Sage Job Trends in England

Sage
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of Sage products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Sage over the 6 months leading up to 20 April 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 Sage Group PLC.

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 486 539 548
Rank change year-on-year +53 +9 +224
Permanent jobs citing Sage 205 71 275
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.26% 0.19% 0.33%
As % of the Vendors category 1.04% 0.48% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 159 60 234
10th Percentile £27,999 £32,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,750 £33,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £38,500 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.60% - -14.44%
75th Percentile £59,375 £52,563 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -21.05%

All Vendors
England

Sage 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 19,789 14,823 30,934
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.54% 39.68% 37.52%
Number of salaries quoted 11,113 9,413 22,909
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,068 £40,000 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -11.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,258 £68,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £92,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -13.04%

Sage
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Sage job vacancy trend in England

Sage
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Sage.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Sage

Sage
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sage in England over the 6 months to 20 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Sage in England

Sage
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sage within the England region over the 6 months to 20 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
North of England -25 55 £37,500 - 29
South East -1 51 £50,000 +33.33% 16
Midlands 0 47 £37,500 -2.60% 11
North West -3 37 £37,500 - 12
West Midlands -8 26 £50,000 -9.09% 4
London +11 24 £55,000 -8.33% 18
East Midlands -40 21 £28,000 -27.27% 7
South West -30 19 £42,500 -46.88% 8
Yorkshire -51 17 £30,000 -20.00% 14
East of England -36 6 £26,500 -44.21% 6
North East - 1 £100,000 - 7
Sage
UK

Sage
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.98%) IIS
2 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.49%) SharePoint
Applications
1 25 (12.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (5.85%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.95%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 44 (21.46%) Sage X3
2 32 (15.61%) Sage 200
3 12 (5.85%) NetSuite
4 5 (2.44%) Sage 50
5 4 (1.95%) Exchequer
5 4 (1.95%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 4 (1.95%) Primavera
6 3 (1.46%) BambooHR
6 3 (1.46%) Line 50
6 3 (1.46%) Sage CRM
7 2 (0.98%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.98%) Infor CloudSuite
7 2 (0.98%) Infor LN
7 2 (0.98%) Q-Pulse
8 1 (0.49%) BPCS
8 1 (0.49%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.49%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 1 (0.49%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 34 (16.59%) Intacct
2 28 (13.66%) Azure
3 21 (10.24%) SaaS
4 19 (9.27%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (7.80%) Entra ID
6 13 (6.34%) Power Platform
7 11 (5.37%) PaaS
8 4 (1.95%) Azure Event Grid
8 4 (1.95%) Azure Logic Apps
8 4 (1.95%) Azure Service Bus
8 4 (1.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 4 (1.95%) IaaS
9 2 (0.98%) AWS
9 2 (0.98%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.98%) GCP
9 2 (0.98%) Smartsheet
9 2 (0.98%) Zapier
10 1 (0.49%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.49%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.49%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.39%) Firewall
2 4 (1.95%) VPN
2 4 (1.95%) WAN
3 3 (1.46%) Network Security
3 3 (1.46%) VoIP
3 3 (1.46%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (6.34%) Power BI
2 8 (3.90%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.46%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (1.46%) FileMaker
3 3 (1.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (1.46%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (0.98%) JIRA
2 1 (0.49%) Git
General
1 86 (41.95%) Finance
2 61 (29.76%) Social Skills
3 33 (16.10%) Manufacturing
4 13 (6.34%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (4.88%) Marketing
6 9 (4.39%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (2.93%) Retail
8 4 (1.95%) Advertising
8 4 (1.95%) Legal
9 3 (1.46%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.46%) Automotive
9 3 (1.46%) Billing
10 2 (0.98%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.49%) Law
Job Titles
1 37 (18.05%) Consultant
2 27 (13.17%) Sage Support
3 23 (11.22%) IT Support
4 20 (9.76%) Accountant
5 17 (8.29%) Administrator
5 17 (8.29%) Support Consultant
6 15 (7.32%) Analyst
6 15 (7.32%) Financial Controller
6 15 (7.32%) Sage Consultant
7 13 (6.34%) Senior
8 12 (5.85%) IT Support Technician
8 12 (5.85%) IT Technician
8 12 (5.85%) Support Technician
9 11 (5.37%) Sage 200 Support
10 10 (4.88%) Developer
10 10 (4.88%) IT Engineer
10 10 (4.88%) IT Support Engineer
10 10 (4.88%) Support Engineer
11 8 (3.90%) Support Analyst
11 8 (3.90%) Systems Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.41%) CSS
2 6 (2.93%) .NET
3 4 (1.95%) HTML
4 2 (0.98%) .NET Framework
4 2 (0.98%) ASP.NET
4 2 (0.98%) EDI
4 2 (0.98%) Entity Framework
4 2 (0.98%) REST
4 2 (0.98%) WinForms
5 1 (0.49%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.49%) HTML5 Canvas
5 1 (0.49%) Lightning Web Components
5 1 (0.49%) Middleware
5 1 (0.49%) OAuth
5 1 (0.49%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.49%) React
5 1 (0.49%) SOAP
5 1 (0.49%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.37%) Onboarding
2 9 (4.39%) Driving Licence
3 8 (3.90%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.44%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 5 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (1.95%) Cloud Native
5 4 (1.95%) Life Science
5 4 (1.95%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (0.98%) Augmented Reality
6 2 (0.98%) Data Structures
6 2 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (0.98%) NHS
7 1 (0.49%) FMCG
7 1 (0.49%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.49%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 28 (13.66%) Windows
2 4 (1.95%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.46%) Linux
3 3 (1.46%) Mac OS
3 3 (1.46%) Unix
4 1 (0.49%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (34.63%) ERP
2 46 (22.44%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (12.68%) Customer Service
4 23 (11.22%) Decision-Making
5 21 (10.24%) CRM
6 17 (8.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 17 (8.29%) Revenue Recognition
7 15 (7.32%) Budgeting
8 14 (6.83%) Process Improvement
9 13 (6.34%) Business Intelligence
10 10 (4.88%) Change Management
11 9 (4.39%) Analytics
11 9 (4.39%) Budgeting and Forecasting
11 9 (4.39%) Critical Thinking
11 9 (4.39%) Stakeholder Management
12 8 (3.90%) Financial Modelling
12 8 (3.90%) ITIL
12 8 (3.90%) Migration
13 7 (3.41%) AI
13 7 (3.41%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 18 (8.78%) SQL
2 4 (1.95%) PHP
3 3 (1.46%) C#
3 3 (1.46%) Python
4 2 (0.98%) JavaScript
4 2 (0.98%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.49%) Apex Code
5 1 (0.49%) SOQL
5 1 (0.49%) VB
Qualifications
1 34 (16.59%) ACCA
1 34 (16.59%) CIMA
2 15 (7.32%) Degree
3 6 (2.93%) AAT
3 6 (2.93%) Azure Certification
3 6 (2.93%) CIPFA
3 6 (2.93%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (0.98%) ICAEW
5 1 (0.49%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.93%) Cyber Essentials
1 6 (2.93%) SLA
2 4 (1.95%) Data Quality
2 4 (1.95%) QA
3 3 (1.46%) ISO 14001
3 3 (1.46%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.46%) TickIT
4 2 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (0.98%) COBIT
4 2 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.98%) NIST
4 2 (0.98%) PMO
4 2 (0.98%) SOC 1
4 2 (0.98%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.49%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.49%) GDPR
5 1 (0.49%) GRC
System Software
1 14 (6.83%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.95%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (1.46%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 50 (24.39%) Microsoft
2 20 (9.76%) Xero
3 12 (5.85%) Apple
3 12 (5.85%) SAP
4 11 (5.37%) OpenText
5 9 (4.39%) Salesforce
6 5 (2.44%) Ubiquiti
7 4 (1.95%) Concur
7 4 (1.95%) HubSpot
7 4 (1.95%) IBM
7 4 (1.95%) Infor
7 4 (1.95%) Oracle
7 4 (1.95%) SYSPRO
7 4 (1.95%) Zoho
7 4 (1.95%) Zscaler
8 3 (1.46%) Adobe
8 3 (1.46%) Cisco
8 3 (1.46%) Dell
8 3 (1.46%) Epicor
8 3 (1.46%) SolarWinds