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

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 95 135 204
Rank change year-on-year +40 +69 -57
Permanent jobs citing ERP 2,798 2,676 3,116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.84% 2.58% 2.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.30% 2.70% 2.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1,916 1,842 2,192
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £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 84,683 99,249 149,267
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.94% 95.61% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 59,831 58,284 83,142
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,182 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
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 2 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 2 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 +53 2,554 £54,500 -9.17% 755
UK excluding London +35 2,108 £50,000 -9.09% 576
Work from Home +75 1,216 £60,000 - 329
North of England +58 651 £50,000 -9.09% 157
London +81 569 £70,000 +3.70% 184
South East +47 528 £52,500 -4.55% 128
Midlands +20 466 £45,000 -18.18% 113
North West +37 367 £50,000 -9.09% 86
West Midlands +45 311 £50,000 -9.09% 65
Yorkshire +84 229 £50,000 -9.09% 49
East of England +17 179 £55,000 - 55
East Midlands -19 155 £38,250 -30.45% 48
South West -45 131 £54,500 -0.91% 84
Scotland -5 118 £47,500 -13.64% 37
North East +17 55 £40,000 -27.27% 24
Wales -7 24 £45,000 -10.00% 5
Northern Ireland +41 13 £60,000 +33.33% 11

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
1 301 (10.76%) SAS
2 113 (4.04%) SharePoint
3 51 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
4 45 (1.61%) CMS
5 41 (1.47%) IIS
5 41 (1.47%) Kentico
5 41 (1.47%) Umbraco
6 40 (1.43%) Headless CMS
7 37 (1.32%) 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
1 214 (7.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 165 (5.90%) Microsoft Office
3 61 (2.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 48 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
5 27 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
6 19 (0.68%) MS Visio
7 7 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
8 6 (0.21%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.071%) CATIA
9 2 (0.071%) SPSS
10 1 (0.036%) PTC Creo
10 1 (0.036%) Trello
Business Applications
1 377 (13.47%) SAP ERP
2 128 (4.57%) Dynamics CRM
3 111 (3.97%) SAP S/4HANA
4 86 (3.07%) NetSuite
5 67 (2.39%) Dynamics AX
6 53 (1.89%) Dynamics NAV
7 47 (1.68%) Oracle ERP
8 45 (1.61%) Unit4 Business World
9 44 (1.57%) Oracle EBS
10 27 (0.96%) Sage X3
11 24 (0.86%) Sage 200
11 24 (0.86%) SAP Business One
12 22 (0.79%) SAP FI
13 20 (0.71%) Oracle Financials
14 17 (0.61%) Oracle Payables
14 17 (0.61%) SAP PP
15 16 (0.57%) Dynamics GP
15 16 (0.57%) SAP CO
15 16 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
16 15 (0.54%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 364 (13.01%) Dynamics 365
2 305 (10.90%) Azure
3 304 (10.86%) Power Platform
4 223 (7.97%) Microsoft 365
5 99 (3.54%) SaaS
6 87 (3.11%) AWS
7 72 (2.57%) Azure DevOps
8 57 (2.04%) OCI
9 46 (1.64%) PowerApps
10 35 (1.25%) Kontent
11 33 (1.18%) Power Automate
12 26 (0.93%) GCP
13 23 (0.82%) WhatsApp
14 19 (0.68%) Entra ID
15 16 (0.57%) Intacct
16 12 (0.43%) Cloud Computing
17 11 (0.39%) Azure Service Bus
17 11 (0.39%) SuccessFactors
18 8 (0.29%) Azure API Management
18 8 (0.29%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 309 (11.04%) Broadband
2 46 (1.64%) LAN
2 46 (1.64%) WAN
3 42 (1.50%) Wi-Fi
4 38 (1.36%) Firewall
5 37 (1.32%) DHCP
5 37 (1.32%) DNS
6 26 (0.93%) Wireless
7 20 (0.71%) Network Security
8 18 (0.64%) VoIP
9 17 (0.61%) VLAN
10 16 (0.57%) VPN
11 15 (0.54%) Internet
11 15 (0.54%) SAN
12 12 (0.43%) HTTP
13 8 (0.29%) 5G
14 7 (0.25%) FTP
14 7 (0.25%) Intranet
15 6 (0.21%) Skype
16 5 (0.18%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 267 (9.54%) Power BI
2 211 (7.54%) SQL Server
3 69 (2.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 61 (2.18%) Crystal Reports
5 54 (1.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 48 (1.72%) Relational Database
7 43 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
8 38 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
8 38 (1.36%) Oracle Reports
9 37 (1.32%) DB2
10 32 (1.14%) MS Access
11 25 (0.89%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 22 (0.79%) MongoDB
13 20 (0.71%) SAP BW
14 18 (0.64%) SAP HANA
15 16 (0.57%) Tableau
16 14 (0.50%) Big Data
17 12 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
17 12 (0.43%) Power Query
18 11 (0.39%) 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 6 (0.21%) Hudson
8 6 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (0.14%) Android Studio
9 4 (0.14%) Jenkins
10 2 (0.071%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 2 (0.071%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.071%) Fiddler
10 2 (0.071%) JIRA Agile
10 2 (0.071%) LabVIEW
10 2 (0.071%) Postman
11 1 (0.036%) JMeter
11 1 (0.036%) JUnit
11 1 (0.036%) Toad
General
1 1,152 (41.17%) Social Skills
2 1,018 (36.38%) Finance
3 546 (19.51%) Manufacturing
4 415 (14.83%) Analytical Skills
5 238 (8.51%) Retail
6 142 (5.08%) Law
7 115 (4.11%) Legal
8 78 (2.79%) Marketing
9 77 (2.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 75 (2.68%) Presentation Skills
11 73 (2.61%) Organisational Skills
12 68 (2.43%) Public Sector
13 58 (2.07%) Influencing Skills
14 44 (1.57%) Aerospace
15 40 (1.43%) Back Office
16 32 (1.14%) Games
16 32 (1.14%) Pharmaceutical
17 26 (0.93%) Banking
18 25 (0.89%) Automotive
19 22 (0.79%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 488 (17.44%) Analyst
1 488 (17.44%) Architect
2 427 (15.26%) Solutions Architect
3 397 (14.19%) Developer
4 211 (7.54%) Consultant
5 208 (7.43%) Senior
6 207 (7.40%) IT Manager
7 192 (6.86%) Project Manager
8 136 (4.86%) Lead
9 134 (4.79%) ERP Developer
10 125 (4.47%) Support Analyst
11 113 (4.04%) ERP Manager
12 102 (3.65%) Systems Analyst
13 86 (3.07%) Senior Developer
14 82 (2.93%) Applications Support
15 74 (2.64%) Business Analyst
15 74 (2.64%) Systems Manager
16 73 (2.61%) ERP Analyst
17 68 (2.43%) Business Manager
18 65 (2.32%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 175 (6.25%) .NET
2 76 (2.72%) .NET Framework
3 63 (2.25%) ASP.NET
4 60 (2.14%) REST
5 57 (2.04%) React
6 54 (1.93%) EDI
6 54 (1.93%) SOAP
7 53 (1.89%) .NET Core
8 49 (1.75%) Oracle Fusion
9 48 (1.72%) Web Services
10 44 (1.57%) RESTful
11 40 (1.43%) HTML
11 40 (1.43%) XML
12 39 (1.39%) ASP.NET MVC
13 38 (1.36%) Next.js
14 23 (0.82%) CSS
14 23 (0.82%) JSON
15 16 (0.57%) Middleware
16 15 (0.54%) ASP.NET Web API
16 15 (0.54%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 194 (6.93%) Management Information System
2 151 (5.40%) Self-Motivation
3 92 (3.29%) Enterprise Software
4 77 (2.75%) FMCG
5 55 (1.97%) Driving Licence
6 41 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
7 34 (1.22%) Product Ownership
8 32 (1.14%) Onboarding
9 31 (1.11%) Renewable Energy
10 27 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
11 25 (0.89%) Public Cloud
12 22 (0.79%) Data Structures
13 21 (0.75%) Virtual Team
14 16 (0.57%) Data Centre
15 15 (0.54%) Life Science
16 14 (0.50%) Cloud Native
16 14 (0.50%) Mobile App
16 14 (0.50%) PMI
17 13 (0.46%) Low-Code
18 10 (0.36%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 161 (5.75%) Windows
2 95 (3.40%) Windows Server
3 66 (2.36%) 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%) Unix
7 19 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
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 (0.071%) Mac OS
14 2 (0.071%) Ubuntu
15 1 (0.036%) HPUX
15 1 (0.036%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 659 (23.55%) Agile
2 543 (19.41%) Roadmaps
3 529 (18.91%) Problem-Solving
4 480 (17.16%) Project Management
5 427 (15.26%) CRM
6 411 (14.69%) Change Management
7 380 (13.58%) Data Management
8 354 (12.65%) Business Intelligence
9 334 (11.94%) Strategic Roadmap
10 327 (11.69%) Enterprise Architecture
11 326 (11.65%) TOGAF
12 320 (11.44%) Performance Management
13 255 (9.11%) Migration
14 248 (8.86%) Continuous Improvement
15 233 (8.33%) Customer Service
16 210 (7.51%) Project Delivery
17 205 (7.33%) Computer Science
18 185 (6.61%) DevOps
19 150 (5.36%) Mentoring
20 148 (5.29%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 526 (18.80%) SQL
2 197 (7.04%) C#
3 114 (4.07%) 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 29 (1.04%) C
9 25 (0.89%) PL/SQL
10 23 (0.82%) C++
11 18 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 16 (0.57%) PHP
13 15 (0.54%) RPG
14 14 (0.50%) Bash
14 14 (0.50%) VB.NET
14 14 (0.50%) VBA
15 9 (0.32%) RPG IV
15 9 (0.32%) X++
16 8 (0.29%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 576 (20.59%) Degree
2 144 (5.15%) Security Cleared
3 127 (4.54%) Computer Science Degree
4 107 (3.82%) SC Cleared
5 42 (1.50%) PMI Certification
6 40 (1.43%) PMP
7 39 (1.39%) Master's Degree
8 29 (1.04%) DBS Check
9 27 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
10 19 (0.68%) CISA
10 19 (0.68%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 17 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
12 11 (0.39%) SAP Certification
13 10 (0.36%) CISM
13 10 (0.36%) CISSP
13 10 (0.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 9 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
14 9 (0.32%) MCSA
15 8 (0.29%) MCSE
15 8 (0.29%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (2.22%) PMO
2 57 (2.04%) QA
3 45 (1.61%) SLA
4 40 (1.43%) Data Quality
5 37 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 32 (1.14%) ISO 9001
7 28 (1.00%) GDPR
8 24 (0.86%) ITGC
9 12 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
10 10 (0.36%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.29%) Accessibility
11 8 (0.29%) GRC
12 7 (0.25%) IFRS
12 7 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 6 (0.21%) GAAP
14 5 (0.18%) 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
1 120 (4.29%) Active Directory
2 29 (1.04%) 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 (0.071%) Embedded Firmware
8 2 (0.071%) 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%) Kubernetes
1 14 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (0.32%) Terraform
3 6 (0.21%) CloudHub
4 4 (0.14%) CSIRT
5 2 (0.071%) Oracle RMAN
5 2 (0.071%) SCCM
6 1 (0.036%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.036%) Ansible
6 1 (0.036%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.036%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.036%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.036%) Oracle Statspack
6 1 (0.036%) SCOM
6 1 (0.036%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.036%) WSUS
Vendors
1 760 (27.16%) SAP
2 749 (26.77%) Microsoft
3 640 (22.87%) Oracle
4 314 (11.22%) Anaplan
5 302 (10.79%) Hyperion
6 126 (4.50%) Sage
7 114 (4.07%) IFS
8 77 (2.75%) Epicor
9 75 (2.68%) Salesforce
10 46 (1.64%) VMware
11 44 (1.57%) IBM
12 42 (1.50%) Google
13 37 (1.32%) Sitecore
14 36 (1.29%) Workday
15 35 (1.25%) Optimizely
16 26 (0.93%) Infor
16 26 (0.93%) JD Edwards
17 23 (0.82%) Cisco
18 20 (0.71%) ServiceNow
19 18 (0.64%) MuleSoft