SAP MDG Job Trends

SAP Master Data Governance (SAP MDG)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring SAP MDG skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 579 697 740
Rank change year-on-year +118 +43 +237
Permanent jobs citing SAP MDG 78 10 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.019% 0.027%
As % of the Business Applications category 2.93% 0.33% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 9
10th Percentile £62,750 - -
25th Percentile £66,875 £52,500 £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £55,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +40.91% -31.25% -11.11%
75th Percentile £86,875 £57,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £90,250 - £89,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £68,750 £55,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -31.25% +45.45%

All Business Application Skills
UK

SAP MDG 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 2,661 3,068 3,200
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.26% 5.78% 4.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,480 1,498 2,346
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,033 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.23% -3.28% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £101,250 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - -7.41% -1.82%

SAP MDG
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SAP MDG relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SAP MDG job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP MDG
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP MDG.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP MDG

SAP MDG
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP MDG over the 6 months to 24 January 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP MDG in the UK

SAP MDG
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP MDG within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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 +135 77 £68,750 - 5
UK excluding London +87 68 £68,750 +25.00% 5
South East +94 64 - - 5
London - 6 - - 2
Work from Home +68 5 £77,500 +40.91% 2
North of England +15 3 £77,500 -
Yorkshire -17 3 £77,500 -
Midlands +13 1 £60,000 -
East Midlands - 1 £60,000 -

SAP MDG
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:

Applications
1 2 (2.56%) Maya
Business Applications
1 74 (94.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 37 (47.44%) OpenText VIM for SAP
3 3 (3.85%) SAP ERP
4 1 (1.28%) SAP MDM
4 1 (1.28%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.28%) Collibra
1 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (1.28%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.28%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.56%) SAP BW
1 2 (2.56%) SAP Data Services
2 1 (1.28%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.28%) LSMW
General
1 67 (85.90%) Analytical Skills
2 66 (84.62%) Social Skills
3 6 (7.69%) Finance
3 6 (7.69%) Manufacturing
4 4 (5.13%) Public Sector
5 2 (2.56%) Games
5 2 (2.56%) Law
6 1 (1.28%) Advertising
6 1 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 51 (65.38%) Architect
2 37 (47.44%) Solutions Architect
3 29 (37.18%) Lead
4 14 (17.95%) Lead Architect
5 12 (15.38%) Digital Architect
6 9 (11.54%) Consultant
7 8 (10.26%) SAP Consultant
8 4 (5.13%) Senior
9 3 (3.85%) Data Consultant
9 3 (3.85%) Management Consultant
9 3 (3.85%) Principal Consultant
9 3 (3.85%) Principal SAP Consultant
9 3 (3.85%) SAP Supply Chain Consultant
9 3 (3.85%) Supply Chain Consultant
10 2 (2.56%) IT Architect
10 2 (2.56%) SAP Architect
10 2 (2.56%) SAP Data Consultant
10 2 (2.56%) Senior Architect
10 2 (2.56%) Senior Consultant
11 1 (1.28%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.41%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.56%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (1.28%) Data Structures
2 1 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (1.28%) Management Information System
2 1 (1.28%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (89.74%) Risk Management
2 66 (84.62%) Business Strategy
3 65 (83.33%) Project Management
3 65 (83.33%) Source to Pay
4 37 (47.44%) Indirect Procurement
5 27 (34.62%) Procure-to-Pay
6 7 (8.97%) Data Migration
6 7 (8.97%) Migration
7 6 (7.69%) ERP
7 6 (7.69%) Inventory Management
8 5 (6.41%) Asset Management
9 4 (5.13%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (5.13%) Data Governance
9 4 (5.13%) Logistics
9 4 (5.13%) Thought Leadership
10 3 (3.85%) Coaching
10 3 (3.85%) Post-Merger Integration
10 3 (3.85%) Problem-Solving
10 3 (3.85%) Roadmaps
10 3 (3.85%) Supply Chain Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.28%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 2 (2.56%) SAP Certification
2 1 (1.28%) CAPM
2 1 (1.28%) Degree
2 1 (1.28%) PMI Certification
2 1 (1.28%) PMP
2 1 (1.28%) SC Cleared
2 1 (1.28%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.41%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 78 (100.00%) SAP
2 37 (47.44%) OpenText
3 30 (38.46%) Ariba
4 1 (1.28%) Datactics
4 1 (1.28%) Informatica