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 25 November 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
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 140 171 141
Rank change year-on-year +31 -30 +25
Permanent jobs citing Salesforce 1,039 1,068 1,217
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.95% 1.59% 2.36%
As % of the Vendors category 5.16% 4.68% 5.62%
Number of salaries quoted 626 552 976
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,025 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,675 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.35% +1.13% -7.69%
75th Percentile £72,500 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £45,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +20.88% -23.53%

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 20,121 22,830 21,653
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.71% 33.97% 42.04%
Number of salaries quoted 11,494 11,823 16,790
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,851 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.28% +3.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £91,934
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £49,516
% change year-on-year -15.00% +0.98% -0.97%

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 25 November 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 25 November 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 +31 897 £55,000 -8.33% 582
UK excluding London +62 582 £50,000 -9.09% 431
London +30 370 £70,000 - 268
Work from Home +66 340 £52,500 -1.45% 338
North of England +40 171 £54,285 -4.76% 59
Midlands +63 143 £35,500 -1.39% 60
North West +40 102 £60,000 +9.09% 34
South East +42 100 £54,000 -1.12% 226
East Midlands +73 72 £40,000 -27.27% 18
West Midlands +28 69 £34,750 +20.57% 42
Yorkshire +31 60 £41,750 -38.15% 22
South West +17 50 £52,500 -4.55% 28
East of England +7 49 £50,000 -28.57% 25
Wales +40 32 £55,000 -12.59% 9
Scotland +13 31 £35,000 -68.18% 25
North East +14 9 £57,500 -26.28% 3
Northern Ireland -6 7 - - 4

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 31 (2.98%) WordPress
2 25 (2.41%) SharePoint
3 18 (1.73%) Confluence
4 16 (1.54%) CMS
5 15 (1.44%) Microsoft Exchange
6 12 (1.15%) IIS
7 6 (0.58%) Apache
8 3 (0.29%) Appian
8 3 (0.29%) Moodle
8 3 (0.29%) Oracle Coherence
9 2 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.19%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.19%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.096%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.096%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.096%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.096%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.096%) Drupal
10 1 (0.096%) HCL Notes
10 1 (0.096%) Tomcat
Applications
1 91 (8.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 68 (6.54%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.25%) Photoshop
4 12 (1.15%) Maya
4 12 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.77%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (0.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.48%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.38%) PlantUML
8 3 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.19%) Trello
10 1 (0.096%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.096%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 77 (7.41%) Salesforce CRM
2 75 (7.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 25 (2.41%) NetSuite
4 7 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.67%) Shopify
5 5 (0.48%) Exchequer
6 4 (0.38%) Oracle Applications
7 3 (0.29%) Infor M3
7 3 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
7 3 (0.29%) Raiser’s Edge
7 3 (0.29%) SAP Business One
7 3 (0.29%) SAP CX
8 2 (0.19%) Sage 1000
9 1 (0.096%) Changepoint
9 1 (0.096%) Dynamics AX
9 1 (0.096%) FastStats
9 1 (0.096%) Magento
9 1 (0.096%) Maximo
9 1 (0.096%) Pegasus Opera
9 1 (0.096%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 124 (11.93%) Azure
2 112 (10.78%) SaaS
3 88 (8.47%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 85 (8.18%) Power Platform
5 57 (5.49%) Microsoft 365
6 36 (3.46%) AWS
7 34 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
7 34 (3.27%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 26 (2.50%) GitHub
9 24 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
10 23 (2.21%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 21 (2.02%) Boomi
12 19 (1.83%) GCP
13 17 (1.64%) Google Workspace
14 15 (1.44%) Google Analytics
15 14 (1.35%) Snowflake
16 12 (1.15%) GitHub Copilot
16 12 (1.15%) MailChimp
17 11 (1.06%) Entra ID
17 11 (1.06%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 34 (3.27%) Broadband
2 32 (3.08%) SMS
3 18 (1.73%) VoIP
4 14 (1.35%) Internet
4 14 (1.35%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (1.25%) VPN
6 12 (1.15%) Network Security
7 8 (0.77%) Ethernet
7 8 (0.77%) WPA
8 7 (0.67%) Firewall
8 7 (0.67%) TCP/IP
9 6 (0.58%) HTTP
9 6 (0.58%) IP Telephony
9 6 (0.58%) PSTN
10 5 (0.48%) DMZ
10 5 (0.48%) STUN
10 5 (0.48%) VLAN
11 3 (0.29%) AMQP
11 3 (0.29%) Unified Communications
12 2 (0.19%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (6.93%) Power BI
2 58 (5.58%) SQL Server
3 56 (5.39%) Tableau
4 24 (2.31%) Data Lake
5 18 (1.73%) Data Warehouse
6 15 (1.44%) MySQL
7 11 (1.06%) Relational Database
8 10 (0.96%) Looker
9 8 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
10 7 (0.67%) SAP Data Services
10 7 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.48%) BigQuery
11 5 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
11 5 (0.48%) Crystal Reports
11 5 (0.48%) EDRMS
11 5 (0.48%) Geospatial Data
11 5 (0.48%) GIS
11 5 (0.48%) Metadata
11 5 (0.48%) Power Query
11 5 (0.48%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 74 (7.12%) JIRA
2 19 (1.83%) Git
3 18 (1.73%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.54%) GitLab
4 16 (1.54%) SonarQube
5 7 (0.67%) ER Studio
6 6 (0.58%) Snyk
7 4 (0.38%) Browser DevTools
7 4 (0.38%) Postman
8 2 (0.19%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.19%) Katalon Studio
8 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.19%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.19%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.096%) GCC
9 1 (0.096%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.096%) RStudio
General
1 399 (38.40%) Social Skills
2 380 (36.57%) Marketing
3 267 (25.70%) Finance
4 168 (16.17%) Analytical Skills
5 105 (10.11%) Retail
6 94 (9.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 65 (6.26%) Presentation Skills
8 60 (5.77%) Organisational Skills
9 55 (5.29%) Law
10 46 (4.43%) Legal
11 39 (3.75%) Public Sector
12 36 (3.46%) Banking
13 33 (3.18%) Games
14 32 (3.08%) Telecoms
15 28 (2.69%) Manufacturing
16 24 (2.31%) Advertising
17 23 (2.21%) Influencing Skills
18 10 (0.96%) Investment Banking
19 8 (0.77%) Electronics
19 8 (0.77%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 185 (17.81%) Senior
2 120 (11.55%) Developer
3 110 (10.59%) Analyst
4 95 (9.14%) Architect
5 87 (8.37%) Salesforce Developer
6 72 (6.93%) Lead
7 62 (5.97%) Business Manager
7 62 (5.97%) Development Manager
8 60 (5.77%) Business Development Manager
9 59 (5.68%) Administrator
10 49 (4.72%) Senior Developer
11 44 (4.23%) Salesforce Architect
12 42 (4.04%) Salesforce Administrator
13 41 (3.95%) Business Analyst
14 39 (3.75%) Senior Salesforce Developer
15 37 (3.56%) Support Engineer
16 35 (3.37%) Solutions Architect
17 30 (2.89%) CRM Executive
18 27 (2.60%) Support Specialist
19 26 (2.50%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (9.53%) Lightning Web Components
2 83 (7.99%) REST
3 65 (6.26%) SOAP
4 39 (3.75%) Visualforce
5 36 (3.46%) .NET
6 33 (3.18%) HTML
7 28 (2.69%) CSS
8 26 (2.50%) Middleware
9 11 (1.06%) Web Services
10 10 (0.96%) LAMP
10 10 (0.96%) Node.js
11 8 (0.77%) GraphQL
11 8 (0.77%) OAuth
12 7 (0.67%) JSON
13 6 (0.58%) EDI
13 6 (0.58%) React
14 5 (0.48%) ADO
14 5 (0.48%) FreeSWITCH
14 5 (0.48%) RESTful
15 4 (0.38%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 98 (9.43%) Onboarding
2 79 (7.60%) Product Ownership
3 59 (5.68%) Management Information System
4 47 (4.52%) Analytical Mindset
5 40 (3.85%) Social Media
6 37 (3.56%) Cloud Native
7 34 (3.27%) Self-Motivation
8 20 (1.92%) FMCG
9 18 (1.73%) Blog
10 17 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
11 14 (1.35%) Data Structures
11 14 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
12 12 (1.15%) Driving Licence
13 11 (1.06%) NHS
14 10 (0.96%) Greenfield Project
14 10 (0.96%) Linux Command Line
15 9 (0.87%) Marketing Technology
16 8 (0.77%) Satnav
16 8 (0.77%) Video Editing
16 8 (0.77%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 34 (3.27%) Windows
2 25 (2.41%) Linux
3 15 (1.44%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.87%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.58%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.48%) Debian
7 3 (0.29%) Android
8 1 (0.096%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 499 (48.03%) CRM
2 188 (18.09%) Analytics
3 183 (17.61%) Problem-Solving
4 174 (16.75%) Agile
5 164 (15.78%) Continuous Improvement
6 161 (15.50%) Roadmaps
7 132 (12.70%) Decision-Making
8 121 (11.65%) B2B
9 120 (11.55%) DevOps
10 115 (11.07%) Business Development
11 112 (10.78%) Mentoring
12 111 (10.68%) Business Intelligence
12 111 (10.68%) Stakeholder Management
13 102 (9.82%) CI/CD
14 101 (9.72%) Project Management
15 86 (8.28%) Customer Experience
16 85 (8.18%) AI
16 85 (8.18%) Customer Engagement
16 85 (8.18%) ERP
17 82 (7.89%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 101 (9.72%) Apex Code
1 101 (9.72%) SQL
2 53 (5.10%) Python
3 41 (3.95%) JavaScript
4 25 (2.41%) SOQL
5 18 (1.73%) PowerShell
5 18 (1.73%) SOSL
6 13 (1.25%) PHP
7 10 (0.96%) Java
8 9 (0.87%) C#
8 9 (0.87%) R
9 6 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.48%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.19%) Ada
11 2 (0.19%) VB
11 2 (0.19%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.19%) VBA
12 1 (0.096%) Ruby
12 1 (0.096%) Scala
12 1 (0.096%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 163 (15.69%) Degree
2 72 (6.93%) DBS Check
3 36 (3.46%) Security Cleared
4 32 (3.08%) SC Cleared
5 14 (1.35%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.06%) Numerate Degree
7 10 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (0.77%) HND
9 6 (0.58%) Azure Certification
9 6 (0.58%) MBA
9 6 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.38%) ISEB
11 3 (0.29%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.29%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.19%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (0.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.19%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.19%) PMP
12 2 (0.19%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (7.51%) GDPR
2 37 (3.56%) SLA
3 27 (2.60%) Data Quality
4 22 (2.12%) QA
5 10 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (0.87%) Accessibility
6 9 (0.87%) PMO
7 7 (0.67%) ISO 9001
8 6 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.48%) GRC
9 5 (0.48%) IFRS
10 4 (0.38%) PERC
11 2 (0.19%) GxP
11 2 (0.19%) ITGC
12 1 (0.096%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.096%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.096%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.096%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 26 (2.50%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.58%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.48%) Kamailio
5 2 (0.19%) Docker
5 2 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.096%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.096%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 8 (0.77%) Terraform
2 7 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.48%) Autotask
4 4 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.29%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.29%) SCCM
6 2 (0.19%) Ansible
7 1 (0.096%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 197 (18.96%) Microsoft
2 98 (9.43%) SAP
3 86 (8.28%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
4 81 (7.80%) HubSpot
5 55 (5.29%) Google
6 52 (5.00%) Adobe
7 49 (4.72%) MuleSoft
7 49 (4.72%) Oracle
8 31 (2.98%) ServiceNow
9 29 (2.79%) Cisco
10 28 (2.69%) Pardot
11 17 (1.64%) Zoho
12 16 (1.54%) Dell
13 15 (1.44%) Splunk
14 9 (0.87%) Alteryx
14 9 (0.87%) Facebook
15 8 (0.77%) VMware
16 7 (0.67%) Capita
16 7 (0.67%) Civica
16 7 (0.67%) NEC