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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 96 102
Rank change year-on-year +34 +6 +22
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,473 665 816
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.64% 2.73% 2.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.29% 2.99% 2.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 830 422 530
10th Percentile £360 £355 £363
25th Percentile £463 £427 £449
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £645 £668 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £539 £550
% change year-on-year -2.55% -2.05% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 109 19 28
10th Percentile £17.69 £44.58 £13.05
25th Percentile £30.00 £65.00 £16.63
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 £58.06
90th Percentile £67.35 - £69.22
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £71.25 £40.00
% change year-on-year -19.30% +78.13% -37.09%

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 34,370 22,228 32,118
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.91% 91.19% 86.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,972 14,556 21,057
10th Percentile £316 £309 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.95% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,137 921 2,257
10th Percentile £15.34 £14.70 £12.97
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.50 £16.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £30.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -16.67% -3.59%
75th Percentile £67.50 £63.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £41.56 £29.00 £35.50
% change year-on-year +43.29% -18.31% -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 3 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 3 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 3 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 +37 641 £550 - 221
South East +10 228 £525 -4.55% 163
North of England +35 204 £538 +17.81% 165
Midlands -11 148 £525 +5.00% 137
South West +22 125 £525 +5.00% 71
North West +30 114 £500 +2.25% 81
East of England +8 96 £575 -4.17% 70
West Midlands -19 92 £540 +8.00% 70
Yorkshire +4 78 £595 +48.75% 65
East Midlands -2 55 £503 +5.79% 67
North East -18 12 £500 +11.11% 21
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 (1.22%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.09%) Confluence
3 14 (0.95%) Oracle Workflow
4 13 (0.88%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.41%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.27%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.27%) Oracle Service Bus
6 4 (0.27%) SAP EP
7 3 (0.20%) Apache
7 3 (0.20%) CMS
7 3 (0.20%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.14%) Anypoint
8 2 (0.14%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.14%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.14%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.068%) Documentum
9 1 (0.068%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.068%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.068%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.068%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 65 (4.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (1.90%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (1.43%) Microsoft Project
4 20 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.02%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.34%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.34%) PTC Creo
8 3 (0.20%) Windchill
9 2 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 194 (13.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 107 (7.26%) Oracle ERP
3 50 (3.39%) SAP ERP
4 47 (3.19%) Oracle EBS
5 36 (2.44%) NetSuite
6 35 (2.38%) Dynamics CRM
7 34 (2.31%) Oracle Payables
8 28 (1.90%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 25 (1.70%) Oracle Receivables
10 17 (1.15%) Shopify
11 16 (1.09%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
12 14 (0.95%) Oracle Assets
12 14 (0.95%) Workday HCM
13 13 (0.88%) Oracle EBS R12
13 13 (0.88%) Oracle General Ledger
14 12 (0.81%) Unit4 Business World
15 11 (0.75%) Oracle Financials
15 11 (0.75%) Teamcenter
16 10 (0.68%) Oracle 11i
17 8 (0.54%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 179 (12.15%) Azure
2 168 (11.41%) Dynamics 365
3 136 (9.23%) Power Platform
4 119 (8.08%) OCI
5 89 (6.04%) SaaS
6 53 (3.60%) AWS
7 42 (2.85%) PaaS
8 32 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (1.56%) PowerApps
10 22 (1.49%) Power Automate
10 22 (1.49%) SuccessFactors
11 20 (1.36%) Boomi
12 19 (1.29%) Azure Logic Apps
13 17 (1.15%) GCP
13 17 (1.15%) IaaS
14 16 (1.09%) Azure Data Factory
14 16 (1.09%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 13 (0.88%) Microsoft Copilot
15 13 (0.88%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 12 (0.81%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.27%) FTP
2 3 (0.20%) Firewall
2 3 (0.20%) LAN
3 2 (0.14%) Intranet
3 2 (0.14%) WAN
4 1 (0.068%) 5G
4 1 (0.068%) DHCP
4 1 (0.068%) DMZ
4 1 (0.068%) DNS
4 1 (0.068%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.068%) HTTP
4 1 (0.068%) Modbus
4 1 (0.068%) MQTT
4 1 (0.068%) RFID
4 1 (0.068%) SMS
4 1 (0.068%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.068%) VoIP
4 1 (0.068%) VPN
4 1 (0.068%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 104 (7.06%) Power BI
2 54 (3.67%) Oracle Reports
3 46 (3.12%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (1.56%) Oracle ODI
5 20 (1.36%) SQL Server
6 19 (1.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 17 (1.15%) Data Lake
8 16 (1.09%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 12 (0.81%) Metadata
10 10 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 8 (0.54%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 8 (0.54%) Oracle Database
11 8 (0.54%) Tableau
12 6 (0.41%) Star Schema
13 5 (0.34%) Snowflake Schema
14 4 (0.27%) GIS
14 4 (0.27%) MongoDB
14 4 (0.27%) Power Query
14 4 (0.27%) Relational Database
15 3 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 79 (5.36%) JIRA
2 24 (1.63%) Postman
3 20 (1.36%) Git
4 15 (1.02%) Hudson
5 8 (0.54%) SoapUI
6 7 (0.48%) Selenium
6 7 (0.48%) Visual Studio
7 6 (0.41%) GitLab
8 5 (0.34%) Jenkins
8 5 (0.34%) Zephyr
9 4 (0.27%) Cucumber
9 4 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (0.27%) Oracle Forms
10 3 (0.20%) CircleCI
11 2 (0.14%) Gradle
11 2 (0.14%) SpecFlow
11 2 (0.14%) TestRail
12 1 (0.068%) JMeter
12 1 (0.068%) LSMW
12 1 (0.068%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 755 (51.26%) Finance
2 407 (27.63%) Social Skills
3 219 (14.87%) Analytical Skills
4 132 (8.96%) Manufacturing
5 111 (7.54%) Public Sector
6 81 (5.50%) Retail
7 49 (3.33%) Local Government
8 48 (3.26%) Legal
9 46 (3.12%) Law
10 43 (2.92%) Documentation Skills
11 42 (2.85%) Influencing Skills
12 38 (2.58%) General Ledger
13 35 (2.38%) Banking
14 28 (1.90%) Organisational Skills
15 25 (1.70%) Pharmaceutical
16 23 (1.56%) Billing
16 23 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
17 20 (1.36%) Military
18 19 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 16 (1.09%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 242 (16.43%) Lead
2 216 (14.66%) Architect
3 187 (12.70%) Consultant
4 177 (12.02%) Analyst
5 151 (10.25%) Project Manager
6 136 (9.23%) Senior
7 101 (6.86%) Solutions Architect
8 89 (6.04%) Business Analyst
9 75 (5.09%) Developer
10 65 (4.41%) ERP Manager
11 55 (3.73%) Accountant
12 49 (3.33%) Implementation Consultant
13 47 (3.19%) Senior Manager
14 45 (3.05%) SAP Manager
15 40 (2.72%) Financial Analyst
16 38 (2.58%) SAP Consultant
16 38 (2.58%) Systems Accountant
17 36 (2.44%) Data Analyst
17 36 (2.44%) Lead Architect
17 36 (2.44%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 174 (11.81%) Oracle Fusion
2 84 (5.70%) REST
3 61 (4.14%) Middleware
4 50 (3.39%) SOAP
5 41 (2.78%) JSON
6 40 (2.72%) XML
7 30 (2.04%) Web Services
8 20 (1.36%) OAuth
9 17 (1.15%) XSLT
10 13 (0.88%) EDI
10 13 (0.88%) JWT
11 12 (0.81%) .NET
12 11 (0.75%) Lightning Web Components
12 11 (0.75%) Node.js
13 10 (0.68%) PySpark
13 10 (0.68%) SAP Fiori
14 7 (0.48%) HTML
14 7 (0.48%) RESTful
15 6 (0.41%) ADO
15 6 (0.41%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 84 (5.70%) Legacy Systems
2 54 (3.67%) Data Structures
3 44 (2.99%) Management Information System
4 35 (2.38%) Product Ownership
5 34 (2.31%) Public Cloud
6 23 (1.56%) Onboarding
7 22 (1.49%) Cloud Native
8 20 (1.36%) FMCG
8 20 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
9 17 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
10 15 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
11 13 (0.88%) AI Agents
11 13 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
11 13 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
12 11 (0.75%) IoT
13 10 (0.68%) Distributed Systems
14 9 (0.61%) SCADA
15 8 (0.54%) Hybrid Cloud
15 8 (0.54%) Operational Technology
15 8 (0.54%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.02%) Windows
2 5 (0.34%) Linux
3 3 (0.20%) Unix
4 2 (0.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 413 (28.04%) Migration
2 305 (20.71%) Stakeholder Management
3 262 (17.79%) Data Migration
4 254 (17.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 215 (14.60%) Problem-Solving
6 212 (14.39%) Agile
7 209 (14.19%) User Acceptance Testing
8 177 (12.02%) Change Management
9 174 (11.81%) Project Management
10 162 (11.00%) Validation
11 161 (10.93%) Continuous Improvement
12 145 (9.84%) Business Intelligence
13 126 (8.55%) CRM
14 123 (8.35%) Data Modelling
15 111 (7.54%) Roadmaps
16 107 (7.26%) Procure-to-Pay
17 105 (7.13%) Project Delivery
18 98 (6.65%) Analytics
19 89 (6.04%) DevOps
19 89 (6.04%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 122 (8.28%) SQL
2 40 (2.72%) Python
3 33 (2.24%) PL/SQL
4 28 (1.90%) Java
5 26 (1.77%) C#
6 18 (1.22%) JavaScript
7 12 (0.81%) Apex Code
8 10 (0.68%) Ruby
8 10 (0.68%) X++
9 9 (0.61%) ABAP
9 9 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (0.48%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.41%) TypeScript
12 5 (0.34%) Korn
12 5 (0.34%) PowerShell
12 5 (0.34%) VBA
13 3 (0.20%) C++
13 3 (0.20%) Perl
13 3 (0.20%) SOQL
13 3 (0.20%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 171 (11.61%) Security Cleared
2 129 (8.76%) SC Cleared
3 108 (7.33%) Degree
4 79 (5.36%) CIMA
5 70 (4.75%) ACCA
6 43 (2.92%) PMP
7 31 (2.10%) PMI Certification
8 14 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
8 14 (0.95%) Master's Degree
9 12 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (0.81%) DV Cleared
10 9 (0.61%) ISTQB
10 9 (0.61%) Oracle Certification
11 8 (0.54%) SAP Certification
12 7 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (0.41%) APMP
13 6 (0.41%) Azure Certification
14 5 (0.34%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 4 (0.27%) OCA
15 4 (0.27%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (6.38%) Data Quality
2 67 (4.55%) GDPR
3 57 (3.87%) QA
4 49 (3.33%) PMO
5 15 (1.02%) SLA
6 13 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 12 (0.81%) IFRS
8 10 (0.68%) GAAP
9 8 (0.54%) Accessibility
9 8 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 6 (0.41%) 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 4 (0.27%) IFRS 17
12 4 (0.27%) NIST
13 3 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.20%) GMP
13 3 (0.20%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 5 (0.34%) Docker
2 4 (0.27%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.14%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 7 (0.48%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.34%) 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 (0.14%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
5 2 (0.14%) Grafana
5 2 (0.14%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.14%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.068%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 437 (29.67%) SAP
2 415 (28.17%) Oracle
3 240 (16.29%) Microsoft
4 85 (5.77%) Workday
5 60 (4.07%) IFS
6 58 (3.94%) Salesforce
7 53 (3.60%) Siemens
8 36 (2.44%) Databricks
9 35 (2.38%) ServiceNow
10 30 (2.04%) Sage
11 24 (1.63%) Ariba
11 24 (1.63%) MuleSoft
12 15 (1.02%) Informatica
13 12 (0.81%) Infor
14 9 (0.61%) Google
15 8 (0.54%) Foundry
16 7 (0.48%) Talend
17 6 (0.41%) Epicor
17 6 (0.41%) IBM
17 6 (0.41%) OpenAI