Procure-to-Pay (including Purchase-to-Pay, P2P)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Procure-to-Pay skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Procure-to-Pay over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 755 772 913
Rank change year-on-year +17 +141 -97
Permanent jobs citing Procure-to-Pay 129 204 339
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.13% 0.21% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.21% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 75 139 184
10th Percentile £41,750 £52,000 £43,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £60,000 £48,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,250 £65,000 £62,250
Median % change year-on-year -10.38% +4.42% +8.26%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,500 £86,500 £91,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,250 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.38% +18.18% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Procure-to-Pay is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,108 95,066 155,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.18% 95.58% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 59,794 56,135 83,138
10th Percentile £29,071 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Procure-to-Pay
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Procure-to-Pay as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Procure-to-Pay in the UK

Procure-to-Pay
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Procure-to-Pay.

Salary trend for Procure-to-Pay in the UK

Procure-to-Pay
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Procure-to-Pay over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Procure-to-Pay in the UK

Procure-to-Pay
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Procure-to-Pay within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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 +12 111 £58,250 -10.38% 63
UK excluding London -49 81 £58,250 -10.38% 40
Work from Home +111 69 £65,000 +8.33% 274
South East +28 38 £58,250 -10.38% 14
London +79 32 £70,000 +3.70% 22
Midlands -31 21 £50,000 -31.03% 7
West Midlands -13 14 £50,000 -31.03% 7
North of England +10 10 £60,000 -5.88% 8
East of England +7 9 £65,000 +4.00% 8
North West -12 6 £65,000 - 6
East Midlands -17 6 £50,000 -31.03%
Yorkshire +66 3 - -
Scotland -71 2 £59,500 - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 1
North East - 1 £55,000 - 2

Procure-to-Pay
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (3.88%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (3.88%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.55%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 9 (6.98%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (6.98%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.55%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 22 (17.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (11.63%) NetSuite
3 12 (9.30%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 9 (6.98%) SAP MM
5 8 (6.20%) SAP CO
6 7 (5.43%) SAP FI
6 7 (5.43%) SAP FI/CO
7 6 (4.65%) SAP SCM
8 4 (3.10%) Dynamics CRM
8 4 (3.10%) SAP FSCM
8 4 (3.10%) SAP PP
9 3 (2.33%) SAP SD
10 2 (1.55%) Oracle Payables
10 2 (1.55%) SAP WM
11 1 (0.78%) Oracle EBS
11 1 (0.78%) Oracle Financials
11 1 (0.78%) Oracle iProcurement
11 1 (0.78%) Sage 200
11 1 (0.78%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 14 (10.85%) Dynamics 365
2 13 (10.08%) Azure
3 7 (5.43%) Power Platform
4 5 (3.88%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (3.88%) WhatsApp
5 4 (3.10%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (3.10%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.33%) AWS
6 3 (2.33%) Azure Logic Apps
6 3 (2.33%) OCI
6 3 (2.33%) PowerApps
7 2 (1.55%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.55%) Dropbox
7 2 (1.55%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.55%) Google Drive
7 2 (1.55%) Google Sheets
7 2 (1.55%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.78%) IBM Cloud
8 1 (0.78%) Oracle CX
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.43%) Firewall
1 7 (5.43%) VPN
2 6 (4.65%) LAN
3 5 (3.88%) OSPF
4 4 (3.10%) BGP
4 4 (3.10%) WAN
5 3 (2.33%) Cisco ISE
5 3 (2.33%) EIGRP
5 3 (2.33%) Internet
5 3 (2.33%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (2.33%) MPLS
5 3 (2.33%) Network Security
5 3 (2.33%) SD-WAN
5 3 (2.33%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (2.33%) Wireless
6 2 (1.55%) Broadband
6 2 (1.55%) DNS
6 2 (1.55%) Skype
7 1 (0.78%) DHCP
7 1 (0.78%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.43%) Power BI
2 4 (3.10%) DTS
3 3 (2.33%) Data Lake
3 3 (2.33%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.78%) SAP BW
General
1 82 (63.57%) Finance
2 48 (37.21%) Social Skills
3 26 (20.16%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (17.83%) Legal
5 17 (13.18%) Manufacturing
6 10 (7.75%) Public Sector
7 9 (6.98%) Law
8 8 (6.20%) Back Office
8 8 (6.20%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (5.43%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (3.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (3.88%) Retail
11 4 (3.10%) Aerospace
11 4 (3.10%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (2.33%) Automotive
12 3 (2.33%) Aviation
12 3 (2.33%) General Ledger
12 3 (2.33%) Marketing
12 3 (2.33%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (1.55%) Games
Job Titles
1 31 (24.03%) Consultant
2 29 (22.48%) Analyst
3 21 (16.28%) Senior
4 18 (13.95%) Lead
5 17 (13.18%) Senior Consultant
6 14 (10.85%) Functional Consultant
7 13 (10.08%) Senior Functional Consultant
8 11 (8.53%) NetSuite Consultant
8 11 (8.53%) Project Manager
9 10 (7.75%) Architect
9 10 (7.75%) SAP Consultant
10 7 (5.43%) Business Analyst
10 7 (5.43%) Financial Analyst
10 7 (5.43%) Procurement Advisor
10 7 (5.43%) SAP Analyst
11 6 (4.65%) Administrator
11 6 (4.65%) SAP Business Analyst
12 5 (3.88%) Buyer
12 5 (3.88%) IT Buyer
12 5 (3.88%) SAP Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.33%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (1.55%) IDoc
2 2 (1.55%) SAPUI5
3 1 (0.78%) EDI
3 1 (0.78%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.53%) Legacy Systems
2 8 (6.20%) Renewable Energy
3 4 (3.10%) Data Centre
3 4 (3.10%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (3.10%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.33%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (1.55%) Greenfield Project
5 2 (1.55%) IoT
5 2 (1.55%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.55%) Virtual Team
6 1 (0.78%) Blockchain
6 1 (0.78%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.78%) FMCG
6 1 (0.78%) Hedge funds
6 1 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.78%) Private Cloud
6 1 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.55%) Apple iOS
1 2 (1.55%) Mac OS
1 2 (1.55%) Windows
1 2 (1.55%) Windows Server 2016
1 2 (1.55%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (33.33%) Agile
2 34 (26.36%) Project Management
3 33 (25.58%) ERP
4 31 (24.03%) Order to Cash
5 30 (23.26%) Project Delivery
5 30 (23.26%) Supply Chain Management
6 28 (21.71%) Problem-Solving
7 26 (20.16%) Record to Report
8 22 (17.05%) Stakeholder Management
9 19 (14.73%) Contract Management
10 18 (13.95%) Accounts Payable
10 18 (13.95%) Collaborative Working
10 18 (13.95%) Migration
11 17 (13.18%) Change Management
11 17 (13.18%) Process Improvement
11 17 (13.18%) Workshop Facilitation
12 16 (12.40%) Continuous Improvement
12 16 (12.40%) Line Management
13 15 (11.63%) Analytical Thinking
13 15 (11.63%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.33%) SQL
2 2 (1.55%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.78%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 23 (17.83%) Degree
2 8 (6.20%) PMI Certification
2 8 (6.20%) PMP
3 5 (3.88%) ACCA
3 5 (3.88%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (3.88%) CIMA
3 5 (3.88%) DBS Check
4 4 (3.10%) Security Cleared
5 2 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (1.55%) SAP Certification
6 1 (0.78%) CCNA
6 1 (0.78%) CCNP
6 1 (0.78%) CISA
6 1 (0.78%) ICAEW
6 1 (0.78%) JNCIA
6 1 (0.78%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.78%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (9.30%) PMO
2 4 (3.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (2.33%) PCI DSS
3 3 (2.33%) QA
4 1 (0.78%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.78%) NCSC
System Software
1 3 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.55%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.78%) Ansible
1 1 (0.78%) Puppet
1 1 (0.78%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 57 (44.19%) SAP
2 23 (17.83%) Microsoft
3 13 (10.08%) Oracle
4 9 (6.98%) Ariba
5 5 (3.88%) Cisco
6 4 (3.10%) Fortinet
6 4 (3.10%) Juniper
6 4 (3.10%) Palo Alto
6 4 (3.10%) Salesforce
7 3 (2.33%) ConnectWise
7 3 (2.33%) SolarWinds
7 3 (2.33%) VMware
8 2 (1.55%) Apple
8 2 (1.55%) Draytek
8 2 (1.55%) Google
8 2 (1.55%) IFS
8 2 (1.55%) Virgin Media
8 2 (1.55%) Webroot
9 1 (0.78%) Arista
9 1 (0.78%) Xero