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

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 26 5
Rank change year-on-year +6 -21 -2
Permanent jobs citing Agile 283 196 681
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 5.44% 8.83% 13.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.63% 10.35% 17.54%
Number of salaries quoted 169 134 349
10th Percentile £24,750 £25,000 £33,100
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £64,750 £71,938 £66,650
90th Percentile £71,000 £78,375 £77,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £63,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +10.24% -3.05%

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 3,710 1,894 3,883
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 71.28% 85.35% 77.09%
Number of salaries quoted 2,414 1,029 2,570
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,850 £26,000
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 £58,250 £56,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £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 12 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 12 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 84 £57,500 -16.97% 21
Nottinghamshire -4 62 £58,750 -9.62% 25
Northamptonshire +2 51 £52,500 -12.50% 13
Derbyshire 0 42 £27,500 +2.80% 19
Lincolnshire -2 34 £50,000 +25.00% 17
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 23 (8.13%) Confluence
2 5 (1.77%) CMS
3 4 (1.41%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 4 (1.41%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.06%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.71%) IIS
6 1 (0.35%) Apache
6 1 (0.35%) Drupal
Applications
1 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.35%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (4.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.41%) Oracle Applications
3 2 (0.71%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.71%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.35%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 84 (29.68%) Azure
2 50 (17.67%) AWS
3 26 (9.19%) Azure DevOps
3 26 (9.19%) Power Platform
4 21 (7.42%) Serverless
5 19 (6.71%) Dynamics 365
6 13 (4.59%) AWS CloudFormation
6 13 (4.59%) Power Automate
6 13 (4.59%) PowerApps
7 8 (2.83%) Amazon Cognito
7 8 (2.83%) Amazon EventBridge
7 8 (2.83%) Amazon S3
7 8 (2.83%) Amazon SQS
7 8 (2.83%) AWS Lambda
7 8 (2.83%) Azure AKS
7 8 (2.83%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 8 (2.83%) Azure Key Vault
7 8 (2.83%) Azure Storage
7 8 (2.83%) GCP
7 8 (2.83%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.83%) DNS
2 3 (1.06%) Hyperconnected
2 3 (1.06%) Internet
3 1 (0.35%) Broadband
3 1 (0.35%) Diameter Protocol
3 1 (0.35%) FTP
3 1 (0.35%) HTTP
3 1 (0.35%) Intranet
3 1 (0.35%) RTP
3 1 (0.35%) RTSP
3 1 (0.35%) SCTP
3 1 (0.35%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (0.35%) SS7
3 1 (0.35%) VoIP
3 1 (0.35%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (7.77%) Azure SQL Database
1 22 (7.77%) MongoDB
2 20 (7.07%) Power BI
3 16 (5.65%) SQL Server
4 11 (3.89%) Elasticsearch
5 8 (2.83%) DynamoDB
6 5 (1.77%) NonStop SQL
7 4 (1.41%) NoSQL
7 4 (1.41%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (1.41%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (1.06%) MySQL
8 3 (1.06%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.71%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.71%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.35%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 36 (12.72%) JIRA
2 15 (5.30%) Git
3 11 (3.89%) XCUITest
4 4 (1.41%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.71%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.35%) NUnit
General
1 81 (28.62%) Social Skills
2 48 (16.96%) Finance
3 42 (14.84%) Analytical Skills
3 42 (14.84%) Law
4 22 (7.77%) Retail
5 21 (7.42%) Influencing Skills
6 13 (4.59%) Marketing
7 11 (3.89%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (2.83%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.47%) Advertising
10 6 (2.12%) Public Sector
11 5 (1.77%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.41%) Banking
13 3 (1.06%) Legal
14 2 (0.71%) Billing
14 2 (0.71%) Games
14 2 (0.71%) Social Housing
15 1 (0.35%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.35%) Automotive
15 1 (0.35%) Police
Job Titles
1 56 (19.79%) Developer
2 51 (18.02%) Senior
3 26 (9.19%) Analyst
3 26 (9.19%) Delivery Manager
4 25 (8.83%) .NET Developer
4 25 (8.83%) Lead
5 21 (7.42%) Full-Stack Engineer
6 20 (7.07%) Software Engineer
7 16 (5.65%) Change Manager
8 15 (5.30%) Business Analyst
8 15 (5.30%) IT Support
9 14 (4.95%) Graduate
10 13 (4.59%) Software Developer
11 12 (4.24%) C# Developer
11 12 (4.24%) Project Manager
12 11 (3.89%) C# Software Developer
13 10 (3.53%) Graduate C# Developer
13 10 (3.53%) Graduate Software Developer
13 10 (3.53%) Senior Software Engineer
13 10 (3.53%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (15.19%) React
2 39 (13.78%) .NET
3 27 (9.54%) ASP.NET
4 24 (8.48%) .NET Core
4 24 (8.48%) ASP.NET Core
4 24 (8.48%) CSS
4 24 (8.48%) HTML
5 22 (7.77%) Node.js
6 15 (5.30%) Entity Framework
7 13 (4.59%) AWS CDK
7 13 (4.59%) Next.js
8 11 (3.89%) LINQ
9 10 (3.53%) ASP.NET Web API
9 10 (3.53%) RESTful
10 9 (3.18%) Blazor
11 5 (1.77%) Oracle Fusion
12 4 (1.41%) jQuery
12 4 (1.41%) React Native
12 4 (1.41%) Redux
12 4 (1.41%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 35 (12.37%) Product Ownership
2 21 (7.42%) Greenfield Project
3 19 (6.71%) Mobile App
4 11 (3.89%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (3.53%) Onboarding
6 9 (3.18%) Legacy Systems
7 8 (2.83%) AI Agents
8 7 (2.47%) Driving Licence
8 7 (2.47%) Low-Code
9 6 (2.12%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.77%) Mobile Computing
11 3 (1.06%) Cloud Native
12 2 (0.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 2 (0.71%) Virtual Team
13 1 (0.35%) CUDA
13 1 (0.35%) Distributed Systems
13 1 (0.35%) e-Learning
13 1 (0.35%) IoT
13 1 (0.35%) Legacy Code
13 1 (0.35%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 11 (3.89%) Apple iOS
2 7 (2.47%) Android
3 4 (1.41%) Windows
4 3 (1.06%) Linux
5 1 (0.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (26.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 56 (19.79%) Mentoring
3 54 (19.08%) Coaching
4 51 (18.02%) Problem-Solving
5 50 (17.67%) Full-Stack Development
6 44 (15.55%) CI/CD
7 38 (13.43%) DevOps
7 38 (13.43%) Stakeholder Management
7 38 (13.43%) Test Automation
8 37 (13.07%) Decision-Making
9 36 (12.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 35 (12.37%) Collaborative Working
10 35 (12.37%) Roadmaps
11 31 (10.95%) Software Engineering
12 30 (10.60%) AI
13 28 (9.89%) Observability
13 28 (9.89%) Personalization
14 26 (9.19%) Business Intelligence
14 26 (9.19%) Business Strategy
15 24 (8.48%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 73 (25.80%) SQL
2 57 (20.14%) C#
3 33 (11.66%) JavaScript
3 33 (11.66%) TypeScript
4 13 (4.59%) PHP
5 12 (4.24%) Python
6 11 (3.89%) C++
7 10 (3.53%) PowerShell
8 7 (2.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 7 (2.47%) Java
9 4 (1.41%) PL/SQL
9 4 (1.41%) Swift
10 2 (0.71%) Bash
10 2 (0.71%) R
11 1 (0.35%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.35%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.35%) Rust
Qualifications
1 18 (6.36%) Degree
2 9 (3.18%) Azure Certification
3 7 (2.47%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (2.47%) PMI Certification
3 7 (2.47%) PMP
4 6 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (2.12%) Security Cleared
5 5 (1.77%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.41%) Oracle Certification
7 2 (0.71%) ACCA
7 2 (0.71%) CIMA
7 2 (0.71%) DBS Check
7 2 (0.71%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.35%) AAT
8 1 (0.35%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.35%) ICAEW
8 1 (0.35%) ISEB
8 1 (0.35%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.35%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (13.07%) QA
2 15 (5.30%) SLA
3 12 (4.24%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.77%) GRC
4 5 (1.77%) PMO
5 2 (0.71%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.71%) GDPR
6 1 (0.35%) WCAG
System Software
1 7 (2.47%) Docker
Systems Management
1 14 (4.95%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.41%) Terraform
3 2 (0.71%) Grafana
Vendors
1 53 (18.73%) Microsoft
2 10 (3.53%) Oracle
3 8 (2.83%) Databricks
4 6 (2.12%) SAP
5 4 (1.41%) Apple
6 3 (1.06%) ESRI
6 3 (1.06%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.71%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (0.71%) Dynatrace
7 2 (0.71%) Google
7 2 (0.71%) Infor
7 2 (0.71%) OpenAI
7 2 (0.71%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.35%) Adobe