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

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 104 103
Rank change year-on-year -22 -1 -26
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,048 1,151 1,898
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.66% 2.81% 2.73%
As % of the Development Applications category 30.57% 26.37% 26.71%
Number of salaries quoted 674 716 1,483
10th Percentile £30,250 £36,250 £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 £75,900 £72,500 £75,386
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £58,457
% change year-on-year -8.33% +2.64% -2.57%

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 3,428 4,365 7,106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.44% 10.65% 10.21%
Number of salaries quoted 2,322 2,692 5,826
10th Percentile £28,250 £39,100 £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 £57,843 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.70% +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 4 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 4 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 -2 341 £75,000 +11.11% 171
South East +32 300 £47,500 -20.83% 186
North of England -54 159 £49,950 +6.28% 113
Midlands -39 108 £42,500 -22.73% 104
North West -29 71 £57,500 +14.87% 52
Yorkshire -38 69 £45,500 +1.11% 51
South West -54 64 £42,500 -12.38% 77
East Midlands -18 55 £42,500 +11.11% 31
West Midlands -41 53 £42,500 -30.33% 71
East of England -22 48 £53,750 +11.98% 70
North East -36 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
1 337 (32.16%) Confluence
2 54 (5.15%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.91%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.34%) CMS
5 10 (0.95%) Apache
6 9 (0.86%) IIS
7 7 (0.67%) WordPress
8 5 (0.48%) Tomcat
9 4 (0.38%) Documentum
10 3 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.29%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.19%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.19%) JBoss
11 2 (0.19%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.095%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 1 (0.095%) FileNet
12 1 (0.095%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.095%) SAS
12 1 (0.095%) Tuxedo
12 1 (0.095%) WebSphere
Applications
1 60 (5.73%) Microsoft Project
2 49 (4.68%) Microsoft Office
3 45 (4.29%) Microsoft Excel
4 25 (2.39%) MS Visio
5 23 (2.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 18 (1.72%) CATIA
7 14 (1.34%) Trello
8 4 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.19%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.095%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.095%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.095%) Simulink
10 1 (0.095%) Sketch
10 1 (0.095%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 88 (8.40%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.62%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.95%) Shopify
4 9 (0.86%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (0.86%) Magento
5 7 (0.67%) Salesforce CRM
6 6 (0.57%) 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 (0.095%) NetSuite
9 1 (0.095%) Oracle BPM
9 1 (0.095%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 201 (19.18%) Azure
2 161 (15.36%) Azure DevOps
3 84 (8.02%) Microsoft 365
4 69 (6.58%) AWS
4 69 (6.58%) SaaS
5 46 (4.39%) Power Platform
6 42 (4.01%) GitHub
7 33 (3.15%) Entra ID
8 29 (2.77%) Slack
9 28 (2.67%) Figma
9 28 (2.67%) GCP
10 22 (2.10%) Dynamics 365
10 22 (2.10%) Google Workspace
10 22 (2.10%) PaaS
11 15 (1.43%) Mimecast
11 15 (1.43%) Serverless
12 13 (1.24%) Miro
12 13 (1.24%) Smartsheet
13 12 (1.15%) IaaS
14 11 (1.05%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.77%) Firewall
2 27 (2.58%) VPN
3 19 (1.81%) DNS
4 17 (1.62%) TCP/IP
5 14 (1.34%) Multicast
6 12 (1.15%) DHCP
6 12 (1.15%) VLAN
7 11 (1.05%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (0.95%) LAN
9 9 (0.86%) WAN
10 8 (0.76%) 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 60 (5.73%) SQL Server
2 32 (3.05%) Power BI
3 31 (2.96%) PostgreSQL
4 20 (1.91%) Relational Database
5 18 (1.72%) MySQL
6 12 (1.15%) DB2
6 12 (1.15%) MongoDB
6 12 (1.15%) NoSQL
7 11 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
8 10 (0.95%) Amazon Redshift
9 9 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 8 (0.76%) BusinessObjects
11 7 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 6 (0.57%) Big Data
13 5 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
13 5 (0.48%) Oracle Database
13 5 (0.48%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 5 (0.48%) Tableau
14 4 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
14 4 (0.38%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 93 (8.87%) Git
2 69 (6.58%) eCATT
3 60 (5.73%) Selenium
4 46 (4.39%) Jenkins
5 44 (4.20%) Postman
6 38 (3.63%) NeoLoad
7 36 (3.44%) Bitbucket
8 34 (3.24%) GitLab
9 31 (2.96%) SoapUI
10 30 (2.86%) Rational DOORS
11 26 (2.48%) Team Foundation Server
12 23 (2.19%) WebDriver
13 22 (2.10%) Cucumber
14 17 (1.62%) Cypress.io
15 15 (1.43%) JUnit
15 15 (1.43%) TestRail
16 14 (1.34%) TeamCity
16 14 (1.34%) Visual Studio
17 11 (1.05%) JMeter
17 11 (1.05%) Subversion
General
1 435 (41.51%) Social Skills
2 302 (28.82%) Finance
3 142 (13.55%) Analytical Skills
4 124 (11.83%) Marketing
5 105 (10.02%) Manufacturing
6 92 (8.78%) Presentation Skills
7 71 (6.77%) Influencing Skills
8 66 (6.30%) Banking
9 55 (5.25%) Law
10 40 (3.82%) Legal
11 36 (3.44%) Organisational Skills
12 35 (3.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 29 (2.77%) Retail
14 27 (2.58%) Public Sector
15 23 (2.19%) Advertising
16 14 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
17 13 (1.24%) Back Office
17 13 (1.24%) French Language
18 12 (1.15%) Swedish Language
19 11 (1.05%) Games
Job Titles
1 236 (22.52%) Analyst
2 170 (16.22%) Senior
3 150 (14.31%) Lead
4 90 (8.59%) Developer
5 79 (7.54%) Support Analyst
6 68 (6.49%) Business Analyst
7 63 (6.01%) Support Engineer
8 58 (5.53%) IT Support
9 44 (4.20%) Test Leader
10 43 (4.10%) Test Analyst
11 40 (3.82%) Project Manager
12 38 (3.63%) Team Leader
13 37 (3.53%) Systems Engineer
14 35 (3.34%) Applications Support
15 33 (3.15%) Applications Support Analyst
16 30 (2.86%) IT Engineer
16 30 (2.86%) Software Engineer
17 29 (2.77%) IT Support Engineer
18 28 (2.67%) Senior Manager
19 27 (2.58%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (6.58%) HTML
2 47 (4.48%) .NET
3 45 (4.29%) CSS
4 42 (4.01%) SOAP
5 39 (3.72%) React
6 35 (3.34%) REST
7 32 (3.05%) RESTful
8 25 (2.39%) Node.js
9 23 (2.19%) Middleware
10 21 (2.00%) Elastic Stack
11 19 (1.81%) Spring
12 17 (1.62%) Kafka
13 15 (1.43%) FIX Protocol
14 14 (1.34%) AngularJS
15 13 (1.24%) Spring Boot
16 12 (1.15%) pytest
17 11 (1.05%) Boost C++ Libraries
17 11 (1.05%) Gherkin
17 11 (1.05%) Next.js
17 11 (1.05%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 93 (8.87%) Product Ownership
2 92 (8.78%) Onboarding
3 38 (3.63%) Management Information System
4 33 (3.15%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.00%) Virtual Team
6 20 (1.91%) Data Centre
7 18 (1.72%) Equities
8 16 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (1.53%) Fixed Income
8 16 (1.53%) Mobile App
9 15 (1.43%) Greenfield Project
10 14 (1.34%) Derivative
11 13 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
12 12 (1.15%) Algorithms
12 12 (1.15%) NHS
13 11 (1.05%) Cloud Native
13 11 (1.05%) PMI
14 10 (0.95%) CMDB
15 8 (0.76%) Driving Licence
15 8 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 105 (10.02%) Windows
2 85 (8.11%) Linux
3 27 (2.58%) Windows Server
4 13 (1.24%) Apple iOS
5 12 (1.15%) Windows 10
6 10 (0.95%) Mac OS
7 9 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 7 (0.67%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (0.57%) 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 (0.095%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.095%) Fedora
13 1 (0.095%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 478 (45.61%) Agile
2 268 (25.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 233 (22.23%) Problem-Solving
4 170 (16.22%) DevOps
4 170 (16.22%) Scrum
5 154 (14.69%) ITSM
6 151 (14.41%) ITIL
7 138 (13.17%) CI/CD
8 136 (12.98%) Roadmaps
8 136 (12.98%) Stakeholder Management
8 136 (12.98%) Test Management
9 135 (12.88%) Service Management
10 129 (12.31%) User Experience
11 112 (10.69%) ERP
12 110 (10.50%) Test Automation
13 102 (9.73%) Computer Science
14 93 (8.87%) Change Management
15 92 (8.78%) Project Management
16 91 (8.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 84 (8.02%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 192 (18.32%) SQL
2 102 (9.73%) Python
3 86 (8.21%) Java
4 85 (8.11%) JavaScript
5 71 (6.77%) PowerShell
6 52 (4.96%) C#
7 36 (3.44%) Bash
8 32 (3.05%) TypeScript
9 20 (1.91%) C++
10 16 (1.53%) Go
11 14 (1.34%) T-SQL
12 13 (1.24%) PHP
13 11 (1.05%) C
14 9 (0.86%) R
15 5 (0.48%) Google Apps Script
16 4 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 4 (0.38%) RPG
17 3 (0.29%) MATLAB
17 3 (0.29%) Perl
17 3 (0.29%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 268 (25.57%) Degree
2 92 (8.78%) Security Cleared
3 57 (5.44%) BPSS Clearance
4 56 (5.34%) SC Cleared
5 53 (5.06%) ISTQB
6 49 (4.68%) Computer Science Degree
7 40 (3.82%) Microsoft Certification
8 30 (2.86%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 29 (2.77%) PMI Certification
10 26 (2.48%) MCSE
11 24 (2.29%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 21 (2.00%) PMP
13 19 (1.81%) DV Cleared
14 11 (1.05%) A+ Certification
14 11 (1.05%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 10 (0.95%) AWS Certification
15 10 (0.95%) HND
16 9 (0.86%) Master's Degree
16 9 (0.86%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 7 (0.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (11.83%) QA
2 47 (4.48%) Accessibility
3 34 (3.24%) SLA
4 33 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 32 (3.05%) PMO
6 24 (2.29%) GDPR
7 21 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 20 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 13 (1.24%) NIST
10 7 (0.67%) Data Quality
11 6 (0.57%) Basel II
11 6 (0.57%) WCAG
12 5 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (0.48%) PERC
13 4 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (0.38%) MiFID
14 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 3 (0.29%) SEPA
14 3 (0.29%) SOC 2
System Software
1 98 (9.35%) Active Directory
2 49 (4.68%) Docker
3 19 (1.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (1.34%) 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
6 2 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.095%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 1 (0.095%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 72 (6.87%) HP ALM
2 48 (4.58%) Kubernetes
3 38 (3.63%) Microsoft Intune
4 32 (3.05%) Terraform
5 21 (2.00%) SCCM
6 20 (1.91%) Grafana
6 20 (1.91%) Prometheus
7 19 (1.81%) Ansible
8 11 (1.05%) ZABBIX
9 9 (0.86%) Control-M
10 8 (0.76%) Puppet
11 7 (0.67%) Nagios
12 6 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
12 6 (0.57%) 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
1 203 (19.37%) Microsoft
2 120 (11.45%) SAP
3 101 (9.64%) ServiceNow
4 77 (7.35%) Atlassian
5 72 (6.87%) HP
6 67 (6.39%) Salesforce
7 42 (4.01%) Google
8 38 (3.63%) IBM
9 36 (3.44%) Oracle
10 23 (2.19%) HubSpot
11 21 (2.00%) Cisco
12 20 (1.91%) BMC
12 20 (1.91%) VMware
13 16 (1.53%) Adobe
14 15 (1.43%) Tenable
14 15 (1.43%) Zscaler
15 13 (1.24%) CrowdStrike
15 13 (1.24%) Siemens
16 12 (1.15%) Citrix
16 12 (1.15%) Splunk