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 1 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 641 610 769
Rank change year-on-year -31 +159 +117
Permanent jobs citing SAP FI/CO 54 27 99
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.068% 0.066% 0.11%
As % of the Business Applications category 2.12% 1.16% 2.49%
Number of salaries quoted 34 18 55
10th Percentile £53,250 £33,750 £55,000
25th Percentile £68,125 £62,500 £59,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% - +23.08%
75th Percentile £84,688 £86,875 £87,500
90th Percentile £94,250 £115,750 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% +16.67% -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 2,552 2,331 3,971
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.22% 5.70% 4.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,630 1,416 2,881
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,286
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,560 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.24% +1.88% -6.71%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £74,280
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,250 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.50% - -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 1 April 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 1 April 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 -26 44 £77,500 -3.13% 15
London -6 20 £76,250 -4.69% 7
UK excluding London -56 20 £80,000 +14.29% 8
Work from Home +5 18 £78,750 -1.56% 5
Midlands -24 9 £80,000 - 3
West Midlands -9 8 £80,000 - 2
North of England - 4 £85,000 - 1
Northern Ireland - 3 £55,000 -
South East - 3 - - 3
East of England -23 2 £70,000 +7.69% 2
North West - 2 £85,000 - 1
Yorkshire - 2 £83,750 -
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 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.85%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 54 (100.00%) SAP CO
1 54 (100.00%) SAP FI
2 36 (66.67%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (7.41%) SAP ERP
4 3 (5.56%) SAP FSCM
4 3 (5.56%) SAP PS
5 1 (1.85%) Primavera
5 1 (1.85%) SAP MM
5 1 (1.85%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.85%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.41%) SAP BW
2 3 (5.56%) SAP HANA
3 1 (1.85%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.85%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (1.85%) JIRA
1 1 (1.85%) LSMW
General
1 38 (70.37%) Finance
2 16 (29.63%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (24.07%) Social Skills
4 5 (9.26%) Retail
5 4 (7.41%) Banking
5 4 (7.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (5.56%) Manufacturing
7 2 (3.70%) Law
7 2 (3.70%) Legal
8 1 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.85%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.85%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 33 (61.11%) Consultant
1 33 (61.11%) SAP Consultant
2 32 (59.26%) SAP CO Consultant
2 32 (59.26%) SAP FI Consultant
2 32 (59.26%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
3 9 (16.67%) SAP PS Consultant
4 8 (14.81%) Analyst
4 8 (14.81%) Senior
4 8 (14.81%) Senior Consultant
4 8 (14.81%) Senior SAP CO Consultant
4 8 (14.81%) Senior SAP Consultant
4 8 (14.81%) Senior SAP FI Consultant
4 8 (14.81%) Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant
5 7 (12.96%) Business Analyst
6 6 (11.11%) Lead
6 6 (11.11%) SAP Analyst
6 6 (11.11%) SAP Business Analyst
7 5 (9.26%) Project Consultant
7 5 (9.26%) SAP CO Business Analyst
7 5 (9.26%) SAP FI Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (20.37%) SAP Fiori
2 4 (7.41%) IDoc
3 1 (1.85%) EDI
3 1 (1.85%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.81%) Public Cloud
2 4 (7.41%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (7.41%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (7.41%) Private Cloud
3 3 (5.56%) Augmented Reality
3 3 (5.56%) Legacy Systems
3 3 (5.56%) Onboarding
3 3 (5.56%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 1 (1.85%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.85%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (20.37%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (18.52%) ERP
3 9 (16.67%) Migration
3 9 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
4 8 (14.81%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (14.81%) Stakeholder Management
5 7 (12.96%) Data Migration
5 7 (12.96%) Decision-Making
5 7 (12.96%) Procure-to-Pay
5 7 (12.96%) Translating Business Requirements
6 6 (11.11%) Cost Centre Accounting
6 6 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 6 (11.11%) System Integration Testing
6 6 (11.11%) Workshop Facilitation
7 5 (9.26%) Cash Management
7 5 (9.26%) Defect Management
7 5 (9.26%) Integration Testing
7 5 (9.26%) Order to Cash
7 5 (9.26%) Record to Report
8 4 (7.41%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 9 (16.67%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 11 (20.37%) Security Cleared
2 5 (9.26%) SAP Certification
3 4 (7.41%) Degree
4 3 (5.56%) CTC Cleared
5 2 (3.70%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (3.70%) CCA
5 2 (3.70%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.85%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.85%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.56%) ISO 20022
1 3 (5.56%) SLA
2 2 (3.70%) GAAP
2 2 (3.70%) IFRS
3 1 (1.85%) QA
3 1 (1.85%) SEPA
Vendors
1 54 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (1.85%) Ariba
2 1 (1.85%) Concur
2 1 (1.85%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.85%) MuleSoft
2 1 (1.85%) ServiceNow