Xero
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of Xero products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Xero over the 6 months leading up to 17 April 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 Xero Limited.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 641 604 814
Rank change year-on-year -37 +210 +159
Permanent jobs citing Xero 67 19 60
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.078% 0.046% 0.063%
As % of the Vendors category 0.30% 0.12% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 41 9 48
10th Percentile £29,000 - £22,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £22,500 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £30,000 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year +95.00% -4.76% -37.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £50,000 £41,563
90th Percentile - £59,750 £53,175
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £31,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +45.16% -38.00%

All Vendors
UK

Xero 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 22,617 16,423 35,440
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.27% 39.49% 37.47%
Number of salaries quoted 12,123 10,177 25,371
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £26,700
25th Percentile £35,750 £40,000 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £91,250 £93,750 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.00% +11.11% -10.00%

Xero
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Xero job vacancy trend in the UK

Xero
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Xero.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Xero

Xero
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Xero over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Xero in the UK

Xero
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Xero within the UK over the 6 months to 17 April 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 -27 64 £61,750 +23.50% 39
UK excluding London -42 42 £37,500 -16.67% 28
Work from Home +17 36 £61,750 +90.00% 15
London +16 25 £70,000 -28.21% 19
North of England - 14 £37,500 - 6
South East -24 13 £42,500 +6.25% 11
Yorkshire - 9 £37,500 - 3
South West -38 8 £65,000 +30.00% 5
East of England -23 4 £32,500 - 2
North East - 3 £31,000 - 2
North West - 2 - - 1
Wales - 2 £34,250 -
Scotland - 1 £42,500 - 2

Xero
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 3 (4.48%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.49%) CMS
Applications
1 15 (22.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (10.45%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.49%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (7.46%) NetSuite
2 2 (2.99%) BambooHR
2 2 (2.99%) Sage 50
3 1 (1.49%) BPCS
3 1 (1.49%) Pegasus Opera
3 1 (1.49%) Sage 200
3 1 (1.49%) Sage X3
3 1 (1.49%) SAP Business ByDesign
3 1 (1.49%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 32 (47.76%) SaaS
2 20 (29.85%) Google Sheets
3 6 (8.96%) Intacct
4 3 (4.48%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (2.99%) AWS
5 2 (2.99%) Azure
5 2 (2.99%) GCP
5 2 (2.99%) Power Platform
5 2 (2.99%) Zapier
6 1 (1.49%) Google Docs
6 1 (1.49%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.99%) Internet
1 2 (2.99%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.99%) Looker
1 2 (2.99%) Power BI
1 2 (2.99%) Tableau
General
1 55 (82.09%) Finance
2 38 (56.72%) Social Skills
3 15 (22.39%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (19.40%) Banking
4 13 (19.40%) Organisational Skills
5 9 (13.43%) Marketing
6 5 (7.46%) Public Sector
7 4 (5.97%) Retail
8 3 (4.48%) Billing
9 2 (2.99%) Legal
9 2 (2.99%) Manufacturing
9 2 (2.99%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.49%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 23 (34.33%) Financial Controller
2 13 (19.40%) Accountant
3 7 (10.45%) Software Manager
4 5 (7.46%) Financial Accountant
5 4 (5.97%) Junior
5 4 (5.97%) Junior Accountant
6 3 (4.48%) Management Accountant
7 2 (2.99%) Administrator
7 2 (2.99%) Assistant IT Manager
7 2 (2.99%) Audit Manager
7 2 (2.99%) IT Assistant
7 2 (2.99%) IT Audit Manager
7 2 (2.99%) IT Manager
8 1 (1.49%) Analyst
8 1 (1.49%) Consultant
8 1 (1.49%) Implementation Consultant
8 1 (1.49%) Information Manager
8 1 (1.49%) Information Security Manager
8 1 (1.49%) Planning Manager
8 1 (1.49%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.49%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 14 (20.90%) Onboarding
2 5 (7.46%) Management Information System
3 3 (4.48%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.99%) Augmented Reality
4 2 (2.99%) Digital Signage
4 2 (2.99%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (2.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.49%) Video Conferencing
5 1 (1.49%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (41.79%) Continuous Improvement
2 24 (35.82%) Decision-Making
2 24 (35.82%) Financial Modelling
3 22 (32.84%) Process Improvement
4 20 (29.85%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 18 (26.87%) Budgeting
6 14 (20.90%) Actionable Insight
7 12 (17.91%) Agile
7 12 (17.91%) Problem-Solving
8 9 (13.43%) ERP
9 7 (10.45%) Analytical Thinking
9 7 (10.45%) Revenue Recognition
9 7 (10.45%) Strategic Thinking
10 6 (8.96%) AI
10 6 (8.96%) Business Strategy
10 6 (8.96%) Fintech
11 5 (7.46%) Accounts Payable
11 5 (7.46%) CRM
11 5 (7.46%) Mentoring
11 5 (7.46%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 27 (40.30%) ACCA
2 20 (29.85%) CIMA
3 7 (10.45%) AAT
4 4 (5.97%) Degree
5 1 (1.49%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.46%) Actionable Recommendations
1 5 (7.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (4.48%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (4.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (2.99%) COBIT
3 2 (2.99%) Data Quality
3 2 (2.99%) IFRS
3 2 (2.99%) ISO 14001
3 2 (2.99%) ISO 9001
3 2 (2.99%) NIST
3 2 (2.99%) QA
3 2 (2.99%) SOC 1
3 2 (2.99%) SOC 2
3 2 (2.99%) TickIT
4 1 (1.49%) GDPR
4 1 (1.49%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 20 (29.85%) Google
2 19 (28.36%) Sage
3 7 (10.45%) Microsoft
4 6 (8.96%) SAP
5 3 (4.48%) Oracle
6 2 (2.99%) Salesforce
6 2 (2.99%) Workday
7 1 (1.49%) Adobe
7 1 (1.49%) Epicor
7 1 (1.49%) HubSpot
7 1 (1.49%) IFS
7 1 (1.49%) Pegasus
7 1 (1.49%) Zoho