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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 378 243 339
Rank change year-on-year -135 +96 -99
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 406 562 672
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.46% 1.30% 0.78%
As % of the Application Platforms category 10.51% 14.41% 8.38%
Number of salaries quoted 281 327 499
10th Percentile £38,750 £26,500 £30,600
25th Percentile £47,750 £43,125 £44,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year - +10.62% -13.08%
75th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £73,818
90th Percentile £87,500 £100,000 £91,500
UK median annual salary £60,250 £62,500 £56,500
% change year-on-year -3.60% +10.62% -13.08%

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 3,863 3,900 8,022
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.40% 9.00% 9.35%
Number of salaries quoted 2,881 2,760 6,120
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +7.84% -11.30%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £91,250 £110,000 £115,000
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 17 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 17 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 -34 155 £70,750 -5.67% 70
North of England -94 71 £65,766 +35.58% 23
South East -11 62 £60,000 +20.00% 43
North West -44 52 £65,766 +19.57% 14
South West -39 48 £55,000 +7.32% 15
Midlands -103 38 £45,000 -30.77% 21
East Midlands -50 21 £25,500 +13.33% 4
East of England -27 17 £42,500 -26.09% 7
West Midlands -69 17 £56,750 -21.72% 17
North East -55 12 £63,750 +183.33% 2
Yorkshire -77 7 £67,925 +40.03% 7
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 (8.62%) SharePoint
2 30 (7.39%) CMS
3 7 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.23%) IIS
5 4 (0.99%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.74%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.74%) JBoss
7 2 (0.49%) Apache
7 2 (0.49%) Apache Solr
7 2 (0.49%) Documentum
8 1 (0.25%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.25%) Drupal
8 1 (0.25%) nginx
8 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (6.90%) MS Visio
2 21 (5.17%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (1.97%) Trello
5 7 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.25%) Moqups
7 1 (0.25%) Notion
7 1 (0.25%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 6 (1.48%) Fidessa
2 5 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.49%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.49%) Shopify
4 2 (0.49%) Workfront
5 1 (0.25%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.25%) Magento
5 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 120 (29.56%) Azure
2 74 (18.23%) AWS
3 54 (13.30%) Azure DevOps
4 37 (9.11%) Figma
5 31 (7.64%) Microsoft 365
6 26 (6.40%) Adobe Analytics
7 25 (6.16%) Contentsquare
8 24 (5.91%) SaaS
9 23 (5.67%) GitHub
10 20 (4.93%) Lucidchart
11 19 (4.68%) GCP
11 19 (4.68%) Miro
12 16 (3.94%) Serverless
13 14 (3.45%) Power Platform
14 13 (3.20%) Amazon S3
14 13 (3.20%) AWS Lambda
15 10 (2.46%) AWS Fargate
16 9 (2.22%) Entra ID
16 9 (2.22%) Google Workspace
17 8 (1.97%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.40%) Broadband
2 16 (3.94%) VPN
3 13 (3.20%) Firewall
4 8 (1.97%) IPv4
4 8 (1.97%) Software-Defined Networking
5 6 (1.48%) DNS
5 6 (1.48%) Multicast
6 4 (0.99%) FIX Connectivity
6 4 (0.99%) Kerberos
6 4 (0.99%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.99%) WAN
6 4 (0.99%) Wireless
7 3 (0.74%) LAN
7 3 (0.74%) Network Security
8 2 (0.49%) BGP
8 2 (0.49%) RFID
8 2 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.25%) DHCP
9 1 (0.25%) MPLS
9 1 (0.25%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (6.90%) SQL Server
2 21 (5.17%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (3.20%) MongoDB
4 11 (2.71%) Db2
5 10 (2.46%) DTS
6 9 (2.22%) MySQL
7 8 (1.97%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (1.97%) DynamoDB
8 7 (1.72%) Power BI
8 7 (1.72%) Tableau
9 5 (1.23%) Geospatial Data
10 4 (0.99%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.74%) Big Data
11 3 (0.74%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.74%) Redis
11 3 (0.74%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.74%) Spatial Data
12 2 (0.49%) Data Vault
12 2 (0.49%) Mixpanel
12 2 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 358 (88.18%) JIRA
2 37 (9.11%) Git
3 26 (6.40%) GitLab
4 22 (5.42%) Bitbucket
5 17 (4.19%) Jenkins
6 14 (3.45%) Selenium
7 9 (2.22%) Cucumber
8 8 (1.97%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 7 (1.72%) JMeter
9 7 (1.72%) Zephyr
10 5 (1.23%) MSI
11 4 (0.99%) Postman
11 4 (0.99%) Toad
12 3 (0.74%) Claude Code
12 3 (0.74%) Cypress.io
12 3 (0.74%) Maven
12 3 (0.74%) Oracle APEX
12 3 (0.74%) SonarQube
12 3 (0.74%) TestRail
13 2 (0.49%) Subversion
General
1 153 (37.68%) Social Skills
2 126 (31.03%) Finance
3 69 (17.00%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (10.59%) Games
5 30 (7.39%) Legal
6 27 (6.65%) Influencing Skills
7 23 (5.67%) Banking
7 23 (5.67%) Public Sector
8 20 (4.93%) Law
8 20 (4.93%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (3.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (3.69%) Retail
10 13 (3.20%) Manufacturing
11 12 (2.96%) Automotive
12 11 (2.71%) Marketing
13 10 (2.46%) Aerospace
14 9 (2.22%) Advertising
14 9 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
14 9 (2.22%) Electronics
15 6 (1.48%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 89 (21.92%) Analyst
2 67 (16.50%) Lead
3 61 (15.02%) Business Analyst
4 44 (10.84%) Senior
5 28 (6.90%) Architect
6 27 (6.65%) Scrum Master
7 24 (5.91%) Delivery Manager
7 24 (5.91%) Developer
8 20 (4.93%) Project Manager
9 19 (4.68%) Technical Analyst
10 17 (4.19%) Technical Business Analyst
11 16 (3.94%) IT Support
11 16 (3.94%) Solutions Architect
12 15 (3.69%) Product Manager
12 15 (3.69%) Product Owner
13 14 (3.45%) Senior Analyst
14 11 (2.71%) IT Analyst
14 11 (2.71%) IT Engineer
14 11 (2.71%) IT Support Engineer
14 11 (2.71%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (7.14%) Node.js
2 22 (5.42%) Middleware
3 21 (5.17%) .NET
4 19 (4.68%) Spring
5 18 (4.43%) CSS
5 18 (4.43%) Spring Boot
6 17 (4.19%) HTML
7 15 (3.69%) React
8 14 (3.45%) REST
9 13 (3.20%) Kafka
10 12 (2.96%) JSON
11 11 (2.71%) ASP.NET
11 11 (2.71%) RESTful
12 10 (2.46%) GraphQL
13 9 (2.22%) AngularJS
14 8 (1.97%) HTML5
15 7 (1.72%) XML
16 6 (1.48%) .NET Framework
16 6 (1.48%) CSS3
16 6 (1.48%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 62 (15.27%) Product Ownership
2 29 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 26 (6.40%) Legacy Systems
4 12 (2.96%) Cloud Native
4 12 (2.96%) EPoS
4 12 (2.96%) Mobile App
5 10 (2.46%) Data Centre
5 10 (2.46%) Equities
5 10 (2.46%) Hybrid Cloud
5 10 (2.46%) iSeries
6 9 (2.22%) PMI
7 8 (1.97%) Distributed Architecture
8 7 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.72%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.48%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.48%) Distributed Computing
9 6 (1.48%) Eurex
9 6 (1.48%) Fixed Income
9 6 (1.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 47 (11.58%) Windows
2 41 (10.10%) Linux
3 23 (5.67%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (1.48%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.48%) Ubuntu
6 5 (1.23%) CentOS
6 5 (1.23%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (0.99%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.49%) Android
8 2 (0.49%) Unix
9 1 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.25%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 261 (64.29%) Agile
2 146 (35.96%) Continuous Improvement
3 108 (26.60%) Scrum
4 100 (24.63%) Stakeholder Management
5 99 (24.38%) Roadmaps
6 84 (20.69%) DevOps
7 81 (19.95%) Problem-Solving
8 71 (17.49%) CI/CD
9 67 (16.50%) Decision-Making
10 66 (16.26%) AI
11 63 (15.52%) User Experience
12 61 (15.02%) User Stories
13 59 (14.53%) Mentoring
14 56 (13.79%) SDLC
15 54 (13.30%) Analytics
16 53 (13.05%) Kanban
17 52 (12.81%) Requirements Gathering
18 48 (11.82%) Project Delivery
19 46 (11.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
20 45 (11.08%) Acceptance Criteria
Programming Languages
1 59 (14.53%) SQL
2 56 (13.79%) Java
3 54 (13.30%) Python
4 30 (7.39%) JavaScript
5 27 (6.65%) PowerShell
6 21 (5.17%) Bash
7 18 (4.43%) C#
8 17 (4.19%) TypeScript
9 10 (2.46%) RPG
10 6 (1.48%) Bicep
10 6 (1.48%) C++
10 6 (1.48%) PHP
11 3 (0.74%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.49%) C
12 2 (0.49%) Ruby
13 1 (0.25%) Groovy
13 1 (0.25%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.25%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.25%) VB
13 1 (0.25%) VB6
Qualifications
1 51 (12.56%) Degree
2 45 (11.08%) Security Cleared
3 26 (6.40%) SC Cleared
4 17 (4.19%) AWS Certification
4 17 (4.19%) PMI Certification
5 15 (3.69%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (2.96%) Master's Degree
7 11 (2.71%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (2.71%) ISTQB
8 9 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (1.97%) CCNA
9 8 (1.97%) DV Cleared
9 8 (1.97%) OSCP
9 8 (1.97%) PMP
9 8 (1.97%) RHCE
9 8 (1.97%) RHCSA
10 6 (1.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (1.48%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 6 (1.48%) CCSP
10 6 (1.48%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (11.58%) Accessibility
2 34 (8.37%) WCAG
3 31 (7.64%) QA
4 18 (4.43%) SLA
5 13 (3.20%) GDPR
6 12 (2.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.72%) Data Quality
8 6 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (1.48%) NCSC
9 5 (1.23%) PMO
10 4 (0.99%) ISO 26262
10 4 (0.99%) NIST
10 4 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.74%) GRC
11 3 (0.74%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.74%) ISO 8583
11 3 (0.74%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.49%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.49%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 29 (7.14%) Docker
2 24 (5.91%) Active Directory
3 22 (5.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.97%) Squid
4 8 (1.97%) VMware NSX
4 8 (1.97%) vSphere
5 6 (1.48%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.99%) KVM
6 4 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.99%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.74%) Embedded Firmware
7 3 (0.74%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 30 (7.39%) Terraform
2 27 (6.65%) Kubernetes
3 17 (4.19%) Ansible
4 12 (2.96%) ZABBIX
5 9 (2.22%) Packer
6 8 (1.97%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (1.72%) Kibana
8 5 (1.23%) Docker Swarm
8 5 (1.23%) Nagios
8 5 (1.23%) Podman
8 5 (1.23%) Proxmox
9 4 (0.99%) Functional Safety
9 4 (0.99%) Grafana
9 4 (0.99%) Graylog
9 4 (0.99%) Red Hat Satellite
9 4 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.74%) HP ALM
11 2 (0.49%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.49%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.49%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 76 (18.72%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.88%) Adobe
3 29 (7.14%) Oracle
4 28 (6.90%) ServiceNow
5 24 (5.91%) Splunk
6 22 (5.42%) Atlassian
6 22 (5.42%) VMware
7 18 (4.43%) Google
7 18 (4.43%) Salesforce
8 15 (3.69%) IBM
9 14 (3.45%) Red Hat
10 10 (2.46%) SAP
11 7 (1.72%) Bloomberg
11 7 (1.72%) ION Trading
12 6 (1.48%) CQG
12 6 (1.48%) Patsystems
12 6 (1.48%) Reuters
12 6 (1.48%) Trayport
12 6 (1.48%) Veeam
13 5 (1.23%) MuleSoft