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 6 February 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
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 150 189
Rank change year-on-year +12 +39 -26
Permanent jobs citing Salesforce 1,085 991 1,218
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.67% 1.94% 1.66%
As % of the Vendors category 5.50% 5.10% 4.33%
Number of salaries quoted 633 442 917
10th Percentile £30,580 £28,822 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +31.58% -29.63%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,500 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £38,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +51.32% -33.91%

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 19,721 19,446 28,158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 30.34% 38.11% 38.42%
Number of salaries quoted 10,896 9,862 22,009
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,580 £26,750
25th Percentile £33,750 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £51,200
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +12.30% -10.96%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £94,653 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -13.46% +9.47% -5.00%

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 6 February 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 6 February 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 +17 911 £57,500 -4.17% 558
UK excluding London +38 617 £52,500 -8.70% 358
London +4 373 £70,000 - 273
Work from Home +60 350 £52,500 -12.50% 275
North of England +23 192 £50,000 -13.04% 84
North West +37 123 £52,500 -8.70% 44
Midlands +5 115 £39,000 -8.24% 68
South East +51 114 £55,000 -4.35% 146
South West +12 67 £50,000 -16.67% 24
Yorkshire +4 62 £50,000 -16.67% 33
West Midlands -12 57 £34,750 +20.57% 38
East Midlands +18 56 £40,000 -38.46% 30
Scotland +17 49 £35,000 -68.18% 7
East of England +5 42 £52,500 -47.50% 27
Wales +31 29 £55,000 +10.00% 6
Northern Ireland -21 9 - - 1
North East -15 7 £46,250 +8.35% 10

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 22 (2.03%) SharePoint
2 21 (1.94%) CMS
3 18 (1.66%) Confluence
3 18 (1.66%) WordPress
4 10 (0.92%) IIS
5 9 (0.83%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (0.55%) Apache
7 5 (0.46%) Moodle
8 3 (0.28%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.28%) Appian
8 3 (0.28%) Oracle Coherence
8 3 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
9 2 (0.18%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.092%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.092%) Drupal
10 1 (0.092%) Strapi
Applications
1 50 (4.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (3.96%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.20%) Maya
5 7 (0.65%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.46%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (0.46%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.37%) PlantUML
8 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.18%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.092%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.092%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 99 (9.12%) Salesforce CRM
2 70 (6.45%) Dynamics CRM
3 27 (2.49%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.46%) Shopify
4 5 (0.46%) Unit4 Business World
5 4 (0.37%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.37%) Oracle Applications
5 4 (0.37%) SAP CX
6 2 (0.18%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 2 (0.18%) Infor M3
6 2 (0.18%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 2 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.18%) Q-Pulse
6 2 (0.18%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.092%) Oracle CRM
7 1 (0.092%) Pegasus Opera
7 1 (0.092%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.092%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 1 (0.092%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 128 (11.80%) SaaS
2 122 (11.24%) Azure
3 105 (9.68%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 70 (6.45%) Power Platform
5 55 (5.07%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 54 (4.98%) AWS
7 50 (4.61%) Microsoft 365
8 46 (4.24%) GitHub
9 44 (4.06%) Azure DevOps
10 29 (2.67%) GCP
11 23 (2.12%) Google Analytics
11 23 (2.12%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
12 22 (2.03%) Dynamics 365
12 22 (2.03%) GitHub Copilot
13 16 (1.47%) Boomi
14 15 (1.38%) Salesforce Einstein
15 13 (1.20%) Google Workspace
16 12 (1.11%) Zapier
17 11 (1.01%) Snowflake
18 9 (0.83%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 42 (3.87%) Broadband
2 19 (1.75%) Wi-Fi
3 18 (1.66%) Internet
4 13 (1.20%) VPN
5 9 (0.83%) VoIP
6 7 (0.65%) IP Telephony
6 7 (0.65%) PSTN
6 7 (0.65%) WPA
7 6 (0.55%) Ethernet
7 6 (0.55%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.46%) HTTP
8 5 (0.46%) LAN
9 4 (0.37%) Firewall
10 3 (0.28%) AMQP
10 3 (0.28%) Network Security
10 3 (0.28%) PBX
10 3 (0.28%) SCCP
10 3 (0.28%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.18%) SMS
11 2 (0.18%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (5.25%) Power BI
2 55 (5.07%) Tableau
3 30 (2.76%) SQL Server
4 21 (1.94%) Data Lake
5 14 (1.29%) MySQL
6 12 (1.11%) Relational Database
7 9 (0.83%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.46%) Metadata
8 5 (0.46%) Power Query
9 4 (0.37%) Geospatial Data
9 4 (0.37%) Looker
9 4 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.28%) QlikView
10 3 (0.28%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.18%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.18%) KNIME
11 2 (0.18%) MariaDB
12 1 (0.092%) Big Data
12 1 (0.092%) Qlik Sense
12 1 (0.092%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 75 (6.91%) JIRA
2 32 (2.95%) Jenkins
3 24 (2.21%) Git
3 24 (2.21%) GitLab
4 23 (2.12%) SonarQube
5 5 (0.46%) Snyk
6 4 (0.37%) Browser DevTools
6 4 (0.37%) Postman
7 2 (0.18%) Katalon Studio
7 2 (0.18%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.092%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.092%) GCC
8 1 (0.092%) Selenium
General
1 405 (37.33%) Social Skills
2 391 (36.04%) Marketing
3 279 (25.71%) Finance
4 154 (14.19%) Analytical Skills
5 150 (13.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 98 (9.03%) Retail
7 87 (8.02%) Presentation Skills
8 55 (5.07%) Organisational Skills
9 53 (4.88%) Law
9 53 (4.88%) Public Sector
10 47 (4.33%) Legal
11 41 (3.78%) Games
12 34 (3.13%) Banking
13 30 (2.76%) Telecoms
14 28 (2.58%) Manufacturing
15 18 (1.66%) Advertising
16 14 (1.29%) Publishing
17 11 (1.01%) Front Office
18 10 (0.92%) Documentation Skills
18 10 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 170 (15.67%) Senior
2 148 (13.64%) Developer
3 123 (11.34%) Salesforce Developer
4 117 (10.78%) Analyst
5 88 (8.11%) Architect
6 79 (7.28%) Lead
7 60 (5.53%) Administrator
8 56 (5.16%) Salesforce Architect
9 48 (4.42%) Business Analyst
10 47 (4.33%) Development Manager
11 46 (4.24%) Business Manager
12 45 (4.15%) Salesforce Administrator
13 44 (4.06%) Business Development Manager
14 40 (3.69%) Marketing Manager
14 40 (3.69%) Sales Executive
14 40 (3.69%) Senior Developer
15 38 (3.50%) Project Manager
16 37 (3.41%) Senior Salesforce Developer
17 36 (3.32%) Data Analyst
18 33 (3.04%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 122 (11.24%) Lightning Web Components
2 117 (10.78%) REST
3 99 (9.12%) SOAP
4 50 (4.61%) Visualforce
5 33 (3.04%) Middleware
6 32 (2.95%) .NET
7 26 (2.40%) CSS
7 26 (2.40%) HTML
8 17 (1.57%) EDI
9 14 (1.29%) Node.js
10 11 (1.01%) Web Services
11 10 (0.92%) LAMP
11 10 (0.92%) OAuth
12 9 (0.83%) JSON
13 7 (0.65%) GraphQL
13 7 (0.65%) React
14 6 (0.55%) OAuth2
15 4 (0.37%) Kafka
16 3 (0.28%) Apollo GraphQL
16 3 (0.28%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 98 (9.03%) Product Ownership
2 88 (8.11%) Onboarding
3 63 (5.81%) Management Information System
4 43 (3.96%) Analytical Mindset
5 41 (3.78%) Self-Motivation
6 38 (3.50%) Cloud Native
7 30 (2.76%) FMCG
8 26 (2.40%) Social Media
9 23 (2.12%) Data Structures
10 18 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (1.38%) Greenfield Project
12 14 (1.29%) Low-Code
13 13 (1.20%) NHS
14 12 (1.11%) Blog
15 10 (0.92%) Driving Licence
15 10 (0.92%) Linux Command Line
15 10 (0.92%) Podcast
15 10 (0.92%) Security Posture
16 8 (0.74%) Marketing Technology
16 8 (0.74%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 22 (2.03%) Windows
2 21 (1.94%) Linux
3 9 (0.83%) Windows 10
4 6 (0.55%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.18%) Android
5 2 (0.18%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.092%) Debian
6 1 (0.092%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 480 (44.24%) CRM
2 192 (17.70%) Problem-Solving
3 184 (16.96%) Agile
4 181 (16.68%) Analytics
5 180 (16.59%) Continuous Improvement
6 151 (13.92%) Mentoring
7 146 (13.46%) DevOps
8 145 (13.36%) CI/CD
9 128 (11.80%) Decision-Making
10 126 (11.61%) Roadmaps
11 115 (10.60%) B2B
12 109 (10.05%) Business Development
13 103 (9.49%) Coaching
14 101 (9.31%) AI
14 101 (9.31%) Customer Experience
15 100 (9.22%) Business Intelligence
15 100 (9.22%) Project Management
16 99 (9.12%) Stakeholder Management
17 86 (7.93%) Data Modelling
18 83 (7.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 130 (11.98%) Apex Code
2 87 (8.02%) SQL
3 62 (5.71%) Python
4 55 (5.07%) JavaScript
5 38 (3.50%) SOQL
6 28 (2.58%) SOSL
7 20 (1.84%) Java
8 14 (1.29%) PowerShell
9 12 (1.11%) PHP
10 7 (0.65%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.55%) C#
12 5 (0.46%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.37%) Google Apps Script
14 3 (0.28%) Scala
15 2 (0.18%) Ada
15 2 (0.18%) DataWeave
15 2 (0.18%) R
16 1 (0.092%) Bash
16 1 (0.092%) Bicep
16 1 (0.092%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 163 (15.02%) Degree
2 70 (6.45%) Security Cleared
3 57 (5.25%) SC Cleared
4 38 (3.50%) DBS Check
5 17 (1.57%) Master's Degree
6 12 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (1.01%) CIMA
8 10 (0.92%) ACCA
9 8 (0.74%) Numerate Degree
10 7 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (0.65%) HND
10 7 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (0.46%) CITP
11 5 (0.46%) MBA
12 4 (0.37%) A+ Certification
12 4 (0.37%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.28%) PMP
14 2 (0.18%) APMG
14 2 (0.18%) ISTQB
14 2 (0.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (5.07%) GDPR
2 42 (3.87%) Data Quality
3 26 (2.40%) QA
4 25 (2.30%) SLA
5 9 (0.83%) Accessibility
5 9 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
7 7 (0.65%) PMO
8 5 (0.46%) GRC
8 5 (0.46%) IFRS
9 3 (0.28%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.28%) NIST
9 3 (0.28%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.28%) PERC
10 2 (0.18%) GxP
10 2 (0.18%) ITGC
11 1 (0.092%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.092%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.092%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.092%) WCAG
System Software
1 18 (1.66%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.46%) Docker
3 1 (0.092%) Firmware
3 1 (0.092%) Kamailio
3 1 (0.092%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (1.29%) Terraform
2 9 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.46%) Ansible
4 4 (0.37%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.37%) SCCM
5 1 (0.092%) CASB
Vendors
1 222 (20.46%) Microsoft
2 83 (7.65%) HubSpot
3 80 (7.37%) SAP
4 69 (6.36%) Cisco
5 60 (5.53%) MuleSoft
6 50 (4.61%) Adobe
7 49 (4.52%) Google
8 44 (4.06%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 43 (3.96%) Oracle
10 36 (3.32%) ServiceNow
11 33 (3.04%) Pardot
12 24 (2.21%) Splunk
13 18 (1.66%) Dell
14 13 (1.20%) BMC
15 10 (0.92%) Zoho
16 8 (0.74%) Genesys
17 7 (0.65%) Avaya
17 7 (0.65%) Facebook
17 7 (0.65%) Informatica
17 7 (0.65%) Instagram