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

 6 months to
21 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 98 101
Rank change year-on-year +40 +3 +16
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,522 644 810
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.69% 2.66% 2.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.36% 2.91% 2.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 867 410 524
10th Percentile £350 £358 £375
25th Percentile £463 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £534 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.17% -2.95% +1.76%
75th Percentile £645 £650 £638
90th Percentile £738 £726 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 20 29
10th Percentile £17.69 £47.29 £13.05
25th Percentile £27.30 £65.00 £17.00
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 £55.00
90th Percentile £68.05 - £65.00
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £72.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -20.69% +81.25% -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 34,902 22,108 31,434
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.66% 91.30% 86.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,235 14,434 20,613
10th Percentile £325 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,141 960 2,249
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.42 £12.92
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.22 £16.00
Median hourly rate £46.80 £28.75 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.78% -21.23% -0.11%
75th Percentile £67.84 £62.24 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year +51.79% -23.29% +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 21 May 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 21 May 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 21 May 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 +43 654 £550 -0.45% 173
South East +11 232 £550 - 123
North of England +31 209 £500 +8.11% 112
Midlands +15 173 £525 +5.00% 111
South West +27 123 £523 +4.50% 64
North West +33 109 £500 +2.25% 58
West Midlands -3 103 £525 +5.00% 57
East of England +19 99 £563 -4.26% 49
Yorkshire +6 86 £583 +45.63% 42
East Midlands +10 66 £525 +10.53% 52
North East -20 14 £500 -6.98% 15
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 19 (1.25%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.12%) Confluence
3 16 (1.05%) Oracle Workflow
4 14 (0.92%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.39%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.26%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.26%) Oracle Service Bus
6 4 (0.26%) SAP EP
7 3 (0.20%) Apache
7 3 (0.20%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.13%) Anypoint
8 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.13%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.13%) CMS
8 2 (0.13%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.066%) Documentum
9 1 (0.066%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.066%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.066%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 68 (4.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.51%) Microsoft Project
4 22 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 19 (1.25%) MS Visio
6 9 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.33%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.33%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.13%) Windchill
9 1 (0.066%) Trello
Business Applications
1 203 (13.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 115 (7.56%) Oracle ERP
3 50 (3.29%) SAP ERP
4 45 (2.96%) Oracle EBS
5 41 (2.69%) NetSuite
6 38 (2.50%) Oracle Payables
7 34 (2.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 28 (1.84%) Dynamics CRM
8 28 (1.84%) Oracle Receivables
9 16 (1.05%) Oracle General Ledger
9 16 (1.05%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
9 16 (1.05%) Shopify
10 15 (0.99%) Oracle Assets
10 15 (0.99%) Unit4 Business World
11 13 (0.85%) Oracle EBS R12
12 12 (0.79%) Oracle Financials
12 12 (0.79%) Workday HCM
13 11 (0.72%) Teamcenter
14 10 (0.66%) Oracle 11i
15 8 (0.53%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 190 (12.48%) Azure
2 170 (11.17%) Dynamics 365
3 136 (8.94%) Power Platform
4 118 (7.75%) OCI
5 84 (5.52%) SaaS
6 53 (3.48%) AWS
7 41 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
8 40 (2.63%) PaaS
9 24 (1.58%) PowerApps
10 23 (1.51%) Power Automate
10 23 (1.51%) SuccessFactors
11 22 (1.45%) Azure Logic Apps
12 19 (1.25%) Boomi
13 17 (1.12%) GCP
14 16 (1.05%) Azure Data Factory
14 16 (1.05%) IaaS
14 16 (1.05%) Microsoft 365
15 14 (0.92%) Azure Service Bus
16 13 (0.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 13 (0.85%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.26%) FTP
2 3 (0.20%) Firewall
2 3 (0.20%) LAN
3 2 (0.13%) 5G
3 2 (0.13%) HTTP
3 2 (0.13%) Intranet
3 2 (0.13%) WAN
4 1 (0.066%) DHCP
4 1 (0.066%) DMZ
4 1 (0.066%) DNS
4 1 (0.066%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.066%) Modbus
4 1 (0.066%) MQTT
4 1 (0.066%) RFID
4 1 (0.066%) SMS
4 1 (0.066%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.066%) VoIP
4 1 (0.066%) VPN
4 1 (0.066%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 99 (6.50%) Power BI
2 54 (3.55%) Oracle Reports
3 41 (2.69%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (1.64%) Oracle ODI
5 18 (1.18%) SQL Server
5 18 (1.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 16 (1.05%) Data Lake
6 16 (1.05%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 12 (0.79%) Metadata
8 10 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 10 (0.66%) Tableau
9 8 (0.53%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 8 (0.53%) Oracle Database
10 5 (0.33%) BusinessObjects
10 5 (0.33%) Star Schema
11 4 (0.26%) GIS
11 4 (0.26%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.26%) SAP HANA
11 4 (0.26%) Snowflake Schema
12 3 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 85 (5.58%) JIRA
2 24 (1.58%) Postman
3 21 (1.38%) Git
4 17 (1.12%) Hudson
5 10 (0.66%) Visual Studio
6 9 (0.59%) SoapUI
7 7 (0.46%) Selenium
8 5 (0.33%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.26%) CircleCI
9 4 (0.26%) GitLab
9 4 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (0.26%) Oracle Forms
9 4 (0.26%) Zephyr
10 3 (0.20%) Cucumber
11 2 (0.13%) Gradle
12 1 (0.066%) ERwin
12 1 (0.066%) JMeter
12 1 (0.066%) PowerDesigner
12 1 (0.066%) SpecFlow
12 1 (0.066%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 777 (51.05%) Finance
2 406 (26.68%) Social Skills
3 215 (14.13%) Analytical Skills
4 133 (8.74%) Manufacturing
5 106 (6.96%) Public Sector
6 79 (5.19%) Retail
7 51 (3.35%) Local Government
8 46 (3.02%) Law
9 45 (2.96%) Legal
10 42 (2.76%) Documentation Skills
11 39 (2.56%) General Ledger
12 38 (2.50%) Influencing Skills
13 34 (2.23%) Banking
14 31 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
15 26 (1.71%) Billing
15 26 (1.71%) Pharmaceutical
16 20 (1.31%) Military
16 20 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
17 18 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 16 (1.05%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 247 (16.23%) Lead
2 229 (15.05%) Architect
3 191 (12.55%) Consultant
4 184 (12.09%) Analyst
5 162 (10.64%) Project Manager
6 137 (9.00%) Senior
7 112 (7.36%) Solutions Architect
8 91 (5.98%) Business Analyst
9 75 (4.93%) Developer
10 68 (4.47%) ERP Manager
11 56 (3.68%) Accountant
12 50 (3.29%) Implementation Consultant
13 46 (3.02%) Senior Manager
14 42 (2.76%) Financial Analyst
15 41 (2.69%) Systems Accountant
16 39 (2.56%) SAP Manager
17 38 (2.50%) Data Analyst
17 38 (2.50%) SAP Consultant
18 36 (2.37%) Transformation Manager
19 35 (2.30%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 185 (12.16%) Oracle Fusion
2 87 (5.72%) REST
3 68 (4.47%) Middleware
4 50 (3.29%) SOAP
5 42 (2.76%) JSON
6 40 (2.63%) XML
7 29 (1.91%) Web Services
8 19 (1.25%) OAuth
9 18 (1.18%) .NET
9 18 (1.18%) XSLT
10 13 (0.85%) EDI
10 13 (0.85%) JWT
11 12 (0.79%) Lightning Web Components
11 12 (0.79%) Node.js
11 12 (0.79%) SAP Fiori
12 10 (0.66%) HTML
13 9 (0.59%) PySpark
13 9 (0.59%) RESTful
14 7 (0.46%) CSS
14 7 (0.46%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 85 (5.58%) Legacy Systems
2 54 (3.55%) Data Structures
3 39 (2.56%) Management Information System
4 36 (2.37%) Product Ownership
4 36 (2.37%) Public Cloud
5 25 (1.64%) Onboarding
6 23 (1.51%) FMCG
7 21 (1.38%) Cloud Native
8 19 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
9 18 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
10 16 (1.05%) AI Agents
11 15 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
12 14 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
13 11 (0.72%) Distributed Systems
13 11 (0.72%) Greenfield Project
14 10 (0.66%) Virtual Team
15 9 (0.59%) IoT
15 9 (0.59%) SCADA
16 8 (0.53%) Operational Technology
17 7 (0.46%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.25%) Windows
2 4 (0.26%) Linux
2 4 (0.26%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.20%) Unix
4 1 (0.066%) Android
4 1 (0.066%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.066%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 417 (27.40%) Migration
2 319 (20.96%) Stakeholder Management
3 266 (17.48%) Data Migration
4 260 (17.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 221 (14.52%) User Acceptance Testing
6 218 (14.32%) Agile
7 213 (13.99%) Problem-Solving
8 178 (11.70%) Change Management
9 177 (11.63%) Project Management
10 170 (11.17%) Continuous Improvement
10 170 (11.17%) Validation
11 139 (9.13%) Business Intelligence
12 128 (8.41%) Data Modelling
13 122 (8.02%) CRM
14 115 (7.56%) Procure-to-Pay
15 108 (7.10%) Roadmaps
16 103 (6.77%) Project Delivery
17 100 (6.57%) Analytics
18 94 (6.18%) DevOps
19 92 (6.04%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 127 (8.34%) SQL
2 42 (2.76%) Python
3 34 (2.23%) PL/SQL
4 28 (1.84%) C#
4 28 (1.84%) Java
5 24 (1.58%) JavaScript
6 13 (0.85%) Apex Code
6 13 (0.85%) X++
7 11 (0.72%) Ruby
8 10 (0.66%) ABAP
9 8 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 8 (0.53%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.46%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.33%) PowerShell
11 5 (0.33%) VBA
12 3 (0.20%) C++
12 3 (0.20%) Korn
12 3 (0.20%) Perl
12 3 (0.20%) SOQL
12 3 (0.20%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 172 (11.30%) Security Cleared
2 129 (8.48%) SC Cleared
3 113 (7.42%) Degree
4 78 (5.12%) CIMA
5 70 (4.60%) ACCA
6 44 (2.89%) PMP
7 34 (2.23%) PMI Certification
8 14 (0.92%) Master's Degree
9 13 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
9 13 (0.85%) DV Cleared
10 8 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (0.53%) Oracle Certification
10 8 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
11 7 (0.46%) ISTQB
11 7 (0.46%) SAP Certification
12 6 (0.39%) APMP
12 6 (0.39%) Azure Certification
13 5 (0.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (0.26%) APMG
14 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (6.57%) Data Quality
2 63 (4.14%) GDPR
3 53 (3.48%) QA
4 45 (2.96%) PMO
5 18 (1.18%) SLA
6 14 (0.92%) IFRS
6 14 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 11 (0.72%) GAAP
8 8 (0.53%) Accessibility
8 8 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 5 (0.33%) Disclosure Scotland
9 5 (0.33%) NCSC
9 5 (0.33%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.20%) GMP
11 3 (0.20%) IFRS 17
12 2 (0.13%) GxP
12 2 (0.13%) HIPAA
System Software
1 7 (0.46%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.39%) Docker
3 2 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 8 (0.53%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.33%) Terraform
3 4 (0.26%) HP ALM
3 4 (0.26%) Kibana
3 4 (0.26%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.20%) Control-M
4 3 (0.20%) Grafana
4 3 (0.20%) MOM
4 3 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.13%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.066%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.066%) SCCM
Vendors
1 451 (29.63%) SAP
2 433 (28.45%) Oracle
3 251 (16.49%) Microsoft
4 82 (5.39%) Workday
5 65 (4.27%) IFS
6 63 (4.14%) Salesforce
7 55 (3.61%) Siemens
8 43 (2.83%) ServiceNow
9 32 (2.10%) Databricks
10 28 (1.84%) Sage
11 25 (1.64%) MuleSoft
12 22 (1.45%) Ariba
13 15 (0.99%) Informatica
14 12 (0.79%) Infor
15 11 (0.72%) Epicor
16 9 (0.59%) Google
17 8 (0.53%) Foundry
18 7 (0.46%) JD Edwards
18 7 (0.46%) Talend
19 6 (0.39%) IBM
584 ERP jobs in England