Agile Contracts in the East of England

Agile Software Development
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England requiring Agile skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Agile over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 16 6
Rank change year-on-year +9 -10 -4
Contract jobs citing Agile 129 154 299
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 13.33% 7.97% 15.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.74% 9.47% 17.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 63 182
10th Percentile £353 £202 £394
25th Percentile £450 £400 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £572 £593 £650
90th Percentile £699 £674 £725
England median daily rate £537 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -2.36% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 52 36
10th Percentile £44.40 £60.00 £58.13
25th Percentile £61.31 £61.25 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
75th Percentile £65.75 - £70.00
90th Percentile £72.50 - £77.75
England median hourly rate £62.50 £61.06 £65.00
% change year-on-year +2.36% -6.06% +29.01%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

Agile falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 875 1,626 1,710
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 90.39% 84.16% 87.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 459 674 1,003
10th Percentile £225 £201 £208
25th Percentile £400 £318 £343
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £599 £575 £600
90th Percentile £675 £673 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 172 616 325
10th Percentile £14.99 £14.16 £13.41
25th Percentile £16.49 £15.50 £14.25
Median hourly rate £36.75 £40.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.13% +81.82% +41.94%
75th Percentile £72.50 £62.81 £63.75
90th Percentile £83.85 £75.00 £70.00
England median hourly rate £28.53 £37.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -23.93% - +50.00%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Agile in the East of England

Agile
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Agile in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for Agile in the East of England

Agile
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Agile in the East of England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Agile in the East of England

Agile
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Agile in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for Agile in the East of England

Agile
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Agile in the East of England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Agile in the East of England

Agile
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the East of England region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
Hertfordshire +4 56 £525 +23.53% 108
Cambridgeshire +26 28 £544 -1.14% 122
Bedfordshire -4 17 £550 +4.76% 33
Essex 0 13 £468 -12.45% 70
Norfolk +3 8 £450 +27.12% 19
Suffolk -10 7 £388 -32.61% 11
Agile
England

Agile
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 6 (4.65%) Confluence
2 4 (3.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 2 (1.55%) Anypoint
3 2 (1.55%) Apache
3 2 (1.55%) IBM Domino
3 2 (1.55%) Mule
3 2 (1.55%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.78%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.78%) CMS
4 1 (0.78%) Drupal
4 1 (0.78%) IIS
4 1 (0.78%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.78%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.78%) WebLogic
Applications
1 14 (10.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (5.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.78%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.78%) CANalyzer
3 1 (0.78%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.78%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.78%) OmniGraffle
3 1 (0.78%) Simulink
3 1 (0.78%) Sketch
3 1 (0.78%) Stateflow
3 1 (0.78%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 6 (4.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (3.10%) SAP ERP
3 2 (1.55%) SAP LE
3 2 (1.55%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.78%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 10 (7.75%) Azure
1 10 (7.75%) GCP
2 9 (6.98%) AWS
2 9 (6.98%) GitHub
3 8 (6.20%) Entra ID
3 8 (6.20%) SaaS
4 5 (3.88%) Power Platform
5 4 (3.10%) Datadog
6 3 (2.33%) Power Automate
7 2 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (1.55%) Azure Logic Apps
7 2 (1.55%) Azure Service Bus
7 2 (1.55%) npm
8 1 (0.78%) dbt
8 1 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.78%) Nutanix
8 1 (0.78%) Serverless
8 1 (0.78%) ShareGate
8 1 (0.78%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (9.30%) Firewall
2 6 (4.65%) Ethernet
2 6 (4.65%) Network Security
3 5 (3.88%) TCP/IP
4 4 (3.10%) VSAN
4 4 (3.10%) Wireless
5 3 (2.33%) DNS
6 2 (1.55%) HTTP
7 1 (0.78%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.43%) MongoDB
1 7 (5.43%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (3.88%) Power BI
3 4 (3.10%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (3.10%) Metadata
4 2 (1.55%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.55%) DB2
4 2 (1.55%) InfluxDB
4 2 (1.55%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.55%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.78%) Big Data
5 1 (0.78%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.78%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.78%) Looker
5 1 (0.78%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.78%) Qlik Sense
5 1 (0.78%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 15 (11.63%) JIRA
2 9 (6.98%) Git
3 8 (6.20%) Jenkins
4 6 (4.65%) Visual Studio
5 5 (3.88%) Eclipse
5 5 (3.88%) LoadRunner
5 5 (3.88%) NeoLoad
6 3 (2.33%) Artifactory
6 3 (2.33%) GitLab
6 3 (2.33%) JMeter
7 2 (1.55%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.78%) CANoe
8 1 (0.78%) Selenium
8 1 (0.78%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.78%) WebDriver
General
1 63 (48.84%) Social Skills
2 22 (17.05%) Finance
3 21 (16.28%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (8.53%) Pharmaceutical
5 6 (4.65%) Influencing Skills
5 6 (4.65%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (3.88%) Automotive
6 5 (3.88%) Military
6 5 (3.88%) Telecoms
7 3 (2.33%) Billing
7 3 (2.33%) Local Government
7 3 (2.33%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.55%) Law
8 2 (1.55%) Legal
8 2 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.55%) Police
8 2 (1.55%) Retail
9 1 (0.78%) Electronics
9 1 (0.78%) Games
Job Titles
1 18 (13.95%) Developer
2 14 (10.85%) Project Manager
3 13 (10.08%) Senior
4 12 (9.30%) Lead
5 9 (6.98%) Analyst
6 8 (6.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 8 (6.20%) Programme Manager
6 8 (6.20%) Software Engineer
7 7 (5.43%) Architect
8 6 (4.65%) Technical Manager
9 5 (3.88%) Business Analyst
9 5 (3.88%) C# Software Engineer
9 5 (3.88%) IT Manager
9 5 (3.88%) Java Developer
9 5 (3.88%) Test Leader
10 4 (3.10%) Consultant
10 4 (3.10%) Functional Architect
10 4 (3.10%) Oracle Architect
10 4 (3.10%) SC Cleared Project Manager
10 4 (3.10%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (8.53%) CSS
2 9 (6.98%) Web Services
3 8 (6.20%) REST
4 7 (5.43%) Node.js
4 7 (5.43%) RESTful
5 5 (3.88%) Alpine.js
5 5 (3.88%) Laravel
5 5 (3.88%) Tailwind CSS
6 4 (3.10%) AngularJS
7 3 (2.33%) Express.js
7 3 (2.33%) Kafka
7 3 (2.33%) NgRx
7 3 (2.33%) PySpark
7 3 (2.33%) React
7 3 (2.33%) RxJS
7 3 (2.33%) SAP PI
7 3 (2.33%) SOAP
8 2 (1.55%) .NET
8 2 (1.55%) ASP.NET
8 2 (1.55%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.20%) Product Ownership
1 8 (6.20%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (5.43%) Management Information System
2 7 (5.43%) Operational Technology
3 6 (4.65%) FMCG
4 5 (3.88%) Life Science
5 4 (3.10%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (2.33%) e-Learning
6 3 (2.33%) Learning Management System
6 3 (2.33%) Public Cloud
6 3 (2.33%) Virtual Team
7 2 (1.55%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.55%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.55%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.55%) Digital TV
7 2 (1.55%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (1.55%) STB
7 2 (1.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 1 (0.78%) Legacy Code
8 1 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 18 (13.95%) Linux
2 15 (11.63%) Windows
3 8 (6.20%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.55%) VMS
5 1 (0.78%) Android
5 1 (0.78%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (25.58%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (20.16%) CI/CD
3 23 (17.83%) Waterfall
4 22 (17.05%) Project Management
4 22 (17.05%) Stakeholder Management
5 21 (16.28%) PRINCE2
6 19 (14.73%) Validation
7 18 (13.95%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (13.95%) Software Engineering
8 14 (10.85%) Change Management
8 14 (10.85%) Continuous Integration
9 13 (10.08%) Roadmaps
10 12 (9.30%) DevOps
10 12 (9.30%) Incident Management
10 12 (9.30%) TDD
11 11 (8.53%) Project Delivery
11 11 (8.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 11 (8.53%) Technical Leadership
12 10 (7.75%) Coaching
12 10 (7.75%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 16 (12.40%) SQL
2 14 (10.85%) Python
3 12 (9.30%) Java
4 11 (8.53%) PowerShell
5 8 (6.20%) JavaScript
6 7 (5.43%) C#
7 6 (4.65%) C++
8 5 (3.88%) PHP
9 3 (2.33%) Bash
9 3 (2.33%) Perl
9 3 (2.33%) R
10 2 (1.55%) DataWeave
10 2 (1.55%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.78%) C
11 1 (0.78%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 27 (20.93%) Security Cleared
2 24 (18.60%) SC Cleared
3 15 (11.63%) Degree
4 6 (4.65%) DV Cleared
5 4 (3.10%) Oracle Certification
5 4 (3.10%) PMI Certification
5 4 (3.10%) PMP
6 3 (2.33%) CISSP
6 3 (2.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 3 (2.33%) VCAP
6 3 (2.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 2 (1.55%) APMG
7 2 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.55%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (1.55%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.78%) CISM
8 1 (0.78%) CSPO
8 1 (0.78%) ISEB
8 1 (0.78%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (8.53%) GxP
2 4 (3.10%) QA
2 4 (3.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 3 (2.33%) GDPR
4 2 (1.55%) PMO
5 1 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.78%) ITGC
5 1 (0.78%) NIST
5 1 (0.78%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (9.30%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.88%) VMware NSX
3 4 (3.10%) Docker
3 4 (3.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (3.10%) vSphere
4 2 (1.55%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.78%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 9 (6.98%) Terraform
2 8 (6.20%) Ansible
3 7 (5.43%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (4.65%) VxRail
5 4 (3.10%) Grafana
5 4 (3.10%) Kubernetes
5 4 (3.10%) PowerCLI
5 4 (3.10%) vCenter Server
6 2 (1.55%) Avamar
6 2 (1.55%) CloudHub
6 2 (1.55%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.78%) vRealize
Vendors
1 31 (24.03%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.75%) ServiceNow
3 9 (6.98%) SAP
4 7 (5.43%) Apple
4 7 (5.43%) Samsung
4 7 (5.43%) SOTI
5 6 (4.65%) Dell
5 6 (4.65%) VMware
6 5 (3.88%) Google
6 5 (3.88%) Oracle
7 4 (3.10%) Splunk
8 3 (2.33%) Databricks
8 3 (2.33%) Dynatrace
8 3 (2.33%) IBM
8 3 (2.33%) Red Hat
9 2 (1.55%) Ariba
9 2 (1.55%) Atlassian
9 2 (1.55%) Computacenter
9 2 (1.55%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.55%) SolarWinds