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 3 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 81 94
Rank change year-on-year +13 +13 +15
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,600 831 784
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.51% 3.04% 2.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.13% 3.34% 2.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 951 501 458
10th Percentile £375 £350 £363
25th Percentile £463 £454 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year - +3.77% -3.64%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £638
90th Percentile £750 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £538 £533
% change year-on-year +2.33% +0.94% -3.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 93 38 34
10th Percentile £14.16 £6.00 £17.38
25th Percentile £17.12 £7.75 £28.00
Median hourly rate £26.90 £16.29 £40.18
Median % change year-on-year +65.13% -59.46% -37.30%
75th Percentile £40.00 £65.31 £65.00
90th Percentile £65.75 £77.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £27.15 £17.50 £46.25
% change year-on-year +55.14% -62.16% -27.17%

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 38,735 24,846 28,143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.90% 90.77% 85.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,900 15,805 17,939
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £634 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £751
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,596 1,469 1,428
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.25 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.38 £17.87 £18.50
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +1.18%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.01
90th Percentile £80.00 £69.65 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +63.02% -40.82% +2.41%

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 3 September 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 3 September 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 3 September 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 +9 666 £600 +9.09% 748
North of England +70 269 £525 +5.00% 302
South East -1 263 £513 -0.49% 302
Midlands +29 208 £525 -4.55% 239
North West +34 153 £525 +5.00% 174
West Midlands +11 118 £525 - 135
Yorkshire +33 96 £500 +10.50% 87
East of England -2 82 £510 -9.82% 136
East Midlands +21 81 £525 -12.50% 104
South West -27 78 £525 -13.93% 149
North East -26 20 £500 +1.27% 44
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 34 (2.13%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.06%) Oracle Workflow
3 16 (1.00%) Confluence
4 6 (0.38%) CMS
5 5 (0.31%) SAS
6 4 (0.25%) Anypoint
6 4 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.19%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.19%) NetWeaver
7 3 (0.19%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.13%) Apache
8 2 (0.13%) Oracle Coherence
8 2 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.13%) SAP EP
8 2 (0.13%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.063%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.063%) Ethereum
9 1 (0.063%) Hyperledger
9 1 (0.063%) Mendix
9 1 (0.063%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 88 (5.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (1.13%) Microsoft Project
4 16 (1.00%) MS Visio
4 16 (1.00%) Spreadsheet
5 13 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.31%) Windchill
7 4 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.13%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.063%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.063%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 211 (13.19%) SAP S/4HANA
2 143 (8.94%) Oracle ERP
3 63 (3.94%) NetSuite
4 60 (3.75%) Oracle Payables
5 49 (3.06%) SAP ERP
6 46 (2.88%) Oracle Receivables
7 32 (2.00%) Oracle EBS
8 30 (1.88%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 28 (1.75%) Dynamics CRM
10 26 (1.63%) Oracle General Ledger
11 20 (1.25%) Oracle Financials
12 15 (0.94%) Oracle Assets
12 15 (0.94%) Unit4 Business World
13 14 (0.88%) SAP MDG
14 13 (0.81%) Dynamics NAV
14 13 (0.81%) Workday HCM
15 12 (0.75%) SAP MM
16 10 (0.63%) Dynamics AX
17 9 (0.56%) Oracle EBS R12
18 8 (0.50%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 177 (11.06%) Power Platform
2 160 (10.00%) Dynamics 365
3 157 (9.81%) Azure
4 107 (6.69%) SaaS
5 100 (6.25%) OCI
6 67 (4.19%) AWS
7 50 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
8 33 (2.06%) GCP
9 31 (1.94%) Power Automate
10 29 (1.81%) Microsoft 365
10 29 (1.81%) PaaS
11 27 (1.69%) SuccessFactors
12 26 (1.63%) PowerApps
13 22 (1.38%) GitHub
14 20 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
15 18 (1.13%) Boomi
16 15 (0.94%) Salesforce Service Cloud
17 14 (0.88%) Entra ID
18 13 (0.81%) Azure Service Bus
18 13 (0.81%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.44%) Network Security
2 4 (0.25%) FTP
2 4 (0.25%) SSL
3 3 (0.19%) Firewall
3 3 (0.19%) HTTP
4 2 (0.13%) 5G
4 2 (0.13%) Intranet
4 2 (0.13%) LAN
4 2 (0.13%) SMS
4 2 (0.13%) WAN
5 1 (0.063%) DHCP
5 1 (0.063%) DMZ
5 1 (0.063%) DNS
5 1 (0.063%) MQTT
5 1 (0.063%) RFID
5 1 (0.063%) SMTP
5 1 (0.063%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.063%) VPN
5 1 (0.063%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 133 (8.31%) Power BI
2 57 (3.56%) Data Warehouse
3 30 (1.88%) Oracle Reports
4 25 (1.56%) SQL Server
5 24 (1.50%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 22 (1.38%) Oracle ODI
6 22 (1.38%) Tableau
7 21 (1.31%) Data Lake
8 19 (1.19%) Metadata
9 13 (0.81%) BusinessObjects
10 9 (0.56%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 7 (0.44%) Power Query
11 7 (0.44%) Relational Database
11 7 (0.44%) Star Schema
12 6 (0.38%) SAP Data Services
12 6 (0.38%) SAP HANA
12 6 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 5 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
13 5 (0.31%) BigQuery
13 5 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 71 (4.44%) JIRA
2 22 (1.38%) Git
3 12 (0.75%) Hudson
3 12 (0.75%) Visual Studio
4 7 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
6 4 (0.25%) CircleCI
7 3 (0.19%) LSMW
7 3 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.19%) Postman
8 2 (0.13%) GitLab
8 2 (0.13%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.13%) Selenium
8 2 (0.13%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.13%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.063%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.063%) ERwin
9 1 (0.063%) JDeveloper
9 1 (0.063%) PowerDesigner
General
1 845 (52.81%) Finance
2 436 (27.25%) Social Skills
3 214 (13.38%) Analytical Skills
4 169 (10.56%) Manufacturing
5 139 (8.69%) Public Sector
6 97 (6.06%) Retail
7 63 (3.94%) Influencing Skills
8 62 (3.88%) General Ledger
9 47 (2.94%) Billing
10 46 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
10 46 (2.88%) Law
10 46 (2.88%) Organisational Skills
11 45 (2.81%) Banking
12 35 (2.19%) Local Government
13 32 (2.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 32 (2.00%) Legal
13 32 (2.00%) Presentation Skills
14 21 (1.31%) Pharmaceutical
15 20 (1.25%) Aerospace
16 18 (1.13%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 313 (19.56%) Lead
2 261 (16.31%) Architect
3 226 (14.13%) Analyst
4 163 (10.19%) Consultant
5 128 (8.00%) Senior
6 119 (7.44%) Solutions Architect
7 113 (7.06%) Project Manager
8 95 (5.94%) Business Analyst
9 89 (5.56%) Developer
10 56 (3.50%) Oracle Consultant
11 55 (3.44%) ERP Manager
12 46 (2.88%) Accountant
12 46 (2.88%) Data Analyst
13 45 (2.81%) Functional Consultant
14 44 (2.75%) Financial Analyst
15 41 (2.56%) Lead Architect
16 36 (2.25%) Administrator
16 36 (2.25%) Senior Manager
17 35 (2.19%) Programme Manager
17 35 (2.19%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 174 (10.88%) Oracle Fusion
2 92 (5.75%) REST
3 77 (4.81%) Middleware
4 55 (3.44%) SOAP
5 30 (1.88%) JSON
6 28 (1.75%) XML
7 24 (1.50%) .NET
8 23 (1.44%) Web Services
9 17 (1.06%) OAuth
10 16 (1.00%) Lightning Web Components
11 15 (0.94%) EDI
11 15 (0.94%) Terraform
12 13 (0.81%) OAuth2
13 11 (0.69%) CSS
13 11 (0.69%) HTML
13 11 (0.69%) SAP Fiori
14 10 (0.63%) RESTful
14 10 (0.63%) XSLT
15 9 (0.56%) Ajax
15 9 (0.56%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 79 (4.94%) Legacy Systems
2 64 (4.00%) Data Structures
3 52 (3.25%) Management Information System
4 46 (2.88%) Product Ownership
5 40 (2.50%) Enterprise Software
5 40 (2.50%) Onboarding
6 34 (2.13%) FMCG
7 28 (1.75%) Public Cloud
8 27 (1.69%) Cloud Native
9 19 (1.19%) Distributed Systems
10 17 (1.06%) Life Science
10 17 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
11 16 (1.00%) Greenfield Project
12 15 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
12 15 (0.94%) Operational Technology
13 14 (0.88%) Low-Code
14 12 (0.75%) Analytical Mindset
14 12 (0.75%) CMDB
15 11 (0.69%) Hybrid Cloud
16 10 (0.63%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 18 (1.13%) Windows
2 7 (0.44%) Linux
3 4 (0.25%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.13%) Android
4 2 (0.13%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.13%) Unix
4 2 (0.13%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.063%) AIX
5 1 (0.063%) OpenVMS
5 1 (0.063%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.063%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 454 (28.38%) Stakeholder Management
2 432 (27.00%) Migration
3 325 (20.31%) Data Migration
4 269 (16.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 254 (15.88%) User Acceptance Testing
6 233 (14.56%) Agile
7 229 (14.31%) Continuous Improvement
8 218 (13.63%) Problem-Solving
9 177 (11.06%) Business Intelligence
9 177 (11.06%) Validation
10 173 (10.81%) Change Management
11 164 (10.25%) CRM
12 159 (9.94%) Process Improvement
13 158 (9.88%) Roadmaps
14 155 (9.69%) Analytics
15 152 (9.50%) Data Modelling
16 128 (8.00%) Translating Business Requirements
17 119 (7.44%) Project Delivery
18 118 (7.38%) Project Management
19 114 (7.13%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 146 (9.13%) SQL
2 56 (3.50%) Python
3 31 (1.94%) JavaScript
4 28 (1.75%) PL/SQL
5 26 (1.63%) Java
6 23 (1.44%) C#
7 18 (1.13%) X++
8 17 (1.06%) Apex Code
9 15 (0.94%) Ruby
10 14 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 12 (0.75%) ABAP
12 10 (0.63%) TypeScript
13 7 (0.44%) Groovy
13 7 (0.44%) T-SQL
14 4 (0.25%) PowerShell
14 4 (0.25%) SOQL
14 4 (0.25%) SOSL
14 4 (0.25%) VBA
15 3 (0.19%) C++
15 3 (0.19%) Rust
Qualifications
1 206 (12.88%) Security Cleared
2 145 (9.06%) SC Cleared
3 103 (6.44%) Degree
4 65 (4.06%) ACCA
5 59 (3.69%) CIMA
6 52 (3.25%) DV Cleared
7 35 (2.19%) PMP
8 32 (2.00%) PMI Certification
9 13 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
11 10 (0.63%) TOGAF Certification
12 9 (0.56%) Master's Degree
13 7 (0.44%) CISM
13 7 (0.44%) CISSP
14 6 (0.38%) Azure Certification
14 6 (0.38%) IIBA
14 6 (0.38%) ITIL Certification
15 5 (0.31%) APMG
15 5 (0.31%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 155 (9.69%) Data Quality
2 63 (3.94%) GDPR
3 49 (3.06%) PMO
4 46 (2.88%) QA
5 24 (1.50%) IFRS
6 19 (1.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 16 (1.00%) GAAP
8 16 (1.00%) GRC
9 8 (0.50%) NCSC
10 6 (0.38%) GMP
10 6 (0.38%) SLA
11 5 (0.31%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.31%) P3O
11 5 (0.31%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 19770
13 3 (0.19%) Solvency II
14 2 (0.13%) COBIT
System Software
1 13 (0.81%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.56%) Docker
3 3 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.063%) Firmware
4 1 (0.063%) IAG
4 1 (0.063%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 10 (0.63%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.31%) Grafana
2 5 (0.31%) Prometheus
2 5 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.25%) HP ALM
3 4 (0.25%) Kibana
4 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.13%) SCCM
5 1 (0.063%) Data Guard
5 1 (0.063%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.063%) MOM
5 1 (0.063%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 490 (30.63%) SAP
2 449 (28.06%) Oracle
3 307 (19.19%) Microsoft
4 78 (4.88%) Salesforce
5 67 (4.19%) ServiceNow
6 65 (4.06%) Workday
7 53 (3.31%) IFS
8 29 (1.81%) Sage
9 24 (1.50%) Ariba
9 24 (1.50%) Databricks
10 21 (1.31%) Google
11 20 (1.25%) MuleSoft
12 16 (1.00%) SYSPRO
13 15 (0.94%) Concur
14 14 (0.88%) Infor
15 13 (0.81%) JD Edwards
15 13 (0.81%) Siemens
16 10 (0.63%) Adobe
16 10 (0.63%) Epicor
17 8 (0.50%) IBM