Presales Jobs

Presales
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Presales skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Presales over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 161 142 247
Rank change year-on-year -19 +105 -74
Permanent jobs citing Presales 1,840 2,424 2,871
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.75% 2.56% 1.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.09% 2.68% 1.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,013 914 1,684
10th Percentile £27,000 £43,750 £43,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £60,313 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £77,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.65% +10.71% -2.10%
75th Percentile £82,500 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £112,500 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -23.08% +4.00% +3.31%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Presales is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,980 90,493 162,202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.59% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,356 54,578 82,967
10th Percentile £29,284 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Presales
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Presales in the UK

Presales
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Presales in the UK

Presales
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Presales over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Presales in the UK

Presales
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Presales within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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 -6 1,477 £60,000 -22.58% 549
UK excluding London -9 1,247 £50,000 -23.08% 258
Work from Home +11 1,110 £61,500 -20.65% 258
London -40 399 £80,000 -5.88% 257
South East +53 396 £47,500 -20.83% 75
North of England -21 262 £45,000 -30.77% 59
North West -24 194 £45,000 -35.71% 29
Midlands +10 184 £57,500 -17.86% 59
South West -2 139 £60,000 -25.00% 27
West Midlands +17 109 £57,500 -19.30% 42
Scotland -89 104 £60,000 -25.00% 16
East of England +18 85 £50,000 -7.41% 25
Yorkshire +12 73 £62,500 +8.70% 24
East Midlands -18 71 £60,000 -14.29% 17
Northern Ireland +10 48 £57,500 - 4
Wales -19 46 £45,000 -25.00% 3
North East -25 7 £62,500 +89.39% 6
Channel Islands - 4 £85,000 -

Presales
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
1 101 (5.49%) SharePoint
2 60 (3.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 41 (2.23%) IIS
4 39 (2.12%) CMS
4 39 (2.12%) Umbraco
5 36 (1.96%) Headless CMS
5 36 (1.96%) Kentico
5 36 (1.96%) Sitecore CMS
6 6 (0.33%) OpenStack
6 6 (0.33%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.11%) Confluence
7 2 (0.11%) nginx
7 2 (0.11%) NServiceBus
8 1 (0.054%) Alfresco
8 1 (0.054%) Documentum
8 1 (0.054%) FileNet
8 1 (0.054%) IBM Domino
8 1 (0.054%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 34 (1.85%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (0.60%) MS Visio
4 10 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.38%) AutoCAD
5 7 (0.38%) Autodesk Inventor
5 7 (0.38%) Fusion 360
5 7 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.054%) Revit
Business Applications
1 65 (3.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 41 (2.23%) Remedy ITSM
3 17 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
4 13 (0.71%) Oracle General Ledger
4 13 (0.71%) Oracle Payables
4 13 (0.71%) Oracle Receivables
5 12 (0.65%) Oracle Cash Management
6 6 (0.33%) NetSuite
6 6 (0.33%) Oracle Payroll
7 5 (0.27%) Elite 3E
7 5 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
7 5 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
8 4 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
8 4 (0.22%) Oracle Applications
8 4 (0.22%) SAP CO
8 4 (0.22%) SAP FI
8 4 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
8 4 (0.22%) SAP FI-AP
9 3 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
9 3 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 525 (28.53%) Azure
2 289 (15.71%) Microsoft 365
3 270 (14.67%) AWS
4 171 (9.29%) SaaS
5 155 (8.42%) Power Platform
6 120 (6.52%) Dynamics 365
7 112 (6.09%) GCP
8 105 (5.71%) Azure DevOps
9 57 (3.10%) Entra ID
10 39 (2.12%) Power Automate
10 39 (2.12%) PowerApps
11 36 (1.96%) Kontent
12 33 (1.79%) OCI
13 28 (1.52%) PaaS
14 27 (1.47%) IaaS
15 24 (1.30%) Azure Service Bus
16 20 (1.09%) Azure Monitor
16 20 (1.09%) Cloud Computing
16 20 (1.09%) OneDrive
16 20 (1.09%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 147 (7.99%) WAN
2 109 (5.92%) SD-WAN
3 98 (5.33%) Firewall
4 88 (4.78%) LAN
5 53 (2.88%) Wireless
6 44 (2.39%) Wi-Fi
7 37 (2.01%) VPN
8 32 (1.74%) Unified Communications
9 31 (1.68%) Cisco Firepower
10 26 (1.41%) Internet
10 26 (1.41%) SAN
11 25 (1.36%) VLAN
12 24 (1.30%) Network Security
13 22 (1.20%) DNS
13 22 (1.20%) TCP/IP
13 22 (1.20%) WLAN
14 21 (1.14%) BGP
15 18 (0.98%) Cisco ISE
16 16 (0.87%) VoIP
17 15 (0.82%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (4.84%) Data Warehouse
2 68 (3.70%) Power BI
3 59 (3.21%) Data Lake
4 51 (2.77%) SQL Server
5 47 (2.55%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 24 (1.30%) Relational Database
7 23 (1.25%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 21 (1.14%) Metadata
9 15 (0.82%) BusinessObjects
9 15 (0.82%) QlikView
10 9 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
10 9 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 7 (0.38%) Big Data
12 6 (0.33%) MySQL
13 5 (0.27%) SAP BW
14 4 (0.22%) DTS
14 4 (0.22%) NoSQL
15 3 (0.16%) Oracle BI Publisher
16 2 (0.11%) MongoDB
16 2 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 20 (1.09%) Visual Studio
2 18 (0.98%) Team Foundation Server
3 7 (0.38%) JIRA
4 6 (0.33%) Git
5 4 (0.22%) GitLab
5 4 (0.22%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.22%) Octopus Deploy
5 4 (0.22%) TeamCity
6 3 (0.16%) GCC
7 1 (0.054%) Rational DOORS
General
1 545 (29.62%) Social Skills
2 255 (13.86%) Finance
3 244 (13.26%) Presentation Skills
4 123 (6.68%) Marketing
5 99 (5.38%) Billing
6 93 (5.05%) Retail
7 66 (3.59%) Analytical Skills
8 47 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 41 (2.23%) Public Sector
10 39 (2.12%) Telecoms
11 34 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
12 30 (1.63%) Manufacturing
13 24 (1.30%) Legal
14 23 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
15 22 (1.20%) Local Government
16 20 (1.09%) Law
17 18 (0.98%) Back Office
17 18 (0.98%) Banking
17 18 (0.98%) German Language
18 12 (0.65%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 622 (33.80%) Architect
2 357 (19.40%) Consultant
3 323 (17.55%) Solutions Architect
4 265 (14.40%) Senior
5 208 (11.30%) Project Manager
6 160 (8.70%) Presales Manager
7 158 (8.59%) Presales Solution Architect
8 100 (5.43%) Cloud Architect
9 84 (4.57%) Lead
10 82 (4.46%) Senior Architect
11 80 (4.35%) Technical Consultant
12 75 (4.08%) Senior Consultant
13 57 (3.10%) Security Architect
14 54 (2.93%) Presales Consultant
15 52 (2.83%) Data Consultant
16 47 (2.55%) Senior Technology Consultant
16 47 (2.55%) Technology Consultant
17 45 (2.45%) Cisco Architect
17 45 (2.45%) Senior Cisco Architect
18 44 (2.39%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (5.05%) .NET
2 55 (2.99%) .NET Core
3 52 (2.83%) RESTful
4 46 (2.50%) React
5 39 (2.12%) ASP.NET
6 37 (2.01%) Next.js
7 36 (1.96%) .NET Framework
7 36 (1.96%) ASP.NET MVC
7 36 (1.96%) HTML
8 31 (1.68%) SOAP
9 22 (1.20%) Web Services
10 21 (1.14%) REST
11 18 (0.98%) CSS
12 13 (0.71%) JSON
12 13 (0.71%) XML
13 9 (0.49%) AngularJS
14 7 (0.38%) LDAP
14 7 (0.38%) Node.js
15 4 (0.22%) Ajax
15 4 (0.22%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 230 (12.50%) Data Centre
2 184 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
3 167 (9.08%) Public Cloud
4 96 (5.22%) Video Conferencing
5 91 (4.95%) Digital Signage
6 89 (4.84%) Video\Live Streaming
7 84 (4.57%) PKI
8 48 (2.61%) Cloud Native
9 44 (2.39%) Driving Licence
10 43 (2.34%) Virtual Team
11 39 (2.12%) Private Cloud
12 36 (1.96%) IoT
12 36 (1.96%) Onboarding
13 35 (1.90%) Hybrid Cloud
14 31 (1.68%) Management Information System
15 19 (1.03%) Replication
16 18 (0.98%) FMCG
17 16 (0.87%) Client/Server
18 15 (0.82%) Blog
18 15 (0.82%) PlayStation
Operating Systems
1 163 (8.86%) Windows
2 83 (4.51%) Linux
3 56 (3.04%) Windows Server
4 42 (2.28%) Windows 10
5 18 (0.98%) Windows Server 2012
6 11 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
7 9 (0.49%) SUSE
7 9 (0.49%) Ubuntu
7 9 (0.49%) Unix
7 9 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (0.33%) Android
8 6 (0.33%) Mesosphere
9 4 (0.22%) Apple iOS
9 4 (0.22%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.22%) VMS
10 2 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.054%) CentOS
11 1 (0.054%) Debian
11 1 (0.054%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 411 (22.34%) Actionable Insight
2 394 (21.41%) Project Management
3 364 (19.78%) Agile
4 347 (18.86%) Project Delivery
5 257 (13.97%) Problem-Solving
6 237 (12.88%) Cybersecurity
7 223 (12.12%) Software Delivery
8 189 (10.27%) SDLC
9 178 (9.67%) DevOps
10 177 (9.62%) Customer Service
11 175 (9.51%) Agile Project Management
11 175 (9.51%) Analytics
12 167 (9.08%) Migration
13 157 (8.53%) Thought Leadership
14 154 (8.37%) TOGAF
15 143 (7.77%) Customer Requirements
16 142 (7.72%) Software Licensing
17 133 (7.23%) CRM
17 133 (7.23%) Roadmaps
18 128 (6.96%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 91 (4.95%) JavaScript
2 90 (4.89%) C#
3 64 (3.48%) SQL
4 47 (2.55%) PowerShell
5 41 (2.23%) Python
6 20 (1.09%) Bicep
7 19 (1.03%) Java
8 14 (0.76%) Bash
9 8 (0.43%) C
10 6 (0.33%) R
11 5 (0.27%) Perl
12 4 (0.22%) C++
12 4 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.11%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.11%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.11%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.054%) ABAP
14 1 (0.054%) X++
Qualifications
1 317 (17.23%) Degree
2 293 (15.92%) Security Cleared
3 224 (12.17%) SC Cleared
4 87 (4.73%) Microsoft Certification
5 83 (4.51%) Azure Certification
6 72 (3.91%) Cisco Certification
7 71 (3.86%) AWS Certification
8 66 (3.59%) CCNP
9 61 (3.32%) CCNA
10 47 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
11 41 (2.23%) DV Cleared
12 37 (2.01%) TOGAF Certification
13 26 (1.41%) MCP
14 23 (1.25%) MCSE
15 21 (1.14%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 20 (1.09%) CREST Certified
17 11 (0.60%) PMI Certification
17 11 (0.60%) PMP
17 11 (0.60%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
18 10 (0.54%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (6.41%) SLA
2 41 (2.23%) QA
3 33 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 32 (1.74%) COBIT
5 24 (1.30%) GDPR
6 19 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (0.92%) Accessibility
8 16 (0.87%) PMO
9 13 (0.71%) ISO 9001
9 13 (0.71%) NIST
10 10 (0.54%) GRC
10 10 (0.54%) PCI DSS
11 6 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.27%) GAMP
12 5 (0.27%) GMP
12 5 (0.27%) NCSC
13 4 (0.22%) Data Quality
14 1 (0.054%) Government Security Classifications
14 1 (0.054%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.054%) IFRS
System Software
1 127 (6.90%) Active Directory
2 65 (3.53%) Hyper-V
3 64 (3.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (0.76%) Docker
5 13 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
6 10 (0.54%) vCloud
6 10 (0.54%) vSphere
7 7 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.11%) NFS
10 1 (0.054%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 50 (2.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (1.74%) OpenView
3 30 (1.63%) Stealthwatch
4 16 (0.87%) CASB
5 15 (0.82%) Ansible
5 15 (0.82%) Kubernetes
6 11 (0.60%) FortiGate
7 9 (0.49%) Terraform
8 6 (0.33%) Docker Swarm
8 6 (0.33%) Progress Chef
8 6 (0.33%) Puppet
8 6 (0.33%) SmoothWall
9 4 (0.22%) Grafana
9 4 (0.22%) HP UCMDB
9 4 (0.22%) SCCM
10 2 (0.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.11%) Aspera SmartTrack
10 2 (0.11%) RSA Archer
10 2 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.11%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 653 (35.49%) Microsoft
2 146 (7.93%) Adobe
3 145 (7.88%) Apple
4 136 (7.39%) Cisco
5 95 (5.16%) Meraki
6 94 (5.11%) VMware
7 89 (4.84%) Google
8 85 (4.62%) HP
9 63 (3.42%) Oracle
10 60 (3.26%) ServiceNow
11 57 (3.10%) Dell
12 51 (2.77%) Aruba
13 43 (2.34%) BMC
14 41 (2.23%) Remedy
15 40 (2.17%) Fortinet
16 37 (2.01%) SAP
17 36 (1.96%) Optimizely
17 36 (1.96%) Sitecore
18 34 (1.85%) Salesforce
19 32 (1.74%) Samsung