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 9 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 86 99
Rank change year-on-year +17 +13 +6
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,057 817 910
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.41% 2.69% 2.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.82% 3.06% 2.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 655 463 575
10th Percentile £354 £359 £377
25th Percentile £463 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £533 £560
Median % change year-on-year +3.19% -4.82% +4.19%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £748
UK median daily rate £550 £535 £550
% change year-on-year +2.80% -2.73% +3.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 24 30
10th Percentile £6.00 £15.89 £53.00
25th Percentile £14.75 £25.23 £61.04
Median hourly rate £21.50 £35.36 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.20% -58.40% +251.89%
75th Percentile £30.00 £71.88 £88.75
90th Percentile £51.02 £75.00 £93.75
UK median hourly rate £22.25 £35.36 £85.00
% change year-on-year -37.08% -58.40% +172.87%

All Process and 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 27,655 26,658 34,191
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 89.31% 87.92% 88.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,614 16,424 23,309
10th Percentile £300 £313 £313
25th Percentile £406 £415 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £625 £648 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,796 941 1,445
10th Percentile £14.92 £15.25 £14.85
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.24 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +18.67%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.13 £33.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -23.86% -22.35% +21.43%

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 9 December 2025.

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 9 December 2025.

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 9 December 2025. 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 +28 468 £575 +4.55% 225
South East +33 169 £515 +3.00% 344
North of England -23 119 £525 +5.00% 246
Midlands -29 115 £550 +4.76% 217
North West +25 92 £513 +2.50% 131
South West +1 92 £575 +11.45% 98
West Midlands -28 73 £575 +9.52% 137
East of England +14 69 £529 +7.91% 127
East Midlands -11 42 £525 -12.50% 70
Yorkshire -59 24 £550 +29.41% 102
North East -10 3 £500 +5.26% 16
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 24 (2.27%) Confluence
2 19 (1.80%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.32%) Oracle Workflow
4 9 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.47%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.38%) CMS
6 4 (0.38%) Documentum
6 4 (0.38%) NetWeaver
7 3 (0.28%) SharePoint Server
8 2 (0.19%) Alfresco
8 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.19%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.19%) SAP EP
9 1 (0.095%) Apache
9 1 (0.095%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.095%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.095%) Camunda
9 1 (0.095%) OpenEdge
9 1 (0.095%) SAS
Applications
1 59 (5.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (3.78%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (3.12%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (2.37%) MS Visio
5 11 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.47%) Trello
7 2 (0.19%) InVision
7 2 (0.19%) Sketch
7 2 (0.19%) Windchill
8 1 (0.095%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.095%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.095%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.095%) Notion
8 1 (0.095%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 132 (12.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 79 (7.47%) Oracle ERP
3 50 (4.73%) SAP ERP
4 39 (3.69%) Dynamics CRM
4 39 (3.69%) Oracle EBS
5 32 (3.03%) Oracle Payables
6 31 (2.93%) NetSuite
7 22 (2.08%) Oracle General Ledger
7 22 (2.08%) Oracle Receivables
8 17 (1.61%) SAP EWM
9 16 (1.51%) Oracle Assets
10 15 (1.42%) Oracle Cash Management
10 15 (1.42%) Unit4 Business World
11 14 (1.32%) Oracle SCM
12 13 (1.23%) SAP WM
13 12 (1.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
14 11 (1.04%) Workday HCM
15 10 (0.95%) Oracle EBS R12
15 10 (0.95%) Shopify
16 9 (0.85%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 135 (12.77%) Azure
2 113 (10.69%) OCI
3 98 (9.27%) Dynamics 365
4 88 (8.33%) SaaS
5 84 (7.95%) Power Platform
6 29 (2.74%) AWS
6 29 (2.74%) PaaS
7 21 (1.99%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (1.89%) Microsoft 365
9 18 (1.70%) Lucidchart
9 18 (1.70%) SuccessFactors
10 15 (1.42%) Azure Logic Apps
10 15 (1.42%) Power Automate
11 14 (1.32%) Boomi
12 13 (1.23%) Entra ID
12 13 (1.23%) PowerApps
12 13 (1.23%) Tricentis Tosca
13 12 (1.14%) GCP
14 10 (0.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 9 (0.85%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.095%) Internet
1 1 (0.095%) LAN
1 1 (0.095%) Network Security
1 1 (0.095%) SAN
1 1 (0.095%) VPN
1 1 (0.095%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (6.43%) Power BI
2 51 (4.82%) Oracle Reports
3 30 (2.84%) SQL Server
4 24 (2.27%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (2.27%) Oracle Database
5 17 (1.61%) Data Lake
5 17 (1.61%) SAP HANA
6 14 (1.32%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 10 (0.95%) Power Query
8 9 (0.85%) Tableau
9 7 (0.66%) SAP BW
9 7 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (0.57%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (0.47%) GIS
11 5 (0.47%) Oracle ODI
12 4 (0.38%) Oracle BI EE
13 3 (0.28%) MongoDB
13 3 (0.28%) Oracle Database 11g
13 3 (0.28%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 61 (5.77%) JIRA
2 14 (1.32%) Postman
3 11 (1.04%) GitLab
4 8 (0.76%) Git
5 6 (0.57%) Oracle Forms
6 4 (0.38%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.28%) Hudson
7 3 (0.28%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.28%) Selenium
7 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.28%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.28%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.19%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.19%) SpecFlow
8 2 (0.19%) TestRail
9 1 (0.095%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.095%) MLflow
9 1 (0.095%) QADirector
General
1 510 (48.25%) Finance
2 368 (34.82%) Social Skills
3 136 (12.87%) Analytical Skills
4 122 (11.54%) Public Sector
5 117 (11.07%) Manufacturing
6 43 (4.07%) Retail
7 42 (3.97%) Local Government
8 41 (3.88%) Pharmaceutical
9 37 (3.50%) Legal
10 33 (3.12%) Documentation Skills
11 32 (3.03%) General Ledger
12 30 (2.84%) Banking
13 29 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
13 29 (2.74%) Presentation Skills
14 25 (2.37%) Billing
14 25 (2.37%) Organisational Skills
15 20 (1.89%) Marketing
16 16 (1.51%) Aerospace
17 14 (1.32%) Telecoms
18 13 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 137 (12.96%) Consultant
2 129 (12.20%) Analyst
3 123 (11.64%) Lead
4 110 (10.41%) Project Manager
5 105 (9.93%) Architect
6 68 (6.43%) Senior
7 56 (5.30%) Business Analyst
8 50 (4.73%) Developer
9 44 (4.16%) Solutions Architect
10 38 (3.60%) ERP Manager
10 38 (3.60%) SAP Consultant
10 38 (3.60%) SAP Manager
11 31 (2.93%) Functional Consultant
12 28 (2.65%) Oracle Consultant
13 25 (2.37%) ERP Analyst
13 25 (2.37%) ERP Project Manager
14 24 (2.27%) ERP Support
14 24 (2.27%) Programme Manager
15 21 (1.99%) Administrator
15 21 (1.99%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 153 (14.47%) Oracle Fusion
2 52 (4.92%) REST
3 34 (3.22%) SOAP
4 32 (3.03%) Web Services
5 31 (2.93%) Middleware
6 27 (2.55%) JSON
7 26 (2.46%) XML
8 15 (1.42%) .NET
9 12 (1.14%) OAuth
9 12 (1.14%) XSLT
10 10 (0.95%) EDI
11 9 (0.85%) SAP Fiori
12 7 (0.66%) HTML
13 6 (0.57%) ADO
14 4 (0.38%) CSS
14 4 (0.38%) JWT
14 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Graph
14 4 (0.38%) SAP Basis
15 3 (0.28%) IDoc
15 3 (0.28%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 52 (4.92%) Legacy Systems
2 43 (4.07%) Management Information System
3 30 (2.84%) Data Structures
4 27 (2.55%) Product Ownership
5 26 (2.46%) Enterprise Software
6 18 (1.70%) Life Science
7 15 (1.42%) Public Cloud
8 14 (1.32%) Onboarding
9 13 (1.23%) Cloud Native
10 12 (1.14%) AS400
11 10 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
12 9 (0.85%) FMCG
12 9 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (0.85%) Synthetic Data
12 9 (0.85%) Virtual Team
13 8 (0.76%) e-Learning
13 8 (0.76%) IoT
13 8 (0.76%) Mobile App
14 7 (0.66%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.47%) Unix
2 4 (0.38%) Windows
3 2 (0.19%) Android
3 2 (0.19%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.19%) Linux
4 1 (0.095%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (20.44%) Migration
2 197 (18.64%) Agile
3 195 (18.45%) Problem-Solving
4 190 (17.98%) Stakeholder Management
5 173 (16.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 146 (13.81%) Data Migration
7 132 (12.49%) CRM
8 115 (10.88%) Change Management
9 108 (10.22%) User Acceptance Testing
10 106 (10.03%) Project Management
11 103 (9.74%) Continuous Improvement
12 97 (9.18%) Business Intelligence
13 89 (8.42%) Project Delivery
14 86 (8.14%) Roadmaps
15 74 (7.00%) Validation
16 69 (6.53%) DevOps
17 62 (5.87%) Analytics
17 62 (5.87%) Workshop Facilitation
18 58 (5.49%) Data Management
19 55 (5.20%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 139 (13.15%) SQL
2 35 (3.31%) PL/SQL
3 21 (1.99%) Python
4 17 (1.61%) C#
4 17 (1.61%) JavaScript
5 15 (1.42%) Java
6 10 (0.95%) VBA
7 7 (0.66%) ABAP
8 6 (0.57%) Groovy
9 5 (0.47%) PowerShell
10 4 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.38%) X++
11 3 (0.28%) PHP
11 3 (0.28%) R
11 3 (0.28%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.28%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.28%) XPath
12 2 (0.19%) C++
12 2 (0.19%) Korn
12 2 (0.19%) Perl
Qualifications
1 136 (12.87%) Security Cleared
2 122 (11.54%) Degree
3 112 (10.60%) SC Cleared
4 28 (2.65%) CIMA
4 28 (2.65%) PMI Certification
4 28 (2.65%) PMP
5 26 (2.46%) ACCA
6 20 (1.89%) Master's Degree
7 19 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
7 19 (1.80%) SAP Certification
8 13 (1.23%) Oracle Certification
9 11 (1.04%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (1.04%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 10 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (0.85%) ISTQB
11 9 (0.85%) OCA
12 8 (0.76%) Azure Certification
13 6 (0.57%) APMP
14 5 (0.47%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
15 4 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (5.01%) QA
2 41 (3.88%) PMO
3 39 (3.69%) Data Quality
4 31 (2.93%) GDPR
5 28 (2.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 10 (0.95%) GxP
6 10 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (0.95%) NIST
7 9 (0.85%) ITGC
8 8 (0.76%) IFRS
9 7 (0.66%) Accessibility
9 7 (0.66%) APQC
9 7 (0.66%) COBIT
9 7 (0.66%) SOX 404
10 5 (0.47%) Disclosure Scotland
10 5 (0.47%) SLA
11 4 (0.38%) GMP
11 4 (0.38%) HIPAA
11 4 (0.38%) ISO 20022
12 3 (0.28%) GAAP
System Software
1 8 (0.76%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.38%) Docker
3 2 (0.19%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.095%) Firmware
4 1 (0.095%) Samba
Systems Management
1 7 (0.66%) Terraform
2 4 (0.38%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.19%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
3 2 (0.19%) HP ALM
3 2 (0.19%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 2 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
3 2 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.095%) CEMLI
4 1 (0.095%) NetBackup
4 1 (0.095%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 382 (36.14%) Oracle
2 314 (29.71%) SAP
3 147 (13.91%) Microsoft
4 66 (6.24%) Workday
5 62 (5.87%) Salesforce
6 33 (3.12%) IFS
7 16 (1.51%) ServiceNow
8 13 (1.23%) Databricks
9 11 (1.04%) Ariba
9 11 (1.04%) MuleSoft
10 10 (0.95%) Sage
11 7 (0.66%) Hyperion
12 6 (0.57%) Adobe
13 5 (0.47%) Anaplan
14 4 (0.38%) Axway
14 4 (0.38%) Concur
14 4 (0.38%) Google
14 4 (0.38%) Informatica
14 4 (0.38%) Murex
14 4 (0.38%) PeopleSoft