SAP FI/CO Contract Job Trends

SAP FICO
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring SAP FI/CO skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 549 446 521
Rank change year-on-year -103 +75 +77
Contract jobs citing SAP FI/CO 66 75 68
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.25% 0.16%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.93% 3.07% 2.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 29 27
10th Percentile £435 £404 £429
25th Percentile £510 £472 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £560 £540
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +3.70% -0.92%
75th Percentile £725 £625 £664
90th Percentile £815 £662 £905
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 £585 £625
% change year-on-year +6.84% -6.40% +21.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £78.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £86.00 -

All Business Application Skills
UK

SAP FI/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 3,412 2,445 3,290
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 7.35% 8.28% 7.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,960 1,375 1,929
10th Percentile £363 £400 £363
25th Percentile £450 £475 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £565 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.87% +2.73% -
75th Percentile £650 £659 £675
90th Percentile £738 £788 £767
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £545 £525
% change year-on-year -3.67% +3.81% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 135 51 114
10th Percentile £20.00 £22.27 £14.71
25th Percentile £33.88 £40.00 £21.25
Median hourly rate £54.00 £60.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +50.00% -15.79%
75th Percentile £68.75 £79.13 £59.50
90th Percentile £87.30 £86.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £56.50 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -5.83% +50.00% -18.37%

SAP FI/CO
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SAP FI/CO relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

SAP FI/CO job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP FI/CO
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP FI/CO.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP FI/CO

SAP FI/CO
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SAP FI/CO over the 6 months to 23 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SAP FI/CO in the UK

SAP FI/CO
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP FI/CO.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP FI/CO

SAP FI/CO
Top 14 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAP FI/CO within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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
England -116 50 £600 +8.11% 10
UK excluding London -109 24 £625 +6.84% 8
London -53 23 £556 +5.90% 5
Work from Home -30 21 £425 -19.05% 6
North of England -63 10 £550 -6.38% 3
North West -36 6 £683 - 2
Midlands -59 5 £700 +14.29%
East of England -28 4 £500 -16.67% 1
West Midlands -58 4 £700 +19.66%
South East -57 3 £707 +31.84% 4
North East -20 2 - - 1
Yorkshire -51 2 £400 -38.46% 1
Wales - 2 £550 -
East Midlands -33 1 - -

SAP FI/CO
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (1.52%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (3.03%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 66 (100.00%) SAP CO
1 66 (100.00%) SAP FI
2 33 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (3.03%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 1 (1.52%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (1.52%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (1.52%) SAP CRM
4 1 (1.52%) SAP ERP
4 1 (1.52%) SAP FI-GL
4 1 (1.52%) SAP IS-U
4 1 (1.52%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.52%) Azure
1 1 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.52%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 4 (6.06%) JIRA
2 2 (3.03%) Hudson
General
1 47 (71.21%) Finance
2 15 (22.73%) Social Skills
3 11 (16.67%) Banking
4 5 (7.58%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (6.06%) Legal
6 3 (4.55%) General Ledger
6 3 (4.55%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (4.55%) Manufacturing
7 2 (3.03%) Automotive
7 2 (3.03%) Billing
7 2 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (3.03%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.52%) Local Government
8 1 (1.52%) Polish Language
8 1 (1.52%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 29 (43.94%) Consultant
2 28 (42.42%) SAP Consultant
3 22 (33.33%) SAP CO Consultant
3 22 (33.33%) SAP FI Consultant
3 22 (33.33%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
4 16 (24.24%) Lead
5 9 (13.64%) Project Manager
6 8 (12.12%) SAP Manager
6 8 (12.12%) SAP Project Manager
6 8 (12.12%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
7 6 (9.09%) Analyst
8 5 (7.58%) Product Lead
8 5 (7.58%) SAP Financial Leader
8 5 (7.58%) SAP Support
8 5 (7.58%) SAP Support Consultant
8 5 (7.58%) Support Consultant
9 4 (6.06%) SAP Business Consultant
9 4 (6.06%) SAP Financial Architect
9 4 (6.06%) SAP Financial Project Manager
9 4 (6.06%) SAP Financial Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (15.15%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (1.52%) XML
2 1 (1.52%) XML Schema
Miscellaneous
1 4 (6.06%) Legacy Systems
1 4 (6.06%) Public Cloud
2 2 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (1.52%) Data Structures
3 1 (1.52%) FMCG
3 1 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (1.52%) Life Science
3 1 (1.52%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (25.76%) Migration
2 15 (22.73%) Stakeholder Management
3 12 (18.18%) User Acceptance Testing
4 11 (16.67%) Procure-to-Pay
5 8 (12.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 7 (10.61%) Data Migration
6 7 (10.61%) ERP
7 6 (9.09%) GAP Analysis
7 6 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (9.09%) Process Improvement
7 6 (9.09%) Record to Report
8 5 (7.58%) Agile
8 5 (7.58%) Change Management
8 5 (7.58%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (7.58%) Translating Business Requirements
9 4 (6.06%) Business Process Analysis
9 4 (6.06%) Project Management
9 4 (6.06%) Roadmaps
9 4 (6.06%) Scenario Testing
9 4 (6.06%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 5 (7.58%) ABAP
2 1 (1.52%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (7.58%) CCA
2 4 (6.06%) SAP Certification
3 2 (3.03%) AAT
3 2 (3.03%) ACCA
3 2 (3.03%) CIMA
3 2 (3.03%) Degree
3 2 (3.03%) PMI Certification
3 2 (3.03%) PMP
4 1 (1.52%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (9.09%) PMO
2 4 (6.06%) Data Quality
3 2 (3.03%) ISO 20022
4 1 (1.52%) GAAP
4 1 (1.52%) ITGC
4 1 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 66 (100.00%) SAP
2 9 (13.64%) Ariba
3 2 (3.03%) Planview
4 1 (1.52%) Oracle
4 1 (1.52%) ServiceNow