Procure-to-Pay (including Purchase-to-Pay, P2P)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Procure-to-Pay skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Procure-to-Pay over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 772 770 912
Rank change year-on-year -2 +142 -115
Permanent jobs citing Procure-to-Pay 130 203 325
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.13% 0.20% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.21% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 76 138 181
10th Percentile £41,875 £51,400 £43,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £60,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,250 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.38% +4.00% +9.65%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £93,750 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,250 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.38% +18.18% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Procure-to-Pay is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,809 96,894 150,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,843 56,945 82,179
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,550
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Procure-to-Pay
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Procure-to-Pay as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Procure-to-Pay in the UK

Procure-to-Pay
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Procure-to-Pay.

Salary trend for Procure-to-Pay in the UK

Procure-to-Pay
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Procure-to-Pay over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Procure-to-Pay in the UK

Procure-to-Pay
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Procure-to-Pay within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +32 114 £58,250 -10.38% 57
UK excluding London -28 84 £58,250 -10.38% 38
Work from Home +98 68 £65,000 +18.18% 222
South East +18 38 £58,250 -10.38% 11
London +72 32 £72,500 +7.41% 18
Midlands -31 22 £50,000 -31.03% 8
West Midlands -12 15 £50,000 -31.03% 5
North of England +33 12 £60,000 -4.00% 10
East of England +21 9 £65,000 +4.00% 5
North West +6 6 £65,000 - 8
East Midlands -14 6 £50,000 -10.71% 3
Yorkshire +76 5 - - 1
Scotland -72 2 £59,500 - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 1
North East - 1 £55,000 - 2

Procure-to-Pay
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 5 (3.85%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (3.85%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.54%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 11 (8.46%) Microsoft Excel
1 11 (8.46%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.54%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 22 (16.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 16 (12.31%) NetSuite
3 14 (10.77%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 8 (6.15%) SAP MM
5 7 (5.38%) SAP CO
5 7 (5.38%) SAP FI
5 7 (5.38%) SAP FI/CO
6 6 (4.62%) SAP SCM
7 4 (3.08%) Dynamics CRM
7 4 (3.08%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (3.08%) SAP FSCM
7 4 (3.08%) SAP PP
8 3 (2.31%) SAP SD
9 2 (1.54%) SAP WM
10 1 (0.77%) Sage 200
10 1 (0.77%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 14 (10.77%) Dynamics 365
2 13 (10.00%) Azure
3 7 (5.38%) Power Platform
4 5 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (3.85%) OCI
4 5 (3.85%) WhatsApp
5 4 (3.08%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (3.08%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.31%) AWS
6 3 (2.31%) Azure Logic Apps
6 3 (2.31%) PowerApps
7 2 (1.54%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.54%) Dropbox
7 2 (1.54%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.54%) Google Drive
7 2 (1.54%) Google Sheets
7 2 (1.54%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.77%) IBM Cloud
8 1 (0.77%) Oracle CX
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.38%) Firewall
1 7 (5.38%) VPN
2 6 (4.62%) LAN
3 5 (3.85%) OSPF
4 4 (3.08%) BGP
4 4 (3.08%) Broadband
4 4 (3.08%) Skype
4 4 (3.08%) WAN
5 3 (2.31%) Cisco ISE
5 3 (2.31%) EIGRP
5 3 (2.31%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (2.31%) MPLS
5 3 (2.31%) Network Security
5 3 (2.31%) SD-WAN
5 3 (2.31%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (2.31%) Wireless
6 2 (1.54%) 5G
6 2 (1.54%) Internet
7 1 (0.77%) DNS
7 1 (0.77%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.38%) Power BI
2 4 (3.08%) DTS
3 3 (2.31%) Data Lake
3 3 (2.31%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.77%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.77%) SAP BW
General
1 84 (64.62%) Finance
2 50 (38.46%) Social Skills
3 26 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (19.23%) Legal
5 16 (12.31%) Manufacturing
6 10 (7.69%) Public Sector
7 9 (6.92%) Law
8 8 (6.15%) Back Office
8 8 (6.15%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (5.38%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (4.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (3.08%) Aerospace
11 4 (3.08%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (3.08%) Retail
12 3 (2.31%) Automotive
12 3 (2.31%) Aviation
12 3 (2.31%) General Ledger
12 3 (2.31%) Marketing
12 3 (2.31%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (1.54%) Games
Job Titles
1 31 (23.85%) Analyst
1 31 (23.85%) Consultant
2 23 (17.69%) Senior
3 18 (13.85%) Senior Consultant
4 17 (13.08%) Lead
5 15 (11.54%) Functional Consultant
6 14 (10.77%) Senior Functional Consultant
7 12 (9.23%) NetSuite Consultant
8 11 (8.46%) Project Manager
9 10 (7.69%) SAP Consultant
10 8 (6.15%) Architect
11 7 (5.38%) Business Analyst
11 7 (5.38%) Financial Analyst
11 7 (5.38%) Procurement Advisor
11 7 (5.38%) SAP Analyst
12 6 (4.62%) Administrator
12 6 (4.62%) SAP Business Analyst
13 5 (3.85%) Buyer
13 5 (3.85%) IT Buyer
13 5 (3.85%) SAP P2P Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.85%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (1.54%) IDoc
2 2 (1.54%) SAPUI5
3 1 (0.77%) EDI
3 1 (0.77%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 12 (9.23%) Legacy Systems
2 8 (6.15%) Renewable Energy
3 4 (3.08%) Data Centre
3 4 (3.08%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (3.08%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.31%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (1.54%) Greenfield Project
5 2 (1.54%) IoT
5 2 (1.54%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.54%) Virtual Team
6 1 (0.77%) Blockchain
6 1 (0.77%) FMCG
6 1 (0.77%) Hedge funds
6 1 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.77%) Private Cloud
6 1 (0.77%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.54%) Apple iOS
1 2 (1.54%) Mac OS
1 2 (1.54%) Windows
1 2 (1.54%) Windows Server 2016
1 2 (1.54%) Windows Server 2019
2 1 (0.77%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (33.08%) Agile
2 35 (26.92%) ERP
3 34 (26.15%) Project Management
4 33 (25.38%) Order to Cash
5 30 (23.08%) Project Delivery
5 30 (23.08%) Supply Chain Management
6 29 (22.31%) Problem-Solving
7 27 (20.77%) Record to Report
8 21 (16.15%) Stakeholder Management
9 20 (15.38%) Accounts Payable
10 19 (14.62%) Contract Management
10 19 (14.62%) Migration
11 18 (13.85%) Collaborative Working
11 18 (13.85%) Process Improvement
12 17 (13.08%) Change Management
12 17 (13.08%) Workshop Facilitation
13 16 (12.31%) Continuous Improvement
13 16 (12.31%) Line Management
14 15 (11.54%) Data Migration
14 15 (11.54%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.08%) SQL
2 2 (1.54%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.77%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 23 (17.69%) Degree
2 8 (6.15%) PMI Certification
2 8 (6.15%) PMP
3 6 (4.62%) ACCA
4 5 (3.85%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (3.85%) CIMA
4 5 (3.85%) DBS Check
5 4 (3.08%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.54%) CISA
6 2 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.54%) SAP Certification
7 1 (0.77%) CCNA
7 1 (0.77%) CCNP
7 1 (0.77%) ICAEW
7 1 (0.77%) JNCIA
7 1 (0.77%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.77%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (9.23%) PMO
2 3 (2.31%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (2.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 3 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (2.31%) PCI DSS
3 2 (1.54%) QA
4 1 (0.77%) ISAE 3402
System Software
1 3 (2.31%) Active Directory
1 3 (2.31%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.77%) Ansible
1 1 (0.77%) Puppet
1 1 (0.77%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 57 (43.85%) SAP
2 25 (19.23%) Microsoft
3 15 (11.54%) Oracle
4 9 (6.92%) Ariba
5 5 (3.85%) Cisco
6 4 (3.08%) Fortinet
6 4 (3.08%) Juniper
6 4 (3.08%) Palo Alto
6 4 (3.08%) Salesforce
6 4 (3.08%) Virgin Media
7 3 (2.31%) ConnectWise
7 3 (2.31%) SolarWinds
7 3 (2.31%) VMware
8 2 (1.54%) Apple
8 2 (1.54%) Draytek
8 2 (1.54%) Google
8 2 (1.54%) IFS
8 2 (1.54%) Webroot
9 1 (0.77%) Arista
9 1 (0.77%) Xero