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 January 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 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 28 25
Rank change year-on-year -5 -3 +21
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,212 2,094 2,783
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 5.82% 6.62% 6.31%
As % of the Vendors category 12.69% 14.44% 14.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,177 1,016 1,410
10th Percentile £350 £367 £356
25th Percentile £463 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% - -
75th Percentile £675 £663 £656
90th Percentile £750 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £539 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -0.19% +2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 149 36 109
10th Percentile £16.54 £18.20 £13.05
25th Percentile £19.79 £21.97 £19.76
Median hourly rate £24.00 £29.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.64% -1.67% -33.33%
75th Percentile £55.00 £65.08 £59.92
90th Percentile £77.65 £86.00 £84.81
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.83 £28.25 £26.66
% change year-on-year -15.66% +5.96% -40.76%

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 17,432 14,506 19,375
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 45.87% 45.89% 43.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,235 8,580 12,205
10th Percentile £300 £285 £252
25th Percentile £411 £409 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £713 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 822 427 835
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £13.15
25th Percentile £17.87 £19.99 £16.25
Median hourly rate £23.79 £27.50 £33.44
Median % change year-on-year -13.50% -17.76% +7.61%
75th Percentile £48.75 £61.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £80.04 £72.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.28 £25.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -14.90% -23.08% +25.46%

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 January 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 January 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 January 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 -10 1,759 £565 +2.73% 458
UK excluding London -9 982 £539 -0.19% 380
Work from Home 0 737 £565 - 266
London -9 727 £588 +2.17% 152
North of England -15 295 £595 +12.00% 69
South East -8 248 £545 -0.91% 147
North West -10 204 £623 +14.22% 37
Midlands -15 175 £512 -5.19% 59
East of England +2 139 £505 -8.18% 66
West Midlands -20 116 £515 -4.63% 40
South West -30 88 £550 +2.80% 26
Yorkshire -9 80 £558 +35.15% 24
East Midlands -13 55 £500 -3.85% 18
Scotland -2 30 £450 +0.56% 9
Wales +2 20 £370 -45.26% 15
North East -24 10 £175 -53.33% 9
Northern Ireland -1 5 £115 - 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 23 (1.04%) SharePoint
2 18 (0.81%) Confluence
3 17 (0.77%) NetWeaver
4 12 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.32%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.23%) MTS
6 5 (0.23%) Oracle Workflow
7 4 (0.18%) Anypoint
7 4 (0.18%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.18%) CMS
8 3 (0.14%) Apache
8 3 (0.14%) MS Project Server
8 3 (0.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.14%) WebLogic
8 3 (0.14%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.090%) LiveCycle
9 2 (0.090%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.090%) SAP EP
9 2 (0.090%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 94 (4.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 80 (3.62%) Microsoft Office
3 45 (2.03%) Microsoft Project
4 27 (1.22%) MS Visio
5 23 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 10 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.23%) Siemens NX
8 3 (0.14%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.14%) PTC Creo
9 1 (0.045%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.045%) Sketch
9 1 (0.045%) Trello
9 1 (0.045%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 843 (38.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 104 (4.70%) SAP FI
3 77 (3.48%) SAP CO
4 74 (3.35%) SAP EWM
5 70 (3.16%) SAP FI/CO
6 67 (3.03%) SAP MM
7 64 (2.89%) SAP PP
8 62 (2.80%) SAP ERP
9 55 (2.49%) SAP Payroll
10 51 (2.31%) SAP HCM
11 40 (1.81%) SAP HR
12 38 (1.72%) SAP WM
13 37 (1.67%) SAP PM
14 34 (1.54%) SAP QM
15 31 (1.40%) SAP MDG
16 30 (1.36%) SAP PSCD
17 28 (1.27%) SAP EHS
18 26 (1.18%) SAP Travel Management
19 25 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
19 25 (1.13%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 171 (7.73%) Azure
2 146 (6.60%) SuccessFactors
3 93 (4.20%) Power Platform
4 78 (3.53%) AWS
5 56 (2.53%) SaaS
6 53 (2.40%) Microsoft 365
7 43 (1.94%) GCP
8 42 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (1.04%) Entra ID
9 23 (1.04%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 22 (0.99%) Azure DevOps
10 22 (0.99%) Snowflake
11 21 (0.95%) OCI
12 17 (0.77%) Power Automate
13 13 (0.59%) GitHub
14 11 (0.50%) Boomi
14 11 (0.50%) Tricentis Tosca
15 10 (0.45%) GitHub Actions
15 10 (0.45%) PaaS
16 8 (0.36%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 23 (1.04%) Wireless
2 17 (0.77%) HTTPS
3 10 (0.45%) VPN
4 8 (0.36%) Cisco IOS
4 8 (0.36%) LAN
4 8 (0.36%) Skype
4 8 (0.36%) WAN
5 7 (0.32%) Firewall
5 7 (0.32%) Network Security
6 5 (0.23%) BGP
6 5 (0.23%) DNS
6 5 (0.23%) OSPF
6 5 (0.23%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.18%) FTP
7 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
8 3 (0.14%) DHCP
8 3 (0.14%) Internet
8 3 (0.14%) Junos
8 3 (0.14%) RFID
9 2 (0.090%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (4.02%) Power BI
2 88 (3.98%) SAP HANA
3 46 (2.08%) SAP BW
4 32 (1.45%) Data Warehouse
5 30 (1.36%) SAP Data Services
6 25 (1.13%) Data Lake
7 23 (1.04%) SQL Server
8 17 (0.77%) Metadata
9 15 (0.68%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 15 (0.68%) Tableau
10 14 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
11 10 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
12 9 (0.41%) GIS
12 9 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 8 (0.36%) Relational Database
14 7 (0.32%) Power Query
15 6 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
15 6 (0.27%) BigQuery
15 6 (0.27%) MySQL
16 5 (0.23%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 80 (3.62%) JIRA
2 15 (0.68%) Git
3 10 (0.45%) LSMW
4 8 (0.36%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.32%) GitLab
5 7 (0.32%) Toad
6 6 (0.27%) Postman
7 4 (0.18%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.18%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.18%) JUnit
7 4 (0.18%) Selenium
8 3 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.14%) Storybook
8 3 (0.14%) Tricentis qTest
9 2 (0.090%) Hudson
9 2 (0.090%) JMeter
9 2 (0.090%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.090%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.090%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.045%) Bitbucket
General
1 795 (35.94%) Finance
2 754 (34.09%) Social Skills
3 412 (18.63%) Manufacturing
4 343 (15.51%) Public Sector
5 246 (11.12%) Analytical Skills
6 218 (9.86%) Telecoms
7 210 (9.49%) Marketing
8 188 (8.50%) Electronics
9 110 (4.97%) Pharmaceutical
10 61 (2.76%) Retail
11 60 (2.71%) Billing
12 59 (2.67%) Documentation Skills
13 58 (2.62%) Organisational Skills
14 51 (2.31%) Banking
15 49 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
16 46 (2.08%) Legal
17 40 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
18 37 (1.67%) Local Government
19 34 (1.54%) Aerospace
20 31 (1.40%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 656 (29.66%) Consultant
2 524 (23.69%) SAP Consultant
3 251 (11.35%) Lead
4 215 (9.72%) Architect
5 178 (8.05%) Analyst
6 144 (6.51%) Project Manager
7 127 (5.74%) SAP Manager
8 123 (5.56%) Developer
8 123 (5.56%) Senior
9 120 (5.42%) SAP Architect
10 103 (4.66%) Solutions Architect
11 91 (4.11%) Business Analyst
12 74 (3.35%) Management Consultant
13 71 (3.21%) SAP Project Manager
14 70 (3.16%) Functional Consultant
15 66 (2.98%) SAP Developer
16 64 (2.89%) SAP Functional Consultant
16 64 (2.89%) SAP Solutions Architect
17 52 (2.35%) SAP Analyst
18 47 (2.12%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 159 (7.19%) SAP Fiori
2 52 (2.35%) Web Services
3 51 (2.31%) XML
4 47 (2.12%) SOAP
5 45 (2.03%) SAPUI5
6 44 (1.99%) Middleware
7 41 (1.85%) REST
8 40 (1.81%) SAP TM
9 37 (1.67%) BAPI
9 37 (1.67%) SAP PI
10 35 (1.58%) SAP Basis
11 25 (1.13%) Oracle Fusion
12 24 (1.08%) HTML
13 23 (1.04%) JSON
14 22 (0.99%) CSS
15 18 (0.81%) IDoc
16 17 (0.77%) JMS
17 15 (0.68%) EDI
17 15 (0.68%) SailPoint
18 14 (0.63%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 71 (3.21%) Legacy Systems
2 69 (3.12%) Onboarding
3 53 (2.40%) Public Cloud
4 41 (1.85%) Data Structures
5 37 (1.67%) FMCG
5 37 (1.67%) Life Science
6 33 (1.49%) Data Centre
7 32 (1.45%) Product Ownership
8 29 (1.31%) Greenfield Project
9 28 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
10 23 (1.04%) Management Information System
10 23 (1.04%) Self-Motivation
11 20 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
11 20 (0.90%) Replication
12 16 (0.72%) Mobile App
12 16 (0.72%) NHS
13 15 (0.68%) Taxonomies
14 14 (0.63%) Data Protection Act
15 13 (0.59%) Cloud Native
15 13 (0.59%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 49 (2.22%) Windows
2 32 (1.45%) Mac OS
3 31 (1.40%) Android
4 18 (0.81%) Linux
4 18 (0.81%) Windows 10
5 8 (0.36%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.18%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
7 4 (0.18%) VMS
8 3 (0.14%) Unix
9 2 (0.090%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.090%) SUSE
10 1 (0.045%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.045%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 405 (18.31%) ERP
2 386 (17.45%) Stakeholder Management
3 382 (17.27%) Migration
4 289 (13.07%) Business Intelligence
5 274 (12.39%) Problem-Solving
6 267 (12.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 231 (10.44%) Agile
8 213 (9.63%) Logistics
9 206 (9.31%) Programme Management
10 202 (9.13%) Data Migration
11 189 (8.54%) Continuous Improvement
12 187 (8.45%) Digital Marketing
13 180 (8.14%) Analytics
14 174 (7.87%) Workshop Facilitation
15 171 (7.73%) Project Management
16 167 (7.55%) User Acceptance Testing
17 144 (6.51%) Change Management
18 135 (6.10%) Project Delivery
18 135 (6.10%) Roadmaps
19 131 (5.92%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 139 (6.28%) ABAP
2 110 (4.97%) SQL
3 54 (2.44%) JavaScript
4 50 (2.26%) Java
4 50 (2.26%) Python
5 20 (0.90%) PowerShell
6 15 (0.68%) C#
7 14 (0.63%) Groovy
8 10 (0.45%) PL/SQL
9 8 (0.36%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.27%) C++
11 4 (0.18%) Apex Code
11 4 (0.18%) Go
11 4 (0.18%) R
11 4 (0.18%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.14%) BeanShell
12 3 (0.14%) COBOL
12 3 (0.14%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.14%) VBA
13 2 (0.090%) C
Qualifications
1 498 (22.51%) Security Cleared
2 409 (18.49%) SC Cleared
3 161 (7.28%) Degree
4 98 (4.43%) BPSS Clearance
5 57 (2.58%) SAP Certification
6 49 (2.22%) PMP
7 45 (2.03%) DV Cleared
8 42 (1.90%) PMI Certification
9 41 (1.85%) Master's Degree
10 29 (1.31%) ACCA
11 28 (1.27%) CIMA
12 22 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
14 13 (0.59%) ISTQB
15 8 (0.36%) AWS Certification
15 8 (0.36%) CCA
15 8 (0.36%) CISSP
15 8 (0.36%) Six Sigma Green Belt
16 7 (0.32%) DBS Check
16 7 (0.32%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (3.75%) Data Quality
2 80 (3.62%) QA
3 56 (2.53%) PMO
4 43 (1.94%) GDPR
5 34 (1.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 25 (1.13%) SLA
7 20 (0.90%) GxP
8 18 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 17 (0.77%) GRC
10 12 (0.54%) NIST
11 10 (0.45%) Accessibility
11 10 (0.45%) IFRS
12 9 (0.41%) GMP
13 8 (0.36%) COBIT
13 8 (0.36%) GAAP
14 7 (0.32%) ITGC
14 7 (0.32%) SOX 404
15 6 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
15 6 (0.27%) HIPAA
15 6 (0.27%) JSP 440
System Software
1 27 (1.22%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.41%) Docker
3 2 (0.090%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.090%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.045%) IAG
4 1 (0.045%) Varnish
4 1 (0.045%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.045%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
2 11 (0.50%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.27%) Terraform
4 3 (0.14%) Control-M
4 3 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (0.14%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.14%) vRealize
5 2 (0.090%) Ansible
5 2 (0.090%) Grafana
5 2 (0.090%) Linux-HA
5 2 (0.090%) Pacemaker
5 2 (0.090%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.090%) SCCM
6 1 (0.045%) Argo
6 1 (0.045%) Autotask
6 1 (0.045%) CEMLI
6 1 (0.045%) FreeIPA
6 1 (0.045%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.045%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 181 (8.18%) Oracle
2 179 (8.09%) Microsoft
3 177 (8.00%) Ariba
4 85 (3.84%) Salesforce
5 84 (3.80%) Workday
6 64 (2.89%) ServiceNow
7 44 (1.99%) Cisco
8 38 (1.72%) Adobe
9 33 (1.49%) Dell
10 32 (1.45%) HP
11 24 (1.08%) Apple
12 22 (0.99%) Databricks
12 22 (0.99%) OpenText
13 21 (0.95%) IBM
14 20 (0.90%) webMethods
15 19 (0.86%) Google
16 18 (0.81%) Informatica
16 18 (0.81%) Sage
17 17 (0.77%) MuleSoft
18 14 (0.63%) Okta