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 23 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
23 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 85 102
Rank change year-on-year +6 +17 +1
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,011 834 934
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.33% 2.65% 2.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.70% 3.05% 2.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 614 460 603
10th Percentile £350 £359 £380
25th Percentile £463 £456 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £560
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -6.25% +4.19%
75th Percentile £650 £640 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £735
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +3.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 29 29
10th Percentile £6.00 £16.13 £51.00
25th Percentile £14.75 £28.00 £61.04
Median hourly rate £21.50 £35.36 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.20% -58.40% +289.19%
75th Percentile £41.20 £71.25 £88.75
90th Percentile £53.81 £75.00 £93.75
UK median hourly rate £21.65 £35.36 £85.00
% change year-on-year -38.77% -58.40% +148.45%

All Process and 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 27,360 27,372 34,995
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 90.00% 87.10% 88.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,349 16,711 23,948
10th Percentile £300 £313 £313
25th Percentile £405 £417 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £625 £648 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £532
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.22% -3.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,809 1,012 1,477
10th Percentile £14.97 £15.10 £14.52
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.23 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.75 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.65% -19.66% +25.35%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.75 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £34.00 £43.85
% change year-on-year -26.03% -22.46% +25.29%

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 23 November 2025.

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 23 November 2025.

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 23 November 2025. 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 +28 442 £575 +4.55% 159
South East +35 170 £515 +3.00% 218
Midlands -28 112 £575 +9.52% 93
North of England -31 107 £550 +12.82% 111
South West 0 88 £575 +15.00% 58
North West +10 80 £513 +2.50% 50
West Midlands -34 70 £575 +9.52% 65
East of England +16 67 £550 +13.99% 43
East Midlands -6 42 £525 -12.50% 27
Yorkshire -49 24 £550 +29.41% 48
North East -13 3 £500 +5.26% 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 23 (2.27%) Confluence
2 17 (1.68%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.29%) Oracle Workflow
4 7 (0.69%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 4 (0.40%) CMS
5 4 (0.40%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.30%) Documentum
6 3 (0.30%) NetWeaver
6 3 (0.30%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.20%) Alfresco
7 2 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.20%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.099%) Apache
8 1 (0.099%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.099%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.099%) Camunda
8 1 (0.099%) OpenEdge
8 1 (0.099%) SAP EP
8 1 (0.099%) SAS
Applications
1 51 (5.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (3.07%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (2.47%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (2.37%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.40%) Trello
7 2 (0.20%) InVision
7 2 (0.20%) Sketch
7 2 (0.20%) Windchill
8 1 (0.099%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.099%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.099%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.099%) Notion
8 1 (0.099%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 126 (12.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 80 (7.91%) Oracle ERP
3 50 (4.95%) SAP ERP
4 39 (3.86%) Dynamics CRM
5 33 (3.26%) Oracle EBS
6 29 (2.87%) Oracle Payables
7 28 (2.77%) NetSuite
8 20 (1.98%) Oracle General Ledger
8 20 (1.98%) Oracle Receivables
9 18 (1.78%) Oracle Assets
10 17 (1.68%) SAP EWM
11 14 (1.38%) Oracle EBS R12
11 14 (1.38%) Oracle SCM
12 13 (1.29%) Oracle Cash Management
12 13 (1.29%) SAP WM
12 13 (1.29%) Unit4 Business World
13 12 (1.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
14 10 (0.99%) Primavera
15 7 (0.69%) SAP IBP
15 7 (0.69%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 135 (13.35%) Azure
2 109 (10.78%) OCI
3 93 (9.20%) SaaS
4 92 (9.10%) Dynamics 365
5 86 (8.51%) Power Platform
6 28 (2.77%) AWS
7 27 (2.67%) PaaS
8 21 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
9 20 (1.98%) Microsoft 365
10 18 (1.78%) Lucidchart
11 15 (1.48%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (1.38%) Entra ID
12 14 (1.38%) Power Automate
13 13 (1.29%) Boomi
13 13 (1.29%) PowerApps
13 13 (1.29%) SuccessFactors
14 10 (0.99%) GCP
14 10 (0.99%) Tricentis Tosca
15 9 (0.89%) Azure Data Factory
15 9 (0.89%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.099%) Internet
1 1 (0.099%) LAN
1 1 (0.099%) Network Security
1 1 (0.099%) SAN
1 1 (0.099%) VPN
1 1 (0.099%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (6.82%) Power BI
2 50 (4.95%) Oracle Reports
3 33 (3.26%) SQL Server
4 25 (2.47%) Oracle Database
5 21 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
6 17 (1.68%) Data Lake
6 17 (1.68%) SAP HANA
7 14 (1.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 9 (0.89%) Power Query
9 8 (0.79%) Relational Database
10 7 (0.69%) SAP BW
10 7 (0.69%) Tableau
11 6 (0.59%) GIS
11 6 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 6 (0.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 5 (0.49%) Oracle ODI
13 3 (0.30%) MongoDB
13 3 (0.30%) Oracle BI EE
13 3 (0.30%) Oracle Database 11g
13 3 (0.30%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 45 (4.45%) JIRA
2 11 (1.09%) Postman
3 9 (0.89%) Git
3 9 (0.89%) GitLab
4 5 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.30%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.20%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.20%) Hudson
6 2 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
6 2 (0.20%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.099%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.099%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.099%) MLflow
7 1 (0.099%) QADirector
7 1 (0.099%) Selenium
7 1 (0.099%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.099%) TestRail
General
1 495 (48.96%) Finance
2 345 (34.12%) Social Skills
3 133 (13.16%) Analytical Skills
4 115 (11.37%) Manufacturing
5 112 (11.08%) Public Sector
6 42 (4.15%) Retail
7 38 (3.76%) Legal
7 38 (3.76%) Local Government
7 38 (3.76%) Pharmaceutical
8 33 (3.26%) Documentation Skills
9 30 (2.97%) General Ledger
9 30 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
10 29 (2.87%) Banking
11 27 (2.67%) Influencing Skills
12 23 (2.27%) Billing
12 23 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
13 22 (2.18%) Marketing
14 18 (1.78%) Telecoms
15 16 (1.58%) Aerospace
16 15 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 135 (13.35%) Consultant
2 128 (12.66%) Analyst
3 123 (12.17%) Lead
4 101 (9.99%) Project Manager
5 95 (9.40%) Architect
6 67 (6.63%) Senior
7 56 (5.54%) Business Analyst
8 54 (5.34%) Developer
9 38 (3.76%) SAP Manager
9 38 (3.76%) Solutions Architect
10 37 (3.66%) SAP Consultant
11 36 (3.56%) ERP Manager
12 30 (2.97%) Functional Consultant
13 29 (2.87%) Oracle Consultant
14 26 (2.57%) ERP Support
15 25 (2.47%) Programme Manager
16 24 (2.37%) ERP Analyst
17 23 (2.27%) Applications Support
18 22 (2.18%) ERP Project Manager
19 20 (1.98%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 137 (13.55%) Oracle Fusion
2 46 (4.55%) REST
3 30 (2.97%) SOAP
3 30 (2.97%) Web Services
4 26 (2.57%) Middleware
5 24 (2.37%) JSON
6 23 (2.27%) XML
7 18 (1.78%) .NET
8 12 (1.19%) OAuth
9 11 (1.09%) XSLT
10 8 (0.79%) EDI
10 8 (0.79%) HTML
11 7 (0.69%) SAP Fiori
12 6 (0.59%) CSS
13 4 (0.40%) ADO
13 4 (0.40%) BAPI
13 4 (0.40%) IDoc
13 4 (0.40%) Microsoft Graph
13 4 (0.40%) SAP Basis
14 3 (0.30%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 53 (5.24%) Legacy Systems
2 44 (4.35%) Management Information System
3 28 (2.77%) Enterprise Software
4 27 (2.67%) Product Ownership
5 25 (2.47%) Data Structures
6 17 (1.68%) Life Science
7 14 (1.38%) Onboarding
7 14 (1.38%) Public Cloud
8 13 (1.29%) Cloud Native
9 12 (1.19%) AS400
9 12 (1.19%) FMCG
10 10 (0.99%) Virtual Team
11 9 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
11 9 (0.89%) Data Protection Act
12 8 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (0.69%) e-Learning
13 7 (0.69%) IoT
13 7 (0.69%) Mobile App
13 7 (0.69%) SWIFT Messaging Network
13 7 (0.69%) Synthetic Data
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.40%) Unix
1 4 (0.40%) Windows
2 2 (0.20%) Android
2 2 (0.20%) Apple iOS
2 2 (0.20%) Linux
3 1 (0.099%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (21.07%) Migration
2 191 (18.89%) Problem-Solving
3 180 (17.80%) Agile
4 178 (17.61%) Stakeholder Management
5 166 (16.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 151 (14.94%) Data Migration
7 126 (12.46%) CRM
8 119 (11.77%) Change Management
9 104 (10.29%) Continuous Improvement
10 103 (10.19%) Project Management
11 102 (10.09%) User Acceptance Testing
12 98 (9.69%) Business Intelligence
13 91 (9.00%) Project Delivery
14 85 (8.41%) Roadmaps
15 73 (7.22%) Validation
16 66 (6.53%) DevOps
17 64 (6.33%) Workshop Facilitation
18 58 (5.74%) Analytics
19 57 (5.64%) Data Management
20 56 (5.54%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 145 (14.34%) SQL
2 33 (3.26%) PL/SQL
3 19 (1.88%) JavaScript
4 17 (1.68%) C#
5 16 (1.58%) Python
6 12 (1.19%) Java
7 8 (0.79%) VBA
8 6 (0.59%) ABAP
8 6 (0.59%) Groovy
8 6 (0.59%) X++
9 5 (0.49%) PowerShell
10 4 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.40%) PHP
11 3 (0.30%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.30%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.20%) Korn
12 2 (0.20%) R
12 2 (0.20%) XPath
13 1 (0.099%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.099%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 120 (11.87%) Security Cleared
2 107 (10.58%) Degree
3 99 (9.79%) SC Cleared
4 31 (3.07%) PMP
5 30 (2.97%) PMI Certification
6 28 (2.77%) CIMA
7 26 (2.57%) ACCA
8 19 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (1.88%) Master's Degree
9 18 (1.78%) SAP Certification
10 13 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
11 11 (1.09%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 10 (0.99%) Azure Certification
12 10 (0.99%) Oracle Certification
13 9 (0.89%) ISTQB
14 7 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
14 7 (0.69%) OCA
15 5 (0.49%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
16 3 (0.30%) APMG
16 3 (0.30%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (5.14%) QA
2 39 (3.86%) Data Quality
2 39 (3.86%) PMO
3 32 (3.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 29 (2.87%) GDPR
5 10 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (0.99%) NIST
5 10 (0.99%) SLA
6 9 (0.89%) GxP
7 8 (0.79%) IFRS
7 8 (0.79%) ITGC
8 7 (0.69%) Accessibility
8 7 (0.69%) APQC
9 6 (0.59%) COBIT
9 6 (0.59%) SOX 404
10 4 (0.40%) GMP
10 4 (0.40%) HIPAA
10 4 (0.40%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.30%) Disclosure Scotland
11 3 (0.30%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 8 (0.79%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.49%) Docker
3 1 (0.099%) Firmware
3 1 (0.099%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.099%) Samba
Systems Management
1 7 (0.69%) Terraform
2 5 (0.49%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.20%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.099%) CEMLI
5 1 (0.099%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
5 1 (0.099%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.099%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.099%) Oracle Identity Management
5 1 (0.099%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 367 (36.30%) Oracle
2 300 (29.67%) SAP
3 145 (14.34%) Microsoft
4 61 (6.03%) Workday
5 60 (5.93%) Salesforce
6 36 (3.56%) IFS
7 16 (1.58%) ServiceNow
8 13 (1.29%) Databricks
9 11 (1.09%) Sage
10 10 (0.99%) Ariba
10 10 (0.99%) MuleSoft
11 7 (0.69%) Hyperion
12 6 (0.59%) Adobe
13 5 (0.49%) Anaplan
13 5 (0.49%) PeopleSoft
14 4 (0.40%) Axway
14 4 (0.40%) Concur
14 4 (0.40%) Google
14 4 (0.40%) Murex
14 4 (0.40%) OpenAI
611 ERP jobs in England