The demand for SAP FICO vs. SAP HANA in India depends on industry trends, company requirements, and evolving SAP technologies. Here’s a breakdown:

1. SAP FICO Demand in India

SAP FICO (Finance & Controlling) has been a core SAP module for years, used in almost every company that runs SAP ERP. It includes:

• Financial Accounting (FI) – General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, etc.
• Controlling (CO) – Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Profitability Analysis, etc.

Why is SAP FICO in demand? ✅ Essential for businesses – Every company needs finance & accounting.
✅ High job availability – Many Indian companies still run SAP ECC, where FICO is critical.
✅ Migration to S/4HANA – Companies moving from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA still require finance professionals.
✅ Stable career growth – Finance roles are evergreen.

Challenges:

• As companies move to S/4HANA, traditional FICO skills alone are not enough.
• Need to upskill in SAP S/4HANA Finance (Simple Finance) and integration with SAP HANA.

2. SAP HANA Demand in India

SAP HANA is an in-memory database and computing platform that powers SAP S/4HANA. Key areas include:

• SAP HANA Database (DBA roles)
• SAP HANA Modeling (for reporting & analytics)
• SAP S/4HANA Functional & Technical roles
• SAP BW/4HANA (Business Warehouse on HANA)

Why is SAP HANA in demand? ✅ Future of SAP – SAP S/4HANA is replacing SAP ECC, and all new implementations are on HANA.
✅ High-paying jobs – Technical consultants with SAP HANA expertise earn more.
✅ Cloud adoption – Companies prefer SAP on AWS, Azure, and GCP, requiring HANA skills.
✅ Data & Analytics – Business intelligence and real-time analytics run on HANA.

Challenges:

• More technical compared to SAP FICO.
• Requires skills in SQL, HANA Modeling, CDS Views, and ABAP on HANA.
• Companies still transitioning from ECC, meaning FICO is not obsolete yet.

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