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

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 106 107
Rank change year-on-year -50 +1 -20
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,012 1,098 2,108
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.32% 2.96% 2.56%
As % of the Development Applications category 27.51% 28.63% 27.10%
Number of salaries quoted 743 806 1,568
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,063 £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 £93,500 £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 3,678 3,835 7,779
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.81% 10.33% 9.44%
Number of salaries quoted 2,508 2,714 6,122
10th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,906 £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 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £105,000 £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 17 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 17 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 -37 309 £75,000 +7.14% 192
South East +7 227 £55,000 -8.33% 121
North of England -63 184 £55,000 +4.76% 95
Midlands -60 120 £44,543 -15.16% 61
North West -24 102 £65,000 +18.18% 48
South West -73 76 £42,500 -10.53% 45
East of England -10 69 £55,000 +4.76% 38
Yorkshire -74 66 £46,000 -5.17% 39
West Midlands -55 64 £44,543 -28.73% 45
East Midlands -37 56 £42,500 +13.33% 16
North East -37 16 £60,000 +166.67% 9
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
1 356 (35.18%) Confluence
2 72 (7.11%) SharePoint
3 32 (3.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 10 (0.99%) CMS
5 9 (0.89%) Apache
5 9 (0.89%) IIS
6 6 (0.59%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (0.49%) Tomcat
8 4 (0.40%) Documentum
9 2 (0.20%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.20%) Gentran
9 2 (0.20%) JBoss
9 2 (0.20%) OpenStack
9 2 (0.20%) WordPress
10 1 (0.099%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.099%) Drupal
10 1 (0.099%) nginx
10 1 (0.099%) SAS
10 1 (0.099%) Tuxedo
10 1 (0.099%) Umbraco
Applications
1 71 (7.02%) Microsoft Project
2 47 (4.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 34 (3.36%) Microsoft Office
4 24 (2.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 24 (2.37%) MS Visio
5 14 (1.38%) CATIA
6 11 (1.09%) Trello
7 4 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.30%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.099%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 23 (2.27%) 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
1 250 (24.70%) Azure
2 123 (12.15%) Azure DevOps
3 100 (9.88%) AWS
4 90 (8.89%) Microsoft 365
5 71 (7.02%) SaaS
6 55 (5.43%) GitHub
6 55 (5.43%) Power Platform
7 46 (4.55%) GCP
8 40 (3.95%) Entra ID
9 34 (3.36%) Dynamics 365
10 24 (2.37%) PaaS
11 23 (2.27%) Figma
12 22 (2.17%) Google Workspace
13 21 (2.08%) Mimecast
14 18 (1.78%) Smartsheet
15 17 (1.68%) Slack
16 16 (1.58%) Miro
17 15 (1.48%) Serverless
18 14 (1.38%) AWS Lambda
19 13 (1.28%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.77%) VPN
2 25 (2.47%) Firewall
3 17 (1.68%) Multicast
4 14 (1.38%) DNS
5 12 (1.19%) Network Security
5 12 (1.19%) TCP/IP
6 11 (1.09%) LAN
7 9 (0.89%) WAN
7 9 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (0.79%) Cisco ISE
9 7 (0.69%) DHCP
9 7 (0.69%) HTTP
10 5 (0.49%) SSL
10 5 (0.49%) Wireless
11 4 (0.40%) IPv4
12 3 (0.30%) Broadband
12 3 (0.30%) Cisco IOS
12 3 (0.30%) VLAN
13 2 (0.20%) GPON
13 2 (0.20%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (6.32%) SQL Server
2 40 (3.95%) Power BI
3 27 (2.67%) PostgreSQL
4 18 (1.78%) MySQL
4 18 (1.78%) Relational Database
5 15 (1.48%) NoSQL
6 13 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 11 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
7 11 (1.09%) DB2
7 11 (1.09%) MongoDB
8 9 (0.89%) Amazon Redshift
8 9 (0.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 8 (0.79%) Big Data
9 8 (0.79%) Tableau
10 5 (0.49%) BusinessObjects
10 5 (0.49%) Oracle Database
11 4 (0.40%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.40%) Power Query
12 3 (0.30%) Amazon QuickSight
12 3 (0.30%) Looker
Development Applications
1 96 (9.49%) Git
2 58 (5.73%) Selenium
3 50 (4.94%) Postman
4 49 (4.84%) Jenkins
5 39 (3.85%) GitLab
6 30 (2.96%) SoapUI
7 29 (2.87%) Bitbucket
8 26 (2.57%) Cucumber
8 26 (2.57%) Rational DOORS
9 24 (2.37%) Team Foundation Server
10 19 (1.88%) WebDriver
11 16 (1.58%) Zephyr
12 14 (1.38%) Cypress.io
12 14 (1.38%) TeamCity
12 14 (1.38%) TestRail
13 13 (1.28%) JUnit
14 11 (1.09%) JMeter
14 11 (1.09%) SonarQube
15 10 (0.99%) Visual Studio
16 9 (0.89%) Subversion
General
1 395 (39.03%) Social Skills
2 258 (25.49%) Finance
3 141 (13.93%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (7.21%) Banking
5 67 (6.62%) Marketing
6 63 (6.23%) Law
7 47 (4.64%) Legal
8 41 (4.05%) Presentation Skills
9 40 (3.95%) Organisational Skills
10 33 (3.26%) Retail
11 31 (3.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 30 (2.96%) Manufacturing
13 28 (2.77%) Influencing Skills
13 28 (2.77%) Public Sector
14 23 (2.27%) Advertising
15 21 (2.08%) Games
16 20 (1.98%) Automotive
17 17 (1.68%) Electronics
18 14 (1.38%) Aerospace
18 14 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 202 (19.96%) Analyst
2 148 (14.62%) Senior
3 126 (12.45%) Lead
4 77 (7.61%) Developer
5 75 (7.41%) IT Support
6 74 (7.31%) Business Analyst
7 71 (7.02%) Support Engineer
8 69 (6.82%) Support Analyst
9 50 (4.94%) Project Manager
10 44 (4.35%) Systems Engineer
11 37 (3.66%) Applications Support
12 36 (3.56%) IT Engineer
12 36 (3.56%) IT Support Engineer
13 34 (3.36%) Software Engineer
14 31 (3.06%) 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
16 27 (2.67%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (6.72%) HTML
2 50 (4.94%) .NET
2 50 (4.94%) REST
2 50 (4.94%) SOAP
3 46 (4.55%) CSS
4 44 (4.35%) React
5 35 (3.46%) RESTful
6 33 (3.26%) Middleware
7 31 (3.06%) JSON
8 26 (2.57%) XML
9 23 (2.27%) Elastic Stack
9 23 (2.27%) Node.js
10 18 (1.78%) FIX Protocol
10 18 (1.78%) Spring
11 17 (1.68%) Playwright
12 16 (1.58%) AngularJS
12 16 (1.58%) EDI
12 16 (1.58%) Kafka
12 16 (1.58%) pytest
13 14 (1.38%) Boost C++ Libraries
Miscellaneous
1 114 (11.26%) Product Ownership
2 95 (9.39%) Onboarding
3 32 (3.16%) Self-Motivation
4 31 (3.06%) Management Information System
5 20 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
6 19 (1.88%) Derivative
6 19 (1.88%) Equities
6 19 (1.88%) Fixed Income
7 18 (1.78%) Data Centre
8 17 (1.68%) Virtual Team
9 16 (1.58%) Algorithms
9 16 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
10 15 (1.48%) PMI
11 14 (1.38%) Mobile App
12 13 (1.28%) Cloud Native
12 13 (1.28%) Driving Licence
12 13 (1.28%) NHS
13 12 (1.19%) Distributed Systems
14 10 (0.99%) Greenfield Project
15 9 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 99 (9.78%) Windows
2 84 (8.30%) Linux
3 36 (3.56%) 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 (0.49%) 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
1 539 (53.26%) Agile
2 227 (22.43%) Continuous Improvement
3 218 (21.54%) Problem-Solving
4 208 (20.55%) DevOps
5 201 (19.86%) Scrum
6 177 (17.49%) Stakeholder Management
7 163 (16.11%) CI/CD
8 137 (13.54%) ITIL
9 134 (13.24%) Service Management
10 132 (13.04%) ITSM
11 112 (11.07%) User Experience
12 109 (10.77%) Roadmaps
12 109 (10.77%) Test Automation
13 104 (10.28%) SDLC
14 102 (10.08%) Project Management
15 98 (9.68%) Decision-Making
16 94 (9.29%) Change Management
16 94 (9.29%) CRM
16 94 (9.29%) Software Engineering
17 84 (8.30%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 204 (20.16%) SQL
2 109 (10.77%) Python
3 86 (8.50%) Java
4 75 (7.41%) JavaScript
5 59 (5.83%) PowerShell
6 49 (4.84%) C#
7 30 (2.96%) TypeScript
8 27 (2.67%) Bash
9 19 (1.88%) C++
10 16 (1.58%) R
11 15 (1.48%) PHP
12 14 (1.38%) T-SQL
13 11 (1.09%) C
14 6 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 6 (0.59%) Groovy
14 6 (0.59%) Perl
15 5 (0.49%) Go
15 5 (0.49%) Google Apps Script
15 5 (0.49%) PL/SQL
16 4 (0.40%) RPG
Qualifications
1 230 (22.73%) Degree
2 99 (9.78%) Security Cleared
3 61 (6.03%) SC Cleared
4 56 (5.53%) ISTQB
5 54 (5.34%) BPSS Clearance
6 44 (4.35%) PMI Certification
7 40 (3.95%) Computer Science Degree
8 32 (3.16%) PMP
9 27 (2.67%) Microsoft Certification
10 23 (2.27%) DV Cleared
11 20 (1.98%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 15 (1.48%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 14 (1.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 14 (1.38%) Master's Degree
14 12 (1.19%) AWS Certification
15 11 (1.09%) MCSE
16 10 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
17 9 (0.89%) A+ Certification
18 8 (0.79%) CCNA
18 8 (0.79%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (12.25%) QA
2 34 (3.36%) SLA
3 31 (3.06%) Accessibility
3 31 (3.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 29 (2.87%) 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 8 (0.79%) GRC
9 8 (0.79%) TickIT
10 7 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
10 7 (0.69%) MiFID
10 7 (0.69%) Software Quality Assurance
11 6 (0.59%) Basel II
12 5 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (0.49%) NIST
13 4 (0.40%) ISO 26262
13 4 (0.40%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.30%) WCAG
System Software
1 93 (9.19%) Active Directory
2 57 (5.63%) Docker
3 19 (1.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.30%) Terminal Server
5 3 (0.30%) vSphere
6 2 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.20%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 2 (0.20%) Firmware
6 2 (0.20%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
6 2 (0.20%) Squid
6 2 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.20%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 47 (4.64%) Kubernetes
2 40 (3.95%) Terraform
3 37 (3.66%) Microsoft Intune
4 28 (2.77%) Ansible
5 14 (1.38%) SCCM
6 13 (1.28%) Grafana
7 9 (0.89%) Prometheus
8 8 (0.79%) Packer
9 7 (0.69%) Puppet
10 6 (0.59%) HP ALM
10 6 (0.59%) Kibana
10 6 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
10 6 (0.59%) ZABBIX
11 5 (0.49%) Progress Chef
11 5 (0.49%) SCOM
12 4 (0.40%) Functional Safety
12 4 (0.40%) Nagios
13 3 (0.30%) Control-M
13 3 (0.30%) vCenter Server
14 2 (0.20%) Nessus
Vendors
1 197 (19.47%) Microsoft
2 111 (10.97%) ServiceNow
3 73 (7.21%) Salesforce
4 56 (5.53%) Atlassian
5 46 (4.55%) Google
6 43 (4.25%) Oracle
7 42 (4.15%) IBM
7 42 (4.15%) SAP
8 30 (2.96%) HubSpot
9 28 (2.77%) BMC
10 27 (2.67%) Cisco
11 21 (2.08%) CrowdStrike
12 20 (1.98%) VMware
13 18 (1.78%) Splunk
14 12 (1.19%) Citrix
14 12 (1.19%) Meraki
14 12 (1.19%) Siemens
15 11 (1.09%) Red Hat
15 11 (1.09%) Zscaler
16 10 (0.99%) Adobe