SAP IBP Contract Job Trends in England

SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring SAP IBP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 521 476 548
Rank change year-on-year -45 +72 +178
Contract jobs citing SAP IBP 16 20 13
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.051% 0.069% 0.035%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.59% 0.96% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 5 6
10th Percentile - £320 £213
25th Percentile £475 £425 £272
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £594 £725 £646
90th Percentile £600 £779 £731
UK median daily rate £575 £550 £450
% change year-on-year +4.55% +22.22% -20.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £117.50 -
UK median hourly rate - £117.50 -

All Business Application Skills
England

SAP IBP falls under the Business Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring business application skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 2,710 2,084 2,853
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.61% 7.22% 7.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,639 1,159 1,680
10th Percentile £358 £380 £375
25th Percentile £450 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.65%
75th Percentile £666 £675 £675
90th Percentile £760 £773 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 53 82
10th Percentile £18.50 £22.27 £34.50
25th Percentile £25.15 £30.41 £49.00
Median hourly rate £47.48 £41.50 £56.89
Median % change year-on-year +14.40% -27.05% +62.54%
75th Percentile £86.00 £67.50 £80.00
90th Percentile £93.75 £80.75 £88.75
UK median hourly rate £41.18 £41.50 £56.49
% change year-on-year -0.78% -26.54% +51.45%

SAP IBP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

SAP IBP job vacancy trend in England

SAP IBP
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SAP IBP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SAP IBP

SAP IBP
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP IBP in England over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SAP IBP in England

SAP IBP
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SAP IBP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SAP IBP

SAP IBP
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 SAP IBP within the England region over the 6 months to 20 December 2025. 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 -5 8 £575 +4.55%
East of England -19 4 £500 +11.11%
North West -21 3 - -
North of England -45 3 - -
SAP IBP
UK

SAP IBP
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 4 (25.00%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (43.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (25.00%) SAP MM
2 4 (25.00%) SAP PP
3 2 (12.50%) SAP APO
3 2 (12.50%) SAP EWM
3 2 (12.50%) SAP GTS
3 2 (12.50%) SAP SCM
3 2 (12.50%) SAP SRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) Power Automate
1 1 (6.25%) Power Platform
1 1 (6.25%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (31.25%) SAP BW
2 4 (25.00%) SAP HANA
3 1 (6.25%) Power BI
General
1 6 (37.50%) Finance
1 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (25.00%) Manufacturing
3 3 (18.75%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (12.50%) Marketing
5 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (37.50%) Consultant
1 6 (37.50%) SAP Consultant
2 5 (31.25%) Project Manager
2 5 (31.25%) SAP Manager
2 5 (31.25%) SAP Project Manager
3 3 (18.75%) Administrator
3 3 (18.75%) SAP Administrator
3 3 (18.75%) SAP Basis Administrator
4 2 (12.50%) Procurement Manager
4 2 (12.50%) Procurement Project Manager
4 2 (12.50%) SAP APO Consultant
5 1 (6.25%) Architect
5 1 (6.25%) Data Architect
5 1 (6.25%) Data Modeller
5 1 (6.25%) Finance Modeller
5 1 (6.25%) SAP Architect
5 1 (6.25%) SAP Basis Consultant
5 1 (6.25%) SAP BW Architect
5 1 (6.25%) SAP Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (25.00%) SAP Basis
1 4 (25.00%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (12.50%) SAP Core Interface
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Life Science
2 2 (12.50%) IoT
2 2 (12.50%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (6.25%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 4 (25.00%) Linux
1 4 (25.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (37.50%) ERP
1 6 (37.50%) Project Delivery
1 6 (37.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 6 (37.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (31.25%) Agile
2 5 (31.25%) Decision-Making
2 5 (31.25%) Performance Metrics
3 4 (25.00%) Analytics
3 4 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (25.00%) Data Governance
3 4 (25.00%) Data Modelling
3 4 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 4 (25.00%) Incident Response
3 4 (25.00%) Logistics
3 4 (25.00%) Performance Tuning
3 4 (25.00%) Problem Management
3 4 (25.00%) Production Planning
3 4 (25.00%) SAP Security
4 3 (18.75%) Budget Management
4 3 (18.75%) Post-Merger Integration
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (6.25%) Python
1 1 (6.25%) R
Qualifications
1 4 (25.00%) Degree
1 4 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 3 (18.75%) PMI Certification
2 3 (18.75%) PMP
3 2 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (6.25%) CIMA
4 1 (6.25%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) GMP
2 2 (12.50%) Accessibility
2 2 (12.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 16 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (12.50%) TOWER Software
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft