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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 353 237 309
Rank change year-on-year -116 +72 -73
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 394 534 760
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.48% 1.41% 0.88%
As % of the Application Platforms category 11.56% 15.10% 8.90%
Number of salaries quoted 264 294 585
10th Percentile £32,500 £21,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £82,500 £79,210 £75,772
90th Percentile £87,500 £97,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -11.54%

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 3,408 3,536 8,542
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.11% 9.31% 9.89%
Number of salaries quoted 2,533 2,467 6,557
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,900 £27,500
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -12.89%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.16%

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 27 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 27 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 -25 150 £75,000 +7.14% 105
North of England -107 61 £65,766 +19.57% 31
South East -14 53 £62,500 +35.14% 39
North West -44 52 £65,766 +2.92% 15
Midlands -85 47 £45,000 +21.62% 26
South West -50 41 £50,000 - 15
East Midlands -62 29 £25,500 +13.33% 5
East of England -25 26 £32,500 -60.61% 13
West Midlands -61 18 £69,000 -4.83% 21
North East -43 5 £67,500 +200.00% 3
Yorkshire -91 4 £75,000 +54.62% 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 42 (10.66%) SharePoint
2 33 (8.38%) CMS
3 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.27%) IIS
5 4 (1.02%) Documentum
5 4 (1.02%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.76%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.76%) Apache
6 3 (0.76%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.76%) JBoss
7 1 (0.25%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.25%) Drupal
7 1 (0.25%) nginx
7 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 23 (5.84%) Microsoft Project
2 19 (4.82%) MS Visio
3 8 (2.03%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.51%) Trello
7 1 (0.25%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 6 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.52%) Fidessa
2 4 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.51%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.51%) Workfront
4 1 (0.25%) Actimize
4 1 (0.25%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.25%) Magento
4 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle 11i
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.25%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 93 (23.60%) Azure
2 62 (15.74%) AWS
3 37 (9.39%) Azure DevOps
3 37 (9.39%) Figma
4 31 (7.87%) Microsoft 365
5 27 (6.85%) Adobe Analytics
6 25 (6.35%) Contentsquare
7 21 (5.33%) SaaS
8 19 (4.82%) GCP
9 16 (4.06%) Power Platform
10 14 (3.55%) GitHub
11 11 (2.79%) Entra ID
12 10 (2.54%) Lucidchart
12 10 (2.54%) Miro
13 9 (2.28%) PaaS
13 9 (2.28%) Slack
14 8 (2.03%) Dynamics 365
15 7 (1.78%) Amazon S3
15 7 (1.78%) Serverless
16 6 (1.52%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 27 (6.85%) Broadband
2 16 (4.06%) Firewall
3 14 (3.55%) VPN
4 7 (1.78%) IPv4
4 7 (1.78%) Software-Defined Networking
5 6 (1.52%) DNS
5 6 (1.52%) Multicast
5 6 (1.52%) WAN
6 5 (1.27%) LAN
7 4 (1.02%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.02%) Wireless
8 3 (0.76%) Network Security
8 3 (0.76%) 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%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.25%) Ethernet VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (7.87%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.81%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (2.28%) DB2
4 8 (2.03%) Power BI
5 7 (1.78%) MongoDB
5 7 (1.78%) MySQL
6 5 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (1.02%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (1.02%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.76%) Amazon QuickSight
8 3 (0.76%) Big Data
8 3 (0.76%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.76%) DTS
8 3 (0.76%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.76%) Spatial Data
8 3 (0.76%) Tableau
9 2 (0.51%) CockroachDB
9 2 (0.51%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.51%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 354 (89.85%) JIRA
2 28 (7.11%) Git
3 22 (5.58%) Bitbucket
4 21 (5.33%) GitLab
5 19 (4.82%) Jenkins
6 17 (4.31%) Selenium
7 11 (2.79%) Cucumber
8 5 (1.27%) Cypress.io
8 5 (1.27%) Maven
8 5 (1.27%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.27%) TeamCity
8 5 (1.27%) TestRail
8 5 (1.27%) Zephyr
9 4 (1.02%) JMeter
9 4 (1.02%) JUnit
9 4 (1.02%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (1.02%) Toad
10 3 (0.76%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 3 (0.76%) Postman
11 2 (0.51%) Charles Proxy
General
1 147 (37.31%) Social Skills
2 127 (32.23%) Finance
3 58 (14.72%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (10.91%) Games
5 40 (10.15%) Banking
6 36 (9.14%) Legal
7 27 (6.85%) Law
8 23 (5.84%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (4.57%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (4.31%) Manufacturing
11 14 (3.55%) Marketing
12 13 (3.30%) Automotive
12 13 (3.30%) Retail
13 12 (3.05%) Aerospace
13 12 (3.05%) Public Sector
14 10 (2.54%) Electronics
14 10 (2.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 9 (2.28%) Advertising
16 6 (1.52%) Billing
16 6 (1.52%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 80 (20.30%) Analyst
2 70 (17.77%) Lead
3 57 (14.47%) Business Analyst
4 44 (11.17%) Senior
5 29 (7.36%) Architect
6 25 (6.35%) Developer
7 22 (5.58%) IT Support
7 22 (5.58%) Scrum Master
8 18 (4.57%) Delivery Manager
9 17 (4.31%) Project Manager
10 16 (4.06%) Lead Architect
10 16 (4.06%) Product Owner
10 16 (4.06%) Support Engineer
11 15 (3.81%) Full-Stack Developer
11 15 (3.81%) IT Engineer
11 15 (3.81%) IT Support Engineer
12 14 (3.55%) IT Analyst
12 14 (3.55%) Product Manager
13 13 (3.30%) Solutions Architect
14 11 (2.79%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.82%) React
2 17 (4.31%) CSS
3 15 (3.81%) .NET
3 15 (3.81%) HTML
3 15 (3.81%) Node.js
4 12 (3.05%) Middleware
5 11 (2.79%) ASP.NET
5 11 (2.79%) GraphQL
5 11 (2.79%) RESTful
6 10 (2.54%) REST
7 9 (2.28%) Elastic Stack
8 8 (2.03%) Spring
9 7 (1.78%) FIX Protocol
9 7 (1.78%) Spring Boot
10 6 (1.52%) Gherkin
11 5 (1.27%) AngularJS
11 5 (1.27%) ARM Templates
11 5 (1.27%) Kafka
11 5 (1.27%) React Native
11 5 (1.27%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 66 (16.75%) Product Ownership
2 29 (7.36%) Onboarding
3 13 (3.30%) Legacy Systems
3 13 (3.30%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (2.79%) Hybrid Cloud
4 11 (2.79%) Mobile App
5 10 (2.54%) Data Centre
5 10 (2.54%) PMI
6 9 (2.28%) Equities
7 8 (2.03%) Distributed Architecture
8 6 (1.52%) Data Structures
8 6 (1.52%) Distributed Computing
8 6 (1.52%) Eurex
8 6 (1.52%) Fixed Income
8 6 (1.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 6 (1.52%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.27%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (1.27%) IoT
9 5 (1.27%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 38 (9.64%) Linux
2 35 (8.88%) Windows
3 19 (4.82%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.27%) Ubuntu
6 4 (1.02%) CentOS
6 4 (1.02%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.76%) Android
7 3 (0.76%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.51%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.51%) Unix
9 1 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.25%) ThreadX
9 1 (0.25%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 250 (63.45%) Agile
2 128 (32.49%) Continuous Improvement
3 103 (26.14%) Roadmaps
4 96 (24.37%) Scrum
5 87 (22.08%) Stakeholder Management
6 72 (18.27%) Problem-Solving
6 72 (18.27%) User Experience
7 70 (17.77%) DevOps
8 68 (17.26%) CI/CD
9 62 (15.74%) Decision-Making
10 58 (14.72%) AI
11 55 (13.96%) Analytics
12 52 (13.20%) User Stories
13 49 (12.44%) Kanban
13 49 (12.44%) SDLC
14 48 (12.18%) Mentoring
15 44 (11.17%) Sprint Planning
16 43 (10.91%) Project Management
17 41 (10.41%) Acceptance Criteria
18 40 (10.15%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 53 (13.45%) SQL
2 46 (11.68%) Python
3 37 (9.39%) Java
4 28 (7.11%) JavaScript
5 22 (5.58%) PowerShell
6 20 (5.08%) Bash
7 13 (3.30%) C#
7 13 (3.30%) TypeScript
8 5 (1.27%) PHP
8 5 (1.27%) RPG
9 4 (1.02%) C++
10 3 (0.76%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.51%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.25%) C
12 1 (0.25%) Delphi
12 1 (0.25%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.25%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.25%) VB
Qualifications
1 46 (11.68%) Degree
2 44 (11.17%) Security Cleared
3 20 (5.08%) SC Cleared
4 16 (4.06%) PMI Certification
5 13 (3.30%) AWS Certification
6 12 (3.05%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (3.05%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (3.05%) DV Cleared
7 9 (2.28%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (2.03%) ISTQB
8 8 (2.03%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (1.78%) CCNA
9 7 (1.78%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.78%) OSCP
9 7 (1.78%) RHCE
9 7 (1.78%) RHCSA
10 6 (1.52%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 6 (1.52%) PMP
11 4 (1.02%) CITP
12 3 (0.76%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (10.66%) Accessibility
2 29 (7.36%) QA
2 29 (7.36%) WCAG
3 20 (5.08%) SLA
4 11 (2.79%) Data Quality
5 8 (2.03%) GDPR
6 7 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials
7 6 (1.52%) PMO
8 4 (1.02%) ISO 26262
9 3 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.76%) Basel II
9 3 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.76%) Software Quality Assurance
10 2 (0.51%) GRC
10 2 (0.51%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.51%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.51%) MiFID
10 2 (0.51%) NIST
10 2 (0.51%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 27 (6.85%) Docker
2 24 (6.09%) Active Directory
3 18 (4.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.78%) Squid
4 7 (1.78%) VMware NSX
4 7 (1.78%) vSphere
5 6 (1.52%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.27%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (1.02%) KVM
8 3 (0.76%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.76%) Firmware
9 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (6.60%) Kubernetes
2 25 (6.35%) Terraform
3 14 (3.55%) Ansible
4 13 (3.30%) Microsoft Intune
5 11 (2.79%) ZABBIX
6 8 (2.03%) Packer
7 6 (1.52%) Grafana
8 5 (1.27%) Kibana
9 4 (1.02%) Docker Swarm
9 4 (1.02%) Functional Safety
9 4 (1.02%) Graylog
9 4 (1.02%) Nagios
9 4 (1.02%) Podman
9 4 (1.02%) Prometheus
9 4 (1.02%) Proxmox
10 3 (0.76%) HP ALM
10 3 (0.76%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.51%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 67 (17.01%) Microsoft
2 33 (8.38%) Adobe
3 32 (8.12%) Atlassian
4 31 (7.87%) Oracle
5 25 (6.35%) ServiceNow
6 18 (4.57%) VMware
7 16 (4.06%) Google
7 16 (4.06%) Salesforce
7 16 (4.06%) Splunk
8 15 (3.81%) SAP
9 11 (2.79%) IBM
9 11 (2.79%) Red Hat
10 8 (2.03%) Siemens
11 7 (1.78%) Bloomberg
12 6 (1.52%) CQG
12 6 (1.52%) ION Trading
12 6 (1.52%) Patsystems
12 6 (1.52%) Reuters
12 6 (1.52%) Trayport
12 6 (1.52%) Veeam