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

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 163 96 131
Rank change year-on-year -67 +35 -33
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,138 1,382 1,450
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.24% 3.16% 2.00%
As % of the Development Applications category 28.05% 37.86% 24.33%
Number of salaries quoted 834 869 949
10th Percentile £33,250 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £43,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,198 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.00% +9.09% -8.33%

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 4,057 3,650 5,960
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.41% 8.35% 8.23%
Number of salaries quoted 2,716 2,367 4,146
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,537
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,688 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -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 August 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 August 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 -78 336 £70,000 -6.67% 311
North of England -53 243 £55,000 +2.33% 102
South East +17 234 £57,500 +15.00% 181
North West -43 131 £60,000 +9.09% 48
South West -29 116 £50,500 +12.22% 65
Midlands -95 107 £42,500 -22.73% 70
Yorkshire -32 84 £44,000 -20.00% 40
East of England -25 83 £66,250 +15.22% 39
West Midlands -90 57 £45,000 -32.08% 45
East Midlands -50 50 £27,500 -26.67% 25
North East -41 28 £60,000 +85.69% 15
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
1 377 (33.13%) Confluence
2 95 (8.35%) SharePoint
3 55 (4.83%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (1.14%) CMS
5 8 (0.70%) IIS
6 7 (0.62%) SAS
7 6 (0.53%) Apache
7 6 (0.53%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.44%) JBoss
9 4 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.35%) WordPress
10 3 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.26%) WebLogic
11 2 (0.18%) Apache Solr
11 2 (0.18%) Apache Spark
11 2 (0.18%) Gentran
11 2 (0.18%) nginx
12 1 (0.088%) Anypoint
12 1 (0.088%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.088%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 88 (7.73%) Microsoft Project
2 54 (4.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 52 (4.57%) Microsoft Office
4 32 (2.81%) MS Visio
5 23 (2.02%) Trello
6 14 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 10 (0.88%) CATIA
8 3 (0.26%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.26%) Moqups
8 3 (0.26%) Sketch
9 2 (0.18%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.18%) InVision
10 1 (0.088%) Notion
10 1 (0.088%) Simulink
10 1 (0.088%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 34 (2.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.32%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (0.97%) Fidessa
4 8 (0.70%) Salesforce CRM
5 6 (0.53%) SAP IBP
6 5 (0.44%) Shopify
6 5 (0.44%) Visualfiles
7 4 (0.35%) Sage 200
7 4 (0.35%) SAP Business One
8 3 (0.26%) Magento
8 3 (0.26%) NetSuite
9 2 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
10 1 (0.088%) FLEXCUBE
10 1 (0.088%) Oracle Applications
10 1 (0.088%) Oracle EBS
10 1 (0.088%) Oracle ERP
10 1 (0.088%) Oracle SCM
10 1 (0.088%) Teamcenter
10 1 (0.088%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 348 (30.58%) Azure
2 169 (14.85%) AWS
3 161 (14.15%) Azure DevOps
4 128 (11.25%) Microsoft 365
5 109 (9.58%) SaaS
6 71 (6.24%) GitHub
7 61 (5.36%) Entra ID
8 56 (4.92%) Power Platform
9 45 (3.95%) GCP
10 30 (2.64%) Serverless
11 28 (2.46%) Mimecast
11 28 (2.46%) Miro
12 25 (2.20%) Dynamics 365
12 25 (2.20%) Figma
13 23 (2.02%) AWS Lambda
14 20 (1.76%) Amazon S3
15 17 (1.49%) GitHub Actions
16 15 (1.32%) Boomi
17 14 (1.23%) Amazon EC2
17 14 (1.23%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 36 (3.16%) VPN
2 29 (2.55%) Firewall
3 28 (2.46%) DNS
3 28 (2.46%) TCP/IP
4 21 (1.85%) DHCP
4 21 (1.85%) WAN
5 20 (1.76%) Multicast
5 20 (1.76%) Network Security
6 19 (1.67%) LAN
7 13 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (0.79%) Kerberos
9 8 (0.70%) IPv4
9 8 (0.70%) Software-Defined Networking
10 5 (0.44%) Cisco ISE
10 5 (0.44%) HTTP
10 5 (0.44%) Internet
10 5 (0.44%) NAS
10 5 (0.44%) SSL
10 5 (0.44%) VoIP
10 5 (0.44%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (5.62%) SQL Server
2 48 (4.22%) Power BI
3 27 (2.37%) MySQL
4 25 (2.20%) PostgreSQL
5 24 (2.11%) Data Warehouse
6 23 (2.02%) MongoDB
7 19 (1.67%) Relational Database
8 17 (1.49%) NoSQL
9 16 (1.41%) Tableau
10 13 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 8 (0.70%) Big Data
12 7 (0.62%) DynamoDB
12 7 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
12 7 (0.62%) Geospatial Data
13 6 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
14 5 (0.44%) Oracle Database
14 5 (0.44%) Redis
14 5 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 4 (0.35%) Data Vault
15 4 (0.35%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 126 (11.07%) Git
2 53 (4.66%) GitLab
3 40 (3.51%) Jenkins
4 36 (3.16%) Bitbucket
5 33 (2.90%) Selenium
6 29 (2.55%) Postman
7 25 (2.20%) Zephyr
8 18 (1.58%) Cucumber
9 15 (1.32%) Cypress.io
10 14 (1.23%) Rational DOORS
11 11 (0.97%) JMeter
11 11 (0.97%) SonarQube
12 10 (0.88%) SoapUI
13 9 (0.79%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 9 (0.79%) REST Assured
13 9 (0.79%) TestRail
13 9 (0.79%) Visual Studio
14 7 (0.62%) JUnit
14 7 (0.62%) MSI
14 7 (0.62%) TeamCity
General
1 400 (35.15%) Social Skills
2 292 (25.66%) Finance
3 193 (16.96%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (6.41%) Marketing
5 60 (5.27%) Banking
5 60 (5.27%) Law
6 57 (5.01%) Public Sector
7 55 (4.83%) Retail
8 51 (4.48%) Organisational Skills
9 49 (4.31%) Legal
10 46 (4.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 39 (3.43%) Influencing Skills
12 33 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
13 32 (2.81%) Aerospace
14 31 (2.72%) Games
15 28 (2.46%) Automotive
16 26 (2.28%) Documentation Skills
17 22 (1.93%) Manufacturing
18 16 (1.41%) Advertising
19 13 (1.14%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 211 (18.54%) Analyst
2 174 (15.29%) Senior
3 115 (10.11%) Lead
4 102 (8.96%) Business Analyst
5 95 (8.35%) Project Manager
6 89 (7.82%) Developer
7 73 (6.41%) IT Support
8 61 (5.36%) Support Engineer
9 49 (4.31%) Software Engineer
10 46 (4.04%) Support Analyst
11 42 (3.69%) IT Engineer
12 40 (3.51%) Systems Engineer
13 39 (3.43%) IT Manager
14 38 (3.34%) Delivery Manager
14 38 (3.34%) Senior Analyst
15 35 (3.08%) IT Support Engineer
15 35 (3.08%) Product Manager
16 34 (2.99%) IT Analyst
17 33 (2.90%) Senior Developer
18 32 (2.81%) Scrum Master
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (5.18%) React
1 59 (5.18%) REST
2 47 (4.13%) .NET
2 47 (4.13%) HTML
3 45 (3.95%) CSS
4 44 (3.87%) JSON
5 32 (2.81%) Middleware
6 31 (2.72%) Node.js
7 29 (2.55%) XML
8 28 (2.46%) FIX Protocol
9 27 (2.37%) RESTful
9 27 (2.37%) SOAP
10 24 (2.11%) AngularJS
11 23 (2.02%) Playwright
12 20 (1.76%) EDI
13 19 (1.67%) pytest
14 18 (1.58%) ASP.NET
15 17 (1.49%) .NET Framework
16 16 (1.41%) Spring
17 15 (1.32%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 127 (11.16%) Product Ownership
2 115 (10.11%) Onboarding
3 53 (4.66%) Enterprise Software
4 44 (3.87%) Management Information System
5 43 (3.78%) Self-Motivation
6 36 (3.16%) Driving Licence
7 33 (2.90%) Data Centre
8 31 (2.72%) Cloud Native
8 31 (2.72%) Equities
9 29 (2.55%) Legacy Systems
10 24 (2.11%) PMI
11 21 (1.85%) Fixed Income
12 20 (1.76%) Derivative
13 18 (1.58%) Algorithms
14 17 (1.49%) Distributed Systems
14 17 (1.49%) Security Posture
15 16 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
15 16 (1.41%) Virtual Team
16 12 (1.05%) Enterprise Cloud
16 12 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 148 (13.01%) Windows
2 139 (12.21%) Linux
3 53 (4.66%) Windows Server
4 21 (1.85%) Mac OS
5 15 (1.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 14 (1.23%) Ubuntu
7 11 (0.97%) Apple iOS
8 8 (0.70%) Windows 10
9 7 (0.62%) CentOS
9 7 (0.62%) Unix
9 7 (0.62%) Windows Server 2019
10 6 (0.53%) Android
11 5 (0.44%) Debian
12 4 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
13 2 (0.18%) FreeRTOS
13 2 (0.18%) ThreadX
13 2 (0.18%) VMS
14 1 (0.088%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 592 (52.02%) Agile
2 303 (26.63%) Continuous Improvement
3 292 (25.66%) DevOps
4 279 (24.52%) Stakeholder Management
5 270 (23.73%) Problem-Solving
6 236 (20.74%) Scrum
7 188 (16.52%) CI/CD
8 173 (15.20%) Project Management
9 155 (13.62%) Service Management
10 153 (13.44%) ITIL
11 141 (12.39%) ITSM
12 135 (11.86%) Decision-Making
13 131 (11.51%) Roadmaps
14 125 (10.98%) SDLC
15 124 (10.90%) Workflow
16 123 (10.81%) Project Delivery
17 122 (10.72%) CRM
18 119 (10.46%) AI
18 119 (10.46%) Software Engineering
19 118 (10.37%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 203 (17.84%) SQL
2 165 (14.50%) Python
3 94 (8.26%) Java
4 89 (7.82%) PowerShell
5 88 (7.73%) JavaScript
6 60 (5.27%) C#
7 40 (3.51%) Bash
7 40 (3.51%) TypeScript
8 34 (2.99%) C++
9 30 (2.64%) R
10 21 (1.85%) PHP
11 14 (1.23%) C
12 9 (0.79%) PL/SQL
12 9 (0.79%) T-SQL
13 8 (0.70%) Bicep
14 7 (0.62%) Groovy
14 7 (0.62%) Perl
15 6 (0.53%) Shell Script
15 6 (0.53%) VB.NET
16 5 (0.44%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 190 (16.70%) Degree
2 123 (10.81%) Security Cleared
3 77 (6.77%) SC Cleared
4 66 (5.80%) PMI Certification
5 53 (4.66%) PMP
6 39 (3.43%) Computer Science Degree
7 33 (2.90%) ISTQB
8 30 (2.64%) BPSS Clearance
8 30 (2.64%) Cisco Certification
9 29 (2.55%) DV Cleared
10 26 (2.28%) AWS Certification
10 26 (2.28%) Microsoft Certification
11 20 (1.76%) CCNA
12 19 (1.67%) Master's Degree
13 13 (1.14%) ITIL Certification
14 10 (0.88%) CISSP
15 9 (0.79%) Azure Certification
15 9 (0.79%) CCNP
15 9 (0.79%) RHCE
15 9 (0.79%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 155 (13.62%) QA
2 53 (4.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 47 (4.13%) Accessibility
3 47 (4.13%) PMO
4 34 (2.99%) GDPR
5 32 (2.81%) SLA
6 27 (2.37%) Data Quality
7 17 (1.49%) WCAG
8 13 (1.14%) TickIT
9 11 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 10 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 12207
11 9 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
11 9 (0.79%) NIST
11 9 (0.79%) Software Quality Assurance
12 8 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 8 (0.70%) NCSC
13 7 (0.62%) GRC
14 6 (0.53%) MiFID
14 6 (0.53%) PCI DSS
14 6 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 114 (10.02%) Active Directory
2 68 (5.98%) Docker
3 35 (3.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.41%) Hyper-V
5 12 (1.05%) vSphere
6 10 (0.88%) Firmware
7 8 (0.70%) Squid
7 8 (0.70%) VMware NSX
8 7 (0.62%) Embedded Firmware
8 7 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.35%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 4 (0.35%) KVM
10 3 (0.26%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
11 2 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
12 1 (0.088%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 55 (4.83%) Terraform
2 53 (4.66%) Kubernetes
3 46 (4.04%) Ansible
3 46 (4.04%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (1.23%) Packer
5 12 (1.05%) ZABBIX
6 11 (0.97%) Grafana
7 10 (0.88%) Kibana
8 9 (0.79%) SCCM
9 8 (0.70%) Docker Swarm
10 7 (0.62%) Nagios
10 7 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
11 6 (0.53%) Control-M
11 6 (0.53%) Proxmox
12 5 (0.44%) Podman
12 5 (0.44%) Red Hat Satellite
13 4 (0.35%) Functional Safety
13 4 (0.35%) Graylog
13 4 (0.35%) SCOM
13 4 (0.35%) VxRail
Vendors
1 259 (22.76%) Microsoft
2 142 (12.48%) ServiceNow
3 84 (7.38%) Salesforce
4 78 (6.85%) Oracle
5 62 (5.45%) SAP
6 43 (3.78%) Splunk
7 41 (3.60%) VMware
8 37 (3.25%) Cisco
9 34 (2.99%) IBM
10 33 (2.90%) Atlassian
10 33 (2.90%) BMC
11 32 (2.81%) CrowdStrike
12 30 (2.64%) HubSpot
13 28 (2.46%) Google
14 18 (1.58%) Red Hat
15 17 (1.49%) Meraki
16 12 (1.05%) Adobe
17 11 (0.97%) Freshdesk
18 10 (0.88%) Zscaler
19 9 (0.79%) Sage