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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 79 93
Rank change year-on-year +14 +14 +17
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,652 808 775
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.61% 2.92% 2.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.24% 3.21% 2.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 976 484 464
10th Percentile £375 £333 £363
25th Percentile £463 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £650 £646 £638
90th Percentile £750 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £538 £525
% change year-on-year +2.33% +2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 45 36
10th Percentile £15.36 £6.00 £16.63
25th Percentile £18.82 £14.65 £28.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £17.35 £40.18
Median % change year-on-year +101.73% -56.82% -38.30%
75th Percentile £57.81 £73.75 £66.25
90th Percentile £60.75 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £23.95 £46.25
% change year-on-year +46.14% -48.22% -28.74%

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 38,995 25,146 28,578
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.11% 90.84% 85.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,229 16,020 18,598
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £629 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £755
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,544 1,434 1,645
10th Percentile £14.45 £14.20 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.87 £18.35
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +3.61%
75th Percentile £68.60 £50.38 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £41.50
% change year-on-year +67.00% -39.40% -1.19%

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 15 August 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 15 August 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 15 August 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 +15 690 £600 +8.11% 623
South East +2 274 £525 +1.94% 264
North of England +68 268 £518 +3.50% 212
Midlands +36 206 £525 - 215
North West +37 154 £525 +5.00% 97
West Midlands +11 116 £528 +0.48% 123
South West -13 96 £525 -16.13% 84
Yorkshire +28 93 £500 +24.22% 88
East of England +2 85 £510 -11.30% 85
East Midlands +28 81 £525 -12.50% 92
North East -27 21 £500 -6.98% 30
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 30 (1.82%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.03%) Oracle Workflow
3 16 (0.97%) Confluence
4 5 (0.30%) SAS
5 4 (0.24%) Anypoint
5 4 (0.24%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.18%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.18%) CMS
6 3 (0.18%) NetWeaver
7 2 (0.12%) Apache
7 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle Coherence
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.12%) SAP EP
7 2 (0.12%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.061%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.061%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.061%) Hyperledger
8 1 (0.061%) Mendix
8 1 (0.061%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 82 (4.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (1.88%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (1.15%) MS Visio
4 18 (1.09%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
6 10 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 5 (0.30%) Oracle Smart View
8 4 (0.24%) Windchill
9 3 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.061%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.061%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 208 (12.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 146 (8.84%) Oracle ERP
3 61 (3.69%) NetSuite
4 57 (3.45%) Oracle Payables
5 53 (3.21%) SAP ERP
6 43 (2.60%) Oracle Receivables
7 38 (2.30%) Oracle EBS
8 29 (1.76%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 24 (1.45%) Dynamics CRM
9 24 (1.45%) Oracle General Ledger
10 22 (1.33%) Oracle Financials
11 15 (0.91%) Unit4 Business World
12 14 (0.85%) Oracle Assets
13 13 (0.79%) Oracle EBS R12
13 13 (0.79%) SAP MDG
13 13 (0.79%) Workday HCM
14 10 (0.61%) Oracle 11i
15 8 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
15 8 (0.48%) Sage X3
15 8 (0.48%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 174 (10.53%) Power Platform
2 171 (10.35%) Azure
3 159 (9.62%) Dynamics 365
4 114 (6.90%) OCI
5 105 (6.36%) SaaS
6 66 (4.00%) AWS
7 47 (2.85%) Azure DevOps
8 31 (1.88%) GCP
8 31 (1.88%) PaaS
9 30 (1.82%) Power Automate
10 27 (1.63%) Microsoft 365
10 27 (1.63%) SuccessFactors
11 26 (1.57%) PowerApps
12 22 (1.33%) Boomi
12 22 (1.33%) GitHub
13 17 (1.03%) Microsoft Copilot
14 15 (0.91%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 14 (0.85%) Azure Data Factory
16 13 (0.79%) Azure Logic Apps
16 13 (0.79%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.42%) Network Security
2 4 (0.24%) Firewall
2 4 (0.24%) FTP
2 4 (0.24%) SSL
3 2 (0.12%) 5G
3 2 (0.12%) HTTP
3 2 (0.12%) Intranet
3 2 (0.12%) LAN
3 2 (0.12%) WAN
4 1 (0.061%) DHCP
4 1 (0.061%) DMZ
4 1 (0.061%) DNS
4 1 (0.061%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.061%) Modbus
4 1 (0.061%) MQTT
4 1 (0.061%) RFID
4 1 (0.061%) SMS
4 1 (0.061%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.061%) VPN
4 1 (0.061%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 132 (7.99%) Power BI
2 67 (4.06%) Data Warehouse
3 44 (2.66%) Oracle Reports
4 29 (1.76%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 26 (1.57%) Oracle ODI
6 25 (1.51%) SQL Server
7 23 (1.39%) Data Lake
8 22 (1.33%) Tableau
9 17 (1.03%) Metadata
10 13 (0.79%) BusinessObjects
10 13 (0.79%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 13 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 7 (0.42%) Star Schema
12 6 (0.36%) Power Query
12 6 (0.36%) SAP Data Services
12 6 (0.36%) SAP HANA
13 5 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
13 5 (0.30%) BigQuery
13 5 (0.30%) Oracle Database
13 5 (0.30%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 69 (4.18%) JIRA
2 22 (1.33%) Git
3 15 (0.91%) Hudson
4 12 (0.73%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
6 4 (0.24%) CircleCI
6 4 (0.24%) Postman
7 3 (0.18%) LSMW
7 3 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.18%) Selenium
7 3 (0.18%) SoapUI
7 3 (0.18%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.12%) GitLab
8 2 (0.12%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.061%) ERwin
9 1 (0.061%) JDeveloper
9 1 (0.061%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.061%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 869 (52.60%) Finance
2 428 (25.91%) Social Skills
3 223 (13.50%) Analytical Skills
4 174 (10.53%) Manufacturing
5 146 (8.84%) Public Sector
6 105 (6.36%) Retail
7 63 (3.81%) Influencing Skills
8 58 (3.51%) General Ledger
9 54 (3.27%) Documentation Skills
10 46 (2.78%) Law
11 44 (2.66%) Billing
12 42 (2.54%) Banking
13 40 (2.42%) Local Government
14 39 (2.36%) Organisational Skills
15 37 (2.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 34 (2.06%) Legal
17 30 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
18 22 (1.33%) Pharmaceutical
19 20 (1.21%) Aerospace
20 19 (1.15%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 328 (19.85%) Lead
2 263 (15.92%) Architect
3 223 (13.50%) Analyst
4 175 (10.59%) Consultant
5 135 (8.17%) Senior
6 132 (7.99%) Project Manager
7 125 (7.57%) Solutions Architect
8 97 (5.87%) Business Analyst
9 92 (5.57%) Developer
10 63 (3.81%) ERP Manager
11 53 (3.21%) Oracle Consultant
12 48 (2.91%) Accountant
13 47 (2.85%) Financial Analyst
14 43 (2.60%) Data Analyst
15 41 (2.48%) Lead Architect
16 39 (2.36%) Finance Manager
17 38 (2.30%) ERP Project Manager
18 36 (2.18%) Programme Manager
18 36 (2.18%) Senior Manager
19 35 (2.12%) Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 194 (11.74%) Oracle Fusion
2 91 (5.51%) REST
3 74 (4.48%) Middleware
4 54 (3.27%) SOAP
5 32 (1.94%) JSON
6 29 (1.76%) XML
7 23 (1.39%) Web Services
8 22 (1.33%) .NET
9 17 (1.03%) OAuth
10 16 (0.97%) Lightning Web Components
11 15 (0.91%) EDI
12 12 (0.73%) OAuth2
13 11 (0.67%) CSS
13 11 (0.67%) HTML
13 11 (0.67%) XSLT
14 10 (0.61%) PySpark
14 10 (0.61%) RESTful
15 9 (0.54%) Ajax
15 9 (0.54%) JWT
15 9 (0.54%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 87 (5.27%) Legacy Systems
2 69 (4.18%) Data Structures
3 48 (2.91%) Management Information System
4 42 (2.54%) Product Ownership
5 40 (2.42%) Onboarding
6 34 (2.06%) Enterprise Software
7 33 (2.00%) FMCG
8 31 (1.88%) Public Cloud
9 24 (1.45%) Cloud Native
10 20 (1.21%) Distributed Systems
11 19 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
12 16 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
13 15 (0.91%) Greenfield Project
14 14 (0.85%) Life Science
15 13 (0.79%) Operational Technology
16 12 (0.73%) AI Agents
16 12 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
16 12 (0.73%) Low-Code
17 11 (0.67%) IoT
18 10 (0.61%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.15%) Windows
2 6 (0.36%) Linux
3 3 (0.18%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.12%) Android
4 2 (0.12%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.12%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.061%) AIX
5 1 (0.061%) OpenVMS
5 1 (0.061%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.061%) Unix
5 1 (0.061%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 456 (27.60%) Migration
2 438 (26.51%) Stakeholder Management
3 338 (20.46%) Data Migration
4 282 (17.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 254 (15.38%) User Acceptance Testing
6 234 (14.16%) Agile
7 223 (13.50%) Continuous Improvement
8 216 (13.08%) Problem-Solving
9 187 (11.32%) Change Management
10 185 (11.20%) Business Intelligence
11 177 (10.71%) Validation
12 165 (9.99%) Analytics
13 160 (9.69%) Data Modelling
14 157 (9.50%) CRM
15 149 (9.02%) Roadmaps
16 147 (8.90%) Process Improvement
17 134 (8.11%) Project Management
18 125 (7.57%) Project Delivery
19 124 (7.51%) Translating Business Requirements
20 110 (6.66%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 151 (9.14%) SQL
2 55 (3.33%) Python
3 31 (1.88%) PL/SQL
4 30 (1.82%) JavaScript
5 26 (1.57%) Java
6 20 (1.21%) C#
7 18 (1.09%) X++
8 17 (1.03%) Apex Code
9 15 (0.91%) Ruby
10 14 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 11 (0.67%) ABAP
12 9 (0.54%) TypeScript
13 7 (0.42%) Groovy
13 7 (0.42%) T-SQL
14 5 (0.30%) VBA
15 4 (0.24%) PowerShell
15 4 (0.24%) SOQL
15 4 (0.24%) SOSL
16 3 (0.18%) C++
16 3 (0.18%) Rust
Qualifications
1 202 (12.23%) Security Cleared
2 140 (8.47%) SC Cleared
3 105 (6.36%) Degree
4 66 (4.00%) ACCA
5 63 (3.81%) CIMA
6 51 (3.09%) DV Cleared
7 37 (2.24%) PMP
8 32 (1.94%) PMI Certification
9 12 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
10 10 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (0.61%) Master's Degree
10 10 (0.61%) TOGAF Certification
11 9 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (0.36%) SAP Certification
13 5 (0.30%) APMG
13 5 (0.30%) CISM
13 5 (0.30%) CISSP
13 5 (0.30%) ISTQB
13 5 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.30%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 150 (9.08%) Data Quality
2 67 (4.06%) GDPR
3 50 (3.03%) PMO
4 47 (2.85%) QA
5 25 (1.51%) IFRS
6 20 (1.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 17 (1.03%) GAAP
8 14 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 10 (0.61%) GRC
10 9 (0.54%) SLA
11 8 (0.48%) NCSC
12 7 (0.42%) GMP
13 6 (0.36%) Accessibility
14 5 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
14 5 (0.30%) P3O
14 5 (0.30%) PCI DSS
15 4 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 3 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
16 3 (0.18%) Solvency II
17 2 (0.12%) NIST
System Software
1 10 (0.61%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.54%) Docker
3 3 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.061%) Firmware
4 1 (0.061%) IAG
4 1 (0.061%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 15 (0.91%) Terraform
2 10 (0.61%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.30%) Grafana
3 5 (0.30%) HP ALM
3 5 (0.30%) Prometheus
3 5 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.24%) Kibana
5 3 (0.18%) MOM
6 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.12%) SCCM
7 1 (0.061%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.061%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.061%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 484 (29.30%) Oracle
1 484 (29.30%) SAP
2 301 (18.22%) Microsoft
3 74 (4.48%) Salesforce
4 72 (4.36%) Workday
5 66 (4.00%) IFS
6 65 (3.93%) ServiceNow
7 32 (1.94%) Databricks
7 32 (1.94%) Sage
8 26 (1.57%) MuleSoft
9 22 (1.33%) Siemens
10 20 (1.21%) Ariba
11 19 (1.15%) Google
12 16 (0.97%) Infor
13 15 (0.91%) Concur
13 15 (0.91%) JD Edwards
14 13 (0.79%) SYSPRO
15 12 (0.73%) Epicor
16 9 (0.54%) Adaptive Insights
16 9 (0.54%) Informatica