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

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 90 88
Rank change year-on-year +24 -2 +33
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,510 814 1,069
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.48% 2.78% 2.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.05% 3.07% 2.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 870 467 686
10th Percentile £360 £363 £350
25th Percentile £463 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% +1.80%
75th Percentile £648 £675 £638
90th Percentile £725 £775 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 92 18 40
10th Percentile £18.42 £17.22 £14.15
25th Percentile £25.38 £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 £58.90 £78.75 £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 37,265 26,485 38,452
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.97% 90.43% 86.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,631 17,037 25,025
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 £610 £638 £638
90th Percentile £723 £744 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -2.04% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,203 922 2,327
10th Percentile £14.97 £15.25 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.00 £16.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £32.12
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +1.20% -8.24%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.52 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.50 £70.20
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £31.76 £30.91
% change year-on-year -13.41% +2.74% -11.68%

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 19 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 19 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 19 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 +26 1,282 £550 +2.33% 773
UK excluding London +27 739 £525 +5.00% 633
London +27 570 £575 +4.55% 217
Work from Home +30 513 £550 - 368
North of England +25 181 £550 +17.33% 137
South East -4 169 £550 - 205
Midlands -20 133 £525 +5.00% 121
North West +42 117 £500 +2.41% 72
South West +15 114 £525 +13.26% 64
West Midlands -14 92 £565 +13.00% 74
East of England +4 81 £550 -2.22% 61
Yorkshire -16 57 £595 +48.75% 57
East Midlands -20 40 £500 +5.26% 47
Scotland +15 27 £536 +10.00% 38
Wales +12 23 £475 -34.48% 10
Northern Ireland +10 15 £475 +18.75% 5
North East -14 7 £500 - 11
Channel Islands - 1 - - 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 (1.26%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.06%) Confluence
3 14 (0.93%) Oracle Workflow
4 13 (0.86%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 8 (0.53%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.26%) Apache
6 4 (0.26%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.26%) Oracle Service Bus
6 4 (0.26%) SAP EP
7 3 (0.20%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.20%) Documentum
7 3 (0.20%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.13%) CMS
9 1 (0.066%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.066%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.066%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.066%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.066%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 63 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (2.85%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (1.79%) MS Visio
4 22 (1.46%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.33%) Oracle Smart View
6 5 (0.33%) PTC Creo
6 5 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.26%) Trello
8 2 (0.13%) Windchill
9 1 (0.066%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.066%) InVision
9 1 (0.066%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 222 (14.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 95 (6.29%) Oracle ERP
3 64 (4.24%) Oracle EBS
4 56 (3.71%) SAP ERP
5 52 (3.44%) Dynamics CRM
6 46 (3.05%) Oracle Payables
7 33 (2.19%) NetSuite
8 31 (2.05%) Oracle Receivables
9 26 (1.72%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 18 (1.19%) Oracle General Ledger
10 18 (1.19%) Shopify
11 17 (1.13%) Oracle Assets
12 16 (1.06%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
12 16 (1.06%) Workday HCM
13 13 (0.86%) Oracle EBS R12
13 13 (0.86%) SAP PP
14 12 (0.79%) Oracle Cash Management
15 11 (0.73%) Dynamics AX
15 11 (0.73%) Oracle Financials
16 10 (0.66%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 211 (13.97%) Azure
2 177 (11.72%) Dynamics 365
3 151 (10.00%) OCI
4 115 (7.62%) Power Platform
5 90 (5.96%) SaaS
6 56 (3.71%) AWS
7 44 (2.91%) PaaS
8 40 (2.65%) Azure DevOps
9 31 (2.05%) Power Automate
10 30 (1.99%) Boomi
10 30 (1.99%) PowerApps
11 25 (1.66%) Azure Logic Apps
11 25 (1.66%) SuccessFactors
12 21 (1.39%) GCP
13 18 (1.19%) IaaS
14 17 (1.13%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 17 (1.13%) Microsoft Copilot
15 15 (0.99%) Microsoft 365
16 14 (0.93%) Azure Data Factory
16 14 (0.93%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.20%) LAN
2 2 (0.13%) Firewall
3 1 (0.066%) DHCP
3 1 (0.066%) DKIM
3 1 (0.066%) DMARC
3 1 (0.066%) DNS
3 1 (0.066%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.066%) HTTP
3 1 (0.066%) Intranet
3 1 (0.066%) Modbus
3 1 (0.066%) Network Security
3 1 (0.066%) RFID
3 1 (0.066%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.066%) VoIP
3 1 (0.066%) VPN
3 1 (0.066%) WAN
3 1 (0.066%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 85 (5.63%) Power BI
2 58 (3.84%) Oracle Reports
3 54 (3.58%) Data Warehouse
4 29 (1.92%) Data Lake
5 21 (1.39%) SQL Server
6 16 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 15 (0.99%) Oracle ODI
7 15 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 14 (0.93%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 13 (0.86%) Oracle Database
10 8 (0.53%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 8 (0.53%) GIS
10 8 (0.53%) SAP HANA
11 7 (0.46%) Relational Database
11 7 (0.46%) Tableau
12 5 (0.33%) Metadata
13 4 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
14 3 (0.20%) Oracle BI EE
14 3 (0.20%) Oracle Database 12c
14 3 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 72 (4.77%) JIRA
2 29 (1.92%) Postman
3 22 (1.46%) Git
4 11 (0.73%) Hudson
5 10 (0.66%) SoapUI
6 8 (0.53%) GitLab
7 7 (0.46%) Jenkins
7 7 (0.46%) Oracle Forms
8 6 (0.40%) Selenium
9 5 (0.33%) Visual Studio
10 4 (0.26%) Cucumber
10 4 (0.26%) Zephyr
11 2 (0.13%) CircleCI
11 2 (0.13%) Gradle
11 2 (0.13%) LSMW
11 2 (0.13%) Oracle APEX
11 2 (0.13%) SpecFlow
11 2 (0.13%) TestRail
11 2 (0.13%) Tricentis qTest
12 1 (0.066%) QADirector
General
1 766 (50.73%) Finance
2 488 (32.32%) Social Skills
3 203 (13.44%) Analytical Skills
4 129 (8.54%) Public Sector
5 127 (8.41%) Manufacturing
6 65 (4.30%) Retail
7 62 (4.11%) Local Government
8 51 (3.38%) Legal
9 49 (3.25%) Documentation Skills
10 45 (2.98%) Pharmaceutical
11 41 (2.72%) General Ledger
12 40 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
13 38 (2.52%) Banking
14 24 (1.59%) Law
14 24 (1.59%) Marketing
15 23 (1.52%) Billing
15 23 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
16 22 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
17 19 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 16 (1.06%) Military
Job Titles
1 229 (15.17%) Consultant
2 209 (13.84%) Lead
3 196 (12.98%) Architect
4 166 (10.99%) Analyst
5 157 (10.40%) Project Manager
6 132 (8.74%) Senior
7 99 (6.56%) Business Analyst
7 99 (6.56%) Solutions Architect
8 76 (5.03%) Developer
9 66 (4.37%) ERP Manager
10 52 (3.44%) SAP Consultant
11 50 (3.31%) Implementation Consultant
12 48 (3.18%) SAP Manager
13 47 (3.11%) Accountant
14 41 (2.72%) Financial Analyst
15 39 (2.58%) Senior Manager
16 38 (2.52%) Systems Accountant
17 32 (2.12%) Test Manager
18 31 (2.05%) Finance Manager
19 30 (1.99%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 206 (13.64%) Oracle Fusion
2 86 (5.70%) REST
3 61 (4.04%) Middleware
4 57 (3.77%) SOAP
5 49 (3.25%) XML
6 46 (3.05%) JSON
7 43 (2.85%) Web Services
8 24 (1.59%) OAuth
9 22 (1.46%) XSLT
10 21 (1.39%) .NET
11 15 (0.99%) JWT
12 12 (0.79%) PySpark
13 10 (0.66%) EDI
13 10 (0.66%) SAP Fiori
14 8 (0.53%) ADO
14 8 (0.53%) HTML
14 8 (0.53%) Lightning Web Components
14 8 (0.53%) Node.js
15 6 (0.40%) Kafka
15 6 (0.40%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 87 (5.76%) Legacy Systems
2 50 (3.31%) Data Structures
3 45 (2.98%) Management Information System
4 31 (2.05%) Product Ownership
5 25 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
6 23 (1.52%) Public Cloud
7 21 (1.39%) IoT
8 19 (1.26%) Cloud Native
9 18 (1.19%) Onboarding
10 16 (1.06%) AI Agents
11 14 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
11 14 (0.93%) Data Protection Act
11 14 (0.93%) FMCG
11 14 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
12 11 (0.73%) Greenfield Project
13 10 (0.66%) Distributed Systems
14 9 (0.60%) Life Science
14 9 (0.60%) Mobile App
15 8 (0.53%) LIMS
15 8 (0.53%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 17 (1.13%) Windows
2 7 (0.46%) Linux
3 3 (0.20%) Unix
4 2 (0.13%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.066%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 389 (25.76%) Migration
2 292 (19.34%) Stakeholder Management
3 254 (16.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 242 (16.03%) Problem-Solving
5 241 (15.96%) Data Migration
6 223 (14.77%) Agile
7 196 (12.98%) User Acceptance Testing
8 174 (11.52%) Project Management
9 159 (10.53%) Change Management
10 153 (10.13%) CRM
11 151 (10.00%) Validation
12 140 (9.27%) Continuous Improvement
13 131 (8.68%) Business Intelligence
14 114 (7.55%) Project Delivery
15 106 (7.02%) Data Modelling
15 106 (7.02%) DevOps
16 104 (6.89%) Roadmaps
17 97 (6.42%) Workshop Facilitation
18 96 (6.36%) Analytics
19 88 (5.83%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 128 (8.48%) SQL
2 44 (2.91%) Python
3 36 (2.38%) PL/SQL
4 28 (1.85%) C#
5 26 (1.72%) Java
6 22 (1.46%) JavaScript
7 9 (0.60%) ABAP
8 8 (0.53%) Apex Code
8 8 (0.53%) Ruby
9 7 (0.46%) T-SQL
10 6 (0.40%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.40%) X++
11 5 (0.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 5 (0.33%) Korn
11 5 (0.33%) PowerShell
12 4 (0.26%) Perl
12 4 (0.26%) VBA
13 3 (0.20%) C++
13 3 (0.20%) PHP
13 3 (0.20%) XPath
Qualifications
1 189 (12.52%) Security Cleared
2 139 (9.21%) Degree
2 139 (9.21%) SC Cleared
3 89 (5.89%) CIMA
4 76 (5.03%) ACCA
5 45 (2.98%) PMP
6 40 (2.65%) PMI Certification
7 23 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
8 21 (1.39%) Master's Degree
9 14 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (0.93%) SAP Certification
10 13 (0.86%) Oracle Certification
11 10 (0.66%) Azure Certification
12 9 (0.60%) DV Cleared
12 9 (0.60%) ISTQB
13 7 (0.46%) APMP
13 7 (0.46%) OCA
14 6 (0.40%) AWS Certification
14 6 (0.40%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (5.23%) QA
2 76 (5.03%) Data Quality
3 60 (3.97%) GDPR
4 54 (3.58%) PMO
5 29 (1.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 18 (1.19%) GAAP
6 18 (1.19%) IFRS
7 14 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (0.93%) SLA
8 11 (0.73%) NIST
9 10 (0.66%) GxP
9 10 (0.66%) ITGC
10 9 (0.60%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.53%) COBIT
11 8 (0.53%) GMP
12 7 (0.46%) Disclosure Scotland
12 7 (0.46%) SOX 404
13 6 (0.40%) IFRS 17
13 6 (0.40%) NCSC
14 5 (0.33%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 6 (0.40%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.26%) Docker
3 2 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.066%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 8 (0.53%) HP ALM
2 6 (0.40%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.33%) Terraform
4 3 (0.20%) 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
5 2 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.066%) CEMLI
6 1 (0.066%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.066%) Kibana
6 1 (0.066%) Oracle Identity Management
6 1 (0.066%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 446 (29.54%) Oracle
2 445 (29.47%) SAP
3 261 (17.28%) Microsoft
4 89 (5.89%) Workday
5 58 (3.84%) Salesforce
6 51 (3.38%) IFS
7 49 (3.25%) Siemens
8 36 (2.38%) Databricks
9 34 (2.25%) Sage
10 31 (2.05%) Ariba
11 28 (1.85%) MuleSoft
12 25 (1.66%) ServiceNow
13 16 (1.06%) Infor
13 16 (1.06%) Informatica
14 10 (0.66%) OpenAI
15 9 (0.60%) Foundry
16 8 (0.53%) HP
17 7 (0.46%) Adobe
18 6 (0.40%) Epicor
18 6 (0.40%) Talend