JIRA Engineer Contract Job Trends in Portsmouth

JIRA Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median JIRA Engineer daily rate in Portsmouth is £487, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - 44
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a JIRA Engineer 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth 0.84% - 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% - 0.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £481 - -
25th Percentile £482 - £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £487 - £500
75th Percentile £493 - £550
90th Percentile £493 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £487 - £500

All Contract IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Portsmouth with a recognized job title 237 115 270
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 99.16% 93.50% 92.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 74 112
10th Percentile £313 £200 £400
25th Percentile £416 £389 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £514 £565
Median % change year-on-year -2.72% -9.03% +13.00%
75th Percentile £570 £588 £675
90th Percentile £625 £626 £848
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £528 £575
% change year-on-year +4.27% -8.26% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 24 105
10th Percentile £20.50 £26.26 £51.06
25th Percentile £46.25 £48.75 £53.40
Median hourly rate £55.00 £56.25 £59.44
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -5.37% -0.02%
75th Percentile £60.90 £62.50 £67.02
90th Percentile £68.55 £65.00 £78.74
Hampshire median hourly rate £45.00 £55.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -18.18% -4.10% +9.24%

JIRA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'JIRA Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

JIRA Engineer job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

JIRA Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for JIRA Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for JIRA Engineer job vacancies in Portsmouth

JIRA Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 7 May 2026, JIRA Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Portsmouth region featuring JIRA Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Atlassian
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation

JIRA Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Atlassian