Salesforce Contracts

Salesforce
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Salesforce products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Salesforce over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Salesforce.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 145 142 147
Rank change year-on-year -3 +5 -61
Contract jobs citing Salesforce 701 1,067 1,677
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.65% 1.87% 1.92%
As % of the Vendors category 3.87% 4.35% 4.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 431 658 1,100
10th Percentile £313 £387 £375
25th Percentile £418 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.18% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £664
90th Percentile £725 £725 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +13.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 30 8
10th Percentile £15.00 £11.25 £17.44
25th Percentile £23.52 £15.91 £20.40
Median hourly rate £26.00 £26.75 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.80% -23.57% +70.73%
75th Percentile £27.96 £44.00 £41.88
90th Percentile £36.00 £59.25 £65.88
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.00 £22.33 £21.00
% change year-on-year +16.44% +6.33% +61.54%

All Vendors
UK

Salesforce is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 18,099 24,537 34,976
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 42.53% 42.97% 39.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,226 16,419 23,278
10th Percentile £263 £270 £298
25th Percentile £405 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £630 £644 £638
90th Percentile £738 £741 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £465
% change year-on-year - +7.53% +9.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,109 666 888
10th Percentile £12.10 £15.23 £12.04
25th Percentile £14.48 £18.71 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.50 £42.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -49.41% +97.67% -3.00%
75th Percentile £56.49 £65.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.38 £63.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.46 £37.50 £19.00
% change year-on-year -42.77% +97.37% +2.70%

Salesforce
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Salesforce in the UK

Salesforce
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Salesforce.

Daily rate trend for Salesforce in the UK

Salesforce
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Salesforce over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Salesforce in the UK

Salesforce
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Salesforce.

Hourly rate trend for Salesforce in the UK

Salesforce
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Salesforce over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Salesforce in the UK

Salesforce
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Salesforce within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +5 601 £533 -3.18% 518
London -4 342 £540 -1.82% 260
Work from Home +3 262 £525 -4.55% 233
UK excluding London +39 238 £525 -4.55% 253
South East -2 71 £525 -4.55% 65
North of England +29 59 £500 -9.09% 62
Midlands +44 50 £600 +9.09% 45
West Midlands +25 41 £600 +9.09% 21
North West +41 40 £463 -24.49% 32
South West +29 29 £475 -19.15% 44
East of England +21 26 £500 -1.23% 20
Yorkshire +2 11 £538 -2.27% 23
North East +15 8 £533 - 7
East Midlands +18 6 £533 +42.00% 24
Scotland +29 3 £425 -17.07% 9
Wales +19 1 - - 9

Salesforce
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 15 (2.14%) Anypoint
1 15 (2.14%) WordPress
2 13 (1.85%) CMS
2 13 (1.85%) Drupal
3 10 (1.43%) Confluence
3 10 (1.43%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.71%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 5 (0.71%) Mule
4 5 (0.71%) Mule ESB
5 4 (0.57%) Appian
5 4 (0.57%) SAS
6 2 (0.29%) Apache
6 2 (0.29%) Apache Solr
6 2 (0.29%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.29%) MQSeries
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.14%) IIS
7 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 35 (4.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.14%) Chatbot
4 8 (1.14%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.57%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.29%) Trello
8 1 (0.14%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.14%) Final Cut Pro
8 1 (0.14%) InVision
8 1 (0.14%) Sketch
8 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 47 (6.70%) Salesforce CRM
2 27 (3.85%) Shopify
3 21 (3.00%) NetSuite
4 17 (2.43%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (1.14%) Magento
6 5 (0.71%) Maximo
6 5 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
7 4 (0.57%) Adobe Campaign
7 4 (0.57%) SAP HR
7 4 (0.57%) SAP Hybris
8 3 (0.43%) Eloqua
8 3 (0.43%) Endur
8 3 (0.43%) SAP MDG
8 3 (0.43%) SAP SD
9 2 (0.29%) IntelliMatch
9 2 (0.29%) SAP GTS
9 2 (0.29%) WebTrends
10 1 (0.14%) Aligne
10 1 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
10 1 (0.14%) FastStats
Cloud Services
1 62 (8.84%) Azure
2 59 (8.42%) Salesforce Service Cloud
3 56 (7.99%) AWS
4 44 (6.28%) Power Platform
5 42 (5.99%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 40 (5.71%) SaaS
7 26 (3.71%) BigCommerce
8 23 (3.28%) GitHub
9 22 (3.14%) Azure DevOps
10 20 (2.85%) Serverless
11 18 (2.57%) Dynamics 365
11 18 (2.57%) IaaS
11 18 (2.57%) PaaS
12 17 (2.43%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 17 (2.43%) AWS Lambda
12 17 (2.43%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 16 (2.28%) GCP
13 16 (2.28%) Google Workspace
14 14 (2.00%) Microsoft 365
15 10 (1.43%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.86%) Firewall
2 5 (0.71%) DNS
3 3 (0.43%) SSL
3 3 (0.43%) VoIP
3 3 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.29%) DHCP
4 2 (0.29%) FTP
4 2 (0.29%) Internet
5 1 (0.14%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (6.13%) Power BI
2 24 (3.42%) Tableau
3 18 (2.57%) MySQL
3 18 (2.57%) NoSQL
4 15 (2.14%) SQL Server
5 13 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (1.71%) PostgreSQL
7 10 (1.43%) DynamoDB
8 8 (1.14%) Data Lake
9 7 (1.00%) Big Data
9 7 (1.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (0.71%) Data Mining
10 5 (0.71%) Metadata
10 5 (0.71%) PowerPivot
10 5 (0.71%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.43%) SAS Enterprise Guide
12 2 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.29%) GIS
12 2 (0.29%) Hadoop
12 2 (0.29%) Redis
Development Applications
1 38 (5.42%) JIRA
2 31 (4.42%) Git
3 27 (3.85%) Jenkins
4 13 (1.85%) GitLab
4 13 (1.85%) Maven
5 12 (1.71%) Visual Studio Code
6 10 (1.43%) Selenium
6 10 (1.43%) TeamCity
7 8 (1.14%) Bitbucket
8 7 (1.00%) Cucumber
8 7 (1.00%) ERwin
8 7 (1.00%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 5 (0.71%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 4 (0.57%) CircleCI
10 4 (0.57%) REST Assured
10 4 (0.57%) TestNG
11 3 (0.43%) Artifactory
11 3 (0.43%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.43%) Subversion
11 3 (0.43%) Visual Studio
General
1 204 (29.10%) Social Skills
2 109 (15.55%) Marketing
3 97 (13.84%) Finance
4 61 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
5 49 (6.99%) Retail
6 18 (2.57%) Public Sector
7 17 (2.43%) Banking
7 17 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
8 15 (2.14%) Legal
9 13 (1.85%) Telecoms
10 11 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
11 10 (1.43%) Back Office
11 10 (1.43%) Billing
12 9 (1.28%) Front Office
12 9 (1.28%) Manufacturing
13 7 (1.00%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (0.86%) Pharmaceutical
15 5 (0.71%) Games
15 5 (0.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 5 (0.71%) Law
Job Titles
1 146 (20.83%) Developer
2 125 (17.83%) Architect
3 94 (13.41%) Analyst
3 94 (13.41%) Salesforce Developer
4 81 (11.55%) Salesforce Architect
5 48 (6.85%) Business Analyst
6 43 (6.13%) Solutions Architect
7 42 (5.99%) Project Manager
8 39 (5.56%) Consultant
9 35 (4.99%) Lead
9 35 (4.99%) Senior
10 33 (4.71%) Salesforce Solution Architect
11 31 (4.42%) Salesforce Analyst
12 26 (3.71%) Administrator
13 24 (3.42%) Salesforce Administrator
14 22 (3.14%) Salesforce Business Analyst
14 22 (3.14%) Salesforce Consultant
15 21 (3.00%) Salesforce Project Manager
16 20 (2.85%) Cloud Developer
16 20 (2.85%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (11.41%) Lightning Web Components
2 44 (6.28%) REST
2 44 (6.28%) Visualforce
3 28 (3.99%) HTML
3 28 (3.99%) SOAP
3 28 (3.99%) XML
4 23 (3.28%) JSON
5 22 (3.14%) CSS
6 21 (3.00%) VML
7 20 (2.85%) Web Services
8 18 (2.57%) Spring
9 15 (2.14%) .NET
9 15 (2.14%) Node.js
10 14 (2.00%) jQuery
11 13 (1.85%) Middleware
12 12 (1.71%) React
13 9 (1.28%) RabbitMQ
14 8 (1.14%) RAML
14 8 (1.14%) RESTful
14 8 (1.14%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 55 (7.85%) Product Ownership
2 21 (3.00%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (2.14%) Virtual Team
4 13 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
5 12 (1.71%) Cloud Native
5 12 (1.71%) Onboarding
6 11 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
6 11 (1.57%) Management Information System
7 9 (1.28%) Data Protection Act
7 9 (1.28%) Public Cloud
8 8 (1.14%) Distributed Systems
8 8 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.00%) Data Centre
9 7 (1.00%) Life Science
9 7 (1.00%) Social Media
10 6 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (0.86%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.71%) Distributed Computing
12 4 (0.57%) Legacy Applications
12 4 (0.57%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.28%) Windows
2 3 (0.43%) Linux
2 3 (0.43%) Unix
3 2 (0.29%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (22.54%) Agile
2 152 (21.68%) CRM
3 106 (15.12%) Problem-Solving
4 73 (10.41%) DevOps
5 67 (9.56%) Scrum
6 60 (8.56%) Migration
6 60 (8.56%) Stakeholder Management
7 59 (8.42%) Project Management
8 53 (7.56%) B2B
9 48 (6.85%) Business Intelligence
9 48 (6.85%) E-Commerce
10 45 (6.42%) CI/CD
10 45 (6.42%) Data Modelling
11 43 (6.13%) Analytics
12 41 (5.85%) Requirements Gathering
13 38 (5.42%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
14 35 (4.99%) Data Analysis
15 33 (4.71%) Data Migration
15 33 (4.71%) Workflow
16 32 (4.56%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 78 (11.13%) SQL
2 75 (10.70%) Apex Code
3 56 (7.99%) JavaScript
4 43 (6.13%) Python
5 36 (5.14%) Java
6 24 (3.42%) C#
7 18 (2.57%) SOQL
8 11 (1.57%) Go
9 8 (1.14%) PowerShell
10 4 (0.57%) ABAP
10 4 (0.57%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.43%) Bash
11 3 (0.43%) Ruby
11 3 (0.43%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.29%) Bicep
12 2 (0.29%) C
13 1 (0.14%) Groovy
13 1 (0.14%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.14%) R
13 1 (0.14%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 59 (8.42%) Degree
2 30 (4.28%) Security Cleared
3 26 (3.71%) SC Cleared
4 22 (3.14%) PMP
5 19 (2.71%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (2.71%) PMI Certification
6 12 (1.71%) APMP
7 6 (0.86%) Master's Degree
8 4 (0.57%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.29%) MBA
9 2 (0.29%) Tableau Certification
9 2 (0.29%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.14%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.14%) CEH
10 1 (0.14%) CISM
10 1 (0.14%) CISSP
10 1 (0.14%) CSPO
10 1 (0.14%) CTC Cleared
10 1 (0.14%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.14%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (5.71%) QA
2 30 (4.28%) Data Quality
3 22 (3.14%) GDPR
4 11 (1.57%) PMO
5 6 (0.86%) Accessibility
5 6 (0.86%) SLA
6 3 (0.43%) ISO 22301
6 3 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.29%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (0.29%) IFRS
8 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.14%) GAMP
8 1 (0.14%) GxP
System Software
1 11 (1.57%) Docker
2 4 (0.57%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 21 (3.00%) Terraform
2 14 (2.00%) Ansible
3 12 (1.71%) Single Sign-On
4 10 (1.43%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.71%) CloudHub
5 5 (0.71%) Opsgenie
6 3 (0.43%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.29%) Control-M
7 2 (0.29%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.29%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.29%) Puppet
8 1 (0.14%) Grafana
8 1 (0.14%) MOM
8 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.14%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 128 (18.26%) Microsoft
2 127 (18.12%) SAP
3 88 (12.55%) Oracle
4 49 (6.99%) Google
5 43 (6.13%) MuleSoft
6 40 (5.71%) Adobe
7 37 (5.28%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
8 26 (3.71%) Sitecore
9 18 (2.57%) Pardot
9 18 (2.57%) ServiceNow
10 14 (2.00%) Dell
11 12 (1.71%) Intel
11 12 (1.71%) Marketo
12 10 (1.43%) IBM
13 9 (1.28%) DocuSign
13 9 (1.28%) Informatica
14 8 (1.14%) Databricks
14 8 (1.14%) Splunk
15 7 (1.00%) Virgin Media
16 6 (0.86%) New Relic