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

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 99 103
Rank change year-on-year +36 +4 +11
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,518 638 808
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.64% 2.66% 2.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.28% 2.92% 2.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 854 400 516
10th Percentile £350 £357 £375
25th Percentile £463 £438 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £538 £540
Median % change year-on-year +1.86% -0.46% -1.82%
75th Percentile £645 £646 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £532 £538 £540
% change year-on-year -1.02% -0.46% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 23 30
10th Percentile £17.69 £17.01 £13.05
25th Percentile £27.60 £56.88 £17.75
Median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £35.75
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +95.80% -43.78%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £55.00
90th Percentile £67.18 £81.00 £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 35,462 21,869 31,644
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.04% 91.35% 85.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,467 14,201 20,640
10th Percentile £325 £305 £300
25th Percentile £413 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £513 £525
% change year-on-year - -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,230 965 2,327
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.85
25th Percentile £20.69 £18.10 £16.00
Median hourly rate £47.00 £28.60 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +64.34% -23.73% +0.54%
75th Percentile £68.00 £60.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £81.91 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.69 £27.85 £36.50
% change year-on-year +53.27% -23.70% +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 3 June 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 3 June 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 3 June 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 +35 653 £550 -2.65% 358
South East +6 228 £560 +4.19% 167
North of England +34 212 £500 +5.26% 148
Midlands +25 179 £525 +5.00% 155
South West +30 125 £525 +10.53% 69
North West +36 111 £500 +2.25% 85
West Midlands +2 107 £525 +5.00% 96
East of England +14 95 £575 -2.13% 54
Yorkshire +5 87 £550 +37.50% 52
East Midlands +16 68 £525 +10.53% 58
North East -23 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 23 (1.52%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.05%) Confluence
2 16 (1.05%) Oracle Workflow
3 11 (0.72%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 4 (0.26%) Oracle Service Bus
4 4 (0.26%) SAS
4 4 (0.26%) WebLogic
5 3 (0.20%) Apache
5 3 (0.20%) NetWeaver
5 3 (0.20%) SAP EP
5 3 (0.20%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.13%) Anypoint
6 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.13%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.13%) CMS
6 2 (0.13%) ThingWorx
7 1 (0.066%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.066%) FactoryTalk
7 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.066%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 65 (4.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (1.19%) MS Visio
4 16 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (0.86%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.33%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.33%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 204 (13.44%) SAP S/4HANA
2 116 (7.64%) Oracle ERP
3 50 (3.29%) SAP ERP
4 47 (3.10%) NetSuite
5 40 (2.64%) Oracle Payables
6 37 (2.44%) Oracle EBS
6 37 (2.44%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 29 (1.91%) Oracle Receivables
8 26 (1.71%) Dynamics CRM
9 16 (1.05%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
10 15 (0.99%) Oracle Assets
10 15 (0.99%) Oracle General Ledger
11 14 (0.92%) Unit4 Business World
12 12 (0.79%) Oracle Financials
13 11 (0.72%) Oracle EBS R12
13 11 (0.72%) Teamcenter
14 10 (0.66%) Oracle 11i
14 10 (0.66%) Shopify
15 9 (0.59%) Workday HCM
16 8 (0.53%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 199 (13.11%) Azure
2 164 (10.80%) Dynamics 365
3 146 (9.62%) Power Platform
4 113 (7.44%) OCI
5 87 (5.73%) SaaS
6 51 (3.36%) AWS
7 44 (2.90%) Azure DevOps
8 40 (2.64%) PaaS
9 28 (1.84%) PowerApps
10 26 (1.71%) Power Automate
11 21 (1.38%) Azure Logic Apps
12 19 (1.25%) Boomi
13 18 (1.19%) SuccessFactors
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
15 14 (0.92%) GCP
15 14 (0.92%) GitHub
16 13 (0.86%) Serverless
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%) Network Security
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
1 107 (7.05%) Power BI
2 51 (3.36%) Oracle Reports
3 46 (3.03%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (1.65%) Oracle ODI
5 20 (1.32%) Data Lake
5 20 (1.32%) SQL Server
6 18 (1.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 16 (1.05%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 12 (0.79%) Metadata
9 10 (0.66%) Tableau
10 9 (0.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 8 (0.53%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 7 (0.46%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.40%) BusinessObjects
14 5 (0.33%) Star Schema
15 4 (0.26%) MongoDB
15 4 (0.26%) Snowflake Schema
16 3 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
16 3 (0.20%) GIS
16 3 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 69 (4.55%) JIRA
2 22 (1.45%) Git
2 22 (1.45%) Postman
3 16 (1.05%) Hudson
4 10 (0.66%) Visual Studio
5 9 (0.59%) SoapUI
6 6 (0.40%) Selenium
7 4 (0.26%) CircleCI
7 4 (0.26%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.26%) Zephyr
8 3 (0.20%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.20%) GitLab
8 3 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.13%) Gradle
9 2 (0.13%) LSMW
10 1 (0.066%) PowerDesigner
10 1 (0.066%) SpecFlow
10 1 (0.066%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.066%) TestRail
General
1 777 (51.19%) Finance
2 392 (25.82%) Social Skills
3 214 (14.10%) Analytical Skills
4 140 (9.22%) Manufacturing
5 103 (6.79%) Public Sector
6 83 (5.47%) Retail
7 51 (3.36%) Local Government
8 46 (3.03%) Law
9 43 (2.83%) Documentation Skills
9 43 (2.83%) General Ledger
9 43 (2.83%) Legal
10 36 (2.37%) Banking
11 33 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
12 29 (1.91%) Billing
13 28 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
14 23 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
15 20 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 20 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
16 17 (1.12%) Military
17 15 (0.99%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 261 (17.19%) Lead
2 233 (15.35%) Architect
3 193 (12.71%) Consultant
4 180 (11.86%) Analyst
5 152 (10.01%) Project Manager
6 128 (8.43%) Senior
7 115 (7.58%) Solutions Architect
8 86 (5.67%) Business Analyst
9 76 (5.01%) Developer
10 72 (4.74%) ERP Manager
11 58 (3.82%) Accountant
12 51 (3.36%) Implementation Consultant
13 45 (2.96%) Senior Manager
14 42 (2.77%) Systems Accountant
15 41 (2.70%) Financial Analyst
16 40 (2.64%) Lead Architect
17 38 (2.50%) SAP Manager
18 37 (2.44%) Transformation Manager
19 36 (2.37%) SAP Consultant
20 35 (2.31%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 178 (11.73%) Oracle Fusion
2 87 (5.73%) REST
3 72 (4.74%) Middleware
4 49 (3.23%) SOAP
5 41 (2.70%) JSON
6 40 (2.64%) XML
7 28 (1.84%) Web Services
8 21 (1.38%) .NET
9 19 (1.25%) OAuth
10 17 (1.12%) XSLT
11 14 (0.92%) Lightning Web Components
12 13 (0.86%) JWT
13 12 (0.79%) EDI
13 12 (0.79%) HTML
13 12 (0.79%) Node.js
14 10 (0.66%) SAP Fiori
15 9 (0.59%) CSS
15 9 (0.59%) PySpark
15 9 (0.59%) RESTful
16 8 (0.53%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 85 (5.60%) Legacy Systems
2 50 (3.29%) Data Structures
3 39 (2.57%) Management Information System
4 38 (2.50%) Product Ownership
5 36 (2.37%) Public Cloud
6 28 (1.84%) Onboarding
7 27 (1.78%) FMCG
8 22 (1.45%) Cloud Native
9 19 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
10 17 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
11 16 (1.05%) AI Agents
12 14 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
12 14 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
12 14 (0.92%) Distributed Systems
13 13 (0.86%) IoT
14 10 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
14 10 (0.66%) Virtual Team
15 8 (0.53%) Operational Technology
16 7 (0.46%) Life Science
16 7 (0.46%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.25%) Windows
2 5 (0.33%) Linux
3 4 (0.26%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.13%) Unix
5 1 (0.066%) AIX
5 1 (0.066%) Android
5 1 (0.066%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.066%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.066%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.066%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 419 (27.60%) Migration
2 324 (21.34%) Stakeholder Management
3 271 (17.85%) Data Migration
4 259 (17.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 218 (14.36%) User Acceptance Testing
6 210 (13.83%) Agile
7 209 (13.77%) Problem-Solving
8 185 (12.19%) Change Management
9 177 (11.66%) Continuous Improvement
9 177 (11.66%) Validation
10 166 (10.94%) Project Management
11 149 (9.82%) Business Intelligence
12 133 (8.76%) Data Modelling
13 124 (8.17%) CRM
14 121 (7.97%) Roadmaps
15 119 (7.84%) Procure-to-Pay
16 108 (7.11%) Analytics
17 106 (6.98%) Project Delivery
18 95 (6.26%) DevOps
19 93 (6.13%) Integration Patterns
Programming Languages
1 135 (8.89%) SQL
2 46 (3.03%) Python
3 31 (2.04%) PL/SQL
4 29 (1.91%) C#
5 28 (1.84%) Java
6 27 (1.78%) JavaScript
7 15 (0.99%) Apex Code
7 15 (0.99%) X++
8 12 (0.79%) Ruby
9 9 (0.59%) ABAP
10 8 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 8 (0.53%) T-SQL
10 8 (0.53%) TypeScript
11 5 (0.33%) PowerShell
12 4 (0.26%) VBA
13 3 (0.20%) C++
13 3 (0.20%) Groovy
13 3 (0.20%) Korn
13 3 (0.20%) SOQL
13 3 (0.20%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 166 (10.94%) Security Cleared
2 124 (8.17%) SC Cleared
3 105 (6.92%) Degree
4 82 (5.40%) CIMA
5 74 (4.87%) ACCA
6 42 (2.77%) PMP
7 31 (2.04%) PMI Certification
8 15 (0.99%) DV Cleared
9 14 (0.92%) Master's Degree
10 11 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
12 9 (0.59%) TOGAF Certification
13 7 (0.46%) SAP Certification
14 6 (0.40%) Azure Certification
14 6 (0.40%) ISTQB
14 6 (0.40%) Oracle Certification
15 4 (0.26%) APMG
15 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
16 3 (0.20%) CFA
16 3 (0.20%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (6.98%) Data Quality
2 65 (4.28%) GDPR
3 52 (3.43%) QA
4 41 (2.70%) PMO
5 19 (1.25%) IFRS
5 19 (1.25%) SLA
6 16 (1.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 13 (0.86%) GAAP
8 9 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 8 (0.53%) Accessibility
10 7 (0.46%) NCSC
11 5 (0.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 5 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.33%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.20%) GMP
13 3 (0.20%) IFRS 17
14 2 (0.13%) Basel III
14 2 (0.13%) HIPAA
14 2 (0.13%) HL7
System Software
1 7 (0.46%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.40%) Docker
3 1 (0.066%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 8 (0.53%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.46%) 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 1 (0.066%) Data Guard
5 1 (0.066%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.066%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.066%) SCCM
Vendors
1 452 (29.78%) SAP
2 425 (28.00%) Oracle
3 254 (16.73%) Microsoft
4 76 (5.01%) Workday
5 65 (4.28%) IFS
6 63 (4.15%) Salesforce
7 55 (3.62%) Siemens
8 46 (3.03%) ServiceNow
9 37 (2.44%) Databricks
10 29 (1.91%) Sage
11 26 (1.71%) MuleSoft
12 21 (1.38%) Ariba
13 13 (0.86%) Informatica
14 12 (0.79%) Epicor
14 12 (0.79%) Infor
15 8 (0.53%) Foundry
15 8 (0.53%) Google
15 8 (0.53%) JD Edwards
16 7 (0.46%) SYSPRO
16 7 (0.46%) Talend