SAP IBP Contract Job Trends in the North of England

SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring SAP IBP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 237 162 182
Rank change year-on-year -75 +20 +29
Contract jobs citing SAP IBP 1 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.016% 0.030% 0.086%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.28% 0.37% 1.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £488 - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -29.69%
75th Percentile £563 - £475
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £623 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +38.33% - -27.86%

All Business Application Skills
North of 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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 357 270 267
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 5.64% 8.13% 5.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 175 140 160
10th Percentile £275 £348 £388
25th Percentile £401 £430 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £645 £614 £575
90th Percentile £700 £696 £634
England median daily rate £540 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -6.09% +4.55% -2.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 17 10
10th Percentile £33.75 £12.82 £14.13
25th Percentile £55.75 £55.25 £27.75
Median hourly rate £67.50 £70.00 £40.33
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +73.59% +8.11%
75th Percentile £71.91 £86.00 £47.58
90th Percentile - - £60.89
England median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £35.65
% change year-on-year -8.33% +68.30% -27.24%

SAP IBP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

SAP IBP job vacancy trend in the North of England

SAP IBP
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

SAP IBP
Contract Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 18 May 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
North West -38 1 £525 -
SAP IBP
England

SAP IBP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SAP APO
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) SAP APO Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) SAP Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Senior SAP APO Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Senior SAP Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Transformation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP