SAP Analyst Job Trends

SAP Analyst
UK

The median SAP Analyst salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 March 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 628 617 752
Rank change year-on-year -11 +135 +87
Permanent jobs requiring an SAP Analyst 61 34 83
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.082% 0.079% 0.098%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.089% 0.087% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 38 23 46
10th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £39,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £46,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £58,125
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -5.38% +1.09%
75th Percentile £60,938 £58,125 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £66,000 £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year - -5.17% +0.87%

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 68,588 39,043 80,162
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.91% 90.54% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 43,675 23,259 61,462
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £38,750
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 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,934
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -5.65%

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 16 March 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP Analyst in the UK

SAP Analyst
Top 15 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 16 March 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 -2 53 £55,000 - 11
UK excluding London -19 42 £55,000 - 8
Midlands -11 18 £55,000 - 3
West Midlands +3 17 £55,000 - 2
Work from Home +26 14 £53,750 -2.27% 3
South East -1 9 £52,500 +50.00% 1
London +3 7 £50,000 -13.04% 4
North of England -39 7 £52,500 -6.67% 4
East of England -3 3 - -
North West -14 3 £80,000 +45.45% 2
Yorkshire -43 3 £45,000 -25.00% 2
Northern Ireland - 3 £55,000 -
South West - 2 £50,000 -
East Midlands -37 1 £52,500 -19.23% 1
North East - 1 £60,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 16 March 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 61 (100.00%) SAP
2 23 (37.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 15 (24.59%) Continuous Improvement
4 12 (19.67%) Change Management
4 12 (19.67%) ERP
5 11 (18.03%) Logistics
5 11 (18.03%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (16.39%) ABAP
6 10 (16.39%) Analytics
6 10 (16.39%) SAP PP
7 9 (14.75%) Quality Management
7 9 (14.75%) SAP BW
7 9 (14.75%) SAP Certification
7 9 (14.75%) Translating Business Requirements
7 9 (14.75%) User Acceptance Testing
8 8 (13.11%) Migration
8 8 (13.11%) SAP Payroll
9 7 (11.48%) User Experience
10 6 (9.84%) Degree
10 6 (9.84%) GDPR
10 6 (9.84%) SAP HR
11 5 (8.20%) Data Migration
11 5 (8.20%) Data Quality
11 5 (8.20%) Data Transformation
11 5 (8.20%) Production Planning
11 5 (8.20%) Project Management
11 5 (8.20%) SAP ERP
11 5 (8.20%) VPN
11 5 (8.20%) Workshop Facilitation
12 4 (6.56%) Asset 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 2 (3.28%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (6.56%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (4.92%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 23 (37.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (16.39%) SAP PP
3 8 (13.11%) SAP Payroll
4 6 (9.84%) SAP HR
5 5 (8.20%) SAP ERP
6 4 (6.56%) SAP CO
6 4 (6.56%) SAP FI
6 4 (6.56%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (4.92%) SAP EWM
7 3 (4.92%) SAP MM
8 1 (1.64%) SAP GRC
8 1 (1.64%) SAP SD
8 1 (1.64%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.92%) SuccessFactors
2 2 (3.28%) Boomi
2 2 (3.28%) Lucidchart
3 1 (1.64%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 5 (8.20%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (14.75%) SAP BW
2 2 (3.28%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
3 1 (1.64%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.64%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Development Applications
1 2 (3.28%) JIRA
General
1 19 (31.15%) Social Skills
2 17 (27.87%) Manufacturing
3 13 (21.31%) Finance
4 9 (14.75%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (8.20%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (6.56%) Retail
7 2 (3.28%) Marketing
8 1 (1.64%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.92%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (3.28%) Middleware
2 2 (3.28%) SAP PI
3 1 (1.64%) EDI
3 1 (1.64%) EDIFACT
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.28%) FMCG
1 2 (3.28%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (1.64%) Data Structures
2 1 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (1.64%) TRADACOMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (24.59%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (19.67%) Change Management
2 12 (19.67%) ERP
3 11 (18.03%) Logistics
3 11 (18.03%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (16.39%) Analytics
5 9 (14.75%) Quality Management
5 9 (14.75%) Translating Business Requirements
5 9 (14.75%) User Acceptance Testing
6 8 (13.11%) Migration
7 7 (11.48%) User Experience
8 5 (8.20%) Data Migration
8 5 (8.20%) Data Transformation
8 5 (8.20%) Production Planning
8 5 (8.20%) Project Management
8 5 (8.20%) Workshop Facilitation
9 4 (6.56%) Asset Management
9 4 (6.56%) Business Intelligence
9 4 (6.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 4 (6.56%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (16.39%) ABAP
2 1 (1.64%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.64%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (14.75%) SAP Certification
2 6 (9.84%) Degree
3 4 (6.56%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (9.84%) GDPR
2 5 (8.20%) Data Quality
3 3 (4.92%) SLA
4 1 (1.64%) GRC
4 1 (1.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 61 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (3.28%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.28%) MuleSoft
3 1 (1.64%) ServiceNow