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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 368 244 334
Rank change year-on-year -124 +90 -99
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 405 571 722
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 1.33% 0.80%
As % of the Application Platforms category 10.54% 14.65% 8.53%
Number of salaries quoted 278 333 538
10th Percentile £38,200 £26,600 £29,625
25th Percentile £48,750 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +6.19% -13.08%
75th Percentile £82,500 £76,840 £75,579
90th Percentile £87,500 £97,500 £90,375
UK median annual salary £60,500 £62,245 £55,250
% change year-on-year -2.80% +12.66% -15.00%

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 3,841 3,898 8,466
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.43% 9.05% 9.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2,863 2,755 6,502
10th Percentile £28,800 £29,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -11.50%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £75,625
90th Percentile £91,250 £110,000 £112,500
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 9 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 9 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 -31 148 £72,500 -3.33% 132
North of England -110 70 £65,766 +31.53% 43
South East -28 62 £60,000 +20.00% 47
North West -42 52 £65,766 +19.57% 23
South West -50 49 £55,000 +10.00% 23
Midlands -98 42 £45,000 -30.77% 17
East Midlands -59 25 £25,500 +13.33% 8
East of England -30 17 £32,500 -44.68% 10
West Midlands -74 17 £61,000 -15.86% 9
North East -44 10 £67,500 +200.00% 4
Yorkshire -80 8 £75,000 +54.62% 16
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 (8.40%) SharePoint
2 30 (7.41%) CMS
3 7 (1.73%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.23%) IIS
5 4 (0.99%) Documentum
5 4 (0.99%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.74%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.74%) JBoss
7 2 (0.49%) Apache
7 2 (0.49%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.25%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.25%) Drupal
8 1 (0.25%) nginx
8 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 30 (7.41%) MS Visio
2 20 (4.94%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (2.72%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (1.98%) Trello
5 7 (1.73%) Microsoft Office
6 3 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.25%) Notion
7 1 (0.25%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 5 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (1.23%) Fidessa
2 4 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.49%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.49%) Workfront
4 1 (0.25%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.25%) Magento
4 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.25%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 117 (28.89%) Azure
2 69 (17.04%) AWS
3 54 (13.33%) Azure DevOps
4 36 (8.89%) Figma
5 28 (6.91%) Microsoft 365
6 26 (6.42%) Adobe Analytics
7 25 (6.17%) Contentsquare
8 23 (5.68%) SaaS
9 21 (5.19%) GitHub
10 20 (4.94%) Lucidchart
11 19 (4.69%) GCP
12 17 (4.20%) Miro
13 15 (3.70%) Power Platform
13 15 (3.70%) Serverless
14 12 (2.96%) Amazon S3
14 12 (2.96%) AWS Lambda
15 9 (2.22%) AWS Fargate
15 9 (2.22%) PaaS
16 8 (1.98%) Entra ID
17 7 (1.73%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.42%) Broadband
2 15 (3.70%) VPN
3 14 (3.46%) Firewall
4 8 (1.98%) IPv4
4 8 (1.98%) Software-Defined Networking
5 6 (1.48%) DNS
6 5 (1.23%) Multicast
6 5 (1.23%) WAN
7 4 (0.99%) LAN
7 4 (0.99%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.99%) Wireless
8 3 (0.74%) FIX Connectivity
8 3 (0.74%) Kerberos
9 2 (0.49%) BGP
9 2 (0.49%) Network Security
9 2 (0.49%) RFID
9 2 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.49%) WLAN
10 1 (0.25%) ATM
10 1 (0.25%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.42%) SQL Server
2 19 (4.69%) PostgreSQL
3 11 (2.72%) Db2
4 10 (2.47%) DTS
4 10 (2.47%) MongoDB
5 8 (1.98%) Power BI
6 7 (1.73%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.73%) DynamoDB
6 7 (1.73%) MySQL
6 7 (1.73%) Tableau
7 4 (0.99%) Geospatial Data
7 4 (0.99%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.74%) Big Data
8 3 (0.74%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (0.74%) Redis
8 3 (0.74%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.49%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.49%) Mixpanel
9 2 (0.49%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 356 (87.90%) JIRA
2 36 (8.89%) Git
3 24 (5.93%) GitLab
4 21 (5.19%) Bitbucket
5 16 (3.95%) Jenkins
6 12 (2.96%) Selenium
7 8 (1.98%) Cucumber
8 7 (1.73%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 6 (1.48%) JMeter
9 6 (1.48%) Zephyr
10 4 (0.99%) MSI
10 4 (0.99%) Toad
11 3 (0.74%) Claude Code
11 3 (0.74%) Maven
11 3 (0.74%) Oracle APEX
11 3 (0.74%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.74%) TestRail
12 2 (0.49%) Rational Rhapsody
12 2 (0.49%) Sonatype Nexus
12 2 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 154 (38.02%) Social Skills
2 131 (32.35%) Finance
3 66 (16.30%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (10.86%) Games
5 33 (8.15%) Legal
6 26 (6.42%) Banking
6 26 (6.42%) Influencing Skills
7 24 (5.93%) Law
8 18 (4.44%) Organisational Skills
8 18 (4.44%) Public Sector
9 14 (3.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (3.46%) Retail
10 13 (3.21%) Manufacturing
11 12 (2.96%) Automotive
12 11 (2.72%) Marketing
13 10 (2.47%) Aerospace
14 9 (2.22%) Advertising
14 9 (2.22%) Electronics
15 7 (1.73%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (1.23%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 93 (22.96%) Analyst
2 65 (16.05%) Lead
3 64 (15.80%) Business Analyst
4 44 (10.86%) Senior
5 31 (7.65%) Architect
6 28 (6.91%) Scrum Master
7 25 (6.17%) Delivery Manager
8 23 (5.68%) Developer
9 18 (4.44%) IT Support
9 18 (4.44%) Project Manager
9 18 (4.44%) Technical Analyst
10 16 (3.95%) Product Owner
10 16 (3.95%) Solutions Architect
10 16 (3.95%) Technical Business Analyst
11 15 (3.70%) IT Analyst
12 13 (3.21%) Senior Analyst
13 12 (2.96%) Lead Architect
13 12 (2.96%) Product Manager
13 12 (2.96%) Support Analyst
14 11 (2.72%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (6.42%) Node.js
2 22 (5.43%) Middleware
3 20 (4.94%) .NET
4 18 (4.44%) Spring
5 17 (4.20%) CSS
5 17 (4.20%) Spring Boot
6 16 (3.95%) HTML
7 13 (3.21%) Kafka
7 13 (3.21%) React
8 12 (2.96%) REST
9 11 (2.72%) ASP.NET
9 11 (2.72%) JSON
10 10 (2.47%) GraphQL
10 10 (2.47%) RESTful
11 8 (1.98%) AngularJS
12 7 (1.73%) HTML5
13 6 (1.48%) ARM Templates
13 6 (1.48%) XML
14 5 (1.23%) Jest
14 5 (1.23%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 65 (16.05%) Product Ownership
2 29 (7.16%) Onboarding
3 23 (5.68%) Legacy Systems
4 13 (3.21%) Mobile App
5 12 (2.96%) Data Centre
5 12 (2.96%) EPoS
5 12 (2.96%) Hybrid Cloud
6 10 (2.47%) iSeries
6 10 (2.47%) PMI
7 9 (2.22%) Cloud Native
7 9 (2.22%) Equities
8 8 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.73%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.73%) Distributed Architecture
9 7 (1.73%) Management Information System
10 6 (1.48%) Data Structures
11 5 (1.23%) Distributed Computing
11 5 (1.23%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (1.23%) Eurex
Operating Systems
1 43 (10.62%) Windows
2 39 (9.63%) Linux
3 22 (5.43%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (1.48%) Ubuntu
6 5 (1.23%) CentOS
6 5 (1.23%) Mac OS
6 5 (1.23%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.49%) Unix
8 1 (0.25%) Android
8 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.25%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 257 (63.46%) Agile
2 145 (35.80%) Continuous Improvement
3 105 (25.93%) Scrum
4 102 (25.19%) Roadmaps
5 98 (24.20%) Stakeholder Management
6 88 (21.73%) DevOps
7 81 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
8 71 (17.53%) Decision-Making
9 69 (17.04%) CI/CD
10 65 (16.05%) AI
11 64 (15.80%) User Experience
12 60 (14.81%) User Stories
13 57 (14.07%) Analytics
14 56 (13.83%) Kanban
15 55 (13.58%) Mentoring
16 54 (13.33%) SDLC
17 50 (12.35%) Requirements Gathering
18 45 (11.11%) Scaled Agile Framework
19 44 (10.86%) Acceptance Criteria
20 43 (10.62%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 61 (15.06%) SQL
2 54 (13.33%) Python
3 51 (12.59%) Java
4 27 (6.67%) JavaScript
5 25 (6.17%) PowerShell
6 20 (4.94%) Bash
7 17 (4.20%) C#
8 14 (3.46%) TypeScript
9 10 (2.47%) RPG
10 6 (1.48%) PHP
11 5 (1.23%) Bicep
11 5 (1.23%) C++
12 3 (0.74%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.49%) C
13 2 (0.49%) Ruby
14 1 (0.25%) Delphi
14 1 (0.25%) Groovy
14 1 (0.25%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.25%) VB
14 1 (0.25%) VB6
Qualifications
1 47 (11.60%) Degree
2 46 (11.36%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.93%) SC Cleared
4 18 (4.44%) AWS Certification
5 16 (3.95%) PMI Certification
6 12 (2.96%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (2.72%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (2.72%) Master's Degree
8 10 (2.47%) DV Cleared
8 10 (2.47%) ISTQB
9 9 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.98%) CCNA
10 8 (1.98%) OSCP
10 8 (1.98%) RHCE
10 8 (1.98%) RHCSA
11 6 (1.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (1.48%) PMP
12 5 (1.23%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 5 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.99%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (11.60%) Accessibility
2 33 (8.15%) WCAG
3 30 (7.41%) QA
4 20 (4.94%) SLA
5 10 (2.47%) Data Quality
5 10 (2.47%) GDPR
5 10 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.23%) NCSC
8 4 (0.99%) ISO 26262
8 4 (0.99%) NIST
8 4 (0.99%) PMO
8 4 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.74%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.74%) ISO 8583
9 3 (0.74%) Software Quality Assurance
10 2 (0.49%) GRC
10 2 (0.49%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.49%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 28 (6.91%) Docker
2 23 (5.68%) Active Directory
3 21 (5.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.98%) Squid
4 8 (1.98%) VMware NSX
4 8 (1.98%) vSphere
5 6 (1.48%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.23%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.99%) KVM
8 3 (0.74%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.74%) Firmware
8 3 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 30 (7.41%) Terraform
2 26 (6.42%) Kubernetes
3 17 (4.20%) Ansible
4 12 (2.96%) ZABBIX
5 9 (2.22%) Packer
6 8 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (1.73%) Kibana
8 5 (1.23%) Docker Swarm
8 5 (1.23%) Nagios
8 5 (1.23%) Podman
9 4 (0.99%) Functional Safety
9 4 (0.99%) Grafana
9 4 (0.99%) Graylog
9 4 (0.99%) Proxmox
10 3 (0.74%) HP ALM
10 3 (0.74%) Red Hat Satellite
10 3 (0.74%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.49%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.49%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 74 (18.27%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.90%) Adobe
3 29 (7.16%) ServiceNow
4 27 (6.67%) Oracle
5 22 (5.43%) Splunk
6 21 (5.19%) Atlassian
6 21 (5.19%) VMware
7 16 (3.95%) Google
7 16 (3.95%) Salesforce
8 15 (3.70%) IBM
9 13 (3.21%) Red Hat
10 9 (2.22%) SAP
11 6 (1.48%) Bloomberg
11 6 (1.48%) Databricks
11 6 (1.48%) ION Trading
11 6 (1.48%) Veeam
12 5 (1.23%) MuleSoft
12 5 (1.23%) Patsystems
12 5 (1.23%) Pega
12 5 (1.23%) Trayport