SAP Job Trends

SAP
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of SAP products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SAP over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within SAP SE.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 130 104
Rank change year-on-year +54 -26 +13
Permanent jobs citing SAP 1,703 1,198 1,589
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.82% 2.24% 2.87%
As % of the Vendors category 9.00% 5.99% 7.28%
Number of salaries quoted 709 576 1,014
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,125 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £81,250 £90,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £95,200 £107,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -8.33%

All Vendors
UK

SAP falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 18,917 19,991 21,817
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.38% 37.30% 39.34%
Number of salaries quoted 10,706 10,124 16,690
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £42,000 £38,084
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,860 £57,471 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.50% +4.49% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,750 £50,055 £47,565
% change year-on-year -14.59% +5.23% -4.87%

SAP
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SAP job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP

SAP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP in the UK

SAP
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the UK over the 6 months to 15 January 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 +59 1,532 £65,000 -3.70% 525
UK excluding London +66 1,190 £60,000 +14.29% 471
South East +98 534 £57,500 +4.59% 171
London +24 370 £75,000 -16.67% 145
Work from Home +35 355 £65,000 -9.71% 300
North of England +40 215 £70,000 +28.53% 84
Midlands -2 177 £60,000 +26.32% 78
West Midlands -17 111 £60,000 +33.33% 47
North West +7 103 £65,000 +18.18% 35
Yorkshire +43 98 £77,500 +47.62% 37
East of England +57 94 £60,000 -14.29% 79
South West +21 81 £55,000 -12.00% 36
East Midlands +6 64 £46,250 -19.57% 31
Scotland +41 57 £47,500 -46.63% 13
Northern Ireland +6 22 £55,000 +22.22% 9
North East +21 13 - - 14
Wales -17 11 £57,500 +21.05% 20

SAP
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:

Application Platforms
1 29 (1.70%) Confluence
2 12 (0.70%) SharePoint
3 9 (0.53%) Apache Spark
4 7 (0.41%) Anypoint
4 7 (0.41%) CMS
5 5 (0.29%) Apache
5 5 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
6 4 (0.23%) IIS
7 2 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.12%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.12%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.12%) WebLogic Portal
8 1 (0.059%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.059%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.059%) NetWeaver
8 1 (0.059%) SAS
8 1 (0.059%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.059%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 195 (11.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 68 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (1.94%) Maya
4 14 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (0.59%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.35%) Windchill
8 1 (0.059%) Abaqus
8 1 (0.059%) PTC Creo
8 1 (0.059%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 573 (33.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 79 (4.64%) SAP MDG
3 77 (4.52%) SAP FI
4 76 (4.46%) SAP CO
5 69 (4.05%) SAP FI/CO
6 41 (2.41%) OpenText VIM for SAP
7 38 (2.23%) SAP ERP
8 36 (2.11%) SAP IBP
9 33 (1.94%) NetSuite
10 31 (1.82%) SAP HCM
10 31 (1.82%) SAP HR
10 31 (1.82%) SAP Payroll
11 28 (1.64%) SAP Business One
12 27 (1.59%) SAP PP
13 22 (1.29%) Dynamics CRM
13 22 (1.29%) SAP MM
14 18 (1.06%) Oracle EBS
15 16 (0.94%) Salesforce CRM
16 12 (0.70%) SAP PM
17 11 (0.65%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 194 (11.39%) Azure
2 163 (9.57%) Power Platform
3 77 (4.52%) Azure DevOps
4 74 (4.35%) AWS
5 66 (3.88%) SaaS
6 65 (3.82%) SuccessFactors
7 35 (2.06%) Microsoft 365
8 33 (1.94%) GCP
9 24 (1.41%) Boomi
10 20 (1.17%) Collibra
10 20 (1.17%) Power Automate
11 16 (0.94%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (0.88%) PowerApps
12 15 (0.88%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 14 (0.82%) Entra ID
14 10 (0.59%) IaaS
14 10 (0.59%) PaaS
14 10 (0.59%) SAP Commerce Cloud
15 9 (0.53%) iPaaS
16 8 (0.47%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 13 (0.76%) Network Security
2 9 (0.53%) DHCP
2 9 (0.53%) DNS
3 8 (0.47%) Firewall
3 8 (0.47%) VPN
4 7 (0.41%) WAN
5 6 (0.35%) Remote Desktop
5 6 (0.35%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.29%) Wireless
7 4 (0.23%) Cisco IOS
7 4 (0.23%) HTTPS
7 4 (0.23%) IPsec
7 4 (0.23%) VLAN
7 4 (0.23%) VoIP
8 3 (0.18%) HTTP
8 3 (0.18%) Intranet
8 3 (0.18%) LAN
8 3 (0.18%) SNMP
9 2 (0.12%) Internet
10 1 (0.059%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 159 (9.34%) Power BI
2 104 (6.11%) SAP BW
3 82 (4.82%) Data Lake
4 52 (3.05%) BusinessObjects
5 35 (2.06%) Tableau
6 28 (1.64%) Amazon Redshift
7 27 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
8 24 (1.41%) SAP HANA
9 21 (1.23%) MySQL
10 20 (1.17%) SAP Data Services
11 19 (1.12%) NoSQL
11 19 (1.12%) SQL Server
12 15 (0.88%) Metadata
13 14 (0.82%) Relational Database
14 13 (0.76%) Crystal Reports
15 10 (0.59%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
16 9 (0.53%) Big Data
16 9 (0.53%) Power Query
17 8 (0.47%) Oracle Reports
17 8 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 129 (7.57%) JIRA
2 69 (4.05%) eCATT
3 38 (2.23%) NeoLoad
4 13 (0.76%) Git
5 12 (0.70%) Jenkins
5 12 (0.70%) Oracle Forms
6 6 (0.35%) GitLab
7 4 (0.23%) JMeter
7 4 (0.23%) LoadRunner
7 4 (0.23%) Postman
7 4 (0.23%) Selenium
7 4 (0.23%) SoapUI
7 4 (0.23%) Toad
8 3 (0.18%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.18%) ERwin
8 3 (0.18%) LSMW
8 3 (0.18%) PowerDesigner
9 2 (0.12%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.059%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.059%) Subversion
General
1 758 (44.51%) Finance
2 744 (43.69%) Social Skills
3 444 (26.07%) Manufacturing
4 374 (21.96%) Analytical Skills
5 347 (20.38%) Marketing
6 202 (11.86%) Public Sector
7 179 (10.51%) Telecoms
8 177 (10.39%) Electronics
9 124 (7.28%) Retail
10 100 (5.87%) Presentation Skills
11 89 (5.23%) Law
12 83 (4.87%) Influencing Skills
13 42 (2.47%) Games
14 35 (2.06%) Organisational Skills
15 32 (1.88%) Legal
16 27 (1.59%) Pharmaceutical
17 24 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 24 (1.41%) Publishing
18 22 (1.29%) Aerospace
19 18 (1.06%) Banking
Job Titles
1 372 (21.84%) Senior
2 279 (16.38%) Lead
3 278 (16.32%) Analyst
4 259 (15.21%) Consultant
5 208 (12.21%) Architect
6 188 (11.04%) SAP Consultant
7 101 (5.93%) SAP Analyst
8 98 (5.75%) Solutions Architect
9 79 (4.64%) SAP Architect
10 75 (4.40%) Senior Analyst
11 69 (4.05%) Developer
12 53 (3.11%) Senior Consultant
13 49 (2.88%) SAP Manager
14 45 (2.64%) Lead Architect
14 45 (2.64%) Senior SAP Consultant
15 42 (2.47%) Support Engineer
16 40 (2.35%) SAP Support
16 40 (2.35%) Security Consultant
17 39 (2.29%) Test Leader
18 38 (2.23%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (3.46%) SAP Fiori
2 37 (2.17%) Middleware
3 35 (2.06%) REST
4 27 (1.59%) SAP CAF
5 21 (1.23%) SOAP
6 17 (1.00%) SAP Basis
7 15 (0.88%) JSON
7 15 (0.88%) RESTful
7 15 (0.88%) XML
8 14 (0.82%) Kafka
8 14 (0.82%) OAuth
9 11 (0.65%) BAPI
9 11 (0.65%) IBM Integration Bus
9 11 (0.65%) JMS
9 11 (0.65%) SAML
10 10 (0.59%) Node.js
10 10 (0.59%) SAPUI5
11 9 (0.53%) EDI
11 9 (0.53%) HTML
12 8 (0.47%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 87 (5.11%) Enterprise Software
2 59 (3.46%) Analytical Mindset
3 57 (3.35%) Management Information System
4 48 (2.82%) FMCG
5 47 (2.76%) Onboarding
6 45 (2.64%) Product Ownership
7 40 (2.35%) Cloud Native
8 38 (2.23%) Driving Licence
9 25 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
10 22 (1.29%) Public Cloud
11 15 (0.88%) e-Learning
11 15 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
12 12 (0.70%) Legacy Systems
13 11 (0.65%) Low-Code
14 10 (0.59%) Data Structures
15 9 (0.53%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 9 (0.53%) IoT
15 9 (0.53%) Virtual Team
16 8 (0.47%) PMI
16 8 (0.47%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 44 (2.58%) Windows
2 24 (1.41%) Linux
3 20 (1.17%) Unix
3 20 (1.17%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.35%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.23%) SUSE
6 3 (0.18%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
7 2 (0.12%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.059%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 485 (28.48%) ERP
2 449 (26.37%) Problem-Solving
3 407 (23.90%) Business Intelligence
4 242 (14.21%) Continuous Improvement
5 240 (14.09%) Analytics
6 238 (13.98%) Decision-Making
7 220 (12.92%) Programme Management
7 220 (12.92%) Project Management
8 218 (12.80%) Agile
9 208 (12.21%) Risk Management
10 195 (11.45%) Roadmaps
11 185 (10.86%) Source to Pay
12 168 (9.86%) Digital Marketing
13 166 (9.75%) Data Modelling
13 166 (9.75%) Logistics
14 164 (9.63%) Business Strategy
15 154 (9.04%) Stakeholder Management
16 144 (8.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 140 (8.22%) Data Management
18 120 (7.05%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 157 (9.22%) SQL
2 69 (4.05%) Python
3 52 (3.05%) ABAP
4 26 (1.53%) PowerShell
5 21 (1.23%) JavaScript
6 17 (1.00%) Java
6 17 (1.00%) VBA
7 16 (0.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 15 (0.88%) C#
8 15 (0.88%) TypeScript
9 12 (0.70%) PL/SQL
10 10 (0.59%) Shell Script
11 9 (0.53%) Bash
11 9 (0.53%) C++
12 4 (0.23%) R
12 4 (0.23%) VB
13 3 (0.18%) ActionScript
13 3 (0.18%) ActionScript 2.0
13 3 (0.18%) PHP
14 2 (0.12%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 368 (21.61%) Degree
2 207 (12.16%) Security Cleared
3 105 (6.17%) SC Cleared
4 70 (4.11%) Master's Degree
5 55 (3.23%) ACCA
6 51 (2.99%) CISSP
7 50 (2.94%) MBA
8 48 (2.82%) DV Cleared
9 47 (2.76%) CIMA
10 38 (2.23%) SAP Certification
11 37 (2.17%) PMI Certification
12 30 (1.76%) CISM
13 29 (1.70%) PMP
14 26 (1.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 25 (1.47%) BPSS Clearance
16 16 (0.94%) AWS Certification
17 15 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
18 14 (0.82%) TOGAF Certification
19 12 (0.70%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
20 10 (0.59%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 134 (7.87%) Data Quality
2 102 (5.99%) QA
3 49 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 43 (2.52%) GDPR
5 42 (2.47%) GRC
5 42 (2.47%) NIST
6 29 (1.70%) SLA
7 19 (1.12%) IFRS
8 18 (1.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 14 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials
10 12 (0.70%) PCI DSS
10 12 (0.70%) PMO
11 9 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 9 (0.53%) IFRS 17
11 9 (0.53%) Solvency II
12 7 (0.41%) GAAP
13 4 (0.23%) Accessibility
13 4 (0.23%) GMP
14 3 (0.18%) ISO 9001
15 2 (0.12%) GxP
System Software
1 34 (2.00%) Active Directory
2 26 (1.53%) Docker
3 10 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.35%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.059%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.059%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 69 (4.05%) HP ALM
2 27 (1.59%) Kubernetes
3 18 (1.06%) Terraform
4 5 (0.29%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.23%) Ansible
5 4 (0.23%) Autotask
5 4 (0.23%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.23%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 2 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.059%) Docker Swarm
7 1 (0.059%) MOM
7 1 (0.059%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.059%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.059%) Puppet
7 1 (0.059%) Rancher
Vendors
1 164 (9.63%) Microsoft
2 133 (7.81%) Oracle
3 77 (4.52%) Salesforce
4 73 (4.29%) HP
5 70 (4.11%) Workday
6 67 (3.93%) Ariba
7 37 (2.17%) OpenText
8 35 (2.06%) IBM
9 32 (1.88%) MuleSoft
10 27 (1.59%) Epicor
11 26 (1.53%) Dell
12 22 (1.29%) Concur
12 22 (1.29%) Google
13 20 (1.17%) Sage
14 19 (1.12%) Adobe
14 19 (1.12%) ServiceNow
15 17 (1.00%) Infor
16 16 (0.94%) Cisco
17 14 (0.82%) IFS
18 12 (0.70%) Informatica