Sage Job Trends in the UK excluding London

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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 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 8 June 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
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 412 426 495
Rank change year-on-year +14 +69 +72
Permanent jobs citing Sage 194 106 262
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.29% 0.36% 0.34%
As % of the Vendors category 1.21% 0.86% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 153 96 199
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,250 £33,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -16.67%
75th Percentile £51,772 £43,750 £47,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £53,750 £65,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +13.33% - -25.00%

All Vendors
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 16,085 12,383 25,143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 24.16% 41.69% 33.01%
Number of salaries quoted 8,897 6,570 17,401
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +3.26% -8.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £78,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% +10.00% -13.04%

Sage
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Sage job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Sage
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Sage
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sage in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Sage in the UK excluding London

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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 Sage within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 June 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 -8 65 £36,250 -3.33% 20
Midlands +7 51 £32,500 -15.58% 13
North West +20 46 £37,500 - 15
South East -30 35 £72,500 +93.33% 19
West Midlands -2 30 £37,500 -9.64% 13
South West -27 28 £43,250 -45.94% 3
East Midlands -21 21 £28,000 -27.27%
Yorkshire -30 14 £30,000 -20.00% 4
Wales -33 8 £28,500 -18.57% 7
East of England -26 7 £26,500 - 6
North East - 5 £30,500 - 2
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UK

Sage
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 6 (3.09%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.06%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 30 (15.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (14.43%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.58%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (2.58%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (1.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.52%) Trello
Business Applications
1 33 (17.01%) Sage 200
2 25 (12.89%) Sage X3
3 12 (6.19%) Sage 50
4 8 (4.12%) Exchequer
5 7 (3.61%) NetSuite
6 4 (2.06%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 4 (2.06%) Infor CloudSuite
6 4 (2.06%) Infor LN
6 4 (2.06%) Line 50
6 4 (2.06%) Primavera
7 3 (1.55%) BambooHR
7 3 (1.55%) Dynamics CRM
7 3 (1.55%) SAP Business One
8 2 (1.03%) Dynamics AX
8 2 (1.03%) Q-Pulse
9 1 (0.52%) BPCS
9 1 (0.52%) Pegasus Opera
9 1 (0.52%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 1 (0.52%) SAP ERP
9 1 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 27 (13.92%) Intacct
2 17 (8.76%) Azure
2 17 (8.76%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (8.25%) SaaS
4 12 (6.19%) Entra ID
5 10 (5.15%) Power Platform
6 7 (3.61%) PaaS
7 5 (2.58%) Power Automate
8 4 (2.06%) ChatGPT
8 4 (2.06%) IaaS
8 4 (2.06%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (1.55%) Smartsheet
10 1 (0.52%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.52%) Azure Functions
10 1 (0.52%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.52%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.52%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.52%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 1 (0.52%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.64%) Firewall
2 4 (2.06%) Network Security
2 4 (2.06%) VoIP
2 4 (2.06%) Wireless
3 3 (1.55%) VPN
4 1 (0.52%) LAN
4 1 (0.52%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.52%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.15%) Power BI
2 6 (3.09%) SQL Server
2 6 (3.09%) Tableau
3 4 (2.06%) FileMaker
3 4 (2.06%) Relational Database
4 2 (1.03%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.52%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 5 (2.58%) JIRA
2 1 (0.52%) Git
General
1 87 (44.85%) Finance
2 57 (29.38%) Social Skills
3 40 (20.62%) Manufacturing
4 15 (7.73%) Organisational Skills
5 11 (5.67%) Marketing
6 10 (5.15%) Legal
7 9 (4.64%) Retail
8 8 (4.12%) Analytical Skills
9 7 (3.61%) Advertising
10 6 (3.09%) General Ledger
11 5 (2.58%) Aerospace
12 4 (2.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (1.55%) Automotive
13 3 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (1.55%) Public Sector
14 2 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
15 1 (0.52%) Back Office
15 1 (0.52%) Law
15 1 (0.52%) Military
Job Titles
1 40 (20.62%) Consultant
2 21 (10.82%) Analyst
3 20 (10.31%) IT Support
4 19 (9.79%) Administrator
5 16 (8.25%) Financial Controller
6 14 (7.22%) Accountant
7 12 (6.19%) Implementation Consultant
7 12 (6.19%) Sage Consultant
8 11 (5.67%) Developer
9 10 (5.15%) ERP Consultant
9 10 (5.15%) IT Support Technician
9 10 (5.15%) IT Technician
9 10 (5.15%) Senior
9 10 (5.15%) Support Engineer
9 10 (5.15%) Support Technician
9 10 (5.15%) Systems Analyst
10 9 (4.64%) IT Engineer
10 9 (4.64%) IT Support Engineer
10 9 (4.64%) Support Consultant
11 8 (4.12%) Associate Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.58%) .NET
1 5 (2.58%) HTML
2 4 (2.06%) CSS
3 3 (1.55%) EDI
4 2 (1.03%) REST
5 1 (0.52%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.52%) HTML5 Canvas
5 1 (0.52%) Lightning Web Components
5 1 (0.52%) OAuth
5 1 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.52%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (0.52%) React
5 1 (0.52%) SOAP
5 1 (0.52%) Web Services
5 1 (0.52%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.73%) Onboarding
2 10 (5.15%) Management Information System
3 7 (3.61%) Driving Licence
4 6 (3.09%) Data Structures
5 5 (2.58%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (2.06%) Social Media
7 3 (1.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 3 (1.55%) Life Science
7 3 (1.55%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (1.03%) NHS
8 2 (1.03%) PMI
9 1 (0.52%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.52%) FMCG
9 1 (0.52%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.52%) Legacy Applications
9 1 (0.52%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.52%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.52%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 25 (12.89%) Windows
2 5 (2.58%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.06%) Linux
3 4 (2.06%) Mac OS
3 4 (2.06%) Unix
4 2 (1.03%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.52%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (43.81%) ERP
2 43 (22.16%) Problem-Solving
3 23 (11.86%) CRM
4 21 (10.82%) Decision-Making
5 19 (9.79%) Customer Service
6 18 (9.28%) AI
7 16 (8.25%) Process Improvement
7 16 (8.25%) Revenue Recognition
8 14 (7.22%) Budgeting
8 14 (7.22%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 12 (6.19%) Business Intelligence
9 12 (6.19%) Financial Modelling
10 11 (5.67%) Presales
11 10 (5.15%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (4.64%) Change Management
13 8 (4.12%) Critical Thinking
13 8 (4.12%) Functional Testing
13 8 (4.12%) Project Delivery
13 8 (4.12%) Project Management
13 8 (4.12%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 16 (8.25%) SQL
2 5 (2.58%) PHP
3 4 (2.06%) Python
4 2 (1.03%) C#
4 2 (1.03%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.52%) Apex Code
5 1 (0.52%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.52%) SOQL
5 1 (0.52%) VB
5 1 (0.52%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 35 (18.04%) ACCA
1 35 (18.04%) CIMA
2 22 (11.34%) Degree
3 6 (3.09%) CIPFA
4 5 (2.58%) Azure Certification
4 5 (2.58%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (2.06%) AAT
5 4 (2.06%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (2.06%) ICAEW
6 2 (1.03%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.03%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (10.82%) Data Quality
2 6 (3.09%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (2.06%) ISO 14001
3 4 (2.06%) ISO 9001
3 4 (2.06%) QA
4 3 (1.55%) PMO
4 3 (1.55%) SLA
4 3 (1.55%) TickIT
5 2 (1.03%) GDPR
6 1 (0.52%) GAAP
System Software
1 14 (7.22%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.52%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 5 (2.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.06%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (1.55%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 44 (22.68%) Microsoft
2 25 (12.89%) Xero
3 22 (11.34%) SAP
4 10 (5.15%) Apple
5 8 (4.12%) OpenText
6 7 (3.61%) Oracle
7 6 (3.09%) Infor
7 6 (3.09%) Salesforce
8 5 (2.58%) HubSpot
8 5 (2.58%) Ubiquiti
9 4 (2.06%) Adobe
9 4 (2.06%) IBM
9 4 (2.06%) SYSPRO
9 4 (2.06%) Workday
9 4 (2.06%) Zoho
10 3 (1.55%) Cisco
10 3 (1.55%) Dell
10 3 (1.55%) SolarWinds
10 3 (1.55%) Zscaler
11 2 (1.03%) Cognos