JIRA Job Trends in Berkshire

Atlassian JIRA
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring JIRA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 78 81
Rank change year-on-year +43 +3 +14
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 108 51 61
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 5.39% 3.00% 3.01%
As % of the Development Applications category 61.71% 18.35% 19.00%
Number of salaries quoted 28 26 36
10th Percentile £32,675 £37,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £32,750 £41,263 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - -29.63% -3.57%
75th Percentile £62,813 £55,938 £72,188
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £85,000
South East median annual salary £45,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -21.74% - +4.55%

All Development Application Skills
Berkshire

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 175 278 321
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 8.73% 16.35% 15.84%
Number of salaries quoted 44 151 224
10th Percentile £32,575 £45,000 £45,900
25th Percentile £41,250 £50,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,750 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.07% +3.70% +3.85%
75th Percentile £64,188 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £95,000 £92,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +4.35%

JIRA
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

JIRA job vacancy trend in Berkshire

JIRA
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing JIRA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing JIRA

JIRA
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing JIRA in Berkshire over the 6 months to 7 January 2026.

Salary histogram for JIRA in Berkshire

JIRA
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JIRA within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 7 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Windsor -1 34 £42,500 -10.53% 1
Slough +4 32 £35,000 +2.94% 8
Maidenhead -14 27 - -
Bracknell +28 3 £42,500 -43.33%
Wokingham 0 3 £57,500 +15.00% 2
Reading 0 3 £51,750 +3.50% 8
JIRA
South East

JIRA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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 9 (8.33%) Confluence
2 1 (0.93%) Apache
2 1 (0.93%) WordPress
Applications
1 7 (6.48%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.78%) MadCap Flare
3 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 69 (63.89%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 69 (63.89%) Azure DevOps
2 5 (4.63%) Miro
3 3 (2.78%) Azure
3 3 (2.78%) GitHub
3 3 (2.78%) Google Analytics
3 3 (2.78%) Google Docs
4 2 (1.85%) Smartsheet
5 1 (0.93%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.93%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.93%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 69 (63.89%) eCATT
2 38 (35.19%) NeoLoad
3 13 (12.04%) SoapUI
4 12 (11.11%) Postman
4 12 (11.11%) Selenium
4 12 (11.11%) Team Foundation Server
4 12 (11.11%) WebDriver
5 1 (0.93%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.93%) JMeter
5 1 (0.93%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.93%) Subversion
General
1 85 (78.70%) Finance
2 75 (69.44%) Marketing
3 73 (67.59%) Manufacturing
4 55 (50.93%) Presentation Skills
5 41 (37.96%) Influencing Skills
6 21 (19.44%) Social Skills
7 7 (6.48%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.85%) Health Technology
10 2 (1.85%) Tech for Good
11 1 (0.93%) Advertising
11 1 (0.93%) Law
Job Titles
1 51 (47.22%) Analyst
2 40 (37.04%) Senior
3 30 (27.78%) Lead
4 29 (26.85%) Test Analyst
5 26 (24.07%) Test Leader
6 16 (14.81%) Automation Test Lead
7 12 (11.11%) Performance Analyst
7 12 (11.11%) Performance Test Analyst
7 12 (11.11%) Testing Analyst
8 10 (9.26%) Performance Test Leader
9 9 (8.33%) Automation Test Analyst
10 6 (5.56%) Senior Analyst
10 6 (5.56%) Senior Test Analyst
11 5 (4.63%) Business Sales Executive
11 5 (4.63%) New Business Sales Executive
11 5 (4.63%) Sales Executive
11 5 (4.63%) Solutions Sales Executive
11 5 (4.63%) Tester
12 3 (2.78%) Author
12 3 (2.78%) Cutover Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (12.04%) SOAP
2 12 (11.11%) .NET
2 12 (11.11%) HTML
3 1 (0.93%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (7.41%) Onboarding
2 5 (4.63%) Life Science
2 5 (4.63%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (0.93%) Management Information System
3 1 (0.93%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.85%) Linux
2 1 (0.93%) Windows
2 1 (0.93%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.93%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (75.00%) Test Management
2 69 (63.89%) Source to Pay
3 60 (55.56%) ERP
4 50 (46.30%) Product Roadmap
4 50 (46.30%) Roadmaps
4 50 (46.30%) Visualisation
5 43 (39.81%) Continuous Improvement
5 43 (39.81%) Risk Management
6 41 (37.96%) Requirements Gathering
7 39 (36.11%) Performance Testing
8 38 (35.19%) Test Strategy
9 35 (32.41%) Continuous Delivery
10 27 (25.00%) Agile
11 26 (24.07%) Test Automation
12 25 (23.15%) Test Scripting
13 24 (22.22%) Programme Management
14 23 (21.30%) Defect Management
15 21 (19.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 18 (16.67%) User Experience
17 15 (13.89%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 15 (13.89%) SQL
2 12 (11.11%) C#
2 12 (11.11%) Java
3 3 (2.78%) JavaScript
3 3 (2.78%) Python
Qualifications
1 22 (20.37%) Degree
2 13 (12.04%) ISTQB
3 12 (11.11%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
4 5 (4.63%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.85%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.85%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.93%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.93%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (0.93%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (22.22%) QA
2 3 (2.78%) PMO
3 1 (0.93%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.93%) GDPR
3 1 (0.93%) WCAG
System Software
1 1 (0.93%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.93%) Terminal Server
1 1 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 69 (63.89%) HP ALM
2 1 (0.93%) SCCM
2 1 (0.93%) SCOM
Vendors
1 69 (63.89%) HP
1 69 (63.89%) SAP
2 5 (4.63%) BMC
2 5 (4.63%) HubSpot
2 5 (4.63%) Salesforce
2 5 (4.63%) ServiceNow
3 3 (2.78%) Google
3 3 (2.78%) Microsoft
4 1 (0.93%) Cisco
4 1 (0.93%) Juniper
4 1 (0.93%) McAfee
4 1 (0.93%) Sitecore
4 1 (0.93%) VMware