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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 95 111 124
Rank change year-on-year +16 +13 -13
Contract jobs citing ERP 1,000 1,298 1,924
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.35% 2.27% 2.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.73% 2.53% 2.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 626 828 1,314
10th Percentile £363 £375 £381
25th Percentile £446 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.84%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 17 6
10th Percentile £13.05 £39.55 £12.51
25th Percentile £17.75 £52.50 £14.77
Median hourly rate £40.00 £62.50 £17.25
Median % change year-on-year -36.00% +262.32% -34.91%
75th Percentile £55.00 £72.50 £20.25
90th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £23.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £63.59 £14.36
% change year-on-year -37.09% +342.81% -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 36,622 51,397 80,021
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.09% 89.76% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,613 35,611 56,174
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £439 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £480
% change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,439 1,690 1,913
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.77 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +7.00%
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% -6.54%

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 20 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 20 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 20 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 +16 810 £550 +1.76% 834
UK excluding London +11 507 £500 -4.76% 635
Work from Home +24 404 £550 - 334
London +31 351 £575 - 233
South East -2 121 £525 -4.55% 177
Midlands -1 103 £500 -4.76% 141
North of England -16 98 £500 -4.76% 142
West Midlands +15 79 £450 -21.74% 82
Scotland +52 70 £525 -2.33% 37
South West -1 61 £531 +6.25% 76
Yorkshire -17 50 £500 -9.09% 44
East of England +14 43 £525 +33.76% 64
North West +2 43 £500 - 81
East Midlands -8 20 £555 +5.71% 59
Northern Ireland +6 6 £650 +62.50% 9
Wales +5 4 £425 -22.73% 4
North East +8 3 £550 +37.50% 21

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 (1.40%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.10%) Confluence
3 9 (0.90%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 8 (0.80%) Cloud Foundry
5 6 (0.60%) Oracle Workflow
6 5 (0.50%) SAS
7 3 (0.30%) CMS
8 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.10%) NetWeaver
8 1 (0.10%) OpenEdge
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 53 (5.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (3.30%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (2.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.60%) Microsoft Project
4 16 (1.60%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 105 (10.50%) SAP S/4HANA
2 63 (6.30%) SAP ERP
3 44 (4.40%) Oracle ERP
4 30 (3.00%) Oracle EBS
5 29 (2.90%) Oracle Receivables
6 25 (2.50%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 23 (2.30%) NetSuite
7 23 (2.30%) Oracle Cash Management
7 23 (2.30%) Oracle Payables
8 22 (2.20%) Dynamics CRM
8 22 (2.20%) Oracle General Ledger
9 19 (1.90%) Dynamics AX
10 18 (1.80%) Oracle Assets
11 16 (1.60%) Oracle Financials
12 14 (1.40%) Workday HCM
13 13 (1.30%) Dynamics GP
14 12 (1.20%) Odoo
14 12 (1.20%) SAP CO
14 12 (1.20%) SAP FI
14 12 (1.20%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 116 (11.60%) Dynamics 365
2 85 (8.50%) OCI
3 80 (8.00%) Azure
4 62 (6.20%) SaaS
5 56 (5.60%) Power Platform
6 27 (2.70%) AWS
7 17 (1.70%) SuccessFactors
8 16 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
8 16 (1.60%) Microsoft 365
8 16 (1.60%) PaaS
8 16 (1.60%) WhatsApp
9 14 (1.40%) PowerApps
10 11 (1.10%) Boomi
11 8 (0.80%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 8 (0.80%) GCP
11 8 (0.80%) Oracle CX
11 8 (0.80%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 7 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
12 7 (0.70%) iPaaS
13 6 (0.60%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.70%) Firewall
1 7 (0.70%) WAN
2 5 (0.50%) SD-WAN
3 3 (0.30%) HTTP
3 3 (0.30%) Intranet
3 3 (0.30%) IPsec
3 3 (0.30%) PuTTY
3 3 (0.30%) VPN
4 2 (0.20%) IPv6
4 2 (0.20%) LAN
5 1 (0.10%) Internet
5 1 (0.10%) NAS
5 1 (0.10%) RS-422
5 1 (0.10%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (4.40%) Power BI
2 41 (4.10%) Oracle Reports
3 23 (2.30%) SAP HANA
4 16 (1.60%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (1.40%) 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 5 (0.50%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (0.50%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.50%) Oracle Database
9 5 (0.50%) Oracle ODI
9 5 (0.50%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.40%) Big Data
10 4 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
10 4 (0.40%) Presto
Development Applications
1 23 (2.30%) JIRA
2 4 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
2 4 (0.40%) Toad
3 3 (0.30%) Git
3 3 (0.30%) LSMW
3 3 (0.30%) Selenium
4 2 (0.20%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.10%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.10%) eCATT
5 1 (0.10%) Katalon Studio
5 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.10%) TestDirector
5 1 (0.10%) Visual Studio
General
1 448 (44.80%) Finance
2 326 (32.60%) Social Skills
3 130 (13.00%) Analytical Skills
4 124 (12.40%) Manufacturing
5 81 (8.10%) Public Sector
6 45 (4.50%) Retail
7 29 (2.90%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (2.60%) Pharmaceutical
9 23 (2.30%) Banking
9 23 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
10 19 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
11 18 (1.80%) Billing
12 17 (1.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 16 (1.60%) Local Government
14 15 (1.50%) Marketing
15 13 (1.30%) Legal
16 12 (1.20%) Back Office
17 11 (1.10%) Telecoms
18 10 (1.00%) French Language
18 10 (1.00%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 195 (19.50%) Analyst
2 137 (13.70%) Project Manager
3 126 (12.60%) Consultant
4 125 (12.50%) Lead
5 108 (10.80%) Business Analyst
6 87 (8.70%) Architect
7 79 (7.90%) ERP Manager
8 65 (6.50%) Senior
9 63 (6.30%) Developer
10 45 (4.50%) ERP Analyst
10 45 (4.50%) ERP Project Manager
11 42 (4.20%) Solutions Architect
12 38 (3.80%) SAP Manager
13 37 (3.70%) Financial Analyst
14 33 (3.30%) SAP Consultant
15 27 (2.70%) ERP Business Analyst
16 25 (2.50%) IT Manager
17 24 (2.40%) Data Analyst
18 23 (2.30%) Programme Manager
19 22 (2.20%) Change Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (6.50%) Oracle Fusion
2 14 (1.40%) .NET
2 14 (1.40%) REST
2 14 (1.40%) XML
3 12 (1.20%) HTML
3 12 (1.20%) Middleware
3 12 (1.20%) SOAP
4 9 (0.90%) SAP PI
5 8 (0.80%) IDoc
6 7 (0.70%) JSON
7 6 (0.60%) CSS
8 5 (0.50%) PySpark
9 4 (0.40%) .NET Framework
9 4 (0.40%) Entity Framework
9 4 (0.40%) Node.js
9 4 (0.40%) SAP Fiori
10 3 (0.30%) ASP.NET Web API
10 3 (0.30%) React
10 3 (0.30%) RESTful
10 3 (0.30%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 45 (4.50%) Management Information System
2 24 (2.40%) Legacy Systems
3 17 (1.70%) FMCG
3 17 (1.70%) Onboarding
4 16 (1.60%) Product Ownership
5 15 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
6 14 (1.40%) Greenfield Project
7 10 (1.00%) Life Science
8 7 (0.70%) Data Structures
8 7 (0.70%) IoT
9 6 (0.60%) PKI
9 6 (0.60%) Renewable Energy
9 6 (0.60%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 6 (0.60%) Virtual Team
10 5 (0.50%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (0.40%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.40%) Enterprise Cloud
11 4 (0.40%) Online Banking
11 4 (0.40%) PMI
11 4 (0.40%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 8 (0.80%) Windows
2 7 (0.70%) VMS
3 4 (0.40%) Unix
4 3 (0.30%) Android
5 2 (0.20%) Linux
5 2 (0.20%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.10%) HPUX
6 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (15.70%) Project Management
2 146 (14.60%) Migration
3 116 (11.60%) Problem-Solving
4 109 (10.90%) Agile
5 104 (10.40%) Stakeholder Management
6 102 (10.20%) Business Intelligence
7 101 (10.10%) Data Migration
8 94 (9.40%) Change Management
9 91 (9.10%) CRM
10 77 (7.70%) Analytics
11 69 (6.90%) Project Delivery
12 67 (6.70%) User Acceptance Testing
13 59 (5.90%) Data Modelling
14 57 (5.70%) Logistics
15 52 (5.20%) Business Analysis
15 52 (5.20%) Continuous Improvement
16 48 (4.80%) Procure-to-Pay
17 46 (4.60%) Decision-Making
18 44 (4.40%) Process Improvement
18 44 (4.40%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 86 (8.60%) SQL
2 32 (3.20%) Python
3 17 (1.70%) ABAP
4 15 (1.50%) C#
5 13 (1.30%) PL/SQL
6 12 (1.20%) JavaScript
7 10 (1.00%) C
7 10 (1.00%) Java
8 7 (0.70%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.40%) Go
9 4 (0.40%) Ruby
10 3 (0.30%) PHP
10 3 (0.30%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.30%) VBScript
11 2 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.20%) ProC
11 2 (0.20%) R
11 2 (0.20%) SAPscript
11 2 (0.20%) VB
11 2 (0.20%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 97 (9.70%) Degree
2 50 (5.00%) Security Cleared
3 41 (4.10%) SC Cleared
4 17 (1.70%) Master's Degree
5 14 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (1.40%) PMP
6 13 (1.30%) PMI Certification
7 12 (1.20%) ACCA
7 12 (1.20%) CIMA
8 7 (0.70%) CIPD
8 7 (0.70%) TOGAF Certification
9 6 (0.60%) SAP Certification
10 4 (0.40%) 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%) CIPFA
12 2 (0.20%) Oracle Certification
12 2 (0.20%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (4.70%) QA
2 24 (2.40%) Data Quality
3 23 (2.30%) PMO
4 15 (1.50%) GDPR
5 14 (1.40%) SLA
6 7 (0.70%) Disclosure Scotland
6 7 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (0.70%) PCI DSS
7 6 (0.60%) ISO 20022
7 6 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 5 (0.50%) GRC
8 5 (0.50%) GxP
9 3 (0.30%) GMP
9 3 (0.30%) IFRS
9 3 (0.30%) ITGC
10 2 (0.20%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.20%) GAMP
10 2 (0.20%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.20%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (0.50%) Docker
1 5 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (0.40%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (0.90%) Kubernetes
1 9 (0.90%) Terraform
2 2 (0.20%) Data Guard
3 1 (0.10%) Kibana
3 1 (0.10%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 340 (34.00%) SAP
2 223 (22.30%) Oracle
3 157 (15.70%) Microsoft
4 42 (4.20%) Workday
5 36 (3.60%) IFS
6 21 (2.10%) Salesforce
7 18 (1.80%) Sage
8 17 (1.70%) 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