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

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 95 100
Rank change year-on-year +34 +5 +16
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,557 652 815
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.69% 2.66% 2.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.33% 2.92% 2.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 877 403 517
10th Percentile £350 £363 £375
25th Percentile £463 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £540
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -0.46% -1.82%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £638
90th Percentile £738 £709 £750
UK median daily rate £538 £541 £540
% change year-on-year -0.69% +0.23% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 112 25 34
10th Percentile £17.70 £16.67 £13.42
25th Percentile £28.20 £22.90 £21.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +97.96% -43.42%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £59.69
90th Percentile £60.75 £79.50 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £35.36
% change year-on-year -17.86% +97.96% -43.42%

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 35,948 22,351 32,031
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.10% 91.35% 85.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,764 14,463 20,809
10th Percentile £325 £303 £300
25th Percentile £413 £407 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +0.99% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,246 1,016 2,371
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.81
25th Percentile £20.75 £18.12 £16.00
Median hourly rate £47.00 £28.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +67.86% -25.33% +4.17%
75th Percentile £68.00 £58.75 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £27.28 £36.50
% change year-on-year +61.14% -25.26% +1.39%

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 10 June 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 10 June 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 10 June 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 +32 669 £560 -1.32% 213
South East +6 236 £550 +3.53% 158
North of England +44 220 £500 +5.26% 119
Midlands +20 186 £525 +5.00% 145
South West +41 124 £525 +12.00% 59
West Midlands +9 116 £540 +8.00% 82
North West +32 114 £500 +2.25% 63
East of England +16 94 £575 -2.13% 38
Yorkshire +12 90 £550 +37.50% 48
East Midlands +15 66 £525 +7.69% 63
North East -13 16 £500 -8.05% 11
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 23 (1.48%) SharePoint
2 18 (1.16%) Oracle Workflow
3 15 (0.96%) Confluence
4 10 (0.64%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 4 (0.26%) NetWeaver
5 4 (0.26%) Oracle Service Bus
5 4 (0.26%) SAS
5 4 (0.26%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.19%) Apache
6 3 (0.19%) SAP EP
6 3 (0.19%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.13%) Anypoint
7 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.13%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.13%) CMS
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle Coherence
7 2 (0.13%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.064%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.064%) FactoryTalk
8 1 (0.064%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 61 (3.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.09%) MS Visio
4 15 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.32%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.32%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 207 (13.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 129 (8.29%) Oracle ERP
3 51 (3.28%) NetSuite
3 51 (3.28%) SAP ERP
4 44 (2.83%) Oracle Payables
5 37 (2.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 35 (2.25%) Oracle EBS
7 32 (2.06%) Oracle Receivables
8 25 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
9 18 (1.16%) Oracle Financials
10 17 (1.09%) Oracle General Ledger
11 16 (1.03%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
12 15 (0.96%) Oracle Assets
12 15 (0.96%) Unit4 Business World
13 12 (0.77%) Oracle EBS R12
14 11 (0.71%) Teamcenter
15 10 (0.64%) Oracle 11i
16 8 (0.51%) Dynamics AX
16 8 (0.51%) SAP Business One
16 8 (0.51%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 198 (12.72%) Azure
2 156 (10.02%) Dynamics 365
3 148 (9.51%) Power Platform
4 117 (7.51%) OCI
5 94 (6.04%) SaaS
6 54 (3.47%) AWS
7 43 (2.76%) Azure DevOps
8 42 (2.70%) PaaS
9 28 (1.80%) PowerApps
10 26 (1.67%) Power Automate
11 20 (1.28%) Azure Logic Apps
11 20 (1.28%) Boomi
12 18 (1.16%) IaaS
12 18 (1.16%) SuccessFactors
13 17 (1.09%) GCP
13 17 (1.09%) Microsoft 365
14 16 (1.03%) GitHub
15 15 (0.96%) Azure Data Factory
16 14 (0.90%) Azure Service Bus
17 13 (0.83%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.26%) FTP
1 4 (0.26%) Network Security
2 3 (0.19%) Firewall
3 2 (0.13%) 5G
3 2 (0.13%) HTTP
3 2 (0.13%) Intranet
3 2 (0.13%) LAN
3 2 (0.13%) RFID
3 2 (0.13%) WAN
4 1 (0.064%) DHCP
4 1 (0.064%) DMZ
4 1 (0.064%) DNS
4 1 (0.064%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.064%) Modbus
4 1 (0.064%) MQTT
4 1 (0.064%) SMS
4 1 (0.064%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.064%) VoIP
4 1 (0.064%) VPN
4 1 (0.064%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (7.06%) Power BI
2 50 (3.21%) Oracle Reports
3 48 (3.08%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (1.61%) Oracle ODI
5 20 (1.28%) Data Lake
6 19 (1.22%) SQL Server
7 18 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 17 (1.09%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 12 (0.77%) Metadata
10 11 (0.71%) Tableau
11 8 (0.51%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 8 (0.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 7 (0.45%) BusinessObjects
13 5 (0.32%) Oracle Database
13 5 (0.32%) Star Schema
14 4 (0.26%) MongoDB
14 4 (0.26%) SAP HANA
14 4 (0.26%) Snowflake Schema
15 3 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
15 3 (0.19%) GIS
Development Applications
1 65 (4.17%) JIRA
2 22 (1.41%) Git
3 21 (1.35%) Postman
4 16 (1.03%) Hudson
5 10 (0.64%) Visual Studio
6 9 (0.58%) SoapUI
7 5 (0.32%) CircleCI
7 5 (0.32%) Selenium
8 3 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (0.19%) Zephyr
9 2 (0.13%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.13%) GitLab
9 2 (0.13%) Gradle
9 2 (0.13%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.13%) LSMW
10 1 (0.064%) ERwin
10 1 (0.064%) JDeveloper
10 1 (0.064%) JMeter
10 1 (0.064%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.064%) PowerDesigner
General
1 799 (51.32%) Finance
2 385 (24.73%) Social Skills
3 213 (13.68%) Analytical Skills
4 143 (9.18%) Manufacturing
5 118 (7.58%) Public Sector
6 87 (5.59%) Retail
7 53 (3.40%) Local Government
8 44 (2.83%) Documentation Skills
8 44 (2.83%) Law
9 42 (2.70%) General Ledger
9 42 (2.70%) Legal
10 38 (2.44%) Banking
10 38 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
11 33 (2.12%) Billing
12 29 (1.86%) Organisational Skills
13 23 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 23 (1.48%) Pharmaceutical
14 21 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
15 19 (1.22%) Military
16 14 (0.90%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 274 (17.60%) Lead
2 238 (15.29%) Architect
3 196 (12.59%) Consultant
4 177 (11.37%) Analyst
5 158 (10.15%) Project Manager
6 131 (8.41%) Senior
7 118 (7.58%) Solutions Architect
8 82 (5.27%) Business Analyst
9 76 (4.88%) ERP Manager
10 75 (4.82%) Developer
11 58 (3.73%) Accountant
12 51 (3.28%) Implementation Consultant
13 47 (3.02%) Senior Manager
14 43 (2.76%) Finance Manager
15 42 (2.70%) Systems Accountant
16 40 (2.57%) Financial Analyst
16 40 (2.57%) Lead Architect
17 37 (2.38%) Transformation Manager
18 36 (2.31%) ERP Project Manager
18 36 (2.31%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 192 (12.33%) Oracle Fusion
2 93 (5.97%) REST
3 71 (4.56%) Middleware
4 54 (3.47%) SOAP
5 44 (2.83%) JSON
6 42 (2.70%) XML
7 29 (1.86%) Web Services
8 21 (1.35%) OAuth
9 20 (1.28%) .NET
10 19 (1.22%) XSLT
11 15 (0.96%) JWT
12 14 (0.90%) Lightning Web Components
13 13 (0.83%) HTML
14 12 (0.77%) Node.js
15 11 (0.71%) CSS
15 11 (0.71%) SAP Fiori
16 10 (0.64%) EDI
17 9 (0.58%) Ajax
17 9 (0.58%) PySpark
17 9 (0.58%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 86 (5.52%) Legacy Systems
2 49 (3.15%) Data Structures
3 41 (2.63%) Management Information System
4 38 (2.44%) Product Ownership
4 38 (2.44%) Public Cloud
5 28 (1.80%) Onboarding
6 27 (1.73%) FMCG
7 22 (1.41%) Cloud Native
8 18 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
9 16 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
10 15 (0.96%) AI Agents
11 14 (0.90%) Distributed Systems
12 13 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
13 12 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
13 12 (0.77%) IoT
14 10 (0.64%) Greenfield Project
14 10 (0.64%) Virtual Team
15 7 (0.45%) Hybrid Cloud
15 7 (0.45%) Mobile App
15 7 (0.45%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.22%) Windows
2 6 (0.39%) Linux
3 4 (0.26%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.13%) Unix
5 1 (0.064%) AIX
5 1 (0.064%) Android
5 1 (0.064%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.064%) OpenVMS
5 1 (0.064%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.064%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 434 (27.87%) Migration
2 336 (21.58%) Stakeholder Management
3 286 (18.37%) Data Migration
4 264 (16.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 224 (14.39%) User Acceptance Testing
6 210 (13.49%) Problem-Solving
7 208 (13.36%) Agile
8 186 (11.95%) Change Management
9 183 (11.75%) Continuous Improvement
10 176 (11.30%) Validation
11 167 (10.73%) Project Management
12 152 (9.76%) Business Intelligence
13 139 (8.93%) Data Modelling
14 127 (8.16%) CRM
15 125 (8.03%) Roadmaps
16 118 (7.58%) Procure-to-Pay
17 111 (7.13%) Analytics
18 109 (7.00%) Project Delivery
19 95 (6.10%) DevOps
19 95 (6.10%) Integration Patterns
Programming Languages
1 132 (8.48%) SQL
2 48 (3.08%) Python
3 31 (1.99%) JavaScript
4 29 (1.86%) PL/SQL
5 27 (1.73%) Java
6 26 (1.67%) C#
7 15 (0.96%) Apex Code
7 15 (0.96%) X++
8 13 (0.83%) Ruby
9 9 (0.58%) ABAP
9 9 (0.58%) TypeScript
10 8 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 8 (0.51%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.32%) PowerShell
12 4 (0.26%) VBA
13 3 (0.19%) Groovy
13 3 (0.19%) Korn
13 3 (0.19%) SOQL
13 3 (0.19%) SOSL
14 2 (0.13%) C++
Qualifications
1 177 (11.37%) Security Cleared
2 129 (8.29%) SC Cleared
3 99 (6.36%) Degree
4 85 (5.46%) CIMA
5 78 (5.01%) ACCA
6 40 (2.57%) PMP
7 31 (1.99%) PMI Certification
8 22 (1.41%) DV Cleared
9 13 (0.83%) Master's Degree
10 11 (0.71%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
12 9 (0.58%) TOGAF Certification
13 7 (0.45%) SAP Certification
14 6 (0.39%) Azure Certification
14 6 (0.39%) ISTQB
15 5 (0.32%) CFA
16 4 (0.26%) APMG
16 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
16 4 (0.26%) Oracle Certification
17 3 (0.19%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (7.32%) Data Quality
2 64 (4.11%) GDPR
3 49 (3.15%) QA
4 42 (2.70%) PMO
5 19 (1.22%) IFRS
5 19 (1.22%) SLA
6 16 (1.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 13 (0.83%) GAAP
8 11 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 9 (0.58%) Accessibility
9 9 (0.58%) NCSC
10 5 (0.32%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 5 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.32%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.26%) GRC
12 3 (0.19%) GMP
12 3 (0.19%) IFRS 17
13 2 (0.13%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.13%) HL7
System Software
1 7 (0.45%) Active Directory
1 7 (0.45%) Docker
2 1 (0.064%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 10 (0.64%) Terraform
2 9 (0.58%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.32%) Kibana
3 5 (0.32%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.26%) Grafana
4 4 (0.26%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.19%) Control-M
5 3 (0.19%) MOM
5 3 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.064%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.064%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.064%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.064%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.064%) SCCM
Vendors
1 460 (29.54%) SAP
2 447 (28.71%) Oracle
3 250 (16.06%) Microsoft
4 76 (4.88%) Workday
5 68 (4.37%) IFS
5 68 (4.37%) Salesforce
6 54 (3.47%) Siemens
7 51 (3.28%) ServiceNow
8 37 (2.38%) Databricks
9 36 (2.31%) Sage
10 25 (1.61%) MuleSoft
11 21 (1.35%) Ariba
12 13 (0.83%) Informatica
13 12 (0.77%) Epicor
13 12 (0.77%) Infor
14 11 (0.71%) Google
15 9 (0.58%) JD Edwards
16 8 (0.51%) Concur
16 8 (0.51%) Foundry
17 7 (0.45%) SYSPRO