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 19 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 99 98
Rank change year-on-year +36 -1 +16
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,572 658 824
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.65% 2.65% 2.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.28% 2.90% 2.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 895 414 510
10th Percentile £350 £363 £363
25th Percentile £463 £450 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £540
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -0.46% -1.82%
75th Percentile £648 £638 £638
90th Percentile £738 £708 £750
UK median daily rate £532 £538 £540
% change year-on-year -1.02% -0.46% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 27 36
10th Percentile £17.71 £14.75 £13.66
25th Percentile £27.60 £19.33 £24.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +97.96% -44.39%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £56.56
90th Percentile £60.75 £78.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £68.75 £35.36
% change year-on-year -16.36% +94.43% -43.42%

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 36,727 22,725 32,193
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.21% 91.37% 85.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,194 14,704 20,811
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £415 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £518 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.48% -1.43% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £729 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.49% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,299 1,073 2,390
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.88 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £27.13 £37.63
Median % change year-on-year +73.27% -27.91% +5.54%
75th Percentile £68.55 £56.25 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.40 £37.50
% change year-on-year +73.07% -32.27% +7.05%

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 19 June 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 19 June 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 19 June 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 +27 664 £560 +1.59% 184
South East +3 248 £525 -2.33% 146
North of England +52 219 £500 +8.11% 99
Midlands +32 194 £525 +2.44% 123
South West +40 126 £525 +13.51% 60
North West +41 120 £500 +2.41% 58
West Midlands +10 120 £540 +8.00% 68
East of England +24 94 £575 - 42
Yorkshire -1 81 £550 +37.50% 36
East Midlands +21 70 £525 +5.00% 54
North East -21 18 £500 -8.05% 8
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 24 (1.53%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.21%) Oracle Workflow
3 15 (0.95%) Confluence
4 6 (0.38%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.32%) SAS
6 4 (0.25%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.25%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.19%) Apache
7 3 (0.19%) SAP EP
7 3 (0.19%) 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%) Oracle Coherence
8 2 (0.13%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.064%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.064%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.064%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.064%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 63 (4.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (1.27%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (1.15%) MS Visio
4 14 (0.89%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 10 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.32%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.32%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.13%) Windchill
9 1 (0.064%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 203 (12.91%) SAP S/4HANA
2 130 (8.27%) Oracle ERP
3 53 (3.37%) SAP ERP
4 50 (3.18%) NetSuite
5 45 (2.86%) Oracle Payables
6 38 (2.42%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 33 (2.10%) Oracle EBS
8 31 (1.97%) Oracle Receivables
9 22 (1.40%) Dynamics CRM
10 17 (1.08%) Oracle Financials
10 17 (1.08%) Oracle General Ledger
11 16 (1.02%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
11 16 (1.02%) Unit4 Business World
12 15 (0.95%) Oracle Assets
13 12 (0.76%) Oracle EBS R12
14 11 (0.70%) Teamcenter
15 10 (0.64%) Oracle 11i
16 8 (0.51%) Dynamics AX
16 8 (0.51%) SAP Business One
16 8 (0.51%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 207 (13.17%) Azure
2 155 (9.86%) Power Platform
3 150 (9.54%) Dynamics 365
4 105 (6.68%) OCI
5 100 (6.36%) SaaS
6 56 (3.56%) AWS
7 45 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
8 36 (2.29%) PaaS
9 25 (1.59%) Power Automate
9 25 (1.59%) PowerApps
10 20 (1.27%) Azure Logic Apps
10 20 (1.27%) Boomi
10 20 (1.27%) GCP
11 19 (1.21%) SuccessFactors
12 18 (1.15%) GitHub
13 17 (1.08%) Microsoft 365
14 15 (0.95%) Azure Data Factory
14 15 (0.95%) IaaS
15 14 (0.89%) Azure Service Bus
16 13 (0.83%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.32%) Network Security
2 4 (0.25%) FTP
3 3 (0.19%) Firewall
4 2 (0.13%) 5G
4 2 (0.13%) HTTP
4 2 (0.13%) Intranet
4 2 (0.13%) LAN
4 2 (0.13%) RFID
4 2 (0.13%) WAN
5 1 (0.064%) DHCP
5 1 (0.064%) DMZ
5 1 (0.064%) DNS
5 1 (0.064%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.064%) Modbus
5 1 (0.064%) MQTT
5 1 (0.064%) SMS
5 1 (0.064%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.064%) VoIP
5 1 (0.064%) VPN
5 1 (0.064%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 120 (7.63%) Power BI
2 51 (3.24%) Data Warehouse
3 49 (3.12%) Oracle Reports
4 26 (1.65%) Oracle ODI
5 21 (1.34%) Data Lake
6 19 (1.21%) SQL Server
7 18 (1.15%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 18 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 13 (0.83%) Metadata
8 13 (0.83%) Tableau
9 10 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
10 8 (0.51%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 8 (0.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (0.38%) Star Schema
12 5 (0.32%) Oracle Database
12 5 (0.32%) SAP Data Services
12 5 (0.32%) Snowflake Schema
13 4 (0.25%) MongoDB
13 4 (0.25%) Relational Database
13 4 (0.25%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 65 (4.13%) JIRA
2 22 (1.40%) Git
3 16 (1.02%) Hudson
4 13 (0.83%) Postman
5 9 (0.57%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.32%) CircleCI
6 5 (0.32%) Selenium
6 5 (0.32%) SoapUI
7 3 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.19%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.13%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.13%) GitLab
8 2 (0.13%) Gradle
8 2 (0.13%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.13%) LSMW
9 1 (0.064%) ERwin
9 1 (0.064%) JDeveloper
9 1 (0.064%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.064%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.064%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 815 (51.84%) Finance
2 382 (24.30%) Social Skills
3 221 (14.06%) Analytical Skills
4 148 (9.41%) Manufacturing
5 122 (7.76%) Public Sector
6 88 (5.60%) Retail
7 52 (3.31%) Local Government
8 46 (2.93%) Documentation Skills
8 46 (2.93%) General Ledger
9 44 (2.80%) Law
10 42 (2.67%) Legal
11 40 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
12 38 (2.42%) Banking
13 36 (2.29%) Billing
14 30 (1.91%) Organisational Skills
15 26 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 24 (1.53%) Pharmaceutical
17 22 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
18 15 (0.95%) Military
19 14 (0.89%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 282 (17.94%) Lead
2 243 (15.46%) Architect
3 197 (12.53%) Consultant
4 180 (11.45%) Analyst
5 156 (9.92%) Project Manager
6 132 (8.40%) Senior
7 120 (7.63%) Solutions Architect
8 78 (4.96%) Developer
9 77 (4.90%) Business Analyst
10 75 (4.77%) ERP Manager
11 59 (3.75%) Accountant
12 51 (3.24%) Implementation Consultant
13 46 (2.93%) Finance Manager
14 44 (2.80%) Senior Manager
15 42 (2.67%) Systems Accountant
16 40 (2.54%) Lead Architect
17 38 (2.42%) ERP Project Manager
17 38 (2.42%) Financial Analyst
17 38 (2.42%) Transformation Manager
18 37 (2.35%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 177 (11.26%) Oracle Fusion
2 85 (5.41%) REST
3 74 (4.71%) Middleware
4 45 (2.86%) SOAP
5 37 (2.35%) JSON
6 34 (2.16%) XML
7 25 (1.59%) Web Services
8 23 (1.46%) .NET
9 14 (0.89%) Lightning Web Components
10 13 (0.83%) EDI
10 13 (0.83%) HTML
10 13 (0.83%) Node.js
10 13 (0.83%) OAuth
11 11 (0.70%) CSS
11 11 (0.70%) XSLT
12 10 (0.64%) JWT
12 10 (0.64%) SAP Fiori
13 9 (0.57%) Ajax
13 9 (0.57%) PySpark
14 8 (0.51%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 83 (5.28%) Legacy Systems
2 51 (3.24%) Data Structures
3 45 (2.86%) Management Information System
4 39 (2.48%) Product Ownership
5 33 (2.10%) Public Cloud
6 28 (1.78%) FMCG
6 28 (1.78%) Onboarding
7 23 (1.46%) Cloud Native
8 17 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
9 16 (1.02%) AI Agents
10 15 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
10 15 (0.95%) Self-Motivation
11 14 (0.89%) Distributed Systems
12 13 (0.83%) IoT
13 12 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
14 11 (0.70%) Greenfield Project
15 9 (0.57%) Virtual Team
16 8 (0.51%) Low-Code
16 8 (0.51%) Mobile App
17 7 (0.45%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.21%) Windows
2 6 (0.38%) Linux
3 4 (0.25%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.13%) Unix
5 1 (0.064%) AIX
5 1 (0.064%) Android
5 1 (0.064%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.064%) OpenVMS
5 1 (0.064%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.064%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 441 (28.05%) Migration
2 354 (22.52%) Stakeholder Management
3 300 (19.08%) Data Migration
4 266 (16.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 225 (14.31%) User Acceptance Testing
6 215 (13.68%) Problem-Solving
7 205 (13.04%) Agile
8 194 (12.34%) Continuous Improvement
9 185 (11.77%) Change Management
10 181 (11.51%) Validation
11 170 (10.81%) Project Management
12 162 (10.31%) Business Intelligence
13 142 (9.03%) Data Modelling
14 130 (8.27%) CRM
15 126 (8.02%) Roadmaps
16 123 (7.82%) Analytics
17 117 (7.44%) Procure-to-Pay
18 108 (6.87%) Project Delivery
19 101 (6.42%) Translating Business Requirements
20 96 (6.11%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 139 (8.84%) SQL
2 54 (3.44%) Python
3 31 (1.97%) JavaScript
4 29 (1.84%) PL/SQL
5 28 (1.78%) Java
6 24 (1.53%) C#
7 15 (0.95%) Apex Code
8 14 (0.89%) X++
9 13 (0.83%) Ruby
10 11 (0.70%) ABAP
11 10 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 10 (0.64%) TypeScript
12 8 (0.51%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.32%) VBA
14 4 (0.25%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.19%) C++
15 3 (0.19%) Groovy
15 3 (0.19%) Korn
15 3 (0.19%) SOQL
15 3 (0.19%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 170 (10.81%) Security Cleared
2 124 (7.89%) SC Cleared
3 92 (5.85%) Degree
4 85 (5.41%) CIMA
5 79 (5.03%) ACCA
6 39 (2.48%) PMP
7 31 (1.97%) PMI Certification
8 26 (1.65%) DV Cleared
9 13 (0.83%) Master's Degree
10 11 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
10 11 (0.70%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (0.64%) TOGAF Certification
12 7 (0.45%) Azure Certification
12 7 (0.45%) SAP Certification
13 6 (0.38%) ISTQB
14 5 (0.32%) CFA
14 5 (0.32%) Oracle Certification
15 3 (0.19%) CCAB
15 3 (0.19%) DBS Check
15 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 116 (7.38%) Data Quality
2 65 (4.13%) GDPR
3 46 (2.93%) QA
4 43 (2.74%) PMO
5 21 (1.34%) IFRS
6 18 (1.15%) SLA
7 17 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 15 (0.95%) GAAP
9 10 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 9 (0.57%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.51%) NCSC
12 5 (0.32%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 5 (0.32%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.25%) GRC
14 3 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
14 3 (0.19%) GMP
14 3 (0.19%) IFRS 17
14 3 (0.19%) Solvency II
15 2 (0.13%) Disclosure Scotland
15 2 (0.13%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 7 (0.45%) Active Directory
1 7 (0.45%) Docker
2 1 (0.064%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 11 (0.70%) Terraform
2 9 (0.57%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.32%) Kibana
3 5 (0.32%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.25%) Grafana
4 4 (0.25%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.19%) Control-M
5 3 (0.19%) MOM
5 3 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.064%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.064%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.064%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.064%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.064%) SCCM
Vendors
1 462 (29.39%) SAP
2 439 (27.93%) Oracle
3 257 (16.35%) Microsoft
4 77 (4.90%) Workday
5 70 (4.45%) IFS
5 70 (4.45%) Salesforce
6 54 (3.44%) Siemens
7 50 (3.18%) ServiceNow
8 37 (2.35%) Sage
9 36 (2.29%) Databricks
10 25 (1.59%) MuleSoft
11 22 (1.40%) Ariba
12 14 (0.89%) Infor
13 13 (0.83%) Google
13 13 (0.83%) Informatica
14 12 (0.76%) Epicor
15 11 (0.70%) JD Edwards
16 9 (0.57%) Concur
17 8 (0.51%) Foundry
18 7 (0.45%) SYSPRO