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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 98 101
Rank change year-on-year +35 +3 +18
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,482 656 823
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.64% 2.70% 2.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.29% 2.96% 2.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 840 423 534
10th Percentile £360 £358 £363
25th Percentile £463 £449 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £549 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.09% -2.27% +0.87%
75th Percentile £645 £661 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £540
% change year-on-year -2.33% -0.46% -0.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 107 19 27
10th Percentile £17.69 £44.58 £13.05
25th Percentile £30.00 £65.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +75.00% -38.15%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £56.00
90th Percentile £67.70 - £65.00
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £71.25 £40.00
% change year-on-year -19.30% +78.13% -38.15%

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 34,571 22,170 31,878
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.83% 91.23% 86.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,077 14,511 20,880
10th Percentile £319 £308 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £501 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.70% -1.00% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,146 929 2,248
10th Percentile £15.36 £14.50 £12.91
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.50 £16.00
Median hourly rate £46.65 £29.07 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +60.47% -20.36% -2.25%
75th Percentile £67.84 £63.40 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £28.75 £36.50
% change year-on-year +46.09% -21.23% +1.39%

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 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 9 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 9 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 +37 642 £550 - 193
South East +7 232 £550 - 136
North of England +33 199 £538 +17.81% 131
Midlands 0 156 £525 +5.00% 102
South West +25 122 £525 +5.00% 46
North West +33 108 £500 +2.25% 62
East of England +8 98 £575 -2.13% 51
West Midlands -11 97 £533 +3.90% 54
Yorkshire +4 79 £593 +48.13% 57
East Midlands +3 58 £505 +6.32% 47
North East -19 12 £500 +11.11% 13
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 17 (1.15%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.01%) Confluence
2 15 (1.01%) Oracle Workflow
3 13 (0.88%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (0.40%) WebLogic
5 4 (0.27%) NetWeaver
5 4 (0.27%) Oracle Service Bus
5 4 (0.27%) SAP EP
6 3 (0.20%) Apache
6 3 (0.20%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.13%) Anypoint
7 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.13%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.13%) CMS
7 2 (0.13%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.067%) Documentum
8 1 (0.067%) FactoryTalk
8 1 (0.067%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.067%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.067%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 65 (4.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (1.42%) Microsoft Project
4 20 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 16 (1.08%) MS Visio
6 9 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.34%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.34%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.13%) Trello
8 2 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 200 (13.50%) SAP S/4HANA
2 111 (7.49%) Oracle ERP
3 47 (3.17%) Oracle EBS
3 47 (3.17%) SAP ERP
4 38 (2.56%) NetSuite
5 37 (2.50%) Oracle Payables
6 33 (2.23%) Dynamics CRM
7 31 (2.09%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 27 (1.82%) Oracle Receivables
9 16 (1.08%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
9 16 (1.08%) Shopify
10 14 (0.94%) Oracle General Ledger
10 14 (0.94%) Workday HCM
11 13 (0.88%) Oracle Assets
11 13 (0.88%) Oracle EBS R12
11 13 (0.88%) Unit4 Business World
12 12 (0.81%) Oracle Financials
13 11 (0.74%) Teamcenter
14 10 (0.67%) Oracle 11i
15 8 (0.54%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 182 (12.28%) Azure
2 169 (11.40%) Dynamics 365
3 137 (9.24%) Power Platform
4 118 (7.96%) OCI
5 87 (5.87%) SaaS
6 54 (3.64%) AWS
7 43 (2.90%) PaaS
8 37 (2.50%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (1.62%) PowerApps
10 23 (1.55%) Power Automate
11 22 (1.48%) SuccessFactors
12 20 (1.35%) Boomi
13 18 (1.21%) Azure Logic Apps
13 18 (1.21%) GCP
14 17 (1.15%) Azure Data Factory
14 17 (1.15%) IaaS
15 16 (1.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 13 (0.88%) Salesforce Service Cloud
17 12 (0.81%) GitHub
17 12 (0.81%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.27%) FTP
2 3 (0.20%) Firewall
2 3 (0.20%) LAN
3 2 (0.13%) Intranet
3 2 (0.13%) WAN
4 1 (0.067%) 5G
4 1 (0.067%) DHCP
4 1 (0.067%) DMZ
4 1 (0.067%) DNS
4 1 (0.067%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.067%) HTTP
4 1 (0.067%) Modbus
4 1 (0.067%) MQTT
4 1 (0.067%) RFID
4 1 (0.067%) SMS
4 1 (0.067%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.067%) VoIP
4 1 (0.067%) VPN
4 1 (0.067%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (6.95%) Power BI
2 54 (3.64%) Oracle Reports
3 44 (2.97%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (1.55%) Oracle ODI
5 19 (1.28%) SQL Server
5 19 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 17 (1.15%) Data Lake
7 16 (1.08%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 13 (0.88%) Metadata
9 9 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 9 (0.61%) Tableau
10 8 (0.54%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 8 (0.54%) Oracle Database
11 6 (0.40%) Star Schema
12 5 (0.34%) Snowflake Schema
13 4 (0.27%) GIS
13 4 (0.27%) MongoDB
13 4 (0.27%) Power Query
13 4 (0.27%) Relational Database
13 4 (0.27%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 81 (5.47%) JIRA
2 25 (1.69%) Postman
3 21 (1.42%) Git
4 16 (1.08%) Hudson
5 8 (0.54%) SoapUI
5 8 (0.54%) Visual Studio
6 7 (0.47%) Selenium
7 6 (0.40%) GitLab
8 5 (0.34%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (0.27%) Oracle Forms
9 4 (0.27%) Zephyr
10 3 (0.20%) CircleCI
10 3 (0.20%) Cucumber
11 2 (0.13%) Gradle
12 1 (0.067%) ERwin
12 1 (0.067%) JMeter
12 1 (0.067%) PowerDesigner
12 1 (0.067%) SpecFlow
12 1 (0.067%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 759 (51.21%) Finance
2 406 (27.40%) Social Skills
3 215 (14.51%) Analytical Skills
4 129 (8.70%) Manufacturing
5 110 (7.42%) Public Sector
6 77 (5.20%) Retail
7 50 (3.37%) Local Government
8 46 (3.10%) Law
8 46 (3.10%) Legal
9 41 (2.77%) Documentation Skills
9 41 (2.77%) Influencing Skills
10 39 (2.63%) General Ledger
11 34 (2.29%) Banking
12 28 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
13 25 (1.69%) Billing
14 24 (1.62%) Pharmaceutical
15 21 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
16 20 (1.35%) Military
17 18 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 16 (1.08%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 245 (16.53%) Lead
2 217 (14.64%) Architect
3 186 (12.55%) Consultant
4 178 (12.01%) Analyst
5 155 (10.46%) Project Manager
6 137 (9.24%) Senior
7 101 (6.82%) Solutions Architect
8 86 (5.80%) Business Analyst
9 76 (5.13%) Developer
10 66 (4.45%) ERP Manager
11 55 (3.71%) Accountant
12 50 (3.37%) Implementation Consultant
13 46 (3.10%) Senior Manager
14 42 (2.83%) Financial Analyst
15 40 (2.70%) SAP Manager
16 39 (2.63%) Systems Accountant
17 38 (2.56%) SAP Consultant
18 36 (2.43%) Data Analyst
18 36 (2.43%) Transformation Manager
19 35 (2.36%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 180 (12.15%) Oracle Fusion
2 85 (5.74%) REST
3 63 (4.25%) Middleware
4 50 (3.37%) SOAP
5 41 (2.77%) JSON
6 38 (2.56%) XML
7 30 (2.02%) Web Services
8 19 (1.28%) OAuth
9 17 (1.15%) XSLT
10 13 (0.88%) .NET
10 13 (0.88%) JWT
11 12 (0.81%) EDI
11 12 (0.81%) Lightning Web Components
11 12 (0.81%) Node.js
12 11 (0.74%) SAP Fiori
13 10 (0.67%) PySpark
14 8 (0.54%) HTML
14 8 (0.54%) RESTful
15 7 (0.47%) Kafka
16 6 (0.40%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 82 (5.53%) Legacy Systems
2 54 (3.64%) Data Structures
3 41 (2.77%) Management Information System
4 36 (2.43%) Public Cloud
5 35 (2.36%) Product Ownership
6 23 (1.55%) Onboarding
7 21 (1.42%) Cloud Native
8 20 (1.35%) FMCG
8 20 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
9 16 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
10 14 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
10 14 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
11 13 (0.88%) AI Agents
12 12 (0.81%) Greenfield Project
13 10 (0.67%) Distributed Systems
13 10 (0.67%) IoT
14 9 (0.61%) SCADA
14 9 (0.61%) Virtual Team
15 8 (0.54%) Hybrid Cloud
15 8 (0.54%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 16 (1.08%) Windows
2 5 (0.34%) Linux
3 3 (0.20%) Unix
4 2 (0.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 409 (27.60%) Migration
2 312 (21.05%) Stakeholder Management
3 259 (17.48%) Data Migration
4 252 (17.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 217 (14.64%) User Acceptance Testing
6 213 (14.37%) Agile
7 210 (14.17%) Problem-Solving
8 176 (11.88%) Project Management
9 174 (11.74%) Change Management
10 165 (11.13%) Continuous Improvement
11 163 (11.00%) Validation
12 144 (9.72%) Business Intelligence
13 126 (8.50%) CRM
14 125 (8.43%) Data Modelling
15 112 (7.56%) Procure-to-Pay
16 108 (7.29%) Roadmaps
17 104 (7.02%) Project Delivery
18 99 (6.68%) Analytics
19 93 (6.28%) DevOps
20 89 (6.01%) Record to Report
Programming Languages
1 125 (8.43%) SQL
2 40 (2.70%) Python
3 34 (2.29%) PL/SQL
4 27 (1.82%) Java
5 26 (1.75%) C#
6 19 (1.28%) JavaScript
7 13 (0.88%) Apex Code
8 11 (0.74%) X++
9 10 (0.67%) Ruby
10 9 (0.61%) ABAP
10 9 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 7 (0.47%) T-SQL
11 7 (0.47%) TypeScript
12 5 (0.34%) PowerShell
12 5 (0.34%) 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
1 172 (11.61%) Security Cleared
2 128 (8.64%) SC Cleared
3 105 (7.09%) Degree
4 79 (5.33%) CIMA
5 70 (4.72%) ACCA
6 43 (2.90%) PMP
7 32 (2.16%) PMI Certification
8 14 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
8 14 (0.94%) Master's Degree
9 13 (0.88%) DV Cleared
10 9 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (0.61%) Oracle Certification
11 8 (0.54%) ISTQB
12 7 (0.47%) SAP Certification
12 7 (0.47%) TOGAF Certification
13 6 (0.40%) APMP
14 5 (0.34%) Azure Certification
14 5 (0.34%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.34%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 4 (0.27%) OCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (6.55%) Data Quality
2 66 (4.45%) GDPR
3 54 (3.64%) QA
4 47 (3.17%) PMO
5 15 (1.01%) SLA
6 14 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 12 (0.81%) IFRS
8 10 (0.67%) GAAP
9 8 (0.54%) Accessibility
9 8 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 6 (0.40%) Disclosure Scotland
11 5 (0.34%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 5 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.34%) NCSC
11 5 (0.34%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.20%) GMP
12 3 (0.20%) GxP
12 3 (0.20%) IFRS 17
12 3 (0.20%) NIST
System Software
1 5 (0.34%) Docker
2 3 (0.20%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 7 (0.47%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.40%) Terraform
3 4 (0.27%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.20%) Control-M
4 3 (0.20%) Kibana
4 3 (0.20%) MOM
4 3 (0.20%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.13%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
5 2 (0.13%) Grafana
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.067%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 442 (29.82%) SAP
2 422 (28.48%) Oracle
3 240 (16.19%) Microsoft
4 81 (5.47%) Workday
5 62 (4.18%) IFS
6 59 (3.98%) Salesforce
7 54 (3.64%) Siemens
8 37 (2.50%) ServiceNow
9 36 (2.43%) Databricks
10 28 (1.89%) Sage
11 25 (1.69%) MuleSoft
12 23 (1.55%) Ariba
13 14 (0.94%) Informatica
14 12 (0.81%) Infor
15 9 (0.61%) Google
16 8 (0.54%) Foundry
17 7 (0.47%) JD Edwards
17 7 (0.47%) Talend
18 6 (0.40%) Epicor
18 6 (0.40%) IBM