Management Information System Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Management Information Systems
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Management Information System in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Management Information System over the 6 months leading up to 5 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 80 81
Rank change year-on-year -70 +1 -7
Permanent jobs citing Management Information System 668 1,023 1,729
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.30% 3.46% 3.22%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.44% 9.73% 9.28%
Number of salaries quoted 353 420 1,157
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,975 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,770 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.55% +15.79% -5.00%
75th Percentile £63,000 £67,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £70,250
UK median annual salary £53,211 £60,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -11.32% +17.65% -8.20%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Management Information System 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 15,043 10,510 18,631
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 29.34% 35.59% 34.71%
Number of salaries quoted 7,116 4,864 13,077
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.92% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +12.73% -15.38%

Management Information System
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Management Information System job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Management Information System
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Management Information System.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Management Information System

Management Information System
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Management Information System in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Management Information System in the UK excluding London

Management Information System
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 Management Information System within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 March 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 -62 192 £42,384 -24.31% 90
South East -48 180 £52,500 -6.81% 125
Midlands -51 105 £50,000 -6.19% 80
Yorkshire -44 90 £31,735 -34.90% 32
North West -49 90 £44,000 -23.48% 53
West Midlands -50 70 £58,000 +8.82% 55
South West -36 53 £37,500 -36.26% 56
Scotland -20 52 £40,000 -32.25% 20
East Midlands -22 35 £40,000 -28.57% 24
East of England -58 34 £39,125 -25.48% 41
Wales +3 33 £42,500 -13.27% 13
Northern Ireland -20 22 £32,000 -32.63% 3
North East -46 12 £62,000 -4.62% 6
Management Information System
UK

Management Information System
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 22 (3.29%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.35%) ArcGIS
4 4 (0.60%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 3 (0.45%) Apache
5 3 (0.45%) Confluence
5 3 (0.45%) GeoServer
5 3 (0.45%) govService
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.15%) CMS
6 1 (0.15%) JBoss
6 1 (0.15%) NetWeaver
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 78 (11.68%) Microsoft Office
2 75 (11.23%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (4.19%) MS Visio
4 19 (2.84%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (2.69%) Simulink
6 15 (2.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 12 (1.80%) AutoCAD
8 10 (1.50%) Spreadsheet
9 5 (0.75%) CATIA
10 2 (0.30%) Navisworks
11 1 (0.15%) Civil 3D
11 1 (0.15%) ProjectWise
11 1 (0.15%) Revit
11 1 (0.15%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 7 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
1 7 (1.05%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (0.90%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.75%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.60%) Maximo
5 3 (0.45%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.45%) ResourceLink
5 3 (0.45%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.30%) Sage X3
6 2 (0.30%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.15%) Cognos Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.15%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 1 (0.15%) Infor LN
7 1 (0.15%) Magento
7 1 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.15%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 117 (17.51%) Azure
2 80 (11.98%) Microsoft 365
3 75 (11.23%) Power Platform
4 41 (6.14%) AWS
5 26 (3.89%) Entra ID
6 22 (3.29%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (1.95%) SaaS
7 13 (1.95%) Veeva
8 9 (1.35%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (1.35%) IaaS
9 8 (1.20%) GCP
9 8 (1.20%) Power Automate
10 7 (1.05%) Asana
11 5 (0.75%) Azure Data Factory
11 5 (0.75%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (0.60%) Azure Event Grid
12 4 (0.60%) Azure Service Bus
12 4 (0.60%) ChatGPT
12 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (0.60%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 39 (5.84%) Firewall
2 25 (3.74%) Wireless
3 15 (2.25%) VPN
4 14 (2.10%) WAN
5 13 (1.95%) LAN
5 13 (1.95%) SD-WAN
5 13 (1.95%) Wireshark
6 11 (1.65%) TCP/IP
6 11 (1.65%) TETRA
7 7 (1.05%) DHCP
7 7 (1.05%) DNS
8 6 (0.90%) Network Security
8 6 (0.90%) VoIP
9 5 (0.75%) Broadband
9 5 (0.75%) Internet
9 5 (0.75%) Remote Desktop
9 5 (0.75%) SSL
9 5 (0.75%) VLAN
9 5 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.45%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (9.88%) Power BI
2 36 (5.39%) Metadata
3 19 (2.84%) SQL Server
4 17 (2.54%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (2.40%) GIS
6 15 (2.25%) Tableau
7 14 (2.10%) Geospatial Data
8 10 (1.50%) Spotfire
9 8 (1.20%) Data Lake
10 7 (1.05%) SAP HANA
10 7 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 6 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
11 6 (0.90%) Relational Database
12 5 (0.75%) MySQL
12 5 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (0.60%) Amazon Redshift
13 4 (0.60%) Data Mining
13 4 (0.60%) MongoDB
13 4 (0.60%) NoSQL
13 4 (0.60%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 26 (3.89%) JIRA
2 23 (3.44%) Rational DOORS
3 9 (1.35%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.90%) Git
4 6 (0.90%) Maven
5 5 (0.75%) Apache Continuum
6 4 (0.60%) JUnit
6 4 (0.60%) Mockito
7 3 (0.45%) ERwin
7 3 (0.45%) PowerDesigner
7 3 (0.45%) Rational Rhapsody
7 3 (0.45%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.30%) GitLab
8 2 (0.30%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.15%) Ant
9 1 (0.15%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.15%) Snyk
9 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 320 (47.90%) Social Skills
2 169 (25.30%) Finance
3 160 (23.95%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (11.08%) Organisational Skills
5 49 (7.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (5.69%) Retail
7 34 (5.09%) Military
8 32 (4.79%) Local Government
8 32 (4.79%) Manufacturing
9 29 (4.34%) Public Sector
10 27 (4.04%) Legal
11 26 (3.89%) Electronics
12 25 (3.74%) Law
12 25 (3.74%) Marketing
13 21 (3.14%) Welsh Language
14 20 (2.99%) Aerospace
14 20 (2.99%) Telecoms
15 14 (2.10%) Influencing Skills
15 14 (2.10%) Presentation Skills
16 13 (1.95%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 125 (18.71%) Analyst
2 63 (9.43%) Senior
3 62 (9.28%) Systems Engineer
4 51 (7.63%) Lead
5 50 (7.49%) Support Analyst
6 44 (6.59%) IT Support
7 38 (5.69%) Applications Support
8 35 (5.24%) Data Manager
9 32 (4.79%) Coordinator
10 28 (4.19%) IT Manager
11 26 (3.89%) Principal Engineer
12 25 (3.74%) Applications Support Analyst
13 24 (3.59%) Architect
13 24 (3.59%) Principal Systems Engineer
13 24 (3.59%) Senior Systems Engineer
14 20 (2.99%) Data Analyst
14 20 (2.99%) IT Analyst
15 19 (2.84%) 1st Line Support
16 17 (2.54%) IT Support Analyst
16 17 (2.54%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.20%) EDI
1 8 (1.20%) REST
2 7 (1.05%) .NET
3 5 (0.75%) Middleware
3 5 (0.75%) Node.js
4 4 (0.60%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.45%) CSS
5 3 (0.45%) HTML
5 3 (0.45%) Keras
5 3 (0.45%) Leaflet
5 3 (0.45%) OpenLayers
5 3 (0.45%) PostGIS
5 3 (0.45%) PyTorch
5 3 (0.45%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (0.45%) SOAP
5 3 (0.45%) TensorFlow
5 3 (0.45%) XML
6 2 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
6 2 (0.30%) GraphQL
6 2 (0.30%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 38 (5.69%) Onboarding
2 31 (4.64%) Analytical Mindset
3 28 (4.19%) Self-Motivation
4 27 (4.04%) Data Centre
5 24 (3.59%) Product Ownership
6 21 (3.14%) Life Science
7 19 (2.84%) Driving Licence
8 14 (2.10%) FMCG
9 13 (1.95%) Cyber Threat
10 12 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (1.65%) Renewable Energy
12 9 (1.35%) Biopharmaceutical
12 9 (1.35%) CMDB
12 9 (1.35%) Mobile App
13 8 (1.20%) Social Media
14 7 (1.05%) e-Learning
14 7 (1.05%) LIMS
14 7 (1.05%) Security Posture
15 6 (0.90%) IoT
15 6 (0.90%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 47 (7.04%) Windows
2 24 (3.59%) Linux
3 10 (1.50%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.75%) CentOS
4 5 (0.75%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.45%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.45%) SUSE
6 3 (0.45%) Unix
6 3 (0.45%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (25.15%) Problem-Solving
2 157 (23.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 132 (19.76%) Project Management
4 118 (17.66%) Agile
5 110 (16.47%) Customer Service
6 106 (15.87%) Data Management
7 102 (15.27%) Decision-Making
8 99 (14.82%) Cybersecurity
9 97 (14.52%) Business Intelligence
10 91 (13.62%) Computer Science
11 79 (11.83%) ERP
12 78 (11.68%) Change Management
13 73 (10.93%) Data Governance
14 72 (10.78%) Analytics
14 72 (10.78%) Coaching
15 71 (10.63%) CRM
16 68 (10.18%) Information Security
17 67 (10.03%) ITIL
17 67 (10.03%) Process Improvement
18 60 (8.98%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 65 (9.73%) SQL
2 20 (2.99%) MATLAB
3 17 (2.54%) Python
4 15 (2.25%) PowerShell
5 13 (1.95%) Bash
6 11 (1.65%) T-SQL
7 10 (1.50%) C
7 10 (1.50%) Java
8 9 (1.35%) JavaScript
9 7 (1.05%) R
10 4 (0.60%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.45%) C#
11 3 (0.45%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.30%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.15%) C++
13 1 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.15%) Groovy
13 1 (0.15%) Korn
Qualifications
1 269 (40.27%) Degree
2 76 (11.38%) BPSS Clearance
3 45 (6.74%) Master's Degree
4 43 (6.44%) Security Cleared
5 34 (5.09%) Computer Science Degree
6 31 (4.64%) SC Cleared
7 24 (3.59%) DBS Check
8 23 (3.44%) CISSP
9 18 (2.69%) CISM
9 18 (2.69%) ITIL Certification
10 15 (2.25%) HND
10 15 (2.25%) PMI Certification
10 15 (2.25%) PMP
11 13 (1.95%) Microsoft Certification
12 10 (1.50%) HNC
13 9 (1.35%) A+ Certification
13 9 (1.35%) ACCA
13 9 (1.35%) CIMA
13 9 (1.35%) Cisco Certification
14 8 (1.20%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (9.58%) Data Quality
2 46 (6.89%) GDPR
3 40 (5.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 39 (5.84%) QA
5 35 (5.24%) Accessibility
6 27 (4.04%) Cyber Essentials
7 25 (3.74%) NIST
8 24 (3.59%) SLA
9 14 (2.10%) PCI DSS
10 12 (1.80%) PMO
11 11 (1.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 10 (1.50%) Good Clinical Practice
12 10 (1.50%) GRC
13 7 (1.05%) GMP
14 6 (0.90%) ISO 19650
15 5 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 12207
15 5 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 15288
15 5 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 5 (0.75%) NCSC
15 5 (0.75%) SOC 2
System Software
1 33 (4.94%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.50%) Docker
3 4 (0.60%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.45%) Citrix Hypervisor
4 3 (0.45%) Firmware
5 2 (0.30%) Samba
6 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 13 (1.95%) Microsoft Intune
1 13 (1.95%) SCCM
2 12 (1.80%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.90%) Ansible
3 6 (0.90%) Terraform
4 5 (0.75%) Autotask
5 4 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.30%) Control-M
6 2 (0.30%) Grafana
6 2 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.15%) CASB
7 1 (0.15%) Host Intrusion Detection System
7 1 (0.15%) Kibana
7 1 (0.15%) Podman
7 1 (0.15%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.15%) Puppet
Vendors
1 189 (28.29%) Microsoft
2 43 (6.44%) SAP
3 41 (6.14%) Salesforce
4 21 (3.14%) Adobe
5 18 (2.69%) Siemens
6 17 (2.54%) Oracle
7 15 (2.25%) Cisco
8 14 (2.10%) Meraki
9 13 (1.95%) CheckPoint
9 13 (1.95%) Palo Alto
9 13 (1.95%) SolarWinds
10 12 (1.80%) Freshdesk
10 12 (1.80%) Nintex
11 11 (1.65%) Google
11 11 (1.65%) Motorola
12 8 (1.20%) ESRI
12 8 (1.20%) IBM
12 8 (1.20%) ServiceNow
13 7 (1.05%) HubSpot
14 6 (0.90%) Sparx