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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 79 94
Rank change year-on-year +13 +15 +9
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,973 1,007 949
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.60% 3.06% 2.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.26% 3.38% 2.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,144 604 516
10th Percentile £363 £325 £363
25th Percentile £463 £459 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £530
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% +1.42% -3.64%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £754
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 107 46 35
10th Percentile £14.00 £6.00 £20.35
25th Percentile £17.00 £14.67 £28.00
Median hourly rate £24.19 £17.42 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.84% -63.32% -25.20%
75th Percentile £40.00 £32.75 £67.50
90th Percentile £63.25 £78.75 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.00 £16.29 £51.25
% change year-on-year +47.33% -68.21% -20.31%

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 46,340 29,830 33,021
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.48% 90.53% 85.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 28,136 18,534 20,247
10th Percentile £325 £300 £308
25th Percentile £425 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £730 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,159 1,812 1,459
10th Percentile £13.81 £14.23 £14.96
25th Percentile £17.25 £17.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -1.91%
75th Percentile £67.50 £44.76 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.00 £22.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year +82.22% -47.67% +1.18%

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 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 19 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 19 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 +9 1,618 £550 - 2,274
UK excluding London +28 1,039 £525 - 1,479
London -4 650 £595 +7.21% 933
Work from Home +13 562 £550 - 941
North of England +63 279 £525 +5.00% 344
South East -3 260 £525 +1.94% 390
Midlands +24 222 £525 -4.55% 304
North West +28 152 £525 +5.00% 184
West Midlands +14 125 £525 -4.55% 179
Yorkshire +40 106 £488 +7.73% 113
East Midlands +22 88 £525 -12.50% 125
East of England -11 85 £509 -10.70% 159
South West -32 82 £525 -12.50% 127
Scotland +9 74 £525 +5.00% 109
Northern Ireland +17 21 £450 +28.57% 38
North East -32 21 £500 +11.11% 53
Wales +8 20 £475 +46.15% 31
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 38 (1.93%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.17%) Oracle Workflow
3 19 (0.96%) Confluence
4 9 (0.46%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 8 (0.41%) CMS
6 6 (0.30%) NetWeaver
6 6 (0.30%) WebLogic
7 5 (0.25%) SAS
8 4 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.20%) Apache Spark
8 4 (0.20%) ThingWorx
8 4 (0.20%) WebLogic Portal
9 3 (0.15%) Anypoint
9 3 (0.15%) FactoryTalk
9 3 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
9 3 (0.15%) Oracle Service Bus
9 3 (0.15%) SAP EP
10 2 (0.10%) Oracle Coherence
10 2 (0.10%) SugarCRM
11 1 (0.051%) EPiServer
Applications
1 112 (5.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (2.58%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 21 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
4 16 (0.81%) MS Visio
5 14 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
6 12 (0.61%) Windchill
7 4 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.051%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.051%) CPLEX
8 1 (0.051%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 287 (14.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 150 (7.60%) Oracle ERP
3 69 (3.50%) SAP ERP
4 66 (3.35%) Oracle Payables
5 61 (3.09%) NetSuite
6 50 (2.53%) Oracle Receivables
7 39 (1.98%) Oracle EBS
7 39 (1.98%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 36 (1.82%) Dynamics CRM
9 27 (1.37%) Oracle General Ledger
10 26 (1.32%) SAP MDG
11 24 (1.22%) Oracle Financials
12 18 (0.91%) Oracle Assets
13 16 (0.81%) Dynamics NAV
14 15 (0.76%) Unit4 Business World
15 14 (0.71%) Teamcenter
15 14 (0.71%) Workday HCM
16 13 (0.66%) SAP FI
17 12 (0.61%) Oracle EBS R12
17 12 (0.61%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 219 (11.10%) Azure
2 189 (9.58%) Dynamics 365
3 188 (9.53%) Power Platform
4 140 (7.10%) OCI
5 127 (6.44%) SaaS
6 74 (3.75%) AWS
7 72 (3.65%) Azure DevOps
8 41 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
9 39 (1.98%) GCP
10 33 (1.67%) Power Automate
10 33 (1.67%) SuccessFactors
11 32 (1.62%) Boomi
11 32 (1.62%) PaaS
12 27 (1.37%) Microsoft Copilot
13 25 (1.27%) PowerApps
14 22 (1.12%) Entra ID
15 21 (1.06%) GitHub
16 18 (0.91%) Serverless
17 16 (0.81%) Tricentis Tosca
18 15 (0.76%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 11 (0.56%) HTTP
2 7 (0.35%) Network Security
3 6 (0.30%) FTP
4 5 (0.25%) SSL
5 3 (0.15%) 5G
5 3 (0.15%) Firewall
6 2 (0.10%) DMZ
6 2 (0.10%) SMS
7 1 (0.051%) DNS
7 1 (0.051%) Intranet
7 1 (0.051%) LAN
7 1 (0.051%) MQTT
7 1 (0.051%) RFID
7 1 (0.051%) SMTP
7 1 (0.051%) VPN
7 1 (0.051%) WAN
7 1 (0.051%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 130 (6.59%) Power BI
2 61 (3.09%) Data Warehouse
3 43 (2.18%) Oracle Reports
4 30 (1.52%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 25 (1.27%) SQL Server
6 24 (1.22%) Data Lake
7 23 (1.17%) Tableau
8 18 (0.91%) Metadata
9 16 (0.81%) Oracle ODI
10 13 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
10 13 (0.66%) Oracle Database
10 13 (0.66%) Relational Database
11 10 (0.51%) Power Query
12 8 (0.41%) SAP HANA
13 7 (0.35%) BigQuery
13 7 (0.35%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 7 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
13 7 (0.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 7 (0.35%) Star Schema
14 6 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 106 (5.37%) JIRA
2 31 (1.57%) Git
3 14 (0.71%) Hudson
4 13 (0.66%) Oracle Forms
4 13 (0.66%) Visual Studio
5 9 (0.46%) Postman
6 7 (0.35%) Zephyr
7 6 (0.30%) Oracle APEX
7 6 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
8 5 (0.25%) Rational DOORS
9 4 (0.20%) CircleCI
9 4 (0.20%) Flyway
10 3 (0.15%) LSMW
10 3 (0.15%) MLflow
11 2 (0.10%) GitLab
11 2 (0.10%) Selenium
11 2 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 1 (0.051%) Jenkins
12 1 (0.051%) SoapUI
12 1 (0.051%) TestRail
General
1 1,003 (50.84%) Finance
2 577 (29.24%) Social Skills
3 258 (13.08%) Analytical Skills
4 231 (11.71%) Manufacturing
5 169 (8.57%) Public Sector
6 105 (5.32%) Retail
7 82 (4.16%) Influencing Skills
8 70 (3.55%) General Ledger
9 64 (3.24%) Billing
10 60 (3.04%) Organisational Skills
11 48 (2.43%) Documentation Skills
12 47 (2.38%) Banking
12 47 (2.38%) Legal
13 37 (1.88%) Local Government
14 35 (1.77%) Law
15 30 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
16 29 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 27 (1.37%) Pharmaceutical
18 22 (1.12%) Aerospace
19 21 (1.06%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 342 (17.33%) Lead
2 311 (15.76%) Architect
3 254 (12.87%) Analyst
4 237 (12.01%) Consultant
5 147 (7.45%) Senior
5 147 (7.45%) Solutions Architect
6 133 (6.74%) Project Manager
7 123 (6.23%) Business Analyst
8 103 (5.22%) Developer
9 92 (4.66%) Oracle Consultant
10 58 (2.94%) ERP Manager
10 58 (2.94%) Functional Consultant
11 55 (2.79%) Accountant
12 52 (2.64%) Administrator
13 50 (2.53%) Financial Analyst
14 44 (2.23%) SAP Manager
15 43 (2.18%) Data Analyst
16 42 (2.13%) Programme Manager
17 41 (2.08%) SAP Consultant
18 40 (2.03%) ERP Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 215 (10.90%) Oracle Fusion
2 126 (6.39%) REST
3 113 (5.73%) Middleware
4 79 (4.00%) SOAP
5 49 (2.48%) XML
6 46 (2.33%) JSON
7 43 (2.18%) Web Services
8 30 (1.52%) .NET
9 28 (1.42%) OAuth
10 26 (1.32%) OAuth2
11 21 (1.06%) EDI
12 20 (1.01%) SAP Fiori
13 16 (0.81%) Terraform
14 14 (0.71%) XSLT
15 13 (0.66%) Lightning Web Components
16 12 (0.61%) IDoc
17 11 (0.56%) Node.js
17 11 (0.56%) OpenAPI
17 11 (0.56%) SAP ALE
17 11 (0.56%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 98 (4.97%) Legacy Systems
2 69 (3.50%) Data Structures
3 68 (3.45%) Enterprise Software
4 67 (3.40%) Product Ownership
5 62 (3.14%) Management Information System
6 51 (2.58%) Onboarding
7 37 (1.88%) FMCG
8 31 (1.57%) Public Cloud
9 30 (1.52%) Cloud Native
10 28 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
11 23 (1.17%) Life Science
12 17 (0.86%) Distributed Systems
12 17 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
13 16 (0.81%) AI Agents
13 16 (0.81%) Low-Code
14 15 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
14 15 (0.76%) Operational Technology
15 12 (0.61%) CMDB
15 12 (0.61%) Manufacturing Execution System
15 12 (0.61%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 27 (1.37%) Windows
2 11 (0.56%) Linux
3 9 (0.46%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.30%) Unix
5 3 (0.15%) Android
5 3 (0.15%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.15%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.10%) OpenVMS
6 2 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.051%) AIX
7 1 (0.051%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.051%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 601 (30.46%) Stakeholder Management
2 491 (24.89%) Migration
3 365 (18.50%) Data Migration
4 304 (15.41%) User Acceptance Testing
5 298 (15.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 289 (14.65%) Agile
7 283 (14.34%) Problem-Solving
8 272 (13.79%) Continuous Improvement
9 216 (10.95%) Validation
10 196 (9.93%) CRM
11 195 (9.88%) Change Management
11 195 (9.88%) Process Improvement
12 192 (9.73%) Roadmaps
13 181 (9.17%) Business Intelligence
14 173 (8.77%) Analytics
15 171 (8.67%) Data Modelling
16 147 (7.45%) Translating Business Requirements
16 147 (7.45%) Workshop Facilitation
17 146 (7.40%) Project Delivery
18 136 (6.89%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 194 (9.83%) SQL
2 60 (3.04%) Python
3 34 (1.72%) JavaScript
4 32 (1.62%) Java
5 30 (1.52%) C#
5 30 (1.52%) PL/SQL
6 21 (1.06%) X++
7 17 (0.86%) ABAP
8 15 (0.76%) Apex Code
9 13 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 12 (0.61%) Ruby
11 10 (0.51%) TypeScript
12 8 (0.41%) Groovy
13 6 (0.30%) T-SQL
14 4 (0.20%) PHP
14 4 (0.20%) VBA
15 3 (0.15%) C++
15 3 (0.15%) Rust
15 3 (0.15%) SOQL
15 3 (0.15%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 250 (12.67%) Security Cleared
2 184 (9.33%) SC Cleared
3 131 (6.64%) Degree
4 72 (3.65%) ACCA
5 66 (3.35%) CIMA
6 54 (2.74%) DV Cleared
7 42 (2.13%) PMP
8 38 (1.93%) PMI Certification
9 30 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
10 23 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (0.76%) Master's Degree
12 10 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
12 10 (0.51%) TOGAF Certification
13 9 (0.46%) Azure Certification
14 8 (0.41%) CISM
14 8 (0.41%) CISSP
14 8 (0.41%) ITIL Certification
15 7 (0.35%) DBS Check
15 7 (0.35%) SAP Certification
16 6 (0.30%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 177 (8.97%) Data Quality
2 71 (3.60%) QA
3 61 (3.09%) GDPR
4 51 (2.58%) PMO
5 28 (1.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 25 (1.27%) IFRS
7 22 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 20 (1.01%) GRC
9 17 (0.86%) GAAP
10 14 (0.71%) NCSC
11 13 (0.66%) GMP
12 12 (0.61%) GxP
13 9 (0.46%) 21 CFR Part 11
13 9 (0.46%) SLA
14 8 (0.41%) NIST
15 7 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
15 7 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 17025
16 6 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 6 (0.30%) PCI DSS
17 5 (0.25%) Accessibility
System Software
1 18 (0.91%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.41%) Docker
3 3 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.10%) IAG
5 1 (0.051%) Firmware
5 1 (0.051%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 12 (0.61%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.25%) Grafana
3 5 (0.25%) Oracle RMAN
3 5 (0.25%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.20%) HP ALM
4 4 (0.20%) Kibana
4 4 (0.20%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 3 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.15%) SCCM
6 1 (0.051%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.051%) MOM
Vendors
1 637 (32.29%) SAP
2 555 (28.13%) Oracle
3 376 (19.06%) Microsoft
4 92 (4.66%) Salesforce
5 82 (4.16%) ServiceNow
6 78 (3.95%) Workday
7 62 (3.14%) IFS
8 44 (2.23%) Ariba
9 35 (1.77%) Infor
10 32 (1.62%) Sage
11 28 (1.42%) JD Edwards
12 27 (1.37%) Databricks
12 27 (1.37%) MuleSoft
13 22 (1.12%) Google
14 21 (1.06%) Siemens
15 16 (0.81%) Concur
15 16 (0.81%) IBM
15 16 (0.81%) SYSPRO
16 14 (0.71%) PTC
17 12 (0.61%) Dell