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

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 84 87
Rank change year-on-year +17 +3 +35
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,443 892 1,076
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.46% 2.92% 2.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.00% 3.24% 2.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 823 498 693
10th Percentile £350 £359 £363
25th Percentile £461 £433 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% +2.33%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £725 £775 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £540 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +8.00% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 18 37
10th Percentile £17.98 £29.58 £13.78
25th Percentile £25.68 £51.44 £37.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £67.50 £61.79
Median % change year-on-year -14.81% +9.24% -1.14%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £86.50
90th Percentile £58.84 £78.75 £90.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £68.75 £40.00
% change year-on-year -16.36% +71.88% -33.15%

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 36,087 27,535 38,701
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.65% 89.98% 86.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,916 17,126 25,279
10th Percentile £313 £306 £300
25th Percentile £412 £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 £723 £739 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £482 £491 £500
% change year-on-year -1.83% -1.80% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,149 888 2,215
10th Percentile £14.64 £15.62 £13.29
25th Percentile £18.13 £21.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £27.50 £32.50 £33.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% -2.99% -4.29%
75th Percentile £63.32 £63.75 £59.47
90th Percentile £72.71 £75.08 £72.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £31.76 £35.00
% change year-on-year -20.81% -9.26% -

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 28 February 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 28 February 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 28 February 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 +20 1,227 £550 +2.80% 516
UK excluding London +12 722 £540 +8.00% 452
London +9 530 £575 +4.55% 150
Work from Home +31 522 £545 -1.09% 239
North of England +8 168 £550 +15.79% 112
South East +1 151 £550 +5.01% 155
Midlands -23 133 £545 +3.81% 94
South West +14 129 £525 +13.26% 44
North West +28 108 £513 +4.97% 71
West Midlands -23 90 £550 +4.76% 61
East of England +10 82 £550 +1.15% 41
Yorkshire -35 55 £595 +48.75% 34
East Midlands -13 42 £525 -4.55% 33
Scotland +16 30 £536 +11.43% 9
Wales +16 24 £475 -34.48% 4
Northern Ireland +7 12 £475 +18.75% 1
North East -20 5 £500 +5.26% 11
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 22 (1.52%) Confluence
2 20 (1.39%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 20 (1.39%) Oracle Workflow
2 20 (1.39%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.42%) WebLogic
4 4 (0.28%) Oracle Service Bus
5 3 (0.21%) Apache
5 3 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.21%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.21%) Documentum
5 3 (0.21%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.14%) CMS
6 2 (0.14%) NetWeaver
6 2 (0.14%) SAP EP
7 1 (0.069%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.069%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.069%) SAS
7 1 (0.069%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 68 (4.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (3.53%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (2.15%) MS Visio
4 28 (1.94%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.35%) PTC Creo
7 4 (0.28%) Oracle Smart View
7 4 (0.28%) 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
1 218 (15.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 88 (6.10%) Oracle ERP
3 62 (4.30%) SAP ERP
4 51 (3.53%) Dynamics CRM
5 50 (3.47%) Oracle EBS
6 46 (3.19%) Oracle Payables
7 34 (2.36%) NetSuite
8 32 (2.22%) Oracle Receivables
9 22 (1.52%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 21 (1.46%) Oracle General Ledger
11 18 (1.25%) Oracle Assets
11 18 (1.25%) Shopify
12 17 (1.18%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
13 16 (1.11%) Workday HCM
14 14 (0.97%) Oracle Cash Management
15 13 (0.90%) SAP PP
16 12 (0.83%) Unit4 Business World
17 11 (0.76%) Dynamics AX
17 11 (0.76%) SAP EWM
18 10 (0.69%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 219 (15.18%) Azure
2 162 (11.23%) OCI
3 157 (10.88%) Dynamics 365
4 103 (7.14%) Power Platform
5 101 (7.00%) SaaS
6 43 (2.98%) AWS
6 43 (2.98%) PaaS
7 38 (2.63%) Azure DevOps
8 32 (2.22%) Power Automate
9 31 (2.15%) PowerApps
10 29 (2.01%) Boomi
11 27 (1.87%) Azure Logic Apps
12 21 (1.46%) Microsoft 365
12 21 (1.46%) SuccessFactors
13 20 (1.39%) GCP
14 19 (1.32%) Lucidchart
14 19 (1.32%) Microsoft Copilot
15 18 (1.25%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 17 (1.18%) IaaS
17 15 (1.04%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.14%) LAN
1 2 (0.14%) Wi-Fi
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
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (4.99%) Power BI
2 59 (4.09%) Oracle Reports
3 50 (3.47%) Data Warehouse
4 32 (2.22%) Data Lake
5 28 (1.94%) SQL Server
6 17 (1.18%) Oracle Database
7 16 (1.11%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 14 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 13 (0.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 10 (0.69%) SAP HANA
11 9 (0.62%) Relational Database
12 8 (0.55%) GIS
13 7 (0.49%) Tableau
14 6 (0.42%) Power Query
15 5 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
15 5 (0.35%) Oracle ODI
16 4 (0.28%) Metadata
16 4 (0.28%) MongoDB
16 4 (0.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 3 (0.21%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 70 (4.85%) JIRA
2 32 (2.22%) Postman
3 13 (0.90%) Git
4 9 (0.62%) SoapUI
5 8 (0.55%) GitLab
6 6 (0.42%) Hudson
6 6 (0.42%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.42%) Oracle Forms
7 5 (0.35%) Selenium
7 5 (0.35%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.28%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.14%) CircleCI
9 2 (0.14%) Gradle
9 2 (0.14%) LSMW
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.14%) SpecFlow
9 2 (0.14%) TestRail
9 2 (0.14%) Tricentis qTest
9 2 (0.14%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.069%) MLflow
General
1 728 (50.45%) Finance
2 499 (34.58%) Social Skills
3 188 (13.03%) Analytical Skills
4 127 (8.80%) Manufacturing
5 123 (8.52%) Public Sector
6 60 (4.16%) Local Government
7 53 (3.67%) Retail
8 49 (3.40%) Legal
9 46 (3.19%) Documentation Skills
10 45 (3.12%) Pharmaceutical
11 43 (2.98%) General Ledger
12 39 (2.70%) Banking
13 35 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
14 27 (1.87%) Presentation Skills
15 24 (1.66%) Marketing
15 24 (1.66%) Organisational Skills
16 23 (1.59%) Billing
17 15 (1.04%) Military
18 14 (0.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 13 (0.90%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 231 (16.01%) Consultant
2 171 (11.85%) Architect
2 171 (11.85%) Lead
3 154 (10.67%) Analyst
4 146 (10.12%) Project Manager
5 123 (8.52%) Senior
6 95 (6.58%) Solutions Architect
7 91 (6.31%) Business Analyst
8 75 (5.20%) Developer
9 61 (4.23%) ERP Manager
10 57 (3.95%) SAP Consultant
11 53 (3.67%) SAP Manager
12 50 (3.47%) Implementation Consultant
13 42 (2.91%) Accountant
14 38 (2.63%) Senior Manager
15 37 (2.56%) Programme Manager
16 33 (2.29%) Systems Accountant
17 32 (2.22%) Financial Analyst
17 32 (2.22%) Functional Consultant
17 32 (2.22%) Oracle Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 210 (14.55%) Oracle Fusion
2 90 (6.24%) REST
3 63 (4.37%) SOAP
4 60 (4.16%) Middleware
5 54 (3.74%) XML
6 50 (3.47%) JSON
7 48 (3.33%) Web Services
8 25 (1.73%) OAuth
9 24 (1.66%) XSLT
10 20 (1.39%) .NET
11 14 (0.97%) JWT
12 12 (0.83%) EDI
13 9 (0.62%) HTML
13 9 (0.62%) SAP Fiori
14 8 (0.55%) ADO
15 7 (0.49%) Node.js
15 7 (0.49%) PySpark
16 6 (0.42%) Kafka
16 6 (0.42%) RESTful
17 5 (0.35%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 84 (5.82%) Legacy Systems
2 43 (2.98%) Data Structures
3 38 (2.63%) Management Information System
4 30 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
5 28 (1.94%) Product Ownership
6 25 (1.73%) Public Cloud
7 21 (1.46%) Onboarding
8 20 (1.39%) IoT
9 17 (1.18%) AI Agents
10 16 (1.11%) Data Protection Act
10 16 (1.11%) FMCG
11 15 (1.04%) Cloud Native
12 13 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
13 11 (0.76%) Life Science
13 11 (0.76%) Virtual Team
14 10 (0.69%) Greenfield Project
14 10 (0.69%) Self-Motivation
15 8 (0.55%) LIMS
15 8 (0.55%) Mobile App
15 8 (0.55%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.04%) Windows
2 7 (0.49%) Linux
3 3 (0.21%) Unix
4 1 (0.069%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.069%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 353 (24.46%) Migration
2 272 (18.85%) Stakeholder Management
3 252 (17.46%) Problem-Solving
4 240 (16.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 217 (15.04%) Agile
6 210 (14.55%) Data Migration
7 168 (11.64%) Project Management
8 161 (11.16%) User Acceptance Testing
9 152 (10.53%) CRM
10 150 (10.40%) Change Management
11 133 (9.22%) Validation
12 125 (8.66%) Continuous Improvement
13 121 (8.39%) Business Intelligence
14 115 (7.97%) Roadmaps
15 112 (7.76%) Project Delivery
16 102 (7.07%) Workshop Facilitation
17 98 (6.79%) Analytics
18 95 (6.58%) DevOps
19 80 (5.54%) Data Modelling
20 74 (5.13%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 137 (9.49%) SQL
2 38 (2.63%) PL/SQL
3 35 (2.43%) Python
4 31 (2.15%) C#
5 24 (1.66%) JavaScript
6 18 (1.25%) Java
7 8 (0.55%) ABAP
7 8 (0.55%) Groovy
8 7 (0.49%) X++
9 5 (0.35%) T-SQL
9 5 (0.35%) TypeScript
9 5 (0.35%) VBA
10 4 (0.28%) C++
10 4 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.28%) Korn
10 4 (0.28%) Perl
10 4 (0.28%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.21%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.21%) R
11 3 (0.21%) XPath
Qualifications
1 183 (12.68%) Security Cleared
2 157 (10.88%) Degree
3 137 (9.49%) SC Cleared
4 85 (5.89%) CIMA
5 73 (5.06%) ACCA
6 43 (2.98%) PMP
7 38 (2.63%) PMI Certification
8 24 (1.66%) Computer Science Degree
9 23 (1.59%) Master's Degree
10 21 (1.46%) SAP Certification
11 14 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
12 13 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
12 13 (0.90%) Oracle Certification
13 12 (0.83%) Azure Certification
14 11 (0.76%) ISTQB
15 8 (0.55%) DV Cleared
15 8 (0.55%) OCA
16 7 (0.49%) APMP
16 7 (0.49%) AWS Certification
16 7 (0.49%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (5.27%) QA
2 72 (4.99%) Data Quality
3 53 (3.67%) GDPR
4 50 (3.47%) PMO
5 35 (2.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 18 (1.25%) GAAP
6 18 (1.25%) IFRS
7 14 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (0.97%) SLA
8 12 (0.83%) GxP
9 11 (0.76%) NIST
10 10 (0.69%) ITGC
11 8 (0.55%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.55%) COBIT
11 8 (0.55%) GMP
12 7 (0.49%) SOX 404
13 6 (0.42%) Disclosure Scotland
13 6 (0.42%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.42%) IFRS 17
13 6 (0.42%) NCSC
System Software
1 7 (0.49%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.21%) Docker
3 2 (0.14%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.069%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (0.42%) HP ALM
1 6 (0.42%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.35%) Terraform
3 3 (0.21%) Control-M
4 2 (0.14%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
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
1 446 (30.91%) Oracle
2 444 (30.77%) SAP
3 243 (16.84%) Microsoft
4 93 (6.44%) Workday
5 60 (4.16%) Salesforce
6 49 (3.40%) Siemens
7 42 (2.91%) IFS
8 33 (2.29%) Sage
9 29 (2.01%) Databricks
10 28 (1.94%) ServiceNow
11 24 (1.66%) Ariba
12 23 (1.59%) MuleSoft
13 15 (1.04%) Informatica
14 13 (0.90%) Infor
15 11 (0.76%) OpenAI
16 8 (0.55%) Adobe
16 8 (0.55%) Foundry
17 7 (0.49%) JD Edwards
18 6 (0.42%) Google
18 6 (0.42%) HP