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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 93 89
Rank change year-on-year +37 -4 +30
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,769 783 1,024
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.71% 2.68% 2.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.39% 2.95% 2.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,002 489 645
10th Percentile £360 £363 £363
25th Percentile £457 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -0.46% -0.51%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £638
90th Percentile £731 £776 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £507 £500
% change year-on-year +3.65% +1.30% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 22 28
10th Percentile £17.69 £51.38 £13.05
25th Percentile £30.00 £65.31 £16.63
Median hourly rate £57.50 £71.25 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.30% +78.13% -38.15%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £55.50
90th Percentile £73.88 £86.25 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £71.25 £35.75
% change year-on-year -19.30% +99.30% -44.72%

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 40,321 26,530 37,209
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.49% 90.95% 86.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,358 17,078 23,948
10th Percentile £321 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% -1.00% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £630 £638
90th Percentile £725 £744 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £479 £500
% change year-on-year +2.30% -4.20% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,401 1,077 2,439
10th Percentile £14.96 £14.47 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.85 £18.50 £16.00
Median hourly rate £42.00 £28.75 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +46.09% -21.23% +1.39%
75th Percentile £67.25 £61.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.00 £27.13 £37.50
% change year-on-year +62.21% -27.67% +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 9 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 9 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 9 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 1,482 £549 +2.09% 658
UK excluding London +41 893 £525 +3.65% 497
London +37 642 £550 - 196
Work from Home +48 566 £540 -1.82% 330
South East +7 232 £550 - 139
North of England +33 199 £538 +17.81% 133
Midlands 0 156 £525 +5.00% 108
South West +25 122 £525 +5.00% 45
North West +33 108 £500 +2.25% 63
East of England +8 98 £575 -2.13% 51
West Midlands -11 97 £533 +3.90% 56
Yorkshire +4 79 £593 +48.13% 58
East Midlands +3 58 £505 +6.32% 51
Scotland +19 48 £500 -1.14% 16
Wales +12 25 £475 - 3
Northern Ireland +19 17 £475 +18.75% 11
North East -19 12 £500 +11.11% 13
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 18 (1.02%) SharePoint
2 16 (0.90%) Oracle Workflow
3 15 (0.85%) Confluence
4 14 (0.79%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.34%) WebLogic
6 5 (0.28%) NetWeaver
6 5 (0.28%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.23%) Apache
7 4 (0.23%) Oracle Service Bus
8 3 (0.17%) CMS
8 3 (0.17%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.11%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.11%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.11%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.11%) ThingWorx
10 1 (0.057%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.057%) Documentum
10 1 (0.057%) FactoryTalk
10 1 (0.057%) Microsoft Exchange
10 1 (0.057%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 86 (4.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 41 (2.32%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.24%) MS Visio
4 21 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (1.19%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.28%) Oracle Smart View
6 5 (0.28%) PTC Creo
7 2 (0.11%) Trello
7 2 (0.11%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 286 (16.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 120 (6.78%) Oracle ERP
3 63 (3.56%) SAP ERP
4 58 (3.28%) Oracle EBS
5 45 (2.54%) Oracle Payables
6 40 (2.26%) Dynamics CRM
6 40 (2.26%) NetSuite
7 33 (1.87%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 31 (1.75%) Oracle Receivables
9 17 (0.96%) Shopify
10 16 (0.90%) Oracle Assets
10 16 (0.90%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
11 15 (0.85%) Oracle EBS R12
12 14 (0.79%) Oracle General Ledger
12 14 (0.79%) Unit4 Business World
12 14 (0.79%) Workday HCM
13 12 (0.68%) Oracle Financials
13 12 (0.68%) SAP FI
13 12 (0.68%) SAP MDG
14 11 (0.62%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 212 (11.98%) Azure
2 194 (10.97%) Dynamics 365
3 154 (8.71%) OCI
4 147 (8.31%) Power Platform
5 96 (5.43%) SaaS
6 65 (3.67%) AWS
7 52 (2.94%) PaaS
8 48 (2.71%) Azure DevOps
9 32 (1.81%) Boomi
10 29 (1.64%) Power Automate
11 28 (1.58%) PowerApps
12 27 (1.53%) SuccessFactors
13 21 (1.19%) Azure Logic Apps
14 19 (1.07%) GCP
14 19 (1.07%) IaaS
15 18 (1.02%) Azure Data Factory
16 17 (0.96%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 15 (0.85%) GitHub
17 15 (0.85%) Salesforce Service Cloud
18 13 (0.73%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.23%) FTP
1 4 (0.23%) LAN
2 3 (0.17%) Firewall
3 2 (0.11%) 5G
3 2 (0.11%) Intranet
3 2 (0.11%) WAN
4 1 (0.057%) DHCP
4 1 (0.057%) DMZ
4 1 (0.057%) DNS
4 1 (0.057%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.057%) HTTP
4 1 (0.057%) Modbus
4 1 (0.057%) MQTT
4 1 (0.057%) RFID
4 1 (0.057%) SMS
4 1 (0.057%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.057%) VoIP
4 1 (0.057%) VPN
4 1 (0.057%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.057%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (6.22%) Power BI
2 60 (3.39%) Oracle Reports
3 55 (3.11%) Data Warehouse
4 28 (1.58%) Data Lake
5 23 (1.30%) Oracle ODI
6 21 (1.19%) SQL Server
6 21 (1.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 20 (1.13%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 14 (0.79%) Metadata
9 11 (0.62%) Tableau
10 10 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 9 (0.51%) Oracle Database
12 8 (0.45%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 7 (0.40%) SAP HANA
14 6 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
14 6 (0.34%) MongoDB
14 6 (0.34%) Star Schema
15 5 (0.28%) Snowflake Schema
16 4 (0.23%) GIS
16 4 (0.23%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 99 (5.60%) JIRA
2 30 (1.70%) Git
2 30 (1.70%) Postman
3 20 (1.13%) Hudson
4 10 (0.57%) SoapUI
5 8 (0.45%) Visual Studio
6 7 (0.40%) GitLab
6 7 (0.40%) Jenkins
6 7 (0.40%) Selenium
7 5 (0.28%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.23%) CircleCI
8 4 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
8 4 (0.23%) Zephyr
9 3 (0.17%) Cucumber
9 3 (0.17%) LSMW
9 3 (0.17%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 2 (0.11%) Gradle
11 1 (0.057%) SpecFlow
11 1 (0.057%) TestRail
11 1 (0.057%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 909 (51.38%) Finance
2 497 (28.09%) Social Skills
3 243 (13.74%) Analytical Skills
4 161 (9.10%) Manufacturing
5 127 (7.18%) Public Sector
6 83 (4.69%) Retail
7 68 (3.84%) Legal
8 62 (3.50%) Influencing Skills
9 51 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
9 51 (2.88%) Local Government
10 48 (2.71%) General Ledger
10 48 (2.71%) Pharmaceutical
11 46 (2.60%) Law
12 36 (2.04%) Banking
13 31 (1.75%) Billing
14 29 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
15 23 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
16 21 (1.19%) Military
17 18 (1.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 16 (0.90%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 292 (16.51%) Lead
2 254 (14.36%) Architect
3 232 (13.11%) Consultant
4 212 (11.98%) Analyst
5 176 (9.95%) Project Manager
6 159 (8.99%) Senior
7 119 (6.73%) Solutions Architect
8 108 (6.11%) Business Analyst
9 91 (5.14%) Developer
10 83 (4.69%) ERP Manager
11 59 (3.34%) Accountant
12 53 (3.00%) SAP Consultant
13 52 (2.94%) Senior Manager
14 51 (2.88%) Financial Analyst
14 51 (2.88%) Implementation Consultant
15 49 (2.77%) Oracle Consultant
16 48 (2.71%) SAP Manager
17 45 (2.54%) Programme Manager
18 43 (2.43%) Systems Accountant
19 38 (2.15%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 198 (11.19%) Oracle Fusion
2 98 (5.54%) REST
3 78 (4.41%) Middleware
4 59 (3.34%) SOAP
5 48 (2.71%) JSON
6 43 (2.43%) XML
7 34 (1.92%) Web Services
8 24 (1.36%) OAuth
9 20 (1.13%) XSLT
10 17 (0.96%) SAP Fiori
11 15 (0.85%) .NET
11 15 (0.85%) JWT
11 15 (0.85%) Node.js
12 14 (0.79%) Lightning Web Components
13 13 (0.73%) EDI
14 11 (0.62%) PySpark
15 9 (0.51%) RESTful
16 8 (0.45%) Kafka
16 8 (0.45%) OAuth2
16 8 (0.45%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 96 (5.43%) Legacy Systems
2 61 (3.45%) Data Structures
3 43 (2.43%) Management Information System
4 41 (2.32%) Public Cloud
5 39 (2.20%) Product Ownership
6 29 (1.64%) Cloud Native
6 29 (1.64%) Onboarding
7 24 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
8 22 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
9 21 (1.19%) FMCG
10 18 (1.02%) IoT
11 16 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
11 16 (0.90%) Distributed Systems
12 14 (0.79%) Data Protection Act
13 13 (0.73%) AI Agents
13 13 (0.73%) Life Science
14 12 (0.68%) Greenfield Project
15 10 (0.57%) SCADA
15 10 (0.57%) Virtual Team
16 9 (0.51%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 18 (1.02%) Windows
2 6 (0.34%) Linux
3 3 (0.17%) Unix
4 2 (0.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 465 (26.29%) Migration
2 382 (21.59%) Stakeholder Management
3 297 (16.79%) Data Migration
3 297 (16.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 263 (14.87%) Agile
5 261 (14.75%) User Acceptance Testing
6 244 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
7 206 (11.64%) Continuous Improvement
8 191 (10.80%) Change Management
9 190 (10.74%) Validation
10 189 (10.68%) Project Management
11 165 (9.33%) Business Intelligence
12 155 (8.76%) CRM
13 141 (7.97%) Data Modelling
14 138 (7.80%) Procure-to-Pay
15 130 (7.35%) Roadmaps
16 118 (6.67%) Project Delivery
17 116 (6.56%) Analytics
18 111 (6.27%) DevOps
19 108 (6.11%) Record to Report
Programming Languages
1 146 (8.25%) SQL
2 48 (2.71%) Python
3 39 (2.20%) PL/SQL
4 32 (1.81%) Java
5 27 (1.53%) C#
6 23 (1.30%) JavaScript
7 16 (0.90%) Apex Code
8 14 (0.79%) Ruby
9 11 (0.62%) ABAP
9 11 (0.62%) X++
10 9 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 8 (0.45%) TypeScript
12 7 (0.40%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.28%) PowerShell
13 5 (0.28%) SOQL
13 5 (0.28%) SOSL
13 5 (0.28%) VBA
14 4 (0.23%) Perl
15 3 (0.17%) C++
15 3 (0.17%) Korn
Qualifications
1 200 (11.31%) Security Cleared
2 150 (8.48%) SC Cleared
3 129 (7.29%) Degree
4 102 (5.77%) CIMA
5 93 (5.26%) ACCA
6 48 (2.71%) PMP
7 40 (2.26%) PMI Certification
8 18 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
9 15 (0.85%) DV Cleared
9 15 (0.85%) Master's Degree
10 14 (0.79%) Oracle Certification
11 12 (0.68%) SAP Certification
12 11 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (0.45%) ISTQB
13 8 (0.45%) TOGAF Certification
14 7 (0.40%) APMP
15 6 (0.34%) Azure Certification
16 5 (0.28%) Microsoft Certification
16 5 (0.28%) OCA
16 5 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (5.94%) Data Quality
2 80 (4.52%) QA
3 75 (4.24%) GDPR
4 51 (2.88%) PMO
5 29 (1.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 19 (1.07%) IFRS
7 17 (0.96%) GAAP
8 15 (0.85%) SLA
9 13 (0.73%) GxP
10 10 (0.57%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 7 (0.40%) GMP
13 6 (0.34%) Disclosure Scotland
13 6 (0.34%) NIST
13 6 (0.34%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 5 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
14 5 (0.28%) NCSC
15 4 (0.23%) GRC
16 3 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 6 (0.34%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.28%) Docker
3 2 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 9 (0.51%) HP ALM
1 9 (0.51%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.34%) Terraform
3 3 (0.17%) Control-M
3 3 (0.17%) Kibana
3 3 (0.17%) MOM
3 3 (0.17%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.11%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
4 2 (0.11%) Grafana
4 2 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.11%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.057%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.057%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 555 (31.37%) SAP
2 492 (27.81%) Oracle
3 284 (16.05%) Microsoft
4 92 (5.20%) Workday
5 70 (3.96%) IFS
5 70 (3.96%) Salesforce
6 54 (3.05%) Siemens
7 45 (2.54%) ServiceNow
8 40 (2.26%) Databricks
9 37 (2.09%) Ariba
10 35 (1.98%) MuleSoft
11 32 (1.81%) Sage
12 30 (1.70%) Infor
13 15 (0.85%) Informatica
14 9 (0.51%) Google
14 9 (0.51%) HP
14 9 (0.51%) JD Edwards
15 8 (0.45%) Foundry
16 7 (0.40%) Dell
16 7 (0.40%) Talend