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

 6 months to
27 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 98 98
Rank change year-on-year +39 0 +16
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,535 626 805
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.68% 2.63% 2.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.34% 2.88% 2.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 863 403 516
10th Percentile £350 £359 £375
25th Percentile £463 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.46% -1.82% -
75th Percentile £645 £650 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £541 £550
% change year-on-year -3.00% -1.59% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 21 29
10th Percentile £17.69 £17.35 £13.05
25th Percentile £25.46 £63.75 £17.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +75.00% -37.09%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £55.00
90th Percentile £67.00 - £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 35,337 21,704 31,436
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.82% 91.29% 85.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,449 14,185 20,585
10th Percentile £325 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.10% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £512 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.14% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,203 923 2,285
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.13 £15.95
Median hourly rate £45.00 £28.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +60.71% -23.29% -2.67%
75th Percentile £68.00 £60.00 £61.25
90th Percentile £81.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £41.94 £27.45 £36.02
% change year-on-year +52.79% -23.80% -2.64%

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 27 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 27 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 27 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 +39 661 £550 -3.51% 286
South East +12 233 £560 +4.19% 144
North of England +39 213 £500 +5.26% 144
Midlands +18 180 £525 +5.00% 120
South West +32 124 £525 +5.00% 68
North West +32 113 £500 +2.25% 84
West Midlands +5 107 £525 +5.00% 59
East of England +17 97 £575 -4.17% 38
Yorkshire +8 86 £550 +37.50% 50
East Midlands +15 69 £525 +10.53% 60
North East -17 14 £500 -9.09% 12
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 (1.50%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.11%) Oracle Workflow
3 16 (1.04%) Confluence
4 13 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.39%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.26%) Oracle Service Bus
7 3 (0.20%) Apache
7 3 (0.20%) NetWeaver
7 3 (0.20%) SAP EP
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 (0.065%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.065%) Documentum
9 1 (0.065%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.065%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.065%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 72 (4.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (1.43%) Microsoft Project
4 19 (1.24%) 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 (0.065%) Trello
Business Applications
1 208 (13.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 116 (7.56%) Oracle ERP
3 49 (3.19%) SAP ERP
4 45 (2.93%) NetSuite
5 43 (2.80%) Oracle EBS
6 38 (2.48%) Oracle Payables
7 37 (2.41%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 28 (1.82%) Oracle Receivables
9 26 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
10 16 (1.04%) Oracle Assets
10 16 (1.04%) Oracle General Ledger
10 16 (1.04%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
11 15 (0.98%) Unit4 Business World
12 14 (0.91%) Shopify
13 13 (0.85%) Oracle EBS R12
14 12 (0.78%) Oracle Financials
14 12 (0.78%) Workday HCM
15 11 (0.72%) Teamcenter
16 10 (0.65%) Oracle 11i
17 8 (0.52%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 193 (12.57%) Azure
2 165 (10.75%) Dynamics 365
3 140 (9.12%) Power Platform
4 115 (7.49%) OCI
5 83 (5.41%) SaaS
6 52 (3.39%) AWS
7 42 (2.74%) Azure DevOps
8 38 (2.48%) PaaS
9 28 (1.82%) PowerApps
10 26 (1.69%) Power Automate
11 21 (1.37%) Azure Logic Apps
12 19 (1.24%) Boomi
12 19 (1.24%) SuccessFactors
13 16 (1.04%) Azure Data Factory
13 16 (1.04%) GCP
13 16 (1.04%) Microsoft 365
14 15 (0.98%) IaaS
15 14 (0.91%) Azure Service Bus
15 14 (0.91%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 13 (0.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
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 (0.065%) DHCP
4 1 (0.065%) DMZ
4 1 (0.065%) DNS
4 1 (0.065%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.065%) Modbus
4 1 (0.065%) MQTT
4 1 (0.065%) RFID
4 1 (0.065%) SMS
4 1 (0.065%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.065%) VoIP
4 1 (0.065%) VPN
4 1 (0.065%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (6.64%) Power BI
2 51 (3.32%) Oracle Reports
3 42 (2.74%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (1.63%) Oracle ODI
5 19 (1.24%) SQL Server
6 18 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 16 (1.04%) Data Lake
7 16 (1.04%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 12 (0.78%) Metadata
9 10 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 10 (0.65%) Tableau
10 9 (0.59%) Oracle Database
11 8 (0.52%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.33%) BusinessObjects
12 5 (0.33%) Star Schema
13 4 (0.26%) MongoDB
13 4 (0.26%) Snowflake Schema
14 3 (0.20%) SAP Data Services
14 3 (0.20%) SAP HANA
14 3 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 83 (5.41%) JIRA
2 24 (1.56%) Postman
3 20 (1.30%) Git
4 17 (1.11%) Hudson
5 10 (0.65%) Visual Studio
6 9 (0.59%) SoapUI
7 7 (0.46%) Selenium
8 4 (0.26%) CircleCI
8 4 (0.26%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
8 4 (0.26%) Zephyr
9 3 (0.20%) Cucumber
9 3 (0.20%) GitLab
9 3 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.13%) Gradle
10 2 (0.13%) LSMW
11 1 (0.065%) ERwin
11 1 (0.065%) JMeter
11 1 (0.065%) SpecFlow
11 1 (0.065%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 782 (50.94%) Finance
2 409 (26.64%) Social Skills
3 214 (13.94%) Analytical Skills
4 140 (9.12%) Manufacturing
5 106 (6.91%) Public Sector
6 81 (5.28%) Retail
7 50 (3.26%) Local Government
8 46 (3.00%) Law
9 43 (2.80%) Legal
10 42 (2.74%) Documentation Skills
11 41 (2.67%) General Ledger
12 36 (2.35%) Banking
13 35 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
14 31 (2.02%) Organisational Skills
15 29 (1.89%) Billing
16 27 (1.76%) Pharmaceutical
17 20 (1.30%) Military
17 20 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
18 19 (1.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 16 (1.04%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 255 (16.61%) Lead
2 227 (14.79%) Architect
3 194 (12.64%) Consultant
4 183 (11.92%) Analyst
5 160 (10.42%) Project Manager
6 132 (8.60%) Senior
7 113 (7.36%) Solutions Architect
8 88 (5.73%) Business Analyst
9 75 (4.89%) Developer
10 69 (4.50%) ERP Manager
11 58 (3.78%) Accountant
12 50 (3.26%) Implementation Consultant
13 46 (3.00%) Senior Manager
14 43 (2.80%) Financial Analyst
15 42 (2.74%) Systems Accountant
16 38 (2.48%) Data Analyst
17 37 (2.41%) SAP Manager
18 36 (2.35%) SAP Consultant
18 36 (2.35%) Transformation Manager
19 35 (2.28%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 187 (12.18%) Oracle Fusion
2 89 (5.80%) REST
3 68 (4.43%) Middleware
4 51 (3.32%) SOAP
5 42 (2.74%) JSON
6 40 (2.61%) XML
7 30 (1.95%) Web Services
8 19 (1.24%) .NET
8 19 (1.24%) OAuth
9 18 (1.17%) XSLT
10 14 (0.91%) Lightning Web Components
11 13 (0.85%) JWT
12 12 (0.78%) EDI
12 12 (0.78%) Node.js
13 11 (0.72%) HTML
14 9 (0.59%) PySpark
14 9 (0.59%) RESTful
14 9 (0.59%) SAP Fiori
15 8 (0.52%) CSS
16 7 (0.46%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 86 (5.60%) Legacy Systems
2 52 (3.39%) Data Structures
3 38 (2.48%) Management Information System
4 37 (2.41%) Product Ownership
5 36 (2.35%) Public Cloud
6 25 (1.63%) Onboarding
7 24 (1.56%) FMCG
8 21 (1.37%) Cloud Native
9 19 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
10 18 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
11 16 (1.04%) AI Agents
12 14 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
12 14 (0.91%) Data Protection Act
13 13 (0.85%) Distributed Systems
14 10 (0.65%) Greenfield Project
14 10 (0.65%) Virtual Team
15 9 (0.59%) IoT
16 8 (0.52%) Life Science
16 8 (0.52%) Operational Technology
16 8 (0.52%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 19 (1.24%) Windows
2 5 (0.33%) Linux
3 4 (0.26%) Unix
3 4 (0.26%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.065%) AIX
4 1 (0.065%) Android
4 1 (0.065%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.065%) Oracle Linux
4 1 (0.065%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.065%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 420 (27.36%) Migration
2 326 (21.24%) Stakeholder Management
3 271 (17.65%) Data Migration
4 261 (17.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 222 (14.46%) User Acceptance Testing
6 218 (14.20%) Agile
7 214 (13.94%) Problem-Solving
8 178 (11.60%) Change Management
9 176 (11.47%) Continuous Improvement
9 176 (11.47%) Validation
10 175 (11.40%) Project Management
11 142 (9.25%) Business Intelligence
12 130 (8.47%) Data Modelling
13 122 (7.95%) CRM
14 119 (7.75%) Procure-to-Pay
15 116 (7.56%) Roadmaps
16 107 (6.97%) Analytics
17 105 (6.84%) Project Delivery
18 94 (6.12%) Decision-Making
19 93 (6.06%) Integration Patterns
Programming Languages
1 132 (8.60%) SQL
2 46 (3.00%) Python
3 33 (2.15%) PL/SQL
4 28 (1.82%) C#
5 27 (1.76%) Java
6 26 (1.69%) JavaScript
7 15 (0.98%) Apex Code
8 14 (0.91%) X++
9 11 (0.72%) Ruby
10 8 (0.52%) ABAP
10 8 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 8 (0.52%) T-SQL
10 8 (0.52%) TypeScript
11 5 (0.33%) PowerShell
12 4 (0.26%) VBA
13 3 (0.20%) C++
13 3 (0.20%) Korn
13 3 (0.20%) Perl
13 3 (0.20%) SOQL
13 3 (0.20%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 170 (11.07%) Security Cleared
2 126 (8.21%) SC Cleared
3 115 (7.49%) Degree
4 81 (5.28%) CIMA
5 73 (4.76%) ACCA
6 42 (2.74%) PMP
7 32 (2.08%) PMI Certification
8 14 (0.91%) Master's Degree
9 13 (0.85%) DV Cleared
10 11 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
10 11 (0.72%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (0.52%) SAP Certification
11 8 (0.52%) TOGAF Certification
12 6 (0.39%) APMP
12 6 (0.39%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.39%) ISTQB
12 6 (0.39%) Oracle Certification
13 5 (0.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (0.26%) APMG
14 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (6.71%) Data Quality
2 62 (4.04%) GDPR
3 49 (3.19%) QA
4 44 (2.87%) PMO
5 18 (1.17%) IFRS
5 18 (1.17%) SLA
6 16 (1.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 12 (0.78%) 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 3 (0.20%) 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%) Oracle RMAN
4 3 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.13%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.065%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.065%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.065%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.065%) SCCM
Vendors
1 458 (29.84%) SAP
2 438 (28.53%) Oracle
3 250 (16.29%) Microsoft
4 81 (5.28%) Workday
5 66 (4.30%) Salesforce
6 65 (4.23%) IFS
7 55 (3.58%) Siemens
8 43 (2.80%) ServiceNow
9 36 (2.35%) Databricks
10 28 (1.82%) Sage
11 26 (1.69%) MuleSoft
12 21 (1.37%) Ariba
13 15 (0.98%) Informatica
14 13 (0.85%) Epicor
15 12 (0.78%) Infor
16 8 (0.52%) Foundry
16 8 (0.52%) Google
17 7 (0.46%) JD Edwards
17 7 (0.46%) SYSPRO
17 7 (0.46%) Talend
776 ERP jobs in England