Presales Jobs

Presales
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 162 139 241
Rank change year-on-year -23 +102 -62
Permanent jobs citing Presales 1,846 2,371 2,890
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.68% 2.56% 1.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.03% 2.69% 1.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1,039 872 1,684
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 falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 90,810 88,242 165,721
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.65% 95.42% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 62,635 53,650 83,244
10th Percentile £29,750 £33,818 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,896
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +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% +8.81%

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 12 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 12 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 -19 1,491 £60,000 -22.58% 476
UK excluding London -12 1,244 £50,000 -23.08% 239
Work from Home +6 1,091 £61,500 -20.65% 241
London -44 408 £80,000 -5.88% 192
South East +47 396 £47,500 -22.45% 65
North of England -38 257 £52,500 -16.00% 63
North West -31 191 £45,000 -34.55% 30
Midlands -6 188 £57,500 -17.86% 53
South West -10 140 £57,500 -28.13% 28
West Midlands +28 114 £57,500 -17.86% 39
Scotland -100 100 £62,500 -21.88% 8
East of England +24 92 £50,000 -14.89% 25
Yorkshire +15 72 £63,750 +37.84% 28
East Midlands -32 70 £62,500 -10.71% 14
Northern Ireland +6 46 £57,500 - 2
Wales -13 44 £45,000 -25.00% 4
North East -29 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
1 101 (5.47%) SharePoint
2 59 (3.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 41 (2.22%) IIS
4 39 (2.11%) CMS
4 39 (2.11%) Umbraco
5 36 (1.95%) Headless CMS
5 36 (1.95%) Kentico
5 36 (1.95%) Sitecore CMS
6 6 (0.33%) OpenStack
6 6 (0.33%) 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 Airflow
8 1 (0.054%) Apache Pig
8 1 (0.054%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.054%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.054%) Documentum
8 1 (0.054%) FileNet
Applications
1 34 (1.84%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (0.65%) MS Visio
4 11 (0.60%) 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
9 1 (0.054%) PrintSoft PReS
Business Applications
1 66 (3.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 41 (2.22%) Remedy ITSM
3 16 (0.87%) 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 (0.33%) NetSuite
6 6 (0.33%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
6 6 (0.33%) Oracle Payroll
7 5 (0.27%) Elite 3E
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
1 534 (28.93%) Azure
2 294 (15.93%) Microsoft 365
3 272 (14.73%) AWS
4 164 (8.88%) SaaS
5 153 (8.29%) Power Platform
6 128 (6.93%) Dynamics 365
7 112 (6.07%) GCP
8 106 (5.74%) Azure DevOps
9 58 (3.14%) Entra ID
10 42 (2.28%) PowerApps
11 39 (2.11%) Power Automate
12 38 (2.06%) OCI
13 36 (1.95%) Kontent
14 26 (1.41%) PaaS
15 24 (1.30%) Azure Service Bus
15 24 (1.30%) IaaS
16 20 (1.08%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 20 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
16 20 (1.08%) OneDrive
17 19 (1.03%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 152 (8.23%) WAN
2 114 (6.18%) SD-WAN
3 99 (5.36%) Firewall
4 90 (4.88%) LAN
5 56 (3.03%) Wireless
6 44 (2.38%) Wi-Fi
7 34 (1.84%) Cisco Firepower
7 34 (1.84%) VPN
8 32 (1.73%) Unified Communications
9 26 (1.41%) Internet
10 25 (1.35%) Network Security
10 25 (1.35%) SAN
10 25 (1.35%) VLAN
11 24 (1.30%) WLAN
12 23 (1.25%) TCP/IP
13 22 (1.19%) BGP
14 21 (1.14%) DNS
15 18 (0.98%) Cisco ISE
16 17 (0.92%) VoIP
17 14 (0.76%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (4.82%) Data Warehouse
2 65 (3.52%) Power BI
3 56 (3.03%) Data Lake
4 50 (2.71%) SQL Server
5 47 (2.55%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 24 (1.30%) Relational Database
7 23 (1.25%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 21 (1.14%) 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 (1.14%) Visual Studio
2 18 (0.98%) Team Foundation Server
3 8 (0.43%) JIRA
4 6 (0.33%) 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
1 540 (29.25%) Social Skills
2 263 (14.25%) Finance
3 251 (13.60%) Presentation Skills
4 130 (7.04%) Marketing
5 99 (5.36%) Billing
6 91 (4.93%) Retail
7 71 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
8 48 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 44 (2.38%) Public Sector
10 39 (2.11%) Telecoms
11 34 (1.84%) Documentation Skills
12 30 (1.63%) Manufacturing
13 26 (1.41%) Legal
13 26 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
14 25 (1.35%) Law
15 22 (1.19%) German Language
15 22 (1.19%) Local Government
16 18 (0.98%) Back Office
16 18 (0.98%) Banking
17 12 (0.65%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 623 (33.75%) Architect
2 371 (20.10%) Consultant
3 309 (16.74%) Solutions Architect
4 275 (14.90%) Senior
5 184 (9.97%) Project Manager
6 146 (7.91%) Presales Solution Architect
7 136 (7.37%) Presales Manager
8 102 (5.53%) Cloud Architect
9 86 (4.66%) Lead
10 85 (4.60%) Senior Architect
11 83 (4.50%) Technical Consultant
12 78 (4.23%) Senior Consultant
13 60 (3.25%) Security Architect
14 59 (3.20%) Presales Consultant
15 52 (2.82%) Data Consultant
15 52 (2.82%) Dynamics 365 Architect
16 48 (2.60%) Cisco Architect
16 48 (2.60%) Developer
16 48 (2.60%) Senior Cisco Architect
17 47 (2.55%) Technology Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (5.36%) .NET
2 56 (3.03%) .NET Core
3 52 (2.82%) RESTful
4 46 (2.49%) React
5 39 (2.11%) ASP.NET
6 38 (2.06%) Next.js
7 36 (1.95%) .NET Framework
7 36 (1.95%) ASP.NET MVC
7 36 (1.95%) HTML
8 31 (1.68%) SOAP
9 23 (1.25%) Web Services
10 21 (1.14%) REST
11 18 (0.98%) CSS
12 13 (0.70%) JSON
12 13 (0.70%) XML
13 9 (0.49%) AngularJS
14 8 (0.43%) Node.js
15 7 (0.38%) LDAP
16 6 (0.33%) Oracle Fusion
17 4 (0.22%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 232 (12.57%) Data Centre
2 186 (10.08%) Self-Motivation
3 166 (8.99%) Public Cloud
4 96 (5.20%) Video Conferencing
5 91 (4.93%) Digital Signage
6 89 (4.82%) Video\Live Streaming
7 84 (4.55%) PKI
8 48 (2.60%) Cloud Native
9 45 (2.44%) Driving Licence
10 44 (2.38%) Virtual Team
11 39 (2.11%) IoT
11 39 (2.11%) Private Cloud
12 38 (2.06%) Onboarding
13 35 (1.90%) Hybrid Cloud
14 33 (1.79%) Management Information System
15 18 (0.98%) Replication
16 17 (0.92%) Client/Server
16 17 (0.92%) FMCG
17 16 (0.87%) Blog
18 15 (0.81%) PlayStation
Operating Systems
1 161 (8.72%) Windows
2 83 (4.50%) Linux
3 52 (2.82%) Windows Server
4 39 (2.11%) Windows 10
5 14 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
6 9 (0.49%) Unix
7 8 (0.43%) SUSE
7 8 (0.43%) Ubuntu
7 8 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (0.33%) Android
8 6 (0.33%) Mesosphere
8 6 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.22%) Apple iOS
9 4 (0.22%) Mac OS
10 3 (0.16%) VMS
11 2 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.054%) CentOS
12 1 (0.054%) Debian
12 1 (0.054%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 375 (20.31%) Actionable Insight
2 371 (20.10%) Project Management
3 339 (18.36%) Agile
4 326 (17.66%) Project Delivery
5 250 (13.54%) Problem-Solving
6 235 (12.73%) Cybersecurity
7 200 (10.83%) Software Delivery
8 183 (9.91%) DevOps
9 181 (9.80%) Customer Service
10 168 (9.10%) Migration
11 167 (9.05%) SDLC
12 163 (8.83%) Analytics
13 156 (8.45%) TOGAF
14 151 (8.18%) Agile Project Management
14 151 (8.18%) Thought Leadership
15 146 (7.91%) Customer Requirements
16 141 (7.64%) Roadmaps
17 139 (7.53%) Software Licensing
18 135 (7.31%) CRM
19 131 (7.10%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 98 (5.31%) C#
2 92 (4.98%) JavaScript
3 67 (3.63%) SQL
4 47 (2.55%) Python
5 45 (2.44%) PowerShell
6 22 (1.19%) Java
7 19 (1.03%) Bicep
8 15 (0.81%) Bash
9 8 (0.43%) C
10 5 (0.27%) Perl
10 5 (0.27%) R
11 4 (0.22%) C++
11 4 (0.22%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.16%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.11%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.11%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.054%) Go
14 1 (0.054%) Ruby
14 1 (0.054%) X++
Qualifications
1 326 (17.66%) Degree
2 288 (15.60%) Security Cleared
3 215 (11.65%) SC Cleared
4 82 (4.44%) Microsoft Certification
5 80 (4.33%) Azure Certification
6 78 (4.23%) Cisco Certification
7 71 (3.85%) AWS Certification
7 71 (3.85%) CCNP
8 64 (3.47%) CCNA
9 49 (2.65%) Computer Science Degree
10 42 (2.28%) DV Cleared
11 37 (2.00%) TOGAF Certification
12 26 (1.41%) MCP
13 22 (1.19%) MCSE
14 21 (1.14%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 20 (1.08%) CREST Certified
16 11 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
16 11 (0.60%) CISSP
17 10 (0.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
18 9 (0.49%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (6.45%) SLA
2 42 (2.28%) QA
3 34 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 32 (1.73%) COBIT
5 24 (1.30%) GDPR
6 19 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (0.92%) Accessibility
7 17 (0.92%) PMO
8 13 (0.70%) ISO 9001
9 12 (0.65%) NIST
10 11 (0.60%) GRC
10 11 (0.60%) PCI DSS
11 9 (0.49%) NCSC
12 6 (0.33%) 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
1 125 (6.77%) Active Directory
2 67 (3.63%) Hyper-V
3 65 (3.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (0.70%) Docker
6 9 (0.49%) vCloud
6 9 (0.49%) vSphere
7 7 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.22%) NFS
9 3 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.054%) KVM
Systems Management
1 48 (2.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (1.79%) Stealthwatch
3 32 (1.73%) OpenView
4 16 (0.87%) CASB
5 15 (0.81%) Ansible
5 15 (0.81%) Kubernetes
6 11 (0.60%) FortiGate
7 10 (0.54%) Terraform
8 6 (0.33%) Docker Swarm
8 6 (0.33%) Progress Chef
8 6 (0.33%) Puppet
8 6 (0.33%) SmoothWall
9 4 (0.22%) Grafana
9 4 (0.22%) HP UCMDB
9 4 (0.22%) SCCM
10 3 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
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
1 661 (35.81%) Microsoft
2 143 (7.75%) Adobe
3 142 (7.69%) Apple
3 142 (7.69%) Cisco
4 99 (5.36%) Meraki
5 97 (5.25%) VMware
6 89 (4.82%) Google
7 84 (4.55%) HP
8 71 (3.85%) Oracle
9 60 (3.25%) ServiceNow
10 59 (3.20%) Dell
11 53 (2.87%) Aruba
12 43 (2.33%) BMC
13 41 (2.22%) Remedy
14 40 (2.17%) Fortinet
15 36 (1.95%) Optimizely
15 36 (1.95%) Sitecore
16 34 (1.84%) Salesforce
17 33 (1.79%) SAP
18 32 (1.73%) Samsung