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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 667 749 680
Rank change year-on-year +82 -69 +462
Permanent jobs citing SAP SD 9 47 97
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.018% 0.060% 0.16%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.34% 1.22% 2.57%
Number of salaries quoted 3 31 45
10th Percentile £62,500 - £51,700
25th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% +3.85%
75th Percentile £101,250 £87,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £115,500 £95,000 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +16.67% +6.67%

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 2,685 3,848 3,767
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.43% 4.93% 6.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1,589 1,932 2,502
10th Percentile £31,450 £32,500 £38,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £45,000 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% -12.50% +20.00%

SAP SD
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing SAP SD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SAP SD 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 18 September 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 18 September 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 +75 8 £75,000 - 3
UK excluding London +100 5 £67,500 -3.57% 1
Work from Home +56 3 £92,500 +8.82% 4
South East +52 3 £60,000 -33.33% 1
London +47 3 £125,000 +56.25%
Midlands +48 2 £75,000 -16.67%
East Midlands +34 2 £75,000 -16.67%

SAP SD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 7 (77.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (44.44%) SAP MM
3 3 (33.33%) SAP SCM
4 1 (11.11%) SAP APO
4 1 (11.11%) SAP CAR
4 1 (11.11%) SAP CO
4 1 (11.11%) SAP CRM
4 1 (11.11%) SAP EWM
4 1 (11.11%) SAP FI
4 1 (11.11%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (11.11%) SAP HCM
4 1 (11.11%) SAP IBP
4 1 (11.11%) SAP LE
4 1 (11.11%) SAP PP
4 1 (11.11%) SAP QM
4 1 (11.11%) SAP Retail
4 1 (11.11%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) Power BI
1 1 (11.11%) SAP BW
1 1 (11.11%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 3 (33.33%) Billing
1 3 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
1 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Finance
3 1 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
3 1 (11.11%) Retail
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Consultant
1 6 (66.67%) SAP Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) Architect
2 2 (22.22%) Functional Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) SAP Architect
2 2 (22.22%) SAP Functional Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) SAP MM Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) SAP SD Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) SAP SD/MM Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) SAP Solutions Architect
2 2 (22.22%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (11.11%) Business Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Lead
3 1 (11.11%) Lead Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) SAP Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
3 1 (11.11%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) SAP SD Functional Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) SAP Supply Chain Architect
3 1 (11.11%) Supply Chain Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) EDI
1 1 (11.11%) IDoc
1 1 (11.11%) SAP Fiori
1 1 (11.11%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) IoT
1 1 (11.11%) Life Science
1 1 (11.11%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Order to Cash
2 3 (33.33%) Logistics
2 3 (33.33%) Supply Chain Management
3 2 (22.22%) Agile
3 2 (22.22%) Analytics
3 2 (22.22%) Artificial Intelligence
3 2 (22.22%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (22.22%) Project Management
3 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (22.22%) Translating Business Requirements
4 1 (11.11%) Business Process Modelling
4 1 (11.11%) Change Management
4 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (11.11%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (11.11%) Data Science
4 1 (11.11%) Presales
4 1 (11.11%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (11.11%) Thought Leadership
4 1 (11.11%) Virtual Team Management
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) SAP Certification
1 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) SAP