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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 611 733 720
Rank change year-on-year +122 -13 +395
Permanent jobs citing SAP HCM 26 14 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.060% 0.020% 0.044%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.12% 0.41% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 22 12 7
10th Percentile - £57,875 -
25th Percentile - £66,875 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £90,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -38.89% +38.46% -13.33%
75th Percentile £60,000 £98,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £70,125 - £75,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £91,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year -39.73% +40.38% +19.27%

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 2,327 3,417 3,490
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.40% 4.98% 6.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1,435 1,695 2,322
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,600 £38,275
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,560 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.07% - -
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £98,450 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000

SAP HCM
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing SAP HCM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SAP HCM 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
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP HCM in England over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.

Salary histogram for SAP HCM in England

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 16 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands - 20 £55,000 -
West Midlands - 20 £55,000 -
London +56 4 £67,500 -27.03% 3
South East +46 1 - - 5
SAP HCM
UK

SAP HCM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 22 (84.62%) SAP Payroll
2 19 (73.08%) SAP HR
3 15 (57.69%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (7.69%) SAP ERP
5 1 (3.85%) SAP CO
5 1 (3.85%) SAP CRM
5 1 (3.85%) SAP FI
5 1 (3.85%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (3.85%) SAP MM
5 1 (3.85%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 20 (76.92%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (3.85%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.85%) Power BI
General
1 3 (11.54%) Finance
1 3 (11.54%) Social Skills
2 2 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (3.85%) Legal
3 1 (3.85%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 19 (73.08%) SAP Support
2 15 (57.69%) Analyst
2 15 (57.69%) SAP Analyst
3 14 (53.85%) SAP Support Analyst
3 14 (53.85%) Support Analyst
4 4 (15.38%) Consultant
4 4 (15.38%) SAP Consultant
5 3 (11.54%) Payroll Consultant
5 3 (11.54%) SAP HCM Consultant
5 3 (11.54%) SAP Payroll Consultant
6 2 (7.69%) Lead
6 2 (7.69%) Senior
6 2 (7.69%) Senior Consultant
6 2 (7.69%) Senior SAP Consultant
7 1 (3.85%) Business Analyst
7 1 (3.85%) SAP Business Analyst
7 1 (3.85%) Senior SAP HCM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (57.69%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.85%) Data Structures
1 1 (3.85%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (65.38%) Time Management
2 15 (57.69%) Data Security
3 3 (11.54%) Migration
3 3 (11.54%) Process Improvement
4 2 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (7.69%) Data Migration
4 2 (7.69%) ERP
4 2 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (7.69%) Project Management
4 2 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (3.85%) Agile
5 1 (3.85%) Change Management
5 1 (3.85%) Commercial Awareness
5 1 (3.85%) CRM
5 1 (3.85%) Customer Engagement
5 1 (3.85%) Data Analysis
5 1 (3.85%) Due Diligence
5 1 (3.85%) Project Delivery
5 1 (3.85%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (3.85%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 17 (65.38%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 1 (3.85%) Degree
1 1 (3.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (57.69%) GDPR
Vendors
1 26 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (3.85%) IBM