Software Delivery Jobs

Software Delivery
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Software Delivery skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Delivery over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 388 350 301
Rank change year-on-year -38 -49 -21
Permanent jobs citing Software Delivery 691 913 2,377
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.66% 0.96% 1.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.79% 1.01% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 347 615 1,115
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £46,180 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £99,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £59,526 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.60% -0.79% +8.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Software Delivery 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 87,980 90,493 162,202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.59% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,356 54,578 82,967
10th Percentile £29,284 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
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% +9.38%

Software Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Delivery in the UK

Software Delivery
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Delivery.

Salary trend for Software Delivery in the UK

Software Delivery
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Delivery over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Delivery in the UK

Software Delivery
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Delivery within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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
UK excluding London +16 544 £55,000 -7.60% 119
England -65 532 £58,350 -10.23% 165
Work from Home +76 429 £55,000 -8.33% 101
North of England +45 175 £60,000 +9.09% 30
North West +11 109 £60,000 +9.09% 25
London -106 103 £74,137 -1.51% 61
Midlands +21 101 £52,500 -12.50% 26
South East -19 72 £60,000 -7.69% 18
Scotland -34 68 £60,000 - 15
South West -30 63 £55,000 -8.33% 13
Yorkshire +44 56 £52,500 -8.70% 1
West Midlands -3 54 £55,000 -2.22% 19
East Midlands +7 44 £51,000 -21.54% 7
Wales +26 37 £50,000 +10.00% 8
Northern Ireland - 17 - - 3
East of England -45 11 £50,000 -28.57% 8
North East -6 10 £70,000 +25.00% 4

Software Delivery
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 51 (7.38%) Confluence
2 14 (2.03%) NServiceBus
3 7 (1.01%) nginx
4 6 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.72%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.14%) Apache
6 1 (0.14%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.14%) CMS
6 1 (0.14%) Drupal
6 1 (0.14%) IIS
6 1 (0.14%) Liferay
6 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (1.45%) NEC Housing
2 4 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.29%) Magento
3 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.14%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 191 (27.64%) Azure
2 162 (23.44%) AWS
3 56 (8.10%) Azure DevOps
4 48 (6.95%) GCP
5 39 (5.64%) SaaS
6 30 (4.34%) AWS CloudFormation
7 24 (3.47%) Cloud Computing
8 16 (2.32%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 16 (2.32%) Azure Monitor
8 16 (2.32%) Azure Service Bus
9 15 (2.17%) Serverless
10 13 (1.88%) OpenShift
11 12 (1.74%) AWS CodeStar
11 12 (1.74%) OCI
12 9 (1.30%) Microsoft 365
13 7 (1.01%) Snowflake
14 5 (0.72%) Amazon S3
14 5 (0.72%) AWS Fargate
14 5 (0.72%) GitHub
14 5 (0.72%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.30%) HTTPS
2 8 (1.16%) SSL
3 6 (0.87%) WAN
4 5 (0.72%) Bluetooth
4 5 (0.72%) LAN
4 5 (0.72%) WLAN
5 4 (0.58%) Internet
6 3 (0.43%) DNS
6 3 (0.43%) Firewall
6 3 (0.43%) HTTP
6 3 (0.43%) MQTT
6 3 (0.43%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.43%) ZigBee
7 2 (0.29%) Broadband
7 2 (0.29%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.14%) DAB
8 1 (0.14%) IPsec
8 1 (0.14%) Network Security
8 1 (0.14%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (5.93%) Data Warehouse
2 26 (3.76%) SQL Server
3 16 (2.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 7 (1.01%) MySQL
4 7 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (0.87%) Elasticsearch
5 6 (0.87%) NoSQL
6 5 (0.72%) Power BI
7 3 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.43%) DocumentDB
7 3 (0.43%) Tableau
8 2 (0.29%) Big Data
8 2 (0.29%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.29%) Data Vault
8 2 (0.29%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.29%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.29%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.14%) Metadata
9 1 (0.14%) RavenDB
9 1 (0.14%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 82 (11.87%) JIRA
2 39 (5.64%) Jenkins
3 34 (4.92%) Git
4 27 (3.91%) GitLab
5 14 (2.03%) SonarQube
6 13 (1.88%) Cucumber
7 12 (1.74%) IBM UrbanCode
7 12 (1.74%) Terragrunt
8 8 (1.16%) Vagrant
9 5 (0.72%) Appium
9 5 (0.72%) JUnit
9 5 (0.72%) SpecFlow
9 5 (0.72%) Visual Studio
10 4 (0.58%) Gatling
10 4 (0.58%) JBehave
10 4 (0.58%) JMeter
10 4 (0.58%) Postman
10 4 (0.58%) Subversion
11 3 (0.43%) MSBuild
11 3 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 188 (27.21%) Social Skills
2 115 (16.64%) Finance
3 47 (6.80%) Analytical Skills
3 47 (6.80%) Banking
4 38 (5.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 30 (4.34%) Marketing
6 26 (3.76%) Local Government
7 23 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
8 21 (3.04%) Legal
9 20 (2.89%) Public Sector
9 20 (2.89%) Telecoms
10 17 (2.46%) Back Office
11 15 (2.17%) Law
12 14 (2.03%) Automotive
13 12 (1.74%) Billing
14 11 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (1.45%) Electronics
15 10 (1.45%) Police
15 10 (1.45%) Retail Banking
16 9 (1.30%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 205 (29.67%) Project Manager
2 159 (23.01%) Presales Manager
3 93 (13.46%) Senior
4 77 (11.14%) Lead
5 75 (10.85%) DevOps Engineer
6 61 (8.83%) Architect
7 49 (7.09%) Solutions Architect
8 44 (6.37%) Developer
9 38 (5.50%) Software Engineer
9 38 (5.50%) Software Manager
10 36 (5.21%) Presales Solution Architect
11 26 (3.76%) Delivery Manager
12 21 (3.04%) Software Project Manager
13 18 (2.60%) Analyst
14 17 (2.46%) Senior DevOps
14 17 (2.46%) Senior DevOps Engineer
15 16 (2.32%) Business Analyst
15 16 (2.32%) Software Delivery Manager
16 15 (2.17%) Senior Developer
16 15 (2.17%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (8.97%) .NET
2 40 (5.79%) Node.js
3 33 (4.78%) AngularJS
3 33 (4.78%) React
4 28 (4.05%) Vue
5 19 (2.75%) ARM Templates
6 17 (2.46%) .NET Core
7 14 (2.03%) Apache Cordova
8 11 (1.59%) Spring Boot
9 10 (1.45%) Spring
10 9 (1.30%) AWS CDK
10 9 (1.30%) Elastic Stack
11 7 (1.01%) HTML
11 7 (1.01%) Next.js
12 6 (0.87%) ADO
12 6 (0.87%) ASP.NET
12 6 (0.87%) CSS
13 5 (0.72%) GraphQL
13 5 (0.72%) Software Packaging
13 5 (0.72%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 65 (9.41%) Cloud Native
2 59 (8.54%) Product Ownership
3 33 (4.78%) Management Information System
4 21 (3.04%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (2.32%) Mobile App
6 14 (2.03%) Public Cloud
7 10 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (1.30%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (1.16%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.01%) Data Structures
10 7 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (0.72%) NHS
12 4 (0.58%) Client/Server
12 4 (0.58%) IoT
12 4 (0.58%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.58%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.43%) Embedded Systems
14 2 (0.29%) Device Driver
14 2 (0.29%) Online Games
14 2 (0.29%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 55 (7.96%) Linux
2 32 (4.63%) Windows
3 26 (3.76%) Apple iOS
4 23 (3.33%) Android
5 10 (1.45%) CentOS
6 9 (1.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (1.30%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.43%) Unix
8 2 (0.29%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 498 (72.07%) Agile
2 243 (35.17%) Project Management
3 223 (32.27%) Presales
4 206 (29.81%) DevOps
5 205 (29.67%) Project Delivery
6 189 (27.35%) SDLC
7 176 (25.47%) Scrum
8 175 (25.33%) Actionable Insight
9 160 (23.15%) Agile Project Management
10 115 (16.64%) CI/CD
11 109 (15.77%) Software Engineering
12 100 (14.47%) Continuous Improvement
13 81 (11.72%) Mentoring
14 73 (10.56%) Roadmaps
15 72 (10.42%) Problem-Solving
16 71 (10.27%) Infrastructure as Code
17 65 (9.41%) TDD
18 54 (7.81%) Coaching
19 53 (7.67%) Test Automation
20 43 (6.22%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 87 (12.59%) C#
2 69 (9.99%) Python
3 68 (9.84%) JavaScript
4 41 (5.93%) Java
5 39 (5.64%) SQL
6 27 (3.91%) PowerShell
7 25 (3.62%) Bash
8 21 (3.04%) TypeScript
9 18 (2.60%) Bicep
10 16 (2.32%) C++
11 14 (2.03%) C
12 13 (1.88%) Groovy
13 12 (1.74%) PHP
14 8 (1.16%) Go
14 8 (1.16%) Shell Script
15 7 (1.01%) Ruby
16 5 (0.72%) GLSL
17 2 (0.29%) Embedded C
18 1 (0.14%) COBOL
18 1 (0.14%) JCL
Qualifications
1 67 (9.70%) Degree
2 39 (5.64%) Security Cleared
3 36 (5.21%) TOGAF Certification
4 23 (3.33%) Azure Certification
5 22 (3.18%) SC Cleared
6 16 (2.32%) AWS Certification
7 13 (1.88%) DBS Check
8 12 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.45%) DV Cleared
10 9 (1.30%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.01%) Numerate Degree
12 5 (0.72%) ISTQB
12 5 (0.72%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 4 (0.58%) PMI Certification
14 3 (0.43%) APMP
14 3 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
14 3 (0.43%) PMP
14 3 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 2 (0.29%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (7.53%) QA
2 20 (2.89%) Accessibility
3 10 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.72%) GDPR
6 4 (0.58%) AUTOSAR
7 2 (0.29%) Automotive SPICE
7 2 (0.29%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.29%) ISO 26262
8 1 (0.14%) AQAP
8 1 (0.14%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.14%) NIST
8 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.14%) SLA
8 1 (0.14%) TickIT
System Software
1 57 (8.25%) Docker
2 25 (3.62%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.01%) Hyper-V
3 7 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.58%) Firmware
4 4 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
5 3 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.14%) etcd
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.14%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 77 (11.14%) Terraform
2 63 (9.12%) Ansible
2 63 (9.12%) Kubernetes
3 18 (2.60%) Progress Chef
4 9 (1.30%) Rancher
5 7 (1.01%) Kibana
5 7 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (1.01%) Prometheus
6 6 (0.87%) Grafana
6 6 (0.87%) Puppet
7 5 (0.72%) SCCM
8 3 (0.43%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.43%) Packer
9 2 (0.29%) Functional Safety
9 2 (0.29%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.14%) CA Endevor
10 1 (0.14%) Consul
10 1 (0.14%) Control-M
10 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Spacewalk
Vendors
1 80 (11.58%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.04%) Google
3 19 (2.75%) ServiceNow
4 17 (2.46%) IBM
5 13 (1.88%) Xamarin
6 12 (1.74%) Black Duck
7 11 (1.59%) VMware
8 10 (1.45%) NEC
9 6 (0.87%) Databricks
9 6 (0.87%) YouTube
10 5 (0.72%) Oracle
10 5 (0.72%) Splunk
11 4 (0.58%) Salesforce
11 4 (0.58%) SAP
12 3 (0.43%) Apple
13 2 (0.29%) Atlassian
13 2 (0.29%) Dynatrace
13 2 (0.29%) QNX
13 2 (0.29%) Red Hat
14 1 (0.14%) CA Agile Central