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 20 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
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 162 153
Rank change year-on-year +26 -9 0
Permanent jobs citing Salesforce 1,058 954 1,175
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.73% 1.80% 1.94%
As % of the Vendors category 5.57% 4.84% 4.97%
Number of salaries quoted 593 434 899
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 £54,570
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +14.53% -16.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £73,000
90th Percentile £89,750 £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 19,010 19,701 23,626
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 31.09% 37.24% 38.97%
Number of salaries quoted 10,624 9,947 18,212
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,536 £27,760
25th Percentile £33,500 £42,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £57,443 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +6.38% -6.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,250 £71,757
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £50,055 £47,500
% change year-on-year -13.09% +5.38% -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 20 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 20 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 +27 900 £57,500 -8.00% 1,382
UK excluding London +51 605 £52,500 -8.70% 1,331
London +25 363 £70,000 - 220
Work from Home +52 326 £52,500 -12.50% 403
North of England +37 188 £55,000 -4.35% 260
North West +44 121 £55,000 -4.35% 102
Midlands +19 120 £39,000 -8.24% 198
South East +56 113 £56,250 -13.46% 410
South West +14 62 £52,500 -12.50% 163
Yorkshire +12 61 £50,000 -23.08% 126
East Midlands +25 60 £40,000 -38.46% 135
West Midlands -5 58 £34,750 +20.57% 59
East of England +17 45 £50,000 -41.18% 188
Scotland +13 41 £35,000 -68.18% 51
Wales +31 28 £57,500 -2.13% 67
Northern Ireland -11 9 - - 28
North East +1 6 £35,000 -18.00% 33

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 22 (2.08%) WordPress
2 19 (1.80%) SharePoint
3 18 (1.70%) CMS
4 16 (1.51%) 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 (7.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 44 (4.16%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.32%) Maya
4 9 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 5 (0.47%) Adobe Premiere
5 5 (0.47%) Photoshop
6 4 (0.38%) PlantUML
7 2 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.095%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.095%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 87 (8.22%) Salesforce CRM
2 72 (6.81%) 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%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.095%) Oracle CRM
8 1 (0.095%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.095%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 1 (0.095%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.095%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 127 (12.00%) Azure
2 123 (11.63%) SaaS
3 107 (10.11%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 68 (6.43%) Power Platform
5 55 (5.20%) AWS
6 48 (4.54%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 47 (4.44%) GitHub
7 47 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
8 45 (4.25%) Azure DevOps
9 30 (2.84%) GCP
10 25 (2.36%) Dynamics 365
10 25 (2.36%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 22 (2.08%) GitHub Copilot
11 22 (2.08%) Google Analytics
12 20 (1.89%) Boomi
13 15 (1.42%) Salesforce Einstein
14 14 (1.32%) Snowflake
15 12 (1.13%) Zapier
16 11 (1.04%) GitHub Actions
16 11 (1.04%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 34 (3.21%) Broadband
2 32 (3.02%) SMS
3 20 (1.89%) Wi-Fi
4 17 (1.61%) Internet
5 14 (1.32%) VPN
6 10 (0.95%) 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%) LAN
10 3 (0.28%) DMZ
10 3 (0.28%) Firewall
10 3 (0.28%) Network Security
10 3 (0.28%) PBX
10 3 (0.28%) SCCP
10 3 (0.28%) STUN
10 3 (0.28%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (5.48%) Power BI
1 58 (5.48%) Tableau
2 36 (3.40%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.08%) Data Lake
4 13 (1.23%) MySQL
5 12 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.04%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.76%) Looker
8 5 (0.47%) BigQuery
8 5 (0.47%) Power Query
9 4 (0.38%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (0.38%) Geospatial Data
9 4 (0.38%) Metadata
10 3 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.28%) QlikView
10 3 (0.28%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.19%) KNIME
12 1 (0.095%) Electronic Patient Records
12 1 (0.095%) NoSQL
12 1 (0.095%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 75 (7.09%) JIRA
2 25 (2.36%) Git
3 24 (2.27%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.51%) GitLab
4 16 (1.51%) SonarQube
5 5 (0.47%) Snyk
6 4 (0.38%) Browser DevTools
6 4 (0.38%) Postman
7 2 (0.19%) Katalon Studio
7 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.095%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.095%) GCC
8 1 (0.095%) Selenium
General
1 400 (37.81%) Marketing
2 386 (36.48%) Social Skills
3 276 (26.09%) Finance
4 175 (16.54%) Analytical Skills
5 130 (12.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 101 (9.55%) Retail
7 80 (7.56%) Presentation Skills
8 49 (4.63%) Law
9 47 (4.44%) Organisational Skills
10 39 (3.69%) Legal
10 39 (3.69%) Public Sector
11 37 (3.50%) Banking
12 35 (3.31%) Games
13 33 (3.12%) Telecoms
14 26 (2.46%) Manufacturing
15 18 (1.70%) Advertising
16 12 (1.13%) Publishing
17 11 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
17 11 (1.04%) Front Office
18 10 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 197 (18.62%) Senior
2 142 (13.42%) Developer
3 117 (11.06%) Salesforce Developer
4 116 (10.96%) Analyst
5 78 (7.37%) Architect
6 76 (7.18%) Lead
7 51 (4.82%) Administrator
8 49 (4.63%) CRM Executive
8 49 (4.63%) Development Manager
9 48 (4.54%) Business Development Manager
9 48 (4.54%) Business Manager
10 47 (4.44%) Business Analyst
11 46 (4.35%) Salesforce Architect
11 46 (4.35%) Senior Developer
12 43 (4.06%) Senior Salesforce Developer
13 41 (3.88%) Salesforce Administrator
14 37 (3.50%) Marketing Manager
15 35 (3.31%) Project Manager
15 35 (3.31%) Sales Executive
15 35 (3.31%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 105 (9.92%) Lightning Web Components
2 99 (9.36%) REST
3 83 (7.84%) SOAP
4 35 (3.31%) Visualforce
5 27 (2.55%) .NET
5 27 (2.55%) Middleware
6 23 (2.17%) CSS
6 23 (2.17%) HTML
7 15 (1.42%) EDI
8 14 (1.32%) Node.js
9 12 (1.13%) Web Services
10 10 (0.95%) LAMP
11 9 (0.85%) OAuth
12 8 (0.76%) GraphQL
12 8 (0.76%) JSON
13 7 (0.66%) React
14 6 (0.57%) OAuth2
15 4 (0.38%) Kafka
15 4 (0.38%) Pandas
15 4 (0.38%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 108 (10.21%) Onboarding
2 87 (8.22%) Product Ownership
3 58 (5.48%) Management Information System
4 43 (4.06%) Analytical Mindset
5 38 (3.59%) Cloud Native
6 33 (3.12%) Self-Motivation
7 28 (2.65%) FMCG
8 27 (2.55%) Social Media
9 20 (1.89%) Data Structures
10 18 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
11 14 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
12 13 (1.23%) NHS
13 12 (1.13%) Blog
14 10 (0.95%) 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 24 (2.27%) Linux
2 23 (2.17%) Windows
3 11 (1.04%) Windows 10
4 5 (0.47%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.38%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.28%) Debian
7 2 (0.19%) Android
8 1 (0.095%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 483 (45.65%) CRM
2 211 (19.94%) Analytics
3 180 (17.01%) Problem-Solving
4 174 (16.45%) Agile
5 164 (15.50%) Continuous Improvement
6 151 (14.27%) Roadmaps
7 142 (13.42%) Mentoring
8 138 (13.04%) DevOps
9 129 (12.19%) CI/CD
10 121 (11.44%) Decision-Making
11 111 (10.49%) B2B
12 101 (9.55%) Business Development
13 100 (9.45%) AI
13 100 (9.45%) Stakeholder Management
14 97 (9.17%) Business Intelligence
14 97 (9.17%) Customer Experience
15 94 (8.88%) Project Management
16 93 (8.79%) Coaching
17 88 (8.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 79 (7.47%) Customer Engagement
Programming Languages
1 116 (10.96%) Apex Code
2 88 (8.32%) SQL
3 60 (5.67%) Python
4 49 (4.63%) JavaScript
5 27 (2.55%) SOQL
6 18 (1.70%) SOSL
7 16 (1.51%) Java
8 15 (1.42%) PowerShell
9 11 (1.04%) PHP
10 7 (0.66%) TypeScript
11 5 (0.47%) C#
11 5 (0.47%) R
12 4 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.38%) Google Apps Script
13 2 (0.19%) Ada
13 2 (0.19%) DataWeave
13 2 (0.19%) Scala
13 2 (0.19%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.19%) VB
14 1 (0.095%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 152 (14.37%) Degree
2 71 (6.71%) DBS Check
3 56 (5.29%) Security Cleared
4 45 (4.25%) SC Cleared
5 17 (1.61%) Master's Degree
6 10 (0.95%) 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%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.19%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.19%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (7.18%) GDPR
2 36 (3.40%) Data Quality
3 28 (2.65%) SLA
4 24 (2.27%) QA
5 10 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (0.76%) Accessibility
7 7 (0.66%) PMO
8 5 (0.47%) IFRS
8 5 (0.47%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.38%) GRC
10 3 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
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 (1.98%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.47%) Docker
3 3 (0.28%) Kamailio
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
Vendors
1 216 (20.42%) Microsoft
2 90 (8.51%) HubSpot
3 78 (7.37%) SAP
4 75 (7.09%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
5 64 (6.05%) Cisco
6 58 (5.48%) MuleSoft
7 51 (4.82%) Adobe
8 49 (4.63%) Google
9 44 (4.16%) Oracle
10 31 (2.93%) ServiceNow
11 28 (2.65%) Pardot
12 19 (1.80%) Dell
13 16 (1.51%) 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