Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for ERP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited ERP over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 90 118 125
Rank change year-on-year +28 +7 -16
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,004 1,285 1,908
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.35% 2.23% 2.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.73% 2.48% 2.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 632 819 1,297
10th Percentile £363 £373 £382
25th Percentile £443 £451 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £540 £540
Median % change year-on-year +0.93% - +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 15 6
10th Percentile £13.05 £39.55 £12.51
25th Percentile £16.63 £54.38 £14.77
Median hourly rate £40.00 £64.68 £17.25
Median % change year-on-year -38.15% +274.93% -68.06%
75th Percentile £55.00 £73.75 £20.25
90th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £23.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £64.68 £14.36
% change year-on-year -38.15% +350.38% -37.57%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

ERP is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,783 51,773 79,870
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.20% 89.81% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,675 35,887 56,073
10th Percentile £300 £325 £343
25th Percentile £413 £438 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,434 1,710 1,920
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.99 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.22 £15.52
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.40 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.29% +41.73% +4.82%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -6.98%

ERP
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing ERP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ERP in the UK

ERP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ERP.

Daily rate trend for ERP in the UK

ERP
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ERP over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ERP in the UK

ERP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ERP.

Hourly rate trend for ERP in the UK

ERP
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ERP over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for ERP in the UK

ERP
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ERP within the UK over the 6 months to 14 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +17 807 £550 +1.85% 749
UK excluding London +13 501 £500 -4.76% 582
Work from Home +28 414 £550 +1.85% 320
London +31 359 £575 - 169
South East -3 112 £525 -4.55% 142
Midlands +10 103 £500 -4.76% 128
North of England -14 100 £500 -9.09% 147
West Midlands +19 79 £450 -20.00% 77
Scotland +59 76 £525 - 32
South West -8 56 £513 +2.50% 81
Yorkshire -15 50 £500 -9.09% 42
North West +16 45 £500 - 85
East of England +21 44 £513 +30.57% 50
East Midlands -6 20 £555 +5.71% 51
Northern Ireland +10 6 £650 +62.50% 8
North East +8 3 £550 +34.15% 23
Wales +1 3 £350 -36.36% 5

ERP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 14 (1.39%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.10%) Confluence
3 9 (0.90%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 6 (0.60%) Cloud Foundry
4 6 (0.60%) Oracle Workflow
5 5 (0.50%) SAS
6 3 (0.30%) CMS
7 1 (0.100%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.100%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.100%) OpenEdge
7 1 (0.100%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 53 (5.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (3.29%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (2.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
4 16 (1.59%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.100%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 105 (10.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 59 (5.88%) SAP ERP
3 49 (4.88%) Oracle ERP
4 31 (3.09%) Oracle Receivables
5 30 (2.99%) Oracle EBS
6 25 (2.49%) Oracle Cash Management
6 25 (2.49%) Oracle Payables
6 25 (2.49%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 24 (2.39%) NetSuite
7 24 (2.39%) Oracle General Ledger
8 22 (2.19%) Dynamics CRM
9 20 (1.99%) Oracle Assets
10 19 (1.89%) Dynamics AX
11 18 (1.79%) Oracle Financials
12 15 (1.49%) Dynamics GP
13 13 (1.29%) SAP CO
13 13 (1.29%) SAP FI
13 13 (1.29%) SAP FI/CO
13 13 (1.29%) Workday HCM
14 12 (1.20%) Odoo
Cloud Services
1 121 (12.05%) Dynamics 365
2 84 (8.37%) OCI
3 75 (7.47%) Azure
4 59 (5.88%) SaaS
5 55 (5.48%) Power Platform
6 25 (2.49%) AWS
7 18 (1.79%) WhatsApp
8 16 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
8 16 (1.59%) Microsoft 365
9 14 (1.39%) PowerApps
10 13 (1.29%) PaaS
10 13 (1.29%) SuccessFactors
11 10 (1.00%) Boomi
11 10 (1.00%) Oracle CX
12 8 (0.80%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 8 (0.80%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 7 (0.70%) GCP
13 7 (0.70%) iPaaS
14 6 (0.60%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (0.60%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.70%) WAN
2 5 (0.50%) Firewall
2 5 (0.50%) SD-WAN
3 3 (0.30%) Intranet
3 3 (0.30%) IPsec
3 3 (0.30%) PuTTY
3 3 (0.30%) VPN
4 2 (0.20%) HTTP
4 2 (0.20%) Internet
4 2 (0.20%) IPv6
4 2 (0.20%) LAN
5 1 (0.100%) NAS
5 1 (0.100%) RS-422
5 1 (0.100%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (4.28%) Power BI
2 41 (4.08%) Oracle Reports
3 23 (2.29%) SAP HANA
4 16 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (1.39%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 11 (1.10%) Data Lake
6 11 (1.10%) SQL Server
7 9 (0.90%) SAP BW
7 9 (0.90%) Tableau
8 7 (0.70%) Crystal Reports
8 7 (0.70%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (0.60%) Amazon Redshift
10 5 (0.50%) NoSQL
10 5 (0.50%) Oracle Database
10 5 (0.50%) Oracle ODI
10 5 (0.50%) Relational Database
10 5 (0.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.40%) Data Mart
11 4 (0.40%) GIS
11 4 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (2.29%) JIRA
2 5 (0.50%) Toad
3 4 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.30%) Git
4 3 (0.30%) LSMW
4 3 (0.30%) Selenium
5 2 (0.20%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.100%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.100%) eCATT
6 1 (0.100%) Katalon Studio
6 1 (0.100%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.100%) TestDirector
6 1 (0.100%) Visual Studio
General
1 462 (46.02%) Finance
2 329 (32.77%) Social Skills
3 132 (13.15%) Analytical Skills
4 125 (12.45%) Manufacturing
5 80 (7.97%) Public Sector
6 45 (4.48%) Retail
7 27 (2.69%) Organisational Skills
8 25 (2.49%) Pharmaceutical
9 23 (2.29%) Banking
10 22 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
11 19 (1.89%) Billing
11 19 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
12 17 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 15 (1.49%) Legal
14 14 (1.39%) Local Government
14 14 (1.39%) Marketing
15 12 (1.20%) Back Office
15 12 (1.20%) French Language
16 10 (1.00%) General Ledger
17 9 (0.90%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 198 (19.72%) Analyst
2 140 (13.94%) Project Manager
3 128 (12.75%) Lead
4 126 (12.55%) Consultant
5 110 (10.96%) Business Analyst
6 87 (8.67%) Architect
7 83 (8.27%) ERP Manager
8 63 (6.27%) Developer
9 59 (5.88%) Senior
10 49 (4.88%) ERP Project Manager
11 46 (4.58%) ERP Analyst
12 42 (4.18%) Solutions Architect
13 40 (3.98%) Financial Analyst
14 39 (3.88%) SAP Manager
15 32 (3.19%) SAP Consultant
16 27 (2.69%) ERP Business Analyst
17 25 (2.49%) IT Manager
18 23 (2.29%) Data Analyst
18 23 (2.29%) Programme Manager
19 22 (2.19%) Change Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (6.77%) Oracle Fusion
2 14 (1.39%) .NET
2 14 (1.39%) XML
3 13 (1.29%) REST
4 12 (1.20%) HTML
4 12 (1.20%) Middleware
5 11 (1.10%) SOAP
6 9 (0.90%) SAP PI
7 8 (0.80%) IDoc
8 7 (0.70%) JSON
9 6 (0.60%) CSS
10 4 (0.40%) .NET Framework
10 4 (0.40%) Entity Framework
10 4 (0.40%) Node.js
10 4 (0.40%) PySpark
10 4 (0.40%) React
10 4 (0.40%) SailPoint
10 4 (0.40%) SAP Fiori
11 3 (0.30%) .NET Core
11 3 (0.30%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 45 (4.48%) Management Information System
2 26 (2.59%) Legacy Systems
3 18 (1.79%) Onboarding
4 17 (1.69%) FMCG
5 16 (1.59%) Product Ownership
6 14 (1.39%) Greenfield Project
7 13 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (0.90%) Life Science
9 7 (0.70%) Data Structures
9 7 (0.70%) IoT
10 6 (0.60%) PKI
10 6 (0.60%) PMI
10 6 (0.60%) Renewable Energy
10 6 (0.60%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 6 (0.60%) Virtual Team
11 5 (0.50%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.50%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (0.40%) Enterprise Cloud
12 4 (0.40%) Online Banking
12 4 (0.40%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 8 (0.80%) Windows
2 5 (0.50%) VMS
3 4 (0.40%) Unix
4 3 (0.30%) Android
5 2 (0.20%) Linux
5 2 (0.20%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.100%) HPUX
6 1 (0.100%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (15.74%) Project Management
2 146 (14.54%) Migration
3 114 (11.35%) Problem-Solving
4 108 (10.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 107 (10.66%) Agile
6 102 (10.16%) Data Migration
7 101 (10.06%) Business Intelligence
8 96 (9.56%) Change Management
9 92 (9.16%) CRM
10 78 (7.77%) Analytics
11 68 (6.77%) Project Delivery
12 63 (6.27%) User Acceptance Testing
13 59 (5.88%) Data Modelling
14 54 (5.38%) Logistics
15 53 (5.28%) Continuous Improvement
16 52 (5.18%) Business Analysis
17 48 (4.78%) Procure-to-Pay
18 47 (4.68%) Decision-Making
19 46 (4.58%) Process Improvement
20 44 (4.38%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 86 (8.57%) SQL
2 28 (2.79%) Python
3 17 (1.69%) ABAP
4 16 (1.59%) C#
5 13 (1.29%) PL/SQL
6 12 (1.20%) JavaScript
7 8 (0.80%) C
8 7 (0.70%) Java
8 7 (0.70%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.30%) Go
9 3 (0.30%) PHP
9 3 (0.30%) Ruby
9 3 (0.30%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.30%) VB.NET
10 2 (0.20%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.20%) ProC
10 2 (0.20%) R
10 2 (0.20%) SAPscript
10 2 (0.20%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 93 (9.26%) Degree
2 46 (4.58%) Security Cleared
3 38 (3.78%) SC Cleared
4 19 (1.89%) Master's Degree
5 16 (1.59%) PMI Certification
5 16 (1.59%) PMP
6 14 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (1.20%) ACCA
7 12 (1.20%) CIMA
8 6 (0.60%) SAP Certification
8 6 (0.60%) TOGAF Certification
9 5 (0.50%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.40%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.30%) AAT
11 3 (0.30%) Novell Certification
12 2 (0.20%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.20%) CIPD
12 2 (0.20%) CIPFA
12 2 (0.20%) Oracle Certification
12 2 (0.20%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (4.68%) QA
2 24 (2.39%) Data Quality
3 23 (2.29%) PMO
4 15 (1.49%) GDPR
5 13 (1.29%) SLA
6 8 (0.80%) GRC
7 7 (0.70%) Disclosure Scotland
7 7 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (0.70%) PCI DSS
8 6 (0.60%) ISO 20022
8 6 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (0.40%) GxP
9 4 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.30%) Accessibility
10 3 (0.30%) GMP
10 3 (0.30%) IFRS
10 3 (0.30%) ITGC
11 2 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.20%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.20%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 4 (0.40%) Active Directory
1 4 (0.40%) Docker
2 3 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (0.80%) Terraform
2 6 (0.60%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.100%) Kibana
3 1 (0.100%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 337 (33.57%) SAP
2 228 (22.71%) Oracle
3 158 (15.74%) Microsoft
4 42 (4.18%) Workday
5 34 (3.39%) IFS
6 21 (2.09%) Salesforce
7 18 (1.79%) Sage
8 17 (1.69%) Ariba
9 12 (1.20%) Adobe
10 9 (0.90%) MuleSoft
11 8 (0.80%) Databricks
12 7 (0.70%) JD Edwards
13 6 (0.60%) Blue Prism
13 6 (0.60%) Cadence
13 6 (0.60%) CyberSource
13 6 (0.60%) FIS
13 6 (0.60%) Infor
13 6 (0.60%) PeopleSoft
13 6 (0.60%) Reuters
14 5 (0.50%) Triple Point