IFS Job Trends in the UK excluding London

IFS
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 21 May 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 IFS AB.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 531 493 638
Rank change year-on-year -38 +145 +72
Permanent jobs citing IFS 51 33 105
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.076% 0.11% 0.15%
As % of the Vendors category 0.32% 0.27% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 32 29 69
10th Percentile £42,500 - £39,550
25th Percentile £43,000 £25,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £32,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +46.15% -50.00% +18.18%
75th Percentile £55,000 £40,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £85,750 £57,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £32,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +107.69% -35.00% -20.00%

All Vendors
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 15,959 12,009 24,166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.93% 41.08% 34.87%
Number of salaries quoted 8,383 6,600 17,170
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,929 £25,760
25th Percentile £33,750 £32,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £45,828
Median % change year-on-year - +9.10% -8.34%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £78,750 £74,500
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% +10.00% -13.04%

IFS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

IFS job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

IFS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing IFS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing IFS

IFS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IFS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Salary histogram for IFS in the UK excluding London

IFS
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IFS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 21 May 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 of England -31 18 £50,000 +96.08% 4
South East -7 16 £45,000 +38.46% 3
Yorkshire -39 14 £45,000 +76.47% 1
East of England -15 7 £85,000 +112.50% 1
South West -56 6 £55,000 -21.43% 3
North West +9 4 £60,000 -14.29% 3
Midlands -25 3 £36,500 -27.00% 7
West Midlands - 2 £36,500 - 6
East Midlands -22 1 - - 1
Scotland - 1 - - 5
IFS
UK

IFS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 5 (9.80%) SharePoint
2 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (17.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.88%) MS Visio
3 2 (3.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (3.92%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (11.76%) NetSuite
2 4 (7.84%) Infor M3
2 4 (7.84%) JDE OneWorld
2 4 (7.84%) JDE World
3 3 (5.88%) Maximo
3 3 (5.88%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (1.96%) BPCS
4 1 (1.96%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (1.96%) Pegasus Opera
4 1 (1.96%) Sage 200
4 1 (1.96%) Sage 50
4 1 (1.96%) Sage X3
4 1 (1.96%) SAP Business ByDesign
4 1 (1.96%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 4 (7.84%) Azure
1 4 (7.84%) Power Platform
2 3 (5.88%) AWS
2 3 (5.88%) Boomi
2 3 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (5.88%) Mimecast
3 1 (1.96%) Intacct
3 1 (1.96%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (11.76%) Oracle Database
2 4 (7.84%) Power BI
3 3 (5.88%) SQL Server
4 2 (3.92%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (1.96%) Postman
General
1 29 (56.86%) Social Skills
2 19 (37.25%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (31.37%) Finance
4 11 (21.57%) Manufacturing
5 6 (11.76%) Retail
6 2 (3.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.92%) Law
7 1 (1.96%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 18 (35.29%) Analyst
2 12 (23.53%) Applications Support
2 12 (23.53%) Applications Support Analyst
3 11 (21.57%) ERP Support
4 10 (19.61%) ERP Analyst
4 10 (19.61%) Support Analyst
5 8 (15.69%) Consultant
5 8 (15.69%) Lead
6 6 (11.76%) Test Leader
7 5 (9.80%) IFS Consultant
8 4 (7.84%) Functional Analyst
8 4 (7.84%) IT Analyst
9 3 (5.88%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
9 3 (5.88%) 3rd Line Support
9 3 (5.88%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
9 3 (5.88%) Data Manager
9 3 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 3 (5.88%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
9 3 (5.88%) Project Manager
9 3 (5.88%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.96%) CSS
1 1 (1.96%) HTML
1 1 (1.96%) JSON
1 1 (1.96%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (1.96%) REST
1 1 (1.96%) SOAP
1 1 (1.96%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (13.73%) Driving Licence
1 7 (13.73%) Management Information System
2 6 (11.76%) Hybrid Cloud
3 5 (9.80%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (5.88%) CMDB
5 2 (3.92%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.96%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 4 (7.84%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (80.39%) ERP
2 11 (21.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 11 (21.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 9 (17.65%) ITIL
3 9 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (15.69%) Agile
5 7 (13.73%) Process Improvement
6 6 (11.76%) CI/CD
6 6 (11.76%) E-Commerce
6 6 (11.76%) Event-Driven
6 6 (11.76%) Event-Driven Architecture
6 6 (11.76%) Functional Programming
6 6 (11.76%) Logistics
6 6 (11.76%) Test Automation
6 6 (11.76%) Test Management
6 6 (11.76%) Waterfall
7 5 (9.80%) Computer Science
7 5 (9.80%) Project Delivery
7 5 (9.80%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (9.80%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 13 (25.49%) SQL
2 6 (11.76%) Clojure
2 6 (11.76%) T-SQL
3 4 (7.84%) PL/SQL
4 3 (5.88%) PowerShell
5 1 (1.96%) C#
5 1 (1.96%) Java
5 1 (1.96%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.96%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (17.65%) Degree
2 6 (11.76%) ISTQB
3 2 (3.92%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.96%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.96%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.88%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.92%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (3.92%) GDPR
2 2 (3.92%) PMO
2 2 (3.92%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Virtual Server
1 3 (5.88%) Virtual Servers
Vendors
1 18 (35.29%) Oracle
2 9 (17.65%) Microsoft
3 8 (15.69%) SAP
4 6 (11.76%) Epicor
5 4 (7.84%) Infor
5 4 (7.84%) JD Edwards
6 2 (3.92%) Sage
7 1 (1.96%) Pegasus
7 1 (1.96%) Xero
7 1 (1.96%) Zoho