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

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 89 100
Rank change year-on-year +22 +11 +21
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,318 674 840
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.50% 2.78% 2.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.06% 3.06% 2.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 744 415 549
10th Percentile £363 £358 £363
25th Percentile £463 £425 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -2.73% -
75th Percentile £650 £663 £638
90th Percentile £729 £750 £746
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 97 17 39
10th Percentile £18.27 £17.18 £14.03
25th Percentile £25.38 £65.00 £27.63
Median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +21.74% -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 32,472 22,014 32,706
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.22% 90.86% 86.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,793 14,527 21,615
10th Percentile £313 £313 £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 £614 £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 1,988 846 2,159
10th Percentile £15.37 £15.00 £13.00
25th Percentile £19.00 £20.33 £16.00
Median hourly rate £35.91 £32.50 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.49% -1.52% -12.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £58.70
90th Percentile £76.55 £76.72 £71.87
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +9.38% -1.54% -9.72%

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 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 27 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 27 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 +26 583 £550 - 210
South East +3 187 £550 - 200
North of England +29 181 £550 +20.55% 135
Midlands -16 135 £533 +6.50% 113
South West +21 116 £525 +13.26% 64
North West +39 111 £500 +2.41% 65
West Midlands -19 91 £565 +13.00% 79
East of England +4 85 £529 -6.00% 69
Yorkshire -11 61 £595 +48.75% 59
East Midlands -12 43 £500 +5.26% 34
North East -16 9 £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 (1.37%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.21%) Confluence
3 13 (0.99%) Oracle Workflow
4 12 (0.91%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 7 (0.53%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.30%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.30%) Oracle Service Bus
6 4 (0.30%) 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
8 2 (0.15%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.076%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.076%) CMS
9 1 (0.076%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.076%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.076%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 51 (3.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (2.05%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.67%) Microsoft Project
4 18 (1.37%) MS Visio
5 16 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 8 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.38%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.38%) PTC Creo
8 4 (0.30%) Trello
8 4 (0.30%) Windchill
9 1 (0.076%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.076%) InVision
9 1 (0.076%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 162 (12.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 91 (6.90%) Oracle ERP
3 55 (4.17%) Oracle EBS
4 47 (3.57%) SAP ERP
5 41 (3.11%) Dynamics CRM
6 35 (2.66%) Oracle Payables
7 29 (2.20%) NetSuite
8 25 (1.90%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 25 (1.90%) Oracle Receivables
9 17 (1.29%) Shopify
10 16 (1.21%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
11 15 (1.14%) Oracle General Ledger
12 14 (1.06%) Oracle Assets
13 13 (0.99%) Workday HCM
14 12 (0.91%) Oracle EBS R12
15 11 (0.83%) Oracle Financials
15 11 (0.83%) Teamcenter
15 11 (0.83%) Unit4 Business World
16 9 (0.68%) Oracle 11i
16 9 (0.68%) Oracle Cash Management
Cloud Services
1 186 (14.11%) Azure
2 156 (11.84%) Dynamics 365
3 127 (9.64%) OCI
4 114 (8.65%) Power Platform
5 77 (5.84%) SaaS
6 50 (3.79%) AWS
7 38 (2.88%) PaaS
8 34 (2.58%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (1.82%) PowerApps
10 23 (1.75%) Power Automate
11 21 (1.59%) Azure Logic Apps
11 21 (1.59%) GCP
12 19 (1.44%) Boomi
12 19 (1.44%) SuccessFactors
13 16 (1.21%) IaaS
14 15 (1.14%) Microsoft Copilot
15 14 (1.06%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 14 (1.06%) Microsoft 365
16 12 (0.91%) Copilot Studio
17 11 (0.83%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.15%) Firewall
1 2 (0.15%) LAN
2 1 (0.076%) 5G
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 89 (6.75%) Power BI
2 58 (4.40%) Oracle Reports
3 43 (3.26%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (1.37%) Oracle ODI
4 18 (1.37%) SQL Server
5 17 (1.29%) Data Lake
6 16 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 15 (1.14%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 11 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 10 (0.76%) 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%) Metadata
12 6 (0.46%) Tableau
13 5 (0.38%) Power Query
14 3 (0.23%) Oracle BI EE
14 3 (0.23%) Oracle Database 11g
14 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 64 (4.86%) JIRA
2 26 (1.97%) Postman
3 19 (1.44%) 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 4 (0.30%) Cucumber
8 4 (0.30%) Jenkins
8 4 (0.30%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.30%) Zephyr
9 2 (0.15%) Gradle
9 2 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.15%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.15%) TestRail
10 1 (0.076%) CircleCI
10 1 (0.076%) MLflow
10 1 (0.076%) QADirector
10 1 (0.076%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 671 (50.91%) Finance
2 416 (31.56%) Social Skills
3 190 (14.42%) Analytical Skills
4 118 (8.95%) Public Sector
5 102 (7.74%) Manufacturing
6 66 (5.01%) Retail
7 59 (4.48%) Local Government
8 40 (3.03%) Legal
9 39 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
10 37 (2.81%) Banking
11 35 (2.66%) Law
12 32 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
13 30 (2.28%) General Ledger
14 24 (1.82%) Pharmaceutical
15 23 (1.75%) Organisational Skills
15 23 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
16 19 (1.44%) Marketing
17 18 (1.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 17 (1.29%) Billing
19 16 (1.21%) Military
Job Titles
1 207 (15.71%) Lead
2 197 (14.95%) Consultant
3 183 (13.88%) Architect
4 136 (10.32%) Project Manager
5 133 (10.09%) Analyst
6 112 (8.50%) Senior
7 85 (6.45%) Solutions Architect
8 75 (5.69%) Business Analyst
9 66 (5.01%) Developer
10 54 (4.10%) ERP Manager
11 48 (3.64%) Implementation Consultant
12 43 (3.26%) SAP Manager
13 42 (3.19%) Accountant
13 42 (3.19%) SAP Consultant
14 32 (2.43%) Senior Manager
15 31 (2.35%) Delivery Manager
15 31 (2.35%) Financial Analyst
15 31 (2.35%) Systems Accountant
16 30 (2.28%) Lead Architect
16 30 (2.28%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 176 (13.35%) Oracle Fusion
2 79 (5.99%) REST
3 56 (4.25%) Middleware
4 52 (3.95%) SOAP
5 45 (3.41%) XML
6 42 (3.19%) JSON
7 39 (2.96%) Web Services
8 23 (1.75%) OAuth
9 19 (1.44%) XSLT
10 17 (1.29%) .NET
11 14 (1.06%) JWT
12 11 (0.83%) PySpark
13 10 (0.76%) EDI
13 10 (0.76%) SAP Fiori
14 7 (0.53%) ADO
14 7 (0.53%) Lightning Web Components
15 6 (0.46%) Kafka
15 6 (0.46%) Node.js
15 6 (0.46%) SAPUI5
16 5 (0.38%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 73 (5.54%) Legacy Systems
2 48 (3.64%) Data Structures
3 41 (3.11%) Management Information System
4 30 (2.28%) Product Ownership
5 23 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
5 23 (1.75%) Public Cloud
6 17 (1.29%) Cloud Native
7 15 (1.14%) FMCG
7 15 (1.14%) Onboarding
7 15 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (1.06%) AI Agents
9 13 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
9 13 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
10 12 (0.91%) Greenfield Project
10 12 (0.91%) IoT
11 9 (0.68%) Distributed Systems
12 7 (0.53%) LIMS
12 7 (0.53%) SCADA
12 7 (0.53%) Virtual Team
13 6 (0.46%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.14%) Windows
2 6 (0.46%) Linux
3 3 (0.23%) Unix
4 2 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (27.01%) Migration
2 254 (19.27%) Stakeholder Management
3 239 (18.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 226 (17.15%) Data Migration
5 209 (15.86%) Problem-Solving
6 185 (14.04%) Agile
7 182 (13.81%) User Acceptance Testing
8 161 (12.22%) Project Management
9 152 (11.53%) Change Management
10 145 (11.00%) Validation
11 143 (10.85%) Continuous Improvement
12 127 (9.64%) Business Intelligence
13 125 (9.48%) CRM
14 97 (7.36%) Data Modelling
15 96 (7.28%) Project Delivery
15 96 (7.28%) Roadmaps
16 93 (7.06%) DevOps
17 91 (6.90%) Procure-to-Pay
18 81 (6.15%) Workshop Facilitation
19 80 (6.07%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 117 (8.88%) SQL
2 40 (3.03%) Python
3 36 (2.73%) PL/SQL
4 26 (1.97%) C#
5 25 (1.90%) Java
6 16 (1.21%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.61%) ABAP
7 8 (0.61%) Apex Code
7 8 (0.61%) Ruby
8 7 (0.53%) T-SQL
9 6 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (0.46%) VBA
10 5 (0.38%) Korn
10 5 (0.38%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.38%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.38%) X++
11 3 (0.23%) C++
11 3 (0.23%) Perl
12 2 (0.15%) PHP
12 2 (0.15%) XPath
Qualifications
1 166 (12.59%) Security Cleared
2 121 (9.18%) SC Cleared
3 108 (8.19%) Degree
4 68 (5.16%) CIMA
5 56 (4.25%) ACCA
6 39 (2.96%) PMP
7 31 (2.35%) PMI Certification
8 20 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
9 17 (1.29%) Master's Degree
10 13 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
11 10 (0.76%) Oracle Certification
12 9 (0.68%) ISTQB
13 8 (0.61%) Azure Certification
13 8 (0.61%) DV Cleared
13 8 (0.61%) SAP Certification
14 6 (0.46%) APMP
14 6 (0.46%) OCA
15 5 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 4 (0.30%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (5.69%) Data Quality
2 60 (4.55%) QA
3 50 (3.79%) PMO
4 49 (3.72%) GDPR
5 18 (1.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 14 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (1.06%) SLA
7 12 (0.91%) IFRS
8 10 (0.76%) ITGC
8 10 (0.76%) NIST
9 9 (0.68%) GAAP
10 7 (0.53%) COBIT
10 7 (0.53%) SOX 404
11 6 (0.46%) Accessibility
11 6 (0.46%) Disclosure Scotland
11 6 (0.46%) IFRS 17
11 6 (0.46%) NCSC
12 5 (0.38%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 5 (0.38%) IFRS 9
12 5 (0.38%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (0.38%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.30%) Docker
3 2 (0.15%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.076%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.38%) Terraform
2 4 (0.30%) 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
1 391 (29.67%) Oracle
2 369 (28.00%) SAP
3 222 (16.84%) Microsoft
4 74 (5.61%) Workday
5 52 (3.95%) Salesforce
6 51 (3.87%) Siemens
7 46 (3.49%) IFS
8 32 (2.43%) Databricks
9 28 (2.12%) Sage
10 27 (2.05%) ServiceNow
11 24 (1.82%) MuleSoft
12 18 (1.37%) Ariba
13 15 (1.14%) Informatica
14 9 (0.68%) Foundry
15 8 (0.61%) OpenAI
16 7 (0.53%) Google
16 7 (0.53%) Talend
17 6 (0.46%) Adobe
17 6 (0.46%) Epicor
17 6 (0.46%) IBM