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 16 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 159 177 220
Rank change year-on-year +18 +43 -43
Permanent jobs citing Presales 1,824 2,356 2,799
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.88% 2.19% 1.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.17% 2.28% 1.93%
Number of salaries quoted 966 1,077 1,710
10th Percentile £26,250 £43,000 £44,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £62,500 £52,500
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 £115,000 £106,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +8.33% -

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 83,920 103,131 145,233
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.36% 95.65% 95.47%
Number of salaries quoted 59,805 60,258 83,543
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,456 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.51% +2.43% +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 £54,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.26% +3.81% +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 16 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 16 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 +24 1,437 £59,000 -26.25% 396
UK excluding London +50 1,201 £50,000 -23.08% 225
Work from Home +28 1,127 £61,500 -23.13% 231
London -11 414 £80,000 -5.88% 157
South East +81 382 £45,000 -30.77% 73
North of England +16 262 £45,000 -30.77% 44
North West +17 184 £42,500 -37.04% 28
Midlands +25 154 £57,500 -17.86% 43
South West +36 128 £61,500 -5.38% 31
Scotland -35 117 £45,000 -43.75% 13
West Midlands +35 83 £57,500 -17.86% 33
East of England +42 79 £50,000 +5.26% 14
Yorkshire +50 78 £57,500 -11.54% 10
East Midlands +3 67 £55,000 -21.43% 10
Northern Ireland +37 49 £57,500 - 5
Wales -1 41 £67,500 +12.50% 7
North East -19 8 £48,750 +47.73% 6
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 89 (4.88%) 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 18 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.44%) InDesign
3 8 (0.44%) MS Visio
3 8 (0.44%) Photoshop
4 7 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.055%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 64 (3.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 53 (2.91%) 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 11 (0.60%) Elite 3E
7 9 (0.49%) NetSuite
8 5 (0.27%) Oracle Payroll
8 5 (0.27%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
9 4 (0.22%) SAP Oil and Gas
10 3 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
10 3 (0.16%) Oracle Applications
10 3 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
10 3 (0.16%) Shopify
11 2 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
11 2 (0.11%) SAP CRM
11 2 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 476 (26.10%) Azure
2 295 (16.17%) Microsoft 365
3 226 (12.39%) AWS
4 185 (10.14%) SaaS
5 170 (9.32%) Power Platform
6 110 (6.03%) Azure DevOps
7 104 (5.70%) Dynamics 365
7 104 (5.70%) GCP
8 58 (3.18%) Entra ID
9 46 (2.52%) PowerApps
10 36 (1.97%) Power Automate
11 35 (1.92%) Kontent
12 31 (1.70%) OCI
13 28 (1.54%) PaaS
14 26 (1.43%) IaaS
15 23 (1.26%) Azure Service Bus
16 22 (1.21%) OneDrive
17 21 (1.15%) Azure Monitor
18 20 (1.10%) Azure Cosmos DB
18 20 (1.10%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 132 (7.24%) WAN
2 99 (5.43%) Firewall
3 92 (5.04%) LAN
3 92 (5.04%) SD-WAN
4 52 (2.85%) Wireless
5 51 (2.80%) VPN
6 50 (2.74%) Wi-Fi
7 33 (1.81%) Unified Communications
8 32 (1.75%) SAN
9 30 (1.64%) Internet
10 27 (1.48%) VLAN
11 24 (1.32%) Network Security
12 23 (1.26%) Cisco ISE
13 22 (1.21%) DNS
14 21 (1.15%) BGP
15 18 (0.99%) TCP/IP
15 18 (0.99%) VoIP
15 18 (0.99%) WLAN
16 15 (0.82%) DHCP
17 13 (0.71%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (4.06%) Power BI
2 67 (3.67%) SQL Server
3 53 (2.91%) Data Warehouse
4 35 (1.92%) Data Lake
5 28 (1.54%) Relational Database
6 23 (1.26%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 23 (1.26%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 21 (1.15%) Metadata
8 19 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 14 (0.77%) BusinessObjects
9 14 (0.77%) QlikView
10 13 (0.71%) MySQL
11 9 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
12 7 (0.38%) Big Data
13 4 (0.22%) DTS
14 3 (0.16%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
14 3 (0.16%) NoSQL
15 2 (0.11%) MongoDB
15 2 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
15 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
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
6 2 (0.11%) JIRA
7 1 (0.055%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.055%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.055%) Rational DOORS
General
1 622 (34.10%) Social Skills
2 227 (12.45%) Finance
3 207 (11.35%) Presentation Skills
4 121 (6.63%) Marketing
5 103 (5.65%) Billing
6 97 (5.32%) Retail
7 74 (4.06%) Analytical Skills
8 57 (3.13%) Public Sector
9 52 (2.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 44 (2.41%) Telecoms
11 32 (1.75%) Manufacturing
12 31 (1.70%) Documentation Skills
13 29 (1.59%) Legal
14 24 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
15 23 (1.26%) Local Government
16 22 (1.21%) Law
17 19 (1.04%) Banking
18 18 (0.99%) Back Office
19 15 (0.82%) Automotive
20 14 (0.77%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 581 (31.85%) Architect
2 332 (18.20%) Consultant
3 323 (17.71%) Solutions Architect
4 259 (14.20%) Senior
5 243 (13.32%) Project Manager
6 187 (10.25%) Presales Manager
7 144 (7.89%) Presales Solution Architect
8 106 (5.81%) Lead
9 98 (5.37%) Cloud Architect
9 98 (5.37%) Senior Architect
10 85 (4.66%) Technical Consultant
11 74 (4.06%) Senior Solutions Architect
12 59 (3.23%) Senior Consultant
13 51 (2.80%) Presales Consultant
13 51 (2.80%) ServiceNow Architect
14 48 (2.63%) Presales Engineer
15 43 (2.36%) Developer
16 39 (2.14%) Security Architect
17 38 (2.08%) .NET Developer
17 38 (2.08%) Cloud Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 100 (5.48%) .NET
2 59 (3.23%) RESTful
3 53 (2.91%) .NET Core
4 51 (2.80%) SOAP
5 46 (2.52%) HTML
6 44 (2.41%) React
7 37 (2.03%) ASP.NET
8 36 (1.97%) Next.js
8 36 (1.97%) Web Services
9 35 (1.92%) .NET Framework
9 35 (1.92%) ASP.NET MVC
10 27 (1.48%) REST
11 25 (1.37%) CSS
11 25 (1.37%) XML
12 17 (0.93%) JSON
13 13 (0.71%) LDAP
14 10 (0.55%) Ajax
15 9 (0.49%) AngularJS
16 7 (0.38%) Node.js
17 6 (0.33%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 206 (11.29%) Data Centre
2 179 (9.81%) Self-Motivation
3 172 (9.43%) Public Cloud
4 93 (5.10%) Video Conferencing
5 88 (4.82%) Digital Signage
6 86 (4.71%) Video\Live Streaming
7 84 (4.61%) PKI
8 44 (2.41%) Virtual Team
9 42 (2.30%) Driving Licence
10 38 (2.08%) Private Cloud
11 37 (2.03%) Cloud Native
12 36 (1.97%) Onboarding
13 34 (1.86%) Management Information System
14 32 (1.75%) Hybrid Cloud
15 31 (1.70%) IoT
16 30 (1.64%) Data Structures
17 25 (1.37%) Replication
18 20 (1.10%) FMCG
19 17 (0.93%) Client/Server
19 17 (0.93%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 171 (9.38%) Windows
2 92 (5.04%) Linux
3 62 (3.40%) Windows Server
4 42 (2.30%) Windows 10
5 24 (1.32%) Windows Server 2012
6 15 (0.82%) SUSE
6 15 (0.82%) 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
1 508 (27.85%) Actionable Insight
2 466 (25.55%) Project Management
3 383 (21.00%) Agile
4 375 (20.56%) Project Delivery
5 279 (15.30%) Problem-Solving
6 260 (14.25%) Software Delivery
7 216 (11.84%) Cybersecurity
8 215 (11.79%) SDLC
9 212 (11.62%) Thought Leadership
10 208 (11.40%) Agile Project Management
11 183 (10.03%) DevOps
12 177 (9.70%) Customer Service
13 175 (9.59%) Analytics
13 175 (9.59%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 163 (8.94%) Migration
15 158 (8.66%) Customer Requirements
16 156 (8.55%) Business Case
17 145 (7.95%) CRM
18 143 (7.84%) IT Strategy
19 142 (7.79%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 111 (6.09%) JavaScript
2 93 (5.10%) C#
3 70 (3.84%) SQL
4 51 (2.80%) PowerShell
5 48 (2.63%) Python
6 30 (1.64%) Java
7 21 (1.15%) Bicep
8 14 (0.77%) Bash
9 13 (0.71%) C
10 11 (0.60%) Perl
11 10 (0.55%) C++
12 7 (0.38%) PHP
13 6 (0.33%) R
14 4 (0.22%) ABAP
14 4 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
14 4 (0.22%) TypeScript
15 2 (0.11%) T-SQL
16 1 (0.055%) VB
Qualifications
1 325 (17.82%) Degree
2 323 (17.71%) Security Cleared
3 256 (14.04%) SC Cleared
4 89 (4.88%) Microsoft Certification
5 57 (3.13%) Cisco Certification
6 53 (2.91%) Azure Certification
7 51 (2.80%) CCNP
8 46 (2.52%) AWS Certification
9 45 (2.47%) CCNA
10 41 (2.25%) Computer Science Degree
11 34 (1.86%) DV Cleared
12 29 (1.59%) MCSE
13 26 (1.43%) MCP
14 25 (1.37%) TOGAF Certification
15 21 (1.15%) CREST Certified
16 20 (1.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 17 (0.93%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
18 15 (0.82%) MCSA
18 15 (0.82%) PMI Certification
18 15 (0.82%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (6.25%) SLA
2 59 (3.23%) QA
3 32 (1.75%) COBIT
4 31 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 22 (1.21%) GDPR
6 17 (0.93%) Accessibility
6 17 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
7 15 (0.82%) NIST
8 12 (0.66%) ISO 9001
8 12 (0.66%) PMO
9 10 (0.55%) GRC
9 10 (0.55%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (0.27%) GAMP
10 5 (0.27%) GMP
11 4 (0.22%) Data Quality
12 3 (0.16%) NCSC
13 1 (0.055%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.055%) IFRS
13 1 (0.055%) SOC 2
System Software
1 132 (7.24%) Active Directory
2 64 (3.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 61 (3.34%) Hyper-V
4 16 (0.88%) vCloud
4 16 (0.88%) 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 51 (2.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (1.75%) OpenView
3 16 (0.88%) FortiGate
4 15 (0.82%) Ansible
4 15 (0.82%) Kubernetes
5 13 (0.71%) CASB
6 12 (0.66%) Stealthwatch
7 10 (0.55%) HP UCMDB
8 6 (0.33%) Docker Swarm
8 6 (0.33%) Progress Chef
8 6 (0.33%) Puppet
8 6 (0.33%) SmoothWall
8 6 (0.33%) Terraform
9 4 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.22%) Grafana
9 4 (0.22%) SCCM
10 2 (0.11%) Aspera SmartTrack
10 2 (0.11%) RSA Archer
10 2 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.11%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 604 (33.11%) Microsoft
2 128 (7.02%) Adobe
3 125 (6.85%) Cisco
4 119 (6.52%) Apple
5 100 (5.48%) HP
6 92 (5.04%) VMware
7 87 (4.77%) Google
8 83 (4.55%) Meraki
9 78 (4.28%) Dell
10 72 (3.95%) ServiceNow
11 68 (3.73%) Oracle
12 60 (3.29%) Aruba
13 55 (3.02%) BMC
14 53 (2.91%) Remedy
15 51 (2.80%) Fortinet
16 38 (2.08%) SAP
17 35 (1.92%) Optimizely
17 35 (1.92%) Sitecore
18 33 (1.81%) Salesforce
19 30 (1.64%) IBM