JIRA Contracts in the South East

Atlassian JIRA
England > South East

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

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 47 54 39
Rank change year-on-year +7 -15 -8
Contract jobs citing JIRA 203 229 407
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 3.66% 3.96% 5.23%
As % of the Development Applications category 37.25% 30.53% 40.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 132 270
10th Percentile £300 £306 £338
25th Percentile £361 £406 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £500 £480
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% +4.17% +6.67%
75th Percentile £603 £600 £554
90th Percentile £675 £675 £633
England median daily rate £525 £540 £520
% change year-on-year -2.78% +3.85% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 21 16
10th Percentile £28.45 £22.16 £48.13
25th Percentile £55.00 £52.75 £52.69
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £65.51
90th Percentile £76.00 £75.00 £67.80
England median hourly rate £55.00 £66.69 £44.50
% change year-on-year -17.52% +49.85% -12.32%

All Development Application Skills
South East

JIRA is in the Development Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for development application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 545 750 1,011
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 9.83% 12.98% 12.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 335 492 651
10th Percentile £325 £382 £356
25th Percentile £406 £462 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £619 £628 £600
90th Percentile £675 £700 £675
England median daily rate £530 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -3.64% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 37 28
10th Percentile £40.55 £22.16 £41.23
25th Percentile £52.88 £50.00 £49.06
Median hourly rate £62.50 £56.24 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.14% +2.25% +10.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £63.81
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £67.80
England median hourly rate £65.00 £61.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year +5.69% +17.14% +13.88%

JIRA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing JIRA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for JIRA in the South East

JIRA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing JIRA in the South East.

Daily rate trend for JIRA in the South East

JIRA
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JIRA in the South East over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for JIRA in the South East

JIRA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing JIRA in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for JIRA in the South East

JIRA
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing JIRA in the South East over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for JIRA in the South East

JIRA
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JIRA within the South East region over the 6 months to 6 May 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
Thames Valley +12 101 £505 -1.56% 36
Berkshire -5 77 £525 +2.44% 18
Hampshire +9 56 £538 +10.26% 29
Surrey +7 31 £413 -8.33% 22
Buckinghamshire +36 17 £374 -33.56% 5
West Sussex -6 10 £450 -18.18% 10
Oxfordshire +14 8 £468 -6.50% 13
Middlesex - 2 £538 -
Sussex -5 1 £350 -30.00% 1
Kent -6 1 - - 2
Home Counties - 1 - -
JIRA
England

JIRA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 94 (46.31%) Confluence
2 13 (6.40%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 13 (6.40%) Apache
3 12 (5.91%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (5.42%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (1.48%) Appian
6 2 (0.99%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.49%) SAS
7 1 (0.49%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (2.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.97%) MS Visio
3 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.48%) Sketch
4 1 (0.49%) FileZilla
4 1 (0.49%) InVision
4 1 (0.49%) Simulink
4 1 (0.49%) Trello
4 1 (0.49%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 10 (4.93%) SAP Hybris
2 2 (0.99%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle Cash Management
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 39 (19.21%) Azure
2 32 (15.76%) AWS
3 19 (9.36%) Azure DevOps
4 12 (5.91%) SAP Commerce Cloud
5 8 (3.94%) Power Platform
6 7 (3.45%) SaaS
7 6 (2.96%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 6 (2.96%) Azure Data Factory
7 6 (2.96%) PowerApps
8 5 (2.46%) GitHub
8 5 (2.46%) PaaS
9 4 (1.97%) GitHub Actions
9 4 (1.97%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (1.48%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (1.48%) Azure Stack
10 3 (1.48%) Figma
10 3 (1.48%) IaaS
11 2 (0.99%) Amazon S3
11 2 (0.99%) Amazon SQS
11 2 (0.99%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 15 (7.39%) BGP
1 15 (7.39%) MPLS
1 15 (7.39%) SNMP
2 14 (6.90%) Software-Defined Radio
2 14 (6.90%) VPN
3 11 (5.42%) Ethernet VPN
3 11 (5.42%) Radio Access Network
4 9 (4.43%) DHCP
4 9 (4.43%) DNS
5 6 (2.96%) TCP/IP
6 5 (2.46%) Wireless
7 3 (1.48%) Firewall
7 3 (1.48%) SSL
8 2 (0.99%) OpenLDAP
8 2 (0.99%) WebEx
9 1 (0.49%) FTP
9 1 (0.49%) HTTP
9 1 (0.49%) NFC
9 1 (0.49%) PPP
9 1 (0.49%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (10.84%) PostgreSQL
2 15 (7.39%) NoSQL
3 13 (6.40%) MongoDB
4 10 (4.93%) SQL Server
5 8 (3.94%) Big Data
5 8 (3.94%) Power BI
6 4 (1.97%) Apache Cassandra
6 4 (1.97%) Couchbase
7 2 (0.99%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.99%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.99%) CouchDB
7 2 (0.99%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.99%) MySQL
7 2 (0.99%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.99%) Tableau
8 1 (0.49%) Ataccama
8 1 (0.49%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.49%) SAS Enterprise Guide
Development Applications
1 42 (20.69%) Git
2 37 (18.23%) GitLab
3 28 (13.79%) Bitbucket
4 26 (12.81%) Jenkins
5 25 (12.32%) Robot Framework
6 17 (8.37%) Selenium
7 15 (7.39%) Eclipse
7 15 (7.39%) GoogleTest
8 14 (6.90%) Cucumber
8 14 (6.90%) TestRail
9 13 (6.40%) SonarQube
10 12 (5.91%) REST Assured
11 8 (3.94%) Subversion
12 5 (2.46%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
13 4 (1.97%) Artifactory
13 4 (1.97%) Visual Studio
14 3 (1.48%) JMeter
15 2 (0.99%) Maven
15 2 (0.99%) Rational DOORS
15 2 (0.99%) SoapUI
General
1 61 (30.05%) Social Skills
2 42 (20.69%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (14.78%) Finance
4 15 (7.39%) Telecoms
5 12 (5.91%) Retail
6 11 (5.42%) Aerospace
6 11 (5.42%) Military
7 9 (4.43%) Law
8 8 (3.94%) Marketing
8 8 (3.94%) Police
9 7 (3.45%) Banking
10 5 (2.46%) Automotive
10 5 (2.46%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (2.46%) Publishing
11 4 (1.97%) Billing
11 4 (1.97%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.97%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (0.99%) Aviation
12 2 (0.99%) Corporate Banking
12 2 (0.99%) French Language
Job Titles
1 39 (19.21%) Analyst
2 31 (15.27%) Test Engineer
3 28 (13.79%) Software Engineer
4 20 (9.85%) Developer
4 20 (9.85%) Senior
5 17 (8.37%) Business Analyst
6 14 (6.90%) Project Manager
7 13 (6.40%) Java Engineer
7 13 (6.40%) Java Software Engineer
8 12 (5.91%) C++ Software Engineer
9 11 (5.42%) Integration Engineer
9 11 (5.42%) Test and Integration Engineer
10 10 (4.93%) Network Engineer
11 8 (3.94%) Embedded Engineer
11 8 (3.94%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 8 (3.94%) Scrum Master
11 8 (3.94%) Test Analyst
12 7 (3.45%) Digital Analyst
13 6 (2.96%) Digital Business Analyst
13 6 (2.96%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (17.24%) REST
2 25 (12.32%) HTML
3 20 (9.85%) CSS
4 17 (8.37%) SOAP
5 13 (6.40%) Java EE
6 12 (5.91%) ARM Templates
7 11 (5.42%) NETCONF
7 11 (5.42%) RESTCONF
7 11 (5.42%) YANG
8 10 (4.93%) XML
9 8 (3.94%) React
9 8 (3.94%) RESTful
10 5 (2.46%) AngularJS
10 5 (2.46%) GraphQL
10 5 (2.46%) JSON
10 5 (2.46%) Kafka
10 5 (2.46%) Node.js
11 4 (1.97%) .NET
12 3 (1.48%) Elastic Stack
12 3 (1.48%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 14 (6.90%) PKI
1 14 (6.90%) Product Ownership
2 9 (4.43%) Data Centre
3 6 (2.96%) Data Protection Act
3 6 (2.96%) Mainframe
4 5 (2.46%) Mobile App
5 4 (1.97%) Algorithms
5 4 (1.97%) Credit Risk
5 4 (1.97%) Device Driver
5 4 (1.97%) Public Cloud
6 3 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (1.48%) Biopharmaceutical
6 3 (1.48%) Data Structures
6 3 (1.48%) Life Science
6 3 (1.48%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.48%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (1.48%) Virtual Team
7 2 (0.99%) Client/Server
7 2 (0.99%) Cloud Native
7 2 (0.99%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 39 (19.21%) Windows
2 32 (15.76%) Linux
3 17 (8.37%) Windows Server
4 9 (4.43%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (2.46%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (1.48%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.99%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.99%) Unix
7 2 (0.99%) VMS
7 2 (0.99%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.49%) Android
8 1 (0.49%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.49%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (65.52%) Agile
2 60 (29.56%) Scrum
3 51 (25.12%) DevOps
4 45 (22.17%) Test Automation
5 44 (21.67%) Software Engineering
6 34 (16.75%) Problem-Solving
7 31 (15.27%) Continuous Integration
8 30 (14.78%) CI/CD
9 25 (12.32%) Project Management
9 25 (12.32%) Validation
10 24 (11.82%) Containerisation
11 23 (11.33%) Regression Testing
12 22 (10.84%) Workflow
13 21 (10.34%) Computer Science
14 20 (9.85%) Technical Leadership
15 19 (9.36%) Test Scripting
16 17 (8.37%) Decision-Making
16 17 (8.37%) Project Delivery
16 17 (8.37%) Unit Testing
17 16 (7.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 44 (21.67%) SQL
2 35 (17.24%) Python
3 28 (13.79%) Java
4 24 (11.82%) C++
4 24 (11.82%) JavaScript
5 10 (4.93%) C#
5 10 (4.93%) Go
6 8 (3.94%) Shell Script
7 7 (3.45%) Scala
8 5 (2.46%) Assembly Language
8 5 (2.46%) C
8 5 (2.46%) MATLAB
9 4 (1.97%) F#
10 2 (0.99%) Bash
10 2 (0.99%) Groovy
11 1 (0.49%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.49%) PowerShell
11 1 (0.49%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (18.72%) Security Cleared
2 36 (17.73%) Degree
3 30 (14.78%) SC Cleared
4 10 (4.93%) Master's Degree
5 9 (4.43%) MCSA
5 9 (4.43%) MCSE
5 9 (4.43%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (4.43%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 8 (3.94%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (2.46%) ISTQB
8 4 (1.97%) PhD
9 3 (1.48%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.48%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 3 (1.48%) PMP
10 2 (0.99%) CSPO
10 2 (0.99%) HNC
10 2 (0.99%) MBA
10 2 (0.99%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.49%) IIBA
11 1 (0.49%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (8.37%) QA
2 7 (3.45%) PMO
3 4 (1.97%) ISO 9001
3 4 (1.97%) JTAG
4 3 (1.48%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.99%) Def Stans
5 2 (0.99%) GxP
6 1 (0.49%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.49%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.49%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.49%) MISRA
6 1 (0.49%) MISRA C
6 1 (0.49%) NCSC
6 1 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.49%) WCAG
System Software
1 32 (15.76%) Docker
2 18 (8.87%) Firmware
3 16 (7.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (7.39%) Active Directory
5 6 (2.96%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (2.96%) VirtualBox
6 4 (1.97%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.99%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 25 (12.32%) Kubernetes
2 20 (9.85%) Terraform
3 16 (7.88%) Ansible
4 12 (5.91%) Docker Swarm
4 12 (5.91%) Podman
5 3 (1.48%) Rancher
6 1 (0.49%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.49%) SCCM
6 1 (0.49%) WSUS
Vendors
1 24 (11.82%) Atlassian
1 24 (11.82%) Microsoft
2 19 (9.36%) VMware
3 16 (7.88%) Google
3 16 (7.88%) SAP
4 13 (6.40%) Adobe
4 13 (6.40%) Oracle
5 12 (5.91%) ServiceNow
6 9 (4.43%) Salesforce
7 7 (3.45%) Dell
8 6 (2.96%) Databricks
9 5 (2.46%) HP
10 4 (1.97%) Juniper
11 3 (1.48%) CA Agile Central
12 2 (0.99%) Apple
12 2 (0.99%) Bloomberg
12 2 (0.99%) Citrix
12 2 (0.99%) Palo Alto
12 2 (0.99%) Red Hat
12 2 (0.99%) Reuters