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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 93 99
Rank change year-on-year +30 +6 +12
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,635 749 817
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.64% 2.74% 2.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.27% 3.03% 2.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 969 465 496
10th Percentile £363 £325 £363
25th Percentile £463 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £530
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% +1.42% -3.64%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £628
90th Percentile £746 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £544 £525 £538
% change year-on-year +3.57% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 44 40
10th Percentile £17.75 £6.00 £16.93
25th Percentile £27.08 £14.75 £28.00
Median hourly rate £42.75 £22.10 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +93.44% -48.00% -34.74%
75th Percentile £58.75 £71.88 £65.97
90th Percentile £60.75 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £53.00 £26.21 £46.25
% change year-on-year +102.21% -43.33% -28.74%

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 38,278 24,745 30,322
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.32% 90.65% 85.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,038 15,865 19,799
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £420 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £635 £645
90th Percentile £737 £738 £751
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,361 1,324 1,984
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.23 £13.25
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.95 £17.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +88.87% -37.13% -6.98%
75th Percentile £69.50 £53.56 £63.75
90th Percentile £83.00 £70.16 £74.31
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -10.31%

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 22 July 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 22 July 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 22 July 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 +17 684 £591 +7.50% 277
South East +5 256 £525 +1.94% 134
North of England +46 243 £500 +5.26% 145
Midlands +36 201 £525 - 164
North West +36 144 £525 +7.53% 71
South West +8 122 £538 +2.38% 54
West Midlands +16 120 £540 +2.86% 91
East of England +22 97 £575 - 53
Yorkshire +12 79 £454 +12.04% 58
East Midlands +23 74 £525 -4.55% 72
North East -21 20 £500 -6.98% 18
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 28 (1.71%) SharePoint
2 16 (0.98%) Confluence
3 15 (0.92%) Oracle Workflow
4 5 (0.31%) SAS
5 4 (0.24%) NetWeaver
5 4 (0.24%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.18%) Anypoint
6 3 (0.18%) Apache
6 3 (0.18%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 3 (0.18%) SAP EP
7 2 (0.12%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.12%) CMS
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle Coherence
7 2 (0.12%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.061%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.061%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.061%) Hyperledger
8 1 (0.061%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.061%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 71 (4.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.22%) MS Visio
4 18 (1.10%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (0.86%) Spreadsheet
6 10 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 6 (0.37%) Oracle Smart View
8 2 (0.12%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.12%) Windchill
9 1 (0.061%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.061%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 220 (13.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 140 (8.56%) Oracle ERP
3 58 (3.55%) NetSuite
4 49 (3.00%) Oracle Payables
4 49 (3.00%) SAP ERP
5 38 (2.32%) Oracle Receivables
6 35 (2.14%) Oracle EBS
7 31 (1.90%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 23 (1.41%) Dynamics CRM
9 20 (1.22%) Oracle Financials
10 19 (1.16%) Oracle General Ledger
11 14 (0.86%) Oracle Assets
11 14 (0.86%) Unit4 Business World
12 12 (0.73%) Oracle EBS R12
13 11 (0.67%) SAP MDG
14 10 (0.61%) Oracle 11i
15 9 (0.55%) Sage X3
15 9 (0.55%) Workday HCM
16 8 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
16 8 (0.49%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 202 (12.35%) Azure
2 175 (10.70%) Power Platform
3 150 (9.17%) Dynamics 365
4 104 (6.36%) SaaS
5 102 (6.24%) OCI
6 59 (3.61%) AWS
7 45 (2.75%) Azure DevOps
8 33 (2.02%) PaaS
9 28 (1.71%) Power Automate
9 28 (1.71%) PowerApps
10 27 (1.65%) SuccessFactors
11 23 (1.41%) Boomi
11 23 (1.41%) GCP
12 22 (1.35%) GitHub
12 22 (1.35%) Microsoft 365
13 19 (1.16%) Azure Logic Apps
14 15 (0.92%) Azure Data Factory
15 14 (0.86%) iPaaS
15 14 (0.86%) Microsoft Copilot
15 14 (0.86%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.43%) Network Security
2 4 (0.24%) FTP
3 3 (0.18%) Firewall
4 2 (0.12%) 5G
4 2 (0.12%) HTTP
4 2 (0.12%) Intranet
4 2 (0.12%) LAN
4 2 (0.12%) RFID
4 2 (0.12%) SSL
4 2 (0.12%) WAN
5 1 (0.061%) DHCP
5 1 (0.061%) DMZ
5 1 (0.061%) DNS
5 1 (0.061%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.061%) Modbus
5 1 (0.061%) SMS
5 1 (0.061%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.061%) VoIP
5 1 (0.061%) VPN
5 1 (0.061%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 133 (8.13%) Power BI
2 63 (3.85%) Data Warehouse
3 44 (2.69%) Oracle Reports
4 26 (1.59%) Oracle ODI
5 25 (1.53%) Data Lake
5 25 (1.53%) SQL Server
6 22 (1.35%) Tableau
7 20 (1.22%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 17 (1.04%) Metadata
9 15 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 13 (0.80%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 12 (0.73%) BusinessObjects
12 7 (0.43%) Star Schema
13 6 (0.37%) BigQuery
13 6 (0.37%) Power Query
13 6 (0.37%) SAP Data Services
13 6 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 5 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
14 5 (0.31%) MongoDB
14 5 (0.31%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 60 (3.67%) JIRA
2 24 (1.47%) Git
3 16 (0.98%) Hudson
4 11 (0.67%) Visual Studio
5 8 (0.49%) Postman
6 5 (0.31%) CircleCI
6 5 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
7 4 (0.24%) SoapUI
8 3 (0.18%) LSMW
8 3 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (0.18%) Selenium
8 3 (0.18%) Zephyr
9 2 (0.12%) GitLab
9 2 (0.12%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.12%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.061%) ERwin
10 1 (0.061%) JDeveloper
10 1 (0.061%) PowerDesigner
10 1 (0.061%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 840 (51.38%) Finance
2 388 (23.73%) Social Skills
3 219 (13.39%) Analytical Skills
4 166 (10.15%) Manufacturing
5 138 (8.44%) Public Sector
6 99 (6.06%) Retail
7 55 (3.36%) Influencing Skills
8 54 (3.30%) Local Government
9 52 (3.18%) General Ledger
10 51 (3.12%) Documentation Skills
11 46 (2.81%) Law
12 43 (2.63%) Billing
13 41 (2.51%) Legal
14 36 (2.20%) Banking
15 32 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 32 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
16 25 (1.53%) Presentation Skills
17 24 (1.47%) Pharmaceutical
18 17 (1.04%) Aerospace
19 16 (0.98%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 307 (18.78%) Lead
2 268 (16.39%) Architect
3 209 (12.78%) Analyst
4 188 (11.50%) Consultant
5 145 (8.87%) Senior
6 136 (8.32%) Project Manager
7 132 (8.07%) Solutions Architect
8 90 (5.50%) Business Analyst
8 90 (5.50%) Developer
9 63 (3.85%) ERP Manager
10 53 (3.24%) Accountant
11 45 (2.75%) Financial Analyst
12 43 (2.63%) Implementation Consultant
12 43 (2.63%) Senior Manager
13 41 (2.51%) Data Analyst
13 41 (2.51%) Lead Architect
14 39 (2.39%) Finance Manager
15 38 (2.32%) ERP Project Manager
15 38 (2.32%) Systems Accountant
16 37 (2.26%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 166 (10.15%) Oracle Fusion
2 89 (5.44%) REST
3 78 (4.77%) Middleware
4 47 (2.87%) SOAP
5 36 (2.20%) JSON
6 27 (1.65%) XML
7 26 (1.59%) Web Services
8 22 (1.35%) .NET
9 15 (0.92%) Lightning Web Components
9 15 (0.92%) OAuth
10 14 (0.86%) EDI
11 13 (0.80%) Node.js
12 12 (0.73%) HTML
13 11 (0.67%) CSS
14 10 (0.61%) SAP Fiori
14 10 (0.61%) XSLT
15 9 (0.55%) Ajax
15 9 (0.55%) JWT
15 9 (0.55%) PySpark
15 9 (0.55%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 82 (5.02%) Legacy Systems
2 66 (4.04%) Data Structures
3 48 (2.94%) Management Information System
4 44 (2.69%) Product Ownership
5 36 (2.20%) Onboarding
6 32 (1.96%) Public Cloud
7 31 (1.90%) FMCG
8 25 (1.53%) Cloud Native
9 22 (1.35%) Enterprise Software
10 18 (1.10%) Distributed Systems
11 16 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
12 15 (0.92%) Greenfield Project
13 14 (0.86%) Data Protection Act
14 13 (0.80%) AI Agents
15 12 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
15 12 (0.73%) IoT
15 12 (0.73%) Life Science
15 12 (0.73%) Taxonomies
15 12 (0.73%) Virtual Team
16 11 (0.67%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 18 (1.10%) Windows
2 4 (0.24%) Linux
3 3 (0.18%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.12%) Android
4 2 (0.12%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.12%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.061%) AIX
5 1 (0.061%) OpenVMS
5 1 (0.061%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.061%) Unix
5 1 (0.061%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 457 (27.95%) Migration
2 400 (24.46%) Stakeholder Management
3 325 (19.88%) Data Migration
4 283 (17.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 244 (14.92%) User Acceptance Testing
6 215 (13.15%) Continuous Improvement
7 214 (13.09%) Agile
8 209 (12.78%) Problem-Solving
9 184 (11.25%) Change Management
9 184 (11.25%) Validation
10 181 (11.07%) Business Intelligence
11 156 (9.54%) Data Modelling
12 149 (9.11%) Analytics
13 148 (9.05%) CRM
14 147 (8.99%) Project Management
15 141 (8.62%) Roadmaps
16 119 (7.28%) Process Improvement
17 116 (7.09%) Project Delivery
18 112 (6.85%) Procure-to-Pay
18 112 (6.85%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 157 (9.60%) SQL
2 59 (3.61%) Python
3 31 (1.90%) JavaScript
4 30 (1.83%) PL/SQL
5 25 (1.53%) Java
6 23 (1.41%) C#
7 17 (1.04%) X++
8 16 (0.98%) Apex Code
9 15 (0.92%) Ruby
10 14 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 12 (0.73%) ABAP
12 9 (0.55%) TypeScript
13 7 (0.43%) T-SQL
14 5 (0.31%) Groovy
14 5 (0.31%) VBA
15 4 (0.24%) PowerShell
16 3 (0.18%) Korn
16 3 (0.18%) SOQL
16 3 (0.18%) SOSL
17 2 (0.12%) C++
Qualifications
1 174 (10.64%) Security Cleared
2 123 (7.52%) SC Cleared
3 96 (5.87%) Degree
4 65 (3.98%) CIMA
5 64 (3.91%) ACCA
6 36 (2.20%) DV Cleared
7 34 (2.08%) PMP
8 28 (1.71%) PMI Certification
9 13 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
10 12 (0.73%) Master's Degree
11 10 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
12 8 (0.49%) SAP Certification
13 7 (0.43%) Azure Certification
13 7 (0.43%) TOGAF Certification
14 6 (0.37%) Microsoft Certification
15 5 (0.31%) ISTQB
16 4 (0.24%) CISM
16 4 (0.24%) CISSP
16 4 (0.24%) Oracle Certification
16 4 (0.24%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 137 (8.38%) Data Quality
2 71 (4.34%) GDPR
3 51 (3.12%) PMO
4 46 (2.81%) QA
5 27 (1.65%) IFRS
6 19 (1.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 18 (1.10%) GAAP
8 13 (0.80%) SLA
9 12 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 9 (0.55%) NCSC
11 8 (0.49%) Accessibility
12 7 (0.43%) GMP
12 7 (0.43%) GRC
13 6 (0.37%) PCI DSS
14 4 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 3 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
15 3 (0.18%) P3O
15 3 (0.18%) Solvency II
16 2 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 2 (0.12%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 9 (0.55%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.49%) Docker
3 1 (0.061%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.061%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (0.80%) Terraform
2 10 (0.61%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.37%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.31%) Grafana
4 5 (0.31%) Kibana
4 5 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.24%) HP ALM
6 3 (0.18%) MOM
7 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.12%) SCCM
8 1 (0.061%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.061%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.061%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 488 (29.85%) SAP
2 448 (27.40%) Oracle
3 281 (17.19%) Microsoft
4 72 (4.40%) Workday
5 70 (4.28%) Salesforce
6 69 (4.22%) IFS
7 50 (3.06%) ServiceNow
8 46 (2.81%) Siemens
9 37 (2.26%) Sage
10 36 (2.20%) Databricks
11 28 (1.71%) MuleSoft
12 25 (1.53%) Ariba
13 16 (0.98%) Infor
14 15 (0.92%) Concur
15 14 (0.86%) JD Edwards
16 13 (0.80%) Google
17 12 (0.73%) Epicor
18 10 (0.61%) Informatica
18 10 (0.61%) SYSPRO
19 8 (0.49%) Baan