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 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 722 628 761
Rank change year-on-year -94 +133 -46
Permanent jobs citing SAP CO 52 46 74
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.051% 0.093% 0.085%
As % of the Business Applications category 1.69% 1.86% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 26 33 46
10th Percentile £62,500 £62,750 £53,250
25th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +25.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £111,250 £95,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £124,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £72,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +10.34% +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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 3,074 2,479 3,994
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.02% 5.02% 4.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,970 1,617 2,422
10th Percentile £33,113 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £59,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.93% +0.85% -2.50%
75th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,625
% change year-on-year +10.00% -1.23% -11.96%

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 29 July 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP CO in the UK

SAP CO
Top 11 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 29 July 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 -79 48 £80,000 - 6
UK excluding London -73 27 £80,000 +10.34% 3
London -30 20 £105,000 -2.33% 3
Midlands -28 17 £80,000 - 3
West Midlands -23 15 £80,000 - 2
Work from Home -42 12 £80,000 +9.22% 2
North West -13 6 £80,000 +10.34%
North of England -34 6 £80,000 +10.34%
South East - 3 £78,750 -
East of England -23 2 £85,000 +30.77%
East Midlands - 1 £70,000 - 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:

Business Applications
1 51 (98.08%) SAP FI
2 49 (94.23%) SAP FI/CO
3 28 (53.85%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (5.77%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (1.92%) SAP MDG
5 1 (1.92%) SAP MDG-F
5 1 (1.92%) SAP MM
5 1 (1.92%) SAP PS
5 1 (1.92%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.85%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (1.92%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.69%) SAP HANA
2 1 (1.92%) Power BI
2 1 (1.92%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 2 (3.85%) Hudson
1 2 (3.85%) LSMW
General
1 38 (73.08%) Finance
2 16 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (26.92%) Social Skills
4 11 (21.15%) Manufacturing
5 10 (19.23%) Retail
6 8 (15.38%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (15.38%) General Ledger
7 6 (11.54%) Law
8 2 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.92%) Back Office
9 1 (1.92%) Banking
9 1 (1.92%) Billing
9 1 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.92%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.92%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 18 (34.62%) Analyst
2 17 (32.69%) Senior
3 16 (30.77%) SAP Analyst
4 15 (28.85%) SAP FI Analyst
5 14 (26.92%) Business Analyst
6 12 (23.08%) Consultant
6 12 (23.08%) SAP Business Analyst
6 12 (23.08%) SAP Consultant
7 11 (21.15%) SAP CO Business Analyst
7 11 (21.15%) SAP FI Business Analyst
7 11 (21.15%) SAP FI/CO Business Analyst
7 11 (21.15%) SAP Manager
8 8 (15.38%) SAP CO Consultant
9 7 (13.46%) SAP FI Consultant
9 7 (13.46%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
9 7 (13.46%) Senior Manager
10 6 (11.54%) SAP FI/CO Specialist
10 6 (11.54%) Senior Consultant
10 6 (11.54%) Senior SAP CO Consultant
10 6 (11.54%) Senior SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.77%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (1.92%) EDI
2 1 (1.92%) SAP ALE
2 1 (1.92%) SAP CO-PA
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.54%) Life Science
2 4 (7.69%) Public Cloud
3 3 (5.77%) Greenfield Project
3 3 (5.77%) Legacy Systems
3 3 (5.77%) Onboarding
3 3 (5.77%) Private Cloud
3 3 (5.77%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 1 (1.92%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.92%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (28.85%) Process Improvement
2 13 (25.00%) Accounts Payable
2 13 (25.00%) Accounts Receivable
3 12 (23.08%) Roadmaps
4 11 (21.15%) Continuous Improvement
5 10 (19.23%) Agile
5 10 (19.23%) Migration
6 9 (17.31%) Compliance Audit
7 8 (15.38%) Data Migration
7 8 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
8 7 (13.46%) Business Development
8 7 (13.46%) ERP
8 7 (13.46%) User Acceptance Testing
8 7 (13.46%) Workflow
9 6 (11.54%) Integration Testing
9 6 (11.54%) Logistics
9 6 (11.54%) Root Cause Analysis
9 6 (11.54%) Translating Business Requirements
9 6 (11.54%) Workflow Analysis
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.85%) ABAP
2 1 (1.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (1.92%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (23.08%) SAP Certification
2 7 (13.46%) Degree
3 5 (9.62%) CCA
4 3 (5.77%) CTC Cleared
4 3 (5.77%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.92%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.92%) MBA
5 1 (1.92%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.92%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (13.46%) SLA
2 3 (5.77%) ISO 20022
3 1 (1.92%) PMO
3 1 (1.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 52 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (1.92%) Ariba