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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 84 87
Rank change year-on-year +16 +3 +26
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,418 893 1,079
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.46% 2.91% 2.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.99% 3.24% 2.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 814 495 692
10th Percentile £350 £358 £363
25th Percentile £457 £434 £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 £725 £775 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £535 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +7.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 15 36
10th Percentile £17.69 £24.15 £13.66
25th Percentile £22.85 £42.50 £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 £59.03 £82.50 £90.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £67.50 £41.23
% change year-on-year -14.81% +63.72% +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 35,563 27,597 38,882
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.83% 89.79% 87.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,526 17,059 25,424
10th Percentile £313 £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 -2.54% -1.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,133 855 2,176
10th Percentile £14.62 £15.62 £13.29
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.77 £32.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.71% -7.14% -
75th Percentile £60.46 £63.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £72.00 £75.00 £73.27
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £31.29 £35.00
% change year-on-year -19.62% -10.60% -

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 21 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 21 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 21 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 1,213 £550 +2.80% 582
UK excluding London +16 709 £535 +7.00% 489
London +12 529 £575 +4.55% 171
Work from Home +30 507 £525 -4.63% 268
North of England +8 166 £550 +15.79% 116
South East +2 147 £550 +5.01% 179
Midlands -19 134 £550 +4.76% 98
South West +13 124 £525 +13.26% 40
North West +30 106 £513 +4.81% 76
West Midlands -25 89 £559 +6.43% 61
East of England +11 83 £550 +2.33% 55
Yorkshire -37 55 £595 +48.75% 34
East Midlands -13 44 £525 -7.89% 36
Scotland +19 31 £536 +12.89% 9
Wales +18 22 £438 -39.66% 4
Northern Ireland +6 10 £475 +18.75% 1
North East -26 5 £500 +5.26% 9
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 (1.55%) Confluence
2 20 (1.41%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 20 (1.41%) Oracle Workflow
2 20 (1.41%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.42%) WebLogic
4 4 (0.28%) Documentum
4 4 (0.28%) Oracle Service Bus
5 3 (0.21%) Apache
5 3 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.21%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.21%) CMS
5 3 (0.21%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.14%) NetWeaver
6 2 (0.14%) SAP EP
7 1 (0.071%) Alfresco
7 1 (0.071%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.071%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.071%) SAS
7 1 (0.071%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 67 (4.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 50 (3.53%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (2.19%) MS Visio
4 28 (1.97%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (1.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.35%) PTC Creo
7 4 (0.28%) Trello
8 3 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.14%) InVision
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Smart View
9 2 (0.14%) Sketch
9 2 (0.14%) Windchill
10 1 (0.071%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.071%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.071%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 214 (15.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 85 (5.99%) Oracle ERP
3 60 (4.23%) SAP ERP
4 51 (3.60%) Dynamics CRM
5 47 (3.31%) Oracle Payables
6 46 (3.24%) Oracle EBS
7 35 (2.47%) NetSuite
8 33 (2.33%) Oracle Receivables
9 23 (1.62%) Oracle General Ledger
10 22 (1.55%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 18 (1.27%) Oracle Assets
11 18 (1.27%) Shopify
12 17 (1.20%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
13 16 (1.13%) SAP EWM
13 16 (1.13%) Workday HCM
14 14 (0.99%) Oracle Cash Management
15 13 (0.92%) SAP PP
16 12 (0.85%) Unit4 Business World
17 11 (0.78%) SAP WM
18 10 (0.71%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 219 (15.44%) Azure
2 156 (11.00%) OCI
3 153 (10.79%) Dynamics 365
4 102 (7.19%) Power Platform
5 99 (6.98%) SaaS
6 45 (3.17%) PaaS
7 43 (3.03%) AWS
8 35 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
9 31 (2.19%) Power Automate
10 30 (2.12%) PowerApps
11 29 (2.05%) Boomi
12 27 (1.90%) Azure Logic Apps
13 23 (1.62%) Microsoft 365
14 21 (1.48%) Lucidchart
14 21 (1.48%) SuccessFactors
15 19 (1.34%) GCP
16 18 (1.27%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 18 (1.27%) IaaS
16 18 (1.27%) Microsoft Copilot
17 16 (1.13%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (0.14%) LAN
3 1 (0.071%) DKIM
3 1 (0.071%) DMARC
3 1 (0.071%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.071%) Firewall
3 1 (0.071%) Modbus
3 1 (0.071%) Network Security
3 1 (0.071%) RFID
3 1 (0.071%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (5.01%) Power BI
2 51 (3.60%) Oracle Reports
3 46 (3.24%) Data Warehouse
4 32 (2.26%) Data Lake
5 29 (2.05%) SQL Server
6 18 (1.27%) Oracle Database
7 14 (0.99%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 14 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 13 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 10 (0.71%) SAP HANA
10 9 (0.63%) Relational Database
11 8 (0.56%) GIS
11 8 (0.56%) Tableau
12 6 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
12 6 (0.42%) Power Query
13 5 (0.35%) Metadata
13 5 (0.35%) MongoDB
14 4 (0.28%) Oracle ODI
14 4 (0.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 3 (0.21%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 68 (4.80%) JIRA
2 34 (2.40%) Postman
3 11 (0.78%) Git
4 9 (0.63%) SoapUI
5 8 (0.56%) GitLab
6 6 (0.42%) Hudson
6 6 (0.42%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.42%) Oracle Forms
6 6 (0.42%) Selenium
7 5 (0.35%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.28%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.14%) Gradle
9 2 (0.14%) LSMW
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.14%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.14%) TestRail
9 2 (0.14%) Tricentis qTest
9 2 (0.14%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.071%) CircleCI
10 1 (0.071%) MLflow
General
1 710 (50.07%) Finance
2 495 (34.91%) Social Skills
3 184 (12.98%) Analytical Skills
4 128 (9.03%) Public Sector
5 119 (8.39%) Manufacturing
6 60 (4.23%) Local Government
7 50 (3.53%) Retail
8 47 (3.31%) Documentation Skills
8 47 (3.31%) General Ledger
9 44 (3.10%) Legal
10 43 (3.03%) Pharmaceutical
11 40 (2.82%) Banking
12 34 (2.40%) Influencing Skills
13 31 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
14 26 (1.83%) Organisational Skills
15 24 (1.69%) Marketing
16 22 (1.55%) Billing
17 15 (1.06%) Military
18 13 (0.92%) Financial Institution
19 12 (0.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 224 (15.80%) Consultant
2 167 (11.78%) Architect
3 165 (11.64%) Lead
4 160 (11.28%) Analyst
5 143 (10.08%) Project Manager
6 117 (8.25%) Senior
7 96 (6.77%) Business Analyst
8 90 (6.35%) Solutions Architect
9 73 (5.15%) Developer
10 60 (4.23%) SAP Consultant
11 54 (3.81%) ERP Manager
12 53 (3.74%) SAP Manager
13 45 (3.17%) Implementation Consultant
14 41 (2.89%) Accountant
15 37 (2.61%) Senior Manager
16 33 (2.33%) Programme Manager
17 32 (2.26%) Financial Analyst
17 32 (2.26%) Functional Consultant
17 32 (2.26%) Systems Accountant
18 31 (2.19%) Oracle Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 207 (14.60%) Oracle Fusion
2 91 (6.42%) REST
3 63 (4.44%) SOAP
4 58 (4.09%) Middleware
5 55 (3.88%) XML
6 51 (3.60%) JSON
7 49 (3.46%) Web Services
8 27 (1.90%) OAuth
9 25 (1.76%) XSLT
10 21 (1.48%) .NET
11 15 (1.06%) JWT
12 12 (0.85%) EDI
13 9 (0.63%) ADO
13 9 (0.63%) HTML
13 9 (0.63%) SAP Fiori
14 8 (0.56%) Node.js
15 6 (0.42%) Kafka
15 6 (0.42%) RESTful
16 5 (0.35%) CSS
16 5 (0.35%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 89 (6.28%) Legacy Systems
2 41 (2.89%) Data Structures
3 39 (2.75%) Management Information System
4 30 (2.12%) Enterprise Software
5 27 (1.90%) Product Ownership
5 27 (1.90%) Public Cloud
6 20 (1.41%) IoT
6 20 (1.41%) Onboarding
7 16 (1.13%) AI Agents
7 16 (1.13%) Cloud Native
7 16 (1.13%) Data Protection Act
8 15 (1.06%) FMCG
9 14 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (0.85%) Life Science
11 11 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
11 11 (0.78%) Virtual Team
12 10 (0.71%) Greenfield Project
13 9 (0.63%) SCADA
14 8 (0.56%) LIMS
14 8 (0.56%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.06%) Windows
2 7 (0.49%) Linux
3 3 (0.21%) Unix
4 1 (0.071%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.071%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 344 (24.26%) Migration
2 271 (19.11%) Stakeholder Management
3 254 (17.91%) Problem-Solving
4 238 (16.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 220 (15.51%) Agile
6 203 (14.32%) Data Migration
7 160 (11.28%) Project Management
8 159 (11.21%) CRM
9 151 (10.65%) User Acceptance Testing
10 149 (10.51%) Change Management
11 130 (9.17%) Validation
12 121 (8.53%) Continuous Improvement
13 117 (8.25%) Business Intelligence
14 112 (7.90%) Roadmaps
15 110 (7.76%) Project Delivery
16 103 (7.26%) Workshop Facilitation
17 93 (6.56%) DevOps
18 92 (6.49%) Analytics
19 78 (5.50%) Data Modelling
20 72 (5.08%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 137 (9.66%) SQL
2 37 (2.61%) PL/SQL
3 34 (2.40%) Python
4 32 (2.26%) C#
5 24 (1.69%) JavaScript
6 19 (1.34%) Java
7 8 (0.56%) Groovy
8 7 (0.49%) ABAP
9 6 (0.42%) X++
10 5 (0.35%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.35%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.35%) VBA
11 4 (0.28%) C++
11 4 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.28%) Korn
11 4 (0.28%) Perl
11 4 (0.28%) PowerShell
12 3 (0.21%) PHP
12 3 (0.21%) R
12 3 (0.21%) XPath
Qualifications
1 180 (12.69%) Security Cleared
2 166 (11.71%) Degree
3 137 (9.66%) SC Cleared
4 83 (5.85%) CIMA
5 72 (5.08%) ACCA
6 42 (2.96%) PMP
7 38 (2.68%) PMI Certification
8 27 (1.90%) Master's Degree
9 25 (1.76%) Computer Science Degree
10 23 (1.62%) SAP Certification
11 14 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
12 13 (0.92%) Azure Certification
12 13 (0.92%) Oracle Certification
13 11 (0.78%) ISTQB
14 8 (0.56%) OCA
15 7 (0.49%) APMP
15 7 (0.49%) AWS Certification
15 7 (0.49%) DV Cleared
15 7 (0.49%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (5.15%) Data Quality
2 72 (5.08%) QA
3 57 (4.02%) GDPR
4 48 (3.39%) PMO
5 33 (2.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 17 (1.20%) GAAP
6 17 (1.20%) IFRS
7 14 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 13 (0.92%) SLA
9 12 (0.85%) Accessibility
10 11 (0.78%) GxP
11 10 (0.71%) ITGC
11 10 (0.71%) NIST
12 8 (0.56%) COBIT
12 8 (0.56%) GMP
13 7 (0.49%) SOX 404
14 6 (0.42%) Disclosure Scotland
14 6 (0.42%) HIPAA
14 6 (0.42%) IFRS 17
14 6 (0.42%) NCSC
System Software
1 7 (0.49%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.21%) Docker
3 2 (0.14%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.071%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.35%) Kubernetes
1 5 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
1 5 (0.35%) Terraform
2 3 (0.21%) Control-M
2 3 (0.21%) 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 (0.071%) CEMLI
4 1 (0.071%) Kibana
4 1 (0.071%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 439 (30.96%) SAP
2 436 (30.75%) Oracle
3 239 (16.85%) Microsoft
4 92 (6.49%) Workday
5 65 (4.58%) Salesforce
6 44 (3.10%) Siemens
7 37 (2.61%) IFS
8 32 (2.26%) Sage
9 28 (1.97%) Databricks
10 27 (1.90%) ServiceNow
11 24 (1.69%) Ariba
12 23 (1.62%) MuleSoft
13 14 (0.99%) Informatica
14 11 (0.78%) OpenAI
15 8 (0.56%) Adobe
15 8 (0.56%) Foundry
15 8 (0.56%) Infor
16 6 (0.42%) Google
17 5 (0.35%) Epicor
17 5 (0.35%) Talend