Salesforce Developer Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Salesforce Developer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Salesforce Developer daily rate in the Thames Valley is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 119 144
Rank change year-on-year +16 +25 +44
Contract jobs requiring a Salesforce Developer 15 3 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.91% 0.13% 0.072%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% 0.15% 0.076%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 2 2
10th Percentile £314 £529 -
25th Percentile £375 £534 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £563 £550
Median % change year-on-year -28.89% +2.27% -15.38%
75th Percentile £500 £584 £600
90th Percentile £540 £586 -
South East median daily rate £449 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -18.41% - -15.38%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,502 2,049 2,635
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.36% 91.39% 94.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 925 1,159 1,785
10th Percentile £264 £263 £250
25th Percentile £393 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £508 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.57% +1.60% -
75th Percentile £600 £614 £615
90th Percentile £664 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 91 105 94
10th Percentile £14.20 £18.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £15.12 £32.00 £21.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £61.06 £49.07
Median % change year-on-year -58.81% +24.45% +173.11%
75th Percentile £62.37 £72.33 £65.96
90th Percentile £87.25 £90.00 £74.63
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.15% +14.70% +108.33%

Salesforce Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured Salesforce Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Salesforce Developer in the Thames Valley

Salesforce Developer
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Salesforce Developer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Salesforce Developer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Salesforce Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Salesforce Developer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 10 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Salesforce Developer in the Thames Valley

Salesforce Developer
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Salesforce Developer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 10 September 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
Buckinghamshire +11 8 £380 -
Berkshire +20 7 £500 -11.11% 8
Salesforce Developer
South East

Salesforce Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 10 September 2025, Salesforce Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Thames Valley region featuring Salesforce Developer in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) Salesforce
2 14 (93.33%) Lightning Web Components
3 13 (86.67%) Apex Code
4 8 (53.33%) Social Skills
5 7 (46.67%) React
6 6 (40.00%) Agile
7 5 (33.33%) JSON
7 5 (33.33%) HTML
7 5 (33.33%) Java
7 5 (33.33%) JavaScript
7 5 (33.33%) SOAP
7 5 (33.33%) XML
7 5 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (33.33%) MuleSoft
8 4 (26.67%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
8 4 (26.67%) AngularJS
8 4 (26.67%) Finance
8 4 (26.67%) Visualforce
8 4 (26.67%) REST
9 3 (20.00%) Azure
9 3 (20.00%) jQuery
9 3 (20.00%) Git
9 3 (20.00%) Scrum
9 3 (20.00%) Data Modelling
9 3 (20.00%) GitHub
9 3 (20.00%) DevOps
9 3 (20.00%) Visual Studio Code
9 3 (20.00%) Case Management
9 3 (20.00%) SOQL
9 3 (20.00%) CI/CD

Salesforce Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (20.00%) Azure
1 3 (20.00%) Azure DevOps
1 3 (20.00%) GitHub
1 3 (20.00%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
1 3 (20.00%) Salesforce Service Cloud
2 2 (13.33%) Figma
2 2 (13.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (13.33%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (13.33%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (20.00%) Git
1 3 (20.00%) Visual Studio Code
2 2 (13.33%) Browser DevTools
2 2 (13.33%) UI Automator
General
1 8 (53.33%) Social Skills
2 5 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (26.67%) Finance
4 1 (6.67%) Automotive
4 1 (6.67%) Banking
4 1 (6.67%) Manufacturing
4 1 (6.67%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (93.33%) Lightning Web Components
2 7 (46.67%) React
3 5 (33.33%) HTML
3 5 (33.33%) JSON
3 5 (33.33%) SOAP
3 5 (33.33%) XML
4 4 (26.67%) AngularJS
4 4 (26.67%) REST
4 4 (26.67%) Visualforce
5 3 (20.00%) jQuery
6 2 (13.33%) Ajax
6 2 (13.33%) CSS
6 2 (13.33%) Semantic HTML
6 2 (13.33%) Vue
7 1 (6.67%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (40.00%) Agile
2 4 (26.67%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
3 3 (20.00%) Case Management
3 3 (20.00%) CI/CD
3 3 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (20.00%) Data Modelling
3 3 (20.00%) DevOps
3 3 (20.00%) Scrum
4 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (13.33%) Cross-Browser Testing
4 2 (13.33%) Front End Development
4 2 (13.33%) OO
4 2 (13.33%) Performance Engineering
4 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (13.33%) Product Requirements
4 2 (13.33%) Security Architecture
4 2 (13.33%) Technical Debt
4 2 (13.33%) User Experience
5 1 (6.67%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 13 (86.67%) Apex Code
2 5 (33.33%) Java
2 5 (33.33%) JavaScript
3 3 (20.00%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (13.33%) Accessibility
1 2 (13.33%) WCAG
Vendors
1 15 (100.00%) Salesforce
2 5 (33.33%) MuleSoft
3 2 (13.33%) Microsoft