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 18 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 97 102
Rank change year-on-year +38 +5 +17
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,508 650 811
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.68% 2.66% 2.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.35% 2.91% 2.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 857 413 525
10th Percentile £355 £351 £368
25th Percentile £463 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.30% -3.64% +1.76%
75th Percentile £645 £650 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 20 29
10th Percentile £17.69 £47.29 £13.05
25th Percentile £31.25 £65.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +75.00% -38.15%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £55.00
90th Percentile £68.05 - £65.00
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £72.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -20.69% +81.25% -38.15%

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 34,677 22,323 31,499
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.63% 91.22% 86.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,105 14,603 20,624
10th Percentile £321 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -1.94% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,142 946 2,251
10th Percentile £15.31 £14.41 £12.92
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.50 £15.97
Median hourly rate £47.00 £29.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.07% -20.55% +0.69%
75th Percentile £67.96 £62.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.05 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.18 £36.02
% change year-on-year +50.82% -21.77% +1.04%

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 18 May 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 18 May 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 18 May 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 +37 645 £550 - 208
South East +7 233 £550 +1.15% 131
North of England +36 206 £525 +18.31% 124
Midlands +10 171 £525 +5.00% 110
South West +31 122 £525 +5.00% 53
North West +36 110 £500 +2.25% 56
West Midlands -4 101 £533 +6.50% 62
East of England +18 99 £575 -2.13% 45
Yorkshire +1 84 £590 +47.50% 51
East Midlands +10 66 £525 +10.53% 46
North East -20 12 £500 +7.82% 18
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 18 (1.19%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.06%) Confluence
3 15 (0.99%) Oracle Workflow
4 13 (0.86%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.40%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.27%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.27%) Oracle Service Bus
6 4 (0.27%) SAP EP
7 3 (0.20%) Apache
7 3 (0.20%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.13%) Anypoint
8 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.13%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.13%) CMS
8 2 (0.13%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.066%) Documentum
9 1 (0.066%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.066%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.066%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 68 (4.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (1.79%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.53%) Microsoft Project
4 22 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 17 (1.13%) MS Visio
6 9 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.33%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.33%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.13%) Windchill
9 1 (0.066%) Trello
Business Applications
1 205 (13.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 114 (7.56%) Oracle ERP
3 50 (3.32%) SAP ERP
4 44 (2.92%) Oracle EBS
5 41 (2.72%) NetSuite
6 37 (2.45%) Oracle Payables
7 31 (2.06%) Dynamics CRM
7 31 (2.06%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 27 (1.79%) Oracle Receivables
9 16 (1.06%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
9 16 (1.06%) Shopify
10 15 (0.99%) Unit4 Business World
11 14 (0.93%) Oracle General Ledger
11 14 (0.93%) Workday HCM
12 13 (0.86%) Oracle Assets
12 13 (0.86%) Oracle EBS R12
13 12 (0.80%) Oracle Financials
14 11 (0.73%) Teamcenter
15 10 (0.66%) Oracle 11i
16 8 (0.53%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 188 (12.47%) Azure
2 172 (11.41%) Dynamics 365
3 139 (9.22%) Power Platform
4 117 (7.76%) OCI
5 85 (5.64%) SaaS
6 53 (3.51%) AWS
7 41 (2.72%) PaaS
8 40 (2.65%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (1.53%) PowerApps
10 22 (1.46%) Power Automate
10 22 (1.46%) SuccessFactors
11 20 (1.33%) Azure Logic Apps
12 19 (1.26%) Boomi
13 18 (1.19%) GCP
14 17 (1.13%) Azure Data Factory
15 16 (1.06%) IaaS
16 15 (0.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 15 (0.99%) Microsoft 365
17 13 (0.86%) Salesforce Service Cloud
18 12 (0.80%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.27%) FTP
2 3 (0.20%) Firewall
2 3 (0.20%) LAN
3 2 (0.13%) 5G
3 2 (0.13%) Intranet
3 2 (0.13%) WAN
4 1 (0.066%) DHCP
4 1 (0.066%) DMZ
4 1 (0.066%) DNS
4 1 (0.066%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.066%) HTTP
4 1 (0.066%) Modbus
4 1 (0.066%) MQTT
4 1 (0.066%) RFID
4 1 (0.066%) SMS
4 1 (0.066%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.066%) VoIP
4 1 (0.066%) VPN
4 1 (0.066%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (6.83%) Power BI
2 55 (3.65%) Oracle Reports
3 43 (2.85%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (1.53%) Oracle ODI
5 20 (1.33%) SQL Server
6 19 (1.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 18 (1.19%) Data Lake
8 16 (1.06%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 12 (0.80%) Metadata
10 10 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 10 (0.66%) Tableau
11 8 (0.53%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 8 (0.53%) Oracle Database
12 6 (0.40%) Star Schema
13 4 (0.27%) BusinessObjects
13 4 (0.27%) GIS
13 4 (0.27%) MongoDB
13 4 (0.27%) Relational Database
13 4 (0.27%) SAP HANA
13 4 (0.27%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 83 (5.50%) JIRA
2 23 (1.53%) Postman
3 21 (1.39%) Git
4 17 (1.13%) Hudson
5 9 (0.60%) Visual Studio
6 8 (0.53%) SoapUI
7 7 (0.46%) Selenium
8 5 (0.33%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.27%) GitLab
9 4 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (0.27%) Oracle Forms
9 4 (0.27%) Zephyr
10 3 (0.20%) CircleCI
10 3 (0.20%) Cucumber
11 2 (0.13%) Gradle
12 1 (0.066%) ERwin
12 1 (0.066%) PowerDesigner
12 1 (0.066%) SpecFlow
12 1 (0.066%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 1 (0.066%) TestRail
General
1 769 (50.99%) Finance
2 408 (27.06%) Social Skills
3 213 (14.12%) Analytical Skills
4 135 (8.95%) Manufacturing
5 108 (7.16%) Public Sector
6 80 (5.31%) Retail
7 49 (3.25%) Local Government
8 46 (3.05%) Law
8 46 (3.05%) Legal
9 42 (2.79%) Documentation Skills
10 39 (2.59%) General Ledger
11 38 (2.52%) Influencing Skills
12 34 (2.25%) Banking
13 29 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
14 26 (1.72%) Billing
14 26 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
15 20 (1.33%) Military
15 20 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
16 17 (1.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 16 (1.06%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 244 (16.18%) Lead
2 225 (14.92%) Architect
3 190 (12.60%) Consultant
4 182 (12.07%) Analyst
5 161 (10.68%) Project Manager
6 138 (9.15%) Senior
7 108 (7.16%) Solutions Architect
8 89 (5.90%) Business Analyst
9 76 (5.04%) Developer
10 68 (4.51%) ERP Manager
11 57 (3.78%) Accountant
12 50 (3.32%) Implementation Consultant
13 46 (3.05%) Senior Manager
14 42 (2.79%) Financial Analyst
15 41 (2.72%) Systems Accountant
16 39 (2.59%) SAP Consultant
16 39 (2.59%) SAP Manager
17 38 (2.52%) Data Analyst
18 36 (2.39%) Transformation Manager
19 35 (2.32%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 179 (11.87%) Oracle Fusion
2 86 (5.70%) REST
3 67 (4.44%) Middleware
4 49 (3.25%) SOAP
5 40 (2.65%) JSON
6 38 (2.52%) XML
7 28 (1.86%) Web Services
8 18 (1.19%) OAuth
9 17 (1.13%) .NET
9 17 (1.13%) XSLT
10 12 (0.80%) EDI
10 12 (0.80%) JWT
10 12 (0.80%) Lightning Web Components
10 12 (0.80%) Node.js
10 12 (0.80%) SAP Fiori
11 10 (0.66%) HTML
12 9 (0.60%) PySpark
13 8 (0.53%) RESTful
14 7 (0.46%) CSS
14 7 (0.46%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 85 (5.64%) Legacy Systems
2 54 (3.58%) Data Structures
3 40 (2.65%) Management Information System
4 37 (2.45%) Public Cloud
5 36 (2.39%) Product Ownership
6 25 (1.66%) Onboarding
7 22 (1.46%) Cloud Native
7 22 (1.46%) FMCG
8 20 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
9 18 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
10 15 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
11 14 (0.93%) AI Agents
12 13 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
13 12 (0.80%) Greenfield Project
14 11 (0.73%) Virtual Team
15 10 (0.66%) Distributed Systems
16 9 (0.60%) IoT
16 9 (0.60%) SCADA
17 8 (0.53%) Operational Technology
18 7 (0.46%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 18 (1.19%) Windows
2 5 (0.33%) Linux
3 3 (0.20%) Unix
3 3 (0.20%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.066%) Android
4 1 (0.066%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.066%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 416 (27.59%) Migration
2 317 (21.02%) Stakeholder Management
3 265 (17.57%) Data Migration
4 256 (16.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 217 (14.39%) Agile
6 216 (14.32%) User Acceptance Testing
7 209 (13.86%) Problem-Solving
8 180 (11.94%) Project Management
9 178 (11.80%) Change Management
10 167 (11.07%) Continuous Improvement
10 167 (11.07%) Validation
11 143 (9.48%) Business Intelligence
12 126 (8.36%) CRM
12 126 (8.36%) Data Modelling
13 112 (7.43%) Procure-to-Pay
14 110 (7.29%) Roadmaps
15 103 (6.83%) Project Delivery
16 101 (6.70%) Analytics
17 94 (6.23%) DevOps
18 92 (6.10%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 126 (8.36%) SQL
2 40 (2.65%) Python
3 32 (2.12%) PL/SQL
4 27 (1.79%) C#
4 27 (1.79%) Java
5 22 (1.46%) JavaScript
6 13 (0.86%) Apex Code
7 12 (0.80%) X++
8 10 (0.66%) ABAP
8 10 (0.66%) Ruby
9 8 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (0.46%) T-SQL
10 7 (0.46%) TypeScript
11 5 (0.33%) PowerShell
11 5 (0.33%) VBA
12 3 (0.20%) C++
12 3 (0.20%) Korn
12 3 (0.20%) Perl
12 3 (0.20%) SOQL
12 3 (0.20%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 174 (11.54%) Security Cleared
2 131 (8.69%) SC Cleared
3 111 (7.36%) Degree
4 79 (5.24%) CIMA
5 70 (4.64%) ACCA
6 45 (2.98%) PMP
7 35 (2.32%) PMI Certification
8 14 (0.93%) Master's Degree
9 13 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
9 13 (0.86%) DV Cleared
10 8 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (0.53%) ISTQB
10 8 (0.53%) Oracle Certification
10 8 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
11 7 (0.46%) SAP Certification
12 6 (0.40%) APMP
12 6 (0.40%) Azure Certification
13 5 (0.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (0.27%) APMG
14 4 (0.27%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (6.56%) Data Quality
2 64 (4.24%) GDPR
3 53 (3.51%) QA
4 46 (3.05%) PMO
5 17 (1.13%) SLA
6 14 (0.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 12 (0.80%) IFRS
8 10 (0.66%) GAAP
9 9 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 7 (0.46%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 5 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.33%) Disclosure Scotland
11 5 (0.33%) NCSC
11 5 (0.33%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.20%) GMP
12 3 (0.20%) GxP
12 3 (0.20%) IFRS 17
12 3 (0.20%) NIST
System Software
1 5 (0.33%) Active Directory
1 5 (0.33%) Docker
2 2 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 7 (0.46%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.33%) Terraform
3 4 (0.27%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.20%) Control-M
4 3 (0.20%) Kibana
4 3 (0.20%) MOM
4 3 (0.20%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.13%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
5 2 (0.13%) Grafana
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.066%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.066%) SCCM
Vendors
1 455 (30.17%) SAP
2 423 (28.05%) Oracle
3 249 (16.51%) Microsoft
4 83 (5.50%) Workday
5 63 (4.18%) IFS
6 62 (4.11%) Salesforce
7 55 (3.65%) Siemens
8 42 (2.79%) ServiceNow
9 34 (2.25%) Databricks
10 29 (1.92%) Sage
11 25 (1.66%) MuleSoft
12 23 (1.53%) Ariba
13 15 (0.99%) Informatica
14 12 (0.80%) Infor
15 9 (0.60%) Epicor
15 9 (0.60%) Google
16 8 (0.53%) Foundry
17 7 (0.46%) JD Edwards
17 7 (0.46%) Talend
18 6 (0.40%) IBM