Ariba Contracts

Ariba
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 11 May 2025, 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
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 293 383 452
Rank change year-on-year +90 +69 +172
Contract jobs citing Ariba 246 203 258
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.84% 0.47% 0.45%
As % of the Vendors category 1.75% 1.11% 1.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 155 134 132
10th Percentile £388 £341 £363
25th Percentile £500 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £582 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +10.81% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £673 £653 £678
90th Percentile £741 £801 £761
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £525 £538
% change year-on-year +9.52% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £92.50
Median hourly rate £21.39 £65.00 £95.00
Median % change year-on-year -67.09% -31.58% +131.71%
75th Percentile - - £97.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.39 - -

All Vendors
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 14,024 18,260 24,812
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 47.61% 42.47% 42.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,756 11,330 16,592
10th Percentile £281 £263 £270
25th Percentile £406 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.49% -1.90% -
75th Percentile £622 £630 £645
90th Percentile £716 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £494 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.20% - +7.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 580 1,110 686
10th Percentile £14.80 £12.11 £15.23
25th Percentile £17.44 £14.48 £18.75
Median hourly rate £25.50 £22.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.91% -48.24% +97.67%
75th Percentile £56.31 £57.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £70.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.00 £21.46 £38.00
% change year-on-year +7.18% -43.53% +100.00%

Ariba
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Ariba as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Ariba in the UK

Ariba
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Ariba.

Daily rate trend for Ariba in the UK

Ariba
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Ariba over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Ariba in the UK

Ariba
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Ariba.

Hourly rate trend for Ariba in the UK

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Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ariba within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 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
England +128 145 £580 +10.48% 36
Work from Home +69 102 £581 +10.67% 16
London +79 75 £581 -3.10% 20
UK excluding London +55 68 £575 +9.52% 17
East of England +11 18 £600 +14.29%
South West - 18 £433 - 2
North of England +5 15 £580 +10.48% 3
South East +46 13 £600 +140.00% 8
North West +6 11 £550 +4.76%
Midlands +21 7 £600 +20.00% 3
West Midlands +23 6 £600 +20.00% 3
Scotland +6 2 £625 +13.64% 2
Yorkshire +10 1 £650 +116.67% 3
North East -7 1 £550 +4.76%

Ariba
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.85%) NetWeaver
1 7 (2.85%) SAP EP
2 5 (2.03%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.81%) Confluence
4 1 (0.41%) CMS
4 1 (0.41%) Documentum
Applications
1 12 (4.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.22%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 109 (44.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (4.07%) SAP MDG
3 9 (3.66%) SAP MM
4 8 (3.25%) SAP CO
4 8 (3.25%) SAP FI
5 7 (2.85%) SAP CRM
6 6 (2.44%) SAP ERP
6 6 (2.44%) SAP FI/CO
6 6 (2.44%) SAP Retail
6 6 (2.44%) SAP SD
7 5 (2.03%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 4 (1.63%) SAP BPC
8 4 (1.63%) SAP EWM
8 4 (1.63%) SAP PS
9 3 (1.22%) OpenText VIM for SAP
9 3 (1.22%) SAP CAR
10 2 (0.81%) SAP HR
10 2 (0.81%) SAP MDM
10 2 (0.81%) SAP MII
10 2 (0.81%) SAP VC
Cloud Services
1 15 (6.10%) Power Platform
2 14 (5.69%) SuccessFactors
3 12 (4.88%) Azure
4 4 (1.63%) AWS
4 4 (1.63%) Snowflake
5 1 (0.41%) Anthropic Claude
5 1 (0.41%) Azure AI
5 1 (0.41%) GCP
5 1 (0.41%) GitHub
5 1 (0.41%) Google Gemini
5 1 (0.41%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.41%) SaaS
5 1 (0.41%) Salesforce Service Cloud
5 1 (0.41%) SAP Fieldglass
5 1 (0.41%) ServiceMax
5 1 (0.41%) Tricentis Tosca
5 1 (0.41%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.63%) Firewall
2 2 (0.81%) Cisco ISE
3 1 (0.41%) Intranet
3 1 (0.41%) LAN
3 1 (0.41%) VPN
3 1 (0.41%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.10%) Power BI
2 9 (3.66%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (2.03%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.22%) SAP HANA
5 2 (0.81%) Cognos Query Studio
5 2 (0.81%) SAP BW
5 2 (0.81%) Tableau
6 1 (0.41%) Big Data
6 1 (0.41%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.41%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.41%) DTS
6 1 (0.41%) Metadata
6 1 (0.41%) Neo4j
6 1 (0.41%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.41%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.41%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.41%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 6 (2.44%) JIRA
2 1 (0.41%) Git
2 1 (0.41%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.41%) JMeter
2 1 (0.41%) LoadRunner
2 1 (0.41%) LSMW
2 1 (0.41%) NeoLoad
General
1 68 (27.64%) Social Skills
2 64 (26.02%) Finance
3 36 (14.63%) Pharmaceutical
4 20 (8.13%) Retail
5 18 (7.32%) Manufacturing
6 16 (6.50%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (5.28%) Local Government
8 10 (4.07%) Legal
9 9 (3.66%) Banking
10 7 (2.85%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (2.44%) German Language
12 5 (2.03%) Billing
13 4 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.63%) French Language
14 3 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.22%) Public Sector
15 2 (0.81%) Automotive
15 2 (0.81%) Multimedia
15 2 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.81%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 52 (21.14%) Consultant
2 48 (19.51%) SAP Consultant
3 38 (15.45%) Architect
4 36 (14.63%) Lead
5 32 (13.01%) Project Manager
6 31 (12.60%) SAP Architect
7 27 (10.98%) SAP Manager
8 17 (6.91%) Analyst
9 15 (6.10%) Developer
9 15 (6.10%) SAP Analyst
9 15 (6.10%) SAP Project Manager
10 13 (5.28%) Solutions Architect
11 11 (4.47%) Senior
12 10 (4.07%) SAP Developer
12 10 (4.07%) SAP Trainer
12 10 (4.07%) Trainer
13 9 (3.66%) SAP Technical Architect
13 9 (3.66%) Technical Architect
14 8 (3.25%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 7 (2.85%) ABAP Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.50%) SAP Fiori
2 11 (4.47%) SAPUI5
3 7 (2.85%) SAP PI
4 4 (1.63%) SAP Basis
5 3 (1.22%) Middleware
6 2 (0.81%) BAPI
6 2 (0.81%) SOAP
6 2 (0.81%) Web Services
7 1 (0.41%) EDI
7 1 (0.41%) EDIFACT
7 1 (0.41%) Node.js
7 1 (0.41%) OLE
7 1 (0.41%) PyTorch
7 1 (0.41%) REST
7 1 (0.41%) RESTful
7 1 (0.41%) SailPoint
7 1 (0.41%) TensorFlow
7 1 (0.41%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (8.94%) Life Science
2 9 (3.66%) Legacy Systems
2 9 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (2.03%) Greenfield Project
3 5 (2.03%) Onboarding
3 5 (2.03%) PMI
4 4 (1.63%) e-Learning
5 3 (1.22%) Product Ownership
6 2 (0.81%) Cloud Native
6 2 (0.81%) Data Centre
6 2 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (0.81%) Data Structures
6 2 (0.81%) LIMS
6 2 (0.81%) PACS
6 2 (0.81%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.41%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.41%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.41%) FMCG
7 1 (0.41%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.41%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.41%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (21.54%) Stakeholder Management
2 35 (14.23%) ERP
3 32 (13.01%) Migration
4 30 (12.20%) Problem-Solving
5 29 (11.79%) Analytics
6 27 (10.98%) Agile
7 25 (10.16%) Project Management
8 22 (8.94%) Data Migration
9 17 (6.91%) Procure-to-Pay
10 16 (6.50%) Data Management
10 16 (6.50%) Risk Management
11 15 (6.10%) Data Analysis
11 15 (6.10%) Data Modelling
12 14 (5.69%) Data Governance
12 14 (5.69%) Logistics
13 13 (5.28%) Collaborative Working
13 13 (5.28%) Workshop Facilitation
14 12 (4.88%) Business Intelligence
14 12 (4.88%) Data Integration
15 11 (4.47%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 17 (6.91%) ABAP
2 8 (3.25%) Java
3 5 (2.03%) SQL
4 3 (1.22%) Python
4 3 (1.22%) R
5 2 (0.81%) VBA
6 1 (0.41%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 16 (6.50%) Security Cleared
2 15 (6.10%) Degree
3 13 (5.28%) PMI Certification
4 11 (4.47%) PMP
4 11 (4.47%) SC Cleared
5 9 (3.66%) BPSS Clearance
5 9 (3.66%) Master's Degree
6 5 (2.03%) CISM
6 5 (2.03%) CISSP
7 3 (1.22%) SAP Certification
8 1 (0.41%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.41%) CAPM
8 1 (0.41%) CCA
8 1 (0.41%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.41%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.41%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.41%) MBA
8 1 (0.41%) VCAP
8 1 (0.41%) VCDX
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.28%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.66%) GxP
3 7 (2.85%) QA
4 6 (2.44%) PMO
5 5 (2.03%) GRC
6 3 (1.22%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 3 (1.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.81%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.41%) GAAP
8 1 (0.41%) GDPR
8 1 (0.41%) IFRS
8 1 (0.41%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.41%) SLA
8 1 (0.41%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 2 (0.81%) IAG
2 1 (0.41%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.41%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.41%) WSUS
Vendors
1 240 (97.56%) SAP
2 10 (4.07%) Microsoft
2 10 (4.07%) ServiceNow
3 7 (2.85%) Concur
4 4 (1.63%) Qualys
5 3 (1.22%) Aruba
5 3 (1.22%) Informatica
5 3 (1.22%) Salesforce
6 2 (0.81%) Alteryx
6 2 (0.81%) Anaplan
6 2 (0.81%) Cisco
6 2 (0.81%) Cognos
6 2 (0.81%) F5
6 2 (0.81%) Hyperion
6 2 (0.81%) Imperva
6 2 (0.81%) MuleSoft
6 2 (0.81%) OpenText
7 1 (0.41%) Dell
7 1 (0.41%) VMware
7 1 (0.41%) webMethods