Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ERP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited ERP over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 92 142 205
Rank change year-on-year +50 +63 -60
Permanent jobs citing ERP 2,798 2,625 3,101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.85% 2.51% 2.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.32% 2.62% 2.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,917 1,799 2,203
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £31,350
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,000 £87,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

ERP 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 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £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% +9.38%

ERP
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing ERP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ERP in the UK

ERP
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ERP.

Salary trend for ERP in the UK

ERP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ERP over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for ERP in the UK

ERP
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ERP within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 +62 2,550 £54,500 -5.22% 727
UK excluding London +40 2,101 £50,000 -9.09% 561
Work from Home +79 1,219 £60,000 - 314
North of England +66 642 £50,000 -9.09% 144
London +78 575 £70,000 +3.70% 182
South East +58 526 £52,500 -4.55% 130
Midlands +28 464 £45,000 -18.18% 109
North West +47 361 £50,000 -9.09% 83
West Midlands +52 310 £50,000 -9.09% 64
Yorkshire +83 228 £50,000 -9.09% 43
East of England +20 180 £55,000 - 63
East Midlands -12 154 £37,500 -31.82% 44
South West -29 132 £54,500 -0.91% 77
Scotland -8 121 £47,500 -13.64% 33
North East +26 53 £40,000 -27.27% 19
Wales -7 24 £45,000 -10.00% 6
Northern Ireland +38 14 £60,000 +33.33% 13

ERP
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
1 301 (10.76%) SAS
2 111 (3.97%) SharePoint
3 49 (1.75%) Microsoft Exchange
4 45 (1.61%) CMS
5 41 (1.47%) IIS
5 41 (1.47%) Kentico
5 41 (1.47%) Umbraco
6 40 (1.43%) Headless CMS
7 37 (1.32%) Sitecore CMS
8 23 (0.82%) Apache
9 17 (0.61%) Confluence
10 14 (0.50%) Oracle Workflow
11 10 (0.36%) WebSphere
12 8 (0.29%) Anypoint
12 8 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 7 (0.25%) MS Project Server
14 6 (0.21%) Appian
14 6 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2000
14 6 (0.21%) IBM Domino
15 5 (0.18%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 214 (7.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 166 (5.93%) Microsoft Office
3 61 (2.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 47 (1.68%) Microsoft Project
5 27 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
6 19 (0.68%) MS Visio
7 7 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
8 6 (0.21%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.071%) CATIA
9 2 (0.071%) SPSS
10 1 (0.036%) PTC Creo
10 1 (0.036%) Trello
Business Applications
1 378 (13.51%) SAP ERP
2 129 (4.61%) Dynamics CRM
3 109 (3.90%) SAP S/4HANA
4 84 (3.00%) NetSuite
5 67 (2.39%) Dynamics AX
6 52 (1.86%) Dynamics NAV
7 47 (1.68%) Oracle ERP
8 46 (1.64%) Unit4 Business World
9 43 (1.54%) Oracle EBS
10 26 (0.93%) Sage X3
11 24 (0.86%) Sage 200
12 23 (0.82%) SAP Business One
13 22 (0.79%) SAP FI
14 20 (0.71%) Oracle Financials
15 17 (0.61%) Oracle Payables
15 17 (0.61%) SAP PP
16 16 (0.57%) Dynamics GP
16 16 (0.57%) SAP CO
16 16 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
17 15 (0.54%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 361 (12.90%) Dynamics 365
2 306 (10.94%) Azure
2 306 (10.94%) Power Platform
3 223 (7.97%) Microsoft 365
4 99 (3.54%) SaaS
5 88 (3.15%) AWS
6 72 (2.57%) Azure DevOps
7 59 (2.11%) OCI
8 45 (1.61%) PowerApps
9 35 (1.25%) Kontent
10 32 (1.14%) Power Automate
11 28 (1.00%) GCP
12 24 (0.86%) WhatsApp
13 17 (0.61%) Entra ID
14 16 (0.57%) Intacct
15 12 (0.43%) Cloud Computing
16 11 (0.39%) Azure Service Bus
16 11 (0.39%) SuccessFactors
17 10 (0.36%) Azure Logic Apps
18 8 (0.29%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 310 (11.08%) Broadband
2 45 (1.61%) LAN
2 45 (1.61%) WAN
3 42 (1.50%) Wi-Fi
4 38 (1.36%) Firewall
5 36 (1.29%) DHCP
5 36 (1.29%) DNS
6 25 (0.89%) Wireless
7 18 (0.64%) VoIP
8 17 (0.61%) Network Security
8 17 (0.61%) VLAN
9 15 (0.54%) Internet
9 15 (0.54%) SAN
9 15 (0.54%) VPN
10 13 (0.46%) HTTP
11 9 (0.32%) 5G
12 7 (0.25%) FTP
12 7 (0.25%) Intranet
13 6 (0.21%) Skype
14 5 (0.18%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 268 (9.58%) Power BI
2 211 (7.54%) SQL Server
3 69 (2.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 61 (2.18%) Crystal Reports
5 54 (1.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 48 (1.72%) Relational Database
7 43 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
8 39 (1.39%) Data Warehouse
8 39 (1.39%) Oracle Reports
9 38 (1.36%) DB2
10 32 (1.14%) MS Access
11 25 (0.89%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 22 (0.79%) MongoDB
13 20 (0.71%) SAP BW
14 18 (0.64%) SAP HANA
15 16 (0.57%) Tableau
16 14 (0.50%) Big Data
17 12 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
17 12 (0.43%) Power Query
18 11 (0.39%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 46 (1.64%) JIRA
2 33 (1.18%) Git
3 29 (1.04%) Visual Studio
4 18 (0.64%) Team Foundation Server
5 13 (0.46%) MorphX
6 10 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
7 9 (0.32%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 6 (0.21%) Hudson
8 6 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
9 5 (0.18%) Jenkins
10 4 (0.14%) Android Studio
11 2 (0.071%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 2 (0.071%) Bitbucket
11 2 (0.071%) Fiddler
11 2 (0.071%) JIRA Agile
11 2 (0.071%) LabVIEW
11 2 (0.071%) Postman
12 1 (0.036%) JMeter
12 1 (0.036%) JUnit
12 1 (0.036%) Toad
General
1 1,154 (41.24%) Social Skills
2 1,024 (36.60%) Finance
3 541 (19.34%) Manufacturing
4 416 (14.87%) Analytical Skills
5 240 (8.58%) Retail
6 141 (5.04%) Law
7 117 (4.18%) Legal
8 79 (2.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 78 (2.79%) Marketing
10 76 (2.72%) Presentation Skills
11 72 (2.57%) Organisational Skills
12 70 (2.50%) Public Sector
13 59 (2.11%) Influencing Skills
14 44 (1.57%) Aerospace
15 40 (1.43%) Back Office
16 33 (1.18%) Games
17 32 (1.14%) Pharmaceutical
18 27 (0.96%) Banking
19 25 (0.89%) Automotive
20 22 (0.79%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 487 (17.41%) Architect
2 486 (17.37%) Analyst
3 426 (15.23%) Solutions Architect
4 394 (14.08%) Developer
5 215 (7.68%) Consultant
6 209 (7.47%) Senior
7 206 (7.36%) IT Manager
8 192 (6.86%) Project Manager
9 137 (4.90%) Lead
10 136 (4.86%) ERP Developer
11 126 (4.50%) Support Analyst
12 112 (4.00%) ERP Manager
13 100 (3.57%) Systems Analyst
14 84 (3.00%) Senior Developer
15 83 (2.97%) Applications Support
16 74 (2.64%) Systems Manager
17 73 (2.61%) Business Analyst
17 73 (2.61%) ERP Analyst
18 68 (2.43%) Business Manager
19 66 (2.36%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 176 (6.29%) .NET
2 77 (2.75%) .NET Framework
3 63 (2.25%) ASP.NET
4 60 (2.14%) REST
5 58 (2.07%) EDI
5 58 (2.07%) React
6 54 (1.93%) SOAP
7 53 (1.89%) .NET Core
8 51 (1.82%) Oracle Fusion
9 48 (1.72%) Web Services
10 44 (1.57%) RESTful
11 40 (1.43%) XML
12 39 (1.39%) ASP.NET MVC
12 39 (1.39%) HTML
13 38 (1.36%) Next.js
14 24 (0.86%) JSON
15 23 (0.82%) CSS
16 16 (0.57%) Middleware
17 15 (0.54%) ASP.NET Web API
17 15 (0.54%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 193 (6.90%) Management Information System
2 151 (5.40%) Self-Motivation
3 94 (3.36%) Enterprise Software
4 77 (2.75%) FMCG
5 55 (1.97%) Driving Licence
6 42 (1.50%) Analytical Mindset
7 34 (1.22%) Product Ownership
8 32 (1.14%) Onboarding
9 31 (1.11%) Renewable Energy
10 27 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
11 25 (0.89%) Public Cloud
12 22 (0.79%) Virtual Team
13 21 (0.75%) Data Structures
14 16 (0.57%) Data Centre
15 15 (0.54%) Life Science
16 14 (0.50%) Cloud Native
16 14 (0.50%) Mobile App
16 14 (0.50%) PMI
17 13 (0.46%) Low-Code
18 10 (0.36%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 163 (5.83%) Windows
2 97 (3.47%) Windows Server
3 67 (2.39%) Linux
4 48 (1.72%) Windows 10
5 23 (0.82%) AIX
6 22 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
7 21 (0.75%) Android
8 20 (0.71%) Unix
9 18 (0.64%) VMS
9 18 (0.64%) Windows Server 2012
10 12 (0.43%) Windows 7
11 11 (0.39%) Windows 8
12 9 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
13 8 (0.29%) Apple iOS
14 6 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.071%) Mac OS
15 2 (0.071%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.036%) HPUX
16 1 (0.036%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 664 (23.73%) Agile
2 544 (19.44%) Roadmaps
3 528 (18.87%) Problem-Solving
4 483 (17.26%) Project Management
5 432 (15.44%) CRM
6 409 (14.62%) Change Management
7 382 (13.65%) Data Management
8 357 (12.76%) Business Intelligence
9 335 (11.97%) Strategic Roadmap
10 328 (11.72%) Enterprise Architecture
11 326 (11.65%) TOGAF
12 320 (11.44%) Performance Management
13 259 (9.26%) Migration
14 245 (8.76%) Continuous Improvement
15 237 (8.47%) Customer Service
16 209 (7.47%) Project Delivery
17 202 (7.22%) Computer Science
18 186 (6.65%) DevOps
19 151 (5.40%) Data Migration
20 150 (5.36%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 525 (18.76%) SQL
2 197 (7.04%) C#
3 114 (4.07%) JavaScript
4 74 (2.64%) Python
5 58 (2.07%) T-SQL
6 43 (1.54%) Java
6 43 (1.54%) PowerShell
7 31 (1.11%) VB
8 29 (1.04%) C
9 23 (0.82%) C++
9 23 (0.82%) PL/SQL
10 18 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 16 (0.57%) PHP
12 15 (0.54%) RPG
13 14 (0.50%) Bash
13 14 (0.50%) VB.NET
13 14 (0.50%) VBA
14 10 (0.36%) X++
15 9 (0.32%) RPG IV
16 8 (0.29%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 572 (20.44%) Degree
2 142 (5.08%) Security Cleared
3 127 (4.54%) Computer Science Degree
4 106 (3.79%) SC Cleared
5 41 (1.47%) PMI Certification
6 40 (1.43%) PMP
7 39 (1.39%) Master's Degree
8 29 (1.04%) DBS Check
9 27 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
10 20 (0.71%) CISA
11 19 (0.68%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 17 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
13 11 (0.39%) SAP Certification
14 10 (0.36%) CISM
14 10 (0.36%) CISSP
14 10 (0.36%) ITIL Certification
14 10 (0.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 9 (0.32%) MCSA
16 8 (0.29%) MCSE
16 8 (0.29%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (2.22%) PMO
2 56 (2.00%) QA
3 45 (1.61%) SLA
4 40 (1.43%) Data Quality
5 37 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 32 (1.14%) ISO 9001
7 27 (0.96%) GDPR
8 25 (0.89%) ITGC
9 12 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
10 10 (0.36%) Accessibility
10 10 (0.36%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.29%) GRC
12 7 (0.25%) IFRS
12 7 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 6 (0.21%) GAAP
14 5 (0.18%) GxP
14 5 (0.18%) ISO 14001
15 4 (0.14%) ISO 9000
16 3 (0.11%) COBIT
16 3 (0.11%) HIPAA
System Software
1 119 (4.25%) Active Directory
2 29 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (0.46%) Hyper-V
4 9 (0.32%) Firmware
5 8 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.18%) Docker
7 4 (0.14%) vSphere
8 2 (0.071%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.036%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.036%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.036%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 15 (0.54%) Kubernetes
2 14 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (0.36%) Terraform
4 6 (0.21%) CloudHub
5 4 (0.14%) CSIRT
6 3 (0.11%) SCCM
7 2 (0.071%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.036%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.036%) Ansible
8 1 (0.036%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.036%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.036%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 1 (0.036%) Oracle Statspack
8 1 (0.036%) SCOM
8 1 (0.036%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.036%) WSUS
Vendors
1 757 (27.06%) SAP
2 748 (26.73%) Microsoft
3 641 (22.91%) Oracle
4 317 (11.33%) Anaplan
5 302 (10.79%) Hyperion
6 127 (4.54%) Sage
7 113 (4.04%) IFS
8 76 (2.72%) Salesforce
9 74 (2.64%) Epicor
10 46 (1.64%) VMware
11 44 (1.57%) Google
11 44 (1.57%) IBM
12 37 (1.32%) Sitecore
13 35 (1.25%) Optimizely
13 35 (1.25%) Workday
14 27 (0.96%) Infor
15 26 (0.93%) JD Edwards
16 24 (0.86%) Cisco
17 18 (0.64%) MuleSoft
18 17 (0.61%) Veeam