ERP Contract Job Trends in England

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring ERP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 76 91
Rank change year-on-year +7 +15 +19
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,606 922 823
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.45% 3.30% 2.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.07% 3.63% 2.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 917 571 455
10th Percentile £370 £350 £363
25th Percentile £463 £463 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -6.67%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £638
90th Percentile £750 £725 £740
UK median daily rate £550 £538 £530
% change year-on-year +2.33% +1.42% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 38 33
10th Percentile £14.02 £6.00 £18.30
25th Percentile £17.22 £7.75 £28.00
Median hourly rate £23.18 £16.29 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year +42.30% -53.93% -45.02%
75th Percentile £35.00 £27.44 £65.00
90th Percentile £57.50 £76.38 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £23.18 £17.35 £47.50
% change year-on-year +33.64% -63.48% -25.20%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

ERP falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 39,431 25,424 27,856
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.70% 90.99% 86.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,955 16,149 17,033
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £512 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.64% -2.57% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,897 1,546 1,199
10th Percentile £13.87 £14.42 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.60 £17.87 £20.30
Median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +63.02% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £67.50 £46.55 £67.01
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £39.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +55.07% -40.82% -

ERP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ERP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

ERP job vacancy trend in England

ERP
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ERP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ERP

ERP
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ERP in England over the 6 months to 1 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for ERP in England

ERP
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ERP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ERP

ERP
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ERP in England over the 6 months to 1 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for ERP in England

ERP
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ERP within the England region over the 6 months to 1 October 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -1 644 £600 +5.49% 886
North of England +54 278 £525 +2.44% 331
South East -8 243 £500 -2.91% 376
Midlands +21 229 £525 -2.33% 282
North West +21 152 £525 +2.44% 159
West Midlands +24 136 £525 - 174
Yorkshire +44 107 £475 -7.32% 123
East of England -11 88 £507 -9.46% 130
East Midlands +15 83 £525 -8.70% 108
South West -38 78 £563 -6.25% 130
North East -21 19 £513 +13.89% 53
ERP
UK

ERP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 36 (2.24%) SharePoint
2 18 (1.12%) Confluence
3 16 (1.00%) Oracle Workflow
4 6 (0.37%) CMS
5 5 (0.31%) NetWeaver
5 5 (0.31%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.31%) SAS
6 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.19%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.12%) Anypoint
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle Coherence
7 2 (0.12%) SAP EP
7 2 (0.12%) WebLogic Portal
8 1 (0.062%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.062%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.062%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.062%) FactoryTalk
8 1 (0.062%) Hyperledger
8 1 (0.062%) Mendix
8 1 (0.062%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 98 (6.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (2.37%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
5 15 (0.93%) MS Visio
6 13 (0.81%) Windchill
7 12 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.062%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.062%) CPLEX
9 1 (0.062%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 212 (13.20%) SAP S/4HANA
2 133 (8.28%) Oracle ERP
3 60 (3.74%) Oracle Payables
4 56 (3.49%) NetSuite
5 50 (3.11%) SAP ERP
6 48 (2.99%) Oracle Receivables
7 33 (2.05%) Oracle EBS
8 32 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
9 30 (1.87%) Oracle General Ledger
10 26 (1.62%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 22 (1.37%) Oracle Financials
12 18 (1.12%) Oracle Assets
13 16 (1.00%) Workday HCM
14 15 (0.93%) Dynamics NAV
14 15 (0.93%) SAP MDG
15 14 (0.87%) Teamcenter
16 13 (0.81%) SAP MM
16 13 (0.81%) Unit4 Business World
17 9 (0.56%) Dynamics AX
17 9 (0.56%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 168 (10.46%) Azure
2 148 (9.22%) Power Platform
3 139 (8.66%) Dynamics 365
4 107 (6.66%) SaaS
5 91 (5.67%) OCI
6 60 (3.74%) AWS
7 53 (3.30%) Azure DevOps
8 36 (2.24%) Microsoft 365
9 35 (2.18%) Power Automate
10 34 (2.12%) GCP
11 25 (1.56%) PowerApps
12 22 (1.37%) SuccessFactors
13 21 (1.31%) Microsoft Copilot
13 21 (1.31%) PaaS
14 18 (1.12%) GitHub
15 17 (1.06%) Entra ID
16 15 (0.93%) Boomi
17 14 (0.87%) Azure Data Factory
18 13 (0.81%) Salesforce Service Cloud
18 13 (0.81%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 8 (0.50%) Network Security
2 5 (0.31%) HTTP
3 4 (0.25%) FTP
3 4 (0.25%) SSL
4 3 (0.19%) Firewall
5 2 (0.12%) DMZ
5 2 (0.12%) DNS
5 2 (0.12%) MQTT
5 2 (0.12%) SMS
5 2 (0.12%) VPN
6 1 (0.062%) 5G
6 1 (0.062%) Intranet
6 1 (0.062%) LAN
6 1 (0.062%) RFID
6 1 (0.062%) SMTP
6 1 (0.062%) WAN
6 1 (0.062%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (6.41%) Power BI
2 57 (3.55%) Data Warehouse
3 25 (1.56%) Oracle Reports
4 23 (1.43%) Data Lake
5 22 (1.37%) SQL Server
6 21 (1.31%) Tableau
7 20 (1.25%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 15 (0.93%) Metadata
9 13 (0.81%) BusinessObjects
10 10 (0.62%) Oracle ODI
11 9 (0.56%) SAP HANA
12 8 (0.50%) Power Query
12 8 (0.50%) Relational Database
13 7 (0.44%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
14 6 (0.37%) GIS
15 5 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
15 5 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
15 5 (0.31%) BigQuery
15 5 (0.31%) Oracle Database
15 5 (0.31%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 88 (5.48%) JIRA
2 19 (1.18%) Git
3 12 (0.75%) Visual Studio
4 7 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
4 7 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
5 6 (0.37%) Team Foundation Server
6 5 (0.31%) Hudson
7 4 (0.25%) CircleCI
7 4 (0.25%) Postman
8 3 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.12%) Flyway
9 2 (0.12%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.12%) LSMW
10 1 (0.062%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.062%) eggPlant
10 1 (0.062%) GitLab
10 1 (0.062%) Selenium
10 1 (0.062%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.062%) TestRail
10 1 (0.062%) Zephyr
General
1 818 (50.93%) Finance
2 471 (29.33%) Social Skills
3 223 (13.89%) Analytical Skills
4 215 (13.39%) Manufacturing
5 144 (8.97%) Public Sector
6 101 (6.29%) Retail
7 72 (4.48%) General Ledger
8 68 (4.23%) Billing
8 68 (4.23%) Influencing Skills
9 58 (3.61%) Organisational Skills
10 44 (2.74%) Banking
10 44 (2.74%) Documentation Skills
11 32 (1.99%) Local Government
12 30 (1.87%) Legal
13 29 (1.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 27 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
15 23 (1.43%) Aerospace
16 21 (1.31%) Marketing
17 20 (1.25%) Military
18 19 (1.18%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 272 (16.94%) Lead
2 226 (14.07%) Architect
3 217 (13.51%) Analyst
4 157 (9.78%) Consultant
5 122 (7.60%) Senior
6 114 (7.10%) Solutions Architect
7 113 (7.04%) Project Manager
8 102 (6.35%) Business Analyst
9 78 (4.86%) Developer
10 60 (3.74%) Administrator
11 59 (3.67%) Oracle Consultant
12 55 (3.42%) ERP Manager
13 51 (3.18%) Accountant
14 48 (2.99%) Functional Consultant
15 46 (2.86%) Data Analyst
16 38 (2.37%) Financial Analyst
17 37 (2.30%) Finance Manager
18 34 (2.12%) Programme Manager
19 32 (1.99%) ERP Consultant
19 32 (1.99%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 178 (11.08%) Oracle Fusion
2 94 (5.85%) REST
3 82 (5.11%) Middleware
4 61 (3.80%) SOAP
5 34 (2.12%) XML
6 31 (1.93%) JSON
7 27 (1.68%) Web Services
8 22 (1.37%) .NET
9 18 (1.12%) OAuth
10 17 (1.06%) SAP Fiori
11 16 (1.00%) OAuth2
12 15 (0.93%) EDI
12 15 (0.93%) Terraform
13 11 (0.68%) CSS
13 11 (0.68%) HTML
13 11 (0.68%) Lightning Web Components
13 11 (0.68%) RESTful
14 10 (0.62%) XSLT
15 9 (0.56%) Ajax
15 9 (0.56%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 73 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
2 55 (3.42%) Data Structures
3 54 (3.36%) Onboarding
4 53 (3.30%) Product Ownership
5 52 (3.24%) Management Information System
6 48 (2.99%) Enterprise Software
7 33 (2.05%) FMCG
8 26 (1.62%) Public Cloud
9 21 (1.31%) Life Science
10 20 (1.25%) Cloud Native
11 16 (1.00%) Greenfield Project
11 16 (1.00%) Self-Motivation
12 15 (0.93%) Data Protection Act
12 15 (0.93%) Low-Code
13 13 (0.81%) Operational Technology
14 12 (0.75%) CMDB
15 11 (0.68%) AI Agents
15 11 (0.68%) Distributed Systems
15 11 (0.68%) Hybrid Cloud
16 10 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 20 (1.25%) Windows
2 9 (0.56%) Linux
3 4 (0.25%) Android
3 4 (0.25%) Apple iOS
3 4 (0.25%) Unix
3 4 (0.25%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.19%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.062%) AIX
6 1 (0.062%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.062%) Oracle Linux
6 1 (0.062%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 492 (30.64%) Stakeholder Management
2 403 (25.09%) Migration
3 295 (18.37%) Data Migration
4 244 (15.19%) Problem-Solving
5 242 (15.07%) Agile
6 225 (14.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 217 (13.51%) User Acceptance Testing
8 205 (12.76%) Continuous Improvement
9 180 (11.21%) Validation
10 175 (10.90%) Process Improvement
11 169 (10.52%) Change Management
12 167 (10.40%) CRM
13 161 (10.02%) Roadmaps
14 153 (9.53%) Analytics
15 144 (8.97%) Business Intelligence
16 132 (8.22%) Data Modelling
17 126 (7.85%) Project Delivery
18 123 (7.66%) Workshop Facilitation
19 115 (7.16%) Decision-Making
20 110 (6.85%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 155 (9.65%) SQL
2 51 (3.18%) Python
3 31 (1.93%) JavaScript
4 23 (1.43%) Java
5 21 (1.31%) C#
6 20 (1.25%) PL/SQL
7 18 (1.12%) X++
8 16 (1.00%) ABAP
9 12 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 11 (0.68%) Apex Code
11 10 (0.62%) TypeScript
12 7 (0.44%) Groovy
12 7 (0.44%) Ruby
13 6 (0.37%) T-SQL
14 4 (0.25%) PHP
15 3 (0.19%) C++
15 3 (0.19%) Rust
16 2 (0.12%) DataWeave
16 2 (0.12%) SOQL
16 2 (0.12%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 231 (14.38%) Security Cleared
2 171 (10.65%) SC Cleared
3 107 (6.66%) Degree
4 72 (4.48%) ACCA
5 67 (4.17%) CIMA
6 52 (3.24%) DV Cleared
7 40 (2.49%) PMP
8 39 (2.43%) PMI Certification
9 18 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
10 15 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (0.62%) TOGAF Certification
12 9 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (0.50%) APMG
13 8 (0.50%) ITIL Certification
13 8 (0.50%) Master's Degree
14 7 (0.44%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.44%) CISM
14 7 (0.44%) CISSP
14 7 (0.44%) DBS Check
15 5 (0.31%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 160 (9.96%) Data Quality
2 52 (3.24%) GDPR
3 44 (2.74%) PMO
3 44 (2.74%) QA
4 23 (1.43%) IFRS
5 19 (1.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 17 (1.06%) GRC
6 17 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 16 (1.00%) GAAP
8 10 (0.62%) SLA
9 8 (0.50%) NCSC
10 7 (0.44%) GMP
11 6 (0.37%) Accessibility
12 5 (0.31%) P3O
13 4 (0.25%) COSHH
13 4 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
13 4 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.25%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.19%) NIST
14 3 (0.19%) Solvency II
System Software
1 14 (0.87%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.50%) Docker
3 3 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.12%) IAG
5 1 (0.062%) Firmware
5 1 (0.062%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 9 (0.56%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.31%) Grafana
3 5 (0.31%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.25%) Kibana
4 4 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.25%) SCCM
5 3 (0.19%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.062%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.062%) MOM
7 1 (0.062%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 524 (32.63%) SAP
2 447 (27.83%) Oracle
3 303 (18.87%) Microsoft
4 79 (4.92%) Salesforce
5 75 (4.67%) Workday
6 67 (4.17%) ServiceNow
7 45 (2.80%) IFS
8 32 (1.99%) Sage
9 30 (1.87%) Ariba
10 24 (1.49%) JD Edwards
11 20 (1.25%) Databricks
12 19 (1.18%) Google
12 19 (1.18%) Infor
13 18 (1.12%) Siemens
14 16 (1.00%) SYSPRO
15 15 (0.93%) Concur
15 15 (0.93%) IBM
16 14 (0.87%) MuleSoft
17 13 (0.81%) PTC
18 11 (0.68%) UiPath