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

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 105 109
Rank change year-on-year +28 +4 +31
Permanent jobs citing ERP 1,515 1,300 1,648
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.75% 2.74% 2.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.42% 3.00% 3.10%
Number of salaries quoted 890 656 1,328
10th Percentile £29,725 £35,000 £31,175
25th Percentile £39,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £93,139 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 44,287 43,288 53,227
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 80.30% 91.33% 88.70%
Number of salaries quoted 26,703 20,981 41,972
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,481 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £101,250 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 26 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 26 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 +30 482 £60,000 +9.09% 211
London +55 339 £75,500 +24.89% 152
Midlands +28 284 £44,000 -23.48% 97
North of England -16 189 £52,500 +0.80% 122
West Midlands +24 151 £52,500 -8.70% 54
East Midlands +13 129 £39,000 -17.89% 43
East of England +34 121 £52,500 +10.53% 85
North West -9 102 £55,000 +4.76% 52
Yorkshire -7 80 £47,500 -5.00% 51
South West -32 65 £45,000 +12.50% 70
North East -18 7 £48,000 +32.41% 23
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 48 (3.17%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.25%) Confluence
3 9 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.46%) Anypoint
5 2 (0.13%) CMS
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.066%) Apache
6 1 (0.066%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.066%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.066%) Mendix
6 1 (0.066%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.066%) SAS
6 1 (0.066%) Site Server
Applications
1 176 (11.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 92 (6.07%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (2.18%) Maya
4 18 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (0.73%) MS Visio
5 11 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.26%) Oracle Smart View
8 2 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.13%) Autodesk Inventor
8 2 (0.13%) SOLIDWORKS
8 2 (0.13%) Trello
9 1 (0.066%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.066%) PTC Creo
9 1 (0.066%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 179 (11.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 68 (4.49%) NetSuite
3 46 (3.04%) Dynamics CRM
4 38 (2.51%) Oracle Payables
4 38 (2.51%) SAP ERP
5 34 (2.24%) Unit4 Business World
6 30 (1.98%) Oracle ERP
7 29 (1.91%) Dynamics NAV
8 27 (1.78%) Oracle Receivables
8 27 (1.78%) Sage X3
9 22 (1.45%) Dynamics AX
9 22 (1.45%) Shopify
10 21 (1.39%) SAP FI
11 20 (1.32%) Oracle Assets
11 20 (1.32%) SAP CO
11 20 (1.32%) SAP FI/CO
12 19 (1.25%) Oracle EBS
12 19 (1.25%) Sage 200
13 18 (1.19%) Oracle Cash Management
13 18 (1.19%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 210 (13.86%) Azure
2 197 (13.00%) Power Platform
3 149 (9.83%) SaaS
4 141 (9.31%) Dynamics 365
5 78 (5.15%) Microsoft 365
6 70 (4.62%) Azure DevOps
7 66 (4.36%) AWS
8 33 (2.18%) OCI
9 27 (1.78%) Boomi
10 25 (1.65%) Intacct
10 25 (1.65%) Power Automate
11 23 (1.52%) GCP
12 20 (1.32%) Entra ID
13 18 (1.19%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
14 17 (1.12%) PowerApps
15 16 (1.06%) iPaaS
16 15 (0.99%) Collibra
17 12 (0.79%) PaaS
18 8 (0.53%) IaaS
18 8 (0.53%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 42 (2.77%) Remote Desktop
2 15 (0.99%) VPN
3 13 (0.86%) WAN
4 10 (0.66%) DHCP
4 10 (0.66%) DNS
4 10 (0.66%) LAN
5 9 (0.59%) Firewall
6 7 (0.46%) SD-WAN
7 6 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.33%) Modbus
8 5 (0.33%) MQTT
8 5 (0.33%) RFID
8 5 (0.33%) Unified Communications
8 5 (0.33%) VoIP
9 4 (0.26%) Intranet
9 4 (0.26%) Wireless
10 3 (0.20%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.13%) FTP
11 2 (0.13%) Internet
11 2 (0.13%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 178 (11.75%) Power BI
2 51 (3.37%) SAP BW
3 48 (3.17%) Data Lake
4 44 (2.90%) SQL Server
5 29 (1.91%) Data Warehouse
6 24 (1.58%) Oracle Reports
7 21 (1.39%) Tableau
8 17 (1.12%) Relational Database
9 16 (1.06%) Crystal Reports
10 15 (0.99%) Power Query
11 10 (0.66%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 9 (0.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 7 (0.46%) Oracle Database
14 6 (0.40%) Metabase
14 6 (0.40%) Metadata
14 6 (0.40%) SAP HANA
15 4 (0.26%) Big Data
15 4 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 3 (0.20%) BusinessObjects
16 3 (0.20%) TIBCO EBX
Development Applications
1 105 (6.93%) JIRA
2 56 (3.70%) eCATT
3 28 (1.85%) NeoLoad
4 7 (0.46%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.40%) Git
5 6 (0.40%) Selenium
6 5 (0.33%) JMeter
6 5 (0.33%) LoadRunner
6 5 (0.33%) Postman
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%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.13%) TestDirector
9 2 (0.13%) TestRail
9 2 (0.13%) Zephyr
General
1 751 (49.57%) Social Skills
2 726 (47.92%) Finance
3 362 (23.89%) Analytical Skills
4 272 (17.95%) Manufacturing
5 154 (10.17%) Retail
6 123 (8.12%) Marketing
7 112 (7.39%) Law
8 80 (5.28%) Influencing Skills
9 75 (4.95%) Presentation Skills
10 36 (2.38%) Games
10 36 (2.38%) Legal
10 36 (2.38%) Public Sector
11 35 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
12 34 (2.24%) Aerospace
13 33 (2.18%) General Ledger
14 26 (1.72%) Advertising
14 26 (1.72%) Banking
14 26 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 22 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
16 20 (1.32%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 282 (18.61%) Analyst
2 247 (16.30%) Lead
3 173 (11.42%) Senior
4 145 (9.57%) Consultant
5 131 (8.65%) Architect
6 93 (6.14%) Support Analyst
7 74 (4.88%) Financial Analyst
8 60 (3.96%) ERP Support
9 55 (3.63%) IT Support
10 52 (3.43%) Applications Support
11 50 (3.30%) Developer
12 48 (3.17%) Solutions Architect
13 46 (3.04%) ERP Analyst
13 46 (3.04%) Finance Manager
14 45 (2.97%) Project Manager
15 44 (2.90%) Systems Analyst
16 43 (2.84%) Senior Manager
17 41 (2.71%) 2nd Line Support
18 39 (2.57%) Business Analyst
19 37 (2.44%) ERP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (2.97%) Middleware
2 44 (2.90%) REST
3 34 (2.24%) Oracle Fusion
4 28 (1.85%) SOAP
5 17 (1.12%) XML
6 16 (1.06%) JSON
7 14 (0.92%) EDI
8 12 (0.79%) .NET
9 9 (0.59%) Web Services
10 7 (0.46%) RESTful
11 6 (0.40%) Kafka
12 5 (0.33%) .NET Framework
12 5 (0.33%) SAP Basis
12 5 (0.33%) SAP Fiori
13 4 (0.26%) HTML
13 4 (0.26%) OAuth
13 4 (0.26%) React
14 3 (0.20%) GraphQL
14 3 (0.20%) OAuth2
14 3 (0.20%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 92 (6.07%) Management Information System
2 86 (5.68%) Analytical Mindset
3 77 (5.08%) Onboarding
4 67 (4.42%) Enterprise Software
5 43 (2.84%) FMCG
6 34 (2.24%) Data Centre
7 26 (1.72%) Cloud Native
7 26 (1.72%) Driving Licence
7 26 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
8 23 (1.52%) IoT
9 21 (1.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 20 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
11 16 (1.06%) Product Ownership
12 13 (0.86%) Low-Code
13 11 (0.73%) PMI
13 11 (0.73%) Virtual Team
14 10 (0.66%) Manufacturing Execution System
14 10 (0.66%) NHS
15 9 (0.59%) Public Cloud
15 9 (0.59%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 50 (3.30%) Windows
2 15 (0.99%) Linux
3 14 (0.92%) Windows Server
4 12 (0.79%) Unix
5 9 (0.59%) Windows 10
6 7 (0.46%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.20%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.066%) Android
10 1 (0.066%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.066%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 437 (28.84%) Problem-Solving
2 328 (21.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 243 (16.04%) Business Intelligence
4 225 (14.85%) CRM
5 214 (14.13%) Project Management
6 207 (13.66%) Stakeholder Management
7 198 (13.07%) Decision-Making
8 191 (12.61%) Analytics
8 191 (12.61%) Roadmaps
9 174 (11.49%) Agile
10 158 (10.43%) Business Strategy
11 139 (9.17%) Change Management
12 135 (8.91%) Logistics
13 132 (8.71%) Process Improvement
14 123 (8.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 114 (7.52%) Migration
16 112 (7.39%) Customer Service
17 109 (7.19%) Data Modelling
17 109 (7.19%) Mentoring
18 103 (6.80%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 257 (16.96%) SQL
2 53 (3.50%) C#
3 39 (2.57%) Python
4 16 (1.06%) T-SQL
5 14 (0.92%) Java
5 14 (0.92%) JavaScript
5 14 (0.92%) PowerShell
6 12 (0.79%) PL/SQL
7 11 (0.73%) VBA
8 8 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (0.46%) ABAP
9 7 (0.46%) VBScript
10 5 (0.33%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.20%) ActionScript
11 3 (0.20%) ActionScript 2.0
11 3 (0.20%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.20%) X++
12 2 (0.13%) Delphi
12 2 (0.13%) R
13 1 (0.066%) PHP
Qualifications
1 341 (22.51%) Degree
2 91 (6.01%) ACCA
3 86 (5.68%) CIMA
4 79 (5.21%) Master's Degree
5 53 (3.50%) MBA
6 31 (2.05%) PMI Certification
7 29 (1.91%) BPSS Clearance
7 29 (1.91%) Security Cleared
8 22 (1.45%) PMP
9 19 (1.25%) AWS Certification
10 18 (1.19%) TOGAF Certification
11 16 (1.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 16 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
11 16 (1.06%) SC Cleared
12 12 (0.79%) MCP
12 12 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
13 11 (0.73%) Azure Certification
13 11 (0.73%) DBS Check
14 8 (0.53%) A+ Certification
14 8 (0.53%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (6.86%) QA
2 85 (5.61%) Data Quality
3 43 (2.84%) PMO
4 42 (2.77%) GDPR
5 29 (1.91%) SLA
6 25 (1.65%) IFRS
7 18 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 16 (1.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 12 (0.79%) GAAP
9 12 (0.79%) NIST
10 7 (0.46%) Accessibility
10 7 (0.46%) ISO 9001
11 6 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.26%) SOC 2
14 3 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
15 2 (0.13%) COBIT
15 2 (0.13%) ISO 20022
15 2 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 2 (0.13%) JSP 440
System Software
1 39 (2.57%) Active Directory
2 12 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.33%) Docker
4 1 (0.066%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 56 (3.70%) HP ALM
2 6 (0.40%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.40%) Terraform
3 3 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.13%) Control-M
4 2 (0.13%) HP Fortify
4 2 (0.13%) Nagios
5 1 (0.066%) MOM
5 1 (0.066%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 459 (30.30%) SAP
2 342 (22.57%) Microsoft
3 175 (11.55%) Oracle
4 65 (4.29%) Sage
5 63 (4.16%) Salesforce
6 57 (3.76%) HP
7 55 (3.63%) Workday
8 39 (2.57%) Epicor
9 32 (2.11%) Infor
10 30 (1.98%) MuleSoft
11 28 (1.85%) IFS
12 24 (1.58%) Dell
13 23 (1.52%) Adobe
14 22 (1.45%) ServiceNow
15 17 (1.12%) VMware
16 16 (1.06%) IBM
17 15 (0.99%) Informatica
18 14 (0.92%) Siemens
19 13 (0.86%) Ariba
19 13 (0.86%) Veeam