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 18 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 25 5
Rank change year-on-year +4 -20 -2
Permanent jobs citing Agile 277 200 649
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 5.25% 8.98% 13.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.37% 10.49% 17.28%
Number of salaries quoted 164 136 316
10th Percentile £24,750 £25,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £38,438 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% +8.10% -8.70%
75th Percentile £63,813 £70,063 £67,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £78,125 £78,125
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -0.76%

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 3,759 1,906 3,756
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 71.30% 85.59% 77.03%
Number of salaries quoted 2,448 1,042 2,417
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £70,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

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 18 July 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 18 July 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 -11 83 £57,500 -16.97% 17
Nottinghamshire -1 63 £56,250 -10.00% 20
Northamptonshire +4 51 £52,500 -12.50% 15
Derbyshire -2 37 £27,500 +2.80% 17
Lincolnshire -4 34 £50,000 +25.00% 14
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 19 (6.86%) Confluence
2 5 (1.81%) CMS
3 4 (1.44%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 4 (1.44%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.08%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.72%) IIS
6 1 (0.36%) Apache
6 1 (0.36%) Drupal
Applications
1 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.36%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (4.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.44%) Oracle Applications
3 2 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.36%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.36%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.36%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 81 (29.24%) Azure
2 50 (18.05%) AWS
3 26 (9.39%) Power Platform
4 25 (9.03%) Azure DevOps
5 21 (7.58%) Serverless
6 20 (7.22%) Dynamics 365
7 14 (5.05%) Power Automate
7 14 (5.05%) PowerApps
8 13 (4.69%) AWS CloudFormation
9 8 (2.89%) Amazon Cognito
9 8 (2.89%) Amazon EventBridge
9 8 (2.89%) Amazon S3
9 8 (2.89%) Amazon SQS
9 8 (2.89%) AWS Lambda
9 8 (2.89%) Azure AKS
9 8 (2.89%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 8 (2.89%) Azure Key Vault
9 8 (2.89%) Azure Storage
9 8 (2.89%) IaaS
10 7 (2.53%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.89%) DNS
2 3 (1.08%) Hyperconnected
2 3 (1.08%) Internet
3 1 (0.36%) Broadband
3 1 (0.36%) Diameter Protocol
3 1 (0.36%) FTP
3 1 (0.36%) HTTP
3 1 (0.36%) Intranet
3 1 (0.36%) RTP
3 1 (0.36%) RTSP
3 1 (0.36%) SCTP
3 1 (0.36%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (0.36%) SS7
3 1 (0.36%) VoIP
3 1 (0.36%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (7.94%) Azure SQL Database
1 22 (7.94%) MongoDB
2 21 (7.58%) Power BI
3 15 (5.42%) SQL Server
4 11 (3.97%) Elasticsearch
5 8 (2.89%) DynamoDB
6 5 (1.81%) NonStop SQL
7 4 (1.44%) NoSQL
7 4 (1.44%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (1.44%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (1.08%) MySQL
9 2 (0.72%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.72%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 32 (11.55%) JIRA
2 14 (5.05%) Git
3 11 (3.97%) XCUITest
4 4 (1.44%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.72%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.36%) NUnit
General
1 79 (28.52%) Social Skills
2 47 (16.97%) Finance
3 43 (15.52%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (14.08%) Law
5 22 (7.94%) Influencing Skills
5 22 (7.94%) Retail
6 11 (3.97%) Marketing
7 10 (3.61%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (3.25%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.53%) Advertising
10 6 (2.17%) Public Sector
11 5 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.44%) Banking
13 3 (1.08%) Legal
14 2 (0.72%) Social Housing
15 1 (0.36%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.36%) Automotive
15 1 (0.36%) Games
15 1 (0.36%) Police
15 1 (0.36%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 57 (20.58%) Developer
2 49 (17.69%) Senior
3 26 (9.39%) Delivery Manager
4 25 (9.03%) .NET Developer
4 25 (9.03%) Lead
5 24 (8.66%) Analyst
6 21 (7.58%) Full-Stack Engineer
7 19 (6.86%) Software Engineer
8 16 (5.78%) Change Manager
9 15 (5.42%) Business Analyst
10 14 (5.05%) Graduate
11 13 (4.69%) IT Support
11 13 (4.69%) Project Manager
11 13 (4.69%) Software Developer
12 12 (4.33%) C# Developer
13 11 (3.97%) C# Software Developer
13 11 (3.97%) Support Engineer
14 10 (3.61%) Graduate C# Developer
14 10 (3.61%) Graduate Developer
14 10 (3.61%) Graduate Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (15.16%) React
2 39 (14.08%) .NET
3 27 (9.75%) ASP.NET
4 24 (8.66%) .NET Core
4 24 (8.66%) ASP.NET Core
4 24 (8.66%) CSS
4 24 (8.66%) HTML
5 22 (7.94%) Node.js
6 15 (5.42%) Entity Framework
7 13 (4.69%) AWS CDK
7 13 (4.69%) Next.js
8 11 (3.97%) LINQ
9 10 (3.61%) ASP.NET Web API
9 10 (3.61%) RESTful
10 9 (3.25%) Blazor
11 5 (1.81%) Oracle Fusion
12 4 (1.44%) jQuery
12 4 (1.44%) React Native
12 4 (1.44%) Redux
12 4 (1.44%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 34 (12.27%) Product Ownership
2 22 (7.94%) Greenfield Project
3 17 (6.14%) Mobile App
4 11 (3.97%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (3.25%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (2.89%) AI Agents
7 7 (2.53%) Driving Licence
7 7 (2.53%) Onboarding
8 6 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (2.17%) Low-Code
9 5 (1.81%) Mobile Computing
10 3 (1.08%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 2 (0.72%) Virtual Team
12 1 (0.36%) CUDA
12 1 (0.36%) Distributed Systems
12 1 (0.36%) e-Learning
12 1 (0.36%) IoT
12 1 (0.36%) Marketing Technology
12 1 (0.36%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 11 (3.97%) Apple iOS
2 7 (2.53%) Android
3 4 (1.44%) Windows
4 3 (1.08%) Linux
5 1 (0.36%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (26.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 56 (20.22%) Mentoring
3 53 (19.13%) Problem-Solving
4 52 (18.77%) Coaching
5 49 (17.69%) Full-Stack Development
6 43 (15.52%) CI/CD
7 39 (14.08%) Stakeholder Management
8 37 (13.36%) Decision-Making
8 37 (13.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 36 (13.00%) DevOps
9 36 (13.00%) Test Automation
10 34 (12.27%) Collaborative Working
10 34 (12.27%) Roadmaps
11 31 (11.19%) AI
12 28 (10.11%) Observability
12 28 (10.11%) Personalization
12 28 (10.11%) Software Engineering
13 26 (9.39%) Business Intelligence
13 26 (9.39%) Business Strategy
14 24 (8.66%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 69 (24.91%) SQL
2 57 (20.58%) C#
3 31 (11.19%) JavaScript
3 31 (11.19%) TypeScript
4 13 (4.69%) PHP
5 11 (3.97%) C++
6 10 (3.61%) PowerShell
6 10 (3.61%) Python
7 7 (2.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 7 (2.53%) Java
8 4 (1.44%) PL/SQL
8 4 (1.44%) Swift
9 2 (0.72%) Bash
9 2 (0.72%) R
10 1 (0.36%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.36%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.36%) Rust
Qualifications
1 17 (6.14%) Degree
2 9 (3.25%) Azure Certification
3 8 (2.89%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (2.89%) PMP
4 7 (2.53%) PMI Certification
5 6 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.44%) Oracle Certification
6 4 (1.44%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.44%) Security Cleared
7 2 (0.72%) DBS Check
7 2 (0.72%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.36%) ACCA
8 1 (0.36%) CIMA
8 1 (0.36%) ICAEW
8 1 (0.36%) ISEB
8 1 (0.36%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (13.00%) QA
2 13 (4.69%) SLA
3 12 (4.33%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.81%) GRC
4 5 (1.81%) PMO
5 2 (0.72%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.72%) GDPR
6 1 (0.36%) WCAG
System Software
1 6 (2.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 15 (5.42%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.44%) Terraform
3 2 (0.72%) Grafana
Vendors
1 53 (19.13%) Microsoft
2 10 (3.61%) Oracle
3 7 (2.53%) Databricks
4 5 (1.81%) SAP
5 4 (1.44%) Apple
6 3 (1.08%) ESRI
6 3 (1.08%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.08%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.72%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (0.72%) Dynatrace
7 2 (0.72%) Google
7 2 (0.72%) Infor
7 2 (0.72%) OpenAI
8 1 (0.36%) Adobe
8 1 (0.36%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud