JIRA Contract Job Trends in London

Atlassian JIRA
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring JIRA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 36 57
Rank change year-on-year -8 +21 -8
Contract jobs citing JIRA 979 774 652
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.89% 5.68% 4.00%
As % of the Development Applications category 39.24% 36.67% 28.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 644 535 454
10th Percentile £357 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £741
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 4 17
10th Percentile - £34.20 £22.00
25th Percentile £18.75 £39.38 £25.99
Median hourly rate £27.50 £44.75 £31.71
Median % change year-on-year -38.55% +41.12% -41.28%
75th Percentile £68.13 £57.81 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.97 £76.38 £71.25
England median hourly rate £55.00 £63.00 £67.50
% change year-on-year -12.70% -6.67% +8.00%

All Development Application Skills
London

JIRA falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 2,495 2,111 2,310
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 12.47% 15.50% 14.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,607 1,446 1,616
10th Percentile £363 £350 £363
25th Percentile £438 £415 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -5.17%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £740 £750 £775
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 13 24
10th Percentile - £26.98 £22.98
25th Percentile £18.75 £36.25 £25.99
Median hourly rate £42.50 £45.00 £35.29
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +27.53% -49.59%
75th Percentile £72.75 £63.75 £71.25
90th Percentile £88.20 £84.50 £71.69
England median hourly rate £68.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +4.62% - -

JIRA
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

JIRA job vacancy trend in London

JIRA
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing JIRA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing JIRA

JIRA
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JIRA in London over the 6 months to 4 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for JIRA in London

JIRA
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing JIRA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing JIRA

JIRA
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing JIRA in London over the 6 months to 4 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for JIRA in London

JIRA
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JIRA within the London region over the 6 months to 4 August 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
Central London -14 119 £550 +10.00% 59
South London +4 29 £513 -11.85% 6
West London -13 24 £400 -3.61% 11
East London -1 2 £425 +4.29% 4
North London -1 2 - - 2
JIRA
England

JIRA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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
1 405 (41.37%) Confluence
2 52 (5.31%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (1.12%) CMS
5 7 (0.72%) SAS
6 6 (0.61%) Apache
7 4 (0.41%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 4 (0.41%) JBoss
7 4 (0.41%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.31%) Headless CMS
8 3 (0.31%) nginx
8 3 (0.31%) WordPress
9 2 (0.20%) Camunda
9 2 (0.20%) Kentico
10 1 (0.10%) Apache Solr
10 1 (0.10%) Drupal
10 1 (0.10%) IIS
10 1 (0.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.10%) Tomcat
Applications
1 65 (6.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 60 (6.13%) Microsoft Project
3 40 (4.09%) MS Visio
4 32 (3.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 25 (2.55%) Microsoft Office
6 14 (1.43%) Trello
7 10 (1.02%) AutoCAD
8 8 (0.82%) Revit
9 5 (0.51%) Chatbot
9 5 (0.51%) Notion
10 4 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
11 1 (0.10%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.10%) Mingle
11 1 (0.10%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.10%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 20 (2.04%) Remedy ITSM
2 12 (1.23%) Aladdin
2 12 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (0.82%) Findur
4 7 (0.72%) Loan IQ
5 6 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.61%) Fidessa
6 5 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
7 4 (0.41%) Actimize
7 4 (0.41%) Workday HCM
8 3 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
8 3 (0.31%) SAP FI-AR
9 2 (0.20%) CA PPM
9 2 (0.20%) Eloqua
9 2 (0.20%) IntelliMatch
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
9 2 (0.20%) SAP Retail
9 2 (0.20%) Shopify
9 2 (0.20%) Summit
9 2 (0.20%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 279 (28.50%) Azure
2 153 (15.63%) AWS
3 151 (15.42%) Azure DevOps
4 82 (8.38%) Power Platform
5 72 (7.35%) GitHub
6 54 (5.52%) Entra ID
7 48 (4.90%) SaaS
8 43 (4.39%) Amazon S3
8 43 (4.39%) Serverless
9 41 (4.19%) Microsoft 365
10 40 (4.09%) GCP
11 35 (3.58%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 33 (3.37%) AWS Lambda
13 31 (3.17%) GitHub Actions
14 29 (2.96%) Amazon EC2
15 21 (2.15%) Snowflake
16 20 (2.04%) Figma
17 19 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
17 19 (1.94%) Microsoft Copilot
18 18 (1.84%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.35%) DNS
2 22 (2.25%) Firewall
3 16 (1.63%) TCP/IP
3 16 (1.63%) VPN
4 8 (0.82%) DHCP
5 7 (0.72%) Network Security
6 6 (0.61%) SSL
6 6 (0.61%) WAN
7 5 (0.51%) DKIM
7 5 (0.51%) DMARC
8 4 (0.41%) FTP
8 4 (0.41%) HTTP
8 4 (0.41%) Internet
8 4 (0.41%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.31%) NGFW
10 2 (0.20%) 5G
10 2 (0.20%) DSL
10 2 (0.20%) IPv4
10 2 (0.20%) MPLS
10 2 (0.20%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (7.25%) Power BI
2 38 (3.88%) Data Warehouse
3 26 (2.66%) PostgreSQL
3 26 (2.66%) SQL Server
4 18 (1.84%) Amazon Athena
4 18 (1.84%) Amazon RDS
4 18 (1.84%) Relational Database
5 16 (1.63%) Tableau
6 14 (1.43%) DynamoDB
6 14 (1.43%) Metadata
7 13 (1.33%) Amazon Redshift
8 12 (1.23%) Data Lake
9 11 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 9 (0.92%) Oracle Reports
10 9 (0.92%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 9 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 8 (0.82%) MongoDB
12 7 (0.72%) Crystal Reports
12 7 (0.72%) Oracle Database
12 7 (0.72%) Redis
Development Applications
1 115 (11.75%) Git
2 74 (7.56%) Jenkins
3 41 (4.19%) GitLab
4 30 (3.06%) Selenium
4 30 (3.06%) Zephyr
5 19 (1.94%) Bitbucket
6 18 (1.84%) JUnit
7 17 (1.74%) Cucumber
8 16 (1.63%) Sonatype Nexus
9 14 (1.43%) Cypress.io
10 12 (1.23%) REST Assured
11 10 (1.02%) Postman
11 10 (1.02%) TestRail
12 9 (0.92%) Appium
12 9 (0.92%) JMeter
13 7 (0.72%) Mockito
14 6 (0.61%) ScriptRunner
15 5 (0.51%) Artifactory
15 5 (0.51%) Atlassian Bamboo
15 5 (0.51%) Maven
General
1 388 (39.63%) Finance
2 387 (39.53%) Social Skills
3 187 (19.10%) Banking
4 183 (18.69%) Analytical Skills
5 102 (10.42%) Public Sector
6 42 (4.29%) Organisational Skills
7 40 (4.09%) Retail
8 36 (3.68%) Documentation Skills
8 36 (3.68%) Investment Banking
9 30 (3.06%) Front Office
10 24 (2.45%) Legal
11 19 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
12 18 (1.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 18 (1.84%) Influencing Skills
12 18 (1.84%) Marketing
13 16 (1.63%) Financial Institution
13 16 (1.63%) Retail Banking
14 15 (1.53%) Corporate Banking
15 13 (1.33%) Back Office
16 10 (1.02%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 192 (19.61%) Analyst
2 123 (12.56%) Business Analyst
3 111 (11.34%) Lead
4 105 (10.73%) Developer
5 93 (9.50%) Senior
6 58 (5.92%) Project Manager
7 45 (4.60%) Delivery Manager
8 36 (3.68%) Architect
8 36 (3.68%) IT Support
9 31 (3.17%) Consultant
9 31 (3.17%) Product Owner
10 30 (3.06%) Test Leader
11 28 (2.86%) Scrum Master
11 28 (2.86%) Support Engineer
12 26 (2.66%) Test Manager
13 25 (2.55%) Data Engineer
13 25 (2.55%) Tester
14 24 (2.45%) Senior Manager
15 23 (2.35%) Banking Analyst
16 22 (2.25%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (5.62%) REST
2 42 (4.29%) .NET
3 27 (2.76%) React
4 24 (2.45%) JSON
5 20 (2.04%) AngularJS
5 20 (2.04%) SOAP
6 19 (1.94%) Kafka
7 18 (1.84%) PySpark
8 16 (1.63%) Playwright
9 15 (1.53%) HTML
9 15 (1.53%) Lightning Web Components
9 15 (1.53%) XML
10 14 (1.43%) CSS
10 14 (1.43%) Spring
11 13 (1.33%) Node.js
12 12 (1.23%) Middleware
13 11 (1.12%) OAuth
13 11 (1.12%) RESTful
13 11 (1.12%) Web Services
14 10 (1.02%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 105 (10.73%) Product Ownership
2 68 (6.95%) Onboarding
3 27 (2.76%) Data Centre
4 24 (2.45%) Cloud Native
5 21 (2.15%) Data Structures
6 19 (1.94%) Management Information System
6 19 (1.94%) Virtual Team
7 18 (1.84%) Data Protection Act
7 18 (1.84%) Enterprise Software
8 17 (1.74%) Analytical Mindset
8 17 (1.74%) Derivative
8 17 (1.74%) Self-Motivation
9 16 (1.63%) Credit Risk
9 16 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
10 15 (1.53%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 13 (1.33%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 10 (1.02%) Fixed Income
12 10 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
12 10 (1.02%) Mobile App
12 10 (1.02%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 57 (5.82%) Windows
2 34 (3.47%) Linux
3 11 (1.12%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.02%) Android
4 10 (1.02%) Mac OS
5 9 (0.92%) Unix
6 7 (0.72%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.51%) Amazon Linux
9 2 (0.20%) Windows Server
9 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.10%) SUSE
10 1 (0.10%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.10%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 577 (58.94%) Agile
2 322 (32.89%) Stakeholder Management
3 265 (27.07%) DevOps
4 218 (22.27%) Problem-Solving
5 184 (18.79%) CI/CD
6 179 (18.28%) Scrum
7 162 (16.55%) Continuous Improvement
8 157 (16.04%) Migration
9 136 (13.89%) User Acceptance Testing
10 130 (13.28%) AI
11 129 (13.18%) Test Automation
12 124 (12.67%) User Stories
13 106 (10.83%) SDLC
14 104 (10.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 103 (10.52%) Project Management
16 101 (10.32%) Change Management
17 99 (10.11%) Acceptance Criteria
18 96 (9.81%) Analytics
19 95 (9.70%) Validation
20 92 (9.40%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 176 (17.98%) SQL
2 105 (10.73%) Python
3 73 (7.46%) Java
4 57 (5.82%) C#
5 38 (3.88%) JavaScript
6 35 (3.58%) PowerShell
7 30 (3.06%) TypeScript
8 16 (1.63%) Bash
9 14 (1.43%) Apex Code
10 11 (1.12%) Groovy
11 10 (1.02%) Perl
12 9 (0.92%) PL/SQL
13 5 (0.51%) Kotlin
13 5 (0.51%) VBA
14 3 (0.31%) Bicep
14 3 (0.31%) C++
14 3 (0.31%) Korn
14 3 (0.31%) Shell Script
14 3 (0.31%) Swift
14 3 (0.31%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 215 (21.96%) Security Cleared
2 191 (19.51%) SC Cleared
3 74 (7.56%) Degree
4 29 (2.96%) PMI Certification
5 23 (2.35%) PMP
6 20 (2.04%) DV Cleared
7 19 (1.94%) ISTQB
8 18 (1.84%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (1.43%) ITIL Certification
10 12 (1.23%) AWS Certification
11 10 (1.02%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.02%) CISSP
11 10 (1.02%) Master's Degree
12 9 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (0.92%) IIBA
13 8 (0.82%) CISM
14 7 (0.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 7 (0.72%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 7 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
15 6 (0.61%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 120 (12.26%) QA
2 67 (6.84%) Data Quality
3 44 (4.49%) PMO
4 27 (2.76%) SLA
5 26 (2.66%) Accessibility
5 26 (2.66%) GDPR
6 20 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 12 (1.23%) WCAG
8 9 (0.92%) ISO 20022
9 8 (0.82%) NIST
10 7 (0.72%) GRC
11 6 (0.61%) MiFID
11 6 (0.61%) PCI DSS
11 6 (0.61%) SEPA
12 5 (0.51%) COBIT
13 4 (0.41%) EMIR
13 4 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 4 (0.41%) NCSC
13 4 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (0.41%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 54 (5.52%) Active Directory
2 37 (3.78%) Docker
3 8 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.20%) Firmware
6 2 (0.20%) Squid
7 1 (0.10%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 72 (7.35%) Terraform
2 59 (6.03%) Kubernetes
3 30 (3.06%) Ansible
4 21 (2.15%) Grafana
4 21 (2.15%) Prometheus
4 21 (2.15%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.92%) Control-M
5 9 (0.92%) HP ALM
5 9 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.51%) Consul
6 5 (0.51%) Microsoft Clustering
6 5 (0.51%) SCOM
7 4 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.41%) CA Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.41%) Istio
7 4 (0.41%) PingFederate
7 4 (0.41%) Podman
8 3 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.20%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.20%) ITRS Geneos
Vendors
1 137 (13.99%) Microsoft
2 125 (12.77%) ServiceNow
3 69 (7.05%) Salesforce
4 47 (4.80%) Oracle
5 37 (3.78%) SAP
6 31 (3.17%) Google
7 30 (3.06%) Atlassian
8 20 (2.04%) Remedy
9 19 (1.94%) Splunk
10 18 (1.84%) Adobe
10 18 (1.84%) IBM
10 18 (1.84%) Okta
11 17 (1.74%) Databricks
12 15 (1.53%) MuleSoft
13 12 (1.23%) Informatica
13 12 (1.23%) Workday
14 11 (1.12%) ForgeRock
15 10 (1.02%) BMC
15 10 (1.02%) DocuSign
15 10 (1.02%) HP