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

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 92 101
Rank change year-on-year +22 +9 +22
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,274 688 850
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.45% 2.81% 2.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.99% 3.10% 2.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 732 412 563
10th Percentile £360 £363 £350
25th Percentile £463 £436 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% +1.85%
75th Percentile £650 £673 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £743
UK median daily rate £540 £538 £550
% change year-on-year +0.47% -2.27% +1.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 91 16 39
10th Percentile £18.27 £17.14 £14.03
25th Percentile £25.38 £61.25 £27.63
Median hourly rate £57.50 £68.75 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.36% +19.57% -8.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £86.50
90th Percentile £58.92 - £90.25
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year -17.86% +21.74% -8.00%

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 31,926 22,217 32,932
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.44% 90.67% 86.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,427 14,455 21,796
10th Percentile £313 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,975 819 2,151
10th Percentile £15.31 £15.14 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.00 £16.06
Median hourly rate £31.00 £33.11 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.37% +1.88% -11.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.50 £70.50
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year -7.69% - -7.14%

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 18 March 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 18 March 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 18 March 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 +24 567 £575 +4.55% 210
North of England +27 177 £550 +15.79% 131
South East -3 170 £550 - 202
Midlands -15 132 £525 +5.00% 120
North West +35 113 £500 +2.25% 71
South West +14 113 £525 +13.26% 60
West Midlands -13 92 £565 +13.00% 71
East of England +5 81 £550 - 54
Yorkshire -19 57 £595 +37.97% 49
East Midlands -25 39 £500 +5.26% 48
North East -17 7 £500 - 14
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 18 (1.41%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.26%) Confluence
3 13 (1.02%) Oracle Workflow
4 12 (0.94%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 7 (0.55%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.31%) Oracle Service Bus
7 3 (0.24%) Apache
7 3 (0.24%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.24%) Documentum
7 3 (0.24%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.16%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.16%) NetWeaver
8 2 (0.16%) SAP EP
9 1 (0.078%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.078%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.078%) CMS
9 1 (0.078%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.078%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.078%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.078%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 47 (3.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (2.12%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.73%) Microsoft Project
4 20 (1.57%) MS Visio
5 15 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.39%) Oracle Smart View
6 5 (0.39%) PTC Creo
6 5 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.31%) Trello
8 2 (0.16%) Windchill
9 1 (0.078%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.078%) InVision
9 1 (0.078%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 157 (12.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 87 (6.83%) Oracle ERP
3 53 (4.16%) Oracle EBS
4 43 (3.38%) Dynamics CRM
5 40 (3.14%) SAP ERP
6 36 (2.83%) Oracle Payables
7 26 (2.04%) NetSuite
7 26 (2.04%) Oracle Receivables
8 22 (1.73%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 17 (1.33%) Shopify
10 16 (1.26%) Oracle General Ledger
10 16 (1.26%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
11 15 (1.18%) Workday HCM
12 14 (1.10%) Oracle Assets
13 10 (0.78%) Oracle Cash Management
13 10 (0.78%) Oracle EBS R12
13 10 (0.78%) Oracle Financials
14 9 (0.71%) Teamcenter
14 9 (0.71%) Unit4 Business World
15 7 (0.55%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 185 (14.52%) Azure
2 148 (11.62%) Dynamics 365
3 135 (10.60%) OCI
4 99 (7.77%) Power Platform
5 83 (6.51%) SaaS
6 45 (3.53%) AWS
7 40 (3.14%) PaaS
8 32 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (1.88%) Boomi
9 24 (1.88%) PowerApps
10 23 (1.81%) Power Automate
11 21 (1.65%) Azure Logic Apps
12 20 (1.57%) GCP
13 19 (1.49%) SuccessFactors
14 16 (1.26%) IaaS
15 15 (1.18%) Microsoft Copilot
16 13 (1.02%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 13 (1.02%) Microsoft 365
17 12 (0.94%) Copilot Studio
18 11 (0.86%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.16%) Firewall
1 2 (0.16%) LAN
2 1 (0.078%) DHCP
2 1 (0.078%) DNS
2 1 (0.078%) Ethernet
2 1 (0.078%) HTTP
2 1 (0.078%) Intranet
2 1 (0.078%) Modbus
2 1 (0.078%) Network Security
2 1 (0.078%) RFID
2 1 (0.078%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.078%) VoIP
2 1 (0.078%) VPN
2 1 (0.078%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (5.73%) Power BI
2 55 (4.32%) Oracle Reports
3 43 (3.38%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (1.41%) SQL Server
5 17 (1.33%) Data Lake
6 16 (1.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 15 (1.18%) Oracle ODI
8 13 (1.02%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 12 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 11 (0.86%) Oracle Database
11 8 (0.63%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 7 (0.55%) GIS
12 7 (0.55%) Relational Database
13 6 (0.47%) SAP HANA
13 6 (0.47%) Tableau
14 3 (0.24%) Oracle BI EE
14 3 (0.24%) Oracle Database 11g
14 3 (0.24%) Oracle Database 12c
14 3 (0.24%) SAP BW
14 3 (0.24%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 61 (4.79%) JIRA
2 26 (2.04%) Postman
3 16 (1.26%) Git
4 10 (0.78%) Hudson
5 8 (0.63%) SoapUI
6 7 (0.55%) GitLab
7 6 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
7 6 (0.47%) Selenium
8 5 (0.39%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.31%) Cucumber
9 4 (0.31%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.31%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.16%) Gradle
10 2 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.16%) SpecFlow
10 2 (0.16%) TestRail
11 1 (0.078%) CircleCI
11 1 (0.078%) MLflow
11 1 (0.078%) QADirector
11 1 (0.078%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 639 (50.16%) Finance
2 416 (32.65%) Social Skills
3 179 (14.05%) Analytical Skills
4 118 (9.26%) Public Sector
5 96 (7.54%) Manufacturing
6 60 (4.71%) Local Government
6 60 (4.71%) Retail
7 41 (3.22%) Legal
8 40 (3.14%) Documentation Skills
9 35 (2.75%) Banking
10 31 (2.43%) General Ledger
11 30 (2.35%) Influencing Skills
12 24 (1.88%) Pharmaceutical
13 23 (1.81%) Law
14 20 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
15 19 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 19 (1.49%) Marketing
15 19 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
16 18 (1.41%) Billing
17 16 (1.26%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 197 (15.46%) Consultant
2 179 (14.05%) Lead
3 159 (12.48%) Architect
4 138 (10.83%) Project Manager
5 126 (9.89%) Analyst
6 109 (8.56%) Senior
7 76 (5.97%) Solutions Architect
8 74 (5.81%) Business Analyst
9 63 (4.95%) Developer
10 50 (3.92%) ERP Manager
11 48 (3.77%) Implementation Consultant
12 41 (3.22%) SAP Consultant
12 41 (3.22%) SAP Manager
13 40 (3.14%) Accountant
14 33 (2.59%) Senior Manager
15 31 (2.43%) Systems Accountant
16 29 (2.28%) Delivery Manager
16 29 (2.28%) Financial Analyst
17 28 (2.20%) Transformation Manager
18 27 (2.12%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 187 (14.68%) Oracle Fusion
2 79 (6.20%) REST
3 52 (4.08%) Middleware
4 51 (4.00%) SOAP
5 44 (3.45%) XML
6 43 (3.38%) JSON
7 39 (3.06%) Web Services
8 22 (1.73%) OAuth
9 19 (1.49%) XSLT
10 17 (1.33%) .NET
11 13 (1.02%) JWT
12 11 (0.86%) PySpark
13 9 (0.71%) EDI
14 7 (0.55%) ADO
14 7 (0.55%) HTML
14 7 (0.55%) Lightning Web Components
14 7 (0.55%) SAP Fiori
15 6 (0.47%) Node.js
16 5 (0.39%) GraphQL
17 4 (0.31%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 76 (5.97%) Legacy Systems
2 43 (3.38%) Data Structures
2 43 (3.38%) Management Information System
3 29 (2.28%) Product Ownership
4 25 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
5 20 (1.57%) Public Cloud
6 16 (1.26%) AI Agents
7 13 (1.02%) Cloud Native
7 13 (1.02%) Data Protection Act
7 13 (1.02%) FMCG
8 12 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (0.94%) Onboarding
8 12 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
9 11 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
9 11 (0.86%) IoT
10 9 (0.71%) Mobile App
11 7 (0.55%) Life Science
11 7 (0.55%) LIMS
11 7 (0.55%) SCADA
12 6 (0.47%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.18%) Windows
2 6 (0.47%) Linux
3 3 (0.24%) Unix
4 2 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (25.98%) Migration
2 248 (19.47%) Stakeholder Management
3 226 (17.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 208 (16.33%) Problem-Solving
5 207 (16.25%) Data Migration
6 189 (14.84%) Agile
7 165 (12.95%) User Acceptance Testing
8 156 (12.24%) Project Management
9 149 (11.70%) Change Management
10 134 (10.52%) Validation
11 124 (9.73%) CRM
12 123 (9.65%) Continuous Improvement
13 109 (8.56%) Business Intelligence
14 95 (7.46%) Project Delivery
15 94 (7.38%) Roadmaps
16 89 (6.99%) DevOps
17 87 (6.83%) Data Modelling
18 81 (6.36%) Workshop Facilitation
19 79 (6.20%) Analytics
20 72 (5.65%) Integration Patterns
Programming Languages
1 113 (8.87%) SQL
2 35 (2.75%) Python
3 33 (2.59%) PL/SQL
4 25 (1.96%) C#
5 19 (1.49%) Java
5 19 (1.49%) JavaScript
6 7 (0.55%) Apex Code
7 6 (0.47%) ABAP
7 6 (0.47%) T-SQL
7 6 (0.47%) X++
8 5 (0.39%) Korn
8 5 (0.39%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.31%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.31%) Ruby
9 4 (0.31%) VBA
10 3 (0.24%) C++
10 3 (0.24%) Perl
11 2 (0.16%) PHP
11 2 (0.16%) XPath
Qualifications
1 162 (12.72%) Security Cleared
2 119 (9.34%) SC Cleared
3 113 (8.87%) Degree
4 66 (5.18%) CIMA
5 53 (4.16%) ACCA
6 38 (2.98%) PMP
7 30 (2.35%) PMI Certification
8 22 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
9 19 (1.49%) Master's Degree
10 13 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
11 12 (0.94%) ISTQB
11 12 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
12 10 (0.78%) Oracle Certification
13 9 (0.71%) Azure Certification
13 9 (0.71%) SAP Certification
14 8 (0.63%) DV Cleared
15 6 (0.47%) APMP
15 6 (0.47%) OCA
16 5 (0.39%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
16 5 (0.39%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (5.49%) Data Quality
2 61 (4.79%) QA
3 49 (3.85%) GDPR
4 47 (3.69%) PMO
5 20 (1.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 14 (1.10%) SLA
7 13 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (0.86%) IFRS
9 10 (0.78%) ITGC
9 10 (0.78%) NIST
10 9 (0.71%) GAAP
11 7 (0.55%) COBIT
11 7 (0.55%) SOX 404
12 6 (0.47%) Accessibility
12 6 (0.47%) Disclosure Scotland
12 6 (0.47%) IFRS 17
12 6 (0.47%) NCSC
13 5 (0.39%) HIPAA
13 5 (0.39%) IFRS 9
14 4 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 6 (0.47%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.31%) Docker
3 2 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.078%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (0.47%) Terraform
2 5 (0.39%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.24%) Control-M
3 3 (0.24%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.16%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
4 2 (0.16%) MOM
4 2 (0.16%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.16%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.078%) CEMLI
5 1 (0.078%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.078%) Kibana
5 1 (0.078%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 394 (30.93%) Oracle
2 348 (27.32%) SAP
3 206 (16.17%) Microsoft
4 79 (6.20%) Workday
5 51 (4.00%) Salesforce
6 49 (3.85%) Siemens
7 45 (3.53%) IFS
8 32 (2.51%) Databricks
9 28 (2.20%) Sage
10 27 (2.12%) ServiceNow
11 20 (1.57%) MuleSoft
12 16 (1.26%) Ariba
13 15 (1.18%) Informatica
14 9 (0.71%) Foundry
15 8 (0.63%) OpenAI
16 6 (0.47%) Adobe
16 6 (0.47%) Epicor
16 6 (0.47%) Google
16 6 (0.47%) Talend
17 4 (0.31%) IBM