ERP Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring ERP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 59 28 51
Rank change year-on-year -31 +23 +16
Contract jobs citing ERP 116 124 87
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 3.62% 5.43% 3.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.21% 6.28% 4.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 66 55
10th Percentile £360 £395 £368
25th Percentile £450 £464 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% +13.16% -7.77%
75th Percentile £638 £622 £622
90th Percentile £772 £763 £688
England median daily rate £550 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +3.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 4
10th Percentile £24.10 - -
25th Percentile £25.00 £55.75 £86.25
Median hourly rate £30.00 £56.50 £90.00
Median % change year-on-year -46.90% -37.22% +414.29%
75th Percentile - £57.25 £93.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £22.85 £56.50 £85.00
% change year-on-year -59.56% -33.53% +229.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,755 1,976 2,140
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 86.04% 86.55% 83.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,720 1,232 1,461
10th Percentile £250 £250 £255
25th Percentile £380 £375 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £479 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.20% +5.26% -4.04%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £588
90th Percentile £650 £700 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 191 71 96
10th Percentile £14.12 £14.70 £14.07
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £17.11
Median hourly rate £18.87 £21.59 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year -12.60% -9.29% +41.41%
75th Percentile £25.15 £32.65 £52.13
90th Percentile £30.25 £52.50 £68.13
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -28.14% -22.22% +25.00%

ERP
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ERP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

ERP job vacancy trend in the Midlands

ERP
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing ERP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing ERP

ERP
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ERP in the Midlands over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ERP in the Midlands

ERP
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing ERP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing ERP

ERP
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ERP within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 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
West Midlands -33 73 £563 +7.14% 44
East Midlands -11 43 £525 -12.50% 20
ERP
England

ERP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (2.59%) Confluence
2 1 (0.86%) Alfresco
2 1 (0.86%) CMS
2 1 (0.86%) Documentum
2 1 (0.86%) NetWeaver
2 1 (0.86%) Oracle Workflow
2 1 (0.86%) SAP EP
2 1 (0.86%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.86%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 7 (6.03%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (4.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (3.45%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.86%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.86%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.86%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 17 (14.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (12.07%) Oracle Payables
3 12 (10.34%) Oracle ERP
4 10 (8.62%) Oracle General Ledger
4 10 (8.62%) SAP ERP
5 9 (7.76%) Oracle Receivables
6 7 (6.03%) Oracle Cash Management
7 5 (4.31%) Oracle Assets
8 4 (3.45%) Dynamics NAV
9 3 (2.59%) Oracle EBS
9 3 (2.59%) Primavera
9 3 (2.59%) SAP PP
9 3 (2.59%) Workday HCM
10 2 (1.72%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 2 (1.72%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
10 2 (1.72%) PRMS
10 2 (1.72%) SAP CRM
11 1 (0.86%) Dynamics AX
11 1 (0.86%) NetSuite
11 1 (0.86%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 12 (10.34%) Azure
2 9 (7.76%) Dynamics 365
3 8 (6.90%) Power Platform
4 7 (6.03%) SuccessFactors
5 5 (4.31%) SaaS
6 4 (3.45%) Power Automate
7 3 (2.59%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (2.59%) Intacct
7 3 (2.59%) OCI
8 2 (1.72%) AWS
8 2 (1.72%) iPaaS
8 2 (1.72%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (1.72%) Smartsheet
9 1 (0.86%) Azure AKS
9 1 (0.86%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.86%) GitHub
9 1 (0.86%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.86%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.86%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.90%) Power BI
2 5 (4.31%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (2.59%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (2.59%) SAP BW
4 2 (1.72%) EDMS
4 2 (1.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.86%) Big Data
5 1 (0.86%) Metadata
5 1 (0.86%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.86%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.86%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 5 (4.31%) JIRA
2 2 (1.72%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (1.72%) Selenium
3 1 (0.86%) Git
General
1 63 (54.31%) Finance
2 51 (43.97%) Social Skills
3 26 (22.41%) Manufacturing
4 11 (9.48%) Public Sector
5 10 (8.62%) General Ledger
6 7 (6.03%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (4.31%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (4.31%) Local Government
7 5 (4.31%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (3.45%) Aerospace
8 4 (3.45%) Banking
9 3 (2.59%) Back Office
9 3 (2.59%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (2.59%) Legal
9 3 (2.59%) Retail
10 2 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.72%) Law
10 2 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.72%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (18.97%) Project Manager
2 21 (18.10%) Analyst
3 18 (15.52%) Consultant
4 11 (9.48%) Architect
5 10 (8.62%) Lead
6 8 (6.90%) Business Analyst
6 8 (6.90%) Oracle Project Manager
6 8 (6.90%) SAP Manager
7 7 (6.03%) Financial Analyst
8 6 (5.17%) SAP Consultant
8 6 (5.17%) Solutions Architect
9 5 (4.31%) Change Manager
9 5 (4.31%) ERP Analyst
9 5 (4.31%) ERP Manager
9 5 (4.31%) Oracle Analyst
9 5 (4.31%) Programme Manager
9 5 (4.31%) SAP Programme Manager
10 4 (3.45%) Implementation Manager
10 4 (3.45%) Test Analyst
11 3 (2.59%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (20.69%) Oracle Fusion
2 8 (6.90%) Middleware
3 4 (3.45%) REST
4 3 (2.59%) ADO
4 3 (2.59%) SAP Fiori
5 2 (1.72%) .NET
5 2 (1.72%) SOAP
5 2 (1.72%) Web Services
5 2 (1.72%) WebCenter
6 1 (0.86%) EDI
6 1 (0.86%) Express.js
6 1 (0.86%) MERN Stack
6 1 (0.86%) Node.js
6 1 (0.86%) PySpark
6 1 (0.86%) React
6 1 (0.86%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.86%) SAP PI
6 1 (0.86%) SAPUI5
6 1 (0.86%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.62%) Legacy Systems
2 5 (4.31%) Onboarding
2 5 (4.31%) Public Cloud
3 4 (3.45%) Product Ownership
4 3 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (2.59%) SCADA
4 3 (2.59%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 2 (1.72%) AS400
5 2 (1.72%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (1.72%) e-Learning
5 2 (1.72%) Life Science
5 2 (1.72%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 1 (0.86%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (0.86%) FMCG
6 1 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.86%) Learning Management System
6 1 (0.86%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.86%) Video\Live Streaming
6 1 (0.86%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.86%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (27.59%) Migration
2 28 (24.14%) Data Migration
3 24 (20.69%) Stakeholder Management
4 22 (18.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 18 (15.52%) Agile
5 18 (15.52%) Change Management
6 17 (14.66%) User Acceptance Testing
7 15 (12.93%) Project Management
8 14 (12.07%) Project Delivery
9 13 (11.21%) Cutover Planning
9 13 (11.21%) Problem-Solving
10 12 (10.34%) CRM
11 11 (9.48%) Accounts Payable
12 10 (8.62%) Business Intelligence
12 10 (8.62%) Production Planning
12 10 (8.62%) Test Planning
13 9 (7.76%) Analytics
13 9 (7.76%) Continuous Improvement
13 9 (7.76%) Logistics
14 8 (6.90%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 10 (8.62%) SQL
2 3 (2.59%) ABAP
3 1 (0.86%) Java
3 1 (0.86%) Python
Qualifications
1 19 (16.38%) Degree
2 11 (9.48%) Security Cleared
3 7 (6.03%) PMP
4 6 (5.17%) PMI Certification
5 5 (4.31%) SC Cleared
6 4 (3.45%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.72%) CCA
8 1 (0.86%) ACCA
8 1 (0.86%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.86%) CIMA
8 1 (0.86%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.86%) IIBA
8 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.45%) ISO 20022
1 4 (3.45%) PMO
2 2 (1.72%) GDPR
2 2 (1.72%) GRC
2 2 (1.72%) ITGC
2 2 (1.72%) QA
3 1 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 1 (0.86%) Terraform
Vendors
1 39 (33.62%) Oracle
1 39 (33.62%) SAP
2 11 (9.48%) Microsoft
3 8 (6.90%) Workday
4 6 (5.17%) Sage
5 4 (3.45%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.72%) Databricks
6 2 (1.72%) Rockwell
7 1 (0.86%) Adobe
7 1 (0.86%) Ariba
7 1 (0.86%) CODA
7 1 (0.86%) Concur
7 1 (0.86%) Epicor
7 1 (0.86%) IFS
7 1 (0.86%) JD Edwards
7 1 (0.86%) OpenText
7 1 (0.86%) QAD
7 1 (0.86%) Xero