Back Office Jobs in England

Back Office
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Back Office in permanent job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Back Office over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 409 477 473
Rank change year-on-year +68 -4 -39
Permanent jobs citing Back Office 495 533 1,007
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.57% 0.60% 0.74%
As % of the General category 0.97% 0.88% 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 392 356 565
10th Percentile £27,000 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £48,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -3.70%
75th Percentile £94,625 £95,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £112,725 £111,875 £110,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.70% +3.85% -3.70%

All General Skills
England

Back Office is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 51,144 60,335 88,452
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 59.14% 68.19% 64.57%
Number of salaries quoted 35,727 32,893 45,490
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Back Office
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Back Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Back Office in England

Back Office
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Back Office in England.

Salary trend for Back Office in England

Back Office
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Back Office in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Back Office in England

Back Office
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Back Office within the England region over the 6 months to 20 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
London +93 291 £85,000 +6.25% 110
South East +30 71 £37,500 -40.48% 42
Midlands +9 45 £28,000 -39.46% 21
North of England -9 44 £55,000 +30.02% 32
East of England +32 39 £46,899 -2.80% 14
West Midlands +35 37 £25,000 -37.50% 17
North West +4 36 £51,150 +28.70% 19
East Midlands -24 8 £36,383 -23.41% 4
Yorkshire +34 7 £65,000 +36.84% 10
South West -47 4 £46,250 -2.63% 12
North East -3 1 £97,500 +102.07% 4
Back Office
UK

Back Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 27 (5.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (1.21%) Umbraco
3 4 (0.81%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 4 (0.81%) CMS
4 3 (0.61%) IIS
5 2 (0.40%) Apache
5 2 (0.40%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.40%) GlassFish
5 2 (0.40%) JCAPS
5 2 (0.40%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.40%) WebLogic
5 2 (0.40%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.40%) WebSphere Application Server
5 2 (0.40%) WordPress
6 1 (0.20%) Apache Pulsar
6 1 (0.20%) Kentico
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.20%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 54 (10.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (10.30%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.40%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 21 (4.24%) NEC Housing
2 7 (1.41%) Endur
3 6 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.21%) Oracle General Ledger
3 6 (1.21%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 3 (0.61%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.61%) OpenLink RightAngle
4 3 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.61%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.40%) Adaptiv
5 2 (0.40%) Magento
5 2 (0.40%) nopCommerce
5 2 (0.40%) Shopify
5 2 (0.40%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.20%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.20%) Findur
6 1 (0.20%) Markit EDM
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 116 (23.43%) Azure
2 90 (18.18%) AWS
3 59 (11.92%) Power Platform
4 48 (9.70%) GCP
5 32 (6.46%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (5.05%) Dynamics 365
7 18 (3.64%) Azure Service Bus
7 18 (3.64%) Google Sheets
8 17 (3.43%) Azure Monitor
9 16 (3.23%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 15 (3.03%) Microsoft 365
11 12 (2.42%) Power Automate
12 11 (2.22%) Mimecast
13 7 (1.41%) OCI
14 4 (0.81%) Google Workspace
14 4 (0.81%) SaaS
15 2 (0.40%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 2 (0.40%) Amazon S3
15 2 (0.40%) AWS Lambda
15 2 (0.40%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 15 (3.03%) Firewall
2 12 (2.42%) VPN
3 11 (2.22%) VoIP
3 11 (2.22%) Wi-Fi
4 10 (2.02%) Wireless
5 8 (1.62%) LAN
6 3 (0.61%) Bluetooth
6 3 (0.61%) FTP
6 3 (0.61%) GPRS
6 3 (0.61%) Internet
6 3 (0.61%) Network Security
7 2 (0.40%) 5G
7 2 (0.40%) Broadband
7 2 (0.40%) DHCP
7 2 (0.40%) DNS
7 2 (0.40%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.40%) WAN
8 1 (0.20%) ADSL
8 1 (0.20%) Intranet
8 1 (0.20%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (17.98%) SQL Server
2 44 (8.89%) Power BI
3 30 (6.06%) Oracle Database
4 27 (5.45%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 23 (4.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 23 (4.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 22 (4.44%) GIS
7 21 (4.24%) Oracle Database 12c
7 21 (4.24%) PostgreSQL
8 11 (2.22%) Data Lake
8 11 (2.22%) MS Access
8 11 (2.22%) NoSQL
9 8 (1.62%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (1.62%) Geospatial Data
9 8 (1.62%) MySQL
10 6 (1.21%) Relational Database
10 6 (1.21%) SAP BW
11 4 (0.81%) MongoDB
12 3 (0.61%) RDBMS
13 2 (0.40%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 16 (3.23%) JIRA
2 14 (2.83%) Visual Studio
3 11 (2.22%) Git
4 3 (0.61%) Ant
4 3 (0.61%) Maven
5 2 (0.40%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.40%) JUnit
5 2 (0.40%) Subversion
6 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.20%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.20%) IntelliJ
6 1 (0.20%) Mercurial
6 1 (0.20%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.20%) Postman
6 1 (0.20%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.20%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio Team System
6 1 (0.20%) Vite
General
1 280 (56.57%) Finance
2 203 (41.01%) Social Skills
3 118 (23.84%) Front Office
4 88 (17.78%) Banking
5 82 (16.57%) Analytical Skills
6 59 (11.92%) Local Government
7 51 (10.30%) Retail
8 33 (6.67%) Public Sector
9 28 (5.66%) Police
10 27 (5.45%) Organisational Skills
11 20 (4.04%) Billing
12 16 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 14 (2.83%) Telecoms
14 9 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
15 8 (1.62%) General Ledger
16 6 (1.21%) Health Technology
16 6 (1.21%) Manufacturing
17 4 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
17 4 (0.81%) Legal
17 4 (0.81%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 130 (26.26%) Senior
2 109 (22.02%) Developer
3 101 (20.40%) Analyst
4 59 (11.92%) Senior Developer
5 48 (9.70%) Senior Software Developer
5 48 (9.70%) Software Engineer
6 47 (9.49%) .NET Developer
7 44 (8.89%) Developer/Software Engineer
7 44 (8.89%) Senior Software Engineer
8 43 (8.69%) Senior .NET Developer
9 42 (8.48%) .NET Software Developer
9 42 (8.48%) .NET Software Engineer
9 42 (8.48%) Senior .NET Software Developer
9 42 (8.48%) Senior .NET Software Engineer
10 39 (7.88%) Lead
11 35 (7.07%) Technical Analyst
12 33 (6.67%) Architect
13 31 (6.26%) Administrator
14 29 (5.86%) Financial Analyst
14 29 (5.86%) SQL Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 104 (21.01%) .NET
2 52 (10.51%) React
3 50 (10.10%) AngularJS
4 45 (9.09%) .NET Core
5 43 (8.69%) Redux
6 42 (8.48%) Vue
7 36 (7.27%) ASP.NET
8 27 (5.45%) ASP.NET Core
9 23 (4.65%) CSS
10 20 (4.04%) Web Services
11 19 (3.84%) .NET Framework
12 18 (3.64%) HTML
13 15 (3.03%) ASP.NET Web API
14 14 (2.83%) Pandas
15 13 (2.63%) FIX Protocol
16 6 (1.21%) Entity Framework
16 6 (1.21%) jQuery
17 5 (1.01%) ASP.NET MVC
17 5 (1.01%) XML
18 4 (0.81%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 111 (22.42%) Hedge funds
2 108 (21.82%) Derivative
3 64 (12.93%) Fixed Income
4 53 (10.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 49 (9.90%) Equities
6 39 (7.88%) Management Information System
7 37 (7.47%) Self-Motivation
8 25 (5.05%) Driving Licence
9 21 (4.24%) Onboarding
10 13 (2.63%) Legacy Systems
11 12 (2.42%) Smartcard
12 11 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
13 10 (2.02%) Product Ownership
14 7 (1.41%) Blog
14 7 (1.41%) Virtual Team
15 6 (1.21%) Cloud Native
15 6 (1.21%) IoT
15 6 (1.21%) Reinsurance
16 4 (0.81%) Public Cloud
16 4 (0.81%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 54 (10.91%) Windows
2 38 (7.68%) Unix
3 30 (6.06%) Windows 10
4 16 (3.23%) Linux
5 14 (2.83%) Windows Server
6 13 (2.63%) Windows 7
6 13 (2.63%) Windows Server 2016
6 13 (2.63%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (0.81%) Android
8 2 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.20%) AIX
9 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.20%) CentOS
9 1 (0.20%) Debian
9 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.20%) Scientific Linux
9 1 (0.20%) Solaris
9 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (27.07%) Asset Management
2 116 (23.43%) Agile
3 113 (22.83%) Investment Management
4 101 (20.40%) Problem-Solving
5 87 (17.58%) Customer Service
6 79 (15.96%) Software Engineering
7 62 (12.53%) Mentoring
8 53 (10.71%) Data Analysis
9 47 (9.49%) DevOps
10 44 (8.89%) Business Intelligence
11 41 (8.28%) ERP
12 38 (7.68%) ITIL
13 36 (7.27%) CRM
13 36 (7.27%) Project Delivery
13 36 (7.27%) Roadmaps
14 35 (7.07%) Technical Leadership
15 34 (6.87%) Continuous Improvement
16 32 (6.46%) Computer Science
17 29 (5.86%) Line Management
17 29 (5.86%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 191 (38.59%) SQL
2 158 (31.92%) C#
3 119 (24.04%) Python
4 66 (13.33%) JavaScript
5 47 (9.49%) TypeScript
6 20 (4.04%) Java
7 18 (3.64%) T-SQL
8 17 (3.43%) Bicep
9 16 (3.23%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.62%) Kotlin
11 6 (1.21%) VBA
12 4 (0.81%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.81%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.61%) VB
14 2 (0.40%) Bash
14 2 (0.40%) PHP
14 2 (0.40%) XPath
15 1 (0.20%) Swift
15 1 (0.20%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 93 (18.79%) Degree
2 36 (7.27%) Security Cleared
3 29 (5.86%) Computer Science Degree
4 27 (5.45%) Oracle Certification
5 18 (3.64%) Master's Degree
6 15 (3.03%) SC Cleared
7 13 (2.63%) DV Cleared
8 11 (2.22%) CISM
9 10 (2.02%) CISSP
10 8 (1.62%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.62%) PMP
11 7 (1.41%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.40%) ACCA
12 2 (0.40%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.40%) CIMA
12 2 (0.40%) CISA
12 2 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.40%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.06%) SLA
2 25 (5.05%) Accessibility
3 23 (4.65%) Data Quality
4 18 (3.64%) QA
5 9 (1.82%) PMO
6 6 (1.21%) GAAP
6 6 (1.21%) IFRS
7 2 (0.40%) COBIT
7 2 (0.40%) EMIR
7 2 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.40%) MiFID
8 1 (0.20%) COSHH
8 1 (0.20%) GDPR
8 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.20%) NIST
8 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 44 (8.89%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.43%) Docker
3 13 (2.63%) KVM
4 12 (2.42%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.20%) Firmware
6 1 (0.20%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.20%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (3.64%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.21%) Control-M
3 3 (0.61%) Terraform
4 1 (0.20%) Ansible
4 1 (0.20%) Hadoop YARN
4 1 (0.20%) ITRS Geneos
4 1 (0.20%) SCOM
4 1 (0.20%) SCOrch
4 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.20%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 120 (24.24%) Microsoft
2 63 (12.73%) Oracle
3 30 (6.06%) SAP
4 24 (4.85%) Google
5 21 (4.24%) NEC
6 12 (2.42%) Sophos
7 11 (2.22%) Apple
7 11 (2.22%) Barracuda Networks
7 11 (2.22%) Charles River
7 11 (2.22%) ConnectWise
8 9 (1.82%) IBM
8 9 (1.82%) Salesforce
9 8 (1.62%) Algorithmics
9 8 (1.62%) ION Trading
10 7 (1.41%) OpenLink
11 6 (1.21%) PeopleSoft
12 5 (1.01%) Genesys
12 5 (1.01%) Sybase
12 5 (1.01%) YouTube
13 4 (0.81%) VMware