Confluence Job Trends in England

Confluence
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Confluence skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 350 243 301
Rank change year-on-year -107 +58 -74
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 390 537 769
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 1.37% 0.91%
As % of the Application Platforms category 11.70% 14.64% 8.99%
Number of salaries quoted 256 299 590
10th Percentile £32,500 £21,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £83,640 £76,545 £75,772
90th Percentile £87,500 £97,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +6.19% -13.08%

All Application Platform Skills
England

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 3,334 3,667 8,550
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.06% 9.34% 10.09%
Number of salaries quoted 2,472 2,585 6,554
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -10.45%

Confluence
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Confluence job vacancy trend in England

Confluence
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Confluence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Confluence

Confluence
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Confluence in England over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Confluence in England

Confluence
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Confluence within the England region over the 6 months to 21 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -36 149 £75,000 +15.38% 74
North of England -113 62 £65,766 +22.36% 24
North West -33 52 £65,766 +5.23% 13
South East -26 49 £62,500 +38.89% 44
Midlands -77 47 £45,000 +20.00% 16
South West -51 40 £47,500 -9.52% 18
East Midlands -50 29 £25,500 +13.33% 3
East of England -6 27 £32,500 -60.61% 11
West Midlands -65 18 £69,000 - 13
North East -44 5 £67,500 +200.00% 2
Yorkshire -89 5 £65,000 +34.00% 9
Confluence
UK

Confluence
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:

Application Platforms
1 41 (10.51%) SharePoint
2 33 (8.46%) CMS
3 7 (1.79%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.28%) IIS
5 4 (1.03%) Apache
5 4 (1.03%) Documentum
6 3 (0.77%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.77%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.77%) JBoss
6 3 (0.77%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.26%) Drupal
7 1 (0.26%) nginx
7 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 24 (6.15%) Microsoft Project
2 16 (4.10%) MS Visio
3 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (1.79%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.26%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.26%) MadCap Flare
6 1 (0.26%) Sketch
6 1 (0.26%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.54%) Fidessa
2 4 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.51%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.51%) Workfront
4 1 (0.26%) Actimize
4 1 (0.26%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.26%) Magento
4 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle 11i
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.26%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 88 (22.56%) Azure
2 62 (15.90%) AWS
3 36 (9.23%) Figma
4 34 (8.72%) Azure DevOps
5 29 (7.44%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (6.92%) Adobe Analytics
7 25 (6.41%) Contentsquare
8 20 (5.13%) GCP
8 20 (5.13%) SaaS
9 15 (3.85%) Power Platform
10 13 (3.33%) GitHub
11 11 (2.82%) Entra ID
12 9 (2.31%) PaaS
12 9 (2.31%) Slack
13 8 (2.05%) Lucidchart
13 8 (2.05%) Miro
14 7 (1.79%) Amazon S3
14 7 (1.79%) Serverless
15 6 (1.54%) AWS Lambda
15 6 (1.54%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 27 (6.92%) Broadband
2 16 (4.10%) Firewall
3 14 (3.59%) VPN
4 7 (1.79%) DNS
4 7 (1.79%) WAN
5 6 (1.54%) IPv4
5 6 (1.54%) Multicast
5 6 (1.54%) Software-Defined Networking
6 5 (1.28%) LAN
6 5 (1.28%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.03%) Wireless
8 3 (0.77%) BGP
8 3 (0.77%) Network Security
8 3 (0.77%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.77%) WLAN
9 2 (0.51%) DHCP
9 2 (0.51%) DMVPN
9 2 (0.51%) FIX Connectivity
9 2 (0.51%) MPLS
9 2 (0.51%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.69%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.59%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (2.05%) DB2
3 8 (2.05%) MongoDB
3 8 (2.05%) Power BI
4 6 (1.54%) MySQL
5 5 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.03%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (1.03%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.77%) Amazon QuickSight
7 3 (0.77%) Big Data
7 3 (0.77%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.77%) DynamoDB
7 3 (0.77%) Spatial Data
7 3 (0.77%) Tableau
8 2 (0.51%) CockroachDB
8 2 (0.51%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.51%) DTS
8 2 (0.51%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 350 (89.74%) JIRA
2 28 (7.18%) Git
3 22 (5.64%) Bitbucket
4 20 (5.13%) GitLab
5 18 (4.62%) Jenkins
6 17 (4.36%) Selenium
7 11 (2.82%) Cucumber
8 5 (1.28%) Cypress.io
8 5 (1.28%) JUnit
8 5 (1.28%) Maven
8 5 (1.28%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.28%) TeamCity
8 5 (1.28%) TestRail
8 5 (1.28%) Zephyr
9 4 (1.03%) JMeter
9 4 (1.03%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (1.03%) Toad
10 3 (0.77%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 3 (0.77%) Postman
11 2 (0.51%) Charles Proxy
General
1 146 (37.44%) Social Skills
2 127 (32.56%) Finance
3 56 (14.36%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (11.03%) Games
5 41 (10.51%) Banking
6 36 (9.23%) Legal
7 27 (6.92%) Law
8 23 (5.90%) Influencing Skills
9 19 (4.87%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (4.36%) Manufacturing
11 14 (3.59%) Marketing
12 13 (3.33%) Automotive
12 13 (3.33%) Retail
13 12 (3.08%) Public Sector
14 11 (2.82%) Aerospace
15 10 (2.56%) Electronics
15 10 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 9 (2.31%) Advertising
17 6 (1.54%) Billing
17 6 (1.54%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 78 (20.00%) Analyst
2 70 (17.95%) Lead
3 57 (14.62%) Business Analyst
4 43 (11.03%) Senior
5 30 (7.69%) Architect
6 23 (5.90%) Developer
7 22 (5.64%) IT Support
7 22 (5.64%) Scrum Master
8 17 (4.36%) Delivery Manager
8 17 (4.36%) Lead Architect
8 17 (4.36%) Project Manager
9 16 (4.10%) Product Owner
9 16 (4.10%) Support Engineer
10 15 (3.85%) Full-Stack Developer
10 15 (3.85%) IT Engineer
10 15 (3.85%) IT Support Engineer
11 14 (3.59%) IT Analyst
11 14 (3.59%) Product Manager
11 14 (3.59%) Solutions Architect
12 11 (2.82%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (5.13%) React
2 14 (3.59%) .NET
2 14 (3.59%) CSS
2 14 (3.59%) Node.js
3 12 (3.08%) HTML
4 11 (2.82%) GraphQL
4 11 (2.82%) RESTful
5 10 (2.56%) ASP.NET
5 10 (2.56%) Middleware
5 10 (2.56%) REST
6 9 (2.31%) Elastic Stack
7 7 (1.79%) FIX Protocol
7 7 (1.79%) Spring
8 6 (1.54%) Gherkin
8 6 (1.54%) Spring Boot
9 5 (1.28%) AngularJS
9 5 (1.28%) React Native
9 5 (1.28%) Redux
9 5 (1.28%) Web Services
10 4 (1.03%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 65 (16.67%) Product Ownership
2 29 (7.44%) Onboarding
3 14 (3.59%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (3.08%) Legacy Systems
5 11 (2.82%) Mobile App
6 10 (2.56%) Data Centre
6 10 (2.56%) Hybrid Cloud
6 10 (2.56%) PMI
7 9 (2.31%) Equities
8 8 (2.05%) Distributed Architecture
9 6 (1.54%) Distributed Computing
9 6 (1.54%) Eurex
9 6 (1.54%) Fixed Income
9 6 (1.54%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.54%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.28%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
10 5 (1.28%) IoT
10 5 (1.28%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 36 (9.23%) Linux
2 32 (8.21%) Windows
3 17 (4.36%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.03%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.77%) Android
6 3 (0.77%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.77%) CentOS
6 3 (0.77%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.51%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.51%) Unix
8 1 (0.26%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.26%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.26%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 248 (63.59%) Agile
2 128 (32.82%) Continuous Improvement
3 100 (25.64%) Roadmaps
4 95 (24.36%) Scrum
5 84 (21.54%) Stakeholder Management
6 71 (18.21%) User Experience
7 70 (17.95%) Problem-Solving
8 67 (17.18%) DevOps
9 66 (16.92%) CI/CD
10 59 (15.13%) Decision-Making
11 56 (14.36%) AI
12 55 (14.10%) Analytics
13 49 (12.56%) User Stories
14 48 (12.31%) Kanban
14 48 (12.31%) Mentoring
14 48 (12.31%) SDLC
15 44 (11.28%) Project Management
15 44 (11.28%) Sprint Planning
16 39 (10.00%) Acceptance Criteria
16 39 (10.00%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 52 (13.33%) SQL
2 43 (11.03%) Python
3 36 (9.23%) Java
4 27 (6.92%) JavaScript
5 19 (4.87%) PowerShell
6 17 (4.36%) Bash
7 14 (3.59%) TypeScript
8 12 (3.08%) C#
9 4 (1.03%) C++
9 4 (1.03%) PHP
9 4 (1.03%) RPG
10 3 (0.77%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.51%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.26%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.26%) C
12 1 (0.26%) Delphi
12 1 (0.26%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.26%) VB
Qualifications
1 48 (12.31%) Degree
2 45 (11.54%) Security Cleared
3 22 (5.64%) SC Cleared
4 16 (4.10%) PMI Certification
5 13 (3.33%) AWS Certification
5 13 (3.33%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (3.08%) DV Cleared
7 9 (2.31%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.79%) ISTQB
8 7 (1.79%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 6 (1.54%) CCNA
9 6 (1.54%) OSCP
9 6 (1.54%) PMP
9 6 (1.54%) RHCE
9 6 (1.54%) RHCSA
10 4 (1.03%) CITP
11 3 (0.77%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (10.77%) Accessibility
2 29 (7.44%) QA
3 28 (7.18%) WCAG
4 20 (5.13%) SLA
5 11 (2.82%) Data Quality
6 9 (2.31%) GDPR
7 8 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.79%) PMO
9 6 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (1.03%) Basel II
10 4 (1.03%) ISO 26262
11 3 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.77%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.51%) GRC
12 2 (0.51%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.51%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.51%) MiFID
12 2 (0.51%) NIST
12 2 (0.51%) SOC 2
System Software
1 25 (6.41%) Docker
2 23 (5.90%) Active Directory
3 16 (4.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.54%) Squid
4 6 (1.54%) VMware NSX
4 6 (1.54%) vSphere
5 5 (1.28%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.28%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.77%) Embedded Firmware
6 3 (0.77%) Firmware
6 3 (0.77%) KVM
7 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (6.15%) Kubernetes
1 24 (6.15%) Terraform
2 13 (3.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (3.08%) Ansible
4 9 (2.31%) ZABBIX
5 7 (1.79%) Packer
6 6 (1.54%) Grafana
7 5 (1.28%) Kibana
8 4 (1.03%) Functional Safety
8 4 (1.03%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.77%) Docker Swarm
9 3 (0.77%) Graylog
9 3 (0.77%) HP ALM
9 3 (0.77%) Nagios
9 3 (0.77%) Podman
9 3 (0.77%) Proxmox
9 3 (0.77%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.51%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 63 (16.15%) Microsoft
2 35 (8.97%) Atlassian
3 34 (8.72%) Adobe
4 30 (7.69%) Oracle
5 25 (6.41%) ServiceNow
6 16 (4.10%) Google
6 16 (4.10%) SAP
6 16 (4.10%) VMware
7 15 (3.85%) Salesforce
8 14 (3.59%) Splunk
9 10 (2.56%) Red Hat
10 9 (2.31%) IBM
10 9 (2.31%) Siemens
11 7 (1.79%) Bloomberg
12 6 (1.54%) CQG
12 6 (1.54%) ION Trading
12 6 (1.54%) Patsystems
12 6 (1.54%) Reuters
12 6 (1.54%) Trayport
13 5 (1.28%) Veeam