SAP CO Contracts

SAP Controlling (CO)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring SAP CO skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SAP CO over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 431 512 584
Rank change year-on-year +81 +72 +152
Contract jobs citing SAP CO 82 74 114
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.28% 0.17% 0.20%
As % of the Business Applications category 3.42% 2.29% 3.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 32 35
10th Percentile £405 £430 £500
25th Percentile £512 £475 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £586 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +6.55% - -
75th Percentile £650 £600 £600
90th Percentile £674 £784 £638
UK excluding London median daily rate £585 £560 £538
% change year-on-year +4.46% +4.19% +1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile £63.88 - £27.00
25th Percentile £67.81 - £45.00
Median hourly rate £78.00 - £65.00
75th Percentile £86.00 - £76.88
90th Percentile - - £89.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £86.00 - £77.50

All Business Application Skills
UK

SAP CO 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 2,397 3,237 3,736
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 8.25% 7.53% 6.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,360 1,882 2,146
10th Percentile £400 £375 £363
25th Percentile £475 £463 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% - -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £680
90th Percentile £788 £787 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £545 £525 £526
% change year-on-year +3.81% -0.10% +2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 111 57
10th Percentile £22.27 £14.71 £22.58
25th Percentile £40.00 £21.25 £30.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £40.33 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +48.79% -17.70% +40.00%
75th Percentile £79.13 £59.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £86.00 £65.00 £80.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £60.00 £41.23 £50.00
% change year-on-year +45.53% -17.54% +112.54%

SAP CO
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for SAP CO in the UK

SAP CO
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for SAP CO in the UK

SAP CO
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP CO over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SAP CO in the UK

SAP CO
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for SAP CO in the UK

SAP CO
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SAP CO over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SAP CO in the UK

SAP CO
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 SAP CO within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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 +81 72 £586 +7.43% 105
London +45 33 £593 +31.78% 17
UK excluding London +41 30 £585 +4.46% 98
Work from Home +42 22 £586 +7.52% 272
North of England +25 10 £588 -7.84% 21
South East +46 8 £536 -40.42% 24
North West +24 6 - - 10
East of England +22 6 £600 +9.09% 20
Midlands +17 5 £613 +6.52% 21
West Midlands +18 4 £585 - 10
North East - 3 £525 - 2
Yorkshire +12 1 £650 +1.96% 9
East Midlands +7 1 £640 +11.30% 10
Wales - 1 - - 2

SAP CO
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:

Applications
1 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (1.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 77 (93.90%) SAP FI
2 75 (91.46%) SAP FI/CO
3 45 (54.88%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (8.54%) SAP HR
4 7 (8.54%) SAP Payroll
4 7 (8.54%) SAP SD
5 3 (3.66%) SAP BPC
6 2 (2.44%) SAP ECC
6 2 (2.44%) SAP ERP
6 2 (2.44%) SAP PS
7 1 (1.22%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 1 (1.22%) OpenText VIM for SAP
7 1 (1.22%) SAP FI-FM
7 1 (1.22%) SAP MDG
7 1 (1.22%) SAP MM
7 1 (1.22%) SAP PM
7 1 (1.22%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.22%) IBM Blueworks
1 1 (1.22%) Vertex AI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.66%) SAP HANA
2 1 (1.22%) SAP BW
2 1 (1.22%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 2 (2.44%) LSMW
General
1 53 (64.63%) Finance
2 34 (41.46%) Social Skills
3 16 (19.51%) General Ledger
4 9 (10.98%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (8.54%) Pharmaceutical
6 5 (6.10%) Manufacturing
7 4 (4.88%) Billing
7 4 (4.88%) Legal
7 4 (4.88%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (3.66%) Banking
8 3 (3.66%) Retail
9 1 (1.22%) Automotive
9 1 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.22%) Italian Language
9 1 (1.22%) Law
9 1 (1.22%) Marketing
9 1 (1.22%) Norwegian Language
9 1 (1.22%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.22%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 43 (52.44%) Consultant
2 41 (50.00%) SAP Consultant
3 34 (41.46%) SAP CO Consultant
4 31 (37.80%) SAP FI Consultant
4 31 (37.80%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
5 11 (13.41%) Lead
6 7 (8.54%) Developer
6 7 (8.54%) SAP Developer
6 7 (8.54%) SAP HR Developer
6 7 (8.54%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
7 6 (7.32%) Analyst
7 6 (7.32%) Business Analyst
8 5 (6.10%) Senior
9 4 (4.88%) Finance Business Analyst
9 4 (4.88%) SAP Business Analyst
9 4 (4.88%) SAP CO Business Analyst
9 4 (4.88%) SAP FI Analyst
9 4 (4.88%) SAP FI Business Analyst
9 4 (4.88%) SAP FI/CO Business Analyst
9 4 (4.88%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (14.63%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (1.22%) BAPI
2 1 (1.22%) SAP ALE
2 1 (1.22%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.54%) Public Cloud
2 4 (4.88%) Greenfield Project
2 4 (4.88%) Life Science
3 3 (3.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 2 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (2.44%) Private Cloud
4 2 (2.44%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.22%) FMCG
5 1 (1.22%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (25.61%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (21.95%) Accounts Payable
3 14 (17.07%) Accounts Receivable
4 13 (15.85%) Migration
5 12 (14.63%) Test Scripting
6 11 (13.41%) Project Management
6 11 (13.41%) Stakeholder Management
7 10 (12.20%) Profit Centre Accounting
8 9 (10.98%) Data Migration
9 7 (8.54%) Agile
9 7 (8.54%) Analytics
9 7 (8.54%) Cost Centre Accounting
9 7 (8.54%) Logistics
9 7 (8.54%) User Acceptance Testing
9 7 (8.54%) Workshop Facilitation
10 6 (7.32%) Cash Management
10 6 (7.32%) ERP
10 6 (7.32%) Process Improvement
10 6 (7.32%) Requirements Gathering
11 5 (6.10%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 7 (8.54%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 9 (10.98%) Security Cleared
2 8 (9.76%) Degree
3 7 (8.54%) SAP Certification
4 6 (7.32%) SC Cleared
5 4 (4.88%) ACCA
6 2 (2.44%) CCA
7 1 (1.22%) CIMA
7 1 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.22%) Master's Degree
7 1 (1.22%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.88%) GDPR
2 3 (3.66%) IFRS
3 2 (2.44%) GRC
3 2 (2.44%) QA
4 1 (1.22%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.22%) GAAP
Vendors
1 82 (100.00%) SAP
2 8 (9.76%) Ariba
3 6 (7.32%) Google
3 6 (7.32%) Workday
4 2 (2.44%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.22%) Cognos
5 1 (1.22%) Concur
5 1 (1.22%) MuleSoft
5 1 (1.22%) OpenText
5 1 (1.22%) Salesforce