SAP Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

SAP
South East > West Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in West Sussex 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 18 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
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 4 3
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +5
Contract jobs citing SAP 68 24 46
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 28.22% 19.83% 22.01%
As % of the Vendors category 47.89% 30.38% 40.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 18 37
10th Percentile £362 £404 £320
25th Percentile £470 £434 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £508 £515
Median % change year-on-year +1.28% -1.46% +4.57%
75th Percentile £538 £515 £518
90th Percentile - £528 £678
South East median daily rate £539 £550 £518
% change year-on-year -2.09% +6.18% -5.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £27.80 - -
25th Percentile £29.00 - -
Median hourly rate £32.50 - £13.00
75th Percentile £34.50 - -
90th Percentile £34.80 - -
South East median hourly rate £75.00 £29.00 £61.72
% change year-on-year +158.62% -53.01% +37.15%

All Vendors
West Sussex

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 in West Sussex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 142 79 115
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex 58.92% 65.29% 55.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 59 86
10th Percentile £205 £182 £200
25th Percentile £361 £356 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +9.33% -5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £538 £525 £518
90th Percentile £638 £638 £678
South East median daily rate £500 £509 £500
% change year-on-year -1.82% +1.85% -0.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 3
10th Percentile £28.60 - £12.40
25th Percentile £31.00 - £12.63
Median hourly rate £35.00 £15.00 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year +133.33% +15.38% -41.34%
75th Percentile £42.50 - £13.28
90th Percentile £47.00 - £13.44
South East median hourly rate £22.25 £47.50 £54.78
% change year-on-year -53.16% -13.29% +56.51%

SAP
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SAP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

SAP job vacancy trend in West Sussex

SAP
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing SAP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing SAP

SAP
Daily Rate Histogram in West Sussex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP in West Sussex over the 6 months to 18 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SAP in West Sussex

SAP
Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing SAP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing SAP

SAP
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 18 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
Worthing 0 39 £513 -0.34% 2
Crawley - 10 £463 - 12
Chichester 0 8 £525 -
East Grinstead - 1 - - 3
SAP
South East

SAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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 3 (4.41%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.47%) NetWeaver
2 1 (1.47%) SAP EP
2 1 (1.47%) WebLogic
Applications
1 8 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (10.29%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (4.41%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 20 (29.41%) SAP PSCD
2 18 (26.47%) SAP Payroll
3 16 (23.53%) SAP BRIM
3 16 (23.53%) SAP Hybris
4 10 (14.71%) SAP HR
5 7 (10.29%) SAP S/4HANA
6 4 (5.88%) SAP FI-CA
7 3 (4.41%) Primavera
7 3 (4.41%) SAP FI
8 2 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
8 2 (2.94%) SAP ERP
9 1 (1.47%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 16 (23.53%) SAP Commerce Cloud
2 5 (7.35%) AWS
2 5 (7.35%) Azure
2 5 (7.35%) GCP
3 3 (4.41%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (4.41%) Power Platform
4 2 (2.94%) Tricentis Tosca
5 1 (1.47%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.41%) BGP
1 3 (4.41%) Firewall
1 3 (4.41%) Junos
1 3 (4.41%) OSPF
1 3 (4.41%) VPN
2 1 (1.47%) Ethernet VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.41%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.41%) Power BI
2 2 (2.94%) SAP BW
3 1 (1.47%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (1.47%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 2 (2.94%) JIRA
1 2 (2.94%) Toad
General
1 35 (51.47%) Finance
2 28 (41.18%) Public Sector
3 26 (38.24%) Social Skills
4 24 (35.29%) Telecoms
5 20 (29.41%) Billing
6 6 (8.82%) Electronics
6 6 (8.82%) Manufacturing
6 6 (8.82%) Marketing
7 4 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (4.41%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (4.41%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (2.94%) General Ledger
10 1 (1.47%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 37 (54.41%) Consultant
1 37 (54.41%) SAP Consultant
2 12 (17.65%) Functional Consultant
2 12 (17.65%) SAP Functional Consultant
3 10 (14.71%) HR Consultant
3 10 (14.71%) Payroll Consultant
3 10 (14.71%) SAP HR Consultant
3 10 (14.71%) SAP HR/Payroll Consultant
3 10 (14.71%) SAP Payroll Consultant
4 8 (11.76%) Oracle Payroll Specialist
4 8 (11.76%) Oracle Specialist
5 5 (7.35%) Analyst
6 4 (5.88%) Engagement Manager
6 4 (5.88%) SAP Engagement Manager
6 4 (5.88%) SAP Financial Consultant
6 4 (5.88%) SAP Manager
6 4 (5.88%) Senior
6 4 (5.88%) Senior Engagement Manager
6 4 (5.88%) Senior Manager
7 3 (4.41%) Juniper Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.94%) Oracle Fusion
1 2 (2.94%) XML
2 1 (1.47%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (1.47%) SAP PI
2 1 (1.47%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 5 (7.35%) Onboarding
2 4 (5.88%) NHS
3 3 (4.41%) Tandem
4 2 (2.94%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.94%) CMDB
5 1 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.94%) Windows
2 1 (1.47%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (29.41%) Revenue Management
2 17 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 9 (13.24%) Business Intelligence
3 9 (13.24%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (11.76%) Agile
4 8 (11.76%) Data Management
5 7 (10.29%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 7 (10.29%) Project Management
5 7 (10.29%) Project Planning
6 6 (8.82%) CRM
6 6 (8.82%) Digital Marketing
6 6 (8.82%) Programme Management
7 5 (7.35%) Asset Management
7 5 (7.35%) Data Cleansing
7 5 (7.35%) Migration
7 5 (7.35%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (7.35%) Validation
8 4 (5.88%) Budget Management
8 4 (5.88%) CI/CD
8 4 (5.88%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 5 (7.35%) SQL
2 4 (5.88%) ABAP
3 3 (4.41%) Java
Qualifications
1 22 (32.35%) Security Cleared
2 18 (26.47%) SC Cleared
3 5 (7.35%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (4.41%) CCA
4 3 (4.41%) Degree
4 3 (4.41%) JNCIA
4 3 (4.41%) JNCIP
4 3 (4.41%) JNCIS
5 2 (2.94%) ISEB
5 2 (2.94%) ISTQB
5 2 (2.94%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
5 2 (2.94%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.29%) QA
2 3 (4.41%) PMO
3 2 (2.94%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 12 (17.65%) Oracle
2 7 (10.29%) Microsoft
3 5 (7.35%) ServiceNow
4 3 (4.41%) Cisco
4 3 (4.41%) Juniper
5 2 (2.94%) webMethods
6 1 (1.47%) Ariba