Presales
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Presales skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Presales over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 159 157 227
Rank change year-on-year -2 +70 -53
Permanent jobs citing Presales 1,827 2,453 2,813
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.86% 2.34% 1.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.17% 2.45% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 958 1,046 1,691
10th Percentile £26,175 £43,750 £44,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £62,500 £52,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £80,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.13% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £116,250 £106,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £62,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +4.84% +3.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Presales is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Presales
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Presales as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Presales in the UK

Presales
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Presales.

Salary trend for Presales in the UK

Presales
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Presales over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Presales in the UK

Presales
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Presales within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
England +5 1,436 £59,000 -26.25% 395
UK excluding London +18 1,218 £50,000 -23.08% 221
Work from Home +25 1,131 £61,500 -20.65% 251
London -30 402 £80,000 -5.88% 161
South East +82 390 £45,000 -30.77% 74
North of England +6 261 £45,000 -30.77% 41
North West +5 187 £42,500 -37.04% 20
Midlands +11 160 £57,500 -17.86% 39
South West +33 128 £61,500 -5.38% 33
Scotland -58 120 £52,500 -37.31% 18
West Midlands +16 87 £57,500 -19.30% 28
East of England +24 79 £50,000 -1.48% 16
Yorkshire +41 75 £57,500 -11.54% 16
East Midlands -4 69 £57,500 -17.86% 11
Northern Ireland +32 50 £57,500 - 4
Wales -1 42 £67,500 +12.50% 3
North East -18 8 £48,750 +47.73% 5
Channel Islands - 4 £85,000 -

Presales
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 90 (4.93%) SharePoint
2 61 (3.34%) Microsoft Exchange
3 40 (2.19%) IIS
4 37 (2.03%) CMS
4 37 (2.03%) Umbraco
5 35 (1.92%) Headless CMS
5 35 (1.92%) Kentico
5 35 (1.92%) Sitecore CMS
6 8 (0.44%) OpenStack
7 4 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
8 3 (0.16%) Alfresco
8 3 (0.16%) Documentum
8 3 (0.16%) FileNet
9 2 (0.11%) NetWeaver
9 2 (0.11%) nginx
9 2 (0.11%) NServiceBus
10 1 (0.055%) Confluence
10 1 (0.055%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 34 (1.86%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.44%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.38%) InDesign
4 7 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.38%) Photoshop
5 4 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.11%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.11%) Autodesk Inventor
6 2 (0.11%) Fusion 360
6 2 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 66 (3.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 49 (2.68%) Remedy ITSM
3 16 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
4 13 (0.71%) Oracle General Ledger
4 13 (0.71%) Oracle Payables
4 13 (0.71%) Oracle Receivables
5 12 (0.66%) Oracle Cash Management
6 9 (0.49%) Elite 3E
7 7 (0.38%) NetSuite
8 6 (0.33%) Oracle Payroll
9 5 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
10 4 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
10 4 (0.22%) Oracle Applications
11 3 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
11 3 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
11 3 (0.16%) SAP ERP
12 2 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
12 2 (0.11%) SAP FI
12 2 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
12 2 (0.11%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 485 (26.55%) Azure
2 293 (16.04%) Microsoft 365
3 241 (13.19%) AWS
4 179 (9.80%) SaaS
5 170 (9.30%) Power Platform
6 107 (5.86%) Azure DevOps
6 107 (5.86%) Dynamics 365
7 106 (5.80%) GCP
8 57 (3.12%) Entra ID
9 46 (2.52%) PowerApps
10 36 (1.97%) Power Automate
11 35 (1.92%) Kontent
12 33 (1.81%) OCI
13 27 (1.48%) IaaS
13 27 (1.48%) PaaS
14 23 (1.26%) Azure Service Bus
15 22 (1.20%) OneDrive
16 21 (1.15%) Azure Monitor
17 20 (1.09%) Azure Cosmos DB
17 20 (1.09%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 134 (7.33%) WAN
2 95 (5.20%) Firewall
2 95 (5.20%) SD-WAN
3 88 (4.82%) LAN
4 53 (2.90%) Wireless
5 48 (2.63%) Wi-Fi
6 47 (2.57%) VPN
7 33 (1.81%) Unified Communications
8 31 (1.70%) SAN
9 29 (1.59%) Internet
10 26 (1.42%) VLAN
11 23 (1.26%) Network Security
12 22 (1.20%) DNS
13 21 (1.15%) BGP
13 21 (1.15%) Cisco ISE
14 19 (1.04%) TCP/IP
14 19 (1.04%) WLAN
15 17 (0.93%) VoIP
16 16 (0.88%) Cisco Firepower
17 15 (0.82%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (4.05%) Power BI
2 65 (3.56%) Data Warehouse
3 64 (3.50%) SQL Server
4 35 (1.92%) Data Lake
5 26 (1.42%) Relational Database
6 23 (1.26%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 23 (1.26%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 21 (1.15%) Metadata
8 18 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 14 (0.77%) BusinessObjects
9 14 (0.77%) QlikView
10 11 (0.60%) MySQL
11 9 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
12 7 (0.38%) Big Data
13 4 (0.22%) DTS
13 4 (0.22%) SAP BW
14 3 (0.16%) NoSQL
15 2 (0.11%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
15 2 (0.11%) MongoDB
15 2 (0.11%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 21 (1.15%) Visual Studio
2 17 (0.93%) Team Foundation Server
3 6 (0.33%) Git
4 5 (0.27%) GitLab
4 5 (0.27%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.27%) Octopus Deploy
4 5 (0.27%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.16%) GCC
5 3 (0.16%) JIRA
6 1 (0.055%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.055%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.055%) Rational DOORS
General
1 612 (33.50%) Social Skills
2 225 (12.32%) Finance
3 205 (11.22%) Presentation Skills
4 121 (6.62%) Marketing
5 104 (5.69%) Billing
6 96 (5.25%) Retail
7 74 (4.05%) Analytical Skills
8 51 (2.79%) Public Sector
9 44 (2.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 44 (2.41%) Telecoms
10 32 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
11 30 (1.64%) Manufacturing
12 27 (1.48%) Legal
13 24 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
14 23 (1.26%) Local Government
15 20 (1.09%) Law
16 18 (0.99%) Back Office
17 17 (0.93%) Banking
18 13 (0.71%) Advertising
19 12 (0.66%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 607 (33.22%) Architect
2 339 (18.56%) Solutions Architect
3 323 (17.68%) Consultant
4 260 (14.23%) Senior
5 239 (13.08%) Project Manager
6 185 (10.13%) Presales Manager
7 159 (8.70%) Presales Solution Architect
8 105 (5.75%) Lead
9 102 (5.58%) Senior Architect
10 99 (5.42%) Cloud Architect
11 81 (4.43%) Technical Consultant
12 75 (4.11%) Senior Solutions Architect
13 55 (3.01%) Senior Consultant
14 52 (2.85%) Presales Consultant
15 49 (2.68%) ServiceNow Architect
16 46 (2.52%) Presales Engineer
17 43 (2.35%) Developer
17 43 (2.35%) Security Architect
18 38 (2.08%) .NET Developer
18 38 (2.08%) Cloud Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (5.42%) .NET
2 56 (3.07%) RESTful
3 53 (2.90%) .NET Core
4 45 (2.46%) HTML
5 44 (2.41%) React
5 44 (2.41%) SOAP
6 37 (2.03%) ASP.NET
7 36 (1.97%) Next.js
8 35 (1.92%) .NET Framework
8 35 (1.92%) ASP.NET MVC
9 32 (1.75%) Web Services
10 25 (1.37%) REST
11 23 (1.26%) CSS
12 21 (1.15%) XML
13 17 (0.93%) JSON
14 11 (0.60%) LDAP
15 9 (0.49%) AngularJS
16 8 (0.44%) Ajax
17 7 (0.38%) Node.js
18 5 (0.27%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 215 (11.77%) Data Centre
2 180 (9.85%) Self-Motivation
3 169 (9.25%) Public Cloud
4 95 (5.20%) Video Conferencing
5 90 (4.93%) Digital Signage
6 88 (4.82%) Video\Live Streaming
7 84 (4.60%) PKI
8 49 (2.68%) Cloud Native
9 41 (2.24%) Driving Licence
9 41 (2.24%) Virtual Team
10 38 (2.08%) Private Cloud
11 35 (1.92%) Onboarding
12 33 (1.81%) IoT
12 33 (1.81%) Management Information System
13 32 (1.75%) Hybrid Cloud
14 30 (1.64%) Data Structures
15 24 (1.31%) Replication
16 18 (0.99%) Client/Server
16 18 (0.99%) FMCG
17 15 (0.82%) PlayStation
Operating Systems
1 169 (9.25%) Windows
2 90 (4.93%) Linux
3 60 (3.28%) Windows Server
4 42 (2.30%) Windows 10
5 23 (1.26%) Windows Server 2012
6 14 (0.77%) SUSE
6 14 (0.77%) Ubuntu
7 11 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (0.55%) Unix
9 9 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
10 6 (0.33%) Android
10 6 (0.33%) Mesosphere
11 5 (0.27%) VMS
12 4 (0.22%) Apple iOS
12 4 (0.22%) Mac OS
13 2 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.055%) CentOS
14 1 (0.055%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 507 (27.75%) Actionable Insight
2 453 (24.79%) Project Management
3 394 (21.57%) Agile
4 372 (20.36%) Project Delivery
5 271 (14.83%) Problem-Solving
5 271 (14.83%) Software Delivery
6 219 (11.99%) Cybersecurity
7 216 (11.82%) Thought Leadership
8 213 (11.66%) SDLC
9 204 (11.17%) Agile Project Management
10 183 (10.02%) DevOps
11 180 (9.85%) Customer Service
12 177 (9.69%) Analytics
13 171 (9.36%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 169 (9.25%) Migration
15 156 (8.54%) Business Case
16 154 (8.43%) TOGAF
17 152 (8.32%) Customer Requirements
18 147 (8.05%) CRM
19 144 (7.88%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 106 (5.80%) JavaScript
2 87 (4.76%) C#
3 70 (3.83%) SQL
4 50 (2.74%) PowerShell
5 43 (2.35%) Python
6 23 (1.26%) Java
7 21 (1.15%) Bicep
8 14 (0.77%) Bash
9 9 (0.49%) Perl
10 7 (0.38%) C
11 6 (0.33%) R
12 5 (0.27%) PHP
13 4 (0.22%) C++
13 4 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
13 4 (0.22%) TypeScript
14 3 (0.16%) ABAP
15 2 (0.11%) T-SQL
16 1 (0.055%) VB
Qualifications
1 323 (17.68%) Degree
2 318 (17.41%) Security Cleared
3 250 (13.68%) SC Cleared
4 88 (4.82%) Microsoft Certification
5 60 (3.28%) Cisco Certification
6 54 (2.96%) CCNP
7 53 (2.90%) Azure Certification
8 48 (2.63%) CCNA
9 46 (2.52%) AWS Certification
10 41 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
11 37 (2.03%) DV Cleared
11 37 (2.03%) TOGAF Certification
12 28 (1.53%) MCSE
13 26 (1.42%) MCP
14 21 (1.15%) CREST Certified
15 20 (1.09%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 16 (0.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 14 (0.77%) MCSA
18 13 (0.71%) PMI Certification
18 13 (0.71%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 116 (6.35%) SLA
2 56 (3.07%) QA
3 32 (1.75%) COBIT
4 31 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 23 (1.26%) GDPR
6 17 (0.93%) Accessibility
6 17 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
7 14 (0.77%) NIST
8 13 (0.71%) PMO
9 12 (0.66%) ISO 9001
10 10 (0.55%) GRC
10 10 (0.55%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.27%) GAMP
11 5 (0.27%) GMP
12 4 (0.22%) Data Quality
13 3 (0.16%) NCSC
14 1 (0.055%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.055%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.055%) SOC 2
System Software
1 131 (7.17%) Active Directory
2 64 (3.50%) VMware Infrastructure
3 61 (3.34%) Hyper-V
4 15 (0.82%) vCloud
4 15 (0.82%) vSphere
5 13 (0.71%) Docker
6 8 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.055%) NFS
9 1 (0.055%) Squid
9 1 (0.055%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 50 (2.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (1.75%) OpenView
3 16 (0.88%) CASB
4 15 (0.82%) Ansible
4 15 (0.82%) Stealthwatch
5 14 (0.77%) Kubernetes
6 13 (0.71%) FortiGate
7 8 (0.44%) HP UCMDB
8 6 (0.33%) Docker Swarm
8 6 (0.33%) Progress Chef
8 6 (0.33%) Puppet
8 6 (0.33%) SmoothWall
9 5 (0.27%) Terraform
10 4 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.22%) Grafana
10 4 (0.22%) SCCM
11 2 (0.11%) Aspera SmartTrack
11 2 (0.11%) RSA Archer
11 2 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.11%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 616 (33.72%) Microsoft
2 136 (7.44%) Adobe
3 128 (7.01%) Apple
4 125 (6.84%) Cisco
5 96 (5.25%) HP
6 93 (5.09%) VMware
7 87 (4.76%) Google
8 85 (4.65%) Meraki
9 75 (4.11%) Dell
10 68 (3.72%) ServiceNow
11 67 (3.67%) Oracle
12 56 (3.07%) Aruba
13 51 (2.79%) BMC
14 49 (2.68%) Remedy
15 45 (2.46%) Fortinet
16 35 (1.92%) Optimizely
16 35 (1.92%) SAP
16 35 (1.92%) Sitecore
17 34 (1.86%) Salesforce
18 30 (1.64%) IBM