Hybrid/Remote Presales Job Trends
Presales
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote/hybrid jobs citing Presales skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 152 | 195 | 145 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | -50 | +40 |
| Permanent jobs citing Presales | 452 | 222 | 439 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 1.77% | 1.41% | 2.23% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 2.19% | 1.52% | 2.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 341 | 170 | 205 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £48,625 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £56,563 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,500 | £75,000 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.33% | -3.23% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £98,438 | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £111,250 | £115,125 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £75,000 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -6.67% | +7.14% |
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/hybrid work options citing process or methodology skills.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 20,647 | 14,559 | 17,400 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 80.85% | 92.29% | 88.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14,235 | 8,626 | 10,298 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,850 | £29,125 | £36,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,972 | £39,860 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -8.80% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,999 | £53,700 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.73% | -10.50% | - |
Presales Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Presales and offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Presales Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
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 10 November 2026.
Presales Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 26.8% | 121 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 18.8% | 85 |
| 3 | Decision-Making | 17.5% | 79 |
| 4 | Customer Engagement | 17.0% | 77 |
| 5 | Roadmaps | 16.2% | 73 |
| 6 | Mentoring | 15.7% | 71 |
| 7 | Cybersecurity | 15.5% | 70 |
| 8 | Problem-Solving | 13.9% | 63 |
| 9 | Commercial Awareness | 13.3% | 60 |
| 10 | Business Development | 12.6% | 57 |
| 10 | Stakeholder Engagement | 12.6% | 57 |
| 10 | Workshop Facilitation | 12.6% | 57 |
| 13 | Customer Requirements | 12.2% | 55 |
| 14 | Technical Leadership | 11.1% | 50 |
| 15 | Translating Business Requirements | 10.8% | 49 |
| 16 | Migration | 10.4% | 47 |
| 17 | ERP | 9.7% | 44 |
| 18 | Agile | 9.5% | 43 |
| 19 | ITIL | 9.1% | 41 |
| 20 | Project Delivery | 8.6% | 39 |