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 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 749 676 791
Rank change year-on-year -73 +115 -56
Permanent jobs citing SAP SD 32 11 44
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.031% 0.022% 0.053%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.02% 0.44% 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 20 3 23
10th Percentile £55,500 £64,000 -
25th Percentile £61,563 £70,000 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,300 £80,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% +6.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £90,000 £102,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £116,000 £89,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% - +16.67%

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 3,126 2,506 3,868
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.02% 5.05% 4.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,998 1,629 2,327
10th Percentile £33,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.76% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -8.70%

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 2 August 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP SD in the UK

SAP SD
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 SD within the UK over the 6 months to 2 August 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 -55 32 £76,300 -4.63% 15
UK excluding London -57 22 £80,000 +14.29% 7
North of England - 12 £80,000 - 1
London -30 11 £65,000 -48.00% 7
North West - 8 £80,000 - 1
South East -24 4 £56,000 -6.67% 3
East of England - 4 £76,300 - 1
Yorkshire - 4 £110,000 -
Midlands -29 2 £100,000 +25.00% 3
West Midlands -36 2 £100,000 +25.00% 3
Work from Home -25 1 - - 43

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:

Applications
1 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 27 (84.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (34.38%) SAP Travel Management
3 7 (21.88%) SAP GTS
4 5 (15.63%) SAP IBP
5 4 (12.50%) SAP EWM
5 4 (12.50%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
5 4 (12.50%) SAP MM
6 3 (9.38%) Magento
6 3 (9.38%) SAP CAR
7 1 (3.13%) SAP CO
7 1 (3.13%) SAP CRM
7 1 (3.13%) SAP FI
7 1 (3.13%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (3.13%) SAP MDG
7 1 (3.13%) SAP PP
7 1 (3.13%) SAP PS
7 1 (3.13%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 3 (9.38%) Power Automate
1 3 (9.38%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.38%) SAP HANA
General
1 14 (43.75%) Billing
2 13 (40.63%) Finance
3 10 (31.25%) Retail
4 9 (28.13%) Social Skills
5 3 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (6.25%) Manufacturing
7 1 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 17 (53.13%) Consultant
2 15 (46.88%) SAP Consultant
3 7 (21.88%) SAP SD Consultant
4 5 (15.63%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
5 4 (12.50%) Lead
5 4 (12.50%) SAP SCM Consultant
5 4 (12.50%) Senior
6 3 (9.38%) Automation Engineer
6 3 (9.38%) Functional Consultant
6 3 (9.38%) SAP Functional Consultant
6 3 (9.38%) SAP HANA Consultant
6 3 (9.38%) Senior Automation Engineer
7 2 (6.25%) SAP SD Functional Consultant
8 1 (3.13%) Product Owner
8 1 (3.13%) Project Consultant
8 1 (3.13%) SAP Retail Consultant
8 1 (3.13%) SAP Solutions Architect
8 1 (3.13%) SAP Solutions Manager
8 1 (3.13%) Senior Architect
8 1 (3.13%) Senior Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (34.38%) SAP TM
2 8 (25.00%) Middleware
2 8 (25.00%) SAP Fiori
3 4 (12.50%) IDoc
4 1 (3.13%) BAPI
4 1 (3.13%) EDI
4 1 (3.13%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.38%) Data Structures
1 3 (9.38%) Management Information System
2 2 (6.25%) Public Cloud
3 1 (3.13%) FMCG
3 1 (3.13%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (3.13%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (50.00%) Logistics
2 15 (46.88%) Order to Cash
3 12 (37.50%) Translating Business Requirements
4 11 (34.38%) User Acceptance Testing
5 10 (31.25%) System Integration Testing
6 9 (28.13%) Workshop Facilitation
7 8 (25.00%) Knowledge Transfer
7 8 (25.00%) Migration
7 8 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
7 8 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 7 (21.88%) Order Management
9 6 (18.75%) Procure-to-Pay
10 5 (15.63%) Analytics
10 5 (15.63%) Data Migration
10 5 (15.63%) Inventory Management
10 5 (15.63%) Roadmaps
11 4 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
11 4 (12.50%) Cost Optimisation
11 4 (12.50%) Data Design
11 4 (12.50%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 3 (9.38%) Java
1 3 (9.38%) Python
1 3 (9.38%) SQL
1 3 (9.38%) VBA
2 2 (6.25%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 6 (18.75%) Degree
2 3 (9.38%) DBS Check
2 3 (9.38%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.13%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 32 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (3.13%) Ariba