Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring EDI skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited EDI over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 572 587 781
Rank change year-on-year +15 +194 +127
Permanent jobs citing EDI 130 340 187
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.23% 0.33% 0.20%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 1.36% 1.58% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 50 241 141
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,293 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.19% -3.56% -8.57%
75th Percentile £58,625 £54,043 £62,971
90th Percentile £68,438 £62,500 £74,235
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £46,293 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.19% +2.87% -11.49%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

EDI falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 9,568 21,459 28,171
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.13% 20.70% 29.41%
Number of salaries quoted 5,873 15,949 17,957
10th Percentile £38,350 £36,250 £40,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £45,000 £50,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,206 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% -11.11% +3.85%
75th Percentile £86,250 £78,750 £87,500
90th Percentile £111,250 £100,000 £106,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +4.55%

EDI
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing EDI as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for EDI in the UK

EDI
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing EDI.

Salary trend for EDI in the UK

EDI
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing EDI over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for EDI in the UK

EDI
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing EDI within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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 -54 90 £42,500 -8.19% 104
UK excluding London -25 54 £42,500 -8.19% 76
Work from Home +85 50 £51,000 +47.83% 53
London +91 39 £58,125 +29.17% 41
Midlands +27 18 £55,000 +15.91% 15
South East -25 14 £42,500 -4.35% 24
West Midlands +21 12 £57,435 +21.04% 10
South West +113 8 £50,000 -7.48% 12
North of England -45 8 £42,000 -1.18% 12
East Midlands +40 6 £40,000 -20.00% 5
Yorkshire +26 5 £42,000 +24.44% 3
East of England +46 3 £32,500 -41.44% 6
North West -46 3 £47,166 -5.67% 8
Scotland - 3 £35,000 - 5

EDI
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (3.85%) CMS
2 3 (2.31%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.54%) OpenEdge
3 2 (1.54%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.77%) Alfresco
4 1 (0.77%) Moodle
4 1 (0.77%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (9.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (5.38%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (4.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.31%) Trello
5 2 (1.54%) Adobe Captivate
5 2 (1.54%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (1.54%) Final Cut Pro
6 1 (0.77%) InDesign
6 1 (0.77%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (9.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (3.85%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (3.08%) SAP EWM
4 3 (2.31%) SAP SD
4 3 (2.31%) SAP WM
4 3 (2.31%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (1.54%) MFGPRO
5 2 (1.54%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.77%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.77%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.77%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.77%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.77%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.77%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.77%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.77%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.77%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 24 (18.46%) Power Platform
2 13 (10.00%) Azure
3 7 (5.38%) Boomi
4 5 (3.85%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
4 5 (3.85%) SAP Commerce Cloud
5 4 (3.08%) AWS
5 4 (3.08%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (2.31%) Asana
6 3 (2.31%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (1.54%) Google Ads
7 2 (1.54%) SaaS
8 1 (0.77%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.77%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 1 (0.77%) Canva
8 1 (0.77%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.77%) Figma
8 1 (0.77%) Google Sheets
8 1 (0.77%) IaaS
8 1 (0.77%) Miro
8 1 (0.77%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.08%) LAN
1 4 (3.08%) WAN
2 2 (1.54%) Firewall
2 2 (1.54%) FTP
3 1 (0.77%) 2G
3 1 (0.77%) Broadband
3 1 (0.77%) DHCP
3 1 (0.77%) DNS
3 1 (0.77%) SAN
3 1 (0.77%) VLAN
3 1 (0.77%) VoIP
3 1 (0.77%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (17.69%) Power BI
2 5 (3.85%) Data Lake
2 5 (3.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 5 (3.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 4 (3.08%) Metadata
4 3 (2.31%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.54%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.77%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.77%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.77%) MySQL
6 1 (0.77%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.77%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.77%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.77%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.77%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (5.38%) JIRA
2 3 (2.31%) ERwin
3 2 (1.54%) WebSpeed
General
1 78 (60.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 70 (53.85%) Social Skills
3 20 (15.38%) Retail
4 19 (14.62%) Finance
5 13 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
6 11 (8.46%) Manufacturing
7 10 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (4.62%) Legal
8 6 (4.62%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (3.85%) Law
9 5 (3.85%) Marketing
9 5 (3.85%) Public Sector
10 3 (2.31%) Games
11 2 (1.54%) Multimedia
11 2 (1.54%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.77%) Advertising
12 1 (0.77%) Billing
12 1 (0.77%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 20 (15.38%) Analyst
2 19 (14.62%) Lead
3 12 (9.23%) Support Analyst
4 10 (7.69%) Applications Support
5 8 (6.15%) Senior
6 7 (5.38%) Applications Support Analyst
6 7 (5.38%) Developer
6 7 (5.38%) IT Support
7 5 (3.85%) Software Developer
8 4 (3.08%) Architect
8 4 (3.08%) Consultant
8 4 (3.08%) Contracts Manager
8 4 (3.08%) ERP Analyst
8 4 (3.08%) Information Manager
8 4 (3.08%) Information Security Manager
8 4 (3.08%) Product Owner
8 4 (3.08%) Security Manager
8 4 (3.08%) Service Analyst
8 4 (3.08%) Service Desk Analyst
8 4 (3.08%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (5.38%) Middleware
2 4 (3.08%) .NET
2 4 (3.08%) HTML
2 4 (3.08%) IDoc
3 3 (2.31%) EDIFACT
4 2 (1.54%) SAP XI
4 2 (1.54%) Web Services
4 2 (1.54%) XML
5 1 (0.77%) ADO
5 1 (0.77%) Laravel
5 1 (0.77%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.77%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.77%) Shiny
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.77%) Management Information System
2 6 (4.62%) Onboarding
2 6 (4.62%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (3.85%) Product Ownership
4 4 (3.08%) Learning Management System
4 4 (3.08%) Virtual Team
5 3 (2.31%) Driving Licence
5 3 (2.31%) FMCG
6 2 (1.54%) Educational Technology
6 2 (1.54%) EPoS
6 2 (1.54%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (1.54%) Life Science
6 2 (1.54%) Social Media
7 1 (0.77%) e-Learning
7 1 (0.77%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.77%) NHS
7 1 (0.77%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.77%) TRADACOMS
7 1 (0.77%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 7 (5.38%) Windows
2 3 (2.31%) Linux
3 2 (1.54%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.77%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.77%) Unix
4 1 (0.77%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (20.77%) ERP
2 25 (19.23%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (18.46%) Agile
3 24 (18.46%) Business Intelligence
4 19 (14.62%) Project Management
5 18 (13.85%) Continuous Improvement
5 18 (13.85%) Decision-Making
6 17 (13.08%) Roadmaps
6 17 (13.08%) Stakeholder Management
7 14 (10.77%) Line Management
8 12 (9.23%) Logistics
9 11 (8.46%) Collaborative Working
9 11 (8.46%) Data Transformation
10 10 (7.69%) Analytics
10 10 (7.69%) Coaching
10 10 (7.69%) Customer Service
10 10 (7.69%) Data Analysis
11 9 (6.92%) Cybersecurity
11 9 (6.92%) Data Security
11 9 (6.92%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (13.85%) SQL
2 5 (3.85%) Python
3 4 (3.08%) VB.NET
4 3 (2.31%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.54%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.54%) PHP
6 1 (0.77%) Java
6 1 (0.77%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.77%) R
Qualifications
1 23 (17.69%) Degree
2 9 (6.92%) DBS Check
3 6 (4.62%) Security Cleared
4 5 (3.85%) CIPD
4 5 (3.85%) CITP
5 4 (3.08%) CTC Cleared
5 4 (3.08%) MRICS
5 4 (3.08%) PMP
6 3 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.31%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.54%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (1.54%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (1.54%) Postgraduate
8 1 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.77%) MAPM
8 1 (0.77%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.77%) Six Sigma Black Belt
8 1 (0.77%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 1 (0.77%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.92%) GRC
2 8 (6.15%) PCI DSS
3 7 (5.38%) Accessibility
3 7 (5.38%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (5.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 7 (5.38%) GDPR
3 7 (5.38%) NIST
4 5 (3.85%) QA
5 3 (2.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (1.54%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.54%) WCAG
System Software
1 8 (6.15%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (1.54%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 26 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 26 (20.00%) SAP
2 7 (5.38%) Adobe
3 6 (4.62%) Dell
4 4 (3.08%) NEC
4 4 (3.08%) YouTube
5 3 (2.31%) Google
5 3 (2.31%) JDA
5 3 (2.31%) Sparx
5 3 (2.31%) VMware
6 2 (1.54%) Cisco
6 2 (1.54%) JD Edwards
6 2 (1.54%) Oracle
6 2 (1.54%) QAD
6 2 (1.54%) Red Hat
6 2 (1.54%) Sitecore
7 1 (0.77%) Ariba
7 1 (0.77%) HP
7 1 (0.77%) IBM
7 1 (0.77%) Salesforce