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 29 March 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 666 631 821
Rank change year-on-year -35 +190 +134
Permanent jobs requiring an SAP Project Manager 34 14 31
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.043% 0.034% 0.035%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% 0.038% 0.037%
Number of salaries quoted 24 9 14
10th Percentile £50,000 £57,400 £49,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £61,250 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -24.24% +25.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £103,750
90th Percentile £79,250 £80,500 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £82,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% -24.24% +43.48%

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 72,188 37,006 84,379
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.12% 90.01% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 46,349 23,310 63,655
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £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 £79,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -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 29 March 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP Project Manager in the UK

SAP Project Manager
Top 10 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 29 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 -23 31 £70,000 +12.00% 16
UK excluding London -36 22 £60,000 -4.00% 13
West Midlands - 10 £50,000 - 4
Midlands - 10 £50,000 - 4
Work from Home -8 7 £55,000 -12.00% 7
East of England - 7 £70,000 - 5
London -6 5 £70,500 +12.80% 3
North West -20 3 £60,000 -25.00%
North of England -49 3 £60,000 -15.79%
South East - 2 - - 5

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

For the 6 months to 29 March 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 34 (100.00%) SAP
2 17 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (32.35%) Agile
3 11 (32.35%) ERP
4 9 (26.47%) Change Control
4 9 (26.47%) Migration
4 9 (26.47%) PMI Certification
4 9 (26.47%) PMP
4 9 (26.47%) PRINCE2
4 9 (26.47%) Project Management
5 8 (23.53%) Project Delivery
5 8 (23.53%) SAP Implementation
5 8 (23.53%) User Acceptance Testing
6 7 (20.59%) IT Strategy
7 6 (17.65%) Budget Management
7 6 (17.65%) Degree
7 6 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (14.71%) Change Management
9 4 (11.76%) Project Governance
9 4 (11.76%) System Integration Testing
10 3 (8.82%) Business Strategy
10 3 (8.82%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (8.82%) Data Migration
10 3 (8.82%) Impact Assessments
10 3 (8.82%) JIRA
10 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Project
10 3 (8.82%) PMO
10 3 (8.82%) Problem-Solving
10 3 (8.82%) QA
10 3 (8.82%) Requirements Gathering

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 (8.82%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 17 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (2.94%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.82%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (2.94%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 3 (8.82%) JIRA
General
1 7 (20.59%) Manufacturing
2 5 (14.71%) Finance
3 4 (11.76%) Aerospace
4 3 (8.82%) Advertising
4 3 (8.82%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (8.82%) Social Skills
5 1 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.88%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 5 (14.71%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (8.82%) FMCG
3 1 (2.94%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (32.35%) Agile
1 11 (32.35%) ERP
2 9 (26.47%) Change Control
2 9 (26.47%) Migration
2 9 (26.47%) PRINCE2
2 9 (26.47%) Project Management
3 8 (23.53%) Project Delivery
3 8 (23.53%) SAP Implementation
3 8 (23.53%) User Acceptance Testing
4 7 (20.59%) IT Strategy
5 6 (17.65%) Budget Management
5 6 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (14.71%) Change Management
7 4 (11.76%) Project Governance
7 4 (11.76%) System Integration Testing
8 3 (8.82%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (8.82%) Data Migration
8 3 (8.82%) Requirements Gathering
8 3 (8.82%) Resource Allocation
8 3 (8.82%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 9 (26.47%) PMI Certification
1 9 (26.47%) PMP
2 6 (17.65%) Degree
3 2 (5.88%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.94%) CAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.82%) PMO
1 3 (8.82%) QA
Vendors
1 34 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft