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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 95 99
Rank change year-on-year +40 +4 +6
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,868 780 992
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.72% 2.63% 2.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.39% 2.89% 2.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,062 477 602
10th Percentile £350 £363 £363
25th Percentile £461 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.55% +1.85% -1.82%
75th Percentile £638 £645 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £507 £500
% change year-on-year +3.65% +1.30% -7.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 117 34 37
10th Percentile £17.69 £15.28 £13.78
25th Percentile £28.50 £23.73 £26.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £68.75 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year -16.36% +94.43% -43.42%
75th Percentile £58.75 £75.00 £55.00
90th Percentile £69.70 £85.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £33.43
% change year-on-year -17.86% +109.39% -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 42,574 26,968 37,058
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.80% 91.03% 85.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,549 17,103 23,600
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £506 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.28% -3.62% -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £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 2,556 1,231 2,598
10th Percentile £14.82 £14.20 £12.75
25th Percentile £20.00 £17.87 £16.01
Median hourly rate £43.96 £26.32 £37.18
Median % change year-on-year +67.02% -29.21% +6.23%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.25 £61.30
90th Percentile £81.25 £73.75 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.50 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +76.94% -34.02% +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 16 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 16 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 16 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 +32 1,568 £550 +0.69% 890
UK excluding London +45 976 £525 +3.65% 657
London +26 667 £560 - 340
Work from Home +61 566 £550 - 418
South East +4 241 £550 +2.33% 183
North of England +45 223 £500 +5.26% 136
Midlands +24 189 £525 +2.44% 154
South West +37 126 £525 +13.51% 75
North West +32 118 £500 +2.25% 82
West Midlands +7 117 £540 +8.00% 91
East of England +16 94 £575 - 46
Yorkshire +9 88 £550 +37.50% 44
East Midlands +16 68 £525 +5.00% 63
Scotland +17 59 £500 -1.28% 23
Wales - 26 £525 - 26
Northern Ireland +22 22 £475 +18.75% 31
North East -22 17 £500 -8.05% 13
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 24 (1.28%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.02%) Oracle Workflow
3 16 (0.86%) Confluence
4 10 (0.54%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.27%) NetWeaver
5 5 (0.27%) SAS
6 4 (0.21%) Apache
6 4 (0.21%) Oracle Service Bus
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 (0.054%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.054%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 81 (4.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.18%) MS Visio
4 14 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.27%) Oracle Smart View
6 5 (0.27%) PTC Creo
7 2 (0.11%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 284 (15.20%) SAP S/4HANA
2 136 (7.28%) Oracle ERP
3 64 (3.43%) SAP ERP
4 54 (2.89%) NetSuite
4 54 (2.89%) Oracle Payables
5 45 (2.41%) Oracle EBS
6 41 (2.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 35 (1.87%) Oracle Receivables
8 30 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
9 21 (1.12%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
10 18 (0.96%) Oracle Assets
11 17 (0.91%) Oracle Financials
11 17 (0.91%) Oracle General Ledger
11 17 (0.91%) Unit4 Business World
12 14 (0.75%) Oracle EBS R12
13 13 (0.70%) Infor CloudSuite
14 12 (0.64%) SAP MDG
14 12 (0.64%) Teamcenter
15 10 (0.54%) Oracle 11i
16 9 (0.48%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 237 (12.69%) Azure
2 174 (9.31%) Dynamics 365
3 161 (8.62%) Power Platform
4 148 (7.92%) OCI
5 104 (5.57%) SaaS
6 66 (3.53%) AWS
7 55 (2.94%) Azure DevOps
8 44 (2.36%) PaaS
9 32 (1.71%) Boomi
10 29 (1.55%) Power Automate
10 29 (1.55%) PowerApps
11 27 (1.45%) SuccessFactors
12 24 (1.28%) Azure Logic Apps
13 21 (1.12%) GitHub
14 20 (1.07%) GCP
15 18 (0.96%) Microsoft 365
16 17 (0.91%) Azure Service Bus
17 15 (0.80%) Azure Data Factory
17 15 (0.80%) IaaS
17 15 (0.80%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.21%) FTP
1 4 (0.21%) Network Security
2 3 (0.16%) 5G
2 3 (0.16%) Firewall
3 2 (0.11%) HTTP
3 2 (0.11%) Intranet
3 2 (0.11%) LAN
3 2 (0.11%) RFID
3 2 (0.11%) WAN
4 1 (0.054%) DHCP
4 1 (0.054%) DMZ
4 1 (0.054%) DNS
4 1 (0.054%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.054%) Modbus
4 1 (0.054%) MQTT
4 1 (0.054%) SMS
4 1 (0.054%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.054%) VoIP
4 1 (0.054%) VPN
4 1 (0.054%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (6.58%) Power BI
2 57 (3.05%) Data Warehouse
2 57 (3.05%) Oracle Reports
3 28 (1.50%) Data Lake
4 26 (1.39%) Oracle ODI
5 23 (1.23%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 20 (1.07%) SQL Server
6 20 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 13 (0.70%) Tableau
8 12 (0.64%) Metadata
9 9 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 8 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
10 8 (0.43%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 7 (0.37%) SAP HANA
12 6 (0.32%) MongoDB
12 6 (0.32%) Oracle Database
12 6 (0.32%) Star Schema
13 5 (0.27%) Snowflake Schema
14 4 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
14 4 (0.21%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 81 (4.34%) JIRA
2 31 (1.66%) Git
3 20 (1.07%) Hudson
4 17 (0.91%) Postman
5 10 (0.54%) 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%) 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%) LSMW
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.054%) ERwin
9 1 (0.054%) JDeveloper
9 1 (0.054%) PowerDesigner
General
1 970 (51.93%) Finance
2 473 (25.32%) Social Skills
3 238 (12.74%) Analytical Skills
4 180 (9.64%) Manufacturing
5 136 (7.28%) Public Sector
6 94 (5.03%) Retail
7 64 (3.43%) Legal
8 60 (3.21%) Influencing Skills
9 54 (2.89%) General Ledger
10 53 (2.84%) Local Government
11 52 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
12 47 (2.52%) Law
12 47 (2.52%) Pharmaceutical
13 42 (2.25%) Billing
14 39 (2.09%) Banking
15 29 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
16 25 (1.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 25 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
17 17 (0.91%) Aerospace
18 16 (0.86%) Military
Job Titles
1 324 (17.34%) Lead
2 272 (14.56%) Architect
3 248 (13.28%) Consultant
4 212 (11.35%) Analyst
5 174 (9.31%) Project Manager
6 153 (8.19%) Senior
7 134 (7.17%) Solutions Architect
8 103 (5.51%) Business Analyst
9 94 (5.03%) ERP Manager
10 91 (4.87%) Developer
11 68 (3.64%) Accountant
12 60 (3.21%) Oracle Consultant
13 52 (2.78%) Finance Manager
13 52 (2.78%) Implementation Consultant
14 51 (2.73%) Senior Manager
14 51 (2.73%) Systems Accountant
15 50 (2.68%) Financial Analyst
15 50 (2.68%) SAP Consultant
16 43 (2.30%) SAP Manager
17 42 (2.25%) ERP Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 208 (11.13%) Oracle Fusion
2 101 (5.41%) REST
3 92 (4.93%) Middleware
4 58 (3.10%) SOAP
5 49 (2.62%) JSON
6 46 (2.46%) XML
7 28 (1.50%) Web Services
8 24 (1.28%) .NET
9 20 (1.07%) OAuth
10 18 (0.96%) XSLT
11 16 (0.86%) Lightning Web Components
11 16 (0.86%) SAP Fiori
12 15 (0.80%) Node.js
13 14 (0.75%) EDI
14 13 (0.70%) HTML
15 11 (0.59%) CSS
15 11 (0.59%) JWT
16 10 (0.54%) OAuth2
16 10 (0.54%) PySpark
17 9 (0.48%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 107 (5.73%) Legacy Systems
2 56 (3.00%) Data Structures
3 47 (2.52%) Management Information System
4 45 (2.41%) Product Ownership
5 37 (1.98%) Public Cloud
6 32 (1.71%) Onboarding
7 31 (1.66%) FMCG
8 30 (1.61%) Cloud Native
9 25 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
10 21 (1.12%) Distributed Systems
11 20 (1.07%) Self-Motivation
12 17 (0.91%) IoT
13 16 (0.86%) AI Agents
14 14 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
15 12 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
15 12 (0.64%) Life Science
15 12 (0.64%) Virtual Team
16 10 (0.54%) Greenfield Project
17 8 (0.43%) Algorithms
17 8 (0.43%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 22 (1.18%) 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 (0.054%) AIX
5 1 (0.054%) Android
5 1 (0.054%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.054%) OpenVMS
5 1 (0.054%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.054%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 485 (25.96%) Migration
2 423 (22.64%) Stakeholder Management
3 327 (17.51%) Data Migration
4 307 (16.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 279 (14.94%) User Acceptance Testing
6 250 (13.38%) Agile
7 249 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
8 237 (12.69%) Continuous Improvement
9 208 (11.13%) Validation
10 205 (10.97%) Change Management
11 179 (9.58%) Project Management
12 177 (9.48%) Business Intelligence
13 162 (8.67%) Data Modelling
14 152 (8.14%) CRM
15 146 (7.82%) Roadmaps
16 141 (7.55%) Procure-to-Pay
17 130 (6.96%) Analytics
18 118 (6.32%) Translating Business Requirements
19 116 (6.21%) Process Improvement
20 115 (6.16%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 159 (8.51%) SQL
2 59 (3.16%) Python
3 37 (1.98%) JavaScript
4 33 (1.77%) Java
4 33 (1.77%) PL/SQL
5 26 (1.39%) C#
6 18 (0.96%) Apex Code
7 17 (0.91%) Ruby
8 14 (0.75%) X++
9 12 (0.64%) ABAP
10 10 (0.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 10 (0.54%) TypeScript
11 8 (0.43%) T-SQL
12 5 (0.27%) SOQL
12 5 (0.27%) SOSL
13 4 (0.21%) PowerShell
13 4 (0.21%) VBA
14 3 (0.16%) C++
14 3 (0.16%) Groovy
14 3 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 192 (10.28%) Security Cleared
2 142 (7.60%) SC Cleared
3 115 (6.16%) Degree
4 103 (5.51%) CIMA
5 97 (5.19%) ACCA
6 42 (2.25%) PMP
7 37 (1.98%) PMI Certification
8 27 (1.45%) DV Cleared
9 15 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
9 15 (0.80%) Master's Degree
10 14 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (0.59%) TOGAF Certification
12 9 (0.48%) SAP Certification
13 8 (0.43%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.37%) Oracle Certification
15 6 (0.32%) ISTQB
16 5 (0.27%) CFA
17 4 (0.21%) APMG
17 4 (0.21%) CCAB
17 4 (0.21%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 121 (6.48%) Data Quality
2 74 (3.96%) QA
3 72 (3.85%) GDPR
4 46 (2.46%) PMO
5 32 (1.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 24 (1.28%) IFRS
7 19 (1.02%) SLA
8 18 (0.96%) GAAP
9 11 (0.59%) Accessibility
9 11 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 9 (0.48%) NCSC
11 8 (0.43%) GxP
12 7 (0.37%) GMP
13 6 (0.32%) GRC
13 6 (0.32%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 5 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
15 4 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (0.21%) NIST
16 3 (0.16%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 10 (0.54%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.37%) Docker
3 1 (0.054%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 11 (0.59%) Kubernetes
1 11 (0.59%) Terraform
2 10 (0.54%) HP ALM
3 5 (0.27%) Kibana
3 5 (0.27%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.21%) Grafana
5 3 (0.16%) Control-M
5 3 (0.16%) MOM
5 3 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.054%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.054%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.054%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.054%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.054%) SCCM
Vendors
1 576 (30.84%) SAP
2 526 (28.16%) Oracle
3 306 (16.38%) Microsoft
4 84 (4.50%) IFS
4 84 (4.50%) Workday
5 78 (4.18%) Salesforce
6 59 (3.16%) ServiceNow
7 55 (2.94%) Siemens
8 40 (2.14%) Databricks
9 38 (2.03%) Sage
10 36 (1.93%) Ariba
10 36 (1.93%) Infor
11 34 (1.82%) MuleSoft
12 14 (0.75%) Informatica
13 13 (0.70%) JD Edwards
14 12 (0.64%) Concur
14 12 (0.64%) Epicor
14 12 (0.64%) Google
15 10 (0.54%) HP
16 8 (0.43%) Foundry