Salesforce Job Trends

Salesforce
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of Salesforce products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Salesforce over the 6 months leading up to 9 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within Salesforce.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 148 187
Rank change year-on-year +14 +39 -7
Permanent jobs citing Salesforce 1,133 915 1,332
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.57% 2.08% 1.60%
As % of the Vendors category 5.60% 5.27% 4.19%
Number of salaries quoted 675 460 1,014
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,822 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +33.33% -33.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £89,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £48,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +26.32% -37.60%

All Vendors
UK

Salesforce falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 20,221 17,358 31,805
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 28.02% 39.39% 38.09%
Number of salaries quoted 11,031 9,917 24,307
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +15.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year -13.46% +13.04% -8.00%

Salesforce
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Salesforce job vacancy trend in the UK

Salesforce
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Salesforce.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Salesforce

Salesforce
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Salesforce over the 6 months to 9 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Salesforce in the UK

Salesforce
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Salesforce within the UK over the 6 months to 9 March 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 +7 933 £57,500 -4.17% 617
UK excluding London +47 644 £50,000 +4.17% 536
London +19 381 £70,000 - 211
Work from Home +29 369 £55,000 -8.33% 285
North of England +53 187 £40,000 -30.43% 101
South East +32 142 £54,000 -16.92% 195
North West +36 117 £40,000 -30.43% 54
Midlands -39 100 £40,000 +30.80% 75
South West +6 69 £51,250 -14.58% 51
Scotland +43 63 £100,000 +37.93% 35
Yorkshire +5 63 £40,000 -28.89% 36
West Midlands -45 51 £39,000 +35.31% 39
East Midlands -4 49 £40,000 -37.25% 33
East of England -9 47 £55,000 +29.41% 61
Wales +18 27 £55,000 +10.00% 16
Northern Ireland -22 9 - - 5
North East -12 7 £46,250 +8.35% 12

Salesforce
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 23 (2.03%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.94%) CMS
3 21 (1.85%) Confluence
4 17 (1.50%) WordPress
5 7 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.62%) Moodle
6 6 (0.53%) Apache
6 6 (0.53%) IIS
7 5 (0.44%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.26%) Appian
8 3 (0.26%) Oracle Coherence
8 3 (0.26%) Sitecore CMS
9 2 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.18%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.088%) Drupal
10 1 (0.088%) Strapi
Applications
1 46 (4.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (3.27%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.79%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 7 (0.62%) Maya
6 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.18%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.18%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.088%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.088%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.088%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.088%) InDesign
7 1 (0.088%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 101 (8.91%) Salesforce CRM
2 64 (5.65%) Dynamics CRM
3 27 (2.38%) NetSuite
4 6 (0.53%) Unit4 Business World
5 4 (0.35%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.35%) SAP CX
6 3 (0.26%) Oracle Applications
6 3 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.26%) Shopify
7 2 (0.18%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.18%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.18%) Q-Pulse
7 2 (0.18%) Sage 200
7 2 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.088%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.088%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 121 (10.68%) SaaS
2 114 (10.06%) Azure
3 108 (9.53%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 68 (6.00%) AWS
5 65 (5.74%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 63 (5.56%) Power Platform
7 51 (4.50%) GitHub
8 49 (4.32%) Microsoft 365
9 43 (3.80%) Azure DevOps
10 29 (2.56%) GCP
11 27 (2.38%) Google Analytics
12 25 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
13 22 (1.94%) GitHub Copilot
14 21 (1.85%) Snowflake
15 15 (1.32%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
15 15 (1.32%) Salesforce Einstein
16 13 (1.15%) Google Workspace
17 10 (0.88%) Boomi
17 10 (0.88%) Power Automate
17 10 (0.88%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 55 (4.85%) Broadband
2 19 (1.68%) Internet
2 19 (1.68%) Wi-Fi
3 11 (0.97%) VPN
4 8 (0.71%) VoIP
5 7 (0.62%) IP Telephony
5 7 (0.62%) PSTN
6 6 (0.53%) LAN
6 6 (0.53%) Wireless
7 4 (0.35%) Ethernet
7 4 (0.35%) Firewall
7 4 (0.35%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.26%) HTTP
8 3 (0.26%) Network Security
8 3 (0.26%) PBX
8 3 (0.26%) SCCP
8 3 (0.26%) WPA
9 2 (0.18%) AMQP
9 2 (0.18%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.18%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (4.41%) Power BI
2 43 (3.80%) Tableau
3 22 (1.94%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.24%) Data Lake
5 10 (0.88%) Relational Database
6 9 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (0.79%) MySQL
7 7 (0.62%) Metadata
8 5 (0.44%) Power Query
9 4 (0.35%) Geospatial Data
9 4 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.26%) Looker
10 3 (0.26%) NoSQL
10 3 (0.26%) QlikView
11 2 (0.18%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.18%) KNIME
11 2 (0.18%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.18%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 2 (0.18%) RDBMS
12 1 (0.088%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 82 (7.24%) JIRA
2 46 (4.06%) Jenkins
3 36 (3.18%) GitLab
4 35 (3.09%) SonarQube
5 31 (2.74%) Git
6 3 (0.26%) Snyk
7 2 (0.18%) JUnit
7 2 (0.18%) LabVIEW
7 2 (0.18%) Mockito
7 2 (0.18%) Postman
8 1 (0.088%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.088%) git-flow
8 1 (0.088%) Selenium
General
1 401 (35.39%) Marketing
1 401 (35.39%) Social Skills
2 256 (22.59%) Finance
3 172 (15.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 140 (12.36%) Analytical Skills
5 78 (6.88%) Presentation Skills
6 66 (5.83%) Public Sector
7 65 (5.74%) Retail
8 57 (5.03%) Organisational Skills
9 51 (4.50%) Law
10 43 (3.80%) Games
10 43 (3.80%) Legal
11 30 (2.65%) Banking
12 27 (2.38%) Telecoms
13 24 (2.12%) Manufacturing
14 21 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
15 13 (1.15%) Advertising
15 13 (1.15%) Publishing
16 11 (0.97%) Front Office
17 10 (0.88%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 157 (13.86%) Senior
2 156 (13.77%) Developer
3 130 (11.47%) Salesforce Developer
4 123 (10.86%) Analyst
5 105 (9.27%) Architect
6 72 (6.35%) Salesforce Architect
7 71 (6.27%) Lead
8 60 (5.30%) Administrator
9 56 (4.94%) Business Analyst
10 49 (4.32%) Sales Executive
11 45 (3.97%) Salesforce Administrator
12 41 (3.62%) Marketing Manager
13 40 (3.53%) Senior Developer
14 38 (3.35%) Project Manager
15 37 (3.27%) Business Manager
15 37 (3.27%) Development Manager
15 37 (3.27%) Senior Salesforce Developer
16 34 (3.00%) Data Analyst
17 33 (2.91%) Business Development Manager
17 33 (2.91%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 146 (12.89%) Lightning Web Components
2 131 (11.56%) REST
3 120 (10.59%) SOAP
4 72 (6.35%) Visualforce
5 38 (3.35%) Middleware
6 35 (3.09%) .NET
7 25 (2.21%) HTML
8 23 (2.03%) CSS
9 20 (1.77%) EDI
10 13 (1.15%) Web Services
11 12 (1.06%) Node.js
12 11 (0.97%) OAuth
13 8 (0.71%) OAuth2
14 7 (0.62%) React
15 6 (0.53%) JSON
15 6 (0.53%) LAMP
16 5 (0.44%) Kafka
16 5 (0.44%) SAML
17 4 (0.35%) JMS
17 4 (0.35%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 113 (9.97%) Product Ownership
2 99 (8.74%) Onboarding
3 56 (4.94%) Management Information System
4 46 (4.06%) Self-Motivation
5 22 (1.94%) Analytical Mindset
5 22 (1.94%) Cloud Native
5 22 (1.94%) Data Structures
5 22 (1.94%) Social Media
6 18 (1.59%) FMCG
6 18 (1.59%) Low-Code
7 16 (1.41%) Web Conferencing
8 14 (1.24%) Blog
8 14 (1.24%) Greenfield Project
9 11 (0.97%) Driving Licence
9 11 (0.97%) Marketing Technology
9 11 (0.97%) NHS
10 10 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
10 10 (0.88%) Podcast
11 8 (0.71%) Security Posture
12 7 (0.62%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.12%) Windows
2 11 (0.97%) Linux
3 8 (0.71%) Apple iOS
3 8 (0.71%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.18%) Android
5 1 (0.088%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 476 (42.01%) CRM
2 205 (18.09%) Agile
3 192 (16.95%) Continuous Improvement
4 177 (15.62%) Analytics
5 172 (15.18%) Problem-Solving
6 167 (14.74%) CI/CD
7 163 (14.39%) DevOps
8 148 (13.06%) Mentoring
9 131 (11.56%) B2B
10 122 (10.77%) Roadmaps
11 116 (10.24%) Decision-Making
12 112 (9.89%) Coaching
13 108 (9.53%) Business Development
14 92 (8.12%) AI
14 92 (8.12%) Stakeholder Management
15 89 (7.86%) Data Modelling
16 87 (7.68%) Customer Experience
16 87 (7.68%) Lead Generation
17 83 (7.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 81 (7.15%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 154 (13.59%) Apex Code
2 74 (6.53%) SQL
3 68 (6.00%) Python
4 57 (5.03%) SOQL
5 54 (4.77%) JavaScript
6 43 (3.80%) SOSL
7 31 (2.74%) Java
8 12 (1.06%) PowerShell
9 7 (0.62%) PHP
9 7 (0.62%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.44%) C#
10 5 (0.44%) Google Apps Script
11 4 (0.35%) DataWeave
11 4 (0.35%) Ruby
11 4 (0.35%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.26%) R
13 2 (0.18%) Scala
14 1 (0.088%) Bicep
14 1 (0.088%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 150 (13.24%) Degree
2 79 (6.97%) Security Cleared
3 65 (5.74%) SC Cleared
4 33 (2.91%) DBS Check
5 17 (1.50%) Master's Degree
6 11 (0.97%) CIMA
6 11 (0.97%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (0.88%) ACCA
8 7 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (0.53%) HND
9 6 (0.53%) Numerate Degree
9 6 (0.53%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.44%) CITP
10 5 (0.44%) PMP
11 4 (0.35%) A+ Certification
11 4 (0.35%) HNC
11 4 (0.35%) MBA
12 3 (0.26%) CBAP
12 3 (0.26%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (4.41%) Data Quality
1 50 (4.41%) GDPR
2 35 (3.09%) QA
3 19 (1.68%) SLA
4 12 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
5 11 (0.97%) Accessibility
6 8 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (0.62%) IFRS
7 7 (0.62%) PMO
8 4 (0.35%) NIST
9 3 (0.26%) GRC
9 3 (0.26%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.26%) WCAG
10 2 (0.18%) GxP
10 2 (0.18%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.18%) ITGC
10 2 (0.18%) PERC
11 1 (0.088%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.088%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.088%) SOC 2
System Software
1 15 (1.32%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.71%) Docker
3 1 (0.088%) Firmware
3 1 (0.088%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (1.15%) Terraform
2 11 (0.97%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (0.53%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.35%) Ansible
4 4 (0.35%) SCCM
5 3 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.088%) CASB
6 1 (0.088%) Grafana
Vendors
1 197 (17.39%) Microsoft
2 89 (7.86%) HubSpot
3 69 (6.09%) Cisco
4 63 (5.56%) SAP
5 62 (5.47%) MuleSoft
6 49 (4.32%) Google
7 43 (3.80%) ServiceNow
8 37 (3.27%) Oracle
9 36 (3.18%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 36 (3.18%) Splunk
10 32 (2.82%) Adobe
11 24 (2.12%) Pardot
12 20 (1.77%) BMC
13 12 (1.06%) Dell
13 12 (1.06%) Zoho
14 8 (0.71%) Genesys
14 8 (0.71%) Informatica
15 7 (0.62%) Avaya
15 7 (0.62%) NEC
15 7 (0.62%) Pega