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 12 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 90 88
Rank change year-on-year +24 -2 +27
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,486 832 1,086
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.48% 2.83% 2.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.04% 3.13% 2.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 856 478 697
10th Percentile £350 £363 £356
25th Percentile £456 £450 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% +1.85%
75th Percentile £648 £675 £643
90th Percentile £725 £773 £733
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -0.05% -4.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 91 17 40
10th Percentile £18.27 £17.18 £14.15
25th Percentile £25.38 £65.00 £28.44
Median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +21.74% -8.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £86.50
90th Percentile £58.92 £80.00 £90.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -17.86% +75.00% -38.15%

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 36,752 26,590 38,671
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.07% 90.35% 86.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,283 16,983 25,150
10th Percentile £313 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £744 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -2.04% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,192 900 2,342
10th Percentile £14.82 £15.49 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.00 £16.06
Median hourly rate £29.61 £32.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% - -7.14%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.79 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.34 £70.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.21 £32.00 £31.50
% change year-on-year -14.97% +1.59% -10.00%

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 12 March 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 12 March 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 12 March 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 +22 1,259 £550 +2.33% 723
UK excluding London +25 734 £525 +5.00% 596
London +20 553 £575 +4.55% 208
Work from Home +36 513 £550 -0.18% 336
North of England +23 179 £550 +15.79% 137
South East -4 163 £550 +2.33% 194
Midlands -19 134 £540 +6.40% 129
North West +38 115 £500 +2.25% 74
South West +15 114 £525 +13.26% 49
West Midlands -26 94 £565 +11.33% 79
East of England +5 83 £550 -4.35% 60
Yorkshire -24 57 £595 +37.97% 48
East Midlands -22 39 £500 - 49
Scotland +15 28 £538 +10.26% 21
Wales +15 23 £475 -34.48% 9
Northern Ireland +10 15 £475 +18.75% 5
North East -19 7 £500 - 19
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 19 (1.28%) SharePoint
2 18 (1.21%) Confluence
3 15 (1.01%) Oracle Workflow
4 14 (0.94%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 8 (0.54%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.27%) Apache
6 4 (0.27%) Oracle Service Bus
7 3 (0.20%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.20%) Documentum
7 3 (0.20%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.13%) CMS
8 2 (0.13%) NetWeaver
8 2 (0.13%) SAP EP
9 1 (0.067%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.067%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.067%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.067%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 65 (4.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (1.88%) MS Visio
4 25 (1.68%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.34%) Oracle Smart View
6 5 (0.34%) PTC Creo
7 4 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.27%) Trello
8 2 (0.13%) InVision
8 2 (0.13%) Sketch
8 2 (0.13%) Windchill
9 1 (0.067%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 218 (14.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 93 (6.26%) Oracle ERP
3 60 (4.04%) Oracle EBS
4 55 (3.70%) SAP ERP
5 52 (3.50%) Dynamics CRM
6 46 (3.10%) Oracle Payables
7 32 (2.15%) NetSuite
7 32 (2.15%) Oracle Receivables
8 23 (1.55%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 18 (1.21%) Oracle General Ledger
9 18 (1.21%) Shopify
10 17 (1.14%) Oracle Assets
10 17 (1.14%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
11 16 (1.08%) Workday HCM
12 13 (0.87%) Oracle EBS R12
12 13 (0.87%) SAP PP
13 12 (0.81%) Oracle Cash Management
14 10 (0.67%) Dynamics AX
14 10 (0.67%) SAP FI
14 10 (0.67%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 216 (14.54%) Azure
2 165 (11.10%) Dynamics 365
3 152 (10.23%) OCI
4 105 (7.07%) Power Platform
5 97 (6.53%) SaaS
6 50 (3.36%) AWS
7 45 (3.03%) PaaS
8 39 (2.62%) Azure DevOps
9 31 (2.09%) Power Automate
10 30 (2.02%) Boomi
11 29 (1.95%) PowerApps
12 25 (1.68%) Azure Logic Apps
13 21 (1.41%) GCP
13 21 (1.41%) SuccessFactors
14 19 (1.28%) Microsoft Copilot
15 18 (1.21%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 18 (1.21%) IaaS
16 16 (1.08%) Microsoft 365
17 15 (1.01%) Copilot Studio
18 14 (0.94%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.20%) LAN
2 2 (0.13%) Firewall
3 1 (0.067%) DHCP
3 1 (0.067%) DKIM
3 1 (0.067%) DMARC
3 1 (0.067%) DNS
3 1 (0.067%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.067%) HTTP
3 1 (0.067%) Intranet
3 1 (0.067%) Modbus
3 1 (0.067%) Network Security
3 1 (0.067%) RFID
3 1 (0.067%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.067%) VoIP
3 1 (0.067%) VPN
3 1 (0.067%) WAN
3 1 (0.067%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (5.05%) Power BI
2 58 (3.90%) Oracle Reports
3 55 (3.70%) Data Warehouse
4 31 (2.09%) Data Lake
5 24 (1.62%) SQL Server
6 16 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 15 (1.01%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 15 (1.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 14 (0.94%) Oracle Database
9 12 (0.81%) Oracle ODI
10 8 (0.54%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 8 (0.54%) GIS
10 8 (0.54%) Relational Database
10 8 (0.54%) SAP HANA
11 7 (0.47%) Tableau
12 5 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.34%) Metadata
12 5 (0.34%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 3 (0.20%) Oracle Database 12c
13 3 (0.20%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 73 (4.91%) JIRA
2 29 (1.95%) Postman
3 19 (1.28%) Git
4 10 (0.67%) SoapUI
5 9 (0.61%) GitLab
6 8 (0.54%) Hudson
7 7 (0.47%) Jenkins
7 7 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
8 6 (0.40%) Selenium
9 5 (0.34%) Visual Studio
10 4 (0.27%) Cucumber
11 3 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
11 3 (0.20%) Zephyr
12 2 (0.13%) CircleCI
12 2 (0.13%) Gradle
12 2 (0.13%) LSMW
12 2 (0.13%) SpecFlow
12 2 (0.13%) TestRail
12 2 (0.13%) Tricentis qTest
13 1 (0.067%) QADirector
General
1 753 (50.67%) Finance
2 495 (33.31%) Social Skills
3 199 (13.39%) Analytical Skills
4 126 (8.48%) Manufacturing
5 124 (8.34%) Public Sector
6 61 (4.10%) Local Government
7 60 (4.04%) Retail
8 56 (3.77%) Legal
9 51 (3.43%) Documentation Skills
10 46 (3.10%) Pharmaceutical
11 42 (2.83%) General Ledger
12 40 (2.69%) Banking
13 37 (2.49%) Influencing Skills
14 24 (1.62%) Marketing
15 23 (1.55%) Billing
15 23 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
16 22 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
17 19 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 16 (1.08%) Financial Institution
19 15 (1.01%) Military
Job Titles
1 225 (15.14%) Consultant
2 191 (12.85%) Lead
3 185 (12.45%) Architect
4 162 (10.90%) Analyst
5 154 (10.36%) Project Manager
6 128 (8.61%) Senior
7 99 (6.66%) Business Analyst
7 99 (6.66%) Solutions Architect
8 74 (4.98%) Developer
9 63 (4.24%) ERP Manager
10 53 (3.57%) SAP Consultant
11 50 (3.36%) Implementation Consultant
12 47 (3.16%) SAP Manager
13 45 (3.03%) Accountant
14 39 (2.62%) Financial Analyst
15 38 (2.56%) Senior Manager
16 36 (2.42%) Systems Accountant
17 34 (2.29%) Test Manager
18 30 (2.02%) Programme Manager
19 29 (1.95%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 208 (14.00%) Oracle Fusion
2 87 (5.85%) REST
3 62 (4.17%) Middleware
4 58 (3.90%) SOAP
5 49 (3.30%) XML
6 47 (3.16%) JSON
7 45 (3.03%) Web Services
8 25 (1.68%) OAuth
9 22 (1.48%) XSLT
10 21 (1.41%) .NET
11 15 (1.01%) JWT
12 13 (0.87%) PySpark
13 10 (0.67%) EDI
14 9 (0.61%) HTML
14 9 (0.61%) SAP Fiori
15 8 (0.54%) ADO
15 8 (0.54%) Lightning Web Components
15 8 (0.54%) Node.js
16 6 (0.40%) Kafka
17 5 (0.34%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 86 (5.79%) Legacy Systems
2 47 (3.16%) Data Structures
3 42 (2.83%) Management Information System
4 28 (1.88%) Enterprise Software
4 28 (1.88%) Product Ownership
5 22 (1.48%) Public Cloud
6 21 (1.41%) IoT
7 19 (1.28%) Onboarding
8 18 (1.21%) Cloud Native
9 16 (1.08%) AI Agents
9 16 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
10 14 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
10 14 (0.94%) FMCG
11 11 (0.74%) Greenfield Project
11 11 (0.74%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (0.61%) Life Science
12 9 (0.61%) Mobile App
12 9 (0.61%) Virtual Team
13 8 (0.54%) LIMS
13 8 (0.54%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 17 (1.14%) Windows
2 7 (0.47%) Linux
3 3 (0.20%) Unix
4 2 (0.13%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.067%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 376 (25.30%) Migration
2 288 (19.38%) Stakeholder Management
3 250 (16.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 246 (16.55%) Problem-Solving
5 230 (15.48%) Data Migration
6 221 (14.87%) Agile
7 183 (12.31%) User Acceptance Testing
8 173 (11.64%) Project Management
9 156 (10.50%) Change Management
10 152 (10.23%) Validation
11 151 (10.16%) CRM
12 131 (8.82%) Continuous Improvement
13 123 (8.28%) Business Intelligence
14 111 (7.47%) Project Delivery
15 109 (7.34%) Roadmaps
16 104 (7.00%) DevOps
17 100 (6.73%) Analytics
17 100 (6.73%) Workshop Facilitation
18 98 (6.59%) Data Modelling
19 78 (5.25%) Integration Patterns
Programming Languages
1 131 (8.82%) SQL
2 40 (2.69%) Python
3 36 (2.42%) PL/SQL
4 28 (1.88%) C#
5 22 (1.48%) JavaScript
6 19 (1.28%) Java
7 8 (0.54%) Apex Code
8 7 (0.47%) ABAP
9 6 (0.40%) T-SQL
9 6 (0.40%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.40%) X++
10 5 (0.34%) Korn
10 5 (0.34%) PowerShell
11 4 (0.27%) C++
11 4 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.27%) Perl
11 4 (0.27%) VBA
12 3 (0.20%) PHP
12 3 (0.20%) Ruby
12 3 (0.20%) XPath
Qualifications
1 186 (12.52%) Security Cleared
2 147 (9.89%) Degree
3 137 (9.22%) SC Cleared
4 90 (6.06%) CIMA
5 77 (5.18%) ACCA
6 43 (2.89%) PMP
7 38 (2.56%) PMI Certification
8 24 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
9 23 (1.55%) Master's Degree
10 16 (1.08%) SAP Certification
11 14 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
12 13 (0.87%) Oracle Certification
13 11 (0.74%) ISTQB
14 10 (0.67%) Azure Certification
15 8 (0.54%) DV Cleared
15 8 (0.54%) OCA
16 7 (0.47%) APMP
17 6 (0.40%) AWS Certification
17 6 (0.40%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (5.38%) QA
2 73 (4.91%) Data Quality
3 60 (4.04%) GDPR
4 56 (3.77%) PMO
5 29 (1.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 18 (1.21%) GAAP
6 18 (1.21%) IFRS
7 14 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (0.94%) SLA
8 11 (0.74%) NIST
9 10 (0.67%) GxP
9 10 (0.67%) ITGC
10 9 (0.61%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.54%) COBIT
11 8 (0.54%) GMP
12 7 (0.47%) Disclosure Scotland
12 7 (0.47%) SOX 404
13 6 (0.40%) IFRS 17
13 6 (0.40%) NCSC
14 5 (0.34%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 8 (0.54%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.27%) Docker
3 2 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.067%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 7 (0.47%) HP ALM
1 7 (0.47%) Kubernetes
1 7 (0.47%) Terraform
2 3 (0.20%) Control-M
3 2 (0.13%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
3 2 (0.13%) MOM
3 2 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 2 (0.13%) Oracle Identity Management
3 2 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
3 2 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.067%) CEMLI
4 1 (0.067%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.067%) Kibana
4 1 (0.067%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 443 (29.81%) Oracle
2 441 (29.68%) SAP
3 251 (16.89%) Microsoft
4 92 (6.19%) Workday
5 60 (4.04%) Salesforce
6 50 (3.36%) IFS
7 49 (3.30%) Siemens
8 36 (2.42%) Databricks
9 34 (2.29%) Sage
10 28 (1.88%) ServiceNow
11 27 (1.82%) MuleSoft
12 25 (1.68%) Ariba
13 16 (1.08%) Infor
13 16 (1.08%) Informatica
14 11 (0.74%) OpenAI
15 9 (0.61%) Foundry
16 8 (0.54%) Adobe
17 7 (0.47%) HP
18 6 (0.40%) Epicor
18 6 (0.40%) JD Edwards