Atlassian Contract Job Trends in England

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UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of Atlassian products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Atlassian over the 6 months leading up to 22 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Atlassian Software Systems.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 399 326 357
Rank change year-on-year -73 +31 +34
Contract jobs citing Atlassian 194 149 205
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.52% 0.60% 0.54%
As % of the Vendors category 1.18% 1.28% 1.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 92 152
10th Percentile £404 £425 £358
25th Percentile £463 £486 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £563 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% +4.65% -6.52%
75th Percentile £738 £657 £650
90th Percentile £755 £750 £700
UK median daily rate £575 £550 £525
% change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 12 16
10th Percentile £39.63 £51.49 -
25th Percentile £61.57 £58.47 £55.00
Median hourly rate £63.50 £62.50 £61.25
Median % change year-on-year +1.60% +2.04% +15.57%
75th Percentile £76.75 £64.06 £70.00
90th Percentile £88.45 £70.63 £73.89
UK median hourly rate £69.00 £62.50 £60.50
% change year-on-year +10.40% +3.31% +14.15%

All Vendors
England

Atlassian falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 16,486 11,646 16,022
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 43.96% 47.21% 42.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,762 7,479 10,251
10th Percentile £310 £293 £250
25th Percentile £413 £408 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% +2.44% -4.74%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £630
90th Percentile £700 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £513
% change year-on-year -2.44% - -2.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 882 403 946
10th Percentile £15.60 £15.25 £12.19
25th Percentile £18.50 £20.75 £14.40
Median hourly rate £25.15 £30.40 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.27% +24.08% -30.00%
75th Percentile £58.75 £64.88 £52.35
90th Percentile £75.00 £82.15 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £29.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -13.28% +20.83% -36.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Atlassian relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Atlassian job vacancy trend in England

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Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Atlassian.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Atlassian

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Atlassian in England over the 6 months to 22 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Atlassian in England

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Atlassian.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Atlassian

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Atlassian in England over the 6 months to 22 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Atlassian in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Atlassian within the England region over the 6 months to 22 March 2026. 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
South West -3 72 £725 +26.09% 14
London -25 63 £519 -18.66% 18
Midlands -59 25 £421 -4.32% 10
West Midlands -67 25 £421 -4.32% 9
South East -58 16 £500 -20.13% 15
North of England -73 11 £463 -15.14% 7
North West -27 6 £374 - 5
East of England -19 5 £300 -35.14% 3
North East - 3 £463 - 1
Yorkshire -56 2 £575 +5.50% 1
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 137 (70.62%) Confluence
2 14 (7.22%) nginx
3 6 (3.09%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.52%) Mattermost
Applications
1 45 (23.20%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (18.56%) Microsoft Project
3 12 (6.19%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (3.09%) MS Visio
5 5 (2.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (1.03%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (1.03%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (1.03%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (1.03%) InDesign
6 2 (1.03%) Photoshop
6 2 (1.03%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.03%) LabWindows
2 1 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.52%) SAP CAR
2 1 (0.52%) SAP CRM
2 1 (0.52%) SAP MDG
2 1 (0.52%) SAP MM
2 1 (0.52%) SAP Retail
2 1 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.52%) SAP SD
2 1 (0.52%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 31 (15.98%) AWS
2 22 (11.34%) GitHub
3 16 (8.25%) Azure
4 15 (7.73%) Amazon EC2
4 15 (7.73%) Amazon S3
5 14 (7.22%) Route 53
6 10 (5.15%) Amazon EKS
7 9 (4.64%) SaaS
7 9 (4.64%) Serverless
8 8 (4.12%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 8 (4.12%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 7 (3.61%) Amazon SQS
9 7 (3.61%) AWS KMS
9 7 (3.61%) AWS Lambda
10 6 (3.09%) Azure API Management
10 6 (3.09%) GitHub Actions
10 6 (3.09%) Microsoft 365
11 5 (2.58%) Google Workspace
12 4 (2.06%) Azure Logic Apps
12 4 (2.06%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 10 (5.15%) DNS
2 9 (4.64%) TCP/IP
3 7 (3.61%) Firewall
3 7 (3.61%) OpenVPN
3 7 (3.61%) VPN
4 2 (1.03%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (12.37%) PostgreSQL
2 12 (6.19%) NoSQL
3 9 (4.64%) DynamoDB
4 8 (4.12%) Amazon Aurora
4 8 (4.12%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (3.61%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (2.58%) Apache Cassandra
6 5 (2.58%) Couchbase
6 5 (2.58%) Metadata
7 4 (2.06%) SQL Server
8 3 (1.55%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (1.55%) Power BI
9 2 (1.03%) DocumentDB
9 2 (1.03%) Redis
9 2 (1.03%) Tableau
10 1 (0.52%) Big Data
10 1 (0.52%) CouchDB
10 1 (0.52%) DB2
10 1 (0.52%) MySQL
10 1 (0.52%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 154 (79.38%) JIRA
2 35 (18.04%) Bitbucket
3 32 (16.49%) Jenkins
4 23 (11.86%) Git
5 14 (7.22%) GitLab
5 14 (7.22%) SonarQube
6 11 (5.67%) Maven
7 8 (4.12%) ScriptRunner
8 7 (3.61%) DbUnit
8 7 (3.61%) jMock
8 7 (3.61%) JUnit
8 7 (3.61%) Mockito
8 7 (3.61%) Subversion
9 5 (2.58%) Android Studio
9 5 (2.58%) Bitbucket Server
10 4 (2.06%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 4 (2.06%) Eclipse
10 4 (2.06%) Selenium
11 3 (1.55%) IntelliJ
12 2 (1.03%) Xcode
General
1 98 (50.52%) Social Skills
2 60 (30.93%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (17.53%) Military
4 31 (15.98%) Public Sector
5 27 (13.92%) Finance
6 12 (6.19%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (3.61%) Banking
7 7 (3.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.06%) Advertising
9 3 (1.55%) Legal
9 3 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.55%) Publishing
10 2 (1.03%) Billing
10 2 (1.03%) German Language
10 2 (1.03%) Investment Banking
10 2 (1.03%) Marketing
11 1 (0.52%) Automotive
11 1 (0.52%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.52%) Retail
Job Titles
1 46 (23.71%) Architect
2 30 (15.46%) Service Architect
3 26 (13.40%) Developer
4 15 (7.73%) Analyst
5 14 (7.22%) JIRA Engineer
5 14 (7.22%) Senior
6 11 (5.67%) Consultant
7 9 (4.64%) JIRA Consultant
8 8 (4.12%) Data Manager
8 8 (4.12%) Java Developer
8 8 (4.12%) Solutions Architect
9 7 (3.61%) Administrator
9 7 (3.61%) Data Centre Engineer
9 7 (3.61%) JIRA Specialist
9 7 (3.61%) Project Manager
9 7 (3.61%) Service Management Specialist
9 7 (3.61%) Technical Architect
10 6 (3.09%) Business Analyst
10 6 (3.09%) JIRA Administrator
10 6 (3.09%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (17.01%) REST
2 9 (4.64%) AngularJS
2 9 (4.64%) SOAP
2 9 (4.64%) Web Services
3 7 (3.61%) ActiveMQ
3 7 (3.61%) Bootstrap
3 7 (3.61%) Hibernate
3 7 (3.61%) JPA
3 7 (3.61%) Kafka
3 7 (3.61%) LDAP
3 7 (3.61%) Node.js
3 7 (3.61%) OpenID
3 7 (3.61%) PowerMock
3 7 (3.61%) Spring
3 7 (3.61%) Spring Batch
3 7 (3.61%) Spring Boot
3 7 (3.61%) Spring Cloud
3 7 (3.61%) Spring Integration
4 6 (3.09%) RESTful
5 5 (2.58%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 36 (18.56%) Product Ownership
2 15 (7.73%) Data Centre
3 9 (4.64%) Distributed Systems
3 9 (4.64%) Onboarding
4 4 (2.06%) Data Structures
4 4 (2.06%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (2.06%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.06%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 3 (1.55%) Educational Technology
5 3 (1.55%) Mobile App
5 3 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.03%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.03%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.03%) e-Learning
6 2 (1.03%) Social Media
6 2 (1.03%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.52%) Hedge funds
7 1 (0.52%) Learning Management System
7 1 (0.52%) Market Risk
7 1 (0.52%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 26 (13.40%) Linux
2 8 (4.12%) Windows
3 6 (3.09%) Windows Server
4 5 (2.58%) Android
4 5 (2.58%) Unix
5 1 (0.52%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (67.53%) Agile
2 70 (36.08%) Service Management
3 65 (33.51%) DevOps
4 54 (27.84%) ITIL
5 44 (22.68%) Scrum
6 38 (19.59%) Critical Thinking
7 37 (19.07%) Analytical Thinking
8 35 (18.04%) Problem-Solving
8 35 (18.04%) TOGAF
9 34 (17.53%) Acceptance Criteria
10 33 (17.01%) Knowledge Transfer
11 32 (16.49%) CI/CD
12 30 (15.46%) Business Continuity
12 30 (15.46%) Security Patching
12 30 (15.46%) Service Design
13 27 (13.92%) ITSM
14 24 (12.37%) Project Management
14 24 (12.37%) Stakeholder Management
14 24 (12.37%) Workflow
15 22 (11.34%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 39 (20.10%) Python
2 23 (11.86%) PowerShell
3 18 (9.28%) SQL
4 15 (7.73%) Java
5 11 (5.67%) Bash
6 5 (2.58%) Go
7 3 (1.55%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.55%) VBA
8 2 (1.03%) C#
8 2 (1.03%) C++
8 2 (1.03%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.52%) PHP
Qualifications
1 124 (63.92%) Security Cleared
2 119 (61.34%) SC Cleared
3 52 (26.80%) Degree
4 32 (16.49%) TOGAF Certification
5 13 (6.70%) DV Cleared
6 9 (4.64%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (4.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (3.09%) APMP
8 5 (2.58%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.55%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.55%) MCSA
9 3 (1.55%) MCSE
9 3 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (1.55%) OCA
9 3 (1.55%) Oracle Certification
9 3 (1.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (1.03%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.52%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.09%) Data Quality
2 5 (2.58%) PMO
2 5 (2.58%) SLA
3 4 (2.06%) GDPR
4 2 (1.03%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.03%) QA
5 1 (0.52%) GRC
5 1 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 24 (12.37%) Docker
2 7 (3.61%) Squid
3 6 (3.09%) Active Directory
3 6 (3.09%) Postfix
4 2 (1.03%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 30 (15.46%) OPNET
2 24 (12.37%) Kubernetes
3 20 (10.31%) Terraform
4 18 (9.28%) Grafana
5 9 (4.64%) Prometheus
6 8 (4.12%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (3.61%) Consul
7 7 (3.61%) FortiGate
8 5 (2.58%) Ansible
9 3 (1.55%) PowerCLI
9 3 (1.55%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 2 (1.03%) Kibana
10 2 (1.03%) Rundeck
11 1 (0.52%) Packer
Vendors
1 34 (17.53%) ServiceNow
2 31 (15.98%) Remedy
3 20 (10.31%) Microsoft
4 7 (3.61%) Dynatrace
4 7 (3.61%) Jaspersoft
4 7 (3.61%) Red Hat
5 5 (2.58%) Google
5 5 (2.58%) Salesforce
5 5 (2.58%) VMware
6 4 (2.06%) Oracle
7 3 (1.55%) Coverity
7 3 (1.55%) SolarWinds
7 3 (1.55%) Thales
7 3 (1.55%) Veeam
8 2 (1.03%) Adobe
8 2 (1.03%) Databricks
8 2 (1.03%) SAP
9 1 (0.52%) Okta
9 1 (0.52%) Sparx
9 1 (0.52%) Splunk