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 17 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 655 604 791
Rank change year-on-year -51 +187 +98
Permanent jobs citing SAP HCM 30 22 28
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.037% 0.056% 0.033%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.24% 1.09% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 28 19 27
10th Percentile £58,875 £51,200 £51,250
25th Percentile £60,000 - £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 - - £75,625
90th Percentile £95,000 £75,000 £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 2,414 2,017 3,963
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.96% 5.12% 4.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1,562 1,367 2,688
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,063 £41,250 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,560 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.24% +2.78% -6.67%
75th Percentile £81,438 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £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
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP HCM in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2026.

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 17 May 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 -25 23 £60,000 +9.09%
Midlands -27 23 £60,000 +9.09%
South East -13 5 £90,000 - 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 20 (66.67%) SAP Payroll
2 12 (40.00%) SAP HR
2 12 (40.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (3.33%) SAP BPC
3 1 (3.33%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 19 (63.33%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (10.00%) SAP HANA
General
1 3 (10.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (6.67%) Finance
2 2 (6.67%) Public Sector
3 1 (3.33%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (66.67%) SAP Support
2 10 (33.33%) Consultant
2 10 (33.33%) SAP Consultant
2 10 (33.33%) SAP Manager
3 8 (26.67%) SAP HCM Consultant
3 8 (26.67%) SAP Support Manager
3 8 (26.67%) Support Manager
4 6 (20.00%) Lead
4 6 (20.00%) Lead Consultant
5 2 (6.67%) Management Consultant
6 1 (3.33%) Lead Security Consultant
6 1 (3.33%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
6 1 (3.33%) SAP Security Consultant
6 1 (3.33%) Security Consultant
6 1 (3.33%) Senior
6 1 (3.33%) Senior Consultant
6 1 (3.33%) Senior Management Consultant
6 1 (3.33%) Senior SAP Consultant
6 1 (3.33%) Senior SAP HCM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (13.33%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 7 (23.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 5 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (16.67%) Time Management
3 3 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (10.00%) Data Security
4 2 (6.67%) Customer Experience
4 2 (6.67%) Data Privacy
4 2 (6.67%) Digital Innovation
4 2 (6.67%) Mentoring
4 2 (6.67%) People Management
4 2 (6.67%) Performance Management
4 2 (6.67%) Service Delivery
5 1 (3.33%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (3.33%) Release Management
5 1 (3.33%) Requirements Workshops
5 1 (3.33%) SAP Security
5 1 (3.33%) Security Architecture
5 1 (3.33%) System Integration Testing
5 1 (3.33%) Unit Testing
5 1 (3.33%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (20.00%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 3 (10.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (3.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.00%) GDPR
2 1 (3.33%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (3.33%) IAG
Systems Management
1 1 (3.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 30 (100.00%) SAP