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 8 December 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
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 143 164 139
Rank change year-on-year +21 -25 +24
Permanent jobs citing Salesforce 1,031 1,055 1,191
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.83% 1.70% 2.36%
As % of the Vendors category 5.15% 4.80% 5.64%
Number of salaries quoted 606 541 947
10th Percentile £30,540 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £73,438 £78,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,635 £46,000
% change year-on-year -6.78% +16.60% -21.37%

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 20,014 21,997 21,134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.49% 35.41% 41.87%
Number of salaries quoted 11,276 11,556 16,437
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 £93,778 £91,934
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £49,250
% change year-on-year -15.00% +1.52% -1.50%

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 8 December 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 8 December 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 +27 879 £57,500 -4.17% 769
UK excluding London +50 574 £50,000 -6.78% 553
London +37 369 £70,000 - 333
Work from Home +46 336 £52,500 -1.04% 283
North of England +31 165 £55,000 -4.35% 123
Midlands +37 136 £35,500 -1.39% 99
North West +33 97 £60,000 +4.35% 63
South East +39 96 £54,000 -1.12% 213
East Midlands +54 69 £37,750 -24.50% 40
West Midlands -1 65 £34,750 +20.57% 57
Yorkshire +10 59 £43,750 -35.19% 48
South West +13 52 £50,000 -4.76% 39
East of England +6 49 £50,000 -28.57% 39
Scotland +12 36 £35,000 -68.18% 23
Wales +33 34 £55,000 -12.59% 15
North East +4 9 £57,500 -4.71% 14
Northern Ireland -11 7 - - 6

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 24 (2.33%) SharePoint
2 23 (2.23%) WordPress
3 18 (1.75%) Confluence
4 17 (1.65%) CMS
5 16 (1.55%) Microsoft Exchange
6 11 (1.07%) IIS
7 6 (0.58%) Apache
8 5 (0.48%) Moodle
9 3 (0.29%) Anypoint
9 3 (0.29%) Appian
9 3 (0.29%) Oracle Coherence
9 3 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
10 2 (0.19%) Jupyter
11 1 (0.097%) Apache Airflow
11 1 (0.097%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.097%) BizTalk Server
11 1 (0.097%) Drupal
11 1 (0.097%) HCL Notes
11 1 (0.097%) Strapi
11 1 (0.097%) Tomcat
Applications
1 81 (7.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 60 (5.82%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.36%) Maya
4 11 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (0.97%) Photoshop
6 6 (0.58%) Adobe Premiere
7 5 (0.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.39%) PlantUML
9 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
9 3 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.19%) MS Visio
11 1 (0.097%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.097%) InDesign
11 1 (0.097%) Trello
Business Applications
1 76 (7.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 72 (6.98%) Salesforce CRM
3 20 (1.94%) NetSuite
4 8 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (0.78%) Shopify
5 4 (0.39%) Exchequer
5 4 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
5 4 (0.39%) SAP CX
6 3 (0.29%) Infor M3
6 3 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.29%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.097%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.097%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.097%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.097%) Oracle CRM
7 1 (0.097%) Pegasus Opera
7 1 (0.097%) Sage 1000
7 1 (0.097%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.097%) Sprinklr
7 1 (0.097%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 130 (12.61%) Azure
2 114 (11.06%) SaaS
3 94 (9.12%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 78 (7.57%) Power Platform
5 55 (5.33%) Microsoft 365
6 39 (3.78%) Azure DevOps
6 39 (3.78%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 36 (3.49%) AWS
8 35 (3.39%) GitHub
9 26 (2.52%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 23 (2.23%) Dynamics 365
11 21 (2.04%) GCP
12 20 (1.94%) Boomi
13 18 (1.75%) GitHub Copilot
14 16 (1.55%) Google Analytics
15 14 (1.36%) Google Workspace
15 14 (1.36%) Snowflake
16 12 (1.16%) Zapier
17 11 (1.07%) Entra ID
17 11 (1.07%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 33 (3.20%) Broadband
2 32 (3.10%) SMS
3 19 (1.84%) VoIP
4 16 (1.55%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (1.26%) Internet
5 13 (1.26%) VPN
6 12 (1.16%) Network Security
7 8 (0.78%) Ethernet
8 7 (0.68%) Firewall
8 7 (0.68%) IP Telephony
8 7 (0.68%) PSTN
8 7 (0.68%) TCP/IP
8 7 (0.68%) WPA
9 6 (0.58%) HTTP
10 5 (0.48%) DMZ
10 5 (0.48%) STUN
10 5 (0.48%) VLAN
11 3 (0.29%) AMQP
11 3 (0.29%) PBX
11 3 (0.29%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (6.40%) Power BI
2 55 (5.33%) Tableau
3 50 (4.85%) SQL Server
4 25 (2.42%) Data Lake
5 16 (1.55%) Data Warehouse
6 14 (1.36%) MySQL
7 10 (0.97%) Looker
7 10 (0.97%) Relational Database
8 7 (0.68%) SAP Data Services
9 6 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (0.48%) BigQuery
10 5 (0.48%) Power Query
10 5 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.39%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.39%) BusinessObjects
11 4 (0.39%) Crystal Reports
11 4 (0.39%) Geospatial Data
11 4 (0.39%) GIS
11 4 (0.39%) Metadata
11 4 (0.39%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 74 (7.18%) JIRA
2 21 (2.04%) Git
3 20 (1.94%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.55%) GitLab
4 16 (1.55%) SonarQube
5 7 (0.68%) ER Studio
6 6 (0.58%) Snyk
7 4 (0.39%) Browser DevTools
7 4 (0.39%) Postman
8 2 (0.19%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.19%) Katalon Studio
8 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
9 1 (0.097%) GCC
9 1 (0.097%) Octopus Deploy
9 1 (0.097%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.097%) RStudio
9 1 (0.097%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.097%) TeamCity
General
1 393 (38.12%) Social Skills
2 382 (37.05%) Marketing
3 271 (26.29%) Finance
4 168 (16.29%) Analytical Skills
5 109 (10.57%) Retail
6 99 (9.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 70 (6.79%) Presentation Skills
8 59 (5.72%) Organisational Skills
9 52 (5.04%) Law
10 42 (4.07%) Legal
11 38 (3.69%) Banking
11 38 (3.69%) Public Sector
12 35 (3.39%) Games
13 33 (3.20%) Telecoms
14 24 (2.33%) Manufacturing
15 22 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
16 21 (2.04%) Advertising
17 10 (0.97%) Investment Banking
17 10 (0.97%) Publishing
18 9 (0.87%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 181 (17.56%) Senior
2 115 (11.15%) Developer
3 99 (9.60%) Analyst
4 94 (9.12%) Architect
5 93 (9.02%) Salesforce Developer
6 74 (7.18%) Lead
7 61 (5.92%) Business Manager
8 60 (5.82%) Development Manager
9 59 (5.72%) Business Development Manager
10 52 (5.04%) Administrator
11 46 (4.46%) Salesforce Architect
12 42 (4.07%) Senior Developer
13 40 (3.88%) Business Analyst
14 39 (3.78%) Salesforce Administrator
15 38 (3.69%) Senior Salesforce Developer
16 37 (3.59%) Support Engineer
17 33 (3.20%) Solutions Architect
18 30 (2.91%) CRM Executive
19 28 (2.72%) Sales Executive
20 27 (2.62%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (9.51%) Lightning Web Components
2 87 (8.44%) REST
3 72 (6.98%) SOAP
4 35 (3.39%) Visualforce
5 31 (3.01%) .NET
6 29 (2.81%) HTML
7 25 (2.42%) CSS
7 25 (2.42%) Middleware
8 12 (1.16%) Web Services
9 10 (0.97%) LAMP
9 10 (0.97%) Node.js
10 9 (0.87%) OAuth
11 8 (0.78%) EDI
11 8 (0.78%) GraphQL
12 6 (0.58%) JSON
12 6 (0.58%) OAuth2
13 5 (0.48%) FreeSWITCH
13 5 (0.48%) React
14 4 (0.39%) Pandas
14 4 (0.39%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 99 (9.60%) Onboarding
2 81 (7.86%) Product Ownership
3 57 (5.53%) Management Information System
4 46 (4.46%) Analytical Mindset
5 38 (3.69%) Social Media
6 37 (3.59%) Cloud Native
7 31 (3.01%) Self-Motivation
8 22 (2.13%) FMCG
9 20 (1.94%) Blog
10 19 (1.84%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (1.45%) Data Structures
12 14 (1.36%) Driving Licence
12 14 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
13 12 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
14 10 (0.97%) Linux Command Line
14 10 (0.97%) NHS
15 9 (0.87%) Podcast
16 8 (0.78%) Low-Code
16 8 (0.78%) Marketing Technology
16 8 (0.78%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 33 (3.20%) Windows
2 26 (2.52%) Linux
3 14 (1.36%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.07%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.48%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.48%) Debian
6 2 (0.19%) Android
7 1 (0.097%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 486 (47.14%) CRM
2 191 (18.53%) Analytics
3 177 (17.17%) Agile
4 176 (17.07%) Problem-Solving
5 163 (15.81%) Roadmaps
6 161 (15.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 126 (12.22%) DevOps
8 125 (12.12%) Mentoring
9 121 (11.74%) Decision-Making
10 118 (11.45%) B2B
11 114 (11.06%) Business Development
12 111 (10.77%) CI/CD
13 107 (10.38%) Stakeholder Management
14 105 (10.18%) Business Intelligence
15 98 (9.51%) Project Management
16 91 (8.83%) Customer Experience
17 87 (8.44%) Customer Engagement
18 86 (8.34%) AI
19 81 (7.86%) ERP
19 81 (7.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 103 (9.99%) Apex Code
2 94 (9.12%) SQL
3 52 (5.04%) Python
4 41 (3.98%) JavaScript
5 25 (2.42%) SOQL
6 18 (1.75%) SOSL
7 17 (1.65%) PowerShell
8 12 (1.16%) Java
9 11 (1.07%) PHP
10 9 (0.87%) R
11 7 (0.68%) C#
12 5 (0.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.29%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.19%) Ada
14 2 (0.19%) DataWeave
14 2 (0.19%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.19%) VB
15 1 (0.097%) Bash
15 1 (0.097%) VB.NET
15 1 (0.097%) VBA
Qualifications
1 158 (15.32%) Degree
2 71 (6.89%) DBS Check
3 40 (3.88%) Security Cleared
4 34 (3.30%) SC Cleared
5 14 (1.36%) Master's Degree
6 8 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (0.78%) HND
6 8 (0.78%) Numerate Degree
7 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (0.58%) Azure Certification
8 6 (0.58%) MBA
9 4 (0.39%) A+ Certification
9 4 (0.39%) CIMA
9 4 (0.39%) ISEB
10 3 (0.29%) ACCA
10 3 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.29%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.19%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.19%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (7.47%) GDPR
2 36 (3.49%) SLA
3 27 (2.62%) Data Quality
4 21 (2.04%) QA
5 10 (0.97%) Accessibility
5 10 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (0.87%) PMO
7 7 (0.68%) ISO 9001
8 6 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.48%) GRC
9 5 (0.48%) IFRS
10 4 (0.39%) PERC
11 2 (0.19%) GxP
11 2 (0.19%) ITGC
12 1 (0.097%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.097%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.097%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.097%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 26 (2.52%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.58%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.48%) Kamailio
5 2 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.097%) Docker
6 1 (0.097%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.097%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (0.68%) Terraform
2 5 (0.48%) Autotask
3 4 (0.39%) SCCM
4 3 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.19%) Ansible
5 2 (0.19%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.097%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 202 (19.59%) Microsoft
2 96 (9.31%) SAP
3 86 (8.34%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
4 84 (8.15%) HubSpot
5 55 (5.33%) Adobe
6 52 (5.04%) MuleSoft
7 49 (4.75%) Google
7 49 (4.75%) Oracle
8 38 (3.69%) Cisco
9 33 (3.20%) ServiceNow
10 26 (2.52%) Pardot
11 19 (1.84%) Dell
12 18 (1.75%) Zoho
13 15 (1.45%) Splunk
14 9 (0.87%) Alteryx
15 8 (0.78%) Genesys
15 8 (0.78%) VMware
16 7 (0.68%) Avaya
16 7 (0.68%) Facebook
17 6 (0.58%) Instagram