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 17 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 86 87
Rank change year-on-year +17 +1 +30
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,382 863 1,082
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.44% 2.83% 2.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.95% 3.16% 2.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 797 479 692
10th Percentile £350 £359 £363
25th Percentile £460 £431 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% +2.33%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £718 £788 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £533 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +6.50% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 73 12 36
10th Percentile £17.81 £18.73 £13.66
25th Percentile £22.85 £35.00 £37.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £61.79
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +5.20% +12.35%
75th Percentile £58.75 £70.00 £86.50
90th Percentile £58.89 £85.75 £90.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £62.00 £41.23
% change year-on-year -7.26% +50.38% +32.36%

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 34,951 27,281 38,890
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.91% 89.56% 87.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,148 16,723 25,428
10th Percentile £310 £306 £300
25th Percentile £410 £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 £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -2.59% -1.45% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,114 833 2,148
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.62 £13.25
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.05 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -4.41% -2.86%
75th Percentile £60.00 £63.75 £60.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £73.12
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £30.78 £35.00
% change year-on-year -18.29% -12.06% +7.63%

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 17 February 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 17 February 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 17 February 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 1,186 £550 +2.80% 620
UK excluding London +14 695 £533 +6.50% 529
London +22 518 £575 +4.55% 181
Work from Home +27 489 £525 -4.55% 268
North of England +2 163 £550 +15.79% 122
South East +6 146 £550 +5.26% 188
Midlands -19 129 £538 +1.18% 105
South West +5 119 £525 +11.88% 51
North West +31 103 £500 +2.25% 77
West Midlands -30 85 £550 +3.53% 66
East of England +10 82 £550 +2.33% 54
Yorkshire -29 55 £595 +48.75% 36
East Midlands -12 43 £525 -7.89% 39
Scotland +19 33 £535 +12.63% 11
Wales +15 21 £438 -39.66% 5
Northern Ireland +7 10 £475 +18.75% 4
North East -19 5 £500 +5.26% 12
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 22 (1.59%) Confluence
2 20 (1.45%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 20 (1.45%) Oracle Workflow
2 20 (1.45%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.43%) WebLogic
4 4 (0.29%) Documentum
4 4 (0.29%) Oracle Service Bus
5 3 (0.22%) Apache
5 3 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.22%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.22%) CMS
5 3 (0.22%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.14%) NetWeaver
6 2 (0.14%) SAP EP
7 1 (0.072%) Alfresco
7 1 (0.072%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.072%) Camunda
7 1 (0.072%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.072%) SAS
7 1 (0.072%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 69 (4.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 49 (3.55%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (2.17%) MS Visio
4 29 (2.10%) Microsoft Project
5 17 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.36%) PTC Creo
6 5 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.29%) Trello
8 2 (0.14%) InVision
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle Smart View
8 2 (0.14%) Sketch
8 2 (0.14%) Windchill
9 1 (0.072%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.072%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.072%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 205 (14.83%) SAP S/4HANA
2 82 (5.93%) Oracle ERP
3 59 (4.27%) SAP ERP
4 51 (3.69%) Dynamics CRM
5 47 (3.40%) Oracle Payables
6 44 (3.18%) Oracle EBS
7 34 (2.46%) NetSuite
8 33 (2.39%) Oracle Receivables
9 23 (1.66%) Oracle General Ledger
10 22 (1.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 18 (1.30%) Oracle Assets
11 18 (1.30%) SAP EWM
11 18 (1.30%) Shopify
12 17 (1.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
13 15 (1.09%) Workday HCM
14 14 (1.01%) Oracle Cash Management
14 14 (1.01%) SAP WM
15 13 (0.94%) SAP PP
16 11 (0.80%) Unit4 Business World
17 10 (0.72%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 210 (15.20%) Azure
2 150 (10.85%) OCI
3 148 (10.71%) Dynamics 365
4 100 (7.24%) Power Platform
5 97 (7.02%) SaaS
6 45 (3.26%) PaaS
7 41 (2.97%) AWS
8 35 (2.53%) Azure DevOps
9 31 (2.24%) Power Automate
10 30 (2.17%) PowerApps
11 26 (1.88%) Azure Logic Apps
12 24 (1.74%) Boomi
13 23 (1.66%) Microsoft 365
14 21 (1.52%) Lucidchart
14 21 (1.52%) SuccessFactors
15 18 (1.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 18 (1.30%) GCP
15 18 (1.30%) IaaS
15 18 (1.30%) Microsoft Copilot
16 16 (1.16%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (0.14%) LAN
3 1 (0.072%) DKIM
3 1 (0.072%) DMARC
3 1 (0.072%) Network Security
3 1 (0.072%) RFID
3 1 (0.072%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (5.07%) Power BI
2 48 (3.47%) Oracle Reports
3 46 (3.33%) Data Warehouse
4 31 (2.24%) SQL Server
5 30 (2.17%) Data Lake
6 18 (1.30%) Oracle Database
7 14 (1.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 13 (0.94%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 10 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (0.65%) Relational Database
10 9 (0.65%) SAP HANA
11 8 (0.58%) GIS
11 8 (0.58%) Tableau
12 6 (0.43%) Power Query
13 5 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
13 5 (0.36%) Metadata
14 4 (0.29%) MongoDB
14 4 (0.29%) Oracle ODI
14 4 (0.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 3 (0.22%) Oracle BI EE
Development Applications
1 68 (4.92%) JIRA
2 34 (2.46%) Postman
3 11 (0.80%) Git
4 9 (0.65%) GitLab
4 9 (0.65%) SoapUI
5 6 (0.43%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.43%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (0.43%) Selenium
6 5 (0.36%) Hudson
6 5 (0.36%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.29%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.14%) Gradle
8 2 (0.14%) LSMW
8 2 (0.14%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.14%) SpecFlow
8 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.14%) TestRail
8 2 (0.14%) Tricentis qTest
8 2 (0.14%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.072%) MLflow
General
1 684 (49.49%) Finance
2 494 (35.75%) Social Skills
3 178 (12.88%) Analytical Skills
4 128 (9.26%) Public Sector
5 119 (8.61%) Manufacturing
6 59 (4.27%) Local Government
7 45 (3.26%) Documentation Skills
7 45 (3.26%) General Ledger
7 45 (3.26%) Retail
8 41 (2.97%) Banking
8 41 (2.97%) Legal
9 40 (2.89%) Pharmaceutical
10 34 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
11 33 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
12 28 (2.03%) Organisational Skills
13 23 (1.66%) Marketing
14 22 (1.59%) Billing
15 16 (1.16%) Military
16 12 (0.87%) Financial Institution
17 11 (0.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 213 (15.41%) Consultant
2 165 (11.94%) Architect
3 162 (11.72%) Lead
4 156 (11.29%) Analyst
5 138 (9.99%) Project Manager
6 112 (8.10%) Senior
7 91 (6.58%) Business Analyst
8 88 (6.37%) Solutions Architect
9 72 (5.21%) Developer
10 62 (4.49%) SAP Consultant
11 51 (3.69%) ERP Manager
11 51 (3.69%) SAP Manager
12 40 (2.89%) Accountant
13 39 (2.82%) Implementation Consultant
14 35 (2.53%) Senior Manager
15 33 (2.39%) Programme Manager
16 31 (2.24%) Functional Consultant
16 31 (2.24%) Oracle Specialist
16 31 (2.24%) Systems Accountant
17 30 (2.17%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 201 (14.54%) Oracle Fusion
2 92 (6.66%) REST
3 64 (4.63%) SOAP
4 56 (4.05%) Middleware
4 56 (4.05%) XML
5 52 (3.76%) JSON
6 49 (3.55%) Web Services
7 27 (1.95%) OAuth
8 26 (1.88%) XSLT
9 21 (1.52%) .NET
10 15 (1.09%) JWT
11 13 (0.94%) EDI
12 9 (0.65%) ADO
12 9 (0.65%) HTML
12 9 (0.65%) SAP Fiori
13 7 (0.51%) Node.js
14 6 (0.43%) Kafka
14 6 (0.43%) RESTful
15 5 (0.36%) CSS
15 5 (0.36%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 82 (5.93%) Legacy Systems
2 39 (2.82%) Management Information System
3 38 (2.75%) Data Structures
4 31 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
5 28 (2.03%) Product Ownership
6 27 (1.95%) Public Cloud
7 19 (1.37%) IoT
7 19 (1.37%) Onboarding
8 16 (1.16%) FMCG
9 15 (1.09%) AI Agents
9 15 (1.09%) Cloud Native
10 14 (1.01%) Analytical Mindset
11 13 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
12 12 (0.87%) Life Science
13 11 (0.80%) Self-Motivation
13 11 (0.80%) Virtual Team
14 9 (0.65%) Greenfield Project
14 9 (0.65%) SCADA
15 8 (0.58%) LIMS
15 8 (0.58%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.09%) Windows
2 7 (0.51%) Linux
3 3 (0.22%) Unix
4 1 (0.072%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.072%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (23.95%) Migration
2 262 (18.96%) Stakeholder Management
3 251 (18.16%) Problem-Solving
4 233 (16.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 220 (15.92%) Agile
6 195 (14.11%) Data Migration
7 161 (11.65%) CRM
8 154 (11.14%) Project Management
9 152 (11.00%) User Acceptance Testing
10 145 (10.49%) Change Management
11 124 (8.97%) Validation
12 115 (8.32%) Business Intelligence
13 114 (8.25%) Continuous Improvement
14 113 (8.18%) Roadmaps
15 109 (7.89%) Project Delivery
16 98 (7.09%) Workshop Facilitation
17 93 (6.73%) DevOps
18 90 (6.51%) Analytics
19 74 (5.35%) Data Modelling
20 71 (5.14%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 133 (9.62%) SQL
2 36 (2.60%) PL/SQL
3 33 (2.39%) Python
4 32 (2.32%) C#
5 25 (1.81%) JavaScript
6 21 (1.52%) Java
7 8 (0.58%) Groovy
8 6 (0.43%) ABAP
8 6 (0.43%) VBA
8 6 (0.43%) X++
9 5 (0.36%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.36%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.29%) C++
10 4 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.29%) Korn
10 4 (0.29%) Perl
10 4 (0.29%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.22%) PHP
11 3 (0.22%) R
11 3 (0.22%) XPath
Qualifications
1 178 (12.88%) Security Cleared
2 170 (12.30%) Degree
3 137 (9.91%) SC Cleared
4 81 (5.86%) CIMA
5 70 (5.07%) ACCA
6 42 (3.04%) PMP
7 39 (2.82%) PMI Certification
8 27 (1.95%) Master's Degree
9 26 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
10 25 (1.81%) SAP Certification
11 14 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (1.01%) Microsoft Certification
11 14 (1.01%) Oracle Certification
12 13 (0.94%) Azure Certification
13 11 (0.80%) ISTQB
14 9 (0.65%) OCA
15 7 (0.51%) APMP
15 7 (0.51%) AWS Certification
15 7 (0.51%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 7 (0.51%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (5.35%) Data Quality
2 69 (4.99%) QA
3 57 (4.12%) GDPR
4 48 (3.47%) PMO
5 33 (2.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 17 (1.23%) GAAP
6 17 (1.23%) IFRS
7 14 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 12 (0.87%) Accessibility
9 11 (0.80%) SLA
10 10 (0.72%) GxP
10 10 (0.72%) ITGC
10 10 (0.72%) NIST
11 8 (0.58%) COBIT
12 7 (0.51%) SOX 404
13 6 (0.43%) Disclosure Scotland
13 6 (0.43%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.43%) IFRS 17
13 6 (0.43%) NCSC
14 5 (0.36%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 7 (0.51%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.22%) Docker
3 2 (0.14%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.072%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.36%) Kubernetes
1 5 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
1 5 (0.36%) Terraform
2 3 (0.22%) Control-M
2 3 (0.22%) HP ALM
3 2 (0.14%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
3 2 (0.14%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 2 (0.14%) Oracle Identity Management
3 2 (0.14%) Oracle RMAN
4 1 (0.072%) CEMLI
4 1 (0.072%) Kibana
4 1 (0.072%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 429 (31.04%) SAP
2 424 (30.68%) Oracle
3 233 (16.86%) Microsoft
4 87 (6.30%) Workday
5 65 (4.70%) Salesforce
6 38 (2.75%) Siemens
7 33 (2.39%) IFS
8 29 (2.10%) Sage
9 27 (1.95%) ServiceNow
10 25 (1.81%) Databricks
11 23 (1.66%) Ariba
12 18 (1.30%) MuleSoft
13 11 (0.80%) OpenAI
14 10 (0.72%) Informatica
15 8 (0.58%) Adobe
16 7 (0.51%) Foundry
17 6 (0.43%) Google
17 6 (0.43%) Infor
18 4 (0.29%) ESRI
18 4 (0.29%) OpenText