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

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 103 118
Rank change year-on-year -58 +15 -28
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,073 1,351 1,989
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.23% 3.13% 2.23%
As % of the Development Applications category 27.48% 36.66% 25.95%
Number of salaries quoted 799 838 1,419
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £44,000 £41,750
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 £70,250
90th Percentile £96,500 £96,625 £87,500
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 3,905 3,685 7,664
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.49% 8.53% 8.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2,623 2,409 5,586
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +12.07% -10.77%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £61,700 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.08% +13.04% -11.54%

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 10 July 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 10 July 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 -62 314 £72,500 +3.57% 212
North of England -65 225 £55,000 +4.76% 95
South East +10 224 £57,500 +14.43% 137
North West -48 125 £60,000 +14.29% 51
Midlands -89 109 £43,500 -24.26% 51
South West -36 98 £47,500 +2.15% 55
East of England -11 79 £70,000 +21.74% 40
Yorkshire -42 77 £46,000 -26.40% 32
West Midlands -82 55 £45,000 -33.33% 30
East Midlands -45 54 £27,500 -24.14% 21
North East -38 23 £67,500 +108.90% 13
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
1 360 (33.55%) Confluence
2 88 (8.20%) SharePoint
3 50 (4.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (1.12%) CMS
5 9 (0.84%) IIS
6 7 (0.65%) SAS
7 6 (0.56%) Apache
7 6 (0.56%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.37%) Documentum
8 4 (0.37%) JBoss
8 4 (0.37%) WordPress
9 3 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.19%) Apache Solr
10 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.19%) Gentran
11 1 (0.093%) Drupal
11 1 (0.093%) nginx
11 1 (0.093%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.093%) WebSphere
Applications
1 78 (7.27%) Microsoft Project
2 46 (4.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 40 (3.73%) Microsoft Office
4 23 (2.14%) MS Visio
5 21 (1.96%) Trello
6 12 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 9 (0.84%) CATIA
8 3 (0.28%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.28%) Sketch
8 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.19%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.19%) InVision
10 1 (0.093%) Notion
10 1 (0.093%) Simulink
10 1 (0.093%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 33 (3.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.40%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (1.03%) Salesforce CRM
4 10 (0.93%) Fidessa
5 7 (0.65%) Shopify
6 5 (0.47%) Magento
6 5 (0.47%) Visualfiles
7 4 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
7 4 (0.37%) Sage 200
7 4 (0.37%) SAP Business One
7 4 (0.37%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.19%) Workfront
9 1 (0.093%) NetSuite
9 1 (0.093%) Oracle EBS R12
9 1 (0.093%) Oracle General Ledger
9 1 (0.093%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.093%) Oracle Receivables
9 1 (0.093%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 308 (28.70%) Azure
2 147 (13.70%) AWS
2 147 (13.70%) Azure DevOps
3 122 (11.37%) Microsoft 365
4 94 (8.76%) SaaS
5 71 (6.62%) GitHub
6 57 (5.31%) Power Platform
7 55 (5.13%) Entra ID
8 45 (4.19%) GCP
9 29 (2.70%) Serverless
10 28 (2.61%) Dynamics 365
11 27 (2.52%) Mimecast
12 24 (2.24%) AWS Lambda
13 23 (2.14%) Figma
14 21 (1.96%) Amazon S3
14 21 (1.96%) Miro
15 20 (1.86%) PaaS
16 17 (1.58%) GitHub Actions
16 17 (1.58%) Smartsheet
17 16 (1.49%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 39 (3.63%) VPN
2 30 (2.80%) Firewall
3 26 (2.42%) DNS
3 26 (2.42%) TCP/IP
4 22 (2.05%) Multicast
5 19 (1.77%) Network Security
6 18 (1.68%) DHCP
6 18 (1.68%) LAN
6 18 (1.68%) WAN
7 14 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (0.75%) IPv4
8 8 (0.75%) Software-Defined Networking
9 7 (0.65%) Cisco ISE
9 7 (0.65%) Kerberos
10 5 (0.47%) SSL
10 5 (0.47%) VoIP
10 5 (0.47%) Wireless
11 4 (0.37%) Internet
11 4 (0.37%) NAS
12 3 (0.28%) FIX Connectivity
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (5.59%) SQL Server
2 47 (4.38%) Power BI
3 26 (2.42%) MySQL
4 23 (2.14%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (2.14%) PostgreSQL
5 19 (1.77%) MongoDB
6 18 (1.68%) Relational Database
7 16 (1.49%) NoSQL
8 15 (1.40%) Tableau
9 14 (1.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 10 (0.93%) Big Data
11 9 (0.84%) DynamoDB
12 8 (0.75%) Amazon Redshift
13 7 (0.65%) Elasticsearch
13 7 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 4 (0.37%) Data Vault
14 4 (0.37%) Geospatial Data
14 4 (0.37%) Oracle Database
14 4 (0.37%) Power Query
14 4 (0.37%) Redis
Development Applications
1 116 (10.81%) Git
2 49 (4.57%) GitLab
3 37 (3.45%) Jenkins
4 32 (2.98%) Bitbucket
5 27 (2.52%) Selenium
6 23 (2.14%) Postman
6 23 (2.14%) Zephyr
7 15 (1.40%) Cucumber
8 14 (1.30%) Rational DOORS
9 12 (1.12%) SonarQube
10 11 (1.03%) Cypress.io
11 9 (0.84%) TestRail
12 8 (0.75%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 8 (0.75%) JMeter
12 8 (0.75%) REST Assured
12 8 (0.75%) Visual Studio
13 7 (0.65%) Artifactory
13 7 (0.65%) JUnit
13 7 (0.65%) SoapUI
13 7 (0.65%) TeamCity
General
1 376 (35.04%) Social Skills
2 272 (25.35%) Finance
3 159 (14.82%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (6.71%) Marketing
5 56 (5.22%) Banking
6 53 (4.94%) Law
7 51 (4.75%) Retail
8 45 (4.19%) Legal
9 43 (4.01%) Organisational Skills
10 42 (3.91%) Public Sector
11 34 (3.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 34 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
12 33 (3.08%) Games
12 33 (3.08%) Influencing Skills
13 25 (2.33%) Automotive
13 25 (2.33%) Manufacturing
14 21 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
15 20 (1.86%) Aerospace
16 17 (1.58%) Advertising
17 12 (1.12%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 198 (18.45%) Analyst
2 164 (15.28%) Senior
3 104 (9.69%) Lead
4 95 (8.85%) Business Analyst
5 88 (8.20%) Developer
6 82 (7.64%) Project Manager
7 79 (7.36%) IT Support
8 72 (6.71%) Support Engineer
9 55 (5.13%) Support Analyst
10 48 (4.47%) Software Engineer
11 46 (4.29%) IT Engineer
12 42 (3.91%) Systems Engineer
13 41 (3.82%) IT Support Engineer
14 38 (3.54%) IT Manager
15 35 (3.26%) Delivery Manager
16 34 (3.17%) Scrum Master
17 32 (2.98%) Applications Support
18 30 (2.80%) Product Manager
18 30 (2.80%) Senior Analyst
18 30 (2.80%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (5.13%) React
2 51 (4.75%) REST
3 43 (4.01%) .NET
3 43 (4.01%) HTML
4 42 (3.91%) CSS
5 38 (3.54%) JSON
6 36 (3.36%) Middleware
7 31 (2.89%) Node.js
8 28 (2.61%) FIX Protocol
9 27 (2.52%) SOAP
10 25 (2.33%) XML
11 24 (2.24%) RESTful
12 22 (2.05%) AngularJS
12 22 (2.05%) EDI
12 22 (2.05%) pytest
13 20 (1.86%) Playwright
14 19 (1.77%) ASP.NET
14 19 (1.77%) Spring
15 17 (1.58%) Boost C++ Libraries
16 15 (1.40%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 124 (11.56%) Product Ownership
2 103 (9.60%) Onboarding
3 48 (4.47%) Enterprise Software
4 41 (3.82%) Self-Motivation
5 39 (3.63%) Management Information System
6 35 (3.26%) Driving Licence
7 33 (3.08%) Equities
8 29 (2.70%) Data Centre
9 25 (2.33%) Cloud Native
10 22 (2.05%) Fixed Income
10 22 (2.05%) Legacy Systems
11 21 (1.96%) Algorithms
11 21 (1.96%) Derivative
12 18 (1.68%) PMI
13 17 (1.58%) Analytical Mindset
14 16 (1.49%) Distributed Systems
14 16 (1.49%) Hybrid Cloud
15 14 (1.30%) Security Posture
16 12 (1.12%) Enterprise Cloud
17 10 (0.93%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 138 (12.86%) Windows
2 132 (12.30%) Linux
3 53 (4.94%) Windows Server
4 16 (1.49%) Mac OS
5 13 (1.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 13 (1.21%) Ubuntu
6 9 (0.84%) Apple iOS
6 9 (0.84%) Windows 10
7 8 (0.75%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (0.65%) CentOS
9 6 (0.56%) Unix
10 5 (0.47%) Debian
11 4 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.19%) Android
12 2 (0.19%) FreeRTOS
12 2 (0.19%) ThreadX
12 2 (0.19%) VMS
13 1 (0.093%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 562 (52.38%) Agile
2 274 (25.54%) Continuous Improvement
3 269 (25.07%) DevOps
4 239 (22.27%) Stakeholder Management
5 222 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
6 211 (19.66%) Scrum
7 173 (16.12%) CI/CD
8 148 (13.79%) Service Management
9 142 (13.23%) ITSM
10 139 (12.95%) ITIL
11 137 (12.77%) Project Management
12 127 (11.84%) Roadmaps
13 121 (11.28%) CRM
14 119 (11.09%) Decision-Making
14 119 (11.09%) SDLC
15 112 (10.44%) Software Engineering
15 112 (10.44%) User Stories
16 110 (10.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 110 (10.25%) Workflow
17 101 (9.41%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 197 (18.36%) SQL
2 157 (14.63%) Python
3 84 (7.83%) Java
4 78 (7.27%) PowerShell
5 75 (6.99%) JavaScript
6 48 (4.47%) C#
7 36 (3.36%) Bash
8 33 (3.08%) TypeScript
9 29 (2.70%) C++
10 28 (2.61%) R
11 20 (1.86%) PHP
12 12 (1.12%) C
13 10 (0.93%) T-SQL
14 7 (0.65%) Groovy
14 7 (0.65%) PL/SQL
15 6 (0.56%) Perl
15 6 (0.56%) VB.NET
16 5 (0.47%) Bicep
16 5 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 5 (0.47%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 177 (16.50%) Degree
2 110 (10.25%) Security Cleared
3 66 (6.15%) SC Cleared
4 52 (4.85%) PMI Certification
5 45 (4.19%) PMP
6 34 (3.17%) ISTQB
7 33 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
8 27 (2.52%) Microsoft Certification
9 26 (2.42%) BPSS Clearance
10 24 (2.24%) AWS Certification
11 23 (2.14%) Cisco Certification
11 23 (2.14%) DV Cleared
12 17 (1.58%) CCNA
12 17 (1.58%) Master's Degree
13 11 (1.03%) A+ Certification
14 8 (0.75%) CCNP
14 8 (0.75%) DBS Check
14 8 (0.75%) OSCP
14 8 (0.75%) RHCE
14 8 (0.75%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 143 (13.33%) QA
2 43 (4.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (3.63%) SLA
4 38 (3.54%) Accessibility
5 37 (3.45%) PMO
6 25 (2.33%) Data Quality
7 21 (1.96%) GDPR
8 13 (1.21%) TickIT
8 13 (1.21%) WCAG
9 10 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 9 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 12207
10 9 (0.84%) Software Quality Assurance
11 8 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (0.75%) GRC
12 7 (0.65%) MiFID
12 7 (0.65%) NIST
13 6 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
13 6 (0.56%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.47%) NCSC
15 4 (0.37%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 111 (10.34%) Active Directory
2 64 (5.96%) Docker
3 32 (2.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (1.30%) Hyper-V
5 12 (1.12%) vSphere
6 8 (0.75%) Firmware
6 8 (0.75%) Squid
6 8 (0.75%) VMware NSX
7 6 (0.56%) Embedded Firmware
8 5 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.37%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 4 (0.37%) KVM
10 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
11 2 (0.19%) Oracle RAC
11 2 (0.19%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 50 (4.66%) Terraform
2 49 (4.57%) Kubernetes
3 43 (4.01%) Ansible
4 42 (3.91%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (1.30%) Packer
6 12 (1.12%) ZABBIX
7 11 (1.03%) SCCM
8 10 (0.93%) Grafana
8 10 (0.93%) Kibana
9 8 (0.75%) Docker Swarm
10 7 (0.65%) Nagios
11 6 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
12 5 (0.47%) Podman
12 5 (0.47%) SCOM
13 4 (0.37%) Control-M
13 4 (0.37%) Functional Safety
13 4 (0.37%) Graylog
13 4 (0.37%) Prometheus
13 4 (0.37%) Proxmox
13 4 (0.37%) VxRail
Vendors
1 238 (22.18%) Microsoft
2 148 (13.79%) ServiceNow
3 78 (7.27%) Salesforce
4 65 (6.06%) Oracle
5 53 (4.94%) SAP
6 40 (3.73%) Splunk
7 36 (3.36%) IBM
7 36 (3.36%) VMware
8 33 (3.08%) BMC
8 33 (3.08%) CrowdStrike
9 32 (2.98%) Google
9 32 (2.98%) HubSpot
10 30 (2.80%) Cisco
11 29 (2.70%) Atlassian
12 14 (1.30%) Adobe
12 14 (1.30%) Red Hat
13 12 (1.12%) Freshdesk
13 12 (1.12%) Meraki
13 12 (1.12%) Zscaler
14 9 (0.84%) Citrix