SAP HCM Job Trends in the South East

SAP Human Capital Management (SAP HCM)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring SAP HCM skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 287 285 379
Rank change year-on-year -2 +94 +1
Permanent jobs citing SAP HCM 7 1 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.049% 0.013% 0.052%
As % of the Business Applications category 2.53% 0.28% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,000 - £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.79%
75th Percentile £95,000 - £71,250
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £90,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +63.64% -12.00% -3.85%

All Business Application Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 277 353 672
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.92% 4.51% 3.90%
Number of salaries quoted 193 149 399
10th Percentile £31,750 £32,450 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £41,250 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -7.41% -6.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £92,400 £77,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £56,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +2.68% -6.67%

SAP HCM
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

SAP HCM job vacancy trend in the South East

SAP HCM
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SAP HCM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SAP HCM

SAP HCM
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP HCM within the South East region over the 6 months to 31 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
Thames Valley - 7 £90,000 -
Berkshire - 7 £90,000 -
SAP HCM
England

SAP HCM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 7 (100.00%) SAP Payroll
1 7 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) SuccessFactors
Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) Consultant
1 7 (100.00%) Lead
1 7 (100.00%) Lead Consultant
1 7 (100.00%) SAP Consultant
1 7 (100.00%) SAP HCM Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 7 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) SAP