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 1 February 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
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 5
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 +3
Contract jobs citing SAP 71 25 39
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 28.06% 20.49% 17.41%
As % of the Vendors category 48.30% 32.05% 31.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 19 31
10th Percentile £362 £428 £200
25th Percentile £469 £435 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £515 £507
Median % change year-on-year -0.49% +1.58% +1.91%
75th Percentile £538 £528 £518
90th Percentile - £631 £678
South East median daily rate £550 £550 £515
% change year-on-year - +6.80% -9.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27.00 - -
Median hourly rate £30.00 - £13.00
75th Percentile £34.00 - -
90th Percentile £34.60 - -
South East median hourly rate £55.00 £29.00 £61.72
% change year-on-year +89.66% -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 147 78 123
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex 58.10% 63.93% 54.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 58 93
10th Percentile £205 £190 £213
25th Percentile £388 £353 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £496 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +10.22% - -18.07%
75th Percentile £538 £527 £518
90th Percentile £638 £638 £678
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £500
% change year-on-year -1.48% +1.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 6
10th Percentile £18.68 £15.97 £13.09
25th Percentile £27.00 £17.42 £15.08
Median hourly rate £30.00 £19.83 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +51.29% -7.77% -2.98%
75th Percentile £35.00 £22.25 £22.25
90th Percentile £44.00 £23.69 -
South East median hourly rate £22.25 £36.46 £49.48
% change year-on-year -38.97% -26.32% +31.93%

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 1 February 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 1 February 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 42 £500 -2.91% 2
Crawley - 10 £463 - 2
Chichester 0 8 £525 -
East Grinstead - 2 - - 1
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 (4.23%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.41%) NetWeaver
2 1 (1.41%) SAP EP
2 1 (1.41%) WebLogic
Applications
1 8 (11.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (9.86%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (4.23%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 26 (36.62%) SAP PSCD
2 17 (23.94%) SAP BRIM
2 17 (23.94%) SAP Hybris
3 14 (19.72%) SAP Payroll
4 12 (16.90%) SAP S/4HANA
5 8 (11.27%) SAP FI-CA
6 7 (9.86%) SAP FI
6 7 (9.86%) SAP HR
7 3 (4.23%) Primavera
8 2 (2.82%) Dynamics CRM
8 2 (2.82%) SAP ERP
9 1 (1.41%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 17 (23.94%) SAP Commerce Cloud
2 5 (7.04%) AWS
2 5 (7.04%) Azure
2 5 (7.04%) GCP
3 3 (4.23%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (4.23%) Power Platform
4 2 (2.82%) Tricentis Tosca
5 1 (1.41%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.23%) BGP
1 3 (4.23%) Firewall
1 3 (4.23%) Junos
1 3 (4.23%) OSPF
1 3 (4.23%) VPN
2 1 (1.41%) Ethernet VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.23%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.23%) Power BI
2 2 (2.82%) SAP BW
3 1 (1.41%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (1.41%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 2 (2.82%) JIRA
1 2 (2.82%) Toad
General
1 36 (50.70%) Finance
2 29 (40.85%) Public Sector
3 28 (39.44%) Social Skills
4 25 (35.21%) Billing
4 25 (35.21%) Telecoms
5 6 (8.45%) Electronics
5 6 (8.45%) Manufacturing
5 6 (8.45%) Marketing
6 4 (5.63%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (4.23%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (4.23%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (2.82%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.41%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 38 (53.52%) Consultant
1 38 (53.52%) SAP Consultant
2 13 (18.31%) Functional Consultant
2 13 (18.31%) SAP Functional Consultant
3 8 (11.27%) Oracle Payroll Specialist
3 8 (11.27%) Oracle Specialist
4 6 (8.45%) HR Consultant
4 6 (8.45%) Payroll Consultant
4 6 (8.45%) SAP HR Consultant
4 6 (8.45%) SAP HR/Payroll Consultant
4 6 (8.45%) SAP Payroll Consultant
5 5 (7.04%) Analyst
6 4 (5.63%) Engagement Manager
6 4 (5.63%) SAP Engagement Manager
6 4 (5.63%) SAP Financial Consultant
6 4 (5.63%) SAP Manager
6 4 (5.63%) Senior
6 4 (5.63%) Senior Engagement Manager
6 4 (5.63%) Senior Manager
7 3 (4.23%) Juniper Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.63%) BAPI
2 2 (2.82%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (2.82%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (2.82%) SAPUI5
2 2 (2.82%) XML
3 1 (1.41%) SAP PI
3 1 (1.41%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 5 (7.04%) Onboarding
2 4 (5.63%) NHS
3 3 (4.23%) Tandem
4 2 (2.82%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.82%) CMDB
5 1 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.82%) Windows
2 1 (1.41%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (30.99%) Revenue Management
2 18 (25.35%) Workshop Facilitation
3 9 (12.68%) Business Intelligence
3 9 (12.68%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (11.27%) Agile
4 8 (11.27%) Data Management
5 7 (9.86%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 7 (9.86%) CRM
5 7 (9.86%) Project Management
5 7 (9.86%) Project Planning
6 6 (8.45%) Digital Marketing
6 6 (8.45%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (8.45%) Programme Management
7 5 (7.04%) Asset Management
7 5 (7.04%) Data Cleansing
7 5 (7.04%) Migration
7 5 (7.04%) Validation
8 4 (5.63%) AI
8 4 (5.63%) Change Management
8 4 (5.63%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (7.04%) ABAP
1 5 (7.04%) SQL
2 3 (4.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 20 (28.17%) Security Cleared
2 16 (22.54%) SC Cleared
3 6 (8.45%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (4.23%) CCA
4 3 (4.23%) Degree
4 3 (4.23%) JNCIA
4 3 (4.23%) JNCIP
4 3 (4.23%) JNCIS
5 2 (2.82%) ISEB
5 2 (2.82%) ISTQB
5 2 (2.82%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
5 2 (2.82%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.86%) QA
2 3 (4.23%) PMO
3 2 (2.82%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 12 (16.90%) Oracle
2 7 (9.86%) Microsoft
3 5 (7.04%) ServiceNow
4 3 (4.23%) Cisco
4 3 (4.23%) Juniper
5 2 (2.82%) webMethods
6 1 (1.41%) Adobe
6 1 (1.41%) Ariba