IFS Job Trends in the Midlands

IFS
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands requiring knowledge or experience of IFS products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited IFS over the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, 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 IFS AB.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 214 230 216
Rank change year-on-year +16 -14 +125
Permanent jobs citing IFS 6 12 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.077% 0.18% 0.079%
As % of the Vendors category 0.29% 0.48% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 4 4 1
10th Percentile £44,625 - -
25th Percentile £49,688 - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £30,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -7.69% -64.86%
75th Percentile £67,500 £35,625 £33,750
90th Percentile - £45,750 -
England median annual salary £65,000 £37,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +73.33% -48.28% +38.10%

All Vendors
Midlands

IFS 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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,037 2,516 2,175
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 26.10% 37.66% 43.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,240 1,207 1,811
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,150 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £51,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.43% +4.55% -4.35%

IFS
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

IFS job vacancy trend in the Midlands

IFS
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing IFS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing IFS

IFS
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing IFS in the Midlands over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Salary histogram for IFS in the Midlands

IFS
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IFS within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 December 2025. 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
West Midlands +21 5 £60,000 +100.00% 18
East Midlands -12 1 - - 12
IFS
England

IFS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Crystal Reports
1 2 (33.33%) Power BI
2 1 (16.67%) Oracle Database
General
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Manufacturing
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) IT Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Applications Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Applications Specialist
2 1 (16.67%) Business Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Development Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) ERP Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Head of IT
2 1 (16.67%) IFS Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) IT Project Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Migration Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Migration Project Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Project Manager
2 1 (16.67%) SQL Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Systems Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Systems Development Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) ERP
2 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (50.00%) Migration
4 2 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (33.33%) Change Management
4 2 (33.33%) IT Strategy
4 2 (33.33%) Matrix Organization
4 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
5 1 (16.67%) Coaching
5 1 (16.67%) Cost Reduction
5 1 (16.67%) Feasibility Study
5 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
5 1 (16.67%) Project Management
5 1 (16.67%) Service Management
5 1 (16.67%) Technology Strategy
5 1 (16.67%) User Experience
5 1 (16.67%) Validation
5 1 (16.67%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (16.67%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Oracle