Hybrid/Remote Presales Job Trends

Presales
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Presales skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 259 140
Rank change year-on-year +109 -119 +73
Permanent jobs citing Presales 418 185 574
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.83% 1.12% 2.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.21% 1.20% 2.66%
Number of salaries quoted 344 159 343
10th Percentile £40,375 £36,250 £38,000
25th Percentile £53,750 £55,375 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% +7.41% -10.00%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,875 £115,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% +7.69% -13.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Presales falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 18,872 15,371 21,572
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.41% 92.94% 87.56%
Number of salaries quoted 13,617 8,911 15,260
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%

Presales
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Presales and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Presales job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Presales
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Presales.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Presales

Presales
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Presales over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

Presales salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Presales
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 7 (1.67%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.72%) Confluence
4 2 (0.48%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.24%) Apache
5 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.24%) Appian
Applications
1 4 (0.96%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.48%) AutoCAD
3 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.48%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.24%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.67%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (1.20%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.96%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (0.96%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (0.72%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.72%) Oracle Cash Management
4 3 (0.72%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (0.72%) Oracle General Ledger
4 3 (0.72%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.48%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.24%) HFM
6 1 (0.24%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 126 (30.14%) Azure
2 64 (15.31%) AWS
3 40 (9.57%) Microsoft 365
4 37 (8.85%) SaaS
5 26 (6.22%) GCP
6 25 (5.98%) Power Platform
7 22 (5.26%) Nutanix
8 19 (4.55%) Entra ID
9 18 (4.31%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (2.39%) Mimecast
11 9 (2.15%) OCI
12 8 (1.91%) Azure Data Factory
12 8 (1.91%) Microsoft Copilot
13 7 (1.67%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 7 (1.67%) Slack
13 7 (1.67%) Snowflake
14 6 (1.44%) PaaS
14 6 (1.44%) Power Automate
15 5 (1.20%) Azure DevOps
16 4 (0.96%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 38 (9.09%) Firewall
2 34 (8.13%) WAN
3 26 (6.22%) LAN
4 22 (5.26%) SD-WAN
4 22 (5.26%) VSAN
5 18 (4.31%) Network Security
6 10 (2.39%) Wireless
6 10 (2.39%) WLAN
7 8 (1.91%) DNS
7 8 (1.91%) MPLS
8 6 (1.44%) Fibre Channel
8 6 (1.44%) iSCSI
8 6 (1.44%) VPN
9 5 (1.20%) Unified Communications
9 5 (1.20%) VLAN
10 4 (0.96%) Broadband
10 4 (0.96%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.96%) IPv6
10 4 (0.96%) TCP/IP
11 3 (0.72%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.87%) Power BI
2 11 (2.63%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (1.67%) Data Lake
3 7 (1.67%) SAP HANA
4 5 (1.20%) Metadata
5 3 (0.72%) Tableau
6 2 (0.48%) Semantic Layer
7 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.24%) Big Data
7 1 (0.24%) Delta Lake
7 1 (0.24%) Looker
7 1 (0.24%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (0.96%) JIRA
1 4 (0.96%) JUnit
1 4 (0.96%) Maven
1 4 (0.96%) Mockito
2 3 (0.72%) Git
2 3 (0.72%) Snyk
3 2 (0.48%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.48%) GitLab
4 1 (0.24%) Appium
4 1 (0.24%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.24%) Selenium
4 1 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 136 (32.54%) Social Skills
2 80 (19.14%) Finance
3 44 (10.53%) Public Sector
4 36 (8.61%) Presentation Skills
5 34 (8.13%) Marketing
6 21 (5.02%) Manufacturing
7 19 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 18 (4.31%) Telecoms
9 14 (3.35%) Analytical Skills
10 11 (2.63%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (2.39%) Advertising
12 8 (1.91%) Games
12 8 (1.91%) Law
12 8 (1.91%) Retail
13 7 (1.67%) Local Government
14 6 (1.44%) Legal
15 5 (1.20%) French Language
16 4 (0.96%) Arabic Language
16 4 (0.96%) Mandarin Language
16 4 (0.96%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 146 (34.93%) Architect
2 133 (31.82%) Consultant
3 112 (26.79%) Solutions Architect
4 74 (17.70%) Senior
5 70 (16.75%) Presales Solution Architect
6 41 (9.81%) Solutions Consultant
7 32 (7.66%) Cloud Consultant
7 32 (7.66%) Presales Consultant
8 30 (7.18%) Technical Consultant
9 29 (6.94%) Senior Consultant
10 24 (5.74%) Senior Technical Consultant
11 20 (4.78%) Lead
11 20 (4.78%) Senior Architect
12 18 (4.31%) Infrastructure Consultant
12 18 (4.31%) Technical Architect
12 18 (4.31%) VMware Architect
13 17 (4.07%) Cloud Architect
14 16 (3.83%) Infrastructure Architect
15 15 (3.59%) Sales Executive
15 15 (3.59%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.55%) REST
2 15 (3.59%) SOAP
3 6 (1.44%) React
4 5 (1.20%) ModSecurity
5 4 (0.96%) Spring
6 3 (0.72%) Regular Expression
7 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Graph
8 1 (0.24%) .NET
8 1 (0.24%) HEVC
8 1 (0.24%) HTML5 Canvas
8 1 (0.24%) NumPy
8 1 (0.24%) Pandas
8 1 (0.24%) Playwright
8 1 (0.24%) PySpark
8 1 (0.24%) PyTorch
8 1 (0.24%) SAP Fiori
8 1 (0.24%) scikit-learn
8 1 (0.24%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 52 (12.44%) Data Centre
2 25 (5.98%) Driving Licence
3 23 (5.50%) Onboarding
4 17 (4.07%) Private Cloud
5 16 (3.83%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (3.11%) CMDB
6 13 (3.11%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (2.39%) Blog
7 10 (2.39%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.91%) Public Cloud
9 7 (1.67%) Web Conferencing
10 6 (1.44%) Data Fabric
10 6 (1.44%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 6 (1.44%) Enterprise Storage
10 6 (1.44%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.44%) VxBlock/Vblock
11 5 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (1.20%) iPhone
11 5 (1.20%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.96%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 31 (7.42%) Windows
2 14 (3.35%) Linux
3 11 (2.63%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.44%) Android
5 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.24%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (19.38%) AI
2 61 (14.59%) Stakeholder Management
3 57 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
4 56 (13.40%) Decision-Making
5 49 (11.72%) Customer Requirements
5 49 (11.72%) Problem-Solving
6 48 (11.48%) Roadmaps
7 46 (11.00%) Customer Engagement
8 45 (10.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 44 (10.53%) Workshop Facilitation
10 43 (10.29%) Mentoring
10 43 (10.29%) Project Delivery
11 42 (10.05%) Agile
12 35 (8.37%) Commercial Awareness
13 34 (8.13%) Collaborative Culture
14 32 (7.66%) Migration
15 31 (7.42%) Continuous Improvement
15 31 (7.42%) Technical Leadership
16 30 (7.18%) ERP
17 29 (6.94%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 23 (5.50%) SQL
2 16 (3.83%) Python
3 7 (1.67%) JavaScript
4 4 (0.96%) Java
4 4 (0.96%) PL/SQL
4 4 (0.96%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.48%) C
5 2 (0.48%) C#
5 2 (0.48%) C++
5 2 (0.48%) PHP
6 1 (0.24%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 66 (15.79%) Security Cleared
2 44 (10.53%) SC Cleared
3 30 (7.18%) Cisco Certification
4 29 (6.94%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 27 (6.46%) DV Cleared
6 25 (5.98%) CCNP
6 25 (5.98%) VCAP
7 21 (5.02%) Degree
7 21 (5.02%) VCDX
8 17 (4.07%) Microsoft Certification
9 12 (2.87%) Azure Certification
9 12 (2.87%) CCIE
10 8 (1.91%) CCNA
10 8 (1.91%) RHCSA
11 7 (1.67%) CISSP
12 6 (1.44%) CISM
12 6 (1.44%) CREST Certified
12 6 (1.44%) Dell Certification
13 5 (1.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 5 (1.20%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (4.31%) QA
3 17 (4.07%) PMO
4 16 (3.83%) GRC
5 14 (3.35%) GDPR
6 11 (2.63%) NIST
7 10 (2.39%) PCI DSS
8 5 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (1.20%) Data Quality
8 5 (1.20%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.72%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.72%) SLA
10 2 (0.48%) IFRS
10 2 (0.48%) IFRS 17
10 2 (0.48%) Solvency II
11 1 (0.24%) GAAP
System Software
1 49 (11.72%) VMware Infrastructure
2 31 (7.42%) vSphere
3 26 (6.22%) Active Directory
4 21 (5.02%) VMware NSX
5 17 (4.07%) Hyper-V
6 16 (3.83%) vCloud
7 6 (1.44%) Docker
8 3 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.24%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.24%) Firmware
9 1 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 19 (4.55%) Kubernetes
1 19 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (2.15%) Terraform
3 6 (1.44%) Avamar
3 6 (1.44%) CASB
3 6 (1.44%) Dell DRAC
3 6 (1.44%) EMC NetWorker
3 6 (1.44%) EMC VPLEX
3 6 (1.44%) VxRail
4 5 (1.20%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.96%) Ansible
6 2 (0.48%) OpenView
6 2 (0.48%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.24%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 102 (24.40%) Microsoft
2 50 (11.96%) VMware
3 49 (11.72%) Cisco
4 23 (5.50%) NetApp
5 22 (5.26%) Dell
5 22 (5.26%) Nimble Storage
6 21 (5.02%) Broadcom
7 20 (4.78%) ServiceNow
8 18 (4.31%) Palo Alto
9 16 (3.83%) Fortinet
9 16 (3.83%) SAP
10 14 (3.35%) Databricks
11 13 (3.11%) Meraki
11 13 (3.11%) Oracle
12 11 (2.63%) Juniper
13 10 (2.39%) N-able
14 8 (1.91%) CrowdStrike
15 7 (1.67%) CheckPoint
15 7 (1.67%) Netskope
15 7 (1.67%) Zscaler