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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 92 113
Rank change year-on-year +14 +21 -14
Contract jobs citing ERP 860 802 956
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.14% 2.46% 2.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.46% 2.86% 2.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 525 452 600
10th Percentile £350 £375 £399
25th Percentile £463 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £528 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.27% -4.09% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £538 £535 £550
% change year-on-year +0.47% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 33 18
10th Percentile £6.00 £18.30 £31.25
25th Percentile £7.75 £28.00 £42.48
Median hourly rate £16.29 £35.36 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.93% -43.87% +260.00%
75th Percentile £51.00 £65.00 £85.31
90th Percentile £77.25 £75.00 £93.75
UK median hourly rate £17.50 £47.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year -63.16% -24.00% +82.68%

All Process and 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 24,859 28,043 38,151
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 90.86% 86.03% 89.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,781 17,557 26,415
10th Percentile £300 £313 £319
25th Percentile £404 £425 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £648 £656
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,478 1,320 1,438
10th Percentile £14.29 £14.84 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.79 £20.00 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.54
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% -1.24% +50.14%
75th Percentile £48.74 £66.53 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +47.06%

ERP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for ERP 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 15 September 2025.

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 15 September 2025.

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 15 September 2025. 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 +40 406 £550 - 300
South East +21 139 £515 +8.42% 298
Midlands -33 79 £550 +3.29% 200
South West +26 76 £600 +14.29% 95
North of England -50 67 £500 - 183
East of England +40 64 £558 +11.50% 88
West Midlands -41 49 £525 +1.45% 95
North West -18 47 £500 - 114
East Midlands -1 29 £600 -3.69% 102
Yorkshire -50 17 £453 -9.50% 55
North East -4 3 £450 -25.00% 17
ERP
UK

ERP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 17 (1.98%) Confluence
2 16 (1.86%) Oracle Workflow
3 11 (1.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 9 (1.05%) SharePoint
5 5 (0.58%) CMS
6 4 (0.47%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.47%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.35%) SharePoint Server
8 2 (0.23%) Alfresco
8 2 (0.23%) FactoryTalk
8 2 (0.23%) SAP EP
9 1 (0.12%) Apache
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.12%) Camunda
9 1 (0.12%) Documentum
9 1 (0.12%) OpenEdge
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle UPK
9 1 (0.12%) SAS
Applications
1 47 (5.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (2.33%) Microsoft Project
4 19 (2.21%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.47%) Oracle Smart View
7 3 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.23%) Trello
9 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.12%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.12%) InVision
9 1 (0.12%) Notion
9 1 (0.12%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 114 (13.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 83 (9.65%) Oracle ERP
3 40 (4.65%) SAP ERP
4 27 (3.14%) Oracle Payables
5 25 (2.91%) NetSuite
6 24 (2.79%) Oracle EBS
7 23 (2.67%) Oracle Assets
8 22 (2.56%) Oracle EBS R12
9 21 (2.44%) Dynamics CRM
10 19 (2.21%) Oracle General Ledger
11 17 (1.98%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 17 (1.98%) Oracle Receivables
12 15 (1.74%) SAP EWM
12 15 (1.74%) Unit4 Business World
13 14 (1.63%) Oracle SCM
14 11 (1.28%) Oracle Cash Management
14 11 (1.28%) SAP WM
15 8 (0.93%) Primavera
15 8 (0.93%) SAP Oil and Gas
16 7 (0.81%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 90 (10.47%) OCI
2 86 (10.00%) Azure
3 71 (8.26%) Dynamics 365
4 66 (7.67%) SaaS
5 60 (6.98%) Power Platform
6 20 (2.33%) PaaS
7 17 (1.98%) Microsoft 365
8 16 (1.86%) AWS
9 14 (1.63%) Lucidchart
10 10 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (0.93%) Entra ID
11 8 (0.93%) Power Automate
11 8 (0.93%) Smartsheet
12 6 (0.70%) SuccessFactors
13 4 (0.47%) Azure Logic Apps
13 4 (0.47%) Miro
13 4 (0.47%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.47%) Tricentis Tosca
14 3 (0.35%) Azure Functions
14 3 (0.35%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.12%) Internet
1 1 (0.12%) Intranet
1 1 (0.12%) LAN
1 1 (0.12%) SAN
1 1 (0.12%) VPN
1 1 (0.12%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (6.16%) Power BI
2 50 (5.81%) Oracle Reports
3 29 (3.37%) SQL Server
4 27 (3.14%) Oracle Database
5 18 (2.09%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 14 (1.63%) SAP HANA
7 11 (1.28%) Data Lake
8 10 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (1.05%) Power Query
10 7 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 6 (0.70%) Oracle BI EE
12 5 (0.58%) Relational Database
12 5 (0.58%) SAP BW
12 5 (0.58%) Tableau
13 4 (0.47%) Crystal Reports
13 4 (0.47%) GIS
13 4 (0.47%) MongoDB
14 3 (0.35%) BusinessObjects
14 3 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 2 (0.23%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 39 (4.53%) JIRA
2 7 (0.81%) Postman
3 4 (0.47%) GitLab
3 4 (0.47%) LoadRunner
3 4 (0.47%) NeoLoad
3 4 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
3 4 (0.47%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 3 (0.35%) Git
4 3 (0.35%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.23%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.23%) Hudson
5 2 (0.23%) JMeter
5 2 (0.23%) LSMW
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.12%) Zephyr
General
1 433 (50.35%) Finance
2 276 (32.09%) Social Skills
3 111 (12.91%) Analytical Skills
4 98 (11.40%) Manufacturing
5 80 (9.30%) Public Sector
6 45 (5.23%) Pharmaceutical
7 35 (4.07%) Retail
8 29 (3.37%) Legal
8 29 (3.37%) Presentation Skills
9 25 (2.91%) Organisational Skills
10 23 (2.67%) Banking
11 22 (2.56%) General Ledger
12 21 (2.44%) Telecoms
13 20 (2.33%) Billing
13 20 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
14 18 (2.09%) Aerospace
15 17 (1.98%) Documentation Skills
15 17 (1.98%) Local Government
16 15 (1.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 15 (1.74%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 129 (15.00%) Analyst
2 110 (12.79%) Lead
3 108 (12.56%) Consultant
4 90 (10.47%) Project Manager
5 65 (7.56%) Architect
6 62 (7.21%) Business Analyst
7 53 (6.16%) Senior
8 45 (5.23%) Developer
9 36 (4.19%) ERP Manager
10 31 (3.60%) Oracle Consultant
11 27 (3.14%) SAP Consultant
12 26 (3.02%) Programme Manager
12 26 (3.02%) SAP Manager
13 23 (2.67%) ERP Analyst
13 23 (2.67%) ERP Project Manager
14 22 (2.56%) Financial Analyst
15 21 (2.44%) Functional Consultant
15 21 (2.44%) Solutions Architect
16 19 (2.21%) Applications Support
16 19 (2.21%) ERP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 108 (12.56%) Oracle Fusion
2 23 (2.67%) REST
3 20 (2.33%) Web Services
4 19 (2.21%) Middleware
5 17 (1.98%) SOAP
5 17 (1.98%) XML
6 10 (1.16%) .NET
6 10 (1.16%) JSON
7 9 (1.05%) EDI
8 7 (0.81%) HTML
8 7 (0.81%) SAP Fiori
8 7 (0.81%) XSLT
9 6 (0.70%) CSS
10 5 (0.58%) OAuth
11 4 (0.47%) .NET Framework
11 4 (0.47%) ADO
11 4 (0.47%) SAP PI
12 3 (0.35%) Kafka
12 3 (0.35%) Node.js
12 3 (0.35%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 46 (5.35%) Management Information System
2 40 (4.65%) Legacy Systems
3 24 (2.79%) Product Ownership
4 22 (2.56%) Data Structures
4 22 (2.56%) Life Science
5 19 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
6 16 (1.86%) FMCG
7 13 (1.51%) Virtual Team
8 12 (1.40%) AS400
8 12 (1.40%) Onboarding
8 12 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
9 10 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
10 9 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
10 9 (1.05%) Cloud Native
10 9 (1.05%) Public Cloud
11 8 (0.93%) Renewable Energy
12 7 (0.81%) e-Learning
12 7 (0.81%) SWIFT Messaging Network
13 6 (0.70%) Manufacturing Execution System
13 6 (0.70%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (0.93%) Unix
2 4 (0.47%) Windows
3 2 (0.23%) Android
3 2 (0.23%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.23%) Linux
4 1 (0.12%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (23.02%) Migration
2 155 (18.02%) Stakeholder Management
3 151 (17.56%) Agile
4 149 (17.33%) Problem-Solving
5 133 (15.47%) Data Migration
6 129 (15.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 115 (13.37%) Change Management
8 96 (11.16%) CRM
8 96 (11.16%) Project Management
9 90 (10.47%) Business Intelligence
10 80 (9.30%) User Acceptance Testing
11 76 (8.84%) Continuous Improvement
12 74 (8.60%) Project Delivery
13 67 (7.79%) Validation
14 63 (7.33%) Workshop Facilitation
15 58 (6.74%) Data Management
15 58 (6.74%) Roadmaps
16 47 (5.47%) Analytics
16 47 (5.47%) Data Governance
16 47 (5.47%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 135 (15.70%) SQL
2 33 (3.84%) PL/SQL
3 12 (1.40%) Python
4 11 (1.28%) Java
5 10 (1.16%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.05%) C#
7 8 (0.93%) VBA
8 7 (0.81%) ABAP
8 7 (0.81%) PowerShell
9 5 (0.58%) Groovy
10 4 (0.47%) Perl
10 4 (0.47%) X++
11 3 (0.35%) PHP
11 3 (0.35%) R
11 3 (0.35%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.23%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.12%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.12%) XPath
Qualifications
1 100 (11.63%) Security Cleared
2 89 (10.35%) SC Cleared
3 85 (9.88%) Degree
4 30 (3.49%) PMP
5 28 (3.26%) PMI Certification
6 14 (1.63%) CIMA
7 13 (1.51%) ACCA
7 13 (1.51%) SAP Certification
8 10 (1.16%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 9 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.05%) Master's Degree
10 7 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (0.70%) Azure Certification
11 6 (0.70%) Oracle Certification
12 5 (0.58%) CBAP
12 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.47%) APMG
14 3 (0.35%) CCA
15 2 (0.23%) CISSP
15 2 (0.23%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (4.77%) Data Quality
2 33 (3.84%) QA
3 24 (2.79%) PMO
3 24 (2.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 20 (2.33%) GDPR
5 15 (1.74%) SLA
6 12 (1.40%) Accessibility
7 10 (1.16%) GxP
8 7 (0.81%) APQC
9 5 (0.58%) IFRS
10 4 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 3 (0.35%) GAAP
11 3 (0.35%) GMP
12 2 (0.23%) Basel III
12 2 (0.23%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.23%) NIST
12 2 (0.23%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.23%) PMBOK
12 2 (0.23%) WCAG
13 1 (0.12%) ITGC
System Software
1 4 (0.47%) Active Directory
1 4 (0.47%) Oracle RAC
2 3 (0.35%) Docker
3 1 (0.12%) Samba
Systems Management
1 4 (0.47%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
1 4 (0.47%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 4 (0.47%) Oracle RMAN
2 3 (0.35%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.23%) Control-M
3 2 (0.23%) HP ALM
3 2 (0.23%) Terraform
4 1 (0.12%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 317 (36.86%) Oracle
2 257 (29.88%) SAP
3 123 (14.30%) Microsoft
4 54 (6.28%) Salesforce
5 49 (5.70%) Workday
6 35 (4.07%) IFS
7 11 (1.28%) Ariba
8 9 (1.05%) ServiceNow
9 8 (0.93%) MuleSoft
10 7 (0.81%) Hyperion
11 6 (0.70%) Databricks
12 5 (0.58%) Adobe
12 5 (0.58%) Anaplan
12 5 (0.58%) PeopleSoft
12 5 (0.58%) Sage
13 4 (0.47%) Axway
13 4 (0.47%) Concur
13 4 (0.47%) Infor
13 4 (0.47%) Murex
13 4 (0.47%) Rockwell