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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 306 318 241
Rank change year-on-year +12 -77 -37
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 342 433 587
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.66% 0.87% 1.29%
As % of the Application Platforms category 11.31% 9.40% 11.47%
Number of salaries quoted 219 251 477
10th Percentile £34,350 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -11.11% +7.29%
75th Percentile £86,250 £70,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% -11.11% +7.43%

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 3,023 4,606 5,119
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.81% 9.29% 11.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2,196 2,773 3,989
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £30,725
25th Percentile £33,500 £40,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £110,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +1.85% -1.82%

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 January 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 January 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 -14 141 £80,000 +33.33% 116
South East +18 49 £57,500 -4.17% 68
North of England +13 46 £50,000 -11.11% 36
Midlands +20 38 £57,500 -11.54% 33
South West -27 32 £50,000 -9.09% 20
East of England +22 29 £57,500 - 8
North West +3 24 £53,750 -6.52% 14
West Midlands +7 21 £72,500 +11.54% 22
Yorkshire +4 19 £49,500 +1.54% 21
East Midlands +3 17 £42,500 -5.56% 11
North East - 3 £50,000 - 2
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 29 (8.48%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.34%) Apache
3 6 (1.75%) CMS
3 6 (1.75%) IIS
4 4 (1.17%) nginx
4 4 (1.17%) Tomcat
5 3 (0.88%) WordPress
6 2 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.58%) MTS
7 1 (0.29%) Appian
7 1 (0.29%) FileNet
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 22 (6.43%) Microsoft Project
2 19 (5.56%) MS Visio
3 18 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
4 16 (4.68%) Microsoft Office
5 15 (4.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (1.17%) CATIA
6 4 (1.17%) Mozilla Thunderbird
6 4 (1.17%) Trello
7 2 (0.58%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.58%) Sketch
8 1 (0.29%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.29%) Doxygen
8 1 (0.29%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.29%) InDesign
8 1 (0.29%) MadCap Flare
8 1 (0.29%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.29%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 9 (2.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.17%) Fidessa
3 3 (0.88%) SAP IBP
3 3 (0.88%) SAP MII
4 2 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.58%) Markit EDM
5 1 (0.29%) Actimize
5 1 (0.29%) Bloomberg AIM
5 1 (0.29%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.29%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle 11i
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle BPM
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.29%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.29%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.29%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 75 (21.93%) Azure
2 37 (10.82%) AWS
3 26 (7.60%) Power Platform
4 23 (6.73%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (5.85%) SaaS
6 19 (5.56%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (5.56%) Figma
7 17 (4.97%) Serverless
8 15 (4.39%) Power Automate
9 14 (4.09%) GitHub
10 13 (3.80%) Amazon EC2
10 13 (3.80%) Amazon S3
11 12 (3.51%) PowerApps
12 11 (3.22%) Adobe Analytics
12 11 (3.22%) GCP
12 11 (3.22%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 10 (2.92%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 10 (2.92%) Amazon ELB
13 10 (2.92%) AWS KMS
13 10 (2.92%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 21 (6.14%) Firewall
2 18 (5.26%) DNS
3 12 (3.51%) HTTP
4 11 (3.22%) SSH
5 9 (2.63%) FTP
5 9 (2.63%) SMTP
6 8 (2.34%) Internet
6 8 (2.34%) Wireless
7 6 (1.75%) VLAN
8 4 (1.17%) IMAP
8 4 (1.17%) OpenLDAP
8 4 (1.17%) VPN
9 3 (0.88%) DHCP
9 3 (0.88%) FIX Connectivity
9 3 (0.88%) Multicast
10 2 (0.58%) Broadband
10 2 (0.58%) Network Security
10 2 (0.58%) SSL
10 2 (0.58%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.58%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (11.40%) SQL Server
2 18 (5.26%) PostgreSQL
3 15 (4.39%) MySQL
4 13 (3.80%) Power BI
5 11 (3.22%) DB2
6 10 (2.92%) Amazon RDS
6 10 (2.92%) MongoDB
7 7 (2.05%) Amazon Redshift
7 7 (2.05%) BusinessObjects
7 7 (2.05%) NoSQL
8 6 (1.75%) Azure SQL Database
8 6 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (1.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (1.46%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (1.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (1.17%) Amazon Aurora
11 3 (0.88%) Amazon QuickSight
11 3 (0.88%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.88%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.88%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 323 (94.44%) JIRA
2 49 (14.33%) Git
3 35 (10.23%) Jenkins
4 25 (7.31%) Bitbucket
5 19 (5.56%) Selenium
6 15 (4.39%) TeamCity
7 13 (3.80%) GitLab
8 12 (3.51%) Cucumber
9 9 (2.63%) Vagrant
10 8 (2.34%) JUnit
11 7 (2.05%) Visual Studio
12 6 (1.75%) Postman
13 5 (1.46%) Cypress.io
14 4 (1.17%) Atlassian Bamboo
14 4 (1.17%) JMeter
14 4 (1.17%) webpack
15 3 (0.88%) TestNG
15 3 (0.88%) Visual Studio Code
16 2 (0.58%) Checkstyle
16 2 (0.58%) Fiddler
General
1 146 (42.69%) Social Skills
2 96 (28.07%) Finance
3 64 (18.71%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (13.16%) Banking
5 23 (6.73%) Public Sector
6 20 (5.85%) Marketing
7 17 (4.97%) Law
8 15 (4.39%) Organisational Skills
8 15 (4.39%) Retail
9 14 (4.09%) Influencing Skills
9 14 (4.09%) Manufacturing
10 12 (3.51%) Front Office
11 11 (3.22%) Automotive
11 11 (3.22%) Billing
12 10 (2.92%) Documentation Skills
13 9 (2.63%) Legal
13 9 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (2.05%) Advertising
14 7 (2.05%) Military
14 7 (2.05%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 74 (21.64%) Analyst
2 51 (14.91%) Senior
3 48 (14.04%) Business Analyst
4 31 (9.06%) Developer
4 31 (9.06%) Lead
5 18 (5.26%) Product Owner
5 18 (5.26%) Support Analyst
6 17 (4.97%) Senior Manager
7 16 (4.68%) Project Manager
8 13 (3.80%) Architect
9 12 (3.51%) Solutions Architect
10 11 (3.22%) Support Engineer
11 10 (2.92%) DevOps Engineer
11 10 (2.92%) Java Developer
11 10 (2.92%) Operations Engineer
12 9 (2.63%) Lead Architect
12 9 (2.63%) Lead Solutions Architect
12 9 (2.63%) Senior Strategy Manager
12 9 (2.63%) Strategy Manager
12 9 (2.63%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (7.89%) React
2 26 (7.60%) HTML
3 25 (7.31%) CSS
4 18 (5.26%) Node.js
5 15 (4.39%) RESTful
6 13 (3.80%) .NET
6 13 (3.80%) Elastic Stack
7 11 (3.22%) Gherkin
8 10 (2.92%) REST
9 9 (2.63%) Kafka
10 7 (2.05%) GraphQL
11 6 (1.75%) Apache NiFi
11 6 (1.75%) JSON
11 6 (1.75%) LDAP
11 6 (1.75%) Middleware
12 5 (1.46%) .NET Core
12 5 (1.46%) .NET Framework
12 5 (1.46%) FIX Protocol
12 5 (1.46%) OAuth
12 5 (1.46%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 44 (12.87%) Product Ownership
2 18 (5.26%) Onboarding
3 15 (4.39%) Greenfield Project
4 14 (4.09%) Management Information System
5 11 (3.22%) Cloud Native
5 11 (3.22%) IoT
6 9 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (2.05%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (1.75%) Credit Risk
8 6 (1.75%) Market Risk
8 6 (1.75%) Replication
8 6 (1.75%) Social Media
9 5 (1.46%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (1.46%) Virtual Team
10 4 (1.17%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.17%) Driving Licence
10 4 (1.17%) Equities
10 4 (1.17%) Eurex
10 4 (1.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (1.17%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 35 (10.23%) Linux
2 30 (8.77%) Windows
3 10 (2.92%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.63%) Amazon Linux
4 9 (2.63%) VMS
5 6 (1.75%) Ubuntu
5 6 (1.75%) Unix
6 5 (1.46%) Android
6 5 (1.46%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.46%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (1.17%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.17%) Solaris
7 4 (1.17%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (1.17%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.88%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.58%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 220 (64.33%) Agile
2 78 (22.81%) Problem-Solving
3 75 (21.93%) Scrum
4 67 (19.59%) Continuous Improvement
5 59 (17.25%) Stakeholder Management
6 58 (16.96%) DevOps
7 53 (15.50%) User Experience
8 48 (14.04%) CI/CD
9 41 (11.99%) Project Management
10 40 (11.70%) Sprint Planning
11 38 (11.11%) Roadmaps
12 36 (10.53%) User Stories
13 35 (10.23%) Analytics
14 33 (9.65%) SDLC
15 32 (9.36%) Business Strategy
15 32 (9.36%) Kanban
15 32 (9.36%) Test Automation
16 31 (9.06%) Decision-Making
17 30 (8.77%) Business Analysis
17 30 (8.77%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 72 (21.05%) SQL
2 45 (13.16%) Python
3 31 (9.06%) Java
4 30 (8.77%) JavaScript
4 30 (8.77%) PowerShell
5 19 (5.56%) TypeScript
6 13 (3.80%) C#
7 10 (2.92%) Bash
7 10 (2.92%) Groovy
8 6 (1.75%) Perl
9 4 (1.17%) Apex Code
9 4 (1.17%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.88%) RPG
11 2 (0.58%) C
11 2 (0.58%) C++
11 2 (0.58%) XAML
12 1 (0.29%) Delphi
12 1 (0.29%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.29%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.29%) VB
Qualifications
1 64 (18.71%) Degree
2 39 (11.40%) Security Cleared
3 30 (8.77%) SC Cleared
4 20 (5.85%) BPSS Clearance
5 18 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (2.05%) AWS Certification
6 7 (2.05%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.75%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.75%) SAP Certification
8 5 (1.46%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.46%) PMP
9 4 (1.17%) ACCA
9 4 (1.17%) CBAP
9 4 (1.17%) CIMA
9 4 (1.17%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.58%) CCNA
11 2 (0.58%) CISSP
11 2 (0.58%) CSPO
11 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (9.36%) Accessibility
2 31 (9.06%) QA
3 17 (4.97%) PMO
4 12 (3.51%) WCAG
5 7 (2.05%) GDPR
5 7 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.75%) Basel II
7 3 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.88%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.58%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.29%) COBIT
9 1 (0.29%) GMP
9 1 (0.29%) GxP
9 1 (0.29%) IEC 62304
9 1 (0.29%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.29%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.29%) MiFID
9 1 (0.29%) SLA
9 1 (0.29%) UCITS
System Software
1 28 (8.19%) Docker
2 25 (7.31%) Active Directory
3 9 (2.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.46%) DFS Replication
5 4 (1.17%) Dovecot
5 4 (1.17%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.17%) Postfix
5 4 (1.17%) Squid
5 4 (1.17%) vSphere
6 2 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (7.60%) Terraform
2 23 (6.73%) Kubernetes
3 14 (4.09%) Grafana
4 12 (3.51%) Prometheus
5 11 (3.22%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (2.05%) Ansible
7 6 (1.75%) Puppet
8 5 (1.46%) Kibana
8 5 (1.46%) Nessus
9 4 (1.17%) Progress Chef
9 4 (1.17%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.29%) Ambari
10 1 (0.29%) Oracle ZFS
10 1 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.29%) VxRail
10 1 (0.29%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 73 (21.35%) Microsoft
2 50 (14.62%) Atlassian
3 27 (7.89%) SAP
4 23 (6.73%) Oracle
5 19 (5.56%) ServiceNow
6 15 (4.39%) Adobe
6 15 (4.39%) Salesforce
7 11 (3.22%) Google
8 10 (2.92%) Siemens
8 10 (2.92%) VMware
9 9 (2.63%) Cisco
9 9 (2.63%) Qualtrics
10 7 (2.05%) IBM
10 7 (2.05%) Red Hat
11 5 (1.46%) Bloomberg
12 4 (1.17%) CQG
12 4 (1.17%) ION Trading
12 4 (1.17%) Patsystems
12 4 (1.17%) Reuters
12 4 (1.17%) SonicWALL