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 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 106 117
Rank change year-on-year +31 +11 +25
Permanent jobs citing ERP 1,547 1,331 1,280
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.98% 2.72% 2.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.64% 3.02% 3.02%
Number of salaries quoted 912 656 1,000
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £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 £72,425 £77,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £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 42,542 44,136 42,391
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.90% 90.32% 90.98%
Number of salaries quoted 25,391 21,842 32,852
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,195 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
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 4 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 4 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 +33 490 £60,000 +9.09% 170
London +58 333 £80,000 +32.43% 180
Midlands +24 302 £46,250 -15.91% 86
North of England +2 210 £55,000 +4.76% 110
West Midlands +19 155 £53,750 -6.52% 60
East Midlands +20 143 £38,750 -18.42% 24
North West +10 129 £55,000 +4.76% 54
East of England +34 124 £50,000 -4.76% 65
Yorkshire -2 77 £52,500 +2.44% 46
South West -37 59 £45,000 +12.50% 51
North East -12 4 £78,750 +186.36% 12
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 40 (2.59%) SharePoint
2 15 (0.97%) Confluence
3 9 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.45%) Anypoint
5 3 (0.19%) Headless CMS
5 3 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.13%) CMS
6 2 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.065%) Apache
7 1 (0.065%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.065%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.065%) Mendix
7 1 (0.065%) SAS
7 1 (0.065%) Site Server
Applications
1 189 (12.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 100 (6.46%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (2.13%) Maya
4 17 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (0.65%) MS Visio
6 9 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
7 8 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.26%) Autodesk Inventor
8 4 (0.26%) Oracle Smart View
8 4 (0.26%) SOLIDWORKS
9 3 (0.19%) Windchill
10 2 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.13%) PTC Creo
10 2 (0.13%) Trello
11 1 (0.065%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 170 (10.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 76 (4.91%) NetSuite
3 50 (3.23%) Unit4 Business World
4 49 (3.17%) Dynamics CRM
5 41 (2.65%) Oracle Payables
6 32 (2.07%) Oracle Receivables
7 30 (1.94%) Oracle ERP
8 29 (1.87%) SAP ERP
9 27 (1.75%) Sage X3
10 24 (1.55%) Sage 200
10 24 (1.55%) SAP FI
11 23 (1.49%) Oracle Assets
11 23 (1.49%) Oracle Cash Management
12 22 (1.42%) Shopify
13 21 (1.36%) Dynamics NAV
13 21 (1.36%) Oracle EBS
14 20 (1.29%) SAP CO
14 20 (1.29%) SAP FI/CO
15 17 (1.10%) SAP IBP
16 15 (0.97%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 211 (13.64%) Azure
2 203 (13.12%) Power Platform
3 164 (10.60%) SaaS
4 163 (10.54%) Dynamics 365
5 79 (5.11%) Azure DevOps
6 73 (4.72%) Microsoft 365
7 68 (4.40%) AWS
8 39 (2.52%) OCI
9 31 (2.00%) Power Automate
10 26 (1.68%) Boomi
10 26 (1.68%) Intacct
11 21 (1.36%) Entra ID
11 21 (1.36%) GCP
12 18 (1.16%) PowerApps
12 18 (1.16%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 15 (0.97%) Collibra
13 15 (0.97%) iPaaS
13 15 (0.97%) PaaS
14 10 (0.65%) Smartsheet
15 9 (0.58%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 45 (2.91%) Remote Desktop
2 14 (0.90%) VPN
3 11 (0.71%) WAN
4 10 (0.65%) DHCP
4 10 (0.65%) DNS
5 8 (0.52%) LAN
5 8 (0.52%) VoIP
6 7 (0.45%) SD-WAN
6 7 (0.45%) Unified Communications
6 7 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (0.32%) Firewall
7 5 (0.32%) RFID
8 4 (0.26%) Modbus
8 4 (0.26%) MQTT
9 3 (0.19%) FTP
9 3 (0.19%) NAS
9 3 (0.19%) SAN
9 3 (0.19%) Wireless
10 2 (0.13%) Internet
10 2 (0.13%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 176 (11.38%) Power BI
2 56 (3.62%) SQL Server
3 51 (3.30%) SAP BW
4 49 (3.17%) Data Lake
5 32 (2.07%) Oracle Reports
6 27 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
7 23 (1.49%) Crystal Reports
8 21 (1.36%) Tableau
9 18 (1.16%) Relational Database
10 15 (0.97%) Power Query
11 12 (0.78%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 10 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 9 (0.58%) Oracle Database
14 7 (0.45%) Metadata
15 6 (0.39%) SAP HANA
16 5 (0.32%) NoSQL
17 4 (0.26%) Big Data
17 4 (0.26%) Metabase
17 4 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
18 3 (0.19%) TIBCO EBX
Development Applications
1 96 (6.21%) JIRA
2 56 (3.62%) eCATT
3 28 (1.81%) NeoLoad
4 8 (0.52%) Git
5 6 (0.39%) Selenium
6 5 (0.32%) JMeter
6 5 (0.32%) LoadRunner
6 5 (0.32%) Postman
6 5 (0.32%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.26%) GitLab
7 4 (0.26%) LabVIEW
7 4 (0.26%) SoapUI
8 3 (0.19%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.19%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.19%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.19%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.13%) TestDirector
9 2 (0.13%) TestRail
9 2 (0.13%) Zephyr
General
1 739 (47.77%) Finance
1 739 (47.77%) Social Skills
2 369 (23.85%) Analytical Skills
3 287 (18.55%) Manufacturing
4 170 (10.99%) Retail
5 132 (8.53%) Marketing
6 119 (7.69%) Law
7 83 (5.37%) Presentation Skills
8 81 (5.24%) Influencing Skills
9 38 (2.46%) Aerospace
10 37 (2.39%) Public Sector
11 36 (2.33%) Games
11 36 (2.33%) General Ledger
12 35 (2.26%) Legal
13 34 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 31 (2.00%) Organisational Skills
15 27 (1.75%) Advertising
16 24 (1.55%) Back Office
17 23 (1.49%) Banking
18 22 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 275 (17.78%) Analyst
2 249 (16.10%) Lead
3 183 (11.83%) Senior
4 161 (10.41%) Consultant
5 127 (8.21%) Architect
6 92 (5.95%) Support Analyst
7 77 (4.98%) Financial Analyst
8 69 (4.46%) ERP Support
9 55 (3.56%) Developer
10 53 (3.43%) Applications Support
11 50 (3.23%) Senior Manager
12 48 (3.10%) ERP Analyst
13 47 (3.04%) Project Manager
14 45 (2.91%) ERP Manager
14 45 (2.91%) Finance Manager
14 45 (2.91%) Systems Analyst
15 44 (2.84%) 2nd Line Support
15 44 (2.84%) Solutions Architect
16 39 (2.52%) ERP Consultant
16 39 (2.52%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (2.84%) REST
2 40 (2.59%) Middleware
3 38 (2.46%) Oracle Fusion
4 26 (1.68%) SOAP
5 17 (1.10%) EDI
5 17 (1.10%) XML
6 15 (0.97%) .NET
7 14 (0.90%) JSON
8 11 (0.71%) RESTful
9 9 (0.58%) React
9 9 (0.58%) Web Services
10 8 (0.52%) HTML
11 6 (0.39%) .NET Framework
11 6 (0.39%) CSS
11 6 (0.39%) GraphQL
11 6 (0.39%) Kafka
11 6 (0.39%) Node.js
12 5 (0.32%) SAP Basis
13 4 (0.26%) ASP.NET Web API
13 4 (0.26%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 94 (6.08%) Management Information System
2 85 (5.49%) Analytical Mindset
3 80 (5.17%) Onboarding
4 59 (3.81%) Enterprise Software
5 41 (2.65%) FMCG
6 36 (2.33%) Data Centre
7 31 (2.00%) Driving Licence
8 28 (1.81%) Cloud Native
8 28 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
9 21 (1.36%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 20 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
11 19 (1.23%) IoT
12 14 (0.90%) Product Ownership
13 13 (0.84%) NHS
14 11 (0.71%) PMI
15 10 (0.65%) Life Science
15 10 (0.65%) Low-Code
15 10 (0.65%) Manufacturing Execution System
16 9 (0.58%) Data Protection Act
16 9 (0.58%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 40 (2.59%) Windows
2 17 (1.10%) Linux
3 12 (0.78%) Unix
4 9 (0.58%) Windows Server
5 8 (0.52%) Windows 10
6 7 (0.45%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.065%) OpenVMS
10 1 (0.065%) SUSE
10 1 (0.065%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 451 (29.15%) Problem-Solving
2 332 (21.46%) Continuous Improvement
3 243 (15.71%) Project Management
4 242 (15.64%) Business Intelligence
5 221 (14.29%) CRM
5 221 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 217 (14.03%) Decision-Making
7 193 (12.48%) Analytics
8 185 (11.96%) Roadmaps
9 183 (11.83%) Agile
10 152 (9.83%) Change Management
11 149 (9.63%) Business Strategy
12 142 (9.18%) Logistics
13 140 (9.05%) Process Improvement
14 139 (8.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 125 (8.08%) Project Delivery
16 121 (7.82%) Mentoring
17 115 (7.43%) Migration
18 111 (7.18%) Customer Service
19 108 (6.98%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 280 (18.10%) SQL
2 66 (4.27%) C#
3 36 (2.33%) Python
4 22 (1.42%) JavaScript
5 15 (0.97%) T-SQL
6 14 (0.90%) Java
6 14 (0.90%) VBA
7 13 (0.84%) PL/SQL
8 12 (0.78%) PowerShell
9 8 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (0.45%) VBScript
11 5 (0.32%) ABAP
11 5 (0.32%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.26%) Delphi
12 4 (0.26%) TypeScript
13 3 (0.19%) ActionScript
13 3 (0.19%) ActionScript 2.0
13 3 (0.19%) C
13 3 (0.19%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.13%) X++
Qualifications
1 352 (22.75%) Degree
2 102 (6.59%) ACCA
3 97 (6.27%) CIMA
4 82 (5.30%) Master's Degree
5 53 (3.43%) MBA
6 40 (2.59%) PMI Certification
7 31 (2.00%) PMP
8 28 (1.81%) Security Cleared
9 27 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
10 25 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
11 20 (1.29%) AWS Certification
12 17 (1.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 17 (1.10%) TOGAF Certification
13 15 (0.97%) Azure Certification
14 14 (0.90%) DBS Check
15 13 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
15 13 (0.84%) SC Cleared
16 8 (0.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
17 7 (0.45%) CCNP
17 7 (0.45%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (7.37%) QA
2 85 (5.49%) Data Quality
3 43 (2.78%) PMO
4 38 (2.46%) GDPR
5 27 (1.75%) SLA
6 23 (1.49%) IFRS
7 19 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 18 (1.16%) Accessibility
9 16 (1.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 12 (0.78%) GAAP
10 12 (0.78%) NIST
11 11 (0.71%) ISO 9001
12 4 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
13 3 (0.19%) 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 39 (2.52%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.32%) Docker
4 3 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (0.19%) vSphere
5 2 (0.13%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.065%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 56 (3.62%) HP ALM
2 7 (0.45%) Terraform
3 6 (0.39%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.13%) Control-M
4 2 (0.13%) HP Fortify
4 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.065%) MOM
Vendors
1 449 (29.02%) SAP
2 370 (23.92%) Microsoft
3 192 (12.41%) Oracle
4 71 (4.59%) Sage
5 62 (4.01%) Salesforce
6 56 (3.62%) HP
6 56 (3.62%) Workday
7 37 (2.39%) Epicor
8 31 (2.00%) Infor
9 28 (1.81%) MuleSoft
10 27 (1.75%) IFS
11 24 (1.55%) Dell
12 23 (1.49%) Adobe
13 21 (1.36%) VMware
14 18 (1.16%) ServiceNow
15 16 (1.03%) IBM
16 15 (0.97%) Veeam
17 14 (0.90%) Informatica
18 13 (0.84%) Siemens
19 12 (0.78%) Ariba