Source to Pay Contract Job Trends in England

Source to Pay (S2P)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Source to Pay skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 482 496 520
Rank change year-on-year +14 +24 +195
Contract jobs citing Source to Pay 60 8 43
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.19% 0.028% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.031% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 4 24
10th Percentile £420 £545 £458
25th Percentile £450 £580 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £565
Median % change year-on-year - +10.62% -16.30%
75th Percentile £695 £680 £795
90th Percentile £741 £734 £925
UK median daily rate £625 £625 £565
% change year-on-year - +10.62% -16.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £20.27
25th Percentile - £56.69 £30.09
Median hourly rate - £58.38 £46.45
Median % change year-on-year - +25.67% -
75th Percentile - £60.06 £62.81
90th Percentile - - £72.63
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £58.38 £46.45
% change year-on-year -47.75% +25.67% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Source to Pay falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 27,756 25,643 33,123
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.83% 88.51% 88.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,663 15,859 22,544
10th Percentile £300 £310 £313
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £544
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -3.49% -1.09%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,804 849 1,407
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £14.68
25th Percentile £17.88 £20.75 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +19.70%
75th Percentile £54.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.25 £74.89 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.33
% change year-on-year -22.62% -24.99% +23.80%

Source to Pay
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Source to Pay job vacancy trend in England

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Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Source to Pay.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Source to Pay

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Source to Pay in England over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Source to Pay in England

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Source to Pay.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Source to Pay

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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 Source to Pay within the England region over the 6 months to 18 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
North of England -29 22 - - 1
London +15 18 £661 -6.97% 7
North West - 12 - -
Yorkshire - 10 - -
Midlands - 8 £420 - 1
West Midlands - 8 £420 - 1
South East -15 6 £625 - 4
South West - 4 - -
East of England - 1 - -
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UK

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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 (1.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (3.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.67%) OpenText VIM for SAP
2 1 (1.67%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (1.67%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (1.67%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (1.67%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (1.67%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (1.67%) SAP MDG
2 1 (1.67%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.33%) SaaS
2 1 (1.67%) OCI
2 1 (1.67%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.67%) SAP BW
1 1 (1.67%) SAP HANA
General
1 9 (15.00%) Finance
2 7 (11.67%) Legal
3 6 (10.00%) Social Skills
4 4 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (3.33%) Banking
7 1 (1.67%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.67%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (15.00%) Architect
2 8 (13.33%) ServiceNow Architect
3 7 (11.67%) Lead
4 5 (8.33%) Consultant
5 2 (3.33%) Applications Architect
5 2 (3.33%) Oracle Consultant
5 2 (3.33%) Project Manager
5 2 (3.33%) SAP Consultant
6 1 (1.67%) Category Manager
6 1 (1.67%) Client Relationship Manager
6 1 (1.67%) Cloud Consultant
6 1 (1.67%) ERP Consultant
6 1 (1.67%) Procurement Consultant
6 1 (1.67%) Relationships Manager
6 1 (1.67%) SAP Architect
6 1 (1.67%) SAP QM Consultant
6 1 (1.67%) Senior
6 1 (1.67%) Senior Manager
6 1 (1.67%) Senior Project Manager
6 1 (1.67%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.67%) REST
1 1 (1.67%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.33%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (1.67%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (1.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (1.67%) Mobile App
2 1 (1.67%) Product Ownership
2 1 (1.67%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 33 (55.00%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (15.00%) ERP
2 7 (11.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (10.00%) Order Management
3 6 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (6.67%) Agile
5 4 (6.67%) Change Management
5 4 (6.67%) Data Conversion
5 4 (6.67%) Spend Analysis
6 3 (5.00%) Analytics
6 3 (5.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (5.00%) Contract Management
6 3 (5.00%) Customer Service
6 3 (5.00%) Project Management
6 3 (5.00%) Roadmaps
7 2 (3.33%) Accounts Payable
7 2 (3.33%) Decision-Making
7 2 (3.33%) Digital Strategy
7 2 (3.33%) Inventory Management
7 2 (3.33%) Supplier Relationship Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.67%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 4 (6.67%) Degree
2 3 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (5.00%) Master's Degree
3 2 (3.33%) MBA
3 2 (3.33%) PMI Certification
3 2 (3.33%) PMP
4 1 (1.67%) CAPM
4 1 (1.67%) SAP Certification
4 1 (1.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.67%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 8 (13.33%) ServiceNow
2 7 (11.67%) SAP
3 4 (6.67%) Ariba
4 3 (5.00%) Oracle
5 1 (1.67%) BT
5 1 (1.67%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.67%) OpenText
5 1 (1.67%) Salesforce