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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 619 631 720
Rank change year-on-year +12 +89 +196
Permanent jobs citing SAP FI/CO 59 29 116
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.081% 0.066% 0.14%
As % of the Business Applications category 2.32% 1.17% 3.02%
Number of salaries quoted 34 16 63
10th Percentile £53,250 £33,750 £55,000
25th Percentile £68,125 £54,375 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £72,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.90% -9.38% +23.08%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,125 £87,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,250 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +23.08% -7.14% +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 2,546 2,485 3,836
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.49% 5.67% 4.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,542 1,394 2,838
10th Percentile £32,875 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,375 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -9.69%
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 11 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 11 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 48 £78,750 -1.56% 8
UK excluding London -8 23 £80,000 +23.08% 7
Work from Home +43 22 £78,750 -1.56% 4
London +20 22 £77,500 -3.13% 1
North of England - 8 £85,000 - 2
Midlands -11 7 £80,000 +3.23% 4
West Midlands -2 6 £80,000 +3.23% 3
Yorkshire - 6 £83,750 - 1
Northern Ireland - 4 £55,000 -
South East - 3 - - 1
East of England -1 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 (3.39%) Maya
1 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.69%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 59 (100.00%) SAP CO
1 59 (100.00%) SAP FI
2 39 (66.10%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (11.86%) SAP PS
4 5 (8.47%) SAP ERP
4 5 (8.47%) SAP FSCM
5 3 (5.08%) SAP MM
6 2 (3.39%) SAP IBP
6 2 (3.39%) SAP IS-U
7 1 (1.69%) Primavera
7 1 (1.69%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.69%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (10.17%) SAP BW
2 3 (5.08%) SAP HANA
3 1 (1.69%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.69%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (1.69%) JIRA
1 1 (1.69%) LSMW
General
1 45 (76.27%) Finance
2 19 (32.20%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (27.12%) Social Skills
4 6 (10.17%) Banking
5 5 (8.47%) Retail
6 4 (6.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (6.78%) Law
6 4 (6.78%) Manufacturing
7 3 (5.08%) Legal
7 3 (5.08%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (3.39%) Games
9 1 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.69%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 38 (64.41%) Consultant
2 36 (61.02%) SAP Consultant
3 33 (55.93%) SAP CO Consultant
3 33 (55.93%) SAP FI Consultant
3 33 (55.93%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
4 11 (18.64%) SAP PS Consultant
5 10 (16.95%) Senior
5 10 (16.95%) Senior Consultant
6 9 (15.25%) Lead
7 8 (13.56%) Senior SAP CO Consultant
7 8 (13.56%) Senior SAP Consultant
7 8 (13.56%) Senior SAP FI Consultant
7 8 (13.56%) Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant
8 5 (8.47%) Analyst
8 5 (8.47%) Project Consultant
9 4 (6.78%) Business Analyst
9 4 (6.78%) SAP Analyst
9 4 (6.78%) SAP Business Analyst
9 4 (6.78%) SAP FI/CO Support
9 4 (6.78%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (18.64%) SAP Fiori
2 4 (6.78%) IDoc
3 1 (1.69%) EDI
3 1 (1.69%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 8 (13.56%) Public Cloud
2 6 (10.17%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (6.78%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (6.78%) Private Cloud
4 3 (5.08%) Augmented Reality
4 3 (5.08%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (5.08%) Onboarding
4 3 (5.08%) SWIFT Messaging Network
5 1 (1.69%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.69%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (22.03%) Continuous Improvement
1 13 (22.03%) ERP
2 12 (20.34%) Migration
2 12 (20.34%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (16.95%) Translating Business Requirements
4 9 (15.25%) Decision-Making
4 9 (15.25%) Procure-to-Pay
4 9 (15.25%) Requirements Gathering
5 8 (13.56%) Collaborative Culture
5 8 (13.56%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (11.86%) Analytics
6 7 (11.86%) Data Migration
6 7 (11.86%) Logistics
6 7 (11.86%) Order to Cash
6 7 (11.86%) Project Management
6 7 (11.86%) Record to Report
7 6 (10.17%) Cost Centre Accounting
7 6 (10.17%) Risk Management
7 6 (10.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 6 (10.17%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 9 (15.25%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 12 (20.34%) Security Cleared
2 6 (10.17%) Degree
3 5 (8.47%) SAP Certification
4 3 (5.08%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (5.08%) CCA
4 3 (5.08%) CTC Cleared
5 2 (3.39%) ACCA
5 2 (3.39%) CIMA
5 2 (3.39%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.69%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.69%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.08%) ISO 20022
1 3 (5.08%) SLA
2 2 (3.39%) GAAP
2 2 (3.39%) IFRS
3 1 (1.69%) QA
3 1 (1.69%) SEPA
Vendors
1 59 (100.00%) SAP
2 3 (5.08%) Ariba
2 3 (5.08%) Concur
3 1 (1.69%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.69%) MuleSoft
3 1 (1.69%) ServiceNow