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

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 310 296 262
Rank change year-on-year -14 -34 -53
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 349 447 685
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.63% 0.95% 1.13%
As % of the Application Platforms category 11.77% 10.23% 10.68%
Number of salaries quoted 222 249 571
10th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,750 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.58% -7.69% +1.52%
75th Percentile £83,750 £70,000 £81,188
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £96,539
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -

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 2,965 4,369 6,415
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.36% 9.28% 10.57%
Number of salaries quoted 2,108 2,557 5,104
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £40,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £110,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £51,500 £55,762 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.64% +11.52% -9.09%

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 January 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 January 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 +11 136 £76,250 +27.08% 64
North of England +5 54 £55,000 -4.35% 47
South East -3 43 £56,750 -1.30% 79
Midlands +2 41 £57,500 -11.54% 46
South West -35 35 £50,000 -9.09% 35
North West +8 29 £56,250 -2.17% 20
East of England +24 27 £57,500 +12.75% 34
East Midlands 0 22 £42,500 +13.33% 17
Yorkshire -10 21 £49,500 -31.72% 22
West Midlands +8 19 £73,750 +13.46% 29
North East - 4 £50,000 - 6
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 25 (7.16%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.01%) Apache
2 7 (2.01%) IIS
3 6 (1.72%) CMS
4 4 (1.15%) Documentum
4 4 (1.15%) Tomcat
5 3 (0.86%) nginx
5 3 (0.86%) WordPress
6 2 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.57%) MTS
7 1 (0.29%) Appian
7 1 (0.29%) FileNet
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 24 (6.88%) Microsoft Project
2 21 (6.02%) MS Visio
3 16 (4.58%) Microsoft Excel
4 15 (4.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (3.72%) Microsoft Office
6 4 (1.15%) CATIA
6 4 (1.15%) Trello
7 3 (0.86%) Mozilla Thunderbird
8 2 (0.57%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.57%) Sketch
9 1 (0.29%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.29%) Doxygen
9 1 (0.29%) FrameMaker
9 1 (0.29%) InDesign
9 1 (0.29%) MadCap Flare
9 1 (0.29%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.29%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 7 (2.01%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.43%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.57%) Markit EDM
3 2 (0.57%) SAP IBP
3 2 (0.57%) SAP MII
4 1 (0.29%) Actimize
4 1 (0.29%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.29%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.29%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle 11i
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle BPM
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.29%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.29%) SAP PP
4 1 (0.29%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 74 (21.20%) Azure
2 35 (10.03%) AWS
3 26 (7.45%) SaaS
4 25 (7.16%) Power Platform
5 23 (6.59%) Microsoft 365
6 21 (6.02%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (6.02%) Figma
7 13 (3.72%) GitHub
8 12 (3.44%) Serverless
9 11 (3.15%) Adobe Analytics
9 11 (3.15%) Entra ID
10 10 (2.87%) GCP
10 10 (2.87%) PaaS
10 10 (2.87%) Power Automate
11 8 (2.29%) Amazon EC2
11 8 (2.29%) Amazon S3
11 8 (2.29%) Miro
12 7 (2.01%) PowerApps
13 6 (1.72%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 5 (1.43%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.87%) Firewall
2 13 (3.72%) DNS
3 7 (2.01%) HTTP
4 6 (1.72%) SSH
4 6 (1.72%) VPN
5 5 (1.43%) FTP
5 5 (1.43%) SMTP
5 5 (1.43%) VLAN
6 4 (1.15%) Internet
6 4 (1.15%) Multicast
6 4 (1.15%) Wireless
7 3 (0.86%) FIX Connectivity
7 3 (0.86%) IMAP
7 3 (0.86%) Network Security
7 3 (0.86%) OpenLDAP
7 3 (0.86%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.86%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.86%) WAN
8 2 (0.57%) DHCP
8 2 (0.57%) DMVPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (11.17%) SQL Server
2 17 (4.87%) PostgreSQL
3 15 (4.30%) Power BI
4 12 (3.44%) MySQL
5 11 (3.15%) DB2
6 8 (2.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (2.01%) Amazon Redshift
7 7 (2.01%) BusinessObjects
7 7 (2.01%) MongoDB
8 6 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (1.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (1.43%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (1.43%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (1.43%) NoSQL
10 4 (1.15%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.86%) Amazon Aurora
11 3 (0.86%) Amazon QuickSight
11 3 (0.86%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.86%) Power Query
11 3 (0.86%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 329 (94.27%) JIRA
2 37 (10.60%) Git
3 30 (8.60%) Jenkins
4 23 (6.59%) Bitbucket
5 18 (5.16%) Selenium
6 14 (4.01%) GitLab
6 14 (4.01%) TeamCity
7 12 (3.44%) Cucumber
8 7 (2.01%) JUnit
9 6 (1.72%) Visual Studio
10 5 (1.43%) Cypress.io
10 5 (1.43%) Postman
10 5 (1.43%) Vagrant
11 4 (1.15%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 3 (0.86%) JMeter
12 3 (0.86%) SonarQube
12 3 (0.86%) TestNG
12 3 (0.86%) webpack
13 2 (0.57%) TestRail
13 2 (0.57%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 145 (41.55%) Social Skills
2 108 (30.95%) Finance
3 70 (20.06%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (14.04%) Banking
5 24 (6.88%) Marketing
6 20 (5.73%) Law
7 19 (5.44%) Public Sector
8 15 (4.30%) Retail
9 14 (4.01%) Manufacturing
9 14 (4.01%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (3.72%) Legal
11 12 (3.44%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (2.87%) Billing
12 10 (2.87%) Front Office
13 9 (2.58%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (2.29%) Spanish Language
15 7 (2.01%) Advertising
15 7 (2.01%) Automotive
15 7 (2.01%) Military
16 6 (1.72%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 85 (24.36%) Analyst
2 58 (16.62%) Business Analyst
3 53 (15.19%) Senior
4 33 (9.46%) Lead
5 30 (8.60%) Developer
6 20 (5.73%) Architect
7 19 (5.44%) Support Analyst
8 17 (4.87%) Product Owner
9 16 (4.58%) Project Manager
9 16 (4.58%) Senior Manager
10 14 (4.01%) Lead Architect
10 14 (4.01%) Solutions Architect
11 13 (3.72%) Support Engineer
12 12 (3.44%) IT Support
13 11 (3.15%) IT Analyst
13 11 (3.15%) Java Developer
14 10 (2.87%) Lead Solutions Architect
14 10 (2.87%) Senior Analyst
14 10 (2.87%) Senior Business Analyst
15 9 (2.58%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (6.88%) HTML
2 23 (6.59%) CSS
3 21 (6.02%) React
4 14 (4.01%) RESTful
5 13 (3.72%) Elastic Stack
5 13 (3.72%) Node.js
6 12 (3.44%) .NET
6 12 (3.44%) REST
7 11 (3.15%) Gherkin
8 9 (2.58%) Middleware
9 6 (1.72%) FIX Protocol
9 6 (1.72%) JSON
9 6 (1.72%) Kafka
9 6 (1.72%) OAuth
10 5 (1.43%) .NET Framework
10 5 (1.43%) Apache NiFi
10 5 (1.43%) Hibernate
10 5 (1.43%) OpenAPI
10 5 (1.43%) SOAP
10 5 (1.43%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 49 (14.04%) Product Ownership
2 25 (7.16%) Onboarding
3 14 (4.01%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (3.72%) Greenfield Project
5 12 (3.44%) Management Information System
6 11 (3.15%) Legacy Systems
7 8 (2.29%) Cloud Native
8 7 (2.01%) IoT
9 6 (1.72%) Credit Risk
9 6 (1.72%) Equities
9 6 (1.72%) Market Risk
9 6 (1.72%) Social Media
9 6 (1.72%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.43%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.43%) Eurex
10 5 (1.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (1.43%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.43%) PMI
11 4 (1.15%) Driving Licence
11 4 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 27 (7.74%) Linux
2 26 (7.45%) Windows
3 10 (2.87%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.43%) Amazon Linux
4 5 (1.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.43%) Unix
4 5 (1.43%) VMS
4 5 (1.43%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (1.15%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.15%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (1.15%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.86%) Solaris
6 3 (0.86%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.57%) Android
7 2 (0.57%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.57%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 229 (65.62%) Agile
2 79 (22.64%) Scrum
3 77 (22.06%) Continuous Improvement
3 77 (22.06%) Problem-Solving
4 62 (17.77%) Stakeholder Management
5 60 (17.19%) DevOps
6 55 (15.76%) CI/CD
7 54 (15.47%) User Experience
8 53 (15.19%) Roadmaps
9 43 (12.32%) Sprint Planning
9 43 (12.32%) User Stories
10 41 (11.75%) Analytics
11 40 (11.46%) Decision-Making
11 40 (11.46%) Project Management
12 36 (10.32%) Business Strategy
13 35 (10.03%) Kanban
13 35 (10.03%) SDLC
14 34 (9.74%) Business Analysis
15 33 (9.46%) Test Automation
16 30 (8.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 74 (21.20%) SQL
2 41 (11.75%) Python
3 26 (7.45%) JavaScript
4 25 (7.16%) Java
5 23 (6.59%) PowerShell
6 13 (3.72%) TypeScript
7 11 (3.15%) C#
8 9 (2.58%) Bash
9 6 (1.72%) Groovy
10 3 (0.86%) RPG
11 2 (0.57%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.57%) C
11 2 (0.57%) C++
11 2 (0.57%) Delphi
11 2 (0.57%) Perl
11 2 (0.57%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.57%) VB
11 2 (0.57%) VB6
11 2 (0.57%) XAML
12 1 (0.29%) Go
Qualifications
1 64 (18.34%) Degree
2 39 (11.17%) Security Cleared
3 25 (7.16%) SC Cleared
4 21 (6.02%) BPSS Clearance
5 20 (5.73%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (3.15%) PMI Certification
7 9 (2.58%) AWS Certification
8 8 (2.29%) DV Cleared
9 7 (2.01%) PMP
10 4 (1.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 4 (1.15%) Azure Certification
10 4 (1.15%) CBAP
10 4 (1.15%) CITP
10 4 (1.15%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.86%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.86%) CISSP
12 2 (0.57%) APMP
12 2 (0.57%) IIBA
12 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.57%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.60%) Accessibility
1 30 (8.60%) QA
2 17 (4.87%) PMO
3 11 (3.15%) WCAG
4 7 (2.01%) GDPR
5 6 (1.72%) Basel II
6 5 (1.43%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.43%) SLA
7 4 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.86%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.57%) NIST
10 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.29%) COBIT
10 1 (0.29%) GRC
10 1 (0.29%) IEC 62304
10 1 (0.29%) ITGC
10 1 (0.29%) MiFID
10 1 (0.29%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.29%) SOC 2
System Software
1 23 (6.59%) Active Directory
1 23 (6.59%) Docker
2 9 (2.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.15%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.15%) vSphere
4 3 (0.86%) DFS Replication
4 3 (0.86%) Dovecot
4 3 (0.86%) Postfix
4 3 (0.86%) Squid
5 2 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 21 (6.02%) Kubernetes
2 20 (5.73%) Terraform
3 11 (3.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (2.87%) Grafana
5 8 (2.29%) Prometheus
6 6 (1.72%) Ansible
7 5 (1.43%) Puppet
8 4 (1.15%) Kibana
8 4 (1.15%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.86%) Nessus
9 3 (0.86%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.29%) Ambari
10 1 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.29%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.29%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 70 (20.06%) Microsoft
2 49 (14.04%) Atlassian
3 26 (7.45%) SAP
4 24 (6.88%) Oracle
5 18 (5.16%) ServiceNow
6 15 (4.30%) Adobe
7 13 (3.72%) Salesforce
8 11 (3.15%) Google
8 11 (3.15%) Siemens
9 10 (2.87%) Cisco
10 9 (2.58%) Qualtrics
10 9 (2.58%) VMware
11 7 (2.01%) IBM
12 6 (1.72%) Bloomberg
12 6 (1.72%) Red Hat
13 5 (1.43%) CQG
13 5 (1.43%) ION Trading
13 5 (1.43%) Patsystems
13 5 (1.43%) Reuters
13 5 (1.43%) Trayport