SAP Consultant Job Trends

SAP Consultant
UK

The median SAP Consultant salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 471 568 675
Rank change year-on-year +97 +107 -193
Permanent jobs requiring an SAP Consultant 282 83 230
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.30% 0.19% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 0.22% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 168 54 143
10th Percentile £63,375 £62,500 £53,250
25th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - +6.67% +15.38%
75th Percentile £85,000 £96,250 £98,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% +11.11% +3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 87,064 38,294 94,653
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.44% 89.31% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 57,954 21,519 69,253
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,967 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.90% +1.93% -6.54%

SAP Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'SAP Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SAP Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP Consultant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for SAP Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for SAP Consultant job vacancies in the UK

SAP Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP Consultant over the 6 months to 29 May 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP Consultant in the UK

SAP Consultant
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 29 May 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 +97 253 £80,000 - 100
UK excluding London +30 135 £80,000 +6.67% 53
London +68 118 £80,000 -12.33% 50
North of England +24 74 £80,000 +6.67% 14
Work from Home +40 56 £80,000 -13.51% 57
Yorkshire - 44 £85,000 - 2
Midlands -22 36 £80,000 +6.67% 17
West Midlands -29 31 £80,000 +6.67% 15
North West +24 30 £80,000 +6.67% 11
South East -18 18 £80,000 +23.08% 16
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 3
East Midlands -31 5 £70,000 -17.65% 2
South West -56 1 £65,000 - 2

SAP Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 29 May 2026, SAP Consultant 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 permanent job ads featuring SAP Consultant in the job title.

1 282 (100.00%) SAP
2 155 (54.96%) SAP S/4HANA
3 60 (21.28%) Analytics
3 60 (21.28%) SAP Fiori
4 46 (16.31%) Business Development
5 42 (14.89%) Production Planning
5 42 (14.89%) User Acceptance Testing
6 40 (14.18%) SAP IBP
7 39 (13.83%) SAP PP
8 33 (11.70%) Coaching
9 32 (11.35%) System Integration Testing
10 31 (10.99%) Logistics
10 31 (10.99%) Problem-Solving
11 28 (9.93%) SuccessFactors
11 28 (9.93%) Workshop Facilitation
12 27 (9.57%) SAP HANA
13 25 (8.87%) ABAP
13 25 (8.87%) Translating Business Requirements
14 24 (8.51%) Migration
15 22 (7.80%) Stakeholder Management
16 20 (7.09%) Data Migration
17 19 (6.74%) Requirements Gathering
18 18 (6.38%) Data Governance
19 17 (6.03%) Order to Cash
19 17 (6.03%) Roadmaps
20 16 (5.67%) Data Modelling
21 15 (5.32%) Project Delivery
21 15 (5.32%) SAP CO
21 15 (5.32%) SAP FI
21 15 (5.32%) Thought Leadership

SAP Consultant 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.35%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 155 (54.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 40 (14.18%) SAP IBP
3 39 (13.83%) SAP PP
4 15 (5.32%) SAP CO
4 15 (5.32%) SAP FI
5 14 (4.96%) SAP FI/CO
5 14 (4.96%) SAP SD
6 13 (4.61%) SAP HCM
7 12 (4.26%) SAP Payroll
8 11 (3.90%) SAP MDG
9 8 (2.84%) SAP MDG-BP
9 8 (2.84%) SAP Travel Management
9 8 (2.84%) SAP WM
10 7 (2.48%) SAP GTS
10 7 (2.48%) SAP PM
11 6 (2.13%) SAP PS
11 6 (2.13%) SAP SCM
12 5 (1.77%) SAP Business One
12 5 (1.77%) SAP EWM
12 5 (1.77%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 28 (9.93%) SuccessFactors
2 5 (1.77%) GCP
3 4 (1.42%) AWS
3 4 (1.42%) Azure
3 4 (1.42%) PaaS
3 4 (1.42%) SaaS
3 4 (1.42%) Snowflake
4 1 (0.35%) Boomi
4 1 (0.35%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.77%) HTTP
2 1 (0.35%) FTP
2 1 (0.35%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (9.57%) SAP HANA
2 11 (3.90%) SAP BW
3 5 (1.77%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
3 5 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.35%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.35%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (0.35%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.35%) Oracle9i Database
4 1 (0.35%) Power BI
4 1 (0.35%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.35%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (0.35%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (0.35%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (0.71%) JIRA
1 2 (0.71%) LSMW
2 1 (0.35%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 50 (17.73%) Manufacturing
2 48 (17.02%) Social Skills
3 45 (15.96%) Finance
4 42 (14.89%) Law
5 26 (9.22%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (8.16%) Retail
7 11 (3.90%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (3.55%) Legal
9 6 (2.13%) Billing
10 5 (1.77%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.06%) Banking
11 3 (1.06%) General Ledger
11 3 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.71%) German Language
13 1 (0.35%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.35%) French Language
13 1 (0.35%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.35%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (21.28%) SAP Fiori
2 9 (3.19%) SAP Basis
3 8 (2.84%) SAP TM
4 7 (2.48%) Middleware
4 7 (2.48%) SAP Core Interface
5 6 (2.13%) SAP ALE
6 5 (1.77%) Web Dynpro
7 4 (1.42%) XML
8 1 (0.35%) BAPI
8 1 (0.35%) EDI
8 1 (0.35%) SAP BC
8 1 (0.35%) SAP XI
Miscellaneous
1 55 (19.50%) Greenfield Project
2 43 (15.25%) Life Science
3 14 (4.96%) Onboarding
4 11 (3.90%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (2.84%) Data Structures
6 7 (2.48%) Private Cloud
7 6 (2.13%) Replication
8 5 (1.77%) Public Cloud
9 4 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.42%) Data Fabric
9 4 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.42%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 3 (1.06%) Management Information System
11 2 (0.71%) FMCG
12 1 (0.35%) Manufacturing Execution System
12 1 (0.35%) Product Ownership
12 1 (0.35%) Robotics
12 1 (0.35%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.35%) Linux
1 1 (0.35%) Unix
1 1 (0.35%) Windows
1 1 (0.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (21.28%) Analytics
2 46 (16.31%) Business Development
3 42 (14.89%) Production Planning
3 42 (14.89%) User Acceptance Testing
4 33 (11.70%) Coaching
5 32 (11.35%) System Integration Testing
6 31 (10.99%) Logistics
6 31 (10.99%) Problem-Solving
7 28 (9.93%) Workshop Facilitation
8 25 (8.87%) Translating Business Requirements
9 24 (8.51%) Migration
10 22 (7.80%) Stakeholder Management
11 20 (7.09%) Data Migration
12 19 (6.74%) Requirements Gathering
13 18 (6.38%) Data Governance
14 17 (6.03%) Order to Cash
14 17 (6.03%) Roadmaps
15 16 (5.67%) Data Modelling
16 15 (5.32%) Project Delivery
16 15 (5.32%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 25 (8.87%) ABAP
2 4 (1.42%) SQL
3 3 (1.06%) Perl
4 1 (0.35%) Java
4 1 (0.35%) SAPscript
4 1 (0.35%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 12 (4.26%) Security Cleared
2 10 (3.55%) SAP Certification
3 5 (1.77%) Degree
4 3 (1.06%) CTC Cleared
4 3 (1.06%) SC Cleared
5 2 (0.71%) CCA
6 1 (0.35%) ACCA
6 1 (0.35%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.35%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (2.84%) Data Quality
1 8 (2.84%) GDPR
2 7 (2.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 5 (1.77%) SLA
4 3 (1.06%) HIPAA
4 3 (1.06%) ISO 20022
4 3 (1.06%) PMO
5 2 (0.71%) GRC
6 1 (0.35%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.35%) GAAP
6 1 (0.35%) GMP
6 1 (0.35%) GxP
6 1 (0.35%) IFRS
6 1 (0.35%) QA
6 1 (0.35%) SEPA
System Software
1 1 (0.35%) IAG
Systems Management
1 1 (0.35%) Ansible
1 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (0.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 282 (100.00%) SAP
2 13 (4.61%) Ariba
3 12 (4.26%) OpenText
4 4 (1.42%) Databricks
4 4 (1.42%) Microsoft
4 4 (1.42%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.35%) Concur
5 1 (0.35%) Dell
5 1 (0.35%) Google
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle