Ariba Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Ariba
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring knowledge or experience of Ariba products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Ariba over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within SAP Ariba.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 121 140
Rank change year-on-year +6 +19 +51
Contract jobs citing Ariba 4 8 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.23% 0.38% 0.23%
As % of the Vendors category 0.46% 0.86% 0.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 4
10th Percentile - £468 -
25th Percentile £463 £475 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £520 £544
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% -4.37% +81.25%
75th Percentile £488 £688 £630
90th Percentile - £725 £672
Central London median daily rate £450 £520 £544
% change year-on-year -13.46% -4.37% +81.25%

All Vendors
City of London

Ariba falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 866 935 1,260
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 49.51% 44.27% 41.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 579 607 868
10th Percentile £320 £350 £312
25th Percentile £413 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £551 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.91% +0.09% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £740 £768 £788
Central London median daily rate £536 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 11 8
10th Percentile £20.01 £16.00 £15.30
25th Percentile £23.31 £19.50 £16.90
Median hourly rate £35.50 £27.00 £20.75
Median % change year-on-year +31.48% +30.12% -1.19%
75th Percentile £63.75 £115.00 £52.63
90th Percentile £65.39 £137.50 £60.35
Central London median hourly rate £28.50 £27.00 £20.75
% change year-on-year +5.56% +30.12% -12.34%

Ariba
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Ariba as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Ariba in the City of London

Ariba
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Ariba.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Ariba

Ariba
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Ariba.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Ariba

Ariba
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) SAP MDG
1 1 (25.00%) SAP MM
1 1 (25.00%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (25.00%) SAP SRM
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Electronics
2 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Lead
2 1 (25.00%) Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Data Centre Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Procurement Manager
2 1 (25.00%) SAP Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) SAP P2P Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) SAP Trainer
2 1 (25.00%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (25.00%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Contract Management
1 2 (50.00%) Procure-to-Pay
1 2 (50.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 1 (25.00%) Accounts Payable
2 1 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Compliance Audit
2 1 (25.00%) Cost Optimisation
2 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Indirect Procurement
2 1 (25.00%) Logistics
2 1 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (25.00%) Source to Pay
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) Concur