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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 103 100
Rank change year-on-year -29 -3 -21
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,033 1,135 2,007
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.60% 2.88% 2.72%
As % of the Development Applications category 29.86% 26.44% 27.04%
Number of salaries quoted 669 753 1,544
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £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 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £94,756 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

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 3,460 4,293 7,421
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.36% 10.90% 10.06%
Number of salaries quoted 2,334 2,776 6,035
10th Percentile £28,250 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,603 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,593 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.85% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.23% +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 11 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 11 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 -5 327 £75,000 +11.11% 189
South East +35 289 £50,000 -16.67% 158
North of England -65 165 £49,950 -0.21% 94
Midlands -38 110 £42,500 -22.73% 84
North West -39 74 £57,500 - 43
Yorkshire -47 71 £45,500 +1.11% 39
South West -58 60 £42,500 -12.38% 45
East Midlands -21 57 £42,500 +11.11% 23
West Midlands -48 53 £44,543 -30.13% 61
East of England -18 52 £49,157 +3.49% 43
North East -39 20 £51,500 +59.39% 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
1 335 (32.43%) Confluence
2 57 (5.52%) SharePoint
3 21 (2.03%) Microsoft Exchange
4 15 (1.45%) CMS
5 9 (0.87%) Apache
5 9 (0.87%) IIS
6 7 (0.68%) WordPress
7 5 (0.48%) Tomcat
8 4 (0.39%) Documentum
9 3 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.29%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.19%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.19%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.097%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 1 (0.097%) FileNet
11 1 (0.097%) JBoss
11 1 (0.097%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.097%) SAS
11 1 (0.097%) Sitecore CMS
11 1 (0.097%) Tuxedo
Applications
1 61 (5.91%) Microsoft Project
2 45 (4.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 39 (3.78%) Microsoft Office
4 25 (2.42%) MS Visio
5 23 (2.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 18 (1.74%) CATIA
7 12 (1.16%) Trello
8 4 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.19%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.097%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.097%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 85 (8.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.65%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.97%) Shopify
4 9 (0.87%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (0.87%) Magento
5 8 (0.77%) Salesforce CRM
6 6 (0.58%) Fidessa
7 3 (0.29%) SAP CX
8 2 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
8 2 (0.19%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 2 (0.19%) Markit EDM
8 2 (0.19%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.19%) Workday HCM
9 1 (0.097%) Actimize
9 1 (0.097%) NetSuite
9 1 (0.097%) Oracle BPM
9 1 (0.097%) Remedy ITSM
9 1 (0.097%) SAP CO
9 1 (0.097%) SAP HCM
9 1 (0.097%) SAP MII
Cloud Services
1 208 (20.14%) Azure
2 166 (16.07%) Azure DevOps
3 87 (8.42%) Microsoft 365
4 70 (6.78%) AWS
5 65 (6.29%) SaaS
6 48 (4.65%) Power Platform
7 44 (4.26%) GitHub
8 34 (3.29%) Entra ID
9 29 (2.81%) GCP
10 27 (2.61%) Slack
11 26 (2.52%) Figma
12 22 (2.13%) Dynamics 365
12 22 (2.13%) Google Workspace
12 22 (2.13%) PaaS
13 15 (1.45%) Mimecast
14 14 (1.36%) Miro
14 14 (1.36%) Serverless
15 13 (1.26%) Smartsheet
16 12 (1.16%) IaaS
17 10 (0.97%) Adobe Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.81%) Firewall
2 28 (2.71%) VPN
3 19 (1.84%) DNS
4 17 (1.65%) TCP/IP
5 14 (1.36%) Multicast
6 12 (1.16%) DHCP
7 11 (1.06%) VLAN
7 11 (1.06%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (0.97%) LAN
9 9 (0.87%) WAN
10 8 (0.77%) Cisco ISE
11 7 (0.68%) HTTP
11 7 (0.68%) Network Security
12 4 (0.39%) Broadband
12 4 (0.39%) Cisco IOS
13 3 (0.29%) GPON
13 3 (0.29%) IPv4
13 3 (0.29%) PPP
13 3 (0.29%) SSL
13 3 (0.29%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (6.29%) SQL Server
2 33 (3.19%) Power BI
3 28 (2.71%) PostgreSQL
4 19 (1.84%) MySQL
5 18 (1.74%) Relational Database
6 13 (1.26%) MongoDB
6 13 (1.26%) NoSQL
7 11 (1.06%) DB2
8 10 (0.97%) Amazon Redshift
8 10 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 8 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
10 7 (0.68%) BusinessObjects
10 7 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (0.58%) Big Data
11 6 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.48%) Tableau
13 4 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
13 4 (0.39%) Power Query
14 3 (0.29%) Amazon QuickSight
14 3 (0.29%) CockroachDB
Development Applications
1 92 (8.91%) Git
2 69 (6.68%) eCATT
3 56 (5.42%) Selenium
4 46 (4.45%) Postman
5 41 (3.97%) Jenkins
6 38 (3.68%) NeoLoad
7 34 (3.29%) GitLab
8 32 (3.10%) Bitbucket
9 31 (3.00%) Rational DOORS
9 31 (3.00%) SoapUI
10 25 (2.42%) Team Foundation Server
11 22 (2.13%) WebDriver
12 21 (2.03%) Cucumber
13 16 (1.55%) Cypress.io
14 14 (1.36%) JUnit
14 14 (1.36%) TeamCity
14 14 (1.36%) Visual Studio
15 13 (1.26%) TestRail
16 9 (0.87%) JMeter
16 9 (0.87%) Subversion
General
1 417 (40.37%) Social Skills
2 302 (29.24%) Finance
3 143 (13.84%) Analytical Skills
4 128 (12.39%) Marketing
5 104 (10.07%) Manufacturing
6 90 (8.71%) Presentation Skills
7 72 (6.97%) Influencing Skills
8 69 (6.68%) Banking
9 59 (5.71%) Law
10 41 (3.97%) Legal
11 38 (3.68%) Organisational Skills
12 30 (2.90%) Retail
13 28 (2.71%) Public Sector
14 27 (2.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 24 (2.32%) Advertising
16 15 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
17 13 (1.26%) Back Office
17 13 (1.26%) Games
18 10 (0.97%) Electronics
19 9 (0.87%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 236 (22.85%) Analyst
2 168 (16.26%) Senior
3 138 (13.36%) Lead
4 87 (8.42%) Developer
5 77 (7.45%) Support Analyst
6 70 (6.78%) Business Analyst
7 62 (6.00%) IT Support
7 62 (6.00%) Support Engineer
8 44 (4.26%) Test Leader
9 41 (3.97%) Test Analyst
10 40 (3.87%) Project Manager
11 37 (3.58%) Systems Engineer
12 36 (3.48%) Applications Support
13 35 (3.39%) Applications Support Analyst
14 32 (3.10%) Software Engineer
15 31 (3.00%) IT Engineer
16 30 (2.90%) IT Support Engineer
16 30 (2.90%) Senior Manager
16 30 (2.90%) Team Leader
17 27 (2.61%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (6.49%) HTML
2 49 (4.74%) .NET
3 44 (4.26%) CSS
4 41 (3.97%) React
5 40 (3.87%) SOAP
6 32 (3.10%) REST
7 31 (3.00%) RESTful
8 27 (2.61%) Node.js
9 23 (2.23%) Middleware
10 19 (1.84%) Elastic Stack
11 17 (1.65%) Spring
12 15 (1.45%) FIX Protocol
13 14 (1.36%) Kafka
14 13 (1.26%) AngularJS
15 12 (1.16%) Next.js
15 12 (1.16%) pytest
16 11 (1.06%) Boost C++ Libraries
16 11 (1.06%) Spring Boot
16 11 (1.06%) XML
17 10 (0.97%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 96 (9.29%) Product Ownership
2 93 (9.00%) Onboarding
3 33 (3.19%) Management Information System
4 32 (3.10%) Self-Motivation
5 22 (2.13%) Data Centre
6 19 (1.84%) Virtual Team
7 18 (1.74%) Equities
8 16 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (1.55%) Fixed Income
8 16 (1.55%) Mobile App
9 15 (1.45%) Derivative
9 15 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
10 13 (1.26%) Algorithms
11 12 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
12 11 (1.06%) NHS
12 11 (1.06%) PMI
13 10 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
13 10 (0.97%) CMDB
14 9 (0.87%) Cloud Native
14 9 (0.87%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 107 (10.36%) Windows
2 83 (8.03%) Linux
3 29 (2.81%) Windows Server
4 13 (1.26%) Apple iOS
5 12 (1.16%) Windows 10
6 10 (0.97%) Mac OS
7 8 (0.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 7 (0.68%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (0.58%) Android
10 5 (0.48%) Unix
10 5 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.39%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
12 3 (0.29%) CentOS
12 3 (0.29%) OpenWrt
13 1 (0.097%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.097%) Fedora
13 1 (0.097%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 488 (47.24%) Agile
2 262 (25.36%) Continuous Improvement
3 230 (22.27%) Problem-Solving
4 174 (16.84%) Scrum
5 171 (16.55%) DevOps
6 155 (15.00%) ITIL
7 148 (14.33%) ITSM
8 142 (13.75%) CI/CD
8 142 (13.75%) Stakeholder Management
9 138 (13.36%) Roadmaps
10 136 (13.17%) Service Management
10 136 (13.17%) Test Management
11 127 (12.29%) User Experience
12 113 (10.94%) ERP
13 109 (10.55%) Test Automation
14 106 (10.26%) Computer Science
15 96 (9.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 95 (9.20%) Change Management
17 91 (8.81%) SDLC
18 88 (8.52%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 183 (17.72%) SQL
2 96 (9.29%) Python
3 90 (8.71%) JavaScript
4 79 (7.65%) Java
5 72 (6.97%) PowerShell
6 50 (4.84%) C#
7 34 (3.29%) TypeScript
8 33 (3.19%) Bash
9 19 (1.84%) C++
10 14 (1.36%) PHP
11 13 (1.26%) Go
11 13 (1.26%) T-SQL
12 11 (1.06%) C
13 9 (0.87%) R
14 5 (0.48%) Google Apps Script
15 4 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 4 (0.39%) RPG
16 3 (0.29%) Perl
16 3 (0.29%) Shell Script
17 2 (0.19%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 257 (24.88%) Degree
2 89 (8.62%) Security Cleared
3 58 (5.61%) BPSS Clearance
4 57 (5.52%) SC Cleared
5 52 (5.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 52 (5.03%) ISTQB
6 33 (3.19%) Microsoft Certification
7 31 (3.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 30 (2.90%) PMI Certification
9 23 (2.23%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 22 (2.13%) PMP
11 20 (1.94%) DV Cleared
12 18 (1.74%) MCSE
13 11 (1.06%) A+ Certification
13 11 (1.06%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 9 (0.87%) AWS Certification
14 9 (0.87%) ITIL Certification
14 9 (0.87%) Master's Degree
14 9 (0.87%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 8 (0.77%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (12.20%) QA
2 42 (4.07%) Accessibility
3 32 (3.10%) SLA
4 31 (3.00%) PMO
5 29 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 25 (2.42%) GDPR
7 22 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 21 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 10 (0.97%) NIST
10 8 (0.77%) Data Quality
11 6 (0.58%) Basel II
12 5 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (0.48%) MiFID
12 5 (0.48%) PERC
12 5 (0.48%) WCAG
13 4 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
14 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 3 (0.29%) SOC 2
14 3 (0.29%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 92 (8.91%) Active Directory
2 48 (4.65%) Docker
3 20 (1.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.06%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.48%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.48%) vSphere
6 2 (0.19%) EMC RecoverPoint
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 (0.097%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 73 (7.07%) HP ALM
2 46 (4.45%) Kubernetes
3 38 (3.68%) Microsoft Intune
4 31 (3.00%) Terraform
5 20 (1.94%) Grafana
5 20 (1.94%) Prometheus
6 19 (1.84%) SCCM
7 18 (1.74%) Ansible
8 11 (1.06%) ZABBIX
9 9 (0.87%) Control-M
10 7 (0.68%) Nagios
10 7 (0.68%) Puppet
11 6 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
11 6 (0.58%) vCenter Server
12 5 (0.48%) Kibana
13 4 (0.39%) Progress Chef
14 3 (0.29%) Docker Swarm
15 2 (0.19%) Nessus
15 2 (0.19%) SCOM
15 2 (0.19%) VxRail
Vendors
1 193 (18.68%) Microsoft
2 116 (11.23%) SAP
3 100 (9.68%) ServiceNow
4 75 (7.26%) Atlassian
5 73 (7.07%) HP
6 66 (6.39%) Salesforce
7 43 (4.16%) Google
8 39 (3.78%) IBM
9 35 (3.39%) Oracle
10 25 (2.42%) HubSpot
11 24 (2.32%) Cisco
12 22 (2.13%) BMC
13 21 (2.03%) VMware
14 16 (1.55%) Zscaler
15 15 (1.45%) Adobe
16 13 (1.26%) CrowdStrike
16 13 (1.26%) Siemens
16 13 (1.26%) Splunk
17 12 (1.16%) Citrix
17 12 (1.16%) Tenable