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

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 78 90
Rank change year-on-year +9 +12 +21
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,582 898 827
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.43% 3.24% 2.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.06% 3.56% 2.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 909 557 458
10th Percentile £370 £350 £363
25th Percentile £463 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -6.67%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £638
90th Percentile £750 £725 £744
UK median daily rate £550 £538 £536
% change year-on-year +2.33% +0.23% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 38 33
10th Percentile £14.00 £6.00 £18.30
25th Percentile £17.12 £7.75 £28.00
Median hourly rate £23.18 £16.29 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year +42.30% -53.93% -45.02%
75th Percentile £35.00 £27.44 £65.00
90th Percentile £57.50 £76.38 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £23.18 £17.35 £47.50
% change year-on-year +33.64% -63.48% -25.20%

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 39,007 25,232 28,124
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.55% 90.97% 86.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,733 16,031 17,231
10th Percentile £325 £295 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,853 1,544 1,222
10th Percentile £13.90 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.60 £17.85 £20.26
Median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +63.02% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £67.50 £47.00 £67.02
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £39.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +55.07% -40.82% -1.16%

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 28 September 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 28 September 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 28 September 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 -2 636 £600 +5.49% 811
North of England +55 273 £525 +2.44% 303
South East -7 242 £500 -2.91% 353
Midlands +26 223 £525 -4.55% 282
North West +15 150 £525 +2.44% 144
West Midlands +18 130 £525 - 164
Yorkshire +40 104 £463 -11.90% 115
East of England -7 87 £507 -11.05% 114
East Midlands +16 84 £525 -12.50% 116
South West -39 76 £563 -6.25% 101
North East -22 19 £513 +13.89% 49
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 36 (2.28%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.07%) Confluence
3 16 (1.01%) Oracle Workflow
4 6 (0.38%) CMS
5 5 (0.32%) NetWeaver
5 5 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.32%) SAS
6 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.19%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.13%) Anypoint
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle Coherence
7 2 (0.13%) SAP EP
7 2 (0.13%) WebLogic Portal
8 1 (0.063%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.063%) EPiServer
8 1 (0.063%) FactoryTalk
8 1 (0.063%) Mendix
8 1 (0.063%) Oracle Service Bus
8 1 (0.063%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.063%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 96 (6.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (2.40%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.07%) 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
Business Applications
1 209 (13.21%) SAP S/4HANA
2 129 (8.15%) Oracle ERP
3 59 (3.73%) Oracle Payables
4 56 (3.54%) NetSuite
5 51 (3.22%) SAP ERP
6 44 (2.78%) Oracle Receivables
7 31 (1.96%) Dynamics CRM
8 30 (1.90%) Oracle EBS
9 26 (1.64%) Oracle General Ledger
9 26 (1.64%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 20 (1.26%) Oracle Financials
11 15 (0.95%) Dynamics NAV
11 15 (0.95%) Oracle Assets
11 15 (0.95%) SAP MDG
12 14 (0.88%) Teamcenter
12 14 (0.88%) Workday HCM
13 13 (0.82%) Unit4 Business World
14 11 (0.70%) SAP MM
15 10 (0.63%) Dynamics AX
16 8 (0.51%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 164 (10.37%) Azure
2 152 (9.61%) Power Platform
3 136 (8.60%) Dynamics 365
4 107 (6.76%) SaaS
5 92 (5.82%) OCI
6 59 (3.73%) AWS
7 51 (3.22%) Azure DevOps
8 35 (2.21%) Power Automate
9 34 (2.15%) Microsoft 365
10 33 (2.09%) GCP
11 25 (1.58%) PowerApps
12 23 (1.45%) SuccessFactors
13 21 (1.33%) Microsoft Copilot
13 21 (1.33%) PaaS
14 18 (1.14%) GitHub
15 16 (1.01%) Boomi
15 16 (1.01%) Entra ID
16 14 (0.88%) Azure Data Factory
17 13 (0.82%) Salesforce Service Cloud
17 13 (0.82%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.44%) Network Security
2 5 (0.32%) HTTP
3 4 (0.25%) FTP
3 4 (0.25%) SSL
4 3 (0.19%) Firewall
5 2 (0.13%) DMZ
5 2 (0.13%) MQTT
5 2 (0.13%) SMS
6 1 (0.063%) 5G
6 1 (0.063%) DNS
6 1 (0.063%) Intranet
6 1 (0.063%) LAN
6 1 (0.063%) RFID
6 1 (0.063%) SMTP
6 1 (0.063%) VPN
6 1 (0.063%) WAN
6 1 (0.063%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 107 (6.76%) Power BI
2 58 (3.67%) Data Warehouse
3 25 (1.58%) Oracle Reports
4 23 (1.45%) Data Lake
5 22 (1.39%) SQL Server
6 21 (1.33%) Tableau
7 20 (1.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 16 (1.01%) Metadata
9 13 (0.82%) BusinessObjects
10 11 (0.70%) Oracle ODI
11 9 (0.57%) SAP HANA
12 8 (0.51%) Power Query
12 8 (0.51%) Relational Database
13 7 (0.44%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
14 6 (0.38%) GIS
14 6 (0.38%) Star Schema
15 5 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
15 5 (0.32%) BigQuery
15 5 (0.32%) Oracle Database
15 5 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 86 (5.44%) JIRA
2 19 (1.20%) Git
3 12 (0.76%) Visual Studio
4 7 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
4 7 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
5 6 (0.38%) Hudson
5 6 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
6 4 (0.25%) CircleCI
6 4 (0.25%) Postman
7 3 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.13%) Flyway
8 2 (0.13%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.13%) LSMW
9 1 (0.063%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.063%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.063%) eggPlant
9 1 (0.063%) GitLab
9 1 (0.063%) Selenium
9 1 (0.063%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.063%) Zephyr
General
1 806 (50.95%) Finance
2 457 (28.89%) Social Skills
3 223 (14.10%) Analytical Skills
4 208 (13.15%) Manufacturing
5 140 (8.85%) Public Sector
6 99 (6.26%) Retail
7 67 (4.24%) General Ledger
8 66 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
9 61 (3.86%) Billing
10 55 (3.48%) Organisational Skills
11 43 (2.72%) Banking
12 41 (2.59%) Documentation Skills
13 32 (2.02%) Local Government
14 31 (1.96%) Legal
15 29 (1.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 28 (1.77%) Presentation Skills
17 21 (1.33%) Aerospace
17 21 (1.33%) Marketing
18 20 (1.26%) Military
19 19 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 269 (17.00%) Lead
2 232 (14.66%) Architect
3 216 (13.65%) Analyst
4 151 (9.54%) Consultant
5 123 (7.77%) Senior
6 115 (7.27%) Solutions Architect
7 110 (6.95%) Project Manager
8 100 (6.32%) Business Analyst
9 78 (4.93%) Developer
10 56 (3.54%) Administrator
11 55 (3.48%) Oracle Consultant
12 54 (3.41%) ERP Manager
13 49 (3.10%) Accountant
14 48 (3.03%) Functional Consultant
15 45 (2.84%) Data Analyst
16 39 (2.47%) Financial Analyst
17 36 (2.28%) Finance Manager
18 34 (2.15%) Programme Manager
19 32 (2.02%) ERP Consultant
19 32 (2.02%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 175 (11.06%) Oracle Fusion
2 92 (5.82%) REST
3 79 (4.99%) Middleware
4 61 (3.86%) SOAP
5 33 (2.09%) XML
6 31 (1.96%) JSON
7 26 (1.64%) Web Services
8 22 (1.39%) .NET
9 18 (1.14%) OAuth
10 16 (1.01%) OAuth2
10 16 (1.01%) SAP Fiori
11 14 (0.88%) EDI
11 14 (0.88%) Terraform
12 11 (0.70%) CSS
12 11 (0.70%) HTML
12 11 (0.70%) Lightning Web Components
12 11 (0.70%) RESTful
13 10 (0.63%) XSLT
14 9 (0.57%) Ajax
14 9 (0.57%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 73 (4.61%) Legacy Systems
2 55 (3.48%) Data Structures
3 52 (3.29%) Management Information System
4 51 (3.22%) Product Ownership
5 50 (3.16%) Onboarding
6 47 (2.97%) Enterprise Software
7 32 (2.02%) FMCG
8 25 (1.58%) Public Cloud
9 20 (1.26%) Cloud Native
9 20 (1.26%) Life Science
10 17 (1.07%) Self-Motivation
11 16 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
12 15 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
12 15 (0.95%) Low-Code
13 13 (0.82%) Operational Technology
14 12 (0.76%) CMDB
15 11 (0.70%) Distributed Systems
15 11 (0.70%) Hybrid Cloud
16 10 (0.63%) AI Agents
16 10 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.20%) Windows
2 9 (0.57%) Linux
3 4 (0.25%) Unix
4 3 (0.19%) Android
4 3 (0.19%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.19%) 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
1 482 (30.47%) Stakeholder Management
2 397 (25.09%) Migration
3 291 (18.39%) Data Migration
4 242 (15.30%) Problem-Solving
5 240 (15.17%) Agile
6 227 (14.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 213 (13.46%) User Acceptance Testing
8 205 (12.96%) Continuous Improvement
9 174 (11.00%) Validation
10 170 (10.75%) Process Improvement
11 166 (10.49%) CRM
12 164 (10.37%) Change Management
13 160 (10.11%) Roadmaps
14 154 (9.73%) Analytics
15 148 (9.36%) Business Intelligence
16 134 (8.47%) Data Modelling
17 124 (7.84%) Project Delivery
18 118 (7.46%) Workshop Facilitation
19 111 (7.02%) Decision-Making
20 109 (6.89%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 154 (9.73%) SQL
2 51 (3.22%) Python
3 31 (1.96%) JavaScript
4 23 (1.45%) Java
5 21 (1.33%) C#
5 21 (1.33%) PL/SQL
6 18 (1.14%) X++
7 16 (1.01%) ABAP
8 12 (0.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 11 (0.70%) Apex Code
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%) PHP
14 3 (0.19%) C++
14 3 (0.19%) Rust
15 2 (0.13%) DataWeave
15 2 (0.13%) SOQL
15 2 (0.13%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 227 (14.35%) Security Cleared
2 170 (10.75%) SC Cleared
3 107 (6.76%) Degree
4 69 (4.36%) ACCA
5 64 (4.05%) CIMA
6 52 (3.29%) DV Cleared
7 40 (2.53%) PMP
8 38 (2.40%) PMI Certification
9 18 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
10 15 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (0.63%) TOGAF Certification
12 9 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (0.51%) ITIL Certification
13 8 (0.51%) Master's Degree
14 7 (0.44%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.44%) CISM
14 7 (0.44%) CISSP
14 7 (0.44%) DBS Check
15 6 (0.38%) APMG
16 5 (0.32%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 158 (9.99%) Data Quality
2 53 (3.35%) GDPR
3 44 (2.78%) QA
4 43 (2.72%) PMO
5 23 (1.45%) IFRS
6 19 (1.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (1.07%) GRC
7 17 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 16 (1.01%) GAAP
9 10 (0.63%) SLA
10 8 (0.51%) NCSC
11 7 (0.44%) GMP
12 6 (0.38%) Accessibility
13 5 (0.32%) P3O
14 4 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
14 4 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 4 (0.25%) PCI DSS
15 3 (0.19%) COSHH
15 3 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 19770
15 3 (0.19%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (0.82%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.51%) 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 9 (0.57%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.32%) Grafana
3 5 (0.32%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.25%) Kibana
5 3 (0.19%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
5 3 (0.19%) SCCM
6 2 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.063%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.063%) MOM
Vendors
1 514 (32.49%) SAP
2 434 (27.43%) Oracle
3 293 (18.52%) Microsoft
4 79 (4.99%) Salesforce
5 73 (4.61%) Workday
6 66 (4.17%) ServiceNow
7 45 (2.84%) IFS
8 30 (1.90%) Sage
9 26 (1.64%) Ariba
10 24 (1.52%) JD Edwards
11 21 (1.33%) Databricks
12 19 (1.20%) Google
12 19 (1.20%) Infor
13 18 (1.14%) Siemens
14 16 (1.01%) SYSPRO
15 14 (0.88%) Concur
15 14 (0.88%) IBM
15 14 (0.88%) MuleSoft
16 13 (0.82%) PTC
17 11 (0.70%) UiPath