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 23 March 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
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 139 189
Rank change year-on-year +4 +50 -4
Permanent jobs citing Salesforce 1,165 949 1,370
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.52% 2.23% 1.57%
As % of the Vendors category 5.47% 5.69% 4.15%
Number of salaries quoted 698 462 1,038
10th Percentile £30,580 £28,822 £33,025
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £58,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% +30.00% -31.30%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £46,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year +3.26% +19.48% -36.78%

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 21,282 16,667 33,019
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.75% 39.23% 37.81%
Number of salaries quoted 11,534 9,971 24,730
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,625 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +12.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +8.70% -8.00%

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 23 March 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 23 March 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 -12 967 £55,000 -4.35% 616
UK excluding London +4 659 £47,500 +3.26% 397
London +19 397 £70,000 - 284
Work from Home +21 370 £54,500 -9.17% 252
North of England +21 185 £40,000 -27.27% 111
South East +7 149 £54,000 -10.00% 139
North West +23 113 £40,000 -30.43% 51
Midlands -65 103 £39,500 +29.17% 59
South West +4 69 £50,000 -16.67% 34
Yorkshire -5 66 £40,000 -21.94% 48
Scotland +41 62 £50,000 +42.86% 15
East of England -3 56 £55,000 +29.41% 30
West Midlands -48 53 £37,500 +30.11% 31
East Midlands -27 50 £40,000 -38.46% 28
Wales +5 26 £56,250 +12.50% 9
Northern Ireland -32 9 - - 3
North East -20 6 £35,000 -18.00% 15

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 25 (2.15%) SharePoint
2 21 (1.80%) CMS
2 21 (1.80%) Confluence
3 17 (1.46%) WordPress
4 7 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.60%) Moodle
5 5 (0.43%) Anypoint
6 3 (0.26%) Apache
6 3 (0.26%) Appian
6 3 (0.26%) IIS
6 3 (0.26%) Oracle Coherence
6 3 (0.26%) Sitecore CMS
7 2 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.17%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.086%) Drupal
8 1 (0.086%) Strapi
Applications
1 43 (3.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (3.00%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.77%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 7 (0.60%) Maya
6 2 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.17%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.086%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.086%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.086%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.086%) InDesign
7 1 (0.086%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 106 (9.10%) Salesforce CRM
2 66 (5.67%) Dynamics CRM
3 26 (2.23%) NetSuite
4 8 (0.69%) Unit4 Business World
5 4 (0.34%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.34%) SAP CX
5 4 (0.34%) Shopify
6 3 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.17%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.17%) Q-Pulse
7 2 (0.17%) Sage 200
7 2 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.086%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 1 (0.086%) Oracle CRM
8 1 (0.086%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 120 (10.30%) SaaS
2 116 (9.96%) Azure
3 114 (9.79%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 73 (6.27%) AWS
5 70 (6.01%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 65 (5.58%) Power Platform
7 52 (4.46%) GitHub
8 51 (4.38%) Microsoft 365
9 40 (3.43%) Azure DevOps
10 33 (2.83%) GCP
11 26 (2.23%) Google Analytics
12 25 (2.15%) Dynamics 365
13 20 (1.72%) GitHub Copilot
13 20 (1.72%) Snowflake
14 16 (1.37%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
15 14 (1.20%) Google Workspace
16 13 (1.12%) Power Automate
16 13 (1.12%) Salesforce Einstein
17 10 (0.86%) Boomi
18 9 (0.77%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 56 (4.81%) Broadband
2 18 (1.55%) Internet
2 18 (1.55%) Wi-Fi
3 11 (0.94%) VPN
4 6 (0.52%) LAN
4 6 (0.52%) VoIP
4 6 (0.52%) Wireless
5 5 (0.43%) IP Telephony
5 5 (0.43%) PSTN
6 4 (0.34%) Firewall
6 4 (0.34%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.26%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.26%) HTTP
7 3 (0.26%) Network Security
7 3 (0.26%) SCCP
8 2 (0.17%) AMQP
8 2 (0.17%) NGN
8 2 (0.17%) PBX
8 2 (0.17%) SMS
8 2 (0.17%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (4.21%) Power BI
2 39 (3.35%) Tableau
3 21 (1.80%) SQL Server
4 14 (1.20%) Data Lake
5 13 (1.12%) Relational Database
6 8 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (0.60%) Metadata
7 7 (0.60%) MySQL
8 6 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.43%) Power Query
10 4 (0.34%) Geospatial Data
10 4 (0.34%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.26%) MongoDB
12 2 (0.17%) BigQuery
12 2 (0.17%) KNIME
12 2 (0.17%) Looker
12 2 (0.17%) MariaDB
12 2 (0.17%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 2 (0.17%) QlikView
12 2 (0.17%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 83 (7.12%) JIRA
2 46 (3.95%) Jenkins
3 36 (3.09%) GitLab
4 35 (3.00%) SonarQube
5 34 (2.92%) Git
6 3 (0.26%) JUnit
6 3 (0.26%) Mockito
6 3 (0.26%) Snyk
7 2 (0.17%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.086%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.086%) git-flow
8 1 (0.086%) Postman
8 1 (0.086%) Selenium
General
1 414 (35.54%) Marketing
2 406 (34.85%) Social Skills
3 242 (20.77%) Finance
4 176 (15.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 143 (12.27%) Analytical Skills
6 80 (6.87%) Presentation Skills
7 65 (5.58%) Public Sector
8 63 (5.41%) Retail
9 59 (5.06%) Organisational Skills
10 55 (4.72%) Law
11 47 (4.03%) Legal
12 43 (3.69%) Games
13 25 (2.15%) Manufacturing
14 23 (1.97%) Banking
14 23 (1.97%) Influencing Skills
15 22 (1.89%) Telecoms
16 15 (1.29%) Advertising
17 13 (1.12%) Publishing
18 11 (0.94%) Health Technology
19 10 (0.86%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 157 (13.48%) Developer
2 154 (13.22%) Senior
3 130 (11.16%) Salesforce Developer
4 123 (10.56%) Analyst
5 113 (9.70%) Architect
6 77 (6.61%) Salesforce Architect
7 70 (6.01%) Administrator
8 67 (5.75%) Lead
9 58 (4.98%) Business Analyst
10 56 (4.81%) Sales Executive
11 51 (4.38%) Salesforce Administrator
12 46 (3.95%) Marketing Manager
13 40 (3.43%) Consultant
13 40 (3.43%) Senior Developer
14 37 (3.18%) Project Manager
14 37 (3.18%) Senior Salesforce Developer
15 36 (3.09%) Business Manager
15 36 (3.09%) Development Manager
16 35 (3.00%) CRM Executive
16 35 (3.00%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 154 (13.22%) Lightning Web Components
2 130 (11.16%) REST
3 120 (10.30%) SOAP
4 78 (6.70%) Visualforce
5 39 (3.35%) Middleware
6 36 (3.09%) .NET
7 28 (2.40%) HTML
8 26 (2.23%) CSS
9 19 (1.63%) EDI
10 14 (1.20%) Node.js
11 12 (1.03%) Web Services
12 11 (0.94%) OAuth
13 8 (0.69%) OAuth2
13 8 (0.69%) React
14 6 (0.52%) RESTful
15 5 (0.43%) JSON
15 5 (0.43%) Kafka
15 5 (0.43%) SAML
16 4 (0.34%) JMS
16 4 (0.34%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 113 (9.70%) Product Ownership
2 105 (9.01%) Onboarding
3 51 (4.38%) Self-Motivation
4 50 (4.29%) Management Information System
5 23 (1.97%) Cloud Native
5 23 (1.97%) Social Media
6 20 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
7 19 (1.63%) Data Structures
8 17 (1.46%) Low-Code
9 16 (1.37%) FMCG
9 16 (1.37%) Web Conferencing
10 14 (1.20%) Blog
11 13 (1.12%) Greenfield Project
12 12 (1.03%) Marketing Technology
13 11 (0.94%) Driving Licence
13 11 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
14 10 (0.86%) Podcast
15 9 (0.77%) NHS
16 8 (0.69%) Security Posture
17 7 (0.60%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.06%) Windows
2 8 (0.69%) Apple iOS
3 7 (0.60%) Windows 10
4 6 (0.52%) Linux
5 2 (0.17%) Android
6 1 (0.086%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 486 (41.72%) CRM
2 207 (17.77%) Agile
3 195 (16.74%) Continuous Improvement
4 175 (15.02%) CI/CD
5 173 (14.85%) Problem-Solving
6 170 (14.59%) Analytics
7 162 (13.91%) DevOps
8 145 (12.45%) Mentoring
9 140 (12.02%) B2B
10 124 (10.64%) Roadmaps
11 118 (10.13%) Decision-Making
12 114 (9.79%) Business Development
13 110 (9.44%) Coaching
14 96 (8.24%) Data Modelling
15 95 (8.15%) AI
16 90 (7.73%) Lead Generation
17 87 (7.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 85 (7.30%) Stakeholder Management
19 80 (6.87%) Customer Experience
20 76 (6.52%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 159 (13.65%) Apex Code
2 71 (6.09%) SQL
3 65 (5.58%) Python
4 61 (5.24%) SOQL
5 54 (4.64%) JavaScript
6 45 (3.86%) SOSL
7 33 (2.83%) Java
8 12 (1.03%) PowerShell
9 8 (0.69%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.52%) C#
11 5 (0.43%) Google Apps Script
11 5 (0.43%) PHP
11 5 (0.43%) Ruby
12 4 (0.34%) DataWeave
12 4 (0.34%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.26%) R
14 2 (0.17%) Scala
15 1 (0.086%) Bicep
15 1 (0.086%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 144 (12.36%) Degree
2 76 (6.52%) Security Cleared
3 62 (5.32%) SC Cleared
4 35 (3.00%) DBS Check
5 18 (1.55%) Master's Degree
6 12 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (0.94%) CIMA
8 10 (0.86%) ACCA
9 7 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (0.52%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.43%) CITP
11 5 (0.43%) HNC
11 5 (0.43%) HND
11 5 (0.43%) Numerate Degree
11 5 (0.43%) PMP
12 4 (0.34%) A+ Certification
12 4 (0.34%) MBA
13 3 (0.26%) CBAP
13 3 (0.26%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (4.38%) GDPR
2 48 (4.12%) Data Quality
3 37 (3.18%) QA
4 21 (1.80%) SLA
5 11 (0.94%) Accessibility
5 11 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
6 9 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (0.60%) IFRS
8 6 (0.52%) PMO
9 4 (0.34%) NIST
9 4 (0.34%) PERC
10 3 (0.26%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.26%) WCAG
11 2 (0.17%) GRC
11 2 (0.17%) GxP
11 2 (0.17%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.17%) ITGC
12 1 (0.086%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.086%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.086%) SOC 2
System Software
1 14 (1.20%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.77%) Docker
3 1 (0.086%) Firmware
3 1 (0.086%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (1.12%) Terraform
2 11 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
3 7 (0.60%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.34%) Ansible
4 4 (0.34%) SCCM
5 2 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.086%) CASB
6 1 (0.086%) Grafana
Vendors
1 197 (16.91%) Microsoft
2 91 (7.81%) HubSpot
3 66 (5.67%) Cisco
4 64 (5.49%) MuleSoft
5 61 (5.24%) SAP
6 48 (4.12%) Google
7 46 (3.95%) ServiceNow
8 37 (3.18%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 36 (3.09%) Splunk
10 33 (2.83%) Oracle
11 31 (2.66%) Adobe
12 25 (2.15%) BMC
12 25 (2.15%) Pardot
13 12 (1.03%) Dell
14 11 (0.94%) Zoho
15 9 (0.77%) NEC
16 8 (0.69%) Informatica
17 7 (0.60%) Pega
17 7 (0.60%) Sage
18 6 (0.52%) Facebook