Presales Jobs

Presales
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Presales skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Presales over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 313 167 149
Rank change year-on-year -146 -18 +82
Permanent jobs citing Presales 527 1,764 2,437
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.96% 1.78% 2.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.02% 2.08% 2.53%
Number of salaries quoted 362 963 978
10th Percentile £40,000 £26,050 £43,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £40,500 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £61,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.82% -23.13% +14.29%
75th Percentile £95,000 £82,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £106,250 £97,500 £117,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -23.08% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,728 84,924 96,446
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.83% 85.58% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 26,848 59,902 56,809
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,010 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,415 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

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 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Presales in the UK

Presales
Top 15 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 12 May 2025. 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 -146 454 £67,500 +12.50% 1,415
UK excluding London -168 266 £57,500 +15.00% 674
London -27 182 £90,000 +12.50% 917
Work from Home -211 149 £72,500 +17.89% 1,118
South East -79 98 £60,000 +33.33% 305
North of England -72 78 £55,000 +29.41% 122
North West -88 68 £55,000 +36.65% 82
Midlands -38 46 £65,000 +13.04% 83
West Midlands -3 30 £67,500 +17.39% 46
East Midlands -8 16 £65,000 +13.04% 34
South West -9 15 £52,500 -13.58% 62
East of England -15 15 £40,000 -20.00% 51
Yorkshire +12 10 £60,000 +4.35% 32
Scotland +15 9 £45,000 -25.00% 45
Northern Ireland 0 5 £68,750 +19.57% 12

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 18 (3.42%) Confluence
2 7 (1.33%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.76%) Apache
3 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.76%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.38%) CMS
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 39 (7.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (3.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 12 (2.28%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.33%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 23 (4.36%) Oracle SCM
2 18 (3.42%) Dynamics CRM
3 16 (3.04%) Oracle ERP
4 9 (1.71%) Oracle Financials
4 9 (1.71%) Oracle Payables
4 9 (1.71%) Oracle Receivables
4 9 (1.71%) SAP S/4HANA
5 6 (1.14%) Oracle EBS
6 5 (0.95%) Salesforce CRM
7 3 (0.57%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.38%) NetSuite
8 2 (0.38%) SAP CO
8 2 (0.38%) SAP FI/CO
9 1 (0.19%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle HRMS
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle iRecruitment
9 1 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
9 1 (0.19%) SAP FSCM
9 1 (0.19%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 123 (23.34%) Azure
2 69 (13.09%) AWS
3 46 (8.73%) GCP
4 42 (7.97%) OCI
5 38 (7.21%) SaaS
6 28 (5.31%) Microsoft 365
6 28 (5.31%) Power Platform
7 17 (3.23%) IaaS
8 16 (3.04%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (2.66%) PaaS
10 11 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (2.09%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 10 (1.90%) PowerApps
11 10 (1.90%) Snowflake
12 9 (1.71%) AWS CloudFormation
13 8 (1.52%) Serverless
14 7 (1.33%) Azure AI
14 7 (1.33%) Azure Sentinel
14 7 (1.33%) GitHub
15 6 (1.14%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 60 (11.39%) Firewall
2 57 (10.82%) WAN
3 52 (9.87%) LAN
4 24 (4.55%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (3.23%) Network Security
6 14 (2.66%) Cisco Firepower
6 14 (2.66%) SD-WAN
6 14 (2.66%) VPN
7 11 (2.09%) Wireless
8 8 (1.52%) VLAN
9 7 (1.33%) BGP
9 7 (1.33%) Internet
9 7 (1.33%) NetScaler
9 7 (1.33%) OSPF
10 6 (1.14%) DNS
11 5 (0.95%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (0.95%) SAN
11 5 (0.95%) VoIP
12 4 (0.76%) VSAN
13 3 (0.57%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.28%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.09%) Power BI
3 9 (1.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 8 (1.52%) Amazon Redshift
4 8 (1.52%) BigQuery
4 8 (1.52%) NoSQL
5 6 (1.14%) Big Data
5 6 (1.14%) Oracle Database
6 5 (0.95%) Data Lake
6 5 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.95%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (0.76%) KDB
7 4 (0.76%) Kdb+
7 4 (0.76%) Oracle ODI
8 3 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 20 (3.80%) JIRA
2 2 (0.38%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.19%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.19%) Git
3 1 (0.19%) GitLab
General
1 226 (42.88%) Social Skills
2 125 (23.72%) Presentation Skills
3 122 (23.15%) Finance
4 58 (11.01%) Marketing
5 55 (10.44%) Public Sector
6 38 (7.21%) Analytical Skills
7 31 (5.88%) Law
8 21 (3.98%) Organisational Skills
9 18 (3.42%) Retail
10 17 (3.23%) Legal
11 16 (3.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (3.04%) Telecoms
12 13 (2.47%) Manufacturing
13 12 (2.28%) Banking
14 9 (1.71%) Billing
15 6 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (1.14%) Front Office
15 6 (1.14%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (0.95%) Health Technology
16 5 (0.95%) Police
Job Titles
1 140 (26.57%) Consultant
2 138 (26.19%) Architect
3 80 (15.18%) Senior
4 72 (13.66%) Solutions Architect
5 49 (9.30%) Oracle Consultant
6 36 (6.83%) Presales Consultant
7 32 (6.07%) Senior Consultant
8 29 (5.50%) Lead
9 25 (4.74%) Junior
10 24 (4.55%) Junior Architect
10 24 (4.55%) Junior Solutions Architect
11 20 (3.80%) Data Architect
12 19 (3.61%) Cloud Architect
13 17 (3.23%) Support Engineer
14 16 (3.04%) Solutions Consultant
15 15 (2.85%) Presales Engineer
15 15 (2.85%) Presales Solution Architect
16 14 (2.66%) 3rd Line Support
16 14 (2.66%) Azure Architect
16 14 (2.66%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.28%) .NET
2 8 (1.52%) Oracle Fusion
2 8 (1.52%) React
3 7 (1.33%) XML
4 6 (1.14%) HTML
4 6 (1.14%) Loki
5 5 (0.95%) CSS
5 5 (0.95%) JSON
6 4 (0.76%) Next.js
6 4 (0.76%) SOAP
6 4 (0.76%) Web Services
7 3 (0.57%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.57%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.57%) 802.1X
7 3 (0.57%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.57%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.57%) FastAPI
7 3 (0.57%) SAML
8 2 (0.38%) ASP.NET Web API
8 2 (0.38%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 31 (5.88%) Data Centre
2 21 (3.98%) Cloud Native
2 21 (3.98%) Hybrid Cloud
3 20 (3.80%) Public Cloud
4 18 (3.42%) Onboarding
5 15 (2.85%) Driving Licence
6 14 (2.66%) Legacy Systems
7 11 (2.09%) Tandem
8 10 (1.90%) Virtual Team
9 9 (1.71%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 9 (1.71%) Microsoft Licensing
9 9 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.52%) Private Cloud
11 7 (1.33%) Data Protection Act
11 7 (1.33%) Life Science
11 7 (1.33%) Management Information System
11 7 (1.33%) PKI
11 7 (1.33%) PMI
12 6 (1.14%) Data Structures
12 6 (1.14%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.98%) Windows
2 18 (3.42%) Linux
3 9 (1.71%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.57%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.38%) Unix
6 1 (0.19%) CentOS
6 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.19%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (14.80%) Business Development
2 69 (13.09%) Project Management
3 68 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
4 66 (12.52%) Roadmaps
5 64 (12.14%) Stakeholder Management
6 57 (10.82%) Customer Requirements
7 56 (10.63%) Analytics
7 56 (10.63%) Project Delivery
8 50 (9.49%) Agile
8 50 (9.49%) Mentoring
9 47 (8.92%) CRM
10 46 (8.73%) Cybersecurity
11 44 (8.35%) Thought Leadership
12 43 (8.16%) Artificial Intelligence
12 43 (8.16%) Migration
13 35 (6.64%) Computer Science
14 32 (6.07%) DevOps
14 32 (6.07%) ERP
15 29 (5.50%) Service Delivery
16 28 (5.31%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 41 (7.78%) SQL
2 31 (5.88%) Python
3 12 (2.28%) JavaScript
4 11 (2.09%) C#
5 10 (1.90%) Go
6 9 (1.71%) Bash
7 7 (1.33%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.14%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.57%) C
9 3 (0.57%) Java
9 3 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
9 3 (0.57%) Scala
9 3 (0.57%) Swift
9 3 (0.57%) VBA
10 2 (0.38%) Bicep
10 2 (0.38%) R
11 1 (0.19%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.19%) C++
11 1 (0.19%) Rust
11 1 (0.19%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 66 (12.52%) Cisco Certification
2 61 (11.57%) Degree
3 58 (11.01%) Security Cleared
4 45 (8.54%) CCNA
5 31 (5.88%) SC Cleared
6 28 (5.31%) CCNP
7 26 (4.93%) JNCIA
8 20 (3.80%) BPSS Clearance
9 19 (3.61%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 18 (3.42%) HND
11 16 (3.04%) Azure Certification
11 16 (3.04%) CISSP
12 13 (2.47%) CISM
13 12 (2.28%) CCIE
13 12 (2.28%) PMI Certification
14 10 (1.90%) AWS Certification
14 10 (1.90%) Master's Degree
15 7 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
16 6 (1.14%) CCSE
17 5 (0.95%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (5.12%) QA
2 11 (2.09%) NIST
3 8 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (1.33%) GDPR
5 5 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.95%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.57%) HIPAA
6 3 (0.57%) PMO
6 3 (0.57%) SLA
7 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.38%) GRC
8 1 (0.19%) COBIT
8 1 (0.19%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.19%) ISO 9000
8 1 (0.19%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.19%) NCSC
8 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.19%) SOC 2
System Software
1 17 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (1.90%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.90%) Virtual Desktop
3 9 (1.71%) Docker
4 7 (1.33%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.33%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.19%) Job Entry Subsystem
6 1 (0.19%) KVM
6 1 (0.19%) Time Sharing Option
6 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 21 (3.98%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.28%) Terraform
3 7 (1.33%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (1.14%) Grafana
5 4 (0.76%) Ansible
6 3 (0.57%) QRadar
6 3 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.38%) CASB
7 2 (0.38%) Proxmox
7 2 (0.38%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.19%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.19%) HP UCMDB
8 1 (0.19%) PaperCut
8 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 106 (20.11%) Microsoft
2 82 (15.56%) Cisco
3 80 (15.18%) Oracle
4 67 (12.71%) Fortinet
5 54 (10.25%) Palo Alto
6 43 (8.16%) Juniper
7 42 (7.97%) Aruba
8 29 (5.50%) Salesforce
9 25 (4.74%) IBM
10 23 (4.36%) VMware
11 22 (4.17%) Meraki
12 15 (2.85%) Google
12 15 (2.85%) SAP
13 14 (2.66%) HP
14 12 (2.28%) Dell
15 11 (2.09%) ServiceNow
16 8 (1.52%) Databricks
17 7 (1.33%) Apple
17 7 (1.33%) Citrix
17 7 (1.33%) Sophos