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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 71 88
Rank change year-on-year +1 +17 +16
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,577 927 826
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.41% 3.30% 2.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.02% 3.64% 2.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 890 567 462
10th Percentile £375 £350 £363
25th Percentile £463 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £528
Median % change year-on-year - +4.27% -6.22%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £638
90th Percentile £750 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £550 £538 £535
% change year-on-year +2.33% +0.47% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 37 35
10th Percentile £13.99 - £16.24
25th Percentile £17.12 £6.00 £28.00
Median hourly rate £23.18 £15.66 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year +48.02% -55.71% -58.40%
75th Percentile £29.53 £26.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £57.50 £77.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £23.18 £17.00 £35.36
% change year-on-year +36.35% -51.92% -58.40%

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 39,257 25,497 27,959
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.86% 90.90% 86.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,690 16,157 17,059
10th Percentile £325 £293 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,996 1,590 1,150
10th Percentile £13.69 £14.54 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.33 £17.87 £20.30
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -4.49%
75th Percentile £67.47 £45.00 £67.38
90th Percentile £78.88 £67.28 £74.88
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 £40.16
% change year-on-year +49.11% -37.38% -8.38%

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 October 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 October 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 October 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 -7 624 £600 +4.80% 1,123
North of England +47 272 £525 +5.00% 373
Midlands +23 229 £525 - 278
South East -20 228 £525 +1.94% 368
North West +15 153 £525 +2.44% 185
West Midlands +25 139 £525 - 166
Yorkshire +50 101 £450 -10.00% 124
East of England -8 97 £500 -9.09% 170
East Midlands +10 80 £525 - 111
South West -34 80 £575 -4.17% 167
North East -27 18 £538 +19.44% 69
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 38 (2.41%) SharePoint
2 18 (1.14%) Confluence
3 16 (1.01%) Oracle Workflow
4 6 (0.38%) CMS
4 6 (0.38%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.32%) NetWeaver
5 5 (0.32%) SAS
6 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.13%) Anypoint
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle Coherence
7 2 (0.13%) SAP EP
7 2 (0.13%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.13%) WebLogic Portal
8 1 (0.063%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.063%) EPiServer
8 1 (0.063%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.063%) FactoryTalk
8 1 (0.063%) Hyperledger
8 1 (0.063%) Mendix
8 1 (0.063%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 98 (6.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (2.54%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
5 15 (0.95%) MS Visio
6 13 (0.82%) Windchill
7 11 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.063%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.063%) CPLEX
9 1 (0.063%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.063%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 207 (13.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 130 (8.24%) Oracle ERP
3 61 (3.87%) Oracle Payables
4 56 (3.55%) NetSuite
5 49 (3.11%) Oracle Receivables
6 48 (3.04%) SAP ERP
7 35 (2.22%) Oracle EBS
8 33 (2.09%) Oracle General Ledger
9 30 (1.90%) Dynamics CRM
10 25 (1.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 24 (1.52%) Oracle Financials
12 21 (1.33%) Oracle Assets
13 17 (1.08%) Teamcenter
14 16 (1.01%) Workday HCM
15 15 (0.95%) Dynamics NAV
15 15 (0.95%) SAP MDG
15 15 (0.95%) SAP MM
16 11 (0.70%) Unit4 Business World
17 10 (0.63%) SAP FI
18 9 (0.57%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 163 (10.34%) Azure
2 143 (9.07%) Power Platform
3 132 (8.37%) Dynamics 365
4 105 (6.66%) SaaS
5 95 (6.02%) OCI
6 58 (3.68%) AWS
7 52 (3.30%) Azure DevOps
8 36 (2.28%) Power Automate
9 35 (2.22%) Microsoft 365
10 34 (2.16%) GCP
11 26 (1.65%) PowerApps
12 22 (1.40%) Microsoft Copilot
13 21 (1.33%) SuccessFactors
14 20 (1.27%) PaaS
15 17 (1.08%) Entra ID
15 17 (1.08%) GitHub
16 13 (0.82%) Boomi
16 13 (0.82%) Salesforce Service Cloud
17 12 (0.76%) Azure Logic Apps
17 12 (0.76%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 8 (0.51%) Network Security
2 5 (0.32%) HTTP
3 4 (0.25%) SSL
4 3 (0.19%) Firewall
5 2 (0.13%) DMZ
5 2 (0.13%) DNS
5 2 (0.13%) FTP
5 2 (0.13%) MQTT
5 2 (0.13%) VPN
6 1 (0.063%) 5G
6 1 (0.063%) Intranet
6 1 (0.063%) LAN
6 1 (0.063%) RFID
6 1 (0.063%) SMS
6 1 (0.063%) SMTP
6 1 (0.063%) WAN
6 1 (0.063%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (6.15%) Power BI
2 58 (3.68%) Data Warehouse
3 23 (1.46%) Oracle Reports
3 23 (1.46%) SQL Server
4 21 (1.33%) Tableau
5 20 (1.27%) Data Lake
6 18 (1.14%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 16 (1.01%) Metadata
8 13 (0.82%) BusinessObjects
9 10 (0.63%) Relational Database
10 9 (0.57%) Power Query
10 9 (0.57%) SAP HANA
11 7 (0.44%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 7 (0.44%) Oracle ODI
12 6 (0.38%) GIS
13 5 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
13 5 (0.32%) BigQuery
13 5 (0.32%) Oracle Database
13 5 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 5 (0.32%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 85 (5.39%) JIRA
2 20 (1.27%) Git
3 12 (0.76%) Visual Studio
4 7 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
4 7 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
5 6 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
6 5 (0.32%) Postman
7 4 (0.25%) CircleCI
7 4 (0.25%) Hudson
8 3 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.13%) Flyway
9 2 (0.13%) LSMW
10 1 (0.063%) Artifactory
10 1 (0.063%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.063%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.063%) eggPlant
10 1 (0.063%) ERwin
10 1 (0.063%) JDeveloper
10 1 (0.063%) Jenkins
10 1 (0.063%) PowerDesigner
General
1 799 (50.67%) Finance
2 488 (30.94%) Social Skills
3 229 (14.52%) Manufacturing
4 208 (13.19%) Analytical Skills
5 145 (9.19%) Public Sector
6 100 (6.34%) Retail
7 79 (5.01%) General Ledger
8 68 (4.31%) Influencing Skills
9 66 (4.19%) Organisational Skills
10 65 (4.12%) Billing
11 47 (2.98%) Banking
12 37 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
13 31 (1.97%) Local Government
14 29 (1.84%) Legal
14 29 (1.84%) Presentation Skills
15 27 (1.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 25 (1.59%) Aerospace
17 21 (1.33%) Marketing
18 20 (1.27%) Military
18 20 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 268 (16.99%) Lead
2 223 (14.14%) Architect
3 199 (12.62%) Analyst
4 160 (10.15%) Consultant
5 109 (6.91%) Senior
5 109 (6.91%) Solutions Architect
6 108 (6.85%) Project Manager
7 98 (6.21%) Business Analyst
8 78 (4.95%) Developer
9 66 (4.19%) Administrator
10 60 (3.80%) Oracle Consultant
11 55 (3.49%) ERP Manager
12 48 (3.04%) Accountant
13 47 (2.98%) Functional Consultant
14 41 (2.60%) Data Analyst
15 37 (2.35%) Finance Manager
16 35 (2.22%) Programme Manager
17 33 (2.09%) Financial Analyst
18 32 (2.03%) ERP Consultant
19 30 (1.90%) ERP Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 192 (12.18%) Oracle Fusion
2 95 (6.02%) REST
3 83 (5.26%) Middleware
4 59 (3.74%) SOAP
5 34 (2.16%) XML
6 31 (1.97%) JSON
7 28 (1.78%) Web Services
8 22 (1.40%) .NET
9 21 (1.33%) OAuth
10 16 (1.01%) OAuth2
10 16 (1.01%) SAP Fiori
11 15 (0.95%) EDI
11 15 (0.95%) Terraform
12 12 (0.76%) CSS
12 12 (0.76%) HTML
13 11 (0.70%) Lightning Web Components
13 11 (0.70%) RESTful
14 10 (0.63%) XSLT
15 9 (0.57%) Ajax
15 9 (0.57%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 66 (4.19%) Legacy Systems
2 56 (3.55%) Data Structures
3 52 (3.30%) Onboarding
3 52 (3.30%) Product Ownership
4 50 (3.17%) Management Information System
5 48 (3.04%) Enterprise Software
6 33 (2.09%) FMCG
7 23 (1.46%) Public Cloud
8 22 (1.40%) Life Science
9 19 (1.20%) Cloud Native
10 16 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
10 16 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
11 15 (0.95%) Low-Code
12 14 (0.89%) AI Agents
12 14 (0.89%) Data Protection Act
13 12 (0.76%) Distributed Systems
13 12 (0.76%) Operational Technology
14 11 (0.70%) CMDB
14 11 (0.70%) Hybrid Cloud
14 11 (0.70%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 21 (1.33%) Windows
2 9 (0.57%) Linux
3 4 (0.25%) Android
3 4 (0.25%) Apple iOS
3 4 (0.25%) Unix
3 4 (0.25%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.19%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.063%) AIX
6 1 (0.063%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.063%) Oracle Linux
6 1 (0.063%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 503 (31.90%) Stakeholder Management
2 391 (24.79%) Migration
3 292 (18.52%) Data Migration
4 243 (15.41%) Problem-Solving
5 232 (14.71%) Agile
6 215 (13.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 211 (13.38%) User Acceptance Testing
8 202 (12.81%) Continuous Improvement
9 177 (11.22%) Validation
10 166 (10.53%) Process Improvement
11 161 (10.21%) CRM
12 157 (9.96%) Roadmaps
13 156 (9.89%) Analytics
14 155 (9.83%) Change Management
15 135 (8.56%) Business Intelligence
16 124 (7.86%) Data Modelling
16 124 (7.86%) Project Delivery
17 122 (7.74%) Workshop Facilitation
18 113 (7.17%) Decision-Making
19 110 (6.98%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 150 (9.51%) SQL
2 53 (3.36%) Python
3 33 (2.09%) JavaScript
4 25 (1.59%) Java
5 23 (1.46%) C#
6 20 (1.27%) PL/SQL
7 17 (1.08%) X++
8 15 (0.95%) ABAP
9 11 (0.70%) Apex Code
10 10 (0.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 10 (0.63%) TypeScript
11 7 (0.44%) Groovy
11 7 (0.44%) Ruby
12 6 (0.38%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.25%) C++
13 4 (0.25%) PHP
14 3 (0.19%) Rust
15 2 (0.13%) SOQL
15 2 (0.13%) SOSL
15 2 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 235 (14.90%) Security Cleared
2 174 (11.03%) SC Cleared
3 101 (6.40%) Degree
4 71 (4.50%) ACCA
5 67 (4.25%) CIMA
6 53 (3.36%) DV Cleared
7 38 (2.41%) PMI Certification
7 38 (2.41%) PMP
8 16 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
9 15 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (0.70%) APMG
11 10 (0.63%) TOGAF Certification
12 9 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (0.51%) ITIL Certification
14 7 (0.44%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.44%) CISM
14 7 (0.44%) CISSP
14 7 (0.44%) DBS Check
14 7 (0.44%) Master's Degree
15 6 (0.38%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 160 (10.15%) Data Quality
2 46 (2.92%) GDPR
3 45 (2.85%) QA
4 44 (2.79%) PMO
5 23 (1.46%) IFRS
6 20 (1.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (1.08%) GRC
7 17 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 15 (0.95%) GAAP
9 9 (0.57%) SLA
10 8 (0.51%) Accessibility
10 8 (0.51%) NCSC
11 7 (0.44%) GMP
12 5 (0.32%) P3O
13 4 (0.25%) COSHH
13 4 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
13 4 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.25%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.25%) Solvency II
14 3 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 19770
System Software
1 13 (0.82%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.44%) Docker
3 3 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.13%) IAG
5 1 (0.063%) Firmware
5 1 (0.063%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 8 (0.51%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.32%) Grafana
2 5 (0.32%) Prometheus
2 5 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.25%) Kibana
3 4 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.25%) SCCM
4 3 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
5 2 (0.13%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.063%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.063%) MOM
6 1 (0.063%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 517 (32.78%) SAP
2 440 (27.90%) Oracle
3 305 (19.34%) Microsoft
4 77 (4.88%) Salesforce
5 75 (4.76%) Workday
6 66 (4.19%) ServiceNow
7 43 (2.73%) IFS
8 32 (2.03%) Sage
9 30 (1.90%) Ariba
10 25 (1.59%) JD Edwards
11 20 (1.27%) Infor
11 20 (1.27%) Siemens
12 18 (1.14%) Google
13 17 (1.08%) Databricks
14 16 (1.01%) Concur
14 16 (1.01%) IBM
14 16 (1.01%) SYSPRO
15 14 (0.89%) MuleSoft
16 13 (0.82%) PTC
17 11 (0.70%) UiPath