Sage Job Trends in the North of England

Sage
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of 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 21 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
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 267 237 306
Rank change year-on-year -30 +69 +80
Permanent jobs citing Sage 55 24 64
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.31% 0.35% 0.39%
As % of the Vendors category 1.28% 0.99% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 45 24 55
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,875 £24,050
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -16.67%
75th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £77,250
England median annual salary £37,500 £38,500 £38,500
% change year-on-year -2.60% - -14.44%

All Vendors
North of 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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 4,303 2,434 5,681
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 24.39% 35.01% 34.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,373 1,606 4,435
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,125 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,715
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -11.64%

Sage
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Sage job vacancy trend in the North of England

Sage
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Sage.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Sage

Sage
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sage in the North of England over the 6 months to 21 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Sage in the North of England

Sage
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sage within the North of England region over the 6 months to 21 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 West -9 37 £37,500 - 12
Yorkshire -50 17 £30,000 -20.00% 15
North East - 1 £100,000 - 7
Sage
England

Sage
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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 1 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.82%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (14.55%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (7.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (3.64%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (20.00%) Sage X3
2 9 (16.36%) Sage 200
3 6 (10.91%) NetSuite
4 3 (5.45%) BambooHR
5 2 (3.64%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 2 (3.64%) Infor CloudSuite
5 2 (3.64%) Infor LN
Cloud Services
1 12 (21.82%) Intacct
2 9 (16.36%) SaaS
3 7 (12.73%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (10.91%) Azure
5 5 (9.09%) Entra ID
6 4 (7.27%) Power Platform
7 2 (3.64%) Smartsheet
8 1 (1.82%) Azure Functions
8 1 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (1.82%) Power Automate
8 1 (1.82%) PowerApps
8 1 (1.82%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 5 (9.09%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.27%) Power BI
2 2 (3.64%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (3.64%) JIRA
General
1 23 (41.82%) Finance
2 12 (21.82%) Manufacturing
3 9 (16.36%) Social Skills
4 4 (7.27%) Marketing
5 3 (5.45%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (5.45%) Retail
6 2 (3.64%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.82%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.82%) Automotive
7 1 (1.82%) Law
7 1 (1.82%) Legal
Job Titles
1 15 (27.27%) Consultant
2 10 (18.18%) Accountant
3 9 (16.36%) Developer
4 8 (14.55%) Support Consultant
5 6 (10.91%) Administrator
5 6 (10.91%) IT Support
5 6 (10.91%) Systems Accountant
6 5 (9.09%) Azure Engineer
6 5 (9.09%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
6 5 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 5 (9.09%) Infrastructure Support
6 5 (9.09%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
6 5 (9.09%) IT Engineer
6 5 (9.09%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
6 5 (9.09%) IT Support Engineer
6 5 (9.09%) Power Platform Developer
6 5 (9.09%) Support Engineer
7 3 (5.45%) .NET Developer
7 3 (5.45%) Business Intelligence Consultant
7 3 (5.45%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.27%) .NET
2 1 (1.82%) HTML
2 1 (1.82%) HTML5 Canvas
2 1 (1.82%) REST
2 1 (1.82%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.09%) Management Information System
2 4 (7.27%) Onboarding
3 2 (3.64%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.82%) FMCG
4 1 (1.82%) Legacy Applications
4 1 (1.82%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 7 (12.73%) Windows
2 1 (1.82%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (49.09%) ERP
2 6 (10.91%) Customer Service
3 5 (9.09%) Change Management
3 5 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (9.09%) ITIL
3 5 (9.09%) Mobile Device Management
3 5 (9.09%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 4 (7.27%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (7.27%) Decision-Making
4 4 (7.27%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (5.45%) CRM
5 3 (5.45%) Data Protection
5 3 (5.45%) Document Management
5 3 (5.45%) Internal Audit
5 3 (5.45%) Process Improvement
6 2 (3.64%) Analytics
6 2 (3.64%) Financial Analysis
6 2 (3.64%) Mentoring
6 2 (3.64%) Project Management
6 2 (3.64%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 7 (12.73%) SQL
2 1 (1.82%) C#
2 1 (1.82%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.82%) PHP
2 1 (1.82%) VB
Qualifications
1 10 (18.18%) ACCA
1 10 (18.18%) CIMA
2 6 (10.91%) CIPFA
3 5 (9.09%) Azure Certification
3 5 (9.09%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (3.64%) AAT
4 2 (3.64%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (3.64%) Degree
4 2 (3.64%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (5.45%) Data Quality
2 3 (5.45%) TickIT
3 2 (3.64%) PMO
System Software
1 7 (12.73%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (9.09%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (16.36%) Microsoft
2 7 (12.73%) Xero
3 5 (9.09%) Ubiquiti
4 4 (7.27%) SAP
5 3 (5.45%) Infor
5 3 (5.45%) Workday
6 2 (3.64%) Cognos
6 2 (3.64%) IBM
7 1 (1.82%) Epicor
7 1 (1.82%) IFS
7 1 (1.82%) Oracle
7 1 (1.82%) Salesforce
7 1 (1.82%) Zoho