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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 387 344 298
Rank change year-on-year -43 -46 -13
Permanent jobs citing Software Delivery 690 944 2,333
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.67% 0.97% 1.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.80% 1.01% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 349 616 1,108
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £50,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £84,813 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £59,526 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.60% -0.79% +9.09%

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 86,445 93,025 160,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.24% 95.56% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 60,550 54,985 83,280
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +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 28 May 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 28 May 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 +35 545 £55,000 -7.60% 125
England -73 529 £58,350 -10.23% 173
Work from Home +86 429 £55,000 -8.33% 105
North of England +58 176 £60,000 +9.09% 37
North West +35 109 £60,000 +9.09% 28
London -100 102 £74,137 -1.88% 60
Midlands +19 100 £52,500 -11.76% 31
South East -9 70 £61,084 -6.03% 17
Scotland -24 70 £60,000 - 13
South West -28 63 £55,000 -8.33% 14
Yorkshire +60 57 £52,500 -8.70% 5
West Midlands +12 54 £55,000 - 18
East Midlands +5 43 £48,000 -26.15% 13
Wales +26 38 £50,000 +9.95% 5
Northern Ireland - 17 - - 2
East of England -43 11 £50,000 -33.33% 8
North East -1 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 50 (7.25%) 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 13 (1.88%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (1.30%) 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
1 195 (28.26%) Azure
2 161 (23.33%) AWS
3 56 (8.12%) Azure DevOps
4 53 (7.68%) GCP
5 39 (5.65%) SaaS
6 29 (4.20%) AWS CloudFormation
7 24 (3.48%) Cloud Computing
8 18 (2.61%) OpenShift
9 16 (2.32%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 16 (2.32%) Azure Monitor
9 16 (2.32%) Azure Service Bus
10 15 (2.17%) Serverless
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%) DHCP
8 1 (0.14%) IPsec
8 1 (0.14%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (5.94%) Data Warehouse
2 26 (3.77%) SQL Server
3 16 (2.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 7 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (0.87%) Elasticsearch
5 6 (0.87%) MySQL
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%) Event Store
9 1 (0.14%) InfluxDB
9 1 (0.14%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 81 (11.74%) JIRA
2 39 (5.65%) Jenkins
3 32 (4.64%) Git
4 27 (3.91%) GitLab
5 17 (2.46%) IBM UrbanCode
6 14 (2.03%) SonarQube
7 13 (1.88%) Cucumber
8 12 (1.74%) Terragrunt
9 8 (1.16%) Vagrant
10 5 (0.72%) Appium
10 5 (0.72%) SpecFlow
10 5 (0.72%) Visual Studio
11 4 (0.58%) Gatling
11 4 (0.58%) JBehave
11 4 (0.58%) JMeter
11 4 (0.58%) JUnit
11 4 (0.58%) Postman
11 4 (0.58%) Subversion
12 3 (0.43%) MSBuild
12 3 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 190 (27.54%) Social Skills
2 117 (16.96%) Finance
3 51 (7.39%) Banking
4 47 (6.81%) Analytical Skills
5 37 (5.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (4.06%) Marketing
6 28 (4.06%) Presentation Skills
7 25 (3.62%) Local Government
8 20 (2.90%) Legal
9 19 (2.75%) Public Sector
9 19 (2.75%) 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
16 9 (1.30%) Manufacturing
16 9 (1.30%) Retail
16 9 (1.30%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 205 (29.71%) Project Manager
2 159 (23.04%) Presales Manager
3 95 (13.77%) Senior
4 79 (11.45%) DevOps Engineer
5 77 (11.16%) Lead
6 60 (8.70%) Architect
7 48 (6.96%) Solutions Architect
8 43 (6.23%) Developer
9 38 (5.51%) Software Manager
10 37 (5.36%) Software Engineer
11 36 (5.22%) Presales Solution Architect
12 26 (3.77%) Delivery Manager
13 22 (3.19%) Senior DevOps
13 22 (3.19%) Senior DevOps Engineer
14 21 (3.04%) Software Project Manager
15 18 (2.61%) Analyst
15 18 (2.61%) Support Engineer
16 17 (2.46%) Senior Support Engineer
17 16 (2.32%) Business Analyst
17 16 (2.32%) Software Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (8.84%) .NET
2 39 (5.65%) Node.js
3 33 (4.78%) AngularJS
3 33 (4.78%) React
4 28 (4.06%) Vue
5 19 (2.75%) ARM Templates
6 17 (2.46%) .NET Core
7 14 (2.03%) Apache Cordova
8 10 (1.45%) Spring Boot
9 9 (1.30%) AWS CDK
9 9 (1.30%) Elastic Stack
9 9 (1.30%) Spring
10 7 (1.01%) HTML
10 7 (1.01%) Next.js
11 6 (0.87%) ADO
11 6 (0.87%) CSS
12 5 (0.72%) ASP.NET
12 5 (0.72%) REST
12 5 (0.72%) Software Packaging
12 5 (0.72%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 65 (9.42%) Cloud Native
2 58 (8.41%) Product Ownership
3 32 (4.64%) Management Information System
4 21 (3.04%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (2.75%) Public Cloud
6 16 (2.32%) Mobile App
7 10 (1.45%) Distributed Systems
7 10 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.16%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.01%) Data Structures
9 7 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
10 5 (0.72%) NHS
11 4 (0.58%) Client/Server
11 4 (0.58%) IoT
11 4 (0.58%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.58%) Virtual Team
12 3 (0.43%) Embedded Systems
13 2 (0.29%) Digital Media
13 2 (0.29%) FMCG
13 2 (0.29%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 60 (8.70%) Linux
2 37 (5.36%) Windows
3 26 (3.77%) 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
1 499 (72.32%) Agile
2 242 (35.07%) Project Management
3 223 (32.32%) Presales
4 211 (30.58%) DevOps
5 205 (29.71%) Project Delivery
6 187 (27.10%) SDLC
7 175 (25.36%) Actionable Insight
7 175 (25.36%) Scrum
8 160 (23.19%) Agile Project Management
9 115 (16.67%) CI/CD
10 107 (15.51%) Software Engineering
11 99 (14.35%) Continuous Improvement
12 85 (12.32%) Mentoring
13 75 (10.87%) Infrastructure as Code
14 73 (10.58%) Roadmaps
15 71 (10.29%) Problem-Solving
16 65 (9.42%) TDD
17 53 (7.68%) Test Automation
18 52 (7.54%) Coaching
19 46 (6.67%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 85 (12.32%) C#
2 68 (9.86%) JavaScript
2 68 (9.86%) Python
3 43 (6.23%) SQL
4 41 (5.94%) Java
5 26 (3.77%) PowerShell
6 25 (3.62%) Bash
7 22 (3.19%) TypeScript
8 18 (2.61%) Bicep
8 18 (2.61%) Groovy
9 15 (2.17%) C++
10 13 (1.88%) C
11 11 (1.59%) PHP
12 8 (1.16%) Go
12 8 (1.16%) Shell Script
13 7 (1.01%) Ruby
14 5 (0.72%) GLSL
15 2 (0.29%) Embedded C
16 1 (0.14%) COBOL
16 1 (0.14%) JCL
Qualifications
1 67 (9.71%) Degree
2 39 (5.65%) Security Cleared
3 36 (5.22%) TOGAF Certification
4 23 (3.33%) Azure Certification
5 22 (3.19%) SC Cleared
6 16 (2.32%) AWS Certification
7 12 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (1.74%) DBS Check
8 9 (1.30%) DV Cleared
8 9 (1.30%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.01%) Numerate Degree
10 5 (0.72%) ISTQB
10 5 (0.72%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (0.58%) PMI Certification
12 3 (0.43%) APMP
12 3 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.43%) PMP
12 3 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 2 (0.29%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (7.39%) QA
2 19 (2.75%) 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
7 2 (0.29%) TickIT
8 1 (0.14%) AQAP
8 1 (0.14%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.14%) NIST
8 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.14%) SLA
System Software
1 57 (8.26%) 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 82 (11.88%) Terraform
2 68 (9.86%) Ansible
3 63 (9.13%) Kubernetes
4 23 (3.33%) Progress Chef
5 9 (1.30%) Rancher
6 7 (1.01%) Kibana
6 7 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (1.01%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.87%) Grafana
7 6 (0.87%) Puppet
8 5 (0.72%) SCCM
9 3 (0.43%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.43%) Packer
10 2 (0.29%) Functional Safety
10 2 (0.29%) ZABBIX
11 1 (0.14%) CA Endevor
11 1 (0.14%) Control-M
11 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.14%) HAProxy
11 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Spacewalk
Vendors
1 80 (11.59%) Microsoft
2 27 (3.91%) Google
3 22 (3.19%) IBM
4 18 (2.61%) ServiceNow
5 13 (1.88%) Xamarin
6 12 (1.74%) Black Duck
7 11 (1.59%) VMware
8 9 (1.30%) 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