The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring knowledge or experience of Sage products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Sage over the 6 months leading up to 17 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Sage Group PLC.
Sage falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
383
380
427
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
56.16%
53.45%
53.51%
Number of daily rates quoted
252
270
278
10th Percentile
£258
£196
£258
25th Percentile
£369
£351
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£488
£500
£464
Median % change year-on-year
-2.50%
+7.82%
+3.06%
75th Percentile
£600
£625
£600
90th Percentile
£638
£750
£675
West Midlands median daily rate
£508
£500
£475
% change year-on-year
+1.50%
+5.26%
-4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
8
4
10th Percentile
£17.10
£14.09
£17.68
25th Percentile
£17.77
£22.98
£18.69
Median hourly rate
£19.25
£29.50
£37.25
Median % change year-on-year
-34.75%
-20.81%
+96.05%
75th Percentile
£27.91
£30.68
£58.44
90th Percentile
£53.77
£39.47
£64.63
West Midlands median hourly rate
£30.00
£30.45
£23.00
% change year-on-year
-1.48%
+32.39%
+41.67%
Sage Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Sage relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Sage Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Sage.
Sage Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Sage.
Sage Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 17 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Sage also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Sage.
Sage Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
