SAP IBP Contract Job Trends in the South East

SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring SAP IBP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 199 149 213
Rank change year-on-year -50 +64 +6
Contract jobs citing SAP IBP 4 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.073% 0.068% 0.018%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.86% 0.88% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £657 - -
25th Percentile £658 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £670 - £662
Median % change year-on-year - - -18.43%
75th Percentile £676 - -
90th Percentile £678 - -
England median daily rate £610 £525 £350
% change year-on-year +16.19% +50.00% -44.88%

All Business Application Skills
South East

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 South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 465 228 357
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 8.43% 7.74% 6.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 316 136 240
10th Percentile £414 £425 £304
25th Percentile £500 £513 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £590 £599 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.58% +8.91% -6.14%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £666
90th Percentile £750 £668 £746
England median daily rate £538 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -6.52% +4.55% -3.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 9 35
10th Percentile £18.50 £34.25 £14.63
25th Percentile £34.01 £35.00 £26.03
Median hourly rate £39.28 £61.76 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -36.40% +17.64% -19.08%
75th Percentile £82.50 £75.00 £62.03
90th Percentile £90.09 £79.16 £63.29
England median hourly rate £55.00 £60.88 £45.00
% change year-on-year -9.66% +35.29% -5.26%

SAP IBP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

SAP IBP job vacancy trend in the South East

SAP IBP
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SAP IBP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SAP IBP

SAP IBP
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 1 April 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
Surrey - 4 £670 - 5
SAP IBP
England

SAP IBP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 2 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (25.00%) SAP APO
General
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Architect
1 2 (50.00%) SAP Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) SAP Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) AI
2 1 (25.00%) Business Forecasting
2 1 (25.00%) Data Integration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Mapping
2 1 (25.00%) Demand Forecasting
2 1 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Planning and Forecasting
2 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Statistical Modelling
2 1 (25.00%) System Integration Testing
2 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Python
1 1 (25.00%) R
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) SAP