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 6 January 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 630 689 683
Rank change year-on-year +59 -6 +259
Permanent jobs requiring an SAP Project Manager 17 15 22
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.029% 0.028% 0.041%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.030% 0.044%
Number of salaries quoted 5 8 13
10th Percentile - £64,975 £49,100
25th Percentile - £70,000 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £85,750 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.37% +3.94% +26.92%
75th Percentile - £97,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £76,000 £99,750 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £77,500 £82,500
% change year-on-year -9.68% -6.06% +26.92%

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 53,793 50,378 50,490
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.57% 92.94% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 33,153 26,319 38,828
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,125
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,956 £42,430
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £96,539
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
Top 6 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 6 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 +67 14 £70,000 -18.37% 7
UK excluding London +39 7 £70,000 -9.68% 5
Work from Home +65 5 - - 5
London +49 5 - - 3
East of England +33 4 £70,000 +23.89% 2
South East - 3 - - 2

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

For the 6 months to 6 January 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 17 (100.00%) SAP
2 10 (58.82%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (23.53%) Agile
3 4 (23.53%) Change Control
3 4 (23.53%) IT Strategy
3 4 (23.53%) Project Delivery
3 4 (23.53%) SAP Implementation
4 3 (17.65%) Change Management
4 3 (17.65%) Degree
4 3 (17.65%) JIRA
4 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (17.65%) PMI Certification
4 3 (17.65%) PMP
4 3 (17.65%) PRINCE2
4 3 (17.65%) QA
4 3 (17.65%) Risk Management
4 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (11.76%) Budget Management
5 2 (11.76%) Presales
5 2 (11.76%) Project Management
6 1 (5.88%) ABAP
6 1 (5.88%) Budgeting
6 1 (5.88%) Business Strategy
6 1 (5.88%) EDI
6 1 (5.88%) ERP
6 1 (5.88%) GRC
6 1 (5.88%) Migration
6 1 (5.88%) Project Planning
6 1 (5.88%) Resource Management
6 1 (5.88%) Roadmaps

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 (17.65%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (58.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (5.88%) SAP Business One
Development Applications
1 3 (17.65%) JIRA
General
1 4 (23.53%) Finance
1 4 (23.53%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (23.53%) Agile
1 4 (23.53%) Change Control
1 4 (23.53%) IT Strategy
1 4 (23.53%) Project Delivery
1 4 (23.53%) SAP Implementation
2 3 (17.65%) Change Management
2 3 (17.65%) PRINCE2
2 3 (17.65%) Risk Management
2 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (11.76%) Budget Management
3 2 (11.76%) Presales
3 2 (11.76%) Project Management
4 1 (5.88%) Budgeting
4 1 (5.88%) Business Strategy
4 1 (5.88%) ERP
4 1 (5.88%) Migration
4 1 (5.88%) Roadmaps
4 1 (5.88%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (5.88%) Tech Ops
4 1 (5.88%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.88%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 3 (17.65%) Degree
1 3 (17.65%) PMI Certification
1 3 (17.65%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (17.65%) QA
2 1 (5.88%) GRC
Vendors
1 17 (100.00%) SAP