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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 342 274 308
Rank change year-on-year -68 +34 -78
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 389 419 778
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.49% 1.11% 0.93%
As % of the Application Platforms category 12.03% 11.44% 9.09%
Number of salaries quoted 248 298 602
10th Percentile £32,500 £21,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £39,063 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,383 £58,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.77% +3.54% -13.08%
75th Percentile £83,640 £73,750 £75,772
90th Percentile £88,250 £95,375 £93,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £59,250 £56,500
% change year-on-year +9.70% +4.87% -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 3,234 3,664 8,556
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.04% 9.69% 10.25%
Number of salaries quoted 2,373 2,661 6,550
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% +10.00% -11.50%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £111,250 £93,750
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 2 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 2 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 -26 148 £75,000 +20.00% 100
North of England -103 71 £65,766 +25.27% 36
North West -17 58 £65,766 +14.38% 16
Midlands -33 46 £45,000 +20.00% 42
South East -24 43 £65,000 +69.93% 45
South West -54 38 £47,500 -13.64% 24
East of England +6 29 £35,500 -18.39% 18
East Midlands -39 28 £25,500 +13.33% 12
West Midlands -25 18 £69,000 +6.15% 30
Yorkshire -108 8 £60,000 +23.69% 15
North East -42 5 £67,500 +200.00% 6
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 40 (10.28%) SharePoint
2 33 (8.48%) CMS
3 8 (2.06%) IIS
4 7 (1.80%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (1.03%) Apache
5 4 (1.03%) Documentum
6 3 (0.77%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.77%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.51%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.51%) JBoss
7 2 (0.51%) MTS
7 2 (0.51%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.26%) Drupal
8 1 (0.26%) nginx
8 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 25 (6.43%) Microsoft Project
2 16 (4.11%) MS Visio
3 11 (2.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (2.57%) Microsoft Excel
5 7 (1.80%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (0.51%) Trello
7 1 (0.26%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.26%) MadCap Flare
Business Applications
1 4 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.03%) Fidessa
2 3 (0.77%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.51%) Payment Gateway
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
4 1 (0.26%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 81 (20.82%) Azure
2 50 (12.85%) AWS
3 37 (9.51%) Azure DevOps
4 35 (9.00%) Figma
5 28 (7.20%) Adobe Analytics
6 26 (6.68%) Microsoft 365
7 25 (6.43%) Contentsquare
8 22 (5.66%) SaaS
9 18 (4.63%) GCP
10 17 (4.37%) Power Platform
11 10 (2.57%) Entra ID
11 10 (2.57%) Miro
11 10 (2.57%) PaaS
12 9 (2.31%) GitHub
12 9 (2.31%) Slack
13 6 (1.54%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.54%) Google Workspace
14 4 (1.03%) Dropbox
14 4 (1.03%) Lucidchart
14 4 (1.03%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 28 (7.20%) Broadband
2 14 (3.60%) Firewall
3 12 (3.08%) VPN
4 9 (2.31%) DNS
5 6 (1.54%) WAN
6 5 (1.29%) LAN
7 4 (1.03%) IPv4
7 4 (1.03%) Multicast
7 4 (1.03%) Software-Defined Networking
7 4 (1.03%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.03%) Wireless
8 3 (0.77%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.77%) WLAN
9 2 (0.51%) BGP
9 2 (0.51%) DMVPN
9 2 (0.51%) FIX Connectivity
9 2 (0.51%) HTTP
9 2 (0.51%) Network Security
9 2 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.26%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (8.48%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.34%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (2.31%) DB2
3 9 (2.31%) Power BI
4 6 (1.54%) MongoDB
5 5 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.29%) MySQL
5 5 (1.29%) 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%) Tableau
8 2 (0.51%) CockroachDB
8 2 (0.51%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.51%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.51%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.51%) Mixpanel
9 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 348 (89.46%) JIRA
2 25 (6.43%) Bitbucket
2 25 (6.43%) Git
3 21 (5.40%) Jenkins
4 19 (4.88%) Selenium
5 18 (4.63%) GitLab
6 13 (3.34%) Cucumber
7 8 (2.06%) TeamCity
8 5 (1.29%) JUnit
8 5 (1.29%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.29%) TestRail
8 5 (1.29%) Zephyr
9 4 (1.03%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 4 (1.03%) Cypress.io
9 4 (1.03%) JMeter
9 4 (1.03%) Maven
9 4 (1.03%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (1.03%) Toad
10 3 (0.77%) Postman
11 2 (0.51%) Charles Proxy
General
1 151 (38.82%) Social Skills
2 132 (33.93%) Finance
3 55 (14.14%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (12.60%) Banking
5 43 (11.05%) Games
6 36 (9.25%) Legal
7 27 (6.94%) Law
8 21 (5.40%) Influencing Skills
9 20 (5.14%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (4.11%) Manufacturing
11 14 (3.60%) Marketing
12 13 (3.34%) Automotive
13 12 (3.08%) Public Sector
13 12 (3.08%) Retail
14 10 (2.57%) Electronics
15 9 (2.31%) Advertising
15 9 (2.31%) Aerospace
15 9 (2.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 7 (1.80%) Billing
17 5 (1.29%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 78 (20.05%) Analyst
2 68 (17.48%) Lead
3 57 (14.65%) Business Analyst
4 44 (11.31%) Senior
5 29 (7.46%) Architect
6 23 (5.91%) Developer
7 21 (5.40%) IT Support
7 21 (5.40%) Scrum Master
8 19 (4.88%) Lead Architect
9 18 (4.63%) Project Manager
10 17 (4.37%) Delivery Manager
10 17 (4.37%) Support Engineer
11 16 (4.11%) Product Owner
12 14 (3.60%) IT Engineer
12 14 (3.60%) IT Support Engineer
12 14 (3.60%) Solutions Architect
13 13 (3.34%) IT Analyst
14 12 (3.08%) Full-Stack Developer
14 12 (3.08%) Technical Analyst
15 11 (2.83%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.88%) React
2 14 (3.60%) CSS
3 12 (3.08%) Elastic Stack
3 12 (3.08%) HTML
3 12 (3.08%) Node.js
4 11 (2.83%) .NET
4 11 (2.83%) RESTful
5 10 (2.57%) REST
6 9 (2.31%) Gherkin
6 9 (2.31%) Middleware
7 7 (1.80%) ASP.NET
8 6 (1.54%) GraphQL
9 5 (1.29%) FIX Protocol
9 5 (1.29%) Kafka
9 5 (1.29%) Web Services
10 4 (1.03%) AngularJS
10 4 (1.03%) OAuth
10 4 (1.03%) OAuth2
10 4 (1.03%) React Native
10 4 (1.03%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 65 (16.71%) Product Ownership
2 31 (7.97%) Onboarding
3 14 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (2.57%) Legacy Systems
4 10 (2.57%) Mobile App
4 10 (2.57%) PMI
5 8 (2.06%) Data Centre
5 8 (2.06%) Greenfield Project
5 8 (2.06%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (1.54%) Credit Risk
6 6 (1.54%) Distributed Architecture
6 6 (1.54%) Equities
6 6 (1.54%) Management Information System
6 6 (1.54%) Market Risk
6 6 (1.54%) Video\Live Streaming
7 5 (1.29%) Cloud Native
7 5 (1.29%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.29%) IoT
8 4 (1.03%) Eurex
8 4 (1.03%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 31 (7.97%) Linux
2 26 (6.68%) Windows
3 15 (3.86%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.03%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.77%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.77%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.51%) Android
7 2 (0.51%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.51%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.51%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.51%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.26%) CentOS
8 1 (0.26%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.26%) ThreadX
8 1 (0.26%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 257 (66.07%) Agile
2 128 (32.90%) Continuous Improvement
3 101 (25.96%) Roadmaps
4 95 (24.42%) Scrum
5 85 (21.85%) Stakeholder Management
6 71 (18.25%) User Experience
7 69 (17.74%) DevOps
8 66 (16.97%) CI/CD
8 66 (16.97%) Problem-Solving
9 59 (15.17%) Decision-Making
10 57 (14.65%) Analytics
11 54 (13.88%) AI
12 51 (13.11%) Sprint Planning
13 50 (12.85%) Kanban
14 47 (12.08%) Project Management
15 46 (11.83%) Mentoring
15 46 (11.83%) User Stories
16 44 (11.31%) SDLC
17 42 (10.80%) Customer Experience
18 40 (10.28%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 54 (13.88%) SQL
2 37 (9.51%) Python
3 32 (8.23%) Java
4 24 (6.17%) JavaScript
5 16 (4.11%) PowerShell
6 13 (3.34%) Bash
7 11 (2.83%) TypeScript
8 7 (1.80%) C#
9 2 (0.51%) C++
9 2 (0.51%) Delphi
9 2 (0.51%) PHP
9 2 (0.51%) RPG
9 2 (0.51%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.51%) VB
9 2 (0.51%) VB.NET
9 2 (0.51%) VB6
10 1 (0.26%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.26%) C
10 1 (0.26%) Groovy
10 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 53 (13.62%) Degree
2 41 (10.54%) Security Cleared
3 21 (5.40%) SC Cleared
4 16 (4.11%) BPSS Clearance
4 16 (4.11%) PMI Certification
5 12 (3.08%) DV Cleared
6 11 (2.83%) AWS Certification
6 11 (2.83%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (1.80%) Master's Degree
8 6 (1.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 6 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (1.54%) PMP
9 5 (1.29%) ISTQB
9 5 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (1.03%) CCNA
10 4 (1.03%) CITP
10 4 (1.03%) OSCP
10 4 (1.03%) RHCE
10 4 (1.03%) RHCSA
11 3 (0.77%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (10.28%) Accessibility
2 28 (7.20%) WCAG
3 26 (6.68%) QA
4 20 (5.14%) SLA
5 10 (2.57%) Data Quality
5 10 (2.57%) PMO
6 9 (2.31%) GDPR
7 8 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (1.54%) Basel II
8 6 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (1.03%) ISO 26262
10 3 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.77%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.51%) GRC
11 2 (0.51%) ISO 14001
11 2 (0.51%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.51%) MiFID
11 2 (0.51%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.51%) SOC 2
System Software
1 27 (6.94%) Docker
2 24 (6.17%) Active Directory
3 15 (3.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.29%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (1.03%) Squid
5 4 (1.03%) VMware NSX
5 4 (1.03%) vSphere
6 3 (0.77%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.51%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.51%) Firmware
8 1 (0.26%) KVM
8 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (6.43%) Kubernetes
2 20 (5.14%) Terraform
3 12 (3.08%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (2.57%) Ansible
5 6 (1.54%) Grafana
6 5 (1.29%) Packer
6 5 (1.29%) ZABBIX
7 4 (1.03%) Functional Safety
7 4 (1.03%) Kibana
7 4 (1.03%) Progress Chef
7 4 (1.03%) Prometheus
7 4 (1.03%) Puppet
8 3 (0.77%) HP ALM
8 3 (0.77%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.51%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.26%) Nagios
10 1 (0.26%) Podman
10 1 (0.26%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.26%) Red Hat Satellite
10 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 60 (15.42%) Microsoft
2 42 (10.80%) Atlassian
3 32 (8.23%) Adobe
4 28 (7.20%) Oracle
5 25 (6.43%) ServiceNow
6 18 (4.63%) Google
7 17 (4.37%) SAP
8 15 (3.86%) Salesforce
8 15 (3.86%) VMware
9 11 (2.83%) Siemens
10 10 (2.57%) Red Hat
11 9 (2.31%) Splunk
12 6 (1.54%) IBM
13 5 (1.29%) Bloomberg
13 5 (1.29%) Databricks
14 4 (1.03%) CQG
14 4 (1.03%) ION Trading
14 4 (1.03%) MuleSoft
14 4 (1.03%) Patsystems
14 4 (1.03%) YouTube