Salesforce Object Search Language (SOSL)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring SOSL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 539 | 499 | 551 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -40 | +52 | +193 |
| Contract jobs citing SOSL | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.010% | 0.017% | 0.032% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 0.031% | 0.053% | 0.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £436 | £535 | £380 |
| 25th Percentile | £472 | - | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £543 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.36% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £612 | - | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £647 | £565 | £630 |
| UK median daily rate | £450 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.18% | - | +10.00% |
All Programming Languages
England
SOSL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 9,736 | 9,439 | 11,464 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 31.16% | 32.58% | 30.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,448 | 6,150 | 8,338 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £356 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £543 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.53% | -1.36% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £669 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £775 |
| UK median daily rate | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -2.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 343 | 231 | 388 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.00 | £26.25 | £35.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.13 | £44.75 | £47.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.17% | +0.80% | -0.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £68.38 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £85.00 | £78.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | - |
SOSL
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SOSL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
SOSL
Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing SOSL.
SOSL
Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SOSL in England over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.
SOSL
Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SOSL within the England region over the 6 months to 18 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -2 | 3 | £543 | -1.36% | 5 |
| SOSL UK |
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SOSL
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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: