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 17 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
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 159 149
Rank change year-on-year +20 -10 -2
Permanent jobs citing Salesforce 1,055 954 1,180
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.73% 1.79% 2.00%
As % of the Vendors category 5.54% 4.81% 5.09%
Number of salaries quoted 594 438 906
10th Percentile £30,580 £28,822 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £44,598 £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 £75,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £89,625 £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 19,060 19,826 23,168
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.27% 37.17% 39.19%
Number of salaries quoted 10,710 10,065 17,807
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £42,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.30% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,250 £72,433
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -13.00% +5.26% -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 17 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 17 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 +24 897 £57,500 -8.00% 1,498
UK excluding London +51 601 £52,500 -8.70% 1,433
London +26 364 £70,000 - 218
Work from Home +48 329 £52,500 -12.50% 482
North of England +42 191 £53,750 -6.52% 276
North West +42 121 £55,000 -4.35% 105
Midlands +17 121 £39,000 -5.45% 213
South East +55 109 £55,000 -15.38% 430
Yorkshire +14 63 £50,000 -23.08% 132
East Midlands +28 60 £40,000 -38.46% 142
South West +7 59 £52,500 -12.50% 186
West Midlands -2 59 £39,000 +35.31% 67
East of England +10 44 £50,000 -41.18% 221
Scotland +19 41 £35,000 -68.18% 40
Wales +31 28 £57,500 -2.13% 73
Northern Ireland -12 9 - - 34
North East -1 7 £35,000 -18.00% 40

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 (2.18%) WordPress
2 19 (1.80%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.61%) CMS
4 16 (1.52%) Confluence
5 11 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
6 10 (0.95%) IIS
7 6 (0.57%) Apache
8 5 (0.47%) Moodle
9 3 (0.28%) Anypoint
9 3 (0.28%) Appian
9 3 (0.28%) Oracle Coherence
9 3 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.095%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.095%) Drupal
10 1 (0.095%) Strapi
Applications
1 75 (7.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (4.27%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.33%) Maya
4 9 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.57%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.47%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.38%) PlantUML
8 2 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.095%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.095%) InDesign
9 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.095%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 84 (7.96%) Salesforce CRM
2 72 (6.82%) Dynamics CRM
3 24 (2.27%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.47%) Shopify
4 5 (0.47%) Unit4 Business World
5 4 (0.38%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.38%) Oracle Applications
5 4 (0.38%) SAP CX
6 3 (0.28%) Infor M3
6 3 (0.28%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.19%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.19%) Q-Pulse
7 2 (0.19%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.095%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 1 (0.095%) Oracle CRM
8 1 (0.095%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.095%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.095%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 1 (0.095%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.095%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 129 (12.23%) Azure
2 122 (11.56%) SaaS
3 106 (10.05%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 68 (6.45%) Power Platform
5 55 (5.21%) AWS
6 48 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
6 48 (4.55%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 47 (4.45%) GitHub
8 45 (4.27%) Azure DevOps
9 30 (2.84%) GCP
10 25 (2.37%) Dynamics 365
10 25 (2.37%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 22 (2.09%) GitHub Copilot
11 22 (2.09%) Google Analytics
12 20 (1.90%) Boomi
13 15 (1.42%) Salesforce Einstein
14 14 (1.33%) Snowflake
15 12 (1.14%) Zapier
16 11 (1.04%) GitHub Actions
16 11 (1.04%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 34 (3.22%) Broadband
2 31 (2.94%) SMS
3 20 (1.90%) Wi-Fi
4 17 (1.61%) Internet
5 15 (1.42%) VPN
6 12 (1.14%) VoIP
7 7 (0.66%) Ethernet
7 7 (0.66%) IP Telephony
7 7 (0.66%) PSTN
7 7 (0.66%) WPA
8 5 (0.47%) HTTP
8 5 (0.47%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.38%) DMZ
9 4 (0.38%) Firewall
9 4 (0.38%) LAN
9 4 (0.38%) Network Security
9 4 (0.38%) STUN
9 4 (0.38%) VLAN
10 3 (0.28%) PBX
10 3 (0.28%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (5.59%) Tableau
2 58 (5.50%) Power BI
3 37 (3.51%) SQL Server
4 22 (2.09%) Data Lake
5 13 (1.23%) MySQL
6 12 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
7 11 (1.04%) Relational Database
8 8 (0.76%) Looker
9 5 (0.47%) BigQuery
9 5 (0.47%) Power Query
10 4 (0.38%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.38%) Geospatial Data
10 4 (0.38%) Metadata
11 3 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.28%) QlikView
11 3 (0.28%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.19%) KNIME
13 1 (0.095%) Electronic Patient Records
13 1 (0.095%) NoSQL
13 1 (0.095%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 75 (7.11%) JIRA
2 24 (2.27%) Git
2 24 (2.27%) Jenkins
3 16 (1.52%) GitLab
3 16 (1.52%) SonarQube
4 5 (0.47%) Snyk
5 4 (0.38%) Browser DevTools
5 4 (0.38%) Postman
6 2 (0.19%) Katalon Studio
6 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.095%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.095%) GCC
7 1 (0.095%) Selenium
General
1 400 (37.91%) Marketing
2 389 (36.87%) Social Skills
3 278 (26.35%) Finance
4 176 (16.68%) Analytical Skills
5 130 (12.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 101 (9.57%) Retail
7 81 (7.68%) Presentation Skills
8 49 (4.64%) Law
9 47 (4.45%) Organisational Skills
10 39 (3.70%) Legal
10 39 (3.70%) Public Sector
11 37 (3.51%) Banking
12 35 (3.32%) Games
13 33 (3.13%) Telecoms
14 25 (2.37%) Manufacturing
15 19 (1.80%) Advertising
16 12 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
16 12 (1.14%) Publishing
17 11 (1.04%) Front Office
17 11 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 195 (18.48%) Senior
2 138 (13.08%) Developer
3 117 (11.09%) Analyst
4 113 (10.71%) Salesforce Developer
5 78 (7.39%) Architect
6 75 (7.11%) Lead
7 50 (4.74%) Administrator
8 48 (4.55%) CRM Executive
8 48 (4.55%) Development Manager
9 47 (4.45%) Business Analyst
9 47 (4.45%) Business Development Manager
9 47 (4.45%) Business Manager
10 46 (4.36%) Salesforce Architect
11 45 (4.27%) Senior Developer
12 42 (3.98%) Senior Salesforce Developer
13 41 (3.89%) Salesforce Administrator
14 36 (3.41%) Marketing Manager
14 36 (3.41%) Project Manager
14 36 (3.41%) Support Engineer
15 35 (3.32%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 104 (9.86%) Lightning Web Components
2 98 (9.29%) REST
3 82 (7.77%) SOAP
4 35 (3.32%) Visualforce
5 28 (2.65%) .NET
6 27 (2.56%) Middleware
7 24 (2.27%) CSS
7 24 (2.27%) HTML
8 15 (1.42%) EDI
9 14 (1.33%) Node.js
10 12 (1.14%) Web Services
11 10 (0.95%) LAMP
12 8 (0.76%) GraphQL
12 8 (0.76%) JSON
12 8 (0.76%) OAuth
13 6 (0.57%) OAuth2
13 6 (0.57%) React
14 4 (0.38%) FreeSWITCH
14 4 (0.38%) Pandas
14 4 (0.38%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 108 (10.24%) Onboarding
2 85 (8.06%) Product Ownership
3 58 (5.50%) Management Information System
4 44 (4.17%) Analytical Mindset
5 38 (3.60%) Cloud Native
6 33 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
7 28 (2.65%) FMCG
7 28 (2.65%) Social Media
8 20 (1.90%) Data Structures
9 18 (1.71%) Enterprise Software
10 14 (1.33%) Greenfield Project
11 13 (1.23%) NHS
12 12 (1.14%) Blog
13 11 (1.04%) Driving Licence
14 10 (0.95%) Linux Command Line
14 10 (0.95%) Podcast
14 10 (0.95%) Security Posture
15 9 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
15 9 (0.85%) Low-Code
15 9 (0.85%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 25 (2.37%) Linux
1 25 (2.37%) Windows
2 11 (1.04%) Windows 10
3 6 (0.57%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.47%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.38%) Debian
6 2 (0.19%) Android
7 1 (0.095%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 479 (45.40%) CRM
2 214 (20.28%) Analytics
3 180 (17.06%) Problem-Solving
4 173 (16.40%) Agile
5 166 (15.73%) Continuous Improvement
6 151 (14.31%) Roadmaps
7 143 (13.55%) Mentoring
8 138 (13.08%) DevOps
9 128 (12.13%) CI/CD
10 124 (11.75%) Decision-Making
11 109 (10.33%) B2B
12 102 (9.67%) Stakeholder Management
13 100 (9.48%) Business Development
14 99 (9.38%) AI
15 97 (9.19%) Business Intelligence
15 97 (9.19%) Customer Experience
16 96 (9.10%) Project Management
17 93 (8.82%) Coaching
18 88 (8.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 81 (7.68%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 115 (10.90%) Apex Code
2 90 (8.53%) SQL
3 62 (5.88%) Python
4 48 (4.55%) JavaScript
5 26 (2.46%) SOQL
6 18 (1.71%) SOSL
7 16 (1.52%) Java
7 16 (1.52%) PowerShell
8 11 (1.04%) PHP
9 7 (0.66%) R
9 7 (0.66%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.47%) C#
11 4 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.38%) Google Apps Script
12 2 (0.19%) Ada
12 2 (0.19%) DataWeave
12 2 (0.19%) Scala
12 2 (0.19%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.19%) VB
13 1 (0.095%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 152 (14.41%) Degree
2 71 (6.73%) DBS Check
3 56 (5.31%) Security Cleared
4 45 (4.27%) SC Cleared
5 16 (1.52%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (0.76%) CIMA
7 8 (0.76%) HND
7 8 (0.76%) MBA
7 8 (0.76%) Numerate Degree
8 7 (0.66%) ACCA
9 6 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (0.47%) CITP
11 4 (0.38%) A+ Certification
12 3 (0.28%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.28%) ISEB
12 3 (0.28%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.28%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (7.20%) GDPR
2 37 (3.51%) Data Quality
3 27 (2.56%) SLA
4 24 (2.27%) QA
5 11 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (0.76%) Accessibility
6 8 (0.76%) PMO
7 6 (0.57%) ISO 9001
8 5 (0.47%) IFRS
9 4 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.38%) GRC
10 3 (0.28%) NIST
10 3 (0.28%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.28%) PERC
11 2 (0.19%) GxP
11 2 (0.19%) ITGC
12 1 (0.095%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.095%) SOC 2
System Software
1 21 (1.99%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.47%) Docker
3 4 (0.38%) Kamailio
4 1 (0.095%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.095%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (1.42%) Terraform
2 6 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.47%) Ansible
3 5 (0.47%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.38%) SCCM
5 1 (0.095%) Autotask
Vendors
1 217 (20.57%) Microsoft
2 90 (8.53%) HubSpot
3 77 (7.30%) SAP
4 75 (7.11%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
5 64 (6.07%) Cisco
6 58 (5.50%) MuleSoft
7 51 (4.83%) Adobe
8 49 (4.64%) Google
9 44 (4.17%) Oracle
10 31 (2.94%) ServiceNow
11 27 (2.56%) Pardot
12 19 (1.80%) Dell
13 16 (1.52%) Zoho
14 15 (1.42%) Splunk
15 10 (0.95%) BMC
16 9 (0.85%) Alteryx
17 8 (0.76%) Genesys
17 8 (0.76%) Informatica
18 7 (0.66%) Avaya
18 7 (0.66%) Facebook