SAP Contracts

SAP
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of SAP products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SAP over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within SAP SE.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 29 54
Rank change year-on-year +1 +25 -3
Contract jobs citing SAP 2,564 3,063 4,021
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 6.68% 6.14% 4.68%
As % of the Vendors category 15.02% 13.71% 11.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,220 1,609 2,206
10th Percentile £400 £363 £390
25th Percentile £464 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £653
90th Percentile £775 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £560 £530 £533
% change year-on-year +5.66% -0.47% +6.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 53 62
10th Percentile £14.91 £15.40 £18.39
25th Percentile £25.50 £21.05 £32.47
Median hourly rate £40.50 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.71% -22.22% +8.65%
75th Percentile £59.64 £53.75 £65.25
90th Percentile £65.02 £67.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.00 £33.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +6.06% -26.67% +11.34%

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 contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 17,067 22,348 35,425
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 44.45% 44.82% 41.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,207 14,472 23,701
10th Percentile £285 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year - -0.94% +6.00%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £639
90th Percentile £730 £731 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £485
% change year-on-year - +3.09% +7.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 675 688 798
10th Percentile £14.16 £15.24 £12.30
25th Percentile £15.62 £19.05 £15.50
Median hourly rate £30.41 £41.65 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.99% +85.11% +15.38%
75th Percentile £63.75 £63.00 £51.65
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £38.55 £19.96
% change year-on-year -22.18% +93.18% +10.86%

SAP
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for SAP in the UK

SAP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SAP.

Daily rate trend for SAP in the UK

SAP
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SAP in the UK

SAP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SAP.

Hourly rate trend for SAP in the UK

SAP
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAP over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP in the UK

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Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP within the UK over the 6 months to 20 September 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 +5 2,070 £575 +4.55% 506
UK excluding London +4 1,114 £560 +5.66% 297
London +26 855 £575 -2.13% 194
Work from Home -2 823 £565 +2.82% 236
South East +9 383 £600 +15.83% 80
North of England -6 211 £550 +3.00% 86
Midlands -2 198 £533 -5.33% 69
South West +8 168 £614 -0.57% 28
North West +20 154 £575 +5.50% 57
West Midlands -1 119 £515 -10.43% 49
East of England +23 106 £500 - 32
East Midlands +2 79 £575 - 20
Yorkshire -43 45 £500 -4.76% 23
Scotland +28 43 £550 +12.82% 8
Wales 0 12 £550 -8.33% 7
North East +1 9 £600 +81.82% 6
Northern Ireland -6 6 £105 -79.00% 1

SAP
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 38 (1.48%) SharePoint
2 25 (0.98%) Confluence
3 23 (0.90%) NetWeaver
4 19 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
5 17 (0.66%) MTS
6 5 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.20%) Anypoint
6 5 (0.20%) Apache
7 4 (0.16%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.16%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
8 3 (0.12%) CMS
8 3 (0.12%) JBoss
8 3 (0.12%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.078%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.078%) IIS
9 2 (0.078%) OpenStack
9 2 (0.078%) SAP Portal
9 2 (0.078%) Traefik
9 2 (0.078%) WebLogic
Applications
1 91 (3.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 79 (3.08%) Microsoft Office
3 53 (2.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 26 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
5 22 (0.86%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.078%) CANalyzer
7 2 (0.078%) InfoPath
8 1 (0.039%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.039%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.039%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.039%) Trello
8 1 (0.039%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 714 (27.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 113 (4.41%) SAP FI
3 97 (3.78%) SAP ERP
4 95 (3.71%) SAP CO
5 92 (3.59%) SAP EWM
6 89 (3.47%) SAP FI/CO
7 74 (2.89%) SAP SD
8 54 (2.11%) SAP MDG
9 44 (1.72%) SAP Payroll
10 43 (1.68%) SAP GTS
11 39 (1.52%) SAP PP
12 38 (1.48%) SAP IBP
13 37 (1.44%) SAP MM
13 37 (1.44%) SAP QM
14 36 (1.40%) SAP HR
15 26 (1.01%) SAP Retail
16 24 (0.94%) SAP BPC
17 23 (0.90%) Shopify
18 21 (0.82%) SAP PM
19 19 (0.74%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 166 (6.47%) Azure
2 157 (6.12%) SuccessFactors
3 88 (3.43%) AWS
4 69 (2.69%) Power Platform
5 64 (2.50%) Microsoft 365
6 37 (1.44%) GCP
7 23 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
7 23 (0.90%) BigCommerce
8 18 (0.70%) Dynamics 365
9 17 (0.66%) SaaS
9 17 (0.66%) Serverless
10 16 (0.62%) Entra ID
10 16 (0.62%) WhatsApp
11 15 (0.59%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 13 (0.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 13 (0.51%) Microsoft Copilot
13 12 (0.47%) Boomi
13 12 (0.47%) GitHub
14 10 (0.39%) IaaS
14 10 (0.39%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 24 (0.94%) Firewall
2 15 (0.59%) HTTP
3 14 (0.55%) SAN
4 13 (0.51%) VPN
5 12 (0.47%) FTP
6 9 (0.35%) BGP
6 9 (0.35%) LAN
6 9 (0.35%) NAS
6 9 (0.35%) OSPF
7 8 (0.31%) Cisco ASA
7 8 (0.31%) EIGRP
7 8 (0.31%) SSL
8 7 (0.27%) TCP/IP
8 7 (0.27%) WAN
8 7 (0.27%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (0.23%) DMVPN
10 5 (0.20%) Network Security
10 5 (0.20%) SD-WAN
10 5 (0.20%) Wireless
11 4 (0.16%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 155 (6.05%) SAP HANA
2 76 (2.96%) SAP BW
3 65 (2.54%) Power BI
4 48 (1.87%) SQL Server
5 47 (1.83%) BusinessObjects
6 34 (1.33%) SAP Data Services
7 29 (1.13%) Oracle Database
8 28 (1.09%) NoSQL
9 27 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
10 21 (0.82%) Relational Database
11 18 (0.70%) Tableau
12 17 (0.66%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 17 (0.66%) Data Lake
13 15 (0.59%) GIS
14 13 (0.51%) Metadata
14 13 (0.51%) Tableau Server
15 12 (0.47%) Snowflake Schema
16 9 (0.35%) DB2
17 8 (0.31%) DTS
17 8 (0.31%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 66 (2.57%) JIRA
2 29 (1.13%) Git
3 22 (0.86%) LSMW
4 18 (0.70%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.27%) GCC
5 7 (0.27%) Selenium
6 6 (0.23%) GitLab
6 6 (0.23%) MSI
7 5 (0.20%) Bitbucket
7 5 (0.20%) JMeter
7 5 (0.20%) Maven
7 5 (0.20%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.12%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.12%) eCATT
8 3 (0.12%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.12%) ER Studio
8 3 (0.12%) LoadRunner
8 3 (0.12%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.078%) Hudson
9 2 (0.078%) Postman
General
1 838 (32.68%) Finance
2 649 (25.31%) Social Skills
3 477 (18.60%) Manufacturing
4 403 (15.72%) Public Sector
5 336 (13.10%) Marketing
6 322 (12.56%) Telecoms
7 302 (11.78%) Electronics
8 221 (8.62%) Analytical Skills
9 137 (5.34%) Retail
10 81 (3.16%) Presentation Skills
11 75 (2.93%) Pharmaceutical
12 61 (2.38%) Banking
13 55 (2.15%) Legal
14 44 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
15 43 (1.68%) General Ledger
16 42 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
17 40 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
18 38 (1.48%) German Language
19 37 (1.44%) Billing
20 35 (1.37%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 754 (29.41%) Consultant
2 631 (24.61%) SAP Consultant
3 317 (12.36%) Architect
4 278 (10.84%) Lead
5 240 (9.36%) Analyst
6 189 (7.37%) Senior
7 166 (6.47%) Project Manager
8 164 (6.40%) Developer
9 158 (6.16%) SAP Manager
10 136 (5.30%) SAP Architect
11 129 (5.03%) Solutions Architect
12 85 (3.32%) Functional Consultant
12 85 (3.32%) SAP Analyst
13 84 (3.28%) SAP Project Manager
14 79 (3.08%) SAP Developer
15 75 (2.93%) Business Analyst
16 73 (2.85%) SAP Solutions Architect
17 68 (2.65%) SAP Functional Consultant
18 57 (2.22%) Senior Consultant
19 56 (2.18%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (4.25%) SAP Fiori
2 62 (2.42%) SAP Basis
3 41 (1.60%) REST
3 41 (1.60%) SAP PI
4 37 (1.44%) BAPI
5 34 (1.33%) Middleware
6 30 (1.17%) Web Services
7 29 (1.13%) IDoc
7 29 (1.13%) XML
8 26 (1.01%) SAPUI5
9 25 (0.98%) .NET
9 25 (0.98%) RESTful
10 24 (0.94%) EDI
10 24 (0.94%) HTML
11 23 (0.90%) SOAP
11 23 (0.90%) VML
12 19 (0.74%) Kafka
13 18 (0.70%) SailPoint
14 13 (0.51%) SAP Smart Forms
15 12 (0.47%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 65 (2.54%) FMCG
2 61 (2.38%) Onboarding
3 59 (2.30%) Management Information System
4 51 (1.99%) Greenfield Project
5 50 (1.95%) Product Ownership
6 46 (1.79%) Public Cloud
7 45 (1.76%) Life Science
8 42 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
9 26 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
10 22 (0.86%) Virtual Team
11 20 (0.78%) Cloud Native
12 18 (0.70%) Enterprise Storage
12 18 (0.70%) LIMS
13 16 (0.62%) Learning Management System
14 15 (0.59%) Data Structures
14 15 (0.59%) Replication
15 13 (0.51%) PKI
16 12 (0.47%) Analytical Mindset
16 12 (0.47%) Data Centre
16 12 (0.47%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 106 (4.13%) Windows
2 55 (2.15%) Linux
3 37 (1.44%) Windows Server
4 27 (1.05%) Unix
5 19 (0.74%) Windows 10
6 14 (0.55%) Apple iOS
6 14 (0.55%) VMS
7 9 (0.35%) Android
8 6 (0.23%) Windows 7
8 6 (0.23%) zOS
9 4 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (0.12%) Mac OS
10 3 (0.12%) Solaris
10 3 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.078%) AIX
11 2 (0.078%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.039%) Check Point GAiA
12 1 (0.039%) Debian
12 1 (0.039%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 396 (15.44%) Business Intelligence
2 346 (13.49%) Programme Management
3 339 (13.22%) ERP
4 333 (12.99%) Migration
5 307 (11.97%) Problem-Solving
6 300 (11.70%) Digital Marketing
7 280 (10.92%) Agile
7 280 (10.92%) Stakeholder Management
8 251 (9.79%) Project Management
9 162 (6.32%) User Acceptance Testing
10 155 (6.05%) Data Migration
11 145 (5.66%) Change Management
12 129 (5.03%) Roadmaps
13 113 (4.41%) Workshop Facilitation
14 107 (4.17%) Data Modelling
15 106 (4.13%) Analytics
16 103 (4.02%) Process Improvement
17 99 (3.86%) Project Delivery
18 96 (3.74%) Logistics
19 94 (3.67%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 164 (6.40%) ABAP
2 141 (5.50%) SQL
3 73 (2.85%) Java
4 67 (2.61%) Python
5 55 (2.15%) PowerShell
6 31 (1.21%) C#
7 26 (1.01%) JavaScript
8 20 (0.78%) PL/SQL
9 16 (0.62%) C
10 11 (0.43%) Go
11 10 (0.39%) Groovy
11 10 (0.39%) TypeScript
12 8 (0.31%) Bicep
13 7 (0.27%) C++
14 5 (0.20%) Bash
14 5 (0.20%) T-SQL
15 4 (0.16%) Perl
15 4 (0.16%) R
15 4 (0.16%) SAPscript
15 4 (0.16%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 442 (17.24%) Security Cleared
2 313 (12.21%) SC Cleared
3 173 (6.75%) Degree
4 133 (5.19%) DV Cleared
5 67 (2.61%) SAP Certification
6 39 (1.52%) PMI Certification
7 38 (1.48%) PMP
8 37 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
9 36 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
10 30 (1.17%) Master's Degree
11 15 (0.59%) CIPD
12 13 (0.51%) BC Cleared
13 12 (0.47%) ACCA
14 11 (0.43%) CISSP
14 11 (0.43%) DBS Check
15 10 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
16 9 (0.35%) TOGAF Certification
17 8 (0.31%) CCA
17 8 (0.31%) CIMA
18 5 (0.20%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (2.89%) QA
2 56 (2.18%) Data Quality
3 43 (1.68%) SLA
4 41 (1.60%) PMO
5 18 (0.70%) GDPR
6 17 (0.66%) GxP
6 17 (0.66%) IFRS
7 16 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 13 (0.51%) GRC
9 10 (0.39%) Accessibility
9 10 (0.39%) PCI DSS
10 8 (0.31%) NIST
11 7 (0.27%) ISO 20022
12 6 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 5 (0.20%) RMADS
14 4 (0.16%) GAAP
14 4 (0.16%) JSP 440
15 2 (0.078%) Actionable Recommendations
15 2 (0.078%) ITGC
15 2 (0.078%) P3O
System Software
1 83 (3.24%) Active Directory
2 27 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (0.51%) Docker
4 12 (0.47%) Hyper-V
4 12 (0.47%) VMware NSX
5 8 (0.31%) vSphere
6 5 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.078%) Firmware
10 1 (0.039%) NFS
10 1 (0.039%) Samba
10 1 (0.039%) Veritas Cluster Server
10 1 (0.039%) XenApp
10 1 (0.039%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 28 (1.09%) Terraform
2 27 (1.05%) Kubernetes
3 18 (0.70%) Ansible
4 15 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
6 13 (0.51%) SCCM
7 9 (0.35%) HP ALM
8 7 (0.27%) Control-M
9 6 (0.23%) FortiGate
9 6 (0.23%) VxRail
10 5 (0.20%) Puppet
11 4 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
11 4 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
11 4 (0.16%) Microsoft Clustering
11 4 (0.16%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 4 (0.16%) Red Hat Satellite
12 3 (0.12%) Istio
12 3 (0.12%) Opsgenie
12 3 (0.12%) vRealize
12 3 (0.12%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 264 (10.30%) Microsoft
2 231 (9.01%) Ariba
3 195 (7.61%) Oracle
4 149 (5.81%) Salesforce
5 42 (1.64%) Adobe
6 38 (1.48%) VMware
7 35 (1.37%) IBM
8 33 (1.29%) Concur
8 33 (1.29%) Workday
9 29 (1.13%) Cisco
9 29 (1.13%) Google
10 23 (0.90%) Sitecore
11 21 (0.82%) ServiceNow
12 20 (0.78%) HP
13 18 (0.70%) MuleSoft
14 16 (0.62%) Databricks
15 13 (0.51%) Dell
15 13 (0.51%) Hyperion
15 13 (0.51%) IFS
16 11 (0.43%) Apple