Sage Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Sage
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland 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 11 January 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
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 46 43
Rank change year-on-year 0 -3 +49
Permanent jobs citing Sage 10 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 1.99% 0.25% 0.30%
As % of the Vendors category 4.69% 0.73% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £18,500 £26,400 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £19,000 £27,800 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.65% -39.57% +67.27%
75th Percentile £19,500 £29,200 £48,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -27.27% +29.41%

All Vendors
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 213 137 140
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 42.35% 34.16% 42.42%
Number of salaries quoted 64 33 103
10th Percentile £30,225 £34,400 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,494 £46,713 £35,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,309 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.55% +5.91% +4.36%
75th Percentile £57,813 £58,750 £69,800
90th Percentile £77,500 £74,829 £87,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.28% +3.64% -4.35%

Sage
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Sage job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Sage
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Sage.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Sage

Sage
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sage within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
County Antrim - 5 £19,000 - 1
County Down - 3 - -
County Armagh - 2 - -
Newry - 1 - -
Sage
UK

Sage
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 7 (70.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (70.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (70.00%) Sage X3
General
1 10 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (70.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (30.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 7 (70.00%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Time Management
2 7 (70.00%) Customer Service
2 7 (70.00%) ERP
2 7 (70.00%) Logistics
2 7 (70.00%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (70.00%) Service Delivery
3 3 (30.00%) Accounts Payable
3 3 (30.00%) Data Entry
3 3 (30.00%) Invoice Processing
Qualifications
1 7 (70.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (70.00%) Microsoft