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 10 July 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
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 28 28
Rank change year-on-year -11 0 +3
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,640 2,064 2,617
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.02% 6.38% 6.06%
As % of the Vendors category 12.17% 13.43% 14.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,319 1,013 1,334
10th Percentile £360 £379 £395
25th Percentile £456 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £652 £675 £688
90th Percentile £740 £750 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £533 £548 £575
% change year-on-year -2.65% -4.78% +6.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 230 109 132
10th Percentile £16.72 £16.52 £13.87
25th Percentile £22.63 £22.63 £18.19
Median hourly rate £32.50 £32.50 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year - +16.07% -37.78%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £55.00
90th Percentile £86.00 £77.50 £64.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £28.53 £26.03
% change year-on-year +5.17% +9.59% -42.16%

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 21,701 15,371 18,628
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.23% 47.50% 43.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,508 9,423 11,588
10th Percentile £313 £281 £267
25th Percentile £413 £403 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +0.10% -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £713 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £481 £500
% change year-on-year +3.95% -3.80% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,110 733 1,141
10th Percentile £15.81 £14.75 £12.40
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.30 £15.00
Median hourly rate £34.61 £25.15 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +37.62% +0.60% -38.34%
75th Percentile £63.94 £52.16 £60.00
90th Percentile £82.55 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £22.63 £24.18
% change year-on-year +43.61% -6.41% -22.00%

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 10 July 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 10 July 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 10 July 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 2,090 £563 -0.79% 511
UK excluding London -5 1,306 £533 -2.65% 341
Work from Home -3 824 £550 -5.17% 284
London -25 760 £600 - 211
Midlands +6 346 £525 -3.05% 75
South East -7 341 £540 +0.56% 106
North of England -14 313 £525 -0.94% 89
West Midlands -5 214 £500 -7.66% 45
North West -11 207 £528 -0.47% 57
East of England -2 171 £510 -14.64% 25
East Midlands +26 122 £588 +15.20% 30
Yorkshire +6 101 £525 +2.44% 27
South West -30 76 £600 +14.29% 20
Scotland -3 37 £533 -11.17% 10
Wales +8 32 £550 +77.28% 16
North East -45 4 £500 -6.54% 6
Channel Islands - 4 - -
Northern Ireland +2 2 £488 +73.49% 5

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 38 (1.44%) Confluence
2 28 (1.06%) SharePoint
3 23 (0.87%) NetWeaver
4 13 (0.49%) CMS
5 8 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (0.23%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.19%) Cloud Foundry
7 5 (0.19%) SAP EP
8 4 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.076%) Anypoint
10 2 (0.076%) Apache
10 2 (0.076%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.076%) JBoss
10 2 (0.076%) SAS
11 1 (0.038%) HCL Domino
11 1 (0.038%) HCL Notes
11 1 (0.038%) MS Project Server
11 1 (0.038%) Mule
11 1 (0.038%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 125 (4.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 63 (2.39%) Microsoft Office
3 42 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 22 (0.83%) MS Visio
6 12 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.38%) CATIA
8 5 (0.19%) PTC Creo
9 2 (0.076%) Siemens NX
10 1 (0.038%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.038%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.038%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1,059 (40.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 116 (4.39%) SAP FI
3 68 (2.58%) SAP ERP
4 67 (2.54%) SAP MM
4 67 (2.54%) SAP SD
5 66 (2.50%) SAP CO
6 62 (2.35%) SAP PSCD
7 61 (2.31%) SAP FI/CO
8 52 (1.97%) SAP EWM
9 50 (1.89%) SAP BRIM
10 42 (1.59%) SAP IBP
11 40 (1.52%) SAP PM
12 39 (1.48%) SAP PP
13 38 (1.44%) SAP Payroll
14 37 (1.40%) SAP GRC
15 35 (1.33%) SAP MDG
16 34 (1.29%) SAP FI-CA
17 33 (1.25%) SAP HCM
18 31 (1.17%) SAP QM
19 26 (0.98%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 247 (9.36%) SuccessFactors
2 228 (8.64%) Azure
3 131 (4.96%) Power Platform
4 86 (3.26%) AWS
5 74 (2.80%) SaaS
6 60 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
7 38 (1.44%) Boomi
7 38 (1.44%) Entra ID
8 33 (1.25%) GCP
9 27 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
10 22 (0.83%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 21 (0.80%) Microsoft 365
12 20 (0.76%) Power Automate
12 20 (0.76%) Snowflake
13 18 (0.68%) GitHub
14 15 (0.57%) PowerApps
14 15 (0.57%) Smartsheet
15 14 (0.53%) GitHub Actions
15 14 (0.53%) Microsoft Copilot
16 12 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 10 (0.38%) Network Security
2 7 (0.27%) Firewall
3 5 (0.19%) VPN
3 5 (0.19%) WAN
4 3 (0.11%) DNS
4 3 (0.11%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.076%) BGP
5 2 (0.076%) HTTP
5 2 (0.076%) LAN
5 2 (0.076%) OSPF
5 2 (0.076%) RFID
6 1 (0.038%) Broadband
6 1 (0.038%) FTP
6 1 (0.038%) Internet
6 1 (0.038%) Intranet
6 1 (0.038%) MQTT
6 1 (0.038%) SSL
6 1 (0.038%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.038%) Wireless
6 1 (0.038%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 119 (4.51%) Power BI
2 94 (3.56%) SAP HANA
3 42 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
3 42 (1.59%) SAP BW
4 41 (1.55%) BusinessObjects
5 40 (1.52%) SQL Server
6 36 (1.36%) Tableau
7 29 (1.10%) SAP Data Services
8 17 (0.64%) Data Lake
8 17 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
9 16 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 12 (0.45%) Metadata
11 11 (0.42%) GIS
11 11 (0.42%) Relational Database
11 11 (0.42%) Sybase ASE
12 10 (0.38%) MaxDB
13 8 (0.30%) Oracle Database
14 7 (0.27%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
14 7 (0.27%) NoSQL
15 6 (0.23%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 102 (3.86%) JIRA
2 24 (0.91%) Hudson
3 21 (0.80%) Git
4 8 (0.30%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.30%) Postman
5 6 (0.23%) LSMW
6 4 (0.15%) JMeter
6 4 (0.15%) Selenium
7 3 (0.11%) GitLab
7 3 (0.11%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.076%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.076%) ER Studio
8 2 (0.076%) Maven
8 2 (0.076%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.076%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.076%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.076%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.076%) Toad
9 1 (0.038%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.038%) TestDirector
General
1 845 (32.01%) Finance
2 698 (26.44%) Social Skills
3 281 (10.64%) Manufacturing
4 280 (10.61%) Analytical Skills
5 172 (6.52%) Public Sector
6 115 (4.36%) Billing
7 95 (3.60%) Retail
8 90 (3.41%) Pharmaceutical
9 87 (3.30%) Legal
10 65 (2.46%) Aerospace
11 59 (2.23%) Banking
12 49 (1.86%) General Ledger
13 47 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
13 47 (1.78%) Local Government
14 46 (1.74%) Organisational Skills
15 33 (1.25%) Documentation Skills
16 32 (1.21%) Telecoms
17 27 (1.02%) Law
18 23 (0.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 22 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 640 (24.24%) Consultant
2 557 (21.10%) SAP Consultant
3 341 (12.92%) Architect
4 321 (12.16%) Lead
5 308 (11.67%) Analyst
6 228 (8.64%) Senior
7 186 (7.05%) SAP Manager
8 182 (6.89%) SAP Architect
9 178 (6.74%) Project Manager
10 163 (6.17%) Solutions Architect
11 136 (5.15%) Business Analyst
12 114 (4.32%) Developer
13 93 (3.52%) SAP Analyst
14 90 (3.41%) Functional Consultant
15 87 (3.30%) SAP Project Manager
15 87 (3.30%) SAP Solutions Architect
16 85 (3.22%) SAP Functional Consultant
17 78 (2.95%) Administrator
18 65 (2.46%) Senior Manager
19 57 (2.16%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 125 (4.73%) SAP Fiori
2 100 (3.79%) Middleware
3 69 (2.61%) REST
4 50 (1.89%) SAP Basis
5 48 (1.82%) Oracle Fusion
5 48 (1.82%) SOAP
6 44 (1.67%) BAPI
7 39 (1.48%) IDoc
8 36 (1.36%) SAPUI5
9 28 (1.06%) JSON
9 28 (1.06%) SAP PI
10 27 (1.02%) XML
11 25 (0.95%) SAP TM
12 23 (0.87%) EDI
13 22 (0.83%) Web Services
14 21 (0.80%) OAuth
15 15 (0.57%) Node.js
15 15 (0.57%) SAP ALE
16 13 (0.49%) JDBC
17 12 (0.45%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 96 (3.64%) Public Cloud
2 78 (2.95%) Onboarding
3 74 (2.80%) Legacy Systems
4 72 (2.73%) Data Structures
5 54 (2.05%) Product Ownership
6 51 (1.93%) FMCG
7 48 (1.82%) Greenfield Project
8 41 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
9 36 (1.36%) Management Information System
10 33 (1.25%) Cloud Native
11 28 (1.06%) Life Science
12 25 (0.95%) Replication
13 23 (0.87%) Data Protection Act
14 22 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
14 22 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
15 18 (0.68%) Taxonomies
15 18 (0.68%) Virtual Team
16 17 (0.64%) AI Agents
17 16 (0.61%) Operational Technology
17 16 (0.61%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 40 (1.52%) Linux
2 33 (1.25%) Windows
3 19 (0.72%) Unix
4 9 (0.34%) VMS
5 8 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (0.30%) SUSE
6 4 (0.15%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.11%) Solaris
8 2 (0.076%) AIX
8 2 (0.076%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 616 (23.33%) ERP
2 547 (20.72%) Stakeholder Management
3 495 (18.75%) Migration
4 342 (12.95%) Problem-Solving
5 302 (11.44%) Data Migration
5 302 (11.44%) User Acceptance Testing
6 278 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
7 272 (10.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 258 (9.77%) Agile
9 252 (9.55%) Validation
10 215 (8.14%) Workshop Facilitation
11 210 (7.95%) Analytics
12 200 (7.58%) Logistics
13 191 (7.23%) Project Management
14 172 (6.52%) Change Management
15 157 (5.95%) Decision-Making
16 154 (5.83%) Data Modelling
17 150 (5.68%) Business Intelligence
18 141 (5.34%) Roadmaps
19 137 (5.19%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 124 (4.70%) SQL
2 113 (4.28%) ABAP
3 55 (2.08%) Python
4 39 (1.48%) Java
5 18 (0.68%) PowerShell
6 16 (0.61%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.30%) C#
8 6 (0.23%) Bash
8 6 (0.23%) Bicep
8 6 (0.23%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.15%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.15%) C
10 4 (0.15%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.15%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.15%) VB
11 3 (0.11%) C++
11 3 (0.11%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.11%) Embedded C++
12 2 (0.076%) VBA
Qualifications
1 374 (14.17%) Security Cleared
2 295 (11.17%) SC Cleared
3 147 (5.57%) Degree
4 118 (4.47%) BPSS Clearance
5 44 (1.67%) ACCA
6 43 (1.63%) CIMA
7 41 (1.55%) DV Cleared
8 40 (1.52%) PMP
9 38 (1.44%) PMI Certification
10 32 (1.21%) SAP Certification
11 18 (0.68%) Azure Certification
12 16 (0.61%) Master's Degree
13 14 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
14 11 (0.42%) HNC
14 11 (0.42%) NVQ Level 4
15 9 (0.34%) CISSP
16 8 (0.30%) CISM
16 8 (0.30%) ISTQB
17 7 (0.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 6 (0.23%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 157 (5.95%) Data Quality
2 98 (3.71%) PMO
3 94 (3.56%) QA
4 63 (2.39%) GDPR
5 55 (2.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 39 (1.48%) GRC
7 17 (0.64%) IFRS
7 17 (0.64%) SLA
8 13 (0.49%) GxP
9 11 (0.42%) GMP
10 8 (0.30%) HIPAA
10 8 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 7 (0.27%) Accessibility
11 7 (0.27%) GAAP
11 7 (0.27%) NCSC
12 6 (0.23%) ISO 20022
12 6 (0.23%) NIST
13 5 (0.19%) EU AI Act
13 5 (0.19%) ITGC
14 4 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 25 (0.95%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.53%) IAG
3 7 (0.27%) Docker
4 6 (0.23%) Corosync
5 1 (0.038%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
1 17 (0.64%) Terraform
2 12 (0.45%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.27%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (0.27%) Pacemaker
4 6 (0.23%) HP ALM
5 4 (0.15%) Ansible
6 3 (0.11%) Grafana
7 2 (0.076%) CEMLI
7 2 (0.076%) HP Quality Center
7 2 (0.076%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.038%) MOM
8 1 (0.038%) Packer
8 1 (0.038%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.038%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 1 (0.038%) WSUS
Vendors
1 259 (9.81%) Ariba
2 258 (9.77%) Microsoft
3 234 (8.86%) Oracle
4 96 (3.64%) Salesforce
5 86 (3.26%) Workday
6 75 (2.84%) ServiceNow
7 41 (1.55%) MuleSoft
8 37 (1.40%) Informatica
9 36 (1.36%) Databricks
10 33 (1.25%) Adobe
10 33 (1.25%) Concur
11 30 (1.14%) Sage
12 26 (0.98%) IBM
13 21 (0.80%) Siemens
14 20 (0.76%) IFS
15 17 (0.64%) Infor
16 16 (0.61%) Dell
16 16 (0.61%) Google
16 16 (0.61%) Red Hat
17 14 (0.53%) OpenText