Billing Job Trends

Billing
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Billing in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Billing over the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 334 436 487
Rank change year-on-year +102 +51 +213
Permanent jobs citing Billing 356 285 223
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.60% 0.53% 0.42%
As % of the General category 1.01% 0.79% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 225 68 125
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,100 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £51,250 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.07% -21.15% +14.04%
75th Percentile £62,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,650 £89,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £41,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -15.66% +27.69% -38.10%

All General Skills
UK

Billing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 35,181 35,876 33,362
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.23% 66.18% 62.93%
Number of salaries quoted 19,043 16,430 24,311
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £102,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%

Billing
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Billing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Billing job vacancy trend in the UK

Billing
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Billing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Billing

Billing
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Billing over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Billing in the UK

Billing
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Billing within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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
England +93 309 £45,000 -16.28% 218
UK excluding London +69 212 £35,000 -15.66% 159
Work from Home +117 140 £55,000 +22.22% 99
London +89 134 £57,500 -25.81% 77
South East +35 60 £50,000 +29.87% 57
North of England +23 56 £29,500 -25.79% 35
North West +23 44 £29,750 -40.50% 18
Scotland +4 24 £34,000 -24.44% 3
South West -2 23 £47,500 -9.52% 17
Midlands +15 17 £50,000 +20.48% 18
East of England +42 16 £35,000 - 25
West Midlands +31 13 £36,000 +10.77% 7
Wales +13 9 £21,620 - 5
Yorkshire -9 9 £31,294 -15.42% 11
Northern Ireland - 7 £32,500 - 2
East Midlands -9 4 £72,500 +31.82% 9
North East +7 3 £25,087 +4.53% 6

Billing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 11 (3.09%) Confluence
2 4 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.84%) HCL Domino
3 3 (0.84%) HCL Notes
3 3 (0.84%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.28%) TPMS
4 1 (0.28%) WordPress
Applications
1 46 (12.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (6.18%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (3.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (3.09%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (1.97%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.28%) GIMP
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 9 (2.53%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.12%) Endur
3 2 (0.56%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.28%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.28%) SAP BRIM
4 1 (0.28%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.28%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.28%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.28%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.28%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.28%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.28%) SAP PSCD
4 1 (0.28%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.28%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 65 (18.26%) Azure
2 36 (10.11%) Power Platform
3 26 (7.30%) AWS
4 25 (7.02%) SaaS
5 17 (4.78%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (3.93%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (3.65%) Azure Data Factory
7 13 (3.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 12 (3.37%) Entra ID
9 9 (2.53%) IaaS
9 9 (2.53%) PaaS
10 7 (1.97%) Serverless
11 6 (1.69%) Azure AKS
11 6 (1.69%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (1.40%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.40%) GCP
12 5 (1.40%) GitHub
13 4 (1.12%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (1.12%) OpenShift
13 4 (1.12%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.74%) Broadband
2 9 (2.53%) Firewall
2 9 (2.53%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (1.97%) VPN
4 5 (1.40%) 802.11
4 5 (1.40%) Ethernet
4 5 (1.40%) LTE
4 5 (1.40%) PSTN
4 5 (1.40%) Unified Communications
4 5 (1.40%) VSAT
4 5 (1.40%) Wireless
5 4 (1.12%) DHCP
5 4 (1.12%) DNS
5 4 (1.12%) MPLS
5 4 (1.12%) Structured Cabling
5 4 (1.12%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.12%) VoIP
6 2 (0.56%) LAN
6 2 (0.56%) Network Security
6 2 (0.56%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (9.27%) Power BI
2 18 (5.06%) SQL Server
3 12 (3.37%) Azure SQL Database
3 12 (3.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.12%) MySQL
4 4 (1.12%) RDBMS
4 4 (1.12%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.84%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.84%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.56%) Tableau
7 1 (0.28%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.28%) Data Vault
7 1 (0.28%) InfluxDB
7 1 (0.28%) Metadata
7 1 (0.28%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 15 (4.21%) JIRA
2 13 (3.65%) Git
3 3 (0.84%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.56%) Subversion
4 2 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (0.56%) VSS/SourceSafe
5 1 (0.28%) ER Studio
5 1 (0.28%) ERwin
5 1 (0.28%) PowerDesigner
General
1 128 (35.96%) Finance
2 115 (32.30%) Social Skills
3 40 (11.24%) Marketing
4 37 (10.39%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (9.27%) Telecoms
6 25 (7.02%) Public Sector
7 21 (5.90%) Games
8 19 (5.34%) Banking
8 19 (5.34%) Financial Institution
9 18 (5.06%) Advertising
9 18 (5.06%) Legal
10 17 (4.78%) Presentation Skills
11 16 (4.49%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (4.21%) Local Government
13 13 (3.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 13 (3.65%) Law
14 10 (2.81%) German Language
15 9 (2.53%) Electronics
15 9 (2.53%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (1.97%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 67 (18.82%) Consultant
2 47 (13.20%) Recruitment Consultant
3 26 (7.30%) Analyst
4 24 (6.74%) Senior
5 19 (5.34%) IT Consultant
5 19 (5.34%) IT Recruitment Consultant
6 18 (5.06%) Architect
7 17 (4.78%) Developer
8 16 (4.49%) Lead
9 15 (4.21%) Audit Manager
10 13 (3.65%) Customer Service Advisor
11 12 (3.37%) Commercial Analyst
11 12 (3.37%) Insight Analyst
12 11 (3.09%) Accountant
12 11 (3.09%) Business Manager
12 11 (3.09%) Payments Architect
12 11 (3.09%) Support Analyst
13 10 (2.81%) Operations Engineer
14 9 (2.53%) Associate Director
14 9 (2.53%) Managing Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.06%) .NET
2 12 (3.37%) RESTful
3 8 (2.25%) REST
3 8 (2.25%) Spring
3 8 (2.25%) Spring Boot
4 5 (1.40%) 802.1X
4 5 (1.40%) Kafka
5 4 (1.12%) AngularJS
5 4 (1.12%) Bootstrap
5 4 (1.12%) XML
5 4 (1.12%) XSLT
6 3 (0.84%) EDI
7 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.56%) HTML
7 2 (0.56%) JSON
7 2 (0.56%) Spring Cloud
7 2 (0.56%) Spring Integration
7 2 (0.56%) Spring MVC
7 2 (0.56%) Web Services
7 2 (0.56%) WSDL
Miscellaneous
1 73 (20.51%) Self-Motivation
2 41 (11.52%) Onboarding
3 21 (5.90%) Mobile App
4 19 (5.34%) Renewable Energy
5 15 (4.21%) Analytical Mindset
5 15 (4.21%) NHS
6 11 (3.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 11 (3.09%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 8 (2.25%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (2.25%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.69%) iPad
8 6 (1.69%) iPhone
8 6 (1.69%) Security Posture
9 5 (1.40%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (1.40%) Management Information System
10 4 (1.12%) CCTV
10 4 (1.12%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.12%) Credit Risk
11 3 (0.84%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.53%) Apple iOS
2 8 (2.25%) Linux
3 4 (1.12%) Mac OS X
3 4 (1.12%) Windows
3 4 (1.12%) Windows 10
3 4 (1.12%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.12%) Windows Server 2016
3 4 (1.12%) Windows Server 2019
4 3 (0.84%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (21.91%) Business Development
2 76 (21.35%) Agile
3 60 (16.85%) CRM
4 56 (15.73%) Problem-Solving
5 55 (15.45%) Customer Service
6 42 (11.80%) Collaborative Working
7 38 (10.67%) Process Improvement
8 37 (10.39%) Continuous Improvement
9 35 (9.83%) Business Intelligence
9 35 (9.83%) Stakeholder Management
10 33 (9.27%) B2B
11 32 (8.99%) Cost Management
11 32 (8.99%) Mentoring
11 32 (8.99%) Migration
12 31 (8.71%) Analytics
13 28 (7.87%) Coaching
13 28 (7.87%) Project Management
14 25 (7.02%) Cybersecurity
14 25 (7.02%) Microservices
15 24 (6.74%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 25 (7.02%) SQL
2 22 (6.18%) Java
3 18 (5.06%) C#
4 12 (3.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 7 (1.97%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.97%) Python
6 4 (1.12%) Bash
6 4 (1.12%) Kotlin
6 4 (1.12%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.84%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.84%) Swift
8 1 (0.28%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.28%) Bicep
8 1 (0.28%) SOQL
8 1 (0.28%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.28%) VBA
Qualifications
1 51 (14.33%) Degree
2 34 (9.55%) ACCA
3 13 (3.65%) AAT
4 11 (3.09%) CFA
5 9 (2.53%) CIMA
6 8 (2.25%) Security Cleared
7 6 (1.69%) CCNA
7 6 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (1.69%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.69%) SC Cleared
8 5 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.40%) GCSC
8 5 (1.40%) HND
8 5 (1.40%) JNCIA
8 5 (1.40%) PMP
9 2 (0.56%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.28%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.28%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.28%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.06%) IFRS
2 15 (4.21%) GAAP
3 14 (3.93%) Data Quality
4 11 (3.09%) ISO 20022
4 11 (3.09%) SEPA
5 10 (2.81%) QA
6 7 (1.97%) Accessibility
6 7 (1.97%) TARGET2
7 6 (1.69%) SLA
8 4 (1.12%) EMIR
8 4 (1.12%) GDPR
9 3 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.84%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.56%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.56%) PSD2
10 2 (0.56%) Software Quality Assurance
11 1 (0.28%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.28%) PMO
11 1 (0.28%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (3.65%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.12%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.28%) Docker
3 1 (0.28%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (5.62%) Terraform
2 6 (1.69%) Jamf Pro
2 6 (1.69%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.69%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.56%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 61 (17.13%) Microsoft
2 14 (3.93%) Guidewire
2 14 (3.93%) Sage
3 11 (3.09%) Adobe
4 10 (2.81%) Freshdesk
4 10 (2.81%) SAP
4 10 (2.81%) Xero
5 9 (2.53%) BT
6 6 (1.69%) Apple
6 6 (1.69%) Okta
6 6 (1.69%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.40%) Aderant
7 5 (1.40%) Nintex
7 5 (1.40%) Oracle
8 4 (1.12%) CrowdStrike
8 4 (1.12%) Fortinet
8 4 (1.12%) Intapp
8 4 (1.12%) OpenLink
8 4 (1.12%) Palo Alto
8 4 (1.12%) Workday