Sage Job Trends in the West Midlands

Sage
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 31 December 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 Sage Group PLC.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 155 199 166
Rank change year-on-year +44 -33 +112
Permanent jobs citing Sage 17 3 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.32% 0.069% 0.27%
As % of the Vendors category 1.33% 0.17% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 11 3 8
10th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £33,700
25th Percentile £31,875 £45,625 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -31.82% -12.00% +38.89%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £67,188
90th Percentile £77,500 £69,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% -21.74% +35.29%

All Vendors
West Midlands

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 in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,278 1,722 1,501
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 24.32% 39.58% 45.05%
Number of salaries quoted 783 852 1,307
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £31,552
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,485 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.03% +8.22% -3.00%
75th Percentile £65,250 £65,063 £63,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £51,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.43% +4.55% -4.35%

Sage
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Sage job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

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Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Sage.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Sage

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Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sage in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Sage in the West Midlands

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Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sage within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Herefordshire - 6 - -
Birmingham +34 5 £37,500 -46.43% 1
Shropshire - 3 £30,000 -
Dudley - 2 £75,000 -
Coventry - 1 £77,500 - 1
Sage
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 (17.65%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (35.29%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (35.29%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (17.65%) SMS
General
1 12 (70.59%) Finance
2 10 (58.82%) Social Skills
3 4 (23.53%) Manufacturing
3 4 (23.53%) Telecoms
4 3 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (17.65%) Games
4 3 (17.65%) Marketing
5 2 (11.76%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (23.53%) Sage Support
2 3 (17.65%) Sales Executive
3 2 (11.76%) Accountant
3 2 (11.76%) Project Accountant
4 1 (5.88%) Analyst
4 1 (5.88%) Architect
4 1 (5.88%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (35.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (35.29%) Budget Management
2 6 (35.29%) Budgeting
2 6 (35.29%) Decision-Making
3 5 (29.41%) ERP
4 4 (23.53%) Customer Retention
4 4 (23.53%) Customer Service
4 4 (23.53%) Mentoring
5 3 (17.65%) B2B
5 3 (17.65%) B2B Sales
5 3 (17.65%) Business Development
5 3 (17.65%) CRM
5 3 (17.65%) Email Marketing
5 3 (17.65%) Lead Generation
6 2 (11.76%) Change Management
6 2 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (11.76%) WFM
7 1 (5.88%) Collaborative Culture
7 1 (5.88%) Project Delivery
7 1 (5.88%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 6 (35.29%) ACCA
1 6 (35.29%) CIMA
1 6 (35.29%) Degree