SAP has just made a move that points to where hiring is heading. In October 2026 it agreed to buy TechWolf, a company whose technology works out people’s real skills from the work they actually do, and it is building this into SAP SuccessFactors. The direction is clear: hiring is shifting from job titles and CVs towards proven skills. Here is what that shift means, and what it means whether you are hiring or building your own career. From job titles to real skills For a l

SAP’s data world is changing fast, and it is pulling data skills demand with it. With SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP has brought Databricks natively into its data platform, so companies can combine their SAP and non-SAP data for analytics and AI without copying it around. That is creating fresh demand for people who can work across both worlds. Here is what has changed, the skills in demand, and what it means whether you are hiring or building your own career. What has changed

Not all SAP roles are equally hard to fill. Some come together in a few weeks, while others can take months to find the right person. As the race to S/4HANA continues across Germany, a handful of SAP skills have become genuinely scarce, and knowing which ones helps you plan your hiring around them. Here is where the biggest gaps sit in 2026, why they are so hard to close, and what to do about it. Why some SAP roles are so hard to fill The shortage is structural, not a passing