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 14 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 684 645 840
Rank change year-on-year -39 +195 +38
Permanent jobs citing SAP SD 28 18 40
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.031% 0.041% 0.041%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.03% 0.80% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 16 10 11
10th Percentile £55,500 £55,000 -
25th Percentile £60,750 £58,750 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,150 £80,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.31% +3.23% +29.17%
75th Percentile £92,500 £85,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £112,800 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £73,750
% change year-on-year +6.67% +1.69% +22.92%

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 2,722 2,251 4,415
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.00% 5.18% 4.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,700 1,466 2,941
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,625 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -13.04%

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 14 May 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 14 May 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 -27 27 £78,150 -2.31% 6
UK excluding London -54 22 £80,000 +6.67% 4
North of England -14 14 £95,000 +35.71%
North West +5 7 £80,000 +14.29%
Yorkshire - 7 £110,000 -
London -12 5 £65,000 - 3
South East - 4 £56,000 - 4
East of England - 3 £76,300 -
Work from Home -3 1 - - 4
West Midlands -24 1 - -
Midlands -35 1 - -

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 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 23 (82.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (35.71%) SAP Travel Management
3 7 (25.00%) SAP GTS
4 5 (17.86%) SAP IBP
5 4 (14.29%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
6 3 (10.71%) SAP EWM
6 3 (10.71%) SAP MM
7 2 (7.14%) Magento
7 2 (7.14%) SAP CAR
8 1 (3.57%) OpenText VIM for SAP
8 1 (3.57%) SAP FI
8 1 (3.57%) SAP MDG
8 1 (3.57%) SAP PP
8 1 (3.57%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 3 (10.71%) Power Automate
1 3 (10.71%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (10.71%) SAP HANA
General
1 10 (35.71%) Finance
2 9 (32.14%) Billing
3 8 (28.57%) Retail
4 6 (21.43%) Social Skills
5 1 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.57%) French Language
5 1 (3.57%) Legal
5 1 (3.57%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 16 (57.14%) Consultant
1 16 (57.14%) SAP Consultant
2 8 (28.57%) SAP SD Consultant
3 4 (14.29%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
3 4 (14.29%) SAP SCM Consultant
3 4 (14.29%) Senior
4 3 (10.71%) Automation Engineer
4 3 (10.71%) Functional Consultant
4 3 (10.71%) SAP Functional Consultant
4 3 (10.71%) SAP HANA Consultant
4 3 (10.71%) SAP SD Functional Consultant
4 3 (10.71%) Senior Automation Engineer
5 2 (7.14%) Lead
6 1 (3.57%) SAP Architect
6 1 (3.57%) SAP Manager
6 1 (3.57%) SAP MM Functional Consultant
6 1 (3.57%) SAP Retail Consultant
6 1 (3.57%) SAP Solutions Architect
6 1 (3.57%) SAP Solutions Manager
6 1 (3.57%) Senior Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (35.71%) SAP TM
2 8 (28.57%) Middleware
3 7 (25.00%) SAP Fiori
4 3 (10.71%) IDoc
5 1 (3.57%) BAPI
5 1 (3.57%) EDI
5 1 (3.57%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 3 (10.71%) Data Structures
2 2 (7.14%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.57%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (50.00%) Logistics
2 10 (35.71%) Order to Cash
2 10 (35.71%) Translating Business Requirements
2 10 (35.71%) User Acceptance Testing
3 8 (28.57%) Root Cause Analysis
3 8 (28.57%) System Integration Testing
4 7 (25.00%) Knowledge Transfer
4 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 7 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
5 6 (21.43%) Order Management
6 5 (17.86%) Analytics
6 5 (17.86%) Procure-to-Pay
7 4 (14.29%) Cost Optimisation
7 4 (14.29%) Data Design
7 4 (14.29%) Data Migration
7 4 (14.29%) Inventory Management
7 4 (14.29%) Migration
7 4 (14.29%) Roadmaps
8 3 (10.71%) Application Security
8 3 (10.71%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.71%) Java
1 3 (10.71%) Python
1 3 (10.71%) SQL
1 3 (10.71%) VBA
Qualifications
1 5 (17.86%) Degree
2 3 (10.71%) DBS Check
3 2 (7.14%) SAP Certification
Vendors
1 28 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (3.57%) Ariba
2 1 (3.57%) Microsoft