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

6 months to
8 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 88 88
Rank change year-on-year +20 0 +29
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,458 844 1,075
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.44% 2.81% 2.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.99% 3.11% 2.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 843 479 692
10th Percentile £350 £363 £357
25th Percentile £459 £438 £429
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% +1.85%
75th Percentile £648 £675 £638
90th Percentile £725 £775 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £533 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +6.50% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 89 19 39
10th Percentile £18.15 £17.26 £14.03
25th Percentile £25.38 £42.50 £27.63
Median hourly rate £57.50 £67.50 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.81% +17.39% -8.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £86.50
90th Percentile £58.78 £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 36,580 27,136 38,678
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.31% 90.25% 86.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,208 17,123 25,158
10th Percentile £313 £306 £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 £611 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £743 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -1.94% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,181 914 2,335
10th Percentile £14.64 £15.50 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.00 £16.06
Median hourly rate £28.50 £32.50 £32.12
Median % change year-on-year -12.31% +1.20% -8.24%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £74.26 £76.25 £71.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.46 £31.64 £31.50
% change year-on-year -19.54% +0.44% -10.00%

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 8 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 8 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 8 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 +21 1,237 £550 +2.33% 722
UK excluding London +19 719 £533 +6.50% 608
London +16 544 £575 +4.55% 203
Work from Home +34 512 £550 -0.18% 355
North of England +23 173 £550 +15.79% 128
South East +4 154 £550 +4.76% 207
Midlands -28 134 £540 +6.40% 124
South West +21 121 £525 +13.26% 53
North West +40 111 £500 +2.25% 73
West Midlands -18 94 £565 +11.33% 77
East of England +3 79 £550 -4.35% 69
Yorkshire -25 56 £595 +37.97% 46
East Midlands -20 39 £500 - 45
Scotland +17 29 £536 +10.00% 19
Wales +14 23 £475 -34.48% 15
Northern Ireland +6 11 £475 +18.75% 4
North East -16 6 £500 - 13
Channel Islands - 1 - -

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 21 (1.44%) Oracle Workflow
2 20 (1.37%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 19 (1.30%) SharePoint
4 18 (1.23%) Confluence
5 7 (0.48%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.27%) Oracle Service Bus
7 3 (0.21%) Apache
7 3 (0.21%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.21%) Documentum
7 3 (0.21%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.14%) CMS
8 2 (0.14%) NetWeaver
8 2 (0.14%) SAP EP
9 1 (0.069%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.069%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.069%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 65 (4.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (3.16%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (1.92%) MS Visio
4 26 (1.78%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.34%) Oracle Smart View
6 5 (0.34%) PTC Creo
7 4 (0.27%) Trello
8 3 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.14%) InVision
9 2 (0.14%) Sketch
9 2 (0.14%) Windchill
10 1 (0.069%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 212 (14.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 95 (6.52%) Oracle ERP
3 58 (3.98%) Oracle EBS
4 57 (3.91%) SAP ERP
5 53 (3.64%) Dynamics CRM
6 45 (3.09%) Oracle Payables
7 31 (2.13%) NetSuite
8 30 (2.06%) Oracle Receivables
9 22 (1.51%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 18 (1.23%) Oracle General Ledger
10 18 (1.23%) Shopify
11 17 (1.17%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
12 16 (1.10%) Oracle Assets
12 16 (1.10%) Workday HCM
13 13 (0.89%) Oracle EBS R12
13 13 (0.89%) SAP PP
14 11 (0.75%) Dynamics AX
14 11 (0.75%) Oracle Cash Management
14 11 (0.75%) Oracle Financials
14 11 (0.75%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 219 (15.02%) Azure
2 159 (10.91%) OCI
3 158 (10.84%) Dynamics 365
4 100 (6.86%) Power Platform
5 98 (6.72%) SaaS
6 49 (3.36%) AWS
7 43 (2.95%) PaaS
8 39 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
9 31 (2.13%) Power Automate
10 29 (1.99%) Boomi
10 29 (1.99%) PowerApps
11 25 (1.71%) Azure Logic Apps
12 20 (1.37%) GCP
12 20 (1.37%) SuccessFactors
13 19 (1.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 19 (1.30%) Microsoft Copilot
14 17 (1.17%) IaaS
14 17 (1.17%) Microsoft 365
15 15 (1.03%) Azure Data Factory
15 15 (1.03%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.14%) LAN
2 1 (0.069%) DKIM
2 1 (0.069%) DMARC
2 1 (0.069%) Ethernet
2 1 (0.069%) Firewall
2 1 (0.069%) Modbus
2 1 (0.069%) Network Security
2 1 (0.069%) RFID
2 1 (0.069%) VoIP
2 1 (0.069%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (4.87%) Power BI
2 60 (4.12%) Oracle Reports
3 54 (3.70%) Data Warehouse
4 32 (2.19%) Data Lake
5 25 (1.71%) SQL Server
6 20 (1.37%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 15 (1.03%) Oracle Database
7 15 (1.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 15 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 9 (0.62%) Oracle ODI
9 8 (0.55%) GIS
9 8 (0.55%) Relational Database
9 8 (0.55%) SAP HANA
10 7 (0.48%) Tableau
11 6 (0.41%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.34%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 4 (0.27%) Metadata
13 4 (0.27%) Power Query
14 3 (0.21%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 72 (4.94%) JIRA
2 29 (1.99%) Postman
3 17 (1.17%) Git
4 9 (0.62%) SoapUI
5 8 (0.55%) GitLab
6 7 (0.48%) Hudson
6 7 (0.48%) Oracle Forms
7 6 (0.41%) Jenkins
7 6 (0.41%) Selenium
8 5 (0.34%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.27%) Cucumber
10 3 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.21%) Zephyr
11 2 (0.14%) CircleCI
11 2 (0.14%) Gradle
11 2 (0.14%) LSMW
11 2 (0.14%) SpecFlow
11 2 (0.14%) TestRail
11 2 (0.14%) Tricentis qTest
12 1 (0.069%) QADirector
General
1 733 (50.27%) Finance
2 492 (33.74%) Social Skills
3 192 (13.17%) Analytical Skills
4 124 (8.50%) Manufacturing
5 122 (8.37%) Public Sector
6 60 (4.12%) Local Government
7 59 (4.05%) Retail
8 52 (3.57%) Legal
9 50 (3.43%) Documentation Skills
10 44 (3.02%) Pharmaceutical
11 41 (2.81%) General Ledger
12 39 (2.67%) Banking
13 36 (2.47%) Influencing Skills
14 24 (1.65%) Billing
14 24 (1.65%) Marketing
14 24 (1.65%) Presentation Skills
15 22 (1.51%) Organisational Skills
16 18 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 15 (1.03%) Financial Institution
18 14 (0.96%) Military
Job Titles
1 223 (15.29%) Consultant
2 179 (12.28%) Lead
3 178 (12.21%) Architect
4 164 (11.25%) Analyst
5 150 (10.29%) Project Manager
6 126 (8.64%) Senior
7 99 (6.79%) Solutions Architect
8 98 (6.72%) Business Analyst
9 76 (5.21%) Developer
10 62 (4.25%) ERP Manager
11 54 (3.70%) SAP Consultant
12 50 (3.43%) Implementation Consultant
13 47 (3.22%) SAP Manager
14 43 (2.95%) Accountant
15 38 (2.61%) Senior Manager
16 37 (2.54%) Financial Analyst
17 34 (2.33%) Systems Accountant
17 34 (2.33%) Test Manager
18 31 (2.13%) Data Analyst
18 31 (2.13%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 207 (14.20%) Oracle Fusion
2 88 (6.04%) REST
3 62 (4.25%) Middleware
4 61 (4.18%) SOAP
5 49 (3.36%) XML
6 46 (3.16%) JSON
7 45 (3.09%) Web Services
8 23 (1.58%) OAuth
9 21 (1.44%) .NET
9 21 (1.44%) XSLT
10 14 (0.96%) JWT
11 10 (0.69%) EDI
11 10 (0.69%) PySpark
12 9 (0.62%) HTML
12 9 (0.62%) SAP Fiori
13 8 (0.55%) ADO
13 8 (0.55%) Node.js
14 6 (0.41%) Lightning Web Components
14 6 (0.41%) RESTful
15 5 (0.34%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 89 (6.10%) Legacy Systems
2 42 (2.88%) Data Structures
3 39 (2.67%) Management Information System
4 28 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
4 28 (1.92%) Product Ownership
5 22 (1.51%) Public Cloud
6 21 (1.44%) IoT
7 19 (1.30%) Onboarding
8 16 (1.10%) AI Agents
8 16 (1.10%) Cloud Native
8 16 (1.10%) Data Protection Act
9 15 (1.03%) FMCG
10 14 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (0.69%) Self-Motivation
11 10 (0.69%) Virtual Team
12 9 (0.62%) Greenfield Project
12 9 (0.62%) Life Science
12 9 (0.62%) Mobile App
13 8 (0.55%) LIMS
13 8 (0.55%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 17 (1.17%) Windows
2 7 (0.48%) Linux
3 3 (0.21%) Unix
4 1 (0.069%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.069%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 366 (25.10%) Migration
2 286 (19.62%) Stakeholder Management
3 244 (16.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 243 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 219 (15.02%) Agile
5 219 (15.02%) Data Migration
6 173 (11.87%) User Acceptance Testing
7 167 (11.45%) Project Management
8 150 (10.29%) Change Management
8 150 (10.29%) CRM
9 142 (9.74%) Validation
10 125 (8.57%) Continuous Improvement
11 124 (8.50%) Business Intelligence
12 112 (7.68%) Project Delivery
13 107 (7.34%) Roadmaps
14 101 (6.93%) DevOps
15 98 (6.72%) Analytics
16 97 (6.65%) Workshop Facilitation
17 92 (6.31%) Data Modelling
18 77 (5.28%) Integration Patterns
Programming Languages
1 137 (9.40%) SQL
2 40 (2.74%) PL/SQL
3 37 (2.54%) Python
4 29 (1.99%) C#
5 22 (1.51%) JavaScript
6 19 (1.30%) Java
7 8 (0.55%) Groovy
8 7 (0.48%) ABAP
9 6 (0.41%) Apex Code
9 6 (0.41%) T-SQL
9 6 (0.41%) TypeScript
9 6 (0.41%) X++
10 5 (0.34%) VBA
11 4 (0.27%) C++
11 4 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.27%) Korn
11 4 (0.27%) Perl
11 4 (0.27%) PowerShell
12 3 (0.21%) PHP
12 3 (0.21%) XPath
Qualifications
1 181 (12.41%) Security Cleared
2 152 (10.43%) Degree
3 134 (9.19%) SC Cleared
4 88 (6.04%) CIMA
5 75 (5.14%) ACCA
6 42 (2.88%) PMP
7 37 (2.54%) PMI Certification
8 24 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
9 23 (1.58%) Master's Degree
10 18 (1.23%) SAP Certification
11 14 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
12 13 (0.89%) Microsoft Certification
12 13 (0.89%) Oracle Certification
13 11 (0.75%) Azure Certification
13 11 (0.75%) ISTQB
14 8 (0.55%) DV Cleared
14 8 (0.55%) OCA
15 7 (0.48%) APMP
15 7 (0.48%) AWS Certification
16 6 (0.41%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (5.35%) QA
2 72 (4.94%) Data Quality
3 57 (3.91%) GDPR
4 52 (3.57%) PMO
5 30 (2.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 18 (1.23%) GAAP
6 18 (1.23%) IFRS
7 14 (0.96%) SLA
8 13 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 11 (0.75%) GxP
9 11 (0.75%) NIST
10 10 (0.69%) ITGC
11 9 (0.62%) Accessibility
11 9 (0.62%) GMP
12 8 (0.55%) COBIT
13 7 (0.48%) Disclosure Scotland
13 7 (0.48%) SOX 404
14 6 (0.41%) HIPAA
14 6 (0.41%) IFRS 17
14 6 (0.41%) NCSC
System Software
1 7 (0.48%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.27%) Docker
3 2 (0.14%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.069%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 7 (0.48%) HP ALM
1 7 (0.48%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.34%) Terraform
3 3 (0.21%) Control-M
4 2 (0.14%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
4 2 (0.14%) MOM
4 2 (0.14%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.14%) Oracle Identity Management
4 2 (0.14%) Oracle RMAN
4 2 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.069%) CEMLI
5 1 (0.069%) Kibana
5 1 (0.069%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 445 (30.52%) Oracle
2 437 (29.97%) SAP
3 245 (16.80%) Microsoft
4 93 (6.38%) Workday
5 60 (4.12%) Salesforce
6 49 (3.36%) Siemens
7 45 (3.09%) IFS
8 34 (2.33%) Databricks
8 34 (2.33%) Sage
9 29 (1.99%) ServiceNow
10 26 (1.78%) MuleSoft
11 25 (1.71%) Ariba
12 15 (1.03%) Informatica
13 13 (0.89%) Infor
14 11 (0.75%) OpenAI
15 8 (0.55%) Adobe
15 8 (0.55%) Foundry
16 7 (0.48%) HP
17 6 (0.41%) Epicor
17 6 (0.41%) JD Edwards