Sage Job Trends in the South West

Sage
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 14 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
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 163 181 217
Rank change year-on-year +18 +36 +58
Permanent jobs citing Sage 14 8 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.28% 0.19% 0.021%
As % of the Vendors category 1.03% 0.57% 0.056%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,500 - £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.50% -20.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £39,125 - £55,000
90th Percentile £44,900 - -
England median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -18.18% +29.41%

All Vendors
South West

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 South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,356 1,400 1,801
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 26.69% 33.76% 37.95%
Number of salaries quoted 728 653 1,454
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,350 £29,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -3.06% +3.16%
75th Percentile £58,563 £65,000 £61,625
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -4.35%

Sage
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Sage job vacancy trend in the South West

Sage
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Sage.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Sage

Sage
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sage in the South West over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Sage in the South West

Sage
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sage within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 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
Devon - 9 - - 1
Gloucestershire +24 4 £29,000 - 1
Somerset - 1 £47,500 - 3
Sage
England

Sage
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (42.86%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (42.86%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 4 (28.57%) Intacct
General
1 10 (71.43%) Finance
2 8 (57.14%) Social Skills
3 6 (42.86%) Billing
4 5 (35.71%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (21.43%) Banking
6 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (7.14%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (21.43%) Account Manager
1 3 (21.43%) Administrator
1 3 (21.43%) Junior
1 3 (21.43%) Junior Account Manager
1 3 (21.43%) Portfolio Manager
1 3 (21.43%) Senior
1 3 (21.43%) Senior Manager
2 2 (14.29%) Accountant
2 2 (14.29%) Systems Accountant
3 1 (7.14%) IT Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) Business Development
1 6 (42.86%) Portfolio Management
1 6 (42.86%) Workflow
2 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (21.43%) Commercial Awareness
3 3 (21.43%) ERP
3 3 (21.43%) Mentoring
3 3 (21.43%) Process Improvement
3 3 (21.43%) Strategic Planning
4 2 (14.29%) Business Continuity
4 2 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 2 (14.29%) Performance Management
4 2 (14.29%) Project Management
5 1 (7.14%) CRM
5 1 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (7.14%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (7.14%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (57.14%) ACCA
2 6 (42.86%) AAT
3 2 (14.29%) CIMA
3 2 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 8 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 6 (42.86%) Xero
3 1 (7.14%) HubSpot