Ariba Contract Job Trends in England

Ariba
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 26 September 2026, 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
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 499 429 413
Rank change year-on-year -70 -16 +63
Contract jobs citing Ariba 129 85 114
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.28% 0.30% 0.35%
As % of the Vendors category 0.67% 0.64% 0.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 65 79
10th Percentile £450 £450 £400
25th Percentile £513 £538 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +14.29% -12.50%
75th Percentile £700 £650 £638
90th Percentile £775 £700 £740
UK median daily rate £575 £600 £566
% change year-on-year -4.17% +5.96% +7.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 5
10th Percentile - £21.32 -
25th Percentile - £21.35 £16.25
Median hourly rate £22.96 £21.39 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.34% -0.51% -77.37%
75th Percentile £34.36 £26.85 £30.00
90th Percentile £41.19 £30.13 £51.00
UK median hourly rate £22.96 £30.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -24.72% +41.86% -77.37%

All Vendors
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 19,315 13,283 14,567
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 41.49% 47.54% 44.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,934 8,451 8,770
10th Percentile £309 £275 £300
25th Percentile £413 £403 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.28% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £622 £621 £630
90th Percentile £713 £706 £732
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,173 631 569
10th Percentile £14.01 £14.84 £14.50
25th Percentile £16.72 £18.00 £15.62
Median hourly rate £27.30 £25.15 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.55% -28.14% -20.16%
75th Percentile £63.75 £43.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £79.79 £69.65 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £25.75 £25.15 £32.50
% change year-on-year +2.39% -22.62% -25.87%

Ariba
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Ariba relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Ariba job vacancy trend in England

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Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Ariba.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Ariba

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Ariba in England over the 6 months to 26 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Ariba in England

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Ariba.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Ariba

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Ariba in England over the 6 months to 26 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Ariba in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ariba within the England region over the 6 months to 26 September 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -64 61 £620 +6.57% 44
South East -47 33 £575 - 6
North of England -65 15 £700 +7.69% 9
Midlands -47 11 £600 - 8
North West -40 9 £700 +40.00% 3
West Midlands -49 7 £575 -4.17% 5
Yorkshire -38 5 £550 - 5
East of England -39 4 £580 -5.31% 6
South West - 3 - - 4
East Midlands -15 1 £825 - 3
Ariba
UK

Ariba
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 (0.78%) CMS
1 1 (0.78%) Confluence
1 1 (0.78%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (2.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.55%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.55%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.78%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 51 (39.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (3.10%) SAP CO
2 4 (3.10%) SAP EWM
2 4 (3.10%) SAP FI
2 4 (3.10%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (2.33%) SAP ERP
3 3 (2.33%) SAP MM
4 2 (1.55%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 2 (1.55%) SAP MDG
4 2 (1.55%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.78%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.78%) SAP MDG-S
5 1 (0.78%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.78%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.78%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.78%) SAP PS
5 1 (0.78%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.78%) SAP VC
5 1 (0.78%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 21 (16.28%) SuccessFactors
2 10 (7.75%) SaaS
3 7 (5.43%) Power Platform
4 6 (4.65%) Azure
4 6 (4.65%) Microsoft Copilot
4 6 (4.65%) SAP Fieldglass
5 5 (3.88%) AWS
6 4 (3.10%) Copilot Studio
7 3 (2.33%) GCP
8 2 (1.55%) IaaS
8 2 (1.55%) Snowflake
9 1 (0.78%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.78%) Boomi
9 1 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.78%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (0.78%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.88%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.65%) Power BI
2 4 (3.10%) SAP HANA
3 3 (2.33%) SAP BW
4 2 (1.55%) Semantic Layer
5 1 (0.78%) Big Data
5 1 (0.78%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.78%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (0.78%) Git
1 1 (0.78%) Hudson
1 1 (0.78%) JIRA
General
1 68 (52.71%) Finance
2 48 (37.21%) Social Skills
3 12 (9.30%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (7.75%) Legal
5 9 (6.98%) Manufacturing
6 8 (6.20%) Pharmaceutical
7 7 (5.43%) Billing
8 4 (3.10%) Banking
8 4 (3.10%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (3.10%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (3.10%) Retail
9 2 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.55%) Financial Institution
9 2 (1.55%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.78%) Automotive
10 1 (0.78%) General Ledger
10 1 (0.78%) Legal Technology
10 1 (0.78%) Local Government
10 1 (0.78%) Marketing
10 1 (0.78%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 29 (22.48%) Senior
2 26 (20.16%) Architect
3 22 (17.05%) Senior Manager
4 21 (16.28%) SAP Architect
5 18 (13.95%) Consultant
5 18 (13.95%) IT Manager
5 18 (13.95%) SAP Consultant
6 17 (13.18%) Category Manager
7 15 (11.63%) IT Services Manager
7 15 (11.63%) Lead
7 15 (11.63%) Senior Category Manager
7 15 (11.63%) Senior IT Manager
7 15 (11.63%) Senior Service Manager
8 10 (7.75%) SAP Manager
9 9 (6.98%) Analyst
10 8 (6.20%) Solutions Architect
11 6 (4.65%) Business Analyst
11 6 (4.65%) Enterprise Architect
11 6 (4.65%) Project Manager
11 6 (4.65%) SAP Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (12.40%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (5.43%) Middleware
2 7 (5.43%) SAP Fiori
3 4 (3.10%) Web Services
4 3 (2.33%) EDI
4 3 (2.33%) REST
4 3 (2.33%) SOAP
5 2 (1.55%) SAPUI5
6 1 (0.78%) BAPI
6 1 (0.78%) JSON
6 1 (0.78%) SAP Basis
6 1 (0.78%) SAP PI
6 1 (0.78%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.53%) Onboarding
2 10 (7.75%) Greenfield Project
3 7 (5.43%) Enterprise Software
4 6 (4.65%) Private Cloud
5 5 (3.88%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (3.88%) Life Science
5 5 (3.88%) Social Media
6 3 (2.33%) Cloud Native
6 3 (2.33%) FMCG
6 3 (2.33%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.33%) Public Cloud
7 2 (1.55%) Augmented Reality
7 2 (1.55%) Enterprise Cloud
7 2 (1.55%) Microsoft Licensing
8 1 (0.78%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.78%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.78%) Digital Wallet
8 1 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.78%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.78%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (34.11%) Stakeholder Management
2 35 (27.13%) Source to Pay
3 28 (21.71%) Decision-Making
4 26 (20.16%) ERP
5 20 (15.50%) Business Case
6 17 (13.18%) AI
6 17 (13.18%) Migration
6 17 (13.18%) Supplier Management
7 16 (12.40%) Analytics
7 16 (12.40%) Roadmaps
8 15 (11.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 15 (11.63%) Supplier Relationship Management
9 14 (10.85%) Data Migration
9 14 (10.85%) Enterprise Architecture
10 13 (10.08%) Logistics
11 12 (9.30%) Agile
11 12 (9.30%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (9.30%) Information Security
11 12 (9.30%) Procure-to-Pay
11 12 (9.30%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.10%) ABAP
2 3 (2.33%) SQL
3 2 (1.55%) Python
4 1 (0.78%) Java
4 1 (0.78%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 18 (13.95%) Degree
2 17 (13.18%) Security Cleared
3 11 (8.53%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.10%) SAP Certification
5 3 (2.33%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.55%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.55%) PMP
7 1 (0.78%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (8.53%) Data Quality
2 3 (2.33%) GRC
2 3 (2.33%) GxP
2 3 (2.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (1.55%) GDPR
3 2 (1.55%) PMO
4 1 (0.78%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (1.55%) IAG
Systems Management
1 1 (0.78%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 126 (97.67%) SAP
2 20 (15.50%) Oracle
3 15 (11.63%) Microsoft
4 10 (7.75%) ServiceNow
5 5 (3.88%) Concur
6 4 (3.10%) Sage
7 2 (1.55%) OpenText
7 2 (1.55%) Workday
8 1 (0.78%) Computacenter
8 1 (0.78%) Databricks
8 1 (0.78%) Dell
8 1 (0.78%) Infor
8 1 (0.78%) Salesforce