NEC Job Trends in England

NEC
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of NEC products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited NEC over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the NEC Corporation.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 586 566 641
Rank change year-on-year -20 +75 -265
Permanent jobs citing NEC 82 72 195
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.10% 0.18% 0.23%
As % of the Vendors category 0.40% 0.47% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 28 14 83
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,750 £34,834
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,826 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,628 £54,296
Median % change year-on-year -6.19% +7.98% -10.70%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,813 £65,688
90th Percentile £72,250 £69,625 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,628 £54,296
% change year-on-year -6.19% +7.98% -10.70%

All Vendors
England

NEC falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 20,344 15,475 30,973
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.19% 39.73% 36.87%
Number of salaries quoted 11,426 9,441 22,699
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,000 £35,922
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -11.50%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,886 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -13.04%

NEC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NEC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

NEC job vacancy trend in England

NEC
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing NEC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing NEC

NEC
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing NEC in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

Salary histogram for NEC in England

NEC
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NEC within the England region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
South West -17 36 - -
London -21 15 £55,000 +26.94% 18
West Midlands -40 10 £40,000 - 4
Midlands -47 10 £40,000 -30.43% 6
South East -17 8 £65,000 -3.70% 9
North of England -64 7 £75,000 +289.26% 6
East of England -15 6 £35,000 -
North West -22 6 - - 1
Yorkshire - 1 £75,000 - 2
NEC
UK

NEC
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 2 (2.44%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 18 (21.95%) Sprinklr
2 8 (9.76%) NEC Housing
General
1 39 (47.56%) Manufacturing
2 32 (39.02%) Finance
3 31 (37.80%) Social Skills
4 20 (24.39%) Automotive
5 19 (23.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 18 (21.95%) Law
7 8 (9.76%) Legal
8 6 (7.32%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (7.32%) Public Sector
9 4 (4.88%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.22%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (1.22%) Marketing
10 1 (1.22%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (23.17%) Commercial Manager
2 18 (21.95%) Infrastructure Manager
2 18 (21.95%) Project Manager
3 7 (8.54%) Business Development Manager
3 7 (8.54%) Business Manager
3 7 (8.54%) Development Manager
3 7 (8.54%) Quantity Surveyor
3 7 (8.54%) Senior
4 5 (6.10%) Senior Manager
5 4 (4.88%) Analyst
5 4 (4.88%) Project Engineer
5 4 (4.88%) Senior Project Manager
5 4 (4.88%) Support Analyst
5 4 (4.88%) Systems Analyst
5 4 (4.88%) Systems Support
5 4 (4.88%) Systems Support Analyst
6 2 (2.44%) Applications Support
6 2 (2.44%) Senior Quantity Surveyor
7 1 (1.22%) Bid Manager
7 1 (1.22%) Senior Bid Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.22%) Management Information System
1 1 (1.22%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (23.17%) Commercial Awareness
1 19 (23.17%) Logistics
2 18 (21.95%) Strategic Thinking
3 15 (18.29%) Project Delivery
4 10 (12.20%) Project Planning
5 8 (9.76%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (9.76%) Regulatory Compliance
6 7 (8.54%) Business Development
6 7 (8.54%) Contract Management
7 6 (7.32%) Budget Management
7 6 (7.32%) Building Information Modelling
8 5 (6.10%) Project Management
8 5 (6.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 5 (6.10%) Stakeholder Management
9 4 (4.88%) Change Management
9 4 (4.88%) Collaborative Culture
9 4 (4.88%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (4.88%) Contract Negotiation
9 4 (4.88%) PRINCE2
9 4 (4.88%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 38 (46.34%) Degree
2 8 (9.76%) DBS Check
3 4 (4.88%) APMP
3 4 (4.88%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (9.76%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (2.44%) Microsoft