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

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 69 33
Rank change year-on-year +25 -36 +4
Contract jobs citing ERP 221 80 130
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 4.53% 3.02% 4.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.50% 3.44% 5.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 139 56 87
10th Percentile £313 £444 £385
25th Percentile £406 £500 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% -4.21%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £629
90th Percentile £850 £706 £765
England median daily rate £550 £550 £525
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 2 1
10th Percentile £12.76 £21.52 -
25th Percentile £13.98 £21.85 £55.75
Median hourly rate £14.82 £23.15 £56.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.98% -59.03% -37.22%
75th Percentile £23.00 £25.20 £57.25
90th Percentile £27.12 £25.98 -
England median hourly rate £24.19 £16.92 £35.36
% change year-on-year +42.97% -52.15% -43.87%

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 4,019 2,328 2,226
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.41% 87.82% 82.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,315 1,518 1,424
10th Percentile £313 £235 £255
25th Percentile £408 £360 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £477 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.14% -7.50% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £612
90th Percentile £671 £650 £700
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 375 174 74
10th Percentile £13.12 £13.38 £12.88
25th Percentile £14.82 £17.87 £15.11
Median hourly rate £21.50 £21.72 £21.55
Median % change year-on-year -1.01% +0.81% -21.65%
75th Percentile £38.75 £27.04 £41.61
90th Percentile £67.84 £48.20 £55.00
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -1.91%

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 17 September 2026.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ERP in the Midlands over the 6 months to 17 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for ERP in the Midlands

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 17 September 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
West Midlands +12 125 £525 - 181
East Midlands +27 87 £525 -12.50% 124
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 13 (5.88%) Oracle Workflow
2 3 (1.36%) NetWeaver
2 3 (1.36%) SAP EP
2 3 (1.36%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.90%) Oracle Coherence
4 1 (0.45%) CMS
4 1 (0.45%) Confluence
4 1 (0.45%) Mendix
4 1 (0.45%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 20 (9.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 4 (1.81%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.90%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 14 (6.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (5.88%) Oracle Payables
2 13 (5.88%) SAP ERP
3 12 (5.43%) Oracle ERP
4 11 (4.98%) Oracle General Ledger
5 10 (4.52%) Oracle Receivables
6 8 (3.62%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 7 (3.17%) NetSuite
7 7 (3.17%) Oracle Financials
8 3 (1.36%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 3 (1.36%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (1.36%) SAP CRM
8 3 (1.36%) SAP MM
8 3 (1.36%) SAP PSCD
8 3 (1.36%) SAP QM
9 2 (0.90%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.90%) Oracle Payroll
9 2 (0.90%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.90%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.90%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 19 (8.60%) Power Platform
2 17 (7.69%) OCI
3 13 (5.88%) Azure
4 6 (2.71%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (2.71%) SaaS
5 4 (1.81%) Google Workspace
5 4 (1.81%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (1.81%) Microsoft Copilot
5 4 (1.81%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.36%) AWS
6 3 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.36%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.36%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
6 3 (1.36%) SuccessFactors
7 2 (0.90%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (0.90%) Azure Logic Apps
7 2 (0.90%) Google Sheets
7 2 (0.90%) Oracle Service Cloud
8 1 (0.45%) Azure Functions
8 1 (0.45%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.45%) HTTP
1 1 (0.45%) SMS
1 1 (0.45%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (8.14%) Power BI
2 6 (2.71%) Oracle Reports
3 5 (2.26%) Power Query
4 4 (1.81%) BusinessObjects
4 4 (1.81%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 3 (1.36%) SAP BW
5 3 (1.36%) SAP Data Services
6 2 (0.90%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.90%) PowerPivot
6 2 (0.90%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.90%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.90%) Tableau
7 1 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.45%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.45%) Looker
7 1 (0.45%) Metadata
7 1 (0.45%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.45%) MySQL
7 1 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 5 (2.26%) Oracle Forms
2 3 (1.36%) Hudson
2 3 (1.36%) JIRA
3 2 (0.90%) Git
General
1 93 (42.08%) Finance
2 81 (36.65%) Social Skills
3 40 (18.10%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (14.48%) Manufacturing
5 18 (8.14%) Public Sector
6 17 (7.69%) Local Government
7 13 (5.88%) Retail
8 12 (5.43%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (4.98%) Automotive
9 11 (4.98%) Billing
9 11 (4.98%) General Ledger
10 6 (2.71%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (2.26%) Marketing
11 5 (2.26%) Police
12 3 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.36%) Legal
12 3 (1.36%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.90%) Back Office
13 2 (0.90%) Banking
13 2 (0.90%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 39 (17.65%) Lead
2 26 (11.76%) Project Manager
3 24 (10.86%) Analyst
4 23 (10.41%) Architect
4 23 (10.41%) Consultant
5 13 (5.88%) Oracle Project Manager
5 13 (5.88%) Senior
5 13 (5.88%) Trainer
6 12 (5.43%) SAP Architect
6 12 (5.43%) Solutions Architect
7 10 (4.52%) Accountant
8 9 (4.07%) Business Analyst
8 9 (4.07%) Systems Accountant
9 8 (3.62%) Administrator
9 8 (3.62%) Developer
10 7 (3.17%) Data Analyst
10 7 (3.17%) ERP Trainer
10 7 (3.17%) SAP Consultant
10 7 (3.17%) Senior Manager
10 7 (3.17%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (27.15%) Oracle Fusion
2 13 (5.88%) REST
3 8 (3.62%) SOAP
4 7 (3.17%) Middleware
5 5 (2.26%) .NET
5 5 (2.26%) SAP Fiori
6 3 (1.36%) Node.js
6 3 (1.36%) SAP PI
6 3 (1.36%) SAPUI5
7 2 (0.90%) React
8 1 (0.45%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.45%) BAPI
8 1 (0.45%) Express.js
8 1 (0.45%) IDoc
8 1 (0.45%) Lightning Web Components
8 1 (0.45%) MERN Stack
8 1 (0.45%) PySpark
8 1 (0.45%) React Native
8 1 (0.45%) SAP Basis
8 1 (0.45%) SAP Core Interface
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.07%) Legacy Systems
1 9 (4.07%) Management Information System
2 6 (2.71%) Data Structures
3 5 (2.26%) Enterprise Software
3 5 (2.26%) EPoS
3 5 (2.26%) Onboarding
4 4 (1.81%) e-Learning
4 4 (1.81%) Learning Management System
5 3 (1.36%) Driving Licence
5 3 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (1.36%) Virtual Team
6 2 (0.90%) Cloud Native
6 2 (0.90%) Data Centre
6 2 (0.90%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (0.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (0.45%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.45%) Legacy Code
7 1 (0.45%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.45%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 1 (0.45%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.45%) Linux
1 1 (0.45%) OpenVMS
1 1 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (0.45%) Windows
1 1 (0.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (23.53%) Stakeholder Management
2 50 (22.62%) Migration
3 47 (21.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 42 (19.00%) Problem-Solving
5 32 (14.48%) Data Migration
6 30 (13.57%) Process Improvement
7 28 (12.67%) CRM
8 27 (12.22%) Logistics
9 25 (11.31%) Project Management
9 25 (11.31%) User Acceptance Testing
10 23 (10.41%) Validation
11 22 (9.95%) Business Intelligence
12 21 (9.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 20 (9.05%) Agile
14 19 (8.60%) Analytics
15 16 (7.24%) Accounts Payable
16 15 (6.79%) Inventory Management
16 15 (6.79%) Workflow
17 14 (6.33%) Accounts Receivable
17 14 (6.33%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 19 (8.60%) SQL
2 7 (3.17%) ABAP
3 5 (2.26%) Python
4 4 (1.81%) Java
5 2 (0.90%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.90%) PL/SQL
5 2 (0.90%) VBA
6 1 (0.45%) Apex Code
6 1 (0.45%) C#
6 1 (0.45%) SOQL
6 1 (0.45%) SOSL
6 1 (0.45%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (6.79%) Security Cleared
2 14 (6.33%) ACCA
2 14 (6.33%) CIMA
3 12 (5.43%) Degree
3 12 (5.43%) SC Cleared
4 6 (2.71%) PMI Certification
4 6 (2.71%) PMP
5 4 (1.81%) CCAB
5 4 (1.81%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.36%) CCA
6 3 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (1.36%) DBS Check
7 2 (0.90%) APMG
7 2 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.90%) CIPFA
7 2 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (0.90%) Oracle Certification
8 1 (0.45%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.45%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.69%) Data Quality
2 4 (1.81%) QA
3 3 (1.36%) GDPR
3 3 (1.36%) PMO
4 2 (0.90%) IFRS
4 2 (0.90%) PCI DSS
4 2 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (0.90%) SLA
5 1 (0.45%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 1 (0.45%) GMP
5 1 (0.45%) GRC
5 1 (0.45%) GxP
5 1 (0.45%) ISO 20022
5 1 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 1 (0.45%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 77 (34.84%) Oracle
2 57 (25.79%) SAP
3 29 (13.12%) Microsoft
4 10 (4.52%) Salesforce
4 10 (4.52%) SYSPRO
5 9 (4.07%) JD Edwards
6 8 (3.62%) Epicor
7 5 (2.26%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.81%) Adobe
8 4 (1.81%) Concur
8 4 (1.81%) MuleSoft
8 4 (1.81%) Workday
9 3 (1.36%) Google
10 2 (0.90%) Databricks
10 2 (0.90%) DocuSign
11 1 (0.45%) IFS
11 1 (0.45%) Meraki
11 1 (0.45%) Okta
11 1 (0.45%) Planview
11 1 (0.45%) QAD