Confluence Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Confluence
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Confluence skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 395 223 336
Rank change year-on-year -172 +113 -92
Permanent jobs citing Confluence 277 442 395
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.36% 1.28% 0.66%
As % of the Application Platforms category 9.47% 16.67% 8.31%
Number of salaries quoted 185 209 252
10th Percentile £35,000 £21,250 £35,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £40,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.12%
75th Percentile £73,250 £73,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £93,625
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -11.54%

All Application Platform Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 2,925 2,652 4,752
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.80% 7.67% 7.93%
Number of salaries quoted 2,177 1,770 3,002
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £31,813 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.38%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £59,000
90th Percentile £75,250 £73,750 £71,991
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.21% +0.48% -6.25%

Confluence
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Confluence relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Confluence job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Confluence
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Confluence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Confluence

Confluence
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Confluence in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Confluence in the UK excluding London

Confluence
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Confluence within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 August 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
North of England -96 79 £65,766 +35.58% 70
South East -19 65 £60,000 +16.50% 48
South West -39 56 £60,000 +14.29% 38
North West -51 49 £65,766 +22.36% 34
Midlands -99 29 £50,000 -29.82% 30
West Midlands -70 18 £56,750 -21.72% 24
Wales -45 17 £57,698 -11.23% 5
North East -48 17 £60,000 +166.67% 14
Scotland -27 16 £47,500 -35.70% 24
East of England -53 15 £45,000 -21.74% 15
Yorkshire -55 13 £60,850 +25.45% 22
East Midlands -64 11 £42,500 +88.89% 6
Channel Islands - 1 £57,500 -
Confluence
UK

Confluence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 33 (11.91%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.61%) CMS
3 7 (2.53%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.08%) nginx
5 2 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.72%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.36%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.36%) Apache
6 1 (0.36%) Drupal
6 1 (0.36%) IIS
6 1 (0.36%) JBoss
6 1 (0.36%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.36%) WordPress
Applications
1 26 (9.39%) MS Visio
2 18 (6.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (3.61%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (2.89%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (1.44%) Trello
7 1 (0.36%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 1 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.36%) Magento
1 1 (0.36%) NetSuite
1 1 (0.36%) Payment Gateway
1 1 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
1 1 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 89 (32.13%) Azure
2 57 (20.58%) AWS
3 48 (17.33%) Azure DevOps
4 30 (10.83%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (7.58%) GCP
6 19 (6.86%) Serverless
7 16 (5.78%) Figma
7 16 (5.78%) GitHub
8 15 (5.42%) AWS Lambda
9 13 (4.69%) Amazon S3
9 13 (4.69%) Miro
9 13 (4.69%) SaaS
10 11 (3.97%) Power Platform
11 10 (3.61%) Adobe Analytics
12 9 (3.25%) AWS Fargate
12 9 (3.25%) Contentsquare
13 8 (2.89%) Amazon ECS
13 8 (2.89%) AWS CloudFormation
13 8 (2.89%) Lucidchart
14 7 (2.53%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.33%) Broadband
2 11 (3.97%) Firewall
3 7 (2.53%) VPN
4 5 (1.81%) Wireless
5 4 (1.44%) DNS
5 4 (1.44%) IPv4
5 4 (1.44%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (1.08%) LAN
6 3 (1.08%) WAN
7 2 (0.72%) RFID
7 2 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.36%) ATM
8 1 (0.36%) DHCP
8 1 (0.36%) DKIM
8 1 (0.36%) DMARC
8 1 (0.36%) Network Security
8 1 (0.36%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.36%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (6.50%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.61%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (3.25%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (3.25%) MongoDB
3 9 (3.25%) MySQL
4 8 (2.89%) DynamoDB
5 7 (2.53%) Geospatial Data
6 6 (2.17%) Power BI
6 6 (2.17%) Tableau
7 5 (1.81%) NoSQL
8 3 (1.08%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (1.08%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (1.08%) Redis
8 3 (1.08%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.72%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.72%) Mixpanel
9 2 (0.72%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.72%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.72%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 258 (93.14%) JIRA
2 39 (14.08%) Git
3 17 (6.14%) Bitbucket
3 17 (6.14%) GitLab
4 13 (4.69%) Selenium
5 12 (4.33%) Jenkins
6 7 (2.53%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 7 (2.53%) MSI
7 6 (2.17%) Zephyr
8 4 (1.44%) JMeter
8 4 (1.44%) JUnit
8 4 (1.44%) Postman
8 4 (1.44%) Toad
9 3 (1.08%) Cucumber
9 3 (1.08%) SoapUI
9 3 (1.08%) TestRail
10 2 (0.72%) git-flow
10 2 (0.72%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.72%) Subversion
10 2 (0.72%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 96 (34.66%) Finance
2 85 (30.69%) Social Skills
3 44 (15.88%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (12.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 35 (12.64%) Public Sector
5 20 (7.22%) Games
6 17 (6.14%) Influencing Skills
7 14 (5.05%) Banking
8 13 (4.69%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (4.33%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (3.61%) Aerospace
10 10 (3.61%) Legal
11 9 (3.25%) Automotive
11 9 (3.25%) Law
11 9 (3.25%) Manufacturing
12 8 (2.89%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (2.53%) Marketing
14 5 (1.81%) Electronics
15 4 (1.44%) Retail
16 2 (0.72%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 66 (23.83%) Analyst
2 45 (16.25%) Senior
3 42 (15.16%) Business Analyst
3 42 (15.16%) Lead
4 24 (8.66%) Developer
5 18 (6.50%) Delivery Manager
5 18 (6.50%) Senior Analyst
6 15 (5.42%) Product Owner
6 15 (5.42%) Project Manager
7 14 (5.05%) Scrum Master
7 14 (5.05%) Senior Developer
8 13 (4.69%) Senior Business Analyst
9 12 (4.33%) Full-Stack Developer
10 10 (3.61%) IT Engineer
11 9 (3.25%) IT Support
11 9 (3.25%) Software Engineer
11 9 (3.25%) Support Engineer
11 9 (3.25%) Technical Analyst
11 9 (3.25%) Technical Business Analyst
12 8 (2.89%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.78%) .NET
1 16 (5.78%) CSS
1 16 (5.78%) HTML
1 16 (5.78%) JSON
1 16 (5.78%) Node.js
1 16 (5.78%) React
1 16 (5.78%) REST
2 14 (5.05%) HTML5
3 12 (4.33%) CSS3
4 11 (3.97%) RESTful
5 10 (3.61%) Spring
6 9 (3.25%) Spring Boot
6 9 (3.25%) XML
7 8 (2.89%) .NET Framework
8 7 (2.53%) .NET Core
8 7 (2.53%) GeoJSON
8 7 (2.53%) MFC
8 7 (2.53%) Middleware
8 7 (2.53%) Next.js
8 7 (2.53%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 49 (17.69%) Product Ownership
2 21 (7.58%) Cloud Native
3 13 (4.69%) Legacy Systems
3 13 (4.69%) Onboarding
4 10 (3.61%) Mobile App
5 8 (2.89%) Data Centre
6 7 (2.53%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (2.53%) Management Information System
7 6 (2.17%) PMI
8 5 (1.81%) Embedded Systems
9 4 (1.44%) ASIC
9 4 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.44%) Low-Code
9 4 (1.44%) PKI
10 3 (1.08%) Data Structures
10 3 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.08%) Mainframe
10 3 (1.08%) Reinsurance
10 3 (1.08%) Replication
10 3 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 34 (12.27%) Windows
2 26 (9.39%) Linux
3 16 (5.78%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.53%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.44%) CentOS
5 4 (1.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.44%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (1.08%) AIX
7 2 (0.72%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.72%) Unix
8 1 (0.36%) Android
8 1 (0.36%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.36%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.36%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (65.34%) Agile
2 91 (32.85%) Continuous Improvement
3 84 (30.32%) DevOps
4 80 (28.88%) Scrum
5 75 (27.08%) Stakeholder Management
6 66 (23.83%) Problem-Solving
7 56 (20.22%) CI/CD
8 50 (18.05%) SDLC
9 49 (17.69%) Roadmaps
10 47 (16.97%) Kanban
11 45 (16.25%) Decision-Making
12 43 (15.52%) AI
13 42 (15.16%) User Stories
14 41 (14.80%) Requirements Gathering
15 39 (14.08%) Mentoring
15 39 (14.08%) User Experience
16 34 (12.27%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
17 32 (11.55%) Coaching
18 31 (11.19%) Analytics
18 31 (11.19%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 68 (24.55%) SQL
2 50 (18.05%) Python
3 32 (11.55%) Java
4 24 (8.66%) JavaScript
5 21 (7.58%) TypeScript
6 19 (6.86%) PowerShell
7 15 (5.42%) Bash
8 12 (4.33%) C#
9 8 (2.89%) Bicep
10 7 (2.53%) C++
11 6 (2.17%) Ruby
12 5 (1.81%) PHP
13 3 (1.08%) Ada
14 2 (0.72%) C
14 2 (0.72%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.36%) Embedded C
15 1 (0.36%) Go
15 1 (0.36%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 45 (16.25%) Security Cleared
2 35 (12.64%) Degree
3 32 (11.55%) SC Cleared
4 13 (4.69%) AWS Certification
5 11 (3.97%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (3.97%) Master's Degree
6 9 (3.25%) DV Cleared
7 8 (2.89%) PMI Certification
8 7 (2.53%) ISTQB
9 6 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (1.81%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 5 (1.81%) CBAP
11 4 (1.44%) CCNA
11 4 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.44%) OSCP
11 4 (1.44%) RHCE
11 4 (1.44%) RHCSA
12 3 (1.08%) HND
12 3 (1.08%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (10.83%) Accessibility
2 29 (10.47%) QA
3 21 (7.58%) WCAG
4 12 (4.33%) SLA
5 8 (2.89%) Data Quality
5 8 (2.89%) NCSC
6 7 (2.53%) PMO
7 5 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.81%) GDPR
7 5 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (1.44%) ISO 26262
9 3 (1.08%) ISO 20022
9 3 (1.08%) ISO 8583
9 3 (1.08%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.36%) GRC
10 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.36%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.36%) SOC 2
System Software
1 26 (9.39%) Docker
2 18 (6.50%) Active Directory
3 14 (5.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.53%) Hyper-V
4 7 (2.53%) vSphere
5 4 (1.44%) KVM
5 4 (1.44%) Squid
5 4 (1.44%) VMware NSX
6 3 (1.08%) Embedded Firmware
6 3 (1.08%) Firmware
6 3 (1.08%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.08%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 27 (9.75%) Terraform
2 23 (8.30%) Kubernetes
3 13 (4.69%) Ansible
4 8 (2.89%) ZABBIX
5 7 (2.53%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (2.17%) Kibana
7 5 (1.81%) Packer
8 4 (1.44%) Docker Swarm
8 4 (1.44%) Functional Safety
8 4 (1.44%) Graylog
8 4 (1.44%) Nagios
8 4 (1.44%) Podman
8 4 (1.44%) Proxmox
8 4 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (1.08%) HP ALM
9 3 (1.08%) Puppet
10 2 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.72%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.72%) Grafana
10 2 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 66 (23.83%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.14%) Atlassian
2 17 (6.14%) Oracle
3 16 (5.78%) Google
4 15 (5.42%) Salesforce
4 15 (5.42%) VMware
5 13 (4.69%) Adobe
5 13 (4.69%) Splunk
6 12 (4.33%) ServiceNow
7 9 (3.25%) Veeam
8 7 (2.53%) Pega
9 6 (2.17%) Red Hat
10 5 (1.81%) Cisco
10 5 (1.81%) SAP
11 4 (1.44%) Databricks
11 4 (1.44%) IBM
11 4 (1.44%) OneLogin
12 3 (1.08%) HP
12 3 (1.08%) Meraki
12 3 (1.08%) Synology