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 17 September 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
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 7 2
Rank change year-on-year +3 -5 +19
Contract jobs citing SAP 33 24 125
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Sussex 17.55% 16.00% 38.82%
As % of the Vendors category 30.28% 25.81% 66.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 12 97
10th Percentile £253 £321 £200
25th Percentile £481 £426 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.13% -2.50% +11.48%
75th Percentile £519 £518 £518
90th Percentile £537 £528 £638
South East median daily rate £515 £600 £517
% change year-on-year -14.17% +16.17% -3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 1
10th Percentile - £24.45 -
25th Percentile - £27.00 £22.38
Median hourly rate - £28.00 £22.75
Median % change year-on-year - +23.08% +12.21%
75th Percentile - £29.00 £23.13
90th Percentile - £35.75 -
South East median hourly rate £15.50 £60.00 £63.00
% change year-on-year -74.17% -4.76% +40.00%

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 109 93 189
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex 57.98% 62.00% 58.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 81 65 149
10th Percentile £200 £179 £200
25th Percentile £205 £313 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £450 £491
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -8.27% +3.28%
75th Percentile £525 £528 £518
90th Percentile £638 £600 £678
South East median daily rate £500 £520 £500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 5 2
10th Percentile £14.68 £24.45 £13.26
25th Percentile £15.50 £27.00 £14.78
Median hourly rate £17.43 £28.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.74% +60.00% -18.01%
75th Percentile £20.69 £29.00 £20.41
90th Percentile - £35.75 £22.04
South East median hourly rate £20.00 £57.35 £51.96
% change year-on-year -65.13% +10.37% +159.80%

SAP
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Job postings citing SAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

Job vacancy trend for SAP 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 17 September 2025.

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 17 September 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
Worthing +2 22 £514 -0.19% 7
Crawley -6 3 £270 - 4
Chichester 0 1 £500 +158.80% 1
SAP
South East

SAP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (9.09%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.03%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (27.27%) SAP Payroll
1 9 (27.27%) SAP PSCD
2 8 (24.24%) SAP BRIM
2 8 (24.24%) SAP Hybris
3 7 (21.21%) SAP HR
4 2 (6.06%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (6.06%) SAP ERP
4 2 (6.06%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (3.03%) Oracle Payroll
Cloud Services
1 8 (24.24%) SAP Commerce Cloud
2 5 (15.15%) Azure
3 4 (12.12%) AWS
3 4 (12.12%) GCP
4 3 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (9.09%) Power Platform
5 1 (3.03%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.09%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.09%) Oracle Database
1 3 (9.09%) Power BI
2 2 (6.06%) SAP BW
2 2 (6.06%) SQL Server
3 1 (3.03%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (3.03%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (3.03%) QlikView
3 1 (3.03%) Sybase IQ
General
1 18 (54.55%) Finance
2 15 (45.45%) Social Skills
3 13 (39.39%) Public Sector
4 11 (33.33%) Telecoms
5 8 (24.24%) Billing
6 3 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (6.06%) General Ledger
8 1 (3.03%) Electronics
8 1 (3.03%) Manufacturing
8 1 (3.03%) Marketing
8 1 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (66.67%) Consultant
1 22 (66.67%) SAP Consultant
2 8 (24.24%) Functional Consultant
2 8 (24.24%) Payroll Consultant
2 8 (24.24%) SAP Functional Consultant
2 8 (24.24%) SAP Payroll Consultant
3 5 (15.15%) HR Consultant
3 5 (15.15%) SAP HR Consultant
3 5 (15.15%) SAP HR/Payroll Consultant
4 3 (9.09%) Analyst
4 3 (9.09%) Engagement Manager
4 3 (9.09%) SAP Engagement Manager
4 3 (9.09%) SAP Manager
4 3 (9.09%) Senior
4 3 (9.09%) Senior Engagement Manager
4 3 (9.09%) Senior Manager
5 2 (6.06%) Administrator
5 2 (6.06%) Applications Support
5 2 (6.06%) Support Specialist
5 2 (6.06%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) SAP Basis
1 1 (3.03%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.09%) Onboarding
2 2 (6.06%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (6.06%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (3.03%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (3.03%) LIMS
3 1 (3.03%) NHS
3 1 (3.03%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.03%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (33.33%) Revenue Management
2 10 (30.30%) Workshop Facilitation
3 7 (21.21%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (18.18%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 6 (18.18%) Data Management
5 5 (15.15%) CRM
5 5 (15.15%) Migration
5 5 (15.15%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (15.15%) User Acceptance Testing
6 4 (12.12%) Agile
6 4 (12.12%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (12.12%) ERP
7 3 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence
7 3 (9.09%) Change Management
7 3 (9.09%) Data Cleansing
7 3 (9.09%) Data Validation
7 3 (9.09%) Performance Management
7 3 (9.09%) Project Management
7 3 (9.09%) Project Planning
7 3 (9.09%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 5 (15.15%) SQL
2 2 (6.06%) ABAP
3 1 (3.03%) Java
Qualifications
1 13 (39.39%) Security Cleared
2 11 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 3 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (6.06%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (18.18%) QA
2 1 (3.03%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 1 (3.03%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 1 (3.03%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 9 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 4 (12.12%) Oracle
3 3 (9.09%) ServiceNow
4 1 (3.03%) Sybase