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 24 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
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -10 +1 +4
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,428 1,977 2,501
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 4.99% 6.86% 5.88%
As % of the Vendors category 12.19% 14.37% 13.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,194 1,011 1,244
10th Percentile £360 £379 £363
25th Percentile £463 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +2.22% +2.27%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £765 £813
UK excluding London median daily rate £532 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -1.57% -1.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 220 63 129
10th Percentile £16.72 £20.18 £13.04
25th Percentile £22.63 £30.88 £15.50
Median hourly rate £31.86 £57.50 £26.03
Median % change year-on-year -44.59% +120.90% -42.16%
75th Percentile £57.50 £70.00 £55.00
90th Percentile £80.06 £86.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.00 £50.00 £24.65
% change year-on-year -42.00% +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 19,918 13,755 17,957
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 40.98% 47.74% 42.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,584 8,570 11,218
10th Percentile £313 £281 £263
25th Percentile £413 £406 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £513
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% - -2.38%
75th Percentile £600 £623 £625
90th Percentile £700 £715 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £492 £500
% change year-on-year - -1.60% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,015 562 1,103
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.84 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.30 £14.48
Median hourly rate £32.50 £25.50 £22.15
Median % change year-on-year +27.45% +15.12% -47.88%
75th Percentile £58.75 £56.00 £57.33
90th Percentile £75.40 £70.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.50 £22.50 £21.46
% change year-on-year +31.11% +4.85% -44.26%

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 24 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 24 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 24 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 1,952 £556 -3.30% 642
UK excluding London -8 1,172 £532 -1.57% 407
Work from Home -1 764 £560 -3.95% 306
London -22 752 £600 - 270
Midlands -3 295 £525 -3.05% 90
South East -11 295 £550 - 118
North of England -20 288 £525 -0.94% 117
North West -6 184 £498 -6.13% 72
West Midlands -10 174 £502 -8.82% 55
East of England +1 162 £505 -12.93% 38
East Midlands +17 113 £588 +17.50% 34
Yorkshire 0 98 £550 +44.26% 41
South West -31 77 £543 +6.80% 24
Scotland +12 32 £533 -11.17% 13
Wales +10 29 £550 +21.41% 10
North East -35 6 £500 -6.54% 7
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland 0 2 £488 +118.61% 10

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 33 (1.36%) Confluence
2 27 (1.11%) SharePoint
3 24 (0.99%) NetWeaver
4 11 (0.45%) CMS
4 11 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
6 6 (0.25%) Cloud Foundry
6 6 (0.25%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.16%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.12%) MS Project Server
8 3 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.12%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.082%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.082%) Apache
9 2 (0.082%) JBoss
10 1 (0.041%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.041%) Documentum
10 1 (0.041%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.041%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 121 (4.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (2.18%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (1.81%) Microsoft Project
4 23 (0.95%) MS Visio
5 16 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 12 (0.49%) 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%) FrameMaker
11 1 (0.041%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 955 (39.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 100 (4.12%) SAP FI
3 61 (2.51%) SAP CO
3 61 (2.51%) SAP ERP
4 60 (2.47%) SAP MM
5 57 (2.35%) SAP FI/CO
6 52 (2.14%) SAP EWM
6 52 (2.14%) SAP SD
7 45 (1.85%) SAP PSCD
8 43 (1.77%) SAP BRIM
9 37 (1.52%) SAP IBP
9 37 (1.52%) SAP PP
10 36 (1.48%) SAP PM
11 32 (1.32%) SAP GRC
12 31 (1.28%) SAP MDG
13 29 (1.19%) SAP HCM
13 29 (1.19%) SAP Travel Management
14 27 (1.11%) SAP FI-CA
15 26 (1.07%) SAP Payroll
15 26 (1.07%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 215 (8.86%) Azure
2 205 (8.44%) SuccessFactors
3 108 (4.45%) Power Platform
4 85 (3.50%) AWS
5 76 (3.13%) SaaS
6 48 (1.98%) Azure DevOps
7 40 (1.65%) Entra ID
8 31 (1.28%) Boomi
8 31 (1.28%) GCP
9 24 (0.99%) Dynamics 365
10 22 (0.91%) Microsoft 365
11 18 (0.74%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 16 (0.66%) OCI
13 15 (0.62%) GitHub
13 15 (0.62%) Power Automate
13 15 (0.62%) Smartsheet
14 14 (0.58%) GitHub Actions
14 14 (0.58%) Snowflake
15 13 (0.54%) IaaS
15 13 (0.54%) PaaS
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%) 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%) DNS
7 2 (0.082%) FTP
7 2 (0.082%) HTTP
7 2 (0.082%) Internet
7 2 (0.082%) Reverse Proxy
8 1 (0.041%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.041%) Ethernet VPN
8 1 (0.041%) Junos
8 1 (0.041%) MQTT
8 1 (0.041%) Skype
8 1 (0.041%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 100 (4.12%) Power BI
2 83 (3.42%) SAP HANA
3 42 (1.73%) Data Warehouse
4 33 (1.36%) SAP BW
4 33 (1.36%) SQL Server
5 28 (1.15%) Tableau
6 21 (0.86%) BusinessObjects
7 18 (0.74%) SAP Data Services
8 17 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 15 (0.62%) Metadata
9 15 (0.62%) Oracle Reports
10 13 (0.54%) Data Lake
11 9 (0.37%) Sybase ASE
12 8 (0.33%) GIS
12 8 (0.33%) MaxDB
13 7 (0.29%) Relational Database
14 6 (0.25%) Amazon Redshift
15 5 (0.21%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
15 5 (0.21%) Delta Lake
15 5 (0.21%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 105 (4.32%) JIRA
2 23 (0.95%) Hudson
3 17 (0.70%) Git
4 9 (0.37%) Postman
5 6 (0.25%) LSMW
6 5 (0.21%) GitLab
6 5 (0.21%) Selenium
7 4 (0.16%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.16%) JMeter
7 4 (0.16%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.12%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.082%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.082%) SoapUI
9 2 (0.082%) TestRail
10 1 (0.041%) GCC
10 1 (0.041%) ScriptRunner
10 1 (0.041%) SpecFlow
10 1 (0.041%) Travis CI
10 1 (0.041%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.041%) Zephyr
General
1 783 (32.25%) Finance
2 686 (28.25%) Social Skills
3 270 (11.12%) Manufacturing
4 269 (11.08%) Analytical Skills
5 184 (7.58%) Public Sector
6 90 (3.71%) Billing
7 86 (3.54%) Pharmaceutical
8 76 (3.13%) Retail
9 74 (3.05%) Legal
10 70 (2.88%) Banking
11 56 (2.31%) Aerospace
11 56 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
11 56 (2.31%) Telecoms
12 51 (2.10%) Marketing
13 47 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
14 45 (1.85%) General Ledger
15 43 (1.77%) Documentation Skills
16 37 (1.52%) Electronics
16 37 (1.52%) Local Government
17 23 (0.95%) Law
Job Titles
1 582 (23.97%) Consultant
2 506 (20.84%) SAP Consultant
3 314 (12.93%) Lead
4 311 (12.81%) Architect
5 259 (10.67%) Analyst
6 207 (8.53%) Senior
7 182 (7.50%) Project Manager
8 177 (7.29%) SAP Manager
9 174 (7.17%) SAP Architect
10 157 (6.47%) Solutions Architect
11 116 (4.78%) Business Analyst
12 91 (3.75%) Developer
12 91 (3.75%) SAP Solutions Architect
13 90 (3.71%) SAP Project Manager
14 78 (3.21%) Administrator
15 76 (3.13%) Functional Consultant
16 70 (2.88%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 62 (2.55%) SAP Analyst
18 60 (2.47%) SAP Support
19 59 (2.43%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (4.08%) SAP Fiori
2 79 (3.25%) Middleware
3 56 (2.31%) SAP Basis
4 49 (2.02%) Oracle Fusion
5 47 (1.94%) REST
6 32 (1.32%) BAPI
7 31 (1.28%) SOAP
8 30 (1.24%) SAP TM
8 30 (1.24%) SAPUI5
9 28 (1.15%) XML
10 27 (1.11%) IDoc
11 21 (0.86%) JSON
12 19 (0.78%) EDI
12 19 (0.78%) OAuth
12 19 (0.78%) SAP PI
13 18 (0.74%) Web Services
14 13 (0.54%) SAP ALE
15 12 (0.49%) Node.js
15 12 (0.49%) SAML
16 11 (0.45%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 91 (3.75%) Public Cloud
2 80 (3.29%) Onboarding
3 76 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
4 54 (2.22%) Data Structures
5 45 (1.85%) Product Ownership
6 42 (1.73%) FMCG
7 39 (1.61%) Greenfield Project
8 32 (1.32%) Management Information System
9 31 (1.28%) Cloud Native
10 28 (1.15%) Taxonomies
11 27 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
12 26 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
12 26 (1.07%) Life Science
13 25 (1.03%) Replication
14 22 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
14 22 (0.91%) Data Protection Act
15 17 (0.70%) Virtual Team
16 13 (0.54%) AI Agents
17 11 (0.45%) Manufacturing Execution System
17 11 (0.45%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 30 (1.24%) Windows
2 29 (1.19%) Linux
3 9 (0.37%) VMS
4 8 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (0.33%) Unix
5 3 (0.12%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (0.12%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.082%) AIX
6 2 (0.082%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.041%) Android
7 1 (0.041%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 558 (22.98%) ERP
2 465 (19.15%) Migration
3 453 (18.66%) Stakeholder Management
4 300 (12.36%) Problem-Solving
5 274 (11.29%) Data Migration
6 258 (10.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 240 (9.88%) User Acceptance Testing
8 238 (9.80%) Continuous Improvement
9 231 (9.51%) Agile
10 203 (8.36%) Validation
11 192 (7.91%) Project Management
12 185 (7.62%) Workshop Facilitation
13 176 (7.25%) Analytics
14 168 (6.92%) Change Management
15 164 (6.75%) Logistics
16 157 (6.47%) Business Intelligence
17 148 (6.10%) Data Modelling
18 135 (5.56%) Project Delivery
19 130 (5.35%) Decision-Making
20 127 (5.23%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 114 (4.70%) SQL
2 81 (3.34%) ABAP
3 51 (2.10%) Python
4 31 (1.28%) Java
5 19 (0.78%) JavaScript
6 18 (0.74%) PowerShell
7 9 (0.37%) C#
8 6 (0.25%) Groovy
8 6 (0.25%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.16%) Apex Code
9 4 (0.16%) C
9 4 (0.16%) Go
9 4 (0.16%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.12%) Bicep
10 3 (0.12%) C++
10 3 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.12%) Embedded C
10 3 (0.12%) Embedded C++
10 3 (0.12%) VB
10 3 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 364 (14.99%) Security Cleared
2 281 (11.57%) SC Cleared
3 138 (5.68%) Degree
4 120 (4.94%) BPSS Clearance
5 49 (2.02%) ACCA
6 48 (1.98%) CIMA
7 42 (1.73%) DV Cleared
7 42 (1.73%) PMP
8 40 (1.65%) PMI Certification
9 33 (1.36%) SAP Certification
10 19 (0.78%) Master's Degree
11 14 (0.58%) Azure Certification
12 12 (0.49%) Computer Science Degree
13 11 (0.45%) HNC
13 11 (0.45%) NVQ Level 4
14 10 (0.41%) CISSP
15 9 (0.37%) ISTQB
15 9 (0.37%) TOGAF Certification
16 8 (0.33%) CISM
17 7 (0.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (5.27%) Data Quality
2 93 (3.83%) PMO
3 92 (3.79%) QA
4 54 (2.22%) GDPR
5 51 (2.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 33 (1.36%) GRC
7 20 (0.82%) SLA
8 18 (0.74%) IFRS
9 12 (0.49%) GxP
10 11 (0.45%) GAAP
10 11 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 9 (0.37%) HIPAA
11 9 (0.37%) NIST
12 8 (0.33%) GMP
13 5 (0.21%) Accessibility
13 5 (0.21%) Basel III
13 5 (0.21%) EU AI Act
13 5 (0.21%) JSP 440
13 5 (0.21%) NCSC
13 5 (0.21%) RMADS
System Software
1 24 (0.99%) 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
1 233 (9.60%) Ariba
2 217 (8.94%) Microsoft
3 209 (8.61%) Oracle
4 95 (3.91%) Salesforce
5 84 (3.46%) Workday
6 72 (2.97%) ServiceNow
7 36 (1.48%) Informatica
8 32 (1.32%) Sage
9 31 (1.28%) MuleSoft
10 29 (1.19%) Adobe
11 27 (1.11%) Databricks
12 21 (0.86%) Concur
13 20 (0.82%) Okta
14 19 (0.78%) IBM
15 17 (0.70%) Dell
15 17 (0.70%) Siemens
16 14 (0.58%) IFS
16 14 (0.58%) Infor
17 12 (0.49%) OpenText
17 12 (0.49%) Sitecore