Senior SAP Project Manager Contract Job Trends

Senior SAP Project Manager
UK

The median Senior SAP Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 620 529 590
Rank change year-on-year -91 +61 +129
Contract jobs requiring a Senior SAP Project Manager 11 1 10
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.024% 0.003% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.004% 0.024%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 5
10th Percentile £573 - -
25th Percentile £579 £750 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £800 £550
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% +45.45% +4.76%
75th Percentile £750 £850 £900
90th Percentile £813 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 - £550
% change year-on-year - - -21.43%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 41,784 27,118 40,940
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.22% 92.78% 92.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,031 17,841 26,815
10th Percentile £313 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £406 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -3.31%
75th Percentile £613 £630 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +2.63% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,612 956 2,534
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.99 £12.86
25th Percentile £19.91 £20.26 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £32.00 £33.78
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -5.26% -24.15%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £76.25 £71.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.06 £31.29 £34.61
% change year-on-year +31.21% -9.58% -18.32%

Senior SAP Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior SAP Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Senior SAP Project Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior SAP Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior SAP Project Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior SAP Project Manager job vacancies in the UK

Senior SAP Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior SAP Project Manager over the 6 months to 5 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Senior SAP Project Manager in the UK

Senior SAP Project Manager
Top 11 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior SAP Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 5 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -99 10 £625 -21.88% 3
UK excluding London - 9 £625 - 2
Work from Home - 4 £725 - 2
North of England - 3 £595 -
Yorkshire - 3 £595 -
London -53 2 - - 1
West Midlands - 2 £725 - 1
Midlands - 2 £725 - 1
East of England - 2 £675 - 1
South East - 1 - -
Channel Islands - 1 - -

Senior SAP Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 5 April 2026, Senior SAP Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Senior SAP Project Manager in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) SAP
2 7 (63.64%) ERP
3 6 (54.55%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (45.45%) Business Case
4 5 (45.45%) Migration
5 4 (36.36%) PMP
5 4 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (36.36%) Project Management
5 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (27.27%) Budget Management
6 3 (27.27%) Commercial Awareness
6 3 (27.27%) Inventory Management
6 3 (27.27%) Project Delivery
6 3 (27.27%) QA
7 2 (18.18%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 2 (18.18%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (18.18%) Project Planning
7 2 (18.18%) Roadmaps
7 2 (18.18%) SAP ERP
7 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
7 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
7 2 (18.18%) ServiceNow
7 2 (18.18%) Strategic Roadmap
8 1 (9.09%) Agile
8 1 (9.09%) Business Continuity
8 1 (9.09%) Business Transformation
8 1 (9.09%) Change Management
8 1 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (9.09%) CRM
8 1 (9.09%) Data Integration

Senior SAP Project Manager Skill Set
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:

Business Applications
1 6 (54.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (18.18%) SAP ERP
3 1 (9.09%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) Dynamics 365
General
1 8 (72.73%) Finance
2 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Public Sector
4 1 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) ERP
2 5 (45.45%) Business Case
2 5 (45.45%) Migration
3 4 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (36.36%) Project Management
3 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (27.27%) Budget Management
4 3 (27.27%) Commercial Awareness
4 3 (27.27%) Inventory Management
4 3 (27.27%) Project Delivery
5 2 (18.18%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 2 (18.18%) Project Planning
5 2 (18.18%) Roadmaps
5 2 (18.18%) Strategic Roadmap
6 1 (9.09%) Business Transformation
6 1 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (9.09%) CRM
6 1 (9.09%) Data Integration
6 1 (9.09%) Time Management
6 1 (9.09%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) PMP
2 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
2 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
3 1 (9.09%) Degree
3 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
3 1 (9.09%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) QA
Vendors
1 11 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (18.18%) ServiceNow