Salesforce Contracts

Salesforce
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Salesforce products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Salesforce over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Salesforce.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 149 137 149
Rank change year-on-year -12 +12 -59
Contract jobs citing Salesforce 708 1,138 1,698
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.64% 1.90% 1.91%
As % of the Vendors category 3.84% 4.44% 4.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 430 690 1,090
10th Percentile £313 £384 £375
25th Percentile £418 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £667
90th Percentile £725 £732 £751
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +13.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 28 7
10th Percentile £15.00 £11.25 £16.56
25th Percentile £25.50 £18.75 £20.30
Median hourly rate £26.00 £27.88 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.73% -20.36% +70.73%
75th Percentile £30.50 £46.00 -
90th Percentile £46.20 £63.75 £50.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.00 £24.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year +6.12% +16.67% +61.54%

All Vendors
UK

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 18,438 25,649 35,406
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 42.58% 42.89% 39.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,419 17,207 23,532
10th Percentile £263 £270 £290
25th Percentile £403 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £627 £650 £631
90th Percentile £738 £743 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £463
% change year-on-year - +8.11% +8.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,097 699 889
10th Percentile £12.08 £15.25 £11.50
25th Percentile £14.48 £19.06 £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.00 £43.75 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -49.71% +108.33% -6.67%
75th Percentile £56.49 £65.00 £46.12
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.75 £60.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.46 £38.50 £18.69
% change year-on-year -44.26% +105.96% -0.44%

Salesforce
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Salesforce in the UK

Salesforce
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Salesforce.

Daily rate trend for Salesforce in the UK

Salesforce
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Salesforce over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Salesforce in the UK

Salesforce
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Salesforce.

Hourly rate trend for Salesforce in the UK

Salesforce
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Salesforce over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Salesforce in the UK

Salesforce
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Salesforce within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +11 603 £528 -4.09% 517
London -4 348 £538 -2.27% 260
Work from Home -7 262 £520 -3.26% 238
UK excluding London +43 237 £525 -4.55% 252
South East +1 75 £525 -4.55% 66
North of England +34 60 £500 -9.09% 68
Midlands +28 46 £600 +20.00% 49
North West +38 40 £475 -22.45% 33
West Midlands +29 36 £650 +23.81% 25
South West +29 26 £488 -17.02% 37
East of England +20 25 £500 -35.48% 19
Yorkshire -5 11 £538 -2.27% 28
North East +24 9 £533 - 7
East Midlands +22 7 £515 +37.33% 24
Scotland +14 5 £400 -23.81% 9
Wales +12 1 - - 8

Salesforce
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 16 (2.26%) WordPress
2 15 (2.12%) Anypoint
3 14 (1.98%) CMS
3 14 (1.98%) Drupal
4 10 (1.41%) Confluence
5 9 (1.27%) SharePoint
6 5 (0.71%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.71%) Mule
6 5 (0.71%) Mule ESB
7 4 (0.56%) Appian
7 4 (0.56%) SAS
8 3 (0.42%) Apache
8 3 (0.42%) Apache Solr
9 2 (0.28%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.28%) MQSeries
9 2 (0.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.14%) IIS
10 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 34 (4.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (3.81%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.13%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.56%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.56%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.28%) Trello
8 1 (0.14%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.14%) Final Cut Pro
8 1 (0.14%) InVision
8 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.14%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 49 (6.92%) Salesforce CRM
2 27 (3.81%) Shopify
3 17 (2.40%) NetSuite
4 16 (2.26%) Dynamics CRM
5 7 (0.99%) Magento
6 5 (0.71%) Maximo
6 5 (0.71%) SAP Hybris
6 5 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
7 4 (0.56%) Adobe Campaign
7 4 (0.56%) SAP GTS
7 4 (0.56%) SAP HR
8 3 (0.42%) Eloqua
8 3 (0.42%) SAP MDG
8 3 (0.42%) SAP SD
9 2 (0.28%) Endur
9 2 (0.28%) IntelliMatch
9 2 (0.28%) WebTrends
10 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
10 1 (0.14%) Oracle HRMS
10 1 (0.14%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 65 (9.18%) Salesforce Service Cloud
2 62 (8.76%) Azure
3 53 (7.49%) AWS
4 43 (6.07%) Power Platform
5 42 (5.93%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 38 (5.37%) SaaS
7 26 (3.67%) BigCommerce
8 23 (3.25%) GitHub
9 22 (3.11%) Azure DevOps
10 19 (2.68%) IaaS
10 19 (2.68%) PaaS
11 17 (2.40%) Dynamics 365
11 17 (2.40%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
12 16 (2.26%) GCP
12 16 (2.26%) Google Workspace
12 16 (2.26%) Serverless
13 14 (1.98%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 14 (1.98%) Microsoft 365
14 13 (1.84%) AWS Lambda
15 12 (1.69%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.99%) DNS
2 6 (0.85%) Firewall
3 4 (0.56%) Internet
3 4 (0.56%) VoIP
3 4 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.42%) Broadband
4 3 (0.42%) DHCP
4 3 (0.42%) SSL
5 2 (0.28%) FTP
6 1 (0.14%) FIX Connectivity
6 1 (0.14%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (5.93%) Power BI
2 25 (3.53%) Tableau
3 19 (2.68%) MySQL
4 18 (2.54%) NoSQL
5 17 (2.40%) SQL Server
6 13 (1.84%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
8 8 (1.13%) Data Lake
9 7 (0.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 6 (0.85%) DynamoDB
11 5 (0.71%) Metadata
11 5 (0.71%) Relational Database
12 4 (0.56%) Big Data
12 4 (0.56%) Data Mart
12 4 (0.56%) Redis
13 3 (0.42%) Apache Cassandra
13 3 (0.42%) Data Mining
13 3 (0.42%) Hadoop
13 3 (0.42%) PowerPivot
13 3 (0.42%) SAS Enterprise Guide
Development Applications
1 40 (5.65%) JIRA
2 37 (5.23%) Git
3 30 (4.24%) Jenkins
4 13 (1.84%) GitLab
5 12 (1.69%) Visual Studio Code
6 11 (1.55%) Maven
7 10 (1.41%) TeamCity
8 9 (1.27%) Selenium
9 8 (1.13%) Bitbucket
10 7 (0.99%) Cucumber
10 7 (0.99%) ERwin
10 7 (0.99%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 5 (0.71%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 4 (0.56%) REST Assured
12 4 (0.56%) TestNG
13 3 (0.42%) Artifactory
13 3 (0.42%) SonarQube
13 3 (0.42%) Subversion
14 2 (0.28%) Cypress.io
14 2 (0.28%) Oracle APEX
General
1 205 (28.95%) Social Skills
2 118 (16.67%) Marketing
3 96 (13.56%) Finance
4 60 (8.47%) Analytical Skills
5 47 (6.64%) Retail
6 21 (2.97%) Public Sector
7 19 (2.68%) Presentation Skills
8 18 (2.54%) Banking
9 17 (2.40%) Telecoms
10 14 (1.98%) Legal
11 11 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.13%) Back Office
12 8 (1.13%) Front Office
13 7 (0.99%) Billing
13 7 (0.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (0.99%) Law
13 7 (0.99%) Manufacturing
14 6 (0.85%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (0.71%) Games
16 4 (0.56%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 152 (21.47%) Developer
2 125 (17.66%) Architect
3 96 (13.56%) Salesforce Developer
4 92 (12.99%) Analyst
5 84 (11.86%) Salesforce Architect
6 47 (6.64%) Business Analyst
7 40 (5.65%) Solutions Architect
8 39 (5.51%) Consultant
9 38 (5.37%) Project Manager
10 37 (5.23%) Lead
11 34 (4.80%) Administrator
12 33 (4.66%) Salesforce Analyst
12 33 (4.66%) Salesforce Solution Architect
13 32 (4.52%) Senior
14 27 (3.81%) Salesforce Administrator
15 22 (3.11%) Salesforce Business Analyst
16 21 (2.97%) Cloud Developer
16 21 (2.97%) Salesforce Project Manager
17 20 (2.82%) Salesforce Consultant
18 18 (2.54%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 83 (11.72%) Lightning Web Components
2 46 (6.50%) REST
3 43 (6.07%) Visualforce
4 30 (4.24%) HTML
4 30 (4.24%) SOAP
5 27 (3.81%) XML
6 25 (3.53%) CSS
7 24 (3.39%) JSON
8 20 (2.82%) Web Services
9 19 (2.68%) VML
10 16 (2.26%) .NET
10 16 (2.26%) Spring
11 14 (1.98%) jQuery
12 11 (1.55%) Middleware
12 11 (1.55%) Node.js
12 11 (1.55%) React
13 9 (1.27%) RabbitMQ
13 9 (1.27%) Swagger
14 8 (1.13%) RAML
15 7 (0.99%) Apache Camel
Miscellaneous
1 53 (7.49%) Product Ownership
2 21 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (1.98%) Virtual Team
4 12 (1.69%) Cloud Native
4 12 (1.69%) Onboarding
5 11 (1.55%) Greenfield Project
5 11 (1.55%) Management Information System
6 10 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
6 10 (1.41%) Social Media
7 9 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
7 9 (1.27%) Public Cloud
8 8 (1.13%) Data Centre
8 8 (1.13%) Distributed Systems
8 8 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (0.85%) Life Science
10 5 (0.71%) Mobile App
11 4 (0.56%) Distributed Computing
11 4 (0.56%) Legacy Applications
11 4 (0.56%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.41%) Windows
2 8 (1.13%) Unix
3 4 (0.56%) Linux
4 3 (0.42%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.14%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (21.89%) Agile
1 155 (21.89%) CRM
2 101 (14.27%) Problem-Solving
3 73 (10.31%) DevOps
4 72 (10.17%) Scrum
5 61 (8.62%) Migration
6 58 (8.19%) Stakeholder Management
7 57 (8.05%) Data Modelling
7 57 (8.05%) Project Management
8 55 (7.77%) B2B
9 48 (6.78%) Analytics
10 46 (6.50%) Business Intelligence
11 45 (6.36%) E-Commerce
12 44 (6.21%) CI/CD
13 40 (5.65%) Requirements Gathering
14 39 (5.51%) Workflow
15 37 (5.23%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
15 37 (5.23%) Customer Experience
16 36 (5.08%) Data Migration
16 36 (5.08%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 85 (12.01%) SQL
2 74 (10.45%) Apex Code
3 56 (7.91%) JavaScript
4 44 (6.21%) Python
5 39 (5.51%) Java
6 23 (3.25%) C#
7 17 (2.40%) SOQL
8 11 (1.55%) Go
9 8 (1.13%) PowerShell
10 7 (0.99%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.56%) ABAP
11 4 (0.56%) Ruby
11 4 (0.56%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.42%) Bash
12 3 (0.42%) R
13 2 (0.28%) Bicep
13 2 (0.28%) C
13 2 (0.28%) MATLAB
13 2 (0.28%) SOSL
14 1 (0.14%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 57 (8.05%) Degree
2 32 (4.52%) Security Cleared
3 28 (3.95%) SC Cleared
4 22 (3.11%) PMP
5 19 (2.68%) PMI Certification
6 16 (2.26%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (1.69%) APMP
8 9 (1.27%) Master's Degree
9 4 (0.56%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.56%) MBA
10 3 (0.42%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.28%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.28%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.28%) Tableau Certification
12 1 (0.14%) APMG
12 1 (0.14%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.14%) CSPO
12 1 (0.14%) ECSA
12 1 (0.14%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 1 (0.14%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (5.51%) QA
2 29 (4.10%) Data Quality
3 19 (2.68%) GDPR
4 10 (1.41%) PMO
5 6 (0.85%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.56%) SLA
7 3 (0.42%) ISO 22301
7 3 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.28%) IFRS
9 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.14%) GAMP
9 1 (0.14%) GxP
System Software
1 13 (1.84%) Docker
2 4 (0.56%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 19 (2.68%) Terraform
2 15 (2.12%) Ansible
3 11 (1.55%) Kubernetes
4 10 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.71%) CloudHub
6 4 (0.56%) Opsgenie
7 3 (0.42%) HP Fortify
7 3 (0.42%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.42%) Puppet
8 2 (0.28%) Control-M
8 2 (0.28%) Grafana
8 2 (0.28%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.14%) MOM
9 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.14%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 131 (18.50%) Microsoft
2 125 (17.66%) SAP
3 89 (12.57%) Oracle
4 52 (7.34%) Google
5 41 (5.79%) MuleSoft
6 39 (5.51%) Adobe
6 39 (5.51%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 26 (3.67%) Sitecore
8 20 (2.82%) Pardot
9 16 (2.26%) ServiceNow
10 15 (2.12%) Marketo
11 14 (1.98%) Dell
12 12 (1.69%) Intel
13 11 (1.55%) Murex
14 10 (1.41%) IBM
15 9 (1.27%) Informatica
16 8 (1.13%) DocuSign
17 7 (0.99%) Splunk
17 7 (0.99%) Virgin Media
18 6 (0.85%) WSO2