Presales Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Presales
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Presales skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Presales over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 315 93 86
Rank change year-on-year -222 -7 +137
Permanent jobs citing Presales 171 1,001 1,247
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.81% 3.06% 3.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.87% 3.43% 3.74%
Number of salaries quoted 148 454 395
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,000 £47,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £42,500 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £61,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.82% -18.00% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £87,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £61,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +13.82% -18.00% +3.45%

All Process and 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 19,574 29,160 33,339
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 92.88% 89.07% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 10,359 21,452 24,510
10th Percentile £25,313 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £75,772 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year - -8.71% +0.42%

Presales
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Presales as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Presales trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Presales
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Presales.

Presales salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Presales
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Presales over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.

Presales salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Presales
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (3.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.58%) Apache
2 1 (0.58%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.58%) Confluence
2 1 (0.58%) Oracle Workflow
2 1 (0.58%) SAS
2 1 (0.58%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (9.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (7.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (2.34%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (3.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (2.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (2.92%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (1.75%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (1.17%) NetSuite
4 2 (1.17%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (1.17%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (1.17%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (1.17%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (1.17%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.58%) Oracle iRecruitment
5 1 (0.58%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.58%) SAP APO
5 1 (0.58%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.58%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.58%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.58%) SAP LE
5 1 (0.58%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.58%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.58%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 38 (22.22%) Azure
2 24 (14.04%) Power Platform
3 20 (11.70%) AWS
3 20 (11.70%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (9.36%) SaaS
5 9 (5.26%) IaaS
6 7 (4.09%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (2.92%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (2.92%) GCP
7 5 (2.92%) OCI
8 4 (2.34%) GitHub
8 4 (2.34%) PaaS
8 4 (2.34%) PowerApps
9 3 (1.75%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (1.75%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (1.75%) Supabase
9 3 (1.75%) Vercel
10 2 (1.17%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 2 (1.17%) Copilot Studio
10 2 (1.17%) OVHcloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.09%) Firewall
2 6 (3.51%) SAN
3 5 (2.92%) Network Security
4 4 (2.34%) SSL
4 4 (2.34%) VPN
5 3 (1.75%) S/MIME
5 3 (1.75%) SD-WAN
5 3 (1.75%) WAN
5 3 (1.75%) X.509
6 2 (1.17%) BGP
6 2 (1.17%) Internet
6 2 (1.17%) LAN
6 2 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.58%) EIGRP
7 1 (0.58%) IGRP
7 1 (0.58%) MPLS
7 1 (0.58%) OSPF
7 1 (0.58%) VLAN
7 1 (0.58%) VRRP
7 1 (0.58%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.51%) Power BI
1 6 (3.51%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.92%) Oracle Database
2 5 (2.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (1.75%) Data Lake
3 3 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.17%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.58%) DB2
5 1 (0.58%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.58%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 2 (1.17%) JIRA
2 1 (0.58%) Eclipse
General
1 62 (36.26%) Social Skills
2 46 (26.90%) Finance
3 42 (24.56%) Presentation Skills
4 25 (14.62%) Marketing
5 17 (9.94%) Public Sector
6 12 (7.02%) Back Office
7 10 (5.85%) Manufacturing
7 10 (5.85%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (4.68%) Retail
10 6 (3.51%) Telecoms
11 5 (2.92%) Analytical Skills
11 5 (2.92%) Billing
11 5 (2.92%) Czech Language
11 5 (2.92%) Legal
12 4 (2.34%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.17%) Advertising
13 2 (1.17%) Law
14 1 (0.58%) Banking
14 1 (0.58%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 65 (38.01%) Consultant
2 36 (21.05%) Architect
2 36 (21.05%) Senior
3 24 (14.04%) Solutions Architect
4 22 (12.87%) Senior Consultant
5 13 (7.60%) Power Platform Consultant
6 11 (6.43%) Solutions Consultant
7 10 (5.85%) Data Consultant
8 9 (5.26%) Project Manager
9 8 (4.68%) Presales Consultant
9 8 (4.68%) Presales Specialist
9 8 (4.68%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
10 7 (4.09%) IT Consultant
10 7 (4.09%) Lead
10 7 (4.09%) Presales Solution Architect
11 6 (3.51%) SAP Architect
12 5 (2.92%) Automation Consultant
12 5 (2.92%) Implementation Consultant
12 5 (2.92%) SAP Solutions Architect
12 5 (2.92%) Senior Presales Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.92%) SAML
2 4 (2.34%) .NET
3 3 (1.75%) EJB
3 3 (1.75%) FastAPI
3 3 (1.75%) Next.js
3 3 (1.75%) React
3 3 (1.75%) XML
4 2 (1.17%) .NET Framework
4 2 (1.17%) CSS
4 2 (1.17%) HTML
4 2 (1.17%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (1.17%) Web Services
5 1 (0.58%) Ajax
5 1 (0.58%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (0.58%) Entity Framework
5 1 (0.58%) JSON
5 1 (0.58%) LDAP
5 1 (0.58%) Node.js
5 1 (0.58%) SAPUI5
5 1 (0.58%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 8 (4.68%) PKI
2 7 (4.09%) Data Centre
2 7 (4.09%) Greenfield Project
3 5 (2.92%) Cloud Native
4 4 (2.34%) Derivative
4 4 (2.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 4 (2.34%) Onboarding
4 4 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (1.75%) Algorithms
5 3 (1.75%) Lidar
5 3 (1.75%) Public Cloud
5 3 (1.75%) Virtual Team
6 2 (1.17%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (1.17%) Marketing Technology
7 1 (0.58%) Distributed Systems
7 1 (0.58%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.58%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (0.58%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.58%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.58%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 13 (7.60%) Windows
2 7 (4.09%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.34%) Linux
4 3 (1.75%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.58%) Check Point GAiA
5 1 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.58%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (15.79%) Agile
2 21 (12.28%) Problem-Solving
3 20 (11.70%) Customer Requirements
3 20 (11.70%) Project Delivery
4 19 (11.11%) Roadmaps
5 17 (9.94%) Artificial Intelligence
6 16 (9.36%) Analytics
7 15 (8.77%) Business Intelligence
7 15 (8.77%) Mentoring
7 15 (8.77%) Stakeholder Management
7 15 (8.77%) Use Case
8 14 (8.19%) CRM
9 13 (7.60%) Cybersecurity
9 13 (7.60%) Migration
9 13 (7.60%) TOGAF
10 12 (7.02%) Fintech
10 12 (7.02%) Logistics
10 12 (7.02%) Product Management
10 12 (7.02%) Project Management
11 11 (6.43%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (11.11%) SQL
2 6 (3.51%) Python
3 5 (2.92%) JavaScript
4 4 (2.34%) PowerShell
4 4 (2.34%) TypeScript
5 3 (1.75%) C#
5 3 (1.75%) Swift
6 2 (1.17%) Java
7 1 (0.58%) Assembly Language
7 1 (0.58%) Bash
7 1 (0.58%) Bicep
7 1 (0.58%) JCL
7 1 (0.58%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.58%) REXX
7 1 (0.58%) VBA
Qualifications
1 22 (12.87%) Degree
2 20 (11.70%) Security Cleared
3 16 (9.36%) Azure Certification
4 13 (7.60%) SC Cleared
5 8 (4.68%) AWS Certification
5 8 (4.68%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (4.09%) CCNA
6 7 (4.09%) CCNP
7 6 (3.51%) Master's Degree
8 5 (2.92%) CISM
8 5 (2.92%) CISSP
8 5 (2.92%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (2.34%) DV Cleared
9 4 (2.34%) MBA
9 4 (2.34%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (2.34%) TOGAF Certification
10 3 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (1.75%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (1.75%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.09%) QA
2 6 (3.51%) Data Quality
2 6 (3.51%) NIST
3 5 (2.92%) SLA
4 4 (2.34%) GDPR
5 3 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.58%) NCSC
System Software
1 9 (5.26%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.09%) Hyper-V
3 5 (2.92%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.58%) Docker
5 1 (0.58%) Job Entry Subsystem
5 1 (0.58%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 5 (2.92%) Automic
1 5 (2.92%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (2.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.34%) Terraform
3 3 (1.75%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 2 (1.17%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.58%) Ansible
5 1 (0.58%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.58%) HP UCMDB
Vendors
1 47 (27.49%) Microsoft
2 21 (12.28%) Oracle
3 12 (7.02%) Cisco
4 9 (5.26%) Salesforce
4 9 (5.26%) SAP
5 8 (4.68%) VMware
6 6 (3.51%) Fortinet
6 6 (3.51%) Juniper
6 6 (3.51%) Palo Alto
6 6 (3.51%) Veeam
7 5 (2.92%) Broadcom
8 4 (2.34%) Ariba
8 4 (2.34%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.75%) Databricks
9 3 (1.75%) Google
9 3 (1.75%) Meraki
9 3 (1.75%) Thales
10 2 (1.17%) Guidewire
10 2 (1.17%) Qualys
10 2 (1.17%) Snow