SAP S/4HANA Job Trends in the South East

SAP S/4HANA
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring SAP S/4HANA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 281 256
Rank change year-on-year +206 -25 +124
Permanent jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 289 25 39
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 2.78% 0.28% 0.44%
As % of the Business Applications category 52.07% 5.75% 12.62%
Number of salaries quoted 9 17 25
10th Percentile - £55,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £50,750 £74,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £80,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.38% +14.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £91,000 - £82,500
England median annual salary £77,500 £90,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year -13.89% +16.13% +3.33%

All Business Application Skills
South East

SAP S/4HANA 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 555 435 309
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 5.35% 4.85% 3.51%
Number of salaries quoted 172 160 225
10th Percentile £31,725 £36,000 £32,100
25th Percentile £34,813 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £60,438 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £79,750 £87,500 £75,445
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

SAP S/4HANA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SAP S/4HANA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

SAP S/4HANA job vacancy trend in the South East

SAP S/4HANA
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SAP S/4HANA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP S/4HANA in the South East over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP S/4HANA in the South East

SAP S/4HANA
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 S/4HANA within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 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
Thames Valley +150 266 £85,000 +6.25% 6
Berkshire +106 265 £85,000 +6.25% 3
Hampshire +46 15 £90,000 - 2
Surrey +5 5 £51,500 - 5
Oxfordshire +17 1 £95,000 +11.76% 2
Middlesex +2 1 - - 4
SAP S/4HANA
England

SAP S/4HANA
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.35%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 65 (22.49%) SAP MDG
2 37 (12.80%) OpenText VIM for SAP
3 4 (1.38%) SAP SD
4 3 (1.04%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.69%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.69%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.69%) SAP PLM
5 2 (0.69%) SAP PM
5 2 (0.69%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.35%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.35%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.35%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.35%) SAP FI-AA
6 1 (0.35%) SAP GTS
6 1 (0.35%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.35%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 69 (23.88%) Azure DevOps
2 41 (14.19%) SaaS
3 15 (5.19%) Collibra
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.04%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 70 (24.22%) JIRA
2 69 (23.88%) eCATT
3 38 (13.15%) NeoLoad
General
1 201 (69.55%) Finance
2 193 (66.78%) Social Skills
3 145 (50.17%) Manufacturing
4 132 (45.67%) Marketing
5 72 (24.91%) Analytical Skills
6 51 (17.65%) Presentation Skills
7 46 (15.92%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.35%) Billing
8 1 (0.35%) Public Sector
8 1 (0.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 107 (37.02%) Senior
2 103 (35.64%) Analyst
3 74 (25.61%) Lead
4 62 (21.45%) SAP Analyst
5 57 (19.72%) Senior Analyst
6 56 (19.38%) Architect
7 40 (13.84%) Solutions Architect
8 33 (11.42%) Test Leader
9 22 (7.61%) Test Analyst
10 20 (6.92%) Automation Test Lead
11 15 (5.19%) Data Model Manager
11 15 (5.19%) Lead Architect
11 15 (5.19%) Senior Manager
12 14 (4.84%) Digital Architect
13 13 (4.50%) Performance Analyst
13 13 (4.50%) Performance Test Analyst
13 13 (4.50%) Testing Analyst
14 12 (4.15%) Consultant
15 11 (3.81%) SAP Consultant
16 10 (3.46%) Performance Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.04%) Oracle Fusion
1 3 (1.04%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (0.69%) Node.js
2 2 (0.69%) SAPUI5
3 1 (0.35%) SAP TM
Miscellaneous
1 6 (2.08%) Management Information System
1 6 (2.08%) Onboarding
1 6 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (0.35%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (0.35%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (0.35%) IoT
2 1 (0.35%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (50.87%) Source to Pay
2 113 (39.10%) Risk Management
3 110 (38.06%) ERP
4 75 (25.95%) Problem-Solving
4 75 (25.95%) Test Management
5 74 (25.61%) SAP Implementation
6 70 (24.22%) User Acceptance Testing
7 68 (23.53%) Project Management
8 64 (22.15%) Business Strategy
8 64 (22.15%) Data Management
9 59 (20.42%) Technical Leadership
10 58 (20.07%) Logistics
10 58 (20.07%) Quality Management
10 58 (20.07%) Roadmaps
11 57 (19.72%) Architectural Design
11 57 (19.72%) Data Collection
11 57 (19.72%) Decision Quality
11 57 (19.72%) Impact Analysis
11 57 (19.72%) Incident Management
11 57 (19.72%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.69%) ABAP
1 2 (0.69%) Java
Qualifications
1 61 (21.11%) Degree
2 39 (13.49%) Master's Degree
2 39 (13.49%) MBA
3 4 (1.38%) Security Cleared
4 2 (0.69%) DV Cleared
4 2 (0.69%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.35%) ACCA
5 1 (0.35%) CIMA
5 1 (0.35%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.65%) QA
2 1 (0.35%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 69 (23.88%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 289 (100.00%) SAP
2 69 (23.88%) HP
3 37 (12.80%) OpenText
4 27 (9.34%) Ariba
5 3 (1.04%) Oracle
6 2 (0.69%) Workday