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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 80 94 104
Rank change year-on-year +14 +10 -1
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,003 932 1,186
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 3.05% 2.44% 2.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.36% 2.84% 2.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 604 507 708
10th Percentile £327 £363 £388
25th Percentile £459 £463 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.42% -3.64% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £760 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 35 19
10th Percentile £6.00 £20.35 £32.50
25th Percentile £14.67 £28.00 £44.78
Median hourly rate £17.42 £47.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -63.32% -24.00% +100.64%
75th Percentile £32.75 £67.50 £81.88
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £93.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.29 £51.25 £63.00
% change year-on-year -68.21% -18.65% +260.00%

All Process and 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 29,811 32,761 44,191
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.51% 85.67% 89.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,528 20,142 30,042
10th Percentile £300 £309 £313
25th Percentile £404 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,799 1,460 1,542
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.84 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.00 £18.64
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +47.01%
75th Percentile £44.68 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.63 £43.00 £40.64
% change year-on-year -47.37% +5.81% +76.70%

ERP
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing ERP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ERP 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 September 2025.

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 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for ERP in the UK

ERP
Top 17 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 September 2025. 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 +15 879 £550 +4.76% 1,076
UK excluding London -13 478 £525 - 953
London +50 414 £553 +0.45% 288
Work from Home +9 323 £550 - 635
South East +16 140 £515 +14.44% 299
Midlands -36 80 £550 +1.85% 206
South West +26 79 £600 +14.29% 108
East of England +43 69 £563 +12.50% 103
North of England -47 68 £500 - 185
West Midlands -38 50 £525 +0.96% 100
North West -21 47 £500 - 113
Scotland -1 43 £500 -4.76% 39
East Midlands -4 29 £600 -3.69% 101
Yorkshire -47 18 £453 -9.50% 61
Northern Ireland -1 7 £350 - 12
North East -5 3 £450 -25.00% 14
Wales +3 1 £325 -52.73% 19

ERP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 22 (2.19%) Confluence
2 21 (2.09%) Oracle Workflow
3 13 (1.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 11 (1.10%) SharePoint
5 5 (0.50%) CMS
6 4 (0.40%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.40%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.30%) Alfresco
7 3 (0.30%) SharePoint Server
8 2 (0.20%) Apache Solr
8 2 (0.20%) FactoryTalk
8 2 (0.20%) SAP EP
9 1 (0.100%) Apache
9 1 (0.100%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.100%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.100%) Camunda
9 1 (0.100%) Documentum
9 1 (0.100%) OpenEdge
9 1 (0.100%) Oracle Coherence
9 1 (0.100%) SAS
Applications
1 67 (6.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (2.59%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (2.59%) Microsoft Project
3 20 (1.99%) MS Visio
4 12 (1.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.60%) Oracle Smart View
7 2 (0.20%) Trello
8 1 (0.100%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.100%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.100%) InVision
8 1 (0.100%) Notion
8 1 (0.100%) Sketch
8 1 (0.100%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 130 (12.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 101 (10.07%) Oracle ERP
3 51 (5.08%) SAP ERP
4 39 (3.89%) Oracle Payables
5 30 (2.99%) NetSuite
5 30 (2.99%) Oracle EBS
6 28 (2.79%) Oracle EBS R12
7 27 (2.69%) Oracle Assets
8 24 (2.39%) Oracle General Ledger
9 23 (2.29%) Dynamics CRM
9 23 (2.29%) Oracle Receivables
10 22 (2.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 17 (1.69%) SAP EWM
12 15 (1.50%) Oracle Cash Management
12 15 (1.50%) Unit4 Business World
13 14 (1.40%) Oracle SCM
14 13 (1.30%) SAP WM
15 8 (0.80%) Primavera
15 8 (0.80%) SAP Oil and Gas
16 7 (0.70%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 109 (10.87%) OCI
2 98 (9.77%) Azure
3 77 (7.68%) Dynamics 365
4 73 (7.28%) SaaS
5 71 (7.08%) Power Platform
6 22 (2.19%) PaaS
7 19 (1.89%) Microsoft 365
8 18 (1.79%) AWS
9 15 (1.50%) Lucidchart
10 13 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (1.00%) Entra ID
12 9 (0.90%) Power Automate
12 9 (0.90%) PowerApps
13 8 (0.80%) Smartsheet
14 7 (0.70%) SuccessFactors
15 6 (0.60%) Azure Logic Apps
15 6 (0.60%) Tricentis Tosca
16 4 (0.40%) Azure Data Factory
16 4 (0.40%) Azure Functions
16 4 (0.40%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.100%) Internet
2 1 (0.100%) Intranet
2 1 (0.100%) LAN
2 1 (0.100%) SAN
2 1 (0.100%) VPN
2 1 (0.100%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (6.48%) Oracle Reports
2 59 (5.88%) Power BI
3 32 (3.19%) SQL Server
4 28 (2.79%) Oracle Database
5 26 (2.59%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 15 (1.50%) SAP HANA
7 13 (1.30%) Data Lake
7 13 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
8 10 (1.00%) Power Query
9 9 (0.90%) Tableau
10 7 (0.70%) Oracle BI EE
10 7 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 6 (0.60%) Relational Database
11 6 (0.60%) SAP BW
12 4 (0.40%) Crystal Reports
12 4 (0.40%) GIS
12 4 (0.40%) MongoDB
13 3 (0.30%) BusinessObjects
13 3 (0.30%) Metadata
13 3 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 46 (4.59%) JIRA
2 8 (0.80%) Postman
3 6 (0.60%) GitLab
4 4 (0.40%) LoadRunner
4 4 (0.40%) NeoLoad
4 4 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
4 4 (0.40%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.30%) Git
5 3 (0.30%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.20%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.20%) Hudson
6 2 (0.20%) JMeter
6 2 (0.20%) LSMW
7 1 (0.100%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.100%) Selenium
7 1 (0.100%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.100%) Visual Studio Code
7 1 (0.100%) Zephyr
General
1 500 (49.85%) Finance
2 333 (33.20%) Social Skills
3 133 (13.26%) Analytical Skills
4 112 (11.17%) Manufacturing
5 95 (9.47%) Public Sector
6 46 (4.59%) Pharmaceutical
7 38 (3.79%) Retail
8 36 (3.59%) Banking
9 34 (3.39%) Legal
9 34 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
10 33 (3.29%) Presentation Skills
11 28 (2.79%) General Ledger
12 25 (2.49%) Influencing Skills
13 24 (2.39%) Telecoms
14 22 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
15 21 (2.09%) Local Government
16 20 (1.99%) Billing
17 19 (1.89%) Aerospace
18 15 (1.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 15 (1.50%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 153 (15.25%) Analyst
2 137 (13.66%) Consultant
3 118 (11.76%) Lead
4 99 (9.87%) Project Manager
5 82 (8.18%) Architect
6 70 (6.98%) Business Analyst
7 62 (6.18%) Senior
8 54 (5.38%) Developer
9 41 (4.09%) Oracle Consultant
10 36 (3.59%) ERP Manager
11 32 (3.19%) SAP Consultant
12 29 (2.89%) SAP Manager
13 28 (2.79%) Programme Manager
14 26 (2.59%) ERP Analyst
14 26 (2.59%) Solutions Architect
15 24 (2.39%) Functional Consultant
16 23 (2.29%) ERP Project Manager
16 23 (2.29%) Financial Analyst
17 21 (2.09%) Administrator
18 20 (1.99%) ERP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 126 (12.56%) Oracle Fusion
2 32 (3.19%) REST
3 24 (2.39%) SOAP
4 22 (2.19%) Middleware
4 22 (2.19%) Web Services
5 19 (1.89%) XML
6 15 (1.50%) EDI
7 12 (1.20%) .NET
8 11 (1.10%) JSON
9 9 (0.90%) SAP Fiori
10 8 (0.80%) HTML
11 7 (0.70%) OAuth
11 7 (0.70%) XSLT
12 6 (0.60%) CSS
13 5 (0.50%) .NET Framework
13 5 (0.50%) SAP PI
14 4 (0.40%) ADO
15 3 (0.30%) jQuery
15 3 (0.30%) XML Messaging
15 3 (0.30%) XSL
Miscellaneous
1 49 (4.89%) Legacy Systems
2 48 (4.79%) Management Information System
3 25 (2.49%) Data Structures
3 25 (2.49%) Product Ownership
4 23 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
4 23 (2.29%) Life Science
5 16 (1.60%) FMCG
5 16 (1.60%) Virtual Team
6 13 (1.30%) Onboarding
7 12 (1.20%) AS400
7 12 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (1.00%) Analytical Mindset
8 10 (1.00%) Data Protection Act
9 9 (0.90%) Cloud Native
9 9 (0.90%) Public Cloud
10 8 (0.80%) Renewable Energy
11 7 (0.70%) e-Learning
11 7 (0.70%) Manufacturing Execution System
11 7 (0.70%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 6 (0.60%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (0.80%) Unix
1 8 (0.80%) Windows
2 2 (0.20%) Android
2 2 (0.20%) Apple iOS
2 2 (0.20%) Linux
3 1 (0.100%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 237 (23.63%) Migration
2 177 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
3 174 (17.35%) Stakeholder Management
4 163 (16.25%) Agile
5 156 (15.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 153 (15.25%) Data Migration
7 122 (12.16%) Change Management
8 114 (11.37%) Project Management
9 109 (10.87%) CRM
10 107 (10.67%) Business Intelligence
11 95 (9.47%) Project Delivery
12 89 (8.87%) User Acceptance Testing
13 82 (8.18%) Continuous Improvement
14 74 (7.38%) Validation
15 68 (6.78%) Roadmaps
16 67 (6.68%) Workshop Facilitation
17 66 (6.58%) Data Management
18 55 (5.48%) Analytics
18 55 (5.48%) Data Governance
19 51 (5.08%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 151 (15.05%) SQL
2 37 (3.69%) PL/SQL
3 14 (1.40%) Java
4 13 (1.30%) C#
4 13 (1.30%) Python
5 12 (1.20%) JavaScript
6 9 (0.90%) Groovy
7 8 (0.80%) ABAP
7 8 (0.80%) PowerShell
7 8 (0.80%) VBA
8 5 (0.50%) ProC
9 4 (0.40%) Perl
9 4 (0.40%) X++
10 3 (0.30%) PHP
10 3 (0.30%) R
10 3 (0.30%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.20%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.100%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.100%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 112 (11.17%) Security Cleared
2 106 (10.57%) Degree
3 98 (9.77%) SC Cleared
4 34 (3.39%) PMP
5 32 (3.19%) PMI Certification
6 19 (1.89%) CIMA
7 18 (1.79%) ACCA
8 16 (1.60%) SAP Certification
9 11 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
10 10 (1.00%) Master's Degree
10 10 (1.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 8 (0.80%) Oracle Certification
12 7 (0.70%) Azure Certification
13 5 (0.50%) CBAP
13 5 (0.50%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.40%) APMG
14 4 (0.40%) CCA
15 3 (0.30%) OCA
16 2 (0.20%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (4.79%) Data Quality
2 39 (3.89%) QA
3 30 (2.99%) PMO
4 27 (2.69%) GDPR
5 25 (2.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 15 (1.50%) SLA
7 12 (1.20%) Accessibility
8 11 (1.10%) GxP
9 7 (0.70%) APQC
10 5 (0.50%) IFRS
11 4 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 3 (0.30%) GAAP
12 3 (0.30%) GMP
13 2 (0.20%) Basel III
13 2 (0.20%) ISO 20022
13 2 (0.20%) NIST
13 2 (0.20%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.20%) PMBOK
13 2 (0.20%) WCAG
14 1 (0.100%) ITGC
System Software
1 7 (0.70%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.40%) Oracle RAC
3 3 (0.30%) Docker
4 1 (0.100%) Samba
Systems Management
1 4 (0.40%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
1 4 (0.40%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 4 (0.40%) Oracle RMAN
1 4 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (0.30%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.20%) Control-M
3 2 (0.20%) HP ALM
3 2 (0.20%) Terraform
4 1 (0.100%) NetBackup
4 1 (0.100%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 373 (37.19%) Oracle
2 305 (30.41%) SAP
3 147 (14.66%) Microsoft
4 66 (6.58%) Salesforce
5 59 (5.88%) Workday
6 40 (3.99%) IFS
7 22 (2.19%) Ariba
8 11 (1.10%) ServiceNow
9 8 (0.80%) MuleSoft
9 8 (0.80%) PeopleSoft
10 7 (0.70%) Hyperion
10 7 (0.70%) Sage
11 6 (0.60%) Databricks
12 5 (0.50%) Adaptive Insights
12 5 (0.50%) Adobe
12 5 (0.50%) Anaplan
12 5 (0.50%) IBM
12 5 (0.50%) OpenText
13 4 (0.40%) Concur
13 4 (0.40%) Rockwell