SAP SD Job Trends

SAP ERP Sales and Distribution (SD)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring SAP SD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 639 690 641
Rank change year-on-year +51 -49 +429
Permanent jobs citing SAP SD 10 45 82
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.020% 0.066% 0.16%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.36% 1.31% 2.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3 29 34
10th Percentile £62,500 £58,250 £55,000
25th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £69,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.70% -1.43%
75th Percentile £101,250 £87,500 £75,938
90th Percentile £115,500 £95,000 £79,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +16.67% +9.09%

All Business Application Skills
UK

SAP SD 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 2,748 3,426 3,216
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.48% 5.06% 6.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,567 1,696 2,198
10th Percentile £30,580 £35,000 £36,600
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £45,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £74,875
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £51,238 £57,500
% change year-on-year +1.49% -10.89% +9.52%

SAP SD
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SAP SD job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP SD
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP SD

SAP SD
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP SD over the 6 months to 6 November 2025.

Salary histogram for SAP SD in the UK

SAP SD
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP SD within the UK over the 6 months to 6 November 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
England +59 9 £75,000 - 8
UK excluding London +64 5 £67,500 -3.57% 5
South East - 4 £60,000 - 4
Work from Home +39 3 £92,500 +8.82% 5
London +30 3 £125,000 +66.67% 2
Midlands +47 1 £75,000 -16.67%
East Midlands +22 1 £75,000 -16.67%

SAP SD
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:

Business Applications
1 9 (90.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (40.00%) SAP MM
3 3 (30.00%) SAP SCM
4 1 (10.00%) SAP APO
4 1 (10.00%) SAP CO
4 1 (10.00%) SAP CRM
4 1 (10.00%) SAP EWM
4 1 (10.00%) SAP FI
4 1 (10.00%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (10.00%) SAP HCM
4 1 (10.00%) SAP IBP
4 1 (10.00%) SAP LE
4 1 (10.00%) SAP PP
4 1 (10.00%) SAP QM
4 1 (10.00%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (40.00%) Billing
2 3 (30.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Finance
3 2 (20.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (60.00%) Consultant
1 6 (60.00%) SAP Consultant
2 3 (30.00%) SAP MM Consultant
2 3 (30.00%) SAP SD Consultant
2 3 (30.00%) SAP SD/MM Consultant
3 2 (20.00%) Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) Architect
3 2 (20.00%) Business Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) Functional Consultant
3 2 (20.00%) SAP Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) SAP Architect
3 2 (20.00%) SAP Business Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) SAP Functional Consultant
3 2 (20.00%) SAP MM Functional Consultant
3 2 (20.00%) SAP SD Functional Consultant
3 2 (20.00%) SAP Solutions Architect
3 2 (20.00%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (10.00%) SAP SD Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) SAP SD Business Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Supply Chain Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) EDI
1 1 (10.00%) IDoc
1 1 (10.00%) SAP Fiori
1 1 (10.00%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) IoT
1 1 (10.00%) Life Science
1 1 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (10.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Order to Cash
2 4 (40.00%) Logistics
3 3 (30.00%) Supply Chain Management
4 2 (20.00%) Agile
4 2 (20.00%) AI
4 2 (20.00%) Analytics
4 2 (20.00%) Change Management
4 2 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
4 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (20.00%) Project Management
4 2 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 2 (20.00%) Requirements Workshops
5 1 (10.00%) Business Process Modelling
5 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (10.00%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (10.00%) Data Analysis
5 1 (10.00%) Data Science
5 1 (10.00%) Thought Leadership
5 1 (10.00%) Virtual Team Management
5 1 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) SAP Certification
1 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 10 (100.00%) SAP