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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 94 95
Rank change year-on-year +36 +1 +9
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,998 882 951
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.76% 2.69% 2.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.43% 2.97% 2.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,181 533 554
10th Percentile £363 £325 £363
25th Percentile £463 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £530 £533
Median % change year-on-year +1.89% -0.47% -3.18%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £513 £500
% change year-on-year +2.44% +2.50% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 53 39
10th Percentile £16.52 £6.00 £24.80
25th Percentile £24.10 £14.75 £28.00
Median hourly rate £36.71 £26.21 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +40.06% -50.08% -19.11%
75th Percentile £58.75 £71.25 £69.44
90th Percentile £64.50 £75.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.71 £25.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +46.84% -44.44% -30.90%

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 45,107 29,668 33,959
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.95% 90.46% 85.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,893 18,635 21,816
10th Percentile £325 £300 £308
25th Percentile £420 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £736 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,744 1,629 1,969
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.20 £13.69
25th Percentile £19.66 £17.35 £17.72
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -37.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £68.75 £74.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £24.00 £40.33
% change year-on-year +83.17% -40.48% +0.81%

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 31 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 31 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 31 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 +24 1,652 £550 +2.33% 836
UK excluding London +46 1,039 £525 +2.44% 613
London +23 693 £600 +9.09% 281
Work from Home +36 577 £550 - 359
South East +1 263 £525 +1.94% 157
North of England +58 250 £500 +3.90% 158
Midlands +37 207 £525 - 170
North West +33 145 £525 +7.36% 78
West Midlands +13 122 £540 +2.86% 107
South West +6 114 £550 -11.72% 55
East of England +12 92 £575 - 51
Yorkshire +12 85 £466 +15.12% 62
East Midlands +27 77 £525 -12.50% 63
Scotland +16 65 £500 -0.50% 20
Northern Ireland +21 28 £450 +28.57% 5
Wales - 21 £500 - 8
North East -28 20 £500 -6.98% 19
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 20 (1.00%) Oracle Workflow
3 17 (0.85%) Confluence
4 5 (0.25%) NetWeaver
4 5 (0.25%) SAS
5 4 (0.20%) Anypoint
5 4 (0.20%) Apache
5 4 (0.20%) SAP EP
5 4 (0.20%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.15%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.15%) CMS
6 3 (0.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 3 (0.15%) ThingWorx
7 2 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.10%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.10%) FactoryTalk
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle Coherence
8 1 (0.050%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.050%) Hyperledger
8 1 (0.050%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 93 (4.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (2.15%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (1.05%) 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 (15.22%) SAP S/4HANA
2 148 (7.41%) Oracle ERP
3 66 (3.30%) SAP ERP
4 61 (3.05%) NetSuite
5 55 (2.75%) Oracle Payables
6 52 (2.60%) Oracle EBS
7 43 (2.15%) Oracle Receivables
8 37 (1.85%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 27 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
10 24 (1.20%) 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
13 16 (0.80%) Unit4 Business World
14 14 (0.70%) Oracle EBS R12
15 10 (0.50%) Oracle 11i
15 10 (0.50%) Oracle Cash Management
15 10 (0.50%) SAP FI
15 10 (0.50%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 222 (11.11%) Azure
2 193 (9.66%) Dynamics 365
3 191 (9.56%) Power Platform
4 154 (7.71%) OCI
5 120 (6.01%) SaaS
6 71 (3.55%) AWS
7 56 (2.80%) Azure DevOps
8 42 (2.10%) PaaS
9 36 (1.80%) SuccessFactors
10 34 (1.70%) Boomi
11 29 (1.45%) Power Automate
11 29 (1.45%) PowerApps
12 28 (1.40%) GitHub
13 27 (1.35%) GCP
14 26 (1.30%) Microsoft 365
15 20 (1.00%) Microsoft Copilot
16 19 (0.95%) Azure Logic Apps
17 16 (0.80%) Azure Service Bus
17 16 (0.80%) Salesforce Service Cloud
18 15 (0.75%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.35%) HTTP
1 7 (0.35%) Network Security
2 5 (0.25%) SSL
3 4 (0.20%) Firewall
3 4 (0.20%) FTP
4 3 (0.15%) 5G
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%) DMZ
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%) VPN
6 1 (0.050%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 141 (7.06%) Power BI
2 72 (3.60%) Data Warehouse
3 60 (3.00%) Oracle Reports
4 32 (1.60%) Data Lake
4 32 (1.60%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 28 (1.40%) SQL Server
6 26 (1.30%) Oracle ODI
7 24 (1.20%) 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%) Oracle Database
13 7 (0.35%) SAP HANA
13 7 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 7 (0.35%) Star Schema
14 6 (0.30%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 80 (4.00%) JIRA
2 35 (1.75%) Git
3 21 (1.05%) Hudson
4 13 (0.65%) Visual Studio
5 11 (0.55%) Postman
6 8 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
7 6 (0.30%) CircleCI
7 6 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (0.20%) Selenium
8 4 (0.20%) SoapUI
9 3 (0.15%) GitLab
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 2 (0.10%) Jenkins
11 1 (0.050%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.050%) JDeveloper
11 1 (0.050%) MLflow
11 1 (0.050%) TestRail
General
1 1,033 (51.70%) Finance
2 504 (25.23%) Social Skills
3 245 (12.26%) Analytical Skills
4 204 (10.21%) Manufacturing
5 167 (8.36%) Public Sector
6 107 (5.36%) Retail
7 79 (3.95%) Influencing Skills
8 59 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
9 58 (2.90%) General Ledger
9 58 (2.90%) Legal
10 53 (2.65%) Local Government
11 49 (2.45%) Billing
12 47 (2.35%) Law
13 40 (2.00%) Banking
13 40 (2.00%) Pharmaceutical
14 35 (1.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 35 (1.75%) Organisational Skills
15 29 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
16 21 (1.05%) Marketing
17 19 (0.95%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 361 (18.07%) Lead
2 320 (16.02%) Architect
3 247 (12.36%) Consultant
4 243 (12.16%) Analyst
5 166 (8.31%) Senior
6 158 (7.91%) Solutions Architect
7 153 (7.66%) Project Manager
8 117 (5.86%) Developer
9 114 (5.71%) Business Analyst
10 76 (3.80%) ERP Manager
11 72 (3.60%) Oracle Consultant
12 65 (3.25%) Accountant
13 58 (2.90%) Financial Analyst
14 49 (2.45%) Systems Accountant
15 46 (2.30%) SAP Manager
16 44 (2.20%) Programme Manager
16 44 (2.20%) Senior Manager
17 43 (2.15%) Finance Manager
18 42 (2.10%) ERP Project Manager
19 41 (2.05%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 212 (10.61%) Oracle Fusion
2 112 (5.61%) REST
3 105 (5.26%) Middleware
4 64 (3.20%) SOAP
5 42 (2.10%) JSON
6 40 (2.00%) XML
7 34 (1.70%) Web Services
8 29 (1.45%) .NET
9 21 (1.05%) OAuth
10 20 (1.00%) EDI
11 17 (0.85%) Lightning Web Components
12 16 (0.80%) SAP Fiori
13 15 (0.75%) OAuth2
14 13 (0.65%) XSLT
15 12 (0.60%) HTML
15 12 (0.60%) Node.js
16 11 (0.55%) CSS
16 11 (0.55%) PySpark
17 10 (0.50%) RESTful
18 9 (0.45%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 105 (5.26%) Legacy Systems
2 78 (3.90%) Data Structures
3 56 (2.80%) Product Ownership
4 52 (2.60%) Management Information System
5 41 (2.05%) Onboarding
6 40 (2.00%) Enterprise Software
7 34 (1.70%) Public Cloud
8 33 (1.65%) FMCG
9 32 (1.60%) Cloud Native
10 25 (1.25%) Distributed Systems
10 25 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
11 18 (0.90%) IoT
12 16 (0.80%) AI Agents
12 16 (0.80%) Greenfield Project
12 16 (0.80%) Life Science
13 15 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
14 13 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
14 13 (0.65%) Operational Technology
14 13 (0.65%) Virtual Team
15 11 (0.55%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 26 (1.30%) Windows
2 7 (0.35%) Linux
2 7 (0.35%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.10%) Android
3 2 (0.10%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.10%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.050%) AIX
4 1 (0.050%) OpenVMS
4 1 (0.050%) Oracle Linux
4 1 (0.050%) Unix
4 1 (0.050%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 513 (25.68%) Stakeholder Management
2 512 (25.63%) Migration
3 375 (18.77%) Data Migration
4 327 (16.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 315 (15.77%) User Acceptance Testing
6 272 (13.61%) Agile
7 268 (13.41%) Continuous Improvement
8 251 (12.56%) Problem-Solving
9 210 (10.51%) Change Management
10 209 (10.46%) Validation
11 208 (10.41%) Business Intelligence
12 186 (9.31%) Analytics
12 186 (9.31%) Data Modelling
13 173 (8.66%) CRM
14 170 (8.51%) Roadmaps
15 157 (7.86%) Project Management
16 156 (7.81%) Process Improvement
17 141 (7.06%) Translating Business Requirements
18 137 (6.86%) Procure-to-Pay
19 136 (6.81%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 184 (9.21%) SQL
2 67 (3.35%) Python
3 36 (1.80%) JavaScript
4 35 (1.75%) PL/SQL
5 34 (1.70%) Java
6 26 (1.30%) C#
7 20 (1.00%) Ruby
7 20 (1.00%) X++
8 19 (0.95%) Apex Code
9 16 (0.80%) ABAP
10 14 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 9 (0.45%) TypeScript
12 7 (0.35%) 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
15 3 (0.15%) Rust
Qualifications
1 223 (11.16%) Security Cleared
2 159 (7.96%) SC Cleared
3 117 (5.86%) Degree
4 79 (3.95%) ACCA
4 79 (3.95%) CIMA
5 49 (2.45%) DV Cleared
6 38 (1.90%) PMP
7 32 (1.60%) PMI Certification
8 18 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
8 18 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
9 15 (0.75%) Master's Degree
10 9 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (0.45%) SAP Certification
11 7 (0.35%) Azure Certification
11 7 (0.35%) TOGAF Certification
12 6 (0.30%) Oracle Certification
13 5 (0.25%) CISM
13 5 (0.25%) CISSP
13 5 (0.25%) ISTQB
13 5 (0.25%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 148 (7.41%) Data Quality
2 73 (3.65%) GDPR
3 69 (3.45%) QA
4 53 (2.65%) PMO
5 36 (1.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 28 (1.40%) IFRS
7 20 (1.00%) GAAP
8 15 (0.75%) GMP
9 12 (0.60%) GxP
9 12 (0.60%) SLA
10 11 (0.55%) GRC
10 11 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 9 (0.45%) Accessibility
12 8 (0.40%) NCSC
13 7 (0.35%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.25%) 21 CFR Part 11
14 5 (0.25%) NIST
15 4 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 17025
15 4 (0.20%) P3O
16 3 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 12 (0.60%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.40%) Docker
3 1 (0.050%) Firmware
3 1 (0.050%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.050%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (0.80%) Terraform
2 13 (0.65%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.40%) 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
1 609 (30.48%) SAP
2 564 (28.23%) Oracle
3 354 (17.72%) Microsoft
4 84 (4.20%) IFS
5 80 (4.00%) Salesforce
6 79 (3.95%) Workday
7 64 (3.20%) ServiceNow
8 43 (2.15%) Ariba
9 41 (2.05%) Infor
10 39 (1.95%) Databricks
10 39 (1.95%) Siemens
11 37 (1.85%) MuleSoft
12 36 (1.80%) Sage
13 18 (0.90%) JD Edwards
14 17 (0.85%) Concur
15 14 (0.70%) Google
16 12 (0.60%) Epicor
16 12 (0.60%) SYSPRO
17 11 (0.55%) Informatica
18 9 (0.45%) Baan