Hybrid/Remote Salesforce Contract Job Trends

Salesforce
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring knowledge or experience of Salesforce products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Salesforce over the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 126 111
Rank change year-on-year +51 -15 -9
Contract jobs citing Salesforce 331 224 386
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.25% 1.85% 2.17%
As % of the Vendors category 6.69% 4.11% 4.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 203 140 215
10th Percentile £375 £356 £361
25th Percentile £425 £400 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £593 £600
90th Percentile £688 £675 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 3 3
10th Percentile - £40.00 £22.55
25th Percentile - £63.25 £31.44
Median hourly rate £6.00 £102.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -94.12% +114.74% +43.94%
75th Percentile £27.83 - £53.75
90th Percentile £49.70 - £56.75
UK median hourly rate £26.30 £28.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -6.07% -6.67% -9.09%

All Vendors
Work from Home

Salesforce falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a remote or hybrid options requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 4,946 5,452 8,024
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 48.57% 44.94% 45.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,090 3,270 5,106
10th Percentile £325 £325 £313
25th Percentile £425 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.24% - -3.58%
75th Percentile £608 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £723 £721
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 151 100 188
10th Percentile £15.00 £18.36 £17.10
25th Percentile £19.66 £24.01 £26.19
Median hourly rate £30.00 £41.00 £56.68
Median % change year-on-year -26.83% -27.66% -1.43%
75th Percentile £63.75 £67.14 £73.13
90th Percentile £67.50 £86.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £29.39 £44.50
% change year-on-year -18.33% -33.97% +73.08%

Salesforce
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Salesforce and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Salesforce job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Salesforce.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Salesforce

Salesforce
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Salesforce over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Salesforce daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Salesforce
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Salesforce.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Salesforce

Salesforce
Hourly Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Salesforce over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Salesforce hourly rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid working options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 12 (3.63%) Confluence
2 8 (2.42%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.60%) Anypoint
4 2 (0.60%) CMS
5 1 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.30%) Apache
5 1 (0.30%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.30%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.30%) WordPress
Applications
1 23 (6.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.60%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.60%) Sketch
5 1 (0.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.30%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (0.30%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.30%) InVision
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (6.65%) Salesforce CRM
2 6 (1.81%) NetSuite
2 6 (1.81%) Shopify
3 5 (1.51%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.91%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.60%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.30%) Magento
7 1 (0.30%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.30%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.30%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 53 (16.01%) Azure
2 48 (14.50%) Salesforce Service Cloud
3 38 (11.48%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
4 25 (7.55%) AWS
4 25 (7.55%) SaaS
5 16 (4.83%) Power Platform
6 12 (3.63%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (3.02%) Microsoft 365
8 9 (2.72%) PaaS
9 8 (2.42%) Boomi
9 8 (2.42%) GCP
9 8 (2.42%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 7 (2.11%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (1.81%) Google Analytics
11 6 (1.81%) Slack
12 5 (1.51%) GitHub
12 5 (1.51%) IaaS
12 5 (1.51%) Lucidchart
12 5 (1.51%) Serverless
13 4 (1.21%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.91%) Firewall
2 2 (0.60%) DKIM
2 2 (0.60%) DNS
2 2 (0.60%) VPN
3 1 (0.30%) HTTP
3 1 (0.30%) Intranet
3 1 (0.30%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.53%) Power BI
2 7 (2.11%) Tableau
3 6 (1.81%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.91%) Metadata
4 3 (0.91%) MySQL
5 2 (0.60%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.60%) MS Access
5 2 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.60%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.60%) SQLite
6 1 (0.30%) Big Data
6 1 (0.30%) DBAmp
6 1 (0.30%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.30%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.30%) GIS
6 1 (0.30%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.30%) Redis
6 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 36 (10.88%) JIRA
2 17 (5.14%) Git
3 8 (2.42%) Selenium
4 5 (1.51%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.21%) Bitbucket
5 4 (1.21%) Visual Studio Code
6 3 (0.91%) Postman
7 2 (0.60%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.60%) Maven
7 2 (0.60%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.60%) TestRail
8 1 (0.30%) ER Studio
8 1 (0.30%) ERwin
8 1 (0.30%) JMeter
8 1 (0.30%) Locust
8 1 (0.30%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.30%) Subversion
8 1 (0.30%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.30%) TestNG
8 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio
General
1 107 (32.33%) Social Skills
2 53 (16.01%) Marketing
3 45 (13.60%) Finance
4 42 (12.69%) Public Sector
5 40 (12.08%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (6.04%) Legal
7 19 (5.74%) Retail
8 16 (4.83%) Documentation Skills
8 16 (4.83%) Presentation Skills
9 14 (4.23%) Billing
10 10 (3.02%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (2.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (2.11%) Electronics
12 7 (2.11%) Manufacturing
12 7 (2.11%) Telecoms
13 6 (1.81%) Advertising
13 6 (1.81%) Dutch Language
13 6 (1.81%) French Language
13 6 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.21%) German Language
Job Titles
1 78 (23.56%) Developer
2 62 (18.73%) Architect
3 61 (18.43%) Salesforce Developer
4 48 (14.50%) Analyst
5 37 (11.18%) Salesforce Architect
6 32 (9.67%) Senior
7 27 (8.16%) Business Analyst
7 27 (8.16%) Solutions Architect
8 24 (7.25%) Consultant
9 21 (6.34%) Lead
10 16 (4.83%) Project Manager
10 16 (4.83%) Salesforce Analyst
10 16 (4.83%) Salesforce Solution Architect
11 15 (4.53%) Salesforce Business Analyst
11 15 (4.53%) Salesforce Consultant
12 10 (3.02%) Pricing Analyst
13 9 (2.72%) Data Analyst
14 8 (2.42%) Administrator
14 8 (2.42%) Product Manager
14 8 (2.42%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (18.43%) Lightning Web Components
2 32 (9.67%) REST
3 30 (9.06%) Visualforce
4 24 (7.25%) SOAP
5 23 (6.95%) Middleware
6 14 (4.23%) CSS
6 14 (4.23%) HTML
7 9 (2.72%) .NET
8 8 (2.42%) Web Services
9 7 (2.11%) Node.js
9 7 (2.11%) VML
10 6 (1.81%) OAuth
10 6 (1.81%) React
10 6 (1.81%) RESTful
11 4 (1.21%) Kafka
12 3 (0.91%) AngularJS
12 3 (0.91%) GraphQL
12 3 (0.91%) OAuth2
12 3 (0.91%) Swagger
12 3 (0.91%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 25 (7.55%) Product Ownership
2 10 (3.02%) AS400
2 10 (3.02%) Onboarding
3 8 (2.42%) Legacy Systems
3 8 (2.42%) Management Information System
4 6 (1.81%) Marketing Technology
5 5 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.21%) Cloud Native
6 4 (1.21%) Data Structures
6 4 (1.21%) Digital Media
6 4 (1.21%) PMI
6 4 (1.21%) Virtual Team
7 3 (0.91%) e-Learning
7 3 (0.91%) Learning Management System
8 2 (0.60%) AI Agents
8 2 (0.60%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (0.60%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.60%) IVR
8 2 (0.60%) Smart Meter
8 2 (0.60%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
1 1 (0.30%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (30.51%) Agile
2 68 (20.54%) CRM
3 62 (18.73%) Problem-Solving
4 45 (13.60%) DevOps
5 39 (11.78%) Stakeholder Management
6 38 (11.48%) Continuous Improvement
7 37 (11.18%) Data Modelling
8 36 (10.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 34 (10.27%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
10 33 (9.97%) Analytics
10 33 (9.97%) Migration
11 32 (9.67%) User Stories
12 28 (8.46%) CI/CD
12 28 (8.46%) ERP
13 26 (7.85%) Data Governance
13 26 (7.85%) Scrum
14 24 (7.25%) Roadmaps
15 23 (6.95%) E-Commerce
16 21 (6.34%) Data Migration
16 21 (6.34%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 58 (17.52%) Apex Code
2 24 (7.25%) SQL
3 14 (4.23%) Python
4 12 (3.63%) JavaScript
5 11 (3.32%) Java
6 9 (2.72%) SOQL
7 7 (2.11%) C#
8 5 (1.51%) PHP
9 3 (0.91%) Bicep
10 2 (0.60%) Bash
10 2 (0.60%) Korn
10 2 (0.60%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.60%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.30%) Go
11 1 (0.30%) Scala
11 1 (0.30%) SOSL
11 1 (0.30%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 63 (19.03%) Security Cleared
2 38 (11.48%) SC Cleared
3 32 (9.67%) Degree
4 15 (4.53%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (2.42%) PMI Certification
5 8 (2.42%) PMP
6 6 (1.81%) Master's Degree
7 4 (1.21%) CSPO
8 3 (0.91%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.60%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.60%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.30%) AWS Certified Developer
10 1 (0.30%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.30%) MBA
10 1 (0.30%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (7.85%) GDPR
2 20 (6.04%) QA
3 15 (4.53%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.81%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.81%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 5 (1.51%) PMO
6 4 (1.21%) PERC
7 3 (0.91%) COBIT
7 3 (0.91%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.91%) WCAG
8 2 (0.60%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.60%) SLA
9 1 (0.30%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.30%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.30%) ISO 9002
9 1 (0.30%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 2 (0.60%) Active Directory
1 2 (0.60%) Docker
2 1 (0.30%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 6 (1.81%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (1.21%) Terraform
3 2 (0.60%) CloudHub
3 2 (0.60%) Grafana
4 1 (0.30%) Ansible
4 1 (0.30%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 25 (7.55%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.25%) SAP
3 21 (6.34%) MuleSoft
4 16 (4.83%) ServiceNow
5 13 (3.93%) Google
6 11 (3.32%) Adobe
6 11 (3.32%) Oracle
7 10 (3.02%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
8 8 (2.42%) HubSpot
9 7 (2.11%) Pardot
10 6 (1.81%) Sitecore
11 5 (1.51%) Marketo
11 5 (1.51%) Workday
12 4 (1.21%) Conga
12 4 (1.21%) Databricks
12 4 (1.21%) mParticle
12 4 (1.21%) OpenAI
12 4 (1.21%) Tealium
12 4 (1.21%) Virgin Media
13 3 (0.91%) Freshdesk