Epics Job Trends in England

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UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Epics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 528 397 531
Rank change year-on-year -131 +134 -52
Permanent jobs citing Epics 78 299 144
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.15% 0.61% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.67% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 44 38 109
10th Percentile £45,225 £42,882 £44,750
25th Percentile £57,500 £54,063 £50,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £66,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.38% -17.50% +25.00%
75th Percentile £103,438 £86,563 £88,750
90th Percentile £110,000 £93,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year - -18.75% +23.08%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Epics 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,678 44,368 42,037
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.92% 90.27% 91.30%
Number of salaries quoted 25,472 22,014 32,621
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,092
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Epics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Epics job vacancy trend in England

Epics
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Epics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Epics

Epics
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Epics in England over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Epics in England

Epics
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Epics within the England region over the 6 months to 3 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
London -7 54 £85,250 +21.79% 19
South East -77 10 £65,000 +20.37% 8
North of England - 7 £50,000 - 2
North West - 5 £57,500 - 2
Midlands +15 4 £45,250 +15.92%
West Midlands +26 3 £44,000 +12.72%
South West +12 3 £72,500 +52.63% 6
Yorkshire - 2 £50,000 -
East Midlands - 1 £46,500 -
Epics
UK

Epics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 24 (30.77%) Confluence
2 2 (2.56%) Apache Airflow
2 2 (2.56%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.28%) CMS
Applications
1 11 (14.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 9 (11.54%) MS Visio
3 6 (7.69%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (5.13%) Fidessa
2 2 (2.56%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (1.28%) Primavera
3 1 (1.28%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 18 (23.08%) Azure
2 13 (16.67%) AWS
3 11 (14.10%) SaaS
4 7 (8.97%) Serverless
5 6 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (5.13%) Power Platform
7 2 (2.56%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (1.28%) Google Analytics
8 1 (1.28%) Miro
8 1 (1.28%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.13%) Multicast
2 2 (2.56%) FIX Connectivity
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (19.23%) SQL Server
2 11 (14.10%) DB2
2 11 (14.10%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (8.97%) NoSQL
4 1 (1.28%) Big Data
4 1 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.28%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 29 (37.18%) JIRA
2 12 (15.38%) Bitbucket
3 11 (14.10%) Cucumber
3 11 (14.10%) Jenkins
3 11 (14.10%) Selenium
3 11 (14.10%) TeamCity
4 2 (2.56%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (2.56%) Visual Studio
4 2 (2.56%) webpack
5 1 (1.28%) Git
General
1 38 (48.72%) Finance
2 30 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (35.90%) Social Skills
4 18 (23.08%) Banking
5 12 (15.38%) Marketing
6 9 (11.54%) Public Sector
7 7 (8.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (8.97%) Retail
8 5 (6.41%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (5.13%) Law
9 4 (5.13%) Spanish Language
10 3 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (2.56%) Legal
11 2 (2.56%) Telecoms
12 1 (1.28%) Billing
12 1 (1.28%) Financial Institution
12 1 (1.28%) Games
12 1 (1.28%) Investment Banking
12 1 (1.28%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 27 (34.62%) Business Analyst
2 24 (30.77%) Analyst
3 15 (19.23%) Lead
3 15 (19.23%) Senior
4 13 (16.67%) Developer
5 11 (14.10%) Product Owner
6 10 (12.82%) Java Developer
7 8 (10.26%) Architect
7 8 (10.26%) Innovation Manager
7 8 (10.26%) IT Manager
7 8 (10.26%) Solutions Architect
8 7 (8.97%) Agile Developer
8 7 (8.97%) Agile Java Developer
8 7 (8.97%) Lead Architect
8 7 (8.97%) Lead Solutions Architect
8 7 (8.97%) Senior Analyst
8 7 (8.97%) Senior Business Analyst
9 5 (6.41%) Full-Stack Developer
9 5 (6.41%) Product Analyst
9 5 (6.41%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (23.08%) React
2 11 (14.10%) CSS
2 11 (14.10%) Elastic Stack
2 11 (14.10%) Gherkin
2 11 (14.10%) HTML
2 11 (14.10%) RESTful
3 9 (11.54%) Node.js
4 8 (10.26%) AngularJS
5 7 (8.97%) REST
5 7 (8.97%) Vue
6 4 (5.13%) FIX Protocol
7 2 (2.56%) CSS3
7 2 (2.56%) HTML5
7 2 (2.56%) Sass
8 1 (1.28%) .NET
8 1 (1.28%) .NET Framework
8 1 (1.28%) Express.js
8 1 (1.28%) SignalR
Miscellaneous
1 37 (47.44%) Product Ownership
2 11 (14.10%) Greenfield Project
3 10 (12.82%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (8.97%) Low-Code
4 7 (8.97%) Management Information System
5 5 (6.41%) Onboarding
6 4 (5.13%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (5.13%) Distributed Architecture
6 4 (5.13%) Distributed Computing
6 4 (5.13%) Equities
6 4 (5.13%) Eurex
6 4 (5.13%) Fixed Income
6 4 (5.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 4 (5.13%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 3 (3.85%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (2.56%) CMDB
8 2 (2.56%) Shadow IT
9 1 (1.28%) FMCG
9 1 (1.28%) IoT
9 1 (1.28%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.13%) Linux
1 4 (5.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (89.74%) Agile
2 50 (64.10%) Scrum
3 32 (41.03%) Roadmaps
4 30 (38.46%) User Stories
5 25 (32.05%) Business Analysis
6 22 (28.21%) CI/CD
6 22 (28.21%) User Experience
7 21 (26.92%) Problem-Solving
8 19 (24.36%) Business Strategy
8 19 (24.36%) Design Patterns
9 18 (23.08%) BDD
9 18 (23.08%) Microservices
9 18 (23.08%) Product Roadmap
10 17 (21.79%) Decision-Making
11 16 (20.51%) Product Backlog
12 15 (19.23%) DevOps
12 15 (19.23%) Software Engineering
12 15 (19.23%) Waterfall
13 14 (17.95%) SDLC
13 14 (17.95%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 18 (23.08%) JavaScript
2 15 (19.23%) SQL
3 11 (14.10%) Java
4 4 (5.13%) Python
5 3 (3.85%) C#
5 3 (3.85%) RPG
6 2 (2.56%) Go
6 2 (2.56%) PHP
6 2 (2.56%) TypeScript
7 1 (1.28%) X++
Qualifications
1 16 (20.51%) Degree
2 9 (11.54%) SC Cleared
2 9 (11.54%) Security Cleared
3 7 (8.97%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (10.26%) SLA
2 4 (5.13%) Accessibility
2 4 (5.13%) SEPA
2 4 (5.13%) TARGET2
3 2 (2.56%) Data Quality
System Software
1 11 (14.10%) Docker
Systems Management
1 11 (14.10%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.56%) Terraform
Vendors
1 11 (14.10%) Atlassian
2 5 (6.41%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.41%) Oracle
3 4 (5.13%) Bloomberg
3 4 (5.13%) CQG
3 4 (5.13%) ION Trading
3 4 (5.13%) Patsystems
3 4 (5.13%) Reuters
3 4 (5.13%) Trayport
4 3 (3.85%) IBM
5 2 (2.56%) Cloudera
5 2 (2.56%) Databricks
5 2 (2.56%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.28%) Google
6 1 (1.28%) Salesforce