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

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 110 103
Rank change year-on-year -6 -7 -29
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,059 1,242 1,815
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.85% 2.70% 2.79%
As % of the Development Applications category 32.50% 25.71% 25.74%
Number of salaries quoted 659 706 1,458
10th Percentile £30,250 £40,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,500 £42,593
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,000 £70,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £93,750 £93,764 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,498 £59,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.73% -0.83% -

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 3,258 4,830 7,051
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.69% 10.50% 10.82%
Number of salaries quoted 2,219 2,754 5,809
10th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £48,750 £46,796
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.37% +4.58% -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,500 £102,500 £96,539
UK median annual salary £57,750 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.85% +3.33% -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 6 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 6 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 +4 357 £75,000 +11.11% 187
South East +30 312 £47,500 -20.83% 169
North of England -50 146 £47,500 +1.06% 91
Midlands -23 103 £44,772 -18.60% 118
South West -46 70 £42,500 -10.53% 61
Yorkshire -22 66 £42,410 -5.76% 43
North West -31 61 £48,542 -2.92% 42
West Midlands -19 59 £41,250 -28.26% 87
East Midlands -14 44 £49,500 +10.00% 31
East of England -27 42 £57,500 +15.00% 47
North East -32 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
1 329 (31.07%) Confluence
2 46 (4.34%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.32%) CMS
4 13 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.04%) Apache
6 9 (0.85%) IIS
7 6 (0.57%) WordPress
8 5 (0.47%) Tomcat
9 4 (0.38%) Documentum
9 4 (0.38%) Umbraco
10 3 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.19%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.19%) JBoss
11 2 (0.19%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.094%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 1 (0.094%) FileNet
12 1 (0.094%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.094%) SAS
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 18 (1.70%) 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%) Sketch
11 1 (0.094%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.094%) Doxygen
11 1 (0.094%) Mozilla Thunderbird
11 1 (0.094%) Photoshop
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 49 (4.63%) Power Platform
7 41 (3.87%) GitHub
8 33 (3.12%) Entra ID
8 33 (3.12%) Figma
9 27 (2.55%) Slack
10 26 (2.46%) GCP
11 21 (1.98%) PaaS
12 19 (1.79%) Dynamics 365
12 19 (1.79%) Serverless
13 18 (1.70%) Google Workspace
14 13 (1.23%) Adobe Analytics
14 13 (1.23%) Miro
15 12 (1.13%) Amazon S3
15 12 (1.13%) Smartsheet
16 11 (1.04%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (2.55%) Firewall
2 24 (2.27%) DNS
3 22 (2.08%) 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 7 (0.66%) Cisco ISE
10 6 (0.57%) LAN
10 6 (0.57%) WAN
11 5 (0.47%) Broadband
12 4 (0.38%) Cisco IOS
12 4 (0.38%) Internet
12 4 (0.38%) SSH
12 4 (0.38%) Wireless
13 3 (0.28%) DOCSIS
13 3 (0.28%) GPON
13 3 (0.28%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (6.23%) SQL Server
2 34 (3.21%) Power BI
3 29 (2.74%) PostgreSQL
4 22 (2.08%) MySQL
5 19 (1.79%) Relational Database
6 14 (1.32%) NoSQL
7 13 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (1.23%) MongoDB
8 11 (1.04%) DB2
8 11 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 9 (0.85%) Amazon Redshift
9 9 (0.85%) BusinessObjects
10 8 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (0.57%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 6 (0.57%) Tableau
12 5 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.47%) Big Data
12 5 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.47%) Oracle Database
13 4 (0.38%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 115 (10.86%) Git
2 69 (6.52%) eCATT
3 67 (6.33%) Jenkins
3 67 (6.33%) 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%) GitLab
9 30 (2.83%) WebDriver
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 14 (1.32%) JUnit
16 13 (1.23%) Subversion
17 10 (0.94%) Maven
General
1 463 (43.72%) Social Skills
2 307 (28.99%) Finance
3 151 (14.26%) Analytical Skills
4 119 (11.24%) Marketing
5 102 (9.63%) Manufacturing
6 91 (8.59%) Presentation Skills
7 67 (6.33%) Banking
7 67 (6.33%) Influencing Skills
8 53 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
9 48 (4.53%) Law
10 39 (3.68%) Legal
11 35 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 31 (2.93%) Retail
13 26 (2.46%) Public Sector
14 21 (1.98%) Advertising
15 19 (1.79%) French Language
16 18 (1.70%) Swedish Language
17 16 (1.51%) Electronics
18 14 (1.32%) Back Office
18 14 (1.32%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 238 (22.47%) Analyst
2 181 (17.09%) Senior
3 168 (15.86%) Lead
4 97 (9.16%) Developer
5 75 (7.08%) 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
11 40 (3.78%) Team Leader
12 37 (3.49%) Applications Support
13 33 (3.12%) Software Engineer
14 31 (2.93%) Applications Support Analyst
15 28 (2.64%) IT Engineer
15 28 (2.64%) Systems Engineer
16 27 (2.55%) Senior Manager
16 27 (2.55%) Technical Support
17 26 (2.46%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (7.37%) HTML
2 59 (5.57%) .NET
3 47 (4.44%) SOAP
4 45 (4.25%) CSS
5 40 (3.78%) REST
6 37 (3.49%) React
7 31 (2.93%) RESTful
8 26 (2.46%) Node.js
9 22 (2.08%) Middleware
10 21 (1.98%) Elastic Stack
11 20 (1.89%) Spring
12 17 (1.61%) FIX Protocol
12 17 (1.61%) Kafka
13 15 (1.42%) Spring Boot
13 15 (1.42%) XML
14 13 (1.23%) AngularJS
14 13 (1.23%) pytest
15 12 (1.13%) Boost C++ Libraries
16 11 (1.04%) Gherkin
16 11 (1.04%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 91 (8.59%) 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 19 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
7 18 (1.70%) Fixed Income
8 17 (1.61%) Greenfield Project
9 16 (1.51%) Cloud Native
9 16 (1.51%) Data Centre
10 14 (1.32%) Derivative
10 14 (1.32%) Mobile App
11 13 (1.23%) Algorithms
12 12 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
13 11 (1.04%) Embedded Systems
14 10 (0.94%) NHS
14 10 (0.94%) PMI
15 9 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
16 7 (0.66%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 101 (9.54%) Windows
2 90 (8.50%) Linux
3 24 (2.27%) 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
1 475 (44.85%) Agile
2 289 (27.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 233 (22.00%) Problem-Solving
4 167 (15.77%) DevOps
5 165 (15.58%) Scrum
6 151 (14.26%) ITIL
7 141 (13.31%) Test Management
8 135 (12.75%) CI/CD
9 133 (12.56%) Roadmaps
9 133 (12.56%) Stakeholder Management
10 131 (12.37%) ITSM
11 125 (11.80%) User Experience
12 123 (11.61%) Test Automation
13 111 (10.48%) Service Management
14 110 (10.39%) Computer Science
15 109 (10.29%) Change Management
15 109 (10.29%) ERP
16 101 (9.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 95 (8.97%) Project Management
18 90 (8.50%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 194 (18.32%) SQL
2 111 (10.48%) Python
3 92 (8.69%) Java
4 91 (8.59%) JavaScript
5 73 (6.89%) PowerShell
6 66 (6.23%) C#
7 34 (3.21%) TypeScript
8 32 (3.02%) Bash
9 23 (2.17%) C++
10 18 (1.70%) Go
11 12 (1.13%) T-SQL
12 10 (0.94%) C
13 7 (0.66%) Apex Code
13 7 (0.66%) PHP
14 6 (0.57%) R
15 5 (0.47%) Groovy
16 4 (0.38%) Google Apps Script
16 4 (0.38%) Perl
16 4 (0.38%) PL/SQL
17 3 (0.28%) RPG
Qualifications
1 315 (29.75%) Degree
2 105 (9.92%) Security Cleared
3 60 (5.67%) ISTQB
4 56 (5.29%) SC Cleared
5 55 (5.19%) 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
1 145 (13.69%) QA
2 55 (5.19%) 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%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 18 (1.70%) GDPR
9 17 (1.61%) Def Stans
10 15 (1.42%) NIST
11 11 (1.04%) Data Quality
12 9 (0.85%) WCAG
13 6 (0.57%) Basel II
14 5 (0.47%) PERC
15 3 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
15 3 (0.28%) MiFID
15 3 (0.28%) P3O
15 3 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 3 (0.28%) SEPA
15 3 (0.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 95 (8.97%) Active Directory
2 43 (4.06%) Docker
3 18 (1.70%) 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%) EMC RecoverPoint
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 44 (4.15%) Kubernetes
3 41 (3.87%) Microsoft Intune
4 31 (2.93%) Terraform
5 21 (1.98%) Grafana
6 20 (1.89%) Prometheus
7 19 (1.79%) SCCM
8 16 (1.51%) Ansible
9 11 (1.04%) ZABBIX
10 9 (0.85%) Control-M
11 8 (0.76%) 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 80 (7.55%) Atlassian
5 73 (6.89%) HP
6 63 (5.95%) Salesforce
7 39 (3.68%) Google
7 39 (3.68%) Oracle
8 35 (3.31%) IBM
9 21 (1.98%) Adobe
10 19 (1.79%) VMware
11 16 (1.51%) Cisco
11 16 (1.51%) HubSpot
12 14 (1.32%) Tenable
13 13 (1.23%) BMC
14 12 (1.13%) Siemens
14 12 (1.13%) Zscaler
15 9 (0.85%) Bloomberg
15 9 (0.85%) Citrix
15 9 (0.85%) Qualtrics