Sage
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Sage products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Sage over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within Sage Group PLC.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 598 765 914
Rank change year-on-year +167 +149 -183
Permanent jobs citing Sage 310 212 336
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.31% 0.21% 0.21%
As % of the Vendors category 0.85% 0.51% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 250 161 238
10th Percentile £25,000 £30,750 £36,025
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £47,500 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% -14.41% +23.33%
75th Percentile £52,500 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% - -

All Vendors
UK

Sage is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 36,536 41,710 62,618
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 36.57% 42.06% 38.96%
Number of salaries quoted 24,889 23,890 32,938
10th Percentile £26,742 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +3.26%

Sage
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Sage in the UK

Sage
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Sage in the UK

Sage
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sage over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

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 18 May 2024. 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 +155 268 £38,000 -15.56% 133
UK excluding London +69 247 £37,500 -16.67% 118
Work from Home +88 102 £42,500 -25.44% 39
South East +40 70 £40,000 +26.98% 27
North of England +72 64 £36,250 -19.44% 39
London +105 57 £48,000 -20.00% 23
Midlands +1 47 £35,000 -28.21% 26
West Midlands +14 34 £35,000 -41.67% 11
Yorkshire +90 28 £37,500 -16.67% 9
East of England +24 26 £28,000 -6.67% 13
North West +9 24 £37,000 -29.52% 25
Wales +25 19 £37,500 -46.43% 1
Scotland -52 19 £24,750 -61.92% 7
East Midlands 0 13 £33,500 -25.56% 15
North East +3 12 £35,625 -65.24% 5
South West -33 2 £70,000 +64.71% 9

Sage
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 26 (8.39%) SharePoint
2 23 (7.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.97%) IIS
3 3 (0.97%) WordPress
4 2 (0.65%) Apache
4 2 (0.65%) Drupal
5 1 (0.32%) Confluence
5 1 (0.32%) JOnAS
Applications
1 50 (16.13%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (10.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.29%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.65%) FileZilla
7 1 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.32%) InDesign
7 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.32%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 62 (20.00%) Sage 200
2 38 (12.26%) Sage X3
3 26 (8.39%) Sage 50
4 24 (7.74%) NetSuite
5 17 (5.48%) Unit4 Business World
6 10 (3.23%) SAP Business One
7 8 (2.58%) Dynamics NAV
8 7 (2.26%) Dynamics AX
8 7 (2.26%) Dynamics CRM
9 6 (1.94%) Sage CRM
10 4 (1.29%) Exchequer
10 4 (1.29%) Pegasus Opera
10 4 (1.29%) Sage 300 ERP
10 4 (1.29%) Sage 500
11 3 (0.97%) BPCS
11 3 (0.97%) Dynamics GP
11 3 (0.97%) Infor SunSystems
11 3 (0.97%) JDE EnterpriseOne
11 3 (0.97%) Raiser’s Edge
12 2 (0.65%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 39 (12.58%) Microsoft 365
2 30 (9.68%) Intacct
3 17 (5.48%) Azure
4 14 (4.52%) AWS
4 14 (4.52%) Google Workspace
5 12 (3.87%) Entra ID
6 11 (3.55%) AWS Lambda
6 11 (3.55%) Serverless
7 10 (3.23%) SaaS
8 9 (2.90%) Stripe
9 8 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (1.94%) FinancialForce
10 6 (1.94%) OneDrive
11 5 (1.61%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (1.61%) WhatsApp
12 4 (1.29%) Power Platform
13 3 (0.97%) Blackbaud
13 3 (0.97%) Canva
13 3 (0.97%) Dropbox
13 3 (0.97%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 29 (9.35%) Firewall
2 17 (5.48%) DNS
3 15 (4.84%) Wi-Fi
4 14 (4.52%) Internet
5 13 (4.19%) DHCP
5 13 (4.19%) Intranet
6 10 (3.23%) Network Security
6 10 (3.23%) Wireless
7 9 (2.90%) VPN
8 8 (2.58%) VLAN
9 6 (1.94%) Ethernet
9 6 (1.94%) SNMP
10 5 (1.61%) SMTP
10 5 (1.61%) SSL
10 5 (1.61%) TCP/IP
10 5 (1.61%) VoIP
11 4 (1.29%) LAN
11 4 (1.29%) Unified Communications
11 4 (1.29%) WAN
12 2 (0.65%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (9.35%) SQL Server
2 17 (5.48%) DB2
3 10 (3.23%) Crystal Reports
4 9 (2.90%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (2.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (1.94%) MS Access
7 4 (1.29%) MySQL
7 4 (1.29%) Power BI
7 4 (1.29%) Tableau
8 2 (0.65%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.65%) Redis
8 2 (0.65%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.32%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.32%) Looker
Development Applications
1 3 (0.97%) JIRA
2 2 (0.65%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.32%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio
General
1 123 (39.68%) Social Skills
2 118 (38.06%) Finance
3 45 (14.52%) Manufacturing
4 43 (13.87%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (6.77%) Organisational Skills
5 21 (6.77%) Public Sector
6 20 (6.45%) Telecoms
7 19 (6.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (5.16%) Legal
9 14 (4.52%) Marketing
9 14 (4.52%) Retail
10 6 (1.94%) Local Government
11 3 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.97%) Military
11 3 (0.97%) Multimedia
12 2 (0.65%) Advertising
12 2 (0.65%) Electronics
13 1 (0.32%) Billing
13 1 (0.32%) Games
13 1 (0.32%) Law
Job Titles
1 64 (20.65%) Consultant
2 55 (17.74%) Analyst
3 30 (9.68%) Sage Consultant
4 29 (9.35%) Sage Support
5 28 (9.03%) IT Manager
6 23 (7.42%) IT Support
7 20 (6.45%) Implementation Consultant
8 18 (5.81%) Senior
9 17 (5.48%) Project Manager
10 16 (5.16%) Support Analyst
11 15 (4.84%) Development Manager
11 15 (4.84%) Support Technician
12 14 (4.52%) Support Consultant
13 13 (4.19%) Audit Manager
13 13 (4.19%) Financial Analyst
13 13 (4.19%) HR Analyst
13 13 (4.19%) IT Audit Manager
13 13 (4.19%) Support Engineer
14 11 (3.55%) Developer
14 11 (3.55%) ERP Implementation Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.55%) Node.js
2 8 (2.58%) HTML
3 6 (1.94%) .NET
3 6 (1.94%) Middleware
4 5 (1.61%) CSS
5 3 (0.97%) .NET Core
5 3 (0.97%) HTML5
5 3 (0.97%) Pyjs
5 3 (0.97%) XML
6 2 (0.65%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.65%) CSS3
6 2 (0.65%) Pandas
6 2 (0.65%) Razor View Engine
6 2 (0.65%) React
6 2 (0.65%) Web Services
7 1 (0.32%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.32%) jQuery
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.32%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 31 (10.00%) Management Information System
2 21 (6.77%) Driving Licence
3 19 (6.13%) Onboarding
4 16 (5.16%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (4.84%) Client/Server
6 13 (4.19%) Social Media
7 9 (2.90%) CCTV
7 9 (2.90%) Data Protection Act
7 9 (2.90%) Data Structures
8 6 (1.94%) Cyber Threat
8 6 (1.94%) Replication
9 4 (1.29%) EPoS
9 4 (1.29%) FMCG
9 4 (1.29%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (0.97%) Clustering
10 3 (0.97%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (0.97%) iPad
10 3 (0.97%) Media Streaming
10 3 (0.97%) PMI
10 3 (0.97%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 54 (17.42%) Windows
2 29 (9.35%) Windows Server
3 23 (7.42%) Linux
4 17 (5.48%) Unix
5 13 (4.19%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.94%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (1.61%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.97%) Mac OS X
9 3 (0.97%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.65%) Android
10 2 (0.65%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.65%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.32%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (38.06%) ERP
2 78 (25.16%) Problem-Solving
3 59 (19.03%) Project Management
4 40 (12.90%) Cybersecurity
5 36 (11.61%) CRM
6 34 (10.97%) Agile
7 32 (10.32%) Customer Service
8 27 (8.71%) Analytics
9 23 (7.42%) Data Privacy
10 20 (6.45%) Migration
11 19 (6.13%) Software Engineering
12 17 (5.48%) Creative Thinking
12 17 (5.48%) Data Analytics
12 17 (5.48%) IT Audit
12 17 (5.48%) Technical Analysis
13 16 (5.16%) Business Analysis
14 15 (4.84%) Continuous Improvement
14 15 (4.84%) Time Management
15 14 (4.52%) Decision-Making
16 13 (4.19%) Business Process Analysis
Programming Languages
1 78 (25.16%) SQL
2 18 (5.81%) JavaScript
3 8 (2.58%) PowerShell
4 7 (2.26%) VBA
5 6 (1.94%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.97%) C#
7 2 (0.65%) Bash
7 2 (0.65%) Python
7 2 (0.65%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 84 (27.10%) Degree
2 17 (5.48%) CISA
3 9 (2.90%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (2.58%) DBS Check
5 7 (2.26%) MCSE
6 6 (1.94%) HND
6 6 (1.94%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.61%) AAT
8 4 (1.29%) ACCA
8 4 (1.29%) HNC
8 4 (1.29%) MCSA
9 3 (0.97%) CCNA
9 3 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.97%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.97%) MCP
9 3 (0.97%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.97%) SC Cleared
9 3 (0.97%) Security Cleared
9 3 (0.97%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 2 (0.65%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.48%) ITGC
1 17 (5.48%) PMO
2 15 (4.84%) GDPR
3 6 (1.94%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.65%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.65%) QA
5 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.32%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.32%) PMBOK
5 1 (0.32%) SLA
System Software
1 38 (12.26%) Active Directory
2 17 (5.48%) Hyper-V
3 12 (3.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.65%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.32%) DFS Replication
5 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (1.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.61%) SCCM
3 4 (1.29%) FortiGate
4 3 (0.97%) Autotask
4 3 (0.97%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (0.97%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.32%) Backup Exec
5 1 (0.32%) Graylog
Vendors
1 130 (41.94%) Microsoft
2 71 (22.90%) SAP
3 42 (13.55%) Oracle
4 22 (7.10%) Xero
5 18 (5.81%) Epicor
6 13 (4.19%) VMware
7 12 (3.87%) IFS
8 11 (3.55%) Cisco
8 11 (3.55%) Google
8 11 (3.55%) Infor
8 11 (3.55%) Sophos
9 9 (2.90%) Datto
9 9 (2.90%) GoCardless
9 9 (2.90%) PayPal
9 9 (2.90%) Veeam
10 7 (2.26%) Draytek
11 6 (1.94%) Avaya
11 6 (1.94%) JD Edwards
11 6 (1.94%) Workday
12 5 (1.61%) Apple