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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 94 94
Rank change year-on-year +39 0 +10
Contract jobs citing ERP 2,006 877 988
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.80% 2.68% 2.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.47% 2.97% 2.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,177 530 584
10th Percentile £362 £325 £363
25th Percentile £463 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £525 £539
Median % change year-on-year +4.29% -2.55% -2.05%
75th Percentile £640 £638 £638
90th Percentile £738 £726 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £505 £500
% change year-on-year +3.96% +1.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 117 53 41
10th Percentile £17.75 £6.00 £20.00
25th Percentile £27.00 £14.75 £28.00
Median hourly rate £45.50 £26.21 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +73.60% -44.82% -26.81%
75th Percentile £58.75 £73.75 £68.88
90th Percentile £63.25 £81.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £25.61 £40.00
% change year-on-year +56.22% -35.99% -38.58%

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 44,871 29,543 34,928
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.02% 90.39% 85.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,803 18,563 22,435
10th Percentile £325 £300 £306
25th Percentile £419 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.46%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,660 1,589 2,131
10th Percentile £14.85 £14.20 £13.46
25th Percentile £20.09 £17.44 £17.25
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -37.13% -6.98%
75th Percentile £68.13 £50.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £83.00 £69.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.50 £24.34 £40.00
% change year-on-year +82.83% -39.15% -1.95%

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 24 July 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 24 July 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 24 July 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 +27 1,659 £550 +4.27% 732
UK excluding London +42 1,036 £525 +3.96% 553
London +23 700 £600 +9.09% 237
Work from Home +41 591 £550 - 342
South East +8 259 £525 +1.94% 137
North of England +60 249 £500 +5.26% 137
Midlands +36 200 £525 - 157
North West +41 147 £525 +7.53% 67
South West +8 122 £538 +2.38% 48
West Midlands +12 120 £540 +2.86% 83
East of England +22 97 £575 +2.22% 50
Yorkshire +14 82 £458 +12.96% 54
East Midlands +29 74 £525 -12.50% 73
Scotland +13 61 £500 -0.99% 21
Northern Ireland +25 31 £450 +28.57% 5
Wales - 22 £500 - 8
North East -20 20 £500 -6.98% 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 30 (1.50%) SharePoint
2 19 (0.95%) Oracle Workflow
3 17 (0.85%) Confluence
4 5 (0.25%) NetWeaver
4 5 (0.25%) SAS
5 4 (0.20%) Apache
5 4 (0.20%) SAP EP
5 4 (0.20%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.15%) Anypoint
6 3 (0.15%) CMS
6 3 (0.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.100%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.100%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.100%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.100%) Oracle Coherence
7 2 (0.100%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.050%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.050%) FactoryTalk
8 1 (0.050%) OpenEdge
8 1 (0.050%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 90 (4.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 44 (2.19%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (1.05%) MS Visio
4 20 (1.00%) Microsoft Project
5 15 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
6 11 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 6 (0.30%) Oracle Smart View
8 2 (0.100%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.100%) Windchill
9 1 (0.050%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.050%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 310 (15.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 148 (7.38%) Oracle ERP
3 65 (3.24%) SAP ERP
4 61 (3.04%) NetSuite
5 54 (2.69%) Oracle Payables
6 51 (2.54%) Oracle EBS
7 42 (2.09%) Oracle Receivables
8 38 (1.89%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 29 (1.45%) Dynamics CRM
10 21 (1.05%) Oracle Financials
11 19 (0.95%) Oracle General Ledger
12 18 (0.90%) Infor CloudSuite
13 17 (0.85%) Oracle Assets
14 16 (0.80%) SAP MDG
15 15 (0.75%) Oracle EBS R12
15 15 (0.75%) Unit4 Business World
16 11 (0.55%) Workday HCM
17 10 (0.50%) Oracle 11i
17 10 (0.50%) SAP FI
17 10 (0.50%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 239 (11.91%) Azure
2 196 (9.77%) Dynamics 365
2 196 (9.77%) Power Platform
3 149 (7.43%) OCI
4 121 (6.03%) SaaS
5 74 (3.69%) AWS
6 60 (2.99%) Azure DevOps
7 43 (2.14%) PaaS
8 37 (1.84%) SuccessFactors
9 36 (1.79%) Boomi
10 32 (1.60%) PowerApps
11 31 (1.55%) Power Automate
12 27 (1.35%) GCP
12 27 (1.35%) GitHub
13 26 (1.30%) Microsoft 365
14 24 (1.20%) Azure Logic Apps
15 21 (1.05%) Microsoft Copilot
16 17 (0.85%) Azure Service Bus
17 16 (0.80%) Salesforce Service Cloud
18 15 (0.75%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.35%) HTTP
1 7 (0.35%) Network Security
2 4 (0.20%) FTP
3 3 (0.15%) 5G
3 3 (0.15%) Firewall
3 3 (0.15%) SSL
4 2 (0.100%) Intranet
4 2 (0.100%) LAN
4 2 (0.100%) RFID
4 2 (0.100%) WAN
5 1 (0.050%) DHCP
5 1 (0.050%) DMZ
5 1 (0.050%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.050%) Modbus
5 1 (0.050%) MQTT
5 1 (0.050%) SMS
5 1 (0.050%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.050%) VoIP
5 1 (0.050%) VPN
5 1 (0.050%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 141 (7.03%) Power BI
2 72 (3.59%) Data Warehouse
3 57 (2.84%) Oracle Reports
4 32 (1.60%) Data Lake
5 26 (1.30%) Oracle ODI
5 26 (1.30%) SQL Server
6 25 (1.25%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 23 (1.15%) Tableau
8 18 (0.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 17 (0.85%) Metadata
10 13 (0.65%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 12 (0.60%) BusinessObjects
12 8 (0.40%) Relational Database
13 7 (0.35%) BigQuery
13 7 (0.35%) MongoDB
13 7 (0.35%) SAP HANA
13 7 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 7 (0.35%) Star Schema
14 6 (0.30%) Oracle Database
14 6 (0.30%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 80 (3.99%) JIRA
2 37 (1.84%) Git
3 20 (1.00%) Hudson
4 13 (0.65%) Postman
4 13 (0.65%) Visual Studio
5 7 (0.35%) Oracle Forms
6 6 (0.30%) CircleCI
7 5 (0.25%) SoapUI
7 5 (0.25%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (0.20%) Selenium
9 3 (0.15%) GitLab
9 3 (0.15%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.15%) LSMW
9 3 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.15%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.050%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.050%) ERwin
10 1 (0.050%) JDeveloper
10 1 (0.050%) PowerDesigner
General
1 1,037 (51.69%) Finance
2 502 (25.02%) Social Skills
3 250 (12.46%) Analytical Skills
4 201 (10.02%) Manufacturing
5 165 (8.23%) Public Sector
6 105 (5.23%) Retail
7 78 (3.89%) Influencing Skills
8 63 (3.14%) Legal
9 60 (2.99%) General Ledger
10 58 (2.89%) Documentation Skills
10 58 (2.89%) Local Government
11 50 (2.49%) Billing
12 48 (2.39%) Law
13 41 (2.04%) Pharmaceutical
14 37 (1.84%) Banking
15 35 (1.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 32 (1.60%) Organisational Skills
17 28 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
18 20 (1.00%) Aerospace
19 19 (0.95%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 363 (18.10%) Lead
2 320 (15.95%) Architect
3 247 (12.31%) Consultant
4 240 (11.96%) Analyst
5 174 (8.67%) Senior
6 158 (7.88%) Solutions Architect
7 154 (7.68%) Project Manager
8 114 (5.68%) Developer
9 113 (5.63%) Business Analyst
10 82 (4.09%) ERP Manager
11 64 (3.19%) Accountant
12 62 (3.09%) Oracle Consultant
13 60 (2.99%) Financial Analyst
14 49 (2.44%) Systems Accountant
15 48 (2.39%) Programme Manager
15 48 (2.39%) Senior Manager
16 47 (2.34%) SAP Manager
17 45 (2.24%) Finance Manager
18 44 (2.19%) SAP Consultant
19 42 (2.09%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 203 (10.12%) Oracle Fusion
2 113 (5.63%) REST
3 107 (5.33%) Middleware
4 63 (3.14%) SOAP
5 47 (2.34%) JSON
6 40 (1.99%) XML
7 37 (1.84%) Web Services
8 29 (1.45%) .NET
9 21 (1.05%) OAuth
10 20 (1.00%) EDI
11 18 (0.90%) Lightning Web Components
12 17 (0.85%) SAP Fiori
13 16 (0.80%) Node.js
14 14 (0.70%) XSLT
15 13 (0.65%) OAuth2
16 12 (0.60%) HTML
17 11 (0.55%) CSS
18 10 (0.50%) JWT
18 10 (0.50%) PySpark
18 10 (0.50%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 103 (5.13%) Legacy Systems
2 75 (3.74%) Data Structures
3 60 (2.99%) Product Ownership
4 56 (2.79%) Management Information System
5 41 (2.04%) Onboarding
6 38 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
7 35 (1.74%) Public Cloud
8 34 (1.69%) FMCG
9 32 (1.60%) Cloud Native
10 25 (1.25%) Distributed Systems
11 24 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
12 17 (0.85%) IoT
13 16 (0.80%) Greenfield Project
13 16 (0.80%) Life Science
14 15 (0.75%) AI Agents
15 14 (0.70%) Data Protection Act
15 14 (0.70%) Virtual Team
16 13 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
16 13 (0.65%) Taxonomies
17 12 (0.60%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 27 (1.35%) Windows
2 7 (0.35%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.25%) Linux
4 2 (0.100%) Android
4 2 (0.100%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.100%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.100%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.050%) AIX
5 1 (0.050%) OpenVMS
5 1 (0.050%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.050%) Unix
5 1 (0.050%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 519 (25.87%) Migration
2 508 (25.32%) Stakeholder Management
3 373 (18.59%) Data Migration
4 335 (16.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 317 (15.80%) User Acceptance Testing
6 271 (13.51%) Agile
7 264 (13.16%) Continuous Improvement
8 252 (12.56%) Problem-Solving
9 216 (10.77%) Change Management
9 216 (10.77%) Validation
10 201 (10.02%) Business Intelligence
11 182 (9.07%) Data Modelling
12 179 (8.92%) Analytics
13 176 (8.77%) CRM
14 172 (8.57%) Roadmaps
15 161 (8.03%) Project Management
16 147 (7.33%) Process Improvement
17 142 (7.08%) Procure-to-Pay
18 138 (6.88%) Translating Business Requirements
19 135 (6.73%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 185 (9.22%) SQL
2 70 (3.49%) Python
3 37 (1.84%) JavaScript
4 34 (1.69%) Java
4 34 (1.69%) PL/SQL
5 31 (1.55%) C#
6 20 (1.00%) Apex Code
6 20 (1.00%) Ruby
6 20 (1.00%) X++
7 16 (0.80%) ABAP
8 14 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 10 (0.50%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.35%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.30%) Groovy
12 5 (0.25%) SOQL
12 5 (0.25%) SOSL
12 5 (0.25%) VBA
13 4 (0.20%) PowerShell
14 3 (0.15%) Korn
15 2 (0.100%) XPath
Qualifications
1 219 (10.92%) Security Cleared
2 160 (7.98%) SC Cleared
3 118 (5.88%) Degree
4 78 (3.89%) CIMA
5 77 (3.84%) ACCA
6 42 (2.09%) DV Cleared
7 39 (1.94%) PMP
8 33 (1.65%) PMI Certification
9 19 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
10 18 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
11 17 (0.85%) Master's Degree
12 11 (0.55%) SAP Certification
13 10 (0.50%) Microsoft Certification
14 9 (0.45%) Azure Certification
15 7 (0.35%) TOGAF Certification
16 6 (0.30%) CISM
16 6 (0.30%) CISSP
16 6 (0.30%) Oracle Certification
17 5 (0.25%) ISTQB
17 5 (0.25%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 144 (7.18%) Data Quality
2 76 (3.79%) GDPR
3 74 (3.69%) QA
4 57 (2.84%) PMO
5 36 (1.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 30 (1.50%) IFRS
7 21 (1.05%) GAAP
8 15 (0.75%) GMP
9 13 (0.65%) SLA
10 12 (0.60%) GRC
10 12 (0.60%) GxP
10 12 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 9 (0.45%) Accessibility
11 9 (0.45%) NCSC
12 7 (0.35%) PCI DSS
13 5 (0.25%) 21 CFR Part 11
13 5 (0.25%) NIST
14 4 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 4 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 17025
14 4 (0.20%) P3O
System Software
1 12 (0.60%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.40%) Docker
3 1 (0.050%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.050%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (0.75%) Terraform
2 14 (0.70%) Kubernetes
3 10 (0.50%) HP ALM
4 6 (0.30%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.25%) Grafana
5 5 (0.25%) Kibana
5 5 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.15%) MOM
7 2 (0.100%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.100%) SCCM
8 1 (0.050%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.050%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.050%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 620 (30.91%) SAP
2 555 (27.67%) Oracle
3 356 (17.75%) Microsoft
4 83 (4.14%) IFS
5 81 (4.04%) Workday
6 78 (3.89%) Salesforce
7 60 (2.99%) ServiceNow
8 45 (2.24%) Siemens
9 44 (2.19%) Ariba
10 43 (2.14%) Infor
11 39 (1.94%) Databricks
12 37 (1.84%) Sage
13 36 (1.79%) MuleSoft
14 18 (0.90%) Concur
14 18 (0.90%) JD Edwards
15 15 (0.75%) Google
16 12 (0.60%) Epicor
17 11 (0.55%) Informatica
18 10 (0.50%) HP
18 10 (0.50%) SYSPRO