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 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 234 152
Rank change year-on-year +97 -82 +51
Permanent jobs citing Presales 454 199 525
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.89% 1.23% 2.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.33% 1.32% 2.58%
Number of salaries quoted 366 167 257
10th Percentile £41,250 £37,000 £38,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,375 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,625 £115,000 £95,500
UK median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.57% -3.45% -

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 19,495 15,078 20,328
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.33% 93.14% 87.68%
Number of salaries quoted 14,036 8,555 12,692
10th Percentile £34,250 £29,913 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,549 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 15 September 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 (1.54%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.44%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.22%) Apache
4 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.22%) Appian
Applications
1 6 (1.32%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.44%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.22%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.54%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (1.10%) SAP Business One
2 5 (1.10%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.88%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (0.88%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (0.66%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.66%) Oracle Cash Management
4 3 (0.66%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (0.66%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.44%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.44%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.22%) HFM
6 1 (0.22%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 134 (29.52%) Azure
2 60 (13.22%) AWS
3 41 (9.03%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (8.59%) SaaS
5 32 (7.05%) Power Platform
6 25 (5.51%) GCP
7 22 (4.85%) Dynamics 365
7 22 (4.85%) Nutanix
8 21 (4.63%) Entra ID
9 10 (2.20%) Azure Data Factory
9 10 (2.20%) Microsoft Copilot
9 10 (2.20%) Power Automate
10 9 (1.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 9 (1.98%) Mimecast
10 9 (1.98%) OCI
11 8 (1.76%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (1.54%) PaaS
12 7 (1.54%) PowerApps
13 6 (1.32%) Snowflake
14 4 (0.88%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 34 (7.49%) Firewall
2 27 (5.95%) WAN
3 21 (4.63%) VSAN
4 20 (4.41%) LAN
5 19 (4.19%) SD-WAN
6 16 (3.52%) Network Security
7 12 (2.64%) Unified Communications
8 9 (1.98%) WLAN
9 8 (1.76%) DNS
9 8 (1.76%) Wireless
10 6 (1.32%) Fibre Channel
10 6 (1.32%) iSCSI
11 5 (1.10%) MPLS
11 5 (1.10%) VLAN
12 4 (0.88%) DWDM
12 4 (0.88%) VPN
13 3 (0.66%) 5G
13 3 (0.66%) Cisco ASA
13 3 (0.66%) DHCP
13 3 (0.66%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.30%) Power BI
2 13 (2.86%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (1.98%) SAP HANA
4 6 (1.32%) Data Lake
5 5 (1.10%) Metadata
6 4 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.66%) Tableau
8 2 (0.44%) Big Data
8 2 (0.44%) Semantic Layer
9 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.22%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.22%) Looker
Development Applications
1 4 (0.88%) JUnit
1 4 (0.88%) Maven
1 4 (0.88%) Mockito
2 3 (0.66%) Git
2 3 (0.66%) Snyk
3 2 (0.44%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.44%) GitLab
3 2 (0.44%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.22%) JIRA
General
1 156 (34.36%) Social Skills
2 94 (20.70%) Finance
3 46 (10.13%) Presentation Skills
4 45 (9.91%) Public Sector
5 38 (8.37%) Marketing
6 23 (5.07%) Telecoms
7 22 (4.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (4.41%) Manufacturing
9 13 (2.86%) Analytical Skills
10 11 (2.42%) Documentation Skills
11 9 (1.98%) Local Government
12 8 (1.76%) Games
13 7 (1.54%) Advertising
13 7 (1.54%) Legal
14 6 (1.32%) Aerospace
14 6 (1.32%) Retail
15 5 (1.10%) French Language
16 4 (0.88%) Arabic Language
16 4 (0.88%) Mandarin Language
16 4 (0.88%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 157 (34.58%) Architect
2 131 (28.85%) Consultant
3 119 (26.21%) Solutions Architect
4 78 (17.18%) Senior
5 67 (14.76%) Presales Solution Architect
6 36 (7.93%) Solutions Consultant
7 32 (7.05%) Senior Consultant
8 31 (6.83%) Presales Consultant
9 29 (6.39%) Technical Consultant
10 28 (6.17%) Cloud Consultant
11 24 (5.29%) Lead
11 24 (5.29%) Senior Technical Consultant
12 21 (4.63%) Technical Architect
13 20 (4.41%) Cloud Architect
14 19 (4.19%) Senior Architect
15 18 (3.96%) VMware Architect
16 16 (3.52%) Infrastructure Architect
17 15 (3.30%) Senior VMware Consultant
17 15 (3.30%) VMware Consultant
17 15 (3.30%) VMware Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.19%) REST
2 15 (3.30%) SOAP
3 7 (1.54%) Terraform
4 6 (1.32%) React
5 5 (1.10%) .NET
5 5 (1.10%) ModSecurity
6 4 (0.88%) PySpark
6 4 (0.88%) Spring
7 3 (0.66%) CarPlay
7 3 (0.66%) MDX
7 3 (0.66%) Regular Expression
8 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Graph
9 1 (0.22%) HEVC
9 1 (0.22%) HTML5 Canvas
9 1 (0.22%) NumPy
9 1 (0.22%) Pandas
9 1 (0.22%) PyTorch
9 1 (0.22%) SAP Fiori
9 1 (0.22%) scikit-learn
9 1 (0.22%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 61 (13.44%) Data Centre
2 27 (5.95%) Driving Licence
3 26 (5.73%) Onboarding
4 20 (4.41%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (3.96%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (3.30%) Private Cloud
7 13 (2.86%) CMDB
8 10 (2.20%) Cloud Native
9 9 (1.98%) Hybrid Cloud
10 8 (1.76%) AI Agents
11 7 (1.54%) Blog
11 7 (1.54%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (1.54%) IoT
11 7 (1.54%) PACS
12 6 (1.32%) Data Fabric
12 6 (1.32%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 6 (1.32%) Enterprise Cloud
12 6 (1.32%) Enterprise Storage
12 6 (1.32%) VxBlock/Vblock
12 6 (1.32%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 27 (5.95%) Windows
2 13 (2.86%) Linux
3 11 (2.42%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.98%) Android
5 4 (0.88%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.66%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (21.37%) AI
2 71 (15.64%) Decision-Making
3 70 (15.42%) Roadmaps
4 64 (14.10%) Stakeholder Management
5 63 (13.88%) Cybersecurity
6 60 (13.22%) Customer Engagement
7 53 (11.67%) Customer Requirements
8 50 (11.01%) Problem-Solving
9 48 (10.57%) Mentoring
10 47 (10.35%) Commercial Awareness
11 45 (9.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 44 (9.69%) Project Delivery
13 43 (9.47%) Agile
13 43 (9.47%) Workshop Facilitation
14 40 (8.81%) Migration
15 38 (8.37%) Technical Leadership
15 38 (8.37%) Translating Business Requirements
16 35 (7.71%) Business Development
17 34 (7.49%) Continuous Improvement
18 33 (7.27%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.51%) SQL
2 17 (3.74%) Python
3 7 (1.54%) Java
3 7 (1.54%) JavaScript
4 6 (1.32%) C#
4 6 (1.32%) C++
5 4 (0.88%) PL/SQL
5 4 (0.88%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.66%) C
6 3 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 3 (0.66%) Embedded C++
7 2 (0.44%) PHP
8 1 (0.22%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 79 (17.40%) Security Cleared
2 56 (12.33%) SC Cleared
3 31 (6.83%) DV Cleared
4 28 (6.17%) Degree
5 26 (5.73%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 22 (4.85%) Cisco Certification
6 22 (4.85%) VCAP
7 21 (4.63%) VCDX
8 19 (4.19%) CCNP
8 19 (4.19%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (2.42%) Azure Certification
10 9 (1.98%) CCIE
11 8 (1.76%) CISSP
12 6 (1.32%) CISM
12 6 (1.32%) Dell Certification
13 5 (1.10%) CRISC
13 5 (1.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 5 (1.10%) RHCSA
14 4 (0.88%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.88%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.41%) PMO
2 19 (4.19%) GRC
3 18 (3.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 16 (3.52%) QA
5 11 (2.42%) GDPR
5 11 (2.42%) NIST
6 7 (1.54%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.10%) Data Quality
7 5 (1.10%) JSP 440
8 3 (0.66%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.44%) IFRS
9 2 (0.44%) IFRS 17
9 2 (0.44%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.22%) GAAP
10 1 (0.22%) SLA
System Software
1 43 (9.47%) VMware Infrastructure
2 28 (6.17%) vSphere
3 23 (5.07%) Active Directory
4 21 (4.63%) VMware NSX
5 17 (3.74%) Hyper-V
6 16 (3.52%) vCloud
7 6 (1.32%) Docker
8 3 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.44%) Firmware
10 1 (0.22%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 21 (4.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (4.19%) Kubernetes
3 6 (1.32%) Avamar
3 6 (1.32%) CASB
3 6 (1.32%) Dell DRAC
3 6 (1.32%) EMC NetWorker
3 6 (1.32%) EMC VPLEX
3 6 (1.32%) VxRail
4 5 (1.10%) Ansible
4 5 (1.10%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.22%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 116 (25.55%) Microsoft
2 49 (10.79%) VMware
3 45 (9.91%) Cisco
4 28 (6.17%) NetApp
5 22 (4.85%) Dell
5 22 (4.85%) Nimble Storage
6 21 (4.63%) Broadcom
7 19 (4.19%) SAP
7 19 (4.19%) ServiceNow
8 16 (3.52%) Palo Alto
9 15 (3.30%) Databricks
9 15 (3.30%) Juniper
10 14 (3.08%) Fortinet
11 13 (2.86%) Oracle
12 12 (2.64%) Meraki
13 11 (2.42%) Veeam
14 9 (1.98%) CrowdStrike
14 9 (1.98%) N-able
15 7 (1.54%) Google
15 7 (1.54%) Salesforce