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 10 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 95 104
Rank change year-on-year +32 +9 +20
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,393 670 817
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.55% 2.75% 2.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.14% 3.03% 2.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 788 411 530
10th Percentile £363 £355 £363
25th Percentile £463 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £649 £675 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 107 17 32
10th Percentile £17.73 £39.16 £13.17
25th Percentile £27.69 £65.00 £19.25
Median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +40.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £69.16
90th Percentile £60.00 - £86.50
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £72.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year -20.69% +38.10% -16.00%

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 33,625 22,142 32,435
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.72% 90.94% 86.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,563 14,591 21,374
10th Percentile £313 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £614 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,074 866 2,196
10th Percentile £15.41 £14.95 £12.96
25th Percentile £19.91 £18.92 £15.93
Median hourly rate £40.00 £32.03 £34.11
Median % change year-on-year +24.90% -6.10% -9.05%
75th Percentile £65.81 £64.52 £58.69
90th Percentile £77.85 £75.88 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £36.71 £31.04 £33.07
% change year-on-year +18.27% -6.12% -8.15%

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 10 April 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 10 April 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 10 April 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 +32 619 £550 - 210
South East +10 207 £525 -4.55% 200
North of England +33 196 £550 +25.71% 135
Midlands -14 137 £558 +11.50% 113
South West +20 121 £525 +10.53% 64
North West +48 115 £500 +2.41% 65
West Midlands -20 93 £566 +13.25% 79
East of England +1 82 £563 -4.26% 69
Yorkshire -6 68 £595 +48.75% 59
East Midlands -12 43 £494 +3.95% 34
North East -15 13 £500 +11.11% 15
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 14 (1.01%) Confluence
1 14 (1.01%) Oracle Workflow
2 13 (0.93%) SharePoint
3 12 (0.86%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 9 (0.65%) WebLogic
5 4 (0.29%) NetWeaver
5 4 (0.29%) Oracle Service Bus
5 4 (0.29%) SAP EP
6 3 (0.22%) Apache
6 3 (0.22%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.22%) Documentum
6 3 (0.22%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.14%) Anypoint
7 2 (0.14%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.14%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.072%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.072%) CMS
8 1 (0.072%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.072%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.072%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 55 (3.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
4 17 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.08%) MS Visio
6 9 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.36%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.36%) PTC Creo
8 3 (0.22%) Trello
8 3 (0.22%) Windchill
9 1 (0.072%) InVision
9 1 (0.072%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 172 (12.35%) SAP S/4HANA
2 100 (7.18%) Oracle ERP
3 55 (3.95%) Oracle EBS
4 49 (3.52%) SAP ERP
5 44 (3.16%) Dynamics CRM
6 34 (2.44%) Oracle Payables
7 28 (2.01%) NetSuite
7 28 (2.01%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 23 (1.65%) Oracle Receivables
9 17 (1.22%) Shopify
10 16 (1.15%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
11 13 (0.93%) Oracle Assets
11 13 (0.93%) Oracle EBS R12
11 13 (0.93%) Oracle General Ledger
12 12 (0.86%) Unit4 Business World
12 12 (0.86%) Workday HCM
13 11 (0.79%) Oracle Financials
13 11 (0.79%) Teamcenter
14 10 (0.72%) Oracle 11i
15 8 (0.57%) Oracle Cash Management
Cloud Services
1 185 (13.28%) Azure
2 164 (11.77%) Dynamics 365
3 128 (9.19%) OCI
4 124 (8.90%) Power Platform
5 80 (5.74%) SaaS
6 50 (3.59%) AWS
7 41 (2.94%) PaaS
8 35 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
9 22 (1.58%) Azure Logic Apps
9 22 (1.58%) Boomi
9 22 (1.58%) Power Automate
9 22 (1.58%) SuccessFactors
10 21 (1.51%) PowerApps
11 20 (1.44%) GCP
12 17 (1.22%) IaaS
13 14 (1.01%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 14 (1.01%) Microsoft Copilot
14 13 (0.93%) Azure Data Factory
15 12 (0.86%) Microsoft 365
16 11 (0.79%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.14%) Firewall
1 2 (0.14%) FTP
1 2 (0.14%) LAN
2 1 (0.072%) 5G
2 1 (0.072%) DHCP
2 1 (0.072%) DNS
2 1 (0.072%) Ethernet
2 1 (0.072%) HTTP
2 1 (0.072%) Intranet
2 1 (0.072%) Modbus
2 1 (0.072%) RFID
2 1 (0.072%) SMS
2 1 (0.072%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.072%) VoIP
2 1 (0.072%) VPN
2 1 (0.072%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 100 (7.18%) Power BI
2 60 (4.31%) Oracle Reports
3 44 (3.16%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (1.72%) Oracle ODI
5 19 (1.36%) SQL Server
6 18 (1.29%) Data Lake
6 18 (1.29%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 17 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 10 (0.72%) Oracle Database
8 10 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 9 (0.65%) Metadata
10 8 (0.57%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 7 (0.50%) GIS
12 6 (0.43%) Relational Database
12 6 (0.43%) Tableau
13 5 (0.36%) Star Schema
14 4 (0.29%) Power Query
14 4 (0.29%) SAP HANA
14 4 (0.29%) Snowflake Schema
15 3 (0.22%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 72 (5.17%) JIRA
2 26 (1.87%) Postman
3 18 (1.29%) Git
4 15 (1.08%) Hudson
5 8 (0.57%) GitLab
5 8 (0.57%) SoapUI
6 7 (0.50%) Selenium
7 5 (0.36%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
7 5 (0.36%) Zephyr
8 4 (0.29%) Cucumber
9 3 (0.22%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.14%) Gradle
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.14%) SpecFlow
10 2 (0.14%) TestRail
11 1 (0.072%) CircleCI
11 1 (0.072%) JMeter
11 1 (0.072%) QADirector
11 1 (0.072%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 727 (52.19%) Finance
2 417 (29.94%) Social Skills
3 208 (14.93%) Analytical Skills
4 121 (8.69%) Public Sector
5 109 (7.82%) Manufacturing
6 69 (4.95%) Retail
7 61 (4.38%) Local Government
8 46 (3.30%) Documentation Skills
9 44 (3.16%) Law
10 43 (3.09%) Legal
11 39 (2.80%) Banking
12 35 (2.51%) Influencing Skills
13 31 (2.23%) General Ledger
14 23 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
14 23 (1.65%) Pharmaceutical
14 23 (1.65%) Presentation Skills
15 19 (1.36%) Billing
15 19 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 19 (1.36%) Military
16 18 (1.29%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 233 (16.73%) Lead
2 200 (14.36%) Architect
3 195 (14.00%) Consultant
4 150 (10.77%) Analyst
5 138 (9.91%) Project Manager
6 126 (9.05%) Senior
7 95 (6.82%) Solutions Architect
8 78 (5.60%) Business Analyst
9 66 (4.74%) Developer
10 57 (4.09%) ERP Manager
11 49 (3.52%) Accountant
11 49 (3.52%) Implementation Consultant
12 45 (3.23%) SAP Manager
13 39 (2.80%) SAP Consultant
14 38 (2.73%) Senior Manager
15 37 (2.66%) Financial Analyst
16 35 (2.51%) Lead Architect
17 34 (2.44%) Systems Accountant
18 33 (2.37%) Transformation Manager
19 31 (2.23%) Functional Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 173 (12.42%) Oracle Fusion
2 81 (5.81%) REST
3 59 (4.24%) Middleware
4 55 (3.95%) SOAP
5 45 (3.23%) XML
6 42 (3.02%) JSON
7 36 (2.58%) Web Services
8 22 (1.58%) OAuth
9 19 (1.36%) XSLT
10 18 (1.29%) .NET
11 14 (1.01%) JWT
12 11 (0.79%) PySpark
12 11 (0.79%) SAP Fiori
13 10 (0.72%) EDI
14 7 (0.50%) Lightning Web Components
15 6 (0.43%) ADO
15 6 (0.43%) Kafka
15 6 (0.43%) Node.js
15 6 (0.43%) SAPUI5
16 5 (0.36%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 82 (5.89%) Legacy Systems
2 51 (3.66%) Data Structures
3 44 (3.16%) Management Information System
4 34 (2.44%) Product Ownership
5 26 (1.87%) Public Cloud
6 24 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
7 19 (1.36%) Onboarding
8 17 (1.22%) Cloud Native
9 16 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
10 14 (1.01%) Data Protection Act
10 14 (1.01%) FMCG
11 13 (0.93%) AI Agents
11 13 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
12 12 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
13 11 (0.79%) IoT
14 9 (0.65%) Distributed Systems
15 7 (0.50%) Legacy Applications
15 7 (0.50%) Life Science
15 7 (0.50%) SCADA
15 7 (0.50%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 13 (0.93%) Windows
2 5 (0.36%) Linux
3 3 (0.22%) Unix
4 2 (0.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 387 (27.78%) Migration
2 283 (20.32%) Stakeholder Management
3 250 (17.95%) Data Migration
3 250 (17.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 216 (15.51%) Problem-Solving
5 202 (14.50%) User Acceptance Testing
6 195 (14.00%) Agile
7 172 (12.35%) Change Management
8 162 (11.63%) Project Management
9 160 (11.49%) Continuous Improvement
10 155 (11.13%) Validation
11 141 (10.12%) Business Intelligence
12 130 (9.33%) CRM
13 111 (7.97%) Data Modelling
14 102 (7.32%) Project Delivery
15 100 (7.18%) Procure-to-Pay
15 100 (7.18%) Roadmaps
16 98 (7.04%) DevOps
17 86 (6.17%) Analytics
18 84 (6.03%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 127 (9.12%) SQL
2 40 (2.87%) Python
3 38 (2.73%) PL/SQL
4 26 (1.87%) C#
5 25 (1.79%) Java
6 15 (1.08%) JavaScript
7 9 (0.65%) ABAP
8 8 (0.57%) Apex Code
8 8 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 8 (0.57%) Ruby
9 7 (0.50%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.36%) Korn
10 5 (0.36%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.36%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.36%) VBA
10 5 (0.36%) X++
11 3 (0.22%) C++
11 3 (0.22%) Perl
12 2 (0.14%) SOQL
12 2 (0.14%) XPath
Qualifications
1 167 (11.99%) Security Cleared
2 121 (8.69%) SC Cleared
3 109 (7.82%) Degree
4 75 (5.38%) CIMA
5 64 (4.59%) ACCA
6 41 (2.94%) PMP
7 31 (2.23%) PMI Certification
8 19 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
9 17 (1.22%) Master's Degree
10 14 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (0.79%) Oracle Certification
12 10 (0.72%) ISTQB
13 9 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (0.57%) DV Cleared
14 8 (0.57%) SAP Certification
15 6 (0.43%) APMP
15 6 (0.43%) Azure Certification
15 6 (0.43%) OCA
16 5 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Certification
17 4 (0.29%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (6.10%) Data Quality
2 62 (4.45%) QA
3 58 (4.16%) GDPR
4 48 (3.45%) PMO
5 18 (1.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 15 (1.08%) SLA
7 14 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 13 (0.93%) IFRS
9 10 (0.72%) GAAP
9 10 (0.72%) ITGC
9 10 (0.72%) NIST
10 7 (0.50%) COBIT
10 7 (0.50%) SOX 404
11 6 (0.43%) Accessibility
11 6 (0.43%) Disclosure Scotland
11 6 (0.43%) IFRS 17
11 6 (0.43%) NCSC
12 5 (0.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 5 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (0.36%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 5 (0.36%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.22%) Docker
3 2 (0.14%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.072%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.36%) Terraform
2 4 (0.29%) HP ALM
2 4 (0.29%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.22%) Control-M
4 2 (0.14%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
4 2 (0.14%) MOM
4 2 (0.14%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.14%) Oracle RMAN
4 2 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.072%) CEMLI
5 1 (0.072%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.072%) Kibana
5 1 (0.072%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 411 (29.50%) Oracle
2 398 (28.57%) SAP
3 229 (16.44%) Microsoft
4 79 (5.67%) Workday
5 55 (3.95%) Salesforce
6 52 (3.73%) IFS
7 51 (3.66%) Siemens
8 35 (2.51%) Databricks
9 31 (2.23%) ServiceNow
10 28 (2.01%) Sage
11 24 (1.72%) MuleSoft
12 22 (1.58%) Ariba
13 15 (1.08%) Informatica
14 9 (0.65%) Foundry
15 8 (0.57%) Google
16 7 (0.50%) OpenAI
16 7 (0.50%) Talend
17 6 (0.43%) IBM
18 5 (0.36%) Adobe
18 5 (0.36%) Epicor