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Most administrators move from routine Basis operations into leading a landscape's technical architecture, then into SAP infrastructure lead or IT operations manager roles overseeing the full technical estate. Some specialise in S/4HANA migration projects specifically, moving between employers as a migration specialist given how many Swiss enterprises are on that journey at once.
Yes, it tends to pay a meaningful premium over general system administration roles because of how business-critical SAP systems are and how few administrators have deep S/4HANA migration experience. The trade-off is that the role carries more operational pressure during upgrade windows.