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

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 102 103
Rank change year-on-year -25 +1 -27
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,040 1,178 1,872
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.68% 2.80% 2.71%
As % of the Development Applications category 30.68% 26.28% 26.33%
Number of salaries quoted 668 725 1,486
10th Percentile £30,250 £36,600 £31,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,988 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 3,390 4,483 7,111
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.48% 10.67% 10.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,292 2,722 5,861
10th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £48,250 £46,250
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 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -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 1 March 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 1 March 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 -10 341 £75,000 +11.11% 165
South East +28 297 £47,500 -20.83% 192
North of England -44 155 £49,400 +5.11% 126
Midlands -40 107 £43,500 -20.91% 106
North West -29 68 £56,250 +12.38% 54
Yorkshire -42 68 £44,000 -2.22% 62
South West -57 64 £42,500 -10.53% 99
East Midlands -20 54 £44,500 +16.34% 33
West Midlands -35 53 £42,500 -32.00% 71
East of England -22 48 £53,750 +10.82% 69
North East -29 19 £51,500 +52.59% 12
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
1 334 (32.12%) Confluence
2 52 (5.00%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.83%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.35%) CMS
5 10 (0.96%) Apache
6 9 (0.87%) IIS
7 7 (0.67%) WordPress
8 5 (0.48%) Tomcat
9 4 (0.38%) Documentum
9 4 (0.38%) Umbraco
10 3 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.19%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.19%) JBoss
11 2 (0.19%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.096%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 1 (0.096%) FileNet
12 1 (0.096%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.096%) SAS
12 1 (0.096%) Tuxedo
12 1 (0.096%) WebSphere
Applications
1 60 (5.77%) Microsoft Project
2 49 (4.71%) Microsoft Office
3 45 (4.33%) Microsoft Excel
4 25 (2.40%) MS Visio
5 23 (2.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 18 (1.73%) CATIA
7 14 (1.35%) Trello
8 4 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.19%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.096%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.096%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.096%) Simulink
10 1 (0.096%) Sketch
10 1 (0.096%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 88 (8.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.96%) Shopify
4 9 (0.87%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (0.87%) Magento
5 7 (0.67%) Salesforce CRM
6 6 (0.58%) Fidessa
7 3 (0.29%) SAP CX
7 3 (0.29%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
8 2 (0.19%) Endur
8 2 (0.19%) EuroRunner
8 2 (0.19%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 2 (0.19%) Markit EDM
8 2 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.19%) SAP MII
8 2 (0.19%) Workday HCM
9 1 (0.096%) NetSuite
9 1 (0.096%) Oracle BPM
9 1 (0.096%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 197 (18.94%) Azure
2 159 (15.29%) Azure DevOps
3 83 (7.98%) Microsoft 365
4 68 (6.54%) AWS
5 67 (6.44%) SaaS
6 43 (4.13%) Power Platform
7 42 (4.04%) GitHub
8 33 (3.17%) Entra ID
9 29 (2.79%) Slack
10 28 (2.69%) Figma
10 28 (2.69%) GCP
11 22 (2.12%) Google Workspace
11 22 (2.12%) PaaS
12 21 (2.02%) Dynamics 365
13 15 (1.44%) Mimecast
13 15 (1.44%) Serverless
14 13 (1.25%) Smartsheet
15 12 (1.15%) IaaS
15 12 (1.15%) Miro
16 11 (1.06%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.79%) Firewall
2 27 (2.60%) VPN
3 19 (1.83%) DNS
4 17 (1.63%) TCP/IP
5 15 (1.44%) Multicast
6 12 (1.15%) DHCP
6 12 (1.15%) VLAN
7 11 (1.06%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (0.96%) LAN
9 9 (0.87%) WAN
10 8 (0.77%) HTTP
11 7 (0.67%) Cisco ISE
12 5 (0.48%) Network Security
13 4 (0.38%) Broadband
13 4 (0.38%) Cisco IOS
14 3 (0.29%) IPv4
14 3 (0.29%) IPv6
14 3 (0.29%) PPP
14 3 (0.29%) SSL
14 3 (0.29%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (5.67%) SQL Server
2 30 (2.88%) Power BI
3 29 (2.79%) PostgreSQL
4 20 (1.92%) Relational Database
5 17 (1.63%) MySQL
6 12 (1.15%) DB2
6 12 (1.15%) MongoDB
7 11 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
7 11 (1.06%) NoSQL
8 10 (0.96%) Amazon Redshift
8 10 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 8 (0.77%) BusinessObjects
10 7 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (0.58%) Big Data
11 6 (0.58%) Oracle Database
11 6 (0.58%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 5 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.48%) Tableau
13 4 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
13 4 (0.38%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 92 (8.85%) Git
2 69 (6.63%) eCATT
3 60 (5.77%) Selenium
4 46 (4.42%) Jenkins
5 44 (4.23%) Postman
6 38 (3.65%) NeoLoad
7 36 (3.46%) Bitbucket
8 34 (3.27%) GitLab
9 31 (2.98%) Rational DOORS
9 31 (2.98%) SoapUI
10 26 (2.50%) Team Foundation Server
11 23 (2.21%) WebDriver
12 22 (2.12%) Cucumber
13 17 (1.63%) Cypress.io
14 15 (1.44%) JUnit
14 15 (1.44%) TestRail
15 14 (1.35%) TeamCity
15 14 (1.35%) Visual Studio
16 11 (1.06%) Subversion
17 10 (0.96%) JMeter
General
1 431 (41.44%) Social Skills
2 300 (28.85%) Finance
3 140 (13.46%) Analytical Skills
4 123 (11.83%) Marketing
5 105 (10.10%) Manufacturing
6 91 (8.75%) Presentation Skills
7 71 (6.83%) Influencing Skills
8 67 (6.44%) Banking
9 54 (5.19%) Law
10 39 (3.75%) Legal
11 36 (3.46%) Organisational Skills
12 35 (3.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 29 (2.79%) Retail
14 26 (2.50%) Public Sector
15 22 (2.12%) Advertising
16 14 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
17 13 (1.25%) Back Office
17 13 (1.25%) French Language
18 12 (1.15%) Swedish Language
19 10 (0.96%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 233 (22.40%) Analyst
2 170 (16.35%) Senior
3 146 (14.04%) Lead
4 90 (8.65%) Developer
5 77 (7.40%) Support Analyst
6 69 (6.63%) Business Analyst
7 63 (6.06%) Support Engineer
8 57 (5.48%) IT Support
9 43 (4.13%) Test Analyst
9 43 (4.13%) Test Leader
10 40 (3.85%) Project Manager
11 38 (3.65%) Team Leader
12 37 (3.56%) Systems Engineer
13 34 (3.27%) Applications Support
14 32 (3.08%) Applications Support Analyst
15 31 (2.98%) Software Engineer
16 30 (2.88%) IT Engineer
17 29 (2.79%) IT Support Engineer
18 28 (2.69%) Senior Manager
19 26 (2.50%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (6.54%) HTML
2 47 (4.52%) .NET
3 44 (4.23%) CSS
4 42 (4.04%) SOAP
5 38 (3.65%) React
6 35 (3.37%) REST
7 31 (2.98%) RESTful
8 25 (2.40%) Node.js
9 23 (2.21%) Middleware
10 21 (2.02%) Elastic Stack
11 18 (1.73%) Spring
12 17 (1.63%) Kafka
13 16 (1.54%) FIX Protocol
14 13 (1.25%) AngularJS
14 13 (1.25%) pytest
15 12 (1.15%) Boost C++ Libraries
15 12 (1.15%) Spring Boot
16 11 (1.06%) Gherkin
16 11 (1.06%) Next.js
16 11 (1.06%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 93 (8.94%) Product Ownership
2 89 (8.56%) Onboarding
3 38 (3.65%) Management Information System
4 33 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.02%) Virtual Team
6 20 (1.92%) Data Centre
7 19 (1.83%) Equities
8 17 (1.63%) Fixed Income
9 16 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
9 16 (1.54%) Mobile App
10 15 (1.44%) Derivative
10 15 (1.44%) Greenfield Project
11 13 (1.25%) Algorithms
11 13 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
12 12 (1.15%) NHS
13 11 (1.06%) Cloud Native
13 11 (1.06%) PMI
14 9 (0.87%) CMDB
15 8 (0.77%) Driving Licence
15 8 (0.77%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 103 (9.90%) Windows
2 85 (8.17%) Linux
3 26 (2.50%) Windows Server
4 13 (1.25%) Apple iOS
5 12 (1.15%) Windows 10
6 10 (0.96%) Mac OS
7 9 (0.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 7 (0.67%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (0.58%) Android
10 5 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.38%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.38%) Unix
11 4 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
12 3 (0.29%) CentOS
12 3 (0.29%) OpenWrt
13 1 (0.096%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.096%) Fedora
13 1 (0.096%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 478 (45.96%) Agile
2 265 (25.48%) Continuous Improvement
3 232 (22.31%) Problem-Solving
4 169 (16.25%) DevOps
4 169 (16.25%) Scrum
5 151 (14.52%) ITSM
6 149 (14.33%) ITIL
7 137 (13.17%) CI/CD
8 136 (13.08%) Test Management
9 135 (12.98%) Roadmaps
9 135 (12.98%) Stakeholder Management
10 132 (12.69%) Service Management
11 127 (12.21%) User Experience
12 112 (10.77%) ERP
13 110 (10.58%) Test Automation
14 101 (9.71%) Computer Science
15 93 (8.94%) Change Management
16 90 (8.65%) Project Management
17 89 (8.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 84 (8.08%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 189 (18.17%) SQL
2 102 (9.81%) Python
3 85 (8.17%) Java
4 84 (8.08%) JavaScript
5 70 (6.73%) PowerShell
6 53 (5.10%) C#
7 36 (3.46%) Bash
8 32 (3.08%) TypeScript
9 21 (2.02%) C++
10 16 (1.54%) Go
11 14 (1.35%) T-SQL
12 13 (1.25%) PHP
13 11 (1.06%) C
14 9 (0.87%) R
15 5 (0.48%) Google Apps Script
16 4 (0.38%) RPG
17 3 (0.29%) MATLAB
17 3 (0.29%) Perl
17 3 (0.29%) PL/SQL
17 3 (0.29%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 266 (25.58%) Degree
2 90 (8.65%) Security Cleared
3 58 (5.58%) BPSS Clearance
4 54 (5.19%) SC Cleared
5 53 (5.10%) ISTQB
6 48 (4.62%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (3.75%) Microsoft Certification
8 29 (2.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 29 (2.79%) PMI Certification
9 26 (2.50%) MCSE
10 24 (2.31%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
11 21 (2.02%) PMP
12 17 (1.63%) DV Cleared
13 11 (1.06%) A+ Certification
13 11 (1.06%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 10 (0.96%) AWS Certification
14 10 (0.96%) HND
15 9 (0.87%) Master's Degree
15 9 (0.87%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 7 (0.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (11.83%) QA
2 48 (4.62%) Accessibility
3 33 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 33 (3.17%) SLA
4 32 (3.08%) PMO
5 23 (2.21%) GDPR
6 22 (2.12%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 21 (2.02%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 13 (1.25%) NIST
9 6 (0.58%) Basel II
9 6 (0.58%) Data Quality
9 6 (0.58%) WCAG
10 5 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.48%) PERC
11 4 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.38%) MiFID
12 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.29%) SEPA
12 3 (0.29%) SOC 2
System Software
1 97 (9.33%) Active Directory
2 47 (4.52%) Docker
3 19 (1.83%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (1.35%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.58%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.58%) vSphere
6 2 (0.19%) Firmware
6 2 (0.19%) Terminal Server
6 2 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.096%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 1 (0.096%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 72 (6.92%) HP ALM
2 47 (4.52%) Kubernetes
3 38 (3.65%) Microsoft Intune
4 31 (2.98%) Terraform
5 21 (2.02%) SCCM
6 20 (1.92%) Grafana
6 20 (1.92%) Prometheus
7 19 (1.83%) Ansible
8 11 (1.06%) ZABBIX
9 9 (0.87%) Control-M
10 8 (0.77%) Puppet
11 7 (0.67%) Nagios
12 6 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
12 6 (0.58%) vCenter Server
13 5 (0.48%) Kibana
14 4 (0.38%) Progress Chef
15 3 (0.29%) Docker Swarm
16 2 (0.19%) Nessus
16 2 (0.19%) Podman
16 2 (0.19%) SCOM
Vendors
1 199 (19.13%) Microsoft
2 120 (11.54%) SAP
3 99 (9.52%) ServiceNow
4 77 (7.40%) Atlassian
5 72 (6.92%) HP
6 66 (6.35%) Salesforce
7 41 (3.94%) Google
8 39 (3.75%) IBM
9 36 (3.46%) Oracle
10 23 (2.21%) HubSpot
11 20 (1.92%) BMC
11 20 (1.92%) Cisco
11 20 (1.92%) VMware
12 16 (1.54%) Adobe
13 15 (1.44%) Tenable
13 15 (1.44%) Zscaler
14 13 (1.25%) CrowdStrike
14 13 (1.25%) Siemens
15 12 (1.15%) Citrix
15 12 (1.15%) Splunk