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 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 90 89
Rank change year-on-year +15 -1 +15
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,227 926 1,125
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.37% 2.68% 2.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.80% 3.05% 2.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 739 499 686
10th Percentile £350 £359 £380
25th Percentile £456 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £533 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.19% -3.09% +3.09%
75th Percentile £650 £669 £650
90th Percentile £725 £788 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 21 31
10th Percentile £6.00 £15.75 £55.00
25th Percentile £14.75 £16.92 £61.04
Median hourly rate £22.85 £56.50 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year -59.56% -33.53% +172.87%
75th Percentile £32.75 £73.75 £89.50
90th Percentile £51.02 £75.00 £93.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.50 £62.00 £65.13
% change year-on-year -65.32% -4.80% +189.44%

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 32,261 30,399 39,447
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 88.54% 87.91% 88.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,301 18,546 26,335
10th Percentile £300 £306 £310
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £531
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.13% -3.45%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £744 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,097 1,021 1,510
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.53 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.30 £18.95
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.79% -22.35% +21.43%
75th Percentile £48.75 £63.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.00 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -29.23% -26.97% +37.98%

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 14 December 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 14 December 2025.

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 14 December 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 +13 1,062 £550 +4.76% 1,044
UK excluding London +7 623 £525 +5.00% 984
London +24 470 £575 +4.55% 201
Work from Home +25 401 £525 -4.55% 353
South East +44 169 £515 +3.00% 319
North of England -16 122 £538 +7.50% 233
Midlands -27 117 £538 +2.38% 163
North West +21 93 £506 +1.25% 114
South West +1 90 £550 +10.00% 90
West Midlands -34 75 £575 +9.52% 107
East of England +4 71 £533 +6.50% 124
Scotland +26 43 £500 +11.11% 46
East Midlands -13 42 £525 -12.50% 51
Yorkshire -61 26 £590 +38.82% 104
Wales +6 10 £395 -39.23% 20
Northern Ireland +2 10 £350 - 9
North East -18 3 £500 - 18
Channel Islands - 1 - -

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 28 (2.28%) Confluence
2 20 (1.63%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.14%) Oracle Workflow
4 12 (0.98%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.49%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.33%) CMS
6 4 (0.33%) Documentum
6 4 (0.33%) NetWeaver
7 3 (0.24%) Alfresco
7 3 (0.24%) SharePoint Server
8 2 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.16%) Apache Solr
8 2 (0.16%) SAP EP
9 1 (0.081%) Apache
9 1 (0.081%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.081%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.081%) Camunda
9 1 (0.081%) OpenEdge
9 1 (0.081%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.081%) SAS
Applications
1 83 (6.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 47 (3.83%) Microsoft Office
3 38 (3.10%) Microsoft Project
4 28 (2.28%) MS Visio
5 18 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 10 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.41%) Trello
8 2 (0.16%) InVision
8 2 (0.16%) Oracle Smart View
8 2 (0.16%) Sketch
8 2 (0.16%) Windchill
9 1 (0.081%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.081%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.081%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.081%) Notion
Business Applications
1 174 (14.18%) SAP S/4HANA
2 94 (7.66%) Oracle ERP
3 69 (5.62%) SAP ERP
4 45 (3.67%) Dynamics CRM
5 43 (3.50%) Oracle EBS
6 41 (3.34%) NetSuite
7 37 (3.02%) Oracle Payables
8 28 (2.28%) Oracle Receivables
9 25 (2.04%) Oracle General Ledger
10 18 (1.47%) SAP EWM
11 17 (1.39%) Oracle Assets
12 16 (1.30%) Oracle Cash Management
13 15 (1.22%) Unit4 Business World
14 14 (1.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
14 14 (1.14%) Oracle SCM
14 14 (1.14%) SAP PP
14 14 (1.14%) SAP WM
14 14 (1.14%) Shopify
15 13 (1.06%) Workday HCM
16 10 (0.81%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 149 (12.14%) Azure
2 129 (10.51%) OCI
3 119 (9.70%) Dynamics 365
4 102 (8.31%) Power Platform
5 90 (7.33%) SaaS
6 35 (2.85%) PaaS
7 33 (2.69%) AWS
8 25 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
9 22 (1.79%) Microsoft 365
10 20 (1.63%) PowerApps
10 20 (1.63%) SuccessFactors
11 19 (1.55%) Lucidchart
12 18 (1.47%) Azure Logic Apps
12 18 (1.47%) Power Automate
13 16 (1.30%) Boomi
14 15 (1.22%) Tricentis Tosca
15 14 (1.14%) Azure Data Factory
15 14 (1.14%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 13 (1.06%) Entra ID
16 13 (1.06%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.33%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (0.16%) LAN
3 1 (0.081%) DKIM
3 1 (0.081%) DMARC
3 1 (0.081%) Internet
3 1 (0.081%) Network Security
3 1 (0.081%) SAN
3 1 (0.081%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (6.60%) Power BI
2 57 (4.65%) Oracle Reports
3 34 (2.77%) SQL Server
4 33 (2.69%) Data Warehouse
5 28 (2.28%) Oracle Database
6 24 (1.96%) Data Lake
7 17 (1.39%) SAP HANA
8 16 (1.30%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 11 (0.90%) Power Query
9 11 (0.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 11 (0.90%) Tableau
10 8 (0.65%) Relational Database
10 8 (0.65%) SAP BW
11 6 (0.49%) Oracle ODI
11 6 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.41%) GIS
12 5 (0.41%) Metadata
12 5 (0.41%) Oracle BI EE
13 3 (0.24%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 70 (5.70%) JIRA
2 23 (1.87%) Postman
3 13 (1.06%) GitLab
4 9 (0.73%) Git
5 8 (0.65%) Oracle Forms
6 6 (0.49%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.33%) Selenium
7 4 (0.33%) SoapUI
8 3 (0.24%) Hudson
8 3 (0.24%) Oracle APEX
8 3 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.24%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.24%) Zephyr
9 2 (0.16%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.16%) LSMW
9 2 (0.16%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.16%) TestRail
9 2 (0.16%) Tricentis qTest
10 1 (0.081%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.081%) MLflow
General
1 580 (47.27%) Finance
2 448 (36.51%) Social Skills
3 155 (12.63%) Analytical Skills
4 137 (11.17%) Public Sector
5 131 (10.68%) Manufacturing
6 48 (3.91%) Local Government
7 46 (3.75%) Documentation Skills
8 44 (3.59%) Retail
9 43 (3.50%) Pharmaceutical
10 39 (3.18%) Legal
11 38 (3.10%) General Ledger
12 35 (2.85%) Banking
13 32 (2.61%) Organisational Skills
14 31 (2.53%) Influencing Skills
15 30 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
16 26 (2.12%) Billing
17 24 (1.96%) Marketing
18 16 (1.30%) Aerospace
19 14 (1.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
20 13 (1.06%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 163 (13.28%) Consultant
2 157 (12.80%) Analyst
3 131 (10.68%) Architect
4 128 (10.43%) Lead
5 121 (9.86%) Project Manager
6 84 (6.85%) Senior
7 72 (5.87%) Business Analyst
8 63 (5.13%) Developer
9 59 (4.81%) Solutions Architect
10 47 (3.83%) SAP Consultant
11 44 (3.59%) SAP Manager
12 38 (3.10%) ERP Manager
13 32 (2.61%) Functional Consultant
14 31 (2.53%) ERP Analyst
15 30 (2.44%) Oracle Consultant
16 28 (2.28%) Oracle Developer
17 26 (2.12%) Accountant
17 26 (2.12%) Programme Manager
18 25 (2.04%) Administrator
18 25 (2.04%) ERP Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 176 (14.34%) Oracle Fusion
2 66 (5.38%) REST
3 46 (3.75%) SOAP
4 39 (3.18%) Web Services
5 37 (3.02%) Middleware
6 35 (2.85%) XML
7 33 (2.69%) JSON
8 18 (1.47%) OAuth
9 16 (1.30%) .NET
9 16 (1.30%) EDI
9 16 (1.30%) XSLT
10 10 (0.81%) SAP Fiori
11 9 (0.73%) JWT
12 8 (0.65%) HTML
13 7 (0.57%) ADO
14 5 (0.41%) CSS
15 4 (0.33%) BAPI
15 4 (0.33%) Microsoft Graph
15 4 (0.33%) SAP Basis
16 3 (0.24%) Oracle GoldenGate
Miscellaneous
1 66 (5.38%) Legacy Systems
2 41 (3.34%) Management Information System
3 36 (2.93%) Data Structures
4 33 (2.69%) Enterprise Software
5 32 (2.61%) Product Ownership
6 20 (1.63%) Public Cloud
7 18 (1.47%) Life Science
8 16 (1.30%) Onboarding
9 13 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
9 13 (1.06%) Cloud Native
9 13 (1.06%) Virtual Team
10 12 (0.98%) AS400
10 12 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
10 12 (0.98%) IoT
11 10 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (0.73%) Synthetic Data
13 8 (0.65%) e-Learning
13 8 (0.65%) FMCG
13 8 (0.65%) Mobile App
14 7 (0.57%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.57%) Windows
2 5 (0.41%) Unix
3 3 (0.24%) Linux
4 2 (0.16%) Android
4 2 (0.16%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.081%) AIX
5 1 (0.081%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 268 (21.84%) Migration
2 225 (18.34%) Problem-Solving
3 221 (18.01%) Stakeholder Management
4 218 (17.77%) Agile
5 207 (16.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 167 (13.61%) Data Migration
7 146 (11.90%) CRM
8 121 (9.86%) Project Management
8 121 (9.86%) User Acceptance Testing
9 117 (9.54%) Project Delivery
10 115 (9.37%) Business Intelligence
11 113 (9.21%) Change Management
12 109 (8.88%) Continuous Improvement
13 99 (8.07%) Roadmaps
14 84 (6.85%) Validation
15 82 (6.68%) DevOps
16 79 (6.44%) Workshop Facilitation
17 76 (6.19%) Analytics
18 71 (5.79%) Logistics
19 67 (5.46%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 155 (12.63%) SQL
2 40 (3.26%) PL/SQL
3 22 (1.79%) C#
3 22 (1.79%) Python
4 19 (1.55%) JavaScript
5 18 (1.47%) Java
6 10 (0.81%) VBA
7 8 (0.65%) ABAP
7 8 (0.65%) Groovy
8 6 (0.49%) PowerShell
9 5 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.33%) X++
11 3 (0.24%) PHP
11 3 (0.24%) R
11 3 (0.24%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.24%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.24%) XPath
12 2 (0.16%) C++
12 2 (0.16%) Korn
12 2 (0.16%) Perl
Qualifications
1 161 (13.12%) Security Cleared
2 155 (12.63%) Degree
3 131 (10.68%) SC Cleared
4 42 (3.42%) CIMA
5 40 (3.26%) ACCA
6 35 (2.85%) PMP
7 34 (2.77%) PMI Certification
8 24 (1.96%) SAP Certification
9 22 (1.79%) Master's Degree
10 21 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
11 17 (1.39%) Oracle Certification
12 13 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
12 13 (1.06%) Microsoft Certification
13 11 (0.90%) Six Sigma Green Belt
14 10 (0.81%) Azure Certification
14 10 (0.81%) OCA
15 9 (0.73%) ISTQB
16 7 (0.57%) APMP
17 5 (0.41%) AWS Certification
17 5 (0.41%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (5.38%) QA
2 50 (4.07%) Data Quality
3 46 (3.75%) GDPR
4 44 (3.59%) PMO
5 30 (2.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 13 (1.06%) GxP
6 13 (1.06%) IFRS
7 11 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (0.90%) NIST
8 10 (0.81%) GAAP
8 10 (0.81%) ITGC
9 8 (0.65%) Accessibility
10 7 (0.57%) COBIT
10 7 (0.57%) SOX 404
11 6 (0.49%) APQC
11 6 (0.49%) Disclosure Scotland
12 5 (0.41%) SLA
13 4 (0.33%) GMP
13 4 (0.33%) HIPAA
13 4 (0.33%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 8 (0.65%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.33%) Docker
3 2 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.081%) Firmware
4 1 (0.081%) Samba
Systems Management
1 7 (0.57%) Terraform
2 5 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.33%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.16%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
4 2 (0.16%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.16%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.16%) Oracle Identity Management
4 2 (0.16%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.081%) CEMLI
5 1 (0.081%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 434 (35.37%) Oracle
2 384 (31.30%) SAP
3 188 (15.32%) Microsoft
4 75 (6.11%) Salesforce
5 72 (5.87%) Workday
6 24 (1.96%) IFS
7 21 (1.71%) Ariba
8 19 (1.55%) ServiceNow
9 16 (1.30%) Sage
10 15 (1.22%) Databricks
10 15 (1.22%) MuleSoft
11 7 (0.57%) Adobe
11 7 (0.57%) Hyperion
11 7 (0.57%) OpenText
12 6 (0.49%) PeopleSoft
13 5 (0.41%) Anaplan
13 5 (0.41%) Infor
14 4 (0.33%) Axway
14 4 (0.33%) Concur
14 4 (0.33%) Google