Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ERP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited ERP over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 95 135 212
Rank change year-on-year +40 +77 -71
Permanent jobs citing ERP 2,796 2,619 3,101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.82% 2.58% 1.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.30% 2.70% 2.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,915 1,814 2,132
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.83% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £86,250 £87,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%

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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,809 96,894 150,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,843 56,945 82,179
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,550
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

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
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ERP.

Salary trend for ERP in the UK

ERP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ERP over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for ERP in the UK

ERP
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ERP within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +51 2,552 £55,000 -8.33% 723
UK excluding London +29 2,104 £50,000 -9.09% 561
Work from Home +76 1,212 £60,000 - 291
North of England +56 648 £50,000 -9.09% 151
London +79 570 £70,000 +3.70% 165
South East +41 528 £52,500 -4.55% 128
Midlands +16 463 £46,750 -15.00% 114
North West +34 368 £50,000 -9.09% 85
West Midlands +40 309 £50,000 -9.09% 66
Yorkshire +79 225 £50,000 -9.09% 48
East of England +18 179 £55,000 - 53
East Midlands -27 154 £37,500 -31.82% 48
South West -42 133 £54,500 -0.91% 81
Scotland -12 118 £47,500 -13.64% 34
North East +18 55 £40,000 -27.27% 21
Wales -12 23 £45,000 -18.18% 4
Northern Ireland +35 14 £60,000 +26.32% 9

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
1 302 (10.80%) SAS
2 113 (4.04%) SharePoint
3 49 (1.75%) Microsoft Exchange
4 46 (1.65%) CMS
5 42 (1.50%) IIS
5 42 (1.50%) Kentico
5 42 (1.50%) Umbraco
6 41 (1.47%) Headless CMS
7 38 (1.36%) Sitecore CMS
8 23 (0.82%) Apache
9 17 (0.61%) Confluence
10 15 (0.54%) Oracle Workflow
11 10 (0.36%) WebSphere
12 8 (0.29%) Anypoint
12 8 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 7 (0.25%) MS Project Server
14 6 (0.21%) Appian
14 6 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2000
14 6 (0.21%) IBM Domino
15 5 (0.18%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 213 (7.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 164 (5.87%) Microsoft Office
3 60 (2.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 48 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
5 27 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
6 20 (0.72%) MS Visio
7 7 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
8 6 (0.21%) AutoCAD
9 3 (0.11%) SPSS
10 2 (0.072%) CATIA
11 1 (0.036%) PTC Creo
11 1 (0.036%) Trello
Business Applications
1 373 (13.34%) SAP ERP
2 126 (4.51%) Dynamics CRM
3 105 (3.76%) SAP S/4HANA
4 87 (3.11%) NetSuite
5 68 (2.43%) Dynamics AX
6 52 (1.86%) Dynamics NAV
7 45 (1.61%) Oracle ERP
8 44 (1.57%) Unit4 Business World
9 43 (1.54%) Oracle EBS
10 27 (0.97%) Sage X3
11 24 (0.86%) Sage 200
11 24 (0.86%) SAP Business One
12 20 (0.72%) Oracle Financials
12 20 (0.72%) SAP FI
13 17 (0.61%) SAP PP
14 16 (0.57%) Dynamics GP
14 16 (0.57%) Oracle Payables
14 16 (0.57%) Oracle Receivables
15 15 (0.54%) Epicor Tropos
15 15 (0.54%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 369 (13.20%) Dynamics 365
2 308 (11.02%) Power Platform
3 304 (10.87%) Azure
4 223 (7.98%) Microsoft 365
5 98 (3.51%) SaaS
6 86 (3.08%) AWS
7 70 (2.50%) Azure DevOps
8 57 (2.04%) OCI
9 46 (1.65%) PowerApps
10 36 (1.29%) Kontent
11 33 (1.18%) Power Automate
12 25 (0.89%) GCP
13 23 (0.82%) WhatsApp
14 18 (0.64%) Entra ID
15 14 (0.50%) Intacct
16 12 (0.43%) Cloud Computing
17 11 (0.39%) Azure Service Bus
17 11 (0.39%) SuccessFactors
18 8 (0.29%) Azure Logic Apps
18 8 (0.29%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 308 (11.02%) Broadband
2 44 (1.57%) LAN
2 44 (1.57%) WAN
3 42 (1.50%) Wi-Fi
4 38 (1.36%) Firewall
5 35 (1.25%) DHCP
5 35 (1.25%) DNS
6 24 (0.86%) Wireless
7 21 (0.75%) Network Security
8 18 (0.64%) VoIP
9 17 (0.61%) VLAN
10 14 (0.50%) VPN
11 13 (0.46%) Internet
11 13 (0.46%) SAN
12 11 (0.39%) HTTP
13 7 (0.25%) 5G
13 7 (0.25%) FTP
13 7 (0.25%) Intranet
14 5 (0.18%) Skype
14 5 (0.18%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 271 (9.69%) Power BI
2 208 (7.44%) SQL Server
3 68 (2.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 61 (2.18%) Crystal Reports
5 50 (1.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 47 (1.68%) Relational Database
7 43 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
8 38 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
9 37 (1.32%) Oracle Reports
10 36 (1.29%) DB2
11 32 (1.14%) MS Access
12 25 (0.89%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 22 (0.79%) MongoDB
14 21 (0.75%) SAP BW
15 19 (0.68%) SAP HANA
16 16 (0.57%) Tableau
17 14 (0.50%) Big Data
18 12 (0.43%) Power Query
19 11 (0.39%) MySQL
20 10 (0.36%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 45 (1.61%) JIRA
2 33 (1.18%) Git
3 29 (1.04%) Visual Studio
4 19 (0.68%) Team Foundation Server
5 13 (0.46%) MorphX
6 10 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
7 9 (0.32%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 7 (0.25%) Hudson
9 6 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
10 4 (0.14%) Android Studio
11 3 (0.11%) Jenkins
12 2 (0.072%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 2 (0.072%) Bitbucket
12 2 (0.072%) Fiddler
12 2 (0.072%) JIRA Agile
12 2 (0.072%) LabVIEW
12 2 (0.072%) Postman
12 2 (0.072%) PowerBuilder
13 1 (0.036%) Chocolatey
13 1 (0.036%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 1,148 (41.06%) Social Skills
2 1,009 (36.09%) Finance
3 547 (19.56%) Manufacturing
4 416 (14.88%) Analytical Skills
5 233 (8.33%) Retail
6 142 (5.08%) Law
7 113 (4.04%) Legal
8 79 (2.83%) Marketing
9 76 (2.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 73 (2.61%) Organisational Skills
10 73 (2.61%) Presentation Skills
11 66 (2.36%) Public Sector
12 59 (2.11%) Influencing Skills
13 44 (1.57%) Aerospace
14 41 (1.47%) Back Office
15 34 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
16 32 (1.14%) Games
17 25 (0.89%) Automotive
18 24 (0.86%) Banking
19 22 (0.79%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 490 (17.53%) Architect
2 487 (17.42%) Analyst
3 430 (15.38%) Solutions Architect
4 394 (14.09%) Developer
5 213 (7.62%) Consultant
6 208 (7.44%) Senior
7 207 (7.40%) IT Manager
8 191 (6.83%) Project Manager
9 133 (4.76%) ERP Developer
10 132 (4.72%) Lead
11 123 (4.40%) Support Analyst
12 115 (4.11%) ERP Manager
13 100 (3.58%) Systems Analyst
14 87 (3.11%) Senior Developer
15 82 (2.93%) Applications Support
16 75 (2.68%) Business Analyst
17 74 (2.65%) ERP Analyst
18 73 (2.61%) Systems Manager
19 67 (2.40%) Business Manager
20 63 (2.25%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 173 (6.19%) .NET
2 77 (2.75%) .NET Framework
3 63 (2.25%) ASP.NET
4 60 (2.15%) REST
5 57 (2.04%) React
6 54 (1.93%) .NET Core
6 54 (1.93%) EDI
6 54 (1.93%) SOAP
7 50 (1.79%) Web Services
8 49 (1.75%) Oracle Fusion
9 45 (1.61%) RESTful
10 43 (1.54%) XML
11 42 (1.50%) HTML
12 40 (1.43%) ASP.NET MVC
13 39 (1.39%) Next.js
14 24 (0.86%) CSS
15 23 (0.82%) JSON
16 16 (0.57%) Laravel
16 16 (0.57%) Middleware
17 15 (0.54%) ASP.NET Web API
Miscellaneous
1 193 (6.90%) Management Information System
2 151 (5.40%) Self-Motivation
3 91 (3.25%) Enterprise Software
4 80 (2.86%) FMCG
5 56 (2.00%) Driving Licence
6 41 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
7 34 (1.22%) Onboarding
8 33 (1.18%) Product Ownership
9 31 (1.11%) Renewable Energy
10 27 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
11 25 (0.89%) Public Cloud
12 23 (0.82%) Data Structures
13 22 (0.79%) Virtual Team
14 15 (0.54%) Data Centre
14 15 (0.54%) Life Science
15 14 (0.50%) Cloud Native
15 14 (0.50%) Low-Code
15 14 (0.50%) Mobile App
15 14 (0.50%) PMI
16 10 (0.36%) Biopharmaceutical
Operating Systems
1 157 (5.62%) Windows
2 92 (3.29%) Windows Server
3 65 (2.32%) Linux
4 48 (1.72%) Windows 10
5 23 (0.82%) AIX
5 23 (0.82%) Windows Server 2019
6 21 (0.75%) Android
7 19 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
8 18 (0.64%) Unix
8 18 (0.64%) VMS
9 12 (0.43%) Windows 7
10 11 (0.39%) Windows 8
11 10 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
12 8 (0.29%) Apple iOS
13 6 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.072%) Mac OS
14 2 (0.072%) Ubuntu
15 1 (0.036%) HPUX
15 1 (0.036%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 658 (23.53%) Agile
2 547 (19.56%) Roadmaps
3 533 (19.06%) Problem-Solving
4 476 (17.02%) Project Management
5 422 (15.09%) CRM
6 414 (14.81%) Change Management
7 382 (13.66%) Data Management
8 358 (12.80%) Business Intelligence
9 335 (11.98%) Strategic Roadmap
10 328 (11.73%) Enterprise Architecture
11 326 (11.66%) TOGAF
12 321 (11.48%) Performance Management
13 254 (9.08%) Migration
14 248 (8.87%) Continuous Improvement
15 231 (8.26%) Customer Service
16 214 (7.65%) Project Delivery
17 206 (7.37%) Computer Science
18 183 (6.55%) DevOps
19 149 (5.33%) Mentoring
20 148 (5.29%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 522 (18.67%) SQL
2 195 (6.97%) C#
3 114 (4.08%) JavaScript
4 73 (2.61%) Python
5 58 (2.07%) T-SQL
6 44 (1.57%) Java
6 44 (1.57%) PowerShell
7 31 (1.11%) VB
8 30 (1.07%) C
9 27 (0.97%) PL/SQL
10 23 (0.82%) C++
11 18 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 17 (0.61%) PHP
13 16 (0.57%) VB.NET
14 15 (0.54%) RPG
14 15 (0.54%) VBA
15 14 (0.50%) Bash
16 9 (0.32%) RPG IV
16 9 (0.32%) X++
17 8 (0.29%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 575 (20.57%) Degree
2 142 (5.08%) Security Cleared
3 125 (4.47%) Computer Science Degree
4 107 (3.83%) SC Cleared
5 43 (1.54%) PMI Certification
6 41 (1.47%) PMP
7 38 (1.36%) Master's Degree
8 29 (1.04%) DBS Check
9 25 (0.89%) Microsoft Certification
10 20 (0.72%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 18 (0.64%) CISA
12 17 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
13 11 (0.39%) SAP Certification
14 10 (0.36%) CISM
14 10 (0.36%) CISSP
14 10 (0.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 9 (0.32%) Oracle Certification
16 8 (0.29%) ITIL Certification
16 8 (0.29%) MCSE
17 7 (0.25%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (2.18%) PMO
2 60 (2.15%) QA
3 45 (1.61%) SLA
4 40 (1.43%) Data Quality
5 37 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 31 (1.11%) ISO 9001
7 28 (1.00%) GDPR
8 23 (0.82%) ITGC
9 12 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
10 10 (0.36%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.29%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.29%) GRC
11 8 (0.29%) IFRS
11 8 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 7 (0.25%) GAAP
13 6 (0.21%) GxP
14 5 (0.18%) ISO 14001
15 4 (0.14%) ISO 9000
16 3 (0.11%) COBIT
16 3 (0.11%) HIPAA
System Software
1 117 (4.18%) Active Directory
2 26 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (0.50%) Hyper-V
4 9 (0.32%) Firmware
5 8 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.18%) Docker
7 4 (0.14%) vSphere
8 2 (0.072%) Embedded Firmware
8 2 (0.072%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.036%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.036%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.036%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (0.46%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.29%) Terraform
4 6 (0.21%) CloudHub
5 4 (0.14%) CSIRT
6 2 (0.072%) Oracle RMAN
6 2 (0.072%) SCCM
7 1 (0.036%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.036%) Ansible
7 1 (0.036%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.036%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.036%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.036%) Oracle Statspack
7 1 (0.036%) SCOM
7 1 (0.036%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.036%) WSUS
Vendors
1 755 (27.00%) SAP
2 749 (26.79%) Microsoft
3 639 (22.85%) Oracle
4 312 (11.16%) Anaplan
5 302 (10.80%) Hyperion
6 123 (4.40%) Sage
7 115 (4.11%) IFS
8 76 (2.72%) Epicor
8 76 (2.72%) Salesforce
9 44 (1.57%) IBM
10 43 (1.54%) VMware
11 41 (1.47%) Google
12 38 (1.36%) Sitecore
13 36 (1.29%) Optimizely
13 36 (1.29%) Workday
14 26 (0.93%) Infor
14 26 (0.93%) JD Edwards
15 20 (0.72%) Cisco
15 20 (0.72%) ServiceNow
16 18 (0.64%) MuleSoft