SAP Financial Leader Contract Job Trends

SAP Finance Lead
UK

The median SAP Finance Lead daily rate in the UK is £515, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 575 541 587
Rank change year-on-year -34 +46 +199
Contract jobs requiring an SAP Financial Leader 14 13 14
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.038% 0.038% 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.041% 0.041% 0.035%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 5 8
10th Percentile £505 £505 £405
25th Percentile £508 £513 £486
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £594
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -11.58% -12.04%
75th Percentile £591 £626 £756
90th Percentile £627 £663 £805
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £525 -
% change year-on-year +14.29% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 33,803 31,437 40,517
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.09% 92.75% 93.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,362 19,311 27,163
10th Percentile £294 £300 £283
25th Percentile £405 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £616 £638 £640
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,992 980 1,517
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.50 £14.86
25th Percentile £18.19 £21.03 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.20 £33.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.64% -26.67% +45.77%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £73.75 £77.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £46.18
% change year-on-year -22.62% -29.62% +84.72%

SAP Financial Leader
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SAP Financial Leader' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

SAP Financial Leader job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP Financial Leader
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SAP Financial Leader job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SAP Financial Leader job vacancies in the UK

SAP Financial Leader
Top 7 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 Financial Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 25 December 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 -38 12 £515 -9.81% 2
London -1 10 £515 -16.53% 2
Work from Home +2 7 £600 +14.29%
UK excluding London -46 2 £600 +14.29% 1
South East -28 1 £600 -
North West -30 1 - -
North of England -52 1 - -

SAP Financial Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 25 December 2025, SAP Financial Leader contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring SAP Financial Leader in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) SAP
2 9 (64.29%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (28.57%) Project Delivery
3 4 (28.57%) Roadmaps
3 4 (28.57%) SAP CO
3 4 (28.57%) SAP FI
3 4 (28.57%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (21.43%) Data Migration
4 3 (21.43%) Migration
4 3 (21.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (21.43%) Workshop Facilitation
5 2 (14.29%) Ariba
5 2 (14.29%) BPR
5 2 (14.29%) Business Case
5 2 (14.29%) Change Management
5 2 (14.29%) Cost Centre Accounting
5 2 (14.29%) GAP Analysis
5 2 (14.29%) MS Visio
5 2 (14.29%) Process Improvement
5 2 (14.29%) SAP Certification
5 2 (14.29%) SAP Fiori
5 2 (14.29%) Translating Business Requirements
6 1 (7.14%) ABAP
6 1 (7.14%) Data Analysis
6 1 (7.14%) Data Cleansing
6 1 (7.14%) Data Design
6 1 (7.14%) Data Modelling
6 1 (7.14%) Data Quality
6 1 (7.14%) Degree
6 1 (7.14%) NetWeaver

SAP Financial Leader Skill Set
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 (7.14%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 2 (14.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (64.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (28.57%) SAP CO
2 4 (28.57%) SAP FI
2 4 (28.57%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (7.14%) SAP BPC
3 1 (7.14%) SAP MDG
3 1 (7.14%) SAP MDG-F
3 1 (7.14%) SAP MDG-M
3 1 (7.14%) SAP MDG-S
3 1 (7.14%) SAP Oil and Gas
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) SAP BW
1 1 (7.14%) SAP Data Services
General
1 14 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 2 (14.29%) Telecoms
4 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (7.14%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (14.29%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (7.14%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (7.14%) FMCG
2 1 (7.14%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.14%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (28.57%) Project Delivery
1 4 (28.57%) Roadmaps
2 3 (21.43%) Data Migration
2 3 (21.43%) Migration
2 3 (21.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (21.43%) Workshop Facilitation
3 2 (14.29%) BPR
3 2 (14.29%) Business Case
3 2 (14.29%) Change Management
3 2 (14.29%) Cost Centre Accounting
3 2 (14.29%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (14.29%) Process Improvement
3 2 (14.29%) Translating Business Requirements
4 1 (7.14%) Data Cleansing
4 1 (7.14%) Data Design
4 1 (7.14%) OO
4 1 (7.14%) Profit Centre Accounting
4 1 (7.14%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (7.14%) Technology Roadmap
4 1 (7.14%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.14%) ABAP
1 1 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) SAP Certification
2 1 (7.14%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 14 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (14.29%) Ariba