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 12 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
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 155 151
Rank change year-on-year +19 -4 -2
Permanent jobs citing Salesforce 1,019 989 1,140
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.72% 1.85% 2.03%
As % of the Vendors category 5.44% 4.98% 5.17%
Number of salaries quoted 574 477 876
10th Percentile £30,580 £28,822 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,219 £42,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +13.64% -18.52%
75th Percentile £72,500 £78,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £88,750 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £56,250 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +40.63% -32.77%

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 18,721 19,876 22,068
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.57% 37.17% 39.37%
Number of salaries quoted 10,585 10,072 16,898
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £41,750 £38,410
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.28% +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 £42,500 £50,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +4.17% -4.00%

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 12 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 12 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 +16 869 £57,500 -8.00% 1,400
UK excluding London +35 587 £50,000 -11.11% 1,324
London +19 351 £70,000 - 219
Work from Home +30 309 £52,500 -11.02% 496
North of England +37 190 £55,000 -6.78% 253
North West +53 120 £56,250 -3.43% 102
Midlands +12 117 £39,000 -8.24% 199
South East +31 104 £55,000 +1.44% 397
Yorkshire +14 63 £50,000 -25.93% 116
East Midlands +28 59 £40,000 -38.46% 126
South West +2 56 £52,500 +14.13% 173
West Midlands -13 56 £36,875 +27.94% 71
East of England +8 42 £50,000 -28.57% 197
Scotland +16 41 £35,000 -68.18% 36
Wales +27 30 £57,500 -2.13% 71
Northern Ireland -17 8 - - 32
North East -2 7 £35,000 -42.00% 36

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 (2.26%) WordPress
2 17 (1.67%) Confluence
2 17 (1.67%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.57%) CMS
4 12 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
5 10 (0.98%) IIS
6 6 (0.59%) Apache
7 5 (0.49%) Moodle
8 3 (0.29%) Anypoint
8 3 (0.29%) Appian
8 3 (0.29%) Oracle Coherence
8 3 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.098%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.098%) Drupal
9 1 (0.098%) Strapi
Applications
1 73 (7.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (4.42%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.37%) Maya
4 8 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.59%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.49%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.39%) PlantUML
8 2 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.098%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.098%) InDesign
9 1 (0.098%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.098%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 80 (7.85%) Salesforce CRM
2 73 (7.16%) Dynamics CRM
3 23 (2.26%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.49%) Shopify
5 4 (0.39%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
5 4 (0.39%) SAP CX
6 3 (0.29%) Infor M3
6 3 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.29%) Unit4 Business World
7 2 (0.20%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.20%) Q-Pulse
7 2 (0.20%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.098%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.098%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 1 (0.098%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.098%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.098%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 1 (0.098%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.098%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 125 (12.27%) Azure
2 119 (11.68%) SaaS
3 102 (10.01%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 66 (6.48%) Power Platform
5 49 (4.81%) AWS
6 45 (4.42%) Azure DevOps
6 45 (4.42%) GitHub
7 43 (4.22%) Microsoft 365
7 43 (4.22%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 26 (2.55%) GCP
9 25 (2.45%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 24 (2.36%) Dynamics 365
11 22 (2.16%) GitHub Copilot
12 20 (1.96%) Boomi
12 20 (1.96%) Google Analytics
13 15 (1.47%) Salesforce Einstein
14 14 (1.37%) Snowflake
15 12 (1.18%) Zapier
16 11 (1.08%) GitHub Actions
17 9 (0.88%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 34 (3.34%) Broadband
2 31 (3.04%) SMS
3 18 (1.77%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (1.47%) Internet
5 13 (1.28%) VoIP
5 13 (1.28%) VPN
6 7 (0.69%) Ethernet
6 7 (0.69%) IP Telephony
6 7 (0.69%) PSTN
6 7 (0.69%) WPA
7 5 (0.49%) HTTP
7 5 (0.49%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.39%) DMZ
8 4 (0.39%) Firewall
8 4 (0.39%) Network Security
8 4 (0.39%) STUN
8 4 (0.39%) VLAN
9 3 (0.29%) AMQP
9 3 (0.29%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.29%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (5.59%) Tableau
2 56 (5.50%) Power BI
3 39 (3.83%) SQL Server
4 21 (2.06%) Data Lake
5 13 (1.28%) MySQL
6 12 (1.18%) Data Warehouse
7 10 (0.98%) Relational Database
8 8 (0.79%) Looker
9 5 (0.49%) Power Query
10 4 (0.39%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.39%) BigQuery
10 4 (0.39%) Geospatial Data
10 4 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.29%) Metadata
11 3 (0.29%) QlikView
11 3 (0.29%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.20%) Big Data
12 2 (0.20%) KNIME
13 1 (0.098%) Electronic Patient Records
13 1 (0.098%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 71 (6.97%) JIRA
2 24 (2.36%) Jenkins
3 22 (2.16%) Git
4 17 (1.67%) GitLab
5 16 (1.57%) SonarQube
6 5 (0.49%) Snyk
7 4 (0.39%) Browser DevTools
7 4 (0.39%) Postman
8 2 (0.20%) Katalon Studio
8 2 (0.20%) LabVIEW
9 1 (0.098%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.098%) GCC
9 1 (0.098%) Selenium
General
1 395 (38.76%) Marketing
2 375 (36.80%) Social Skills
3 262 (25.71%) Finance
4 174 (17.08%) Analytical Skills
5 122 (11.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 101 (9.91%) Retail
7 78 (7.65%) Presentation Skills
8 47 (4.61%) Law
9 46 (4.51%) Organisational Skills
10 37 (3.63%) Legal
10 37 (3.63%) Public Sector
11 36 (3.53%) Banking
12 35 (3.43%) Games
13 33 (3.24%) Telecoms
14 24 (2.36%) Manufacturing
15 17 (1.67%) Advertising
16 11 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (1.08%) Publishing
17 10 (0.98%) Documentation Skills
17 10 (0.98%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 185 (18.16%) Senior
2 132 (12.95%) Developer
3 108 (10.60%) Analyst
4 107 (10.50%) Salesforce Developer
5 75 (7.36%) Architect
6 70 (6.87%) Lead
7 49 (4.81%) Administrator
8 48 (4.71%) Development Manager
9 47 (4.61%) Business Development Manager
9 47 (4.61%) Business Manager
9 47 (4.61%) CRM Executive
10 42 (4.12%) Business Analyst
10 42 (4.12%) Salesforce Architect
11 41 (4.02%) Senior Developer
12 40 (3.93%) Salesforce Administrator
13 38 (3.73%) Senior Salesforce Developer
14 35 (3.43%) Support Engineer
15 34 (3.34%) Marketing Manager
15 34 (3.34%) Project Manager
15 34 (3.34%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 100 (9.81%) Lightning Web Components
2 93 (9.13%) REST
3 77 (7.56%) SOAP
4 33 (3.24%) Visualforce
5 27 (2.65%) .NET
6 25 (2.45%) Middleware
7 24 (2.36%) HTML
8 23 (2.26%) CSS
9 14 (1.37%) Node.js
10 13 (1.28%) EDI
10 13 (1.28%) Web Services
11 10 (0.98%) LAMP
12 8 (0.79%) GraphQL
12 8 (0.79%) JSON
13 7 (0.69%) OAuth
14 6 (0.59%) OAuth2
15 5 (0.49%) React
16 4 (0.39%) Hugging Face
16 4 (0.39%) Pandas
16 4 (0.39%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 100 (9.81%) Onboarding
2 80 (7.85%) Product Ownership
3 54 (5.30%) Management Information System
4 44 (4.32%) Analytical Mindset
5 37 (3.63%) Cloud Native
6 32 (3.14%) Self-Motivation
7 28 (2.75%) Social Media
8 27 (2.65%) FMCG
9 18 (1.77%) Data Structures
9 18 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
10 14 (1.37%) Greenfield Project
11 13 (1.28%) Blog
12 12 (1.18%) NHS
13 11 (1.08%) Driving Licence
14 10 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
14 10 (0.98%) Linux Command Line
14 10 (0.98%) Podcast
15 9 (0.88%) Marketing Technology
15 9 (0.88%) Web Conferencing
16 8 (0.79%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 25 (2.45%) Linux
2 24 (2.36%) Windows
3 11 (1.08%) Windows 10
4 7 (0.69%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.39%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.39%) Debian
6 2 (0.20%) Android
7 1 (0.098%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 471 (46.22%) CRM
2 207 (20.31%) Analytics
3 171 (16.78%) Problem-Solving
4 168 (16.49%) Agile
5 162 (15.90%) Continuous Improvement
6 150 (14.72%) Roadmaps
7 139 (13.64%) Mentoring
8 134 (13.15%) DevOps
9 122 (11.97%) CI/CD
9 122 (11.97%) Decision-Making
10 107 (10.50%) B2B
11 98 (9.62%) Business Development
11 98 (9.62%) Stakeholder Management
12 94 (9.22%) AI
12 94 (9.22%) Business Intelligence
13 93 (9.13%) Customer Experience
14 92 (9.03%) Project Management
15 88 (8.64%) Coaching
16 86 (8.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 80 (7.85%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 110 (10.79%) Apex Code
2 86 (8.44%) SQL
3 57 (5.59%) Python
4 46 (4.51%) JavaScript
5 24 (2.36%) SOQL
6 17 (1.67%) SOSL
7 15 (1.47%) Java
8 14 (1.37%) PowerShell
9 11 (1.08%) PHP
10 7 (0.69%) R
11 6 (0.59%) TypeScript
12 5 (0.49%) C#
13 4 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.20%) Ada
14 2 (0.20%) DataWeave
14 2 (0.20%) Google Apps Script
14 2 (0.20%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.20%) VB
15 1 (0.098%) Ruby
15 1 (0.098%) Scala
Qualifications
1 147 (14.43%) Degree
2 69 (6.77%) DBS Check
3 49 (4.81%) Security Cleared
4 41 (4.02%) SC Cleared
5 15 (1.47%) Master's Degree
6 8 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (0.79%) HND
6 8 (0.79%) Numerate Degree
7 7 (0.69%) CIMA
7 7 (0.69%) MBA
8 6 (0.59%) ACCA
8 6 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (0.39%) A+ Certification
9 4 (0.39%) CITP
10 3 (0.29%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.29%) ISEB
10 3 (0.29%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.20%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.20%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (7.26%) GDPR
2 35 (3.43%) Data Quality
3 28 (2.75%) SLA
4 21 (2.06%) QA
5 10 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (0.88%) Accessibility
7 8 (0.79%) PMO
8 6 (0.59%) ISO 9001
9 5 (0.49%) IFRS
10 4 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.39%) GRC
11 3 (0.29%) PERC
12 2 (0.20%) GxP
12 2 (0.20%) ITGC
12 2 (0.20%) NIST
12 2 (0.20%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.098%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.098%) SOC 2
System Software
1 22 (2.16%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.39%) Docker
2 4 (0.39%) Kamailio
3 2 (0.20%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (1.28%) Terraform
2 4 (0.39%) Ansible
2 4 (0.39%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.39%) SCCM
3 3 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.20%) Autotask
Vendors
1 208 (20.41%) Microsoft
2 90 (8.83%) HubSpot
3 77 (7.56%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
4 76 (7.46%) SAP
5 61 (5.99%) Cisco
6 56 (5.50%) MuleSoft
7 52 (5.10%) Adobe
8 46 (4.51%) Google
9 45 (4.42%) Oracle
10 29 (2.85%) ServiceNow
11 25 (2.45%) Pardot
12 19 (1.86%) Dell
13 17 (1.67%) Zoho
14 15 (1.47%) Splunk
15 9 (0.88%) Alteryx
15 9 (0.88%) BMC
16 8 (0.79%) Informatica
17 7 (0.69%) Avaya
17 7 (0.69%) Facebook
17 7 (0.69%) Genesys