Salesforce / CRM Developer
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Salesforce or CRM Developer works technically Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, which refers to technologies that companies use to manage and analyze customer interactions and data throughout the customer lifecycle. Salesforce is the most commonly used CRM software.
Job Outlook
There were 576 Salesforce / CRM Developer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 14502 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Business Intelligence Architect / Developer industry, which includes the Salesforce / CRM Developer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Salesforce / CRM Developer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $122,599.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $119,873.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Salesforce / CRM Developer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $113,413.
Education and Experience
Posted Salesforce / CRM Developer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 50.29% |
| Master's Degree | 8.65% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.34% |
| Other | 2.3% |
Posted Salesforce / CRM Developer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 8.32% |
| 3 to 5 years | 52.85% |
| 6 to 8 years | 25.39% |
| 9+ years | 13.43% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Salesforce / CRM Developer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (42.39%)
- Problem Solving (34.03%)
- Sales (33.41%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (29.86%)
- Management (19.19%)
- Leadership (15.77%)
- Information Technology (14.46%)
- Customer Service (12.86%)
- Writing (12.63%)
- Operations (11.63%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Salesforce Development (59.85%)
- Salesforce Lightning (8.99%)
- Lightning Web Components (24.64%)
- Workflow Management (34.4%)
- Agile Methodology (34.66%)
- Force.Com (11.95%)
- Salesforce Object Search Language (SOSL) (10.64%)
- JavaScript (Programming Language) (34.63%)
- Application Programming Interface (API) (43.22%)
- Salesforce Object Query Language (SOQL) (24.65%)
- Business Requirements (31.26%)
- Customer Relationship Management (32.87%)
- Computer Science (32.62%)
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM (4.73%)
- Salesforce (82%)
- Visualforce (43.11%)
- Salesforce API (10.14%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Salesforce Marketing Cloud (6.73%)
- Solution Design (5.12%)
- Cloud Services (9.84%)
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 (6.66%)
- Microsoft Power Automate (4.73%)
- MuleSoft (13.6%)
- Azure DevOps (3.67%)
- Git (Version Control System) (11.22%)
- HyperText Markup Language (HTML) (19.16%)
- Data Management (8.69%)
- Java (Programming Language) (10.12%)
- Software Development (9.47%)
- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (17.07%)
- Automation (15.34%)
- C# (Programming Language) (8.46%)
- JIRA (8.29%)
- Microsoft Azure (7.86%)
- Version Control (12.04%)
- Dashboard (16.18%)
- Business Process (18.7%)
- Unit Testing (11.73%)
- Application Development (8.72%)
- Development Testing (4.87%)
- Software Development Life Cycle (8.37%)
- Software Design Patterns (6.57%)
- Data Modeling (17.86%)
- Code Review (18.43%)
- DevOps (15.64%)
- Extract Transform Load (ETL) (10.26%)
- Debugging (13.25%)
- Data Migration (9.04%)
- Middleware (11.76%)
- Financial Services (7.18%)
- JQuery (6.29%)
- Systems Development Life Cycle (9.13%)
- Marketing (19.04%)
- Scalability (19.86%)
- Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) (8.97%)
- JSON (7.9%)
- Release Management (6.8%)
- RESTful API (11.85%)
- Enterprise Application Software (3.49%)
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) (6.53%)
- Technical Documentation (8.43%)
- Solution Architecture (6.97%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (17.26%)
- Project Management (15.11%)
- CI/CD (16.66%)
- User Story (5.84%)
- Scrum (Software Development) (16.71%)
- Power BI (4.16%)
- Software Engineering (9.27%)
- Web Services (15.58%)
- User Interface (UI) (4.63%)
- Extensible Markup Language (XML) (9.52%)
- Jenkins (6.53%)
- Programming Languages (4.39%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Salesforce Security (3.47%)
- Salesforce Journey Builder (2.54%)
- Salesforce Service Cloud (4.93%)
- AppExchange (5.1%)
- Aura Framework (6.48%)
- Page Layout (5.3%)
- AMPScript (3.71%)
- Automation Studio (1.7%)
- VS Code (3.28%)
- Apex Data Loader (1.14%)
- OmniScript (2.75%)
- Apex Code (3.79%)
- Copado (6.62%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Salesforce Journey Builder (3.81%)
- Lightning Web Components (36.95%)
- Agile Methodology (51.99%)
- Automation Studio (2.55%)
- Visualforce (64.66%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Salesforce / CRM Developer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Salesforce Developer
- Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer
- Salesforce Engineer
- Lead Salesforce Developer
- CRM Developer
- Salesforce Developer/Administrator
- Salesforce CPQ Architect
- Dynamics 365 Developer
- Salesforce Architect
- Salesforce Manager
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Salesforce Administrator
- Software Architect (General)
- Application Developer / Engineer
- Software Developer / Engineer
- Programmer / Analyst
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Salesforce / CRM Developer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Accenture (421)
- Deloitte (353)
- Cognizant Technology Solutions (327)
- Old Dominion Freight Line (267)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (243)
- Concentrix (179)
- Insight Global (171)
- Slalom Consulting (167)
- Simplus (158)
- Beacon Hill Staffing Group (156)
North Carolina
- Accenture (23)
- Deloitte (19)
- Old Dominion Freight Line (12)
- Kforce (11)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (10)
- Honeywell International (9)
- Slalom Consulting (9)
- Infosys (8)
- Chandra Technologies (8)
- MSYS (7)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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