JIRA Job Trends in England

Atlassian JIRA
UK > England

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

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 110 102
Rank change year-on-year -1 -8 -29
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,057 1,245 1,823
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.87% 2.69% 2.79%
As % of the Development Applications category 32.60% 25.59% 25.64%
Number of salaries quoted 654 697 1,464
10th Percentile £30,250 £40,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,500 £43,531
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,375 £70,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £93,750 £92,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,409 £59,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.27% -0.42% -

All Development Application Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 3,242 4,866 7,111
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.74% 10.50% 10.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,195 2,728 5,863
10th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £36,270
25th Percentile £41,250 £48,250 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £97,139
UK median annual salary £60,000 £61,339 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.18% +2.23% -7.69%

JIRA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

JIRA job vacancy trend in England

JIRA
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing JIRA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing JIRA

JIRA
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing JIRA in England over the 6 months to 3 February 2026.

Salary histogram for JIRA in England

JIRA
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JIRA within the England region over the 6 months to 3 February 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 +14 358 £75,000 +11.11% 191
South East +34 313 £46,250 -22.92% 184
North of England -53 143 £47,500 +1.06% 102
Midlands -28 104 £45,000 -18.18% 114
South West -49 69 £42,500 -10.53% 65
Yorkshire -21 64 £41,075 -8.72% 51
West Midlands -15 60 £42,500 -26.09% 82
North West -30 60 £47,683 -4.63% 45
East Midlands +2 44 £49,500 +10.00% 32
East of England -26 42 £57,500 +15.00% 48
North East -29 19 £51,500 - 7
JIRA
UK

JIRA
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
1 327 (30.94%) Confluence
2 45 (4.26%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.42%) CMS
4 12 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.04%) Apache
6 9 (0.85%) IIS
7 6 (0.57%) WordPress
8 5 (0.47%) Tomcat
8 5 (0.47%) Umbraco
9 4 (0.38%) Documentum
10 3 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.19%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.19%) JBoss
12 1 (0.095%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 1 (0.095%) FileNet
12 1 (0.095%) nginx
12 1 (0.095%) SAS
12 1 (0.095%) Sitecore CMS
12 1 (0.095%) Tuxedo
12 1 (0.095%) WebSphere
Applications
1 65 (6.15%) Microsoft Office
2 61 (5.77%) Microsoft Project
3 49 (4.64%) Microsoft Excel
4 28 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 27 (2.55%) MS Visio
6 19 (1.80%) Trello
7 14 (1.32%) CATIA
8 4 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.28%) Simulink
9 3 (0.28%) Windchill
10 2 (0.19%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
10 2 (0.19%) Sketch
11 1 (0.095%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.095%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.095%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.095%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.095%) Doxygen
11 1 (0.095%) InDesign
11 1 (0.095%) Mozilla Thunderbird
Business Applications
1 90 (8.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.66%) Dynamics NAV
3 7 (0.66%) Fidessa
3 7 (0.66%) Magento
3 7 (0.66%) Shopify
4 4 (0.38%) Elite 3E
4 4 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.28%) SAP CX
5 3 (0.28%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.19%) Endur
6 2 (0.19%) EuroRunner
6 2 (0.19%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 2 (0.19%) Markit EDM
6 2 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.19%) Sage X3
6 2 (0.19%) SAP MII
6 2 (0.19%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.095%) Actimize
Cloud Services
1 188 (17.79%) Azure
2 154 (14.57%) Azure DevOps
3 77 (7.28%) Microsoft 365
4 72 (6.81%) AWS
5 62 (5.87%) SaaS
6 48 (4.54%) Power Platform
7 41 (3.88%) GitHub
8 34 (3.22%) Entra ID
8 34 (3.22%) Figma
9 27 (2.55%) Slack
10 26 (2.46%) GCP
11 20 (1.89%) PaaS
12 19 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
12 19 (1.80%) Serverless
13 18 (1.70%) Google Workspace
14 13 (1.23%) Adobe Analytics
14 13 (1.23%) Miro
15 12 (1.14%) Amazon S3
15 12 (1.14%) Smartsheet
16 11 (1.04%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 26 (2.46%) Firewall
2 24 (2.27%) DNS
3 21 (1.99%) VPN
4 16 (1.51%) Multicast
4 16 (1.51%) TCP/IP
5 15 (1.42%) DHCP
6 12 (1.14%) VLAN
7 10 (0.95%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (0.85%) HTTP
9 6 (0.57%) Cisco ISE
9 6 (0.57%) LAN
9 6 (0.57%) WAN
10 5 (0.47%) Broadband
11 4 (0.38%) Cisco IOS
11 4 (0.38%) SSH
11 4 (0.38%) Wireless
12 3 (0.28%) DOCSIS
12 3 (0.28%) DSL
12 3 (0.28%) GPON
12 3 (0.28%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (6.24%) SQL Server
2 33 (3.12%) Power BI
3 28 (2.65%) PostgreSQL
4 21 (1.99%) MySQL
5 18 (1.70%) Relational Database
6 13 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (1.23%) MongoDB
6 13 (1.23%) NoSQL
7 11 (1.04%) DB2
7 11 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 9 (0.85%) Amazon Redshift
9 8 (0.76%) BusinessObjects
9 8 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (0.57%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 6 (0.57%) Tableau
11 5 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
11 5 (0.47%) Big Data
11 5 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
11 5 (0.47%) Oracle Database
12 4 (0.38%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 117 (11.07%) Git
2 70 (6.62%) Jenkins
3 69 (6.53%) eCATT
4 66 (6.24%) Selenium
5 50 (4.73%) Postman
6 40 (3.78%) Bitbucket
7 38 (3.60%) NeoLoad
8 36 (3.41%) Team Foundation Server
9 35 (3.31%) SoapUI
10 30 (2.84%) WebDriver
11 29 (2.74%) GitLab
11 29 (2.74%) Rational DOORS
12 22 (2.08%) Cypress.io
13 19 (1.80%) Cucumber
14 16 (1.51%) TeamCity
15 15 (1.42%) TestRail
15 15 (1.42%) Visual Studio
16 13 (1.23%) JUnit
16 13 (1.23%) Subversion
17 10 (0.95%) Maven
General
1 464 (43.90%) Social Skills
2 308 (29.14%) Finance
3 150 (14.19%) Analytical Skills
4 122 (11.54%) Marketing
5 102 (9.65%) Manufacturing
6 90 (8.51%) Presentation Skills
7 67 (6.34%) Influencing Skills
8 66 (6.24%) Banking
9 57 (5.39%) Organisational Skills
10 48 (4.54%) Law
11 40 (3.78%) Legal
12 35 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 30 (2.84%) Retail
14 25 (2.37%) Public Sector
15 21 (1.99%) Advertising
16 19 (1.80%) French Language
17 18 (1.70%) Swedish Language
18 16 (1.51%) Electronics
19 14 (1.32%) Back Office
19 14 (1.32%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 236 (22.33%) Analyst
2 179 (16.93%) Senior
3 170 (16.08%) Lead
4 98 (9.27%) Developer
5 73 (6.91%) Business Analyst
5 73 (6.91%) Support Analyst
6 53 (5.01%) Support Engineer
7 47 (4.45%) Test Analyst
8 46 (4.35%) IT Support
9 44 (4.16%) Test Leader
10 40 (3.78%) Project Manager
11 39 (3.69%) Team Leader
12 38 (3.60%) Applications Support
13 33 (3.12%) Software Engineer
14 32 (3.03%) Applications Support Analyst
15 28 (2.65%) IT Engineer
15 28 (2.65%) Systems Engineer
16 26 (2.46%) Senior Analyst
16 26 (2.46%) Technical Support
17 25 (2.37%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (7.28%) HTML
2 59 (5.58%) .NET
3 48 (4.54%) SOAP
4 43 (4.07%) CSS
5 40 (3.78%) REST
6 35 (3.31%) React
7 30 (2.84%) RESTful
8 25 (2.37%) Node.js
9 21 (1.99%) Elastic Stack
9 21 (1.99%) Middleware
10 19 (1.80%) Spring
11 17 (1.61%) FIX Protocol
11 17 (1.61%) Kafka
12 15 (1.42%) XML
13 14 (1.32%) Spring Boot
14 13 (1.23%) pytest
15 12 (1.14%) AngularJS
15 12 (1.14%) Boost C++ Libraries
16 11 (1.04%) Gherkin
16 11 (1.04%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 92 (8.70%) Product Ownership
2 80 (7.57%) Onboarding
3 38 (3.60%) Management Information System
4 26 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
5 20 (1.89%) Equities
5 20 (1.89%) Virtual Team
6 18 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
6 18 (1.70%) Fixed Income
6 18 (1.70%) Greenfield Project
7 16 (1.51%) Cloud Native
8 14 (1.32%) Data Centre
8 14 (1.32%) Derivative
8 14 (1.32%) Mobile App
9 13 (1.23%) Algorithms
10 12 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
11 11 (1.04%) Embedded Systems
12 10 (0.95%) PMI
13 9 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
13 9 (0.85%) NHS
14 7 (0.66%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 100 (9.46%) Windows
2 88 (8.33%) Linux
3 23 (2.18%) Windows Server
4 13 (1.23%) Windows 10
5 11 (1.04%) Mac OS
6 10 (0.95%) Apple iOS
7 7 (0.66%) Unix
8 6 (0.57%) Android
8 6 (0.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 6 (0.57%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.28%) OpenWrt
11 3 (0.28%) Solaris
12 2 (0.19%) Amazon Linux
12 2 (0.19%) FreeRTOS
12 2 (0.19%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.19%) VMS
13 1 (0.095%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.095%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 474 (44.84%) Agile
2 292 (27.63%) Continuous Improvement
3 230 (21.76%) Problem-Solving
4 165 (15.61%) DevOps
5 163 (15.42%) Scrum
6 148 (14.00%) ITIL
7 140 (13.25%) Test Management
8 133 (12.58%) Roadmaps
9 132 (12.49%) CI/CD
10 130 (12.30%) ITSM
10 130 (12.30%) Stakeholder Management
11 125 (11.83%) User Experience
12 121 (11.45%) Test Automation
13 111 (10.50%) Change Management
14 109 (10.31%) Computer Science
14 109 (10.31%) ERP
14 109 (10.31%) Service Management
15 104 (9.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 96 (9.08%) Project Management
17 88 (8.33%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 194 (18.35%) SQL
2 110 (10.41%) Python
3 90 (8.51%) Java
4 89 (8.42%) JavaScript
5 72 (6.81%) PowerShell
6 67 (6.34%) C#
7 33 (3.12%) TypeScript
8 31 (2.93%) Bash
9 23 (2.18%) C++
10 18 (1.70%) Go
11 12 (1.14%) T-SQL
12 10 (0.95%) C
13 9 (0.85%) Apex Code
14 7 (0.66%) PHP
15 6 (0.57%) R
16 5 (0.47%) Groovy
17 4 (0.38%) Google Apps Script
18 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
18 3 (0.28%) PL/SQL
18 3 (0.28%) RPG
Qualifications
1 316 (29.90%) Degree
2 106 (10.03%) Security Cleared
3 59 (5.58%) ISTQB
4 54 (5.11%) Computer Science Degree
4 54 (5.11%) SC Cleared
5 52 (4.92%) BPSS Clearance
6 42 (3.97%) Microsoft Certification
7 32 (3.03%) PMI Certification
8 29 (2.74%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 29 (2.74%) MCSE
9 28 (2.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 23 (2.18%) PMP
11 17 (1.61%) DV Cleared
12 15 (1.42%) HND
13 14 (1.32%) AWS Certification
14 12 (1.14%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 12 (1.14%) Master's Degree
15 11 (1.04%) A+ Certification
16 10 (0.95%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 9 (0.85%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 149 (14.10%) QA
2 57 (5.39%) Accessibility
3 37 (3.50%) SLA
4 35 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 33 (3.12%) PMO
6 20 (1.89%) Def Stans
6 20 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 19 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 18 (1.70%) GDPR
9 15 (1.42%) NIST
10 11 (1.04%) Data Quality
11 9 (0.85%) WCAG
12 6 (0.57%) Basel II
13 5 (0.47%) PERC
14 3 (0.28%) MiFID
14 3 (0.28%) P3O
14 3 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 3 (0.28%) SEPA
14 3 (0.28%) SOC 2
15 2 (0.19%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 95 (8.99%) Active Directory
2 42 (3.97%) Docker
3 17 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.51%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.57%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.57%) vSphere
6 2 (0.19%) Firmware
6 2 (0.19%) Terminal Server
6 2 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.095%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.095%) Dovecot
7 1 (0.095%) Postfix
7 1 (0.095%) Squid
7 1 (0.095%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 72 (6.81%) HP ALM
2 43 (4.07%) Kubernetes
3 41 (3.88%) Microsoft Intune
4 30 (2.84%) Terraform
5 21 (1.99%) Grafana
6 20 (1.89%) Prometheus
7 19 (1.80%) SCCM
8 15 (1.42%) Ansible
9 11 (1.04%) ZABBIX
10 9 (0.85%) Control-M
11 7 (0.66%) Puppet
12 5 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
12 5 (0.47%) vCenter Server
13 4 (0.38%) Kibana
13 4 (0.38%) Nagios
13 4 (0.38%) Progress Chef
14 3 (0.28%) Nessus
15 2 (0.19%) Docker Swarm
15 2 (0.19%) HP Quality Center
15 2 (0.19%) SCOM
Vendors
1 208 (19.68%) Microsoft
2 122 (11.54%) SAP
3 96 (9.08%) ServiceNow
4 81 (7.66%) Atlassian
5 73 (6.91%) HP
6 65 (6.15%) Salesforce
7 39 (3.69%) Google
8 38 (3.60%) Oracle
9 35 (3.31%) IBM
10 22 (2.08%) Adobe
11 18 (1.70%) VMware
12 16 (1.51%) HubSpot
13 15 (1.42%) Cisco
14 14 (1.32%) Tenable
15 13 (1.23%) BMC
16 12 (1.14%) Siemens
17 11 (1.04%) Zscaler
18 9 (0.85%) Bloomberg
18 9 (0.85%) Citrix
18 9 (0.85%) Qualtrics