ERP Contract Job Trends

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring ERP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 101 98
Rank change year-on-year +44 -3 +8
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,876 770 1,001
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.72% 2.59% 2.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.39% 2.84% 2.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,067 469 606
10th Percentile £350 £363 £363
25th Percentile £456 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £540 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.02% - -1.82%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £505 £500
% change year-on-year +3.96% +1.00% -7.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 117 34 38
10th Percentile £17.73 £15.28 £13.90
25th Percentile £28.50 £23.73 £26.13
Median hourly rate £57.50 £68.75 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year -16.36% +94.43% -43.42%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £59.69
90th Percentile £69.70 £85.00 £66.16
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £33.43
% change year-on-year -17.86% +109.39% -47.43%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,754 27,087 37,306
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.83% 91.00% 85.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,630 17,192 23,755
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -3.79% -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,570 1,249 2,608
10th Percentile £14.80 £14.20 £12.75
25th Percentile £20.02 £17.87 £16.02
Median hourly rate £43.96 £26.21 £37.18
Median % change year-on-year +67.72% -29.51% +6.14%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.25 £61.30
90th Percentile £81.32 £73.75 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +78.93% -34.02% +17.29%

ERP
Job Vacancy Trend

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

ERP job vacancy trend in the UK

ERP
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

ERP
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ERP over the 6 months to 18 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for ERP in the UK

ERP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

ERP
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ERP over the 6 months to 18 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for ERP in the UK

ERP
Top 18 Contract Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 18 June 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
England +35 1,572 £550 +1.85% 582
UK excluding London +54 985 £525 +3.96% 535
London +30 665 £560 +1.13% 181
Work from Home +61 565 £550 - 304
South East +4 246 £525 -2.33% 141
North of England +46 221 £500 +5.26% 103
Midlands +30 193 £525 +2.44% 119
South West +41 126 £525 +13.51% 59
North West +38 119 £500 +2.25% 64
West Midlands +18 119 £540 +8.00% 69
East of England +21 94 £575 - 41
Yorkshire +2 84 £550 +37.50% 34
East Midlands +18 70 £525 +5.00% 49
Scotland +21 60 £500 -0.99% 16
Wales - 26 £525 - 26
Northern Ireland +23 24 £475 +18.75% 47
North East -23 18 £500 -8.05% 8
Channel Islands - 2 - -

ERP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 24 (1.28%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.01%) Oracle Workflow
3 16 (0.85%) Confluence
4 6 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.27%) NetWeaver
5 5 (0.27%) SAS
6 4 (0.21%) Apache
6 4 (0.21%) SAP EP
6 4 (0.21%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.16%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.11%) Anypoint
8 2 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.11%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.11%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.11%) CMS
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Coherence
8 2 (0.11%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.053%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.053%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 82 (4.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.17%) MS Visio
4 14 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 10 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.27%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.27%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.11%) Windchill
9 1 (0.053%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 289 (15.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 136 (7.25%) Oracle ERP
3 66 (3.52%) SAP ERP
4 53 (2.83%) NetSuite
4 53 (2.83%) Oracle Payables
5 44 (2.35%) Oracle EBS
6 41 (2.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 34 (1.81%) Oracle Receivables
8 30 (1.60%) Dynamics CRM
9 21 (1.12%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
10 18 (0.96%) Oracle Assets
11 17 (0.91%) Oracle Financials
11 17 (0.91%) Oracle General Ledger
11 17 (0.91%) Unit4 Business World
12 14 (0.75%) Infor CloudSuite
12 14 (0.75%) Oracle EBS R12
13 12 (0.64%) SAP MDG
13 12 (0.64%) Teamcenter
14 10 (0.53%) Oracle 11i
15 9 (0.48%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 238 (12.69%) Azure
2 174 (9.28%) Dynamics 365
3 165 (8.80%) Power Platform
4 143 (7.62%) OCI
5 108 (5.76%) SaaS
6 66 (3.52%) AWS
7 56 (2.99%) Azure DevOps
8 43 (2.29%) PaaS
9 31 (1.65%) Boomi
10 30 (1.60%) Power Automate
11 29 (1.55%) PowerApps
12 27 (1.44%) SuccessFactors
13 24 (1.28%) Azure Logic Apps
14 21 (1.12%) GitHub
15 20 (1.07%) GCP
16 18 (0.96%) Microsoft 365
17 17 (0.91%) Azure Service Bus
18 15 (0.80%) Azure Data Factory
18 15 (0.80%) IaaS
18 15 (0.80%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.27%) Network Security
2 4 (0.21%) FTP
3 3 (0.16%) 5G
3 3 (0.16%) Firewall
4 2 (0.11%) HTTP
4 2 (0.11%) Intranet
4 2 (0.11%) LAN
4 2 (0.11%) RFID
4 2 (0.11%) WAN
5 1 (0.053%) DHCP
5 1 (0.053%) DMZ
5 1 (0.053%) DNS
5 1 (0.053%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.053%) Modbus
5 1 (0.053%) MQTT
5 1 (0.053%) SMS
5 1 (0.053%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.053%) VoIP
5 1 (0.053%) VPN
5 1 (0.053%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (6.72%) Power BI
2 57 (3.04%) Data Warehouse
3 56 (2.99%) Oracle Reports
4 28 (1.49%) Data Lake
5 26 (1.39%) Oracle ODI
6 23 (1.23%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 20 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 19 (1.01%) SQL Server
9 14 (0.75%) Tableau
10 13 (0.69%) Metadata
11 10 (0.53%) BusinessObjects
12 9 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 8 (0.43%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
14 7 (0.37%) SAP HANA
15 6 (0.32%) MongoDB
15 6 (0.32%) Oracle Database
15 6 (0.32%) Star Schema
16 5 (0.27%) SAP Data Services
16 5 (0.27%) Snowflake Schema
17 4 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 82 (4.37%) JIRA
2 31 (1.65%) Git
3 20 (1.07%) Hudson
4 17 (0.91%) Postman
5 10 (0.53%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.32%) CircleCI
6 6 (0.32%) Selenium
6 6 (0.32%) SoapUI
7 3 (0.16%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.16%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.11%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.11%) GitLab
8 2 (0.11%) Gradle
8 2 (0.11%) LSMW
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.053%) JDeveloper
9 1 (0.053%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.053%) TestRail
General
1 979 (52.19%) Finance
2 474 (25.27%) Social Skills
3 240 (12.79%) Analytical Skills
4 182 (9.70%) Manufacturing
5 140 (7.46%) Public Sector
6 93 (4.96%) Retail
7 63 (3.36%) Legal
8 60 (3.20%) Influencing Skills
9 55 (2.93%) General Ledger
10 53 (2.83%) Documentation Skills
11 52 (2.77%) Local Government
12 47 (2.51%) Pharmaceutical
13 46 (2.45%) Law
14 43 (2.29%) Billing
15 38 (2.03%) Banking
16 30 (1.60%) Organisational Skills
17 25 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 23 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
19 17 (0.91%) Aerospace
20 16 (0.85%) Military
Job Titles
1 325 (17.32%) Lead
2 273 (14.55%) Architect
3 250 (13.33%) Consultant
4 213 (11.35%) Analyst
5 175 (9.33%) Project Manager
6 153 (8.16%) Senior
7 134 (7.14%) Solutions Architect
8 99 (5.28%) Business Analyst
9 93 (4.96%) ERP Manager
10 92 (4.90%) Developer
11 69 (3.68%) Accountant
12 59 (3.14%) Oracle Consultant
13 52 (2.77%) Finance Manager
13 52 (2.77%) Implementation Consultant
13 52 (2.77%) SAP Consultant
13 52 (2.77%) Systems Accountant
14 49 (2.61%) Financial Analyst
14 49 (2.61%) Senior Manager
15 43 (2.29%) ERP Project Manager
16 42 (2.24%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 200 (10.66%) Oracle Fusion
2 98 (5.22%) REST
3 91 (4.85%) Middleware
4 55 (2.93%) SOAP
5 45 (2.40%) JSON
6 42 (2.24%) XML
7 29 (1.55%) Web Services
8 25 (1.33%) .NET
9 17 (0.91%) OAuth
10 16 (0.85%) EDI
10 16 (0.85%) Lightning Web Components
10 16 (0.85%) Node.js
10 16 (0.85%) SAP Fiori
11 14 (0.75%) XSLT
12 13 (0.69%) HTML
13 11 (0.59%) CSS
13 11 (0.59%) JWT
14 10 (0.53%) PySpark
15 9 (0.48%) Ajax
16 8 (0.43%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 107 (5.70%) Legacy Systems
2 56 (2.99%) Data Structures
3 47 (2.51%) Management Information System
3 47 (2.51%) Product Ownership
4 36 (1.92%) Public Cloud
5 32 (1.71%) Onboarding
6 31 (1.65%) FMCG
7 30 (1.60%) Cloud Native
8 24 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
9 21 (1.12%) Distributed Systems
10 20 (1.07%) Self-Motivation
11 18 (0.96%) IoT
12 16 (0.85%) AI Agents
13 15 (0.80%) Data Protection Act
14 13 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
15 12 (0.64%) Life Science
15 12 (0.64%) Virtual Team
16 11 (0.59%) Greenfield Project
17 8 (0.43%) Hybrid Cloud
17 8 (0.43%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 22 (1.17%) Windows
2 7 (0.37%) Linux
3 4 (0.21%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.11%) Unix
5 1 (0.053%) AIX
5 1 (0.053%) Android
5 1 (0.053%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.053%) OpenVMS
5 1 (0.053%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.053%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 487 (25.96%) Migration
2 431 (22.97%) Stakeholder Management
3 330 (17.59%) Data Migration
4 305 (16.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 281 (14.98%) User Acceptance Testing
6 250 (13.33%) Agile
7 246 (13.11%) Problem-Solving
8 240 (12.79%) Continuous Improvement
9 205 (10.93%) Change Management
9 205 (10.93%) Validation
10 180 (9.59%) Business Intelligence
10 180 (9.59%) Project Management
11 160 (8.53%) Data Modelling
12 154 (8.21%) CRM
13 149 (7.94%) Roadmaps
14 142 (7.57%) Procure-to-Pay
15 135 (7.20%) Analytics
16 121 (6.45%) Process Improvement
17 120 (6.40%) Translating Business Requirements
18 115 (6.13%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 161 (8.58%) SQL
2 61 (3.25%) Python
3 37 (1.97%) JavaScript
4 33 (1.76%) Java
4 33 (1.76%) PL/SQL
5 26 (1.39%) C#
6 18 (0.96%) Apex Code
7 17 (0.91%) Ruby
8 15 (0.80%) X++
9 14 (0.75%) ABAP
10 11 (0.59%) TypeScript
11 10 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 8 (0.43%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.27%) SOQL
13 5 (0.27%) SOSL
13 5 (0.27%) VBA
14 4 (0.21%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.16%) C++
15 3 (0.16%) Groovy
15 3 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 192 (10.23%) Security Cleared
2 140 (7.46%) SC Cleared
3 112 (5.97%) Degree
4 103 (5.49%) CIMA
5 97 (5.17%) ACCA
6 41 (2.19%) PMP
7 36 (1.92%) PMI Certification
8 28 (1.49%) DV Cleared
9 15 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
9 15 (0.80%) Master's Degree
10 14 (0.75%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
12 9 (0.48%) SAP Certification
13 8 (0.43%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.37%) Oracle Certification
15 6 (0.32%) ISTQB
16 5 (0.27%) CFA
17 4 (0.21%) CCAB
17 4 (0.21%) CISM
17 4 (0.21%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (6.56%) Data Quality
2 72 (3.84%) GDPR
2 72 (3.84%) QA
3 46 (2.45%) PMO
4 32 (1.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 24 (1.28%) IFRS
6 18 (0.96%) GAAP
6 18 (0.96%) SLA
7 11 (0.59%) Accessibility
7 11 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 9 (0.48%) NCSC
9 8 (0.43%) GxP
10 7 (0.37%) GMP
11 6 (0.32%) GRC
11 6 (0.32%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 4 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
13 4 (0.21%) NIST
14 3 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 3 (0.16%) Solvency II
System Software
1 10 (0.53%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.37%) Docker
3 1 (0.053%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 11 (0.59%) Kubernetes
1 11 (0.59%) Terraform
2 10 (0.53%) HP ALM
3 5 (0.27%) Kibana
3 5 (0.27%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.21%) Grafana
5 3 (0.16%) Control-M
5 3 (0.16%) MOM
5 3 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.053%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.053%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.053%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.053%) SCCM
Vendors
1 581 (30.97%) SAP
2 521 (27.77%) Oracle
3 309 (16.47%) Microsoft
4 86 (4.58%) Workday
5 84 (4.48%) IFS
6 78 (4.16%) Salesforce
7 59 (3.14%) ServiceNow
8 55 (2.93%) Siemens
9 40 (2.13%) Databricks
10 38 (2.03%) Sage
11 37 (1.97%) Infor
12 36 (1.92%) Ariba
13 33 (1.76%) MuleSoft
14 14 (0.75%) Informatica
15 13 (0.69%) JD Edwards
16 12 (0.64%) Concur
16 12 (0.64%) Epicor
16 12 (0.64%) Google
17 10 (0.53%) HP
18 8 (0.43%) Foundry