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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 85 98
Rank change year-on-year +19 +13 +22
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,309 687 846
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.50% 2.82% 2.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.05% 3.11% 2.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 754 418 551
10th Percentile £361 £358 £350
25th Percentile £463 £425 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £650 £672 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £744
UK median daily rate £538 £538 £550
% change year-on-year - -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 95 16 39
10th Percentile £18.86 £17.14 £14.03
25th Percentile £27.69 £61.25 £27.63
Median hourly rate £57.50 £68.75 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.36% +19.57% -8.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £86.50
90th Percentile £60.00 - £90.25
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year -17.86% +21.74% -8.00%

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 32,321 22,086 32,747
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.33% 90.81% 86.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,717 14,513 21,645
10th Percentile £313 £310 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,977 834 2,155
10th Percentile £15.31 £15.00 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £20.67 £16.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £33.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.06% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £58.70
90th Percentile £75.40 £77.41 £71.89
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year - - -9.47%

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 24 March 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 24 March 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 24 March 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 +23 581 £560 +1.82% 202
North of England +29 183 £550 +22.22% 140
South East -2 179 £550 - 205
Midlands -16 135 £525 +5.00% 109
North West +40 116 £500 +2.56% 70
South West +17 115 £525 +13.26% 66
West Midlands -17 92 £565 +13.00% 74
East of England +5 83 £541 -5.87% 71
Yorkshire -19 59 £595 +48.75% 59
East Midlands -17 42 £500 +5.26% 35
North East -22 8 £500 - 15
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 18 (1.38%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.22%) Confluence
3 13 (0.99%) Oracle Workflow
4 12 (0.92%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 7 (0.53%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.31%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.31%) Oracle Service Bus
6 4 (0.31%) SAP EP
7 3 (0.23%) Apache
7 3 (0.23%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.23%) Documentum
7 3 (0.23%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.15%) Anypoint
8 2 (0.15%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.076%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.076%) CMS
9 1 (0.076%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.076%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.076%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.076%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 50 (3.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (1.99%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.76%) Microsoft Project
4 18 (1.38%) MS Visio
5 15 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 7 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.38%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.38%) PTC Creo
8 4 (0.31%) Trello
9 2 (0.15%) Windchill
10 1 (0.076%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.076%) InVision
10 1 (0.076%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 164 (12.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 87 (6.65%) Oracle ERP
3 55 (4.20%) Oracle EBS
4 45 (3.44%) SAP ERP
5 44 (3.36%) Dynamics CRM
6 35 (2.67%) Oracle Payables
7 27 (2.06%) NetSuite
8 25 (1.91%) Oracle Receivables
9 24 (1.83%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 17 (1.30%) Shopify
11 16 (1.22%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
12 15 (1.15%) Oracle General Ledger
12 15 (1.15%) Workday HCM
13 14 (1.07%) Oracle Assets
14 12 (0.92%) Oracle EBS R12
15 11 (0.84%) Oracle Financials
15 11 (0.84%) Unit4 Business World
16 9 (0.69%) Oracle 11i
16 9 (0.69%) Oracle Cash Management
16 9 (0.69%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 188 (14.36%) Azure
2 159 (12.15%) Dynamics 365
3 128 (9.78%) OCI
4 114 (8.71%) Power Platform
5 81 (6.19%) SaaS
6 49 (3.74%) AWS
7 37 (2.83%) PaaS
8 35 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
9 25 (1.91%) PowerApps
10 24 (1.83%) Power Automate
11 23 (1.76%) Boomi
12 22 (1.68%) Azure Logic Apps
13 20 (1.53%) GCP
13 20 (1.53%) SuccessFactors
14 16 (1.22%) IaaS
15 15 (1.15%) Microsoft Copilot
16 14 (1.07%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 14 (1.07%) Microsoft 365
17 12 (0.92%) Copilot Studio
18 11 (0.84%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.15%) Firewall
1 2 (0.15%) LAN
2 1 (0.076%) DHCP
2 1 (0.076%) DNS
2 1 (0.076%) Ethernet
2 1 (0.076%) HTTP
2 1 (0.076%) Intranet
2 1 (0.076%) Modbus
2 1 (0.076%) Network Security
2 1 (0.076%) RFID
2 1 (0.076%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.076%) VoIP
2 1 (0.076%) VPN
2 1 (0.076%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 88 (6.72%) Power BI
2 58 (4.43%) Oracle Reports
3 43 (3.28%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (1.38%) SQL Server
5 17 (1.30%) Data Lake
6 16 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 15 (1.15%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 15 (1.15%) Oracle ODI
8 12 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 11 (0.84%) Oracle Database
10 8 (0.61%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 7 (0.53%) GIS
11 7 (0.53%) Relational Database
11 7 (0.53%) SAP HANA
12 6 (0.46%) Tableau
13 5 (0.38%) Power Query
14 4 (0.31%) Metadata
15 3 (0.23%) Oracle BI EE
15 3 (0.23%) Oracle Database 11g
15 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 63 (4.81%) JIRA
2 26 (1.99%) Postman
3 18 (1.38%) Git
4 13 (0.99%) Hudson
5 8 (0.61%) SoapUI
6 7 (0.53%) GitLab
7 6 (0.46%) Oracle Forms
7 6 (0.46%) Selenium
8 5 (0.38%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.31%) Cucumber
9 4 (0.31%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.31%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.15%) Gradle
10 2 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.15%) SpecFlow
10 2 (0.15%) TestRail
11 1 (0.076%) CircleCI
11 1 (0.076%) MLflow
11 1 (0.076%) QADirector
11 1 (0.076%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 660 (50.42%) Finance
2 422 (32.24%) Social Skills
3 182 (13.90%) Analytical Skills
4 121 (9.24%) Public Sector
5 98 (7.49%) Manufacturing
6 62 (4.74%) Retail
7 60 (4.58%) Local Government
8 41 (3.13%) Legal
9 39 (2.98%) Documentation Skills
10 35 (2.67%) Banking
11 32 (2.44%) Law
12 31 (2.37%) General Ledger
12 31 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
13 23 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
13 23 (1.76%) Pharmaceutical
14 21 (1.60%) Presentation Skills
15 19 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 19 (1.45%) Marketing
16 17 (1.30%) Billing
17 16 (1.22%) Military
Job Titles
1 197 (15.05%) Lead
2 195 (14.90%) Consultant
3 180 (13.75%) Architect
4 137 (10.47%) Analyst
5 135 (10.31%) Project Manager
6 112 (8.56%) Senior
7 83 (6.34%) Solutions Architect
8 75 (5.73%) Business Analyst
9 63 (4.81%) Developer
10 53 (4.05%) ERP Manager
11 48 (3.67%) Implementation Consultant
12 44 (3.36%) SAP Manager
13 41 (3.13%) Accountant
13 41 (3.13%) SAP Consultant
14 32 (2.44%) Senior Manager
15 31 (2.37%) Financial Analyst
15 31 (2.37%) Systems Accountant
16 30 (2.29%) Delivery Manager
17 29 (2.22%) Transformation Manager
18 27 (2.06%) Finance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 181 (13.83%) Oracle Fusion
2 76 (5.81%) REST
3 57 (4.35%) Middleware
4 51 (3.90%) SOAP
5 45 (3.44%) XML
6 41 (3.13%) JSON
7 39 (2.98%) Web Services
8 23 (1.76%) OAuth
9 19 (1.45%) XSLT
10 17 (1.30%) .NET
11 14 (1.07%) JWT
12 11 (0.84%) PySpark
13 9 (0.69%) EDI
13 9 (0.69%) SAP Fiori
14 7 (0.53%) ADO
14 7 (0.53%) Lightning Web Components
15 6 (0.46%) Node.js
15 6 (0.46%) SAPUI5
16 5 (0.38%) GraphQL
16 5 (0.38%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 74 (5.65%) Legacy Systems
2 47 (3.59%) Data Structures
3 43 (3.28%) Management Information System
4 30 (2.29%) Product Ownership
5 23 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
6 22 (1.68%) Public Cloud
7 16 (1.22%) AI Agents
8 15 (1.15%) FMCG
8 15 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
9 14 (1.07%) Cloud Native
10 13 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
11 12 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
11 12 (0.92%) Greenfield Project
11 12 (0.92%) IoT
11 12 (0.92%) Onboarding
12 8 (0.61%) Distributed Systems
13 7 (0.53%) LIMS
13 7 (0.53%) SCADA
14 6 (0.46%) Life Science
14 6 (0.46%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.15%) Windows
2 6 (0.46%) Linux
3 3 (0.23%) Unix
4 2 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 347 (26.51%) Migration
2 253 (19.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 236 (18.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 220 (16.81%) Data Migration
5 208 (15.89%) Problem-Solving
6 187 (14.29%) Agile
7 176 (13.45%) User Acceptance Testing
8 162 (12.38%) Project Management
9 152 (11.61%) Change Management
10 138 (10.54%) Validation
11 136 (10.39%) Continuous Improvement
12 128 (9.78%) CRM
13 125 (9.55%) Business Intelligence
14 99 (7.56%) Project Delivery
15 96 (7.33%) Data Modelling
15 96 (7.33%) Roadmaps
16 94 (7.18%) DevOps
17 83 (6.34%) Procure-to-Pay
18 80 (6.11%) Workshop Facilitation
19 79 (6.04%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 118 (9.01%) SQL
2 39 (2.98%) Python
3 36 (2.75%) PL/SQL
4 26 (1.99%) C#
5 24 (1.83%) Java
6 16 (1.22%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.61%) ABAP
8 7 (0.53%) Apex Code
8 7 (0.53%) Ruby
8 7 (0.53%) T-SQL
9 6 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (0.46%) VBA
9 6 (0.46%) X++
10 5 (0.38%) Korn
10 5 (0.38%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.38%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.23%) C++
11 3 (0.23%) Perl
12 2 (0.15%) PHP
12 2 (0.15%) XPath
Qualifications
1 168 (12.83%) Security Cleared
2 122 (9.32%) SC Cleared
3 111 (8.48%) Degree
4 67 (5.12%) CIMA
5 55 (4.20%) ACCA
6 38 (2.90%) PMP
7 30 (2.29%) PMI Certification
8 22 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
9 18 (1.38%) Master's Degree
10 13 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
11 12 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
12 10 (0.76%) Oracle Certification
13 9 (0.69%) Azure Certification
13 9 (0.69%) ISTQB
13 9 (0.69%) SAP Certification
14 8 (0.61%) DV Cleared
15 6 (0.46%) APMP
15 6 (0.46%) OCA
16 5 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Certification
17 4 (0.31%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (5.65%) Data Quality
2 60 (4.58%) QA
3 50 (3.82%) GDPR
3 50 (3.82%) PMO
4 18 (1.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 14 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (1.07%) SLA
6 11 (0.84%) IFRS
7 10 (0.76%) ITGC
7 10 (0.76%) NIST
8 9 (0.69%) GAAP
9 7 (0.53%) COBIT
9 7 (0.53%) SOX 404
10 6 (0.46%) Accessibility
10 6 (0.46%) Disclosure Scotland
10 6 (0.46%) IFRS 17
10 6 (0.46%) NCSC
11 5 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.38%) HIPAA
11 5 (0.38%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 7 (0.53%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.31%) Docker
3 2 (0.15%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.076%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.38%) Terraform
2 4 (0.31%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.23%) Control-M
3 3 (0.23%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.15%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
4 2 (0.15%) MOM
4 2 (0.15%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.15%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.076%) CEMLI
5 1 (0.076%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.076%) Kibana
5 1 (0.076%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 392 (29.95%) Oracle
2 365 (27.88%) SAP
3 220 (16.81%) Microsoft
4 76 (5.81%) Workday
5 51 (3.90%) Salesforce
6 49 (3.74%) Siemens
7 46 (3.51%) IFS
8 32 (2.44%) Databricks
9 27 (2.06%) Sage
9 27 (2.06%) ServiceNow
10 23 (1.76%) MuleSoft
11 18 (1.38%) Ariba
12 15 (1.15%) Informatica
13 9 (0.69%) Foundry
14 8 (0.61%) OpenAI
15 7 (0.53%) Adobe
16 6 (0.46%) Epicor
16 6 (0.46%) Google
16 6 (0.46%) IBM
16 6 (0.46%) Talend