Presales Jobs

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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 162 141 246
Rank change year-on-year -21 +105 -74
Permanent jobs citing Presales 1,855 2,388 2,884
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.71% 2.57% 1.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.06% 2.69% 1.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,030 884 1,692
10th Percentile £27,000 £44,000 £43,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £60,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £77,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.65% +6.90% +3.57%
75th Percentile £82,500 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £112,500 £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 89,994 88,841 164,871
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.98% 95.43% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 62,089 53,798 83,455
10th Percentile £29,500 £33,848 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
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 9 June 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 9 June 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 -15 1,494 £60,000 -22.58% 498
UK excluding London -18 1,258 £50,000 -23.08% 256
Work from Home +9 1,109 £61,500 -20.65% 247
London -55 405 £80,000 -5.88% 196
South East +65 399 £47,500 -22.45% 70
North of England -33 262 £45,000 -30.77% 63
North West -24 196 £45,000 -35.71% 30
Midlands -5 190 £57,500 -17.86% 59
South West -1 140 £57,500 -28.13% 32
West Midlands +23 115 £57,500 -17.86% 46
Scotland -87 103 £60,000 -26.15% 13
East of England +20 89 £50,000 -14.89% 22
Yorkshire +10 72 £62,500 +47.06% 28
East Midlands -35 71 £60,000 -14.29% 13
Northern Ireland +6 48 £57,500 - 2
Wales -12 46 £45,000 -25.00% 4
North East -28 7 £62,500 +89.39% 5
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
1 100 (5.39%) SharePoint
2 58 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 41 (2.21%) IIS
4 39 (2.10%) CMS
4 39 (2.10%) Umbraco
5 36 (1.94%) Headless CMS
5 36 (1.94%) Kentico
5 36 (1.94%) Sitecore CMS
6 6 (0.32%) OpenStack
6 6 (0.32%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.11%) Confluence
7 2 (0.11%) nginx
7 2 (0.11%) NServiceBus
8 1 (0.054%) Alfresco
8 1 (0.054%) Apache
8 1 (0.054%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.054%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.054%) Documentum
8 1 (0.054%) FileNet
8 1 (0.054%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 34 (1.83%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (0.65%) MS Visio
4 11 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.49%) AutoCAD
5 9 (0.49%) Autodesk Inventor
5 9 (0.49%) Fusion 360
6 8 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.16%) Revit
8 2 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 66 (3.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 41 (2.21%) Remedy ITSM
3 16 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
4 13 (0.70%) Oracle General Ledger
4 13 (0.70%) Oracle Payables
4 13 (0.70%) Oracle Receivables
5 12 (0.65%) Oracle Cash Management
6 6 (0.32%) NetSuite
6 6 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.32%) Oracle Payroll
7 5 (0.27%) Elite 3E
7 5 (0.27%) Oracle ERP
7 5 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
8 4 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
8 4 (0.22%) Oracle Applications
8 4 (0.22%) SAP CO
8 4 (0.22%) SAP FI
8 4 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
8 4 (0.22%) SAP FI-AP
9 3 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 526 (28.36%) Azure
2 294 (15.85%) Microsoft 365
3 272 (14.66%) AWS
4 170 (9.16%) SaaS
5 153 (8.25%) Power Platform
6 127 (6.85%) Dynamics 365
7 113 (6.09%) GCP
8 106 (5.71%) Azure DevOps
9 58 (3.13%) Entra ID
10 42 (2.26%) PowerApps
11 39 (2.10%) Power Automate
12 36 (1.94%) Kontent
12 36 (1.94%) OCI
13 26 (1.40%) PaaS
14 25 (1.35%) IaaS
15 24 (1.29%) Azure Service Bus
16 20 (1.08%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 20 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
16 20 (1.08%) OneDrive
17 19 (1.02%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 152 (8.19%) WAN
2 115 (6.20%) SD-WAN
3 98 (5.28%) Firewall
4 90 (4.85%) LAN
5 55 (2.96%) Wireless
6 44 (2.37%) Wi-Fi
7 34 (1.83%) Cisco Firepower
7 34 (1.83%) VPN
8 32 (1.73%) Unified Communications
9 25 (1.35%) Internet
9 25 (1.35%) SAN
10 24 (1.29%) Network Security
10 24 (1.29%) VLAN
11 23 (1.24%) TCP/IP
11 23 (1.24%) WLAN
12 22 (1.19%) BGP
13 21 (1.13%) DNS
14 18 (0.97%) Cisco ISE
15 16 (0.86%) VoIP
16 14 (0.75%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (4.80%) Data Warehouse
2 65 (3.50%) Power BI
3 56 (3.02%) Data Lake
4 53 (2.86%) SQL Server
5 47 (2.53%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 24 (1.29%) Relational Database
7 23 (1.24%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 21 (1.13%) Metadata
9 15 (0.81%) BusinessObjects
9 15 (0.81%) QlikView
10 9 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 8 (0.43%) Big Data
12 7 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
12 7 (0.38%) MySQL
13 5 (0.27%) NoSQL
13 5 (0.27%) SAP BW
14 4 (0.22%) DTS
15 3 (0.16%) Oracle BI Publisher
15 3 (0.16%) PostgreSQL
16 2 (0.11%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 21 (1.13%) Visual Studio
2 18 (0.97%) Team Foundation Server
3 8 (0.43%) JIRA
4 6 (0.32%) Git
5 4 (0.22%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.16%) GCC
6 3 (0.16%) GitLab
6 3 (0.16%) Octopus Deploy
6 3 (0.16%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.054%) Rational DOORS
General
1 550 (29.65%) Social Skills
2 261 (14.07%) Finance
3 249 (13.42%) Presentation Skills
4 130 (7.01%) Marketing
5 99 (5.34%) Billing
6 91 (4.91%) Retail
7 69 (3.72%) Analytical Skills
8 47 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 43 (2.32%) Public Sector
10 39 (2.10%) Telecoms
11 34 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
12 30 (1.62%) Manufacturing
13 26 (1.40%) Legal
14 24 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
15 22 (1.19%) Local Government
16 21 (1.13%) Law
17 20 (1.08%) German Language
18 18 (0.97%) Back Office
18 18 (0.97%) Banking
19 12 (0.65%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 633 (34.12%) Architect
2 365 (19.68%) Consultant
3 320 (17.25%) Solutions Architect
4 272 (14.66%) Senior
5 196 (10.57%) Project Manager
6 158 (8.52%) Presales Solution Architect
7 148 (7.98%) Presales Manager
8 102 (5.50%) Cloud Architect
9 85 (4.58%) Lead
9 85 (4.58%) Senior Architect
10 83 (4.47%) Technical Consultant
11 77 (4.15%) Senior Consultant
12 60 (3.23%) Security Architect
13 58 (3.13%) Presales Consultant
14 52 (2.80%) Data Consultant
15 51 (2.75%) Dynamics 365 Architect
16 48 (2.59%) Cisco Architect
16 48 (2.59%) Senior Cisco Architect
17 47 (2.53%) Senior Technology Consultant
17 47 (2.53%) Technology Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (5.28%) .NET
2 55 (2.96%) .NET Core
3 52 (2.80%) RESTful
4 46 (2.48%) React
5 39 (2.10%) ASP.NET
6 38 (2.05%) Next.js
7 36 (1.94%) .NET Framework
7 36 (1.94%) ASP.NET MVC
7 36 (1.94%) HTML
8 31 (1.67%) SOAP
9 23 (1.24%) Web Services
10 21 (1.13%) REST
11 18 (0.97%) CSS
12 13 (0.70%) JSON
12 13 (0.70%) XML
13 9 (0.49%) AngularJS
14 7 (0.38%) LDAP
14 7 (0.38%) Node.js
15 4 (0.22%) Ajax
15 4 (0.22%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 233 (12.56%) Data Centre
2 184 (9.92%) Self-Motivation
3 166 (8.95%) Public Cloud
4 96 (5.18%) Video Conferencing
5 91 (4.91%) Digital Signage
6 89 (4.80%) Video\Live Streaming
7 84 (4.53%) PKI
8 46 (2.48%) Cloud Native
9 45 (2.43%) Driving Licence
10 44 (2.37%) Virtual Team
11 41 (2.21%) Onboarding
12 39 (2.10%) Private Cloud
13 37 (1.99%) IoT
14 35 (1.89%) Hybrid Cloud
15 31 (1.67%) Management Information System
16 18 (0.97%) Replication
17 17 (0.92%) Client/Server
17 17 (0.92%) FMCG
18 16 (0.86%) Blog
19 15 (0.81%) PlayStation
Operating Systems
1 162 (8.73%) Windows
2 82 (4.42%) Linux
3 54 (2.91%) Windows Server
4 42 (2.26%) Windows 10
5 17 (0.92%) Windows Server 2012
6 11 (0.59%) Windows Server 2019
7 9 (0.49%) Unix
7 9 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (0.43%) SUSE
8 8 (0.43%) Ubuntu
9 6 (0.32%) Android
9 6 (0.32%) Mesosphere
10 4 (0.22%) Apple iOS
10 4 (0.22%) Mac OS
11 3 (0.16%) VMS
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
1 399 (21.51%) Actionable Insight
2 383 (20.65%) Project Management
3 352 (18.98%) Agile
4 337 (18.17%) Project Delivery
5 262 (14.12%) Problem-Solving
6 238 (12.83%) Cybersecurity
7 212 (11.43%) Software Delivery
8 181 (9.76%) Customer Service
8 181 (9.76%) DevOps
9 179 (9.65%) SDLC
10 175 (9.43%) Analytics
11 170 (9.16%) Migration
12 163 (8.79%) Agile Project Management
13 162 (8.73%) Thought Leadership
14 156 (8.41%) TOGAF
15 145 (7.82%) Customer Requirements
16 142 (7.65%) Software Licensing
17 140 (7.55%) Roadmaps
18 134 (7.22%) CRM
19 132 (7.12%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 96 (5.18%) C#
2 92 (4.96%) JavaScript
3 64 (3.45%) SQL
4 45 (2.43%) PowerShell
5 44 (2.37%) Python
6 20 (1.08%) Java
7 19 (1.02%) Bicep
8 14 (0.75%) Bash
9 8 (0.43%) C
10 5 (0.27%) Perl
11 4 (0.22%) C++
11 4 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.16%) R
12 3 (0.16%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.11%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.11%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.054%) ABAP
14 1 (0.054%) X++
Qualifications
1 323 (17.41%) Degree
2 297 (16.01%) Security Cleared
3 227 (12.24%) SC Cleared
4 82 (4.42%) Microsoft Certification
5 79 (4.26%) Azure Certification
6 76 (4.10%) Cisco Certification
7 71 (3.83%) AWS Certification
8 70 (3.77%) CCNP
9 64 (3.45%) CCNA
10 48 (2.59%) Computer Science Degree
11 41 (2.21%) DV Cleared
12 37 (1.99%) TOGAF Certification
13 26 (1.40%) MCP
14 22 (1.19%) MCSE
15 21 (1.13%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 20 (1.08%) CREST Certified
17 11 (0.59%) BPSS Clearance
18 10 (0.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
19 9 (0.49%) CISSP
19 9 (0.49%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (6.36%) SLA
2 42 (2.26%) QA
3 33 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 32 (1.73%) COBIT
5 24 (1.29%) GDPR
6 19 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (0.92%) Accessibility
7 17 (0.92%) PMO
8 13 (0.70%) ISO 9001
9 12 (0.65%) NIST
10 10 (0.54%) GRC
10 10 (0.54%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.43%) NCSC
12 6 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 5 (0.27%) GAMP
13 5 (0.27%) GMP
14 4 (0.22%) Data Quality
15 1 (0.054%) HIPAA
15 1 (0.054%) IFRS
15 1 (0.054%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 127 (6.85%) Active Directory
2 66 (3.56%) Hyper-V
3 63 (3.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (0.70%) Docker
4 13 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (0.49%) vCloud
5 9 (0.49%) vSphere
6 6 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.16%) NFS
7 3 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 48 (2.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (1.78%) Stealthwatch
3 32 (1.73%) OpenView
4 16 (0.86%) CASB
5 15 (0.81%) Ansible
6 14 (0.75%) Kubernetes
7 11 (0.59%) FortiGate
8 9 (0.49%) Terraform
9 6 (0.32%) Docker Swarm
9 6 (0.32%) Progress Chef
9 6 (0.32%) Puppet
9 6 (0.32%) SmoothWall
10 4 (0.22%) Grafana
10 4 (0.22%) HP UCMDB
10 4 (0.22%) SCCM
11 3 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.11%) Aspera SmartTrack
12 2 (0.11%) RSA Archer
12 2 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.11%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 658 (35.47%) Microsoft
2 146 (7.87%) Adobe
3 145 (7.82%) Apple
4 141 (7.60%) Cisco
5 100 (5.39%) Meraki
6 94 (5.07%) VMware
7 89 (4.80%) Google
8 84 (4.53%) HP
9 67 (3.61%) Oracle
10 60 (3.23%) ServiceNow
11 58 (3.13%) Dell
12 53 (2.86%) Aruba
13 43 (2.32%) BMC
14 41 (2.21%) Fortinet
14 41 (2.21%) Remedy
15 36 (1.94%) Optimizely
15 36 (1.94%) Sitecore
16 35 (1.89%) SAP
17 34 (1.83%) Salesforce
18 32 (1.73%) Samsung