ERP Job Trends in the North West

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring ERP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 80 66
Rank change year-on-year +11 -14 +23
Permanent jobs citing ERP 136 153 137
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 2.21% 2.93% 3.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.66% 3.25% 3.96%
Number of salaries quoted 106 96 115
10th Percentile £31,875 £38,125 £30,850
25th Percentile £35,750 £41,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +5.00% -7.83%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £95,000 £85,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

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 North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,122 4,712 3,458
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.27% 90.23% 89.61%
Number of salaries quoted 2,464 2,332 2,655
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

ERP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

ERP job vacancy trend in the North West

ERP
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing ERP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing ERP

ERP
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing ERP in the North West over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for ERP in the North West

ERP
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ERP within the North West region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. 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
Manchester -2 44 £53,750 +3.12% 127
Cheshire -1 40 £36,500 -33.64% 74
Merseyside +11 21 £65,000 +36.84% 33
Lancashire +2 15 £26,500 -47.06% 57
Cumbria +3 14 £60,000 +16.15%
ERP
England

ERP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 9 (6.62%) Confluence
2 1 (0.74%) Anypoint
Applications
1 14 (10.29%) Microsoft Excel
1 14 (10.29%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.47%) PTC Creo
3 1 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.74%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 23 (16.91%) Unit4 Business World
2 6 (4.41%) SAP Business One
3 4 (2.94%) NetSuite
4 2 (1.47%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (1.47%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 2 (1.47%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (1.47%) Infor LN
4 2 (1.47%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (1.47%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (1.47%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (1.47%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (1.47%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (1.47%) SAP WM
4 2 (1.47%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.74%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.74%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.74%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.74%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.74%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.74%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 22 (16.18%) Dynamics 365
2 12 (8.82%) Power Platform
3 7 (5.15%) SaaS
4 6 (4.41%) Azure
4 6 (4.41%) OCI
5 4 (2.94%) AWS
6 3 (2.21%) iPaaS
7 1 (0.74%) BigCommerce
7 1 (0.74%) Boomi
7 1 (0.74%) GCP
7 1 (0.74%) IaaS
7 1 (0.74%) Intacct
7 1 (0.74%) Lucidchart
7 1 (0.74%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (0.74%) Oracle CX
7 1 (0.74%) Oracle Service Cloud
7 1 (0.74%) PaaS
7 1 (0.74%) Snowflake
7 1 (0.74%) Workato
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (8.09%) Power BI
2 10 (7.35%) SQL Server
3 6 (4.41%) Crystal Reports
4 3 (2.21%) Tableau
5 2 (1.47%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.74%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.74%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 10 (7.35%) JIRA
2 1 (0.74%) LSMW
General
1 45 (33.09%) Finance
2 40 (29.41%) Social Skills
3 23 (16.91%) Manufacturing
4 21 (15.44%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (9.56%) Law
6 10 (7.35%) Public Sector
7 4 (2.94%) Retail
8 3 (2.21%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.47%) General Ledger
9 2 (1.47%) Legal
10 1 (0.74%) Advertising
10 1 (0.74%) Banking
10 1 (0.74%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.74%) Marketing
10 1 (0.74%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (22.79%) Consultant
2 24 (17.65%) Lead
3 15 (11.03%) Architect
3 15 (11.03%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
4 13 (9.56%) Solutions Architect
5 12 (8.82%) Analyst
6 11 (8.09%) IT Support
6 11 (8.09%) Systems Support
7 10 (7.35%) Senior
8 9 (6.62%) Financial Analyst
8 9 (6.62%) Lead Architect
8 9 (6.62%) Lead Solutions Architect
8 9 (6.62%) Support Specialist
9 8 (5.88%) ERP Support
10 7 (5.15%) IT Engineer
10 7 (5.15%) IT Support Engineer
10 7 (5.15%) SAP Consultant
10 7 (5.15%) Technical Engineer
10 7 (5.15%) Technical Support
10 7 (5.15%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.21%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.74%) CSS
2 1 (0.74%) HTML
2 1 (0.74%) OAuth
2 1 (0.74%) OAuth2
2 1 (0.74%) React
2 1 (0.74%) RESTful
2 1 (0.74%) SAP Basis
2 1 (0.74%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 8 (5.88%) Analytical Mindset
2 7 (5.15%) Social Media
3 6 (4.41%) Life Science
4 3 (2.21%) Driving Licence
4 3 (2.21%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.47%) IoT
6 1 (0.74%) AI Agents
6 1 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.74%) FMCG
6 1 (0.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 16 (11.76%) Windows
2 7 (5.15%) Mac OS
2 7 (5.15%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.74%) Linux
3 1 (0.74%) SUSE
3 1 (0.74%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (15.44%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (13.97%) Agile
2 19 (13.97%) Decision-Making
3 18 (13.24%) Continuous Improvement
4 17 (12.50%) Business Strategy
4 17 (12.50%) Workflow
5 15 (11.03%) CAD
5 15 (11.03%) Process Improvement
5 15 (11.03%) Stakeholder Management
6 14 (10.29%) Business Development
6 14 (10.29%) Enterprise Architecture
7 11 (8.09%) Business Intelligence
7 11 (8.09%) Customer Service
7 11 (8.09%) PLM
8 10 (7.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 10 (7.35%) System Testing
9 9 (6.62%) Critical Thinking
9 9 (6.62%) Data Management
9 9 (6.62%) Roadmaps
9 9 (6.62%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 27 (19.85%) SQL
2 8 (5.88%) PL/SQL
3 7 (5.15%) VBScript
4 1 (0.74%) ABAP
4 1 (0.74%) Java
4 1 (0.74%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 19 (13.97%) Degree
2 18 (13.24%) BPSS Clearance
3 11 (8.09%) ACCA
3 11 (8.09%) CIMA
4 9 (6.62%) Master's Degree
5 8 (5.88%) DBS Check
6 4 (2.94%) MBA
6 4 (2.94%) PMI Certification
6 4 (2.94%) PMP
6 4 (2.94%) Security Cleared
7 3 (2.21%) AWS Certification
7 3 (2.21%) Azure Certification
7 3 (2.21%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (1.47%) ICAEW
8 2 (1.47%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (1.47%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.74%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.68%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.74%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.74%) GDPR
2 1 (0.74%) PMO
2 1 (0.74%) QA
System Software
1 7 (5.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 42 (30.88%) Microsoft
2 31 (22.79%) SAP
3 13 (9.56%) Oracle
4 9 (6.62%) Siemens
5 7 (5.15%) Veeam
5 7 (5.15%) VMware
6 6 (4.41%) Sage
7 4 (2.94%) Salesforce
8 3 (2.21%) IBM
8 3 (2.21%) Infor
8 3 (2.21%) SnapLogic
8 3 (2.21%) Workday
9 2 (1.47%) Cognos
9 2 (1.47%) Epicor
9 2 (1.47%) IFS
9 2 (1.47%) Sony
10 1 (0.74%) Ariba
10 1 (0.74%) Dell
10 1 (0.74%) Software AG
10 1 (0.74%) TIBCO