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 27 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 90 99
Rank change year-on-year +28 +9 -7
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,973 927 893
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.67% 2.83% 2.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.35% 3.13% 2.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,170 551 505
10th Percentile £370 £325 £363
25th Percentile £463 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £530
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% +1.42% -3.64%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £504
% change year-on-year - +4.22% -8.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 97 50 36
10th Percentile £14.82 £6.00 £18.13
25th Percentile £17.75 £14.75 £28.00
Median hourly rate £29.00 £22.10 £46.25
Median % change year-on-year +31.22% -52.22% -27.17%
75th Percentile £41.25 £70.94 £70.00
90th Percentile £74.25 £75.75 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.54 £17.14 £40.18
% change year-on-year +49.05% -57.35% -37.30%

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 45,399 29,629 33,143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.55% 90.46% 85.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,782 18,436 20,950
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,881 1,773 1,687
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.20 £13.86
25th Percentile £17.87 £17.30 £18.13
Median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year +63.02% -37.90% -4.71%
75th Percentile £67.84 £47.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £67.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £23.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year +91.13% -45.88% +6.25%

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 27 August 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 27 August 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 27 August 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 +16 1,631 £550 - 622
UK excluding London +34 1,033 £525 - 504
London +17 681 £600 +9.09% 159
Work from Home +22 543 £550 - 259
North of England +73 277 £500 - 108
South East +1 271 £525 +1.94% 133
Midlands +34 209 £525 -2.33% 116
North West +47 161 £525 +5.00% 52
West Midlands +15 118 £525 - 66
Yorkshire +26 95 £500 +23.46% 41
East of England -5 84 £509 -11.48% 67
East Midlands +31 82 £525 -12.50% 50
South West -28 77 £538 -13.31% 62
Scotland +18 74 £525 +5.00% 22
Northern Ireland +18 25 £450 +28.57% 4
North East -25 21 £500 -6.98% 18
Wales - 18 £488 - 14
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 34 (1.72%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.12%) Oracle Workflow
3 18 (0.91%) Confluence
4 5 (0.25%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.25%) CMS
4 5 (0.25%) SAS
5 4 (0.20%) Anypoint
5 4 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.20%) NetWeaver
5 4 (0.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 4 (0.20%) ThingWorx
5 4 (0.20%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.15%) FactoryTalk
6 3 (0.15%) SAP EP
7 2 (0.10%) Apache
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle Coherence
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle Service Bus
8 1 (0.051%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.051%) Mendix
Applications
1 102 (5.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (2.33%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
4 19 (0.96%) MS Visio
5 16 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
6 15 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 5 (0.25%) Windchill
8 4 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.10%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.051%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.051%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 289 (14.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 159 (8.06%) Oracle ERP
3 66 (3.35%) Oracle Payables
3 66 (3.35%) SAP ERP
4 64 (3.24%) NetSuite
5 51 (2.58%) Oracle Receivables
6 48 (2.43%) Oracle EBS
7 42 (2.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 32 (1.62%) Dynamics CRM
9 26 (1.32%) Oracle General Ledger
10 24 (1.22%) Oracle Financials
11 19 (0.96%) SAP MDG
12 18 (0.91%) Oracle Assets
13 16 (0.81%) Infor CloudSuite
14 15 (0.76%) Unit4 Business World
15 14 (0.71%) Workday HCM
16 13 (0.66%) SAP FI
16 13 (0.66%) SAP MM
17 12 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
17 12 (0.61%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 201 (10.19%) Azure
2 199 (10.09%) Dynamics 365
3 193 (9.78%) Power Platform
4 147 (7.45%) OCI
5 119 (6.03%) SaaS
6 81 (4.11%) AWS
7 61 (3.09%) Azure DevOps
8 39 (1.98%) GCP
8 39 (1.98%) PaaS
9 37 (1.88%) SuccessFactors
10 36 (1.82%) Microsoft 365
11 31 (1.57%) Power Automate
12 29 (1.47%) Boomi
13 27 (1.37%) PowerApps
14 26 (1.32%) GitHub
14 26 (1.32%) Microsoft Copilot
15 19 (0.96%) Entra ID
16 16 (0.81%) Azure Logic Apps
16 16 (0.81%) Azure Service Bus
16 16 (0.81%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 8 (0.41%) HTTP
2 7 (0.35%) Network Security
3 6 (0.30%) FTP
4 5 (0.25%) SSL
5 3 (0.15%) 5G
5 3 (0.15%) Firewall
6 2 (0.10%) Intranet
6 2 (0.10%) LAN
6 2 (0.10%) SMS
6 2 (0.10%) WAN
7 1 (0.051%) DHCP
7 1 (0.051%) DMZ
7 1 (0.051%) DNS
7 1 (0.051%) MQTT
7 1 (0.051%) RFID
7 1 (0.051%) SMTP
7 1 (0.051%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.051%) VPN
7 1 (0.051%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 136 (6.89%) Power BI
2 66 (3.35%) Data Warehouse
3 46 (2.33%) Oracle Reports
4 34 (1.72%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 27 (1.37%) Oracle ODI
6 26 (1.32%) SQL Server
7 23 (1.17%) Data Lake
7 23 (1.17%) Tableau
8 18 (0.91%) Metadata
9 13 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
10 12 (0.61%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 12 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 11 (0.56%) Relational Database
12 7 (0.35%) BigQuery
12 7 (0.35%) SAP HANA
12 7 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 7 (0.35%) Star Schema
13 6 (0.30%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
13 6 (0.30%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 89 (4.51%) JIRA
2 32 (1.62%) Git
3 19 (0.96%) Hudson
4 13 (0.66%) Oracle Forms
4 13 (0.66%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.30%) Postman
5 6 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
6 5 (0.25%) Zephyr
7 4 (0.20%) CircleCI
7 4 (0.20%) Selenium
8 3 (0.15%) GitLab
8 3 (0.15%) LSMW
8 3 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.10%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.10%) MLflow
9 2 (0.10%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.051%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.051%) JDeveloper
10 1 (0.051%) TestRail
General
1 1,022 (51.80%) Finance
2 551 (27.93%) Social Skills
3 246 (12.47%) Analytical Skills
4 206 (10.44%) Manufacturing
5 171 (8.67%) Public Sector
6 104 (5.27%) Retail
7 83 (4.21%) Influencing Skills
8 66 (3.35%) General Ledger
9 55 (2.79%) Billing
9 55 (2.79%) Documentation Skills
10 52 (2.64%) Legal
11 49 (2.48%) Law
12 47 (2.38%) Banking
13 44 (2.23%) Organisational Skills
14 40 (2.03%) Local Government
15 36 (1.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 33 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
17 30 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
18 20 (1.01%) Aerospace
19 19 (0.96%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 367 (18.60%) Lead
2 319 (16.17%) Architect
3 261 (13.23%) Analyst
4 233 (11.81%) Consultant
5 152 (7.70%) Senior
6 142 (7.20%) Solutions Architect
7 136 (6.89%) Project Manager
8 123 (6.23%) Business Analyst
9 109 (5.52%) Developer
10 87 (4.41%) Oracle Consultant
11 66 (3.35%) ERP Manager
12 58 (2.94%) Financial Analyst
13 54 (2.74%) Accountant
14 51 (2.58%) Functional Consultant
15 47 (2.38%) Data Analyst
16 45 (2.28%) Programme Manager
17 44 (2.23%) Lead Architect
18 43 (2.18%) Administrator
19 42 (2.13%) SAP Consultant
19 42 (2.13%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 215 (10.90%) Oracle Fusion
2 118 (5.98%) REST
3 105 (5.32%) Middleware
4 70 (3.55%) SOAP
5 42 (2.13%) JSON
5 42 (2.13%) XML
6 33 (1.67%) Web Services
7 30 (1.52%) .NET
8 24 (1.22%) OAuth
9 21 (1.06%) EDI
10 20 (1.01%) OAuth2
11 18 (0.91%) Lightning Web Components
11 18 (0.91%) Terraform
12 17 (0.86%) SAP Fiori
13 14 (0.71%) XSLT
14 11 (0.56%) CSS
14 11 (0.56%) HTML
14 11 (0.56%) Node.js
15 10 (0.51%) PySpark
15 10 (0.51%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 102 (5.17%) Legacy Systems
2 70 (3.55%) Data Structures
3 60 (3.04%) Enterprise Software
3 60 (3.04%) Product Ownership
4 58 (2.94%) Management Information System
5 42 (2.13%) Onboarding
6 36 (1.82%) FMCG
7 34 (1.72%) Public Cloud
8 33 (1.67%) Cloud Native
9 26 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
10 24 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
11 20 (1.01%) Life Science
12 15 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
12 15 (0.76%) Greenfield Project
12 15 (0.76%) Low-Code
13 14 (0.71%) AI Agents
13 14 (0.71%) Operational Technology
14 12 (0.61%) Analytical Mindset
14 12 (0.61%) CMDB
14 12 (0.61%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 26 (1.32%) Windows
2 8 (0.41%) Windows Server
3 7 (0.35%) Linux
4 2 (0.10%) Android
4 2 (0.10%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.10%) OpenVMS
4 2 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.10%) Unix
4 2 (0.10%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.051%) AIX
5 1 (0.051%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.051%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 556 (28.18%) Stakeholder Management
2 503 (25.49%) Migration
3 376 (19.06%) Data Migration
4 322 (16.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 321 (16.27%) User Acceptance Testing
6 280 (14.19%) Agile
7 278 (14.09%) Continuous Improvement
8 255 (12.92%) Problem-Solving
9 206 (10.44%) Validation
10 203 (10.29%) Change Management
11 192 (9.73%) Business Intelligence
12 187 (9.48%) CRM
13 179 (9.07%) Data Modelling
13 179 (9.07%) Roadmaps
14 177 (8.97%) Process Improvement
15 173 (8.77%) Analytics
16 153 (7.75%) Translating Business Requirements
17 142 (7.20%) Procure-to-Pay
18 140 (7.10%) Project Delivery
18 140 (7.10%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 177 (8.97%) SQL
2 64 (3.24%) Python
3 36 (1.82%) Java
4 35 (1.77%) JavaScript
5 33 (1.67%) PL/SQL
6 29 (1.47%) C#
7 21 (1.06%) X++
8 20 (1.01%) Apex Code
8 20 (1.01%) Ruby
9 16 (0.81%) ABAP
10 14 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 10 (0.51%) TypeScript
12 8 (0.41%) Groovy
13 7 (0.35%) T-SQL
14 5 (0.25%) SOQL
14 5 (0.25%) SOSL
14 5 (0.25%) VBA
15 4 (0.20%) PowerShell
16 3 (0.15%) C++
16 3 (0.15%) Rust
Qualifications
1 234 (11.86%) Security Cleared
2 167 (8.46%) SC Cleared
3 127 (6.44%) Degree
4 69 (3.50%) ACCA
5 64 (3.24%) CIMA
6 55 (2.79%) DV Cleared
7 37 (1.88%) PMP
8 33 (1.67%) PMI Certification
9 22 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
10 21 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (0.76%) Master's Degree
12 11 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
13 10 (0.51%) TOGAF Certification
14 8 (0.41%) Azure Certification
14 8 (0.41%) CISM
14 8 (0.41%) CISSP
15 7 (0.35%) ITIL Certification
15 7 (0.35%) Oracle Certification
15 7 (0.35%) SAP Certification
16 6 (0.30%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 163 (8.26%) Data Quality
2 69 (3.50%) QA
3 67 (3.40%) GDPR
4 56 (2.84%) PMO
5 32 (1.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 24 (1.22%) IFRS
7 20 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 18 (0.91%) GRC
9 16 (0.81%) GAAP
10 13 (0.66%) NCSC
11 11 (0.56%) GMP
12 10 (0.51%) GxP
13 7 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
14 6 (0.30%) 21 CFR Part 11
14 6 (0.30%) Accessibility
14 6 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.30%) NIST
14 6 (0.30%) PCI DSS
14 6 (0.30%) SLA
15 5 (0.25%) P3O
System Software
1 17 (0.86%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.46%) Docker
3 3 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.051%) Firmware
4 1 (0.051%) IAG
4 1 (0.051%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 13 (0.66%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.30%) HP ALM
2 6 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.25%) Grafana
3 5 (0.25%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.20%) Kibana
5 3 (0.15%) MOM
6 2 (0.10%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.10%) SCCM
7 1 (0.051%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.051%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.051%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 605 (30.66%) SAP
2 565 (28.64%) Oracle
3 375 (19.01%) Microsoft
4 87 (4.41%) Salesforce
5 78 (3.95%) ServiceNow
6 71 (3.60%) Workday
7 70 (3.55%) IFS
8 43 (2.18%) Ariba
9 35 (1.77%) Infor
10 32 (1.62%) Databricks
11 30 (1.52%) Sage
12 28 (1.42%) MuleSoft
13 23 (1.17%) Google
14 19 (0.96%) JD Edwards
15 17 (0.86%) Concur
16 15 (0.76%) SYSPRO
17 14 (0.71%) Siemens
18 11 (0.56%) Epicor
19 10 (0.51%) Adobe
19 10 (0.51%) IBM