Every year we pull together what our UK SAP Business One desk actually saw: offers made, offers accepted, counter-offers fought off. This is the 2026 edition — desk data, not advert data, which is why some of these numbers may sit above what you've seen elsewhere. Adverts open low. Offers close where we say.
The headline bands
Functional consultants, the market's backbone: £31,000–£42,000 junior, £49,500–£66,000 mid-level, £66,000–£82,500 senior, £82,500–£104,500 at lead. Technical/SDK people run roughly 10% ahead at every step. Support analysts — the entry gate to the whole ecosystem — £27,500–£35,000 junior, up to £63,800 senior. Practice leadership starts around £110,000 and we've seen it well past £150,000 with bonus.
The full role-by-role table, with the US comparison alongside, is kept current in our SAP Business One salary guide.
Three findings from this year's data
HANA is still the great divider. Consultants with delivered SQL-to-HANA migrations earned 12–18% over SQL-only peers at the same level — the sixth straight year we've measured that gap. It is no longer a premium. It's a caste system, and the version 11 roadmap will only deepen it.
London's edge is shrinking. The capital still pays 10–15% over the national median, but hybrid working keeps eroding the difference — a Leeds consultant serving a London partner two days a week banks most of the premium without the rent. Manchester and Birmingham offers moved up notably this year.
Counter-offers hit a new high. More than half the resignations we handled this year drew a counter within 48 hours. Employers: that's the market telling you annual benchmarking is cheaper than emergency benchmarking. Candidates: decide your answer to the counter before you resign, not during the awkward meeting.
Use the numbers
Thirty seconds on the salary checker places you — or your budget — on the current band. If the result stings, our B1 desk has been the UK's busiest for over a decade, and we're easy to talk to.