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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 81 96
Rank change year-on-year +18 +15 +4
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,961 989 923
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.59% 3.00% 2.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.25% 3.31% 2.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,144 589 503
10th Percentile £370 £325 £363
25th Percentile £463 £456 £453
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 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £520
% change year-on-year - +0.96% -5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 46 35
10th Percentile £14.02 £6.00 £20.35
25th Percentile £17.12 £14.67 £28.00
Median hourly rate £24.72 £17.60 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +40.49% -62.96% -24.60%
75th Percentile £40.00 £52.25 £67.50
90th Percentile £64.50 £78.75 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.19 £16.29 £51.25
% change year-on-year +48.50% -68.21% -19.29%

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 46,152 29,871 33,024
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.59% 90.49% 85.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 28,085 18,553 20,430
10th Percentile £325 £300 £311
25th Percentile £425 £403 £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 £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 3,056 1,793 1,507
10th Percentile £13.85 £14.23 £14.70
25th Percentile £17.44 £17.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% +1.92%
75th Percentile £67.50 £44.78 £65.00
90th Percentile £79.50 £67.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.03 £22.58 £43.00
% change year-on-year +77.32% -47.50% +7.50%

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 12 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 12 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 12 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 +7 1,612 £550 - 1,547
UK excluding London +27 1,032 £525 - 1,024
London +1 654 £590 +7.27% 636
Work from Home +17 551 £550 - 765
North of England +58 273 £525 +5.00% 230
South East -2 261 £525 +1.94% 287
Midlands +24 219 £525 -4.55% 223
North West +36 152 £525 +5.00% 111
West Midlands +14 122 £525 - 125
Yorkshire +33 100 £500 +10.50% 84
East Midlands +21 88 £525 -12.50% 98
South West -32 84 £525 -12.50% 89
East of England -3 83 £509 -9.91% 129
Scotland +8 75 £525 +5.00% 52
Northern Ireland +17 21 £450 +28.57% 20
North East -27 21 £500 +11.11% 41
Wales +2 19 £488 +50.00% 17
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 36 (1.84%) SharePoint
2 23 (1.17%) Oracle Workflow
3 16 (0.82%) Confluence
4 9 (0.46%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 8 (0.41%) CMS
6 7 (0.36%) NetWeaver
7 6 (0.31%) WebLogic
8 5 (0.25%) SAS
9 4 (0.20%) Anypoint
9 4 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.20%) Apache Spark
9 4 (0.20%) SAP EP
9 4 (0.20%) ThingWorx
9 4 (0.20%) WebLogic Portal
10 3 (0.15%) FactoryTalk
10 3 (0.15%) Microsoft Exchange
10 3 (0.15%) Oracle Service Bus
11 2 (0.10%) Oracle Coherence
11 2 (0.10%) SugarCRM
12 1 (0.051%) EPiServer
Applications
1 109 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 49 (2.50%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (1.07%) Microsoft Project
4 18 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 16 (0.82%) MS Visio
6 15 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.25%) Windchill
8 4 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.051%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.051%) CPLEX
9 1 (0.051%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 282 (14.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 149 (7.60%) Oracle ERP
3 69 (3.52%) SAP ERP
4 67 (3.42%) Oracle Payables
5 63 (3.21%) NetSuite
6 50 (2.55%) Oracle Receivables
7 42 (2.14%) Oracle EBS
8 41 (2.09%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 31 (1.58%) Dynamics CRM
10 27 (1.38%) Oracle General Ledger
11 23 (1.17%) Oracle Financials
12 19 (0.97%) SAP MDG
13 18 (0.92%) Oracle Assets
14 15 (0.76%) Dynamics NAV
14 15 (0.76%) Unit4 Business World
15 14 (0.71%) Workday HCM
16 13 (0.66%) SAP FI
16 13 (0.66%) SAP MM
17 12 (0.61%) Oracle EBS R12
17 12 (0.61%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 205 (10.45%) Azure
2 195 (9.94%) Dynamics 365
2 195 (9.94%) Power Platform
3 141 (7.19%) OCI
4 127 (6.48%) SaaS
5 80 (4.08%) AWS
6 65 (3.31%) Azure DevOps
7 39 (1.99%) GCP
8 38 (1.94%) Microsoft 365
9 37 (1.89%) SuccessFactors
10 34 (1.73%) PaaS
11 30 (1.53%) Power Automate
12 28 (1.43%) Boomi
13 26 (1.33%) Microsoft Copilot
13 26 (1.33%) PowerApps
14 23 (1.17%) GitHub
15 21 (1.07%) Entra ID
16 18 (0.92%) Serverless
17 16 (0.82%) Snowflake
17 16 (0.82%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.46%) HTTP
2 7 (0.36%) Network Security
3 6 (0.31%) FTP
4 5 (0.25%) SSL
5 3 (0.15%) 5G
6 2 (0.10%) DMZ
6 2 (0.10%) Firewall
6 2 (0.10%) SMS
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%) WAN
7 1 (0.051%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 138 (7.04%) Power BI
2 56 (2.86%) Data Warehouse
3 43 (2.19%) Oracle Reports
4 30 (1.53%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 25 (1.27%) SQL Server
6 23 (1.17%) Data Lake
6 23 (1.17%) Tableau
7 19 (0.97%) Oracle ODI
8 18 (0.92%) Metadata
9 13 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
9 13 (0.66%) Relational Database
10 12 (0.61%) Oracle Database
11 10 (0.51%) Power Query
12 8 (0.41%) SAP HANA
13 7 (0.36%) BigQuery
13 7 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
13 7 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 7 (0.36%) Star Schema
14 6 (0.31%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
14 6 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 98 (5.00%) JIRA
2 31 (1.58%) Git
3 16 (0.82%) Hudson
4 13 (0.66%) Oracle Forms
4 13 (0.66%) Visual Studio
5 7 (0.36%) Zephyr
6 6 (0.31%) Oracle APEX
6 6 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
7 5 (0.25%) Postman
8 4 (0.20%) CircleCI
8 4 (0.20%) Flyway
9 3 (0.15%) LSMW
9 3 (0.15%) MLflow
9 3 (0.15%) Selenium
10 2 (0.10%) GitLab
10 2 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 1 (0.051%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.051%) Jenkins
11 1 (0.051%) SoapUI
11 1 (0.051%) TestRail
General
1 996 (50.79%) Finance
2 561 (28.61%) Social Skills
3 253 (12.90%) Analytical Skills
4 213 (10.86%) Manufacturing
5 174 (8.87%) Public Sector
6 101 (5.15%) Retail
7 81 (4.13%) Influencing Skills
8 68 (3.47%) General Ledger
9 59 (3.01%) Billing
10 55 (2.80%) Organisational Skills
11 49 (2.50%) Documentation Skills
11 49 (2.50%) Legal
12 47 (2.40%) Banking
13 44 (2.24%) Law
14 38 (1.94%) Local Government
15 33 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
16 29 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 28 (1.43%) Pharmaceutical
18 24 (1.22%) Aerospace
19 21 (1.07%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 353 (18.00%) Lead
2 319 (16.27%) Architect
3 257 (13.11%) Analyst
4 237 (12.09%) Consultant
5 151 (7.70%) Senior
6 145 (7.39%) Solutions Architect
7 132 (6.73%) Project Manager
8 119 (6.07%) Business Analyst
9 102 (5.20%) Developer
10 90 (4.59%) Oracle Consultant
11 60 (3.06%) ERP Manager
12 55 (2.80%) Accountant
12 55 (2.80%) Functional Consultant
13 51 (2.60%) Financial Analyst
14 48 (2.45%) Administrator
15 45 (2.29%) Data Analyst
16 43 (2.19%) Programme Manager
16 43 (2.19%) SAP Manager
17 42 (2.14%) ERP Architect
17 42 (2.14%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 218 (11.12%) Oracle Fusion
2 119 (6.07%) REST
3 103 (5.25%) Middleware
4 73 (3.72%) SOAP
5 44 (2.24%) XML
6 41 (2.09%) JSON
7 38 (1.94%) Web Services
8 31 (1.58%) .NET
9 23 (1.17%) OAuth
10 21 (1.07%) EDI
10 21 (1.07%) OAuth2
10 21 (1.07%) SAP Fiori
11 16 (0.82%) Terraform
12 14 (0.71%) Lightning Web Components
12 14 (0.71%) XSLT
13 11 (0.56%) CSS
13 11 (0.56%) HTML
14 10 (0.51%) Node.js
14 10 (0.51%) RESTful
15 9 (0.46%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 99 (5.05%) Legacy Systems
2 68 (3.47%) Data Structures
3 67 (3.42%) Enterprise Software
4 65 (3.31%) Management Information System
5 64 (3.26%) Product Ownership
6 46 (2.35%) Onboarding
7 37 (1.89%) FMCG
8 32 (1.63%) Cloud Native
9 31 (1.58%) Public Cloud
10 26 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
11 23 (1.17%) Life Science
12 22 (1.12%) Distributed Systems
13 16 (0.82%) Greenfield Project
13 16 (0.82%) Operational Technology
14 15 (0.76%) AI Agents
14 15 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
14 15 (0.76%) Low-Code
15 12 (0.61%) CMDB
15 12 (0.61%) Manufacturing Execution System
15 12 (0.61%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 26 (1.33%) Windows
2 11 (0.56%) Linux
3 9 (0.46%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.31%) Unix
5 2 (0.10%) Android
5 2 (0.10%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.10%) OpenVMS
5 2 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.10%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.051%) AIX
6 1 (0.051%) Oracle Linux
6 1 (0.051%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 579 (29.53%) Stakeholder Management
2 492 (25.09%) Migration
3 368 (18.77%) Data Migration
4 313 (15.96%) User Acceptance Testing
5 307 (15.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 282 (14.38%) Agile
7 280 (14.28%) Continuous Improvement
8 277 (14.13%) Problem-Solving
9 211 (10.76%) Validation
10 191 (9.74%) Change Management
10 191 (9.74%) Process Improvement
11 190 (9.69%) CRM
12 188 (9.59%) Business Intelligence
13 186 (9.48%) Roadmaps
14 170 (8.67%) Analytics
14 170 (8.67%) Data Modelling
15 154 (7.85%) Translating Business Requirements
16 146 (7.45%) Workshop Facilitation
17 145 (7.39%) Project Delivery
18 135 (6.88%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 187 (9.54%) SQL
2 64 (3.26%) Python
3 35 (1.78%) Java
4 34 (1.73%) JavaScript
5 32 (1.63%) PL/SQL
6 31 (1.58%) C#
7 20 (1.02%) X++
8 18 (0.92%) ABAP
9 17 (0.87%) Ruby
10 16 (0.82%) Apex Code
11 14 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 9 (0.46%) TypeScript
13 8 (0.41%) Groovy
14 7 (0.36%) T-SQL
15 4 (0.20%) PHP
15 4 (0.20%) SOQL
15 4 (0.20%) SOSL
15 4 (0.20%) VBA
16 3 (0.15%) C++
16 3 (0.15%) Rust
Qualifications
1 247 (12.60%) Security Cleared
2 183 (9.33%) SC Cleared
3 125 (6.37%) Degree
4 68 (3.47%) ACCA
5 62 (3.16%) CIMA
6 54 (2.75%) DV Cleared
7 39 (1.99%) PMP
8 35 (1.78%) PMI Certification
9 25 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
10 21 (1.07%) Computer Science Degree
11 14 (0.71%) Master's Degree
12 10 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
12 10 (0.51%) TOGAF Certification
13 9 (0.46%) ITIL Certification
14 8 (0.41%) Azure Certification
14 8 (0.41%) CISM
14 8 (0.41%) CISSP
15 7 (0.36%) Oracle Certification
15 7 (0.36%) SAP Certification
16 6 (0.31%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 170 (8.67%) Data Quality
2 70 (3.57%) QA
3 62 (3.16%) GDPR
4 53 (2.70%) PMO
5 29 (1.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 25 (1.27%) IFRS
7 22 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 20 (1.02%) GRC
9 17 (0.87%) GAAP
10 14 (0.71%) NCSC
11 13 (0.66%) GMP
12 12 (0.61%) GxP
13 9 (0.46%) 21 CFR Part 11
14 8 (0.41%) NIST
14 8 (0.41%) SLA
15 7 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
15 7 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 17025
16 6 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 6 (0.31%) PCI DSS
17 5 (0.25%) P3O
System Software
1 17 (0.87%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.36%) 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 11 (0.56%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.25%) Grafana
3 5 (0.25%) HP ALM
3 5 (0.25%) Oracle RMAN
3 5 (0.25%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.20%) Kibana
4 4 (0.20%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.10%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.10%) SCCM
6 1 (0.051%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.051%) MOM
Vendors
1 622 (31.72%) SAP
2 559 (28.51%) Oracle
3 375 (19.12%) Microsoft
4 90 (4.59%) Salesforce
5 78 (3.98%) ServiceNow
6 72 (3.67%) Workday
7 62 (3.16%) IFS
8 43 (2.19%) Ariba
9 32 (1.63%) Infor
10 30 (1.53%) Sage
11 27 (1.38%) Databricks
12 26 (1.33%) JD Edwards
13 24 (1.22%) MuleSoft
14 22 (1.12%) Google
15 17 (0.87%) Concur
15 17 (0.87%) SYSPRO
16 16 (0.82%) Siemens
17 10 (0.51%) Adobe
17 10 (0.51%) Epicor
17 10 (0.51%) IBM