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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 392 261 359
Rank change year-on-year -131 +98 -126
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 436 495 442
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.42% 1.14% 0.68%
As % of the Application Platforms category 10.13% 14.16% 7.83%
Number of salaries quoted 280 268 249
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +19.25% -16.14%
75th Percentile £82,500 £84,063 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £102,500 £91,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £58,700
% change year-on-year -14.29% +19.25% -15.48%

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 4,305 3,495 5,644
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.15% 8.06% 8.69%
Number of salaries quoted 2,964 2,519 3,394
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -6.09% +2.68%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £107,500 £122,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,334 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% -7.25% +4.46%

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 October 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 October 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 -4 205 £67,500 -18.18% 361
North of England -99 64 £60,000 +23.08% 92
South East -48 63 £60,000 +14.29% 79
South West -54 63 £62,750 +25.50% 46
North West -53 34 £60,000 +9.09% 37
Midlands -130 20 £50,000 -31.03% 44
North East -52 17 £42,500 -15.00% 10
East of England -66 16 £40,000 -30.43% 30
West Midlands -94 16 £45,000 -37.93% 31
Yorkshire -43 13 £60,850 +38.30% 46
East Midlands -75 4 £50,000 +33.33% 13
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 28 (6.42%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.67%) CMS
3 6 (1.38%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.15%) JBoss
5 4 (0.92%) Drupal
6 3 (0.69%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.69%) IIS
6 3 (0.69%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.46%) Apache Solr
7 2 (0.46%) nginx
7 2 (0.46%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.23%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.23%) SAS
Applications
1 55 (12.61%) MS Visio
2 26 (5.96%) Microsoft Project
3 23 (5.28%) Microsoft Excel
4 20 (4.59%) Microsoft Office
5 13 (2.98%) Trello
6 7 (1.61%) Moqups
7 6 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 4 (0.92%) Simulink
9 1 (0.23%) Notion
9 1 (0.23%) OrCAD
9 1 (0.23%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 11 (2.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.83%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.46%) Shopify
4 1 (0.23%) Actimize
4 1 (0.23%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.23%) Distributed Ledger
4 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.23%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 135 (30.96%) Azure
2 93 (21.33%) AWS
3 62 (14.22%) Azure DevOps
4 40 (9.17%) Microsoft 365
5 39 (8.94%) SaaS
6 34 (7.80%) Miro
7 30 (6.88%) GitHub
8 29 (6.65%) Figma
9 19 (4.36%) Entra ID
10 18 (4.13%) Lucidchart
11 17 (3.90%) Serverless
12 14 (3.21%) AWS Lambda
12 14 (3.21%) GCP
13 13 (2.98%) Anthropic Claude
14 11 (2.52%) Power Platform
15 10 (2.29%) Amazon S3
16 9 (2.06%) Adobe Analytics
16 9 (2.06%) AWS CloudFormation
16 9 (2.06%) AWS Fargate
16 9 (2.06%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.82%) VPN
2 13 (2.98%) DNS
3 10 (2.29%) Broadband
3 10 (2.29%) DHCP
4 9 (2.06%) Firewall
5 8 (1.83%) Multicast
6 7 (1.61%) IPv4
6 7 (1.61%) Software-Defined Networking
6 7 (1.61%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.38%) FIX Connectivity
7 6 (1.38%) WAN
8 4 (0.92%) Kerberos
8 4 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.69%) LAN
9 3 (0.69%) Network Security
10 2 (0.46%) DMARC
10 2 (0.46%) RFID
10 2 (0.46%) SAN
10 2 (0.46%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.46%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (6.19%) SQL Server
2 21 (4.82%) PostgreSQL
3 17 (3.90%) MongoDB
4 10 (2.29%) Db2
4 10 (2.29%) DTS
4 10 (2.29%) Metadata
4 10 (2.29%) Power BI
5 9 (2.06%) MySQL
6 8 (1.83%) NoSQL
6 8 (1.83%) Relational Database
7 7 (1.61%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (1.61%) DynamoDB
7 7 (1.61%) Geospatial Data
8 5 (1.15%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (1.15%) Elasticsearch
8 5 (1.15%) Redis
8 5 (1.15%) Spatial Data
8 5 (1.15%) Tableau
9 3 (0.69%) Electronic Patient Records
10 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 404 (92.66%) JIRA
2 43 (9.86%) Git
3 27 (6.19%) GitLab
4 20 (4.59%) Jenkins
5 18 (4.13%) Bitbucket
5 18 (4.13%) Selenium
6 15 (3.44%) Postman
7 10 (2.29%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 9 (2.06%) Cypress.io
9 8 (1.83%) Claude Code
9 8 (1.83%) Cucumber
10 7 (1.61%) JMeter
10 7 (1.61%) MSI
11 6 (1.38%) Zephyr
12 5 (1.15%) SoapUI
13 2 (0.46%) Artifactory
13 2 (0.46%) Balsamiq
13 2 (0.46%) Mocha
13 2 (0.46%) Rational DOORS
13 2 (0.46%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 175 (40.14%) Social Skills
2 146 (33.49%) Finance
3 102 (23.39%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (7.11%) Organisational Skills
5 30 (6.88%) Banking
5 30 (6.88%) Public Sector
6 29 (6.65%) Manufacturing
7 24 (5.50%) Documentation Skills
8 21 (4.82%) Games
8 21 (4.82%) Law
9 20 (4.59%) Retail
10 19 (4.36%) Influencing Skills
10 19 (4.36%) Pharmaceutical
11 16 (3.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (3.67%) Marketing
12 13 (2.98%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (2.75%) Legal
13 12 (2.75%) Publishing
14 11 (2.52%) Aerospace
15 8 (1.83%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 124 (28.44%) Analyst
2 91 (20.87%) Business Analyst
3 57 (13.07%) Senior
4 42 (9.63%) Lead
5 33 (7.57%) Delivery Manager
6 30 (6.88%) Developer
7 26 (5.96%) Product Owner
7 26 (5.96%) Technical Analyst
8 24 (5.50%) Technical Business Analyst
9 22 (5.05%) Product Manager
9 22 (5.05%) Project Manager
10 21 (4.82%) Architect
11 20 (4.59%) Senior Analyst
12 14 (3.21%) Full-Stack Developer
12 14 (3.21%) Senior Business Analyst
12 14 (3.21%) Solutions Architect
12 14 (3.21%) Support Analyst
13 13 (2.98%) Scrum Master
13 13 (2.98%) Senior Manager
14 11 (2.52%) Product Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (7.80%) HTML
2 31 (7.11%) REST
3 29 (6.65%) Node.js
4 28 (6.42%) Terraform
5 26 (5.96%) .NET
6 21 (4.82%) CSS
6 21 (4.82%) Middleware
7 19 (4.36%) React
8 18 (4.13%) JSON
9 17 (3.90%) Spring
9 17 (3.90%) Spring Boot
10 16 (3.67%) Kafka
10 16 (3.67%) RESTful
11 13 (2.98%) Next.js
12 11 (2.52%) ASP.NET
12 11 (2.52%) GraphQL
12 11 (2.52%) XML
13 10 (2.29%) HTML5
14 9 (2.06%) FIX Protocol
15 8 (1.83%) CSS3
Miscellaneous
1 74 (16.97%) Product Ownership
2 33 (7.57%) Onboarding
3 22 (5.05%) Legacy Systems
4 21 (4.82%) Cloud Native
5 15 (3.44%) Analytical Mindset
5 15 (3.44%) Data Centre
6 13 (2.98%) Biopharmaceutical
6 13 (2.98%) Enterprise Software
7 12 (2.75%) EPoS
7 12 (2.75%) Virtual Team
8 11 (2.52%) Equities
8 11 (2.52%) PMI
9 10 (2.29%) Fixed Income
9 10 (2.29%) iSeries
10 9 (2.06%) Distributed Architecture
10 9 (2.06%) Distributed Systems
10 9 (2.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 9 (2.06%) Mobile App
11 8 (1.83%) Distributed Computing
11 8 (1.83%) Eurex
Operating Systems
1 69 (15.83%) Windows
2 48 (11.01%) Linux
3 22 (5.05%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.06%) Mac OS
4 9 (2.06%) Unix
5 8 (1.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (1.38%) Ubuntu
6 6 (1.38%) Windows 10
7 5 (1.15%) Apple iOS
7 5 (1.15%) CentOS
8 4 (0.92%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.69%) Android
10 1 (0.23%) FreeRTOS
10 1 (0.23%) Rocky
10 1 (0.23%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (64.45%) Agile
2 146 (33.49%) Continuous Improvement
3 137 (31.42%) Stakeholder Management
4 134 (30.73%) Scrum
5 126 (28.90%) AI
6 117 (26.83%) Problem-Solving
7 111 (25.46%) User Stories
8 94 (21.56%) DevOps
9 84 (19.27%) Coaching
10 80 (18.35%) Acceptance Criteria
11 79 (18.12%) Kanban
12 78 (17.89%) Requirements Gathering
13 75 (17.20%) Decision-Making
14 73 (16.74%) Mentoring
15 70 (16.06%) Project Delivery
16 68 (15.60%) CI/CD
16 68 (15.60%) Sprint Planning
17 64 (14.68%) Business Analysis
18 63 (14.45%) Roadmaps
19 59 (13.53%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 91 (20.87%) SQL
2 68 (15.60%) Python
3 58 (13.30%) Java
4 41 (9.40%) PowerShell
5 32 (7.34%) JavaScript
6 31 (7.11%) Bash
7 26 (5.96%) C#
8 24 (5.50%) TypeScript
9 13 (2.98%) C++
10 10 (2.29%) RPG
11 8 (1.83%) Bicep
12 4 (0.92%) MATLAB
12 4 (0.92%) 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%) Go
15 1 (0.23%) Perl
15 1 (0.23%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 73 (16.74%) Degree
2 59 (13.53%) Security Cleared
3 32 (7.34%) SC Cleared
4 29 (6.65%) PMI Certification
5 23 (5.28%) Master's Degree
6 18 (4.13%) AWS Certification
6 18 (4.13%) PMP
7 15 (3.44%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (3.44%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (3.21%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (3.21%) ISTQB
9 13 (2.98%) MBA
10 9 (2.06%) CSPO
11 8 (1.83%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 8 (1.83%) IIBA
12 7 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
12 7 (1.61%) CBAP
12 7 (1.61%) OSCP
12 7 (1.61%) RHCE
12 7 (1.61%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (13.99%) QA
2 28 (6.42%) Accessibility
3 21 (4.82%) WCAG
4 20 (4.59%) PMO
5 17 (3.90%) Data Quality
6 10 (2.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.83%) GDPR
8 7 (1.61%) NCSC
9 4 (0.92%) ISO 20022
9 4 (0.92%) NIST
9 4 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.69%) ISO 8583
10 3 (0.69%) SLA
11 2 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.46%) GRC
12 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.23%) SEPA
12 1 (0.23%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.23%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 35 (8.03%) Active Directory
2 26 (5.96%) Docker
3 21 (4.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.83%) vSphere
5 7 (1.61%) Hyper-V
5 7 (1.61%) Squid
5 7 (1.61%) VMware NSX
6 4 (0.92%) KVM
6 4 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.69%) Embedded Firmware
7 3 (0.69%) Firmware
7 3 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 26 (5.96%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.36%) Ansible
3 11 (2.52%) ZABBIX
4 9 (2.06%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (1.61%) Packer
5 7 (1.61%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.38%) Proxmox
7 5 (1.15%) Kibana
8 4 (0.92%) Docker Swarm
8 4 (0.92%) Graylog
8 4 (0.92%) Nagios
8 4 (0.92%) Podman
8 4 (0.92%) Red Hat Satellite
9 3 (0.69%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.46%) Grafana
10 2 (0.46%) Puppet
11 1 (0.23%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.23%) NetBackup
11 1 (0.23%) Opsview
Vendors
1 106 (24.31%) Microsoft
2 27 (6.19%) Atlassian
3 26 (5.96%) Oracle
4 23 (5.28%) VMware
5 21 (4.82%) Splunk
6 16 (3.67%) Adobe
6 16 (3.67%) Google
6 16 (3.67%) IBM
6 16 (3.67%) Red Hat
6 16 (3.67%) Salesforce
6 16 (3.67%) ServiceNow
7 10 (2.29%) ION Trading
8 9 (2.06%) SAP
9 8 (1.83%) Bloomberg
9 8 (1.83%) CQG
9 8 (1.83%) Patsystems
9 8 (1.83%) Pega
9 8 (1.83%) Reuters
9 8 (1.83%) Trayport
10 6 (1.38%) Veeam