ERP Job Trends in England

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring ERP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 105 113
Rank change year-on-year +30 +8 +32
Permanent jobs citing ERP 1,519 1,318 1,311
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.90% 2.73% 2.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.56% 3.01% 2.98%
Number of salaries quoted 894 649 1,034
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,250 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,756 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

ERP falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,654 43,715 44,039
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.32% 90.65% 89.80%
Number of salaries quoted 25,577 21,511 34,063
10th Percentile £28,560 £35,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,326 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

ERP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ERP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

ERP job vacancy trend in England

ERP
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing ERP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing ERP

ERP
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing ERP in England over the 6 months to 10 January 2026.

Salary histogram for ERP in England

ERP
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ERP within the England region over the 6 months to 10 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +35 486 £60,000 +9.09% 194
London +46 323 £79,500 +31.61% 115
Midlands +30 295 £45,000 -18.18% 93
North of England -11 204 £52,500 - 96
West Midlands +15 151 £55,000 -4.35% 60
East Midlands +24 140 £40,000 -13.51% 33
East of England +38 123 £50,000 -6.98% 76
North West -2 121 £55,000 +4.76% 42
Yorkshire -9 79 £49,750 -0.50% 41
South West -40 59 £47,500 +18.75% 70
North East -14 4 £57,500 +109.09% 15
ERP
UK

ERP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 41 (2.70%) SharePoint
2 15 (0.99%) Confluence
3 8 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.46%) Anypoint
5 3 (0.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.13%) CMS
7 1 (0.066%) Apache
7 1 (0.066%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.066%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.066%) Mendix
7 1 (0.066%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.066%) SAS
7 1 (0.066%) Site Server
Applications
1 186 (12.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 100 (6.58%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (2.17%) Maya
4 17 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (0.66%) MS Visio
6 9 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.26%) Autodesk Inventor
7 4 (0.26%) Oracle Smart View
7 4 (0.26%) SOLIDWORKS
8 3 (0.20%) Windchill
9 2 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.13%) PTC Creo
9 2 (0.13%) Trello
10 1 (0.066%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 170 (11.19%) SAP S/4HANA
2 74 (4.87%) NetSuite
3 47 (3.09%) Dynamics CRM
3 47 (3.09%) Unit4 Business World
4 40 (2.63%) Oracle Payables
5 31 (2.04%) Oracle Receivables
5 31 (2.04%) SAP ERP
6 30 (1.97%) Oracle ERP
7 27 (1.78%) Sage X3
8 24 (1.58%) Sage 200
8 24 (1.58%) SAP FI
9 22 (1.45%) Dynamics NAV
9 22 (1.45%) Oracle Assets
9 22 (1.45%) Oracle Cash Management
10 20 (1.32%) Oracle EBS
10 20 (1.32%) SAP CO
10 20 (1.32%) SAP FI/CO
11 19 (1.25%) Shopify
12 17 (1.12%) Dynamics AX
12 17 (1.12%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 207 (13.63%) Azure
2 197 (12.97%) Power Platform
3 159 (10.47%) SaaS
4 151 (9.94%) Dynamics 365
5 74 (4.87%) Azure DevOps
6 72 (4.74%) Microsoft 365
7 64 (4.21%) AWS
8 39 (2.57%) OCI
9 27 (1.78%) Power Automate
10 26 (1.71%) Boomi
10 26 (1.71%) Intacct
11 21 (1.38%) GCP
12 20 (1.32%) Entra ID
13 18 (1.18%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
14 17 (1.12%) PowerApps
15 15 (0.99%) Collibra
15 15 (0.99%) iPaaS
15 15 (0.99%) PaaS
16 10 (0.66%) Smartsheet
17 9 (0.59%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 44 (2.90%) Remote Desktop
2 13 (0.86%) VPN
3 10 (0.66%) WAN
4 9 (0.59%) LAN
5 8 (0.53%) DHCP
5 8 (0.53%) DNS
6 7 (0.46%) SD-WAN
6 7 (0.46%) Unified Communications
6 7 (0.46%) VoIP
6 7 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (0.33%) Firewall
7 5 (0.33%) RFID
8 4 (0.26%) Modbus
8 4 (0.26%) MQTT
9 3 (0.20%) FTP
9 3 (0.20%) Intranet
10 2 (0.13%) Internet
10 2 (0.13%) SSL
10 2 (0.13%) Wireless
11 1 (0.066%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 174 (11.45%) Power BI
2 51 (3.36%) SAP BW
2 51 (3.36%) SQL Server
3 48 (3.16%) Data Lake
4 30 (1.97%) Oracle Reports
5 26 (1.71%) Data Warehouse
6 22 (1.45%) Crystal Reports
7 21 (1.38%) Tableau
8 18 (1.18%) Relational Database
9 15 (0.99%) Power Query
10 12 (0.79%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 10 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (0.53%) Oracle Database
13 7 (0.46%) Metadata
14 6 (0.39%) SAP HANA
15 4 (0.26%) Big Data
15 4 (0.26%) Metabase
15 4 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 3 (0.20%) BusinessObjects
16 3 (0.20%) TIBCO EBX
Development Applications
1 98 (6.45%) JIRA
2 56 (3.69%) eCATT
3 28 (1.84%) NeoLoad
4 8 (0.53%) Git
5 6 (0.39%) Selenium
6 5 (0.33%) JMeter
6 5 (0.33%) LoadRunner
6 5 (0.33%) Postman
6 5 (0.33%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.26%) LabVIEW
7 4 (0.26%) SoapUI
8 3 (0.20%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.20%) GitLab
8 3 (0.20%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.20%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.13%) LSMW
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.13%) TestDirector
9 2 (0.13%) TestRail
9 2 (0.13%) Zephyr
General
1 740 (48.72%) Social Skills
2 724 (47.66%) Finance
3 366 (24.09%) Analytical Skills
4 285 (18.76%) Manufacturing
5 160 (10.53%) Retail
6 126 (8.29%) Marketing
7 119 (7.83%) Law
8 80 (5.27%) Influencing Skills
9 79 (5.20%) Presentation Skills
10 37 (2.44%) Aerospace
11 36 (2.37%) Games
11 36 (2.37%) Legal
11 36 (2.37%) Public Sector
12 34 (2.24%) General Ledger
13 32 (2.11%) Organisational Skills
14 29 (1.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 26 (1.71%) Advertising
16 23 (1.51%) Banking
17 21 (1.38%) Telecoms
18 20 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 274 (18.04%) Analyst
2 245 (16.13%) Lead
3 177 (11.65%) Senior
4 154 (10.14%) Consultant
5 126 (8.29%) Architect
6 92 (6.06%) Support Analyst
7 76 (5.00%) Financial Analyst
8 70 (4.61%) ERP Support
9 52 (3.42%) Applications Support
10 50 (3.29%) Developer
11 48 (3.16%) ERP Analyst
11 48 (3.16%) Senior Manager
12 47 (3.09%) Project Manager
13 45 (2.96%) Finance Manager
14 44 (2.90%) ERP Manager
14 44 (2.90%) Solutions Architect
15 43 (2.83%) 2nd Line Support
15 43 (2.83%) Systems Analyst
16 42 (2.76%) IT Support
17 39 (2.57%) ERP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (2.90%) REST
2 40 (2.63%) Middleware
3 37 (2.44%) Oracle Fusion
4 26 (1.71%) SOAP
5 16 (1.05%) EDI
6 15 (0.99%) .NET
6 15 (0.99%) XML
7 14 (0.92%) JSON
8 9 (0.59%) Web Services
9 8 (0.53%) RESTful
10 6 (0.39%) .NET Framework
10 6 (0.39%) Kafka
10 6 (0.39%) React
11 5 (0.33%) HTML
11 5 (0.33%) SAP Basis
12 4 (0.26%) ASP.NET Web API
12 4 (0.26%) OAuth
12 4 (0.26%) SAP Fiori
13 3 (0.20%) Apollo GraphQL
13 3 (0.20%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 91 (5.99%) Management Information System
2 84 (5.53%) Analytical Mindset
3 80 (5.27%) Onboarding
4 61 (4.02%) Enterprise Software
5 42 (2.76%) FMCG
6 36 (2.37%) Data Centre
7 30 (1.97%) Driving Licence
8 27 (1.78%) Cloud Native
8 27 (1.78%) Self-Motivation
9 21 (1.38%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 20 (1.32%) IoT
10 20 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
11 14 (0.92%) Product Ownership
12 11 (0.72%) NHS
12 11 (0.72%) PMI
13 10 (0.66%) Life Science
13 10 (0.66%) Low-Code
13 10 (0.66%) Manufacturing Execution System
14 9 (0.59%) Data Protection Act
14 9 (0.59%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 41 (2.70%) Windows
2 16 (1.05%) Linux
3 12 (0.79%) Unix
4 9 (0.59%) Windows Server
5 8 (0.53%) Windows 10
6 7 (0.46%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.066%) OpenVMS
10 1 (0.066%) SUSE
10 1 (0.066%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 447 (29.43%) Problem-Solving
2 327 (21.53%) Continuous Improvement
3 238 (15.67%) Business Intelligence
4 234 (15.40%) Project Management
5 221 (14.55%) CRM
6 216 (14.22%) Stakeholder Management
7 210 (13.82%) Decision-Making
8 188 (12.38%) Analytics
9 183 (12.05%) Roadmaps
10 176 (11.59%) Agile
11 149 (9.81%) Business Strategy
12 145 (9.55%) Change Management
13 141 (9.28%) Logistics
14 138 (9.08%) Process Improvement
15 132 (8.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 117 (7.70%) Project Delivery
17 115 (7.57%) Mentoring
18 111 (7.31%) Customer Service
19 110 (7.24%) Migration
20 108 (7.11%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 270 (17.77%) SQL
2 63 (4.15%) C#
3 37 (2.44%) Python
4 19 (1.25%) JavaScript
5 15 (0.99%) T-SQL
6 14 (0.92%) PowerShell
7 13 (0.86%) VBA
8 12 (0.79%) Java
8 12 (0.79%) PL/SQL
9 8 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (0.46%) VBScript
11 6 (0.39%) ABAP
12 5 (0.33%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.26%) Delphi
14 3 (0.20%) ActionScript
14 3 (0.20%) ActionScript 2.0
14 3 (0.20%) VB.NET
15 2 (0.13%) R
15 2 (0.13%) X++
16 1 (0.066%) Korn
Qualifications
1 345 (22.71%) Degree
2 97 (6.39%) ACCA
3 92 (6.06%) CIMA
4 82 (5.40%) Master's Degree
5 53 (3.49%) MBA
6 36 (2.37%) PMI Certification
7 29 (1.91%) Security Cleared
8 27 (1.78%) PMP
9 26 (1.71%) BPSS Clearance
10 20 (1.32%) AWS Certification
11 19 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
12 17 (1.12%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 17 (1.12%) TOGAF Certification
13 14 (0.92%) Azure Certification
13 14 (0.92%) SC Cleared
14 13 (0.86%) DBS Check
15 12 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
16 8 (0.53%) MCP
17 7 (0.46%) CCNP
17 7 (0.46%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (7.31%) QA
2 83 (5.46%) Data Quality
3 43 (2.83%) PMO
4 40 (2.63%) GDPR
5 28 (1.84%) SLA
6 23 (1.51%) IFRS
7 17 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 16 (1.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 12 (0.79%) GAAP
9 12 (0.79%) NIST
10 11 (0.72%) Accessibility
11 9 (0.59%) ISO 9001
12 6 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
13 4 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 2 (0.13%) GMP
14 2 (0.13%) ISO 20022
14 2 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 2 (0.13%) JSP 440
14 2 (0.13%) NCSC
14 2 (0.13%) SOC 2
System Software
1 37 (2.44%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.33%) Docker
4 1 (0.066%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.066%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.066%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.066%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 56 (3.69%) HP ALM
2 6 (0.39%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.39%) Terraform
3 2 (0.13%) Control-M
3 2 (0.13%) HP Fortify
3 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.066%) MOM
Vendors
1 449 (29.56%) SAP
2 354 (23.30%) Microsoft
3 185 (12.18%) Oracle
4 71 (4.67%) Sage
5 61 (4.02%) Salesforce
6 56 (3.69%) HP
7 55 (3.62%) Workday
8 37 (2.44%) Epicor
9 32 (2.11%) Infor
10 28 (1.84%) MuleSoft
11 26 (1.71%) IFS
12 24 (1.58%) Dell
13 23 (1.51%) Adobe
14 19 (1.25%) ServiceNow
15 18 (1.18%) VMware
16 16 (1.05%) IBM
17 14 (0.92%) Informatica
17 14 (0.92%) Veeam
18 13 (0.86%) Siemens
19 12 (0.79%) Ariba