SAP HCM Job Trends in England

SAP Human Capital Management (SAP HCM)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring SAP HCM skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 690 612 829
Rank change year-on-year -78 +217 +4
Permanent jobs citing SAP HCM 23 21 25
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.027% 0.052% 0.027%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.89% 1.02% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 21 19 24
10th Percentile - - £51,250
25th Percentile £85,000 - £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +63.64% -12.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £95,000 - £81,563
90th Percentile £105,000 £72,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £90,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +63.64% -12.00% -3.85%

All Business Application Skills
England

SAP HCM falls under the Business Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring business application skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 2,596 2,054 4,091
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 3.07% 5.09% 4.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1,711 1,412 2,719
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,580 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,903 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.19% -5.83%
75th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%

SAP HCM
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

SAP HCM job vacancy trend in England

SAP HCM
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing SAP HCM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing SAP HCM

SAP HCM
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP HCM within the England region over the 6 months to 27 June 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
West Midlands -22 11 £90,000 +63.64%
Midlands -37 11 £90,000 +63.64%
South East -21 7 £90,000 -
London -28 3 £105,000 +55.56% 2
North West - 1 - - 1
North of England - 1 - - 1
SAP HCM
UK

SAP HCM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Business Applications
1 13 (56.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (43.48%) SAP Payroll
3 1 (4.35%) SAP BPC
3 1 (4.35%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 21 (91.30%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (13.04%) SAP HANA
General
1 5 (21.74%) Social Skills
2 4 (17.39%) Finance
3 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Law
Job Titles
1 12 (52.17%) Consultant
1 12 (52.17%) SAP Consultant
1 12 (52.17%) SAP Manager
2 10 (43.48%) SAP HCM Consultant
3 9 (39.13%) Lead
4 8 (34.78%) Lead Consultant
4 8 (34.78%) SAP Support
4 8 (34.78%) SAP Support Manager
4 8 (34.78%) Support Manager
5 3 (13.04%) Senior
6 2 (8.70%) Management Consultant
6 2 (8.70%) Senior Manager
7 1 (4.35%) Lead Security Consultant
7 1 (4.35%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
7 1 (4.35%) SAP Security Consultant
7 1 (4.35%) Security Consultant
7 1 (4.35%) Senior Consultant
7 1 (4.35%) Senior Management Consultant
7 1 (4.35%) Senior SAP Consultant
7 1 (4.35%) Senior SAP HCM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 9 (39.13%) Onboarding
2 2 (8.70%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (43.48%) Stakeholder Management
2 8 (34.78%) Workshop Facilitation
3 4 (17.39%) Time Management
4 3 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (8.70%) Business Development
5 2 (8.70%) Customer Experience
5 2 (8.70%) Data Privacy
5 2 (8.70%) Digital Innovation
5 2 (8.70%) Mentoring
5 2 (8.70%) People Management
5 2 (8.70%) Performance Management
5 2 (8.70%) Service Delivery
6 1 (4.35%) Agile
6 1 (4.35%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (4.35%) Data Migration
6 1 (4.35%) Migration
6 1 (4.35%) Release Management
6 1 (4.35%) Risk Management
6 1 (4.35%) User Acceptance Testing
6 1 (4.35%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.04%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 3 (13.04%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (4.35%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) GRC
1 1 (4.35%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (4.35%) IAG
Systems Management
1 1 (4.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 23 (100.00%) SAP