Enterprise Software Job Trends in the North West
Enterprise Application Software
England > North West
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Enterprise Software in permanent job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Enterprise Software over the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 150 | 115 | 210 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | +95 | -60 |
| Permanent jobs citing Enterprise Software | 113 | 128 | 25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North West | 0.88% | 2.67% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.89% | 6.23% | 1.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 81 | 13 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,500 | - | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £26,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £42,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.29% | -32.00% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £63,750 | £67,968 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,000 | £72,750 | £97,000 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £70,000 | £62,783 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.50% | -10.31% |
All Generic Skills
North West
Enterprise Software falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the North West.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 2,908 | 2,056 | 2,150 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 22.53% | 42.85% | 29.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,942 | 897 | 905 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,900 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £33,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -4.76% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £80,250 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £56,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.82% | -8.33% | -4.00% |
Enterprise Software Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Enterprise Software relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Enterprise Software Salary Trend in the North West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Enterprise Software.
Enterprise Software Salary Histogram in the North West
Salary distribution for jobs citing Enterprise Software in the North West over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Enterprise Software Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Enterprise Software within the North West region over the 6 months to 16 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | -19 | 71 | £60,250 | -3.60% | 70 |
| Lancashire | +1 | 22 | £55,000 | - | 9 |
| Cheshire | -32 | 13 | £71,000 | +83.23% | 4 |
| Merseyside | -24 | 6 | £50,000 | +85.19% | 9 |
| Cumbria | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Enterprise Software England |
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Enterprise Software Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Driving Licence | 12.4% | 14 |
| 2 | Data Centre | 9.7% | 11 |
| 3 | Onboarding | 8.0% | 9 |
| 4 | EPoS | 7.1% | 8 |
| 4 | Product Ownership | 7.1% | 8 |
| 6 | Public Cloud | 4.4% | 5 |
| 7 | Culture of Ownership | 3.5% | 4 |
| 7 | Management Information System | 3.5% | 4 |
| 7 | NHS | 3.5% | 4 |
| 10 | IoT | 2.7% | 3 |
| 10 | Private Cloud | 2.7% | 3 |
| 12 | PKI | 1.8% | 2 |
| 12 | Replication | 1.8% | 2 |
| 12 | Social Network | 1.8% | 2 |
| 15 | Client/Server | 0.9% | 1 |
| 15 | Cloud Native | 0.9% | 1 |
| 15 | Cyber Security Posture | 0.9% | 1 |
| 15 | Distributed Systems | 0.9% | 1 |
| 15 | FMCG | 0.9% | 1 |
| 15 | Linux Command Line | 0.9% | 1 |