SAP S/4HANA Contracts

SAP S/4HANA
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for SAP S/4HANA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SAP S/4HANA over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 132 150 303
Rank change year-on-year +18 +153 -11
Contract jobs citing SAP S/4HANA 775 1,055 800
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.78% 1.77% 0.90%
As % of the Business Applications category 23.92% 27.67% 15.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 350 479 389
10th Percentile £438 £463 £438
25th Percentile £500 £525 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £713 £721 £688
90th Percentile £828 £840 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £555 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -7.50% +9.09% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 5
10th Percentile £34.41 £49.75 £47.42
25th Percentile £51.89 £55.00 £57.50
Median hourly rate £61.60 £95.00 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.16% +26.67% +294.74%
75th Percentile - £97.50 £90.75
90th Percentile - £99.00 £96.30
UK excluding London median hourly rate £61.60 £95.00 £43.42
% change year-on-year -35.16% +118.82% +128.50%

All Business Application Skills
UK

SAP S/4HANA is in the Business Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for business application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 3,240 3,813 5,043
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 7.43% 6.39% 5.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,893 2,192 3,116
10th Percentile £363 £363 £380
25th Percentile £463 £457 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £650
90th Percentile £775 £794 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £527 £525
% change year-on-year -0.38% +0.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 56 57
10th Percentile £14.71 £21.25 £16.80
25th Percentile £21.25 £29.21 £21.00
Median hourly rate £43.75 £47.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +35.71% +5.26%
75th Percentile £59.82 £63.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £73.75 £63.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £49.00 £23.53
% change year-on-year -8.16% +108.29% +12.02%

SAP S/4HANA
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing SAP S/4HANA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SAP S/4HANA in the UK

SAP S/4HANA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SAP S/4HANA.

Daily rate trend for SAP S/4HANA in the UK

SAP S/4HANA
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP S/4HANA over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SAP S/4HANA in the UK

SAP S/4HANA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SAP S/4HANA.

Hourly rate trend for SAP S/4HANA in the UK

SAP S/4HANA
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAP S/4HANA over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP S/4HANA in the UK

SAP S/4HANA
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP S/4HANA within the UK over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +19 564 £600 - 120
Work from Home +1 352 £575 -4.17% 59
UK excluding London -11 267 £555 -7.50% 50
London +88 251 £625 +3.48% 57
North of England +22 110 £525 -4.55% 9
East of England +65 68 £582 +19.46% 16
North West +40 61 £525 -2.78% 3
Midlands -3 44 £600 +11.11% 7
Yorkshire -12 44 £538 -6.52% 5
South East -87 38 £592 -13.65% 17
West Midlands +3 25 £525 -6.67% 4
East Midlands +14 16 £600 +11.11% 3
South West +13 11 £550 -37.14% 2
Scotland +35 9 £450 -7.69%
Wales +16 5 £550 - 1
North East - 1 £600 - 2

SAP S/4HANA
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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (0.90%) Confluence
2 2 (0.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 2 (0.26%) SAP Portal
2 2 (0.26%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 13 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (0.90%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 60 (7.74%) SAP FI
2 45 (5.81%) SAP EWM
3 44 (5.68%) SAP CO
4 43 (5.55%) SAP SD
5 38 (4.90%) SAP FI/CO
6 27 (3.48%) SAP MDG
7 24 (3.10%) SAP ERP
8 22 (2.84%) SAP MM
9 13 (1.68%) SAP BPC
9 13 (1.68%) SAP PP
9 13 (1.68%) SAP QM
10 12 (1.55%) SAP HCM
10 12 (1.55%) SAP PS
11 11 (1.42%) OpenText VIM for SAP
12 10 (1.29%) SAP HR
12 10 (1.29%) SAP PM
13 9 (1.16%) SAP GTS
13 9 (1.16%) SAP IS-U
13 9 (1.16%) SAP Retail
14 8 (1.03%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 36 (4.65%) SuccessFactors
2 20 (2.58%) Azure
3 5 (0.65%) AWS
3 5 (0.65%) Power Platform
3 5 (0.65%) WhatsApp
4 4 (0.52%) Azure DevOps
4 4 (0.52%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (0.52%) SaaS
4 4 (0.52%) Yammer
5 2 (0.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (0.13%) AWS CloudFormation
6 1 (0.13%) Azure API Management
6 1 (0.13%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.13%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.13%) GCP
6 1 (0.13%) SAP Commerce Cloud
6 1 (0.13%) SAP Fieldglass
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.77%) HTTP
2 5 (0.65%) WinSCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (6.97%) SAP HANA
2 16 (2.06%) SAP BW
3 14 (1.81%) SAP Data Services
4 8 (1.03%) Oracle Database
5 5 (0.65%) Power BI
6 4 (0.52%) Metadata
7 3 (0.39%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.39%) GIS
7 3 (0.39%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.26%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 2 (0.26%) Data Hub
8 2 (0.26%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.26%) Electronic Patient Records
8 2 (0.26%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.13%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.13%) DB2
Development Applications
1 16 (2.06%) JIRA
2 8 (1.03%) LSMW
3 5 (0.65%) Postman
3 5 (0.65%) SoapUI
4 3 (0.39%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.13%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.13%) GCC
5 1 (0.13%) TestDirector
5 1 (0.13%) Zephyr
General
1 240 (30.97%) Social Skills
2 203 (26.19%) Finance
3 90 (11.61%) Pharmaceutical
4 67 (8.65%) Manufacturing
5 59 (7.61%) Analytical Skills
6 52 (6.71%) Retail
7 18 (2.32%) Billing
8 15 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
8 15 (1.94%) Public Sector
9 12 (1.55%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (1.55%) Legal
10 11 (1.42%) Banking
11 10 (1.29%) French Language
12 8 (1.03%) Automotive
12 8 (1.03%) General Ledger
13 5 (0.65%) Back Office
13 5 (0.65%) German Language
13 5 (0.65%) Spanish Language
14 4 (0.52%) Local Government
15 3 (0.39%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 265 (34.19%) Consultant
2 232 (29.94%) SAP Consultant
3 155 (20.00%) Lead
4 96 (12.39%) Architect
5 87 (11.23%) SAP Manager
6 80 (10.32%) SAP Architect
7 64 (8.26%) Solutions Architect
8 53 (6.84%) Project Manager
9 52 (6.71%) SAP Solutions Architect
10 49 (6.32%) Senior
11 46 (5.94%) Analyst
11 46 (5.94%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
12 38 (4.90%) Functional Consultant
12 38 (4.90%) SAP Analyst
13 34 (4.39%) SAP Project Manager
14 30 (3.87%) SAP FI Consultant
14 30 (3.87%) SAP Functional Consultant
15 25 (3.23%) SAP EWM Consultant
15 25 (3.23%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
16 23 (2.97%) SAP CO Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (3.61%) SAP Fiori
2 17 (2.19%) SAP Basis
3 13 (1.68%) BAPI
4 12 (1.55%) SAP TM
5 11 (1.42%) Middleware
6 10 (1.29%) Web Services
7 6 (0.77%) REST
7 6 (0.77%) SAP ALE
7 6 (0.77%) SOAP
8 5 (0.65%) EDI
8 5 (0.65%) JDBC
9 4 (0.52%) IDoc
9 4 (0.52%) SAPUI5
10 3 (0.39%) Oracle Fusion
10 3 (0.39%) SAP Business Workflow
10 3 (0.39%) SAP PI
11 2 (0.26%) Node.js
11 2 (0.26%) SailPoint
11 2 (0.26%) Web Dynpro
12 1 (0.13%) SAP MI
Miscellaneous
1 34 (4.39%) Life Science
2 32 (4.13%) FMCG
3 27 (3.48%) Greenfield Project
4 14 (1.81%) Onboarding
5 13 (1.68%) Data Structures
6 11 (1.42%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (1.42%) Replication
7 10 (1.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 10 (1.29%) Management Information System
7 10 (1.29%) Public Cloud
8 8 (1.03%) Virtual Team
9 7 (0.90%) Product Ownership
10 6 (0.77%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 4 (0.52%) Self-Motivation
12 3 (0.39%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (0.39%) IoT
13 2 (0.26%) Hybrid Cloud
13 2 (0.26%) Legacy Applications
13 2 (0.26%) Private Cloud
13 2 (0.26%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.26%) Linux
1 2 (0.26%) Windows
2 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (0.13%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (13.94%) Migration
2 107 (13.81%) Stakeholder Management
3 105 (13.55%) ERP
4 99 (12.77%) Project Management
5 72 (9.29%) Problem-Solving
6 70 (9.03%) Data Migration
7 66 (8.52%) Agile
8 50 (6.45%) Logistics
9 48 (6.19%) Analytics
9 48 (6.19%) Change Management
9 48 (6.19%) Roadmaps
10 43 (5.55%) Requirements Gathering
11 42 (5.42%) Business Transformation
11 42 (5.42%) Procure-to-Pay
12 41 (5.29%) Project Delivery
13 35 (4.52%) Validation
14 33 (4.26%) User Acceptance Testing
15 32 (4.13%) Order to Cash
15 32 (4.13%) Record to Report
16 28 (3.61%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 67 (8.65%) ABAP
2 13 (1.68%) SQL
3 4 (0.52%) JavaScript
3 4 (0.52%) Python
4 1 (0.13%) Java
Qualifications
1 53 (6.84%) Degree
2 42 (5.42%) Security Cleared
3 36 (4.65%) SC Cleared
4 22 (2.84%) SAP Certification
5 13 (1.68%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (1.16%) PMI Certification
8 8 (1.03%) PMP
9 4 (0.52%) CBAP
9 4 (0.52%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.26%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.26%) CAPM
10 2 (0.26%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.26%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.13%) ACCA
11 1 (0.13%) CIMA
11 1 (0.13%) CISM
11 1 (0.13%) ISEB
11 1 (0.13%) MBA
11 1 (0.13%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.35%) Data Quality
2 22 (2.84%) QA
3 12 (1.55%) PMO
4 11 (1.42%) GxP
5 10 (1.29%) GDPR
6 8 (1.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 7 (0.90%) SLA
8 5 (0.65%) ITGC
9 4 (0.52%) GRC
10 1 (0.13%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.13%) GMP
System Software
1 1 (0.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (0.52%) HP Quality Center
2 3 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.26%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.13%) Ansible
Vendors
1 754 (97.29%) SAP
2 104 (13.42%) Ariba
3 18 (2.32%) Microsoft
3 18 (2.32%) Oracle
4 16 (2.06%) ServiceNow
5 11 (1.42%) Concur
6 8 (1.03%) Adobe
7 6 (0.77%) Hyperion
7 6 (0.77%) Reuters
8 5 (0.65%) HP
8 5 (0.65%) Salesforce
9 3 (0.39%) Blue Prism
9 3 (0.39%) Cadence
9 3 (0.39%) JDA
9 3 (0.39%) Kofax
9 3 (0.39%) OpenText
9 3 (0.39%) PeopleSoft
9 3 (0.39%) ReadSoft
9 3 (0.39%) UiPath
10 2 (0.26%) Workday