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 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 34 47
Rank change year-on-year -30 +13 +21
Contract jobs citing ERP 109 123 107
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 3.62% 4.59% 3.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.07% 5.48% 4.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 70 78
10th Percentile £360 £396 £411
25th Percentile £463 £475 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £569
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -7.69% +13.75%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £666
90th Percentile £767 £750 £716
England median daily rate £550 £535 £575
% change year-on-year +2.80% -6.96% +6.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 4
10th Percentile £22.18 - -
25th Percentile £23.50 £55.75 £86.25
Median hourly rate £25.00 £56.50 £90.00
Median % change year-on-year -55.75% -37.22% +414.29%
75th Percentile £30.00 £57.25 £93.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £21.30 £35.00 £85.00
% change year-on-year -39.14% -58.82% +289.19%

All Process and 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 2,679 2,243 2,314
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 88.91% 83.79% 84.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,722 1,400 1,596
10th Percentile £250 £255 £251
25th Percentile £367 £375 £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +2.56% -1.52%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £689 £700
England median daily rate £507 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.43% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 211 75 106
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.70 £14.34
25th Percentile £17.22 £17.00 £17.55
Median hourly rate £21.39 £24.18 £27.25
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% -11.27% +60.91%
75th Percentile £26.51 £35.00 £51.50
90th Percentile £40.02 £51.50 £68.13
England median hourly rate £25.15 £36.17 £44.50
% change year-on-year -30.46% -18.73% +27.14%

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 14 November 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 14 November 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 -44 64 £575 +9.52% 107
East Midlands -4 45 £525 -12.50% 55
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 2 (1.83%) Confluence
2 1 (0.92%) Alfresco
2 1 (0.92%) CMS
2 1 (0.92%) Documentum
2 1 (0.92%) NetWeaver
2 1 (0.92%) Oracle Workflow
2 1 (0.92%) SAP EP
2 1 (0.92%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 8 (7.34%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (4.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (4.59%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.92%) FrameMaker
3 1 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (12.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (11.93%) Oracle Payables
3 11 (10.09%) Oracle ERP
4 9 (8.26%) Oracle General Ledger
5 8 (7.34%) Oracle Receivables
5 8 (7.34%) SAP ERP
6 6 (5.50%) Oracle Cash Management
7 4 (3.67%) Dynamics NAV
7 4 (3.67%) Oracle Assets
7 4 (3.67%) Primavera
8 3 (2.75%) Oracle EBS
9 2 (1.83%) NetSuite
9 2 (1.83%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 2 (1.83%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
9 2 (1.83%) PRMS
9 2 (1.83%) SAP CRM
10 1 (0.92%) Dynamics AX
10 1 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
10 1 (0.92%) Elite 3E
10 1 (0.92%) Oracle iProcurement
Cloud Services
1 12 (11.01%) Azure
2 8 (7.34%) Dynamics 365
3 7 (6.42%) Power Platform
4 6 (5.50%) SuccessFactors
5 4 (3.67%) Power Automate
5 4 (3.67%) SaaS
6 3 (2.75%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (2.75%) Intacct
7 2 (1.83%) AWS
7 2 (1.83%) iPaaS
7 2 (1.83%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (1.83%) OCI
7 2 (1.83%) Smartsheet
8 1 (0.92%) Azure AKS
8 1 (0.92%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.92%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 1 (0.92%) GitHub
8 1 (0.92%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.92%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.92%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.92%) LAN
1 1 (0.92%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.42%) Power BI
2 4 (3.67%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (2.75%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (2.75%) SAP BW
4 2 (1.83%) EDMS
5 1 (0.92%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.92%) Big Data
5 1 (0.92%) Metadata
5 1 (0.92%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.92%) QlikView
5 1 (0.92%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.92%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 5 (4.59%) JIRA
2 2 (1.83%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.92%) Git
3 1 (0.92%) Selenium
General
1 56 (51.38%) Finance
2 44 (40.37%) Social Skills
3 26 (23.85%) Manufacturing
4 8 (7.34%) General Ledger
4 8 (7.34%) Public Sector
5 6 (5.50%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (5.50%) Documentation Skills
6 4 (3.67%) Banking
6 4 (3.67%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (3.67%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (2.75%) Aerospace
7 3 (2.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (2.75%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (2.75%) Local Government
7 3 (2.75%) Retail
8 2 (1.83%) Back Office
8 2 (1.83%) Legal
8 2 (1.83%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.83%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.92%) Military
Job Titles
1 23 (21.10%) Project Manager
2 19 (17.43%) Consultant
3 18 (16.51%) Analyst
4 12 (11.01%) Lead
5 8 (7.34%) Oracle Project Manager
6 7 (6.42%) SAP Manager
7 6 (5.50%) Architect
7 6 (5.50%) Business Analyst
7 6 (5.50%) Programme Manager
8 5 (4.59%) ERP Consultant
8 5 (4.59%) SAP Programme Manager
9 4 (3.67%) ERP Analyst
9 4 (3.67%) ERP Manager
9 4 (3.67%) Financial Analyst
9 4 (3.67%) IFS Consultant
9 4 (3.67%) IT Manager
9 4 (3.67%) IT Project Manager
9 4 (3.67%) Oracle Analyst
9 4 (3.67%) SAP Consultant
9 4 (3.67%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (20.18%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (6.42%) Middleware
3 3 (2.75%) ADO
3 3 (2.75%) REST
3 3 (2.75%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (1.83%) .NET
4 2 (1.83%) SOAP
4 2 (1.83%) Web Services
5 1 (0.92%) EDI
5 1 (0.92%) Express.js
5 1 (0.92%) MERN Stack
5 1 (0.92%) Node.js
5 1 (0.92%) PySpark
5 1 (0.92%) React
5 1 (0.92%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.92%) SAP PI
5 1 (0.92%) SAPUI5
5 1 (0.92%) WebCenter
5 1 (0.92%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (9.17%) Legacy Systems
2 6 (5.50%) Onboarding
3 5 (4.59%) FMCG
3 5 (4.59%) Public Cloud
4 4 (3.67%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.75%) e-Learning
5 3 (2.75%) SCADA
6 2 (1.83%) AS400
6 2 (1.83%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.83%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.83%) Life Science
6 2 (1.83%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 2 (1.83%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 2 (1.83%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.92%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.92%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.92%) IoT
7 1 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.92%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (29.36%) Migration
2 29 (26.61%) Data Migration
3 19 (17.43%) Stakeholder Management
4 18 (16.51%) Agile
4 18 (16.51%) Project Management
4 18 (16.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 16 (14.68%) Change Management
6 15 (13.76%) User Acceptance Testing
7 14 (12.84%) Project Delivery
8 13 (11.93%) Problem-Solving
9 12 (11.01%) CRM
9 12 (11.01%) Cutover Planning
10 10 (9.17%) Accounts Payable
10 10 (9.17%) Analytics
11 9 (8.26%) Business Intelligence
11 9 (8.26%) Continuous Improvement
11 9 (8.26%) Test Planning
12 7 (6.42%) Production Planning
13 6 (5.50%) Accounts Receivable
13 6 (5.50%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 9 (8.26%) SQL
2 3 (2.75%) ABAP
3 1 (0.92%) Java
3 1 (0.92%) PL/SQL
3 1 (0.92%) Python
Qualifications
1 17 (15.60%) Degree
2 7 (6.42%) Security Cleared
3 6 (5.50%) PMP
4 5 (4.59%) PMI Certification
5 4 (3.67%) Master's Degree
6 3 (2.75%) SC Cleared
7 2 (1.83%) CCA
8 1 (0.92%) ACCA
8 1 (0.92%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.92%) CIMA
8 1 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.92%) IIBA
8 1 (0.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.67%) ISO 20022
1 4 (3.67%) QA
2 3 (2.75%) PMO
3 1 (0.92%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.92%) GDPR
3 1 (0.92%) GRC
3 1 (0.92%) ITGC
3 1 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.92%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (0.92%) Terraform
Vendors
1 35 (32.11%) Oracle
2 33 (30.28%) SAP
3 10 (9.17%) Microsoft
4 8 (7.34%) Workday
5 6 (5.50%) Sage
6 4 (3.67%) IFS
7 2 (1.83%) Ariba
7 2 (1.83%) Databricks
7 2 (1.83%) Rockwell
7 2 (1.83%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.92%) Adobe
8 1 (0.92%) Civica
8 1 (0.92%) Concur
8 1 (0.92%) JD Edwards
8 1 (0.92%) OpenText
8 1 (0.92%) QAD
8 1 (0.92%) Xero