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 18 September 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
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 150 194 133
Rank change year-on-year +44 -61 +41
Permanent jobs citing Salesforce 1,042 1,093 1,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.11% 1.40% 2.49%
As % of the Vendors category 4.94% 4.28% 6.07%
Number of salaries quoted 610 623 1,221
10th Percentile £30,500 £30,200 £36,250
25th Percentile £36,750 £37,250 £46,570
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,643 £57,500 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.97% -4.96% -6.92%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,625 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,500 £49,570 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.21% -17.38% +2.56%

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 21,083 25,519 24,757
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 42.63% 32.67% 41.08%
Number of salaries quoted 11,312 13,638 18,747
10th Percentile £26,968 £31,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,851 £40,000 £40,770
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - +2.04%

Salesforce
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Salesforce as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Salesforce 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 18 September 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 18 September 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 +36 933 £53,393 -7.14% 835
UK excluding London +40 574 £45,500 -8.21% 582
London +60 365 £70,000 - 423
Work from Home +23 304 £47,500 - 431
Midlands +37 166 £39,000 +9.24% 66
North of England +15 165 £47,500 -13.64% 144
South East +54 124 £46,000 -13.29% 245
North West +12 102 £56,250 +2.27% 92
West Midlands -1 92 £34,750 -2.66% 42
East Midlands +82 72 £40,000 -33.33% 21
Yorkshire +28 58 £33,500 -25.56% 42
East of England -9 55 £50,000 -27.27% 48
South West +23 38 £52,500 -8.70% 42
Wales +2 21 £53,750 +50.56% 15
Scotland +23 10 £48,750 -45.83% 29
North East +10 5 £58,750 -1.67% 13
Northern Ireland +5 3 £87,500 +191.67% 4

Salesforce
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 29 (2.78%) WordPress
2 25 (2.40%) SharePoint
3 21 (2.02%) Confluence
4 19 (1.82%) CMS
5 12 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
6 9 (0.86%) IIS
7 3 (0.29%) Apache
7 3 (0.29%) BizTalk Server
8 2 (0.19%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.19%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.096%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.096%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.096%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.096%) Drupal
9 1 (0.096%) HCL Notes
9 1 (0.096%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.096%) Moodle
9 1 (0.096%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.096%) Totara
Applications
1 125 (12.00%) Microsoft Office
2 95 (9.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.54%) Maya
3 16 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.15%) Photoshop
4 12 (1.15%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (0.86%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.67%) Adobe Premiere
7 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
8 4 (0.38%) PlantUML
9 2 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.19%) Trello
10 1 (0.096%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 109 (10.46%) Salesforce CRM
2 58 (5.57%) Dynamics CRM
3 34 (3.26%) NetSuite
4 10 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.67%) Shopify
6 5 (0.48%) Exchequer
6 5 (0.48%) SAP Business One
7 4 (0.38%) JDE OneWorld
7 4 (0.38%) Sage 1000
8 3 (0.29%) Infor M3
8 3 (0.29%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 2 (0.19%) Magento
9 2 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
9 2 (0.19%) SAP CX
10 1 (0.096%) Changepoint
10 1 (0.096%) FastStats
10 1 (0.096%) Maximo
10 1 (0.096%) Oracle Applications
10 1 (0.096%) Oracle EBS
10 1 (0.096%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 105 (10.08%) Azure
2 100 (9.60%) SaaS
3 86 (8.25%) Power Platform
4 78 (7.49%) Salesforce Service Cloud
5 57 (5.47%) Microsoft 365
6 44 (4.22%) Boomi
7 41 (3.93%) AWS
8 38 (3.65%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 28 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
10 27 (2.59%) Dynamics 365
11 24 (2.30%) Google Analytics
11 24 (2.30%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
12 20 (1.92%) GitHub
13 19 (1.82%) Google Workspace
13 19 (1.82%) Serverless
14 17 (1.63%) GCP
15 16 (1.54%) Power Automate
16 14 (1.34%) AWS CodeBuild
16 14 (1.34%) AWS CodeDeploy
16 14 (1.34%) AWS Step Functions
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.07%) SMS
2 14 (1.34%) Broadband
2 14 (1.34%) VoIP
3 12 (1.15%) Network Security
4 10 (0.96%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (0.77%) VPN
6 7 (0.67%) Firewall
6 7 (0.67%) Internet
7 6 (0.58%) WPA
8 5 (0.48%) DMZ
8 5 (0.48%) STUN
8 5 (0.48%) VLAN
9 4 (0.38%) Ethernet
9 4 (0.38%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.38%) Unified Communications
10 3 (0.29%) HTTP
11 2 (0.19%) IP Telephony
11 2 (0.19%) PSTN
11 2 (0.19%) WAN
12 1 (0.096%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (7.39%) Power BI
2 56 (5.37%) Tableau
3 51 (4.89%) SQL Server
4 28 (2.69%) Data Lake
5 25 (2.40%) Data Warehouse
6 18 (1.73%) Big Data
7 13 (1.25%) Looker
8 11 (1.06%) MySQL
8 11 (1.06%) Relational Database
9 9 (0.86%) Metadata
9 9 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 8 (0.77%) BigQuery
11 7 (0.67%) Amazon Redshift
11 7 (0.67%) SAP Data Services
11 7 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 6 (0.58%) GIS
13 5 (0.48%) Crystal Reports
13 5 (0.48%) RDBMS
13 5 (0.48%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 76 (7.29%) JIRA
2 19 (1.82%) Git
3 7 (0.67%) ER Studio
3 7 (0.67%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.58%) Bitbucket
5 5 (0.48%) Postman
6 4 (0.38%) Browser DevTools
6 4 (0.38%) SonarQube
6 4 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.29%) GitLab
7 3 (0.29%) Snyk
8 2 (0.19%) Katalon Studio
8 2 (0.19%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.19%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.096%) Ant
9 1 (0.096%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.096%) GCC
9 1 (0.096%) RStudio
9 1 (0.096%) Visual Studio
General
1 441 (42.32%) Social Skills
2 398 (38.20%) Marketing
3 307 (29.46%) Finance
4 184 (17.66%) Analytical Skills
5 100 (9.60%) Retail
6 92 (8.83%) Law
7 84 (8.06%) Legal
8 79 (7.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 69 (6.62%) Public Sector
10 67 (6.43%) Presentation Skills
11 61 (5.85%) Organisational Skills
12 31 (2.98%) Banking
13 28 (2.69%) Influencing Skills
14 27 (2.59%) Manufacturing
15 25 (2.40%) Games
16 24 (2.30%) Advertising
17 18 (1.73%) Telecoms
18 13 (1.25%) Billing
19 10 (0.96%) Investment Banking
20 9 (0.86%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 182 (17.47%) Senior
2 115 (11.04%) Analyst
3 107 (10.27%) Developer
4 92 (8.83%) Architect
5 87 (8.35%) Lead
6 75 (7.20%) Administrator
7 73 (7.01%) Salesforce Developer
8 61 (5.85%) Business Manager
9 60 (5.76%) Development Manager
10 57 (5.47%) Business Development Manager
11 54 (5.18%) Customer Executive
12 49 (4.70%) Senior Developer
13 48 (4.61%) Salesforce Administrator
13 48 (4.61%) Salesforce Architect
14 43 (4.13%) Business Analyst
15 42 (4.03%) Senior Salesforce Developer
16 33 (3.17%) CRM Executive
16 33 (3.17%) Support Engineer
17 30 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
18 27 (2.59%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (9.50%) Lightning Web Components
2 72 (6.91%) REST
3 56 (5.37%) SOAP
4 30 (2.88%) HTML
4 30 (2.88%) Middleware
5 29 (2.78%) Visualforce
6 27 (2.59%) .NET
7 25 (2.40%) CSS
8 24 (2.30%) OAuth
9 19 (1.82%) RESTful
10 17 (1.63%) JWT
11 11 (1.06%) JSON
12 10 (0.96%) Web Services
13 7 (0.67%) GraphQL
13 7 (0.67%) Oracle Fusion
13 7 (0.67%) XML
14 6 (0.58%) ASP.NET
14 6 (0.58%) CSS3
14 6 (0.58%) LAMP
14 6 (0.58%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 78 (7.49%) Onboarding
2 61 (5.85%) Management Information System
3 55 (5.28%) Product Ownership
4 48 (4.61%) Analytical Mindset
5 46 (4.41%) Self-Motivation
6 38 (3.65%) Cloud Native
7 37 (3.55%) Social Media
8 36 (3.45%) Enterprise Software
9 20 (1.92%) Legacy Systems
10 17 (1.63%) FMCG
11 14 (1.34%) NHS
12 12 (1.15%) Data Structures
13 10 (0.96%) Blog
13 10 (0.96%) Satnav
14 9 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
15 8 (0.77%) Driving Licence
15 8 (0.77%) Educational Technology
15 8 (0.77%) Marketing Technology
16 7 (0.67%) Tandem
16 7 (0.67%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 37 (3.55%) Windows
2 21 (2.02%) Linux
3 18 (1.73%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.58%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.48%) Debian
6 4 (0.38%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.19%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.096%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 489 (46.93%) CRM
2 207 (19.87%) Problem-Solving
3 196 (18.81%) Decision-Making
4 194 (18.62%) Agile
5 185 (17.75%) Analytics
6 169 (16.22%) Business Development
7 153 (14.68%) Roadmaps
8 151 (14.49%) Continuous Improvement
9 144 (13.82%) Stakeholder Management
10 142 (13.63%) Project Management
11 118 (11.32%) DevOps
12 113 (10.84%) B2B
13 106 (10.17%) CI/CD
14 99 (9.50%) Business Intelligence
15 94 (9.02%) ERP
16 85 (8.16%) Business Strategy
17 81 (7.77%) Data Management
18 78 (7.49%) Customer Engagement
19 77 (7.39%) Data-Driven Decision Making
20 74 (7.10%) Contract Negotiation
Programming Languages
1 103 (9.88%) SQL
2 90 (8.64%) Apex Code
3 47 (4.51%) Python
4 39 (3.74%) JavaScript
5 27 (2.59%) C#
6 19 (1.82%) Java
7 17 (1.63%) PowerShell
8 15 (1.44%) SOQL
9 13 (1.25%) T-SQL
10 10 (0.96%) PHP
11 9 (0.86%) R
12 7 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 5 (0.48%) VBA
14 4 (0.38%) SOSL
14 4 (0.38%) VB.NET
15 2 (0.19%) Ada
15 2 (0.19%) VB
16 1 (0.096%) Scala
16 1 (0.096%) TypeScript
16 1 (0.096%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 167 (16.03%) Degree
2 63 (6.05%) DBS Check
3 34 (3.26%) Master's Degree
4 27 (2.59%) Security Cleared
5 25 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (0.96%) HND
6 10 (0.96%) SC Cleared
7 6 (0.58%) Azure Certification
7 6 (0.58%) ISEB
7 6 (0.58%) MBA
7 6 (0.58%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (0.29%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.29%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (0.19%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.19%) CITP
9 2 (0.19%) HNC
9 2 (0.19%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.096%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (7.39%) GDPR
2 49 (4.70%) Data Quality
3 45 (4.32%) SLA
4 35 (3.36%) QA
5 13 (1.25%) Accessibility
6 12 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.67%) PMO
9 5 (0.48%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.29%) GRC
10 3 (0.29%) PMBOK
10 3 (0.29%) WCAG
11 2 (0.19%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.19%) PERC
12 1 (0.096%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 24 (2.30%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.58%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.48%) Kamailio
5 3 (0.29%) Docker
6 2 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.096%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.096%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 11 (1.06%) Terraform
2 8 (0.77%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (0.48%) Autotask
5 4 (0.38%) Ansible
5 4 (0.38%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.096%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 168 (16.12%) Microsoft
2 119 (11.42%) SAP
3 98 (9.40%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
4 74 (7.10%) Google
5 56 (5.37%) HubSpot
5 56 (5.37%) MuleSoft
6 50 (4.80%) Adobe
7 49 (4.70%) Oracle
8 46 (4.41%) ServiceNow
9 23 (2.21%) Pardot
10 21 (2.02%) Dell
11 18 (1.73%) Informatica
12 17 (1.63%) Zoho
13 14 (1.34%) Marketo
14 12 (1.15%) Databricks
15 9 (0.86%) VMware
16 8 (0.77%) Facebook
16 8 (0.77%) Xero
17 7 (0.67%) Instagram
17 7 (0.67%) Pega