Presales
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Presales skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Presales over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 156 147 231
Rank change year-on-year -9 +84 -56
Permanent jobs citing Presales 1,843 2,452 2,800
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.86% 2.41% 1.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.17% 2.53% 1.86%
Number of salaries quoted 958 993 1,664
10th Percentile £25,625 £44,000 £44,750
25th Percentile £40,500 £62,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £80,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.13% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £117,500 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -23.08% +4.00% +4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Presales is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,937 97,101 150,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.64% 95.61% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 59,853 57,006 82,680
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Presales
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Presales as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Presales in the UK

Presales
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Presales.

Salary trend for Presales in the UK

Presales
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Presales over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Presales in the UK

Presales
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Presales within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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 -3 1,441 £60,000 -25.00% 435
UK excluding London +7 1,239 £50,000 -23.08% 243
Work from Home +21 1,145 £61,500 -21.90% 254
London -29 393 £80,000 -5.88% 178
South East +76 389 £45,000 -30.77% 72
North of England -4 264 £42,500 -33.33% 48
North West -9 189 £40,250 -38.08% 26
Midlands +9 167 £57,500 -19.30% 54
South West +12 136 £60,750 -10.00% 32
Scotland -55 124 £60,000 -25.00% 20
West Midlands +10 92 £57,500 -20.69% 35
Yorkshire +36 76 £57,500 -8.00% 16
East of England +25 76 £50,000 -1.48% 15
East Midlands -6 71 £57,500 -17.86% 19
Northern Ireland +25 51 £57,500 - 6
Wales -7 44 £67,500 +12.50% 4
North East -18 8 £48,750 +47.73% 6
Channel Islands - 4 £85,000 -

Presales
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 90 (4.88%) SharePoint
2 62 (3.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 40 (2.17%) IIS
4 37 (2.01%) CMS
4 37 (2.01%) Umbraco
5 35 (1.90%) Headless CMS
5 35 (1.90%) Kentico
5 35 (1.90%) Sitecore CMS
6 8 (0.43%) OpenStack
7 5 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.11%) Alfresco
8 2 (0.11%) Documentum
8 2 (0.11%) FileNet
8 2 (0.11%) NetWeaver
8 2 (0.11%) nginx
8 2 (0.11%) NServiceBus
9 1 (0.054%) Confluence
9 1 (0.054%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 34 (1.84%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.43%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.27%) AutoCAD
5 5 (0.27%) Autodesk Inventor
5 5 (0.27%) Fusion 360
6 4 (0.22%) InDesign
6 4 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.22%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.054%) Revit
Business Applications
1 66 (3.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 47 (2.55%) Remedy ITSM
3 18 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
4 13 (0.71%) Oracle General Ledger
4 13 (0.71%) Oracle Payables
4 13 (0.71%) Oracle Receivables
5 12 (0.65%) Oracle Cash Management
6 8 (0.43%) Elite 3E
7 7 (0.38%) NetSuite
8 6 (0.33%) Oracle Payroll
9 5 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
10 4 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
10 4 (0.22%) Oracle Applications
10 4 (0.22%) SAP CO
10 4 (0.22%) SAP FI
10 4 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
10 4 (0.22%) SAP FI-AP
11 3 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
11 3 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
11 3 (0.16%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 503 (27.29%) Azure
2 289 (15.68%) Microsoft 365
3 265 (14.38%) AWS
4 178 (9.66%) SaaS
5 165 (8.95%) Power Platform
6 109 (5.91%) Dynamics 365
7 107 (5.81%) GCP
8 104 (5.64%) Azure DevOps
9 56 (3.04%) Entra ID
10 45 (2.44%) PowerApps
11 38 (2.06%) Power Automate
12 35 (1.90%) Kontent
13 31 (1.68%) OCI
14 27 (1.47%) IaaS
14 27 (1.47%) PaaS
15 23 (1.25%) Azure Service Bus
16 21 (1.14%) Azure Monitor
16 21 (1.14%) OneDrive
17 20 (1.09%) Azure Cosmos DB
17 20 (1.09%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 133 (7.22%) WAN
2 94 (5.10%) Firewall
2 94 (5.10%) SD-WAN
3 85 (4.61%) LAN
4 53 (2.88%) Wireless
5 46 (2.50%) Wi-Fi
6 44 (2.39%) VPN
7 32 (1.74%) Unified Communications
8 29 (1.57%) SAN
9 27 (1.47%) Internet
10 25 (1.36%) VLAN
11 24 (1.30%) Network Security
12 21 (1.14%) BGP
12 21 (1.14%) DNS
13 19 (1.03%) Cisco Firepower
13 19 (1.03%) Cisco ISE
13 19 (1.03%) WLAN
14 18 (0.98%) TCP/IP
15 16 (0.87%) VoIP
16 14 (0.76%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (4.83%) Data Warehouse
2 71 (3.85%) Power BI
3 60 (3.26%) SQL Server
4 47 (2.55%) Data Lake
5 35 (1.90%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 25 (1.36%) Relational Database
7 23 (1.25%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 21 (1.14%) Metadata
9 15 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 14 (0.76%) BusinessObjects
10 14 (0.76%) QlikView
11 10 (0.54%) MySQL
12 9 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
13 7 (0.38%) Big Data
14 5 (0.27%) SAP BW
15 4 (0.22%) DTS
16 3 (0.16%) NoSQL
17 2 (0.11%) MongoDB
17 2 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
17 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 21 (1.14%) Visual Studio
2 17 (0.92%) Team Foundation Server
3 6 (0.33%) Git
4 5 (0.27%) GitLab
4 5 (0.27%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.27%) Octopus Deploy
4 5 (0.27%) TeamCity
5 4 (0.22%) JIRA
6 3 (0.16%) GCC
7 1 (0.054%) Rational DOORS
General
1 596 (32.34%) Social Skills
2 234 (12.70%) Finance
3 217 (11.77%) Presentation Skills
4 119 (6.46%) Marketing
5 103 (5.59%) Billing
6 95 (5.15%) Retail
7 73 (3.96%) Analytical Skills
8 48 (2.60%) Public Sector
9 44 (2.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 41 (2.22%) Telecoms
11 32 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
12 31 (1.68%) Manufacturing
13 26 (1.41%) Legal
14 23 (1.25%) Local Government
14 23 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
15 19 (1.03%) Law
16 18 (0.98%) Back Office
17 17 (0.92%) Banking
18 12 (0.65%) Automotive
19 11 (0.60%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 614 (33.32%) Architect
2 340 (18.45%) Solutions Architect
3 331 (17.96%) Consultant
4 261 (14.16%) Senior
5 234 (12.70%) Project Manager
6 185 (10.04%) Presales Manager
7 170 (9.22%) Presales Solution Architect
8 107 (5.81%) Lead
9 99 (5.37%) Cloud Architect
10 94 (5.10%) Senior Architect
11 78 (4.23%) Technical Consultant
12 66 (3.58%) Senior Consultant
13 64 (3.47%) Senior Solutions Architect
14 52 (2.82%) Presales Consultant
15 48 (2.60%) ServiceNow Architect
16 47 (2.55%) Security Architect
17 43 (2.33%) Developer
17 43 (2.33%) Presales Engineer
18 40 (2.17%) Data Consultant
19 38 (2.06%) Cloud Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 96 (5.21%) .NET
2 53 (2.88%) .NET Core
2 53 (2.88%) RESTful
3 44 (2.39%) React
4 43 (2.33%) HTML
5 39 (2.12%) SOAP
6 37 (2.01%) ASP.NET
7 36 (1.95%) Next.js
8 35 (1.90%) .NET Framework
8 35 (1.90%) ASP.NET MVC
9 30 (1.63%) Web Services
10 24 (1.30%) REST
11 22 (1.19%) CSS
12 19 (1.03%) XML
13 16 (0.87%) JSON
14 10 (0.54%) LDAP
15 9 (0.49%) AngularJS
16 7 (0.38%) Ajax
16 7 (0.38%) Node.js
17 5 (0.27%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 216 (11.72%) Data Centre
2 182 (9.88%) Self-Motivation
3 165 (8.95%) Public Cloud
4 96 (5.21%) Video Conferencing
5 91 (4.94%) Digital Signage
6 89 (4.83%) Video\Live Streaming
7 84 (4.56%) PKI
8 61 (3.31%) Cloud Native
9 42 (2.28%) Driving Licence
10 39 (2.12%) Private Cloud
11 38 (2.06%) Virtual Team
12 37 (2.01%) Onboarding
13 34 (1.84%) Hybrid Cloud
13 34 (1.84%) IoT
14 32 (1.74%) Management Information System
15 31 (1.68%) Data Structures
16 22 (1.19%) Replication
17 18 (0.98%) Client/Server
17 18 (0.98%) FMCG
18 15 (0.81%) PlayStation
Operating Systems
1 165 (8.95%) Windows
2 85 (4.61%) Linux
3 59 (3.20%) Windows Server
4 42 (2.28%) Windows 10
5 21 (1.14%) Windows Server 2012
6 12 (0.65%) SUSE
6 12 (0.65%) Ubuntu
7 11 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
8 9 (0.49%) Unix
8 9 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (0.33%) Android
9 6 (0.33%) Mesosphere
10 5 (0.27%) VMS
11 4 (0.22%) Apple iOS
11 4 (0.22%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.054%) CentOS
13 1 (0.054%) Debian
13 1 (0.054%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 509 (27.62%) Actionable Insight
2 435 (23.60%) Project Management
3 401 (21.76%) Agile
4 366 (19.86%) Project Delivery
5 282 (15.30%) Software Delivery
6 269 (14.60%) Problem-Solving
7 227 (12.32%) Cybersecurity
8 214 (11.61%) Thought Leadership
9 211 (11.45%) SDLC
10 201 (10.91%) Agile Project Management
11 181 (9.82%) Analytics
12 180 (9.77%) Customer Service
12 180 (9.77%) DevOps
13 171 (9.28%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 167 (9.06%) Migration
14 167 (9.06%) TOGAF
15 156 (8.46%) Business Case
16 144 (7.81%) IT Strategy
17 142 (7.70%) CRM
17 142 (7.70%) Customer Requirements
Programming Languages
1 102 (5.53%) JavaScript
2 88 (4.77%) C#
3 68 (3.69%) SQL
4 50 (2.71%) PowerShell
5 44 (2.39%) Python
6 22 (1.19%) Java
7 21 (1.14%) Bicep
8 14 (0.76%) Bash
9 8 (0.43%) Perl
10 7 (0.38%) C
11 6 (0.33%) R
12 4 (0.22%) C++
12 4 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
12 4 (0.22%) PHP
12 4 (0.22%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.11%) ABAP
13 2 (0.11%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.054%) PL/SQL
14 1 (0.054%) VB
Qualifications
1 319 (17.31%) Security Cleared
2 313 (16.98%) Degree
3 250 (13.56%) SC Cleared
4 86 (4.67%) Microsoft Certification
5 65 (3.53%) Azure Certification
6 62 (3.36%) Cisco Certification
7 59 (3.20%) AWS Certification
8 56 (3.04%) CCNP
9 50 (2.71%) CCNA
10 49 (2.66%) TOGAF Certification
11 42 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
12 39 (2.12%) DV Cleared
13 26 (1.41%) MCP
13 26 (1.41%) MCSE
14 21 (1.14%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 20 (1.09%) CREST Certified
16 14 (0.76%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 12 (0.65%) MCSA
17 12 (0.65%) PMI Certification
17 12 (0.65%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 117 (6.35%) SLA
2 48 (2.60%) QA
3 32 (1.74%) COBIT
3 32 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (1.25%) GDPR
5 18 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials
6 17 (0.92%) Accessibility
7 14 (0.76%) NIST
7 14 (0.76%) PMO
8 12 (0.65%) ISO 9001
9 10 (0.54%) GRC
9 10 (0.54%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (0.27%) GAMP
10 5 (0.27%) GMP
11 4 (0.22%) Data Quality
11 4 (0.22%) NCSC
12 1 (0.054%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.054%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.054%) SOC 2
System Software
1 130 (7.05%) Active Directory
2 64 (3.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 61 (3.31%) Hyper-V
4 13 (0.71%) Docker
4 13 (0.71%) vCloud
4 13 (0.71%) vSphere
5 8 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.054%) NFS
8 1 (0.054%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 51 (2.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (1.74%) OpenView
3 18 (0.98%) Stealthwatch
4 16 (0.87%) CASB
5 15 (0.81%) Ansible
6 14 (0.76%) Kubernetes
7 11 (0.60%) FortiGate
8 7 (0.38%) HP UCMDB
8 7 (0.38%) Terraform
9 6 (0.33%) Docker Swarm
9 6 (0.33%) Progress Chef
9 6 (0.33%) Puppet
9 6 (0.33%) SmoothWall
10 4 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.22%) Grafana
10 4 (0.22%) SCCM
11 2 (0.11%) Aspera SmartTrack
11 2 (0.11%) RSA Archer
11 2 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.11%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 619 (33.59%) Microsoft
2 138 (7.49%) Adobe
3 133 (7.22%) Apple
4 125 (6.78%) Cisco
5 93 (5.05%) HP
5 93 (5.05%) VMware
6 88 (4.77%) Google
7 86 (4.67%) Meraki
8 67 (3.64%) Dell
9 66 (3.58%) ServiceNow
10 63 (3.42%) Oracle
11 53 (2.88%) Aruba
12 49 (2.66%) BMC
13 47 (2.55%) Remedy
14 43 (2.33%) Fortinet
15 37 (2.01%) SAP
16 35 (1.90%) Optimizely
16 35 (1.90%) Sitecore
17 32 (1.74%) Samsung
18 31 (1.68%) Salesforce