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

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 364 240 328
Rank change year-on-year -124 +88 -94
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 410 568 706
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 1.31% 0.80%
As % of the Application Platforms category 10.60% 14.57% 8.47%
Number of salaries quoted 282 332 527
10th Percentile £38,525 £26,550 £29,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,373 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.20% +8.47% -11.54%
75th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,400 £99,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,500 £62,500 £56,500
% change year-on-year -3.20% +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 3,867 3,899 8,338
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.43% 9.02% 9.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2,886 2,750 6,376
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,301 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.54% +10.00% -11.50%
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% -9.09%

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 11 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 11 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 -39 147 £71,750 -4.33% 104
North of England -106 73 £65,766 +33.53% 38
South East -22 62 £60,000 +20.00% 42
North West -42 53 £65,766 +22.36% 20
South West -48 51 £55,000 +10.00% 19
Midlands -105 42 £45,000 -30.77% 17
East Midlands -60 25 £25,500 +13.33% 7
East of England -27 18 £42,500 -27.66% 7
West Midlands -68 17 £61,000 -15.86% 10
North East -48 11 £67,500 +200.00% 4
Yorkshire -72 9 £67,925 +40.03% 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 34 (8.29%) SharePoint
2 30 (7.32%) CMS
3 7 (1.71%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.22%) IIS
5 4 (0.98%) Documentum
5 4 (0.98%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.73%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.73%) JBoss
7 2 (0.49%) Apache
7 2 (0.49%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.24%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.24%) Drupal
8 1 (0.24%) nginx
8 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 30 (7.32%) MS Visio
2 19 (4.63%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (2.68%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (1.95%) Trello
5 6 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
6 3 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.24%) Notion
7 1 (0.24%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 5 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (1.22%) Fidessa
2 4 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.49%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.49%) Shopify
3 2 (0.49%) Workfront
4 1 (0.24%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.24%) Magento
4 1 (0.24%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 119 (29.02%) Azure
2 71 (17.32%) AWS
3 55 (13.41%) Azure DevOps
4 37 (9.02%) Figma
5 28 (6.83%) Microsoft 365
6 26 (6.34%) Adobe Analytics
7 25 (6.10%) Contentsquare
8 23 (5.61%) SaaS
9 22 (5.37%) GitHub
10 20 (4.88%) Lucidchart
11 19 (4.63%) GCP
12 18 (4.39%) Miro
13 16 (3.90%) Serverless
14 15 (3.66%) Power Platform
15 13 (3.17%) Amazon S3
15 13 (3.17%) AWS Lambda
16 10 (2.44%) AWS Fargate
17 9 (2.20%) PaaS
18 8 (1.95%) Amazon ECS
18 8 (1.95%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 26 (6.34%) Broadband
2 15 (3.66%) VPN
3 14 (3.41%) Firewall
4 8 (1.95%) IPv4
4 8 (1.95%) Software-Defined Networking
5 6 (1.46%) DNS
6 5 (1.22%) Multicast
6 5 (1.22%) WAN
7 4 (0.98%) LAN
7 4 (0.98%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.98%) Wireless
8 3 (0.73%) FIX Connectivity
8 3 (0.73%) Kerberos
9 2 (0.49%) BGP
9 2 (0.49%) Network Security
9 2 (0.49%) RFID
9 2 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.49%) WLAN
10 1 (0.24%) MPLS
10 1 (0.24%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.34%) SQL Server
2 20 (4.88%) PostgreSQL
3 11 (2.68%) Db2
3 11 (2.68%) MongoDB
4 10 (2.44%) DTS
5 8 (1.95%) DynamoDB
5 8 (1.95%) MySQL
5 8 (1.95%) Power BI
6 7 (1.71%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.71%) Tableau
7 5 (1.22%) Geospatial Data
8 4 (0.98%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.73%) Big Data
9 3 (0.73%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.73%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.73%) Redis
9 3 (0.73%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.49%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.49%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 361 (88.05%) JIRA
2 37 (9.02%) Git
3 25 (6.10%) GitLab
4 22 (5.37%) Bitbucket
5 16 (3.90%) Jenkins
6 12 (2.93%) Selenium
7 8 (1.95%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 8 (1.95%) Cucumber
8 6 (1.46%) JMeter
8 6 (1.46%) Zephyr
9 5 (1.22%) MSI
10 4 (0.98%) Toad
11 3 (0.73%) Claude Code
11 3 (0.73%) Maven
11 3 (0.73%) Oracle APEX
11 3 (0.73%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.73%) TestRail
12 2 (0.49%) Rational Rhapsody
12 2 (0.49%) Sonatype Nexus
12 2 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 155 (37.80%) Social Skills
2 132 (32.20%) Finance
3 66 (16.10%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (10.73%) Games
5 31 (7.56%) Legal
6 26 (6.34%) Influencing Skills
7 24 (5.85%) Banking
7 24 (5.85%) Law
8 20 (4.88%) Public Sector
9 18 (4.39%) Organisational Skills
10 15 (3.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (3.66%) Retail
11 13 (3.17%) Manufacturing
12 12 (2.93%) Automotive
12 12 (2.93%) Marketing
13 10 (2.44%) Aerospace
14 9 (2.20%) Advertising
14 9 (2.20%) Electronics
15 7 (1.71%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (1.22%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 93 (22.68%) Analyst
2 65 (15.85%) Lead
3 64 (15.61%) Business Analyst
4 46 (11.22%) Senior
5 31 (7.56%) Architect
6 28 (6.83%) Scrum Master
7 25 (6.10%) Delivery Manager
8 24 (5.85%) Developer
9 19 (4.63%) Project Manager
10 18 (4.39%) IT Support
10 18 (4.39%) Technical Analyst
11 16 (3.90%) Product Owner
11 16 (3.90%) Solutions Architect
11 16 (3.90%) Technical Business Analyst
12 15 (3.66%) IT Analyst
13 13 (3.17%) Product Manager
13 13 (3.17%) Senior Analyst
14 12 (2.93%) Lead Architect
14 12 (2.93%) Support Analyst
15 11 (2.68%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (6.83%) Node.js
2 22 (5.37%) Middleware
3 21 (5.12%) .NET
4 19 (4.63%) Spring
5 18 (4.39%) CSS
5 18 (4.39%) Spring Boot
6 17 (4.15%) HTML
7 14 (3.41%) React
8 13 (3.17%) Kafka
8 13 (3.17%) REST
9 11 (2.68%) ASP.NET
9 11 (2.68%) JSON
9 11 (2.68%) RESTful
10 10 (2.44%) GraphQL
11 9 (2.20%) AngularJS
12 8 (1.95%) HTML5
13 6 (1.46%) .NET Framework
13 6 (1.46%) ARM Templates
13 6 (1.46%) CSS3
13 6 (1.46%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 65 (15.85%) Product Ownership
2 29 (7.07%) Onboarding
3 25 (6.10%) Legacy Systems
4 13 (3.17%) Mobile App
5 12 (2.93%) Data Centre
5 12 (2.93%) EPoS
5 12 (2.93%) Hybrid Cloud
6 11 (2.68%) Cloud Native
7 10 (2.44%) iSeries
7 10 (2.44%) PMI
8 9 (2.20%) Equities
9 8 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.71%) Distributed Architecture
10 7 (1.71%) Management Information System
11 6 (1.46%) Data Structures
12 5 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (1.22%) Eurex
12 5 (1.22%) Fixed Income
12 5 (1.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 44 (10.73%) Windows
2 39 (9.51%) Linux
3 22 (5.37%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (1.46%) Ubuntu
6 5 (1.22%) CentOS
6 5 (1.22%) Mac OS
6 5 (1.22%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.49%) Unix
8 1 (0.24%) Android
8 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.24%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.24%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 262 (63.90%) Agile
2 147 (35.85%) Continuous Improvement
3 106 (25.85%) Scrum
4 102 (24.88%) Roadmaps
5 99 (24.15%) Stakeholder Management
6 89 (21.71%) DevOps
7 79 (19.27%) Problem-Solving
8 72 (17.56%) CI/CD
8 72 (17.56%) Decision-Making
9 65 (15.85%) AI
9 65 (15.85%) User Experience
10 62 (15.12%) User Stories
11 57 (13.90%) Analytics
12 56 (13.66%) Mentoring
13 55 (13.41%) Kanban
14 54 (13.17%) SDLC
15 52 (12.68%) Requirements Gathering
16 45 (10.98%) Acceptance Criteria
16 45 (10.98%) Project Delivery
17 44 (10.73%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 62 (15.12%) SQL
2 55 (13.41%) Python
3 52 (12.68%) Java
4 29 (7.07%) JavaScript
5 25 (6.10%) PowerShell
6 20 (4.88%) Bash
7 18 (4.39%) C#
8 16 (3.90%) TypeScript
9 10 (2.44%) RPG
10 6 (1.46%) Bicep
10 6 (1.46%) PHP
11 5 (1.22%) C++
12 3 (0.73%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.49%) C
13 2 (0.49%) Ruby
14 1 (0.24%) Delphi
14 1 (0.24%) Groovy
14 1 (0.24%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.24%) VB
14 1 (0.24%) VB6
Qualifications
1 50 (12.20%) Degree
2 48 (11.71%) Security Cleared
3 26 (6.34%) SC Cleared
4 19 (4.63%) AWS Certification
5 17 (4.15%) PMI Certification
6 12 (2.93%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (2.93%) Master's Degree
7 11 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (2.44%) DV Cleared
8 10 (2.44%) ISTQB
9 9 (2.20%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.95%) CCNA
10 8 (1.95%) OSCP
10 8 (1.95%) RHCE
10 8 (1.95%) RHCSA
11 7 (1.71%) PMP
12 6 (1.46%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 6 (1.46%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 5 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (1.22%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (11.71%) Accessibility
2 34 (8.29%) WCAG
3 30 (7.32%) QA
4 20 (4.88%) SLA
5 10 (2.44%) Data Quality
5 10 (2.44%) GDPR
5 10 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.46%) NCSC
7 4 (0.98%) ISO 26262
7 4 (0.98%) NIST
7 4 (0.98%) PMO
8 3 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.73%) ISO 20022
8 3 (0.73%) ISO 8583
8 3 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.73%) Software Quality Assurance
9 2 (0.49%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.49%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.49%) MiFID
System Software
1 29 (7.07%) Docker
2 23 (5.61%) Active Directory
3 21 (5.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.95%) Squid
4 8 (1.95%) VMware NSX
4 8 (1.95%) vSphere
5 6 (1.46%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.98%) KVM
8 3 (0.73%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.73%) Firmware
8 3 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 31 (7.56%) Terraform
2 27 (6.59%) Kubernetes
3 17 (4.15%) Ansible
4 12 (2.93%) ZABBIX
5 9 (2.20%) Packer
6 8 (1.95%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (1.71%) Kibana
8 5 (1.22%) Docker Swarm
8 5 (1.22%) Nagios
8 5 (1.22%) Podman
9 4 (0.98%) Functional Safety
9 4 (0.98%) Grafana
9 4 (0.98%) Graylog
9 4 (0.98%) Proxmox
10 3 (0.73%) HP ALM
10 3 (0.73%) Red Hat Satellite
10 3 (0.73%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.49%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.49%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 75 (18.29%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.80%) Adobe
3 29 (7.07%) ServiceNow
4 27 (6.59%) Oracle
5 23 (5.61%) Splunk
6 21 (5.12%) Atlassian
6 21 (5.12%) VMware
7 16 (3.90%) Google
7 16 (3.90%) Salesforce
8 15 (3.66%) IBM
9 13 (3.17%) Red Hat
10 9 (2.20%) SAP
11 6 (1.46%) Bloomberg
11 6 (1.46%) Databricks
11 6 (1.46%) ION Trading
11 6 (1.46%) Veeam
12 5 (1.22%) MuleSoft
12 5 (1.22%) Patsystems
12 5 (1.22%) Pega
12 5 (1.22%) Trayport