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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 378 259 358
Rank change year-on-year -119 +99 -121
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 442 506 472
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.44% 1.17% 0.68%
As % of the Application Platforms category 10.66% 13.94% 7.71%
Number of salaries quoted 293 287 278
10th Percentile £40,000 £35,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,750 £47,875 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £70,000 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +19.25% -16.14%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £101,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £58,700
% change year-on-year -14.29% +19.25% -13.04%

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 4,145 3,630 6,125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.14% 8.37% 8.86%
Number of salaries quoted 2,975 2,611 3,901
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 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -4.47% -1.70%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £110,000 £130,446
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,688 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.87% -2.39% -2.70%

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 12 September 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 12 September 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 -4 196 £69,000 -16.36% 231
North of England -79 71 £60,000 +23.69% 47
South East -25 63 £60,000 - 45
South West -58 63 £60,500 +21.00% 44
North West -48 40 £60,000 +11.63% 28
Midlands -115 27 £50,000 -31.03% 29
West Midlands -86 22 £47,500 -34.48% 26
North East -48 18 £60,000 +166.67% 8
East of England -53 15 £36,000 -37.39% 14
Yorkshire -63 13 £60,850 +28.11% 11
East Midlands -77 5 £54,250 +52.82% 3
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 32 (7.24%) SharePoint
2 21 (4.75%) CMS
3 7 (1.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.90%) IIS
4 4 (0.90%) JBoss
4 4 (0.90%) Umbraco
5 3 (0.68%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.68%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.68%) Drupal
5 3 (0.68%) nginx
6 2 (0.45%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.23%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.23%) Apache
7 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.23%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 51 (11.54%) MS Visio
2 28 (6.33%) Microsoft Project
3 24 (5.43%) Microsoft Excel
4 18 (4.07%) Microsoft Office
5 9 (2.04%) Trello
6 7 (1.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 5 (1.13%) Moqups
8 2 (0.45%) Simulink
9 1 (0.23%) Notion
9 1 (0.23%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 11 (2.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.81%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.45%) Shopify
4 1 (0.23%) Distributed Ledger
4 1 (0.23%) Magento
4 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.23%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 143 (32.35%) Azure
2 98 (22.17%) AWS
3 60 (13.57%) Azure DevOps
4 37 (8.37%) SaaS
5 34 (7.69%) Figma
6 32 (7.24%) Microsoft 365
7 29 (6.56%) Miro
8 26 (5.88%) GitHub
9 23 (5.20%) GCP
10 19 (4.30%) Lucidchart
11 18 (4.07%) Entra ID
12 17 (3.85%) Serverless
13 16 (3.62%) Adobe Analytics
14 15 (3.39%) Contentsquare
15 14 (3.17%) AWS Lambda
16 13 (2.94%) Anthropic Claude
17 11 (2.49%) Amazon S3
17 11 (2.49%) Power Platform
18 9 (2.04%) Amazon ECS
18 9 (2.04%) AWS Fargate
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.52%) VPN
2 16 (3.62%) Broadband
3 12 (2.71%) DNS
4 11 (2.49%) Firewall
5 9 (2.04%) DHCP
6 8 (1.81%) IPv4
6 8 (1.81%) Multicast
6 8 (1.81%) Software-Defined Networking
7 7 (1.58%) WAN
8 6 (1.36%) FIX Connectivity
8 6 (1.36%) TCP/IP
8 6 (1.36%) Wireless
9 5 (1.13%) Kerberos
9 5 (1.13%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.90%) LAN
11 3 (0.68%) Network Security
12 2 (0.45%) BGP
12 2 (0.45%) RFID
12 2 (0.45%) SD-WAN
13 1 (0.23%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (6.79%) SQL Server
2 20 (4.52%) PostgreSQL
3 14 (3.17%) MongoDB
4 11 (2.49%) Db2
5 10 (2.26%) DTS
5 10 (2.26%) Power BI
6 9 (2.04%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (2.04%) MySQL
7 7 (1.58%) DynamoDB
7 7 (1.58%) Geospatial Data
7 7 (1.58%) Tableau
8 6 (1.36%) NoSQL
9 5 (1.13%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (1.13%) Redis
10 4 (0.90%) Elasticsearch
10 4 (0.90%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.68%) Metadata
11 3 (0.68%) Spatial Data
12 2 (0.45%) Mixpanel
12 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 403 (91.18%) JIRA
2 49 (11.09%) Git
3 25 (5.66%) GitLab
4 23 (5.20%) Bitbucket
5 22 (4.98%) Jenkins
6 19 (4.30%) Selenium
7 11 (2.49%) Postman
8 10 (2.26%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 9 (2.04%) Cucumber
10 7 (1.58%) Cypress.io
10 7 (1.58%) JMeter
10 7 (1.58%) MSI
10 7 (1.58%) Zephyr
11 6 (1.36%) Claude Code
12 5 (1.13%) SoapUI
13 2 (0.45%) Balsamiq
13 2 (0.45%) Maven
13 2 (0.45%) Mocha
13 2 (0.45%) Subversion
13 2 (0.45%) Toad
General
1 171 (38.69%) Social Skills
2 156 (35.29%) Finance
3 96 (21.72%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (6.79%) Games
4 30 (6.79%) Public Sector
5 27 (6.11%) Influencing Skills
6 26 (5.88%) Banking
6 26 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
7 25 (5.66%) Manufacturing
8 18 (4.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 18 (4.07%) Legal
9 17 (3.85%) Law
10 16 (3.62%) Marketing
11 15 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
11 15 (3.39%) Retail
12 13 (2.94%) Pharmaceutical
13 12 (2.71%) Aerospace
13 12 (2.71%) Presentation Skills
14 11 (2.49%) Automotive
15 9 (2.04%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 114 (25.79%) Analyst
2 80 (18.10%) Business Analyst
3 63 (14.25%) Lead
3 63 (14.25%) Senior
4 29 (6.56%) Project Manager
5 28 (6.33%) Product Owner
6 25 (5.66%) Developer
6 25 (5.66%) Senior Analyst
7 23 (5.20%) Architect
7 23 (5.20%) Delivery Manager
8 22 (4.98%) Technical Analyst
9 21 (4.75%) Product Manager
9 21 (4.75%) Technical Business Analyst
10 17 (3.85%) Scrum Master
10 17 (3.85%) Senior Business Analyst
11 14 (3.17%) Solutions Architect
12 13 (2.94%) Support Analyst
13 12 (2.71%) Senior Manager
14 11 (2.49%) Product Analyst
14 11 (2.49%) Product Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (7.24%) Terraform
2 31 (7.01%) HTML
3 27 (6.11%) Node.js
4 26 (5.88%) REST
5 24 (5.43%) .NET
6 22 (4.98%) CSS
7 20 (4.52%) Middleware
8 18 (4.07%) JSON
9 17 (3.85%) React
9 17 (3.85%) Spring
9 17 (3.85%) Spring Boot
10 15 (3.39%) Kafka
11 14 (3.17%) RESTful
12 11 (2.49%) XML
13 10 (2.26%) ASP.NET
13 10 (2.26%) HTML5
14 9 (2.04%) FIX Protocol
14 9 (2.04%) GraphQL
14 9 (2.04%) Next.js
15 8 (1.81%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 79 (17.87%) Product Ownership
2 31 (7.01%) Onboarding
3 22 (4.98%) Cloud Native
3 22 (4.98%) Legacy Systems
4 15 (3.39%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (3.17%) Data Centre
5 14 (3.17%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (2.71%) EPoS
6 12 (2.71%) Equities
6 12 (2.71%) PMI
6 12 (2.71%) Virtual Team
7 11 (2.49%) Distributed Architecture
8 10 (2.26%) iSeries
9 9 (2.04%) Biopharmaceutical
9 9 (2.04%) Fixed Income
9 9 (2.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 8 (1.81%) Distributed Computing
10 8 (1.81%) Eurex
10 8 (1.81%) Hybrid Cloud
10 8 (1.81%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 69 (15.61%) Windows
2 48 (10.86%) Linux
3 26 (5.88%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (1.81%) Mac OS
6 7 (1.58%) Unix
7 6 (1.36%) Ubuntu
8 5 (1.13%) Apple iOS
8 5 (1.13%) CentOS
8 5 (1.13%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.90%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.68%) Android
11 1 (0.23%) FreeRTOS
11 1 (0.23%) Rocky
11 1 (0.23%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 282 (63.80%) Agile
2 159 (35.97%) Continuous Improvement
3 141 (31.90%) Stakeholder Management
4 137 (31.00%) Scrum
5 110 (24.89%) AI
6 107 (24.21%) Problem-Solving
7 92 (20.81%) User Stories
8 90 (20.36%) DevOps
9 87 (19.68%) Roadmaps
10 78 (17.65%) Decision-Making
10 78 (17.65%) Requirements Gathering
11 77 (17.42%) Kanban
12 76 (17.19%) Coaching
13 74 (16.74%) Mentoring
13 74 (16.74%) Project Delivery
14 69 (15.61%) CI/CD
15 66 (14.93%) Acceptance Criteria
15 66 (14.93%) Sprint Planning
16 63 (14.25%) Project Management
16 63 (14.25%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 82 (18.55%) SQL
2 71 (16.06%) Python
3 62 (14.03%) Java
4 40 (9.05%) PowerShell
5 32 (7.24%) JavaScript
6 28 (6.33%) Bash
7 22 (4.98%) C#
8 21 (4.75%) TypeScript
9 13 (2.94%) C++
10 10 (2.26%) RPG
11 8 (1.81%) Bicep
12 5 (1.13%) PHP
13 3 (0.68%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.45%) C
14 2 (0.45%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.45%) Ruby
15 1 (0.23%) Ada
15 1 (0.23%) Embedded C
15 1 (0.23%) Groovy
15 1 (0.23%) Perl
Qualifications
1 75 (16.97%) Degree
2 57 (12.90%) Security Cleared
3 32 (7.24%) PMI Certification
4 31 (7.01%) SC Cleared
5 24 (5.43%) Master's Degree
6 20 (4.52%) AWS Certification
6 20 (4.52%) PMP
7 16 (3.62%) Cisco Certification
8 15 (3.39%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (3.17%) ISTQB
9 14 (3.17%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (2.04%) MBA
11 8 (1.81%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 8 (1.81%) CCNA
11 8 (1.81%) OSCP
11 8 (1.81%) RHCE
11 8 (1.81%) RHCSA
12 7 (1.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 7 (1.58%) CCSP
12 7 (1.58%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (11.76%) QA
2 33 (7.47%) Accessibility
3 27 (6.11%) WCAG
4 21 (4.75%) PMO
5 14 (3.17%) Data Quality
6 12 (2.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (2.26%) GDPR
8 8 (1.81%) NCSC
9 7 (1.58%) SLA
10 5 (1.13%) NIST
10 5 (1.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.90%) ISO 26262
12 3 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.68%) ISO 20022
12 3 (0.68%) ISO 8583
13 2 (0.45%) GRC
13 2 (0.45%) Software Quality Assurance
14 1 (0.23%) HL7
14 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.23%) SOC 2
System Software
1 36 (8.14%) Active Directory
2 29 (6.56%) Docker
3 23 (5.20%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.81%) Squid
4 8 (1.81%) VMware NSX
4 8 (1.81%) vSphere
5 7 (1.58%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.13%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.90%) KVM
8 3 (0.68%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.68%) Firmware
8 3 (0.68%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 26 (5.88%) Kubernetes
2 20 (4.52%) Ansible
3 12 (2.71%) ZABBIX
4 9 (2.04%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (2.04%) Packer
5 6 (1.36%) Kibana
5 6 (1.36%) Proxmox
5 6 (1.36%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.13%) Red Hat Satellite
7 4 (0.90%) Docker Swarm
7 4 (0.90%) Functional Safety
7 4 (0.90%) Graylog
7 4 (0.90%) Nagios
7 4 (0.90%) Podman
8 3 (0.68%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.68%) Puppet
9 2 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.45%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.45%) Grafana
9 2 (0.45%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 105 (23.76%) Microsoft
2 28 (6.33%) Atlassian
2 28 (6.33%) Oracle
3 24 (5.43%) VMware
4 23 (5.20%) Splunk
5 22 (4.98%) Adobe
6 21 (4.75%) Google
7 20 (4.52%) ServiceNow
8 18 (4.07%) Red Hat
8 18 (4.07%) Salesforce
9 14 (3.17%) IBM
10 10 (2.26%) ION Trading
11 8 (1.81%) Bloomberg
11 8 (1.81%) CQG
11 8 (1.81%) Patsystems
11 8 (1.81%) Pega
11 8 (1.81%) Reuters
11 8 (1.81%) SAP
11 8 (1.81%) Trayport
12 6 (1.36%) Veeam