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

 6 months to
23 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 99 102
Rank change year-on-year +38 +3 +11
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,524 626 806
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.67% 2.63% 2.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.33% 2.88% 2.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 864 400 519
10th Percentile £350 £362 £375
25th Percentile £463 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £541 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.23% -1.59% +0.87%
75th Percentile £645 £650 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £543 £550
% change year-on-year -3.23% -1.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 109 19 29
10th Percentile £17.69 £21.79 £13.05
25th Percentile £25.54 £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 £67.35 - £65.00
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £73.75 £40.00
% change year-on-year -22.03% +84.38% -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 35,196 21,756 31,344
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.75% 91.30% 86.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,391 14,220 20,552
10th Percentile £325 £305 £300
25th Percentile £413 £411 £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 2,171 917 2,255
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.41 £12.89
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.20 £15.97
Median hourly rate £45.59 £28.55 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +59.67% -21.78% -2.67%
75th Percentile £67.84 £60.00 £60.13
90th Percentile £80.20 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £27.97 £36.05
% change year-on-year +51.98% -22.42% -2.58%

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 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 23 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 23 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 +35 656 £550 -4.35% 256
South East +6 233 £560 +4.19% 143
North of England +36 209 £500 +5.26% 148
Midlands +17 175 £525 +5.00% 121
South West +29 122 £525 +5.00% 67
North West +34 112 £500 +2.25% 82
West Midlands +1 103 £525 +5.00% 57
East of England +14 98 £575 -4.17% 46
Yorkshire -1 83 £550 +37.50% 55
East Midlands +15 68 £525 +10.53% 62
North East -19 14 £500 -9.09% 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 20 (1.31%) 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 69 (4.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (1.71%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
4 19 (1.25%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.33%) Oracle Smart View
6 5 (0.33%) PTC Creo
7 2 (0.13%) Windchill
8 1 (0.066%) Trello
Business Applications
1 203 (13.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 115 (7.55%) Oracle ERP
3 50 (3.28%) SAP ERP
4 44 (2.89%) Oracle EBS
5 43 (2.82%) NetSuite
6 39 (2.56%) Oracle Payables
7 36 (2.36%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 28 (1.84%) Oracle Receivables
9 26 (1.71%) Dynamics CRM
10 16 (1.05%) Oracle General Ledger
10 16 (1.05%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
10 16 (1.05%) Shopify
11 15 (0.98%) Oracle Assets
11 15 (0.98%) Unit4 Business World
12 13 (0.85%) Oracle EBS R12
12 13 (0.85%) Oracle Financials
13 12 (0.79%) Workday HCM
14 11 (0.72%) Teamcenter
15 10 (0.66%) Oracle 11i
16 8 (0.52%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 189 (12.40%) Azure
2 167 (10.96%) Dynamics 365
3 138 (9.06%) Power Platform
4 118 (7.74%) OCI
5 82 (5.38%) SaaS
6 53 (3.48%) AWS
7 41 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
8 38 (2.49%) PaaS
9 25 (1.64%) PowerApps
10 24 (1.57%) Power Automate
11 22 (1.44%) SuccessFactors
12 21 (1.38%) Azure Logic Apps
13 19 (1.25%) Boomi
14 16 (1.05%) GCP
14 16 (1.05%) Microsoft 365
15 15 (0.98%) Azure Data Factory
15 15 (0.98%) IaaS
16 14 (0.92%) Azure Service Bus
17 13 (0.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 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
1 100 (6.56%) Power BI
2 52 (3.41%) Oracle Reports
3 42 (2.76%) 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 (0.52%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 8 (0.52%) Oracle Database
10 5 (0.33%) BusinessObjects
10 5 (0.33%) Star Schema
11 4 (0.26%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.26%) Snowflake Schema
12 3 (0.20%) Oracle BI EE
12 3 (0.20%) SAP HANA
12 3 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 85 (5.58%) JIRA
2 24 (1.57%) Postman
3 20 (1.31%) 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
1 776 (50.92%) Finance
2 403 (26.44%) Social Skills
3 213 (13.98%) Analytical Skills
4 137 (8.99%) Manufacturing
5 105 (6.89%) Public Sector
6 80 (5.25%) Retail
7 49 (3.22%) Local Government
8 46 (3.02%) Law
9 44 (2.89%) Legal
10 42 (2.76%) Documentation Skills
11 39 (2.56%) General Ledger
12 37 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
13 35 (2.30%) Banking
14 31 (2.03%) Organisational Skills
15 29 (1.90%) Billing
16 26 (1.71%) Pharmaceutical
17 20 (1.31%) Military
17 20 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
18 17 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 16 (1.05%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 246 (16.14%) Lead
2 227 (14.90%) Architect
3 192 (12.60%) Consultant
4 185 (12.14%) Analyst
5 162 (10.63%) Project Manager
6 134 (8.79%) Senior
7 111 (7.28%) Solutions Architect
8 90 (5.91%) Business Analyst
9 77 (5.05%) Developer
10 69 (4.53%) ERP Manager
11 56 (3.67%) Accountant
12 50 (3.28%) Implementation Consultant
13 46 (3.02%) Senior Manager
14 43 (2.82%) Financial Analyst
15 41 (2.69%) Systems Accountant
16 39 (2.56%) Data Analyst
17 38 (2.49%) SAP Manager
18 37 (2.43%) SAP Consultant
19 36 (2.36%) Transformation Manager
20 35 (2.30%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 185 (12.14%) Oracle Fusion
2 87 (5.71%) REST
3 69 (4.53%) Middleware
4 50 (3.28%) SOAP
5 42 (2.76%) JSON
6 40 (2.62%) XML
7 30 (1.97%) Web Services
8 19 (1.25%) .NET
8 19 (1.25%) OAuth
9 18 (1.18%) XSLT
10 13 (0.85%) EDI
10 13 (0.85%) JWT
10 13 (0.85%) Lightning Web Components
11 12 (0.79%) Node.js
12 11 (0.72%) HTML
12 11 (0.72%) SAP Fiori
13 9 (0.59%) PySpark
13 9 (0.59%) RESTful
14 8 (0.52%) CSS
15 7 (0.46%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 86 (5.64%) Legacy Systems
2 54 (3.54%) Data Structures
3 38 (2.49%) Management Information System
4 37 (2.43%) Product Ownership
5 36 (2.36%) Public Cloud
6 25 (1.64%) Onboarding
7 23 (1.51%) FMCG
8 21 (1.38%) Cloud Native
9 19 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
10 18 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
11 16 (1.05%) AI Agents
12 14 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
12 14 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
13 12 (0.79%) Distributed Systems
14 10 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
14 10 (0.66%) Virtual Team
15 9 (0.59%) IoT
16 8 (0.52%) Operational Technology
16 8 (0.52%) SCADA
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
1 419 (27.49%) Migration
2 318 (20.87%) Stakeholder Management
3 266 (17.45%) Data Migration
4 263 (17.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 221 (14.50%) User Acceptance Testing
6 218 (14.30%) Agile
7 211 (13.85%) Problem-Solving
8 177 (11.61%) Change Management
9 175 (11.48%) Project Management
10 174 (11.42%) Validation
11 169 (11.09%) Continuous Improvement
12 140 (9.19%) Business Intelligence
13 127 (8.33%) Data Modelling
14 121 (7.94%) CRM
15 117 (7.68%) Procure-to-Pay
16 111 (7.28%) Roadmaps
17 101 (6.63%) Analytics
17 101 (6.63%) Project Delivery
18 94 (6.17%) Decision-Making
19 93 (6.10%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 128 (8.40%) SQL
2 43 (2.82%) Python
3 34 (2.23%) PL/SQL
4 28 (1.84%) C#
4 28 (1.84%) Java
5 26 (1.71%) JavaScript
6 14 (0.92%) Apex Code
6 14 (0.92%) X++
7 11 (0.72%) Ruby
8 9 (0.59%) ABAP
9 8 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 8 (0.52%) 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 (11.29%) Security Cleared
2 129 (8.46%) SC Cleared
3 112 (7.35%) Degree
4 78 (5.12%) CIMA
5 70 (4.59%) ACCA
6 42 (2.76%) PMP
7 32 (2.10%) PMI Certification
8 14 (0.92%) Master's Degree
9 13 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
9 13 (0.85%) DV Cleared
10 9 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (0.52%) Oracle Certification
11 8 (0.52%) TOGAF Certification
12 7 (0.46%) SAP Certification
13 6 (0.39%) APMP
13 6 (0.39%) Azure Certification
13 6 (0.39%) ISTQB
14 5 (0.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 4 (0.26%) APMG
15 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (6.50%) Data Quality
2 63 (4.13%) GDPR
3 52 (3.41%) QA
4 43 (2.82%) PMO
5 18 (1.18%) SLA
6 15 (0.98%) IFRS
6 15 (0.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 11 (0.72%) GAAP
8 8 (0.52%) Accessibility
8 8 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 5 (0.33%) NCSC
9 5 (0.33%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.26%) Disclosure Scotland
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 (0.52%) 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
1 454 (29.79%) SAP
2 434 (28.48%) Oracle
3 247 (16.21%) Microsoft
4 81 (5.31%) Workday
5 65 (4.27%) IFS
5 65 (4.27%) Salesforce
6 55 (3.61%) Siemens
7 43 (2.82%) ServiceNow
8 34 (2.23%) Databricks
9 28 (1.84%) Sage
10 25 (1.64%) MuleSoft
11 22 (1.44%) Ariba
12 15 (0.98%) Informatica
13 12 (0.79%) Epicor
13 12 (0.79%) Infor
14 8 (0.52%) Foundry
14 8 (0.52%) Google
15 7 (0.46%) JD Edwards
15 7 (0.46%) Talend
16 6 (0.39%) SYSPRO
753 ERP jobs in England