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

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 164 99 122
Rank change year-on-year -65 +23 -31
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,089 1,358 1,842
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.23% 3.13% 2.17%
As % of the Development Applications category 27.98% 37.02% 25.41%
Number of salaries quoted 813 848 1,298
10th Percentile £33,250 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,500 £44,000 £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 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £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 3,892 3,668 7,248
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.40% 8.45% 8.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,647 2,391 5,237
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 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +10.73% -9.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £61,018 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.13% +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 19 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 19 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 -66 325 £70,250 -3.10% 138
South East +12 226 £57,500 +14.43% 113
North of England -65 223 £55,000 +4.76% 56
North West -49 127 £60,000 +9.09% 31
Midlands -93 107 £43,000 -21.82% 47
South West -35 104 £47,500 +3.26% 40
East of England -18 81 £70,000 +21.74% 30
Yorkshire -43 72 £46,000 -20.00% 20
West Midlands -89 54 £46,250 -28.85% 31
East Midlands -38 53 £26,750 -25.69% 16
North East -38 24 £63,750 +97.30% 6
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
1 363 (33.33%) Confluence
2 92 (8.45%) SharePoint
3 53 (4.87%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (1.10%) CMS
5 9 (0.83%) IIS
6 7 (0.64%) SAS
7 6 (0.55%) Apache
7 6 (0.55%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.37%) JBoss
8 4 (0.37%) WordPress
9 3 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.18%) Apache Solr
10 2 (0.18%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.18%) Documentum
10 2 (0.18%) Gentran
10 2 (0.18%) WebLogic
11 1 (0.092%) Drupal
11 1 (0.092%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.092%) WebSphere
Applications
1 84 (7.71%) Microsoft Project
2 49 (4.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 46 (4.22%) Microsoft Office
4 22 (2.02%) MS Visio
4 22 (2.02%) Trello
5 13 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 8 (0.73%) CATIA
7 3 (0.28%) Sketch
8 2 (0.18%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.18%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.18%) InVision
8 2 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.092%) Moqups
9 1 (0.092%) Notion
9 1 (0.092%) Simulink
9 1 (0.092%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 34 (3.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (1.56%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (1.01%) Fidessa
4 10 (0.92%) Salesforce CRM
5 7 (0.64%) Shopify
6 6 (0.55%) SAP IBP
7 5 (0.46%) Magento
7 5 (0.46%) Visualfiles
8 4 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
8 4 (0.37%) Sage 200
8 4 (0.37%) SAP Business One
9 2 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.18%) Workfront
10 1 (0.092%) Aladdin
10 1 (0.092%) Integrated Workplace Management System
10 1 (0.092%) Oracle Assets
10 1 (0.092%) Oracle Payables
10 1 (0.092%) Oracle Receivables
10 1 (0.092%) Remedy ITSM
10 1 (0.092%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 325 (29.84%) Azure
2 153 (14.05%) Azure DevOps
3 150 (13.77%) AWS
4 127 (11.66%) Microsoft 365
5 104 (9.55%) SaaS
6 72 (6.61%) GitHub
7 58 (5.33%) Entra ID
7 58 (5.33%) Power Platform
8 45 (4.13%) GCP
9 29 (2.66%) Mimecast
10 28 (2.57%) Serverless
11 27 (2.48%) Dynamics 365
12 25 (2.30%) Miro
13 23 (2.11%) AWS Lambda
13 23 (2.11%) Figma
14 21 (1.93%) Amazon S3
15 19 (1.74%) PaaS
16 18 (1.65%) GitHub Actions
17 16 (1.47%) Boomi
17 16 (1.47%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 39 (3.58%) VPN
2 31 (2.85%) Firewall
3 29 (2.66%) DNS
3 29 (2.66%) TCP/IP
4 22 (2.02%) Multicast
5 21 (1.93%) Network Security
6 20 (1.84%) DHCP
7 19 (1.74%) WAN
8 17 (1.56%) LAN
9 13 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (0.73%) IPv4
10 8 (0.73%) Kerberos
10 8 (0.73%) Software-Defined Networking
11 6 (0.55%) Cisco ISE
12 5 (0.46%) Internet
12 5 (0.46%) SSL
12 5 (0.46%) VoIP
12 5 (0.46%) Wireless
13 4 (0.37%) FIX Connectivity
13 4 (0.37%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (5.69%) SQL Server
2 48 (4.41%) Power BI
3 27 (2.48%) MySQL
4 24 (2.20%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (2.20%) PostgreSQL
5 21 (1.93%) MongoDB
6 18 (1.65%) Relational Database
7 16 (1.47%) NoSQL
7 16 (1.47%) Tableau
8 13 (1.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 10 (0.92%) Big Data
10 8 (0.73%) DynamoDB
11 7 (0.64%) Amazon Redshift
11 7 (0.64%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.46%) Geospatial Data
12 5 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 4 (0.37%) Data Vault
13 4 (0.37%) Oracle Database
13 4 (0.37%) Power Query
13 4 (0.37%) Redis
Development Applications
1 119 (10.93%) Git
2 53 (4.87%) GitLab
3 39 (3.58%) Jenkins
4 32 (2.94%) Bitbucket
5 29 (2.66%) Selenium
6 25 (2.30%) Postman
7 23 (2.11%) Zephyr
8 16 (1.47%) Cucumber
9 13 (1.19%) Rational DOORS
10 12 (1.10%) Cypress.io
10 12 (1.10%) SonarQube
11 9 (0.83%) JMeter
12 8 (0.73%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 8 (0.73%) REST Assured
12 8 (0.73%) SoapUI
12 8 (0.73%) TestRail
12 8 (0.73%) Visual Studio
13 7 (0.64%) Artifactory
13 7 (0.64%) JUnit
13 7 (0.64%) TeamCity
General
1 380 (34.89%) Social Skills
2 273 (25.07%) Finance
3 167 (15.34%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (6.61%) Marketing
5 54 (4.96%) Banking
6 51 (4.68%) Law
6 51 (4.68%) Retail
7 48 (4.41%) Legal
8 47 (4.32%) Organisational Skills
9 46 (4.22%) Public Sector
10 37 (3.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 36 (3.31%) Influencing Skills
12 35 (3.21%) Presentation Skills
13 32 (2.94%) Games
14 26 (2.39%) Automotive
15 22 (2.02%) Documentation Skills
15 22 (2.02%) Manufacturing
16 20 (1.84%) Aerospace
17 17 (1.56%) Advertising
18 12 (1.10%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 198 (18.18%) Analyst
2 163 (14.97%) Senior
3 108 (9.92%) Lead
4 93 (8.54%) Business Analyst
5 88 (8.08%) Developer
5 88 (8.08%) Project Manager
6 76 (6.98%) IT Support
7 70 (6.43%) Support Engineer
8 53 (4.87%) Support Analyst
9 49 (4.50%) Software Engineer
10 46 (4.22%) IT Engineer
11 43 (3.95%) Systems Engineer
12 40 (3.67%) IT Support Engineer
13 37 (3.40%) IT Manager
14 34 (3.12%) Delivery Manager
15 33 (3.03%) Product Manager
15 33 (3.03%) Scrum Master
16 32 (2.94%) Applications Support
16 32 (2.94%) Senior Analyst
17 31 (2.85%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (5.14%) React
2 54 (4.96%) REST
3 44 (4.04%) HTML
4 43 (3.95%) .NET
4 43 (3.95%) CSS
5 39 (3.58%) JSON
6 37 (3.40%) Middleware
7 32 (2.94%) Node.js
8 28 (2.57%) FIX Protocol
8 28 (2.57%) SOAP
9 26 (2.39%) RESTful
10 25 (2.30%) XML
11 23 (2.11%) AngularJS
12 21 (1.93%) EDI
12 21 (1.93%) pytest
13 20 (1.84%) Playwright
14 19 (1.74%) ASP.NET
15 18 (1.65%) Spring
16 16 (1.47%) Boost C++ Libraries
17 15 (1.38%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 126 (11.57%) Product Ownership
2 104 (9.55%) Onboarding
3 50 (4.59%) Enterprise Software
4 44 (4.04%) Self-Motivation
5 42 (3.86%) Management Information System
6 34 (3.12%) Driving Licence
7 33 (3.03%) Equities
8 29 (2.66%) Data Centre
9 26 (2.39%) Cloud Native
10 25 (2.30%) Legacy Systems
11 23 (2.11%) Fixed Income
12 21 (1.93%) Derivative
13 20 (1.84%) Algorithms
14 18 (1.65%) PMI
15 17 (1.56%) Distributed Systems
16 16 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
16 16 (1.47%) Security Posture
17 14 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
18 13 (1.19%) Virtual Team
19 12 (1.10%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 142 (13.04%) Windows
2 137 (12.58%) Linux
3 51 (4.68%) Windows Server
4 18 (1.65%) Mac OS
5 14 (1.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (1.19%) Ubuntu
7 11 (1.01%) Apple iOS
8 7 (0.64%) CentOS
8 7 (0.64%) Unix
8 7 (0.64%) Windows 10
8 7 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.46%) Debian
10 4 (0.37%) Android
10 4 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.18%) FreeRTOS
11 2 (0.18%) ThreadX
11 2 (0.18%) VMS
12 1 (0.092%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 570 (52.34%) Agile
2 282 (25.90%) Continuous Improvement
3 274 (25.16%) DevOps
4 249 (22.87%) Stakeholder Management
5 231 (21.21%) Problem-Solving
6 221 (20.29%) Scrum
7 177 (16.25%) CI/CD
8 151 (13.87%) Project Management
9 149 (13.68%) Service Management
10 141 (12.95%) ITIL
11 139 (12.76%) ITSM
12 128 (11.75%) Roadmaps
13 122 (11.20%) CRM
14 120 (11.02%) SDLC
15 119 (10.93%) Decision-Making
16 113 (10.38%) Software Engineering
16 113 (10.38%) Workflow
17 111 (10.19%) User Stories
18 110 (10.10%) Project Delivery
18 110 (10.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 194 (17.81%) SQL
2 155 (14.23%) Python
3 88 (8.08%) Java
4 82 (7.53%) PowerShell
5 79 (7.25%) JavaScript
6 52 (4.78%) C#
7 37 (3.40%) Bash
8 35 (3.21%) TypeScript
9 30 (2.75%) R
10 29 (2.66%) C++
11 20 (1.84%) PHP
12 13 (1.19%) C
13 10 (0.92%) T-SQL
14 8 (0.73%) PL/SQL
15 7 (0.64%) Groovy
16 6 (0.55%) Bicep
16 6 (0.55%) Perl
16 6 (0.55%) VB.NET
17 5 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 5 (0.46%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 181 (16.62%) Degree
2 104 (9.55%) Security Cleared
3 64 (5.88%) SC Cleared
4 56 (5.14%) PMI Certification
5 49 (4.50%) PMP
6 34 (3.12%) Computer Science Degree
6 34 (3.12%) ISTQB
7 28 (2.57%) Cisco Certification
8 24 (2.20%) Microsoft Certification
9 23 (2.11%) BPSS Clearance
10 22 (2.02%) AWS Certification
11 20 (1.84%) DV Cleared
12 19 (1.74%) CCNA
13 17 (1.56%) Master's Degree
14 9 (0.83%) CCNP
14 9 (0.83%) CISSP
14 9 (0.83%) RHCE
14 9 (0.83%) RHCSA
15 8 (0.73%) A+ Certification
15 8 (0.73%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 144 (13.22%) QA
2 49 (4.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 43 (3.95%) PMO
4 39 (3.58%) Accessibility
5 38 (3.49%) SLA
6 26 (2.39%) GDPR
7 23 (2.11%) Data Quality
8 14 (1.29%) WCAG
9 13 (1.19%) TickIT
10 9 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (0.83%) GRC
10 9 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 8 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 12207
11 8 (0.73%) NIST
11 8 (0.73%) Software Quality Assurance
12 6 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
12 6 (0.55%) MiFID
12 6 (0.55%) NCSC
12 6 (0.55%) PCI DSS
13 5 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 111 (10.19%) Active Directory
2 64 (5.88%) Docker
3 33 (3.03%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (1.38%) Hyper-V
5 12 (1.10%) vSphere
6 9 (0.83%) Firmware
7 8 (0.73%) Squid
7 8 (0.73%) VMware NSX
8 7 (0.64%) Embedded Firmware
9 6 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
10 4 (0.37%) EMC RecoverPoint
10 4 (0.37%) KVM
11 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 3 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
12 2 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
12 2 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
13 1 (0.092%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 51 (4.68%) Terraform
2 49 (4.50%) Kubernetes
3 44 (4.04%) Ansible
3 44 (4.04%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (1.29%) Packer
5 12 (1.10%) ZABBIX
6 11 (1.01%) Grafana
7 10 (0.92%) Kibana
7 10 (0.92%) SCCM
8 8 (0.73%) Docker Swarm
9 7 (0.64%) Nagios
10 6 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
11 5 (0.46%) Control-M
11 5 (0.46%) Podman
11 5 (0.46%) Proxmox
12 4 (0.37%) Functional Safety
12 4 (0.37%) Graylog
12 4 (0.37%) Prometheus
12 4 (0.37%) Red Hat Satellite
12 4 (0.37%) SCOM
Vendors
1 247 (22.68%) Microsoft
2 147 (13.50%) ServiceNow
3 81 (7.44%) Salesforce
4 69 (6.34%) Oracle
5 58 (5.33%) SAP
6 43 (3.95%) Splunk
7 37 (3.40%) VMware
8 35 (3.21%) BMC
8 35 (3.21%) CrowdStrike
8 35 (3.21%) IBM
9 33 (3.03%) Cisco
9 33 (3.03%) HubSpot
10 30 (2.75%) Atlassian
11 29 (2.66%) Google
12 16 (1.47%) Red Hat
13 14 (1.29%) Adobe
13 14 (1.29%) Meraki
14 13 (1.19%) Zscaler
15 12 (1.10%) Freshdesk
16 9 (0.83%) Tenable