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 19 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 590 571 732
Rank change year-on-year -19 +161 +177
Permanent jobs citing EDI 129 368 185
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.23% 0.33% 0.20%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 1.33% 1.64% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 52 261 138
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £28,550
25th Percentile £39,780 £31,250 £37,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,351 £45,000 £47,750
Median % change year-on-year +7.45% -5.76% -9.05%
75th Percentile £59,383 £55,000 £62,971
90th Percentile £76,288 £62,500 £74,235
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £46,293 £46,250
% change year-on-year -8.19% +0.09% -9.04%

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 9,731 22,378 26,635
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.35% 20.09% 29.08%
Number of salaries quoted 5,855 16,565 17,394
10th Percentile £37,733 £36,250 £40,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £45,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,295 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.49% -11.11% +4.65%
75th Percentile £86,250 £78,750 £87,000
90th Percentile £112,000 £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 19 June 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 19 June 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 -75 90 £48,351 +7.45% 646
UK excluding London -36 58 £42,500 -8.19% 513
Work from Home +82 47 £52,000 +50.72% 291
London +74 35 £59,000 +34.09% 173
Midlands +63 22 £55,000 +15.91% 97
West Midlands +38 14 £57,435 +21.04% 55
South East -23 13 £42,500 -3.60% 113
North of England -14 9 £42,000 -6.67% 117
South West +106 8 £50,000 -7.48% 65
East Midlands +50 8 £40,000 -20.00% 42
Yorkshire +31 5 £42,000 +24.44% 42
North West -16 4 £52,500 +5.00% 67
East of England +38 3 £32,500 -41.44% 64
Scotland - 3 £35,000 - 31

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 6 (4.65%) CMS
2 3 (2.33%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.33%) Sitecore CMS
3 2 (1.55%) OpenEdge
4 1 (0.78%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.78%) Alfresco
4 1 (0.78%) Moodle
4 1 (0.78%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (10.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (6.20%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (5.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.33%) Trello
5 2 (1.55%) Adobe Captivate
5 2 (1.55%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (1.55%) Final Cut Pro
6 1 (0.78%) InDesign
6 1 (0.78%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (9.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (4.65%) SAP EWM
3 5 (3.88%) Dynamics AX
3 5 (3.88%) SAP WM
4 3 (2.33%) SAP SD
4 3 (2.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (1.55%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (1.55%) MFGPRO
5 2 (1.55%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.78%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.78%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.78%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.78%) Infor M3
6 1 (0.78%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.78%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.78%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.78%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.78%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.78%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.78%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 26 (20.16%) Power Platform
2 13 (10.08%) Azure
3 7 (5.43%) Boomi
4 5 (3.88%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
4 5 (3.88%) SAP Commerce Cloud
5 3 (2.33%) Asana
5 3 (2.33%) AWS
5 3 (2.33%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (2.33%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.55%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (1.55%) Google Ads
6 2 (1.55%) Google Sheets
6 2 (1.55%) SaaS
7 1 (0.78%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (0.78%) Canva
7 1 (0.78%) Figma
7 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.78%) Miro
7 1 (0.78%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.10%) LAN
1 4 (3.10%) WAN
2 2 (1.55%) FTP
3 1 (0.78%) 2G
3 1 (0.78%) Broadband
3 1 (0.78%) Firewall
3 1 (0.78%) SAN
3 1 (0.78%) VoIP
3 1 (0.78%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (19.38%) Power BI
2 5 (3.88%) Data Lake
2 5 (3.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 5 (3.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 4 (3.10%) Metadata
4 3 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.55%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.78%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.78%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.78%) MySQL
6 1 (0.78%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.78%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.78%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.78%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.78%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (5.43%) JIRA
2 3 (2.33%) ERwin
3 2 (1.55%) WebSpeed
General
1 80 (62.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 66 (51.16%) Social Skills
3 22 (17.05%) Finance
4 21 (16.28%) Retail
5 16 (12.40%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (8.53%) Manufacturing
7 9 (6.98%) Influencing Skills
7 9 (6.98%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (5.43%) Marketing
9 6 (4.65%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (3.88%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (3.88%) Public Sector
11 3 (2.33%) Games
11 3 (2.33%) Legal
12 2 (1.55%) Multimedia
12 2 (1.55%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.78%) Advertising
13 1 (0.78%) Billing
13 1 (0.78%) Law
13 1 (0.78%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 21 (16.28%) Analyst
2 14 (10.85%) Lead
3 13 (10.08%) Support Analyst
4 11 (8.53%) Senior
5 9 (6.98%) Applications Support
6 7 (5.43%) Developer
6 7 (5.43%) Product Owner
7 6 (4.65%) Applications Support Analyst
7 6 (4.65%) Information Manager
7 6 (4.65%) Information Security Manager
7 6 (4.65%) IT Support
7 6 (4.65%) Security Manager
8 5 (3.88%) Operations Manager
8 5 (3.88%) Software Developer
9 4 (3.10%) Architect
9 4 (3.10%) Consultant
9 4 (3.10%) Contracts Manager
9 4 (3.10%) Coordinator
9 4 (3.10%) Service Analyst
9 4 (3.10%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (6.98%) Middleware
2 4 (3.10%) .NET
2 4 (3.10%) HTML
2 4 (3.10%) IDoc
3 3 (2.33%) EDIFACT
4 2 (1.55%) SAP XI
4 2 (1.55%) Web Services
4 2 (1.55%) XML
5 1 (0.78%) ADO
5 1 (0.78%) Laravel
5 1 (0.78%) SAP Basis
5 1 (0.78%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.78%) Shiny
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.85%) Management Information System
2 8 (6.20%) Product Ownership
3 7 (5.43%) Onboarding
4 6 (4.65%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (3.10%) Learning Management System
5 4 (3.10%) Virtual Team
6 3 (2.33%) Driving Licence
6 3 (2.33%) FMCG
6 3 (2.33%) Social Media
7 2 (1.55%) Educational Technology
7 2 (1.55%) EPoS
7 2 (1.55%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.55%) Life Science
7 2 (1.55%) NHS
7 2 (1.55%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.78%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.78%) Marketing Technology
8 1 (0.78%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.78%) TRADACOMS
8 1 (0.78%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 6 (4.65%) Windows
2 3 (2.33%) Linux
3 1 (0.78%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.78%) Unix
3 1 (0.78%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (22.48%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (20.93%) ERP
3 26 (20.16%) Business Intelligence
4 23 (17.83%) Agile
5 20 (15.50%) Continuous Improvement
5 20 (15.50%) Roadmaps
6 19 (14.73%) Project Management
6 19 (14.73%) Stakeholder Management
7 15 (11.63%) Decision-Making
7 15 (11.63%) Logistics
8 14 (10.85%) Line Management
9 12 (9.30%) Analytics
10 11 (8.53%) CRM
10 11 (8.53%) Cybersecurity
10 11 (8.53%) Data Transformation
11 10 (7.75%) Collaborative Working
11 10 (7.75%) Customer Service
11 10 (7.75%) Data Security
11 10 (7.75%) Information Security
11 10 (7.75%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (13.18%) SQL
2 4 (3.10%) Python
2 4 (3.10%) VB.NET
3 2 (1.55%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.55%) PHP
3 2 (1.55%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.78%) Java
4 1 (0.78%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.78%) R
Qualifications
1 24 (18.60%) Degree
2 10 (7.75%) DBS Check
3 5 (3.88%) CIPD
3 5 (3.88%) CITP
3 5 (3.88%) Security Cleared
4 4 (3.10%) MRICS
4 4 (3.10%) PMP
5 3 (2.33%) CTC Cleared
5 3 (2.33%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.55%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.55%) Postgraduate
7 1 (0.78%) AAT
7 1 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.78%) CCAB
7 1 (0.78%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.78%) Six Sigma Black Belt
7 1 (0.78%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 1 (0.78%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.75%) GDPR
1 10 (7.75%) PCI DSS
2 9 (6.98%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (6.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 9 (6.98%) GRC
2 9 (6.98%) NIST
3 7 (5.43%) Accessibility
4 4 (3.10%) QA
5 3 (2.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (1.55%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.55%) WCAG
System Software
1 7 (5.43%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.78%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 28 (21.71%) SAP
2 25 (19.38%) Microsoft
3 8 (6.20%) Adobe
4 6 (4.65%) Dell
5 5 (3.88%) JDA
6 4 (3.10%) Google
6 4 (3.10%) NEC
6 4 (3.10%) Sitecore
6 4 (3.10%) YouTube
7 3 (2.33%) Sparx
7 3 (2.33%) VMware
8 2 (1.55%) Cisco
8 2 (1.55%) JD Edwards
8 2 (1.55%) OneTrust
8 2 (1.55%) Oracle
8 2 (1.55%) QAD
8 2 (1.55%) Red Hat
9 1 (0.78%) Concur
9 1 (0.78%) IFS
9 1 (0.78%) Workday