Confluence Contract Job Trends in London

Confluence
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Confluence skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 110 146
Rank change year-on-year +2 +36 -40
Contract jobs citing Confluence 424 319 299
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.62% 2.47% 1.64%
As % of the Application Platforms category 26.87% 20.58% 14.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 315 204 206
10th Percentile £356 £300 £369
25th Percentile £445 £400 £462
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -6.78%
75th Percentile £645 £638 £638
90th Percentile £738 £775 £775
England median daily rate £500 £500 £538
% change year-on-year - -6.98% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £21.85
25th Percentile - - £23.88
Median hourly rate - - £32.50
75th Percentile - - £44.38
90th Percentile - - £52.25
England median hourly rate £45.46 £62.50 £67.56
% change year-on-year -27.26% -7.49% +27.47%

All Application Platform Skills
London

Confluence falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 1,578 1,550 2,006
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 9.74% 12.01% 10.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,087 1,007 1,456
10th Percentile £350 £313 £263
25th Percentile £419 £408 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £510
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% +2.94% -7.27%
75th Percentile £625 £656 £625
90th Percentile £725 £803 £775
England median daily rate £500 £500 £495
% change year-on-year - +1.01% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 8 31
10th Percentile £15.20 - £17.00
25th Percentile £17.50 £23.80 £22.00
Median hourly rate £19.00 £32.52 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.57% +8.40% +32.57%
75th Percentile £28.88 £41.91 £36.25
90th Percentile £60.02 £44.34 £49.08
England median hourly rate £27.21 £46.25 £25.00
% change year-on-year -41.17% +85.00% +12.82%

Confluence
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Confluence relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Confluence job vacancy trend in London

Confluence
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Confluence.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Confluence

Confluence
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Confluence in London over the 6 months to 12 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Confluence in London

Confluence
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Confluence.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Confluence

Confluence
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Confluence within the London region over the 6 months to 12 March 2026. 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
Central London -16 52 £525 -1.87% 25
South London +4 23 £519 +9.17% 8
West London -17 6 £650 +54.76% 8
Confluence
England

Confluence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 35 (8.25%) SharePoint
2 27 (6.37%) nginx
3 6 (1.42%) Apache
3 6 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.42%) Palantir Foundry
4 4 (0.94%) CMS
5 2 (0.47%) SAS
5 2 (0.47%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.24%) CICS
6 1 (0.24%) IIS
6 1 (0.24%) JBoss
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 47 (11.08%) MS Visio
2 42 (9.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 31 (7.31%) Microsoft Project
4 27 (6.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 19 (4.48%) Microsoft Office
6 8 (1.89%) Trello
7 4 (0.94%) Notion
8 2 (0.47%) Adobe After Effects
8 2 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.47%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.47%) InDesign
8 2 (0.47%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.24%) EPLAN
9 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (2.83%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.65%) Fidessa
3 5 (1.18%) Aladdin
4 4 (0.94%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.47%) Actimize
6 2 (0.47%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 2 (0.47%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.47%) Shopify
6 2 (0.47%) Summit
6 2 (0.47%) Temenos T24
7 1 (0.24%) IntelliMatch
7 1 (0.24%) Loan IQ
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle BPM
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle Cash Management
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.24%) SAP SRM
Cloud Services
1 80 (18.87%) AWS
2 59 (13.92%) Azure
3 47 (11.08%) GitHub
4 31 (7.31%) Azure DevOps
4 31 (7.31%) Power Platform
5 18 (4.25%) Virtual Private Cloud
6 17 (4.01%) Amazon S3
6 17 (4.01%) SaaS
6 17 (4.01%) Serverless
7 15 (3.54%) GCP
8 14 (3.30%) Amazon EC2
9 13 (3.07%) Amazon EKS
9 13 (3.07%) AWS CloudFormation
9 13 (3.07%) Miro
10 12 (2.83%) AWS Lambda
11 10 (2.36%) Apigee
11 10 (2.36%) Figma
11 10 (2.36%) Lucidchart
12 9 (2.12%) Entra ID
12 9 (2.12%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.77%) VPN
2 15 (3.54%) Firewall
3 11 (2.59%) DNS
3 11 (2.59%) WAN
4 9 (2.12%) TCP/IP
5 7 (1.65%) Ethernet
5 7 (1.65%) LAN
5 7 (1.65%) Modbus
5 7 (1.65%) OpenVPN
5 7 (1.65%) RS-232
5 7 (1.65%) RS-485
5 7 (1.65%) SD-WAN
6 6 (1.42%) Network Security
7 5 (1.18%) FTP
8 4 (0.94%) PSTN
8 4 (0.94%) SSL
8 4 (0.94%) Unified Communications
8 4 (0.94%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.71%) BIG-IP
9 3 (0.71%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.13%) Power BI
2 20 (4.72%) Tableau
3 16 (3.77%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (3.30%) Elasticsearch
5 12 (2.83%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (2.59%) SQL Server
7 10 (2.36%) NoSQL
8 7 (1.65%) Big Data
8 7 (1.65%) BigQuery
8 7 (1.65%) Hadoop
8 7 (1.65%) Tick Data
9 6 (1.42%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (1.18%) Metadata
10 5 (1.18%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.94%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.71%) Delta Lake
12 3 (0.71%) DocumentDB
12 3 (0.71%) DynamoDB
12 3 (0.71%) Spark SQL
13 2 (0.47%) Amazon QuickSight
Development Applications
1 390 (91.98%) JIRA
2 53 (12.50%) Git
3 43 (10.14%) Jenkins
4 25 (5.90%) GitLab
5 23 (5.42%) Selenium
6 22 (5.19%) Bitbucket
7 14 (3.30%) SonarQube
7 14 (3.30%) Sonatype Nexus
8 12 (2.83%) Cucumber
9 11 (2.59%) JUnit
10 8 (1.89%) Maven
10 8 (1.89%) Postman
11 6 (1.42%) Cypress.io
12 5 (1.18%) ScriptRunner
12 5 (1.18%) SpecFlow
13 4 (0.94%) Android Studio
13 4 (0.94%) JMeter
13 4 (0.94%) REST Assured
13 4 (0.94%) TestRail
13 4 (0.94%) Zephyr
General
1 167 (39.39%) Social Skills
2 152 (35.85%) Finance
3 80 (18.87%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (17.45%) Banking
5 63 (14.86%) Public Sector
6 26 (6.13%) Documentation Skills
7 19 (4.48%) Legal
8 16 (3.77%) Investment Banking
9 15 (3.54%) Influencing Skills
9 15 (3.54%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (3.30%) Retail
11 13 (3.07%) Financial Institution
11 13 (3.07%) Marketing
12 12 (2.83%) Front Office
13 11 (2.59%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.65%) Publishing
15 6 (1.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 4 (0.94%) Advertising
16 4 (0.94%) Telecoms
17 3 (0.71%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 115 (27.12%) Analyst
2 105 (24.76%) Business Analyst
3 44 (10.38%) Senior
4 43 (10.14%) Developer
5 36 (8.49%) Project Manager
6 26 (6.13%) Lead
7 24 (5.66%) Architect
8 21 (4.95%) Technical Business Analyst
9 20 (4.72%) Technical Analyst
10 19 (4.48%) Senior Analyst
11 16 (3.77%) Banking Analyst
11 16 (3.77%) Consultant
11 16 (3.77%) Delivery Manager
12 15 (3.54%) Banking Business Analyst
13 13 (3.07%) Senior Business Analyst
14 12 (2.83%) Technical Manager
15 11 (2.59%) Product Owner
15 11 (2.59%) Salesforce Developer
15 11 (2.59%) Scrum Master
16 10 (2.36%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.54%) Spring
2 14 (3.30%) REST
3 12 (2.83%) Kafka
4 11 (2.59%) Lightning Web Components
4 11 (2.59%) RESTful
5 10 (2.36%) ADO
5 10 (2.36%) XML
6 9 (2.12%) .NET
6 9 (2.12%) JSON
6 9 (2.12%) OpenID
7 8 (1.89%) Apache NiFi
7 8 (1.89%) LDAP
7 8 (1.89%) Playwright
7 8 (1.89%) Web Services
8 7 (1.65%) HTML
8 7 (1.65%) RabbitMQ
8 7 (1.65%) React
8 7 (1.65%) SOAP
9 6 (1.42%) Spring Boot
10 5 (1.18%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 42 (9.91%) Product Ownership
2 23 (5.42%) Onboarding
3 14 (3.30%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (2.59%) Cloud Native
5 10 (2.36%) Data Protection Act
6 9 (2.12%) Equities
6 9 (2.12%) Management Information System
6 9 (2.12%) Public Cloud
6 9 (2.12%) Virtual Team
7 8 (1.89%) Data Centre
7 8 (1.89%) Mobile App
8 7 (1.65%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 6 (1.42%) Derivative
9 6 (1.42%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.18%) Fixed Income
10 5 (1.18%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (1.18%) Reference Data
11 4 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.94%) IoT
11 4 (0.94%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 31 (7.31%) Linux
2 13 (3.07%) Windows
3 10 (2.36%) Unix
4 7 (1.65%) Android
4 7 (1.65%) FreeRTOS
5 4 (0.94%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.47%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.24%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 276 (65.09%) Agile
2 125 (29.48%) Stakeholder Management
3 107 (25.24%) Scrum
4 89 (20.99%) User Stories
5 87 (20.52%) Problem-Solving
6 86 (20.28%) DevOps
7 81 (19.10%) Continuous Improvement
8 67 (15.80%) CI/CD
8 67 (15.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 66 (15.57%) Acceptance Criteria
10 59 (13.92%) Project Management
11 56 (13.21%) Roadmaps
12 55 (12.97%) Test Automation
13 53 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation
14 52 (12.26%) User Acceptance Testing
15 47 (11.08%) Migration
15 47 (11.08%) Requirements Gathering
16 46 (10.85%) Decision-Making
17 43 (10.14%) Project Delivery
18 42 (9.91%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 68 (16.04%) SQL
2 52 (12.26%) Python
3 36 (8.49%) Java
4 19 (4.48%) JavaScript
5 11 (2.59%) Bash
5 11 (2.59%) C#
5 11 (2.59%) PowerShell
6 10 (2.36%) Apex Code
7 8 (1.89%) C++
7 8 (1.89%) Kotlin
7 8 (1.89%) TypeScript
8 7 (1.65%) Embedded C++
9 3 (0.71%) C
9 3 (0.71%) Embedded C
9 3 (0.71%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.47%) Korn
10 2 (0.47%) Swift
11 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.24%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.24%) XPath
Qualifications
1 122 (28.77%) Security Cleared
2 114 (26.89%) SC Cleared
3 39 (9.20%) Degree
4 16 (3.77%) CBAP
5 13 (3.07%) PMI Certification
6 12 (2.83%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (2.59%) CISSP
8 10 (2.36%) DV Cleared
8 10 (2.36%) PMP
9 8 (1.89%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (1.89%) CSPO
9 8 (1.89%) IIBA
9 8 (1.89%) ISTQB
10 6 (1.42%) CESG Certified Professional
10 6 (1.42%) ISEB
10 6 (1.42%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 5 (1.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 5 (1.18%) CISM
11 5 (1.18%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 5 (1.18%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (9.20%) QA
2 22 (5.19%) GDPR
3 17 (4.01%) Data Quality
4 15 (3.54%) PMO
5 14 (3.30%) Accessibility
6 7 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (1.42%) GRC
8 5 (1.18%) MiFID
9 3 (0.71%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.71%) SLA
10 2 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.47%) EMIR
10 2 (0.47%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.47%) NIST
10 2 (0.47%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.47%) SEPA
11 1 (0.24%) Basel III
11 1 (0.24%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.24%) P3O
System Software
1 38 (8.96%) Docker
2 8 (1.89%) Squid
3 7 (1.65%) Embedded Firmware
3 7 (1.65%) Firmware
4 6 (1.42%) Active Directory
5 3 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.24%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.24%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.24%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 46 (10.85%) Terraform
2 41 (9.67%) Kubernetes
3 19 (4.48%) Consul
4 18 (4.25%) Ansible
5 14 (3.30%) Grafana
6 13 (3.07%) Packer
7 11 (2.59%) Prometheus
8 10 (2.36%) Single Sign-On
9 7 (1.65%) FortiGate
10 6 (1.42%) Jamf Pro
10 6 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
11 4 (0.94%) HP ALM
12 3 (0.71%) RSA Archer
13 1 (0.24%) Ambari
13 1 (0.24%) CA Endevor
13 1 (0.24%) CASB
13 1 (0.24%) Network Intrusion Detection System
13 1 (0.24%) SCCM
13 1 (0.24%) vRealize
13 1 (0.24%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 42 (9.91%) Microsoft
2 37 (8.73%) Salesforce
3 32 (7.55%) Atlassian
4 26 (6.13%) ServiceNow
5 20 (4.72%) Oracle
6 17 (4.01%) SAP
7 11 (2.59%) Google
8 10 (2.36%) MuleSoft
9 9 (2.12%) Adobe
9 9 (2.12%) Databricks
10 8 (1.89%) Dynatrace
10 8 (1.89%) Red Hat
10 8 (1.89%) Zscaler
11 7 (1.65%) Alteryx
11 7 (1.65%) Anaplan
11 7 (1.65%) Cisco
12 6 (1.42%) Cloudera
12 6 (1.42%) IBM
12 6 (1.42%) Murex
12 6 (1.42%) Palantir