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

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 97 103
Rank change year-on-year +36 +6 +22
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,469 660 811
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.66% 2.70% 2.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.31% 2.96% 2.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 833 418 527
10th Percentile £361 £354 £370
25th Percentile £463 £433 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £648 £668 £638
90th Percentile £738 £741 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +0.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 109 19 28
10th Percentile £17.69 £44.58 £13.05
25th Percentile £25.38 £65.00 £16.63
Median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +75.00% -36.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £58.06
90th Percentile £60.75 - £69.22
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £71.25 £40.00
% change year-on-year -19.30% +78.13% -36.00%

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 34,120 22,289 31,993
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.96% 91.13% 86.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,809 14,625 20,976
10th Percentile £318 £310 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £523 £525
% change year-on-year -4.40% -0.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,143 919 2,227
10th Percentile £15.50 £14.74 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.38 £18.51 £16.00
Median hourly rate £44.00 £30.45 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +44.50% -13.00% -6.67%
75th Percentile £67.25 £63.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £40.25 £29.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +38.08% -16.71% -6.27%

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 April 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 April 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 April 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 +44 648 £550 - 188
South East +12 225 £535 -2.73% 161
North of England +40 207 £525 +16.67% 147
Midlands -15 143 £525 +5.00% 121
South West +17 123 £525 +10.53% 63
North West +45 120 £500 +2.25% 74
East of England +6 92 £575 -4.17% 60
West Midlands -20 92 £545 +9.00% 63
Yorkshire -8 75 £593 +48.13% 55
East Midlands -12 50 £503 +5.79% 57
North East -18 12 £500 +11.11% 20
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 17 (1.16%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.09%) Confluence
3 14 (0.95%) Oracle Workflow
4 13 (0.88%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.41%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.27%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.27%) Oracle Service Bus
6 4 (0.27%) SAP EP
7 3 (0.20%) Apache
7 3 (0.20%) CMS
7 3 (0.20%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.14%) Anypoint
8 2 (0.14%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.14%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.14%) Documentum
8 2 (0.14%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.068%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.068%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.068%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.068%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 63 (4.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (1.91%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (1.43%) Microsoft Project
4 19 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.02%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.34%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.34%) PTC Creo
8 3 (0.20%) Windchill
9 2 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 184 (12.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 109 (7.42%) Oracle ERP
3 54 (3.68%) Oracle EBS
4 49 (3.34%) SAP ERP
5 39 (2.65%) Dynamics CRM
6 36 (2.45%) NetSuite
7 34 (2.31%) Oracle Payables
8 27 (1.84%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 25 (1.70%) Oracle Receivables
10 17 (1.16%) Shopify
11 16 (1.09%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
12 14 (0.95%) Oracle EBS R12
12 14 (0.95%) Workday HCM
13 13 (0.88%) Oracle Assets
13 13 (0.88%) Oracle General Ledger
14 12 (0.82%) Unit4 Business World
15 11 (0.75%) Oracle Financials
15 11 (0.75%) Teamcenter
16 10 (0.68%) Oracle 11i
17 8 (0.54%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 185 (12.59%) Azure
2 169 (11.50%) Dynamics 365
3 137 (9.33%) Power Platform
4 122 (8.30%) OCI
5 90 (6.13%) SaaS
6 52 (3.54%) AWS
7 42 (2.86%) PaaS
8 34 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (1.63%) PowerApps
10 23 (1.57%) Power Automate
11 21 (1.43%) Azure Logic Apps
11 21 (1.43%) Boomi
12 20 (1.36%) SuccessFactors
13 18 (1.23%) GCP
14 17 (1.16%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 17 (1.16%) IaaS
15 16 (1.09%) Azure Data Factory
16 13 (0.88%) Microsoft Copilot
16 13 (0.88%) Salesforce Service Cloud
17 12 (0.82%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.27%) FTP
2 3 (0.20%) Firewall
2 3 (0.20%) LAN
3 2 (0.14%) Intranet
3 2 (0.14%) WAN
4 1 (0.068%) 5G
4 1 (0.068%) DHCP
4 1 (0.068%) DMZ
4 1 (0.068%) DNS
4 1 (0.068%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.068%) HTTP
4 1 (0.068%) Modbus
4 1 (0.068%) MQTT
4 1 (0.068%) RFID
4 1 (0.068%) SMS
4 1 (0.068%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.068%) VoIP
4 1 (0.068%) VPN
4 1 (0.068%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (7.22%) Power BI
2 54 (3.68%) Oracle Reports
3 48 (3.27%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (1.57%) Oracle ODI
5 21 (1.43%) SQL Server
6 18 (1.23%) Data Lake
6 18 (1.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 16 (1.09%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 12 (0.82%) Metadata
9 11 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 8 (0.54%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 8 (0.54%) Oracle Database
11 7 (0.48%) Tableau
12 6 (0.41%) Star Schema
13 5 (0.34%) Snowflake Schema
14 4 (0.27%) GIS
14 4 (0.27%) MongoDB
14 4 (0.27%) Power Query
14 4 (0.27%) Relational Database
15 3 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 79 (5.38%) JIRA
2 24 (1.63%) Postman
3 20 (1.36%) Git
4 15 (1.02%) Hudson
5 8 (0.54%) SoapUI
6 7 (0.48%) Selenium
6 7 (0.48%) Visual Studio
7 6 (0.41%) GitLab
8 5 (0.34%) Jenkins
8 5 (0.34%) Oracle Forms
8 5 (0.34%) Zephyr
9 4 (0.27%) Cucumber
9 4 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.20%) CircleCI
11 2 (0.14%) Gradle
11 2 (0.14%) SpecFlow
11 2 (0.14%) TestRail
12 1 (0.068%) JMeter
12 1 (0.068%) LSMW
12 1 (0.068%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 758 (51.60%) Finance
2 419 (28.52%) Social Skills
3 215 (14.64%) Analytical Skills
4 126 (8.58%) Manufacturing
5 117 (7.96%) Public Sector
6 82 (5.58%) Retail
7 54 (3.68%) Local Government
8 46 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
9 45 (3.06%) Law
9 45 (3.06%) Legal
10 42 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
11 39 (2.65%) General Ledger
12 36 (2.45%) Banking
13 26 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
14 25 (1.70%) Pharmaceutical
15 24 (1.63%) Billing
16 22 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
17 20 (1.36%) Military
18 19 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 16 (1.09%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 244 (16.61%) Lead
2 218 (14.84%) Architect
3 187 (12.73%) Consultant
4 169 (11.50%) Analyst
5 150 (10.21%) Project Manager
6 136 (9.26%) Senior
7 104 (7.08%) Solutions Architect
8 86 (5.85%) Business Analyst
9 75 (5.11%) Developer
10 64 (4.36%) ERP Manager
11 52 (3.54%) Accountant
12 49 (3.34%) Implementation Consultant
13 48 (3.27%) Senior Manager
14 45 (3.06%) SAP Manager
15 40 (2.72%) Financial Analyst
16 38 (2.59%) SAP Consultant
17 36 (2.45%) Transformation Manager
18 35 (2.38%) Data Analyst
18 35 (2.38%) Systems Accountant
19 34 (2.31%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 170 (11.57%) Oracle Fusion
2 84 (5.72%) REST
3 62 (4.22%) Middleware
4 51 (3.47%) SOAP
5 43 (2.93%) XML
6 41 (2.79%) JSON
7 32 (2.18%) Web Services
8 20 (1.36%) OAuth
9 18 (1.23%) XSLT
10 16 (1.09%) .NET
11 13 (0.88%) JWT
12 12 (0.82%) EDI
13 11 (0.75%) Lightning Web Components
13 11 (0.75%) Node.js
14 10 (0.68%) PySpark
14 10 (0.68%) SAP Fiori
15 6 (0.41%) HTML
15 6 (0.41%) Kafka
15 6 (0.41%) RESTful
15 6 (0.41%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 87 (5.92%) Legacy Systems
2 55 (3.74%) Data Structures
3 47 (3.20%) Management Information System
4 34 (2.31%) Product Ownership
5 31 (2.11%) Public Cloud
6 23 (1.57%) Onboarding
7 21 (1.43%) Cloud Native
7 21 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
8 18 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
9 17 (1.16%) FMCG
10 15 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
11 14 (0.95%) AI Agents
11 14 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
12 13 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
13 12 (0.82%) IoT
14 10 (0.68%) Distributed Systems
15 9 (0.61%) SCADA
16 8 (0.54%) Operational Technology
16 8 (0.54%) Virtual Team
17 7 (0.48%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.02%) Windows
2 5 (0.34%) Linux
3 3 (0.20%) Unix
4 2 (0.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 412 (28.05%) Migration
2 309 (21.03%) Stakeholder Management
3 264 (17.97%) Data Migration
4 254 (17.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 217 (14.77%) Problem-Solving
6 213 (14.50%) Agile
6 213 (14.50%) User Acceptance Testing
7 181 (12.32%) Change Management
8 172 (11.71%) Project Management
9 164 (11.16%) Validation
10 159 (10.82%) Continuous Improvement
11 148 (10.07%) Business Intelligence
12 130 (8.85%) CRM
13 127 (8.65%) Data Modelling
14 113 (7.69%) Roadmaps
15 106 (7.22%) Project Delivery
16 105 (7.15%) Procure-to-Pay
17 97 (6.60%) Analytics
18 93 (6.33%) DevOps
19 92 (6.26%) Integration Patterns
Programming Languages
1 125 (8.51%) SQL
2 42 (2.86%) Python
3 34 (2.31%) PL/SQL
4 28 (1.91%) C#
4 28 (1.91%) Java
5 20 (1.36%) JavaScript
6 12 (0.82%) Apex Code
7 11 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 10 (0.68%) Ruby
8 10 (0.68%) X++
9 9 (0.61%) ABAP
10 7 (0.48%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.41%) TypeScript
12 5 (0.34%) Korn
12 5 (0.34%) PowerShell
12 5 (0.34%) VBA
13 3 (0.20%) C++
13 3 (0.20%) Perl
13 3 (0.20%) SOQL
13 3 (0.20%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 174 (11.84%) Security Cleared
2 129 (8.78%) SC Cleared
3 109 (7.42%) Degree
4 79 (5.38%) CIMA
5 68 (4.63%) ACCA
6 43 (2.93%) PMP
7 31 (2.11%) PMI Certification
8 16 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (1.09%) Master's Degree
9 14 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
10 11 (0.75%) DV Cleared
11 10 (0.68%) ISTQB
12 9 (0.61%) Oracle Certification
13 8 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (0.54%) SAP Certification
14 6 (0.41%) APMP
14 6 (0.41%) Azure Certification
15 5 (0.34%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 4 (0.27%) AAT
16 4 (0.27%) OCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (6.26%) Data Quality
2 68 (4.63%) GDPR
3 61 (4.15%) QA
4 49 (3.34%) PMO
5 15 (1.02%) SLA
6 12 (0.82%) IFRS
6 12 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 9 (0.61%) GAAP
8 8 (0.54%) Accessibility
8 8 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 6 (0.41%) Disclosure Scotland
9 6 (0.41%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.34%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 5 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.34%) IFRS 17
10 5 (0.34%) NCSC
11 4 (0.27%) IFRS 9
11 4 (0.27%) NIST
12 3 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.20%) GMP
System Software
1 5 (0.34%) Docker
2 4 (0.27%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.14%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 6 (0.41%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.27%) HP ALM
2 4 (0.27%) Terraform
3 3 (0.20%) Control-M
3 3 (0.20%) Kibana
3 3 (0.20%) MOM
3 3 (0.20%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.14%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
4 2 (0.14%) Grafana
4 2 (0.14%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.14%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.068%) CEMLI
5 1 (0.068%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 431 (29.34%) SAP
2 417 (28.39%) Oracle
3 240 (16.34%) Microsoft
4 87 (5.92%) Workday
5 61 (4.15%) Salesforce
6 59 (4.02%) IFS
7 53 (3.61%) Siemens
8 37 (2.52%) Databricks
9 35 (2.38%) ServiceNow
10 30 (2.04%) Sage
11 26 (1.77%) MuleSoft
12 24 (1.63%) Ariba
13 15 (1.02%) Informatica
14 11 (0.75%) Infor
15 9 (0.61%) Foundry
15 9 (0.61%) Google
16 7 (0.48%) Talend
17 6 (0.41%) Epicor
17 6 (0.41%) IBM
17 6 (0.41%) OpenAI