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

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 90 95
Rank change year-on-year +24 +5 +17
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,648 768 789
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.62% 2.78% 2.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.25% 3.06% 2.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 977 468 471
10th Percentile £375 £325 £363
25th Percentile £463 £450 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £546 £530
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +3.07% -3.64%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £638
90th Percentile £750 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £538 £530
% change year-on-year +2.33% +1.42% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 44 35
10th Percentile £15.47 £6.00 £22.40
25th Percentile £19.82 £14.72 £28.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £17.43 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +100.86% -63.32% -27.06%
75th Percentile £58.75 £71.88 £69.44
90th Percentile £60.75 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £25.61 £52.50
% change year-on-year +36.69% -51.23% -19.11%

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 38,782 25,081 28,761
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.18% 90.77% 85.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,156 16,055 18,761
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £760
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,506 1,391 1,691
10th Percentile £14.94 £14.20 £14.05
25th Percentile £20.31 £17.87 £18.21
Median hourly rate £44.23 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +75.86% -40.82% -
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.88 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.50 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.33
% change year-on-year +74.79% -37.63% -5.12%

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 6 August 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 6 August 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 6 August 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 +24 687 £600 +9.09% 455
South East +7 270 £525 +1.94% 216
North of England +61 258 £500 +1.01% 174
Midlands +30 205 £525 -4.55% 196
North West +35 149 £525 +5.53% 78
West Midlands +11 119 £540 +2.86% 115
South West -4 106 £538 -14.14% 69
East of England +12 90 £575 - 67
Yorkshire +22 88 £475 +18.01% 76
East Midlands +31 78 £525 -12.50% 81
North East -24 21 £500 -6.98% 22
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 30 (1.82%) SharePoint
2 16 (0.97%) Confluence
3 15 (0.91%) Oracle Workflow
4 5 (0.30%) SAS
5 4 (0.24%) Anypoint
5 4 (0.24%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.18%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.18%) NetWeaver
6 3 (0.18%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.12%) Apache
7 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.12%) CMS
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle Coherence
7 2 (0.12%) SAP EP
7 2 (0.12%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.061%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.061%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.061%) FactoryTalk
8 1 (0.061%) Hyperledger
8 1 (0.061%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 81 (4.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (1.15%) MS Visio
4 18 (1.09%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 6 (0.36%) Oracle Smart View
8 2 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.12%) Windchill
9 1 (0.061%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 211 (12.80%) SAP S/4HANA
2 144 (8.74%) Oracle ERP
3 57 (3.46%) NetSuite
4 54 (3.28%) SAP ERP
5 52 (3.16%) Oracle Payables
6 40 (2.43%) Oracle Receivables
7 37 (2.25%) Oracle EBS
8 28 (1.70%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 23 (1.40%) Dynamics CRM
9 23 (1.40%) Oracle Financials
9 23 (1.40%) Oracle General Ledger
10 15 (0.91%) Unit4 Business World
11 14 (0.85%) Oracle Assets
12 12 (0.73%) Oracle EBS R12
13 11 (0.67%) SAP MDG
13 11 (0.67%) Workday HCM
14 10 (0.61%) Oracle 11i
15 8 (0.49%) iTrent
15 8 (0.49%) Sage X3
15 8 (0.49%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 179 (10.86%) Azure
2 171 (10.38%) Power Platform
3 157 (9.53%) Dynamics 365
4 116 (7.04%) OCI
5 105 (6.37%) SaaS
6 61 (3.70%) AWS
7 44 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
8 33 (2.00%) PaaS
9 27 (1.64%) Power Automate
10 26 (1.58%) GCP
10 26 (1.58%) PowerApps
10 26 (1.58%) SuccessFactors
11 24 (1.46%) Microsoft 365
12 23 (1.40%) Boomi
13 22 (1.33%) GitHub
14 15 (0.91%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 14 (0.85%) Azure Logic Apps
15 14 (0.85%) iPaaS
15 14 (0.85%) Microsoft Copilot
15 14 (0.85%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.42%) Network Security
2 4 (0.24%) Firewall
2 4 (0.24%) FTP
2 4 (0.24%) SSL
3 2 (0.12%) 5G
3 2 (0.12%) HTTP
3 2 (0.12%) Intranet
3 2 (0.12%) LAN
3 2 (0.12%) RFID
3 2 (0.12%) WAN
4 1 (0.061%) DHCP
4 1 (0.061%) DMZ
4 1 (0.061%) DNS
4 1 (0.061%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.061%) Modbus
4 1 (0.061%) MQTT
4 1 (0.061%) SMS
4 1 (0.061%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.061%) VPN
4 1 (0.061%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 130 (7.89%) Power BI
2 65 (3.94%) Data Warehouse
3 47 (2.85%) Oracle Reports
4 28 (1.70%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 26 (1.58%) Oracle ODI
6 25 (1.52%) SQL Server
7 24 (1.46%) Data Lake
8 23 (1.40%) Tableau
9 17 (1.03%) Metadata
10 13 (0.79%) BusinessObjects
10 13 (0.79%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 13 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 7 (0.42%) Star Schema
12 6 (0.36%) BigQuery
12 6 (0.36%) Power Query
12 6 (0.36%) SAP Data Services
12 6 (0.36%) SAP HANA
13 5 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
13 5 (0.30%) Oracle Database
13 5 (0.30%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 66 (4.00%) JIRA
2 22 (1.33%) Git
3 16 (0.97%) Hudson
4 12 (0.73%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
6 5 (0.30%) Postman
7 4 (0.24%) CircleCI
7 4 (0.24%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.18%) LSMW
8 3 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (0.18%) Selenium
8 3 (0.18%) SoapUI
8 3 (0.18%) Zephyr
9 2 (0.12%) GitLab
9 2 (0.12%) Jenkins
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
1 859 (52.12%) Finance
2 404 (24.51%) Social Skills
3 220 (13.35%) Analytical Skills
4 170 (10.32%) Manufacturing
5 149 (9.04%) Public Sector
6 105 (6.37%) Retail
7 59 (3.58%) Influencing Skills
8 55 (3.34%) General Ledger
9 54 (3.28%) Documentation Skills
10 46 (2.79%) Law
11 45 (2.73%) Local Government
12 41 (2.49%) Billing
13 40 (2.43%) Banking
14 37 (2.25%) Organisational Skills
15 36 (2.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 36 (2.18%) Legal
16 29 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
17 24 (1.46%) Pharmaceutical
18 21 (1.27%) Aerospace
19 18 (1.09%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 317 (19.24%) Lead
2 271 (16.44%) Architect
3 214 (12.99%) Analyst
4 182 (11.04%) Consultant
5 135 (8.19%) Project Manager
5 135 (8.19%) Senior
6 134 (8.13%) Solutions Architect
7 93 (5.64%) Developer
8 91 (5.52%) Business Analyst
9 62 (3.76%) ERP Manager
10 51 (3.09%) Accountant
11 50 (3.03%) Oracle Consultant
12 45 (2.73%) Financial Analyst
13 42 (2.55%) Data Analyst
14 41 (2.49%) Lead Architect
15 38 (2.31%) ERP Project Manager
15 38 (2.31%) Finance Manager
16 36 (2.18%) Senior Manager
17 35 (2.12%) ERP Architect
17 35 (2.12%) Systems Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 194 (11.77%) Oracle Fusion
2 91 (5.52%) REST
3 76 (4.61%) Middleware
4 52 (3.16%) SOAP
5 32 (1.94%) JSON
6 27 (1.64%) XML
7 23 (1.40%) .NET
7 23 (1.40%) Web Services
8 15 (0.91%) Lightning Web Components
8 15 (0.91%) OAuth
9 14 (0.85%) EDI
10 12 (0.73%) HTML
11 11 (0.67%) CSS
12 10 (0.61%) OAuth2
12 10 (0.61%) RESTful
12 10 (0.61%) XSLT
13 9 (0.55%) Ajax
13 9 (0.55%) Node.js
13 9 (0.55%) PySpark
13 9 (0.55%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 87 (5.28%) Legacy Systems
2 71 (4.31%) Data Structures
3 49 (2.97%) Management Information System
4 43 (2.61%) Product Ownership
5 40 (2.43%) Onboarding
6 31 (1.88%) FMCG
6 31 (1.88%) Public Cloud
7 29 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
8 26 (1.58%) Cloud Native
9 20 (1.21%) Distributed Systems
10 16 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
10 16 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
11 15 (0.91%) Greenfield Project
12 13 (0.79%) Analytical Mindset
12 13 (0.79%) Life Science
12 13 (0.79%) Operational Technology
13 12 (0.73%) AI Agents
13 12 (0.73%) IoT
14 10 (0.61%) Low-Code
14 10 (0.61%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.15%) Windows
2 6 (0.36%) 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
1 461 (27.97%) Migration
2 417 (25.30%) Stakeholder Management
3 337 (20.45%) Data Migration
4 276 (16.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 248 (15.05%) User Acceptance Testing
6 225 (13.65%) Agile
7 220 (13.35%) Continuous Improvement
8 213 (12.92%) Problem-Solving
9 185 (11.23%) Business Intelligence
9 185 (11.23%) Change Management
10 176 (10.68%) Validation
11 166 (10.07%) Analytics
12 163 (9.89%) Data Modelling
13 147 (8.92%) CRM
14 144 (8.74%) Roadmaps
15 141 (8.56%) Project Management
16 137 (8.31%) Process Improvement
17 122 (7.40%) Project Delivery
18 119 (7.22%) Translating Business Requirements
19 107 (6.49%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 151 (9.16%) SQL
2 54 (3.28%) Python
3 30 (1.82%) PL/SQL
4 29 (1.76%) JavaScript
5 25 (1.52%) Java
6 20 (1.21%) C#
7 18 (1.09%) X++
8 16 (0.97%) Apex Code
9 15 (0.91%) Ruby
10 14 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 12 (0.73%) ABAP
12 8 (0.49%) TypeScript
13 7 (0.42%) Groovy
14 6 (0.36%) T-SQL
15 5 (0.30%) VBA
16 4 (0.24%) C++
16 4 (0.24%) PowerShell
16 4 (0.24%) SOQL
16 4 (0.24%) SOSL
17 3 (0.18%) Rust
Qualifications
1 195 (11.83%) Security Cleared
2 134 (8.13%) SC Cleared
3 102 (6.19%) Degree
4 68 (4.13%) ACCA
5 67 (4.07%) CIMA
6 51 (3.09%) DV Cleared
7 35 (2.12%) PMP
8 30 (1.82%) PMI Certification
9 13 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
10 10 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (0.61%) Master's Degree
10 10 (0.61%) TOGAF Certification
11 8 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (0.30%) ISTQB
12 5 (0.30%) Oracle Certification
12 5 (0.30%) SAP Certification
13 4 (0.24%) CISM
13 4 (0.24%) CISSP
13 4 (0.24%) DBS Check
13 4 (0.24%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 144 (8.74%) Data Quality
2 72 (4.37%) GDPR
3 46 (2.79%) PMO
4 43 (2.61%) QA
5 26 (1.58%) IFRS
6 21 (1.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 18 (1.09%) GAAP
8 12 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 12 (0.73%) SLA
9 8 (0.49%) GMP
9 8 (0.49%) GRC
9 8 (0.49%) NCSC
10 6 (0.36%) Accessibility
10 6 (0.36%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.24%) P3O
12 3 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 3 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.18%) Solvency II
13 2 (0.12%) COSHH
System Software
1 9 (0.55%) Active Directory
1 9 (0.55%) Docker
2 1 (0.061%) Firmware
2 1 (0.061%) Oracle RAC
2 1 (0.061%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (0.85%) Terraform
2 10 (0.61%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.30%) Grafana
3 5 (0.30%) Prometheus
3 5 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.24%) HP ALM
4 4 (0.24%) Kibana
5 3 (0.18%) MOM
6 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.12%) SCCM
7 1 (0.061%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.061%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.061%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 482 (29.25%) SAP
2 475 (28.82%) Oracle
3 285 (17.29%) Microsoft
4 73 (4.43%) Workday
5 72 (4.37%) Salesforce
6 67 (4.07%) IFS
7 58 (3.52%) ServiceNow
8 36 (2.18%) Databricks
9 35 (2.12%) Sage
10 31 (1.88%) Siemens
11 30 (1.82%) MuleSoft
12 22 (1.33%) Ariba
13 16 (0.97%) Infor
14 15 (0.91%) Concur
15 14 (0.85%) JD Edwards
16 13 (0.79%) Google
16 13 (0.79%) SYSPRO
17 12 (0.73%) Epicor
18 9 (0.55%) Informatica
19 8 (0.49%) Baan