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

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 100 97
Rank change year-on-year +43 -3 +8
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,873 769 1,006
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.71% 2.58% 2.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.37% 2.83% 2.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,068 470 606
10th Percentile £350 £363 £363
25th Percentile £456 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £532 £538 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.02% -0.46% -1.82%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £647
90th Percentile £738 £726 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -7.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 117 34 38
10th Percentile £17.73 £15.28 £13.90
25th Percentile £28.50 £23.73 £26.13
Median hourly rate £57.50 £68.75 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year -16.36% +94.43% -43.42%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £59.69
90th Percentile £69.70 £85.00 £66.16
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £33.43
% change year-on-year -17.86% +109.39% -47.43%

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 42,883 27,154 37,300
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.85% 91.05% 85.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,719 17,238 23,736
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.49% -3.81% -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £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 2,572 1,254 2,607
10th Percentile £14.70 £14.20 £12.70
25th Percentile £20.07 £17.79 £16.04
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.40 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +73.07% -32.27% +7.05%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.19 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.25 £73.75 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.08 £38.12
% change year-on-year +79.46% -34.22% +17.29%

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 19 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 19 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 19 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 +36 1,572 £550 +2.33% 612
UK excluding London +52 983 £525 +5.00% 525
London +27 664 £560 +1.59% 194
Work from Home +61 562 £550 - 315
South East +3 248 £525 -2.33% 145
North of England +52 219 £500 +8.11% 103
Midlands +32 194 £525 +2.44% 120
South West +40 126 £525 +13.51% 67
North West +41 120 £500 +2.41% 65
West Midlands +10 120 £540 +8.00% 69
East of England +24 94 £575 - 43
Yorkshire -1 81 £550 +37.50% 33
East Midlands +21 70 £525 +5.00% 50
Scotland +19 58 £500 -0.99% 20
Wales - 25 £525 - 24
Northern Ireland +23 24 £475 +18.75% 21
North East -21 18 £500 -8.05% 8
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 24 (1.28%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.01%) Oracle Workflow
3 16 (0.85%) Confluence
4 6 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.27%) NetWeaver
5 5 (0.27%) SAS
6 4 (0.21%) Apache
6 4 (0.21%) SAP EP
6 4 (0.21%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.16%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.11%) Anypoint
8 2 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.11%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.11%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.11%) CMS
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Coherence
8 2 (0.11%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.053%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.053%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 82 (4.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.17%) MS Visio
4 14 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 10 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.27%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.27%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.11%) Windchill
9 1 (0.053%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 288 (15.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 137 (7.31%) Oracle ERP
3 67 (3.58%) SAP ERP
4 53 (2.83%) Oracle Payables
5 52 (2.78%) NetSuite
6 44 (2.35%) Oracle EBS
7 41 (2.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 34 (1.82%) Oracle Receivables
9 28 (1.49%) Dynamics CRM
10 21 (1.12%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
11 18 (0.96%) Oracle Assets
12 17 (0.91%) Oracle Financials
12 17 (0.91%) Oracle General Ledger
12 17 (0.91%) Unit4 Business World
13 14 (0.75%) Infor CloudSuite
13 14 (0.75%) Oracle EBS R12
14 12 (0.64%) SAP MDG
14 12 (0.64%) Teamcenter
15 10 (0.53%) Oracle 11i
16 9 (0.48%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 239 (12.76%) Azure
2 173 (9.24%) Dynamics 365
3 166 (8.86%) Power Platform
4 143 (7.63%) OCI
5 109 (5.82%) SaaS
6 67 (3.58%) AWS
7 56 (2.99%) Azure DevOps
8 44 (2.35%) PaaS
9 31 (1.66%) Boomi
10 30 (1.60%) Power Automate
11 29 (1.55%) PowerApps
12 27 (1.44%) SuccessFactors
13 24 (1.28%) Azure Logic Apps
14 21 (1.12%) GitHub
15 20 (1.07%) GCP
16 18 (0.96%) Microsoft 365
17 17 (0.91%) Azure Service Bus
18 16 (0.85%) IaaS
19 15 (0.80%) Azure Data Factory
19 15 (0.80%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.27%) 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%) MQTT
5 1 (0.053%) SMS
5 1 (0.053%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.053%) VoIP
5 1 (0.053%) VPN
5 1 (0.053%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 127 (6.78%) Power BI
2 57 (3.04%) Data Warehouse
3 56 (2.99%) Oracle Reports
4 28 (1.49%) Data Lake
5 26 (1.39%) Oracle ODI
6 23 (1.23%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 20 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 19 (1.01%) SQL Server
9 14 (0.75%) Tableau
10 13 (0.69%) Metadata
11 10 (0.53%) BusinessObjects
12 9 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 8 (0.43%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
14 6 (0.32%) MongoDB
14 6 (0.32%) Oracle Database
14 6 (0.32%) SAP HANA
14 6 (0.32%) Star Schema
15 5 (0.27%) SAP Data Services
15 5 (0.27%) Snowflake Schema
16 4 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 81 (4.32%) JIRA
2 31 (1.66%) Git
3 20 (1.07%) Hudson
4 17 (0.91%) 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%) 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%) Gradle
8 2 (0.11%) LSMW
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.053%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.053%) JDeveloper
9 1 (0.053%) TestRail
General
1 978 (52.22%) Finance
2 474 (25.31%) Social Skills
3 240 (12.81%) Analytical Skills
4 181 (9.66%) Manufacturing
5 141 (7.53%) Public Sector
6 93 (4.97%) Retail
7 63 (3.36%) Legal
8 60 (3.20%) Influencing Skills
9 55 (2.94%) General Ledger
10 53 (2.83%) Documentation Skills
11 52 (2.78%) Local Government
12 46 (2.46%) Law
12 46 (2.46%) Pharmaceutical
13 43 (2.30%) Billing
14 38 (2.03%) Banking
15 30 (1.60%) Organisational Skills
16 26 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 22 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
18 17 (0.91%) Aerospace
19 16 (0.85%) Military
Job Titles
1 327 (17.46%) Lead
2 276 (14.74%) Architect
3 248 (13.24%) Consultant
4 212 (11.32%) Analyst
5 174 (9.29%) Project Manager
6 152 (8.12%) Senior
7 136 (7.26%) Solutions Architect
8 98 (5.23%) Business Analyst
9 92 (4.91%) Developer
9 92 (4.91%) ERP Manager
10 69 (3.68%) Accountant
11 58 (3.10%) Oracle Consultant
12 52 (2.78%) Finance Manager
12 52 (2.78%) Implementation Consultant
12 52 (2.78%) Systems Accountant
13 50 (2.67%) SAP Consultant
14 49 (2.62%) Financial Analyst
14 49 (2.62%) Senior Manager
15 42 (2.24%) ERP Project Manager
15 42 (2.24%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 199 (10.62%) Oracle Fusion
2 99 (5.29%) REST
3 91 (4.86%) Middleware
4 55 (2.94%) SOAP
5 45 (2.40%) JSON
6 42 (2.24%) XML
7 29 (1.55%) Web Services
8 25 (1.33%) .NET
9 17 (0.91%) OAuth
10 16 (0.85%) EDI
10 16 (0.85%) Lightning Web Components
10 16 (0.85%) Node.js
10 16 (0.85%) SAP Fiori
11 14 (0.75%) XSLT
12 13 (0.69%) HTML
13 11 (0.59%) CSS
13 11 (0.59%) JWT
14 10 (0.53%) PySpark
15 9 (0.48%) Ajax
15 9 (0.48%) React
Miscellaneous
1 105 (5.61%) Legacy Systems
2 56 (2.99%) Data Structures
3 48 (2.56%) Management Information System
4 47 (2.51%) Product Ownership
5 36 (1.92%) Public Cloud
6 32 (1.71%) Onboarding
7 30 (1.60%) Cloud Native
7 30 (1.60%) FMCG
8 23 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
9 21 (1.12%) Distributed Systems
10 19 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
11 18 (0.96%) IoT
12 16 (0.85%) AI Agents
13 15 (0.80%) Data Protection Act
14 13 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
15 11 (0.59%) Greenfield Project
15 11 (0.59%) Life Science
15 11 (0.59%) Virtual Team
16 8 (0.43%) Algorithms
16 8 (0.43%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 22 (1.17%) Windows
2 7 (0.37%) Linux
3 4 (0.21%) 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
1 486 (25.95%) Migration
2 430 (22.96%) Stakeholder Management
3 331 (17.67%) Data Migration
4 304 (16.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 281 (15.00%) User Acceptance Testing
6 248 (13.24%) Agile
7 245 (13.08%) Problem-Solving
8 238 (12.71%) Continuous Improvement
9 205 (10.95%) Validation
10 204 (10.89%) Change Management
11 181 (9.66%) Business Intelligence
11 181 (9.66%) Project Management
12 159 (8.49%) Data Modelling
13 153 (8.17%) CRM
14 149 (7.96%) Roadmaps
15 141 (7.53%) Procure-to-Pay
16 136 (7.26%) Analytics
17 122 (6.51%) Translating Business Requirements
18 120 (6.41%) Process Improvement
19 116 (6.19%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 160 (8.54%) SQL
2 62 (3.31%) Python
3 36 (1.92%) JavaScript
4 34 (1.82%) Java
5 33 (1.76%) PL/SQL
6 25 (1.33%) C#
7 18 (0.96%) Apex Code
8 17 (0.91%) Ruby
9 15 (0.80%) X++
10 14 (0.75%) ABAP
11 11 (0.59%) TypeScript
12 10 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 8 (0.43%) T-SQL
14 5 (0.27%) SOQL
14 5 (0.27%) SOSL
14 5 (0.27%) VBA
15 4 (0.21%) PowerShell
16 3 (0.16%) C++
16 3 (0.16%) Groovy
16 3 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 193 (10.30%) Security Cleared
2 141 (7.53%) SC Cleared
3 109 (5.82%) Degree
4 103 (5.50%) CIMA
5 97 (5.18%) ACCA
6 41 (2.19%) PMP
7 35 (1.87%) PMI Certification
8 28 (1.49%) DV Cleared
9 15 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
9 15 (0.80%) Master's Degree
10 14 (0.75%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
12 9 (0.48%) SAP Certification
13 8 (0.43%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.37%) Oracle Certification
15 6 (0.32%) ISTQB
16 5 (0.27%) CFA
17 4 (0.21%) CCAB
17 4 (0.21%) CISM
17 4 (0.21%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 121 (6.46%) Data Quality
2 72 (3.84%) GDPR
3 71 (3.79%) QA
4 46 (2.46%) PMO
5 31 (1.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 24 (1.28%) IFRS
7 18 (0.96%) GAAP
7 18 (0.96%) SLA
8 11 (0.59%) Accessibility
9 10 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 8 (0.43%) GxP
10 8 (0.43%) NCSC
11 7 (0.37%) GMP
12 6 (0.32%) GRC
12 6 (0.32%) PCI DSS
13 5 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 4 (0.21%) NIST
15 3 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
15 3 (0.16%) IFRS 17
15 3 (0.16%) Solvency II
System Software
1 10 (0.53%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.37%) Docker
3 1 (0.053%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 11 (0.59%) Kubernetes
1 11 (0.59%) Terraform
2 10 (0.53%) HP ALM
3 5 (0.27%) Kibana
3 5 (0.27%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.21%) Grafana
5 3 (0.16%) Control-M
5 3 (0.16%) MOM
5 3 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.053%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.053%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.053%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.053%) SCCM
Vendors
1 579 (30.91%) SAP
2 518 (27.66%) Oracle
3 308 (16.44%) Microsoft
4 86 (4.59%) Workday
5 83 (4.43%) IFS
6 78 (4.16%) Salesforce
7 59 (3.15%) ServiceNow
8 55 (2.94%) Siemens
9 40 (2.14%) Databricks
10 37 (1.98%) Ariba
10 37 (1.98%) Sage
11 36 (1.92%) Infor
12 33 (1.76%) MuleSoft
13 14 (0.75%) Informatica
14 13 (0.69%) Google
14 13 (0.69%) JD Edwards
15 12 (0.64%) Concur
15 12 (0.64%) Epicor
16 10 (0.53%) HP
17 8 (0.43%) Foundry