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 23 November 2025, 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
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 28 26
Rank change year-on-year -3 -2 +22
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,269 2,412 3,050
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 6.35% 6.53% 6.56%
As % of the Vendors category 13.35% 14.52% 14.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,174 1,170 1,580
10th Percentile £350 £400 £363
25th Percentile £461 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £560 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.89% +1.82% -
75th Percentile £675 £672 £650
90th Percentile £750 £757 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £567 £525
% change year-on-year -2.96% +7.95% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 54 71
10th Percentile £15.64 £16.92 £19.76
25th Percentile £18.71 £22.50 £22.30
Median hourly rate £23.54 £33.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.67% -32.65% +8.89%
75th Percentile £41.25 £55.59 £64.27
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.84 £86.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.32 £30.41 £47.00
% change year-on-year -26.62% -35.30% +4.44%

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 17,000 16,606 21,092
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 47.58% 44.95% 45.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,713 9,773 13,503
10th Percentile £286 £300 £258
25th Percentile £405 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -1.45%
75th Percentile £611 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £717 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.60% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 879 533 682
10th Percentile £15.34 £15.49 £14.66
25th Percentile £18.36 £19.59 £20.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £30.41 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.31% -31.66% +73.08%
75th Percentile £42.63 £63.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £76.73
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.32 £27.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -18.85% -38.20% +97.78%

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 23 November 2025.

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 23 November 2025.

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 23 November 2025. 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 -5 1,744 £570 +1.79% 459
UK excluding London -5 997 £550 -2.96% 384
Work from Home +4 769 £560 -0.88% 244
London -10 708 £575 +4.55% 157
North of England -2 297 £600 +9.09% 50
South East -2 264 £525 -12.50% 178
North West +4 219 £623 +6.41% 36
Midlands -16 164 £525 -2.78% 57
East of England +1 129 £575 +15.00% 55
West Midlands -6 119 £525 +1.94% 44
South West -26 92 £600 +10.09% 29
Yorkshire -1 66 £550 +18.92% 12
East Midlands -19 43 £525 -8.70% 12
Scotland -4 41 £450 +5.88% 23
Wales +1 17 £170 -74.81% 7
North East -14 10 £175 -53.33% 2
Northern Ireland -4 7 £308 +112.07% 6
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 24 (1.06%) SharePoint
2 22 (0.97%) Confluence
3 19 (0.84%) NetWeaver
4 14 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.35%) Anypoint
6 7 (0.31%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.22%) MTS
8 4 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.13%) Apache
9 3 (0.13%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.13%) CMS
9 3 (0.13%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.088%) Oracle Coherence
10 2 (0.088%) SharePoint Server
11 1 (0.044%) Cloud Foundry
11 1 (0.044%) LiveCycle
11 1 (0.044%) Oracle Spatial
11 1 (0.044%) SAP EP
11 1 (0.044%) SAP Portal
11 1 (0.044%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 111 (4.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 87 (3.83%) Microsoft Office
3 47 (2.07%) Microsoft Project
4 28 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 19 (0.84%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.22%) Windchill
8 4 (0.18%) Simulink
9 3 (0.13%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.13%) Sketch
10 2 (0.088%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.044%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.044%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.044%) InVision
11 1 (0.044%) Trello
Business Applications
1 822 (36.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 100 (4.41%) SAP FI
3 78 (3.44%) SAP CO
4 72 (3.17%) SAP FI/CO
5 71 (3.13%) SAP MM
6 68 (3.00%) SAP EWM
7 67 (2.95%) SAP ERP
8 57 (2.51%) SAP Payroll
8 57 (2.51%) SAP PP
9 56 (2.47%) SAP HCM
10 50 (2.20%) SAP HR
11 40 (1.76%) SAP MDG
12 38 (1.67%) SAP WM
13 33 (1.45%) SAP QM
14 32 (1.41%) SAP PM
14 32 (1.41%) SAP VC
15 31 (1.37%) SAP PS
16 25 (1.10%) SAP SD
17 24 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
17 24 (1.06%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 172 (7.58%) SuccessFactors
2 154 (6.79%) Azure
3 106 (4.67%) Power Platform
4 77 (3.39%) AWS
5 59 (2.60%) Microsoft 365
6 55 (2.42%) SaaS
7 45 (1.98%) GCP
8 40 (1.76%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (1.01%) Snowflake
10 22 (0.97%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 20 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (0.75%) Power Automate
13 14 (0.62%) Entra ID
14 11 (0.48%) OCI
15 10 (0.44%) Boomi
15 10 (0.44%) Smartsheet
16 9 (0.40%) Azure Data Factory
16 9 (0.40%) PowerApps
16 9 (0.40%) Tricentis Tosca
17 8 (0.35%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 24 (1.06%) Wireless
2 17 (0.75%) HTTPS
3 8 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
3 8 (0.35%) Firewall
3 8 (0.35%) LAN
3 8 (0.35%) Skype
4 6 (0.26%) DNS
4 6 (0.26%) VPN
5 4 (0.18%) PSTN
5 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
5 4 (0.18%) VoIP
5 4 (0.18%) WAN
6 3 (0.13%) DHCP
6 3 (0.13%) FTP
6 3 (0.13%) VLAN
7 2 (0.088%) BGP
7 2 (0.088%) Junos
7 2 (0.088%) Network Security
7 2 (0.088%) OSPF
7 2 (0.088%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (4.50%) SAP HANA
2 100 (4.41%) Power BI
3 51 (2.25%) SAP BW
4 28 (1.23%) Data Lake
5 27 (1.19%) SAP Data Services
6 26 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
7 23 (1.01%) SQL Server
8 16 (0.71%) Tableau
9 15 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
9 15 (0.66%) GIS
9 15 (0.66%) Metadata
10 13 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 12 (0.53%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 9 (0.40%) Oracle Database
13 7 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
13 7 (0.31%) MySQL
13 7 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
13 7 (0.31%) Relational Database
14 6 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
14 6 (0.26%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 81 (3.57%) JIRA
2 24 (1.06%) Git
3 10 (0.44%) LSMW
4 9 (0.40%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.26%) Toad
6 5 (0.22%) GitLab
6 5 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
6 5 (0.22%) Rational Rhapsody
7 4 (0.18%) Clang
7 4 (0.18%) GCC
7 4 (0.18%) JUnit
7 4 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.18%) Subversion
8 3 (0.13%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.13%) Storybook
8 3 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.088%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.088%) Mercurial
9 2 (0.088%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.088%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 799 (35.21%) Finance
2 754 (33.23%) Social Skills
3 440 (19.39%) Manufacturing
4 338 (14.90%) Public Sector
5 251 (11.06%) Analytical Skills
6 243 (10.71%) Telecoms
7 235 (10.36%) Marketing
8 212 (9.34%) Electronics
9 144 (6.35%) Pharmaceutical
10 73 (3.22%) Retail
11 56 (2.47%) Billing
12 54 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
13 53 (2.34%) Documentation Skills
14 49 (2.16%) Legal
15 47 (2.07%) Aerospace
16 45 (1.98%) Influencing Skills
17 40 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
18 36 (1.59%) Banking
19 35 (1.54%) Local Government
20 23 (1.01%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 696 (30.67%) Consultant
2 565 (24.90%) SAP Consultant
3 201 (8.86%) Analyst
4 193 (8.51%) Architect
4 193 (8.51%) Lead
5 142 (6.26%) Project Manager
6 133 (5.86%) Developer
7 127 (5.60%) SAP Manager
8 109 (4.80%) SAP Architect
9 104 (4.58%) Senior
10 94 (4.14%) Business Analyst
11 82 (3.61%) Solutions Architect
12 71 (3.13%) SAP Analyst
13 70 (3.09%) Functional Consultant
14 65 (2.86%) SAP Developer
14 65 (2.86%) SAP Functional Consultant
15 64 (2.82%) SAP Project Manager
16 60 (2.64%) Administrator
17 56 (2.47%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
18 54 (2.38%) Management Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 171 (7.54%) SAP Fiori
2 56 (2.47%) Web Services
3 52 (2.29%) XML
4 51 (2.25%) REST
4 51 (2.25%) SOAP
5 43 (1.90%) BAPI
5 43 (1.90%) SAP PI
6 42 (1.85%) SAPUI5
7 41 (1.81%) Middleware
8 32 (1.41%) JSON
9 31 (1.37%) SAP Basis
10 29 (1.28%) HTML
11 26 (1.15%) CSS
12 23 (1.01%) EDI
12 23 (1.01%) IDoc
13 22 (0.97%) SAP TM
14 17 (0.75%) JMS
15 16 (0.71%) SAP ALE
16 15 (0.66%) RESTful
16 15 (0.66%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 70 (3.09%) Legacy Systems
2 52 (2.29%) Onboarding
3 43 (1.90%) Life Science
4 41 (1.81%) Data Structures
4 41 (1.81%) Greenfield Project
5 38 (1.67%) Product Ownership
6 37 (1.63%) Data Centre
7 34 (1.50%) Public Cloud
8 32 (1.41%) FMCG
9 28 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
10 25 (1.10%) Management Information System
11 22 (0.97%) Renewable Energy
12 21 (0.93%) Private Cloud
12 21 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
13 20 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
13 20 (0.88%) Replication
14 15 (0.66%) Virtual Team
15 12 (0.53%) Low-Code
15 12 (0.53%) Mobile App
15 12 (0.53%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 54 (2.38%) Windows
2 32 (1.41%) Android
2 32 (1.41%) Linux
3 31 (1.37%) Mac OS
4 16 (0.71%) Windows 10
5 11 (0.48%) Unix
6 7 (0.31%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.22%) VMS
8 4 (0.18%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 3 (0.13%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.088%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 396 (17.45%) Stakeholder Management
2 370 (16.31%) Migration
3 361 (15.91%) ERP
4 341 (15.03%) Problem-Solving
5 317 (13.97%) Business Intelligence
6 261 (11.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 256 (11.28%) Agile
8 246 (10.84%) Programme Management
9 215 (9.48%) Data Migration
10 214 (9.43%) Logistics
11 206 (9.08%) Digital Marketing
12 196 (8.64%) Project Management
13 187 (8.24%) Continuous Improvement
14 164 (7.23%) Analytics
15 163 (7.18%) Change Management
16 157 (6.92%) User Acceptance Testing
17 153 (6.74%) Workshop Facilitation
18 124 (5.46%) Project Delivery
18 124 (5.46%) Validation
19 123 (5.42%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 145 (6.39%) ABAP
2 106 (4.67%) SQL
3 62 (2.73%) JavaScript
3 62 (2.73%) Python
4 59 (2.60%) Java
5 31 (1.37%) PowerShell
6 22 (0.97%) C#
7 14 (0.62%) C++
7 14 (0.62%) Groovy
8 11 (0.48%) Apex Code
9 10 (0.44%) Bash
10 8 (0.35%) C
10 8 (0.35%) PL/SQL
11 6 (0.26%) TypeScript
12 5 (0.22%) MATLAB
12 5 (0.22%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.18%) R
13 4 (0.18%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.13%) BeanShell
14 3 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 521 (22.96%) Security Cleared
2 429 (18.91%) SC Cleared
3 168 (7.40%) Degree
4 101 (4.45%) BPSS Clearance
5 60 (2.64%) SAP Certification
6 54 (2.38%) PMP
7 51 (2.25%) DV Cleared
8 50 (2.20%) PMI Certification
9 38 (1.67%) Master's Degree
10 36 (1.59%) ACCA
11 35 (1.54%) CIMA
12 27 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (0.62%) CISSP
14 13 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
15 12 (0.53%) ISTQB
16 11 (0.48%) DBS Check
16 11 (0.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
17 10 (0.44%) CISM
18 8 (0.35%) CESG Certified Professional
19 6 (0.26%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (3.39%) Data Quality
2 70 (3.09%) QA
3 55 (2.42%) PMO
4 42 (1.85%) GDPR
5 37 (1.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 28 (1.23%) GxP
7 21 (0.93%) GRC
7 21 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 21 (0.93%) SLA
8 12 (0.53%) NIST
9 11 (0.48%) Accessibility
10 9 (0.40%) IFRS
11 8 (0.35%) NCSC
11 8 (0.35%) RMADS
12 7 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
12 7 (0.31%) APQC
12 7 (0.31%) COBIT
13 6 (0.26%) ITGC
13 6 (0.26%) JSP 440
13 6 (0.26%) SOX 404
System Software
1 31 (1.37%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.66%) Docker
3 5 (0.22%) Firmware
4 4 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.088%) IAG
5 2 (0.088%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.088%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.088%) vSphere
6 1 (0.044%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.044%) Varnish
6 1 (0.044%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.044%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (0.62%) Kubernetes
2 10 (0.44%) Terraform
3 6 (0.26%) Ansible
4 5 (0.22%) HP ALM
5 4 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 3 (0.13%) Data Guard
6 3 (0.13%) HP Quality Center
6 3 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 3 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
6 3 (0.13%) vRealize
7 2 (0.088%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.088%) Linux-HA
7 2 (0.088%) Pacemaker
7 2 (0.088%) Puppet
7 2 (0.088%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.044%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.044%) FreeIPA
8 1 (0.044%) Oracle Identity Management
8 1 (0.044%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 195 (8.59%) Microsoft
2 191 (8.42%) Oracle
3 188 (8.29%) Ariba
4 108 (4.76%) Salesforce
5 77 (3.39%) ServiceNow
6 76 (3.35%) Workday
7 44 (1.94%) Cisco
8 36 (1.59%) HP
9 34 (1.50%) Adobe
10 30 (1.32%) Dell
11 25 (1.10%) Apple
12 23 (1.01%) Databricks
13 22 (0.97%) OpenText
14 21 (0.93%) MuleSoft
15 20 (0.88%) Google
15 20 (0.88%) webMethods
16 18 (0.79%) Concur
16 18 (0.79%) IBM
17 12 (0.53%) Informatica
17 12 (0.53%) Software AG