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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 107 100
Rank change year-on-year -8 -7 -26
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,059 1,239 1,813
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.86% 2.69% 2.79%
As % of the Development Applications category 32.51% 25.71% 25.66%
Number of salaries quoted 656 703 1,456
10th Percentile £30,250 £40,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,564 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,125 £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 3,257 4,820 7,066
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.73% 10.48% 10.86%
Number of salaries quoted 2,210 2,745 5,824
10th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £48,250 £47,407
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 £91,375 £102,000 £97,290
UK median annual salary £60,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -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 4 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 4 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 +9 358 £75,000 +11.11% 195
South East +31 313 £46,875 -21.88% 186
North of England -53 143 £47,500 +0.53% 96
Midlands -22 104 £45,000 -18.18% 108
South West -47 70 £42,500 -10.53% 66
Yorkshire -18 64 £42,500 -5.56% 48
West Midlands -15 60 £42,500 -26.09% 80
North West -35 60 £47,683 -4.63% 41
East Midlands -1 44 £49,500 +10.00% 28
East of England -26 42 £57,500 +15.00% 48
North East -29 19 £51,500 - 8
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 (31.07%) Confluence
2 45 (4.25%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.42%) CMS
4 12 (1.13%) 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 (0.094%) FileNet
12 1 (0.094%) nginx
12 1 (0.094%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.094%) SAS
12 1 (0.094%) Sitecore CMS
12 1 (0.094%) Tuxedo
12 1 (0.094%) WebSphere
Applications
1 65 (6.14%) Microsoft Office
2 61 (5.76%) Microsoft Project
3 50 (4.72%) Microsoft Excel
4 29 (2.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 27 (2.55%) MS Visio
6 19 (1.79%) 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 (0.094%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.094%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.094%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.094%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.094%) Doxygen
11 1 (0.094%) InDesign
11 1 (0.094%) Mozilla Thunderbird
Business Applications
1 90 (8.50%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.98%) 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 (0.094%) Actimize
Cloud Services
1 187 (17.66%) Azure
2 154 (14.54%) Azure DevOps
3 77 (7.27%) Microsoft 365
4 72 (6.80%) AWS
5 63 (5.95%) SaaS
6 48 (4.53%) Power Platform
7 41 (3.87%) GitHub
8 35 (3.31%) Figma
9 33 (3.12%) Entra ID
10 27 (2.55%) Slack
11 26 (2.46%) GCP
12 20 (1.89%) PaaS
13 19 (1.79%) Dynamics 365
13 19 (1.79%) Serverless
14 18 (1.70%) Google Workspace
15 13 (1.23%) Adobe Analytics
15 13 (1.23%) Miro
16 12 (1.13%) Amazon S3
16 12 (1.13%) Smartsheet
17 11 (1.04%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 26 (2.46%) Firewall
2 24 (2.27%) DNS
3 21 (1.98%) VPN
4 16 (1.51%) Multicast
4 16 (1.51%) TCP/IP
5 15 (1.42%) DHCP
6 12 (1.13%) VLAN
7 10 (0.94%) 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%) DSL
12 3 (0.28%) GPON
12 3 (0.28%) Internet
12 3 (0.28%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (6.23%) SQL Server
2 33 (3.12%) Power BI
3 28 (2.64%) PostgreSQL
4 21 (1.98%) MySQL
5 19 (1.79%) 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
1 116 (10.95%) Git
2 69 (6.52%) eCATT
2 69 (6.52%) Jenkins
3 66 (6.23%) Selenium
4 50 (4.72%) Postman
5 40 (3.78%) Bitbucket
6 38 (3.59%) NeoLoad
7 36 (3.40%) Team Foundation Server
8 35 (3.31%) SoapUI
9 30 (2.83%) WebDriver
10 29 (2.74%) GitLab
10 29 (2.74%) Rational DOORS
11 22 (2.08%) Cypress.io
12 19 (1.79%) Cucumber
13 16 (1.51%) TeamCity
14 15 (1.42%) TestRail
14 15 (1.42%) Visual Studio
15 13 (1.23%) JUnit
15 13 (1.23%) Subversion
16 10 (0.94%) Maven
General
1 465 (43.91%) Social Skills
2 309 (29.18%) Finance
3 151 (14.26%) Analytical Skills
4 122 (11.52%) Marketing
5 102 (9.63%) Manufacturing
6 90 (8.50%) Presentation Skills
7 67 (6.33%) Influencing Skills
8 66 (6.23%) Banking
9 56 (5.29%) Organisational Skills
10 48 (4.53%) Law
11 40 (3.78%) Legal
12 35 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 31 (2.93%) Retail
14 26 (2.46%) Public Sector
15 21 (1.98%) Advertising
16 19 (1.79%) 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
1 237 (22.38%) Analyst
2 181 (17.09%) Senior
3 169 (15.96%) Lead
4 98 (9.25%) Developer
5 74 (6.99%) Business Analyst
6 73 (6.89%) Support Analyst
7 53 (5.00%) Support Engineer
8 47 (4.44%) Test Analyst
9 46 (4.34%) IT Support
10 44 (4.15%) Test Leader
11 40 (3.78%) Project Manager
12 39 (3.68%) Team Leader
13 38 (3.59%) Applications Support
14 33 (3.12%) Software Engineer
15 32 (3.02%) Applications Support Analyst
16 28 (2.64%) IT Engineer
16 28 (2.64%) Systems Engineer
17 27 (2.55%) Senior Manager
18 26 (2.46%) Senior Analyst
18 26 (2.46%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (7.27%) HTML
2 59 (5.57%) .NET
3 48 (4.53%) SOAP
4 43 (4.06%) CSS
5 40 (3.78%) REST
6 35 (3.31%) React
7 30 (2.83%) RESTful
8 25 (2.36%) Node.js
9 21 (1.98%) Elastic Stack
9 21 (1.98%) Middleware
10 19 (1.79%) 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 (1.13%) AngularJS
15 12 (1.13%) Boost C++ Libraries
16 11 (1.04%) Gherkin
16 11 (1.04%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 93 (8.78%) Product Ownership
2 80 (7.55%) Onboarding
3 38 (3.59%) 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 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
11 11 (1.04%) Embedded Systems
12 10 (0.94%) PMI
13 9 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
13 9 (0.85%) NHS
14 7 (0.66%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 100 (9.44%) Windows
2 88 (8.31%) Linux
3 23 (2.17%) Windows Server
4 13 (1.23%) Windows 10
5 11 (1.04%) Mac OS
6 10 (0.94%) 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 (0.094%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.094%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 476 (44.95%) Agile
2 292 (27.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 232 (21.91%) Problem-Solving
4 165 (15.58%) DevOps
5 163 (15.39%) Scrum
6 148 (13.98%) ITIL
7 140 (13.22%) Test Management
8 134 (12.65%) Roadmaps
9 132 (12.46%) CI/CD
10 131 (12.37%) Stakeholder Management
11 130 (12.28%) ITSM
12 126 (11.90%) User Experience
13 121 (11.43%) Test Automation
14 110 (10.39%) Change Management
14 110 (10.39%) Service Management
15 109 (10.29%) Computer Science
15 109 (10.29%) ERP
16 103 (9.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 97 (9.16%) Project Management
18 88 (8.31%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 193 (18.22%) SQL
2 110 (10.39%) Python
3 90 (8.50%) Java
4 89 (8.40%) JavaScript
5 72 (6.80%) PowerShell
6 67 (6.33%) C#
7 33 (3.12%) TypeScript
8 31 (2.93%) Bash
9 23 (2.17%) C++
10 18 (1.70%) Go
11 12 (1.13%) T-SQL
12 10 (0.94%) 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
1 315 (29.75%) Degree
2 106 (10.01%) Security Cleared
3 59 (5.57%) ISTQB
4 55 (5.19%) SC Cleared
5 54 (5.10%) Computer Science Degree
6 52 (4.91%) BPSS Clearance
7 42 (3.97%) Microsoft Certification
8 32 (3.02%) PMI Certification
9 29 (2.74%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 29 (2.74%) MCSE
10 28 (2.64%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 23 (2.17%) PMP
12 18 (1.70%) DV Cleared
13 15 (1.42%) HND
14 14 (1.32%) AWS Certification
15 12 (1.13%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 12 (1.13%) Master's Degree
16 11 (1.04%) A+ Certification
17 10 (0.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
18 9 (0.85%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 147 (13.88%) QA
2 57 (5.38%) Accessibility
3 37 (3.49%) SLA
4 35 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 33 (3.12%) PMO
6 20 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 19 (1.79%) Def Stans
7 19 (1.79%) 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%) Actionable Recommendations
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
System Software
1 94 (8.88%) 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 (0.094%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.094%) Dovecot
7 1 (0.094%) Postfix
7 1 (0.094%) Squid
7 1 (0.094%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 72 (6.80%) HP ALM
2 43 (4.06%) Kubernetes
3 41 (3.87%) Microsoft Intune
4 30 (2.83%) Terraform
5 21 (1.98%) Grafana
6 20 (1.89%) Prometheus
7 19 (1.79%) 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
1 207 (19.55%) Microsoft
2 122 (11.52%) SAP
3 96 (9.07%) ServiceNow
4 81 (7.65%) Atlassian
5 73 (6.89%) HP
6 65 (6.14%) Salesforce
7 39 (3.68%) Google
8 38 (3.59%) 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 (1.13%) Siemens
17 11 (1.04%) Zscaler
18 9 (0.85%) Bloomberg
18 9 (0.85%) Citrix
18 9 (0.85%) Qualtrics