Implementation Specialist Job Trends in England

Implementation Specialist
UK > England

The median Implementation Specialist salary in England is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 644 597 765
Rank change year-on-year -47 +168 +198
Permanent jobs requiring an Implementation Specialist 27 6 51
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.036% 0.016% 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% 0.018% 0.067%
Number of salaries quoted 20 5 42
10th Percentile - - £25,200
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -28.00%
75th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £61,400 £56,500 -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -28.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 69,634 32,966 76,330
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.50% 89.55% 94.40%
Number of salaries quoted 45,755 21,227 59,209
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,650
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.79% -9.29%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

Implementation Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Implementation Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Implementation Specialist job vacancy trend in England

Implementation Specialist
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Implementation Specialist job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Implementation Specialist job vacancies in England

Implementation Specialist
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Implementation Specialist in England over the 6 months to 13 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Implementation Specialist in England

Implementation Specialist
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Implementation Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 13 April 2026. 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
London +1 9 £48,500 +7.78% 15
North of England -56 8 £45,000 - 6
South East -30 5 £50,000 -16.67% 11
South West - 5 £35,000 - 1
Yorkshire - 5 £45,000 - 4
North West - 3 £60,000 - 2
Implementation Specialist
UK

Implementation Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 13 April 2026, Implementation Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Implementation Specialist in the job title.

1 14 (51.85%) SaaS
2 7 (25.93%) Client Onboarding
3 6 (22.22%) SystmOne
4 4 (14.81%) Bash
4 4 (14.81%) CentOS
4 4 (14.81%) High Availability
4 4 (14.81%) Linux
4 4 (14.81%) Perl
4 4 (14.81%) Python
4 4 (14.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (14.81%) Shell Script
5 2 (7.41%) Project Delivery
5 2 (7.41%) Project Management
6 1 (3.70%) AutoCAD
6 1 (3.70%) Building Information Modelling
6 1 (3.70%) Business Analysis
6 1 (3.70%) CAD
6 1 (3.70%) Conflict Management
6 1 (3.70%) Customer Requirements
6 1 (3.70%) Customer Service
6 1 (3.70%) Data Integration
6 1 (3.70%) Data Migration
6 1 (3.70%) Degree
6 1 (3.70%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (3.70%) Google Ads
6 1 (3.70%) Health Informatics
6 1 (3.70%) Hudson
6 1 (3.70%) Informatics
6 1 (3.70%) Knowledge Transfer
6 1 (3.70%) Microsoft

Implementation Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 1 (3.70%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 6 (22.22%) SystmOne
2 1 (3.70%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 14 (51.85%) SaaS
2 1 (3.70%) Google Ads
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.70%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 1 (3.70%) Hudson
General
1 3 (11.11%) Health Technology
2 2 (7.41%) Social Skills
3 1 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.70%) Digital Health
3 1 (3.70%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 11 (40.74%) Onboarding
2 4 (14.81%) Video on Demand
2 4 (14.81%) Video\Live Streaming
3 3 (11.11%) NHS
4 1 (3.70%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (3.70%) IoT
4 1 (3.70%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (14.81%) CentOS
1 4 (14.81%) Linux
1 4 (14.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (25.93%) Client Onboarding
2 4 (14.81%) High Availability
3 2 (7.41%) Project Delivery
3 2 (7.41%) Project Management
4 1 (3.70%) Building Information Modelling
4 1 (3.70%) Business Analysis
4 1 (3.70%) CAD
4 1 (3.70%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (3.70%) Customer Service
4 1 (3.70%) Data Integration
4 1 (3.70%) Data Migration
4 1 (3.70%) Knowledge Transfer
4 1 (3.70%) Migration
4 1 (3.70%) PRINCE2
4 1 (3.70%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (3.70%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (3.70%) SAP Implementation
4 1 (3.70%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (3.70%) Validation
4 1 (3.70%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (14.81%) Bash
1 4 (14.81%) Perl
1 4 (14.81%) Python
1 4 (14.81%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 1 (3.70%) Degree
1 1 (3.70%) PMI Certification
1 1 (3.70%) PMP
Vendors
1 1 (3.70%) Microsoft
1 1 (3.70%) SAP