ERP Job Trends in the Midlands

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring ERP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 79 75
Rank change year-on-year +29 -4 +33
Permanent jobs citing ERP 294 220 184
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.74% 3.44% 3.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.61% 3.80% 3.74%
Number of salaries quoted 217 91 165
10th Percentile £29,000 £38,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +21.05% -5.09%
75th Percentile £64,500 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,381 5,787 4,915
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 81.23% 90.49% 86.56%
Number of salaries quoted 3,553 2,530 4,052
10th Percentile £28,178 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

ERP
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

ERP job vacancy trend in the Midlands

ERP
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing ERP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing ERP

ERP
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing ERP in the Midlands over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for ERP in the Midlands

ERP
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ERP within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 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
West Midlands +24 153 £52,500 -8.70% 63
East Midlands +15 137 £40,000 -13.51% 46
ERP
England

ERP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 10 (3.40%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.34%) Confluence
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 43 (14.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (10.54%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (2.04%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.36%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.68%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.34%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (6.12%) NetSuite
2 13 (4.42%) Oracle Payables
3 11 (3.74%) Oracle Receivables
4 10 (3.40%) Oracle Cash Management
4 10 (3.40%) Oracle EBS
4 10 (3.40%) Oracle EBS R12
5 8 (2.72%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (2.72%) Oracle Assets
6 7 (2.38%) Sage 200
6 7 (2.38%) SAP ERP
6 7 (2.38%) SAP S/4HANA
7 5 (1.70%) Sage X3
8 4 (1.36%) Oracle ERP
8 4 (1.36%) Shopify
8 4 (1.36%) Unit4 Business World
9 3 (1.02%) SAP FI
9 3 (1.02%) SAP PP
10 2 (0.68%) Dynamics NAV
10 2 (0.68%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
10 2 (0.68%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 48 (16.33%) SaaS
2 43 (14.63%) Power Platform
3 24 (8.16%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (7.82%) Azure
5 19 (6.46%) Dynamics 365
6 9 (3.06%) AWS
7 7 (2.38%) Smartsheet
8 6 (2.04%) OCI
9 5 (1.70%) Intacct
9 5 (1.70%) PaaS
10 4 (1.36%) Google Workspace
11 3 (1.02%) GCP
11 3 (1.02%) Kong
11 3 (1.02%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 3 (1.02%) Snowflake
12 2 (0.68%) Oracle CX
12 2 (0.68%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.68%) PowerApps
13 1 (0.34%) Asana
13 1 (0.34%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 38 (12.93%) Remote Desktop
2 8 (2.72%) DHCP
2 8 (2.72%) DNS
3 4 (1.36%) RFID
4 2 (0.68%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.34%) Firewall
5 1 (0.34%) FTP
5 1 (0.34%) NAS
5 1 (0.34%) SAN
5 1 (0.34%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.34%) VPN
5 1 (0.34%) WAN
5 1 (0.34%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (14.29%) Power BI
2 11 (3.74%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.72%) Power Query
4 7 (2.38%) Relational Database
5 5 (1.70%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 4 (1.36%) Crystal Reports
6 4 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.36%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (1.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (1.02%) Metadata
8 2 (0.68%) Tableau
9 1 (0.34%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (1.36%) LabVIEW
2 2 (0.68%) JIRA
3 1 (0.34%) Git
3 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 128 (43.54%) Social Skills
2 109 (37.07%) Analytical Skills
3 98 (33.33%) Finance
4 90 (30.61%) Retail
5 81 (27.55%) Manufacturing
6 14 (4.76%) Aerospace
7 10 (3.40%) General Ledger
8 9 (3.06%) Electronics
8 9 (3.06%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (2.72%) Law
10 7 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (1.70%) Marketing
12 5 (1.70%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.36%) Legal
14 3 (1.02%) Advertising
14 3 (1.02%) Public Sector
15 2 (0.68%) Automotive
15 2 (0.68%) Banking
15 2 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 75 (25.51%) Analyst
2 42 (14.29%) Support Analyst
3 40 (13.61%) 2nd Line Support
4 38 (12.93%) Lead
5 27 (9.18%) 1st/2nd Line Support
6 25 (8.50%) ERP Analyst
7 23 (7.82%) ERP Support
8 21 (7.14%) Architect
9 19 (6.46%) Applications Support
10 18 (6.12%) ERP Manager
10 18 (6.12%) Systems Analyst
11 16 (5.44%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
12 15 (5.10%) Project Manager
13 14 (4.76%) Consultant
13 14 (4.76%) Software Analyst
14 13 (4.42%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
14 13 (4.42%) SaaS Analyst
14 13 (4.42%) Software Support Analyst
15 11 (3.74%) IT Support
15 11 (3.74%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.42%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (2.38%) EDI
3 5 (1.70%) REST
4 4 (1.36%) Middleware
5 3 (1.02%) Apollo GraphQL
5 3 (1.02%) GraphQL
5 3 (1.02%) Kafka
5 3 (1.02%) Node.js
5 3 (1.02%) React
5 3 (1.02%) SAP Fiori
6 2 (0.68%) .NET
6 2 (0.68%) HTML
7 1 (0.34%) EDIFACT
7 1 (0.34%) JSON
7 1 (0.34%) ODBC
7 1 (0.34%) SOAP
7 1 (0.34%) Symfony
7 1 (0.34%) TensorFlow
7 1 (0.34%) Web Services
7 1 (0.34%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 49 (16.67%) Onboarding
2 35 (11.90%) Management Information System
3 32 (10.88%) FMCG
4 23 (7.82%) Analytical Mindset
5 10 (3.40%) Cloud Native
5 10 (3.40%) Driving Licence
5 10 (3.40%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (2.04%) Pricing Data
6 6 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.70%) IoT
7 5 (1.70%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.02%) Algorithms
8 3 (1.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 2 (0.68%) Cyber Security Posture
9 2 (0.68%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.68%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.68%) Learning Management System
9 2 (0.68%) PMI
9 2 (0.68%) SCADA
9 2 (0.68%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 14 (4.76%) Windows
2 8 (2.72%) Linux
3 2 (0.68%) Unix
4 1 (0.34%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.34%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (40.14%) Problem-Solving
2 106 (36.05%) Continuous Improvement
3 74 (25.17%) CRM
4 68 (23.13%) Project Management
5 63 (21.43%) Business Intelligence
6 60 (20.41%) Customer Service
7 57 (19.39%) Logistics
8 56 (19.05%) Mentoring
9 47 (15.99%) E-Commerce
10 42 (14.29%) Data Privacy
11 41 (13.95%) Analytical Thinking
12 40 (13.61%) Analytics
13 37 (12.59%) Root Cause Analysis
14 36 (12.24%) Decision-Making
15 35 (11.90%) Change Management
16 34 (11.56%) Migration
17 33 (11.22%) Data Management
18 27 (9.18%) Process Improvement
19 26 (8.84%) Stakeholder Management
20 21 (7.14%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 87 (29.59%) SQL
2 40 (13.61%) C#
3 7 (2.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 6 (2.04%) Python
5 3 (1.02%) Java
6 2 (0.68%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.68%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.34%) ABAP
7 1 (0.34%) ActionScript
7 1 (0.34%) ActionScript 2.0
7 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.34%) PHP
7 1 (0.34%) R
7 1 (0.34%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (13.27%) Degree
2 7 (2.38%) PMI Certification
2 7 (2.38%) PMP
3 6 (2.04%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 6 (2.04%) Security Cleared
4 5 (1.70%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (1.36%) DBS Check
5 4 (1.36%) HNC
5 4 (1.36%) Master's Degree
5 4 (1.36%) MCP
5 4 (1.36%) MCSA
6 3 (1.02%) ACCA
6 3 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (1.02%) CIMA
6 3 (1.02%) MBA
7 2 (0.68%) CAPM
7 2 (0.68%) SC Cleared
7 2 (0.68%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.34%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.34%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (13.61%) QA
2 12 (4.08%) Data Quality
3 11 (3.74%) PMO
4 6 (2.04%) GDPR
5 3 (1.02%) SLA
6 2 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.68%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 12 (4.08%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.34%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (1.02%) Terraform
2 1 (0.34%) MOM
2 1 (0.34%) Nagios
Vendors
1 86 (29.25%) Microsoft
2 69 (23.47%) SAP
3 39 (13.27%) Oracle
4 23 (7.82%) Salesforce
5 12 (4.08%) Sage
6 11 (3.74%) Epicor
7 9 (3.06%) Infor
8 8 (2.72%) Adobe
9 7 (2.38%) JD Edwards
9 7 (2.38%) QAD
10 6 (2.04%) VMware
11 5 (1.70%) Veeam
12 4 (1.36%) IFS
12 4 (1.36%) Workday
13 3 (1.02%) Cisco
13 3 (1.02%) Google
13 3 (1.02%) Informatica
13 3 (1.02%) MuleSoft
14 1 (0.34%) Magma
14 1 (0.34%) Pegasus