The state of the Salesforce job market remains one of the biggest talking points in the ecosystem year after year. Understanding whether Salesforce jobs are worth pursuing or not and whether the market has fully succumbed to saturation are key points of interest for many Salesforce professionals. As we head into the latter part of 2026, the situation is no different.
According to Glassdoor, Salesforce job postings went from roughly 14,000 in May 2024 to 31,200 by September 2025. At the time of writing, Salesforce’s official career website lists 1,531 jobs. Does this indicate that the market has had a mini revival, or is it too soon to tell?
The 2025/2026 Salesforce Job Market
When I covered the Salesforce job market in October last year, I called 2025 a “transformative year” for it. The market had survived a reset, had begun to tackle high levels of saturation, and had seen global demand rise for the first time in years.
This is not to say that the market can be classified as “healthy” – far from it. Supply still largely outweighs demand, with a saturation rate of 330%, and although some Salesforce roles are more sought after now, like architects, other roles like developers actually saw their demand decline.
However, although this rebound is a cautious one, it is still a rebound, and the continued focus on artificial intelligence in the market offers both challenges and opportunities for businesses and professionals alike.
A Surge in Job Postings
According to reported job postings on Glassdoor, Salesforce job listings went from roughly 14,000 in May 2024 to 31,200 by September 2025 – a 120%+ increase. This aligns with the 10K’s findings in their latest Salesforce Ecosystem report, signalling an increase in demand, but has the jump really been this high?
Mat Roche, the founder of tech recruitment agencies Third Republic and AI Republic, doesn’t seem to think so. He told SF Ben that there likely is a difference between core Salesforce SME jobs like a Salesforce Developer and jobs where Salesforce is a keyword, making sites like Glassdoor and even LinkedIn a minefield when it comes to distinguishing which roles are actually in demand,
“We are not seeing any real bounce,” he said. “Our data is pretty flat. Admin jobs are disappearing. No real roles are standing out, but partners are looking for industry knowledge now just as much as skills.”
Lee Durrant, founder of tech recruitment company Resource on Demand, told SF Ben that he believed the state of the market wasn’t as fruitless as Mat claims, but that there is no real gain either.
He said that he had observed an uptick in demand for some Salesforce roles but not for others, and that the “human side of the ecosystem is busy”.
“Advisors and architects who can bridge the gap between the business and the tech, and advise Chief Experience Officers on their AI strategies will succeed,” he said.
Interestingly, Evgeniia Rudakova, a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Aquiva Labs, said that she had noticed an increase in the number of Salesforce job postings in the last year.
“We’ve seen an increase, although I’d describe the market as more selective rather than simply growing across the board,” she told SF Ben. “Companies are looking for Salesforce professionals who can go beyond traditional CRM administration or development and connect Salesforce with data, automation, integrations, and AI.”
“So, the change I’m seeing is not only in the number of openings, but also in the type of expertise companies are looking for. There is a growing demand for people who can understand Salesforce as part of a broader business and technology ecosystem.”
She explained that she had noticed a particular uptick in demand for Salesforce Architects, data-related roles, and Salesforce Developers with integration experience. The demand for AI-related Salesforce roles was also allegedly increasing.
“Overall, I think the market is moving from “I know Salesforce” toward “I know how to use Salesforce to solve a business problem,” she said.
So, Are There More Jobs or Not?
It is clear that not all Salesforce recruiters will agree on the current state of the market. This is not entirely unsurprising, as the market has been in a state of flux over the past few years, accelerated by the introduction of AI and general socioeconomic impacts of the tech sector as a whole.
Although 10K’s report indicated that demand for developers was on the decline, Evgeniia shared that developer listings seemed to be on the rise. AI-related job listings are also allegedly on the rise – likely related to Forward Deployed Engineer positions – but the ecosystem has still not seen many of the “promised” jobs that would come from the rise of AI.
It is likely that the market is still in an uncertain position, with the availability of opportunities increasingly dependent on factors such as region and role. According to our most recent Salesforce salary survey, nearly 90% of respondents admitted that the job market has become more challenging than in previous years, with 55.2% observing fewer overall opportunities in their specific roles.
What we know for certain is that supply definitely continues to increase, with tech professionals eager to enter the ecosystem despite the rocky nature of the market. Is that an inherently good thing, or will it continue to cause problems down the line?
Final Thoughts
Salesforce job postings for some roles may have been on the rise, but it doesn’t paint a completely accurate picture of the state of the market. Even anecdotal or recruitment-based data is enough to do so, but it can show us just how complex the different moving parts of the market are.
Supply remains high, and demand has slowly increased, but that doesn’t mean that the scales will stay tipped that way forever. By the end of the year, we could see a different side to the market altogether.
