ERP Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring ERP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 57 90
Rank change year-on-year -4 +33 -13
Permanent jobs citing ERP 1,937 1,459 1,539
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.52% 4.22% 2.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.57% 4.83% 3.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,475 857 1,010
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £87,300 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.92% -9.17%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 54,252 30,232 47,132
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 70.46% 87.40% 78.70%
Number of salaries quoted 38,156 16,505 29,639
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £29,028
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.84%

ERP
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

ERP job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

ERP
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing ERP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing ERP

ERP
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing ERP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Salary histogram for ERP in the UK excluding London

ERP
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ERP within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 August 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
Midlands +23 538 £51,300 +2.60% 236
North of England +32 497 £50,000 +7.53% 287
South East -53 355 £60,000 +4.35% 287
West Midlands +10 305 £51,300 -3.38% 128
North West +18 260 £60,000 +27.66% 154
East Midlands +20 230 £50,000 +26.98% 108
South West -10 211 £55,000 -8.33% 106
East of England +9 209 £55,000 +37.50% 85
Yorkshire +67 183 £45,000 -3.23% 99
Scotland +50 62 £37,250 -32.27% 104
North East -22 54 £42,500 -5.56% 38
Wales -18 39 £70,000 +24.44% 21
Northern Ireland -51 27 £51,250 -14.58% 43
ERP
UK

ERP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 78 (4.03%) SharePoint
2 57 (2.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.57%) Confluence
4 7 (0.36%) Skype for Business
5 6 (0.31%) CMS
6 4 (0.21%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 3 (0.15%) IIS
7 3 (0.15%) WordPress
8 2 (0.10%) Gentran
8 2 (0.10%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.10%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.052%) Apache
9 1 (0.052%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.052%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.052%) WebSphere
Applications
1 131 (6.76%) Microsoft Office
2 112 (5.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 50 (2.58%) Microsoft Project
4 18 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
5 15 (0.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (0.77%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 4 (0.21%) Windchill
7 2 (0.10%) PTC Creo
7 2 (0.10%) Siemens NX
7 2 (0.10%) SOLIDWORKS
7 2 (0.10%) Trello
8 1 (0.052%) Revit
Business Applications
1 75 (3.87%) NetSuite
2 70 (3.61%) Dynamics CRM
3 64 (3.30%) SAP S/4HANA
4 46 (2.37%) SAP ERP
5 30 (1.55%) Sage 200
6 29 (1.50%) SAP Business One
7 27 (1.39%) Sage X3
8 24 (1.24%) Dynamics NAV
8 24 (1.24%) Oracle EBS
9 23 (1.19%) Oracle ERP
9 23 (1.19%) Shopify
10 22 (1.14%) Infor M3
11 21 (1.08%) Dynamics AX
12 18 (0.93%) Oracle Payables
12 18 (0.93%) Oracle Receivables
12 18 (0.93%) Workday HCM
13 15 (0.77%) Magento
13 15 (0.77%) SAP QM
14 14 (0.72%) Infor LN
14 14 (0.72%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 221 (11.41%) Power Platform
2 195 (10.07%) Azure
3 180 (9.29%) Dynamics 365
4 173 (8.93%) Microsoft 365
5 129 (6.66%) SaaS
6 44 (2.27%) Entra ID
7 43 (2.22%) PowerApps
8 33 (1.70%) Power Automate
9 31 (1.60%) AWS
10 29 (1.50%) Azure DevOps
11 28 (1.45%) dbt
12 27 (1.39%) Boomi
13 22 (1.14%) Intacct
14 20 (1.03%) GitHub
14 20 (1.03%) OCI
15 14 (0.72%) Smartsheet
16 12 (0.62%) GCP
17 11 (0.57%) Azure Logic Apps
18 10 (0.52%) iPaaS
19 8 (0.41%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 37 (1.91%) VPN
2 30 (1.55%) DNS
3 29 (1.50%) DHCP
3 29 (1.50%) Firewall
3 29 (1.50%) WAN
4 21 (1.08%) LAN
5 19 (0.98%) VLAN
6 18 (0.93%) Wireless
7 17 (0.88%) TCP/IP
8 14 (0.72%) VoIP
9 12 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (0.41%) Network Security
11 7 (0.36%) Cisco Wireless
11 7 (0.36%) Skype
12 6 (0.31%) HTTP
12 6 (0.31%) IP Telephony
13 5 (0.26%) SSL
14 3 (0.15%) MQTT
15 2 (0.10%) 5G
15 2 (0.10%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 174 (8.98%) Power BI
2 48 (2.48%) SQL Server
3 30 (1.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 26 (1.34%) Tableau
5 22 (1.14%) Crystal Reports
5 22 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
6 21 (1.08%) Relational Database
7 15 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
8 14 (0.72%) Data Lake
9 11 (0.57%) Oracle Database
9 11 (0.57%) Power Query
10 9 (0.46%) QlikView
11 7 (0.36%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 6 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
13 5 (0.26%) Semantic Layer
14 4 (0.21%) BusinessObjects
14 4 (0.21%) MySQL
14 4 (0.21%) SAP BW
15 3 (0.15%) Star Schema
16 2 (0.10%) GIS
Development Applications
1 83 (4.28%) JIRA
2 14 (0.72%) Git
3 6 (0.31%) Hudson
3 6 (0.31%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.26%) Selenium
4 5 (0.26%) VersionOne
5 4 (0.21%) Postman
6 3 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
6 3 (0.15%) Subversion
6 3 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
7 2 (0.10%) GitLab
7 2 (0.10%) JUnit
7 2 (0.10%) LSMW
8 1 (0.052%) Browser DevTools
8 1 (0.052%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.052%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.052%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.052%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.052%) Toad
8 1 (0.052%) Yeoman
General
1 653 (33.71%) Finance
2 578 (29.84%) Social Skills
3 517 (26.69%) Manufacturing
4 335 (17.29%) Analytical Skills
5 194 (10.02%) Retail
6 81 (4.18%) Organisational Skills
7 73 (3.77%) Law
8 72 (3.72%) Marketing
9 69 (3.56%) Aerospace
10 50 (2.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 45 (2.32%) Legal
12 42 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
13 40 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
13 40 (2.07%) Public Sector
14 32 (1.65%) General Ledger
15 27 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
16 19 (0.98%) Telecoms
17 18 (0.93%) Automotive
17 18 (0.93%) Electronics
18 17 (0.88%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 374 (19.31%) Analyst
2 141 (7.28%) Consultant
2 141 (7.28%) Support Analyst
3 139 (7.18%) Senior
4 124 (6.40%) IT Support
4 124 (6.40%) Lead
5 115 (5.94%) IT Manager
6 114 (5.89%) Architect
7 103 (5.32%) Systems Analyst
8 99 (5.11%) ERP Support
9 93 (4.80%) ERP Analyst
10 90 (4.65%) Developer
11 86 (4.44%) ERP Manager
11 86 (4.44%) Project Manager
12 82 (4.23%) Applications Support
13 75 (3.87%) IT Analyst
14 72 (3.72%) Administrator
15 70 (3.61%) Solutions Architect
16 64 (3.30%) Accountant
17 61 (3.15%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (2.58%) Oracle Fusion
2 46 (2.37%) Middleware
3 41 (2.12%) EDI
4 36 (1.86%) REST
5 35 (1.81%) .NET
6 28 (1.45%) XML
7 26 (1.34%) JSON
7 26 (1.34%) SOAP
8 17 (0.88%) HTML
9 16 (0.83%) SAP Fiori
10 13 (0.67%) Web Services
11 10 (0.52%) RESTful
12 9 (0.46%) .NET Framework
13 8 (0.41%) ASP.NET
13 8 (0.41%) CSS
13 8 (0.41%) PySpark
13 8 (0.41%) RabbitMQ
14 6 (0.31%) Kafka
15 5 (0.26%) OAuth2
15 5 (0.26%) React
Miscellaneous
1 88 (4.54%) Onboarding
2 85 (4.39%) Enterprise Software
3 76 (3.92%) Management Information System
4 53 (2.74%) Driving Licence
5 45 (2.32%) Legacy Systems
6 32 (1.65%) Data Structures
7 31 (1.60%) Product Ownership
8 29 (1.50%) FMCG
9 27 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
10 25 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
10 25 (1.29%) Data Centre
10 25 (1.29%) Operational Technology
11 21 (1.08%) PMI
12 17 (0.88%) Manufacturing Execution System
13 16 (0.83%) IoT
14 15 (0.77%) Enterprise Cloud
15 14 (0.72%) Life Science
16 13 (0.67%) Greenfield Project
17 12 (0.62%) Cloud Native
18 10 (0.52%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 131 (6.76%) Windows
2 74 (3.82%) Windows Server
3 23 (1.19%) Linux
4 9 (0.46%) Apple iOS
5 8 (0.41%) Mac OS
5 8 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (0.31%) Android
6 6 (0.31%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.26%) OpenVMS
7 5 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.10%) VMS
8 2 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.052%) AIX
9 1 (0.052%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.052%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 470 (24.26%) Continuous Improvement
2 469 (24.21%) Problem-Solving
3 326 (16.83%) CRM
4 252 (13.01%) Stakeholder Management
5 233 (12.03%) Business Intelligence
6 213 (11.00%) Agile
7 210 (10.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 188 (9.71%) Decision-Making
9 175 (9.03%) Process Improvement
10 169 (8.72%) Migration
11 166 (8.57%) Logistics
12 162 (8.36%) Roadmaps
13 149 (7.69%) Project Management
14 145 (7.49%) AI
15 133 (6.87%) ITIL
16 124 (6.40%) Validation
17 122 (6.30%) Analytics
18 112 (5.78%) Project Delivery
19 111 (5.73%) User Acceptance Testing
20 108 (5.58%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 281 (14.51%) SQL
2 47 (2.43%) JavaScript
2 47 (2.43%) Python
3 41 (2.12%) C#
4 22 (1.14%) Java
5 17 (0.88%) PowerShell
6 12 (0.62%) R
6 12 (0.62%) VBA
7 11 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 10 (0.52%) PL/SQL
8 10 (0.52%) T-SQL
9 9 (0.46%) ABAP
9 9 (0.46%) Ruby
9 9 (0.46%) TypeScript
10 8 (0.41%) Clojure
11 5 (0.26%) RPG
12 4 (0.21%) PHP
12 4 (0.21%) VB.NET
12 4 (0.21%) VBScript
13 2 (0.10%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 172 (8.88%) Degree
2 100 (5.16%) ACCA
3 89 (4.59%) CIMA
4 58 (2.99%) Security Cleared
5 50 (2.58%) PMI Certification
6 47 (2.43%) BPSS Clearance
7 42 (2.17%) SC Cleared
8 35 (1.81%) PMP
9 34 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (0.88%) HNC
11 16 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (0.72%) AAT
12 14 (0.72%) DV Cleared
12 14 (0.72%) ISTQB
12 14 (0.72%) TOGAF Certification
13 8 (0.41%) A+ Certification
13 8 (0.41%) CPIM
13 8 (0.41%) HND
14 7 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
14 7 (0.36%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (5.73%) Data Quality
2 48 (2.48%) QA
3 37 (1.91%) PMO
4 35 (1.81%) GDPR
5 26 (1.34%) SLA
6 20 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 18 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
7 18 (0.93%) IFRS
8 17 (0.88%) TickIT
9 15 (0.77%) Accessibility
10 12 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 8 (0.41%) ISO 9001
12 7 (0.36%) GAAP
12 7 (0.36%) ITGC
13 6 (0.31%) GxP
13 6 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 4 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 4 (0.21%) GRC
15 3 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
15 3 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 101 (5.21%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (0.62%) Hyper-V
4 8 (0.41%) Docker
5 4 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (0.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.41%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.36%) FortiGate
4 6 (0.31%) Ansible
4 6 (0.31%) Terraform
5 2 (0.10%) Grafana
5 2 (0.10%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.052%) MOM
Vendors
1 499 (25.76%) Microsoft
2 289 (14.92%) SAP
3 198 (10.22%) Oracle
4 122 (6.30%) Sage
5 73 (3.77%) IFS
6 69 (3.56%) Infor
7 51 (2.63%) Epicor
7 51 (2.63%) Workday
8 39 (2.01%) Salesforce
8 39 (2.01%) SYSPRO
9 37 (1.91%) ServiceNow
10 27 (1.39%) JD Edwards
11 25 (1.29%) Cisco
12 21 (1.08%) HubSpot
13 17 (0.88%) VMware
14 15 (0.77%) Xero
15 11 (0.57%) Google
15 11 (0.57%) HP
16 8 (0.41%) QAD
17 6 (0.31%) Zoho