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 14 January 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
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 158 154
Rank change year-on-year +19 -4 -6
Permanent jobs citing Salesforce 1,035 974 1,130
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.73% 1.82% 2.03%
As % of the Vendors category 5.48% 4.88% 5.16%
Number of salaries quoted 586 460 866
10th Percentile £30,580 £28,822 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £43,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +18.18% -18.52%
75th Percentile £73,438 £78,750 £74,313
90th Percentile £88,750 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +43.75% -30.43%

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 18,903 19,941 21,917
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.51% 37.26% 39.36%
Number of salaries quoted 10,702 10,075 16,773
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £42,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £57,001 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +3.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,750 £50,000 £47,657
% change year-on-year -14.50% +4.92% -4.69%

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 14 January 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 14 January 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 +18 882 £57,500 -9.80% 1,299
UK excluding London +42 595 £52,500 -8.70% 1,229
London +15 356 £70,000 - 203
Work from Home +47 319 £52,500 -12.50% 467
North of England +35 193 £55,000 -6.78% 233
North West +40 122 £55,000 -5.58% 95
Midlands +13 119 £39,000 -8.24% 178
South East +50 106 £55,000 -15.38% 375
Yorkshire +14 64 £50,000 -25.93% 105
East Midlands +26 60 £40,000 -38.46% 120
West Midlands -16 57 £39,000 +35.31% 56
South West +8 56 £52,500 -6.67% 161
East of England +12 43 £50,000 -32.43% 185
Scotland +20 41 £35,000 -68.18% 35
Wales +37 30 £57,500 -14.81% 64
Northern Ireland -16 8 - - 30
North East +4 7 £35,000 -42.00% 34

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 (2.22%) WordPress
2 17 (1.64%) CMS
2 17 (1.64%) Confluence
2 17 (1.64%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 10 (0.97%) IIS
5 6 (0.58%) Apache
6 5 (0.48%) Moodle
7 3 (0.29%) Anypoint
7 3 (0.29%) Appian
7 3 (0.29%) Oracle Coherence
7 3 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.097%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.097%) Drupal
8 1 (0.097%) Strapi
Applications
1 73 (7.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.35%) Maya
4 8 (0.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.58%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.48%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.39%) PlantUML
8 2 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.097%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.097%) InDesign
9 1 (0.097%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.097%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 81 (7.83%) Salesforce CRM
2 74 (7.15%) Dynamics CRM
3 23 (2.22%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.48%) Shopify
5 4 (0.39%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
5 4 (0.39%) SAP CX
5 4 (0.39%) Unit4 Business World
6 3 (0.29%) Infor M3
6 3 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.19%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.19%) Q-Pulse
7 2 (0.19%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.097%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.097%) Oracle CRM
8 1 (0.097%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.097%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.097%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 1 (0.097%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.097%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 127 (12.27%) Azure
2 120 (11.59%) SaaS
3 103 (9.95%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 67 (6.47%) Power Platform
5 51 (4.93%) AWS
6 46 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
7 45 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
7 45 (4.35%) GitHub
7 45 (4.35%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 27 (2.61%) GCP
9 25 (2.42%) Dynamics 365
9 25 (2.42%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 22 (2.13%) GitHub Copilot
11 21 (2.03%) Google Analytics
12 20 (1.93%) Boomi
13 15 (1.45%) Salesforce Einstein
14 14 (1.35%) Snowflake
15 12 (1.16%) Zapier
16 11 (1.06%) GitHub Actions
16 11 (1.06%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 34 (3.29%) Broadband
2 31 (3.00%) SMS
3 20 (1.93%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (1.45%) Internet
4 15 (1.45%) VPN
5 12 (1.16%) VoIP
6 7 (0.68%) Ethernet
6 7 (0.68%) IP Telephony
6 7 (0.68%) PSTN
6 7 (0.68%) WPA
7 5 (0.48%) HTTP
7 5 (0.48%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.39%) DMZ
8 4 (0.39%) LAN
8 4 (0.39%) STUN
8 4 (0.39%) VLAN
9 3 (0.29%) AMQP
9 3 (0.29%) Firewall
9 3 (0.29%) Network Security
9 3 (0.29%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (5.60%) Tableau
2 57 (5.51%) Power BI
3 39 (3.77%) SQL Server
4 22 (2.13%) Data Lake
5 13 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (1.26%) MySQL
6 10 (0.97%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.77%) Looker
8 5 (0.48%) Power Query
9 4 (0.39%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (0.39%) BigQuery
9 4 (0.39%) Geospatial Data
9 4 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.29%) Metadata
10 3 (0.29%) QlikView
10 3 (0.29%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.19%) Big Data
11 2 (0.19%) KNIME
12 1 (0.097%) MariaDB
12 1 (0.097%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 75 (7.25%) JIRA
2 24 (2.32%) Git
2 24 (2.32%) Jenkins
3 17 (1.64%) GitLab
4 16 (1.55%) SonarQube
5 5 (0.48%) Snyk
6 4 (0.39%) Browser DevTools
6 4 (0.39%) Postman
7 2 (0.19%) Katalon Studio
7 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.097%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.097%) GCC
8 1 (0.097%) Selenium
General
1 399 (38.55%) Marketing
2 383 (37.00%) Social Skills
3 265 (25.60%) Finance
4 175 (16.91%) Analytical Skills
5 129 (12.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 100 (9.66%) Retail
7 79 (7.63%) Presentation Skills
8 47 (4.54%) Law
9 46 (4.44%) Organisational Skills
10 41 (3.96%) Public Sector
11 37 (3.57%) Legal
12 36 (3.48%) Banking
13 35 (3.38%) Games
14 33 (3.19%) Telecoms
15 25 (2.42%) Manufacturing
16 17 (1.64%) Advertising
17 11 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
17 11 (1.06%) Publishing
18 10 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
18 10 (0.97%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 188 (18.16%) Senior
2 135 (13.04%) Developer
3 114 (11.01%) Analyst
4 110 (10.63%) Salesforce Developer
5 76 (7.34%) Architect
6 71 (6.86%) Lead
7 49 (4.73%) Administrator
8 48 (4.64%) CRM Executive
9 47 (4.54%) Development Manager
10 46 (4.44%) Business Analyst
10 46 (4.44%) Business Development Manager
10 46 (4.44%) Business Manager
11 43 (4.15%) Salesforce Architect
12 42 (4.06%) Senior Developer
13 40 (3.86%) Salesforce Administrator
14 39 (3.77%) Senior Salesforce Developer
15 37 (3.57%) Support Engineer
16 35 (3.38%) Marketing Manager
16 35 (3.38%) Project Manager
16 35 (3.38%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (9.95%) Lightning Web Components
2 96 (9.28%) REST
3 80 (7.73%) SOAP
4 36 (3.48%) Visualforce
5 28 (2.71%) .NET
6 27 (2.61%) Middleware
7 25 (2.42%) HTML
8 24 (2.32%) CSS
9 14 (1.35%) EDI
9 14 (1.35%) Node.js
10 13 (1.26%) Web Services
11 10 (0.97%) LAMP
12 8 (0.77%) GraphQL
12 8 (0.77%) JSON
13 7 (0.68%) OAuth
14 6 (0.58%) OAuth2
15 5 (0.48%) React
16 4 (0.39%) Kafka
16 4 (0.39%) Pandas
16 4 (0.39%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 106 (10.24%) Onboarding
2 81 (7.83%) Product Ownership
3 56 (5.41%) Management Information System
4 44 (4.25%) Analytical Mindset
5 37 (3.57%) Cloud Native
6 32 (3.09%) Self-Motivation
7 28 (2.71%) Social Media
8 27 (2.61%) FMCG
9 18 (1.74%) Data Structures
9 18 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
10 14 (1.35%) Greenfield Project
11 13 (1.26%) Blog
12 12 (1.16%) NHS
13 11 (1.06%) Driving Licence
14 10 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
14 10 (0.97%) Linux Command Line
14 10 (0.97%) Podcast
15 9 (0.87%) Marketing Technology
15 9 (0.87%) Web Conferencing
16 8 (0.77%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 25 (2.42%) Linux
2 24 (2.32%) Windows
3 11 (1.06%) Windows 10
4 6 (0.58%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.39%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.39%) Debian
6 2 (0.19%) Android
7 1 (0.097%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 477 (46.09%) CRM
2 211 (20.39%) Analytics
3 176 (17.00%) Problem-Solving
4 171 (16.52%) Agile
5 162 (15.65%) Continuous Improvement
6 150 (14.49%) Roadmaps
7 142 (13.72%) Mentoring
8 137 (13.24%) DevOps
9 125 (12.08%) CI/CD
10 122 (11.79%) Decision-Making
11 108 (10.43%) B2B
12 100 (9.66%) Stakeholder Management
13 98 (9.47%) Business Development
14 96 (9.28%) Business Intelligence
15 95 (9.18%) AI
16 94 (9.08%) Customer Experience
17 92 (8.89%) Project Management
18 91 (8.79%) Coaching
19 87 (8.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
20 82 (7.92%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 113 (10.92%) Apex Code
2 88 (8.50%) SQL
3 60 (5.80%) Python
4 49 (4.73%) JavaScript
5 25 (2.42%) SOQL
6 18 (1.74%) SOSL
7 16 (1.55%) Java
8 15 (1.45%) PowerShell
9 11 (1.06%) PHP
10 7 (0.68%) R
11 6 (0.58%) TypeScript
12 5 (0.48%) C#
13 4 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 4 (0.39%) Google Apps Script
14 2 (0.19%) Ada
14 2 (0.19%) DataWeave
14 2 (0.19%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.19%) VB
15 1 (0.097%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.097%) Scala
Qualifications
1 149 (14.40%) Degree
2 70 (6.76%) DBS Check
3 53 (5.12%) Security Cleared
4 45 (4.35%) SC Cleared
5 15 (1.45%) Master's Degree
6 9 (0.87%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (0.77%) HND
7 8 (0.77%) Numerate Degree
8 7 (0.68%) CIMA
8 7 (0.68%) MBA
9 6 (0.58%) ACCA
9 6 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (0.48%) CITP
11 4 (0.39%) A+ Certification
11 4 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.29%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.29%) ISEB
12 3 (0.29%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.29%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.19%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (7.05%) GDPR
2 36 (3.48%) Data Quality
3 26 (2.51%) SLA
4 21 (2.03%) QA
5 10 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (0.77%) Accessibility
6 8 (0.77%) PMO
7 6 (0.58%) ISO 9001
8 5 (0.48%) IFRS
9 4 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.39%) GRC
10 3 (0.29%) PERC
11 2 (0.19%) GxP
11 2 (0.19%) ITGC
11 2 (0.19%) NIST
11 2 (0.19%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.097%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.097%) SOC 2
System Software
1 22 (2.13%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.39%) Docker
2 4 (0.39%) Kamailio
3 1 (0.097%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.097%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (1.26%) Terraform
2 5 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.39%) Ansible
3 4 (0.39%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.39%) SCCM
4 1 (0.097%) Autotask
Vendors
1 216 (20.87%) Microsoft
2 90 (8.70%) HubSpot
3 77 (7.44%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
4 75 (7.25%) SAP
5 64 (6.18%) Cisco
6 58 (5.60%) MuleSoft
7 52 (5.02%) Adobe
8 49 (4.73%) Google
9 45 (4.35%) Oracle
10 29 (2.80%) ServiceNow
11 26 (2.51%) Pardot
12 19 (1.84%) Dell
13 17 (1.64%) Zoho
14 15 (1.45%) Splunk
15 10 (0.97%) BMC
16 9 (0.87%) Alteryx
17 8 (0.77%) Informatica
18 7 (0.68%) Avaya
18 7 (0.68%) Facebook
18 7 (0.68%) Genesys