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

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 102 98
Rank change year-on-year +47 -4 +3
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,891 770 992
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.71% 2.56% 2.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.37% 2.82% 2.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,081 465 601
10th Percentile £350 £363 £363
25th Percentile £456 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £538 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -0.46% -1.82%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -7.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 119 38 38
10th Percentile £17.74 £14.75 £15.13
25th Percentile £27.90 £21.70 £26.88
Median hourly rate £57.50 £67.50 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year -14.81% +90.89% -44.39%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £59.69
90th Percentile £68.35 £85.00 £66.16
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £67.50 £33.43
% change year-on-year -14.81% +101.91% -47.43%

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 43,234 27,342 36,961
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.93% 91.04% 85.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,976 17,315 23,545
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £502 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.09% -4.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £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 2,595 1,301 2,587
10th Percentile £14.82 £14.20 £12.65
25th Percentile £20.09 £17.79 £16.06
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +7.14%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £81.25 £72.50 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.50 £25.08 £38.12
% change year-on-year +77.47% -34.22% +17.29%

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 24 June 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 24 June 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 24 June 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 +36 1,591 £550 +2.33% 648
UK excluding London +54 995 £525 +5.00% 552
London +27 672 £575 +4.55% 211
Work from Home +54 567 £550 - 335
South East +8 250 £525 -2.33% 148
North of England +38 220 £500 +11.11% 116
Midlands +36 198 £525 - 122
South West +32 124 £525 +13.51% 67
North West +30 124 £500 +11.11% 66
West Midlands +16 123 £540 +5.37% 74
East of England +26 99 £575 +2.22% 45
Yorkshire +3 78 £525 +31.25% 44
East Midlands +26 71 £525 - 48
Scotland +14 58 £500 -0.99% 19
Wales - 26 £525 - 25
Northern Ireland +23 25 £475 +18.75% 27
North East -22 18 £500 -6.98% 9
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 27 (1.43%) SharePoint
2 20 (1.06%) Oracle Workflow
3 17 (0.90%) Confluence
4 6 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.26%) NetWeaver
5 5 (0.26%) SAS
6 4 (0.21%) Apache
6 4 (0.21%) SAP EP
6 4 (0.21%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.16%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.11%) Anypoint
8 2 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.11%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.11%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.11%) CMS
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Coherence
8 2 (0.11%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.053%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.053%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 82 (4.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (2.12%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (1.27%) MS Visio
4 15 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 10 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.26%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.26%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.11%) Windchill
9 1 (0.053%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 296 (15.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 140 (7.40%) Oracle ERP
3 67 (3.54%) SAP ERP
4 54 (2.86%) NetSuite
4 54 (2.86%) Oracle Payables
5 44 (2.33%) Oracle EBS
6 41 (2.17%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 35 (1.85%) Oracle Receivables
8 28 (1.48%) Dynamics CRM
9 21 (1.11%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
10 18 (0.95%) Oracle Assets
10 18 (0.95%) Oracle Financials
10 18 (0.95%) Oracle General Ledger
11 15 (0.79%) SAP MDG
11 15 (0.79%) Unit4 Business World
12 14 (0.74%) Infor CloudSuite
12 14 (0.74%) Oracle EBS R12
13 12 (0.63%) Teamcenter
14 10 (0.53%) Oracle 11i
15 9 (0.48%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 242 (12.80%) Azure
2 171 (9.04%) Power Platform
3 170 (8.99%) Dynamics 365
4 143 (7.56%) OCI
5 111 (5.87%) SaaS
6 69 (3.65%) AWS
7 57 (3.01%) Azure DevOps
8 46 (2.43%) PaaS
9 31 (1.64%) Boomi
10 29 (1.53%) Power Automate
10 29 (1.53%) PowerApps
11 27 (1.43%) SuccessFactors
12 24 (1.27%) Azure Logic Apps
13 23 (1.22%) GitHub
14 21 (1.11%) GCP
15 20 (1.06%) Microsoft 365
16 17 (0.90%) Azure Service Bus
16 17 (0.90%) IaaS
17 15 (0.79%) Azure Data Factory
17 15 (0.79%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.32%) Network Security
2 4 (0.21%) FTP
3 3 (0.16%) 5G
3 3 (0.16%) Firewall
4 2 (0.11%) HTTP
4 2 (0.11%) Intranet
4 2 (0.11%) LAN
4 2 (0.11%) RFID
4 2 (0.11%) WAN
5 1 (0.053%) DHCP
5 1 (0.053%) DMZ
5 1 (0.053%) DNS
5 1 (0.053%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.053%) Modbus
5 1 (0.053%) MQTT
5 1 (0.053%) SMS
5 1 (0.053%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.053%) VoIP
5 1 (0.053%) VPN
5 1 (0.053%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 133 (7.03%) Power BI
2 59 (3.12%) Data Warehouse
3 56 (2.96%) Oracle Reports
4 29 (1.53%) Data Lake
5 26 (1.37%) Oracle ODI
6 23 (1.22%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 20 (1.06%) SQL Server
7 20 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 16 (0.85%) Tableau
9 14 (0.74%) Metadata
10 10 (0.53%) BusinessObjects
11 9 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (0.42%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 7 (0.37%) MongoDB
14 6 (0.32%) Oracle Database
14 6 (0.32%) SAP HANA
14 6 (0.32%) Star Schema
15 5 (0.26%) BigQuery
15 5 (0.26%) SAP Data Services
15 5 (0.26%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 83 (4.39%) JIRA
2 32 (1.69%) Git
3 20 (1.06%) Hudson
4 17 (0.90%) Postman
5 10 (0.53%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.32%) CircleCI
6 6 (0.32%) Selenium
6 6 (0.32%) SoapUI
7 3 (0.16%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.16%) LSMW
7 3 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.16%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.11%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.11%) GitLab
8 2 (0.11%) Gradle
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.053%) JDeveloper
9 1 (0.053%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.053%) TestRail
General
1 986 (52.14%) Finance
2 480 (25.38%) Social Skills
3 242 (12.80%) Analytical Skills
4 185 (9.78%) Manufacturing
5 141 (7.46%) Public Sector
6 94 (4.97%) Retail
7 63 (3.33%) Legal
8 62 (3.28%) Influencing Skills
9 57 (3.01%) General Ledger
10 56 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
11 53 (2.80%) Local Government
12 47 (2.49%) Law
13 46 (2.43%) Pharmaceutical
14 44 (2.33%) Billing
15 39 (2.06%) Banking
16 29 (1.53%) Organisational Skills
17 27 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 25 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
19 17 (0.90%) Aerospace
20 16 (0.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 332 (17.56%) Lead
2 278 (14.70%) Architect
3 249 (13.17%) Consultant
4 213 (11.26%) Analyst
5 173 (9.15%) Project Manager
6 157 (8.30%) Senior
7 136 (7.19%) Solutions Architect
8 99 (5.24%) Business Analyst
9 93 (4.92%) ERP Manager
10 92 (4.87%) Developer
11 71 (3.75%) Accountant
12 57 (3.01%) Oracle Consultant
13 53 (2.80%) Systems Accountant
14 52 (2.75%) Finance Manager
14 52 (2.75%) Implementation Consultant
15 51 (2.70%) SAP Consultant
16 49 (2.59%) Senior Manager
17 47 (2.49%) Financial Analyst
18 43 (2.27%) ERP Project Manager
19 42 (2.22%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 201 (10.63%) Oracle Fusion
2 99 (5.24%) REST
3 91 (4.81%) Middleware
4 55 (2.91%) SOAP
5 45 (2.38%) JSON
6 42 (2.22%) XML
7 29 (1.53%) Web Services
8 25 (1.32%) .NET
9 17 (0.90%) EDI
9 17 (0.90%) OAuth
10 16 (0.85%) Lightning Web Components
10 16 (0.85%) Node.js
10 16 (0.85%) SAP Fiori
11 14 (0.74%) XSLT
12 13 (0.69%) HTML
13 11 (0.58%) CSS
13 11 (0.58%) JWT
14 10 (0.53%) PySpark
15 9 (0.48%) Ajax
15 9 (0.48%) React
Miscellaneous
1 105 (5.55%) Legacy Systems
2 58 (3.07%) Data Structures
3 48 (2.54%) Management Information System
4 47 (2.49%) Product Ownership
5 36 (1.90%) Public Cloud
6 34 (1.80%) FMCG
7 32 (1.69%) Onboarding
8 31 (1.64%) Cloud Native
9 23 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
10 22 (1.16%) Distributed Systems
11 19 (1.00%) Self-Motivation
12 18 (0.95%) IoT
13 16 (0.85%) AI Agents
14 15 (0.79%) Data Protection Act
15 13 (0.69%) Virtual Team
16 12 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
17 11 (0.58%) Greenfield Project
17 11 (0.58%) Life Science
18 9 (0.48%) Operational Technology
19 8 (0.42%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 22 (1.16%) Windows
2 7 (0.37%) Linux
3 4 (0.21%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.11%) Unix
5 1 (0.053%) AIX
5 1 (0.053%) Android
5 1 (0.053%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.053%) OpenVMS
5 1 (0.053%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.053%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 498 (26.34%) Migration
2 439 (23.22%) Stakeholder Management
3 341 (18.03%) Data Migration
4 307 (16.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 283 (14.97%) User Acceptance Testing
6 250 (13.22%) Agile
7 248 (13.11%) Problem-Solving
8 245 (12.96%) Continuous Improvement
9 207 (10.95%) Validation
10 203 (10.74%) Change Management
11 187 (9.89%) Business Intelligence
12 182 (9.62%) Project Management
13 163 (8.62%) Data Modelling
14 156 (8.25%) CRM
15 150 (7.93%) Roadmaps
16 141 (7.46%) Analytics
17 139 (7.35%) Procure-to-Pay
18 122 (6.45%) Translating Business Requirements
19 121 (6.40%) Process Improvement
20 120 (6.35%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 166 (8.78%) SQL
2 66 (3.49%) Python
3 36 (1.90%) JavaScript
4 35 (1.85%) Java
5 33 (1.75%) PL/SQL
6 25 (1.32%) C#
7 18 (0.95%) Apex Code
7 18 (0.95%) Ruby
8 15 (0.79%) X++
9 14 (0.74%) ABAP
10 11 (0.58%) TypeScript
11 10 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 8 (0.42%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.26%) SOQL
13 5 (0.26%) SOSL
13 5 (0.26%) VBA
14 4 (0.21%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.16%) C++
15 3 (0.16%) Groovy
15 3 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 193 (10.21%) Security Cleared
2 141 (7.46%) SC Cleared
3 110 (5.82%) Degree
4 102 (5.39%) CIMA
5 96 (5.08%) ACCA
6 41 (2.17%) PMP
7 34 (1.80%) PMI Certification
8 30 (1.59%) DV Cleared
9 16 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 16 (0.85%) Master's Degree
10 15 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (0.53%) SAP Certification
11 10 (0.53%) TOGAF Certification
12 8 (0.42%) Azure Certification
13 7 (0.37%) Oracle Certification
14 6 (0.32%) ISTQB
15 5 (0.26%) CFA
16 4 (0.21%) CCAB
16 4 (0.21%) CISM
16 4 (0.21%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 127 (6.72%) Data Quality
2 77 (4.07%) GDPR
3 68 (3.60%) QA
4 46 (2.43%) PMO
5 32 (1.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 26 (1.37%) IFRS
7 20 (1.06%) GAAP
8 19 (1.00%) SLA
9 11 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 9 (0.48%) Accessibility
10 9 (0.48%) GMP
10 9 (0.48%) NCSC
11 8 (0.42%) GxP
12 6 (0.32%) GRC
12 6 (0.32%) PCI DSS
13 5 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 4 (0.21%) NIST
15 3 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
15 3 (0.16%) IFRS 17
15 3 (0.16%) Solvency II
System Software
1 10 (0.53%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.37%) Docker
3 1 (0.053%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.053%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (0.63%) Terraform
2 11 (0.58%) HP ALM
2 11 (0.58%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.32%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.26%) Grafana
4 5 (0.26%) Kibana
5 3 (0.16%) Control-M
5 3 (0.16%) MOM
5 3 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.053%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.053%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.053%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.053%) SCCM
Vendors
1 591 (31.25%) SAP
2 523 (27.66%) Oracle
3 316 (16.71%) Microsoft
4 86 (4.55%) Workday
5 83 (4.39%) IFS
6 78 (4.12%) Salesforce
7 59 (3.12%) ServiceNow
8 55 (2.91%) Siemens
9 39 (2.06%) Databricks
10 38 (2.01%) Ariba
11 37 (1.96%) Sage
12 36 (1.90%) Infor
13 33 (1.75%) MuleSoft
14 15 (0.79%) JD Edwards
15 14 (0.74%) Concur
15 14 (0.74%) Informatica
16 13 (0.69%) Google
17 12 (0.63%) Epicor
18 11 (0.58%) HP
19 8 (0.42%) Foundry