Agile Contracts in the Midlands

Agile Software Development
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Agile skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Agile over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 3 1
Rank change year-on-year -6 -2 +1
Contract jobs citing Agile 314 657 1,233
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.51% 19.10% 24.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.01% 21.61% 27.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 511 953
10th Percentile £357 £350 £383
25th Percentile £413 £420 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year - +2.44% +20.59%
75th Percentile £625 £595 £588
90th Percentile £740 £650 £688
England median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 3 6
10th Percentile £13.25 - £20.25
25th Percentile £15.13 £12.50 £21.75
Median hourly rate £47.50 £13.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +265.38% -52.73% -26.17%
75th Percentile £56.88 £18.25 £30.81
90th Percentile £58.75 £21.10 £34.50
England median hourly rate £60.00 £65.00 £48.58
% change year-on-year -7.69% +33.80% +7.96%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

Agile is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,242 3,040 4,470
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.18% 88.37% 88.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,493 2,119 3,305
10th Percentile £238 £250 £246
25th Percentile £356 £370 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +4.21% +17.28%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £566
90th Percentile £700 £675 £653
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 172 119 154
10th Percentile £11.07 £11.96 £10.15
25th Percentile £13.81 £15.05 £13.51
Median hourly rate £19.00 £17.72 £17.49
Median % change year-on-year +7.22% +1.32% +9.31%
75th Percentile £35.00 £26.81 £22.08
90th Percentile £55.00 £55.50 £33.60
England median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
% change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Agile as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Agile in the Midlands

Agile
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Agile in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Agile in the Midlands

Agile
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Agile in the Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Agile in the Midlands

Agile
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Agile in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Agile in the Midlands

Agile
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Agile in the Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Agile in the Midlands

Agile
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands -3 240 £550 +1.85% 251
East Midlands -10 71 £450 - 136
Agile
England

Agile
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 9 (2.87%) CICS
1 9 (2.87%) SAS
2 8 (2.55%) Confluence
3 4 (1.27%) CMS
3 4 (1.27%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.96%) Drupal
5 1 (0.32%) WebLogic
Applications
1 9 (2.87%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.91%) Simulink
2 6 (1.91%) Stateflow
3 5 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.59%) TargetLink
4 3 (0.96%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.64%) Trello
6 1 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.32%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 10 (3.18%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.64%) Maximo
3 2 (0.64%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.64%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.64%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.64%) SAP FI/CO
3 2 (0.64%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.32%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.32%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.32%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 66 (21.02%) Azure
2 26 (8.28%) Azure DevOps
3 20 (6.37%) AWS
4 15 (4.78%) Power Platform
5 10 (3.18%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (2.87%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (2.55%) Boomi
8 7 (2.23%) Azure App Service
8 7 (2.23%) SaaS
9 6 (1.91%) SuccessFactors
10 5 (1.59%) Azure AKS
11 4 (1.27%) Entra ID
11 4 (1.27%) GCP
11 4 (1.27%) IaaS
11 4 (1.27%) PaaS
12 3 (0.96%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.96%) GitHub
12 3 (0.96%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.96%) Serverless
13 2 (0.64%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.87%) Firewall
1 9 (2.87%) SAN
1 9 (2.87%) WAN
2 8 (2.55%) Network Security
3 7 (2.23%) LAN
3 7 (2.23%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.91%) DNS
4 6 (1.91%) Internet
5 5 (1.59%) VPN
6 4 (1.27%) SSL
7 3 (0.96%) ADSL
7 3 (0.96%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (0.96%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.96%) MPLS
7 3 (0.96%) PSTN
8 2 (0.64%) Cisco IOS
8 2 (0.64%) Intranet
8 2 (0.64%) Junos
8 2 (0.64%) SMS
9 1 (0.32%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.14%) MySQL
2 10 (3.18%) Amazon Redshift
2 10 (3.18%) DB2
2 10 (3.18%) Power BI
3 9 (2.87%) IDMS
4 7 (2.23%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.59%) Big Data
6 4 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.96%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.96%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.64%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.32%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.32%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.32%) Flink
9 1 (0.32%) MS Access
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle BI EE
9 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 40 (12.74%) Git
2 21 (6.69%) JIRA
3 10 (3.18%) Bitbucket
4 8 (2.55%) Jenkins
4 8 (2.55%) Subversion
5 7 (2.23%) Selenium
6 4 (1.27%) Ant
6 4 (1.27%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.27%) JMeter
6 4 (1.27%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.96%) Artifactory
7 3 (0.96%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.64%) JUnit
8 2 (0.64%) Maven
8 2 (0.64%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.64%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.64%) TestNG
9 1 (0.32%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.32%) NUnit
9 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio
General
1 104 (33.12%) Social Skills
2 64 (20.38%) Finance
3 45 (14.33%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (8.60%) Public Sector
5 18 (5.73%) Automotive
6 13 (4.14%) Retail
7 10 (3.18%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (2.55%) Banking
8 8 (2.55%) Telecoms
9 7 (2.23%) German Language
9 7 (2.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (2.23%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.23%) Marketing
9 7 (2.23%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (1.91%) Electronics
11 4 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.27%) Law
11 4 (1.27%) Local Government
12 3 (0.96%) Legal
Job Titles
1 55 (17.52%) Developer
2 44 (14.01%) Architect
3 42 (13.38%) Analyst
4 40 (12.74%) Senior
5 35 (11.15%) Project Manager
6 25 (7.96%) Business Analyst
7 21 (6.69%) Lead
8 14 (4.46%) Consultant
9 12 (3.82%) Azure Architect
9 12 (3.82%) Senior Manager
9 12 (3.82%) Solutions Architect
9 12 (3.82%) SQL Developer
10 11 (3.50%) Product Manager
11 10 (3.18%) Enterprise Architect
11 10 (3.18%) IBM Mainframe Developer
11 10 (3.18%) Mainframe Developer
11 10 (3.18%) Product Owner
12 9 (2.87%) Java Developer
12 9 (2.87%) Senior Project Manager
13 8 (2.55%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.78%) .NET
2 10 (3.18%) AngularJS
2 10 (3.18%) XML
3 9 (2.87%) React
4 8 (2.55%) HTML
4 8 (2.55%) JSON
5 7 (2.23%) REST
5 7 (2.23%) SOAP
5 7 (2.23%) Web Services
6 6 (1.91%) RESTful
6 6 (1.91%) Spring
7 5 (1.59%) CSS
7 5 (1.59%) Middleware
7 5 (1.59%) OAuth
7 5 (1.59%) SAML
8 4 (1.27%) ADO
8 4 (1.27%) Kafka
8 4 (1.27%) LDAP
9 3 (0.96%) SailPoint
9 3 (0.96%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.87%) Product Ownership
2 16 (5.10%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (4.14%) Management Information System
4 10 (3.18%) IBM Mainframe
4 10 (3.18%) Mainframe
5 9 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (2.87%) IoT
6 7 (2.23%) Algorithms
6 7 (2.23%) Mobile App
6 7 (2.23%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.23%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.59%) Industry 4.0
8 4 (1.27%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.27%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 4 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.27%) Operational Technology
9 3 (0.96%) Private Cloud
9 3 (0.96%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.18%) Linux
1 10 (3.18%) Unix
2 9 (2.87%) zOS
3 5 (1.59%) Debian
3 5 (1.59%) Ubuntu
4 4 (1.27%) Windows
5 1 (0.32%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (26.11%) Scrum
2 72 (22.93%) Stakeholder Management
3 58 (18.47%) Project Management
4 50 (15.92%) Waterfall
5 49 (15.61%) DevOps
6 47 (14.97%) Problem-Solving
7 42 (13.38%) Project Delivery
8 41 (13.06%) Roadmaps
9 35 (11.15%) Continuous Improvement
9 35 (11.15%) Software Engineering
10 29 (9.24%) PRINCE2
11 27 (8.60%) ITIL
12 24 (7.64%) Customer Service
12 24 (7.64%) Requirements Gathering
13 23 (7.32%) Software Testing
14 22 (7.01%) Analytics
14 22 (7.01%) CI/CD
14 22 (7.01%) Continuous Integration
14 22 (7.01%) User Stories
15 21 (6.69%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 40 (12.74%) SQL
2 17 (5.41%) Python
3 16 (5.10%) C#
3 16 (5.10%) Java
4 15 (4.78%) JavaScript
5 12 (3.82%) PL/SQL
6 10 (3.18%) Bash
6 10 (3.18%) COBOL
7 9 (2.87%) CLIST
7 9 (2.87%) REXX
7 9 (2.87%) SELCOPY
8 7 (2.23%) Bourne shell
8 7 (2.23%) Korn
8 7 (2.23%) TypeScript
9 6 (1.91%) MATLAB
10 5 (1.59%) Bicep
10 5 (1.59%) C
10 5 (1.59%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.96%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.96%) Perl
Qualifications
1 36 (11.46%) Security Cleared
2 34 (10.83%) Degree
3 31 (9.87%) SC Cleared
4 14 (4.46%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (3.18%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (3.18%) Master's Degree
6 8 (2.55%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 6 (1.91%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.91%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.91%) PMP
8 5 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.59%) ISTQB
9 4 (1.27%) CCNA
9 4 (1.27%) ISEB
10 3 (0.96%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.96%) BC Cleared
10 3 (0.96%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.96%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.64%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.32%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (8.60%) QA
2 7 (2.23%) SLA
3 5 (1.59%) Accessibility
3 5 (1.59%) AUTOSAR
3 5 (1.59%) ISO 26262
3 5 (1.59%) MISRA
3 5 (1.59%) MISRA C
4 4 (1.27%) PMO
5 3 (0.96%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.96%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.32%) GDPR
6 1 (0.32%) NIST
6 1 (0.32%) P3O
System Software
1 5 (1.59%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.96%) Docker
3 2 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (3.18%) Grafana
2 8 (2.55%) Terraform
3 6 (1.91%) Ansible
4 5 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.96%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 41 (13.06%) Microsoft
2 23 (7.32%) SAP
3 22 (7.01%) Salesforce
4 18 (5.73%) Oracle
5 14 (4.46%) IBM
6 13 (4.14%) ServiceNow
7 10 (3.18%) Denodo
7 10 (3.18%) Talend
8 9 (2.87%) Cisco
8 9 (2.87%) Syncsort
9 6 (1.91%) VMware
10 5 (1.59%) Red Hat
11 4 (1.27%) Databricks
12 3 (0.96%) BT
12 3 (0.96%) CheckPoint
12 3 (0.96%) F5
12 3 (0.96%) Okta
12 3 (0.96%) Openreach
13 2 (0.64%) NEC
13 2 (0.64%) Northgate