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

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 101 99
Rank change year-on-year +41 -2 +3
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,888 770 997
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.70% 2.54% 2.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.36% 2.79% 2.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,080 467 607
10th Percentile £350 £363 £363
25th Percentile £460 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £538 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -0.46% -1.82%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £738 £730 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £505 £500
% change year-on-year +3.96% +1.00% -7.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 121 39 38
10th Percentile £17.75 £14.75 £16.03
25th Percentile £27.00 £19.33 £28.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £67.50 £37.68
Median % change year-on-year -14.81% +79.14% -40.74%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £61.25
90th Percentile £67.00 £85.00 £69.22
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £67.50 £35.36
% change year-on-year -14.81% +90.89% -44.39%

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 43,335 27,616 36,962
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.01% 91.08% 85.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,981 17,460 23,548
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £414 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.98% -3.81% -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,593 1,327 2,546
10th Percentile £14.68 £14.20 £12.72
25th Percentile £20.00 £17.44 £16.06
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +4.17%
75th Percentile £68.00 £53.95 £61.30
90th Percentile £81.77 £70.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.50 £24.83 £38.12
% change year-on-year +79.22% -34.86% +8.91%

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 June 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 June 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 June 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 +33 1,580 £550 +2.33% 593
UK excluding London +56 992 £525 +3.96% 516
London +31 664 £575 +4.31% 182
Work from Home +49 564 £550 - 295
South East +4 251 £525 -2.33% 143
North of England +48 217 £500 +11.11% 111
Midlands +32 200 £525 - 113
North West +31 124 £500 +11.11% 66
South West +25 124 £525 +13.51% 63
West Midlands +16 124 £540 +2.86% 68
East of England +20 97 £575 +4.55% 41
Yorkshire +14 76 £500 +25.00% 35
East Midlands +27 72 £525 - 45
Scotland +22 57 £500 -0.99% 16
Northern Ireland +24 26 £475 +18.75% 23
Wales - 25 £525 - 22
North East -24 17 £500 -6.98% 13
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 29 (1.54%) SharePoint
2 20 (1.06%) Oracle Workflow
3 17 (0.90%) Confluence
4 5 (0.26%) NetWeaver
4 5 (0.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 5 (0.26%) SAS
5 4 (0.21%) Apache
5 4 (0.21%) SAP EP
5 4 (0.21%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.11%) Anypoint
6 2 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.11%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.11%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.11%) CMS
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle Coherence
6 2 (0.11%) ThingWorx
6 2 (0.11%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.053%) FactoryTalk
7 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.053%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 84 (4.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 41 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.22%) MS Visio
4 15 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 10 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.26%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.26%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.11%) Windchill
9 1 (0.053%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 289 (15.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 142 (7.52%) Oracle ERP
3 69 (3.65%) SAP ERP
4 55 (2.91%) Oracle Payables
5 54 (2.86%) NetSuite
6 45 (2.38%) Oracle EBS
7 40 (2.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 37 (1.96%) Oracle Receivables
9 29 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
10 20 (1.06%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
11 19 (1.01%) Oracle Assets
11 19 (1.01%) Oracle Financials
11 19 (1.01%) Oracle General Ledger
12 15 (0.79%) Infor CloudSuite
12 15 (0.79%) SAP MDG
13 14 (0.74%) Oracle EBS R12
14 13 (0.69%) Unit4 Business World
15 12 (0.64%) Teamcenter
16 10 (0.53%) Oracle 11i
17 9 (0.48%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 239 (12.66%) Azure
2 173 (9.16%) Dynamics 365
2 173 (9.16%) Power Platform
3 142 (7.52%) OCI
4 110 (5.83%) SaaS
5 68 (3.60%) AWS
6 57 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
7 46 (2.44%) PaaS
8 32 (1.69%) Boomi
9 29 (1.54%) Power Automate
9 29 (1.54%) PowerApps
10 27 (1.43%) SuccessFactors
11 24 (1.27%) Azure Logic Apps
11 24 (1.27%) GitHub
12 22 (1.17%) Microsoft 365
13 21 (1.11%) GCP
14 17 (0.90%) Azure Service Bus
15 16 (0.85%) IaaS
15 16 (0.85%) Microsoft Copilot
16 15 (0.79%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.32%) Network Security
2 4 (0.21%) FTP
3 3 (0.16%) 5G
3 3 (0.16%) Firewall
4 2 (0.11%) HTTP
4 2 (0.11%) Intranet
4 2 (0.11%) LAN
4 2 (0.11%) RFID
4 2 (0.11%) WAN
5 1 (0.053%) DHCP
5 1 (0.053%) DMZ
5 1 (0.053%) DNS
5 1 (0.053%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.053%) Modbus
5 1 (0.053%) SMS
5 1 (0.053%) SSL
5 1 (0.053%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.053%) VoIP
5 1 (0.053%) VPN
5 1 (0.053%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 133 (7.04%) Power BI
2 58 (3.07%) Data Warehouse
3 56 (2.97%) Oracle Reports
4 29 (1.54%) Data Lake
5 26 (1.38%) Oracle ODI
6 23 (1.22%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 21 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 20 (1.06%) SQL Server
9 16 (0.85%) Tableau
10 14 (0.74%) Metadata
11 11 (0.58%) BusinessObjects
12 9 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 8 (0.42%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
14 7 (0.37%) MongoDB
15 6 (0.32%) Oracle Database
15 6 (0.32%) SAP Data Services
15 6 (0.32%) SAP HANA
15 6 (0.32%) Star Schema
16 5 (0.26%) BigQuery
16 5 (0.26%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 82 (4.34%) JIRA
2 33 (1.75%) Git
3 20 (1.06%) Hudson
4 17 (0.90%) Postman
5 10 (0.53%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.32%) CircleCI
6 6 (0.32%) Selenium
6 6 (0.32%) SoapUI
7 3 (0.16%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.16%) LSMW
7 3 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.16%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.11%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.11%) GitLab
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.053%) ERwin
9 1 (0.053%) JDeveloper
9 1 (0.053%) JMeter
9 1 (0.053%) PowerDesigner
General
1 975 (51.64%) Finance
2 475 (25.16%) Social Skills
3 242 (12.82%) Analytical Skills
4 189 (10.01%) Manufacturing
5 140 (7.42%) Public Sector
6 95 (5.03%) Retail
7 64 (3.39%) Influencing Skills
8 62 (3.28%) Legal
9 56 (2.97%) Documentation Skills
9 56 (2.97%) General Ledger
10 53 (2.81%) Local Government
11 47 (2.49%) Billing
11 47 (2.49%) Law
12 44 (2.33%) Pharmaceutical
13 38 (2.01%) Banking
14 29 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
15 27 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 25 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
17 17 (0.90%) Aerospace
17 17 (0.90%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 327 (17.32%) Lead
2 281 (14.88%) Architect
3 252 (13.35%) Consultant
4 219 (11.60%) Analyst
5 168 (8.90%) Project Manager
6 156 (8.26%) Senior
7 136 (7.20%) Solutions Architect
8 102 (5.40%) Business Analyst
9 93 (4.93%) Developer
10 90 (4.77%) ERP Manager
11 68 (3.60%) Accountant
12 59 (3.13%) Oracle Consultant
13 52 (2.75%) Implementation Consultant
14 51 (2.70%) Systems Accountant
15 50 (2.65%) Finance Manager
15 50 (2.65%) SAP Consultant
16 49 (2.60%) Senior Manager
17 47 (2.49%) Financial Analyst
18 43 (2.28%) ERP Project Manager
19 42 (2.22%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 197 (10.43%) Oracle Fusion
2 99 (5.24%) REST
3 90 (4.77%) Middleware
4 56 (2.97%) SOAP
5 46 (2.44%) JSON
6 42 (2.22%) XML
7 30 (1.59%) Web Services
8 25 (1.32%) .NET
9 19 (1.01%) EDI
10 18 (0.95%) OAuth
11 16 (0.85%) Lightning Web Components
11 16 (0.85%) Node.js
11 16 (0.85%) SAP Fiori
12 14 (0.74%) XSLT
13 13 (0.69%) HTML
14 11 (0.58%) CSS
14 11 (0.58%) JWT
15 10 (0.53%) PySpark
16 9 (0.48%) Ajax
16 9 (0.48%) React
Miscellaneous
1 104 (5.51%) Legacy Systems
2 59 (3.13%) Data Structures
3 49 (2.60%) Product Ownership
4 48 (2.54%) Management Information System
5 36 (1.91%) Public Cloud
6 34 (1.80%) FMCG
6 34 (1.80%) Onboarding
7 30 (1.59%) Cloud Native
8 25 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
9 22 (1.17%) Distributed Systems
10 20 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
11 18 (0.95%) IoT
12 16 (0.85%) AI Agents
13 13 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
13 13 (0.69%) Data Protection Act
13 13 (0.69%) Virtual Team
14 11 (0.58%) Greenfield Project
14 11 (0.58%) Life Science
15 9 (0.48%) Operational Technology
16 8 (0.42%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 21 (1.11%) Windows
2 6 (0.32%) Linux
3 3 (0.16%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.11%) Unix
5 1 (0.053%) AIX
5 1 (0.053%) Android
5 1 (0.053%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.053%) OpenVMS
5 1 (0.053%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.053%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 494 (26.17%) Migration
2 438 (23.20%) Stakeholder Management
3 341 (18.06%) Data Migration
4 306 (16.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 282 (14.94%) User Acceptance Testing
6 250 (13.24%) Agile
7 249 (13.19%) Problem-Solving
8 246 (13.03%) Continuous Improvement
9 204 (10.81%) Validation
10 200 (10.59%) Change Management
11 186 (9.85%) Business Intelligence
12 174 (9.22%) Project Management
13 165 (8.74%) Data Modelling
14 161 (8.53%) CRM
15 151 (8.00%) Roadmaps
16 143 (7.57%) Analytics
17 139 (7.36%) Procure-to-Pay
18 124 (6.57%) Process Improvement
19 123 (6.51%) Translating Business Requirements
20 119 (6.30%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 169 (8.95%) SQL
2 67 (3.55%) Python
3 37 (1.96%) JavaScript
4 35 (1.85%) Java
5 32 (1.69%) PL/SQL
6 25 (1.32%) C#
7 19 (1.01%) Ruby
8 18 (0.95%) Apex Code
9 15 (0.79%) ABAP
9 15 (0.79%) X++
10 11 (0.58%) TypeScript
11 10 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 8 (0.42%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.26%) SOQL
13 5 (0.26%) SOSL
13 5 (0.26%) VBA
14 4 (0.21%) Groovy
14 4 (0.21%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.16%) C++
15 3 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 192 (10.17%) Security Cleared
2 141 (7.47%) SC Cleared
3 109 (5.77%) Degree
4 96 (5.08%) CIMA
5 91 (4.82%) ACCA
6 40 (2.12%) PMP
7 33 (1.75%) PMI Certification
8 30 (1.59%) DV Cleared
9 16 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 16 (0.85%) Master's Degree
10 15 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (0.58%) SAP Certification
12 8 (0.42%) Azure Certification
12 8 (0.42%) TOGAF Certification
13 6 (0.32%) ISTQB
13 6 (0.32%) Oracle Certification
14 4 (0.21%) CCAB
14 4 (0.21%) CISM
14 4 (0.21%) CISSP
14 4 (0.21%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 127 (6.73%) Data Quality
2 78 (4.13%) GDPR
3 68 (3.60%) QA
4 46 (2.44%) PMO
5 32 (1.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 24 (1.27%) IFRS
7 19 (1.01%) GAAP
7 19 (1.01%) SLA
8 11 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 9 (0.48%) Accessibility
9 9 (0.48%) GMP
9 9 (0.48%) NCSC
10 8 (0.42%) GxP
11 7 (0.37%) GRC
12 6 (0.32%) PCI DSS
13 5 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 4 (0.21%) NIST
15 3 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
15 3 (0.16%) Solvency II
16 2 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 10 (0.53%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.37%) Docker
3 1 (0.053%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.053%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (0.64%) Terraform
2 11 (0.58%) HP ALM
2 11 (0.58%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.32%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.26%) Grafana
4 5 (0.26%) Kibana
5 3 (0.16%) MOM
5 3 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.11%) Control-M
7 1 (0.053%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.053%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.053%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.053%) SCCM
Vendors
1 587 (31.09%) SAP
2 521 (27.60%) Oracle
3 320 (16.95%) Microsoft
4 84 (4.45%) Workday
5 83 (4.40%) IFS
6 79 (4.18%) Salesforce
7 59 (3.13%) ServiceNow
8 55 (2.91%) Siemens
9 39 (2.07%) Ariba
9 39 (2.07%) Databricks
10 38 (2.01%) Infor
11 36 (1.91%) Sage
12 33 (1.75%) MuleSoft
13 16 (0.85%) JD Edwards
14 15 (0.79%) Concur
15 13 (0.69%) Google
15 13 (0.69%) Informatica
16 12 (0.64%) Epicor
17 11 (0.58%) HP
18 8 (0.42%) Foundry