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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 91 94
Rank change year-on-year +35 +3 +9
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,986 884 995
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.76% 2.70% 2.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.43% 2.98% 2.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,158 536 589
10th Percentile £353 £325 £363
25th Percentile £463 £430 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £528 £535
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% -1.40% -2.73%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £738 £731 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 53 43
10th Percentile £17.75 £6.00 £17.60
25th Percentile £27.60 £14.75 £28.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £26.21 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +109.84% -41.76% -30.66%
75th Percentile £58.75 £73.75 £66.94
90th Percentile £69.03 £81.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £25.61 £40.00
% change year-on-year +114.80% -35.99% -38.58%

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 44,857 29,633 35,662
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.99% 90.35% 85.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,817 18,625 22,863
10th Percentile £325 £300 £306
25th Percentile £419 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.02%
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 2,658 1,571 2,253
10th Percentile £14.84 £14.20 £13.00
25th Percentile £20.00 £17.44 £16.82
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -10.31%
75th Percentile £68.50 £51.05 £62.00
90th Percentile £82.41 £70.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £24.00 £38.12
% change year-on-year +87.50% -37.04% -6.09%

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 20 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 20 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 20 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 1,638 £550 +2.33% 661
UK excluding London +45 1,029 £525 +5.00% 492
London +18 685 £575 +4.55% 222
Work from Home +39 588 £550 - 326
South East +4 257 £525 +1.94% 116
North of England +47 242 £500 +5.26% 128
Midlands +44 201 £525 - 141
North West +38 145 £525 +9.09% 64
South West +8 123 £525 - 41
West Midlands +12 122 £540 +2.86% 73
East of England +27 98 £575 - 41
Yorkshire +4 77 £454 +12.04% 49
East Midlands +23 72 £525 - 67
Scotland +7 59 £500 -0.50% 19
Northern Ireland +27 31 £450 +28.57% 3
Wales - 23 £488 - 10
North East -21 20 £500 -6.98% 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 29 (1.46%) SharePoint
2 19 (0.96%) Oracle Workflow
3 17 (0.86%) 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%) CMS
6 3 (0.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.10%) Anypoint
7 2 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
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%) Ethereum
8 1 (0.050%) FactoryTalk
8 1 (0.050%) Hyperledger
8 1 (0.050%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 88 (4.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (2.27%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.11%) MS Visio
4 19 (0.96%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
6 11 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 6 (0.30%) Oracle Smart View
8 2 (0.10%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.10%) Windchill
9 1 (0.050%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.050%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 306 (15.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 147 (7.40%) Oracle ERP
3 64 (3.22%) SAP ERP
4 56 (2.82%) NetSuite
5 54 (2.72%) Oracle Payables
6 49 (2.47%) Oracle EBS
7 41 (2.06%) Oracle Receivables
8 39 (1.96%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 30 (1.51%) Dynamics CRM
10 21 (1.06%) Oracle Financials
11 19 (0.96%) Oracle General Ledger
12 18 (0.91%) Infor CloudSuite
13 17 (0.86%) Oracle Assets
14 16 (0.81%) SAP MDG
15 14 (0.70%) Oracle EBS R12
15 14 (0.70%) Unit4 Business World
16 10 (0.50%) Oracle 11i
16 10 (0.50%) SAP SD
17 9 (0.45%) SAP FI
17 9 (0.45%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 246 (12.39%) Azure
2 192 (9.67%) Power Platform
3 185 (9.32%) Dynamics 365
4 142 (7.15%) OCI
5 118 (5.94%) SaaS
6 74 (3.73%) AWS
7 58 (2.92%) Azure DevOps
8 43 (2.17%) PaaS
9 36 (1.81%) Boomi
10 35 (1.76%) SuccessFactors
11 29 (1.46%) PowerApps
12 28 (1.41%) Microsoft 365
12 28 (1.41%) Power Automate
13 27 (1.36%) GCP
13 27 (1.36%) GitHub
14 24 (1.21%) Azure Logic Apps
15 21 (1.06%) Microsoft Copilot
16 17 (0.86%) Azure Service Bus
17 15 (0.76%) Azure Data Factory
17 15 (0.76%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.35%) Network Security
2 6 (0.30%) HTTP
3 4 (0.20%) FTP
4 3 (0.15%) 5G
4 3 (0.15%) Firewall
4 3 (0.15%) SSL
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
1 141 (7.10%) Power BI
2 69 (3.47%) Data Warehouse
3 58 (2.92%) Oracle Reports
4 32 (1.61%) Data Lake
5 26 (1.31%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 26 (1.31%) Oracle ODI
6 25 (1.26%) SQL Server
7 21 (1.06%) Tableau
8 18 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 17 (0.86%) Metadata
10 12 (0.60%) BusinessObjects
10 12 (0.60%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 8 (0.40%) Relational Database
12 7 (0.35%) BigQuery
12 7 (0.35%) MongoDB
12 7 (0.35%) SAP HANA
12 7 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 7 (0.35%) Star Schema
13 6 (0.30%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.30%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 79 (3.98%) JIRA
2 37 (1.86%) Git
3 20 (1.01%) Hudson
4 13 (0.65%) Postman
5 11 (0.55%) Visual Studio
6 7 (0.35%) Oracle Forms
7 6 (0.30%) CircleCI
8 5 (0.25%) SoapUI
9 4 (0.20%) Selenium
9 4 (0.20%) Team Foundation Server
10 3 (0.15%) GitLab
10 3 (0.15%) Jenkins
10 3 (0.15%) LSMW
10 3 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 3 (0.15%) Zephyr
11 1 (0.050%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.050%) JDeveloper
11 1 (0.050%) PowerDesigner
11 1 (0.050%) TestRail
General
1 1,019 (51.31%) Finance
2 497 (25.03%) Social Skills
3 248 (12.49%) Analytical Skills
4 200 (10.07%) Manufacturing
5 159 (8.01%) Public Sector
6 104 (5.24%) Retail
7 74 (3.73%) Influencing Skills
8 64 (3.22%) Legal
9 60 (3.02%) General Ledger
10 58 (2.92%) Local Government
11 57 (2.87%) Documentation Skills
12 53 (2.67%) Billing
13 48 (2.42%) Law
14 42 (2.11%) Pharmaceutical
15 35 (1.76%) Banking
16 32 (1.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 31 (1.56%) Organisational Skills
18 26 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
19 19 (0.96%) Aerospace
20 18 (0.91%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 350 (17.62%) Lead
2 316 (15.91%) Architect
3 250 (12.59%) Consultant
4 240 (12.08%) Analyst
5 173 (8.71%) Senior
6 157 (7.91%) Project Manager
7 153 (7.70%) Solutions Architect
8 113 (5.69%) Business Analyst
9 108 (5.44%) Developer
10 81 (4.08%) ERP Manager
11 65 (3.27%) Accountant
12 62 (3.12%) Oracle Consultant
13 58 (2.92%) Financial Analyst
14 50 (2.52%) Senior Manager
14 50 (2.52%) Systems Accountant
15 47 (2.37%) SAP Consultant
16 46 (2.32%) Finance Manager
16 46 (2.32%) Implementation Consultant
16 46 (2.32%) SAP Manager
17 42 (2.11%) ERP Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 193 (9.72%) Oracle Fusion
2 107 (5.39%) REST
3 106 (5.34%) Middleware
4 59 (2.97%) SOAP
5 46 (2.32%) JSON
6 40 (2.01%) XML
7 37 (1.86%) Web Services
8 30 (1.51%) .NET
9 20 (1.01%) EDI
9 20 (1.01%) OAuth
10 17 (0.86%) Node.js
10 17 (0.86%) SAP Fiori
11 16 (0.81%) Lightning Web Components
12 13 (0.65%) HTML
12 13 (0.65%) XSLT
13 12 (0.60%) OAuth2
14 11 (0.55%) CSS
15 10 (0.50%) PySpark
15 10 (0.50%) React
16 9 (0.45%) JWT
Miscellaneous
1 102 (5.14%) Legacy Systems
2 73 (3.68%) Data Structures
3 59 (2.97%) Product Ownership
4 53 (2.67%) Management Information System
5 42 (2.11%) Onboarding
6 35 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
6 35 (1.76%) Public Cloud
7 34 (1.71%) FMCG
8 31 (1.56%) Cloud Native
9 24 (1.21%) Distributed Systems
9 24 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
10 18 (0.91%) IoT
11 17 (0.86%) AI Agents
12 15 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
12 15 (0.76%) Life Science
13 14 (0.70%) Greenfield Project
13 14 (0.70%) Virtual Team
14 13 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
15 12 (0.60%) Operational Technology
15 12 (0.60%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 25 (1.26%) 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
1 509 (25.63%) Migration
2 494 (24.87%) Stakeholder Management
3 360 (18.13%) Data Migration
4 331 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 313 (15.76%) User Acceptance Testing
6 265 (13.34%) Agile
7 259 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
8 252 (12.69%) Problem-Solving
9 217 (10.93%) Validation
10 211 (10.62%) Change Management
11 202 (10.17%) Business Intelligence
12 181 (9.11%) Data Modelling
13 180 (9.06%) CRM
14 170 (8.56%) Analytics
15 165 (8.31%) Roadmaps
16 164 (8.26%) Project Management
17 143 (7.20%) Process Improvement
17 143 (7.20%) Procure-to-Pay
18 132 (6.65%) Translating Business Requirements
19 131 (6.60%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 184 (9.26%) SQL
2 72 (3.63%) Python
3 39 (1.96%) JavaScript
4 37 (1.86%) Java
5 33 (1.66%) PL/SQL
6 32 (1.61%) C#
7 20 (1.01%) Ruby
8 18 (0.91%) Apex Code
8 18 (0.91%) X++
9 16 (0.81%) ABAP
10 14 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 12 (0.60%) TypeScript
12 7 (0.35%) T-SQL
13 6 (0.30%) Groovy
14 5 (0.25%) SOQL
14 5 (0.25%) SOSL
14 5 (0.25%) VBA
15 4 (0.20%) PowerShell
16 3 (0.15%) C++
16 3 (0.15%) Korn
Qualifications
1 206 (10.37%) Security Cleared
2 147 (7.40%) SC Cleared
3 114 (5.74%) Degree
4 80 (4.03%) CIMA
5 78 (3.93%) ACCA
6 38 (1.91%) DV Cleared
7 37 (1.86%) PMP
8 31 (1.56%) PMI Certification
9 18 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
9 18 (0.91%) Master's Degree
10 17 (0.86%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (0.55%) SAP Certification
12 9 (0.45%) Azure Certification
13 7 (0.35%) TOGAF Certification
14 6 (0.30%) CISM
14 6 (0.30%) CISSP
14 6 (0.30%) Microsoft Certification
14 6 (0.30%) Oracle Certification
15 5 (0.25%) ISTQB
15 5 (0.25%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 141 (7.10%) Data Quality
2 80 (4.03%) GDPR
3 73 (3.68%) QA
4 53 (2.67%) PMO
5 33 (1.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 28 (1.41%) IFRS
7 20 (1.01%) GAAP
8 15 (0.76%) GMP
9 13 (0.65%) SLA
10 12 (0.60%) GxP
10 12 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 9 (0.45%) Accessibility
11 9 (0.45%) GRC
11 9 (0.45%) NCSC
12 7 (0.35%) PCI DSS
13 5 (0.25%) 21 CFR Part 11
13 5 (0.25%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 5 (0.25%) NIST
14 4 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 17025
15 3 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 12 (0.60%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.35%) Docker
3 1 (0.050%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.050%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (0.76%) 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
6 4 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.15%) MOM
8 2 (0.10%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.10%) SCCM
9 1 (0.050%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.050%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.050%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 612 (30.82%) SAP
2 544 (27.39%) Oracle
3 345 (17.37%) Microsoft
4 84 (4.23%) IFS
5 79 (3.98%) Workday
6 78 (3.93%) Salesforce
7 61 (3.07%) ServiceNow
8 49 (2.47%) Siemens
9 44 (2.22%) Ariba
10 43 (2.17%) Infor
11 39 (1.96%) Databricks
12 38 (1.91%) Sage
13 36 (1.81%) MuleSoft
14 18 (0.91%) Concur
14 18 (0.91%) JD Edwards
15 14 (0.70%) Google
16 12 (0.60%) Epicor
17 11 (0.55%) Informatica
18 10 (0.50%) HP
18 10 (0.50%) SYSPRO