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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 85 100
Rank change year-on-year +22 +15 -4
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,963 946 905
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.66% 2.89% 2.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.33% 3.19% 2.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,158 567 512
10th Percentile £370 £329 £363
25th Percentile £463 £450 £461
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 £725 £757
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £511
% change year-on-year - +2.69% -7.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 95 46 36
10th Percentile £14.82 £6.00 £18.13
25th Percentile £17.44 £14.67 £28.00
Median hourly rate £27.30 £17.43 £46.25
Median % change year-on-year +56.67% -62.32% -27.17%
75th Percentile £43.50 £52.25 £66.25
90th Percentile £74.50 £78.75 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.38 £16.29 £45.00
% change year-on-year +55.80% -63.80% -29.78%

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 45,369 29,617 32,996
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.56% 90.44% 85.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,730 18,446 20,728
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,902 1,758 1,607
10th Percentile £14.10 £14.20 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.78 £17.30 £18.82
Median hourly rate £41.09 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +63.39% -40.82% +2.41%
75th Percentile £67.88 £47.09 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £67.25 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.56 £22.63 £43.00
% change year-on-year +92.49% -47.37% +14.67%

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 1 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 1 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 1 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 +14 1,623 £550 - 1,783
UK excluding London +29 1,022 £525 - 1,309
London +10 682 £600 +9.09% 727
Work from Home +26 546 £550 - 959
North of England +63 271 £525 +5.00% 304
South East -4 266 £525 +1.94% 309
Midlands +32 210 £525 -4.55% 240
North West +36 156 £525 +5.00% 176
West Midlands +14 120 £525 - 138
Yorkshire +36 95 £500 +10.50% 82
East of England -4 84 £509 -9.91% 129
East Midlands +25 81 £525 -12.50% 102
South West -25 77 £525 -12.50% 144
Scotland +12 74 £525 +5.00% 119
Northern Ireland +22 24 £450 +28.57% 72
North East -30 20 £500 -6.98% 49
Wales +3 18 £488 +50.00% 19
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 35 (1.78%) SharePoint
2 24 (1.22%) Oracle Workflow
3 19 (0.97%) Confluence
4 6 (0.31%) CMS
5 5 (0.25%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.25%) SAS
6 4 (0.20%) Anypoint
6 4 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.20%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.20%) ThingWorx
7 3 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.15%) FactoryTalk
7 3 (0.15%) SAP EP
7 3 (0.15%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.10%) Apache
8 2 (0.10%) Oracle Coherence
8 2 (0.10%) Oracle Service Bus
8 2 (0.10%) SugarCRM
9 1 (0.051%) EPiServer
Applications
1 102 (5.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (2.29%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.02%) Microsoft Project
4 19 (0.97%) MS Visio
5 17 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
6 15 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 5 (0.25%) Windchill
8 4 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.10%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.051%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.051%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 287 (14.62%) SAP S/4HANA
2 153 (7.79%) Oracle ERP
3 67 (3.41%) Oracle Payables
4 66 (3.36%) NetSuite
5 65 (3.31%) SAP ERP
6 52 (2.65%) Oracle Receivables
7 43 (2.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 40 (2.04%) Oracle EBS
9 33 (1.68%) Dynamics CRM
10 26 (1.32%) Oracle General Ledger
11 24 (1.22%) Oracle Financials
12 19 (0.97%) Oracle Assets
12 19 (0.97%) SAP MDG
13 15 (0.76%) Infor CloudSuite
13 15 (0.76%) Unit4 Business World
14 14 (0.71%) Dynamics NAV
14 14 (0.71%) Workday HCM
15 13 (0.66%) SAP FI
15 13 (0.66%) SAP MM
16 12 (0.61%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 202 (10.29%) Dynamics 365
2 199 (10.14%) Azure
3 196 (9.98%) Power Platform
4 143 (7.28%) OCI
5 119 (6.06%) SaaS
6 79 (4.02%) AWS
7 59 (3.01%) Azure DevOps
8 39 (1.99%) GCP
9 38 (1.94%) SuccessFactors
10 37 (1.88%) PaaS
11 36 (1.83%) Microsoft 365
12 31 (1.58%) Power Automate
13 29 (1.48%) Boomi
14 27 (1.38%) PowerApps
15 26 (1.32%) Microsoft Copilot
16 25 (1.27%) GitHub
17 20 (1.02%) Entra ID
18 16 (0.82%) Azure Service Bus
18 16 (0.82%) Salesforce Service Cloud
18 16 (0.82%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 10 (0.51%) HTTP
2 7 (0.36%) Network Security
3 6 (0.31%) FTP
4 5 (0.25%) SSL
5 3 (0.15%) 5G
5 3 (0.15%) Firewall
6 2 (0.10%) Intranet
6 2 (0.10%) LAN
6 2 (0.10%) SMS
6 2 (0.10%) WAN
7 1 (0.051%) DHCP
7 1 (0.051%) DMZ
7 1 (0.051%) DNS
7 1 (0.051%) MQTT
7 1 (0.051%) RFID
7 1 (0.051%) SMTP
7 1 (0.051%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.051%) VPN
7 1 (0.051%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 138 (7.03%) Power BI
2 63 (3.21%) Data Warehouse
3 45 (2.29%) Oracle Reports
4 33 (1.68%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 26 (1.32%) SQL Server
6 23 (1.17%) Tableau
7 22 (1.12%) Data Lake
7 22 (1.12%) Oracle ODI
8 19 (0.97%) Metadata
9 13 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
9 13 (0.66%) Relational Database
10 11 (0.56%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 11 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 7 (0.36%) BigQuery
11 7 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
11 7 (0.36%) Power Query
11 7 (0.36%) SAP HANA
11 7 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 6 (0.31%) SAP Data Services
12 6 (0.31%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 90 (4.58%) JIRA
2 31 (1.58%) Git
3 17 (0.87%) Hudson
4 15 (0.76%) Oracle Forms
5 13 (0.66%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.31%) Postman
6 6 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
7 4 (0.20%) CircleCI
7 4 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.20%) Zephyr
8 3 (0.15%) GitLab
8 3 (0.15%) LSMW
8 3 (0.15%) Selenium
8 3 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.10%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.10%) MLflow
9 2 (0.10%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.051%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.051%) JDeveloper
10 1 (0.051%) TestRail
General
1 1,022 (52.06%) Finance
2 549 (27.97%) Social Skills
3 247 (12.58%) Analytical Skills
4 205 (10.44%) Manufacturing
5 172 (8.76%) Public Sector
6 103 (5.25%) Retail
7 80 (4.08%) Influencing Skills
8 68 (3.46%) General Ledger
9 56 (2.85%) Billing
10 55 (2.80%) Documentation Skills
11 51 (2.60%) Legal
12 48 (2.45%) Law
13 47 (2.39%) Banking
14 46 (2.34%) Organisational Skills
15 39 (1.99%) Local Government
16 35 (1.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 33 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
18 29 (1.48%) Pharmaceutical
19 20 (1.02%) Aerospace
20 19 (0.97%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 368 (18.75%) Lead
2 319 (16.25%) Architect
3 264 (13.45%) Analyst
4 234 (11.92%) Consultant
5 150 (7.64%) Senior
6 144 (7.34%) Solutions Architect
7 129 (6.57%) Project Manager
8 124 (6.32%) Business Analyst
9 107 (5.45%) Developer
10 88 (4.48%) Oracle Consultant
11 63 (3.21%) ERP Manager
12 58 (2.95%) Financial Analyst
13 55 (2.80%) Accountant
14 54 (2.75%) Functional Consultant
15 49 (2.50%) Data Analyst
16 43 (2.19%) Lead Architect
16 43 (2.19%) Programme Manager
17 42 (2.14%) SAP Manager
18 41 (2.09%) Administrator
18 41 (2.09%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 216 (11.00%) Oracle Fusion
2 122 (6.21%) REST
3 105 (5.35%) Middleware
4 73 (3.72%) SOAP
5 44 (2.24%) XML
6 42 (2.14%) JSON
7 35 (1.78%) Web Services
8 33 (1.68%) .NET
9 24 (1.22%) OAuth
10 21 (1.07%) EDI
11 20 (1.02%) OAuth2
12 18 (0.92%) Lightning Web Components
12 18 (0.92%) Terraform
13 17 (0.87%) SAP Fiori
14 14 (0.71%) XSLT
15 11 (0.56%) CSS
15 11 (0.56%) HTML
15 11 (0.56%) Node.js
15 11 (0.56%) PySpark
16 10 (0.51%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 103 (5.25%) Legacy Systems
2 71 (3.62%) Data Structures
3 61 (3.11%) Enterprise Software
3 61 (3.11%) Product Ownership
4 60 (3.06%) Management Information System
5 44 (2.24%) Onboarding
6 37 (1.88%) FMCG
7 34 (1.73%) Public Cloud
8 33 (1.68%) Cloud Native
9 24 (1.22%) Distributed Systems
9 24 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
10 21 (1.07%) Life Science
11 16 (0.82%) Greenfield Project
12 15 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
12 15 (0.76%) Low-Code
12 15 (0.76%) Operational Technology
13 14 (0.71%) AI Agents
14 12 (0.61%) Analytical Mindset
14 12 (0.61%) Manufacturing Execution System
14 12 (0.61%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 26 (1.32%) Windows
2 10 (0.51%) Windows Server
3 7 (0.36%) Linux
4 2 (0.10%) Android
4 2 (0.10%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.10%) OpenVMS
4 2 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.10%) Unix
4 2 (0.10%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.051%) AIX
5 1 (0.051%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.051%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 562 (28.63%) Stakeholder Management
2 499 (25.42%) Migration
3 373 (19.00%) Data Migration
4 324 (16.51%) User Acceptance Testing
5 319 (16.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 282 (14.37%) Agile
7 275 (14.01%) Continuous Improvement
8 258 (13.14%) Problem-Solving
9 211 (10.75%) Validation
10 198 (10.09%) Change Management
11 192 (9.78%) Business Intelligence
12 189 (9.63%) CRM
13 181 (9.22%) Process Improvement
13 181 (9.22%) Roadmaps
14 178 (9.07%) Data Modelling
15 173 (8.81%) Analytics
16 154 (7.85%) Translating Business Requirements
17 144 (7.34%) Workshop Facilitation
18 143 (7.28%) Procure-to-Pay
19 137 (6.98%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 183 (9.32%) SQL
2 63 (3.21%) Python
3 35 (1.78%) JavaScript
4 34 (1.73%) Java
5 33 (1.68%) PL/SQL
6 32 (1.63%) C#
7 20 (1.02%) Apex Code
7 20 (1.02%) X++
8 18 (0.92%) Ruby
9 15 (0.76%) ABAP
10 13 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 10 (0.51%) TypeScript
12 8 (0.41%) Groovy
13 7 (0.36%) T-SQL
14 5 (0.25%) SOQL
14 5 (0.25%) SOSL
14 5 (0.25%) VBA
15 4 (0.20%) PowerShell
16 3 (0.15%) C++
16 3 (0.15%) Rust
Qualifications
1 234 (11.92%) Security Cleared
2 167 (8.51%) SC Cleared
3 124 (6.32%) Degree
4 69 (3.52%) ACCA
5 63 (3.21%) CIMA
6 55 (2.80%) DV Cleared
7 36 (1.83%) PMP
8 32 (1.63%) PMI Certification
9 23 (1.17%) BPSS Clearance
10 21 (1.07%) Computer Science Degree
11 14 (0.71%) Master's Degree
12 11 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
13 10 (0.51%) TOGAF Certification
14 8 (0.41%) Azure Certification
14 8 (0.41%) CISM
14 8 (0.41%) CISSP
15 7 (0.36%) ITIL Certification
15 7 (0.36%) Oracle Certification
16 6 (0.31%) IIBA
16 6 (0.31%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 165 (8.41%) Data Quality
2 71 (3.62%) QA
3 66 (3.36%) GDPR
4 53 (2.70%) PMO
5 31 (1.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 24 (1.22%) IFRS
7 20 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 19 (0.97%) GRC
9 16 (0.82%) GAAP
10 13 (0.66%) GMP
10 13 (0.66%) NCSC
11 12 (0.61%) GxP
12 8 (0.41%) 21 CFR Part 11
13 7 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
13 7 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 17025
14 6 (0.31%) Accessibility
14 6 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.31%) NIST
14 6 (0.31%) PCI DSS
14 6 (0.31%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (0.92%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.46%) Docker
3 3 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.051%) Firmware
4 1 (0.051%) IAG
4 1 (0.051%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 13 (0.66%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.25%) Grafana
3 5 (0.25%) HP ALM
3 5 (0.25%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.20%) Kibana
5 3 (0.15%) MOM
6 2 (0.10%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.10%) SCCM
7 1 (0.051%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.051%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.051%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 605 (30.82%) SAP
2 556 (28.32%) Oracle
3 377 (19.21%) Microsoft
4 90 (4.58%) Salesforce
5 78 (3.97%) ServiceNow
6 71 (3.62%) Workday
7 68 (3.46%) IFS
8 43 (2.19%) Ariba
9 34 (1.73%) Infor
10 33 (1.68%) Databricks
11 31 (1.58%) Sage
12 28 (1.43%) MuleSoft
13 23 (1.17%) Google
14 18 (0.92%) JD Edwards
15 17 (0.87%) Concur
16 16 (0.82%) SYSPRO
17 15 (0.76%) Siemens
18 10 (0.51%) Adobe
18 10 (0.51%) Epicor
18 10 (0.51%) IBM