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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 392 261 371
Rank change year-on-year -131 +110 -131
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 433 490 441
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.42% 1.14% 0.68%
As % of the Application Platforms category 10.03% 14.10% 7.84%
Number of salaries quoted 274 265 248
10th Percentile £39,825 £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 £83,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £100,000 £91,625
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 4,316 3,476 5,627
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.16% 8.07% 8.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2,957 2,514 3,382
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,688 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.87% -6.63% +2.68%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £107,500 £122,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £56,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% -7.08% +2.73%

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 10 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 10 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 +8 206 £67,500 -18.18% 398
South East -51 64 £60,000 +14.29% 90
South West -52 62 £65,000 +30.00% 59
North of England -83 61 £60,000 +23.08% 112
North West -56 31 £60,000 +9.09% 50
Midlands -129 20 £50,000 -31.03% 48
North East -58 17 £42,500 -15.00% 11
East of England -62 16 £40,000 -30.43% 40
West Midlands -98 16 £45,000 -37.93% 35
Yorkshire -38 13 £60,850 +38.30% 52
East Midlands -76 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 26 (6.00%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.70%) CMS
3 5 (1.15%) JBoss
3 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.92%) Drupal
5 3 (0.69%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.69%) IIS
5 3 (0.69%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.46%) Apache Solr
6 2 (0.46%) nginx
6 2 (0.46%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.23%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.23%) SAS
Applications
1 55 (12.70%) MS Visio
2 26 (6.00%) Microsoft Project
3 23 (5.31%) Microsoft Excel
4 20 (4.62%) Microsoft Office
5 13 (3.00%) Trello
6 7 (1.62%) Moqups
7 6 (1.39%) 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 (2.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.85%) 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
1 130 (30.02%) Azure
2 93 (21.48%) AWS
3 59 (13.63%) Azure DevOps
4 40 (9.24%) Microsoft 365
5 39 (9.01%) SaaS
6 32 (7.39%) Miro
7 31 (7.16%) GitHub
8 28 (6.47%) Figma
9 18 (4.16%) Entra ID
9 18 (4.16%) Lucidchart
10 17 (3.93%) Serverless
11 14 (3.23%) AWS Lambda
12 13 (3.00%) Anthropic Claude
12 13 (3.00%) GCP
13 11 (2.54%) Power Platform
14 10 (2.31%) Amazon S3
15 9 (2.08%) Adobe Analytics
15 9 (2.08%) Amazon ECS
15 9 (2.08%) AWS Fargate
15 9 (2.08%) Contentsquare
Communications & Networking
1 21 (4.85%) VPN
2 12 (2.77%) DNS
3 10 (2.31%) DHCP
4 9 (2.08%) Broadband
5 8 (1.85%) Firewall
5 8 (1.85%) Multicast
6 7 (1.62%) IPv4
6 7 (1.62%) Software-Defined Networking
6 7 (1.62%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.39%) FIX Connectivity
8 5 (1.15%) WAN
9 4 (0.92%) Kerberos
10 3 (0.69%) Network Security
10 3 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.46%) DMARC
11 2 (0.46%) LAN
11 2 (0.46%) RFID
11 2 (0.46%) SAN
11 2 (0.46%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.46%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (6.24%) SQL Server
2 22 (5.08%) PostgreSQL
3 18 (4.16%) MongoDB
4 10 (2.31%) Db2
4 10 (2.31%) DTS
4 10 (2.31%) Metadata
4 10 (2.31%) Power BI
4 10 (2.31%) Relational Database
5 9 (2.08%) MySQL
6 8 (1.85%) NoSQL
7 7 (1.62%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (1.62%) DynamoDB
7 7 (1.62%) Geospatial Data
8 6 (1.39%) Spatial Data
9 5 (1.15%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (1.15%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (1.15%) Redis
9 5 (1.15%) Tableau
10 3 (0.69%) Electronic Patient Records
11 2 (0.46%) GIS
Development Applications
1 401 (92.61%) JIRA
2 43 (9.93%) Git
3 28 (6.47%) GitLab
4 20 (4.62%) Jenkins
5 19 (4.39%) Bitbucket
6 17 (3.93%) Selenium
7 14 (3.23%) Postman
8 10 (2.31%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 9 (2.08%) Cypress.io
10 8 (1.85%) Claude Code
10 8 (1.85%) Cucumber
11 7 (1.62%) JMeter
11 7 (1.62%) MSI
12 5 (1.15%) SoapUI
12 5 (1.15%) Zephyr
13 3 (0.69%) Artifactory
14 2 (0.46%) Balsamiq
14 2 (0.46%) git-flow
14 2 (0.46%) Rational DOORS
14 2 (0.46%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 177 (40.88%) Social Skills
2 145 (33.49%) Finance
3 103 (23.79%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (7.39%) Organisational Skills
5 30 (6.93%) Banking
5 30 (6.93%) Public Sector
6 29 (6.70%) Manufacturing
7 24 (5.54%) Documentation Skills
8 22 (5.08%) Retail
9 21 (4.85%) Law
10 19 (4.39%) Influencing Skills
10 19 (4.39%) Pharmaceutical
11 18 (4.16%) Games
12 16 (3.70%) Marketing
13 15 (3.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 13 (3.00%) Presentation Skills
14 13 (3.00%) Publishing
15 12 (2.77%) Aerospace
15 12 (2.77%) Legal
16 9 (2.08%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 123 (28.41%) Analyst
2 91 (21.02%) Business Analyst
3 57 (13.16%) Senior
4 41 (9.47%) Lead
5 31 (7.16%) Delivery Manager
5 31 (7.16%) Developer
6 27 (6.24%) Product Owner
7 25 (5.77%) Technical Analyst
8 23 (5.31%) Technical Business Analyst
9 22 (5.08%) Product Manager
9 22 (5.08%) Project Manager
10 21 (4.85%) Architect
11 20 (4.62%) Senior Analyst
12 15 (3.46%) Full-Stack Developer
12 15 (3.46%) Senior Business Analyst
13 14 (3.23%) Solutions Architect
13 14 (3.23%) Support Analyst
14 13 (3.00%) Scrum Master
14 13 (3.00%) Senior Manager
15 11 (2.54%) Product Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (7.85%) HTML
2 31 (7.16%) REST
3 30 (6.93%) Node.js
4 28 (6.47%) .NET
4 28 (6.47%) Terraform
5 21 (4.85%) CSS
5 21 (4.85%) Middleware
6 20 (4.62%) React
7 18 (4.16%) JSON
8 17 (3.93%) RESTful
8 17 (3.93%) Spring
8 17 (3.93%) Spring Boot
9 16 (3.70%) Kafka
10 14 (3.23%) Next.js
11 12 (2.77%) ASP.NET
11 12 (2.77%) GraphQL
12 11 (2.54%) XML
13 10 (2.31%) HTML5
14 9 (2.08%) FIX Protocol
15 8 (1.85%) CSS3
Miscellaneous
1 75 (17.32%) Product Ownership
2 33 (7.62%) Onboarding
3 22 (5.08%) Legacy Systems
4 21 (4.85%) Cloud Native
5 15 (3.46%) Analytical Mindset
5 15 (3.46%) Data Centre
6 13 (3.00%) Biopharmaceutical
6 13 (3.00%) Enterprise Software
7 12 (2.77%) EPoS
7 12 (2.77%) Virtual Team
8 11 (2.54%) Equities
9 10 (2.31%) Fixed Income
9 10 (2.31%) iSeries
9 10 (2.31%) PMI
10 9 (2.08%) Distributed Architecture
10 9 (2.08%) Distributed Systems
10 9 (2.08%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 8 (1.85%) Distributed Computing
11 8 (1.85%) Hybrid Cloud
11 8 (1.85%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 68 (15.70%) Windows
2 47 (10.85%) Linux
3 21 (4.85%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.08%) Mac OS
4 9 (2.08%) Unix
5 8 (1.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (1.39%) Ubuntu
6 6 (1.39%) 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
1 279 (64.43%) Agile
2 142 (32.79%) Continuous Improvement
3 134 (30.95%) Stakeholder Management
4 130 (30.02%) Scrum
5 126 (29.10%) AI
6 117 (27.02%) Problem-Solving
7 111 (25.64%) User Stories
8 92 (21.25%) DevOps
9 81 (18.71%) Coaching
10 80 (18.48%) Acceptance Criteria
11 78 (18.01%) Requirements Gathering
12 76 (17.55%) Kanban
13 73 (16.86%) Decision-Making
13 73 (16.86%) Mentoring
14 69 (15.94%) Project Delivery
15 68 (15.70%) CI/CD
15 68 (15.70%) Sprint Planning
16 65 (15.01%) Business Analysis
17 61 (14.09%) Roadmaps
18 58 (13.39%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 90 (20.79%) SQL
2 68 (15.70%) Python
3 58 (13.39%) Java
4 41 (9.47%) PowerShell
5 32 (7.39%) JavaScript
6 31 (7.16%) Bash
7 28 (6.47%) C#
8 24 (5.54%) TypeScript
9 13 (3.00%) C++
10 10 (2.31%) RPG
11 8 (1.85%) 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%) Embedded C
15 1 (0.23%) Perl
15 1 (0.23%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 72 (16.63%) Degree
2 60 (13.86%) Security Cleared
3 33 (7.62%) SC Cleared
4 28 (6.47%) PMI Certification
5 23 (5.31%) Master's Degree
6 18 (4.16%) AWS Certification
6 18 (4.16%) PMP
7 15 (3.46%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (3.46%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (3.23%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (3.23%) ISTQB
9 13 (3.00%) MBA
10 9 (2.08%) CSPO
11 8 (1.85%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 8 (1.85%) IIBA
12 7 (1.62%) CBAP
12 7 (1.62%) CCNA
12 7 (1.62%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.62%) RHCE
12 7 (1.62%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (14.09%) QA
2 27 (6.24%) Accessibility
3 21 (4.85%) WCAG
4 20 (4.62%) PMO
5 17 (3.93%) Data Quality
6 9 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.62%) GDPR
7 7 (1.62%) NCSC
8 4 (0.92%) ISO 20022
8 4 (0.92%) NIST
8 4 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.69%) ISO 8583
9 3 (0.69%) SLA
10 2 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.23%) GRC
11 1 (0.23%) SEPA
11 1 (0.23%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.23%) TARGET2
System Software
1 34 (7.85%) Active Directory
2 26 (6.00%) Docker
3 20 (4.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.85%) vSphere
5 7 (1.62%) Squid
5 7 (1.62%) VMware NSX
6 6 (1.39%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.92%) KVM
7 4 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.69%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.69%) Firmware
9 2 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 27 (6.24%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.39%) Ansible
3 11 (2.54%) ZABBIX
4 8 (1.85%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (1.62%) Packer
5 7 (1.62%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.39%) 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%) NetBackup
11 1 (0.23%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.23%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 105 (24.25%) Microsoft
2 27 (6.24%) Atlassian
3 25 (5.77%) Oracle
4 22 (5.08%) VMware
5 21 (4.85%) Splunk
6 17 (3.93%) ServiceNow
7 16 (3.70%) Adobe
7 16 (3.70%) Google
7 16 (3.70%) IBM
7 16 (3.70%) Red Hat
7 16 (3.70%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.31%) ION Trading
9 9 (2.08%) SAP
10 8 (1.85%) Bloomberg
10 8 (1.85%) CQG
10 8 (1.85%) Patsystems
10 8 (1.85%) Pega
10 8 (1.85%) Reuters
10 8 (1.85%) Trayport
11 6 (1.39%) Apple