Sage
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 13 July 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
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 492 530 576
Rank change year-on-year +38 +46 +101
Permanent jobs citing Sage 294 152 318
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.30% 0.31% 0.31%
As % of the Vendors category 1.15% 0.73% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 242 133 246
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,950 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,375 £33,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £37,500 £38,250
Median % change year-on-year +17.33% -1.96% -23.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £43,750 £53,438
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,100 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -16.67%

All Vendors
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 25,647 20,717 34,492
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.98% 42.08% 34.12%
Number of salaries quoted 15,351 11,447 23,330
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £35,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,239 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.07% +10.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,750 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -10.00%

Sage
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Sage job vacancy trend in the UK

Sage
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Sage.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Sage

Sage
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sage over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Sage in the UK

Sage
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sage within the UK over the 6 months to 13 July 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 +50 255 £44,000 +14.29% 95
UK excluding London +15 224 £40,000 +6.67% 78
Work from Home +28 121 £44,000 +17.33% 52
North of England +11 77 £37,500 - 28
Midlands +11 58 £35,500 -7.79% 15
North West +9 51 £40,000 - 6
South East -28 43 £72,500 +93.33% 20
London +2 40 £65,000 -13.33% 27
West Midlands +14 37 £40,000 -31.33% 7
South West -36 31 £44,000 -45.00% 5
Yorkshire -23 22 £34,000 -9.33% 8
East Midlands -22 21 £28,000 -27.27% 8
Wales -41 8 £28,500 -18.57% 1
East of England -17 6 £26,500 -33.75% 4
North East - 4 £30,500 - 14
Scotland -5 1 £19,000 -41.54% 2

Sage
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 9 (3.06%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 38 (12.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (11.56%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (3.06%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (2.38%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.34%) Trello
Business Applications
1 55 (18.71%) Sage 200
2 31 (10.54%) Sage X3
3 23 (7.82%) NetSuite
4 14 (4.76%) Sage 50
5 8 (2.72%) Exchequer
6 7 (2.38%) SAP Business One
7 6 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
8 4 (1.36%) Infor LN
8 4 (1.36%) Line 50
8 4 (1.36%) Primavera
9 3 (1.02%) BambooHR
9 3 (1.02%) Q-Pulse
10 2 (0.68%) Dynamics GP
10 2 (0.68%) Infor CloudSuite
10 2 (0.68%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
10 2 (0.68%) MFGPRO
10 2 (0.68%) SAP Business ByDesign
10 2 (0.68%) Shopify
11 1 (0.34%) Magento
11 1 (0.34%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 59 (20.07%) Intacct
2 32 (10.88%) Power Platform
3 31 (10.54%) SaaS
4 29 (9.86%) Microsoft 365
5 28 (9.52%) Azure
6 16 (5.44%) Entra ID
7 11 (3.74%) PaaS
8 6 (2.04%) Microsoft Copilot
9 5 (1.70%) Azure Logic Apps
9 5 (1.70%) Azure Service Bus
9 5 (1.70%) Power Automate
10 4 (1.36%) Azure Event Grid
10 4 (1.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 4 (1.36%) ChatGPT
10 4 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (1.36%) IaaS
11 3 (1.02%) AWS
11 3 (1.02%) PowerApps
11 3 (1.02%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.68%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.38%) Firewall
2 5 (1.70%) WAN
3 4 (1.36%) Network Security
3 4 (1.36%) VoIP
3 4 (1.36%) Wireless
4 2 (0.68%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.34%) DHCP
5 1 (0.34%) DNS
5 1 (0.34%) LAN
5 1 (0.34%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (10.20%) Power BI
2 10 (3.40%) Relational Database
2 10 (3.40%) Tableau
3 6 (2.04%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.36%) FileMaker
5 2 (0.68%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.34%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 7 (2.38%) JIRA
2 4 (1.36%) Git
General
1 155 (52.72%) Finance
2 100 (34.01%) Social Skills
3 42 (14.29%) Manufacturing
4 23 (7.82%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (6.46%) Organisational Skills
6 17 (5.78%) Legal
7 14 (4.76%) Marketing
8 13 (4.42%) Billing
9 10 (3.40%) General Ledger
10 9 (3.06%) Retail
11 7 (2.38%) Advertising
12 5 (1.70%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.70%) Law
12 5 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 3 (1.02%) Automotive
14 3 (1.02%) Public Sector
15 1 (0.34%) Back Office
15 1 (0.34%) Military
Job Titles
1 63 (21.43%) Consultant
2 37 (12.59%) Analyst
3 31 (10.54%) Administrator
4 28 (9.52%) Senior
5 24 (8.16%) IT Support
6 23 (7.82%) Support Consultant
6 23 (7.82%) Systems Analyst
7 18 (6.12%) Accountant
8 17 (5.78%) Sage Consultant
9 16 (5.44%) Financial Controller
9 16 (5.44%) Implementation Consultant
10 14 (4.76%) Developer
10 14 (4.76%) IT Manager
11 13 (4.42%) Systems Administrator
12 11 (3.74%) Finance Manager
12 11 (3.74%) Sage 200 Consultant
12 11 (3.74%) Senior Systems Administrator
12 11 (3.74%) Support Analyst
12 11 (3.74%) Systems Manager
13 10 (3.40%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.72%) CSS
1 8 (2.72%) HTML
2 6 (2.04%) Middleware
3 5 (1.70%) .NET
4 4 (1.36%) Web Services
5 3 (1.02%) REST
6 2 (0.68%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.68%) OAuth
7 1 (0.34%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.34%) EDI
7 1 (0.34%) HTML5 Canvas
7 1 (0.34%) JSON
7 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.34%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.34%) React
7 1 (0.34%) SOAP
7 1 (0.34%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 27 (9.18%) Onboarding
2 22 (7.48%) Data Structures
3 15 (5.10%) Driving Licence
4 13 (4.42%) Management Information System
5 8 (2.72%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.36%) Cloud Native
6 4 (1.36%) PMI
6 4 (1.36%) Social Media
7 2 (0.68%) Augmented Reality
7 2 (0.68%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.34%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.34%) FMCG
8 1 (0.34%) Legacy Applications
8 1 (0.34%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.34%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 33 (11.22%) Windows
2 10 (3.40%) Linux
3 6 (2.04%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.36%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.36%) Unix
5 2 (0.68%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.34%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (52.38%) ERP
2 58 (19.73%) Problem-Solving
3 53 (18.03%) CRM
4 40 (13.61%) AI
5 35 (11.90%) Business Intelligence
6 34 (11.56%) Decision-Making
7 32 (10.88%) Revenue Recognition
8 29 (9.86%) Continuous Improvement
9 27 (9.18%) Migration
10 26 (8.84%) Process Improvement
11 22 (7.48%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 21 (7.14%) Financial Modelling
13 20 (6.80%) Data Governance
14 19 (6.46%) Customer Service
15 17 (5.78%) Data Architecture
15 17 (5.78%) Master Data Management
15 17 (5.78%) Stakeholder Management
16 16 (5.44%) User Acceptance Testing
17 15 (5.10%) Budgeting
17 15 (5.10%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (12.59%) SQL
2 8 (2.72%) PHP
2 8 (2.72%) PowerShell
3 5 (1.70%) Python
4 3 (1.02%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.68%) Apex Code
5 2 (0.68%) C#
6 1 (0.34%) SOQL
6 1 (0.34%) VB
6 1 (0.34%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 41 (13.95%) ACCA
1 41 (13.95%) CIMA
2 21 (7.14%) Degree
3 6 (2.04%) Azure Certification
3 6 (2.04%) CIPFA
3 6 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (1.36%) AAT
4 4 (1.36%) PMI Certification
4 4 (1.36%) PMP
5 2 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (0.68%) ICAEW
6 1 (0.34%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (12.24%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.06%) QA
3 7 (2.38%) GDPR
4 5 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.36%) ISO 14001
5 4 (1.36%) ISO 9001
6 3 (1.02%) PMO
6 3 (1.02%) TickIT
7 2 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.68%) COBIT
7 2 (0.68%) GAAP
7 2 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.68%) NIST
7 2 (0.68%) SOC 1
7 2 (0.68%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.34%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.34%) GRC
8 1 (0.34%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (6.12%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.34%) Terminal Server
2 1 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (2.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.36%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (1.02%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.34%) Terraform
Vendors
1 65 (22.11%) Microsoft
2 44 (14.97%) SAP
3 31 (10.54%) Xero
4 25 (8.50%) Oracle
5 21 (7.14%) Salesforce
6 10 (3.40%) Apple
7 9 (3.06%) Infor
8 8 (2.72%) Concur
8 8 (2.72%) Databricks
8 8 (2.72%) Workday
9 6 (2.04%) OpenText
9 6 (2.04%) SYSPRO
10 5 (1.70%) HubSpot
10 5 (1.70%) Ubiquiti
11 4 (1.36%) Adobe
11 4 (1.36%) Cisco
11 4 (1.36%) Epicor
12 3 (1.02%) Dell
12 3 (1.02%) SolarWinds
12 3 (1.02%) Zoho