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 16 November 2025, 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
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 182 146
Rank change year-on-year +36 -36 +18
Permanent jobs citing Salesforce 1,039 1,039 1,225
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.97% 1.53% 2.30%
As % of the Vendors category 5.05% 4.62% 5.49%
Number of salaries quoted 623 536 986
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £72,500 £78,188 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £98,125 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,992 £48,000
% change year-on-year -9.08% +14.57% -19.33%

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 20,575 22,490 22,294
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 39.05% 33.17% 41.90%
Number of salaries quoted 11,647 11,533 17,251
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -4.27%
75th Percentile £71,750 £77,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -

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 16 November 2025.

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 16 November 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 +35 892 £55,000 -8.33% 866
UK excluding London +53 576 £50,000 -9.08% 461
London +32 372 £70,000 - 458
Work from Home +60 344 £52,500 -1.04% 448
North of England +35 168 £53,393 -5.50% 108
Midlands +72 142 £35,500 +23.17% 60
South East +32 100 £53,250 +0.38% 196
North West +36 95 £60,000 +9.09% 70
East Midlands +76 73 £40,000 -27.27% 24
West Midlands +32 67 £34,750 +20.57% 36
Yorkshire +31 64 £41,750 -33.20% 35
East of England +8 50 £50,000 -28.57% 23
South West +12 49 £52,500 -4.55% 40
Wales +38 34 £55,000 -10.46% 10
Scotland +3 31 £35,000 -68.18% 20
North East +6 9 £57,500 -17.86% 3
Northern Ireland -2 7 - - 9

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 30 (2.89%) WordPress
2 25 (2.41%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.83%) Confluence
4 16 (1.54%) CMS
5 14 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
6 12 (1.15%) IIS
7 6 (0.58%) Apache
8 3 (0.29%) Appian
8 3 (0.29%) Moodle
8 3 (0.29%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.19%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.19%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.096%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.096%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.096%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.096%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.096%) Drupal
10 1 (0.096%) HCL Notes
10 1 (0.096%) Tomcat
Applications
1 93 (8.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 70 (6.74%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.25%) Photoshop
4 12 (1.15%) Maya
4 12 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.77%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (0.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.48%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.38%) PlantUML
8 3 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.19%) Trello
10 1 (0.096%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.096%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 82 (7.89%) Salesforce CRM
2 76 (7.31%) Dynamics CRM
3 24 (2.31%) NetSuite
4 8 (0.77%) Shopify
5 7 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
6 5 (0.48%) Exchequer
7 4 (0.38%) Oracle Applications
7 4 (0.38%) SAP Business One
8 3 (0.29%) Infor M3
8 3 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
8 3 (0.29%) Raiser’s Edge
8 3 (0.29%) Sage 1000
8 3 (0.29%) SAP CX
9 2 (0.19%) Magento
10 1 (0.096%) Adobe Campaign
10 1 (0.096%) Changepoint
10 1 (0.096%) FastStats
10 1 (0.096%) Maximo
10 1 (0.096%) NEC Housing
10 1 (0.096%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 122 (11.74%) Azure
2 109 (10.49%) SaaS
3 87 (8.37%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 85 (8.18%) Power Platform
5 56 (5.39%) Microsoft 365
6 34 (3.27%) AWS
6 34 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
7 33 (3.18%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 25 (2.41%) GitHub
9 24 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
10 23 (2.21%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 21 (2.02%) Boomi
12 19 (1.83%) GCP
13 18 (1.73%) Google Workspace
14 16 (1.54%) Google Analytics
15 14 (1.35%) Snowflake
16 13 (1.25%) Power Automate
17 12 (1.15%) Zapier
18 11 (1.06%) Entra ID
18 11 (1.06%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 36 (3.46%) Broadband
2 32 (3.08%) SMS
3 18 (1.73%) VoIP
4 14 (1.35%) Internet
5 13 (1.25%) VPN
5 13 (1.25%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (1.15%) Network Security
7 8 (0.77%) Ethernet
7 8 (0.77%) WPA
8 7 (0.67%) Firewall
8 7 (0.67%) TCP/IP
9 6 (0.58%) HTTP
9 6 (0.58%) IP Telephony
9 6 (0.58%) PSTN
10 5 (0.48%) DMZ
10 5 (0.48%) STUN
10 5 (0.48%) VLAN
11 3 (0.29%) AMQP
11 3 (0.29%) Unified Communications
12 2 (0.19%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (7.03%) Power BI
2 60 (5.77%) SQL Server
3 54 (5.20%) Tableau
4 24 (2.31%) Data Lake
5 19 (1.83%) Data Warehouse
6 16 (1.54%) MySQL
7 12 (1.15%) Relational Database
8 10 (0.96%) Looker
9 9 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
10 8 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 7 (0.67%) SAP Data Services
12 5 (0.48%) BigQuery
12 5 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
12 5 (0.48%) Crystal Reports
12 5 (0.48%) EDRMS
12 5 (0.48%) Geospatial Data
12 5 (0.48%) GIS
12 5 (0.48%) Metadata
12 5 (0.48%) RDBMS
12 5 (0.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 74 (7.12%) JIRA
2 18 (1.73%) Git
3 17 (1.64%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.54%) GitLab
4 16 (1.54%) SonarQube
5 7 (0.67%) ER Studio
6 6 (0.58%) Snyk
7 4 (0.38%) Browser DevTools
7 4 (0.38%) Postman
8 2 (0.19%) Katalon Studio
8 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.19%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.19%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.096%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.096%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.096%) GCC
9 1 (0.096%) RStudio
General
1 408 (39.27%) Social Skills
2 385 (37.05%) Marketing
3 272 (26.18%) Finance
4 169 (16.27%) Analytical Skills
5 107 (10.30%) Retail
6 91 (8.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 64 (6.16%) Organisational Skills
8 63 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
9 57 (5.49%) Law
10 45 (4.33%) Legal
11 38 (3.66%) Public Sector
12 36 (3.46%) Banking
13 33 (3.18%) Games
14 32 (3.08%) Telecoms
15 31 (2.98%) Manufacturing
16 27 (2.60%) Influencing Skills
17 24 (2.31%) Advertising
18 10 (0.96%) Investment Banking
19 8 (0.77%) Documentation Skills
19 8 (0.77%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 185 (17.81%) Senior
2 120 (11.55%) Developer
3 116 (11.16%) Analyst
4 96 (9.24%) Architect
5 84 (8.08%) Salesforce Developer
6 70 (6.74%) Lead
7 66 (6.35%) Administrator
8 56 (5.39%) Business Manager
8 56 (5.39%) Development Manager
9 54 (5.20%) Business Development Manager
10 49 (4.72%) Senior Developer
11 48 (4.62%) Salesforce Architect
12 46 (4.43%) Salesforce Administrator
13 40 (3.85%) Business Analyst
14 39 (3.75%) Senior Salesforce Developer
15 36 (3.46%) Support Engineer
16 35 (3.37%) Solutions Architect
17 31 (2.98%) CRM Executive
18 27 (2.60%) Salesforce Analyst
18 27 (2.60%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 102 (9.82%) Lightning Web Components
2 85 (8.18%) REST
3 64 (6.16%) SOAP
4 39 (3.75%) Visualforce
5 37 (3.56%) .NET
6 34 (3.27%) HTML
7 29 (2.79%) CSS
8 24 (2.31%) Middleware
9 11 (1.06%) Web Services
10 10 (0.96%) LAMP
11 9 (0.87%) GraphQL
11 9 (0.87%) Node.js
12 8 (0.77%) OAuth
13 7 (0.67%) EDI
13 7 (0.67%) JSON
14 5 (0.48%) ADO
14 5 (0.48%) FreeSWITCH
14 5 (0.48%) React
14 5 (0.48%) RESTful
15 4 (0.38%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 94 (9.05%) Onboarding
2 79 (7.60%) Product Ownership
3 61 (5.87%) Management Information System
4 47 (4.52%) Analytical Mindset
5 40 (3.85%) Social Media
6 39 (3.75%) Self-Motivation
7 36 (3.46%) Cloud Native
8 19 (1.83%) FMCG
9 17 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
10 14 (1.35%) Blog
10 14 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
11 13 (1.25%) Data Structures
12 11 (1.06%) NHS
13 10 (0.96%) Linux Command Line
14 9 (0.87%) Driving Licence
14 9 (0.87%) Greenfield Project
15 8 (0.77%) Marketing Technology
15 8 (0.77%) Satnav
15 8 (0.77%) Video Editing
15 8 (0.77%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 34 (3.27%) Windows
2 24 (2.31%) Linux
3 16 (1.54%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.67%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.58%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.48%) Debian
7 3 (0.29%) Android
8 1 (0.096%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 515 (49.57%) CRM
2 191 (18.38%) Problem-Solving
3 186 (17.90%) Analytics
4 183 (17.61%) Agile
5 161 (15.50%) Roadmaps
6 160 (15.40%) Continuous Improvement
7 136 (13.09%) Decision-Making
8 120 (11.55%) DevOps
9 115 (11.07%) B2B
10 112 (10.78%) Stakeholder Management
11 111 (10.68%) Business Intelligence
12 108 (10.39%) Business Development
13 107 (10.30%) Mentoring
14 102 (9.82%) Project Management
15 98 (9.43%) CI/CD
16 89 (8.57%) Customer Engagement
17 88 (8.47%) ERP
18 84 (8.08%) AI
18 84 (8.08%) Digital Marketing
19 81 (7.80%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 102 (9.82%) SQL
2 101 (9.72%) Apex Code
3 50 (4.81%) Python
4 40 (3.85%) JavaScript
5 28 (2.69%) SOQL
6 19 (1.83%) SOSL
7 18 (1.73%) PowerShell
8 13 (1.25%) PHP
9 11 (1.06%) C#
10 9 (0.87%) Java
10 9 (0.87%) R
11 7 (0.67%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.29%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.29%) VBA
14 2 (0.19%) Ada
14 2 (0.19%) VB
15 1 (0.096%) Ruby
15 1 (0.096%) Scala
15 1 (0.096%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 165 (15.88%) Degree
2 72 (6.93%) DBS Check
3 34 (3.27%) Security Cleared
4 30 (2.89%) SC Cleared
5 14 (1.35%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (1.06%) Numerate Degree
7 8 (0.77%) HND
8 6 (0.58%) Azure Certification
8 6 (0.58%) MBA
9 4 (0.38%) ISEB
9 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.29%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.19%) A+ Certification
11 2 (0.19%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.19%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.096%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.096%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (7.80%) GDPR
2 34 (3.27%) SLA
3 30 (2.89%) Data Quality
4 22 (2.12%) QA
5 10 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (0.87%) Accessibility
6 9 (0.87%) PMO
7 7 (0.67%) ISO 9001
8 6 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.48%) GRC
9 5 (0.48%) IFRS
10 4 (0.38%) PERC
11 2 (0.19%) GxP
11 2 (0.19%) ITGC
12 1 (0.096%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.096%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.096%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.096%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 24 (2.31%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.58%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.48%) Kamailio
5 2 (0.19%) Docker
5 2 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.096%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.096%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 9 (0.87%) Terraform
2 7 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.48%) Autotask
4 4 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.29%) Ansible
5 3 (0.29%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.19%) SCCM
7 1 (0.096%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 195 (18.77%) Microsoft
2 101 (9.72%) SAP
3 86 (8.28%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
4 82 (7.89%) HubSpot
5 57 (5.49%) Google
6 52 (5.00%) Oracle
7 51 (4.91%) Adobe
8 47 (4.52%) MuleSoft
9 28 (2.69%) Pardot
9 28 (2.69%) ServiceNow
10 25 (2.41%) Cisco
11 17 (1.64%) Zoho
12 15 (1.44%) Splunk
13 14 (1.35%) Dell
14 9 (0.87%) Alteryx
14 9 (0.87%) Facebook
15 8 (0.77%) VMware
16 7 (0.67%) Capita
16 7 (0.67%) Civica
16 7 (0.67%) NEC