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 4 October 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
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 28 28
Rank change year-on-year -12 0 +1
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,768 2,152 2,553
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.07% 6.48% 6.72%
As % of the Vendors category 12.19% 13.61% 15.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,302 1,080 1,201
10th Percentile £360 £363 £400
25th Percentile £459 £463 £468
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £565 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% -1.74% +4.55%
75th Percentile £656 £661 £675
90th Percentile £750 £738 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £549 £541 £560
% change year-on-year +1.39% -3.31% +4.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 244 124 68
10th Percentile £14.60 £15.50 £15.92
25th Percentile £17.17 £17.43 £26.50
Median hourly rate £24.19 £22.63 £43.75
Median % change year-on-year +6.89% -48.27% +28.68%
75th Percentile £41.20 £40.80 £61.60
90th Percentile £84.48 £66.83 £65.92
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.19 £22.32 £35.18
% change year-on-year +8.40% -36.57% +17.27%

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 22,710 15,814 16,910
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.57% 47.65% 44.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,738 9,719 9,989
10th Percentile £310 £278 £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 £619 £613 £625
90th Percentile £710 £700 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £485 £500
% change year-on-year +3.09% -3.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,370 820 620
10th Percentile £13.87 £14.75 £14.84
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.79 £16.00
Median hourly rate £25.34 £25.15 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +0.75% -22.62% -25.29%
75th Percentile £57.50 £40.88 £64.63
90th Percentile £77.50 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.19 £21.35 £30.00
% change year-on-year +13.33% -28.85% -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 4 October 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 4 October 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 4 October 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 -9 2,194 £558 -1.24% 2,365
UK excluding London -1 1,407 £549 +1.39% 1,639
Work from Home -13 773 £550 -1.79% 1,091
London -28 765 £600 +3.14% 896
South East +2 396 £540 +5.06% 430
Midlands +7 348 £550 +4.76% 277
North of England -16 347 £525 -12.50% 384
North West -10 243 £550 -12.00% 212
West Midlands -1 217 £500 -4.76% 160
East of England -3 161 £566 -2.41% 172
East Midlands +21 124 £575 +6.98% 116
Yorkshire 0 97 £500 -4.76% 131
South West -39 78 £534 -2.95% 126
Scotland -13 48 £533 +25.41% 135
Wales +10 42 £550 +123.35% 75
North East -40 6 £303 -44.93% 44
Northern Ireland -2 1 - - 50
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 35 (1.26%) SharePoint
2 26 (0.94%) Confluence
3 19 (0.69%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.47%) CMS
5 7 (0.25%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 6 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.18%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.14%) Sitecore CMS
8 4 (0.14%) SugarCRM
8 4 (0.14%) WebLogic
9 3 (0.11%) Apache
9 3 (0.11%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.11%) Cloud Foundry
9 3 (0.11%) FactoryTalk
10 2 (0.072%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.072%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.072%) HCL Notes
10 2 (0.072%) SAP Portal
10 2 (0.072%) SAS
10 2 (0.072%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 155 (5.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 72 (2.60%) Microsoft Office
3 36 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
4 31 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (0.47%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.36%) Windchill
7 5 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.036%) CATIA
8 1 (0.036%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.036%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.036%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.036%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 1,075 (38.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 133 (4.80%) SAP FI
3 84 (3.03%) SAP Payroll
4 83 (3.00%) SAP CO
5 75 (2.71%) SAP HCM
6 74 (2.67%) SAP FI/CO
7 67 (2.42%) SAP HR
8 65 (2.35%) SAP MM
8 65 (2.35%) SAP SD
9 64 (2.31%) SAP ERP
10 53 (1.91%) SAP PSCD
11 51 (1.84%) SAP GRC
12 48 (1.73%) SAP BRIM
12 48 (1.73%) SAP PP
13 43 (1.55%) SAP MDG
14 40 (1.45%) SAP PM
15 39 (1.41%) SAP EWM
16 32 (1.16%) SAP QM
17 31 (1.12%) SAP FI-CA
18 30 (1.08%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 277 (10.01%) SuccessFactors
2 221 (7.98%) Azure
3 130 (4.70%) Power Platform
4 99 (3.58%) AWS
5 61 (2.20%) SaaS
6 60 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
7 59 (2.13%) GCP
8 35 (1.26%) Boomi
9 30 (1.08%) Microsoft 365
10 29 (1.05%) Dynamics 365
10 29 (1.05%) Entra ID
11 27 (0.98%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 21 (0.76%) Microsoft Copilot
13 20 (0.72%) Snowflake
14 19 (0.69%) GitHub
15 17 (0.61%) Tricentis Tosca
16 15 (0.54%) Azure Data Factory
16 15 (0.54%) GitHub Actions
16 15 (0.54%) Power Automate
17 14 (0.51%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.22%) HTTP
1 6 (0.22%) Intranet
2 5 (0.18%) Broadband
3 4 (0.14%) VPN
4 3 (0.11%) Network Security
5 2 (0.072%) Firewall
5 2 (0.072%) Internet
5 2 (0.072%) LAN
5 2 (0.072%) SSL
5 2 (0.072%) WAN
6 1 (0.036%) DNS
6 1 (0.036%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.036%) MQTT
6 1 (0.036%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.036%) Wireless
6 1 (0.036%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 111 (4.01%) Power BI
2 94 (3.40%) SAP HANA
3 58 (2.10%) SAP BW
4 44 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
5 42 (1.52%) BusinessObjects
6 38 (1.37%) Tableau
7 32 (1.16%) SQL Server
8 22 (0.79%) SAP Data Services
9 20 (0.72%) Oracle Reports
10 18 (0.65%) Data Lake
11 16 (0.58%) Metadata
12 14 (0.51%) GIS
13 12 (0.43%) Oracle Database
13 12 (0.43%) Power Query
14 10 (0.36%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
14 10 (0.36%) Relational Database
15 9 (0.33%) Delta Lake
16 7 (0.25%) NoSQL
17 6 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 6 (0.22%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 116 (4.19%) JIRA
2 19 (0.69%) Git
3 15 (0.54%) Hudson
3 15 (0.54%) Postman
4 12 (0.43%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.29%) eggPlant
6 7 (0.25%) Rational DOORS
6 7 (0.25%) SoapUI
6 7 (0.25%) Toad
7 6 (0.22%) LSMW
7 6 (0.22%) SonarQube
7 6 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
8 5 (0.18%) JMeter
8 5 (0.18%) LoadRunner
8 5 (0.18%) Selenium
9 3 (0.11%) SOAtest
10 2 (0.072%) ER Studio
10 2 (0.072%) Maven
10 2 (0.072%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.072%) Rational Functional Tester
General
1 889 (32.12%) Finance
2 759 (27.42%) Social Skills
3 407 (14.70%) Manufacturing
4 288 (10.40%) Analytical Skills
5 144 (5.20%) Public Sector
6 141 (5.09%) Retail
7 118 (4.26%) Billing
8 85 (3.07%) Legal
9 81 (2.93%) Aerospace
10 76 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
11 75 (2.71%) Pharmaceutical
12 66 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
13 56 (2.02%) Banking
14 53 (1.91%) General Ledger
15 41 (1.48%) Automotive
16 37 (1.34%) Aviation
17 35 (1.26%) Telecoms
18 32 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
19 27 (0.98%) Law
20 24 (0.87%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 639 (23.09%) Consultant
2 533 (19.26%) SAP Consultant
3 358 (12.93%) Architect
4 316 (11.42%) Lead
5 309 (11.16%) Analyst
6 248 (8.96%) Senior
7 193 (6.97%) SAP Manager
8 185 (6.68%) SAP Architect
9 154 (5.56%) Project Manager
10 146 (5.27%) Solutions Architect
11 132 (4.77%) Business Analyst
12 122 (4.41%) SAP Analyst
13 117 (4.23%) Administrator
14 96 (3.47%) Developer
15 87 (3.14%) Functional Consultant
16 78 (2.82%) SAP Project Manager
17 77 (2.78%) SAP Functional Consultant
18 73 (2.64%) SAP Solutions Architect
19 63 (2.28%) Senior Consultant
20 56 (2.02%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 147 (5.31%) SAP Fiori
2 111 (4.01%) Middleware
3 97 (3.50%) REST
4 78 (2.82%) SOAP
5 55 (1.99%) SAPUI5
6 53 (1.91%) Oracle Fusion
7 51 (1.84%) XML
8 44 (1.59%) SAP Basis
9 43 (1.55%) SAP PI
10 41 (1.48%) Web Services
11 35 (1.26%) BAPI
12 33 (1.19%) JSON
13 31 (1.12%) IDoc
14 28 (1.01%) EDI
15 24 (0.87%) OAuth
16 20 (0.72%) SAP ALE
17 19 (0.69%) Kafka
17 19 (0.69%) Node.js
18 17 (0.61%) OAuth2
19 16 (0.58%) React
Miscellaneous
1 105 (3.79%) Onboarding
2 89 (3.22%) Enterprise Software
3 79 (2.85%) Data Structures
4 73 (2.64%) Public Cloud
5 65 (2.35%) Legacy Systems
6 62 (2.24%) FMCG
7 56 (2.02%) Greenfield Project
7 56 (2.02%) Product Ownership
8 49 (1.77%) Management Information System
9 44 (1.59%) Life Science
10 31 (1.12%) Cloud Native
10 31 (1.12%) Replication
10 31 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
11 24 (0.87%) Private Cloud
12 21 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
13 17 (0.61%) AI Agents
13 17 (0.61%) Data Protection Act
14 16 (0.58%) Operational Technology
15 13 (0.47%) Learning Management System
15 13 (0.47%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 36 (1.30%) Linux
2 33 (1.19%) Windows
3 21 (0.76%) Unix
4 9 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 9 (0.33%) SUSE
5 7 (0.25%) VMS
6 4 (0.14%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.11%) Android
7 3 (0.11%) Solaris
8 2 (0.072%) AIX
9 1 (0.036%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 757 (27.35%) Stakeholder Management
2 623 (22.51%) ERP
3 497 (17.96%) Migration
4 367 (13.26%) Problem-Solving
4 367 (13.26%) User Acceptance Testing
5 301 (10.87%) Data Migration
6 264 (9.54%) Agile
7 262 (9.47%) Validation
8 246 (8.89%) Analytics
9 245 (8.85%) Logistics
9 245 (8.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 241 (8.71%) Continuous Improvement
11 209 (7.55%) Workshop Facilitation
12 194 (7.01%) Roadmaps
13 178 (6.43%) Project Delivery
14 176 (6.36%) Process Improvement
15 171 (6.18%) System Integration Testing
16 168 (6.07%) Decision-Making
17 161 (5.82%) Project Management
18 157 (5.67%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 142 (5.13%) SQL
2 140 (5.06%) ABAP
3 66 (2.38%) Python
4 53 (1.91%) Java
5 26 (0.94%) JavaScript
6 16 (0.58%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.25%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.22%) C#
8 6 (0.22%) Groovy
9 5 (0.18%) Apex Code
9 5 (0.18%) Bash
9 5 (0.18%) BeanShell
9 5 (0.18%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.18%) VB.NET
10 4 (0.14%) Bicep
10 4 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.14%) Korn
11 3 (0.11%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.072%) Perl
12 2 (0.072%) VBA
Qualifications
1 447 (16.15%) Security Cleared
2 348 (12.57%) SC Cleared
3 155 (5.60%) BPSS Clearance
4 134 (4.84%) Degree
5 51 (1.84%) DV Cleared
6 42 (1.52%) ACCA
7 40 (1.45%) CIMA
8 38 (1.37%) PMI Certification
8 38 (1.37%) PMP
9 28 (1.01%) SAP Certification
10 17 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
11 16 (0.58%) Azure Certification
11 16 (0.58%) ISTQB
12 12 (0.43%) ISEB
13 11 (0.40%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 10 (0.36%) CIPD
14 10 (0.36%) HNC
15 9 (0.33%) Master's Degree
16 8 (0.29%) APMG
16 8 (0.29%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 178 (6.43%) Data Quality
2 87 (3.14%) PMO
3 75 (2.71%) QA
4 62 (2.24%) GDPR
5 49 (1.77%) GRC
6 39 (1.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 16 (0.58%) IFRS
8 14 (0.51%) GxP
9 13 (0.47%) SLA
10 12 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 10 (0.36%) NIST
12 8 (0.29%) ITGC
13 6 (0.22%) Accessibility
13 6 (0.22%) GAAP
13 6 (0.22%) GMP
13 6 (0.22%) NCSC
14 5 (0.18%) EU AI Act
14 5 (0.18%) ISO 20022
15 4 (0.14%) COSHH
16 3 (0.11%) HIPAA
System Software
1 17 (0.61%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.51%) IAG
3 6 (0.22%) Corosync
4 5 (0.18%) Docker
5 3 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.072%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (0.54%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.25%) Failover Clustering
2 7 (0.25%) Pacemaker
3 5 (0.18%) HP Fortify
4 4 (0.14%) Control-M
4 4 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.11%) Ansible
5 3 (0.11%) Grafana
6 2 (0.072%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.072%) MOM
7 1 (0.036%) CEMLI
7 1 (0.036%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.036%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.036%) QRadar
7 1 (0.036%) SolarWinds Orion
7 1 (0.036%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 309 (11.16%) Microsoft
2 277 (10.01%) Oracle
3 267 (9.65%) Ariba
4 109 (3.94%) Salesforce
4 109 (3.94%) Workday
5 82 (2.96%) ServiceNow
6 52 (1.88%) Concur
7 43 (1.55%) Databricks
7 43 (1.55%) MuleSoft
8 39 (1.41%) IBM
9 31 (1.12%) Siemens
10 29 (1.05%) Google
11 28 (1.01%) Adobe
12 24 (0.87%) Informatica
13 17 (0.61%) Red Hat
13 17 (0.61%) Sage
14 15 (0.54%) Dell
14 15 (0.54%) Infor
14 15 (0.54%) JD Edwards
15 14 (0.51%) OpenText