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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 163 98 125
Rank change year-on-year -65 +27 -29
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,181 1,334 1,374
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.19% 3.07% 1.99%
As % of the Development Applications category 28.53% 40.72% 23.57%
Number of salaries quoted 818 796 815
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,750 £42,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,250 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £91,625 £95,000 £86,200
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 4,140 3,276 5,830
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.17% 7.55% 8.46%
Number of salaries quoted 2,705 2,049 3,576
10th Percentile £36,000 £36,250 £39,750
25th Percentile £47,092 £47,500 £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 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £101,250 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £61,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.60% +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 9 September 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 9 September 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 -73 366 £70,000 -8.50% 709
North of England -45 243 £55,000 +10.00% 191
South East -9 236 £57,500 +21.05% 195
North West -38 136 £60,000 +20.00% 102
South West -29 130 £55,000 +22.22% 129
Midlands -86 115 £44,543 -20.77% 87
East of England -39 77 £62,500 +8.70% 104
West Midlands -73 77 £45,000 -30.77% 59
Yorkshire -38 75 £43,000 -12.70% 61
East Midlands -68 38 £33,000 -23.26% 28
North East -39 32 £60,000 +45.45% 31
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
1 404 (34.21%) Confluence
2 95 (8.04%) SharePoint
3 59 (5.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 15 (1.27%) CMS
5 8 (0.68%) IIS
6 7 (0.59%) SAS
7 6 (0.51%) JBoss
7 6 (0.51%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.42%) Apache
9 4 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.25%) nginx
10 3 (0.25%) WebLogic
10 3 (0.25%) WordPress
11 2 (0.17%) Apache Solr
11 2 (0.17%) Apache Spark
11 2 (0.17%) Drupal
11 2 (0.17%) Gentran
12 1 (0.085%) Anypoint
12 1 (0.085%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 105 (8.89%) Microsoft Project
2 68 (5.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 59 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
4 49 (4.15%) MS Visio
5 23 (1.95%) Trello
6 18 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 7 (0.59%) CATIA
8 5 (0.42%) Moqups
9 3 (0.25%) Simulink
9 3 (0.25%) Sketch
10 2 (0.17%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.17%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.17%) InVision
11 1 (0.085%) Notion
11 1 (0.085%) OrCAD
11 1 (0.085%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 39 (3.30%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (1.10%) Fidessa
4 6 (0.51%) SAP IBP
5 5 (0.42%) Visualfiles
6 4 (0.34%) Sage 200
6 4 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.34%) SAP Business One
7 3 (0.25%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.25%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.17%) FLEXCUBE
8 2 (0.17%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 2 (0.17%) Magento
8 2 (0.17%) Shopify
9 1 (0.085%) Distributed Ledger
9 1 (0.085%) Oracle Applications
9 1 (0.085%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.085%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.085%) Payment Gateway
9 1 (0.085%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 372 (31.50%) Azure
2 183 (15.50%) AWS
3 175 (14.82%) Azure DevOps
4 139 (11.77%) Microsoft 365
5 127 (10.75%) SaaS
6 77 (6.52%) Entra ID
7 67 (5.67%) GitHub
8 56 (4.74%) Power Platform
9 46 (3.90%) GCP
10 33 (2.79%) Mimecast
11 32 (2.71%) Miro
12 31 (2.62%) Dynamics 365
13 29 (2.46%) Serverless
14 26 (2.20%) Figma
15 22 (1.86%) AWS Lambda
16 18 (1.52%) Amazon S3
17 16 (1.35%) GitHub Actions
18 15 (1.27%) Boomi
18 15 (1.27%) Smartsheet
19 14 (1.19%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 45 (3.81%) VPN
2 44 (3.73%) DNS
3 37 (3.13%) DHCP
4 32 (2.71%) TCP/IP
5 31 (2.62%) Firewall
6 23 (1.95%) WAN
7 22 (1.86%) Network Security
8 20 (1.69%) LAN
8 20 (1.69%) Multicast
9 15 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
10 9 (0.76%) Kerberos
10 9 (0.76%) VLAN
11 8 (0.68%) IPv4
11 8 (0.68%) Software-Defined Networking
12 6 (0.51%) FIX Connectivity
12 6 (0.51%) HTTP
12 6 (0.51%) Internet
13 5 (0.42%) SSH
13 5 (0.42%) VoIP
13 5 (0.42%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (4.91%) SQL Server
2 52 (4.40%) Power BI
3 27 (2.29%) Data Warehouse
4 22 (1.86%) MongoDB
5 21 (1.78%) MySQL
5 21 (1.78%) PostgreSQL
6 17 (1.44%) Relational Database
7 16 (1.35%) Tableau
8 14 (1.19%) NoSQL
9 13 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (0.59%) DynamoDB
10 7 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
11 6 (0.51%) Big Data
11 6 (0.51%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.42%) Amazon Redshift
12 5 (0.42%) Metadata
12 5 (0.42%) Redis
13 4 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
13 4 (0.34%) Data Vault
13 4 (0.34%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 132 (11.18%) Git
2 53 (4.49%) GitLab
3 45 (3.81%) Jenkins
4 37 (3.13%) Bitbucket
5 36 (3.05%) Selenium
6 30 (2.54%) Postman
7 28 (2.37%) Zephyr
8 21 (1.78%) Cypress.io
9 19 (1.61%) Rational DOORS
10 17 (1.44%) Cucumber
11 12 (1.02%) SoapUI
12 11 (0.93%) SonarQube
13 10 (0.85%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 10 (0.85%) JMeter
14 9 (0.76%) REST Assured
14 9 (0.76%) TestRail
14 9 (0.76%) Visual Studio
15 8 (0.68%) Subversion
16 7 (0.59%) Artifactory
16 7 (0.59%) MSI
General
1 422 (35.73%) Social Skills
2 343 (29.04%) Finance
3 226 (19.14%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (6.18%) Marketing
5 66 (5.59%) Public Sector
6 64 (5.42%) Banking
6 64 (5.42%) Organisational Skills
7 58 (4.91%) Law
8 57 (4.83%) Retail
9 55 (4.66%) Aerospace
10 53 (4.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 52 (4.40%) Legal
12 39 (3.30%) Manufacturing
13 38 (3.22%) Influencing Skills
14 33 (2.79%) Presentation Skills
15 32 (2.71%) Games
16 26 (2.20%) Automotive
16 26 (2.20%) Documentation Skills
17 25 (2.12%) Electronics
18 15 (1.27%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 249 (21.08%) Analyst
2 179 (15.16%) Senior
3 126 (10.67%) Business Analyst
4 125 (10.58%) Lead
5 101 (8.55%) Project Manager
6 87 (7.37%) Developer
7 65 (5.50%) IT Support
8 50 (4.23%) Support Engineer
9 48 (4.06%) Senior Analyst
9 48 (4.06%) Support Analyst
10 46 (3.90%) Software Engineer
11 42 (3.56%) IT Manager
12 41 (3.47%) IT Analyst
12 41 (3.47%) Product Owner
13 38 (3.22%) Delivery Manager
13 38 (3.22%) IT Engineer
14 33 (2.79%) Product Manager
14 33 (2.79%) Systems Engineer
14 33 (2.79%) Technical Analyst
15 32 (2.71%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 71 (6.01%) REST
2 51 (4.32%) Terraform
3 48 (4.06%) HTML
3 48 (4.06%) React
4 47 (3.98%) .NET
5 45 (3.81%) JSON
6 37 (3.13%) CSS
7 31 (2.62%) XML
8 30 (2.54%) Middleware
8 30 (2.54%) SOAP
9 28 (2.37%) FIX Protocol
10 27 (2.29%) Playwright
11 26 (2.20%) Node.js
11 26 (2.20%) RESTful
12 22 (1.86%) AngularJS
13 19 (1.61%) Gherkin
14 18 (1.52%) EDI
15 17 (1.44%) ASP.NET
15 17 (1.44%) pytest
16 16 (1.35%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 156 (13.21%) Product Ownership
2 106 (8.98%) Onboarding
3 65 (5.50%) Enterprise Software
4 47 (3.98%) Management Information System
5 43 (3.64%) Self-Motivation
6 40 (3.39%) Data Centre
7 39 (3.30%) Driving Licence
8 38 (3.22%) Cloud Native
9 31 (2.62%) Equities
9 31 (2.62%) PMI
10 28 (2.37%) Legacy Systems
11 25 (2.12%) Analytical Mindset
12 22 (1.86%) Fixed Income
13 18 (1.52%) Distributed Systems
13 18 (1.52%) Virtual Team
14 17 (1.44%) Derivative
15 16 (1.35%) Security Posture
16 15 (1.27%) Algorithms
17 13 (1.10%) Enterprise Cloud
18 12 (1.02%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 153 (12.96%) Windows
2 134 (11.35%) Linux
3 49 (4.15%) Windows Server
4 22 (1.86%) Mac OS
5 12 (1.02%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 12 (1.02%) Ubuntu
5 12 (1.02%) Windows 10
6 11 (0.93%) Unix
7 10 (0.85%) Apple iOS
8 9 (0.76%) Android
9 6 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (0.42%) Debian
11 4 (0.34%) CentOS
11 4 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.17%) FreeRTOS
12 2 (0.17%) ThreadX
12 2 (0.17%) VMS
13 1 (0.085%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 626 (53.01%) Agile
2 340 (28.79%) Continuous Improvement
3 336 (28.45%) Stakeholder Management
4 306 (25.91%) DevOps
5 304 (25.74%) Problem-Solving
6 265 (22.44%) Scrum
7 204 (17.27%) Project Management
8 178 (15.07%) CI/CD
9 176 (14.90%) ITIL
10 165 (13.97%) AI
11 156 (13.21%) User Stories
12 152 (12.87%) Service Management
13 147 (12.45%) Project Delivery
14 145 (12.28%) Decision-Making
15 143 (12.11%) Roadmaps
16 141 (11.94%) Workflow
17 131 (11.09%) ITSM
17 131 (11.09%) Requirements Gathering
18 130 (11.01%) Change Management
19 127 (10.75%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 204 (17.27%) SQL
2 171 (14.48%) Python
3 100 (8.47%) Java
4 96 (8.13%) PowerShell
5 78 (6.60%) JavaScript
6 59 (5.00%) C#
7 38 (3.22%) C++
8 37 (3.13%) Bash
9 36 (3.05%) R
10 34 (2.88%) TypeScript
11 14 (1.19%) PHP
12 12 (1.02%) C
13 11 (0.93%) Perl
14 8 (0.68%) Bicep
15 7 (0.59%) Groovy
15 7 (0.59%) PL/SQL
15 7 (0.59%) T-SQL
16 6 (0.51%) Tcl
16 6 (0.51%) VB.NET
17 4 (0.34%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 219 (18.54%) Degree
2 140 (11.85%) Security Cleared
3 85 (7.20%) SC Cleared
4 81 (6.86%) PMI Certification
5 62 (5.25%) PMP
6 43 (3.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (3.30%) BPSS Clearance
8 36 (3.05%) DV Cleared
9 35 (2.96%) Cisco Certification
10 33 (2.79%) ISTQB
11 30 (2.54%) AWS Certification
12 28 (2.37%) Master's Degree
13 27 (2.29%) Microsoft Certification
14 26 (2.20%) ITIL Certification
15 25 (2.12%) CCNA
16 14 (1.19%) A+ Certification
17 11 (0.93%) CCNP
17 11 (0.93%) CISSP
17 11 (0.93%) CSPO
18 9 (0.76%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 174 (14.73%) QA
2 59 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 56 (4.74%) PMO
4 50 (4.23%) Accessibility
5 35 (2.96%) Data Quality
6 28 (2.37%) GDPR
7 27 (2.29%) SLA
8 18 (1.52%) WCAG
9 13 (1.10%) TickIT
10 10 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 10 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 10 (0.85%) NCSC
10 10 (0.85%) NIST
11 8 (0.68%) Software Quality Assurance
12 7 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
12 7 (0.59%) GRC
12 7 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 12207
13 6 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 4 (0.34%) ISO 9001
14 4 (0.34%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 119 (10.08%) Active Directory
2 56 (4.74%) Docker
3 36 (3.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.35%) Hyper-V
5 15 (1.27%) vSphere
6 13 (1.10%) Firmware
7 10 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
8 8 (0.68%) Embedded Firmware
8 8 (0.68%) Squid
8 8 (0.68%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.34%) KVM
10 3 (0.25%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 3 (0.25%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.085%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.085%) Terminal Server
11 1 (0.085%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 54 (4.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 49 (4.15%) Kubernetes
3 43 (3.64%) Ansible
4 14 (1.19%) Packer
5 12 (1.02%) ZABBIX
6 9 (0.76%) Grafana
7 8 (0.68%) Kibana
7 8 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (0.59%) Docker Swarm
8 7 (0.59%) Jamf Pro
8 7 (0.59%) SCCM
9 6 (0.51%) Control-M
9 6 (0.51%) Proxmox
10 5 (0.42%) BMC PATROL
10 5 (0.42%) Red Hat Satellite
11 4 (0.34%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.34%) Functional Safety
11 4 (0.34%) Graylog
11 4 (0.34%) Nagios
11 4 (0.34%) SCOM
Vendors
1 289 (24.47%) Microsoft
2 148 (12.53%) ServiceNow
3 81 (6.86%) Oracle
4 77 (6.52%) Salesforce
5 71 (6.01%) SAP
6 42 (3.56%) VMware
7 40 (3.39%) Atlassian
7 40 (3.39%) Splunk
8 39 (3.30%) Cisco
9 34 (2.88%) CrowdStrike
10 31 (2.62%) Google
11 29 (2.46%) IBM
12 28 (2.37%) BMC
13 25 (2.12%) HubSpot
14 19 (1.61%) Red Hat
15 15 (1.27%) Meraki
16 11 (0.93%) Adobe
16 11 (0.93%) ION Trading
16 11 (0.93%) Sage
17 9 (0.76%) Bloomberg