SAP Analyst Job Trends

SAP Analyst
UK

The median SAP Analyst salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 547 663 664
Rank change year-on-year +116 +1 +192
Permanent jobs requiring an SAP Analyst 106 30 92
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.17% 0.056% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.061% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 30 15 55
10th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £46,750
25th Percentile £50,875 £41,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -15.38% +18.18%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,875 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,500 £78,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -23.73% +7.27%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 56,506 49,067 60,891
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.75% 92.30% 95.18%
Number of salaries quoted 35,084 25,365 47,305
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,500 £29,800
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -4.94%

SAP Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'SAP Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SAP Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for SAP Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for SAP Analyst job vacancies in the UK

SAP Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP Analyst over the 6 months to 23 January 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP Analyst in the UK

SAP Analyst
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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
England +141 102 £55,000 -4.35% 3
UK excluding London +111 91 £55,000 +22.22% 5
South East +87 64 £52,500 -
Midlands +36 14 £55,000 -8.33% 2
Work from Home +74 12 £60,000 - 2
West Midlands +34 12 £57,500 -4.17% 2
London +38 7 £60,000 +4.35%
North of England +8 4 £60,000 +9.09% 1
North West +17 3 - -
East of England - 3 - -
Northern Ireland - 3 £55,000 -
South West - 3 £58,750 -
East Midlands - 2 £45,000 -
North East - 1 £60,000 - 1

SAP Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 January 2026, SAP Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring SAP Analyst in the job title.

1 106 (100.00%) SAP
2 79 (74.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 67 (63.21%) Logistics
4 66 (62.26%) Problem-Solving
5 65 (61.32%) User Acceptance Testing
6 64 (60.38%) Quality Management
7 60 (56.60%) Translating Business Requirements
8 58 (54.72%) Incident Management
9 57 (53.77%) Architectural Design
9 57 (53.77%) Data Collection
9 57 (53.77%) Data Management
9 57 (53.77%) Decision Quality
9 57 (53.77%) Impact Analysis
9 57 (53.77%) SAP Implementation
9 57 (53.77%) Technical Leadership
10 13 (12.26%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (11.32%) Change Management
12 11 (10.38%) Migration
13 10 (9.43%) SAP PP
14 8 (7.55%) ERP
15 7 (6.60%) ABAP
15 7 (6.60%) Analytics
15 7 (6.60%) Data Migration
16 6 (5.66%) Decision-Making
16 6 (5.66%) SAP Payroll
17 5 (4.72%) Business Intelligence
17 5 (4.72%) Data Quality
17 5 (4.72%) Degree
17 5 (4.72%) Production Planning
17 5 (4.72%) Project Management

SAP Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 3 (2.83%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (3.77%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.83%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 79 (74.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (9.43%) SAP PP
3 6 (5.66%) SAP Payroll
4 5 (4.72%) SAP EWM
4 5 (4.72%) SAP HR
5 3 (2.83%) SAP WM
6 2 (1.89%) SAP CO
6 2 (1.89%) SAP FI
6 2 (1.89%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (1.89%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.94%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.94%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.89%) Boomi
1 2 (1.89%) Lucidchart
2 1 (0.94%) SaaS
2 1 (0.94%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.94%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.72%) SAP BW
2 3 (2.83%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
3 1 (0.94%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (0.94%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Development Applications
1 3 (2.83%) JIRA
General
1 73 (68.87%) Social Skills
2 72 (67.92%) Finance
3 67 (63.21%) Manufacturing
4 58 (54.72%) Marketing
5 9 (8.49%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (6.60%) Retail
7 2 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.89%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (0.94%) Billing
8 1 (0.94%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.83%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.89%) Middleware
2 2 (1.89%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 2 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (0.94%) Data Structures
2 1 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (0.94%) FMCG
2 1 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (63.21%) Logistics
2 66 (62.26%) Problem-Solving
3 65 (61.32%) User Acceptance Testing
4 64 (60.38%) Quality Management
5 60 (56.60%) Translating Business Requirements
6 58 (54.72%) Incident Management
7 57 (53.77%) Architectural Design
7 57 (53.77%) Data Collection
7 57 (53.77%) Data Management
7 57 (53.77%) Decision Quality
7 57 (53.77%) Impact Analysis
7 57 (53.77%) SAP Implementation
7 57 (53.77%) Technical Leadership
8 13 (12.26%) Continuous Improvement
9 12 (11.32%) Change Management
10 11 (10.38%) Migration
11 8 (7.55%) ERP
12 7 (6.60%) Analytics
12 7 (6.60%) Data Migration
13 6 (5.66%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 7 (6.60%) ABAP
2 2 (1.89%) SQL
3 1 (0.94%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (4.72%) Degree
1 5 (4.72%) SAP Certification
2 4 (3.77%) Security Cleared
3 1 (0.94%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.72%) Data Quality
2 2 (1.89%) GDPR
2 2 (1.89%) SLA
3 1 (0.94%) QA
Vendors
1 106 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (1.89%) MuleSoft
3 1 (0.94%) Microsoft