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

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 92 89
Rank change year-on-year +27 -3 +27
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,567 798 1,065
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.55% 2.75% 2.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.14% 3.04% 2.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 890 466 675
10th Percentile £363 £363 £356
25th Percentile £461 £433 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £645 £675 £638
90th Percentile £725 £775 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 100 19 40
10th Percentile £18.27 £17.26 £14.15
25th Percentile £27.14 £65.00 £28.44
Median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +21.74% -8.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £86.50
90th Percentile £60.00 £77.50 £90.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -17.86% +75.00% -38.15%

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 37,825 26,281 38,283
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.77% 90.55% 86.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,952 17,099 24,858
10th Percentile £313 £308 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £485 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -0.51% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,225 950 2,347
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.20 £12.83
25th Percentile £18.75 £20.49 £16.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -1.54% -9.72%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.50 £57.91
90th Percentile £76.40 £77.22 £71.45
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.50 £31.64 £31.50
% change year-on-year -3.60% +0.44% -13.10%

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 March 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 March 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 March 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 +22 1,318 £550 +2.80% 750
UK excluding London +32 775 £525 +5.00% 619
London +26 583 £550 - 210
Work from Home +34 529 £550 - 347
South East +3 187 £550 - 200
North of England +29 181 £550 +20.55% 135
Midlands -16 135 £533 +6.50% 113
South West +21 116 £525 +13.26% 64
North West +39 111 £500 +2.41% 65
West Midlands -19 91 £565 +13.00% 79
East of England +4 85 £529 -6.00% 69
Yorkshire -11 61 £595 +48.75% 59
East Midlands -12 43 £500 +5.26% 34
Scotland +22 38 £525 +7.69% 29
Wales +11 22 £500 -31.03% 10
Northern Ireland +10 15 £475 +18.75% 11
North East -16 9 £500 - 15
Channel Islands - 2 - - 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 19 (1.21%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.02%) Confluence
3 14 (0.89%) Oracle Workflow
4 13 (0.83%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 7 (0.45%) WebLogic
6 5 (0.32%) NetWeaver
6 5 (0.32%) SAP EP
7 4 (0.26%) Apache
7 4 (0.26%) Oracle Service Bus
8 3 (0.19%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.19%) Documentum
8 3 (0.19%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.13%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.13%) CMS
9 2 (0.13%) ThingWorx
10 1 (0.064%) Microsoft Exchange
10 1 (0.064%) Oracle Application Server
10 1 (0.064%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 68 (4.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 42 (2.68%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (1.60%) MS Visio
4 23 (1.47%) Microsoft Project
5 17 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 8 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.32%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.32%) PTC Creo
8 4 (0.26%) Trello
8 4 (0.26%) Windchill
9 1 (0.064%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.064%) InVision
9 1 (0.064%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 233 (14.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 98 (6.25%) Oracle ERP
3 66 (4.21%) Oracle EBS
4 62 (3.96%) SAP ERP
5 49 (3.13%) Dynamics CRM
6 45 (2.87%) Oracle Payables
7 35 (2.23%) NetSuite
8 30 (1.91%) Oracle Receivables
9 27 (1.72%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 18 (1.15%) Oracle Assets
10 18 (1.15%) Shopify
11 17 (1.08%) Oracle General Ledger
12 16 (1.02%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
13 15 (0.96%) Oracle EBS R12
14 14 (0.89%) Workday HCM
15 13 (0.83%) SAP PP
16 12 (0.77%) Oracle Cash Management
16 12 (0.77%) SAP FI
16 12 (0.77%) Unit4 Business World
17 11 (0.70%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 212 (13.53%) Azure
2 182 (11.61%) Dynamics 365
3 151 (9.64%) OCI
4 126 (8.04%) Power Platform
5 89 (5.68%) SaaS
6 61 (3.89%) AWS
7 47 (3.00%) PaaS
8 42 (2.68%) Azure DevOps
9 30 (1.91%) Power Automate
10 29 (1.85%) PowerApps
11 27 (1.72%) Boomi
12 24 (1.53%) Azure Logic Apps
12 24 (1.53%) SuccessFactors
13 22 (1.40%) GCP
14 18 (1.15%) IaaS
15 17 (1.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 17 (1.08%) Microsoft Copilot
16 15 (0.96%) Microsoft 365
17 14 (0.89%) Azure Data Factory
17 14 (0.89%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.19%) LAN
2 2 (0.13%) 5G
2 2 (0.13%) Firewall
3 1 (0.064%) DHCP
3 1 (0.064%) DNS
3 1 (0.064%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.064%) HTTP
3 1 (0.064%) Intranet
3 1 (0.064%) Modbus
3 1 (0.064%) Network Security
3 1 (0.064%) RFID
3 1 (0.064%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.064%) VoIP
3 1 (0.064%) VPN
3 1 (0.064%) WAN
3 1 (0.064%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (6.25%) Power BI
2 65 (4.15%) Oracle Reports
3 54 (3.45%) Data Warehouse
4 29 (1.85%) Data Lake
5 21 (1.34%) SQL Server
6 19 (1.21%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 18 (1.15%) Oracle ODI
8 16 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 14 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 11 (0.70%) Oracle Database
11 10 (0.64%) SAP HANA
12 8 (0.51%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 8 (0.51%) GIS
12 8 (0.51%) Metadata
13 7 (0.45%) Relational Database
13 7 (0.45%) Tableau
14 5 (0.32%) Power Query
15 4 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
16 3 (0.19%) Oracle Database 12c
16 3 (0.19%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 75 (4.79%) JIRA
2 29 (1.85%) Postman
3 24 (1.53%) Git
4 15 (0.96%) Hudson
5 10 (0.64%) SoapUI
6 8 (0.51%) GitLab
7 7 (0.45%) Oracle Forms
8 6 (0.38%) Jenkins
8 6 (0.38%) Selenium
9 4 (0.26%) Cucumber
9 4 (0.26%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.26%) Zephyr
10 3 (0.19%) LSMW
11 2 (0.13%) CircleCI
11 2 (0.13%) Gradle
11 2 (0.13%) Oracle APEX
11 2 (0.13%) SpecFlow
11 2 (0.13%) TestRail
11 2 (0.13%) Tricentis qTest
12 1 (0.064%) MLflow
General
1 809 (51.63%) Finance
2 492 (31.40%) Social Skills
3 218 (13.91%) Analytical Skills
4 132 (8.42%) Public Sector
5 131 (8.36%) Manufacturing
6 70 (4.47%) Retail
7 61 (3.89%) Local Government
8 56 (3.57%) Legal
9 51 (3.25%) Documentation Skills
10 46 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
11 45 (2.87%) Pharmaceutical
12 41 (2.62%) General Ledger
13 40 (2.55%) Banking
14 35 (2.23%) Law
15 25 (1.60%) Organisational Skills
15 25 (1.60%) Presentation Skills
16 23 (1.47%) Marketing
17 22 (1.40%) Billing
18 18 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 17 (1.08%) Military
Job Titles
1 238 (15.19%) Lead
2 235 (15.00%) Consultant
3 220 (14.04%) Architect
4 171 (10.91%) Analyst
5 151 (9.64%) Project Manager
6 134 (8.55%) Senior
7 107 (6.83%) Solutions Architect
8 101 (6.45%) Business Analyst
9 79 (5.04%) Developer
10 68 (4.34%) ERP Manager
11 55 (3.51%) SAP Consultant
12 51 (3.25%) SAP Manager
13 50 (3.19%) Implementation Consultant
14 48 (3.06%) Accountant
15 41 (2.62%) Financial Analyst
16 38 (2.43%) Senior Manager
17 37 (2.36%) Systems Accountant
18 35 (2.23%) Oracle Consultant
18 35 (2.23%) Test Manager
19 34 (2.17%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 196 (12.51%) Oracle Fusion
2 88 (5.62%) REST
3 67 (4.28%) Middleware
4 60 (3.83%) SOAP
5 49 (3.13%) XML
6 45 (2.87%) JSON
7 44 (2.81%) Web Services
8 25 (1.60%) OAuth
9 22 (1.40%) XSLT
10 20 (1.28%) .NET
11 16 (1.02%) JWT
12 14 (0.89%) SAP Fiori
13 12 (0.77%) PySpark
14 11 (0.70%) EDI
15 8 (0.51%) ADO
15 8 (0.51%) Kafka
15 8 (0.51%) Lightning Web Components
15 8 (0.51%) Node.js
16 7 (0.45%) SAPUI5
17 6 (0.38%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 84 (5.36%) Legacy Systems
2 55 (3.51%) Data Structures
3 43 (2.74%) Management Information System
4 32 (2.04%) Product Ownership
5 28 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
6 26 (1.66%) Public Cloud
7 24 (1.53%) Cloud Native
8 21 (1.34%) IoT
8 21 (1.34%) Onboarding
9 16 (1.02%) FMCG
9 16 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
10 15 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
11 14 (0.89%) AI Agents
11 14 (0.89%) Distributed Systems
12 13 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
13 12 (0.77%) Greenfield Project
14 9 (0.57%) Virtual Team
15 8 (0.51%) Life Science
15 8 (0.51%) LIMS
15 8 (0.51%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 16 (1.02%) Windows
2 7 (0.45%) Linux
3 3 (0.19%) Unix
4 2 (0.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 413 (26.36%) Migration
2 303 (19.34%) Stakeholder Management
3 272 (17.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 261 (16.66%) Data Migration
5 247 (15.76%) Problem-Solving
6 221 (14.10%) Agile
7 214 (13.66%) User Acceptance Testing
8 176 (11.23%) Project Management
9 167 (10.66%) Validation
10 166 (10.59%) Continuous Improvement
11 164 (10.47%) Change Management
12 153 (9.76%) CRM
13 150 (9.57%) Business Intelligence
14 114 (7.28%) Data Modelling
15 113 (7.21%) Project Delivery
16 110 (7.02%) Roadmaps
17 109 (6.96%) DevOps
17 109 (6.96%) Procure-to-Pay
18 98 (6.25%) Analytics
19 96 (6.13%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 136 (8.68%) SQL
2 48 (3.06%) Python
3 41 (2.62%) PL/SQL
4 30 (1.91%) Java
5 28 (1.79%) C#
6 19 (1.21%) JavaScript
7 12 (0.77%) Ruby
8 10 (0.64%) ABAP
8 10 (0.64%) Apex Code
9 7 (0.45%) T-SQL
10 6 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 6 (0.38%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.38%) VBA
11 5 (0.32%) Korn
11 5 (0.32%) PowerShell
11 5 (0.32%) X++
12 4 (0.26%) Perl
13 3 (0.19%) C++
13 3 (0.19%) PHP
13 3 (0.19%) XPath
Qualifications
1 200 (12.76%) Security Cleared
2 147 (9.38%) SC Cleared
3 134 (8.55%) Degree
4 91 (5.81%) CIMA
5 79 (5.04%) ACCA
6 45 (2.87%) PMP
7 40 (2.55%) PMI Certification
8 21 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
9 19 (1.21%) Master's Degree
10 15 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (0.89%) Oracle Certification
12 13 (0.83%) SAP Certification
13 12 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
14 10 (0.64%) DV Cleared
15 9 (0.57%) Azure Certification
15 9 (0.57%) ISTQB
16 7 (0.45%) APMP
16 7 (0.45%) OCA
17 6 (0.38%) TOGAF Certification
18 5 (0.32%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (5.17%) Data Quality
2 79 (5.04%) QA
3 60 (3.83%) GDPR
4 56 (3.57%) PMO
5 28 (1.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 19 (1.21%) IFRS
7 18 (1.15%) GAAP
8 15 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 14 (0.89%) SLA
10 11 (0.70%) NIST
11 10 (0.64%) GxP
11 10 (0.64%) ITGC
12 9 (0.57%) Accessibility
13 8 (0.51%) COBIT
14 7 (0.45%) Disclosure Scotland
14 7 (0.45%) GMP
14 7 (0.45%) SOX 404
15 6 (0.38%) IFRS 17
15 6 (0.38%) NCSC
16 5 (0.32%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 5 (0.32%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.26%) Docker
3 2 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.064%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 8 (0.51%) HP ALM
2 6 (0.38%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.32%) Terraform
4 3 (0.19%) Control-M
5 2 (0.13%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
5 2 (0.13%) MOM
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.064%) CEMLI
6 1 (0.064%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.064%) Kibana
6 1 (0.064%) Oracle Identity Management
6 1 (0.064%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.064%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 468 (29.87%) SAP
2 450 (28.72%) Oracle
3 269 (17.17%) Microsoft
4 86 (5.49%) Workday
5 60 (3.83%) Salesforce
6 53 (3.38%) IFS
7 51 (3.25%) Siemens
8 36 (2.30%) Databricks
9 34 (2.17%) Sage
10 32 (2.04%) Ariba
10 32 (2.04%) MuleSoft
11 29 (1.85%) ServiceNow
12 17 (1.08%) Infor
13 16 (1.02%) Informatica
14 10 (0.64%) OpenAI
15 9 (0.57%) Foundry
16 8 (0.51%) HP
17 7 (0.45%) Adobe
17 7 (0.45%) Google
17 7 (0.45%) Talend