SAP Project Manager Job Trends

Project Manager - SAP
UK

The median Project Manager - SAP salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 April 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 676 633 829
Rank change year-on-year -43 +196 +99
Permanent jobs requiring an SAP Project Manager 40 14 36
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.046% 0.034% 0.038%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.050% 0.038% 0.040%
Number of salaries quoted 26 9 17
10th Percentile £50,000 £57,400 £52,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £61,250 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -24.24% +26.92%
75th Percentile £73,938 £70,000 £105,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £81,250
% change year-on-year -12.00% -23.08% +41.30%

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 80,529 37,301 89,502
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.65% 89.33% 94.56%
Number of salaries quoted 51,589 23,381 66,338
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

SAP Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SAP Project Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP Project Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for SAP Project Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for SAP Project Manager job vacancies in the UK

SAP Project Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP Project Manager over the 6 months to 19 April 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP Project Manager in the UK

SAP Project Manager
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 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 -45 34 £70,000 +12.00% 10
UK excluding London -34 29 £55,000 -12.00% 9
West Midlands - 12 £50,000 - 1
Midlands - 12 £50,000 - 1
Work from Home -7 7 £55,000 -12.00% 5
East of England - 7 £70,000 - 3
London -7 4 £70,500 +12.80% 1
South East - 4 - - 3
North West -19 3 £60,000 -25.00% 2
North of England -62 3 £60,000 -15.79% 2
Scotland - 3 - -

SAP Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 April 2026, SAP Project Manager 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 Project Manager in the job title.

1 40 (100.00%) SAP
2 20 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (30.00%) Agile
3 12 (30.00%) ERP
4 11 (27.50%) Migration
5 10 (25.00%) Change Control
5 10 (25.00%) PMI Certification
5 10 (25.00%) PMP
5 10 (25.00%) PRINCE2
5 10 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
6 9 (22.50%) Project Delivery
6 9 (22.50%) Project Management
7 8 (20.00%) SAP Implementation
8 7 (17.50%) Budget Management
8 7 (17.50%) IT Strategy
9 6 (15.00%) Degree
9 6 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (12.50%) Change Management
10 5 (12.50%) Project Governance
10 5 (12.50%) System Integration Testing
11 4 (10.00%) Business Strategy
11 4 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
11 4 (10.00%) Data Migration
11 4 (10.00%) Impact Assessments
11 4 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
11 4 (10.00%) Requirements Gathering
11 4 (10.00%) Resource Allocation
12 3 (7.50%) JIRA
12 3 (7.50%) Microsoft Project
12 3 (7.50%) NEBOSH

SAP Project Manager 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:

Applications
1 3 (7.50%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 20 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (5.00%) SAP CX
3 1 (2.50%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 3 (7.50%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (2.50%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 3 (7.50%) JIRA
General
1 8 (20.00%) Finance
1 8 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 5 (12.50%) Aerospace
3 4 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (7.50%) Advertising
4 3 (7.50%) Legal
5 2 (5.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 6 (15.00%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (7.50%) Driving Licence
2 3 (7.50%) FMCG
3 1 (2.50%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (30.00%) Agile
1 12 (30.00%) ERP
2 11 (27.50%) Migration
3 10 (25.00%) Change Control
3 10 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 10 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 9 (22.50%) Project Delivery
4 9 (22.50%) Project Management
5 8 (20.00%) SAP Implementation
6 7 (17.50%) Budget Management
6 7 (17.50%) IT Strategy
7 6 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (12.50%) Change Management
8 5 (12.50%) Project Governance
8 5 (12.50%) System Integration Testing
9 4 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (10.00%) Data Migration
9 4 (10.00%) Impact Assessments
9 4 (10.00%) Requirements Gathering
9 4 (10.00%) Resource Allocation
Qualifications
1 10 (25.00%) PMI Certification
1 10 (25.00%) PMP
2 6 (15.00%) Degree
3 2 (5.00%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.50%) CAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.50%) NEBOSH
1 3 (7.50%) PMO
1 3 (7.50%) QA
Vendors
1 40 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (5.00%) Microsoft