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

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 111 104
Rank change year-on-year -46 -7 -20
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,010 1,097 2,109
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.30% 2.94% 2.56%
As % of the Development Applications category 27.48% 28.93% 27.17%
Number of salaries quoted 739 808 1,566
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £42,500
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 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £90,000
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 3,676 3,792 7,762
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.74% 10.15% 9.41%
Number of salaries quoted 2,502 2,706 6,087
10th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,671 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £91,250 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +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 20 April 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 20 April 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 -35 307 £75,000 +7.14% 186
South East +5 223 £55,320 -7.80% 112
North of England -57 186 £56,250 +7.14% 101
Midlands -54 118 £44,543 -10.91% 63
North West -25 105 £65,000 +18.18% 46
South West -69 79 £42,500 -10.53% 41
East of England -20 70 £55,000 +7.32% 39
Yorkshire -74 66 £46,000 -5.17% 45
West Midlands -63 62 £44,543 -27.28% 47
East Midlands -43 56 £42,500 +13.33% 16
North East -35 15 £60,000 +166.67% 11
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
1 359 (35.54%) Confluence
2 73 (7.23%) SharePoint
3 32 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (0.89%) CMS
4 9 (0.89%) IIS
5 8 (0.79%) Apache
6 5 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.50%) Tomcat
7 4 (0.40%) Documentum
8 2 (0.20%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.20%) Gentran
8 2 (0.20%) JBoss
8 2 (0.20%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.20%) WordPress
9 1 (0.099%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.099%) Drupal
9 1 (0.099%) nginx
9 1 (0.099%) SAS
9 1 (0.099%) Tuxedo
9 1 (0.099%) Umbraco
Applications
1 73 (7.23%) Microsoft Project
2 47 (4.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 34 (3.37%) Microsoft Office
4 24 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 24 (2.38%) MS Visio
5 14 (1.39%) CATIA
6 10 (0.99%) Trello
7 4 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.30%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.099%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 22 (2.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.19%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (0.99%) Magento
3 10 (0.99%) Shopify
4 9 (0.89%) Dynamics NAV
4 9 (0.89%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.40%) Fidessa
5 4 (0.40%) Visualfiles
6 2 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.20%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.20%) SAP CX
6 2 (0.20%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.20%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.099%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.099%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.099%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.099%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.099%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.099%) SAP MII
7 1 (0.099%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 249 (24.65%) Azure
2 125 (12.38%) Azure DevOps
3 100 (9.90%) AWS
4 90 (8.91%) Microsoft 365
5 70 (6.93%) SaaS
6 56 (5.54%) Power Platform
7 55 (5.45%) GitHub
8 45 (4.46%) GCP
9 40 (3.96%) Entra ID
10 35 (3.47%) Dynamics 365
11 24 (2.38%) PaaS
12 22 (2.18%) Figma
12 22 (2.18%) Google Workspace
13 21 (2.08%) Mimecast
14 19 (1.88%) Smartsheet
15 17 (1.68%) Slack
16 16 (1.58%) Miro
17 15 (1.49%) Serverless
18 14 (1.39%) AWS Lambda
19 13 (1.29%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.77%) VPN
2 25 (2.48%) Firewall
3 17 (1.68%) Multicast
4 13 (1.29%) DNS
4 13 (1.29%) Network Security
5 11 (1.09%) LAN
5 11 (1.09%) TCP/IP
6 9 (0.89%) WAN
7 8 (0.79%) Cisco ISE
7 8 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (0.69%) HTTP
9 6 (0.59%) DHCP
10 5 (0.50%) IPv4
10 5 (0.50%) SSL
10 5 (0.50%) Wireless
11 3 (0.30%) Broadband
11 3 (0.30%) Cisco IOS
11 3 (0.30%) Software-Defined Networking
12 2 (0.20%) GPON
12 2 (0.20%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (6.24%) SQL Server
2 42 (4.16%) Power BI
3 25 (2.48%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (1.68%) MySQL
5 16 (1.58%) Relational Database
6 15 (1.49%) NoSQL
7 13 (1.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 11 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (1.09%) DB2
8 11 (1.09%) MongoDB
9 9 (0.89%) Amazon Redshift
10 8 (0.79%) Big Data
10 8 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 7 (0.69%) Tableau
12 5 (0.50%) BusinessObjects
12 5 (0.50%) Oracle Database
12 5 (0.50%) Power Query
13 4 (0.40%) Elasticsearch
14 3 (0.30%) Oracle Database 12c
14 3 (0.30%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 96 (9.50%) Git
2 56 (5.54%) Selenium
3 49 (4.85%) Jenkins
3 49 (4.85%) Postman
4 40 (3.96%) GitLab
5 30 (2.97%) SoapUI
6 29 (2.87%) Bitbucket
7 26 (2.57%) Rational DOORS
8 25 (2.48%) Cucumber
9 24 (2.38%) Team Foundation Server
10 19 (1.88%) WebDriver
11 16 (1.58%) Zephyr
12 14 (1.39%) Cypress.io
12 14 (1.39%) TeamCity
12 14 (1.39%) TestRail
13 13 (1.29%) JUnit
14 11 (1.09%) JMeter
14 11 (1.09%) SonarQube
15 10 (0.99%) Visual Studio
16 9 (0.89%) Subversion
General
1 389 (38.51%) Social Skills
2 256 (25.35%) Finance
3 139 (13.76%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (7.23%) Banking
5 67 (6.63%) Marketing
6 63 (6.24%) Law
7 46 (4.55%) Legal
8 40 (3.96%) Presentation Skills
9 39 (3.86%) Organisational Skills
10 35 (3.47%) Retail
11 31 (3.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 30 (2.97%) Manufacturing
13 28 (2.77%) Influencing Skills
13 28 (2.77%) Public Sector
14 23 (2.28%) Automotive
14 23 (2.28%) Games
15 21 (2.08%) Advertising
16 18 (1.78%) Electronics
17 16 (1.58%) Aerospace
18 14 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 197 (19.50%) Analyst
2 150 (14.85%) Senior
3 126 (12.48%) Lead
4 78 (7.72%) Developer
5 75 (7.43%) IT Support
6 73 (7.23%) Business Analyst
7 72 (7.13%) Support Engineer
8 65 (6.44%) Support Analyst
9 50 (4.95%) Project Manager
10 44 (4.36%) Systems Engineer
11 37 (3.66%) IT Engineer
11 37 (3.66%) IT Support Engineer
12 35 (3.47%) Applications Support
13 34 (3.37%) Software Engineer
14 29 (2.87%) Applications Support Analyst
15 28 (2.77%) Sales Executive
16 27 (2.67%) Architect
16 27 (2.67%) Product Manager
16 27 (2.67%) Senior Manager
17 26 (2.57%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (6.73%) HTML
2 50 (4.95%) .NET
2 50 (4.95%) REST
2 50 (4.95%) SOAP
3 46 (4.55%) CSS
4 42 (4.16%) React
5 35 (3.47%) Middleware
5 35 (3.47%) RESTful
6 33 (3.27%) JSON
7 26 (2.57%) XML
8 23 (2.28%) Elastic Stack
9 22 (2.18%) Node.js
10 18 (1.78%) FIX Protocol
11 17 (1.68%) EDI
11 17 (1.68%) Spring
12 16 (1.58%) AngularJS
12 16 (1.58%) Kafka
12 16 (1.58%) Playwright
12 16 (1.58%) pytest
13 14 (1.39%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 114 (11.29%) Product Ownership
2 93 (9.21%) Onboarding
3 33 (3.27%) Management Information System
4 32 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (1.88%) Derivative
5 19 (1.88%) Enterprise Software
5 19 (1.88%) Equities
5 19 (1.88%) Fixed Income
6 17 (1.68%) Data Centre
6 17 (1.68%) Virtual Team
7 16 (1.58%) Algorithms
7 16 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
7 16 (1.58%) PMI
8 13 (1.29%) Cloud Native
8 13 (1.29%) Driving Licence
8 13 (1.29%) Mobile App
9 12 (1.19%) Distributed Systems
9 12 (1.19%) NHS
10 10 (0.99%) Greenfield Project
11 9 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 97 (9.60%) Windows
2 85 (8.42%) Linux
3 38 (3.76%) Windows Server
4 12 (1.19%) Apple iOS
5 10 (0.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 10 (0.99%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (0.59%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.50%) Ubuntu
9 4 (0.40%) Android
9 4 (0.40%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (0.30%) CentOS
10 3 (0.30%) Unix
11 2 (0.20%) FreeRTOS
11 2 (0.20%) OpenWrt
11 2 (0.20%) ThreadX
12 1 (0.099%) Embedded Linux
12 1 (0.099%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 544 (53.86%) Agile
2 230 (22.77%) Continuous Improvement
3 216 (21.39%) Problem-Solving
4 211 (20.89%) DevOps
5 204 (20.20%) Scrum
6 177 (17.52%) Stakeholder Management
7 163 (16.14%) CI/CD
8 136 (13.47%) ITIL
9 134 (13.27%) Service Management
10 133 (13.17%) ITSM
11 112 (11.09%) User Experience
12 111 (10.99%) Roadmaps
13 108 (10.69%) Test Automation
14 105 (10.40%) Project Management
15 103 (10.20%) SDLC
16 100 (9.90%) Decision-Making
17 96 (9.50%) CRM
18 94 (9.31%) Software Engineering
19 93 (9.21%) Change Management
20 84 (8.32%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 203 (20.10%) SQL
2 110 (10.89%) Python
3 86 (8.51%) Java
4 74 (7.33%) JavaScript
5 61 (6.04%) PowerShell
6 49 (4.85%) C#
7 29 (2.87%) TypeScript
8 28 (2.77%) Bash
9 19 (1.88%) C++
10 16 (1.58%) R
11 15 (1.49%) T-SQL
12 14 (1.39%) PHP
13 11 (1.09%) C
14 7 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 6 (0.59%) Groovy
15 6 (0.59%) Perl
16 5 (0.50%) Go
16 5 (0.50%) Google Apps Script
16 5 (0.50%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.40%) RPG
Qualifications
1 226 (22.38%) Degree
2 100 (9.90%) Security Cleared
3 61 (6.04%) SC Cleared
4 56 (5.54%) ISTQB
5 54 (5.35%) BPSS Clearance
6 46 (4.55%) PMI Certification
7 38 (3.76%) Computer Science Degree
8 33 (3.27%) PMP
9 27 (2.67%) Microsoft Certification
10 23 (2.28%) DV Cleared
11 20 (1.98%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 15 (1.49%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 14 (1.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 14 (1.39%) Master's Degree
14 13 (1.29%) AWS Certification
15 11 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
15 11 (1.09%) MCSE
16 9 (0.89%) CCNA
17 8 (0.79%) A+ Certification
17 8 (0.79%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (12.18%) QA
2 33 (3.27%) SLA
3 31 (3.07%) Accessibility
3 31 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 30 (2.97%) PMO
5 21 (2.08%) GDPR
6 20 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 19 (1.88%) Data Quality
8 18 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 9 (0.89%) TickIT
10 8 (0.79%) GRC
11 7 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
11 7 (0.69%) MiFID
11 7 (0.69%) Software Quality Assurance
12 6 (0.59%) Basel II
13 5 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
13 5 (0.50%) NIST
14 4 (0.40%) ISO 26262
14 4 (0.40%) PCI DSS
15 3 (0.30%) WCAG
System Software
1 94 (9.31%) Active Directory
2 59 (5.84%) Docker
3 20 (1.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.40%) vSphere
6 3 (0.30%) Squid
6 3 (0.30%) Terminal Server
6 3 (0.30%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.20%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.20%) Firmware
7 2 (0.20%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 47 (4.65%) Kubernetes
2 41 (4.06%) Terraform
3 36 (3.56%) Microsoft Intune
4 30 (2.97%) Ansible
5 14 (1.39%) SCCM
6 12 (1.19%) Grafana
7 9 (0.89%) Packer
8 8 (0.79%) Prometheus
9 7 (0.69%) Puppet
10 6 (0.59%) Kibana
10 6 (0.59%) SCOM
10 6 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
10 6 (0.59%) ZABBIX
11 5 (0.50%) HP ALM
11 5 (0.50%) Progress Chef
12 4 (0.40%) Functional Safety
12 4 (0.40%) Nagios
13 3 (0.30%) SCOrch
13 3 (0.30%) vCenter Server
14 2 (0.20%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 199 (19.70%) Microsoft
2 113 (11.19%) ServiceNow
3 73 (7.23%) Salesforce
4 57 (5.64%) Atlassian
5 45 (4.46%) Google
6 44 (4.36%) Oracle
7 42 (4.16%) IBM
7 42 (4.16%) SAP
8 29 (2.87%) HubSpot
9 28 (2.77%) BMC
10 27 (2.67%) Cisco
11 21 (2.08%) CrowdStrike
11 21 (2.08%) VMware
12 19 (1.88%) Splunk
13 12 (1.19%) Citrix
13 12 (1.19%) Meraki
13 12 (1.19%) Red Hat
13 12 (1.19%) Siemens
14 11 (1.09%) Zscaler
15 10 (0.99%) Freshdesk