JIRA Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Atlassian JIRA
South East > Buckinghamshire

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 58 73
Rank change year-on-year +29 +15 -16
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 68 39 17
As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire 5.17% 4.12% 1.70%
As % of the Development Applications category 62.96% 63.93% 22.08%
Number of salaries quoted 38 18 16
10th Percentile £30,250 £40,000 £37,250
25th Percentile £33,250 £60,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -48.89% - +16.38%
75th Percentile £63,125 £74,063 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £75,625
South East median annual salary £45,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -21.74% - +4.55%

All Development Application Skills
Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 108 61 77
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 8.21% 6.45% 7.69%
Number of salaries quoted 75 37 71
10th Percentile - £40,000 £46,250
25th Percentile £33,250 £50,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £75,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +4.35%

JIRA
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

JIRA job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

JIRA
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing JIRA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing JIRA

JIRA
Salary Histogram in Buckinghamshire

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

Salary histogram for JIRA in Buckinghamshire

JIRA
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JIRA within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 6 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
Milton Keynes -4 12 £65,000 -23.53% 9
Marlow - 4 - - 1
Buckingham - 4 £80,000 -
High Wycombe - 2 £45,000 - 6
JIRA
South East

JIRA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 8 (11.76%) Confluence
2 4 (5.88%) IIS
3 2 (2.94%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (5.88%) Windchill
2 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.94%) Azure
1 2 (2.94%) Azure DevOps
1 2 (2.94%) Miro
1 2 (2.94%) Snowflake
2 1 (1.47%) Figma
2 1 (1.47%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.47%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 30 (44.12%) Git
1 30 (44.12%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.47%) Cypress.io
General
1 41 (60.29%) Social Skills
2 30 (44.12%) Organisational Skills
3 15 (22.06%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (4.41%) Marketing
5 1 (1.47%) Finance
5 1 (1.47%) Law
5 1 (1.47%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 27 (39.71%) Lead
2 22 (32.35%) Analyst
3 21 (30.88%) Support Analyst
4 16 (23.53%) Applications Support
5 15 (22.06%) Applications Support Analyst
6 9 (13.24%) Senior
6 9 (13.24%) Technical Support
7 7 (10.29%) Technical Analyst
8 6 (8.82%) Technical Support Analyst
9 4 (5.88%) Configuration Management Specialist
9 4 (5.88%) Configuration Specialist
9 4 (5.88%) Senior Manager
9 4 (5.88%) Technical Specialist
10 3 (4.41%) Product Owner
10 3 (4.41%) Project Manager
10 3 (4.41%) Senior Project Manager
11 2 (2.94%) Support Engineer
12 1 (1.47%) Business Analyst
12 1 (1.47%) Infrastructure Tester
12 1 (1.47%) Release Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.94%) ADO
2 1 (1.47%) RESTful
2 1 (1.47%) Spring
2 1 (1.47%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 9 (13.24%) Enterprise Software
2 5 (7.35%) NHS
3 4 (5.88%) Linux Command Line
4 3 (4.41%) Product Ownership
5 2 (2.94%) Sports Betting
6 1 (1.47%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 25 (36.76%) Windows
2 4 (5.88%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (48.53%) Continuous Improvement
2 31 (45.59%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 30 (44.12%) Change Control
3 30 (44.12%) Configuration Management
4 28 (41.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 27 (39.71%) Change Management
6 26 (38.24%) Technical Leadership
7 23 (33.82%) Process Improvement
7 23 (33.82%) Programme Management
8 22 (32.35%) Customer Requirements
8 22 (32.35%) Strategic Thinking
9 8 (11.76%) Agile
10 5 (7.35%) Roadmaps
11 4 (5.88%) Data Analysis
11 4 (5.88%) ITIL
11 4 (5.88%) Performance Metrics
11 4 (5.88%) Problem-Solving
11 4 (5.88%) Service Management
11 4 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
12 3 (4.41%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 20 (29.41%) SQL
2 1 (1.47%) Java
Qualifications
1 54 (79.41%) Degree
2 32 (47.06%) Security Cleared
3 10 (14.71%) SC Cleared
4 4 (5.88%) A+ Certification
5 2 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.47%) ISTQB
6 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (44.12%) Def Stans
2 24 (35.29%) QA
3 3 (4.41%) PMO
4 1 (1.47%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.47%) WCAG
Vendors
1 1 (1.47%) Microsoft