Agile Job Trends in the East Midlands

Agile Software Development
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Agile skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 24 5
Rank change year-on-year -1 -19 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 269 206 501
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 4.18% 8.83% 12.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.94% 10.38% 16.58%
Number of salaries quoted 158 143 165
10th Percentile £35,731 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,875 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +6.48% -6.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £79,750 £77,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +3.70% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands

Agile falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,532 1,984 3,021
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 70.34% 85.04% 76.10%
Number of salaries quoted 3,040 1,098 1,510
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £28,708
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £41,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.48% -7.78% -14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £71,375
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Agile relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Agile job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Agile
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Agile.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Agile

Agile
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Agile in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 11 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Agile in the East Midlands

Agile
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 September 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
Leicestershire -9 78 £55,000 -15.38% 24
Nottinghamshire 0 68 £60,000 -12.73% 32
Northamptonshire -5 52 £52,500 -12.50% 17
Lincolnshire -7 36 £55,000 +37.50% 19
Derbyshire -9 28 £50,000 +61.29% 15
Agile
England

Agile
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 6 (2.23%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 2 (0.74%) Confluence
3 1 (0.37%) CMS
3 1 (0.37%) Headless CMS
3 1 (0.37%) IIS
3 1 (0.37%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (2.23%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.74%) EPLAN
4 2 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (4.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (2.23%) Oracle Applications
3 4 (1.49%) Infor M3
4 3 (1.12%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.74%) Primavera
5 2 (0.74%) SAP EHS
5 2 (0.74%) Shopify
6 1 (0.37%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.37%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 77 (28.62%) Azure
2 50 (18.59%) AWS
3 27 (10.04%) Power Platform
4 26 (9.67%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (6.69%) Dynamics 365
5 18 (6.69%) Serverless
6 15 (5.58%) Power Automate
6 15 (5.58%) PowerApps
7 11 (4.09%) Amazon S3
7 11 (4.09%) AWS Lambda
8 10 (3.72%) AWS CloudFormation
9 9 (3.35%) IaaS
10 8 (2.97%) Amazon Cognito
10 8 (2.97%) Amazon EventBridge
10 8 (2.97%) Amazon SQS
11 7 (2.60%) Azure AKS
11 7 (2.60%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 7 (2.60%) Azure Key Vault
11 7 (2.60%) Azure Storage
11 7 (2.60%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.60%) DNS
2 4 (1.49%) Internet
3 3 (1.12%) Hyperconnected
4 2 (0.74%) HTTP
4 2 (0.74%) Profibus
4 2 (0.74%) SMS
5 1 (0.37%) Diameter Protocol
5 1 (0.37%) FTP
5 1 (0.37%) Intelligent Network
5 1 (0.37%) RTP
5 1 (0.37%) RTSP
5 1 (0.37%) SCTP
5 1 (0.37%) Software-Defined Radio
5 1 (0.37%) SS7
5 1 (0.37%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.37%) VoIP
5 1 (0.37%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (8.18%) Azure SQL Database
1 22 (8.18%) MongoDB
2 20 (7.43%) Power BI
3 13 (4.83%) SQL Server
4 11 (4.09%) Elasticsearch
5 8 (2.97%) DynamoDB
6 6 (2.23%) NoSQL
6 6 (2.23%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 6 (2.23%) Oracle Reports
7 5 (1.86%) NonStop SQL
7 5 (1.86%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.12%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.74%) Amazon Athena
9 2 (0.74%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.74%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.74%) Metadata
9 2 (0.74%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 24 (8.92%) Git
2 13 (4.83%) JIRA
3 5 (1.86%) Visual Studio
3 5 (1.86%) XCUITest
4 4 (1.49%) GitLab
4 4 (1.49%) Storybook
4 4 (1.49%) Subversion
5 3 (1.12%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.37%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.37%) NUnit
General
1 76 (28.25%) Social Skills
2 55 (20.45%) Finance
3 49 (18.22%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (7.81%) Law
4 21 (7.81%) Retail
5 20 (7.43%) Influencing Skills
6 17 (6.32%) Manufacturing
7 11 (4.09%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (3.35%) Aerospace
8 9 (3.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (3.35%) Marketing
9 7 (2.60%) Electronics
10 6 (2.23%) Banking
11 4 (1.49%) Legal
11 4 (1.49%) Military
11 4 (1.49%) Public Sector
12 2 (0.74%) Advertising
12 2 (0.74%) Automotive
12 2 (0.74%) Retail Banking
12 2 (0.74%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 69 (25.65%) Developer
2 45 (16.73%) Senior
3 36 (13.38%) Software Engineer
4 31 (11.52%) Lead
5 25 (9.29%) .NET Developer
6 24 (8.92%) Delivery Manager
7 18 (6.69%) Analyst
8 16 (5.95%) Change Manager
9 15 (5.58%) Full-Stack Engineer
10 13 (4.83%) Business Analyst
10 13 (4.83%) Software Developer
11 12 (4.46%) Graduate
12 11 (4.09%) Project Manager
12 11 (4.09%) Senior Software Engineer
13 10 (3.72%) C# Developer
14 9 (3.35%) C# Software Developer
15 8 (2.97%) Graduate C# Developer
15 8 (2.97%) Graduate Developer
15 8 (2.97%) Principal Engineer
15 8 (2.97%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (17.47%) React
2 44 (16.36%) .NET
3 29 (10.78%) ASP.NET
4 27 (10.04%) CSS
4 27 (10.04%) Node.js
5 26 (9.67%) .NET Core
6 25 (9.29%) ASP.NET Core
7 23 (8.55%) HTML
8 15 (5.58%) Entity Framework
9 13 (4.83%) Next.js
9 13 (4.83%) Terraform
10 11 (4.09%) LINQ
11 10 (3.72%) ASP.NET Web API
12 9 (3.35%) Blazor
12 9 (3.35%) REST
13 7 (2.60%) AWS CDK
13 7 (2.60%) Material-UI
13 7 (2.60%) Oracle Fusion
14 6 (2.23%) RESTful
15 4 (1.49%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.43%) Product Ownership
2 16 (5.95%) Greenfield Project
3 12 (4.46%) Enterprise Software
4 11 (4.09%) AI Agents
4 11 (4.09%) Driving Licence
5 10 (3.72%) Onboarding
6 9 (3.35%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (3.35%) Low-Code
6 9 (3.35%) Mobile App
7 6 (2.23%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.86%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.49%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.49%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.49%) FMCG
10 2 (0.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 2 (0.74%) Legacy Applications
10 2 (0.74%) PMI
10 2 (0.74%) SCADA
10 2 (0.74%) Tandem
10 2 (0.74%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.72%) Linux
2 5 (1.86%) Apple iOS
3 4 (1.49%) Windows
4 2 (0.74%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (30.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 54 (20.07%) Problem-Solving
3 53 (19.70%) Mentoring
4 50 (18.59%) CI/CD
5 48 (17.84%) Software Engineering
6 47 (17.47%) Coaching
6 47 (17.47%) Full-Stack Development
7 46 (17.10%) DevOps
8 45 (16.73%) Stakeholder Management
9 37 (13.75%) AI
10 35 (13.01%) Roadmaps
10 35 (13.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 33 (12.27%) ERP
12 30 (11.15%) Computer Science
13 29 (10.78%) Collaborative Working
13 29 (10.78%) Decision-Making
13 29 (10.78%) Project Management
14 28 (10.41%) Test Automation
15 27 (10.04%) Business Intelligence
16 26 (9.67%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 70 (26.02%) SQL
2 60 (22.30%) C#
3 37 (13.75%) TypeScript
4 28 (10.41%) JavaScript
5 12 (4.46%) C++
5 12 (4.46%) Python
6 10 (3.72%) PowerShell
7 8 (2.97%) PHP
8 7 (2.60%) Java
9 6 (2.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (2.23%) PL/SQL
10 5 (1.86%) Bash
11 3 (1.12%) Swift
12 2 (0.74%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.37%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.37%) R
13 1 (0.37%) Rust
Qualifications
1 33 (12.27%) Degree
2 20 (7.43%) SC Cleared
2 20 (7.43%) Security Cleared
3 16 (5.95%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (4.46%) PMI Certification
5 11 (4.09%) PMP
6 9 (3.35%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (3.35%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (2.97%) Azure Certification
7 8 (2.97%) DV Cleared
8 6 (2.23%) Oracle Certification
9 3 (1.12%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.74%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.37%) ACCA
11 1 (0.37%) CIMA
11 1 (0.37%) ICAEW
11 1 (0.37%) ISEB
11 1 (0.37%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.37%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (11.15%) QA
2 17 (6.32%) Accessibility
3 8 (2.97%) GRC
4 7 (2.60%) PMO
5 4 (1.49%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.49%) GDPR
5 4 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.49%) SOC 2
6 2 (0.74%) IEC 61131
7 1 (0.37%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (5.95%) Docker
2 4 (1.49%) Embedded Firmware
2 4 (1.49%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (7.43%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.37%) Ansible
2 1 (0.37%) Grafana
Vendors
1 60 (22.30%) Microsoft
2 11 (4.09%) Oracle
3 8 (2.97%) Databricks
4 7 (2.60%) Infor
5 6 (2.23%) SAP
6 3 (1.12%) Apple
6 3 (1.12%) CrowdStrike
6 3 (1.12%) Google
6 3 (1.12%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.74%) IFS
7 2 (0.74%) Informatica
7 2 (0.74%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.74%) Siemens
7 2 (0.74%) Veracode
8 1 (0.37%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.37%) Dynatrace
8 1 (0.37%) OpenAI
8 1 (0.37%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud