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 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
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 143 179 139
Rank change year-on-year +36 -40 +29
Permanent jobs citing Salesforce 1,045 1,037 1,219
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.97% 1.54% 2.35%
As % of the Vendors category 5.14% 4.63% 5.61%
Number of salaries quoted 636 531 980
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,375 £41,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £72,500 £78,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,992 £46,394
% change year-on-year -9.08% +18.53% -22.03%

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 20,345 22,400 21,721
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 38.33% 33.34% 41.96%
Number of salaries quoted 11,635 11,455 16,797
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £41,263 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £49,565
% change year-on-year -15.00% +0.88% -0.87%

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 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 20 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 +38 899 £55,000 -8.33% 861
UK excluding London +56 582 £50,000 -9.08% 459
London +31 374 £70,000 - 449
Work from Home +55 346 £50,000 -5.75% 465
North of England +36 168 £52,500 -7.89% 104
Midlands +78 146 £35,500 +23.17% 64
North West +32 101 £60,000 +9.09% 68
South East +45 98 £54,000 +1.79% 201
East Midlands +73 74 £40,000 -27.27% 22
West Midlands +26 70 £34,750 +20.57% 42
Yorkshire +19 58 £41,750 -35.77% 35
East of England +8 50 £50,000 -28.57% 24
South West +8 49 £52,500 -4.55% 34
Wales +36 34 £55,000 -10.46% 8
Scotland +7 31 £35,000 -68.18% 21
North East +2 9 £57,500 -17.86% 1
Northern Ireland -3 7 - - 7

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 30 (2.87%) WordPress
2 25 (2.39%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.63%) Confluence
4 16 (1.53%) CMS
5 14 (1.34%) Microsoft Exchange
6 12 (1.15%) IIS
7 6 (0.57%) 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 93 (8.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 68 (6.51%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.24%) 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%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.48%) MS Visio
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 84 (8.04%) Salesforce CRM
2 75 (7.18%) Dynamics CRM
3 24 (2.30%) NetSuite
4 8 (0.77%) Shopify
5 7 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
6 5 (0.48%) Exchequer
7 4 (0.38%) Oracle Applications
8 3 (0.29%) Infor M3
8 3 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
8 3 (0.29%) Raiser’s Edge
8 3 (0.29%) Sage 1000
8 3 (0.29%) SAP Business One
8 3 (0.29%) SAP CX
9 2 (0.19%) Magento
10 1 (0.096%) Adobe Campaign
10 1 (0.096%) Changepoint
10 1 (0.096%) Dynamics AX
10 1 (0.096%) FastStats
10 1 (0.096%) Maximo
10 1 (0.096%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 123 (11.77%) Azure
2 111 (10.62%) SaaS
3 88 (8.42%) Salesforce Service Cloud
4 86 (8.23%) Power Platform
5 55 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
6 36 (3.44%) AWS
7 34 (3.25%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 33 (3.16%) Azure DevOps
9 25 (2.39%) GitHub
10 24 (2.30%) Dynamics 365
10 24 (2.30%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 21 (2.01%) Boomi
12 19 (1.82%) GCP
13 17 (1.63%) Google Workspace
14 16 (1.53%) Google Analytics
15 15 (1.44%) Snowflake
16 13 (1.24%) Power Automate
17 12 (1.15%) Zapier
18 11 (1.05%) Entra ID
18 11 (1.05%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 34 (3.25%) Broadband
2 32 (3.06%) SMS
3 18 (1.72%) VoIP
4 14 (1.34%) Internet
5 13 (1.24%) VPN
5 13 (1.24%) Wi-Fi
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 (0.57%) HTTP
9 6 (0.57%) IP Telephony
9 6 (0.57%) 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 73 (6.99%) Power BI
2 59 (5.65%) SQL Server
3 55 (5.26%) Tableau
4 24 (2.30%) Data Lake
5 19 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
6 16 (1.53%) MySQL
7 12 (1.15%) Relational Database
8 10 (0.96%) Looker
9 9 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
10 8 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 7 (0.67%) SAP Data Services
12 6 (0.57%) Metadata
13 5 (0.48%) BigQuery
13 5 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
13 5 (0.48%) Crystal Reports
13 5 (0.48%) EDRMS
13 5 (0.48%) Geospatial Data
13 5 (0.48%) Power Query
13 5 (0.48%) RDBMS
13 5 (0.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 73 (6.99%) JIRA
2 19 (1.82%) Git
3 18 (1.72%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.53%) GitLab
4 16 (1.53%) SonarQube
5 7 (0.67%) ER Studio
6 6 (0.57%) 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%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.19%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.096%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.096%) GCC
9 1 (0.096%) RStudio
General
1 406 (38.85%) Social Skills
2 387 (37.03%) Marketing
3 267 (25.55%) Finance
4 169 (16.17%) Analytical Skills
5 106 (10.14%) Retail
6 96 (9.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 64 (6.12%) Organisational Skills
7 64 (6.12%) Presentation Skills
8 57 (5.45%) Law
9 46 (4.40%) Legal
10 39 (3.73%) Public Sector
11 34 (3.25%) Banking
12 33 (3.16%) Games
13 32 (3.06%) Telecoms
14 30 (2.87%) Manufacturing
15 24 (2.30%) Advertising
15 24 (2.30%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (0.96%) Investment Banking
17 8 (0.77%) Documentation Skills
17 8 (0.77%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 185 (17.70%) Senior
2 121 (11.58%) Developer
3 115 (11.00%) Analyst
4 96 (9.19%) Architect
5 85 (8.13%) Salesforce Developer
6 72 (6.89%) Lead
7 65 (6.22%) Business Manager
7 65 (6.22%) Development Manager
8 63 (6.03%) Administrator
8 63 (6.03%) Business Development Manager
9 49 (4.69%) Senior Developer
10 46 (4.40%) Salesforce Architect
11 44 (4.21%) Salesforce Administrator
12 40 (3.83%) Business Analyst
13 39 (3.73%) Senior Salesforce Developer
14 36 (3.44%) Solutions Architect
14 36 (3.44%) Support Engineer
15 30 (2.87%) CRM Executive
16 27 (2.58%) Sales Executive
16 27 (2.58%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 102 (9.76%) Lightning Web Components
2 86 (8.23%) REST
3 65 (6.22%) SOAP
4 41 (3.92%) Visualforce
5 38 (3.64%) .NET
6 34 (3.25%) HTML
7 29 (2.78%) CSS
8 27 (2.58%) Middleware
9 11 (1.05%) Web Services
10 10 (0.96%) GraphQL
10 10 (0.96%) LAMP
10 10 (0.96%) Node.js
11 8 (0.77%) OAuth
12 7 (0.67%) JSON
13 6 (0.57%) EDI
13 6 (0.57%) React
14 5 (0.48%) ADO
14 5 (0.48%) FreeSWITCH
14 5 (0.48%) Kafka
14 5 (0.48%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 98 (9.38%) Onboarding
2 78 (7.46%) Product Ownership
3 61 (5.84%) Management Information System
4 47 (4.50%) Analytical Mindset
5 40 (3.83%) Social Media
6 37 (3.54%) Cloud Native
6 37 (3.54%) Self-Motivation
7 19 (1.82%) FMCG
8 17 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
9 16 (1.53%) Blog
10 14 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
11 13 (1.24%) Data Structures
12 11 (1.05%) NHS
13 10 (0.96%) Driving Licence
13 10 (0.96%) Linux Command Line
14 9 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
15 8 (0.77%) Marketing Technology
15 8 (0.77%) Satnav
15 8 (0.77%) Video Editing
15 8 (0.77%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 33 (3.16%) Windows
2 24 (2.30%) Linux
3 16 (1.53%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.67%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.57%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.48%) Debian
7 3 (0.29%) Android
8 1 (0.096%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 514 (49.19%) CRM
2 189 (18.09%) Problem-Solving
3 186 (17.80%) Analytics
4 179 (17.13%) Agile
5 161 (15.41%) Continuous Improvement
6 159 (15.22%) Roadmaps
7 135 (12.92%) Decision-Making
8 120 (11.48%) B2B
8 120 (11.48%) DevOps
9 118 (11.29%) Business Development
10 112 (10.72%) Stakeholder Management
11 111 (10.62%) Business Intelligence
12 105 (10.05%) Mentoring
13 102 (9.76%) Project Management
14 100 (9.57%) CI/CD
15 89 (8.52%) Customer Engagement
16 88 (8.42%) Customer Experience
16 88 (8.42%) ERP
17 84 (8.04%) AI
17 84 (8.04%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 103 (9.86%) SQL
2 101 (9.67%) Apex Code
3 52 (4.98%) Python
4 42 (4.02%) JavaScript
5 26 (2.49%) SOQL
6 19 (1.82%) SOSL
7 18 (1.72%) PowerShell
8 13 (1.24%) PHP
9 11 (1.05%) C#
9 11 (1.05%) Java
10 9 (0.86%) R
11 7 (0.67%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.29%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.29%) VBA
14 2 (0.19%) Ada
14 2 (0.19%) VB
15 1 (0.096%) Ruby
15 1 (0.096%) Scala
15 1 (0.096%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 165 (15.79%) Degree
2 72 (6.89%) DBS Check
3 36 (3.44%) Security Cleared
4 32 (3.06%) SC Cleared
5 14 (1.34%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (1.05%) Numerate Degree
7 8 (0.77%) HND
8 6 (0.57%) Azure Certification
8 6 (0.57%) MBA
9 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.38%) ISEB
11 3 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.29%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.19%) A+ Certification
12 2 (0.19%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (0.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.19%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (0.096%) PMI Certification
13 1 (0.096%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (7.66%) GDPR
2 37 (3.54%) SLA
3 29 (2.78%) Data Quality
4 21 (2.01%) QA
5 10 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (0.86%) Accessibility
6 9 (0.86%) PMO
7 7 (0.67%) ISO 9001
8 6 (0.57%) 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 23 (2.20%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.57%) 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 9 (0.86%) Terraform
2 7 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.48%) Autotask
4 4 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.29%) Ansible
5 3 (0.29%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.19%) SCCM
7 1 (0.096%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 193 (18.47%) Microsoft
2 103 (9.86%) SAP
3 86 (8.23%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
4 82 (7.85%) HubSpot
5 56 (5.36%) Google
6 52 (4.98%) Adobe
6 52 (4.98%) Oracle
7 50 (4.78%) MuleSoft
8 30 (2.87%) ServiceNow
9 28 (2.68%) Pardot
10 25 (2.39%) Cisco
11 17 (1.63%) Zoho
12 15 (1.44%) Dell
12 15 (1.44%) Splunk
13 9 (0.86%) Alteryx
13 9 (0.86%) Facebook
14 8 (0.77%) VMware
15 7 (0.67%) Capita
15 7 (0.67%) Civica
15 7 (0.67%) NEC