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

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 374 240 357
Rank change year-on-year -134 +117 -131
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 413 559 561
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.46% 1.29% 0.72%
As % of the Application Platforms category 10.43% 14.31% 7.81%
Number of salaries quoted 287 332 395
10th Percentile £38,750 £26,550 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,250 £44,688 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,850 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.38% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,625 £82,500 £71,875
90th Percentile £86,500 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -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 3,959 3,905 7,183
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.42% 8.99% 9.25%
Number of salaries quoted 2,933 2,771 5,362
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £36,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.18% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,200 £110,000 £120,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.41% +2.86% -5.36%

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 26 July 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 26 July 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 -36 164 £69,000 -13.75% 88
North of England -99 73 £65,766 +35.58% 29
South East -17 63 £60,000 +19.40% 43
North West -39 51 £65,766 +19.57% 15
South West -48 50 £55,000 +4.76% 18
Midlands -111 34 £45,000 -30.77% 16
East of England -34 17 £42,500 -26.09% 6
West Midlands -69 17 £52,500 -27.59% 14
East Midlands -70 17 £25,500 +13.33% 2
North East -45 14 £63,750 +183.33% 6
Yorkshire -76 8 £67,925 +40.03% 8
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 35 (8.47%) SharePoint
2 30 (7.26%) CMS
3 7 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.97%) IIS
4 4 (0.97%) Umbraco
5 3 (0.73%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.73%) JBoss
6 2 (0.48%) Apache
6 2 (0.48%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.24%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.24%) Drupal
7 1 (0.24%) nginx
7 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 33 (7.99%) MS Visio
2 22 (5.33%) Microsoft Project
3 15 (3.63%) Microsoft Excel
4 10 (2.42%) Microsoft Office
5 8 (1.94%) Trello
6 4 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.48%) Moqups
8 1 (0.24%) Notion
8 1 (0.24%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 6 (1.45%) Fidessa
2 5 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.48%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.48%) Shopify
3 2 (0.48%) Workfront
4 1 (0.24%) Magento
4 1 (0.24%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 124 (30.02%) Azure
2 76 (18.40%) AWS
3 56 (13.56%) Azure DevOps
4 40 (9.69%) Figma
5 32 (7.75%) Microsoft 365
6 26 (6.30%) Adobe Analytics
7 25 (6.05%) Contentsquare
7 25 (6.05%) Miro
8 24 (5.81%) GitHub
9 23 (5.57%) SaaS
10 19 (4.60%) GCP
10 19 (4.60%) Lucidchart
11 16 (3.87%) Serverless
12 13 (3.15%) Amazon S3
12 13 (3.15%) AWS Lambda
13 11 (2.66%) Power Platform
14 10 (2.42%) AWS Fargate
15 9 (2.18%) Entra ID
15 9 (2.18%) Google Workspace
16 8 (1.94%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.30%) Broadband
2 16 (3.87%) VPN
3 13 (3.15%) Firewall
4 8 (1.94%) IPv4
4 8 (1.94%) Software-Defined Networking
5 6 (1.45%) DNS
5 6 (1.45%) Multicast
6 4 (0.97%) FIX Connectivity
6 4 (0.97%) Kerberos
6 4 (0.97%) WAN
6 4 (0.97%) Wireless
7 3 (0.73%) LAN
7 3 (0.73%) Network Security
7 3 (0.73%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.48%) BGP
8 2 (0.48%) RFID
8 2 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.24%) DHCP
9 1 (0.24%) MPLS
9 1 (0.24%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.30%) SQL Server
2 21 (5.08%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (3.15%) MongoDB
4 11 (2.66%) Db2
5 10 (2.42%) DTS
6 9 (2.18%) MySQL
7 8 (1.94%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (1.94%) DynamoDB
8 7 (1.69%) Tableau
9 6 (1.45%) Geospatial Data
9 6 (1.45%) Power BI
10 4 (0.97%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.97%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.73%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.73%) Redis
11 3 (0.73%) Spatial Data
12 2 (0.48%) Data Vault
12 2 (0.48%) Mixpanel
12 2 (0.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 1 (0.24%) InterSystems Cache
Development Applications
1 366 (88.62%) JIRA
2 38 (9.20%) Git
3 26 (6.30%) GitLab
4 22 (5.33%) Bitbucket
5 18 (4.36%) Jenkins
6 16 (3.87%) Selenium
7 10 (2.42%) Cucumber
8 8 (1.94%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 8 (1.94%) JMeter
8 8 (1.94%) Zephyr
9 6 (1.45%) MSI
9 6 (1.45%) Postman
10 4 (0.97%) Cypress.io
10 4 (0.97%) Toad
11 3 (0.73%) Claude Code
11 3 (0.73%) Maven
11 3 (0.73%) Oracle APEX
11 3 (0.73%) SoapUI
11 3 (0.73%) TestRail
12 2 (0.48%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 161 (38.98%) Social Skills
2 127 (30.75%) Finance
3 69 (16.71%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (10.41%) Games
5 31 (7.51%) Legal
6 30 (7.26%) Influencing Skills
7 27 (6.54%) Public Sector
8 23 (5.57%) Banking
9 21 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
10 19 (4.60%) Law
11 16 (3.87%) Retail
12 15 (3.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 14 (3.39%) Manufacturing
14 12 (2.91%) Automotive
15 11 (2.66%) Documentation Skills
16 9 (2.18%) Aerospace
16 9 (2.18%) Electronics
16 9 (2.18%) Marketing
17 8 (1.94%) Advertising
18 6 (1.45%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 91 (22.03%) Analyst
2 68 (16.46%) Lead
3 63 (15.25%) Business Analyst
4 48 (11.62%) Senior
5 27 (6.54%) Scrum Master
6 26 (6.30%) Delivery Manager
7 24 (5.81%) Architect
8 23 (5.57%) Developer
9 21 (5.08%) Project Manager
10 20 (4.84%) Technical Analyst
11 18 (4.36%) Technical Business Analyst
12 17 (4.12%) Product Manager
13 16 (3.87%) Senior Analyst
14 15 (3.63%) Product Owner
15 14 (3.39%) Solutions Architect
16 13 (3.15%) IT Support
17 11 (2.66%) Designer
17 11 (2.66%) Senior Business Analyst
18 10 (2.42%) Content Manager
18 10 (2.42%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (7.02%) Node.js
2 22 (5.33%) .NET
3 21 (5.08%) Middleware
4 20 (4.84%) CSS
5 19 (4.60%) HTML
5 19 (4.60%) Spring
6 18 (4.36%) Spring Boot
7 15 (3.63%) React
8 14 (3.39%) JSON
8 14 (3.39%) REST
9 13 (3.15%) Kafka
10 11 (2.66%) RESTful
11 10 (2.42%) ASP.NET
11 10 (2.42%) GraphQL
12 9 (2.18%) AngularJS
12 9 (2.18%) HTML5
12 9 (2.18%) XML
13 7 (1.69%) .NET Framework
13 7 (1.69%) CSS3
14 6 (1.45%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 62 (15.01%) Product Ownership
2 31 (7.51%) Onboarding
3 24 (5.81%) Legacy Systems
4 14 (3.39%) Cloud Native
5 12 (2.91%) EPoS
5 12 (2.91%) Mobile App
6 10 (2.42%) Data Centre
6 10 (2.42%) Equities
6 10 (2.42%) iSeries
6 10 (2.42%) PMI
7 8 (1.94%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.94%) Distributed Architecture
7 8 (1.94%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (1.69%) Fixed Income
9 6 (1.45%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.45%) Distributed Computing
9 6 (1.45%) Eurex
9 6 (1.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.21%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 49 (11.86%) Windows
2 41 (9.93%) Linux
3 24 (5.81%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (1.45%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.45%) Ubuntu
6 5 (1.21%) CentOS
6 5 (1.21%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (0.97%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.48%) Android
8 2 (0.48%) Unix
9 1 (0.24%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.24%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 265 (64.16%) Agile
2 148 (35.84%) Continuous Improvement
3 117 (28.33%) Scrum
4 112 (27.12%) Stakeholder Management
5 95 (23.00%) Roadmaps
6 86 (20.82%) Problem-Solving
7 84 (20.34%) DevOps
8 72 (17.43%) AI
9 70 (16.95%) CI/CD
10 67 (16.22%) Decision-Making
11 65 (15.74%) User Experience
12 62 (15.01%) User Stories
13 61 (14.77%) Kanban
14 60 (14.53%) Mentoring
14 60 (14.53%) SDLC
15 54 (13.08%) Requirements Gathering
15 54 (13.08%) Scaled Agile Framework
16 52 (12.59%) Project Delivery
16 52 (12.59%) Project Management
17 51 (12.35%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 62 (15.01%) SQL
2 57 (13.80%) Java
3 55 (13.32%) Python
4 31 (7.51%) JavaScript
5 26 (6.30%) PowerShell
6 21 (5.08%) Bash
7 20 (4.84%) C#
8 18 (4.36%) TypeScript
9 10 (2.42%) RPG
10 7 (1.69%) Bicep
10 7 (1.69%) C++
11 6 (1.45%) PHP
12 3 (0.73%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.48%) C
13 2 (0.48%) Ruby
14 1 (0.24%) Ada
14 1 (0.24%) Groovy
14 1 (0.24%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.24%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 53 (12.83%) Degree
2 47 (11.38%) Security Cleared
3 29 (7.02%) SC Cleared
4 22 (5.33%) PMI Certification
5 16 (3.87%) AWS Certification
6 15 (3.63%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (3.15%) Master's Degree
8 12 (2.91%) ISTQB
8 12 (2.91%) PMP
9 10 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (2.42%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.94%) CCNA
10 8 (1.94%) OSCP
10 8 (1.94%) RHCE
10 8 (1.94%) RHCSA
11 7 (1.69%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 7 (1.69%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 6 (1.45%) CCSP
12 6 (1.45%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (11.86%) Accessibility
2 36 (8.72%) WCAG
3 33 (7.99%) QA
4 16 (3.87%) SLA
5 13 (3.15%) GDPR
6 12 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (2.18%) Data Quality
7 9 (2.18%) PMO
8 7 (1.69%) NCSC
9 6 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.97%) ISO 26262
10 4 (0.97%) NIST
10 4 (0.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.73%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.73%) ISO 8583
11 3 (0.73%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.48%) GRC
12 2 (0.48%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.48%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 30 (7.26%) Docker
2 25 (6.05%) Active Directory
3 22 (5.33%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.94%) Squid
4 8 (1.94%) VMware NSX
4 8 (1.94%) vSphere
5 6 (1.45%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.97%) KVM
6 4 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.97%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.73%) Embedded Firmware
7 3 (0.73%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 31 (7.51%) Terraform
2 28 (6.78%) Kubernetes
3 17 (4.12%) Ansible
4 12 (2.91%) ZABBIX
5 9 (2.18%) Packer
6 8 (1.94%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (1.69%) Kibana
8 5 (1.21%) Docker Swarm
8 5 (1.21%) Nagios
8 5 (1.21%) Podman
8 5 (1.21%) Proxmox
9 4 (0.97%) Functional Safety
9 4 (0.97%) Grafana
9 4 (0.97%) Graylog
9 4 (0.97%) Red Hat Satellite
9 4 (0.97%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.73%) HP ALM
11 2 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.48%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.48%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 85 (20.58%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.75%) Adobe
3 29 (7.02%) Oracle
4 24 (5.81%) ServiceNow
4 24 (5.81%) Splunk
5 22 (5.33%) VMware
6 20 (4.84%) Atlassian
6 20 (4.84%) Salesforce
7 18 (4.36%) Google
8 15 (3.63%) IBM
9 14 (3.39%) Red Hat
10 8 (1.94%) ION Trading
10 8 (1.94%) SAP
11 6 (1.45%) Bloomberg
11 6 (1.45%) CQG
11 6 (1.45%) Patsystems
11 6 (1.45%) Reuters
11 6 (1.45%) Trayport
11 6 (1.45%) Veeam
12 5 (1.21%) Pega