SAP CO Job Trends

SAP Controlling (CO)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring SAP CO skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 605 641 706
Rank change year-on-year +36 +65 +211
Permanent jobs citing SAP CO 69 30 114
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.098% 0.066% 0.14%
As % of the Business Applications category 2.60% 1.15% 3.20%
Number of salaries quoted 44 14 60
10th Percentile £53,250 £33,750 £55,532
25th Percentile £61,250 £40,625 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -12.50% +23.08%
75th Percentile £81,875 £81,875 £87,813
90th Percentile £94,250 £86,750 £105,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £37,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +80.00% -46.43% +7.69%

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 permanent job vacancies requiring business application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 2,652 2,620 3,559
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.75% 5.75% 4.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,547 1,394 2,638
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £32,518
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,200 £102,500 £91,954
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -9.09%

SAP CO
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SAP CO job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP CO
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP CO.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP CO

SAP CO
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP CO over the 6 months to 3 March 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP CO in the UK

SAP CO
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAP CO within the UK over the 6 months to 3 March 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +36 58 £72,500 -6.45% 7
UK excluding London +19 31 £67,500 +80.00% 6
London +31 24 £77,500 -3.13%
Work from Home +40 23 £77,500 -3.13% 3
South East - 12 £62,500 -
North of England - 8 £85,000 - 2
Midlands -10 6 £80,000 +10.34% 4
Yorkshire - 6 £83,750 - 1
West Midlands +21 4 £80,000 +10.34% 3
Northern Ireland - 4 £55,000 -
East of England +7 2 £70,000 +7.69%
East Midlands - 2 £53,750 - 1
North West - 2 £85,000 - 1

SAP 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:

Applications
1 4 (5.80%) Maya
2 2 (2.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.45%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 60 (86.96%) SAP FI
1 60 (86.96%) SAP FI/CO
2 41 (59.42%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (10.14%) SAP FSCM
3 7 (10.14%) SAP PS
4 5 (7.25%) SAP ERP
5 4 (5.80%) SAP IBP
5 4 (5.80%) SAP IS-U
6 3 (4.35%) SAP MM
7 1 (1.45%) Primavera
7 1 (1.45%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 9 (13.04%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.45%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (13.04%) Power BI
2 8 (11.59%) SAP BW
3 3 (4.35%) SAP HANA
4 1 (1.45%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (1.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (1.45%) JIRA
1 1 (1.45%) LSMW
General
1 57 (82.61%) Finance
2 30 (43.48%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (39.13%) Social Skills
4 13 (18.84%) Manufacturing
5 6 (8.70%) Banking
5 6 (8.70%) Law
6 5 (7.25%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (7.25%) Retail
7 4 (5.80%) Games
7 4 (5.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (4.35%) Legal
9 1 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.45%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 40 (57.97%) Consultant
2 38 (55.07%) SAP Consultant
3 33 (47.83%) SAP CO Consultant
3 33 (47.83%) SAP FI Consultant
3 33 (47.83%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
4 12 (17.39%) Senior
4 12 (17.39%) Senior Consultant
5 11 (15.94%) SAP PS Consultant
6 10 (14.49%) Senior SAP Consultant
7 9 (13.04%) Business Developer
7 9 (13.04%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 9 (13.04%) Developer
7 9 (13.04%) Lead
7 9 (13.04%) Power BI Developer
8 8 (11.59%) Business Intelligence Specialist
8 8 (11.59%) Power BI Specialist
8 8 (11.59%) Senior SAP CO Consultant
8 8 (11.59%) Senior SAP FI Consultant
8 8 (11.59%) Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant
9 5 (7.25%) Project Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (15.94%) SAP Fiori
2 9 (13.04%) SAP CO-PA
3 4 (5.80%) IDoc
4 1 (1.45%) EDI
4 1 (1.45%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.59%) Enterprise Software
1 8 (11.59%) Public Cloud
2 4 (5.80%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (5.80%) Private Cloud
3 3 (4.35%) Augmented Reality
3 3 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
3 3 (4.35%) Onboarding
3 3 (4.35%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 1 (1.45%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.45%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (30.43%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (26.09%) Analytics
2 18 (26.09%) Decision-Making
3 16 (23.19%) Business Intelligence
3 16 (23.19%) Business Strategy
4 15 (21.74%) ERP
5 14 (20.29%) Migration
6 13 (18.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 11 (15.94%) Procure-to-Pay
8 10 (14.49%) Computer Science
8 10 (14.49%) Translating Business Requirements
9 9 (13.04%) Budgeting
9 9 (13.04%) Data Analytics
9 9 (13.04%) Data Integration
9 9 (13.04%) Data Visualisation
9 9 (13.04%) ETL
9 9 (13.04%) Logistics
9 9 (13.04%) Project Management
9 9 (13.04%) Requirements Gathering
9 9 (13.04%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 9 (13.04%) ABAP
1 9 (13.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 9 (13.04%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (24.64%) Degree
2 12 (17.39%) Security Cleared
3 5 (7.25%) SAP Certification
4 3 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (4.35%) CCA
4 3 (4.35%) CTC Cleared
5 2 (2.90%) ACCA
5 2 (2.90%) CIMA
5 2 (2.90%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.45%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.45%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.35%) ISO 20022
1 3 (4.35%) SLA
2 2 (2.90%) GAAP
2 2 (2.90%) IFRS
3 1 (1.45%) QA
3 1 (1.45%) SEPA
Vendors
1 69 (100.00%) SAP
2 3 (4.35%) Ariba
2 3 (4.35%) Concur
3 1 (1.45%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.45%) MuleSoft
3 1 (1.45%) ServiceNow