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 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 778 589 693
Rank change year-on-year -189 +104 -81
Permanent jobs citing SAP CO 50 63 57
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.042% 0.13% 0.083%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.35% 2.36% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 20 33 30
10th Percentile £69,500 £55,500 £41,175
25th Percentile £72,500 £63,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% +20.83% -14.29%
75th Percentile £112,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile - £97,400 £98,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +20.83% -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.

6 months to
21 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 3,707 2,668 3,450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.08% 5.43% 5.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,233 1,514 1,738
10th Percentile £31,712 £31,250 £34,727
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,688 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,175 £97,150
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -10.60%

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 21 October 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP CO in the UK

SAP CO Top 12 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 21 October 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 -159 46 £80,000 +9.22% 6
UK excluding London -158 27 £75,000 +3.45% 6
London -75 20 £105,000 +41.89% 3
Work from Home -77 14 £75,000 +3.45% 2
Midlands -42 13 £75,000 +1.69% 2
East Midlands -31 10 - - 1
North West -49 8 £80,000 +10.34%
North of England -73 8 £80,000 +10.34%
South East -62 4 £75,000 -21.05% 1
West Midlands -57 2 £70,000 -6.67% 1
East of England -43 1 - -
Wales - 1 - - 3

SAP CO Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Business Applications

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1SAP FI100.0%50
2SAP FI/CO98.0%49
3SAP S/4HANA74.0%37
4SAP MDG4.0%2
5SAP ERP2.0%1
5SAP HR2.0%1
5SAP MDG-F2.0%1
5SAP MM2.0%1
5SAP PS2.0%1
5SAP SD2.0%1