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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 77 93
Rank change year-on-year +10 +16 +5
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,935 1,024 948
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.53% 3.10% 2.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.18% 3.42% 2.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,105 623 508
10th Percentile £363 £325 £363
25th Percentile £463 £461 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £533
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% +0.94% -3.18%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £738 £735 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £520
% change year-on-year - +0.96% -5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 45 35
10th Percentile £13.99 £6.00 £20.35
25th Percentile £16.94 £14.65 £28.00
Median hourly rate £23.59 £17.35 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +36.00% -63.48% -25.20%
75th Percentile £35.00 £32.75 £67.50
90th Percentile £57.83 £79.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.18 £15.66 £51.25
% change year-on-year +48.02% -69.44% -20.31%

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 46,293 29,942 32,892
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.37% 90.52% 85.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 28,017 18,609 19,950
10th Percentile £325 £300 £308
25th Percentile £425 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £630 £625 £638
90th Percentile £730 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,198 1,849 1,396
10th Percentile £13.69 £14.32 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.23 £17.33 £20.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -
75th Percentile £66.00 £43.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £65.25 £74.22
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £22.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year +77.78% -47.67% +1.18%

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 26 September 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 26 September 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 26 September 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 +6 1,596 £550 - 2,379
UK excluding London +23 1,011 £525 - 1,570
London -4 642 £600 +8.11% 989
Work from Home +8 547 £550 +4.76% 1,041
North of England +53 274 £525 +2.44% 342
South East -12 248 £500 -2.91% 402
Midlands +27 224 £525 -4.55% 331
North West +25 150 £525 +2.44% 173
West Midlands +21 131 £525 -4.55% 196
Yorkshire +40 105 £463 -11.90% 123
East of England -16 85 £509 -10.70% 145
East Midlands +16 84 £525 -12.50% 133
South West -37 78 £550 -8.33% 122
Scotland -5 64 £525 +5.00% 108
Northern Ireland +14 21 £450 +28.57% 94
Wales +7 20 £475 +46.15% 42
North East -23 19 £513 +13.89% 51
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 39 (2.02%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.19%) Oracle Workflow
3 18 (0.93%) Confluence
4 9 (0.47%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 8 (0.41%) CMS
6 6 (0.31%) WebLogic
7 5 (0.26%) NetWeaver
7 5 (0.26%) SAS
8 4 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.21%) Apache Spark
8 4 (0.21%) WebLogic Portal
9 3 (0.16%) FactoryTalk
9 3 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
9 3 (0.16%) Oracle Service Bus
9 3 (0.16%) ThingWorx
10 2 (0.10%) Anypoint
10 2 (0.10%) Oracle Coherence
10 2 (0.10%) SAP EP
10 2 (0.10%) SugarCRM
11 1 (0.052%) Mendix
Applications
1 108 (5.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 50 (2.58%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (0.83%) MS Visio
6 13 (0.67%) Windchill
7 11 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.052%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.052%) CPLEX
9 1 (0.052%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 279 (14.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 145 (7.49%) Oracle ERP
3 66 (3.41%) Oracle Payables
3 66 (3.41%) SAP ERP
4 59 (3.05%) NetSuite
5 52 (2.69%) Oracle Receivables
6 41 (2.12%) Oracle EBS
7 38 (1.96%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 36 (1.86%) Dynamics CRM
9 29 (1.50%) Oracle General Ledger
10 26 (1.34%) Oracle Financials
11 23 (1.19%) SAP MDG
12 19 (0.98%) Oracle Assets
13 17 (0.88%) Dynamics NAV
14 15 (0.78%) Teamcenter
14 15 (0.78%) Workday HCM
15 13 (0.67%) Infor CloudSuite
15 13 (0.67%) SAP FI
15 13 (0.67%) Unit4 Business World
16 12 (0.62%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 220 (11.37%) Azure
2 182 (9.41%) Dynamics 365
3 175 (9.04%) Power Platform
4 129 (6.67%) OCI
5 123 (6.36%) SaaS
6 73 (3.77%) AWS
7 70 (3.62%) Azure DevOps
8 41 (2.12%) GCP
8 41 (2.12%) Microsoft 365
9 35 (1.81%) Power Automate
10 32 (1.65%) SuccessFactors
11 29 (1.50%) Boomi
12 27 (1.40%) Microsoft Copilot
13 26 (1.34%) PaaS
13 26 (1.34%) PowerApps
14 23 (1.19%) Entra ID
15 20 (1.03%) GitHub
16 18 (0.93%) Serverless
17 16 (0.83%) Tricentis Tosca
18 15 (0.78%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (0.62%) HTTP
2 7 (0.36%) Network Security
3 6 (0.31%) FTP
4 5 (0.26%) SSL
5 3 (0.16%) Firewall
6 2 (0.10%) DMZ
6 2 (0.10%) MQTT
6 2 (0.10%) SMS
7 1 (0.052%) 5G
7 1 (0.052%) DNS
7 1 (0.052%) Intranet
7 1 (0.052%) LAN
7 1 (0.052%) RFID
7 1 (0.052%) SMTP
7 1 (0.052%) VPN
7 1 (0.052%) WAN
7 1 (0.052%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 116 (5.99%) Power BI
2 60 (3.10%) Data Warehouse
3 37 (1.91%) Oracle Reports
4 25 (1.29%) Data Lake
4 25 (1.29%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 23 (1.19%) SQL Server
6 22 (1.14%) Tableau
7 17 (0.88%) Metadata
8 14 (0.72%) Relational Database
9 13 (0.67%) BusinessObjects
9 13 (0.67%) Oracle Database
9 13 (0.67%) Oracle ODI
10 11 (0.57%) SAP HANA
11 8 (0.41%) Power Query
12 7 (0.36%) BigQuery
12 7 (0.36%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 7 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
12 7 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (0.31%) GIS
13 6 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 106 (5.48%) JIRA
2 31 (1.60%) Git
3 13 (0.67%) Oracle Forms
3 13 (0.67%) Visual Studio
4 11 (0.57%) Hudson
5 9 (0.47%) Postman
6 7 (0.36%) Rational DOORS
6 7 (0.36%) Zephyr
7 6 (0.31%) Oracle APEX
7 6 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (0.21%) CircleCI
8 4 (0.21%) Flyway
9 3 (0.16%) MLflow
10 2 (0.10%) GitLab
10 2 (0.10%) Jenkins
10 2 (0.10%) LSMW
10 2 (0.10%) Selenium
10 2 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 1 (0.052%) eggPlant
11 1 (0.052%) SoapUI
General
1 976 (50.44%) Finance
2 570 (29.46%) Social Skills
3 253 (13.07%) Analytical Skills
4 244 (12.61%) Manufacturing
5 170 (8.79%) Public Sector
6 105 (5.43%) Retail
7 80 (4.13%) Influencing Skills
8 74 (3.82%) General Ledger
9 72 (3.72%) Billing
10 59 (3.05%) Organisational Skills
11 48 (2.48%) Banking
12 46 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
13 42 (2.17%) Legal
14 36 (1.86%) Local Government
15 31 (1.60%) Presentation Skills
16 29 (1.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 26 (1.34%) Pharmaceutical
18 24 (1.24%) Aerospace
18 24 (1.24%) Law
19 22 (1.14%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 322 (16.64%) Lead
2 292 (15.09%) Architect
3 244 (12.61%) Analyst
4 232 (11.99%) Consultant
5 150 (7.75%) Senior
6 140 (7.24%) Solutions Architect
7 130 (6.72%) Project Manager
8 119 (6.15%) Business Analyst
9 95 (4.91%) Developer
10 87 (4.50%) Oracle Consultant
11 60 (3.10%) ERP Manager
12 59 (3.05%) Functional Consultant
13 58 (3.00%) Administrator
14 56 (2.89%) Accountant
15 49 (2.53%) Financial Analyst
16 45 (2.33%) Data Analyst
17 40 (2.07%) SAP Consultant
18 39 (2.02%) Programme Manager
19 38 (1.96%) Integration Architect
19 38 (1.96%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 217 (11.21%) Oracle Fusion
2 127 (6.56%) REST
3 109 (5.63%) Middleware
4 81 (4.19%) SOAP
5 50 (2.58%) XML
6 46 (2.38%) JSON
7 43 (2.22%) Web Services
8 30 (1.55%) .NET
9 27 (1.40%) OAuth
10 25 (1.29%) OAuth2
11 23 (1.19%) SAP Fiori
12 21 (1.09%) EDI
13 17 (0.88%) Terraform
14 14 (0.72%) XSLT
15 13 (0.67%) Lightning Web Components
16 12 (0.62%) IDoc
17 11 (0.57%) OpenAPI
17 11 (0.57%) RESTful
17 11 (0.57%) SAP ALE
17 11 (0.57%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 96 (4.96%) Legacy Systems
2 71 (3.67%) Product Ownership
3 69 (3.57%) Enterprise Software
4 64 (3.31%) Data Structures
5 62 (3.20%) Management Information System
6 55 (2.84%) Onboarding
7 36 (1.86%) FMCG
8 30 (1.55%) Public Cloud
9 27 (1.40%) Cloud Native
9 27 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
10 24 (1.24%) Life Science
11 17 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
11 17 (0.88%) Low-Code
12 16 (0.83%) AI Agents
13 15 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
13 15 (0.78%) Operational Technology
14 13 (0.67%) Distributed Systems
15 12 (0.62%) CMDB
15 12 (0.62%) Hybrid Cloud
15 12 (0.62%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 27 (1.40%) Windows
2 11 (0.57%) Linux
3 9 (0.47%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.31%) Unix
5 3 (0.16%) Android
5 3 (0.16%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.16%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.10%) OpenVMS
6 2 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.052%) AIX
7 1 (0.052%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.052%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 599 (30.96%) Stakeholder Management
2 467 (24.13%) Migration
3 346 (17.88%) Data Migration
4 288 (14.88%) Agile
5 285 (14.73%) Problem-Solving
6 284 (14.68%) User Acceptance Testing
7 270 (13.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 256 (13.23%) Continuous Improvement
9 209 (10.80%) Validation
10 196 (10.13%) Process Improvement
11 193 (9.97%) CRM
12 191 (9.87%) Change Management
12 191 (9.87%) Roadmaps
13 172 (8.89%) Analytics
14 163 (8.42%) Business Intelligence
14 163 (8.42%) Data Modelling
15 149 (7.70%) Workshop Facilitation
16 146 (7.55%) Project Delivery
17 133 (6.87%) DevOps
17 133 (6.87%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 193 (9.97%) SQL
2 58 (3.00%) Python
3 35 (1.81%) JavaScript
4 30 (1.55%) C#
5 28 (1.45%) Java
6 25 (1.29%) PL/SQL
7 21 (1.09%) X++
8 18 (0.93%) ABAP
9 13 (0.67%) Apex Code
10 12 (0.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 10 (0.52%) TypeScript
12 8 (0.41%) Groovy
12 8 (0.41%) Ruby
13 6 (0.31%) T-SQL
14 4 (0.21%) PHP
15 3 (0.16%) C++
15 3 (0.16%) Rust
15 3 (0.16%) SOQL
15 3 (0.16%) SOSL
16 2 (0.10%) DataWeave
Qualifications
1 249 (12.87%) Security Cleared
2 187 (9.66%) SC Cleared
3 128 (6.61%) Degree
4 73 (3.77%) ACCA
5 68 (3.51%) CIMA
6 54 (2.79%) DV Cleared
7 42 (2.17%) PMP
8 38 (1.96%) PMI Certification
9 33 (1.71%) BPSS Clearance
10 23 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
11 14 (0.72%) Master's Degree
12 10 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
12 10 (0.52%) TOGAF Certification
13 9 (0.47%) Azure Certification
14 8 (0.41%) CISM
14 8 (0.41%) CISSP
14 8 (0.41%) ITIL Certification
14 8 (0.41%) SAP Certification
15 7 (0.36%) DBS Check
16 6 (0.31%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 178 (9.20%) Data Quality
2 70 (3.62%) QA
3 61 (3.15%) GDPR
4 48 (2.48%) PMO
5 28 (1.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 25 (1.29%) IFRS
7 21 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 20 (1.03%) GRC
9 17 (0.88%) GAAP
10 14 (0.72%) NCSC
11 13 (0.67%) GMP
12 12 (0.62%) GxP
13 10 (0.52%) SLA
14 9 (0.47%) 21 CFR Part 11
15 8 (0.41%) NIST
16 7 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 17025
17 6 (0.31%) Accessibility
17 6 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
17 6 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
17 6 (0.31%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 18 (0.93%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.41%) Docker
3 3 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.10%) IAG
5 1 (0.052%) Firmware
5 1 (0.052%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 12 (0.62%) Kubernetes
2 8 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.26%) Grafana
3 5 (0.26%) Oracle RMAN
3 5 (0.26%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.21%) HP ALM
4 4 (0.21%) Kibana
4 4 (0.21%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 3 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.16%) SCCM
6 1 (0.052%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.052%) MOM
Vendors
1 632 (32.66%) SAP
2 537 (27.75%) Oracle
3 368 (19.02%) Microsoft
4 91 (4.70%) Salesforce
5 82 (4.24%) Workday
6 79 (4.08%) ServiceNow
7 59 (3.05%) IFS
8 46 (2.38%) Ariba
9 36 (1.86%) Infor
10 33 (1.71%) Sage
11 30 (1.55%) JD Edwards
12 27 (1.40%) Databricks
13 24 (1.24%) MuleSoft
14 22 (1.14%) Google
15 21 (1.09%) Siemens
16 16 (0.83%) IBM
16 16 (0.83%) SYSPRO
17 15 (0.78%) Concur
17 15 (0.78%) PTC
18 12 (0.62%) Dell