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 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
10 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 87 93
Rank change year-on-year +17 +6 +19
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,279 873 1,028
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.49% 2.74% 2.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.97% 3.09% 2.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 759 477 629
10th Percentile £352 £359 £375
25th Percentile £457 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -2.73% +4.76%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £713 £775 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £516 £525
% change year-on-year +1.76% -1.73% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 11 30
10th Percentile £6.00 £14.50 £13.05
25th Percentile £17.69 £15.99 £55.00
Median hourly rate £22.85 £30.59 £84.75
Median % change year-on-year -25.30% -63.91% +172.07%
75th Percentile £44.94 £46.13 £87.25
90th Percentile £51.02 £65.00 £90.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.85 £16.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +38.48% -70.00% +144.44%

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 32,180 28,256 37,599
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 87.89% 88.57% 87.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,310 17,164 24,974
10th Percentile £304 £306 £305
25th Percentile £406 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £724 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,978 898 1,563
10th Percentile £14.59 £15.62 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.69 £20.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £42.19
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -22.97% +23.04%
75th Percentile £55.00 £62.12 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.65 £75.00 £77.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.83 £30.41 £44.50
% change year-on-year -21.64% -31.67% +62.56%

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 10 January 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 10 January 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 10 January 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 +15 1,101 £550 +3.77% 682
UK excluding London +10 652 £525 +1.76% 645
London +29 484 £575 +6.98% 117
Work from Home +28 424 £525 -4.55% 333
South East +27 161 £515 +3.00% 218
North of England -6 147 £550 +10.00% 111
Midlands -28 116 £525 -2.33% 104
North West +13 96 £506 +0.75% 48
South West +4 91 £525 +5.00% 82
East of England +1 74 £529 +5.75% 94
West Midlands -32 72 £550 +4.76% 63
Scotland +32 47 £500 +9.59% 21
Yorkshire -36 46 £595 +40.00% 47
East Midlands -9 44 £525 -12.50% 41
Wales +13 15 £438 -39.66% 22
Northern Ireland - 9 £388 - 9
North East -14 5 £500 - 18
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 27 (2.11%) Confluence
2 22 (1.72%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.56%) Oracle Workflow
4 19 (1.49%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.47%) WebLogic
6 5 (0.39%) CMS
7 4 (0.31%) Documentum
7 4 (0.31%) Oracle Service Bus
8 3 (0.23%) Alfresco
8 3 (0.23%) NetWeaver
8 3 (0.23%) SharePoint Server
8 3 (0.23%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.16%) Apache Solr
9 2 (0.16%) SAP EP
10 1 (0.078%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.078%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.078%) Camunda
10 1 (0.078%) Oracle Application Server
10 1 (0.078%) SAS
Applications
1 78 (6.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 47 (3.67%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (2.89%) Microsoft Project
4 30 (2.35%) MS Visio
5 19 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 10 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.39%) 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 (0.078%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.078%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.078%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.078%) Notion
Business Applications
1 183 (14.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 91 (7.11%) Oracle ERP
3 66 (5.16%) SAP ERP
4 49 (3.83%) Dynamics CRM
5 45 (3.52%) Oracle Payables
6 43 (3.36%) Oracle EBS
7 38 (2.97%) NetSuite
8 33 (2.58%) Oracle Receivables
9 29 (2.27%) Oracle General Ledger
10 20 (1.56%) Oracle Assets
11 18 (1.41%) Unit4 Business World
12 17 (1.33%) SAP EWM
12 17 (1.33%) Shopify
13 15 (1.17%) Oracle Cash Management
14 14 (1.09%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
14 14 (1.09%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
14 14 (1.09%) SAP PP
14 14 (1.09%) SAP WM
15 13 (1.02%) Workday HCM
16 10 (0.78%) Oracle SCM
Cloud Services
1 153 (11.96%) Azure
2 147 (11.49%) OCI
3 139 (10.87%) Dynamics 365
4 106 (8.29%) Power Platform
5 91 (7.11%) SaaS
6 38 (2.97%) PaaS
7 36 (2.81%) AWS
8 27 (2.11%) Azure DevOps
9 25 (1.95%) Power Automate
10 22 (1.72%) PowerApps
11 21 (1.64%) Lucidchart
12 20 (1.56%) SuccessFactors
13 19 (1.49%) Microsoft 365
14 18 (1.41%) Azure Logic Apps
15 17 (1.33%) Boomi
16 15 (1.17%) Tricentis Tosca
17 14 (1.09%) Azure Data Factory
17 14 (1.09%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 14 (1.09%) GCP
18 13 (1.02%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (0.16%) LAN
3 1 (0.078%) DKIM
3 1 (0.078%) DMARC
3 1 (0.078%) Network Security
3 1 (0.078%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (6.33%) Power BI
2 55 (4.30%) Oracle Reports
3 37 (2.89%) Data Warehouse
4 34 (2.66%) SQL Server
5 25 (1.95%) Oracle Database
6 23 (1.80%) Data Lake
7 16 (1.25%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 14 (1.09%) SAP HANA
9 11 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 10 (0.78%) Power Query
10 10 (0.78%) Tableau
11 8 (0.63%) Relational Database
11 8 (0.63%) SAP BW
12 7 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (0.47%) Oracle ODI
14 5 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
14 5 (0.39%) GIS
14 5 (0.39%) Metadata
14 5 (0.39%) Oracle BI EE
15 3 (0.23%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 70 (5.47%) JIRA
2 24 (1.88%) Postman
3 13 (1.02%) GitLab
4 9 (0.70%) Git
5 8 (0.63%) Oracle Forms
6 6 (0.47%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.39%) SoapUI
7 5 (0.39%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.31%) Selenium
9 3 (0.23%) Hudson
9 3 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 2 (0.16%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.16%) Gradle
10 2 (0.16%) LSMW
10 2 (0.16%) SpecFlow
10 2 (0.16%) TestRail
10 2 (0.16%) Tricentis qTest
10 2 (0.16%) Zephyr
11 1 (0.078%) Bitbucket
General
1 625 (48.87%) Finance
2 481 (37.61%) Social Skills
3 162 (12.67%) Analytical Skills
4 137 (10.71%) Public Sector
5 122 (9.54%) Manufacturing
6 49 (3.83%) Local Government
7 46 (3.60%) General Ledger
8 45 (3.52%) Retail
9 44 (3.44%) Pharmaceutical
10 43 (3.36%) Banking
11 42 (3.28%) Documentation Skills
12 36 (2.81%) Legal
13 33 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
14 29 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
15 28 (2.19%) Organisational Skills
16 24 (1.88%) Marketing
17 22 (1.72%) Billing
18 12 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 12 (0.94%) Law
19 11 (0.86%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 175 (13.68%) Consultant
2 154 (12.04%) Analyst
3 153 (11.96%) Lead
4 137 (10.71%) Architect
4 137 (10.71%) Project Manager
5 88 (6.88%) Senior
6 78 (6.10%) Business Analyst
7 69 (5.39%) Solutions Architect
8 64 (5.00%) Developer
9 53 (4.14%) SAP Consultant
10 48 (3.75%) ERP Manager
11 45 (3.52%) SAP Manager
12 31 (2.42%) Accountant
12 31 (2.42%) Functional Consultant
13 30 (2.35%) ERP Analyst
13 30 (2.35%) Oracle Consultant
14 29 (2.27%) Programme Manager
15 27 (2.11%) Oracle Developer
16 26 (2.03%) ERP Project Manager
16 26 (2.03%) SAP Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 201 (15.72%) Oracle Fusion
2 75 (5.86%) REST
3 52 (4.07%) SOAP
4 46 (3.60%) XML
5 42 (3.28%) Middleware
6 38 (2.97%) JSON
6 38 (2.97%) Web Services
7 22 (1.72%) OAuth
8 21 (1.64%) XSLT
9 17 (1.33%) .NET
10 16 (1.25%) EDI
11 10 (0.78%) JWT
11 10 (0.78%) SAP Fiori
12 8 (0.63%) HTML
13 7 (0.55%) ADO
14 5 (0.39%) CSS
14 5 (0.39%) RESTful
15 4 (0.31%) BAPI
15 4 (0.31%) Microsoft Graph
15 4 (0.31%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 73 (5.71%) Legacy Systems
2 39 (3.05%) Data Structures
3 37 (2.89%) Management Information System
4 34 (2.66%) Enterprise Software
5 24 (1.88%) Product Ownership
6 22 (1.72%) Public Cloud
7 17 (1.33%) Life Science
8 16 (1.25%) Onboarding
9 14 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
10 13 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
10 13 (1.02%) Cloud Native
11 12 (0.94%) FMCG
11 12 (0.94%) IoT
11 12 (0.94%) Virtual Team
12 9 (0.70%) SCADA
12 9 (0.70%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (0.70%) Synthetic Data
13 8 (0.63%) Mobile App
14 7 (0.55%) AS400
14 7 (0.55%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 9 (0.70%) Windows
2 5 (0.39%) Linux
3 4 (0.31%) Unix
4 2 (0.16%) Android
4 2 (0.16%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.078%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.078%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 292 (22.83%) Migration
2 239 (18.69%) Stakeholder Management
3 232 (18.14%) Problem-Solving
4 224 (17.51%) Agile
5 219 (17.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 179 (14.00%) Data Migration
7 144 (11.26%) CRM
8 139 (10.87%) Project Management
9 131 (10.24%) User Acceptance Testing
10 129 (10.09%) Change Management
11 119 (9.30%) Project Delivery
12 112 (8.76%) Business Intelligence
13 109 (8.52%) Continuous Improvement
14 102 (7.97%) Roadmaps
15 100 (7.82%) Validation
16 93 (7.27%) Workshop Facilitation
17 82 (6.41%) DevOps
18 80 (6.25%) Analytics
19 68 (5.32%) Logistics
20 66 (5.16%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 146 (11.42%) SQL
2 39 (3.05%) PL/SQL
3 24 (1.88%) C#
4 21 (1.64%) Python
5 19 (1.49%) Java
5 19 (1.49%) JavaScript
6 10 (0.78%) VBA
7 8 (0.63%) ABAP
7 8 (0.63%) Groovy
8 6 (0.47%) X++
9 5 (0.39%) PowerShell
10 4 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.23%) PHP
11 3 (0.23%) R
11 3 (0.23%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.23%) XPath
12 2 (0.16%) C++
12 2 (0.16%) Korn
12 2 (0.16%) Perl
12 2 (0.16%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 172 (13.45%) Security Cleared
2 169 (13.21%) Degree
3 135 (10.56%) SC Cleared
4 58 (4.53%) CIMA
5 53 (4.14%) ACCA
6 39 (3.05%) PMI Certification
7 37 (2.89%) PMP
8 24 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
8 24 (1.88%) Master's Degree
8 24 (1.88%) SAP Certification
9 18 (1.41%) Oracle Certification
10 14 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
11 11 (0.86%) ISTQB
11 11 (0.86%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 10 (0.78%) Azure Certification
12 10 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
12 10 (0.78%) OCA
13 7 (0.55%) APMP
14 6 (0.47%) TOGAF Certification
15 5 (0.39%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (5.71%) QA
2 57 (4.46%) Data Quality
3 48 (3.75%) GDPR
4 44 (3.44%) PMO
5 33 (2.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 14 (1.09%) GAAP
6 14 (1.09%) IFRS
6 14 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 13 (1.02%) GxP
8 11 (0.86%) Accessibility
8 11 (0.86%) NIST
9 10 (0.78%) ITGC
10 8 (0.63%) COBIT
10 8 (0.63%) SLA
11 7 (0.55%) SOX 404
12 6 (0.47%) Disclosure Scotland
13 5 (0.39%) IFRS 17
13 5 (0.39%) IFRS 9
13 5 (0.39%) NCSC
14 4 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 8 (0.63%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.31%) Docker
3 2 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.078%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 7 (0.55%) Terraform
2 5 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.31%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.23%) Control-M
5 2 (0.16%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
5 2 (0.16%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.16%) Oracle Identity Management
5 2 (0.16%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.078%) CEMLI
Vendors
1 442 (34.56%) Oracle
2 391 (30.57%) SAP
3 194 (15.17%) Microsoft
4 80 (6.25%) Workday
5 63 (4.93%) Salesforce
6 31 (2.42%) IFS
7 24 (1.88%) ServiceNow
8 18 (1.41%) Ariba
8 18 (1.41%) Databricks
8 18 (1.41%) Sage
9 16 (1.25%) MuleSoft
10 8 (0.63%) Adobe
11 7 (0.55%) Informatica
12 6 (0.47%) OpenAI
12 6 (0.47%) OpenText
13 5 (0.39%) Anaplan
13 5 (0.39%) Hyperion
13 5 (0.39%) IBM
13 5 (0.39%) Infor
14 4 (0.31%) Murex
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