SAP
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of SAP products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SAP over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

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

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 121 119 207
Rank change year-on-year -2 +88 -75
Permanent jobs citing SAP 2,298 2,973 3,148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.32% 2.93% 2.00%
As % of the Vendors category 6.29% 6.99% 5.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1,233 1,673 2,204
10th Percentile £30,000 £39,800 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,370 £51,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £59,483
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +5.07% -0.86%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £50,750
% change year-on-year -8.70% +13.30% +1.50%

All Vendors
UK

SAP is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 36,555 42,516 61,223
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 36.86% 41.86% 38.89%
Number of salaries quoted 25,011 24,257 32,962
10th Percentile £26,700 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +3.26%

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
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SAP.

Salary trend for SAP in the UK

SAP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

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 8 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -6 1,968 £60,000 -2.44% 732
UK excluding London -13 1,350 £52,500 -8.70% 505
Work from Home +65 1,062 £62,750 -3.46% 458
London +52 703 £80,000 +14.29% 212
South East +10 434 £55,750 -14.23% 104
North of England +26 376 £50,000 -13.04% 154
Midlands -11 234 £45,000 -21.74% 108
North West +13 218 £52,500 -8.70% 98
West Midlands -6 162 £53,750 -6.52% 69
Yorkshire +36 122 £49,827 -13.35% 37
East of England -26 113 £65,000 +13.04% 66
East Midlands -13 69 £42,500 -19.05% 39
Scotland -56 69 £59,500 +3.48% 26
South West -69 63 £53,500 -0.47% 47
Northern Ireland +36 41 £35,000 -39.13% 8
North East +17 36 £48,750 -15.22% 23
Wales +13 23 £37,500 -42.31% 9

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
1 307 (13.36%) SAS
2 68 (2.96%) SharePoint
3 38 (1.65%) Confluence
4 29 (1.26%) WebSphere
5 28 (1.22%) Captiva
5 28 (1.22%) FileNet
6 18 (0.78%) Microsoft Exchange
7 7 (0.30%) Apache
8 6 (0.26%) nginx
9 5 (0.22%) CMS
9 5 (0.22%) IIS
9 5 (0.22%) NetWeaver
10 4 (0.17%) Apache Spark
11 3 (0.13%) Smallworld
12 2 (0.087%) SAP Portal
13 1 (0.044%) Cloud Foundry
13 1 (0.044%) Documentum
13 1 (0.044%) LiveLink
13 1 (0.044%) Mendix
13 1 (0.044%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 191 (8.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 119 (5.18%) Microsoft Office
3 92 (4.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 35 (1.52%) AutoCAD
5 18 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (0.78%) MS Visio
5 18 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.30%) Revit
7 6 (0.26%) OrCAD
8 5 (0.22%) InfoPath
9 4 (0.17%) Doxygen
10 2 (0.087%) Fusion 360
10 2 (0.087%) SketchUp
10 2 (0.087%) SOLIDWORKS
10 2 (0.087%) SPSS
10 2 (0.087%) Stata
10 2 (0.087%) Trello
11 1 (0.044%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.044%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.044%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 442 (19.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 373 (16.23%) SAP ERP
3 104 (4.53%) SAP FI
4 97 (4.22%) SAP CO
5 92 (4.00%) SAP FI/CO
6 61 (2.65%) SAP Business One
7 52 (2.26%) Dynamics CRM
8 51 (2.22%) Salesforce CRM
8 51 (2.22%) SAP MM
9 46 (2.00%) NetSuite
10 42 (1.83%) SAP PP
11 41 (1.78%) SAP SD
12 39 (1.70%) SAP HR
13 35 (1.52%) SAP BPC
13 35 (1.52%) SAP SCM
14 31 (1.35%) SAP CX
15 30 (1.31%) SAP Oil and Gas
16 29 (1.26%) SAP HCM
16 29 (1.26%) SAP WM
17 27 (1.17%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 164 (7.14%) Azure
2 127 (5.53%) Power Platform
3 105 (4.57%) SuccessFactors
4 79 (3.44%) Microsoft 365
5 66 (2.87%) AWS
6 62 (2.70%) Dynamics 365
7 57 (2.48%) SaaS
8 53 (2.31%) GCP
9 41 (1.78%) GitHub
10 25 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
11 24 (1.04%) Cloud Computing
12 21 (0.91%) PaaS
12 21 (0.91%) PowerApps
12 21 (0.91%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 16 (0.70%) Entra ID
13 16 (0.70%) Power Automate
14 15 (0.65%) Boomi
14 15 (0.65%) IaaS
14 15 (0.65%) WhatsApp
15 13 (0.57%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 317 (13.79%) Broadband
2 30 (1.31%) DNS
3 19 (0.83%) HTTP
3 19 (0.83%) TCP/IP
4 18 (0.78%) MQTT
5 16 (0.70%) DHCP
6 13 (0.57%) LAN
7 12 (0.52%) Wireless
8 11 (0.48%) VPN
8 11 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
9 10 (0.44%) Modbus
9 10 (0.44%) WAN
10 9 (0.39%) Ethernet
11 8 (0.35%) 3G
11 8 (0.35%) 4G
11 8 (0.35%) LTE
12 7 (0.30%) Bluetooth
12 7 (0.30%) Firewall
12 7 (0.30%) Network Security
12 7 (0.30%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (4.87%) Power BI
2 77 (3.35%) SAP BW
3 69 (3.00%) SAP HANA
4 66 (2.87%) SQL Server
5 39 (1.70%) BusinessObjects
5 39 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
6 27 (1.17%) Data Warehouse
7 22 (0.96%) Crystal Reports
8 21 (0.91%) DB2
9 19 (0.83%) GIS
10 17 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 17 (0.74%) Tableau
11 16 (0.70%) Data Lake
12 11 (0.48%) Big Data
12 11 (0.48%) Metadata
13 10 (0.44%) MS Access
13 10 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
14 9 (0.39%) MongoDB
14 9 (0.39%) Oracle Database
15 8 (0.35%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 85 (3.70%) JIRA
2 43 (1.87%) Git
3 30 (1.31%) Oracle Forms
4 24 (1.04%) Visual Studio
5 15 (0.65%) Subversion
6 14 (0.61%) Jenkins
7 11 (0.48%) Eclipse
8 5 (0.22%) Bitbucket
8 5 (0.22%) ERwin
8 5 (0.22%) GitLab
8 5 (0.22%) Maven
9 2 (0.087%) Android Studio
9 2 (0.087%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.087%) IBM UrbanCode
9 2 (0.087%) LabVIEW
9 2 (0.087%) LSMW
9 2 (0.087%) PowerDesigner
9 2 (0.087%) Selenium
9 2 (0.087%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.044%) TeamCity
General
1 1,070 (46.56%) Social Skills
2 1,032 (44.91%) Finance
3 386 (16.80%) Manufacturing
4 335 (14.58%) Analytical Skills
5 237 (10.31%) Public Sector
6 216 (9.40%) Marketing
7 183 (7.96%) Telecoms
8 177 (7.70%) Electronics
9 152 (6.61%) Retail
10 133 (5.79%) Legal
11 110 (4.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 83 (3.61%) Presentation Skills
13 81 (3.52%) Banking
14 66 (2.87%) Law
15 55 (2.39%) Pharmaceutical
16 48 (2.09%) Organisational Skills
17 33 (1.44%) Aerospace
17 33 (1.44%) General Ledger
18 30 (1.31%) Automotive
18 30 (1.31%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 544 (23.67%) Architect
2 454 (19.76%) Solutions Architect
3 314 (13.66%) Consultant
4 266 (11.58%) Analyst
5 236 (10.27%) SAP Consultant
6 211 (9.18%) Senior
7 190 (8.27%) Lead
8 152 (6.61%) SAP Architect
9 114 (4.96%) SAP Manager
10 106 (4.61%) SAP Solutions Architect
11 93 (4.05%) Project Manager
12 87 (3.79%) SAP Analyst
13 80 (3.48%) Developer
14 73 (3.18%) Senior Consultant
15 68 (2.96%) Senior SAP Consultant
16 60 (2.61%) Development Manager
17 58 (2.52%) Business Manager
18 54 (2.35%) IT Manager
19 51 (2.22%) Software Engineer
20 48 (2.09%) Business Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (2.05%) HTML
2 46 (2.00%) .NET
3 45 (1.96%) EDI
4 43 (1.87%) CSS
5 31 (1.35%) SAP Fiori
6 24 (1.04%) AngularJS
7 23 (1.00%) React
8 21 (0.91%) SAP TM
9 20 (0.87%) XML
10 18 (0.78%) Flask
11 15 (0.65%) IDoc
11 15 (0.65%) J2EE
11 15 (0.65%) SAP Basis
12 14 (0.61%) .NET Framework
13 13 (0.57%) Django
14 12 (0.52%) SAP PI
15 11 (0.48%) BAPI
16 10 (0.44%) ASP.NET
16 10 (0.44%) Web Services
17 9 (0.39%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 74 (3.22%) Management Information System
2 70 (3.05%) Self-Motivation
3 64 (2.79%) FMCG
4 52 (2.26%) Onboarding
5 50 (2.18%) Product Ownership
6 34 (1.48%) Housing Association
7 33 (1.44%) Private Cloud
8 30 (1.31%) IoT
9 28 (1.22%) DataPower
9 28 (1.22%) Social Media
10 27 (1.17%) Driving Licence
11 26 (1.13%) Data Structures
12 25 (1.09%) Virtual Team
13 21 (0.91%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 21 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
14 20 (0.87%) Life Science
15 18 (0.78%) Embedded Systems
16 16 (0.70%) Public Cloud
17 15 (0.65%) Biopharmaceutical
18 14 (0.61%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 107 (4.66%) Linux
2 102 (4.44%) Windows
3 48 (2.09%) Unix
4 36 (1.57%) Windows Server
5 12 (0.52%) Android
6 8 (0.35%) Apple iOS
7 7 (0.30%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.22%) VMS
9 4 (0.17%) AIX
10 3 (0.13%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.044%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.044%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 754 (32.81%) ERP
2 638 (27.76%) Agile
3 457 (19.89%) Roadmaps
4 414 (18.02%) Problem-Solving
5 410 (17.84%) Data Management
6 404 (17.58%) Change Management
7 341 (14.84%) Business Intelligence
8 339 (14.75%) Performance Management
9 331 (14.40%) Enterprise Architecture
10 320 (13.93%) Strategic Roadmap
10 320 (13.93%) TOGAF
11 305 (13.27%) Project Management
12 214 (9.31%) Stakeholder Management
13 195 (8.49%) Programme Management
14 194 (8.44%) Continuous Improvement
15 180 (7.83%) Digital Marketing
16 176 (7.66%) CRM
17 173 (7.53%) Project Delivery
18 162 (7.05%) Migration
19 157 (6.83%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 270 (11.75%) SQL
2 92 (4.00%) Python
3 85 (3.70%) Java
4 61 (2.65%) JavaScript
5 59 (2.57%) C#
6 56 (2.44%) C
7 45 (1.96%) C++
8 37 (1.61%) ABAP
9 34 (1.48%) PowerShell
10 18 (0.78%) TypeScript
11 17 (0.74%) Embedded C
12 14 (0.61%) T-SQL
13 13 (0.57%) Bash
14 10 (0.44%) VBA
15 9 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 9 (0.39%) Embedded C++
15 9 (0.39%) PHP
16 8 (0.35%) Go
16 8 (0.35%) R
16 8 (0.35%) VB
Qualifications
1 403 (17.54%) Degree
2 85 (3.70%) Security Cleared
3 56 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
4 44 (1.91%) Master's Degree
5 38 (1.65%) ACCA
6 36 (1.57%) HNC
7 35 (1.52%) CIMA
8 33 (1.44%) HND
9 32 (1.39%) PMP
10 31 (1.35%) PMI Certification
11 30 (1.31%) SAP Certification
12 28 (1.22%) SC Cleared
13 26 (1.13%) CISA
14 15 (0.65%) CISSP
15 10 (0.44%) Oracle Certification
16 9 (0.39%) Azure Certification
16 9 (0.39%) CISM
16 9 (0.39%) DBS Check
17 8 (0.35%) ITIL Certification
17 8 (0.35%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 146 (6.35%) QA
2 90 (3.92%) SLA
3 70 (3.05%) Data Quality
4 57 (2.48%) GDPR
5 49 (2.13%) PMO
6 25 (1.09%) ITGC
7 23 (1.00%) GRC
8 18 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 15 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 13 (0.57%) ISO 9001
11 10 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
11 10 (0.44%) IFRS
12 6 (0.26%) GAAP
12 6 (0.26%) GxP
13 4 (0.17%) IEC 61131
13 4 (0.17%) JTAG
14 3 (0.13%) HIPAA
15 2 (0.087%) ISO 26262
15 2 (0.087%) MISRA
15 2 (0.087%) SEPA
System Software
1 36 (1.57%) Firmware
2 32 (1.39%) Active Directory
3 16 (0.70%) Docker
4 13 (0.57%) Embedded Firmware
5 9 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.22%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.13%) NFS
8 1 (0.044%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.044%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.044%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.044%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (0.61%) Terraform
2 9 (0.39%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (0.30%) SCCM
5 5 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.17%) CSIRT
6 4 (0.17%) Oracle RMAN
7 3 (0.13%) Ansible
8 2 (0.087%) HP ALM
8 2 (0.087%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.044%) SCOM
9 1 (0.044%) systemd
9 1 (0.044%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.044%) vRealize
9 1 (0.044%) WSUS
Vendors
1 534 (23.24%) Oracle
2 334 (14.53%) Microsoft
3 305 (13.27%) Hyperion
4 304 (13.23%) Anaplan
5 126 (5.48%) Salesforce
6 73 (3.18%) Sage
7 58 (2.52%) IBM
8 52 (2.26%) ServiceNow
9 32 (1.39%) Pega
10 29 (1.26%) Google
10 29 (1.26%) Infor
11 28 (1.22%) Ariba
11 28 (1.22%) Kofax
12 27 (1.17%) Concur
12 27 (1.17%) VMware
13 24 (1.04%) CA
14 23 (1.00%) Epicor
14 23 (1.00%) Workday
15 17 (0.74%) Cognos
15 17 (0.74%) IFS