SAP Job Trends in Dorset

SAP
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset requiring knowledge or experience of SAP products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SAP over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within SAP SE.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 43 47
Rank change year-on-year -1 +4 +25
Permanent jobs citing SAP 3 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.63% 1.50% 0.31%
As % of the Vendors category 2.13% 5.00% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £51,176 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £14,000 £54,975 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -74.53% +9.95% -4.76%
75th Percentile - £58,773 £55,000
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £52,500 £62,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -16.00% +25.00% -4.76%

All Vendors
Dorset

SAP falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 141 120 95
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 29.50% 29.93% 29.50%
Number of salaries quoted 87 51 83
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,625 £35,000
25th Percentile £28,334 £37,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £57,750 £57,500 £64,375
90th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £71,250
South West median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -3.06% +3.16%

SAP
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SAP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

SAP job vacancy trend in Dorset

SAP
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing SAP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing SAP

SAP
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 1 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Poole -10 3 £14,000 - 1
SAP
South West

SAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Electronics
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Marketing
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Data Pipeline
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) ETL
2 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) C#
1 1 (33.33%) C++
1 1 (33.33%) Python
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
1 1 (33.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Palantir