Xero Job Trends

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 14 January 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
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 570 690 693
Rank change year-on-year +120 +3 +310
Permanent jobs citing Xero 83 9 28
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.017% 0.050%
As % of the Vendors category 0.44% 0.045% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 55 2 27
10th Percentile £26,500 - £21,900
25th Percentile £30,125 - £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £27,000 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -14.29% -40.00%
75th Percentile £42,500 - £51,250
90th Percentile £47,500 - £63,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,750 - £31,250

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 18,903 19,941 21,917
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.51% 37.26% 39.36%
Number of salaries quoted 10,702 10,075 16,773
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £42,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £57,001 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +3.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,750 £50,000 £47,657
% change year-on-year -14.50% +4.92% -4.69%

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 14 January 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 14 January 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 +127 73 £33,000 +22.22% 31
UK excluding London +103 52 £33,750 - 26
Work from Home +90 32 £31,500 +16.67% 18
London +78 26 £33,000 +22.22% 9
South East - 19 £31,500 - 12
North of England +21 16 £29,250 - 4
Yorkshire - 13 £27,000 - 1
East of England +28 6 £52,500 - 4
South West - 6 - - 3
Scotland - 3 £42,500 - 1
North West +18 2 £35,000 - 3
Wales - 2 £34,250 -
North East - 1 £31,500 -

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 (3.61%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 24 (28.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (9.64%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (7.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (6.02%) NetSuite
2 2 (2.41%) Pegasus Opera
2 2 (2.41%) Shopify
3 1 (1.20%) BPCS
3 1 (1.20%) Sage 200
3 1 (1.20%) Sage 50
3 1 (1.20%) Sage X3
3 1 (1.20%) SAP Business ByDesign
3 1 (1.20%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 13 (15.66%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (6.02%) Intacct
2 5 (6.02%) SaaS
3 2 (2.41%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.20%) Azure
4 1 (1.20%) Google Docs
4 1 (1.20%) Google Sheets
4 1 (1.20%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.61%) VoIP
2 2 (2.41%) Broadband
2 2 (2.41%) Internet
2 2 (2.41%) LAN
2 2 (2.41%) Network Security
2 2 (2.41%) SD-WAN
2 2 (2.41%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (2.41%) WAN
2 2 (2.41%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.20%) DHCP
3 1 (1.20%) DNS
3 1 (1.20%) Firewall
3 1 (1.20%) IMAP
3 1 (1.20%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.20%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.41%) Looker
1 2 (2.41%) Power BI
1 2 (2.41%) Tableau
2 1 (1.20%) SQL Server
General
1 59 (71.08%) Finance
2 50 (60.24%) Social Skills
3 23 (27.71%) Organisational Skills
4 17 (20.48%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (14.46%) Marketing
6 8 (9.64%) Back Office
6 8 (9.64%) Billing
7 3 (3.61%) Telecoms
8 2 (2.41%) Agriculture
8 2 (2.41%) Banking
8 2 (2.41%) Legal
9 1 (1.20%) Advertising
9 1 (1.20%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.20%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.20%) Retail
Job Titles
1 9 (10.84%) Software Manager
1 9 (10.84%) Support Assistant
2 8 (9.64%) Accountant
3 6 (7.23%) ERP Support
3 6 (7.23%) Senior
4 5 (6.02%) Administrator
4 5 (6.02%) Management Accountant
5 4 (4.82%) Finance Manager
5 4 (4.82%) Graduate
6 3 (3.61%) Account Manager
6 3 (3.61%) Junior
6 3 (3.61%) Junior Account Manager
6 3 (3.61%) Portfolio Manager
6 3 (3.61%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
6 3 (3.61%) Senior Manager
7 2 (2.41%) Assistant Accountant
7 2 (2.41%) IT Assistant
7 2 (2.41%) IT Support
7 2 (2.41%) IT Support Assistant
8 1 (1.20%) Accounts Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.20%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 22 (26.51%) Onboarding
2 4 (4.82%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (3.61%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.41%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (2.41%) EPoS
4 2 (2.41%) NHS
5 1 (1.20%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.20%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.20%) Windows
1 1 (1.20%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (37.35%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (26.51%) Process Improvement
3 21 (25.30%) CRM
4 15 (18.07%) Business Development
4 15 (18.07%) Continuous Improvement
4 15 (18.07%) Cybersecurity
5 12 (14.46%) Actionable Insight
6 11 (13.25%) ERP
7 10 (12.05%) Collaborative Culture
7 10 (12.05%) Commercial Awareness
7 10 (12.05%) Decision-Making
8 9 (10.84%) Accounts Payable
8 9 (10.84%) Analytical Thinking
8 9 (10.84%) Customer Service
8 9 (10.84%) Mentoring
8 9 (10.84%) Strategic Thinking
9 8 (9.64%) Invoice Processing
9 8 (9.64%) Order Management
9 8 (9.64%) Supplier Management
10 7 (8.43%) Accounts Receivable
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.02%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (31.33%) AAT
2 25 (30.12%) ACCA
3 8 (9.64%) CIMA
4 5 (6.02%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.02%) GDPR
2 1 (1.20%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (1.20%) Hyper-V
1 1 (1.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 24 (28.92%) Sage
2 19 (22.89%) Microsoft
3 6 (7.23%) SAP
4 5 (6.02%) Epicor
5 4 (4.82%) GoCardless
6 2 (2.41%) Pegasus
7 1 (1.20%) Adobe
7 1 (1.20%) Google
7 1 (1.20%) IFS
7 1 (1.20%) Oracle
7 1 (1.20%) VMware
7 1 (1.20%) Zoho