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

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 106 118
Rank change year-on-year +31 +12 +25
Permanent jobs citing ERP 1,539 1,330 1,283
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.92% 2.73% 2.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.59% 3.02% 3.00%
Number of salaries quoted 908 656 1,008
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 £77,125
90th Percentile £95,750 £93,139 £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 42,844 44,109 42,817
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.40% 90.47% 89.81%
Number of salaries quoted 25,653 21,778 33,081
10th Percentile £28,697 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,874
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 £96,750 £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 8 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 8 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% 164
London +54 327 £80,000 +32.43% 130
Midlands +25 299 £47,500 -13.64% 85
North of England -7 211 £54,250 +3.33% 79
West Midlands +14 153 £55,000 -4.35% 62
East Midlands +21 142 £38,750 -18.42% 23
North West +6 127 £55,000 +4.76% 37
East of England +37 124 £50,000 -6.98% 52
Yorkshire -3 79 £52,250 +1.95% 32
South West -33 59 £45,000 +12.50% 46
North East -16 5 £57,500 +109.09% 11
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 (2.60%) SharePoint
2 15 (0.97%) Confluence
3 9 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.45%) Anypoint
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
1 188 (12.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 101 (6.56%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (2.14%) 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
1 169 (10.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 76 (4.94%) NetSuite
3 50 (3.25%) Unit4 Business World
4 49 (3.18%) Dynamics CRM
5 40 (2.60%) Oracle Payables
6 31 (2.01%) Oracle Receivables
7 30 (1.95%) Oracle ERP
7 30 (1.95%) SAP ERP
8 27 (1.75%) Sage X3
9 24 (1.56%) Sage 200
9 24 (1.56%) SAP FI
10 22 (1.43%) Oracle Assets
10 22 (1.43%) Oracle Cash Management
11 20 (1.30%) Dynamics NAV
11 20 (1.30%) Oracle EBS
11 20 (1.30%) SAP CO
11 20 (1.30%) SAP FI/CO
12 19 (1.23%) Shopify
13 17 (1.10%) SAP IBP
14 16 (1.04%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 212 (13.78%) Azure
2 202 (13.13%) Power Platform
3 164 (10.66%) SaaS
4 158 (10.27%) Dynamics 365
5 78 (5.07%) Azure DevOps
6 74 (4.81%) Microsoft 365
7 64 (4.16%) AWS
8 39 (2.53%) OCI
9 30 (1.95%) Power Automate
10 26 (1.69%) Boomi
10 26 (1.69%) Intacct
11 21 (1.36%) Entra ID
11 21 (1.36%) GCP
12 18 (1.17%) PowerApps
12 18 (1.17%) 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 (2.92%) Remote Desktop
2 14 (0.91%) 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 (11.44%) Power BI
2 56 (3.64%) SQL Server
3 51 (3.31%) SAP BW
4 48 (3.12%) Data Lake
5 32 (2.08%) Oracle Reports
6 26 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
7 23 (1.49%) Crystal Reports
8 21 (1.36%) Tableau
9 18 (1.17%) Relational Database
10 15 (0.97%) Power Query
11 12 (0.78%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 10 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 8 (0.52%) Oracle Database
14 7 (0.45%) Metadata
15 6 (0.39%) SAP HANA
16 4 (0.26%) Big Data
16 4 (0.26%) Metabase
16 4 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 3 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
17 3 (0.19%) TIBCO EBX
Development Applications
1 97 (6.30%) JIRA
2 56 (3.64%) eCATT
3 28 (1.82%) 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%) LabVIEW
7 4 (0.26%) SoapUI
8 3 (0.19%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.19%) GitLab
8 3 (0.19%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.19%) 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
1 738 (47.95%) Social Skills
2 734 (47.69%) Finance
3 368 (23.91%) Analytical Skills
4 286 (18.58%) Manufacturing
5 166 (10.79%) Retail
6 129 (8.38%) Marketing
7 119 (7.73%) Law
8 82 (5.33%) Presentation Skills
9 80 (5.20%) Influencing Skills
10 38 (2.47%) Aerospace
11 37 (2.40%) Public Sector
12 36 (2.34%) Games
13 35 (2.27%) General Ledger
13 35 (2.27%) Legal
14 33 (2.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 31 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
16 26 (1.69%) Advertising
17 23 (1.49%) Back Office
17 23 (1.49%) Banking
18 22 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 274 (17.80%) Analyst
2 247 (16.05%) Lead
3 179 (11.63%) Senior
4 158 (10.27%) Consultant
5 126 (8.19%) Architect
6 92 (5.98%) Support Analyst
7 77 (5.00%) Financial Analyst
8 70 (4.55%) ERP Support
9 53 (3.44%) Developer
10 52 (3.38%) Applications Support
11 49 (3.18%) Project Manager
11 49 (3.18%) Senior Manager
12 48 (3.12%) ERP Analyst
13 46 (2.99%) ERP Manager
14 44 (2.86%) 2nd Line Support
14 44 (2.86%) Solutions Architect
14 44 (2.86%) Systems Analyst
15 43 (2.79%) Finance Manager
16 39 (2.53%) ERP Consultant
16 39 (2.53%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (2.86%) REST
2 40 (2.60%) Middleware
3 38 (2.47%) Oracle Fusion
4 26 (1.69%) SOAP
5 17 (1.10%) EDI
5 17 (1.10%) XML
6 15 (0.97%) .NET
7 14 (0.91%) JSON
8 9 (0.58%) Web Services
9 8 (0.52%) RESTful
10 6 (0.39%) .NET Framework
10 6 (0.39%) Kafka
10 6 (0.39%) React
11 5 (0.32%) HTML
11 5 (0.32%) SAP Basis
12 4 (0.26%) ASP.NET Web API
12 4 (0.26%) OAuth
13 3 (0.19%) Apollo GraphQL
13 3 (0.19%) GraphQL
13 3 (0.19%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 94 (6.11%) Management Information System
2 84 (5.46%) Analytical Mindset
3 80 (5.20%) Onboarding
4 60 (3.90%) Enterprise Software
5 41 (2.66%) FMCG
6 37 (2.40%) Data Centre
7 30 (1.95%) Driving Licence
8 28 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
9 27 (1.75%) Cloud Native
10 21 (1.36%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 20 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
12 19 (1.23%) IoT
13 14 (0.91%) NHS
13 14 (0.91%) Product Ownership
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%) Reinsurance
16 9 (0.58%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 41 (2.66%) Windows
2 16 (1.04%) 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
1 447 (29.04%) Problem-Solving
2 330 (21.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 242 (15.72%) Business Intelligence
3 242 (15.72%) Project Management
4 222 (14.42%) CRM
4 222 (14.42%) Stakeholder Management
5 216 (14.04%) Decision-Making
6 189 (12.28%) Analytics
7 184 (11.96%) Roadmaps
8 180 (11.70%) Agile
9 151 (9.81%) Change Management
10 149 (9.68%) Business Strategy
11 143 (9.29%) Logistics
12 141 (9.16%) Process Improvement
13 139 (9.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 124 (8.06%) Project Delivery
15 121 (7.86%) Mentoring
16 114 (7.41%) Migration
17 111 (7.21%) Customer Service
18 108 (7.02%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 276 (17.93%) SQL
2 66 (4.29%) C#
3 36 (2.34%) Python
4 19 (1.23%) JavaScript
5 15 (0.97%) T-SQL
6 14 (0.91%) Java
6 14 (0.91%) VBA
7 13 (0.84%) PowerShell
8 12 (0.78%) PL/SQL
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
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%) R
14 2 (0.13%) X++
Qualifications
1 350 (22.74%) Degree
2 100 (6.50%) ACCA
3 95 (6.17%) CIMA
4 82 (5.33%) Master's Degree
5 53 (3.44%) MBA
6 40 (2.60%) PMI Certification
7 31 (2.01%) PMP
8 28 (1.82%) Security Cleared
9 25 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
9 25 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
10 20 (1.30%) AWS Certification
11 17 (1.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 17 (1.10%) TOGAF Certification
12 15 (0.97%) Azure Certification
13 13 (0.84%) DBS Check
13 13 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
13 13 (0.84%) SC Cleared
14 8 (0.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 7 (0.45%) CISM
15 7 (0.45%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (7.41%) QA
2 85 (5.52%) Data Quality
3 43 (2.79%) PMO
4 38 (2.47%) GDPR
5 28 (1.82%) SLA
6 23 (1.49%) IFRS
7 19 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 16 (1.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 13 (0.84%) Accessibility
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 40 (2.60%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.04%) 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 (3.64%) 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 (0.065%) MOM
Vendors
1 450 (29.24%) SAP
2 368 (23.91%) Microsoft
3 191 (12.41%) Oracle
4 71 (4.61%) Sage
5 61 (3.96%) Salesforce
6 56 (3.64%) HP
6 56 (3.64%) Workday
7 37 (2.40%) Epicor
8 31 (2.01%) Infor
9 28 (1.82%) MuleSoft
10 26 (1.69%) IFS
11 24 (1.56%) Dell
12 23 (1.49%) Adobe
13 21 (1.36%) VMware
14 18 (1.17%) ServiceNow
15 16 (1.04%) IBM
16 15 (0.97%) Veeam
17 14 (0.91%) Informatica
18 13 (0.84%) Siemens
19 12 (0.78%) Ariba