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

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 78 91
Rank change year-on-year +11 +13 +18
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,603 871 812
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.46% 3.18% 2.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.09% 3.50% 2.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 933 533 453
10th Percentile £375 £350 £365
25th Percentile £463 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -5.83%
75th Percentile £648 £638 £638
90th Percentile £750 £735 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £538 £525
% change year-on-year +2.33% +2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 39 33
10th Percentile £14.02 £6.00 £18.30
25th Percentile £17.12 £9.50 £28.00
Median hourly rate £24.00 £16.92 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year +41.84% -52.15% -45.02%
75th Percentile £35.00 £43.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £59.45 £76.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £17.42 £47.50
% change year-on-year +37.75% -63.32% -25.20%

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 39,170 24,908 27,982
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.62% 90.84% 86.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,910 15,798 17,347
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £424
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £626 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,803 1,504 1,266
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.74 £17.69 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -2.95%
75th Percentile £67.85 £47.50 £66.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £67.85 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.69
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.09% -1.10%

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 22 September 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 22 September 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 22 September 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 -4 646 £600 +9.09% 1,116
North of England +62 274 £525 +5.00% 397
South East -4 254 £525 +3.45% 405
Midlands +23 219 £525 -4.55% 326
North West +30 149 £525 +3.70% 223
West Midlands +12 124 £525 -4.55% 196
Yorkshire +38 104 £475 -9.52% 127
East of England -13 89 £509 -9.91% 162
East Midlands +20 86 £525 -12.50% 130
South West -30 81 £525 -12.50% 148
North East -17 21 £500 +11.11% 54
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 35 (2.18%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.06%) Oracle Workflow
3 16 (1.00%) Confluence
4 6 (0.37%) CMS
5 5 (0.31%) NetWeaver
5 5 (0.31%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.31%) SAS
6 4 (0.25%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.19%) ThingWorx
8 2 (0.12%) Anypoint
8 2 (0.12%) Oracle Coherence
8 2 (0.12%) SAP EP
8 2 (0.12%) WebLogic Portal
9 1 (0.062%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.062%) EPiServer
9 1 (0.062%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.062%) Mendix
9 1 (0.062%) Oracle Service Bus
9 1 (0.062%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 97 (6.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (2.43%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
4 15 (0.94%) MS Visio
5 13 (0.81%) Windchill
6 12 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.062%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.062%) CPLEX
8 1 (0.062%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 210 (13.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 137 (8.55%) Oracle ERP
3 60 (3.74%) Oracle Payables
4 59 (3.68%) NetSuite
5 51 (3.18%) SAP ERP
6 45 (2.81%) Oracle Receivables
7 31 (1.93%) Dynamics CRM
8 28 (1.75%) Oracle EBS
9 27 (1.68%) Oracle General Ledger
9 27 (1.68%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 20 (1.25%) Oracle Financials
11 15 (0.94%) Oracle Assets
11 15 (0.94%) SAP MDG
12 14 (0.87%) Dynamics NAV
12 14 (0.87%) Workday HCM
13 13 (0.81%) Teamcenter
13 13 (0.81%) Unit4 Business World
14 11 (0.69%) SAP MM
15 10 (0.62%) Dynamics AX
16 9 (0.56%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 163 (10.17%) Azure
2 161 (10.04%) Power Platform
3 139 (8.67%) Dynamics 365
4 109 (6.80%) SaaS
5 94 (5.86%) OCI
6 59 (3.68%) AWS
7 52 (3.24%) Azure DevOps
8 34 (2.12%) Microsoft 365
9 33 (2.06%) Power Automate
10 32 (2.00%) GCP
11 24 (1.50%) PaaS
11 24 (1.50%) PowerApps
11 24 (1.50%) SuccessFactors
12 21 (1.31%) Microsoft Copilot
13 19 (1.19%) GitHub
14 18 (1.12%) Boomi
15 15 (0.94%) Entra ID
16 13 (0.81%) Azure Data Factory
16 13 (0.81%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 13 (0.81%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.44%) Network Security
2 4 (0.25%) FTP
2 4 (0.25%) HTTP
2 4 (0.25%) SSL
3 3 (0.19%) Firewall
4 2 (0.12%) 5G
4 2 (0.12%) DMZ
4 2 (0.12%) MQTT
4 2 (0.12%) SMS
5 1 (0.062%) DNS
5 1 (0.062%) Intranet
5 1 (0.062%) LAN
5 1 (0.062%) RFID
5 1 (0.062%) SMTP
5 1 (0.062%) VPN
5 1 (0.062%) WAN
5 1 (0.062%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (7.30%) Power BI
2 59 (3.68%) Data Warehouse
3 26 (1.62%) Oracle Reports
4 24 (1.50%) SQL Server
5 22 (1.37%) Data Lake
5 22 (1.37%) Tableau
6 21 (1.31%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 18 (1.12%) Metadata
8 16 (1.00%) Oracle ODI
9 13 (0.81%) BusinessObjects
10 9 (0.56%) Power Query
11 7 (0.44%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 7 (0.44%) Relational Database
11 7 (0.44%) Star Schema
12 6 (0.37%) GIS
12 6 (0.37%) SAP HANA
13 5 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
13 5 (0.31%) Oracle Database
13 5 (0.31%) SAP Data Services
13 5 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 84 (5.24%) JIRA
2 19 (1.19%) Git
3 12 (0.75%) Visual Studio
4 8 (0.50%) Hudson
5 7 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
6 6 (0.37%) Team Foundation Server
7 5 (0.31%) Rational DOORS
8 4 (0.25%) CircleCI
8 4 (0.25%) Postman
9 3 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.12%) Flyway
10 2 (0.12%) Jenkins
10 2 (0.12%) LSMW
11 1 (0.062%) Artifactory
11 1 (0.062%) Eclipse
11 1 (0.062%) eggPlant
11 1 (0.062%) GitLab
11 1 (0.062%) Selenium
11 1 (0.062%) SoapUI
11 1 (0.062%) Zephyr
General
1 821 (51.22%) Finance
2 456 (28.45%) Social Skills
3 226 (14.10%) Analytical Skills
4 198 (12.35%) Manufacturing
5 139 (8.67%) Public Sector
6 101 (6.30%) Retail
7 66 (4.12%) Influencing Skills
8 65 (4.05%) General Ledger
9 56 (3.49%) Billing
10 54 (3.37%) Organisational Skills
11 44 (2.74%) Banking
12 43 (2.68%) Documentation Skills
13 33 (2.06%) Local Government
14 32 (2.00%) Legal
15 29 (1.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 28 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
17 27 (1.68%) Law
18 23 (1.43%) Aerospace
19 20 (1.25%) Automotive
19 20 (1.25%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 288 (17.97%) Lead
2 244 (15.22%) Architect
3 221 (13.79%) Analyst
4 157 (9.79%) Consultant
5 122 (7.61%) Solutions Architect
6 119 (7.42%) Senior
7 113 (7.05%) Project Manager
8 102 (6.36%) Business Analyst
9 83 (5.18%) Developer
10 57 (3.56%) Oracle Consultant
11 53 (3.31%) ERP Manager
12 50 (3.12%) Administrator
13 47 (2.93%) Functional Consultant
14 46 (2.87%) Accountant
15 43 (2.68%) Data Analyst
16 41 (2.56%) Financial Analyst
17 35 (2.18%) Finance Manager
17 35 (2.18%) Programme Manager
18 32 (2.00%) SAP Manager
18 32 (2.00%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 173 (10.79%) Oracle Fusion
2 92 (5.74%) REST
3 82 (5.12%) Middleware
4 58 (3.62%) SOAP
5 32 (2.00%) JSON
5 32 (2.00%) XML
6 26 (1.62%) Web Services
7 22 (1.37%) .NET
8 18 (1.12%) OAuth
9 16 (1.00%) OAuth2
10 15 (0.94%) EDI
11 14 (0.87%) Terraform
12 13 (0.81%) SAP Fiori
13 11 (0.69%) CSS
13 11 (0.69%) HTML
13 11 (0.69%) Lightning Web Components
14 10 (0.62%) RESTful
14 10 (0.62%) XSLT
15 9 (0.56%) Ajax
15 9 (0.56%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 76 (4.74%) Legacy Systems
2 57 (3.56%) Data Structures
3 52 (3.24%) Management Information System
4 50 (3.12%) Product Ownership
5 47 (2.93%) Onboarding
6 45 (2.81%) Enterprise Software
7 33 (2.06%) FMCG
8 26 (1.62%) Public Cloud
9 23 (1.43%) Cloud Native
10 19 (1.19%) Life Science
11 17 (1.06%) Greenfield Project
11 17 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
12 15 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
12 15 (0.94%) Low-Code
13 14 (0.87%) Operational Technology
14 13 (0.81%) Distributed Systems
15 12 (0.75%) CMDB
16 11 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
16 11 (0.69%) Hybrid Cloud
17 10 (0.62%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.19%) Windows
2 9 (0.56%) Linux
3 4 (0.25%) Unix
4 3 (0.19%) Android
4 3 (0.19%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.19%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.19%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.062%) AIX
6 1 (0.062%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.062%) Oracle Linux
6 1 (0.062%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 483 (30.13%) Stakeholder Management
2 415 (25.89%) Migration
3 305 (19.03%) Data Migration
4 249 (15.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 241 (15.03%) Agile
6 239 (14.91%) Problem-Solving
7 226 (14.10%) User Acceptance Testing
8 215 (13.41%) Continuous Improvement
9 178 (11.10%) Validation
10 170 (10.61%) Process Improvement
11 169 (10.54%) CRM
12 166 (10.36%) Change Management
13 160 (9.98%) Roadmaps
14 158 (9.86%) Business Intelligence
15 155 (9.67%) Analytics
16 140 (8.73%) Data Modelling
17 122 (7.61%) Project Delivery
18 118 (7.36%) Workshop Facilitation
19 116 (7.24%) Decision-Making
20 112 (6.99%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 152 (9.48%) SQL
2 51 (3.18%) Python
3 31 (1.93%) JavaScript
4 25 (1.56%) Java
5 23 (1.43%) PL/SQL
6 21 (1.31%) C#
7 18 (1.12%) X++
8 14 (0.87%) ABAP
9 12 (0.75%) Apex Code
9 12 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 10 (0.62%) TypeScript
11 9 (0.56%) Ruby
12 7 (0.44%) Groovy
13 6 (0.37%) T-SQL
14 4 (0.25%) PHP
15 3 (0.19%) C++
15 3 (0.19%) Rust
15 3 (0.19%) VBA
16 2 (0.12%) Korn
16 2 (0.12%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 224 (13.97%) Security Cleared
2 166 (10.36%) SC Cleared
3 108 (6.74%) Degree
4 66 (4.12%) ACCA
5 61 (3.81%) CIMA
6 52 (3.24%) DV Cleared
7 41 (2.56%) PMP
8 38 (2.37%) PMI Certification
9 16 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
10 15 (0.94%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (0.62%) TOGAF Certification
12 9 (0.56%) Master's Degree
12 9 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (0.50%) ITIL Certification
14 7 (0.44%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.44%) CISM
14 7 (0.44%) CISSP
14 7 (0.44%) DBS Check
15 6 (0.37%) APMG
16 5 (0.31%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 158 (9.86%) Data Quality
2 56 (3.49%) GDPR
3 45 (2.81%) PMO
4 44 (2.74%) QA
5 24 (1.50%) IFRS
6 18 (1.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (1.06%) GRC
7 17 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 16 (1.00%) GAAP
9 9 (0.56%) SLA
10 8 (0.50%) NCSC
11 7 (0.44%) GMP
12 5 (0.31%) Accessibility
12 5 (0.31%) P3O
12 5 (0.31%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
13 4 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 3 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 19770
14 3 (0.19%) NIST
14 3 (0.19%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (0.81%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.50%) Docker
3 3 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.12%) IAG
5 1 (0.062%) Firmware
5 1 (0.062%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 9 (0.56%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.31%) Grafana
3 5 (0.31%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.25%) Kibana
5 3 (0.19%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
5 3 (0.19%) SCCM
6 2 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.062%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.062%) MOM
Vendors
1 513 (32.00%) SAP
2 443 (27.64%) Oracle
3 298 (18.59%) Microsoft
4 79 (4.93%) Salesforce
5 72 (4.49%) Workday
6 67 (4.18%) ServiceNow
7 47 (2.93%) IFS
8 29 (1.81%) Sage
9 24 (1.50%) Ariba
10 22 (1.37%) JD Edwards
11 21 (1.31%) Databricks
12 20 (1.25%) Google
13 18 (1.12%) Infor
13 18 (1.12%) Siemens
14 16 (1.00%) MuleSoft
14 16 (1.00%) SYSPRO
15 14 (0.87%) Concur
16 13 (0.81%) IBM
16 13 (0.81%) PTC
17 10 (0.62%) Epicor