SAP FI/CO Job Trends

SAP FICO
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring SAP FI/CO skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 642 611 728
Rank change year-on-year -31 +117 +180
Permanent jobs citing SAP FI/CO 56 30 113
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.075% 0.070% 0.13%
As % of the Business Applications category 2.18% 1.22% 2.92%
Number of salaries quoted 34 19 61
10th Percentile £53,250 £33,750 £55,000
25th Percentile £68,125 £61,875 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% - +23.08%
75th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £87,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,500 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +18.52% -3.57% +7.69%

All Business Application Skills
UK

SAP FI/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 2,568 2,456 3,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.43% 5.74% 4.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1,571 1,422 2,854
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,345 £42,454
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +8.11% -8.87%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -9.09%

SAP FI/CO
Job Vacancy Trend

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

SAP FI/CO job vacancy trend in the UK

SAP FI/CO
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SAP FI/CO

SAP FI/CO
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SAP FI/CO over the 6 months to 18 March 2026.

Salary histogram for SAP FI/CO in the UK

SAP FI/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 FI/CO within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 -2 46 £78,750 -1.56% 10
London +7 22 £77,500 -3.13% 4
Work from Home +24 20 £78,750 -1.56% 4
UK excluding London -28 20 £80,000 +18.52% 7
Midlands -16 7 £80,000 - 3
West Midlands +1 6 £80,000 - 2
North of England - 6 £85,000 - 2
Yorkshire - 4 £83,750 - 1
South East - 3 - - 2
Northern Ireland - 3 £55,000 -
East of England -15 2 £70,000 +7.69%
North West - 2 £85,000 - 1
East Midlands - 1 £70,000 - 1

SAP FI/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 2 (3.57%) Maya
1 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.79%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 56 (100.00%) SAP CO
1 56 (100.00%) SAP FI
2 38 (67.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (8.93%) SAP FSCM
3 5 (8.93%) SAP PS
4 4 (7.14%) SAP ERP
5 2 (3.57%) SAP IBP
5 2 (3.57%) SAP IS-U
5 2 (3.57%) SAP MM
6 1 (1.79%) Primavera
6 1 (1.79%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.79%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (10.71%) SAP BW
2 3 (5.36%) SAP HANA
3 1 (1.79%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.79%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (1.79%) JIRA
1 1 (1.79%) LSMW
General
1 42 (75.00%) Finance
2 18 (32.14%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (26.79%) Social Skills
4 5 (8.93%) Banking
4 5 (8.93%) Retail
5 4 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (7.14%) Law
6 3 (5.36%) Manufacturing
6 3 (5.36%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (3.57%) Games
7 2 (3.57%) Legal
8 1 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.79%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 37 (66.07%) Consultant
2 35 (62.50%) SAP Consultant
3 33 (58.93%) SAP CO Consultant
3 33 (58.93%) SAP FI Consultant
3 33 (58.93%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
4 10 (17.86%) SAP PS Consultant
4 10 (17.86%) Senior
4 10 (17.86%) Senior Consultant
5 9 (16.07%) Lead
6 8 (14.29%) Senior SAP CO Consultant
6 8 (14.29%) Senior SAP Consultant
6 8 (14.29%) Senior SAP FI Consultant
6 8 (14.29%) Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant
7 5 (8.93%) Analyst
7 5 (8.93%) Project Consultant
8 4 (7.14%) Business Analyst
8 4 (7.14%) SAP Analyst
8 4 (7.14%) SAP Business Analyst
8 4 (7.14%) SAP FI/CO Support
8 4 (7.14%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (19.64%) SAP Fiori
2 4 (7.14%) IDoc
3 1 (1.79%) EDI
3 1 (1.79%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.29%) Public Cloud
2 6 (10.71%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (7.14%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (7.14%) Private Cloud
4 3 (5.36%) Augmented Reality
4 3 (5.36%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (5.36%) Onboarding
4 3 (5.36%) SWIFT Messaging Network
5 1 (1.79%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.79%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (21.43%) ERP
2 11 (19.64%) Migration
2 11 (19.64%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (17.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (16.07%) Procure-to-Pay
4 9 (16.07%) Requirements Gathering
4 9 (16.07%) Translating Business Requirements
5 8 (14.29%) Decision-Making
5 8 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (12.50%) Data Migration
6 7 (12.50%) Order to Cash
6 7 (12.50%) Record to Report
7 6 (10.71%) Analytics
7 6 (10.71%) Collaborative Culture
7 6 (10.71%) Cost Centre Accounting
7 6 (10.71%) Logistics
7 6 (10.71%) Project Management
7 6 (10.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 6 (10.71%) System Integration Testing
7 6 (10.71%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 9 (16.07%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 11 (19.64%) Security Cleared
2 6 (10.71%) Degree
3 5 (8.93%) SAP Certification
4 3 (5.36%) CCA
4 3 (5.36%) CTC Cleared
5 2 (3.57%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (3.57%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.79%) ACCA
6 1 (1.79%) CIMA
6 1 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.79%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.79%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.36%) ISO 20022
1 3 (5.36%) SLA
2 2 (3.57%) GAAP
2 2 (3.57%) IFRS
3 1 (1.79%) QA
3 1 (1.79%) SEPA
Vendors
1 56 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (3.57%) Ariba
2 2 (3.57%) Concur
3 1 (1.79%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.79%) MuleSoft
3 1 (1.79%) ServiceNow