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

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 91 98
Rank change year-on-year +25 +7 +13
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,644 755 830
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.65% 2.75% 2.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.27% 3.04% 2.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 966 470 505
10th Percentile £363 £325 £363
25th Percentile £463 £440 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% - -2.27%
75th Percentile £645 £638 £630
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £538 £528 £540
% change year-on-year +1.90% -2.31% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 116 43 41
10th Percentile £17.75 £6.00 £17.00
25th Percentile £27.23 £14.75 £28.00
Median hourly rate £54.00 £22.90 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +135.81% -42.75% -38.58%
75th Percentile £58.75 £72.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £60.75 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £26.86 £45.00
% change year-on-year +104.80% -40.32% -30.66%

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 38,476 24,845 30,896
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.41% 90.65% 85.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,188 15,947 20,132
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £420 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £735 £745 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,382 1,317 2,080
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.26 £13.18
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.88 £16.84
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.50
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.68% -9.41%
75th Percentile £68.75 £53.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £83.00 £71.47 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -9.24%

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 19 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 19 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 19 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 +21 691 £575 +4.55% 188
South East +5 257 £525 +1.94% 107
North of England +52 241 £500 +5.26% 124
Midlands +43 200 £525 - 133
North West +34 143 £525 +9.09% 63
South West +10 124 £525 - 41
West Midlands +11 122 £540 +2.86% 70
East of England +25 98 £575 - 39
Yorkshire +9 78 £458 +12.96% 47
East Midlands +22 72 £525 - 63
North East -21 20 £500 -6.98% 17
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 (1.70%) SharePoint
2 16 (0.97%) Confluence
2 16 (0.97%) Oracle Workflow
3 5 (0.30%) SAS
4 4 (0.24%) NetWeaver
4 4 (0.24%) WebLogic
5 3 (0.18%) Apache
5 3 (0.18%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 3 (0.18%) SAP EP
6 2 (0.12%) Anypoint
6 2 (0.12%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.12%) CMS
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle Coherence
6 2 (0.12%) ThingWorx
7 1 (0.061%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.061%) Ethereum
7 1 (0.061%) FactoryTalk
7 1 (0.061%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.061%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 70 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.22%) MS Visio
4 19 (1.16%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
6 10 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 6 (0.36%) 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
1 219 (13.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 140 (8.52%) Oracle ERP
3 54 (3.28%) NetSuite
4 52 (3.16%) SAP ERP
5 46 (2.80%) Oracle Payables
6 36 (2.19%) Oracle Receivables
7 35 (2.13%) Oracle EBS
8 31 (1.89%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 25 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
10 20 (1.22%) Oracle Financials
11 19 (1.16%) Oracle General Ledger
12 13 (0.79%) Oracle Assets
12 13 (0.79%) Unit4 Business World
13 12 (0.73%) Oracle EBS R12
13 12 (0.73%) SAP MDG
14 10 (0.61%) Oracle 11i
15 9 (0.55%) Sage X3
16 8 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
16 8 (0.49%) iTrent
16 8 (0.49%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 208 (12.65%) Azure
2 177 (10.77%) Power Platform
3 149 (9.06%) Dynamics 365
4 103 (6.27%) SaaS
5 100 (6.08%) OCI
6 59 (3.59%) AWS
7 45 (2.74%) Azure DevOps
8 33 (2.01%) PaaS
9 28 (1.70%) Power Automate
9 28 (1.70%) PowerApps
10 25 (1.52%) SuccessFactors
11 24 (1.46%) GCP
11 24 (1.46%) Microsoft 365
12 22 (1.34%) Boomi
12 22 (1.34%) GitHub
13 19 (1.16%) Azure Logic Apps
14 16 (0.97%) Microsoft Copilot
15 15 (0.91%) Azure Data Factory
16 14 (0.85%) iPaaS
17 13 (0.79%) Serverless
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
1 135 (8.21%) Power BI
2 62 (3.77%) Data Warehouse
3 45 (2.74%) Oracle Reports
4 26 (1.58%) Oracle ODI
5 25 (1.52%) Data Lake
6 24 (1.46%) SQL Server
7 20 (1.22%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 20 (1.22%) Tableau
8 17 (1.03%) Metadata
9 15 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 12 (0.73%) BusinessObjects
10 12 (0.73%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 7 (0.43%) Star Schema
12 6 (0.36%) BigQuery
12 6 (0.36%) Power Query
12 6 (0.36%) SAP Data Services
12 6 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 5 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
13 5 (0.30%) GIS
13 5 (0.30%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 63 (3.83%) JIRA
2 24 (1.46%) Git
3 16 (0.97%) Hudson
4 10 (0.61%) Visual Studio
5 8 (0.49%) Postman
6 5 (0.30%) CircleCI
7 4 (0.24%) SoapUI
7 4 (0.24%) Team Foundation Server
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
1 846 (51.46%) Finance
2 397 (24.15%) Social Skills
3 220 (13.38%) Analytical Skills
4 165 (10.04%) Manufacturing
5 138 (8.39%) Public Sector
6 98 (5.96%) Retail
7 55 (3.35%) Local Government
8 53 (3.22%) Influencing Skills
9 51 (3.10%) General Ledger
10 50 (3.04%) Documentation Skills
11 46 (2.80%) Law
12 44 (2.68%) Billing
13 42 (2.55%) Legal
14 37 (2.25%) Banking
15 32 (1.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 31 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
17 26 (1.58%) Presentation Skills
18 25 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
19 16 (0.97%) Aerospace
19 16 (0.97%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 300 (18.25%) Lead
2 266 (16.18%) Architect
3 211 (12.83%) Analyst
4 193 (11.74%) Consultant
5 146 (8.88%) Senior
6 141 (8.58%) Project Manager
7 129 (7.85%) Solutions Architect
8 93 (5.66%) Business Analyst
9 88 (5.35%) Developer
10 66 (4.01%) ERP Manager
11 54 (3.28%) Accountant
12 47 (2.86%) Implementation Consultant
13 46 (2.80%) Financial Analyst
14 45 (2.74%) Senior Manager
15 41 (2.49%) Lead Architect
16 40 (2.43%) Finance Manager
17 39 (2.37%) Data Analyst
17 39 (2.37%) Systems Accountant
18 38 (2.31%) ERP Project Manager
19 37 (2.25%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 165 (10.04%) Oracle Fusion
2 84 (5.11%) REST
3 78 (4.74%) Middleware
4 43 (2.62%) SOAP
5 35 (2.13%) JSON
6 26 (1.58%) Web Services
6 26 (1.58%) XML
7 23 (1.40%) .NET
8 14 (0.85%) Lightning Web Components
8 14 (0.85%) Node.js
8 14 (0.85%) OAuth
9 13 (0.79%) EDI
9 13 (0.79%) HTML
10 11 (0.67%) CSS
11 10 (0.61%) SAP Fiori
12 9 (0.55%) Ajax
12 9 (0.55%) PySpark
12 9 (0.55%) RESTful
12 9 (0.55%) XSLT
13 8 (0.49%) JWT
Miscellaneous
1 82 (4.99%) Legacy Systems
2 65 (3.95%) Data Structures
3 48 (2.92%) Management Information System
4 45 (2.74%) Product Ownership
5 37 (2.25%) Onboarding
6 32 (1.95%) FMCG
6 32 (1.95%) Public Cloud
7 23 (1.40%) Cloud Native
8 21 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
9 17 (1.03%) Distributed Systems
10 16 (0.97%) AI Agents
10 16 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
11 15 (0.91%) Data Protection Act
12 13 (0.79%) Greenfield Project
12 13 (0.79%) IoT
13 12 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
13 12 (0.73%) Taxonomies
13 12 (0.73%) Virtual Team
14 11 (0.67%) Life Science
14 11 (0.67%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.16%) 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 (27.80%) Migration
2 396 (24.09%) Stakeholder Management
3 321 (19.53%) Data Migration
4 286 (17.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 245 (14.90%) User Acceptance Testing
6 217 (13.20%) Agile
7 214 (13.02%) Continuous Improvement
8 211 (12.83%) Problem-Solving
9 188 (11.44%) Change Management
10 187 (11.37%) Validation
11 183 (11.13%) Business Intelligence
12 154 (9.37%) Data Modelling
12 154 (9.37%) Project Management
13 152 (9.25%) CRM
14 146 (8.88%) Analytics
15 139 (8.45%) Roadmaps
16 118 (7.18%) Project Delivery
17 116 (7.06%) Process Improvement
18 114 (6.93%) Procure-to-Pay
19 110 (6.69%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 156 (9.49%) SQL
2 61 (3.71%) Python
3 33 (2.01%) JavaScript
4 29 (1.76%) PL/SQL
5 28 (1.70%) Java
6 25 (1.52%) C#
7 16 (0.97%) X++
8 15 (0.91%) Apex Code
8 15 (0.91%) Ruby
9 14 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 12 (0.73%) ABAP
11 11 (0.67%) TypeScript
12 7 (0.43%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.30%) Groovy
13 5 (0.30%) VBA
14 4 (0.24%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.18%) C++
15 3 (0.18%) Korn
15 3 (0.18%) SOQL
15 3 (0.18%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 178 (10.83%) Security Cleared
2 127 (7.73%) SC Cleared
3 97 (5.90%) Degree
4 67 (4.08%) CIMA
5 65 (3.95%) ACCA
6 36 (2.19%) DV Cleared
7 35 (2.13%) PMP
8 29 (1.76%) PMI Certification
9 13 (0.79%) Master's Degree
10 12 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (0.67%) BPSS Clearance
12 8 (0.49%) SAP Certification
13 7 (0.43%) Azure Certification
13 7 (0.43%) TOGAF Certification
14 5 (0.30%) ISTQB
14 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Certification
15 4 (0.24%) CISM
15 4 (0.24%) CISSP
15 4 (0.24%) Oracle Certification
15 4 (0.24%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 136 (8.27%) Data Quality
2 74 (4.50%) GDPR
3 48 (2.92%) PMO
4 44 (2.68%) QA
5 25 (1.52%) IFRS
6 18 (1.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (1.03%) GAAP
8 13 (0.79%) SLA
9 12 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 9 (0.55%) NCSC
11 8 (0.49%) Accessibility
12 7 (0.43%) GMP
13 6 (0.36%) GRC
13 6 (0.36%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.30%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 3 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
15 3 (0.18%) Solvency II
16 2 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 2 (0.12%) Disclosure Scotland
16 2 (0.12%) HIPAA
System Software
1 9 (0.55%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.43%) Docker
3 1 (0.061%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.061%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (0.79%) Terraform
2 9 (0.55%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.36%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.30%) Grafana
4 5 (0.30%) Kibana
5 4 (0.24%) HP ALM
5 4 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
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
1 491 (29.87%) SAP
2 451 (27.43%) Oracle
3 281 (17.09%) Microsoft
4 71 (4.32%) Salesforce
5 70 (4.26%) Workday
6 69 (4.20%) IFS
7 51 (3.10%) ServiceNow
8 50 (3.04%) Siemens
9 38 (2.31%) Sage
10 36 (2.19%) Databricks
11 27 (1.64%) MuleSoft
12 26 (1.58%) Ariba
13 16 (0.97%) Infor
14 15 (0.91%) Concur
15 14 (0.85%) JD Edwards
16 13 (0.79%) Google
17 12 (0.73%) Epicor
18 10 (0.61%) Informatica
18 10 (0.61%) SYSPRO
19 8 (0.49%) Foundry