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 23 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 645 613 740
Rank change year-on-year -32 +127 +148
Permanent jobs citing SAP FI/CO 55 29 106
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.072% 0.068% 0.12%
As % of the Business Applications category 2.11% 1.18% 2.66%
Number of salaries quoted 34 19 58
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 £86,875
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,500 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +18.52% +12.50% -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 2,604 2,458 3,983
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.40% 5.79% 4.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1,596 1,426 2,883
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,268
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £58,265 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.31% +4.98% -8.87%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £105,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £49,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.01% -1.00% -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 23 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 23 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 -11 45 £78,750 -1.56% 13
London +14 22 £77,500 -3.13% 6
UK excluding London -34 19 £80,000 +18.52% 7
Work from Home +24 18 £78,750 -1.56% 5
Midlands -37 8 £80,000 - 3
West Midlands +5 7 £80,000 - 2
North of England - 4 £85,000 - 2
South East - 3 - - 2
Northern Ireland - 3 £55,000 -
East of England -4 2 £70,000 +7.69%
North West - 2 £85,000 - 1
Yorkshire - 2 £83,750 - 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 (3.64%) Maya
1 2 (3.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.82%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 55 (100.00%) SAP CO
1 55 (100.00%) SAP FI
2 38 (69.09%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (9.09%) SAP FSCM
4 4 (7.27%) SAP ERP
5 3 (5.45%) SAP PS
6 2 (3.64%) SAP IBP
6 2 (3.64%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (1.82%) Primavera
7 1 (1.82%) SAP MM
7 1 (1.82%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.82%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (10.91%) SAP BW
2 3 (5.45%) SAP HANA
3 1 (1.82%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.82%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (1.82%) JIRA
1 1 (1.82%) LSMW
General
1 40 (72.73%) Finance
2 18 (32.73%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (27.27%) Social Skills
4 5 (9.09%) Retail
5 4 (7.27%) Banking
5 4 (7.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (7.27%) Law
6 3 (5.45%) Manufacturing
6 3 (5.45%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (3.64%) Games
7 2 (3.64%) Legal
8 1 (1.82%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.82%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 36 (65.45%) Consultant
2 34 (61.82%) SAP Consultant
3 33 (60.00%) SAP CO Consultant
3 33 (60.00%) SAP FI Consultant
3 33 (60.00%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
4 10 (18.18%) Senior
4 10 (18.18%) Senior Consultant
5 9 (16.36%) Lead
5 9 (16.36%) SAP PS Consultant
6 8 (14.55%) Senior SAP CO Consultant
6 8 (14.55%) Senior SAP Consultant
6 8 (14.55%) Senior SAP FI Consultant
6 8 (14.55%) Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant
7 6 (10.91%) Analyst
8 5 (9.09%) Business Analyst
8 5 (9.09%) Project Consultant
8 5 (9.09%) SAP Analyst
8 5 (9.09%) SAP Business Analyst
9 4 (7.27%) SAP FI Analyst
9 4 (7.27%) SAP FI Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (20.00%) SAP Fiori
2 4 (7.27%) IDoc
3 1 (1.82%) EDI
3 1 (1.82%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.55%) Public Cloud
2 6 (10.91%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (7.27%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (7.27%) Private Cloud
4 3 (5.45%) Augmented Reality
4 3 (5.45%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (5.45%) Onboarding
4 3 (5.45%) SWIFT Messaging Network
5 1 (1.82%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.82%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (21.82%) ERP
2 11 (20.00%) Migration
2 11 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (16.36%) Procure-to-Pay
3 9 (16.36%) Requirements Gathering
4 8 (14.55%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (14.55%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (14.55%) Translating Business Requirements
5 7 (12.73%) Data Migration
5 7 (12.73%) Decision-Making
5 7 (12.73%) Order to Cash
5 7 (12.73%) Record to Report
6 6 (10.91%) Analytics
6 6 (10.91%) Cost Centre Accounting
6 6 (10.91%) Logistics
6 6 (10.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 6 (10.91%) System Integration Testing
6 6 (10.91%) Workshop Facilitation
7 5 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (9.09%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (16.36%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 11 (20.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (10.91%) Degree
3 5 (9.09%) SAP Certification
4 3 (5.45%) CCA
4 3 (5.45%) CTC Cleared
5 2 (3.64%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (3.64%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.82%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.82%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.45%) ISO 20022
1 3 (5.45%) SLA
2 2 (3.64%) GAAP
2 2 (3.64%) IFRS
3 1 (1.82%) QA
3 1 (1.82%) SEPA
Vendors
1 55 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (1.82%) Ariba
2 1 (1.82%) Concur
2 1 (1.82%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.82%) MuleSoft
2 1 (1.82%) ServiceNow