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

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 108 104
Rank change year-on-year 0 -4 -32
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,078 1,252 1,686
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.95% 2.63% 2.84%
As % of the Development Applications category 33.53% 25.25% 25.60%
Number of salaries quoted 664 708 1,337
10th Percentile £30,500 £38,275 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,660 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.23% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £92,500 £91,934
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,560 £60,000
% change year-on-year -0.10% -4.07% -

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 3,215 4,959 6,585
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.83% 10.43% 11.10%
Number of salaries quoted 2,161 2,798 5,423
10th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £48,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £82,250
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,232 £62,500
% change year-on-year -0.39% -3.63% -3.85%

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 25 January 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 25 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 +17 370 £75,000 +15.38% 124
South East +35 324 £47,500 -20.83% 197
North of England -42 141 £47,500 +0.53% 115
Midlands -22 107 £45,000 -15.89% 131
Yorkshire -15 66 £41,075 -3.35% 50
South West -54 66 £42,500 -11.46% 92
West Midlands -12 64 £44,543 -22.53% 75
North West -39 57 £47,683 -4.63% 52
East Midlands -3 43 £50,750 +6.84% 55
East of England -25 43 £57,500 +12.75% 82
North East -27 18 £51,500 - 13
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
1 329 (30.52%) Confluence
2 44 (4.08%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.48%) CMS
4 11 (1.02%) Apache
4 11 (1.02%) IIS
5 9 (0.83%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (0.56%) WordPress
7 5 (0.46%) Tomcat
7 5 (0.46%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.37%) Documentum
9 3 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.28%) nginx
10 2 (0.19%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.19%) JBoss
11 1 (0.093%) FileNet
11 1 (0.093%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.093%) SAS
11 1 (0.093%) Sitecore CMS
11 1 (0.093%) Tuxedo
11 1 (0.093%) WebSphere
Applications
1 69 (6.40%) Microsoft Office
2 59 (5.47%) Microsoft Project
3 52 (4.82%) Microsoft Excel
4 29 (2.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 29 (2.69%) MS Visio
5 19 (1.76%) Trello
6 14 (1.30%) CATIA
7 5 (0.46%) Windchill
8 3 (0.28%) Mozilla Thunderbird
8 3 (0.28%) Simulink
8 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.19%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.19%) Sketch
10 1 (0.093%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.093%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.093%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.093%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.093%) Doxygen
10 1 (0.093%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 91 (8.44%) SAP S/4HANA
2 22 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.65%) Fidessa
4 6 (0.56%) Dynamics NAV
4 6 (0.56%) Magento
4 6 (0.56%) Shopify
5 4 (0.37%) Elite 3E
5 4 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.28%) SAP CX
6 3 (0.28%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.19%) Aladdin
7 2 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.19%) Endur
7 2 (0.19%) EuroRunner
7 2 (0.19%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.19%) Markit EDM
7 2 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.19%) Sage X3
7 2 (0.19%) SAP MII
7 2 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 197 (18.27%) Azure
2 158 (14.66%) Azure DevOps
3 79 (7.33%) Microsoft 365
4 75 (6.96%) AWS
5 60 (5.57%) SaaS
6 52 (4.82%) Power Platform
7 45 (4.17%) GitHub
8 32 (2.97%) Entra ID
9 31 (2.88%) Figma
10 28 (2.60%) Slack
11 25 (2.32%) GCP
12 20 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
12 20 (1.86%) PaaS
12 20 (1.86%) Serverless
13 17 (1.58%) Google Workspace
14 14 (1.30%) Amazon S3
14 14 (1.30%) Power Automate
15 13 (1.21%) Adobe Analytics
16 12 (1.11%) Miro
16 12 (1.11%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.69%) Firewall
2 28 (2.60%) DNS
3 18 (1.67%) DHCP
3 18 (1.67%) VPN
4 16 (1.48%) Multicast
5 14 (1.30%) TCP/IP
6 13 (1.21%) HTTP
6 13 (1.21%) VLAN
7 10 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (0.65%) SSH
9 6 (0.56%) Cisco ISE
9 6 (0.56%) LAN
9 6 (0.56%) WAN
10 5 (0.46%) Broadband
10 5 (0.46%) FTP
10 5 (0.46%) SMTP
10 5 (0.46%) Wireless
11 4 (0.37%) Cisco IOS
11 4 (0.37%) Internet
12 3 (0.28%) IMAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (6.49%) SQL Server
2 31 (2.88%) Power BI
3 30 (2.78%) PostgreSQL
4 24 (2.23%) MySQL
5 19 (1.76%) Relational Database
6 14 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
6 14 (1.30%) NoSQL
7 13 (1.21%) MongoDB
8 11 (1.02%) DB2
8 11 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 9 (0.83%) Amazon Redshift
10 8 (0.74%) BusinessObjects
10 8 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (0.56%) Azure SQL Database
11 6 (0.56%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 6 (0.56%) Tableau
12 5 (0.46%) Amazon RDS
12 5 (0.46%) Big Data
12 5 (0.46%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.46%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 131 (12.15%) Git
2 83 (7.70%) Jenkins
3 71 (6.59%) Selenium
4 69 (6.40%) eCATT
5 55 (5.10%) Postman
6 40 (3.71%) Bitbucket
7 38 (3.53%) NeoLoad
7 38 (3.53%) Team Foundation Server
8 37 (3.43%) SoapUI
9 32 (2.97%) WebDriver
10 29 (2.69%) GitLab
10 29 (2.69%) Rational DOORS
11 24 (2.23%) Cypress.io
12 19 (1.76%) Cucumber
13 16 (1.48%) TeamCity
13 16 (1.48%) Visual Studio
14 15 (1.39%) TestRail
15 14 (1.30%) Subversion
16 13 (1.21%) JUnit
17 11 (1.02%) JMeter
General
1 478 (44.34%) Social Skills
2 317 (29.41%) Finance
3 155 (14.38%) Analytical Skills
4 127 (11.78%) Marketing
5 100 (9.28%) Manufacturing
6 92 (8.53%) Presentation Skills
7 70 (6.49%) Banking
8 67 (6.22%) Influencing Skills
9 66 (6.12%) Organisational Skills
10 46 (4.27%) Law
11 38 (3.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 37 (3.43%) Legal
13 32 (2.97%) Retail
14 25 (2.32%) Public Sector
15 22 (2.04%) Advertising
16 19 (1.76%) French Language
17 18 (1.67%) Electronics
17 18 (1.67%) Swedish Language
18 17 (1.58%) Front Office
19 13 (1.21%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 233 (21.61%) Analyst
2 186 (17.25%) Senior
3 180 (16.70%) Lead
4 102 (9.46%) Developer
5 73 (6.77%) Business Analyst
6 69 (6.40%) Support Analyst
7 51 (4.73%) Support Engineer
8 48 (4.45%) Test Analyst
9 44 (4.08%) Test Leader
10 42 (3.90%) Project Manager
11 41 (3.80%) IT Support
12 39 (3.62%) Team Leader
13 38 (3.53%) Applications Support
14 32 (2.97%) Software Engineer
15 31 (2.88%) Applications Support Analyst
16 28 (2.60%) Product Owner
16 28 (2.60%) Senior Analyst
16 28 (2.60%) Technical Support
17 27 (2.50%) Systems Engineer
18 26 (2.41%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (7.61%) HTML
2 66 (6.12%) .NET
3 50 (4.64%) SOAP
4 45 (4.17%) CSS
5 42 (3.90%) REST
6 36 (3.34%) React
7 31 (2.88%) RESTful
8 25 (2.32%) Node.js
9 20 (1.86%) Elastic Stack
10 18 (1.67%) Middleware
11 17 (1.58%) FIX Protocol
11 17 (1.58%) Kafka
11 17 (1.58%) Spring
12 16 (1.48%) XML
13 13 (1.21%) AngularJS
13 13 (1.21%) pytest
14 12 (1.11%) Boost C++ Libraries
14 12 (1.11%) Spring Boot
15 11 (1.02%) Gherkin
15 11 (1.02%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 91 (8.44%) Product Ownership
2 78 (7.24%) Onboarding
3 38 (3.53%) Management Information System
4 27 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
5 20 (1.86%) Equities
5 20 (1.86%) Greenfield Project
5 20 (1.86%) Virtual Team
6 18 (1.67%) Fixed Income
7 17 (1.58%) Cloud Native
7 17 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
8 15 (1.39%) Algorithms
9 14 (1.30%) Data Centre
9 14 (1.30%) Derivative
9 14 (1.30%) Mobile App
10 12 (1.11%) Legacy Systems
11 11 (1.02%) Embedded Systems
12 10 (0.93%) PMI
13 8 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
13 8 (0.74%) Satnav
14 7 (0.65%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 107 (9.93%) Windows
2 94 (8.72%) Linux
3 23 (2.13%) Windows Server
4 16 (1.48%) Windows 10
5 12 (1.11%) Mac OS
6 10 (0.93%) Apple iOS
7 7 (0.65%) Android
7 7 (0.65%) Unix
8 6 (0.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 6 (0.56%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.46%) Amazon Linux
9 5 (0.46%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.46%) VMS
9 5 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.28%) OpenWrt
11 3 (0.28%) Solaris
12 2 (0.19%) FreeRTOS
13 1 (0.093%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.093%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 478 (44.34%) Agile
2 302 (28.01%) Continuous Improvement
3 242 (22.45%) Problem-Solving
4 173 (16.05%) DevOps
5 165 (15.31%) Scrum
6 147 (13.64%) ITIL
7 143 (13.27%) Test Management
8 138 (12.80%) CI/CD
9 136 (12.62%) Roadmaps
10 128 (11.87%) Stakeholder Management
11 126 (11.69%) User Experience
12 125 (11.60%) Test Automation
13 121 (11.22%) ITSM
14 120 (11.13%) Change Management
15 112 (10.39%) Computer Science
16 109 (10.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 105 (9.74%) ERP
17 105 (9.74%) Service Management
18 98 (9.09%) Project Management
19 89 (8.26%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 204 (18.92%) SQL
2 116 (10.76%) Python
3 91 (8.44%) Java
3 91 (8.44%) JavaScript
4 78 (7.24%) PowerShell
5 74 (6.86%) C#
6 36 (3.34%) TypeScript
7 32 (2.97%) Bash
8 23 (2.13%) C++
9 18 (1.67%) Go
10 10 (0.93%) Apex Code
10 10 (0.93%) C
10 10 (0.93%) T-SQL
11 8 (0.74%) Groovy
12 7 (0.65%) PHP
13 4 (0.37%) Google Apps Script
13 4 (0.37%) Perl
13 4 (0.37%) Shell Script
14 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.28%) R
Qualifications
1 333 (30.89%) Degree
2 115 (10.67%) Security Cleared
3 63 (5.84%) ISTQB
4 59 (5.47%) SC Cleared
5 57 (5.29%) Computer Science Degree
6 50 (4.64%) BPSS Clearance
7 42 (3.90%) Microsoft Certification
8 34 (3.15%) PMI Certification
9 31 (2.88%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 29 (2.69%) MCSE
11 28 (2.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 25 (2.32%) PMP
13 18 (1.67%) DV Cleared
14 16 (1.48%) HND
15 15 (1.39%) AWS Certification
16 13 (1.21%) Master's Degree
17 12 (1.11%) A+ Certification
17 12 (1.11%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
18 9 (0.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
18 9 (0.83%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 158 (14.66%) QA
2 61 (5.66%) Accessibility
3 36 (3.34%) SLA
4 33 (3.06%) PMO
5 32 (2.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 30 (2.78%) Def Stans
7 20 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 19 (1.76%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 18 (1.67%) GDPR
10 15 (1.39%) NIST
11 14 (1.30%) Data Quality
12 10 (0.93%) WCAG
13 6 (0.56%) Basel II
14 5 (0.46%) PERC
15 4 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 3 (0.28%) MiFID
16 3 (0.28%) P3O
16 3 (0.28%) SEPA
16 3 (0.28%) SOC 2
17 2 (0.19%) MISRA
System Software
1 98 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 48 (4.45%) Docker
3 17 (1.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.48%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.56%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.56%) vSphere
6 3 (0.28%) DFS Replication
6 3 (0.28%) Dovecot
6 3 (0.28%) Postfix
6 3 (0.28%) Squid
7 2 (0.19%) Firmware
7 2 (0.19%) Terminal Server
7 2 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.093%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 72 (6.68%) HP ALM
2 44 (4.08%) Kubernetes
2 44 (4.08%) Microsoft Intune
3 34 (3.15%) Terraform
4 26 (2.41%) Grafana
5 25 (2.32%) Prometheus
6 18 (1.67%) SCCM
7 16 (1.48%) Ansible
8 11 (1.02%) ZABBIX
9 10 (0.93%) Control-M
10 8 (0.74%) Puppet
11 6 (0.56%) Nessus
12 5 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
12 5 (0.46%) vCenter Server
13 4 (0.37%) Kibana
13 4 (0.37%) Nagios
13 4 (0.37%) Progress Chef
14 3 (0.28%) Proxmox
15 2 (0.19%) Docker Swarm
15 2 (0.19%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 216 (20.04%) Microsoft
2 124 (11.50%) SAP
3 98 (9.09%) ServiceNow
4 82 (7.61%) Atlassian
5 73 (6.77%) HP
6 64 (5.94%) Salesforce
7 40 (3.71%) Oracle
8 38 (3.53%) Google
9 34 (3.15%) IBM
10 21 (1.95%) Adobe
11 19 (1.76%) VMware
12 15 (1.39%) Cisco
12 15 (1.39%) HubSpot
13 13 (1.21%) Tenable
14 12 (1.11%) BMC
15 11 (1.02%) Siemens
16 10 (0.93%) Zscaler
17 9 (0.83%) Bloomberg
17 9 (0.83%) Qualtrics
18 8 (0.74%) Reuters