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 1 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 360 238 329
Rank change year-on-year -122 +91 -92
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 402 565 735
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 1.37% 0.79%
As % of the Application Platforms category 10.70% 14.90% 8.59%
Number of salaries quoted 273 325 550
10th Percentile £36,500 £26,500 £28,685
25th Percentile £47,750 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £82,500 £76,840 £75,772
90th Percentile £87,500 £97,500 £91,375
UK median annual salary £60,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.83% +9.09% -15.38%

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 3,758 3,793 8,555
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.38% 9.21% 9.25%
Number of salaries quoted 2,799 2,664 6,549
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,688 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -11.50%
75th Percentile £72,250 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

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 1 July 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 1 July 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 -46 146 £72,500 +1.75% 141
North of England -115 70 £65,766 +28.32% 52
South East -17 61 £60,000 +23.08% 60
North West -42 52 £65,766 +16.92% 30
South West -50 48 £55,000 +10.00% 35
Midlands -107 42 £45,000 -30.77% 23
East Midlands -56 26 £25,500 +13.33% 11
East of England -26 18 £32,500 -45.83% 9
West Midlands -79 16 £69,000 -4.83% 12
North East -52 10 £67,500 +200.00% 4
Yorkshire -81 8 £75,000 +54.62% 18
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 34 (8.46%) SharePoint
2 30 (7.46%) CMS
3 7 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.24%) IIS
5 4 (1.00%) Documentum
5 4 (1.00%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.75%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.75%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.75%) JBoss
7 2 (0.50%) Apache
7 2 (0.50%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.25%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.25%) Drupal
8 1 (0.25%) nginx
8 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (6.97%) MS Visio
2 22 (5.47%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (2.74%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (1.99%) Trello
5 7 (1.74%) Microsoft Office
6 3 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.25%) Notion
7 1 (0.25%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 6 (1.49%) Fidessa
2 5 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.00%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.50%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.50%) Workfront
5 1 (0.25%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.25%) Magento
5 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.25%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 116 (28.86%) Azure
2 69 (17.16%) AWS
3 54 (13.43%) Azure DevOps
4 36 (8.96%) Figma
5 27 (6.72%) Microsoft 365
6 26 (6.47%) Adobe Analytics
7 25 (6.22%) Contentsquare
8 24 (5.97%) SaaS
9 19 (4.73%) GCP
9 19 (4.73%) GitHub
10 18 (4.48%) Lucidchart
11 15 (3.73%) Miro
11 15 (3.73%) Power Platform
11 15 (3.73%) Serverless
12 12 (2.99%) Amazon S3
12 12 (2.99%) AWS Lambda
13 9 (2.24%) AWS Fargate
13 9 (2.24%) PaaS
14 8 (1.99%) Entra ID
15 7 (1.74%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.47%) Broadband
2 15 (3.73%) VPN
3 14 (3.48%) Firewall
4 8 (1.99%) IPv4
4 8 (1.99%) Software-Defined Networking
5 6 (1.49%) DNS
5 6 (1.49%) Multicast
6 5 (1.24%) WAN
7 4 (1.00%) LAN
7 4 (1.00%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.00%) Wireless
8 3 (0.75%) FIX Connectivity
8 3 (0.75%) Kerberos
9 2 (0.50%) BGP
9 2 (0.50%) Network Security
9 2 (0.50%) RFID
9 2 (0.50%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.50%) WLAN
10 1 (0.25%) DMVPN
10 1 (0.25%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (6.72%) SQL Server
2 17 (4.23%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (2.49%) MongoDB
4 9 (2.24%) Db2
5 8 (1.99%) DTS
5 8 (1.99%) Power BI
6 7 (1.74%) DynamoDB
6 7 (1.74%) MySQL
6 7 (1.74%) Tableau
7 6 (1.49%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (1.00%) Geospatial Data
8 4 (1.00%) Relational Database
8 4 (1.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.75%) Big Data
9 3 (0.75%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.75%) Redis
9 3 (0.75%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.50%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.50%) Mixpanel
10 2 (0.50%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 355 (88.31%) JIRA
2 34 (8.46%) Git
3 23 (5.72%) GitLab
4 21 (5.22%) Bitbucket
5 14 (3.48%) Jenkins
6 11 (2.74%) Selenium
7 7 (1.74%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 7 (1.74%) Cucumber
8 5 (1.24%) JMeter
8 5 (1.24%) Zephyr
9 4 (1.00%) MSI
9 4 (1.00%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (1.00%) Toad
10 3 (0.75%) Claude Code
10 3 (0.75%) Maven
10 3 (0.75%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.75%) TestRail
11 2 (0.50%) Sonatype Nexus
11 2 (0.50%) Subversion
11 2 (0.50%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 151 (37.56%) Social Skills
2 133 (33.08%) Finance
3 67 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (10.95%) Games
5 35 (8.71%) Legal
6 28 (6.97%) Banking
7 26 (6.47%) Influencing Skills
8 24 (5.97%) Law
9 19 (4.73%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (4.23%) Public Sector
11 14 (3.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 14 (3.48%) Retail
12 13 (3.23%) Automotive
12 13 (3.23%) Manufacturing
13 12 (2.99%) Marketing
14 10 (2.49%) Aerospace
15 9 (2.24%) Advertising
15 9 (2.24%) Electronics
16 7 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (1.49%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 93 (23.13%) Analyst
2 65 (16.17%) Business Analyst
2 65 (16.17%) Lead
3 44 (10.95%) Senior
4 29 (7.21%) Architect
5 27 (6.72%) Scrum Master
6 24 (5.97%) Delivery Manager
7 23 (5.72%) Developer
8 18 (4.48%) IT Support
8 18 (4.48%) Project Manager
9 17 (4.23%) Product Owner
10 16 (3.98%) Technical Analyst
11 15 (3.73%) IT Analyst
12 14 (3.48%) Solutions Architect
12 14 (3.48%) Technical Business Analyst
13 13 (3.23%) Product Manager
14 12 (2.99%) Lead Architect
14 12 (2.99%) Senior Analyst
14 12 (2.99%) Support Analyst
15 11 (2.74%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (5.97%) Node.js
2 20 (4.98%) .NET
2 20 (4.98%) Middleware
3 16 (3.98%) CSS
3 16 (3.98%) Spring
4 15 (3.73%) HTML
4 15 (3.73%) Spring Boot
5 13 (3.23%) React
6 12 (2.99%) REST
7 11 (2.74%) ASP.NET
8 10 (2.49%) GraphQL
8 10 (2.49%) JSON
8 10 (2.49%) Kafka
8 10 (2.49%) RESTful
9 8 (1.99%) AngularJS
10 7 (1.74%) HTML5
11 6 (1.49%) ARM Templates
11 6 (1.49%) FIX Protocol
12 5 (1.24%) Jest
12 5 (1.24%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 65 (16.17%) Product Ownership
2 33 (8.21%) Onboarding
3 21 (5.22%) Legacy Systems
4 14 (3.48%) Mobile App
5 12 (2.99%) Hybrid Cloud
6 11 (2.74%) Data Centre
7 10 (2.49%) EPoS
7 10 (2.49%) PMI
8 9 (2.24%) Cloud Native
8 9 (2.24%) Equities
8 9 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.99%) Distributed Architecture
9 8 (1.99%) iSeries
10 7 (1.74%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (1.49%) Data Structures
11 6 (1.49%) Distributed Computing
11 6 (1.49%) Eurex
11 6 (1.49%) Fixed Income
11 6 (1.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 6 (1.49%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 44 (10.95%) Windows
2 39 (9.70%) Linux
3 22 (5.47%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (1.49%) Ubuntu
6 5 (1.24%) CentOS
6 5 (1.24%) Mac OS
6 5 (1.24%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.50%) Unix
8 1 (0.25%) Android
8 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.25%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 256 (63.68%) Agile
2 143 (35.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 103 (25.62%) Roadmaps
3 103 (25.62%) Scrum
4 94 (23.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 86 (21.39%) DevOps
6 80 (19.90%) Problem-Solving
7 71 (17.66%) Decision-Making
8 69 (17.16%) CI/CD
9 65 (16.17%) AI
9 65 (16.17%) User Experience
10 60 (14.93%) User Stories
11 57 (14.18%) Analytics
12 56 (13.93%) Kanban
13 55 (13.68%) SDLC
14 52 (12.94%) Mentoring
15 49 (12.19%) Requirements Gathering
16 46 (11.44%) Acceptance Criteria
17 45 (11.19%) Project Management
17 45 (11.19%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 60 (14.93%) SQL
2 54 (13.43%) Python
3 46 (11.44%) Java
4 27 (6.72%) JavaScript
5 25 (6.22%) PowerShell
6 20 (4.98%) Bash
7 17 (4.23%) C#
8 14 (3.48%) TypeScript
9 8 (1.99%) RPG
10 6 (1.49%) PHP
11 5 (1.24%) Bicep
12 4 (1.00%) C++
13 3 (0.75%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.50%) Ruby
15 1 (0.25%) C
15 1 (0.25%) Delphi
15 1 (0.25%) Groovy
15 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.25%) T-SQL
15 1 (0.25%) VB6
Qualifications
1 45 (11.19%) Security Cleared
2 44 (10.95%) Degree
3 23 (5.72%) SC Cleared
4 18 (4.48%) AWS Certification
5 16 (3.98%) PMI Certification
6 12 (2.99%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (2.74%) Master's Degree
8 10 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (2.49%) DV Cleared
9 9 (2.24%) ISTQB
9 9 (2.24%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.99%) CCNA
10 8 (1.99%) OSCP
10 8 (1.99%) RHCE
10 8 (1.99%) RHCSA
11 6 (1.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (1.49%) PMP
12 5 (1.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 5 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (1.00%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (11.69%) Accessibility
2 32 (7.96%) WCAG
3 31 (7.71%) QA
4 20 (4.98%) SLA
5 10 (2.49%) Data Quality
5 10 (2.49%) GDPR
5 10 (2.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.24%) NCSC
8 4 (1.00%) ISO 26262
8 4 (1.00%) NIST
8 4 (1.00%) PMO
8 4 (1.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.75%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.75%) ISO 8583
9 3 (0.75%) Software Quality Assurance
10 2 (0.50%) GRC
10 2 (0.50%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.50%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 28 (6.97%) Docker
2 23 (5.72%) Active Directory
3 21 (5.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.99%) Squid
4 8 (1.99%) VMware NSX
4 8 (1.99%) vSphere
5 6 (1.49%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.24%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (1.00%) KVM
8 3 (0.75%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.75%) Firmware
8 3 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 30 (7.46%) Terraform
2 26 (6.47%) Kubernetes
3 17 (4.23%) Ansible
4 12 (2.99%) ZABBIX
5 9 (2.24%) Packer
6 8 (1.99%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (1.74%) Kibana
8 5 (1.24%) Docker Swarm
8 5 (1.24%) Nagios
8 5 (1.24%) Podman
9 4 (1.00%) Functional Safety
9 4 (1.00%) Grafana
9 4 (1.00%) Graylog
9 4 (1.00%) Proxmox
10 3 (0.75%) HP ALM
10 3 (0.75%) Red Hat Satellite
10 3 (0.75%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.50%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.50%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 73 (18.16%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.96%) Adobe
3 29 (7.21%) Oracle
3 29 (7.21%) ServiceNow
4 23 (5.72%) Atlassian
5 22 (5.47%) Splunk
6 21 (5.22%) VMware
7 16 (3.98%) Google
7 16 (3.98%) Salesforce
8 13 (3.23%) IBM
8 13 (3.23%) Red Hat
9 7 (1.74%) Bloomberg
9 7 (1.74%) ION Trading
9 7 (1.74%) SAP
10 6 (1.49%) CQG
10 6 (1.49%) Databricks
10 6 (1.49%) Patsystems
10 6 (1.49%) Reuters
10 6 (1.49%) Trayport
10 6 (1.49%) Veeam