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

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 94 91
Rank change year-on-year +37 -3 +13
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,991 890 961
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.77% 2.70% 2.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.44% 2.99% 2.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,175 537 563
10th Percentile £363 £325 £363
25th Percentile £463 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% -1.87% -2.73%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £507 £501
% change year-on-year +3.65% +1.20% -9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 113 54 40
10th Percentile £17.75 £6.00 £25.40
25th Percentile £26.90 £14.75 £28.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £26.21 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +52.61% -47.58% -22.69%
75th Percentile £58.75 £73.13 £69.16
90th Percentile £65.75 £80.25 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £39.28 £25.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year +57.11% -41.18% -34.29%

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 44,856 29,798 34,328
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.96% 90.42% 85.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,798 18,719 22,071
10th Percentile £325 £300 £308
25th Percentile £419 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -3.67%
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 2,670 1,616 2,026
10th Percentile £14.82 £14.20 £13.56
25th Percentile £20.02 £17.33 £17.55
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -37.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £68.38 £50.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £82.38 £68.75 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £23.82 £40.00
% change year-on-year +84.59% -40.46% -

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 27 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 27 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 27 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 1,647 £550 +2.33% 754
UK excluding London +44 1,031 £525 +3.65% 564
London +26 693 £600 +9.09% 248
Work from Home +37 580 £550 - 332
South East +7 261 £525 +1.94% 143
North of England +54 246 £500 +5.26% 145
Midlands +36 201 £525 - 159
North West +36 144 £525 +7.53% 73
West Midlands +19 120 £540 +2.86% 92
South West +9 118 £538 -13.31% 49
East of England +18 96 £575 - 47
Yorkshire +11 82 £458 +12.96% 57
East Midlands +27 75 £525 -12.50% 66
Scotland +19 62 £500 - 19
Northern Ireland +22 31 £450 +28.57% 5
Wales - 21 £500 - 8
North East -25 20 £500 -6.98% 16
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 (1.51%) SharePoint
2 19 (0.95%) Oracle Workflow
3 16 (0.80%) 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 (0.10%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.10%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle Coherence
7 2 (0.10%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.050%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.050%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.050%) Hyperledger
8 1 (0.050%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.050%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 90 (4.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (2.16%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.00%) MS Visio
4 19 (0.95%) Microsoft Project
5 15 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
6 11 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 6 (0.30%) Oracle Smart View
8 2 (0.10%) Windchill
9 1 (0.050%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.050%) CPLEX
9 1 (0.050%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 304 (15.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 150 (7.53%) Oracle ERP
3 64 (3.21%) SAP ERP
4 60 (3.01%) NetSuite
5 56 (2.81%) Oracle Payables
6 52 (2.61%) Oracle EBS
7 44 (2.21%) Oracle Receivables
8 37 (1.86%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 29 (1.46%) Dynamics CRM
10 23 (1.16%) Oracle Financials
11 21 (1.05%) Oracle General Ledger
12 18 (0.90%) Infor CloudSuite
12 18 (0.90%) Oracle Assets
13 16 (0.80%) SAP MDG
14 15 (0.75%) Oracle EBS R12
14 15 (0.75%) Unit4 Business World
15 11 (0.55%) Workday HCM
16 10 (0.50%) Oracle Cash Management
16 10 (0.50%) SAP FI
16 10 (0.50%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 233 (11.70%) Azure
2 194 (9.74%) Dynamics 365
2 194 (9.74%) Power Platform
3 153 (7.68%) OCI
4 123 (6.18%) SaaS
5 72 (3.62%) AWS
6 60 (3.01%) Azure DevOps
7 45 (2.26%) PaaS
8 36 (1.81%) SuccessFactors
9 35 (1.76%) Boomi
10 30 (1.51%) PowerApps
11 29 (1.46%) Power Automate
12 27 (1.36%) GCP
12 27 (1.36%) GitHub
13 26 (1.31%) Microsoft 365
14 24 (1.21%) Azure Logic Apps
15 19 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
16 17 (0.85%) Azure Service Bus
17 16 (0.80%) IaaS
17 16 (0.80%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.35%) HTTP
1 7 (0.35%) Network Security
2 5 (0.25%) SSL
3 4 (0.20%) FTP
4 3 (0.15%) 5G
4 3 (0.15%) Firewall
5 2 (0.10%) Intranet
5 2 (0.10%) LAN
5 2 (0.10%) RFID
5 2 (0.10%) WAN
6 1 (0.050%) DHCP
6 1 (0.050%) DNS
6 1 (0.050%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.050%) Modbus
6 1 (0.050%) MQTT
6 1 (0.050%) SMS
6 1 (0.050%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.050%) VoIP
6 1 (0.050%) VPN
6 1 (0.050%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 140 (7.03%) Power BI
2 73 (3.67%) Data Warehouse
3 58 (2.91%) Oracle Reports
4 32 (1.61%) Data Lake
5 28 (1.41%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 26 (1.31%) Oracle ODI
6 26 (1.31%) SQL Server
7 23 (1.16%) 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 (4.02%) JIRA
2 38 (1.91%) 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%) JDeveloper
10 1 (0.050%) PowerDesigner
10 1 (0.050%) TestRail
General
1 1,030 (51.73%) Finance
2 501 (25.16%) Social Skills
3 247 (12.41%) Analytical Skills
4 201 (10.10%) Manufacturing
5 168 (8.44%) Public Sector
6 106 (5.32%) Retail
7 79 (3.97%) Influencing Skills
8 61 (3.06%) Legal
9 60 (3.01%) Documentation Skills
9 60 (3.01%) General Ledger
10 56 (2.81%) Local Government
11 50 (2.51%) Billing
12 48 (2.41%) Law
13 40 (2.01%) Pharmaceutical
14 36 (1.81%) Banking
15 35 (1.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 32 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
17 29 (1.46%) Presentation Skills
18 20 (1.00%) Aerospace
19 19 (0.95%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 365 (18.33%) Lead
2 318 (15.97%) Architect
3 246 (12.36%) Consultant
4 238 (11.95%) Analyst
5 172 (8.64%) Senior
6 157 (7.89%) Solutions Architect
7 154 (7.73%) Project Manager
8 114 (5.73%) Developer
9 111 (5.58%) Business Analyst
10 81 (4.07%) ERP Manager
11 67 (3.37%) Oracle Consultant
12 62 (3.11%) Accountant
13 59 (2.96%) Financial Analyst
14 48 (2.41%) Programme Manager
15 47 (2.36%) SAP Manager
15 47 (2.36%) Senior Manager
15 47 (2.36%) Systems Accountant
16 43 (2.16%) Finance Manager
17 42 (2.11%) ERP Project Manager
17 42 (2.11%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 204 (10.25%) Oracle Fusion
2 115 (5.78%) REST
3 107 (5.37%) Middleware
4 65 (3.26%) SOAP
5 49 (2.46%) JSON
6 42 (2.11%) XML
7 39 (1.96%) Web Services
8 29 (1.46%) .NET
9 23 (1.16%) 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
13 16 (0.80%) XSLT
14 15 (0.75%) OAuth2
15 12 (0.60%) HTML
16 11 (0.55%) CSS
17 10 (0.50%) JWT
17 10 (0.50%) PySpark
17 10 (0.50%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 103 (5.17%) Legacy Systems
2 76 (3.82%) Data Structures
3 59 (2.96%) Product Ownership
4 55 (2.76%) Management Information System
5 41 (2.06%) Onboarding
6 38 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
7 35 (1.76%) Public Cloud
8 33 (1.66%) FMCG
9 30 (1.51%) Cloud Native
10 25 (1.26%) Distributed Systems
11 24 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
12 17 (0.85%) IoT
13 16 (0.80%) Greenfield Project
13 16 (0.80%) Life Science
14 14 (0.70%) AI Agents
14 14 (0.70%) Data Protection Act
14 14 (0.70%) Virtual Team
15 13 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
16 12 (0.60%) Operational Technology
16 12 (0.60%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 26 (1.31%) Windows
2 7 (0.35%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.25%) Linux
4 2 (0.10%) Android
4 2 (0.10%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.10%) 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
1 513 (25.77%) Migration
2 507 (25.46%) Stakeholder Management
3 371 (18.63%) Data Migration
4 332 (16.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 315 (15.82%) User Acceptance Testing
6 269 (13.51%) Agile
7 261 (13.11%) Continuous Improvement
8 250 (12.56%) Problem-Solving
9 212 (10.65%) Validation
10 211 (10.60%) Change Management
11 203 (10.20%) Business Intelligence
12 181 (9.09%) Data Modelling
13 178 (8.94%) Analytics
14 176 (8.84%) CRM
15 172 (8.64%) Roadmaps
16 158 (7.94%) Project Management
17 147 (7.38%) Process Improvement
18 140 (7.03%) Procure-to-Pay
19 139 (6.98%) Translating Business Requirements
20 136 (6.83%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 185 (9.29%) SQL
2 69 (3.47%) Python
3 38 (1.91%) JavaScript
4 35 (1.76%) PL/SQL
5 34 (1.71%) Java
6 31 (1.56%) C#
7 20 (1.00%) Apex Code
7 20 (1.00%) Ruby
7 20 (1.00%) X++
8 16 (0.80%) ABAP
9 14 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 10 (0.50%) TypeScript
11 8 (0.40%) Groovy
12 7 (0.35%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.25%) SOQL
13 5 (0.25%) SOSL
13 5 (0.25%) VBA
14 4 (0.20%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.15%) Korn
16 2 (0.10%) XPath
Qualifications
1 221 (11.10%) Security Cleared
2 157 (7.89%) SC Cleared
3 116 (5.83%) Degree
4 75 (3.77%) ACCA
4 75 (3.77%) CIMA
5 47 (2.36%) DV Cleared
6 40 (2.01%) PMP
7 33 (1.66%) PMI Certification
8 18 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
8 18 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
9 16 (0.80%) Master's Degree
10 11 (0.55%) SAP Certification
11 9 (0.45%) Azure Certification
11 9 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.35%) TOGAF Certification
13 6 (0.30%) CISM
13 6 (0.30%) CISSP
13 6 (0.30%) Oracle Certification
14 5 (0.25%) ISTQB
14 5 (0.25%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 142 (7.13%) Data Quality
2 76 (3.82%) GDPR
3 73 (3.67%) QA
4 56 (2.81%) PMO
5 36 (1.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 28 (1.41%) IFRS
7 20 (1.00%) GAAP
8 15 (0.75%) GMP
9 13 (0.65%) SLA
10 12 (0.60%) GRC
10 12 (0.60%) GxP
11 11 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 9 (0.45%) Accessibility
13 8 (0.40%) NCSC
14 7 (0.35%) PCI DSS
15 5 (0.25%) 21 CFR Part 11
15 5 (0.25%) NIST
16 4 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
16 4 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 17025
16 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 13 (0.65%) 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 (0.10%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.10%) SCCM
8 1 (0.050%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.050%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.050%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 610 (30.64%) SAP
2 557 (27.98%) Oracle
3 352 (17.68%) Microsoft
4 83 (4.17%) IFS
5 80 (4.02%) Workday
6 77 (3.87%) Salesforce
7 63 (3.16%) ServiceNow
8 44 (2.21%) Ariba
9 43 (2.16%) Infor
10 41 (2.06%) Siemens
11 38 (1.91%) Databricks
12 36 (1.81%) MuleSoft
12 36 (1.81%) Sage
13 18 (0.90%) JD Edwards
14 17 (0.85%) Concur
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