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 12 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
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -8 +1 +6
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,422 2,000 2,580
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.10% 6.85% 6.00%
As % of the Vendors category 12.33% 14.42% 14.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,205 1,025 1,288
10th Percentile £361 £363 £350
25th Percentile £463 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £575 £560
Median % change year-on-year -2.61% +2.68% +1.82%
75th Percentile £673 £672 £688
90th Percentile £760 £764 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £540 £540 £538
% change year-on-year - +0.47% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 213 60 132
10th Percentile £16.72 £21.38 £13.05
25th Percentile £22.63 £28.89 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.50 £58.75 £26.03
Median % change year-on-year -44.68% +125.70% -42.16%
75th Percentile £57.25 £70.00 £55.63
90th Percentile £79.12 £86.00 £64.83
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.25 £53.75 £24.65
% change year-on-year -47.44% +118.05% -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 19,648 13,868 18,259
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.36% 47.50% 42.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,454 8,686 11,340
10th Percentile £313 £281 £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 £619 £630
90th Percentile £700 £715 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -0.51% -1.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 998 563 1,095
10th Percentile £15.29 £14.84 £12.01
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.44 £14.48
Median hourly rate £32.23 £26.04 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.75% +15.73% -47.98%
75th Percentile £60.00 £57.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £77.81 £75.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £23.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year +21.74% +6.98% -45.67%

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 12 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 12 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 12 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 -15 1,925 £563 -1.32% 606
UK excluding London -9 1,144 £540 - 427
Work from Home 0 781 £560 -3.61% 261
London -16 751 £600 - 203
South East -11 298 £575 +4.55% 141
Midlands -3 283 £525 -3.05% 102
North of England -25 277 £550 +3.77% 107
North West -12 179 £500 -5.66% 59
West Midlands -10 174 £500 -9.09% 61
East of England 0 155 £505 -12.93% 47
East Midlands +11 101 £575 +15.00% 41
Yorkshire -2 94 £575 +35.29% 45
South West -34 77 £554 +10.80% 25
Wales +13 31 £550 +19.70% 6
Scotland +7 28 £500 -16.67% 14
North East -34 4 £500 -3.85% 9
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland +4 3 £500 +77.94% 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 (1.45%) Confluence
2 28 (1.16%) SharePoint
3 19 (0.78%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.54%) 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 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.17%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.12%) MS Project Server
9 3 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.12%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.083%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.083%) Apache
10 2 (0.083%) JBoss
11 1 (0.041%) Documentum
11 1 (0.041%) LiveCycle
11 1 (0.041%) MTS
11 1 (0.041%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 124 (5.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
3 43 (1.78%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (0.99%) MS Visio
5 19 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 13 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.41%) CATIA
8 6 (0.25%) Siemens NX
9 5 (0.21%) PTC Creo
10 2 (0.083%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.041%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.041%) FrameMaker
11 1 (0.041%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 943 (38.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 100 (4.13%) SAP FI
3 66 (2.73%) SAP CO
4 62 (2.56%) SAP FI/CO
5 60 (2.48%) SAP ERP
5 60 (2.48%) SAP MM
6 57 (2.35%) SAP EWM
7 49 (2.02%) SAP PP
7 49 (2.02%) SAP SD
8 44 (1.82%) SAP PSCD
9 40 (1.65%) SAP PM
10 39 (1.61%) SAP BRIM
11 36 (1.49%) SAP HCM
12 34 (1.40%) SAP IBP
13 32 (1.32%) SAP MDG
14 31 (1.28%) SAP QM
15 29 (1.20%) SAP Payroll
16 28 (1.16%) SAP Travel Management
17 27 (1.11%) SAP GRC
18 24 (0.99%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 208 (8.59%) Azure
2 204 (8.42%) SuccessFactors
3 115 (4.75%) Power Platform
4 86 (3.55%) AWS
5 77 (3.18%) SaaS
6 46 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
7 38 (1.57%) Entra ID
8 31 (1.28%) GCP
9 29 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
10 27 (1.11%) Boomi
11 25 (1.03%) Microsoft 365
12 20 (0.83%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 17 (0.70%) OCI
14 15 (0.62%) Smartsheet
14 15 (0.62%) Snowflake
15 14 (0.58%) BigCommerce
15 14 (0.58%) PaaS
16 13 (0.54%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 13 (0.54%) GitHub
16 13 (0.54%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 11 (0.45%) Network Security
2 8 (0.33%) Firewall
3 6 (0.25%) VPN
3 6 (0.25%) WAN
4 4 (0.17%) BGP
4 4 (0.17%) FTP
4 4 (0.17%) OSPF
4 4 (0.17%) RFID
4 4 (0.17%) SD-WAN
5 3 (0.12%) Cisco IOS
5 3 (0.12%) LAN
5 3 (0.12%) Skype
6 2 (0.083%) DNS
6 2 (0.083%) Internet
6 2 (0.083%) Junos
6 2 (0.083%) Reverse Proxy
7 1 (0.041%) DHCP
7 1 (0.041%) HTTP
7 1 (0.041%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.041%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 107 (4.42%) Power BI
2 81 (3.34%) SAP HANA
3 45 (1.86%) Data Warehouse
4 32 (1.32%) SAP BW
5 31 (1.28%) SQL Server
6 28 (1.16%) Tableau
7 20 (0.83%) SAP Data Services
8 19 (0.78%) BusinessObjects
9 18 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 17 (0.70%) Data Lake
10 17 (0.70%) Metadata
11 14 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
12 7 (0.29%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 7 (0.29%) GIS
12 7 (0.29%) Relational Database
13 6 (0.25%) Amazon Redshift
13 6 (0.25%) Sybase ASE
14 5 (0.21%) Delta Lake
14 5 (0.21%) MaxDB
14 5 (0.21%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 106 (4.38%) JIRA
2 20 (0.83%) Git
2 20 (0.83%) Hudson
3 8 (0.33%) Postman
4 7 (0.29%) GitLab
4 7 (0.29%) LSMW
5 5 (0.21%) Selenium
6 4 (0.17%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.17%) JMeter
6 4 (0.17%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.12%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.083%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.083%) TestRail
9 1 (0.041%) Axure RP
9 1 (0.041%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.041%) GCC
9 1 (0.041%) ScriptRunner
9 1 (0.041%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.041%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.041%) Subversion
General
1 775 (32.00%) Finance
2 697 (28.78%) Social Skills
3 287 (11.85%) Manufacturing
4 282 (11.64%) Analytical Skills
5 199 (8.22%) Public Sector
6 93 (3.84%) Pharmaceutical
7 83 (3.43%) Billing
8 73 (3.01%) Retail
9 70 (2.89%) Banking
9 70 (2.89%) Legal
10 67 (2.77%) Telecoms
11 64 (2.64%) Marketing
12 55 (2.27%) Aerospace
12 55 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
13 51 (2.11%) Influencing Skills
14 50 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
15 46 (1.90%) Electronics
16 45 (1.86%) General Ledger
17 34 (1.40%) Local Government
18 22 (0.91%) Law
Job Titles
1 579 (23.91%) Consultant
2 501 (20.69%) SAP Consultant
3 321 (13.25%) Lead
4 312 (12.88%) Architect
5 252 (10.40%) Analyst
6 200 (8.26%) Senior
7 180 (7.43%) Project Manager
8 177 (7.31%) SAP Architect
9 176 (7.27%) SAP Manager
10 154 (6.36%) Solutions Architect
11 117 (4.83%) Business Analyst
12 101 (4.17%) Developer
13 94 (3.88%) SAP Solutions Architect
14 89 (3.67%) SAP Project Manager
15 78 (3.22%) Administrator
16 76 (3.14%) Functional Consultant
17 71 (2.93%) SAP Functional Consultant
18 61 (2.52%) SAP Analyst
19 60 (2.48%) SAP Developer
20 57 (2.35%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (4.05%) SAP Fiori
2 71 (2.93%) Middleware
3 52 (2.15%) SAP Basis
4 50 (2.06%) REST
5 40 (1.65%) Oracle Fusion
6 32 (1.32%) SAPUI5
7 31 (1.28%) BAPI
8 30 (1.24%) SOAP
9 29 (1.20%) SAP TM
10 27 (1.11%) IDoc
11 25 (1.03%) XML
12 21 (0.87%) SAP PI
13 19 (0.78%) EDI
14 18 (0.74%) OAuth
15 17 (0.70%) JSON
16 16 (0.66%) Web Services
17 14 (0.58%) SAP ALE
18 13 (0.54%) VML
19 12 (0.50%) SAML
20 11 (0.45%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 88 (3.63%) Public Cloud
2 81 (3.34%) Onboarding
3 77 (3.18%) Legacy Systems
4 57 (2.35%) Data Structures
5 47 (1.94%) FMCG
6 45 (1.86%) Product Ownership
7 43 (1.78%) Greenfield Project
8 38 (1.57%) Management Information System
9 30 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
10 29 (1.20%) Cloud Native
10 29 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
10 29 (1.20%) Taxonomies
11 27 (1.11%) Life Science
11 27 (1.11%) Replication
12 24 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
13 22 (0.91%) Data Protection Act
14 17 (0.70%) Virtual Team
15 14 (0.58%) AI Agents
16 12 (0.50%) LIMS
17 11 (0.45%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 28 (1.16%) Windows
2 25 (1.03%) Linux
3 8 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 7 (0.29%) VMS
5 6 (0.25%) Unix
5 6 (0.25%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.12%) Android
6 3 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (0.12%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.083%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.041%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 556 (22.96%) ERP
2 463 (19.12%) Migration
3 456 (18.83%) Stakeholder Management
4 293 (12.10%) Problem-Solving
5 276 (11.40%) Data Migration
6 254 (10.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 250 (10.32%) Continuous Improvement
8 238 (9.83%) Agile
9 223 (9.21%) User Acceptance Testing
10 197 (8.13%) Project Management
11 194 (8.01%) Validation
12 189 (7.80%) Workshop Facilitation
13 176 (7.27%) Business Intelligence
14 174 (7.18%) Analytics
15 172 (7.10%) Change Management
16 166 (6.85%) Logistics
17 155 (6.40%) Data Modelling
18 137 (5.66%) Project Delivery
19 133 (5.49%) Roadmaps
20 126 (5.20%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 113 (4.67%) SQL
2 88 (3.63%) ABAP
3 48 (1.98%) Python
4 32 (1.32%) Java
5 19 (0.78%) JavaScript
6 15 (0.62%) PowerShell
7 8 (0.33%) C#
7 8 (0.33%) Groovy
8 6 (0.25%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.21%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.17%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.17%) C
10 4 (0.17%) Go
11 3 (0.12%) Bicep
11 3 (0.12%) C++
11 3 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.12%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.12%) Embedded C++
11 3 (0.12%) VB
11 3 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 375 (15.48%) Security Cleared
2 291 (12.01%) SC Cleared
3 145 (5.99%) Degree
4 117 (4.83%) BPSS Clearance
5 47 (1.94%) ACCA
6 46 (1.90%) DV Cleared
6 46 (1.90%) PMP
7 44 (1.82%) CIMA
7 44 (1.82%) PMI Certification
8 36 (1.49%) SAP Certification
9 25 (1.03%) Master's Degree
10 14 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (0.54%) Azure Certification
12 11 (0.45%) CISSP
13 10 (0.41%) HNC
13 10 (0.41%) NVQ Level 4
14 9 (0.37%) CISM
14 9 (0.37%) ISTQB
15 8 (0.33%) TOGAF Certification
16 7 (0.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 131 (5.41%) Data Quality
2 97 (4.00%) QA
3 90 (3.72%) PMO
4 56 (2.31%) GDPR
5 50 (2.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 32 (1.32%) GRC
7 21 (0.87%) SLA
8 15 (0.62%) GxP
9 14 (0.58%) IFRS
10 10 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 9 (0.37%) GAAP
11 9 (0.37%) HIPAA
11 9 (0.37%) NIST
12 8 (0.33%) GMP
13 6 (0.25%) Accessibility
14 5 (0.21%) Basel III
14 5 (0.21%) IFRS 9
14 5 (0.21%) JSP 440
14 5 (0.21%) NCSC
14 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%) Varnish
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 3 (0.12%) Ansible
7 3 (0.12%) Control-M
8 2 (0.083%) Grafana
8 2 (0.083%) HP Quality Center
8 2 (0.083%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.083%) WSUS
9 1 (0.041%) Argo
9 1 (0.041%) CEMLI
9 1 (0.041%) MOM
9 1 (0.041%) Packer
9 1 (0.041%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.041%) SCCM
Vendors
1 236 (9.74%) Ariba
2 214 (8.84%) Microsoft
3 192 (7.93%) Oracle
4 99 (4.09%) Salesforce
5 79 (3.26%) Workday
6 72 (2.97%) ServiceNow
7 37 (1.53%) Informatica
8 33 (1.36%) Sage
9 31 (1.28%) Adobe
10 29 (1.20%) Databricks
11 26 (1.07%) MuleSoft
12 22 (0.91%) IBM
13 20 (0.83%) Okta
14 18 (0.74%) Dell
15 17 (0.70%) Concur
16 16 (0.66%) Siemens
17 15 (0.62%) Infor
18 14 (0.58%) Sitecore
19 13 (0.54%) IFS
20 12 (0.50%) OpenText