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ERP freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for ERP – calculated from 258 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.

As of: week 41/2026 · updated weekly
Listings (90 d)
258
Rank 51 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▼ 6 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
45 %
Rated for 258 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
52 %
7 % fully remote · stated in 86 % of postings
The jury's verdict on ERP

In demand, but declining.

ERP is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 51 of 531. Its market share is falling (▼ 6 % vs. the 90 days before).

High demandRank 51 of 531 skills, 258 postings in 90 days.
Shrinking marketMarket share ▼ 6 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible52 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is ERP – and why do companies hire ERP freelancers?

The postings that mention ERP fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):

Consulting and design52 %
Consulting, concept work, architecture and project leadership around ERP.
Operations and enhancement22 %
Looking after, supporting and continuously extending existing systems with ERP.
Testing and quality assurance5 %
Testing, quality assurance and acceptance of solutions with ERP.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Project Manager (24 %), Business Analyst (22 %), Consultant (19 %) and Backend Developer (5 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 40 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▼ 6 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 34 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
51 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for ERP are rising: from an average of 19 to 24 per week (+31 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Which skills ERP is wanted with – and which ones pay off

SAP appears in 37 % of ERP postings.

Often named together

SAP37 %(opens in new tab)MS Office27 %(opens in new tab)Excel22 %(opens in new tab)Project Management17 %(opens in new tab)Supply Chain Management16 %(opens in new tab)Stakeholder Management13 %(opens in new tab)Process Optimization12 %(opens in new tab)Share of ERP postings that also name the skill.

Who wants ERP – and under which conditions

Seniority

Mid-level51 %
Senior40 %
Junior7 %

Mid-level dominates (51 %). Pure junior roles are rare (7 %).

Stated in 93 % of listings

Industries

manufacturing48 %
it_software22 %
logistics5 %
energy5 %
banking_finance4 %

it_software grows the most (+20 % vs. the previous quarter).

Stated in 78 % of listings

Contract type

Permanent49 %
Freelance48 %

Permanent grows the most (+19 % vs. the previous quarter). 48 % of postings are aimed directly at freelancers.

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

On site48 %
Partly remote45 %
Fully remote7 %

On site grows the most (+19 % vs. the previous quarter). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 7 % of postings.

Stated in 86 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Bayern11 %
Baden-Württemberg5 %
Nordrhein-Westfalen5 %
Schleswig-Holstein5 %
Dresden4 %

Bayern leads (11 %).

Stated in 79 % of listings

Project language

German91 %
English9 %

German dominates (91 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is ERP?

Typical duration6 monthsMedian of the postings that state it. 26 % run 12 months or longer.Basis: 31 postings with this information (12 % of all postings).
Full time required93 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 54 postings with this information (21 % of all postings).

Who posts ERP projects

FERCHAU GmbH148
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current ERP projects

Frequently asked questions about ERP freelancing

How many ERP projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 258 projects and jobs mentioning ERP were posted. That is around 20 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 6 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is ERP still in demand for freelancers?

ERP ranks 51 of 531 skills.

Are ERP projects possible remotely?

52 % of ERP postings allow remote work. 7 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a ERP freelancer?

SAP (37 %), MS Office (27 %) and Excel (22 %) are most often required together with ERP. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts ERP projects?

The most active recruiter accounts for 57 % of all ERP postings of the last 90 days.

Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention ERP. Projects posted several times that are detected as duplicates count once; postings without an assignable IT category are missing, so the figures are a lower bound. The trend compares the share of all IT postings with the 90 days before and only appears with enough comparison data. We do not show figures based on fewer than 30 data points. The rating “must have” or “nice to have” comes from an AI analysis of the posting texts. Distributions only refer to postings that state the respective attribute; we state the coverage alongside. Recruiters are the posters of the listing according to the source, only above a minimum number of postings. An AI assigns the project type and role of each posting from its title, category and skills; the shares are counted postings, not estimates, and only appear with enough classified postings.

Basis: 10,565 IT listings in the window

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