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 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 77 89 90
Rank change year-on-year +12 +1 +15
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,221 942 1,119
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.35% 2.62% 2.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.76% 3.00% 2.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 742 499 683
10th Percentile £350 £359 £380
25th Percentile £463 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -2.73% +3.29%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £775 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £503 £550
% change year-on-year +4.48% -8.64% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 28 31
10th Percentile £6.00 £16.09 £55.00
25th Percentile £14.75 £28.00 £61.04
Median hourly rate £21.65 £35.36 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.77% -58.40% +172.87%
75th Percentile £31.38 £71.88 £89.50
90th Percentile £51.02 £75.00 £93.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.50 £35.36 £65.13
% change year-on-year -39.20% -45.70% +169.61%

All Process and 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 32,497 31,445 39,587
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 89.04% 87.40% 88.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,429 19,051 26,476
10th Percentile £300 £310 £310
25th Percentile £405 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £744 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,092 1,104 1,536
10th Percentile £14.55 £15.25 £14.39
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.23 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.75 £43.63
Median % change year-on-year -23.21% -24.93% +24.64%
75th Percentile £45.53 £63.51 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.85 £32.50 £43.90
% change year-on-year -29.71% -25.97% +36.12%

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 4 December 2025.

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 4 December 2025.

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 4 December 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
England +13 1,057 £550 +3.48% 565
UK excluding London +3 619 £525 +4.48% 535
London +23 466 £575 +4.55% 137
Work from Home +24 397 £525 -4.55% 258
South East +38 170 £515 +3.00% 193
North of England -27 118 £550 +12.82% 115
Midlands -25 115 £550 +4.76% 105
South West -1 92 £575 +11.45% 44
North West +17 90 £513 +2.50% 66
West Midlands -33 73 £575 +9.52% 78
East of England +18 70 £529 +7.91% 51
Scotland +24 44 £500 +8.11% 23
East Midlands -8 42 £525 -12.50% 26
Yorkshire -48 25 £570 +34.12% 44
Northern Ireland +3 10 £350 - 6
Wales +3 9 £395 -39.23% 16
North East -15 3 £500 +5.26% 6
Channel Islands - 1 - -

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 26 (2.13%) Confluence
2 20 (1.64%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.56%) Oracle Workflow
4 11 (0.90%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.49%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.33%) CMS
6 4 (0.33%) Documentum
6 4 (0.33%) NetWeaver
7 3 (0.25%) Alfresco
7 3 (0.25%) SharePoint Server
8 2 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.16%) Apache Solr
8 2 (0.16%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.16%) SAP EP
9 1 (0.082%) Apache
9 1 (0.082%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.082%) Camunda
9 1 (0.082%) OpenEdge
9 1 (0.082%) SAS
Applications
1 78 (6.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (3.77%) Microsoft Office
3 40 (3.28%) Microsoft Project
4 29 (2.38%) MS Visio
5 16 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 10 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.41%) Trello
8 2 (0.16%) InVision
8 2 (0.16%) Oracle Smart View
8 2 (0.16%) Sketch
8 2 (0.16%) Windchill
9 1 (0.082%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.082%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.082%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.082%) Notion
Business Applications
1 167 (13.68%) SAP S/4HANA
2 86 (7.04%) Oracle ERP
3 68 (5.57%) SAP ERP
4 45 (3.69%) Oracle EBS
5 44 (3.60%) Dynamics CRM
6 39 (3.19%) NetSuite
6 39 (3.19%) Oracle Payables
7 27 (2.21%) Oracle General Ledger
8 25 (2.05%) Oracle Receivables
9 21 (1.72%) Oracle Assets
10 18 (1.47%) SAP EWM
11 16 (1.31%) Oracle EBS R12
12 15 (1.23%) Unit4 Business World
13 14 (1.15%) Oracle Cash Management
13 14 (1.15%) Oracle SCM
14 13 (1.06%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
14 13 (1.06%) SAP PP
14 13 (1.06%) SAP WM
15 10 (0.82%) Workday HCM
16 9 (0.74%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 149 (12.20%) Azure
2 118 (9.66%) OCI
3 116 (9.50%) Dynamics 365
4 103 (8.44%) Power Platform
5 100 (8.19%) SaaS
6 33 (2.70%) AWS
7 29 (2.38%) PaaS
8 23 (1.88%) Azure DevOps
9 21 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
10 20 (1.64%) Lucidchart
10 20 (1.64%) PowerApps
11 19 (1.56%) SuccessFactors
12 18 (1.47%) Power Automate
13 17 (1.39%) Azure Logic Apps
14 15 (1.23%) Boomi
15 14 (1.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 14 (1.15%) Tricentis Tosca
16 13 (1.06%) Azure Data Factory
16 13 (1.06%) Entra ID
17 12 (0.98%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.082%) DKIM
2 1 (0.082%) DMARC
2 1 (0.082%) Internet
2 1 (0.082%) LAN
2 1 (0.082%) Network Security
2 1 (0.082%) SAN
2 1 (0.082%) VPN
2 1 (0.082%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (6.63%) Power BI
2 57 (4.67%) Oracle Reports
3 34 (2.78%) SQL Server
4 30 (2.46%) Data Warehouse
5 26 (2.13%) Oracle Database
6 24 (1.97%) Data Lake
7 18 (1.47%) SAP HANA
8 16 (1.31%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 11 (0.90%) Power Query
9 11 (0.90%) Tableau
10 10 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 8 (0.66%) SAP BW
12 7 (0.57%) GIS
12 7 (0.57%) Relational Database
13 6 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 5 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
14 5 (0.41%) Metadata
14 5 (0.41%) Oracle ODI
15 4 (0.33%) Oracle BI EE
16 3 (0.25%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 66 (5.41%) JIRA
2 14 (1.15%) Postman
3 12 (0.98%) GitLab
4 9 (0.74%) Git
5 6 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
6 4 (0.33%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.25%) Hudson
7 3 (0.25%) Selenium
7 3 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.25%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.16%) LSMW
8 2 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.16%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.082%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.082%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.082%) MLflow
9 1 (0.082%) QADirector
9 1 (0.082%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.082%) TestRail
9 1 (0.082%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 588 (48.16%) Finance
2 445 (36.45%) Social Skills
3 164 (13.43%) Analytical Skills
4 140 (11.47%) Manufacturing
5 131 (10.73%) Public Sector
6 47 (3.85%) Local Government
7 46 (3.77%) Retail
8 45 (3.69%) Pharmaceutical
9 42 (3.44%) Documentation Skills
10 39 (3.19%) General Ledger
11 38 (3.11%) Legal
12 37 (3.03%) Banking
13 34 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
14 32 (2.62%) Influencing Skills
14 32 (2.62%) Presentation Skills
15 26 (2.13%) Billing
16 25 (2.05%) Marketing
17 17 (1.39%) Telecoms
18 16 (1.31%) Aerospace
19 13 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 170 (13.92%) Consultant
2 164 (13.43%) Analyst
3 130 (10.65%) Lead
4 128 (10.48%) Architect
5 124 (10.16%) Project Manager
6 83 (6.80%) Senior
7 77 (6.31%) Business Analyst
8 61 (5.00%) Developer
9 57 (4.67%) Solutions Architect
10 46 (3.77%) SAP Consultant
11 42 (3.44%) SAP Manager
12 40 (3.28%) ERP Manager
13 34 (2.78%) Functional Consultant
13 34 (2.78%) Oracle Consultant
14 29 (2.38%) ERP Analyst
15 27 (2.21%) Oracle Developer
16 26 (2.13%) Administrator
16 26 (2.13%) ERP Project Manager
16 26 (2.13%) Programme Manager
17 25 (2.05%) Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 164 (13.43%) Oracle Fusion
2 58 (4.75%) REST
3 38 (3.11%) SOAP
4 34 (2.78%) Web Services
5 31 (2.54%) Middleware
6 27 (2.21%) XML
7 26 (2.13%) JSON
8 17 (1.39%) .NET
9 15 (1.23%) EDI
10 13 (1.06%) OAuth
11 12 (0.98%) XSLT
12 9 (0.74%) SAP Fiori
13 7 (0.57%) HTML
14 6 (0.49%) ADO
15 5 (0.41%) CSS
16 4 (0.33%) JWT
16 4 (0.33%) Microsoft Graph
16 4 (0.33%) SAP Basis
17 3 (0.25%) IDoc
17 3 (0.25%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 63 (5.16%) Legacy Systems
2 45 (3.69%) Management Information System
3 35 (2.87%) Data Structures
4 32 (2.62%) Enterprise Software
5 29 (2.38%) Product Ownership
6 18 (1.47%) Life Science
7 17 (1.39%) Onboarding
8 15 (1.23%) Public Cloud
9 13 (1.06%) Cloud Native
9 13 (1.06%) Virtual Team
10 12 (0.98%) AS400
11 11 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
11 11 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
11 11 (0.90%) IoT
12 10 (0.82%) FMCG
13 9 (0.74%) Self-Motivation
14 8 (0.66%) e-Learning
14 8 (0.66%) Mobile App
14 8 (0.66%) Synthetic Data
15 7 (0.57%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.49%) Windows
2 5 (0.41%) Unix
3 2 (0.16%) Android
3 2 (0.16%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.16%) Linux
4 1 (0.082%) AIX
4 1 (0.082%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (22.77%) Migration
2 227 (18.59%) Problem-Solving
3 222 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
4 215 (17.61%) Agile
5 206 (16.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 185 (15.15%) Data Migration
7 148 (12.12%) CRM
8 126 (10.32%) Project Management
9 124 (10.16%) Change Management
9 124 (10.16%) User Acceptance Testing
10 122 (9.99%) Project Delivery
11 119 (9.75%) Business Intelligence
12 113 (9.25%) Continuous Improvement
13 93 (7.62%) Roadmaps
14 84 (6.88%) Validation
15 80 (6.55%) Workshop Facilitation
16 77 (6.31%) Analytics
17 73 (5.98%) DevOps
18 67 (5.49%) Data Management
18 67 (5.49%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 153 (12.53%) SQL
2 36 (2.95%) PL/SQL
3 19 (1.56%) JavaScript
3 19 (1.56%) Python
4 18 (1.47%) C#
5 16 (1.31%) Java
6 10 (0.82%) VBA
7 8 (0.66%) ABAP
7 8 (0.66%) Groovy
8 6 (0.49%) X++
9 5 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 5 (0.41%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.25%) PHP
10 3 (0.25%) R
10 3 (0.25%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.25%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.16%) Korn
11 2 (0.16%) Perl
11 2 (0.16%) XPath
12 1 (0.082%) C++
Qualifications
1 148 (12.12%) Security Cleared
2 147 (12.04%) Degree
3 122 (9.99%) SC Cleared
4 41 (3.36%) CIMA
5 39 (3.19%) ACCA
6 38 (3.11%) PMP
7 37 (3.03%) PMI Certification
8 24 (1.97%) SAP Certification
9 21 (1.72%) Master's Degree
10 20 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
11 14 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
11 14 (1.15%) Oracle Certification
12 11 (0.90%) Azure Certification
12 11 (0.90%) Six Sigma Green Belt
13 9 (0.74%) ISTQB
13 9 (0.74%) OCA
14 6 (0.49%) APMP
15 5 (0.41%) AWS Certification
15 5 (0.41%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (5.16%) QA
2 49 (4.01%) Data Quality
3 46 (3.77%) PMO
4 41 (3.36%) GDPR
5 31 (2.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 12 (0.98%) GxP
7 11 (0.90%) IFRS
7 11 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (0.90%) NIST
8 9 (0.74%) ITGC
9 8 (0.66%) Accessibility
9 8 (0.66%) GAAP
10 7 (0.57%) APQC
10 7 (0.57%) COBIT
10 7 (0.57%) SOX 404
11 6 (0.49%) Disclosure Scotland
11 6 (0.49%) SLA
12 4 (0.33%) GMP
12 4 (0.33%) HIPAA
12 4 (0.33%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 8 (0.66%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.33%) Docker
3 2 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.082%) Firmware
4 1 (0.082%) Samba
Systems Management
1 7 (0.57%) Terraform
2 5 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.33%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.16%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
4 2 (0.16%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.16%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.16%) Oracle Identity Management
4 2 (0.16%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.082%) CEMLI
5 1 (0.082%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 424 (34.73%) Oracle
2 375 (30.71%) SAP
3 183 (14.99%) Microsoft
4 75 (6.14%) Salesforce
5 74 (6.06%) Workday
6 33 (2.70%) IFS
7 22 (1.80%) Ariba
8 17 (1.39%) Sage
8 17 (1.39%) ServiceNow
9 14 (1.15%) Databricks
9 14 (1.15%) MuleSoft
10 7 (0.57%) Hyperion
10 7 (0.57%) OpenText
10 7 (0.57%) PeopleSoft
11 6 (0.49%) Adobe
12 5 (0.41%) Anaplan
13 4 (0.33%) Axway
13 4 (0.33%) Concur
13 4 (0.33%) Google
13 4 (0.33%) Infor