SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring SAP ERP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SAP ERP over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 693 545 857
Rank change year-on-year -148 +312 +277
Permanent jobs citing SAP ERP 36 369 104
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.064% 0.37% 0.10%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.28% 8.10% 1.72%
Number of salaries quoted 18 42 85
10th Percentile - £51,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £27,750 £52,500 £62,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £63,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.49% -1.92% -
75th Percentile £76,875 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £83,000 £104,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,250 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -22.92% -7.69% +8.33%

All Business Application Skills
UK

SAP ERP 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 2,807 4,554 6,062
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.01% 4.56% 6.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,868 2,934 3,481
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £39,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% -5.00% +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -13.04% +15.00%

SAP ERP
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing SAP ERP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SAP ERP in the UK

SAP ERP
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SAP ERP.

Salary trend for SAP ERP in the UK

SAP ERP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP ERP over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for SAP ERP in the UK

SAP ERP
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP ERP within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 2025. 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
UK excluding London +85 32 £46,250 -22.92% 28
England -175 32 £43,750 -30.00% 48
North of England +39 19 £55,000 -12.00% 7
North West +5 18 £61,250 -44.32% 6
Midlands +60 8 £28,500 -45.71% 6
West Midlands +48 8 £28,500 -45.71% 5
Work from Home -140 5 £51,250 -35.94% 49
Scotland - 3 £83,000 - 3
London -102 2 - - 20
Yorkshire +56 1 £55,000 -12.00%
East of England +32 1 £47,500 -29.63% 5
South East +13 1 £45,000 -33.33% 10

SAP ERP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (16.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 18 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (16.67%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (5.56%) SAP HCM
3 2 (5.56%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (2.78%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (2.78%) SAP Business One
4 1 (2.78%) SAP GTS
Cloud Services
1 7 (19.44%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.78%) AWS
2 1 (2.78%) Azure
2 1 (2.78%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (2.78%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (16.67%) DHCP
1 6 (16.67%) Firewall
1 6 (16.67%) LAN
1 6 (16.67%) TCP/IP
1 6 (16.67%) VPN
1 6 (16.67%) WAN
2 1 (2.78%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.78%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (2.78%) LSMW
General
1 20 (55.56%) Manufacturing
2 17 (47.22%) Finance
3 14 (38.89%) Social Skills
4 10 (27.78%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (16.67%) Telecoms
6 2 (5.56%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.78%) Back Office
7 1 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.78%) Games
7 1 (2.78%) General Ledger
7 1 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.78%) Legal
Job Titles
1 20 (55.56%) SAP Manager
2 8 (22.22%) Analyst
3 6 (16.67%) IT Analyst
3 6 (16.67%) IT Support
3 6 (16.67%) IT Support Analyst
3 6 (16.67%) Support Analyst
4 3 (8.33%) Consultant
4 3 (8.33%) ERP Manager
4 3 (8.33%) SAP Consultant
4 3 (8.33%) Senior
5 2 (5.56%) IT Manager
5 2 (5.56%) Payroll Consultant
5 2 (5.56%) Principal Engineer
5 2 (5.56%) SAP HCM Consultant
5 2 (5.56%) SAP Payroll Consultant
5 2 (5.56%) Systems Manager
6 1 (2.78%) Applications Manager
6 1 (2.78%) Senior SAP Consultant
6 1 (2.78%) Senior SAP HCM Consultant
6 1 (2.78%) Senior SAP Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (44.44%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (2.78%) SAP Smart Forms
Miscellaneous
1 6 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 3 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (5.56%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.78%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.78%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.78%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.78%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.78%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.78%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 7 (19.44%) Windows
1 7 (19.44%) Windows Server
2 6 (16.67%) Apple iOS
2 6 (16.67%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (100.00%) ERP
2 23 (63.89%) ITIL
3 19 (52.78%) Change Management
4 17 (47.22%) Logistics
5 16 (44.44%) EAM
5 16 (44.44%) Incident Management
5 16 (44.44%) Release Management
6 8 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (19.44%) Data Security
8 6 (16.67%) Customer Service
8 6 (16.67%) Process Improvement
9 4 (11.11%) Computer Science
10 3 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (8.33%) Project Management
11 2 (5.56%) Agile
11 2 (5.56%) Capacity Planning
11 2 (5.56%) Contract Management
11 2 (5.56%) Data Governance
11 2 (5.56%) Risk Management
11 2 (5.56%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (50.00%) ABAP
2 1 (2.78%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 16 (44.44%) BPSS Clearance
2 10 (27.78%) Degree
3 6 (16.67%) ITIL Certification
4 3 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (5.56%) HNC
5 2 (5.56%) Master's Degree
5 2 (5.56%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (2.78%) AWS Certification
6 1 (2.78%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 1 (2.78%) Azure Certification
6 1 (2.78%) HND
6 1 (2.78%) MBA
6 1 (2.78%) MCSA
6 1 (2.78%) MCSE
6 1 (2.78%) Numerate Degree
6 1 (2.78%) PMI Certification
6 1 (2.78%) PMP
6 1 (2.78%) SAP Certification
6 1 (2.78%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.56%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.78%) Accessibility
System Software
1 7 (19.44%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 36 (100.00%) SAP
2 8 (22.22%) Microsoft
3 6 (16.67%) Apple