Presales Job Trends in the South East

Presales
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Presales skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 165 177 128
Rank change year-on-year +12 -49 +87
Permanent jobs citing Presales 127 73 345
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.91% 1.07% 2.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.24% 1.19% 2.52%
Number of salaries quoted 85 44 289
10th Percentile £33,000 £31,500 -
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +38.89% -30.77%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £79,625 £75,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year - +18.64% -26.25%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Presales falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,244 6,128 13,667
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 73.23% 89.87% 84.77%
Number of salaries quoted 6,561 3,302 9,849
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £78,478
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

Presales
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Presales relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Presales job vacancy trend in the South East

Presales
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Presales.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Presales

Presales
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Presales in the South East over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Presales in the South East

Presales
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Presales within the South East region over the 6 months to 17 April 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
Thames Valley +40 70 £60,000 -17.24% 23
Berkshire +34 52 £47,500 -36.67% 15
Hampshire -20 25 £55,000 +29.41% 11
Surrey -11 20 £75,000 +127.27% 6
Oxfordshire -3 12 £65,000 - 1
Buckinghamshire -16 6 £60,000 -11.11% 7
Home Counties - 3 £85,000 -
Kent - 2 £35,750 - 6
East Sussex - 1 £55,000 - 4
Presales
England

Presales
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Business Applications
1 4 (3.15%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.57%) Sage X3
2 2 (1.57%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.79%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 17 (13.39%) Azure
2 8 (6.30%) Mimecast
3 7 (5.51%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (3.15%) AWS
4 4 (3.15%) Nutanix
4 4 (3.15%) SaaS
5 1 (0.79%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.79%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.79%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 37 (29.13%) Unified Communications
2 22 (17.32%) Firewall
3 20 (15.75%) VoIP
4 17 (13.39%) VPN
5 16 (12.60%) DECT
5 16 (12.60%) PBX
6 14 (11.02%) VLAN
6 14 (11.02%) WAN
6 14 (11.02%) Wireshark
7 13 (10.24%) DSL
7 13 (10.24%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (3.15%) Network Security
8 4 (3.15%) VSAN
8 4 (3.15%) Wireless
9 1 (0.79%) Cisco ASA
9 1 (0.79%) Cisco Firepower
9 1 (0.79%) Cisco Nexus
9 1 (0.79%) Frame Relay
9 1 (0.79%) MPLS
9 1 (0.79%) SMTP
Development Applications
1 1 (0.79%) Git
General
1 35 (27.56%) Social Skills
2 20 (15.75%) Marketing
3 17 (13.39%) Telecoms
4 8 (6.30%) Presentation Skills
5 7 (5.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (4.72%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (4.72%) Retail
7 5 (3.94%) Finance
7 5 (3.94%) Public Sector
8 3 (2.36%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.57%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.57%) Military
10 1 (0.79%) Banking
10 1 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 40 (31.50%) Consultant
2 26 (20.47%) Architect
3 21 (16.54%) Solutions Architect
4 19 (14.96%) Presales Consultant
4 19 (14.96%) Technical Consultant
5 13 (10.24%) 2nd Line Support
5 13 (10.24%) Account Manager
6 11 (8.66%) Presales Engineer
7 9 (7.09%) Security Architect
7 9 (7.09%) Security Solutions Architect
7 9 (7.09%) Technical Account Manager
7 9 (7.09%) Technical Manager
8 8 (6.30%) Lead
8 8 (6.30%) Unified Communications Consultant
9 7 (5.51%) Infrastructure Consultant
9 7 (5.51%) Team Leader
9 7 (5.51%) Technical Architect
9 7 (5.51%) Technical Presales Consultant
10 6 (4.72%) Azure Consultant
10 6 (4.72%) Cloud Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.79%) OAuth
1 1 (0.79%) OpenID
1 1 (0.79%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (22.83%) Web Conferencing
2 10 (7.87%) Data Centre
2 10 (7.87%) Driving Licence
3 6 (4.72%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.94%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (3.15%) Digital Signage
6 3 (2.36%) NHS
7 1 (0.79%) CCTV
7 1 (0.79%) CMDB
7 1 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.79%) Fibre Optics
7 1 (0.79%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.79%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.79%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.79%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.15%) Windows
2 3 (2.36%) Linux
3 2 (1.57%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.79%) FreeBSD
4 1 (0.79%) OpenBSD
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (15.75%) Time Management
2 18 (14.17%) Project Delivery
3 15 (11.81%) Cybersecurity
4 13 (10.24%) Case Management
5 12 (9.45%) Customer Engagement
6 11 (8.66%) CRM
7 10 (7.87%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (7.87%) Sales Enablement
8 9 (7.09%) Customer Requirements
9 7 (5.51%) Customer Service
9 7 (5.51%) Decision-Making
10 6 (4.72%) Client Onboarding
10 6 (4.72%) Disaster Recovery
11 5 (3.94%) Agile
11 5 (3.94%) B2B
11 5 (3.94%) B2B Sales
11 5 (3.94%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (3.94%) IT Strategy
11 5 (3.94%) Service Delivery
11 5 (3.94%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.79%) Bash
1 1 (0.79%) PowerShell
1 1 (0.79%) Python
Qualifications
1 20 (15.75%) Degree
2 4 (3.15%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (3.15%) Security Cleared
3 3 (2.36%) CCNA
3 3 (2.36%) VCAP
3 3 (2.36%) VCDX
3 3 (2.36%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 2 (1.57%) CCNP
4 2 (1.57%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.79%) APMP
5 1 (0.79%) CCIE
5 1 (0.79%) CCSE
5 1 (0.79%) CCSM
5 1 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.79%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.79%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.79%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.57%) PMO
1 2 (1.57%) SLA
2 1 (0.79%) GDPR
2 1 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.79%) NCSC
2 1 (0.79%) NIST
System Software
1 9 (7.09%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (3.15%) VMware NSX
3 3 (2.36%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.36%) vCloud
3 3 (2.36%) vSphere
4 2 (1.57%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.79%) KVM
5 1 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 1 (0.79%) Ansible
1 1 (0.79%) OpenView
1 1 (0.79%) Proxmox
1 1 (0.79%) Terraform
1 1 (0.79%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 23 (18.11%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.87%) VMware
3 9 (7.09%) Cisco
3 9 (7.09%) Fortinet
4 8 (6.30%) Barracuda Networks
4 8 (6.30%) N-able
4 8 (6.30%) Sophos
5 4 (3.15%) HubSpot
5 4 (3.15%) Salesforce
6 3 (2.36%) Broadcom
6 3 (2.36%) Dell
6 3 (2.36%) NetApp
6 3 (2.36%) Nimble Storage
7 2 (1.57%) Sage
7 2 (1.57%) SAP
7 2 (1.57%) SonicWALL
7 2 (1.57%) Ubiquiti
8 1 (0.79%) BT
8 1 (0.79%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.79%) HP