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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 373 259 368
Rank change year-on-year -114 +109 -139
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 437 539 488
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.46% 1.23% 0.67%
As % of the Application Platforms category 10.73% 14.12% 7.41%
Number of salaries quoted 287 319 313
10th Percentile £40,300 £27,000 £38,300
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +10.73% -13.04%
75th Percentile £82,500 £84,375 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £58,700
% change year-on-year -7.69% +10.73% -9.69%

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 4,072 3,816 6,586
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.27% 8.73% 9.07%
Number of salaries quoted 2,931 2,766 4,618
10th Percentile £29,500 £29,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,125 £36,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £71,250 £74,750 £87,500
90th Percentile £91,000 £106,250 £122,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -4.42%

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 August 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 August 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 -19 189 £67,750 -17.88% 92
North of England -81 79 £65,766 +35.58% 32
South East -26 67 £60,000 +14.29% 27
South West -48 57 £60,500 +15.24% 20
North West -49 48 £65,766 +22.36% 12
Midlands -121 25 £51,250 -29.31% 17
North East -45 18 £60,000 +166.67% 8
West Midlands -84 18 £52,500 -27.59% 12
East of England -42 14 £57,500 - 7
Yorkshire -65 13 £60,850 +25.45% 12
East Midlands -65 7 £50,000 +122.22% 5
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 (7.78%) SharePoint
2 31 (7.09%) CMS
3 7 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.92%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.92%) IIS
4 4 (0.92%) JBoss
4 4 (0.92%) Umbraco
5 3 (0.69%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.69%) nginx
6 2 (0.46%) Apache
6 2 (0.46%) Apache Solr
6 2 (0.46%) Drupal
7 1 (0.23%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.23%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 46 (10.53%) MS Visio
2 24 (5.49%) Microsoft Project
3 21 (4.81%) Microsoft Excel
4 15 (3.43%) Microsoft Office
5 9 (2.06%) Trello
6 7 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 5 (1.14%) Moqups
8 1 (0.23%) Notion
8 1 (0.23%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 9 (2.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.83%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.46%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.46%) Shopify
4 1 (0.23%) Magento
4 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.23%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 143 (32.72%) Azure
2 95 (21.74%) AWS
3 63 (14.42%) Azure DevOps
4 44 (10.07%) Figma
5 33 (7.55%) Microsoft 365
6 30 (6.86%) Miro
7 28 (6.41%) SaaS
8 26 (5.95%) Adobe Analytics
8 26 (5.95%) GitHub
9 25 (5.72%) Contentsquare
10 22 (5.03%) GCP
11 19 (4.35%) Lucidchart
12 17 (3.89%) Serverless
13 14 (3.20%) AWS Lambda
14 12 (2.75%) Amazon S3
14 12 (2.75%) Entra ID
15 11 (2.52%) Power Platform
16 9 (2.06%) Amazon ECS
16 9 (2.06%) AWS CloudFormation
16 9 (2.06%) AWS Fargate
Communications & Networking
1 26 (5.95%) Broadband
2 14 (3.20%) VPN
3 11 (2.52%) Firewall
4 8 (1.83%) IPv4
4 8 (1.83%) Multicast
4 8 (1.83%) Software-Defined Networking
5 6 (1.37%) DNS
5 6 (1.37%) FIX Connectivity
5 6 (1.37%) WAN
6 5 (1.14%) Kerberos
6 5 (1.14%) Wireless
7 4 (0.92%) LAN
8 3 (0.69%) DHCP
8 3 (0.69%) Network Security
8 3 (0.69%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.46%) BGP
9 2 (0.46%) RFID
9 2 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.23%) MPLS
10 1 (0.23%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (7.09%) SQL Server
2 21 (4.81%) PostgreSQL
3 15 (3.43%) MongoDB
4 11 (2.52%) Db2
5 10 (2.29%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (2.29%) DTS
6 9 (2.06%) MySQL
7 7 (1.60%) DynamoDB
7 7 (1.60%) Geospatial Data
7 7 (1.60%) Power BI
7 7 (1.60%) Tableau
8 6 (1.37%) NoSQL
9 5 (1.14%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (1.14%) Redis
10 4 (0.92%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.69%) Metadata
11 3 (0.69%) Spatial Data
12 2 (0.46%) Data Vault
12 2 (0.46%) Mixpanel
12 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 390 (89.24%) JIRA
2 46 (10.53%) Git
3 25 (5.72%) GitLab
4 24 (5.49%) Bitbucket
5 21 (4.81%) Jenkins
6 19 (4.35%) Selenium
7 10 (2.29%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 10 (2.29%) Postman
8 8 (1.83%) Cucumber
8 8 (1.83%) Zephyr
9 7 (1.60%) Cypress.io
9 7 (1.60%) JMeter
9 7 (1.60%) MSI
10 4 (0.92%) SoapUI
10 4 (0.92%) Toad
11 3 (0.69%) Claude Code
11 3 (0.69%) TestRail
12 2 (0.46%) git-flow
12 2 (0.46%) SonarQube
12 2 (0.46%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 171 (39.13%) Social Skills
2 147 (33.64%) Finance
3 84 (19.22%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (9.38%) Games
5 30 (6.86%) Influencing Skills
6 29 (6.64%) Legal
7 28 (6.41%) Banking
7 28 (6.41%) Public Sector
8 24 (5.49%) Organisational Skills
9 20 (4.58%) Manufacturing
10 18 (4.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 18 (4.12%) Law
11 15 (3.43%) Marketing
12 14 (3.20%) Documentation Skills
12 14 (3.20%) Retail
13 11 (2.52%) Automotive
13 11 (2.52%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (2.29%) Aerospace
15 9 (2.06%) Electronics
16 8 (1.83%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 102 (23.34%) Analyst
2 75 (17.16%) Business Analyst
3 69 (15.79%) Lead
4 61 (13.96%) Senior
5 26 (5.95%) Delivery Manager
5 26 (5.95%) Project Manager
6 24 (5.49%) Architect
6 24 (5.49%) Developer
7 22 (5.03%) Scrum Master
7 22 (5.03%) Senior Analyst
8 21 (4.81%) Product Manager
9 20 (4.58%) Technical Analyst
10 19 (4.35%) Technical Business Analyst
11 18 (4.12%) Product Owner
12 17 (3.89%) Senior Business Analyst
13 14 (3.20%) Solutions Architect
14 11 (2.52%) Designer
14 11 (2.52%) Senior Manager
15 10 (2.29%) Content Manager
15 10 (2.29%) Product Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (7.78%) Terraform
2 28 (6.41%) Node.js
3 26 (5.95%) HTML
4 25 (5.72%) .NET
5 22 (5.03%) REST
6 20 (4.58%) CSS
6 20 (4.58%) Middleware
7 17 (3.89%) JSON
7 17 (3.89%) Spring
7 17 (3.89%) Spring Boot
8 16 (3.66%) React
9 15 (3.43%) Kafka
10 14 (3.20%) RESTful
11 10 (2.29%) ASP.NET
11 10 (2.29%) HTML5
11 10 (2.29%) XML
12 9 (2.06%) FIX Protocol
12 9 (2.06%) GraphQL
13 8 (1.83%) .NET Framework
13 8 (1.83%) CSS3
Miscellaneous
1 70 (16.02%) Product Ownership
2 31 (7.09%) Onboarding
3 23 (5.26%) Legacy Systems
4 20 (4.58%) Cloud Native
5 12 (2.75%) Data Centre
5 12 (2.75%) EPoS
5 12 (2.75%) Equities
5 12 (2.75%) PMI
6 11 (2.52%) Distributed Architecture
7 10 (2.29%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (2.29%) iSeries
8 9 (2.06%) Fixed Income
8 9 (2.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 9 (2.06%) Mobile App
8 9 (2.06%) Virtual Team
9 8 (1.83%) Distributed Computing
9 8 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.83%) Eurex
9 8 (1.83%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (1.83%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 62 (14.19%) Windows
2 46 (10.53%) Linux
3 26 (5.95%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (1.83%) Mac OS
6 5 (1.14%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.14%) Ubuntu
6 5 (1.14%) Unix
7 4 (0.92%) CentOS
7 4 (0.92%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.69%) Android
9 2 (0.46%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.23%) FreeRTOS
10 1 (0.23%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (64.30%) Agile
2 162 (37.07%) Continuous Improvement
3 132 (30.21%) Scrum
4 129 (29.52%) Stakeholder Management
5 102 (23.34%) Problem-Solving
6 98 (22.43%) AI
6 98 (22.43%) Roadmaps
7 95 (21.74%) DevOps
8 82 (18.76%) Decision-Making
9 78 (17.85%) User Stories
10 74 (16.93%) CI/CD
11 72 (16.48%) Kanban
11 72 (16.48%) Mentoring
12 68 (15.56%) Project Delivery
13 67 (15.33%) User Experience
14 66 (15.10%) Requirements Gathering
15 64 (14.65%) Coaching
15 64 (14.65%) SDLC
16 63 (14.42%) Project Management
17 61 (13.96%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 71 (16.25%) SQL
2 70 (16.02%) Python
3 60 (13.73%) Java
4 34 (7.78%) PowerShell
5 31 (7.09%) JavaScript
6 25 (5.72%) Bash
7 23 (5.26%) C#
8 20 (4.58%) TypeScript
9 13 (2.97%) C++
10 10 (2.29%) RPG
11 8 (1.83%) Bicep
12 5 (1.14%) PHP
13 3 (0.69%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.46%) C
14 2 (0.46%) Ruby
15 1 (0.23%) Ada
15 1 (0.23%) Embedded C
15 1 (0.23%) Go
15 1 (0.23%) Groovy
15 1 (0.23%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 66 (15.10%) Degree
2 50 (11.44%) Security Cleared
3 30 (6.86%) PMI Certification
4 28 (6.41%) SC Cleared
5 21 (4.81%) Master's Degree
6 20 (4.58%) AWS Certification
7 18 (4.12%) PMP
8 16 (3.66%) Cisco Certification
9 13 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (2.97%) ISTQB
10 11 (2.52%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (1.83%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 8 (1.83%) CCNA
11 8 (1.83%) OSCP
11 8 (1.83%) RHCE
11 8 (1.83%) RHCSA
12 7 (1.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 7 (1.60%) CCSP
12 7 (1.60%) CISSP
13 6 (1.37%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (10.76%) Accessibility
2 42 (9.61%) QA
3 37 (8.47%) WCAG
4 19 (4.35%) PMO
5 13 (2.97%) GDPR
6 12 (2.75%) Data Quality
6 12 (2.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (2.06%) SLA
8 8 (1.83%) NCSC
9 5 (1.14%) NIST
9 5 (1.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.92%) ISO 26262
11 3 (0.69%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.69%) ISO 8583
11 3 (0.69%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.46%) GRC
13 1 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.23%) MiFID
13 1 (0.23%) SOC 2
System Software
1 33 (7.55%) Active Directory
2 32 (7.32%) Docker
3 23 (5.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.83%) Squid
4 8 (1.83%) VMware NSX
4 8 (1.83%) vSphere
5 7 (1.60%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.14%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.92%) KVM
8 3 (0.69%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.69%) Firmware
8 3 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 27 (6.18%) Kubernetes
2 20 (4.58%) Ansible
3 12 (2.75%) ZABBIX
4 9 (2.06%) Packer
5 7 (1.60%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (1.37%) Kibana
6 6 (1.37%) Proxmox
6 6 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (1.14%) Red Hat Satellite
8 4 (0.92%) Docker Swarm
8 4 (0.92%) Functional Safety
8 4 (0.92%) Graylog
8 4 (0.92%) Nagios
8 4 (0.92%) Podman
9 3 (0.69%) HP ALM
9 3 (0.69%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.69%) Puppet
10 2 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.46%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.46%) Grafana
Vendors
1 100 (22.88%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.32%) Adobe
3 31 (7.09%) Oracle
4 26 (5.95%) Atlassian
5 24 (5.49%) VMware
6 23 (5.26%) Splunk
7 21 (4.81%) ServiceNow
8 19 (4.35%) Google
8 19 (4.35%) Salesforce
9 17 (3.89%) Red Hat
10 14 (3.20%) IBM
11 10 (2.29%) ION Trading
12 8 (1.83%) Bloomberg
12 8 (1.83%) CQG
12 8 (1.83%) Patsystems
12 8 (1.83%) Reuters
12 8 (1.83%) Trayport
13 7 (1.60%) SAP
14 6 (1.37%) Pega
14 6 (1.37%) Veeam