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

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 88 93
Rank change year-on-year +28 +5 +10
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,990 899 946
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.74% 2.73% 2.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.41% 3.02% 2.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,178 545 543
10th Percentile £363 £325 £363
25th Percentile £463 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £549 £538 £530
Median % change year-on-year +2.09% +1.42% -3.64%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £756
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £515 £500
% change year-on-year +1.94% +3.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 52 37
10th Percentile £15.47 £6.00 £23.60
25th Percentile £23.00 £14.75 £28.00
Median hourly rate £36.71 £25.61 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +43.37% -51.23% -19.11%
75th Percentile £58.75 £71.88 £70.00
90th Percentile £65.13 £75.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.00 £19.40 £46.25
% change year-on-year +80.41% -58.05% -28.98%

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 45,167 29,748 33,534
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.91% 90.41% 85.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,886 18,653 21,488
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £420 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,759 1,659 1,873
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.20 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.47 £17.30 £18.14
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -37.90% -4.71%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £68.00 £74.91
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £23.05 £40.94
% change year-on-year +90.72% -43.70% +3.38%

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 5 August 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 5 August 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 5 August 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 1,644 £550 +1.38% 1,201
UK excluding London +43 1,037 £525 +1.94% 799
London +24 691 £600 +9.09% 449
Work from Home +31 573 £550 - 522
South East +2 268 £525 +1.94% 221
North of England +64 250 £500 +1.01% 194
Midlands +34 206 £525 -4.55% 208
North West +33 144 £525 +5.53% 101
West Midlands +7 119 £540 +2.86% 127
South West +3 108 £538 -14.14% 72
East of England +13 90 £575 - 69
Yorkshire +23 86 £475 +18.01% 72
East Midlands +29 79 £525 -12.50% 81
Scotland +14 68 £500 - 27
Northern Ireland +26 28 £450 +28.57% 7
North East -24 20 £500 -6.98% 23
Wales - 20 £500 - 14
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 31 (1.56%) SharePoint
2 19 (0.95%) Oracle Workflow
3 17 (0.85%) Confluence
4 5 (0.25%) SAS
5 4 (0.20%) Anypoint
5 4 (0.20%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.20%) NetWeaver
5 4 (0.20%) ThingWorx
5 4 (0.20%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.15%) CMS
6 3 (0.15%) FactoryTalk
6 3 (0.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 3 (0.15%) SAP EP
7 2 (0.10%) Apache
7 2 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.10%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.050%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.050%) Hyperledger
8 1 (0.050%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 95 (4.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 44 (2.21%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.01%) MS Visio
4 19 (0.95%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
6 11 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 6 (0.30%) Oracle Smart View
8 2 (0.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.10%) Windchill
9 1 (0.050%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 296 (14.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 151 (7.59%) Oracle ERP
3 66 (3.32%) SAP ERP
4 59 (2.96%) NetSuite
5 58 (2.91%) Oracle Payables
6 51 (2.56%) Oracle EBS
7 45 (2.26%) Oracle Receivables
8 37 (1.86%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 26 (1.31%) Dynamics CRM
10 25 (1.26%) Oracle Financials
11 23 (1.16%) Oracle General Ledger
12 18 (0.90%) Infor CloudSuite
12 18 (0.90%) Oracle Assets
13 16 (0.80%) SAP MDG
13 16 (0.80%) Unit4 Business World
14 13 (0.65%) Oracle EBS R12
15 12 (0.60%) Workday HCM
16 10 (0.50%) Oracle Cash Management
16 10 (0.50%) SAP FI
16 10 (0.50%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 220 (11.06%) Azure
2 193 (9.70%) Dynamics 365
3 191 (9.60%) Power Platform
4 158 (7.94%) OCI
5 119 (5.98%) SaaS
6 72 (3.62%) AWS
7 57 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
8 42 (2.11%) PaaS
9 35 (1.76%) SuccessFactors
10 34 (1.71%) Boomi
11 30 (1.51%) GCP
12 29 (1.46%) Microsoft 365
13 28 (1.41%) Power Automate
13 28 (1.41%) PowerApps
14 27 (1.36%) GitHub
15 20 (1.01%) Microsoft Copilot
16 18 (0.90%) Azure Logic Apps
17 17 (0.85%) Salesforce Service Cloud
18 16 (0.80%) Azure Service Bus
19 15 (0.75%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.35%) HTTP
1 7 (0.35%) Network Security
2 5 (0.25%) SSL
3 4 (0.20%) Firewall
3 4 (0.20%) FTP
4 3 (0.15%) 5G
5 2 (0.10%) Intranet
5 2 (0.10%) LAN
5 2 (0.10%) RFID
5 2 (0.10%) WAN
6 1 (0.050%) DHCP
6 1 (0.050%) DMZ
6 1 (0.050%) DNS
6 1 (0.050%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.050%) Modbus
6 1 (0.050%) MQTT
6 1 (0.050%) SMS
6 1 (0.050%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.050%) VPN
6 1 (0.050%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 138 (6.93%) Power BI
2 73 (3.67%) Data Warehouse
3 62 (3.12%) Oracle Reports
4 35 (1.76%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 34 (1.71%) Data Lake
6 27 (1.36%) SQL Server
7 26 (1.31%) Oracle ODI
8 24 (1.21%) Tableau
9 18 (0.90%) Metadata
9 18 (0.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 13 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
10 13 (0.65%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 8 (0.40%) BigQuery
11 8 (0.40%) Relational Database
12 7 (0.35%) MongoDB
12 7 (0.35%) Oracle Database
12 7 (0.35%) SAP HANA
12 7 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 7 (0.35%) Star Schema
13 6 (0.30%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 83 (4.17%) JIRA
2 34 (1.71%) Git
3 21 (1.06%) Hudson
4 13 (0.65%) Visual Studio
5 10 (0.50%) Postman
6 9 (0.45%) Oracle Forms
7 6 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
8 5 (0.25%) CircleCI
9 4 (0.20%) Selenium
9 4 (0.20%) SoapUI
10 3 (0.15%) GitLab
10 3 (0.15%) LSMW
10 3 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 3 (0.15%) Zephyr
11 2 (0.10%) Jenkins
12 1 (0.050%) Cypress.io
12 1 (0.050%) JDeveloper
12 1 (0.050%) LoadRunner
12 1 (0.050%) PowerDesigner
General
1 1,033 (51.91%) Finance
2 511 (25.68%) Social Skills
3 246 (12.36%) Analytical Skills
4 201 (10.10%) Manufacturing
5 167 (8.39%) Public Sector
6 110 (5.53%) Retail
7 80 (4.02%) Influencing Skills
8 62 (3.12%) General Ledger
9 59 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
10 57 (2.86%) Legal
11 50 (2.51%) Local Government
12 49 (2.46%) Billing
13 47 (2.36%) Law
14 42 (2.11%) Banking
15 38 (1.91%) Pharmaceutical
16 36 (1.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 34 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
18 30 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
19 21 (1.06%) Marketing
20 20 (1.01%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 364 (18.29%) Lead
2 321 (16.13%) Architect
3 248 (12.46%) Consultant
4 242 (12.16%) Analyst
5 164 (8.24%) Senior
6 157 (7.89%) Solutions Architect
7 152 (7.64%) Project Manager
8 114 (5.73%) Developer
9 113 (5.68%) Business Analyst
10 77 (3.87%) Oracle Consultant
11 74 (3.72%) ERP Manager
12 63 (3.17%) Accountant
13 57 (2.86%) Financial Analyst
14 47 (2.36%) Systems Accountant
15 44 (2.21%) Programme Manager
16 43 (2.16%) SAP Manager
16 43 (2.16%) Senior Manager
17 42 (2.11%) Finance Manager
18 41 (2.06%) ERP Project Manager
18 41 (2.06%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 219 (11.01%) Oracle Fusion
2 114 (5.73%) REST
3 102 (5.13%) Middleware
4 66 (3.32%) SOAP
5 42 (2.11%) JSON
6 40 (2.01%) XML
7 34 (1.71%) Web Services
8 28 (1.41%) .NET
9 21 (1.06%) OAuth
10 20 (1.01%) EDI
11 18 (0.90%) Lightning Web Components
12 15 (0.75%) OAuth2
12 15 (0.75%) SAP Fiori
13 13 (0.65%) XSLT
14 12 (0.60%) HTML
14 12 (0.60%) Node.js
15 11 (0.55%) CSS
15 11 (0.55%) PySpark
16 10 (0.50%) RESTful
17 9 (0.45%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 107 (5.38%) Legacy Systems
2 78 (3.92%) Data Structures
3 58 (2.91%) Product Ownership
4 53 (2.66%) Management Information System
5 41 (2.06%) Onboarding
6 40 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
7 35 (1.76%) Public Cloud
8 34 (1.71%) FMCG
9 33 (1.66%) Cloud Native
10 26 (1.31%) Distributed Systems
11 23 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
12 19 (0.95%) IoT
13 17 (0.85%) Life Science
14 16 (0.80%) AI Agents
15 15 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
15 15 (0.75%) Greenfield Project
16 14 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
16 14 (0.70%) Operational Technology
17 13 (0.65%) Virtual Team
18 11 (0.55%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 25 (1.26%) Windows
2 7 (0.35%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.25%) Linux
4 2 (0.10%) Android
4 2 (0.10%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.10%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.050%) AIX
5 1 (0.050%) OpenVMS
5 1 (0.050%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.050%) Unix
5 1 (0.050%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 512 (25.73%) Migration
2 507 (25.48%) Stakeholder Management
3 375 (18.84%) Data Migration
4 324 (16.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 318 (15.98%) User Acceptance Testing
6 278 (13.97%) Agile
7 267 (13.42%) Continuous Improvement
8 248 (12.46%) Problem-Solving
9 208 (10.45%) Business Intelligence
9 208 (10.45%) Change Management
10 205 (10.30%) Validation
11 191 (9.60%) Analytics
12 189 (9.50%) Data Modelling
13 176 (8.84%) Roadmaps
14 174 (8.74%) CRM
15 161 (8.09%) Process Improvement
16 155 (7.79%) Project Management
17 141 (7.09%) Translating Business Requirements
18 138 (6.93%) Project Delivery
19 137 (6.88%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 185 (9.30%) SQL
2 65 (3.27%) Python
3 36 (1.81%) PL/SQL
4 33 (1.66%) Java
4 33 (1.66%) JavaScript
5 26 (1.31%) C#
6 20 (1.01%) Apex Code
6 20 (1.01%) Ruby
6 20 (1.01%) X++
7 15 (0.75%) ABAP
8 14 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 8 (0.40%) Groovy
9 8 (0.40%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.35%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.30%) SOQL
11 6 (0.30%) SOSL
12 5 (0.25%) VBA
13 4 (0.20%) PowerShell
14 3 (0.15%) C++
14 3 (0.15%) Rust
Qualifications
1 224 (11.26%) Security Cleared
2 157 (7.89%) SC Cleared
3 122 (6.13%) Degree
4 78 (3.92%) ACCA
5 77 (3.87%) CIMA
6 52 (2.61%) DV Cleared
7 38 (1.91%) PMP
8 32 (1.61%) PMI Certification
9 19 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
10 17 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (0.75%) Master's Degree
12 10 (0.50%) TOGAF Certification
13 9 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (0.35%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.35%) SAP Certification
15 6 (0.30%) Oracle Certification
16 5 (0.25%) CISM
16 5 (0.25%) CISSP
16 5 (0.25%) ITIL Certification
16 5 (0.25%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 151 (7.59%) Data Quality
2 75 (3.77%) GDPR
3 67 (3.37%) QA
4 51 (2.56%) PMO
5 36 (1.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 27 (1.36%) IFRS
7 19 (0.95%) GAAP
8 15 (0.75%) GMP
9 12 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 12 (0.60%) SLA
10 11 (0.55%) GRC
10 11 (0.55%) GxP
11 8 (0.40%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.40%) NCSC
12 7 (0.35%) PCI DSS
13 5 (0.25%) 21 CFR Part 11
13 5 (0.25%) NIST
14 4 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
14 4 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 17025
14 4 (0.20%) P3O
System Software
1 13 (0.65%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.40%) Docker
3 1 (0.050%) Firmware
3 1 (0.050%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.050%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (0.85%) Terraform
2 13 (0.65%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.40%) HP ALM
4 5 (0.25%) Grafana
4 5 (0.25%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.20%) Kibana
6 3 (0.15%) MOM
7 2 (0.10%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.10%) SCCM
8 1 (0.050%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.050%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.050%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 600 (30.15%) SAP
2 570 (28.64%) Oracle
3 350 (17.59%) Microsoft
4 83 (4.17%) IFS
5 82 (4.12%) Salesforce
6 79 (3.97%) Workday
7 66 (3.32%) ServiceNow
8 41 (2.06%) Infor
9 40 (2.01%) Ariba
9 40 (2.01%) Databricks
10 36 (1.81%) MuleSoft
11 35 (1.76%) Sage
11 35 (1.76%) Siemens
12 19 (0.95%) JD Edwards
13 17 (0.85%) Concur
14 15 (0.75%) Google
15 12 (0.60%) Epicor
15 12 (0.60%) SYSPRO
16 11 (0.55%) Informatica
17 9 (0.45%) Baan