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 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 94 95
Rank change year-on-year +40 +1 +14
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,795 766 1,000
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.73% 2.63% 2.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.42% 2.89% 2.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,016 471 626
10th Percentile £350 £363 £363
25th Percentile £456 £438 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £545
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -1.38% -0.91%
75th Percentile £638 £657 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £505 £500
% change year-on-year +3.96% +1.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 109 23 30
10th Percentile £17.69 £52.75 £13.05
25th Percentile £31.25 £65.63 £17.75
Median hourly rate £57.50 £72.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.69% +81.25% -36.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £55.00
90th Percentile £74.00 £87.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £72.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -20.69% +81.25% -37.09%

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 40,582 26,548 36,652
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.29% 91.02% 86.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,477 17,040 23,631
10th Percentile £325 £305 £300
25th Percentile £413 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £514 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.88% -2.10% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £495 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +4.21% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,387 1,106 2,443
10th Percentile £14.82 £14.35 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.80 £18.13 £16.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £28.17 £36.05
Median % change year-on-year +50.90% -21.86% +0.13%
75th Percentile £67.50 £60.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £79.70 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +78.93% -32.93% +7.14%

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 20 May 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 20 May 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 20 May 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 +35 1,514 £540 +0.47% 621
UK excluding London +49 921 £525 +3.96% 494
London +42 645 £550 -0.23% 194
Work from Home +49 550 £540 -1.82% 294
South East +7 233 £550 - 131
North of England +36 210 £500 +17.65% 121
Midlands +15 173 £525 +5.00% 105
South West +21 123 £523 +4.50% 63
North West +33 110 £500 +2.25% 61
West Midlands +1 103 £525 +5.00% 56
East of England +18 98 £575 -2.13% 50
Yorkshire +5 86 £590 +47.50% 45
East Midlands +11 66 £525 +10.53% 47
Scotland +9 47 £525 +3.65% 23
Wales +13 25 £475 - 2
Northern Ireland +12 16 £475 +18.75% 16
North East -21 14 £500 +7.82% 18
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 19 (1.06%) SharePoint
2 16 (0.89%) Confluence
2 16 (0.89%) Oracle Workflow
3 13 (0.72%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (0.33%) WebLogic
5 5 (0.28%) NetWeaver
5 5 (0.28%) SAP EP
6 4 (0.22%) Apache
6 4 (0.22%) Oracle Service Bus
7 3 (0.17%) CMS
7 3 (0.17%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.11%) Anypoint
8 2 (0.11%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.11%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.11%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.056%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.056%) Documentum
9 1 (0.056%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.056%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.056%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 87 (4.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (2.23%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
4 22 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (1.23%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.28%) Oracle Smart View
6 5 (0.28%) PTC Creo
7 2 (0.11%) Windchill
8 1 (0.056%) Trello
Business Applications
1 284 (15.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 123 (6.85%) Oracle ERP
3 61 (3.40%) SAP ERP
4 54 (3.01%) Oracle EBS
5 44 (2.45%) Oracle Payables
6 43 (2.40%) NetSuite
7 37 (2.06%) Dynamics CRM
8 34 (1.89%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 31 (1.73%) Oracle Receivables
10 17 (0.95%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
10 17 (0.95%) Shopify
11 16 (0.89%) Oracle Assets
11 16 (0.89%) Unit4 Business World
12 15 (0.84%) Oracle EBS R12
12 15 (0.84%) Oracle General Ledger
13 12 (0.67%) Oracle Financials
13 12 (0.67%) SAP FI
13 12 (0.67%) Teamcenter
13 12 (0.67%) Workday HCM
14 11 (0.61%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 219 (12.20%) Azure
2 195 (10.86%) Dynamics 365
3 152 (8.47%) OCI
4 144 (8.02%) Power Platform
5 94 (5.24%) SaaS
6 65 (3.62%) AWS
7 51 (2.84%) Azure DevOps
8 50 (2.79%) PaaS
9 32 (1.78%) Boomi
10 28 (1.56%) Power Automate
10 28 (1.56%) PowerApps
11 27 (1.50%) SuccessFactors
12 24 (1.34%) Azure Logic Apps
13 19 (1.06%) GCP
14 18 (1.00%) IaaS
15 17 (0.95%) Microsoft 365
16 16 (0.89%) GitHub
17 15 (0.84%) Azure Data Factory
17 15 (0.84%) Azure Service Bus
17 15 (0.84%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.22%) FTP
1 4 (0.22%) LAN
2 3 (0.17%) 5G
2 3 (0.17%) Firewall
3 2 (0.11%) Intranet
3 2 (0.11%) WAN
4 1 (0.056%) DHCP
4 1 (0.056%) DMZ
4 1 (0.056%) DNS
4 1 (0.056%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.056%) HTTP
4 1 (0.056%) Modbus
4 1 (0.056%) MQTT
4 1 (0.056%) RFID
4 1 (0.056%) SMS
4 1 (0.056%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.056%) VoIP
4 1 (0.056%) VPN
4 1 (0.056%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.056%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 104 (5.79%) Power BI
2 60 (3.34%) Oracle Reports
3 51 (2.84%) Data Warehouse
4 26 (1.45%) Data Lake
5 23 (1.28%) Oracle ODI
6 20 (1.11%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 20 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 19 (1.06%) SQL Server
8 12 (0.67%) Metadata
9 11 (0.61%) Tableau
10 10 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 9 (0.50%) Oracle Database
12 8 (0.45%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 7 (0.39%) SAP HANA
14 6 (0.33%) MongoDB
15 5 (0.28%) Star Schema
16 4 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
16 4 (0.22%) BusinessObjects
16 4 (0.22%) GIS
16 4 (0.22%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 100 (5.57%) JIRA
2 30 (1.67%) Git
3 28 (1.56%) Postman
4 21 (1.17%) Hudson
5 10 (0.56%) SoapUI
5 10 (0.56%) Visual Studio
6 7 (0.39%) Jenkins
6 7 (0.39%) Selenium
7 5 (0.28%) CircleCI
7 5 (0.28%) GitLab
7 5 (0.28%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
8 4 (0.22%) Zephyr
9 3 (0.17%) Cucumber
9 3 (0.17%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 2 (0.11%) Gradle
11 1 (0.056%) PowerDesigner
11 1 (0.056%) SpecFlow
11 1 (0.056%) TestRail
11 1 (0.056%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 919 (51.20%) Finance
2 493 (27.47%) Social Skills
3 237 (13.20%) Analytical Skills
4 165 (9.19%) Manufacturing
5 123 (6.85%) Public Sector
6 85 (4.74%) Retail
7 67 (3.73%) Legal
8 60 (3.34%) Influencing Skills
9 51 (2.84%) Local Government
10 50 (2.79%) Documentation Skills
11 48 (2.67%) Pharmaceutical
12 47 (2.62%) General Ledger
13 46 (2.56%) Law
14 36 (2.01%) Banking
15 32 (1.78%) Billing
16 30 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
17 21 (1.17%) Military
17 21 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
18 18 (1.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 16 (0.89%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 291 (16.21%) Lead
2 266 (14.82%) Architect
3 236 (13.15%) Consultant
4 214 (11.92%) Analyst
5 178 (9.92%) Project Manager
6 159 (8.86%) Senior
7 129 (7.19%) Solutions Architect
8 108 (6.02%) Business Analyst
9 88 (4.90%) Developer
10 84 (4.68%) ERP Manager
11 61 (3.40%) Accountant
12 53 (2.95%) SAP Consultant
13 52 (2.90%) Senior Manager
14 51 (2.84%) Financial Analyst
14 51 (2.84%) Implementation Consultant
15 49 (2.73%) Oracle Consultant
16 48 (2.67%) SAP Manager
17 45 (2.51%) Programme Manager
17 45 (2.51%) Systems Accountant
18 40 (2.23%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 202 (11.25%) Oracle Fusion
2 100 (5.57%) REST
3 84 (4.68%) Middleware
4 59 (3.29%) SOAP
5 49 (2.73%) JSON
6 47 (2.62%) XML
7 32 (1.78%) Web Services
8 23 (1.28%) OAuth
9 22 (1.23%) XSLT
10 20 (1.11%) .NET
11 18 (1.00%) SAP Fiori
12 15 (0.84%) Node.js
13 14 (0.78%) EDI
13 14 (0.78%) JWT
13 14 (0.78%) Lightning Web Components
14 10 (0.56%) HTML
14 10 (0.56%) PySpark
15 9 (0.50%) RESTful
16 8 (0.45%) Kafka
16 8 (0.45%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 98 (5.46%) Legacy Systems
2 59 (3.29%) Data Structures
3 42 (2.34%) Management Information System
3 42 (2.34%) Product Ownership
3 42 (2.34%) Public Cloud
4 29 (1.62%) Cloud Native
4 29 (1.62%) Onboarding
5 25 (1.39%) FMCG
6 24 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
6 24 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
7 18 (1.00%) Distributed Systems
8 17 (0.95%) IoT
9 15 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
10 14 (0.78%) AI Agents
10 14 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
11 13 (0.72%) Life Science
12 12 (0.67%) Greenfield Project
13 11 (0.61%) Virtual Team
14 10 (0.56%) SCADA
15 8 (0.45%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 22 (1.23%) Windows
2 5 (0.28%) Linux
3 4 (0.22%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.17%) Unix
5 1 (0.056%) Android
5 1 (0.056%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.056%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 460 (25.63%) Migration
2 385 (21.45%) Stakeholder Management
3 303 (16.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 294 (16.38%) Data Migration
5 265 (14.76%) Agile
6 264 (14.71%) User Acceptance Testing
7 242 (13.48%) Problem-Solving
8 211 (11.75%) Continuous Improvement
9 197 (10.97%) Change Management
10 192 (10.70%) Validation
11 188 (10.47%) Project Management
12 158 (8.80%) Business Intelligence
13 154 (8.58%) CRM
14 144 (8.02%) Data Modelling
15 137 (7.63%) Procure-to-Pay
16 132 (7.35%) Roadmaps
17 115 (6.41%) Analytics
18 113 (6.30%) Project Delivery
18 113 (6.30%) Translating Business Requirements
19 112 (6.24%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 147 (8.19%) SQL
2 49 (2.73%) Python
3 38 (2.12%) PL/SQL
4 34 (1.89%) Java
5 29 (1.62%) C#
5 29 (1.62%) JavaScript
6 16 (0.89%) Apex Code
7 15 (0.84%) Ruby
8 13 (0.72%) X++
9 12 (0.67%) ABAP
10 9 (0.50%) TypeScript
11 8 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 7 (0.39%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.28%) PowerShell
13 5 (0.28%) SOQL
13 5 (0.28%) SOSL
13 5 (0.28%) VBA
14 4 (0.22%) Perl
15 3 (0.17%) C++
15 3 (0.17%) Korn
Qualifications
1 199 (11.09%) Security Cleared
2 149 (8.30%) SC Cleared
3 136 (7.58%) Degree
4 101 (5.63%) CIMA
5 93 (5.18%) ACCA
6 46 (2.56%) PMP
7 39 (2.17%) PMI Certification
8 17 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
9 16 (0.89%) Master's Degree
10 15 (0.84%) DV Cleared
11 13 (0.72%) Oracle Certification
12 11 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
13 10 (0.56%) SAP Certification
14 9 (0.50%) TOGAF Certification
15 7 (0.39%) APMP
15 7 (0.39%) Azure Certification
15 7 (0.39%) ISTQB
16 5 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Certification
17 4 (0.22%) APMG
17 4 (0.22%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (5.91%) Data Quality
2 77 (4.29%) QA
3 70 (3.90%) GDPR
4 49 (2.73%) PMO
5 30 (1.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 21 (1.17%) IFRS
7 19 (1.06%) GAAP
8 17 (0.95%) SLA
9 11 (0.61%) GxP
10 10 (0.56%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 7 (0.39%) GMP
13 6 (0.33%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 5 (0.28%) Disclosure Scotland
14 5 (0.28%) NCSC
14 5 (0.28%) NIST
15 4 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
15 4 (0.22%) GRC
16 3 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 9 (0.50%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.33%) Docker
3 2 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 10 (0.56%) Kubernetes
2 9 (0.50%) HP ALM
3 5 (0.28%) Terraform
4 4 (0.22%) Kibana
4 4 (0.22%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.17%) Control-M
5 3 (0.17%) Grafana
5 3 (0.17%) MOM
5 3 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.11%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.056%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.056%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.056%) SCCM
Vendors
1 559 (31.14%) SAP
2 500 (27.86%) Oracle
3 295 (16.43%) Microsoft
4 92 (5.13%) Workday
5 74 (4.12%) Salesforce
6 72 (4.01%) IFS
7 56 (3.12%) Siemens
8 51 (2.84%) ServiceNow
9 36 (2.01%) Ariba
9 36 (2.01%) Databricks
9 36 (2.01%) MuleSoft
10 30 (1.67%) Infor
10 30 (1.67%) Sage
11 16 (0.89%) Informatica
12 11 (0.61%) Epicor
13 9 (0.50%) Google
13 9 (0.50%) HP
13 9 (0.50%) JD Edwards
14 8 (0.45%) Foundry
15 7 (0.39%) Talend