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 3 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 679 621 822
Rank change year-on-year -58 +201 +4
Permanent jobs citing SAP HCM 25 21 24
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.029% 0.050% 0.026%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.94% 0.99% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 21 19 23
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 - £86,875
90th Percentile £105,000 £72,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £90,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +63.64% -15.38% -

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 2,650 2,112 4,084
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 3.09% 5.06% 4.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1,748 1,458 2,704
10th Percentile £32,750 £30,580 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,500 £40,903 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,536
Median % change year-on-year - +8.04% -7.44%
75th Percentile £82,625 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £92,350
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 3 July 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
Midlands -28 11 £90,000 +63.64% 1
West Midlands -28 11 £90,000 +63.64%
South East -19 7 £90,000 -
London -23 5 £105,000 +55.56% 3
North West - 1 - - 5
North of England - 1 - - 5
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 15 (60.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (40.00%) SAP Payroll
3 1 (4.00%) SAP BPC
3 1 (4.00%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 23 (92.00%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (12.00%) SAP HANA
General
1 6 (24.00%) Finance
2 5 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (4.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 12 (48.00%) Consultant
1 12 (48.00%) SAP Consultant
1 12 (48.00%) SAP Manager
2 10 (40.00%) SAP HCM Consultant
3 9 (36.00%) Lead
4 8 (32.00%) Lead Consultant
4 8 (32.00%) SAP Support
4 8 (32.00%) SAP Support Manager
4 8 (32.00%) Support Manager
5 3 (12.00%) Senior
6 2 (8.00%) Architect
6 2 (8.00%) Management Consultant
6 2 (8.00%) Senior Manager
6 2 (8.00%) Solutions Architect
7 1 (4.00%) SAP Security Consultant
7 1 (4.00%) Security Consultant
7 1 (4.00%) Senior Consultant
7 1 (4.00%) Senior Management Consultant
7 1 (4.00%) Senior SAP Consultant
7 1 (4.00%) Senior SAP HCM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.00%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 9 (36.00%) Onboarding
2 2 (8.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (4.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (48.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 9 (36.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 4 (16.00%) Time Management
4 3 (12.00%) Agile
4 3 (12.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (12.00%) Cutover Planning
4 3 (12.00%) Data Migration
4 3 (12.00%) Migration
4 3 (12.00%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (8.00%) Analytics
5 2 (8.00%) Business Development
5 2 (8.00%) Data Privacy
5 2 (8.00%) Integration Testing
5 2 (8.00%) Mentoring
5 2 (8.00%) Operational Acceptance Testing
5 2 (8.00%) People Management
5 2 (8.00%) Performance Management
5 2 (8.00%) Programme Management
5 2 (8.00%) Project Management
5 2 (8.00%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (12.00%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 3 (12.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (8.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (8.00%) PMP
3 1 (4.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (4.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (4.00%) GRC
2 1 (4.00%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (4.00%) IAG
Systems Management
1 1 (4.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 25 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (8.00%) Ariba
2 2 (8.00%) Concur