SAP Job Trends in the Midlands

SAP
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 81 81 84
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 +63
Permanent jobs citing SAP 185 212 150
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.37% 3.18% 2.99%
As % of the Vendors category 9.07% 8.42% 6.93%
Number of salaries quoted 136 114 105
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,119 £27,300
25th Percentile £37,375 £28,822 £39,087
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -17.39% +2.22%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £95,875 £84,300
England median annual salary £62,500 £68,400 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.63% +5.23% -

All Vendors
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,039 2,519 2,166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 26.13% 37.81% 43.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,242 1,207 1,813
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,125 £36,995 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £51,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.43% +4.55% -4.35%

SAP
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

SAP job vacancy trend in the Midlands

SAP
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing SAP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing SAP

SAP
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP in the Midlands

SAP
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the Midlands 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
West Midlands -16 118 £60,000 +33.33% 56
East Midlands +11 65 £50,000 -23.08% 47
SAP
England

SAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (3.78%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.62%) Apache
Applications
1 18 (9.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (4.32%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (2.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (2.16%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.62%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 36 (19.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 27 (14.59%) SAP HR
2 27 (14.59%) SAP Payroll
3 24 (12.97%) SAP HCM
4 17 (9.19%) Salesforce CRM
5 11 (5.95%) NetSuite
6 9 (4.86%) SAP Business One
7 6 (3.24%) SAP ERP
7 6 (3.24%) SAP MM
8 5 (2.70%) SAP FI
8 5 (2.70%) SAP PP
9 3 (1.62%) Dynamics CRM
10 2 (1.08%) OpenText VIM for SAP
10 2 (1.08%) SAP QM
10 2 (1.08%) SAP Retail
11 1 (0.54%) Odoo
11 1 (0.54%) SAP CO
11 1 (0.54%) SAP FI/CO
11 1 (0.54%) SAP MDG
11 1 (0.54%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 17 (9.19%) Power Platform
2 12 (6.49%) SuccessFactors
3 7 (3.78%) Azure
4 4 (2.16%) ChatGPT
5 3 (1.62%) AWS
5 3 (1.62%) Kong
5 3 (1.62%) Snowflake
6 1 (0.54%) BigCommerce
6 1 (0.54%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (0.54%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.54%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.62%) Intranet
2 2 (1.08%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (9.19%) Power BI
2 3 (1.62%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.08%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
3 2 (1.08%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.54%) Metadata
4 1 (0.54%) Power Query
4 1 (0.54%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.54%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (1.62%) Git
General
1 68 (36.76%) Analytical Skills
2 61 (32.97%) Social Skills
3 54 (29.19%) Finance
4 43 (23.24%) Retail
5 37 (20.00%) Manufacturing
6 18 (9.73%) Electronics
7 13 (7.03%) Aerospace
8 11 (5.95%) Marketing
8 11 (5.95%) Public Sector
9 10 (5.41%) Law
10 9 (4.86%) Telecoms
11 7 (3.78%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (2.70%) Back Office
12 5 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 1 (0.54%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 30 (16.22%) SAP Support
2 22 (11.89%) Analyst
2 22 (11.89%) Lead
3 19 (10.27%) Developer
4 17 (9.19%) Business Development Manager
4 17 (9.19%) Business Manager
4 17 (9.19%) Development Manager
5 16 (8.65%) SAP Developer
6 15 (8.11%) SAP Analyst
7 10 (5.41%) 1st Line Support
8 9 (4.86%) Administrator
8 9 (4.86%) SAP Support Analyst
8 9 (4.86%) Support Analyst
9 8 (4.32%) Integration Developer
10 7 (3.78%) ABAP Developer
10 7 (3.78%) Architect
10 7 (3.78%) Consultant
10 7 (3.78%) Integration Specialist
10 7 (3.78%) SAP Consultant
10 7 (3.78%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (7.03%) BAPI
1 13 (7.03%) IBM Integration Bus
1 13 (7.03%) JMS
1 13 (7.03%) Middleware
1 13 (7.03%) OAuth
1 13 (7.03%) REST
1 13 (7.03%) SAML
1 13 (7.03%) SOAP
2 10 (5.41%) SAP Fiori
3 4 (2.16%) HTML
4 3 (1.62%) Apollo GraphQL
4 3 (1.62%) CSS
4 3 (1.62%) GraphQL
4 3 (1.62%) jQuery
4 3 (1.62%) Kafka
4 3 (1.62%) Laravel
4 3 (1.62%) Node.js
4 3 (1.62%) React
4 3 (1.62%) RESTful
4 3 (1.62%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 31 (16.76%) Management Information System
2 20 (10.81%) FMCG
3 17 (9.19%) Analytical Mindset
3 17 (9.19%) Driving Licence
4 14 (7.57%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (5.41%) e-Learning
6 8 (4.32%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (3.24%) PDA
8 5 (2.70%) IoT
9 4 (2.16%) EPoS
9 4 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.62%) Cloud Native
10 3 (1.62%) Data Structures
10 3 (1.62%) Legacy Code
11 2 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
11 2 (1.08%) Low-Code
11 2 (1.08%) Public Cloud
12 1 (0.54%) 3D Printing
12 1 (0.54%) Greenfield Project
12 1 (0.54%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.24%) Windows
2 3 (1.62%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (38.92%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (37.30%) ERP
3 52 (28.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 42 (22.70%) Business Intelligence
5 40 (21.62%) CRM
6 37 (20.00%) Project Management
7 32 (17.30%) Migration
8 30 (16.22%) Programme Management
9 28 (15.14%) Change Management
10 27 (14.59%) Data Management
10 27 (14.59%) Decision-Making
11 21 (11.35%) Analytics
12 20 (10.81%) B2B
13 19 (10.27%) Customer Service
14 18 (9.73%) Business Development
15 17 (9.19%) Active Listening
15 17 (9.19%) Deadline-Driven
15 17 (9.19%) Time Management
15 17 (9.19%) Value Proposition
16 16 (8.65%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 16 (8.65%) ABAP
2 7 (3.78%) SQL
3 4 (2.16%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.62%) Java
4 3 (1.62%) PHP
5 1 (0.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 31 (16.76%) Degree
2 11 (5.95%) Security Cleared
3 4 (2.16%) ACCA
3 4 (2.16%) CIMA
3 4 (2.16%) DBS Check
4 3 (1.62%) Master's Degree
4 3 (1.62%) MBA
4 3 (1.62%) PMI Certification
4 3 (1.62%) PMP
5 2 (1.08%) AAT
6 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.54%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (9.19%) SLA
2 13 (7.03%) GDPR
3 6 (3.24%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.08%) PMO
4 2 (1.08%) QA
5 1 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 10 (5.41%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (1.62%) Terraform
Vendors
1 37 (20.00%) Salesforce
2 34 (18.38%) Microsoft
3 13 (7.03%) IBM
4 11 (5.95%) Oracle
5 6 (3.24%) Workday
6 5 (2.70%) Epicor
6 5 (2.70%) Infor
7 4 (2.16%) OpenAI
8 3 (1.62%) Adobe
8 3 (1.62%) Cognos
8 3 (1.62%) Informatica
8 3 (1.62%) MuleSoft
8 3 (1.62%) QAD
9 2 (1.08%) Ariba
9 2 (1.08%) Databricks
9 2 (1.08%) Kronos
10 1 (0.54%) Magma
10 1 (0.54%) ServiceNow