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

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 96 97
Rank change year-on-year +37 +1 +12
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,818 756 990
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.68% 2.60% 2.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.34% 2.86% 2.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,026 459 608
10th Percentile £350 £363 £363
25th Percentile £457 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £538 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -0.46% -1.82%
75th Percentile £645 £638 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 113 26 34
10th Percentile £17.70 £17.14 £13.42
25th Percentile £28.50 £64.38 £21.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £73.75 £37.68
Median % change year-on-year -22.03% +95.73% -39.71%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £55.00
90th Percentile £72.75 £86.25 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £72.50 £31.50
% change year-on-year -20.69% +130.16% -51.29%

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 41,843 26,418 36,777
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.72% 90.98% 85.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,135 16,804 23,539
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £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 2,505 1,141 2,540
10th Percentile £14.68 £14.20 £12.75
25th Percentile £20.00 £17.87 £16.00
Median hourly rate £43.96 £27.76 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +58.36% -23.95% +1.39%
75th Percentile £68.00 £56.00 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £73.75 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.78 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +82.03% -34.02% +8.91%

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 6 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 6 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 6 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 +37 1,534 £550 +2.33% 896
UK excluding London +48 941 £525 +5.00% 647
London +37 655 £560 - 346
Work from Home +64 549 £550 - 427
South East +8 230 £550 +2.33% 164
North of England +40 216 £500 +5.26% 150
Midlands +28 186 £525 +5.00% 153
South West +36 125 £525 +10.53% 70
West Midlands +4 115 £540 +8.00% 91
North West +32 112 £500 +2.25% 83
East of England +18 95 £575 -2.13% 43
Yorkshire 0 89 £550 +37.50% 53
East Midlands +18 67 £525 +7.69% 62
Scotland +12 52 £500 -1.14% 26
Wales +4 23 £538 - 26
Northern Ireland +21 18 £475 +18.75% 30
North East -18 15 £500 -9.09% 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 23 (1.27%) SharePoint
2 17 (0.94%) Oracle Workflow
3 16 (0.88%) Confluence
4 11 (0.61%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.28%) NetWeaver
6 4 (0.22%) Apache
6 4 (0.22%) Oracle Service Bus
6 4 (0.22%) SAP EP
6 4 (0.22%) SAS
6 4 (0.22%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.17%) CMS
7 3 (0.17%) 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%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.055%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.055%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.055%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 83 (4.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (1.98%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.21%) MS Visio
4 16 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.28%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.28%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.11%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 290 (15.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 132 (7.26%) Oracle ERP
3 61 (3.36%) SAP ERP
4 51 (2.81%) Oracle Payables
5 48 (2.64%) NetSuite
5 48 (2.64%) Oracle EBS
6 40 (2.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 36 (1.98%) Oracle Receivables
8 31 (1.71%) Dynamics CRM
9 19 (1.05%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
10 18 (0.99%) Oracle Assets
10 18 (0.99%) Oracle General Ledger
11 16 (0.88%) Oracle Financials
12 15 (0.83%) Unit4 Business World
13 13 (0.72%) Oracle EBS R12
14 12 (0.66%) SAP MDG
14 12 (0.66%) Teamcenter
15 11 (0.61%) SAP FI
16 10 (0.55%) Infor CloudSuite
16 10 (0.55%) Oracle 11i
Cloud Services
1 227 (12.49%) Azure
2 181 (9.96%) Dynamics 365
3 156 (8.58%) Power Platform
4 153 (8.42%) OCI
5 101 (5.56%) SaaS
6 65 (3.58%) AWS
7 52 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
8 50 (2.75%) PaaS
9 32 (1.76%) PowerApps
10 31 (1.71%) Boomi
10 31 (1.71%) Power Automate
11 25 (1.38%) Azure Logic Apps
12 24 (1.32%) SuccessFactors
13 19 (1.05%) IaaS
14 18 (0.99%) Microsoft 365
15 17 (0.94%) Azure Service Bus
15 17 (0.94%) GitHub
16 16 (0.88%) Azure Data Factory
16 16 (0.88%) GCP
17 15 (0.83%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.22%) FTP
1 4 (0.22%) LAN
2 3 (0.17%) 5G
2 3 (0.17%) Firewall
2 3 (0.17%) Network Security
3 2 (0.11%) HTTP
3 2 (0.11%) Intranet
3 2 (0.11%) WAN
4 1 (0.055%) DHCP
4 1 (0.055%) DMZ
4 1 (0.055%) DNS
4 1 (0.055%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.055%) Modbus
4 1 (0.055%) MQTT
4 1 (0.055%) RFID
4 1 (0.055%) SMS
4 1 (0.055%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.055%) VoIP
4 1 (0.055%) VPN
4 1 (0.055%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 114 (6.27%) Power BI
2 58 (3.19%) Oracle Reports
3 54 (2.97%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (1.49%) Data Lake
5 26 (1.43%) Oracle ODI
6 21 (1.16%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 21 (1.16%) SQL Server
7 20 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 12 (0.66%) Metadata
8 12 (0.66%) Tableau
9 10 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 8 (0.44%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 8 (0.44%) Oracle Database
11 7 (0.39%) BusinessObjects
11 7 (0.39%) SAP HANA
12 6 (0.33%) MongoDB
13 5 (0.28%) Star Schema
14 4 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
14 4 (0.22%) Snowflake Schema
15 3 (0.17%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 83 (4.57%) JIRA
2 31 (1.71%) Git
3 26 (1.43%) Postman
4 20 (1.10%) Hudson
5 11 (0.61%) SoapUI
5 11 (0.61%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.33%) CircleCI
7 5 (0.28%) Selenium
8 4 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.17%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.17%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.17%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.11%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.11%) GitLab
10 2 (0.11%) Gradle
10 2 (0.11%) LSMW
11 1 (0.055%) ERwin
11 1 (0.055%) PowerDesigner
11 1 (0.055%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 942 (51.82%) Finance
2 477 (26.24%) Social Skills
3 232 (12.76%) Analytical Skills
4 172 (9.46%) Manufacturing
5 131 (7.21%) Public Sector
6 91 (5.01%) Retail
7 65 (3.58%) Legal
8 58 (3.19%) Influencing Skills
9 54 (2.97%) Local Government
10 52 (2.86%) General Ledger
11 51 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
12 46 (2.53%) Law
13 45 (2.48%) Pharmaceutical
14 40 (2.20%) Banking
15 37 (2.04%) Billing
16 31 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
17 22 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
18 21 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 19 (1.05%) Military
20 16 (0.88%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 313 (17.22%) Lead
2 267 (14.69%) Architect
3 245 (13.48%) Consultant
4 210 (11.55%) Analyst
5 171 (9.41%) Project Manager
6 148 (8.14%) Senior
7 130 (7.15%) Solutions Architect
8 104 (5.72%) Business Analyst
9 89 (4.90%) Developer
10 87 (4.79%) ERP Manager
11 64 (3.52%) Accountant
12 58 (3.19%) Oracle Consultant
13 52 (2.86%) Implementation Consultant
14 51 (2.81%) SAP Consultant
14 51 (2.81%) Senior Manager
15 50 (2.75%) Financial Analyst
16 47 (2.59%) SAP Manager
16 47 (2.59%) Systems Accountant
17 46 (2.53%) Finance Manager
18 44 (2.42%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 206 (11.33%) Oracle Fusion
2 102 (5.61%) REST
3 89 (4.90%) Middleware
4 60 (3.30%) SOAP
5 49 (2.70%) JSON
6 47 (2.59%) XML
7 31 (1.71%) Web Services
8 25 (1.38%) OAuth
9 23 (1.27%) .NET
10 22 (1.21%) XSLT
11 17 (0.94%) SAP Fiori
12 16 (0.88%) JWT
12 16 (0.88%) Lightning Web Components
13 15 (0.83%) Node.js
14 12 (0.66%) EDI
15 11 (0.61%) HTML
16 10 (0.55%) PySpark
16 10 (0.55%) RESTful
17 9 (0.50%) CSS
17 9 (0.50%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 105 (5.78%) Legacy Systems
2 55 (3.03%) Data Structures
3 46 (2.53%) Product Ownership
4 43 (2.37%) Public Cloud
5 42 (2.31%) Management Information System
6 32 (1.76%) Onboarding
7 30 (1.65%) Cloud Native
8 29 (1.60%) FMCG
9 25 (1.38%) Enterprise Software
10 21 (1.16%) Distributed Systems
10 21 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
11 17 (0.94%) IoT
12 15 (0.83%) AI Agents
13 14 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
13 14 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
14 13 (0.72%) Life Science
15 11 (0.61%) Virtual Team
16 10 (0.55%) Greenfield Project
17 8 (0.44%) Operational Technology
17 8 (0.44%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 22 (1.21%) Windows
2 6 (0.33%) Linux
3 4 (0.22%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.11%) Unix
5 1 (0.055%) AIX
5 1 (0.055%) Android
5 1 (0.055%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.055%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.055%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.055%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 471 (25.91%) Migration
2 404 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
3 309 (17.00%) Data Migration
4 301 (16.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 275 (15.13%) User Acceptance Testing
6 251 (13.81%) Agile
7 238 (13.09%) Problem-Solving
8 226 (12.43%) Continuous Improvement
9 204 (11.22%) Change Management
10 198 (10.89%) Validation
11 178 (9.79%) Project Management
12 168 (9.24%) Business Intelligence
13 153 (8.42%) Data Modelling
14 146 (8.03%) CRM
15 145 (7.98%) Roadmaps
16 144 (7.92%) Procure-to-Pay
17 122 (6.71%) Analytics
18 116 (6.38%) Project Delivery
19 113 (6.22%) Translating Business Requirements
20 110 (6.05%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 156 (8.58%) SQL
2 54 (2.97%) Python
3 35 (1.93%) PL/SQL
4 34 (1.87%) JavaScript
5 33 (1.82%) Java
6 29 (1.60%) C#
7 18 (0.99%) Apex Code
8 17 (0.94%) Ruby
9 16 (0.88%) X++
10 11 (0.61%) ABAP
11 10 (0.55%) TypeScript
12 8 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 8 (0.44%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.28%) PowerShell
13 5 (0.28%) SOQL
13 5 (0.28%) SOSL
14 4 (0.22%) VBA
15 3 (0.17%) Groovy
15 3 (0.17%) Korn
16 2 (0.11%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 195 (10.73%) Security Cleared
2 143 (7.87%) SC Cleared
3 121 (6.66%) Degree
4 105 (5.78%) CIMA
5 97 (5.34%) ACCA
6 44 (2.42%) PMP
7 36 (1.98%) PMI Certification
8 20 (1.10%) DV Cleared
9 15 (0.83%) Master's Degree
10 14 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
10 14 (0.77%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (0.55%) TOGAF Certification
12 9 (0.50%) SAP Certification
13 8 (0.44%) Oracle Certification
14 7 (0.39%) Azure Certification
15 6 (0.33%) ISTQB
16 4 (0.22%) CCAB
16 4 (0.22%) CFA
16 4 (0.22%) CISM
16 4 (0.22%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (6.27%) Data Quality
2 74 (4.07%) QA
3 71 (3.91%) GDPR
4 44 (2.42%) PMO
5 31 (1.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 23 (1.27%) IFRS
7 19 (1.05%) SLA
8 17 (0.94%) GAAP
9 11 (0.61%) Accessibility
10 10 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 9 (0.50%) GxP
12 8 (0.44%) NCSC
13 7 (0.39%) GMP
14 6 (0.33%) PCI DSS
15 5 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 5 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
15 5 (0.28%) GRC
16 4 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 4 (0.22%) NIST
17 3 (0.17%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 10 (0.55%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.39%) Docker
3 1 (0.055%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 11 (0.61%) Kubernetes
2 9 (0.50%) HP ALM
3 7 (0.39%) Terraform
4 5 (0.28%) Kibana
4 5 (0.28%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.22%) Grafana
6 3 (0.17%) Control-M
6 3 (0.17%) MOM
6 3 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.055%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.055%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.055%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.055%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.055%) SCCM
Vendors
1 566 (31.13%) SAP
2 513 (28.22%) Oracle
3 295 (16.23%) Microsoft
4 83 (4.57%) Workday
5 74 (4.07%) IFS
5 74 (4.07%) Salesforce
6 57 (3.14%) ServiceNow
7 56 (3.08%) Siemens
8 41 (2.26%) Databricks
9 36 (1.98%) Ariba
10 34 (1.87%) MuleSoft
11 30 (1.65%) Sage
12 27 (1.49%) Infor
13 14 (0.77%) Informatica
14 12 (0.66%) Epicor
15 11 (0.61%) JD Edwards
16 9 (0.50%) Concur
16 9 (0.50%) Google
16 9 (0.50%) HP
17 8 (0.44%) Foundry