NEC
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of NEC products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited NEC over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, 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 the NEC Corporation.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 636 663 346
Rank change year-on-year +27 -317 +434
Permanent jobs citing NEC 66 248 921
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.12% 0.24% 0.96%
As % of the Vendors category 0.30% 0.68% 2.31%
Number of salaries quoted 20 109 229
10th Percentile - £34,834 £43,800
25th Percentile £6,035 £42,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £54,296 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year -32.78% -10.70% +1.33%
75th Percentile £61,465 £60,000 £60,899
90th Percentile £68,875 £75,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £6,035 £48,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year -87.56% -20.23% +84.24%

All Vendors
UK

NEC 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 22,290 36,673 39,803
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 39.92% 35.37% 41.55%
Number of salaries quoted 12,073 24,880 23,381
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,700 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,246 £36,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,793 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.59% -13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,600 £68,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £87,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,773 £45,543 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.90% -8.91% +5.26%

NEC
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for NEC in the UK

NEC
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for NEC in the UK

NEC
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for NEC in the UK

NEC
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NEC 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 +11 58 £36,500 -33.64% 66
UK excluding London +53 53 £6,035 -87.56% 60
Work from Home +59 19 £67,500 +22.73% 34
East of England +62 14 - - 7
London +70 13 £43,328 -21.22% 10
North of England -1 11 £6,035 -90.66% 14
North West -29 11 £6,035 -90.66% 4
Midlands +18 9 £35,500 -21.11% 12
West Midlands +33 8 - - 8
Northern Ireland - 8 - -
South West +107 7 £65,000 +44.44% 13
South East +31 4 £68,750 +32.85% 11
East Midlands +19 1 £35,500 +1.91% 4

NEC
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 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.52%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 17 (25.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (19.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (16.67%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (1.52%) AutoCAD
5 1 (1.52%) MS Visio
5 1 (1.52%) Revit
Business Applications
1 10 (15.15%) NEC Housing
2 6 (9.09%) Sprinklr
3 1 (1.52%) Exchequer
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.55%) Power Platform
2 2 (3.03%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.52%) DNS
1 1 (1.52%) Firewall
1 1 (1.52%) LAN
1 1 (1.52%) PBX
1 1 (1.52%) PPP
1 1 (1.52%) Skype
1 1 (1.52%) Unified Communications
1 1 (1.52%) VoIP
1 1 (1.52%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.55%) Power BI
2 2 (3.03%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.52%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.52%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (1.52%) EDRMS
3 1 (1.52%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (1.52%) GIS
3 1 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 24 (36.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 23 (34.85%) Finance
3 14 (21.21%) Manufacturing
4 9 (13.64%) Social Skills
5 5 (7.58%) Marketing
6 4 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (6.06%) Local Government
6 4 (6.06%) Public Sector
7 2 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.52%) Aviation
8 1 (1.52%) Law
8 1 (1.52%) Legal
8 1 (1.52%) Retail
Job Titles
1 41 (62.12%) Project Manager
2 22 (33.33%) Senior
3 17 (25.76%) Senior Manager
3 17 (25.76%) Senior Project Manager
4 8 (12.12%) Delivery Project Manager
5 6 (9.09%) Infrastructure Manager
6 4 (6.06%) Contracts Manager
7 3 (4.55%) Analyst
8 2 (3.03%) Data Analyst
8 2 (3.03%) Quantity Surveyor
8 2 (3.03%) Senior Quantity Surveyor
8 2 (3.03%) Systems Manager
9 1 (1.52%) Applications Support Analyst
9 1 (1.52%) Business Manager
9 1 (1.52%) Engineering Manager
9 1 (1.52%) Risk Manager
9 1 (1.52%) Solutions Architect
9 1 (1.52%) Support Analyst
9 1 (1.52%) Technical Architect
9 1 (1.52%) Technical Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.06%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 7 (10.61%) Management Information System
2 4 (6.06%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.52%) Blog
3 1 (1.52%) Digital Signage
3 1 (1.52%) Home Automation
3 1 (1.52%) IoT
3 1 (1.52%) PMI
3 1 (1.52%) Social Media
3 1 (1.52%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.52%) Windows
1 1 (1.52%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (28.79%) Project Delivery
2 14 (21.21%) Budget Management
3 11 (16.67%) Project Management
4 8 (12.12%) Contract Management
5 6 (9.09%) Customer Service
5 6 (9.09%) Logistics
6 5 (7.58%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (7.58%) Line Management
6 5 (7.58%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (6.06%) Asset Management
7 4 (6.06%) Cost Control
7 4 (6.06%) Marketing Strategy
7 4 (6.06%) Mentoring
7 4 (6.06%) Proactive Monitoring
7 4 (6.06%) Process Management
7 4 (6.06%) Risk Management
7 4 (6.06%) Supplier Management
7 4 (6.06%) Validation
8 3 (4.55%) Culture Change
8 3 (4.55%) Risk Register
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.55%) SQL
2 1 (1.52%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 15 (22.73%) Degree
2 9 (13.64%) DBS Check
3 8 (12.12%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (7.58%) HNC
5 4 (6.06%) MRICS
6 1 (1.52%) DV Cleared
6 1 (1.52%) MCP
6 1 (1.52%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.52%) RIBA
6 1 (1.52%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.03%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.52%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.52%) GDPR
2 1 (1.52%) PMO
2 1 (1.52%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.52%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 15 (22.73%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.06%) SAP
2 4 (6.06%) YouTube
3 1 (1.52%) Autodesk
3 1 (1.52%) Capita
3 1 (1.52%) Cisco
3 1 (1.52%) Civica
3 1 (1.52%) Facebook
3 1 (1.52%) Panasonic
3 1 (1.52%) Polycom
3 1 (1.52%) Ribbon
3 1 (1.52%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.52%) Samsung
3 1 (1.52%) Sony