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

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 353 242 315
Rank change year-on-year -111 +73 -88
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 391 534 760
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 1.40% 0.88%
As % of the Application Platforms category 11.55% 15.00% 8.89%
Number of salaries quoted 260 292 585
10th Percentile £32,375 £21,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £40,625 £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 £77,630 £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 3,385 3,560 8,550
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.09% 9.37% 9.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,514 2,479 6,564
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -13.04%
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 26 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 26 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 -29 147 £75,000 +7.14% 103
North of England -117 61 £65,766 +19.57% 33
South East -13 52 £61,250 +32.43% 40
North West -40 52 £65,766 +2.92% 15
Midlands -90 47 £45,000 +23.29% 26
South West -54 42 £50,000 - 14
East Midlands -59 29 £25,500 +13.33% 5
East of England -23 26 £32,500 -60.61% 13
West Midlands -68 18 £69,000 -4.83% 21
North East -46 5 £67,500 +200.00% 4
Yorkshire -101 4 £75,000 +54.62% 14
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 (10.74%) SharePoint
2 32 (8.18%) CMS
3 7 (1.79%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.28%) IIS
5 4 (1.02%) Apache
5 4 (1.02%) Documentum
6 3 (0.77%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.77%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.77%) JBoss
6 3 (0.77%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.26%) Drupal
7 1 (0.26%) nginx
7 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 23 (5.88%) Microsoft Project
2 17 (4.35%) MS Visio
3 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (1.79%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (1.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.26%) Sketch
6 1 (0.26%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.53%) Fidessa
2 5 (1.28%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.51%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.51%) Workfront
5 1 (0.26%) Actimize
5 1 (0.26%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.26%) Magento
5 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle 11i
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.26%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 90 (23.02%) Azure
2 63 (16.11%) AWS
3 37 (9.46%) Figma
4 35 (8.95%) Azure DevOps
5 31 (7.93%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (6.91%) Adobe Analytics
7 25 (6.39%) Contentsquare
8 20 (5.12%) SaaS
9 19 (4.86%) GCP
10 16 (4.09%) Power Platform
11 13 (3.32%) GitHub
12 11 (2.81%) Entra ID
13 9 (2.30%) Lucidchart
13 9 (2.30%) PaaS
13 9 (2.30%) Slack
14 8 (2.05%) Amazon S3
14 8 (2.05%) Miro
14 8 (2.05%) Serverless
15 7 (1.79%) AWS Lambda
15 7 (1.79%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 27 (6.91%) Broadband
2 16 (4.09%) Firewall
3 14 (3.58%) VPN
4 7 (1.79%) IPv4
4 7 (1.79%) Software-Defined Networking
5 6 (1.53%) DNS
5 6 (1.53%) Multicast
5 6 (1.53%) WAN
6 5 (1.28%) LAN
7 4 (1.02%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.02%) Wireless
8 3 (0.77%) Network Security
8 3 (0.77%) 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 (0.26%) Ethernet VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (7.93%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.58%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (2.05%) DB2
3 8 (2.05%) MongoDB
3 8 (2.05%) Power BI
4 6 (1.53%) MySQL
5 5 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.02%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (1.02%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.77%) Amazon QuickSight
7 3 (0.77%) Big Data
7 3 (0.77%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.77%) DynamoDB
7 3 (0.77%) Spatial Data
7 3 (0.77%) Tableau
8 2 (0.51%) CockroachDB
8 2 (0.51%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.51%) DTS
8 2 (0.51%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 352 (90.03%) JIRA
2 29 (7.42%) Git
3 23 (5.88%) Bitbucket
4 22 (5.63%) GitLab
5 19 (4.86%) Jenkins
6 17 (4.35%) Selenium
7 11 (2.81%) Cucumber
8 5 (1.28%) Cypress.io
8 5 (1.28%) JUnit
8 5 (1.28%) Maven
8 5 (1.28%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.28%) TeamCity
8 5 (1.28%) TestRail
8 5 (1.28%) Zephyr
9 4 (1.02%) JMeter
9 4 (1.02%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (1.02%) Toad
10 3 (0.77%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 3 (0.77%) Postman
11 2 (0.51%) Charles Proxy
General
1 144 (36.83%) Social Skills
2 126 (32.23%) Finance
3 58 (14.83%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (11.00%) Games
5 40 (10.23%) Banking
6 36 (9.21%) Legal
7 26 (6.65%) Law
8 23 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (4.60%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (4.35%) Manufacturing
11 14 (3.58%) Marketing
12 13 (3.32%) Automotive
12 13 (3.32%) Retail
13 12 (3.07%) Aerospace
14 11 (2.81%) Public Sector
15 10 (2.56%) Electronics
15 10 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 9 (2.30%) Advertising
17 6 (1.53%) Billing
17 6 (1.53%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 79 (20.20%) Analyst
2 69 (17.65%) Lead
3 56 (14.32%) Business Analyst
4 44 (11.25%) Senior
5 28 (7.16%) Architect
6 24 (6.14%) Developer
7 22 (5.63%) IT Support
7 22 (5.63%) Scrum Master
8 17 (4.35%) Delivery Manager
8 17 (4.35%) Project Manager
9 16 (4.09%) Lead Architect
9 16 (4.09%) Product Owner
9 16 (4.09%) Support Engineer
10 15 (3.84%) Full-Stack Developer
10 15 (3.84%) IT Engineer
10 15 (3.84%) IT Support Engineer
11 14 (3.58%) IT Analyst
11 14 (3.58%) Product Manager
12 12 (3.07%) Solutions Architect
13 11 (2.81%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (5.12%) React
2 16 (4.09%) CSS
3 14 (3.58%) .NET
3 14 (3.58%) HTML
3 14 (3.58%) Node.js
4 11 (2.81%) GraphQL
4 11 (2.81%) Middleware
4 11 (2.81%) RESTful
5 10 (2.56%) ASP.NET
5 10 (2.56%) REST
6 9 (2.30%) Elastic Stack
7 7 (1.79%) FIX Protocol
7 7 (1.79%) Spring
8 6 (1.53%) Gherkin
8 6 (1.53%) Spring Boot
9 5 (1.28%) AngularJS
9 5 (1.28%) ARM Templates
9 5 (1.28%) JSON
9 5 (1.28%) React Native
9 5 (1.28%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 65 (16.62%) Product Ownership
2 29 (7.42%) Onboarding
3 13 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (3.07%) Legacy Systems
5 11 (2.81%) Hybrid Cloud
5 11 (2.81%) Mobile App
6 10 (2.56%) Data Centre
6 10 (2.56%) PMI
7 9 (2.30%) Equities
8 8 (2.05%) Distributed Architecture
9 6 (1.53%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.53%) Distributed Computing
9 6 (1.53%) Eurex
9 6 (1.53%) Fixed Income
9 6 (1.53%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.53%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
10 5 (1.28%) IoT
10 5 (1.28%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 39 (9.97%) Linux
2 35 (8.95%) Windows
3 19 (4.86%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.28%) Ubuntu
6 4 (1.02%) CentOS
6 4 (1.02%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.77%) Android
7 3 (0.77%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.51%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.51%) Unix
9 1 (0.26%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.26%) ThreadX
9 1 (0.26%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 248 (63.43%) Agile
2 127 (32.48%) Continuous Improvement
3 101 (25.83%) Roadmaps
4 96 (24.55%) Scrum
5 84 (21.48%) Stakeholder Management
6 72 (18.41%) User Experience
7 71 (18.16%) Problem-Solving
8 68 (17.39%) CI/CD
8 68 (17.39%) DevOps
9 60 (15.35%) Decision-Making
10 57 (14.58%) AI
11 55 (14.07%) Analytics
12 51 (13.04%) User Stories
13 49 (12.53%) SDLC
14 48 (12.28%) Kanban
15 47 (12.02%) Mentoring
16 44 (11.25%) Sprint Planning
17 43 (11.00%) Project Management
18 40 (10.23%) Acceptance Criteria
19 39 (9.97%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 53 (13.55%) SQL
2 47 (12.02%) Python
3 37 (9.46%) Java
4 28 (7.16%) JavaScript
5 22 (5.63%) PowerShell
6 20 (5.12%) Bash
7 14 (3.58%) TypeScript
8 12 (3.07%) C#
9 5 (1.28%) PHP
10 4 (1.02%) C++
10 4 (1.02%) RPG
11 3 (0.77%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.51%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.26%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.26%) C
13 1 (0.26%) Delphi
13 1 (0.26%) Embedded C
13 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.26%) VB
Qualifications
1 46 (11.76%) Degree
2 45 (11.51%) Security Cleared
3 21 (5.37%) SC Cleared
4 16 (4.09%) PMI Certification
5 13 (3.32%) AWS Certification
6 12 (3.07%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (3.07%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (3.07%) DV Cleared
7 9 (2.30%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (2.05%) ISTQB
8 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (1.79%) CCNA
9 7 (1.79%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.79%) OSCP
9 7 (1.79%) RHCE
9 7 (1.79%) RHCSA
10 6 (1.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 6 (1.53%) PMP
11 4 (1.02%) CITP
12 3 (0.77%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (10.74%) Accessibility
2 29 (7.42%) QA
2 29 (7.42%) WCAG
3 20 (5.12%) SLA
4 11 (2.81%) Data Quality
5 8 (2.05%) GDPR
6 7 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials
7 6 (1.53%) PMO
8 4 (1.02%) ISO 26262
9 3 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.77%) Basel II
9 3 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.77%) 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 (6.91%) Docker
2 24 (6.14%) Active Directory
3 18 (4.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.79%) Squid
4 7 (1.79%) VMware NSX
4 7 (1.79%) vSphere
5 6 (1.53%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.28%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (1.02%) KVM
8 3 (0.77%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.77%) Firmware
9 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (6.65%) Kubernetes
2 25 (6.39%) Terraform
3 14 (3.58%) Ansible
4 13 (3.32%) Microsoft Intune
5 11 (2.81%) ZABBIX
6 8 (2.05%) Packer
7 6 (1.53%) Grafana
7 6 (1.53%) Kibana
8 4 (1.02%) Docker Swarm
8 4 (1.02%) Functional Safety
8 4 (1.02%) Graylog
8 4 (1.02%) Nagios
8 4 (1.02%) Podman
8 4 (1.02%) Prometheus
8 4 (1.02%) Proxmox
9 3 (0.77%) HP ALM
9 3 (0.77%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.51%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.51%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 67 (17.14%) Microsoft
2 34 (8.70%) Atlassian
3 33 (8.44%) Adobe
4 32 (8.18%) Oracle
5 25 (6.39%) ServiceNow
6 18 (4.60%) VMware
7 16 (4.09%) Google
7 16 (4.09%) Salesforce
7 16 (4.09%) Splunk
8 15 (3.84%) SAP
9 11 (2.81%) Red Hat
10 10 (2.56%) IBM
11 8 (2.05%) Siemens
12 7 (1.79%) Bloomberg
13 6 (1.53%) CQG
13 6 (1.53%) ION Trading
13 6 (1.53%) Patsystems
13 6 (1.53%) Reuters
13 6 (1.53%) Trayport
13 6 (1.53%) Veeam