
2 16 (0.58%) IAG
3 6 (0.22%) Corosync
4 5 (0.18%) Docker
5 3 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.073%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (0.55%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
2 7 (0.26%) Pacemaker
3 5 (0.18%) HP Fortify
3 5 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.15%) Control-M
5 3 (0.11%) Ansible
5 3 (0.11%) Grafana
6 2 (0.073%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.073%) MOM
7 1 (0.037%) CEMLI
7 1 (0.037%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.037%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.037%) QRadar
7 1 (0.037%) SolarWinds Orion
7 1 (0.037%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 294 (10.73%) Microsoft
2 269 (9.82%) Oracle
3 262 (9.57%) Ariba
4 112 (4.09%) Salesforce
5 107 (3.91%) Workday
6 78 (2.85%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.61%) Databricks
8 43 (1.57%) Concur
9 42 (1.53%) MuleSoft
10 36 (1.31%) IBM
11 31 (1.13%) Siemens
12 30 (1.10%) Adobe
13 28 (1.02%) Google
14 23 (0.84%) Informatica
15 17 (0.62%) Red Hat
16 15 (0.55%) Dell
16 15 (0.55%) Infor
16 15 (0.55%) JD Edwards
16 15 (0.55%) Sage
17 13 (0.47%) IFS