Presentation Skills Job Trends

Presentation Skills
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Presentation Skills in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Presentation Skills over the 6 months leading up to 7 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 232 108 139
Rank change year-on-year -124 +31 +8
Permanent jobs citing Presentation Skills 785 1,269 2,054
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.85% 2.87% 1.97%
As % of the General category 1.77% 3.93% 3.38%
Number of salaries quoted 444 415 1,132
10th Percentile £35,054 £34,602 £31,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,895 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £72,433
90th Percentile £102,500 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

All General Skills
UK

Presentation Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 44,439 32,251 60,694
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 47.95% 72.89% 58.18%
Number of salaries quoted 26,361 15,569 40,455
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,984 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% +8.57% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £71,778
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £48,507 £47,500
% change year-on-year +3.08% +2.12% -9.52%

Presentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Presentation Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Presentation Skills job vacancy trend in the UK

Presentation Skills
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Presentation Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Presentation Skills

Presentation Skills
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Presentation Skills over the 6 months to 7 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Presentation Skills in the UK

Presentation Skills
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Presentation Skills within the UK over the 6 months to 7 June 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
England -124 671 £60,000 - 624
UK excluding London -172 369 £50,000 -4.76% 326
London -11 318 £75,000 +3.45% 330
Work from Home -53 248 £62,500 +4.17% 292
South East -34 97 £53,700 -10.50% 84
North of England -204 71 £50,000 -2.91% 93
East of England +6 67 £70,000 +27.27% 29
South West -79 56 £48,750 +2.24% 40
Midlands -100 56 £45,000 -5.63% 53
West Midlands -68 44 £42,500 -19.05% 43
North West -67 42 £50,000 -9.09% 52
Yorkshire -167 18 £44,500 -11.00% 27
East Midlands -56 12 £48,750 +2.63% 11
Scotland -3 11 £55,000 +6.50% 18
North East -42 11 £34,500 - 16
Wales -42 7 £53,171 -29.11% 10
Northern Ireland -35 4 - - 11

Presentation Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 10 (1.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 9 (1.15%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.38%) CMS
3 3 (0.38%) Confluence
3 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.25%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.25%) SAS
4 2 (0.25%) WebLogic
4 2 (0.25%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.13%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 85 (10.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (9.94%) Microsoft Office
3 71 (9.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.27%) Acrobat
5 8 (1.02%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.64%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.38%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.25%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.25%) Camtasia
8 2 (0.25%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.25%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 10 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
1 10 (1.27%) Salesforce CRM
2 8 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.51%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.38%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.38%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.25%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.25%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.25%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.25%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.25%) SAP SCM
5 2 (0.25%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.13%) SAP FI-AR
6 1 (0.13%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 106 (13.50%) SaaS
2 68 (8.66%) Azure
3 56 (7.13%) Power Platform
4 50 (6.37%) AWS
5 32 (4.08%) Figma
6 28 (3.57%) GCP
7 26 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
8 19 (2.42%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (1.53%) PaaS
10 11 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (1.27%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 10 (1.27%) GitHub
12 8 (1.02%) Mimecast
12 8 (1.02%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 7 (0.89%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 6 (0.76%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Purview
15 5 (0.64%) Google Analytics
15 5 (0.64%) IaaS
15 5 (0.64%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 33 (4.20%) Firewall
2 32 (4.08%) Broadband
2 32 (4.08%) WAN
3 28 (3.57%) LAN
4 18 (2.29%) Network Security
5 15 (1.91%) Internet
6 14 (1.78%) SD-WAN
6 14 (1.78%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (1.15%) Ethernet
8 7 (0.89%) 5G
8 7 (0.89%) VPN
9 5 (0.64%) VLAN
10 4 (0.51%) DHCP
10 4 (0.51%) DNS
10 4 (0.51%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.38%) VoIP
11 3 (0.38%) Wireless
12 2 (0.25%) MPLS
12 2 (0.25%) TCP/IP
13 1 (0.13%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (4.71%) Power BI
2 19 (2.42%) Tableau
3 8 (1.02%) Big Data
4 5 (0.64%) Metadata
5 4 (0.51%) Data Mining
5 4 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.51%) Looker
5 4 (0.51%) Semantic Layer
6 3 (0.38%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (0.38%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.38%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.25%) GIS
7 2 (0.25%) Power Query
8 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.13%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.13%) PowerPivot
8 1 (0.13%) Qlik Sense
8 1 (0.13%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 39 (4.97%) JIRA
2 10 (1.27%) LabVIEW
3 7 (0.89%) Git
4 5 (0.64%) Balsamiq
5 4 (0.51%) GitLab
6 2 (0.25%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.13%) Postman
7 1 (0.13%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 538 (68.54%) Social Skills
2 218 (27.77%) Marketing
3 206 (26.24%) Finance
4 142 (18.09%) Analytical Skills
5 107 (13.63%) Retail
6 71 (9.04%) Public Sector
7 69 (8.79%) Law
8 68 (8.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 65 (8.28%) Influencing Skills
10 58 (7.39%) Banking
11 57 (7.26%) Legal
12 46 (5.86%) Organisational Skills
13 38 (4.84%) Telecoms
14 31 (3.95%) Manufacturing
15 27 (3.44%) Advertising
16 20 (2.55%) Back Office
16 20 (2.55%) Social Housing
17 17 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
18 16 (2.04%) German Language
18 16 (2.04%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 128 (16.31%) Senior
2 90 (11.46%) Consultant
3 74 (9.43%) Business Manager
4 70 (8.92%) Sales Executive
5 69 (8.79%) Development Manager
6 68 (8.66%) Business Development Manager
7 65 (8.28%) Lead
8 61 (7.77%) Architect
9 53 (6.75%) Senior Manager
10 52 (6.62%) Account Manager
11 51 (6.50%) Analyst
12 31 (3.95%) Solutions Architect
13 29 (3.69%) Business Analyst
14 28 (3.57%) Solutions Sales Executive
15 22 (2.80%) Business Consultant
15 22 (2.80%) Presales Engineer
15 22 (2.80%) Sales Manager
15 22 (2.80%) Senior Consultant
16 21 (2.68%) Delivery Manager
16 21 (2.68%) New Business Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.15%) .NET
2 7 (0.89%) Middleware
2 7 (0.89%) pytest
2 7 (0.89%) REST
3 6 (0.76%) HTML
3 6 (0.76%) SOAP
4 5 (0.64%) Model Context Protocol
4 5 (0.64%) React
5 4 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
5 4 (0.51%) VML
6 3 (0.38%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.38%) CSS
7 2 (0.25%) EDI
7 2 (0.25%) Hugging Face
7 2 (0.25%) NLTK
7 2 (0.25%) RESTful
7 2 (0.25%) SAP Fiori
7 2 (0.25%) SpaCy
8 1 (0.13%) MACH
8 1 (0.13%) MUnit
Miscellaneous
1 132 (16.82%) Self-Motivation
2 70 (8.92%) Onboarding
3 45 (5.73%) Cloud Native
4 34 (4.33%) Driving Licence
5 22 (2.80%) Management Information System
6 21 (2.68%) Mobile App
6 21 (2.68%) Social Media
6 21 (2.68%) Web Conferencing
7 20 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (2.04%) Digital Media
9 15 (1.91%) Blog
10 12 (1.53%) Analytical Mindset
11 11 (1.40%) Security Posture
12 10 (1.27%) Public Cloud
13 9 (1.15%) Life Science
13 9 (1.15%) NHS
14 8 (1.02%) Data Structures
14 8 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
14 8 (1.02%) Product Ownership
14 8 (1.02%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.42%) Windows
2 13 (1.66%) Linux
3 10 (1.27%) Unix
4 3 (0.38%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.25%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (27.52%) Business Development
2 180 (22.93%) Problem-Solving
3 168 (21.40%) CRM
4 160 (20.38%) Decision-Making
5 133 (16.94%) Stakeholder Management
6 129 (16.43%) Agile
7 103 (13.12%) Continuous Improvement
8 99 (12.61%) B2B
9 90 (11.46%) Roadmaps
10 79 (10.06%) Mentoring
11 77 (9.81%) Presales
11 77 (9.81%) Project Delivery
12 73 (9.30%) AI
12 73 (9.30%) Analytics
13 68 (8.66%) GTM Strategy
14 65 (8.28%) Collaborative Culture
15 64 (8.15%) Business Strategy
16 62 (7.90%) Change Management
16 62 (7.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 62 (7.90%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 39 (4.97%) SQL
2 37 (4.71%) Python
3 10 (1.27%) JavaScript
4 7 (0.89%) MATLAB
5 6 (0.76%) C
5 6 (0.76%) C#
6 5 (0.64%) C++
7 4 (0.51%) Bash
7 4 (0.51%) PHP
8 3 (0.38%) Rust
8 3 (0.38%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.25%) Embedded C
9 2 (0.25%) Embedded C++
9 2 (0.25%) Go
9 2 (0.25%) Perl
9 2 (0.25%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.25%) R
9 2 (0.25%) RPG
10 1 (0.13%) COBOL
10 1 (0.13%) Java
Qualifications
1 189 (24.08%) Degree
2 66 (8.41%) Security Cleared
3 43 (5.48%) SC Cleared
4 23 (2.93%) PMP
5 21 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
6 20 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (2.04%) CCNA
8 15 (1.91%) HND
9 14 (1.78%) Master's Degree
9 14 (1.78%) PMI Certification
10 13 (1.66%) JNCIA
11 12 (1.53%) APMG
12 10 (1.27%) CISSP
13 9 (1.15%) ACCA
14 8 (1.02%) HNC
14 8 (1.02%) PhD
15 7 (0.89%) CFA
15 7 (0.89%) DV Cleared
16 6 (0.76%) CISM
16 6 (0.76%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (2.42%) QA
2 15 (1.91%) PMO
3 14 (1.78%) GDPR
4 13 (1.66%) Data Quality
5 12 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (1.40%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.15%) NIST
8 6 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (0.64%) SLA
10 4 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.51%) GAAP
10 4 (0.51%) IFRS
10 4 (0.51%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.51%) NCSC
11 3 (0.38%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.25%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.13%) Basel II
13 1 (0.13%) COBIT
13 1 (0.13%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.13%) MiFID
System Software
1 9 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (0.51%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.51%) Docker
3 2 (0.25%) Firmware
4 1 (0.13%) Veritas Cluster Server
4 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (0.64%) Terraform
2 4 (0.51%) Ansible
2 4 (0.51%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (0.25%) FortiGate
3 2 (0.25%) Kibana
3 2 (0.25%) Nagios
3 2 (0.25%) Prometheus
3 2 (0.25%) Puppet
4 1 (0.13%) OpenView
4 1 (0.13%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 139 (17.71%) Microsoft
2 65 (8.28%) Salesforce
3 48 (6.11%) ServiceNow
4 39 (4.97%) Adobe
5 35 (4.46%) HubSpot
6 34 (4.33%) Cisco
7 33 (4.20%) Fortinet
8 30 (3.82%) BMC
9 29 (3.69%) SAP
10 21 (2.68%) Aruba
10 21 (2.68%) Juniper
11 19 (2.42%) Dell
12 14 (1.78%) VMware
13 13 (1.66%) Oracle
14 12 (1.53%) Google
15 9 (1.15%) Anaplan
15 9 (1.15%) Genesys
15 9 (1.15%) Verint
15 9 (1.15%) Workday
16 8 (1.02%) Sophos