ERP Contracts in the UK excluding London

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring ERP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ERP over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 88 83 100
Rank change year-on-year -5 +17 +26
Contract jobs citing ERP 348 499 614
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.72% 2.41% 2.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.01% 2.85% 2.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 219 317 436
10th Percentile £363 £313 £350
25th Percentile £419 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.30% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £636 £600 £619
90th Percentile £700 £725 £688
UK median daily rate £539 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.05% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 24 12
10th Percentile £56.88 £13.05 £39.55
25th Percentile £66.25 £15.50 £49.26
Median hourly rate £71.25 £35.75 £64.68
Median % change year-on-year +99.30% -44.72% +317.26%
75th Percentile £75.00 £52.19 £73.13
90th Percentile - £61.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £71.25 £40.00 £63.59
% change year-on-year +78.13% -37.09% +268.62%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,544 17,537 21,420
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.36% 84.72% 89.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,245 10,476 14,867
10th Percentile £235 £250 £255
25th Percentile £375 £378 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 827 2,058 1,303
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.33 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.31 £15.24 £15.75
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.34 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.35% +6.69% +75.00%
75th Percentile £64.50 £60.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £72.98
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.58 £36.00
% change year-on-year -18.48% -1.18% +44.00%

ERP
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing ERP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for ERP in the UK excluding London

ERP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ERP in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for ERP in the UK excluding London

ERP
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ERP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ERP in the UK excluding London

ERP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ERP in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for ERP in the UK excluding London

ERP
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ERP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for ERP in the UK excluding London

ERP
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ERP within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
South East +26 100 £550 +4.76% 259
Midlands -8 68 £500 +5.26% 184
North of England -18 66 £456 -8.75% 216
South West +21 49 £500 -4.76% 106
West Midlands -12 45 £500 +14.29% 87
East of England +33 37 £600 +14.29% 99
North West -1 35 £489 -2.20% 144
Scotland -31 32 £505 +6.32% 43
East Midlands +13 21 £475 -13.64% 85
Yorkshire -20 20 £400 -20.00% 50
North East +3 11 £450 - 24
Northern Ireland -10 2 £400 -38.46% 12
Wales +5 1 - - 14
ERP
UK

ERP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (2.59%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 8 (2.30%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.01%) NetWeaver
3 7 (2.01%) SAP EP
4 3 (0.86%) Oracle Service Bus
5 2 (0.57%) Confluence
5 2 (0.57%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.29%) CMS
6 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 13 (3.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (1.15%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.57%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.29%) Trello
Business Applications
1 51 (14.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (8.33%) Oracle ERP
3 25 (7.18%) SAP ERP
4 15 (4.31%) Oracle EBS
5 12 (3.45%) Oracle Payables
6 7 (2.01%) SAP CRM
7 6 (1.72%) Infor LN
7 6 (1.72%) NetSuite
7 6 (1.72%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 6 (1.72%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (1.44%) SAP GRC
8 5 (1.44%) SAP GTS
8 5 (1.44%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 4 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
9 4 (1.15%) Oracle Cash Management
9 4 (1.15%) Salesforce CRM
9 4 (1.15%) SAP CO
9 4 (1.15%) SAP ECC
9 4 (1.15%) SAP EWM
10 3 (0.86%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 49 (14.08%) OCI
2 39 (11.21%) Azure
3 28 (8.05%) Power Platform
4 20 (5.75%) Dynamics 365
5 13 (3.74%) Azure Data Factory
6 10 (2.87%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (2.87%) SuccessFactors
7 9 (2.59%) AWS
7 9 (2.59%) SaaS
8 8 (2.30%) GCP
9 7 (2.01%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 7 (2.01%) Power Automate
10 6 (1.72%) Oracle CX
10 6 (1.72%) PowerApps
11 5 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (1.15%) Asana
12 4 (1.15%) Entra ID
13 3 (0.86%) Azure Logic Apps
13 3 (0.86%) Cloud Computing
14 2 (0.57%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.86%) RFID
2 1 (0.29%) Firewall
2 1 (0.29%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (6.32%) Oracle Reports
1 22 (6.32%) Power BI
2 15 (4.31%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 11 (3.16%) Data Lake
4 10 (2.87%) SAP HANA
5 8 (2.30%) Oracle Database
6 6 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (1.44%) SQL Server
8 4 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (1.15%) Tableau
9 3 (0.86%) Metadata
9 3 (0.86%) SAP BW
9 3 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.57%) GIS
10 2 (0.57%) Metadata Repository
11 1 (0.29%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.29%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.29%) Oracle ODI
11 1 (0.29%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 16 (4.60%) JIRA
2 4 (1.15%) LoadRunner
2 4 (1.15%) NeoLoad
3 3 (0.86%) Oracle Forms
3 3 (0.86%) Postman
4 2 (0.57%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.57%) JMeter
5 1 (0.29%) GCC
5 1 (0.29%) Hudson
5 1 (0.29%) TestRail
General
1 147 (42.24%) Social Skills
2 129 (37.07%) Finance
3 51 (14.66%) Manufacturing
4 50 (14.37%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (5.75%) Public Sector
6 18 (5.17%) Local Government
7 17 (4.89%) Pharmaceutical
7 17 (4.89%) Retail
8 13 (3.74%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (3.16%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (2.87%) Automotive
11 7 (2.01%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.72%) Law
12 6 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.44%) Billing
13 5 (1.44%) Legal
14 3 (0.86%) Aviation
14 3 (0.86%) Banking
15 2 (0.57%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.57%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 50 (14.37%) Analyst
2 40 (11.49%) Lead
2 40 (11.49%) Project Manager
3 35 (10.06%) Consultant
4 29 (8.33%) Architect
5 26 (7.47%) Business Analyst
6 24 (6.90%) ERP Manager
7 23 (6.61%) Developer
8 13 (3.74%) IT Manager
8 13 (3.74%) Programme Manager
9 12 (3.45%) Implementation Manager
9 12 (3.45%) SAP Manager
10 11 (3.16%) ERP Consultant
10 11 (3.16%) Senior
11 10 (2.87%) Data Analyst
11 10 (2.87%) ERP Implementation Manager
11 10 (2.87%) Finance Manager
11 10 (2.87%) SAP Architect
11 10 (2.87%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (2.87%) Test Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (17.24%) Oracle Fusion
2 13 (3.74%) Middleware
2 13 (3.74%) SAP Fiori
3 9 (2.59%) Web Services
4 8 (2.30%) SAP PI
4 8 (2.30%) SAPUI5
4 8 (2.30%) XML
5 6 (1.72%) REST
5 6 (1.72%) RESTful
5 6 (1.72%) SOAP
6 5 (1.44%) PySpark
7 3 (0.86%) WebCenter
8 2 (0.57%) BAPI
8 2 (0.57%) IDoc
8 2 (0.57%) Node.js
8 2 (0.57%) Parceljs
8 2 (0.57%) SailPoint
8 2 (0.57%) SAP Smart Forms
9 1 (0.29%) JSON
9 1 (0.29%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.31%) Legacy Systems
2 11 (3.16%) Life Science
2 11 (3.16%) Management Information System
3 10 (2.87%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (2.59%) FMCG
4 9 (2.59%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 8 (2.30%) Onboarding
6 6 (1.72%) Industry 4.0
7 5 (1.44%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.44%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.86%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.86%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.57%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.57%) SCADA
11 1 (0.29%) Augmented Reality
11 1 (0.29%) Data Centre
11 1 (0.29%) Greenfield Project
11 1 (0.29%) PMI
11 1 (0.29%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (20.69%) Migration
2 69 (19.83%) Problem-Solving
3 67 (19.25%) Agile
3 67 (19.25%) Stakeholder Management
4 58 (16.67%) Project Management
5 48 (13.79%) Data Migration
6 42 (12.07%) Business Intelligence
7 41 (11.78%) Analytics
8 35 (10.06%) Change Management
9 33 (9.48%) CRM
10 30 (8.62%) Data Modelling
11 29 (8.33%) Data Analysis
11 29 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 25 (7.18%) Workshop Facilitation
13 22 (6.32%) Roadmaps
14 21 (6.03%) Data Management
14 21 (6.03%) Waterfall
15 20 (5.75%) Process Improvement
16 19 (5.46%) Decision-Making
17 18 (5.17%) Business Transformation
Programming Languages
1 50 (14.37%) SQL
2 23 (6.61%) PL/SQL
3 15 (4.31%) ABAP
4 13 (3.74%) Java
5 6 (1.72%) Python
6 5 (1.44%) ProC
7 3 (0.86%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.57%) COBOL
8 2 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.57%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.57%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.29%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.29%) VBA
9 1 (0.29%) X++
Qualifications
1 41 (11.78%) Degree
2 29 (8.33%) Security Cleared
3 15 (4.31%) SC Cleared
4 14 (4.02%) PMP
5 11 (3.16%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (2.30%) Master's Degree
8 7 (2.01%) DV Cleared
9 5 (1.44%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.44%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (1.15%) CIMA
11 3 (0.86%) ACCA
12 2 (0.57%) CIPFA
12 2 (0.57%) CISSP
12 2 (0.57%) IIBA
12 2 (0.57%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.29%) APMP
13 1 (0.29%) CBAP
13 1 (0.29%) CRISC
13 1 (0.29%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.87%) Data Quality
1 10 (2.87%) PMO
2 9 (2.59%) QA
3 7 (2.01%) GRC
4 6 (1.72%) GDPR
5 5 (1.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.57%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.57%) GxP
6 2 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.57%) ITGC
6 2 (0.57%) PMBOK
7 1 (0.29%) COBIT
7 1 (0.29%) COSO
7 1 (0.29%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.29%) GAAP
7 1 (0.29%) IFRS
7 1 (0.29%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (0.86%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (1.72%) MOM
2 1 (0.29%) HP ALM
2 1 (0.29%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 108 (31.03%) SAP
2 106 (30.46%) Oracle
3 55 (15.80%) Microsoft
4 22 (6.32%) Ariba
5 13 (3.74%) IFS
6 8 (2.30%) Rockwell
6 8 (2.30%) Salesforce
6 8 (2.30%) Siemens
7 7 (2.01%) Infor
7 7 (2.01%) Workday
8 3 (0.86%) Adobe
8 3 (0.86%) Informatica
8 3 (0.86%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.57%) Anaplan
9 2 (0.57%) AVEVA
9 2 (0.57%) Ceridian
9 2 (0.57%) Civica
9 2 (0.57%) Concur
9 2 (0.57%) Liquidlogic
9 2 (0.57%) Sage