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 9 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
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 147 182
Rank change year-on-year +8 +35 -17
Permanent jobs citing Salesforce 1,089 1,000 1,240
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.66% 1.99% 1.67%
As % of the Vendors category 5.54% 5.17% 4.35%
Number of salaries quoted 637 441 938
10th Percentile £30,580 £28,822 £32,000
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% -32.14%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,750 £72,483
90th Percentile £90,000 £98,750 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £56,250 £38,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +48.03% -36.67%

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 19,647 19,328 28,504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 30.04% 38.38% 38.34%
Number of salaries quoted 10,791 9,774 22,196
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £26,675
25th Percentile £34,000 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +12.75% -11.30%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -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 9 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 9 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 +2 909 £57,500 -4.17% 523
UK excluding London +40 622 £52,500 -6.67% 381
London +7 369 £70,000 - 240
Work from Home +53 361 £52,500 -12.50% 301
North of England +26 195 £50,000 -13.04% 82
North West +43 124 £52,500 -8.70% 46
South East +47 116 £55,000 -4.35% 146
Midlands +5 115 £39,000 -8.24% 67
South West -1 66 £50,000 -16.67% 28
Yorkshire -3 64 £46,250 -22.92% 29
West Midlands -12 57 £34,750 +20.57% 38
East Midlands +18 56 £40,000 -38.46% 29
Scotland +10 50 £35,000 -68.18% 25
East of England +6 41 £52,500 -47.50% 29
Wales +32 30 £55,000 +10.00% 9
Northern Ireland -21 9 - - 2
North East -8 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 23 (2.11%) SharePoint
2 21 (1.93%) CMS
3 20 (1.84%) WordPress
4 18 (1.65%) Confluence
5 10 (0.92%) IIS
6 8 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
7 6 (0.55%) Apache
8 5 (0.46%) Moodle
9 3 (0.28%) Anypoint
9 3 (0.28%) Appian
9 3 (0.28%) Oracle Coherence
9 3 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
10 2 (0.18%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.092%) Apache Airflow
11 1 (0.092%) Drupal
11 1 (0.092%) Strapi
Applications
1 50 (4.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (3.95%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.19%) Maya
3 13 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.64%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (0.37%) Adobe Premiere
5 4 (0.37%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.28%) PlantUML
6 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.18%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.092%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.092%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 99 (9.09%) Salesforce CRM
2 69 (6.34%) Dynamics CRM
3 27 (2.48%) 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%) 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%) Infor M3
7 1 (0.092%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.092%) Oracle CRM
7 1 (0.092%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.092%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 1 (0.092%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 130 (11.94%) SaaS
2 119 (10.93%) Azure
3 103 (9.46%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 70 (6.43%) Power Platform
5 56 (5.14%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 55 (5.05%) AWS
7 50 (4.59%) Microsoft 365
8 47 (4.32%) GitHub
9 44 (4.04%) Azure DevOps
10 29 (2.66%) GCP
11 26 (2.39%) Google Analytics
12 23 (2.11%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 22 (2.02%) GitHub Copilot
14 21 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
15 16 (1.47%) Boomi
16 15 (1.38%) Salesforce Einstein
17 13 (1.19%) Google Workspace
18 12 (1.10%) Zapier
19 11 (1.01%) Snowflake
20 9 (0.83%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 44 (4.04%) Broadband
2 19 (1.74%) Internet
2 19 (1.74%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (1.10%) VPN
4 8 (0.73%) VoIP
5 7 (0.64%) IP Telephony
5 7 (0.64%) PSTN
5 7 (0.64%) WPA
6 6 (0.55%) Ethernet
6 6 (0.55%) TCP/IP
7 5 (0.46%) HTTP
7 5 (0.46%) LAN
8 4 (0.37%) Firewall
9 3 (0.28%) AMQP
9 3 (0.28%) Network Security
9 3 (0.28%) PBX
9 3 (0.28%) SCCP
9 3 (0.28%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.18%) Unified Communications
10 2 (0.18%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (5.23%) Power BI
2 55 (5.05%) Tableau
3 29 (2.66%) SQL Server
4 21 (1.93%) Data Lake
5 14 (1.29%) MySQL
6 12 (1.10%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.73%) 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%) Electronic Patient Records
12 1 (0.092%) Qlik Sense
12 1 (0.092%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 76 (6.98%) JIRA
2 33 (3.03%) Jenkins
3 25 (2.30%) Git
3 25 (2.30%) GitLab
4 24 (2.20%) 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
1 402 (36.91%) Social Skills
2 392 (36.00%) Marketing
3 278 (25.53%) Finance
4 159 (14.60%) Analytical Skills
5 151 (13.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 99 (9.09%) Retail
7 85 (7.81%) Presentation Skills
8 56 (5.14%) Organisational Skills
8 56 (5.14%) Public Sector
9 54 (4.96%) Law
10 46 (4.22%) Legal
11 40 (3.67%) Games
12 33 (3.03%) Banking
13 30 (2.75%) Telecoms
14 27 (2.48%) Manufacturing
15 17 (1.56%) Advertising
16 15 (1.38%) Publishing
17 11 (1.01%) Front Office
18 10 (0.92%) Brand Awareness
18 10 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 172 (15.79%) Senior
2 150 (13.77%) Developer
3 125 (11.48%) Salesforce Developer
4 116 (10.65%) Analyst
5 89 (8.17%) Architect
6 81 (7.44%) Lead
7 59 (5.42%) Administrator
8 57 (5.23%) Salesforce Architect
9 47 (4.32%) Development Manager
10 46 (4.22%) Business Analyst
11 45 (4.13%) Business Manager
12 44 (4.04%) Salesforce Administrator
13 43 (3.95%) Business Development Manager
14 41 (3.76%) Marketing Manager
14 41 (3.76%) Senior Developer
15 40 (3.67%) Sales Executive
16 38 (3.49%) Senior Salesforce Developer
17 37 (3.40%) Project Manager
18 36 (3.31%) Data Analyst
19 32 (2.94%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 127 (11.66%) Lightning Web Components
2 118 (10.84%) REST
3 101 (9.27%) SOAP
4 52 (4.78%) Visualforce
5 34 (3.12%) .NET
5 34 (3.12%) Middleware
6 28 (2.57%) HTML
7 27 (2.48%) CSS
8 17 (1.56%) 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 (0.64%) React
14 6 (0.55%) GraphQL
14 6 (0.55%) OAuth2
15 4 (0.37%) Kafka
16 3 (0.28%) RESTful
16 3 (0.28%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 100 (9.18%) Product Ownership
2 87 (7.99%) Onboarding
3 64 (5.88%) Management Information System
4 44 (4.04%) Self-Motivation
5 43 (3.95%) Analytical Mindset
6 37 (3.40%) Cloud Native
7 30 (2.75%) FMCG
8 25 (2.30%) Social Media
9 23 (2.11%) Data Structures
10 18 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (1.38%) Greenfield Project
12 14 (1.29%) Low-Code
12 14 (1.29%) NHS
13 12 (1.10%) Blog
14 10 (0.92%) Linux Command Line
14 10 (0.92%) Podcast
14 10 (0.92%) Security Posture
15 9 (0.83%) Driving Licence
15 9 (0.83%) Web Conferencing
16 8 (0.73%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 21 (1.93%) Windows
2 19 (1.74%) Linux
3 9 (0.83%) Windows 10
4 6 (0.55%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.18%) Android
6 1 (0.092%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.092%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 477 (43.80%) CRM
2 194 (17.81%) Problem-Solving
3 188 (17.26%) Agile
4 183 (16.80%) Analytics
4 183 (16.80%) Continuous Improvement
5 149 (13.68%) Mentoring
6 148 (13.59%) CI/CD
7 147 (13.50%) DevOps
8 130 (11.94%) Decision-Making
9 125 (11.48%) Roadmaps
10 119 (10.93%) B2B
11 109 (10.01%) Business Development
12 103 (9.46%) Coaching
13 101 (9.27%) AI
13 101 (9.27%) Customer Experience
14 100 (9.18%) Business Intelligence
14 100 (9.18%) Project Management
15 92 (8.45%) Stakeholder Management
16 84 (7.71%) Data Modelling
17 81 (7.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 134 (12.30%) Apex Code
2 87 (7.99%) SQL
3 64 (5.88%) Python
4 56 (5.14%) JavaScript
5 39 (3.58%) SOQL
6 29 (2.66%) SOSL
7 22 (2.02%) Java
8 14 (1.29%) PowerShell
9 12 (1.10%) PHP
10 7 (0.64%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.55%) C#
11 6 (0.55%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.37%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.28%) Scala
14 2 (0.18%) Ada
14 2 (0.18%) DataWeave
14 2 (0.18%) R
14 2 (0.18%) Ruby
15 1 (0.092%) Bash
15 1 (0.092%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 164 (15.06%) Degree
2 71 (6.52%) Security Cleared
3 58 (5.33%) SC Cleared
4 37 (3.40%) DBS Check
5 17 (1.56%) Master's Degree
6 12 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (1.01%) CIMA
8 10 (0.92%) ACCA
9 8 (0.73%) Numerate Degree
10 7 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (0.55%) HND
12 5 (0.46%) CITP
12 5 (0.46%) MBA
13 4 (0.37%) A+ Certification
13 4 (0.37%) PMI Certification
14 3 (0.28%) PMP
15 2 (0.18%) APMG
15 2 (0.18%) ISTQB
15 2 (0.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (4.87%) GDPR
2 41 (3.76%) Data Quality
3 28 (2.57%) QA
4 25 (2.30%) SLA
5 10 (0.92%) Accessibility
6 8 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
6 8 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (0.64%) PMO
8 5 (0.46%) GRC
8 5 (0.46%) IFRS
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%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.18%) ITGC
10 2 (0.18%) WCAG
11 1 (0.092%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.092%) SOC 2
System Software
1 17 (1.56%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.46%) Docker
3 1 (0.092%) Firmware
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
1 219 (20.11%) Microsoft
2 85 (7.81%) HubSpot
3 80 (7.35%) SAP
4 69 (6.34%) Cisco
5 62 (5.69%) MuleSoft
6 51 (4.68%) Google
7 49 (4.50%) Adobe
8 44 (4.04%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 42 (3.86%) Oracle
10 36 (3.31%) ServiceNow
11 33 (3.03%) Pardot
12 25 (2.30%) Splunk
13 18 (1.65%) Dell
14 13 (1.19%) BMC
15 10 (0.92%) Zoho
16 8 (0.73%) Genesys
17 7 (0.64%) Avaya
17 7 (0.64%) Informatica
17 7 (0.64%) Planon
18 6 (0.55%) Instagram