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 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 111 108
Rank change year-on-year +8 -3 -36
Permanent jobs citing JIRA 1,083 1,247 1,387
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.04% 2.59% 2.83%
As % of the Development Applications category 34.36% 24.78% 24.57%
Number of salaries quoted 674 707 1,079
10th Percentile £30,725 £37,500 £34,808
25th Percentile £39,063 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £58,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.71% -6.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £92,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,560 £62,500
% change year-on-year -0.10% -7.90% +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 3,152 5,032 5,644
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.94% 10.43% 11.50%
Number of salaries quoted 2,155 2,876 4,632
10th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,603 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £98,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -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 15 January 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 15 January 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 +21 376 £75,000 +15.38% 129
South East +38 330 £45,250 -21.65% 213
North of England -44 135 £47,500 -3.56% 133
Midlands -9 109 £47,500 -9.52% 113
Yorkshire -3 68 £41,038 -3.44% 56
West Midlands -10 67 £42,500 -26.09% 61
South West -53 67 £42,500 -10.53% 81
North West -40 50 £47,683 -4.74% 58
East of England -22 44 £57,500 +12.75% 102
East Midlands -10 42 £53,750 +19.44% 52
North East -20 17 £51,500 - 19
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
1 323 (29.82%) Confluence
2 44 (4.06%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.48%) CMS
4 13 (1.20%) Apache
4 13 (1.20%) IIS
5 9 (0.83%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (0.65%) WordPress
7 6 (0.55%) Tomcat
8 5 (0.46%) Umbraco
9 4 (0.37%) JBoss
9 4 (0.37%) nginx
10 3 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.28%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.18%) WebSphere
12 1 (0.092%) Documentum
12 1 (0.092%) FileNet
12 1 (0.092%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.092%) SAS
12 1 (0.092%) Sitecore CMS
12 1 (0.092%) Tuxedo
Applications
1 69 (6.37%) Microsoft Office
2 58 (5.36%) Microsoft Project
3 51 (4.71%) Microsoft Excel
4 29 (2.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 26 (2.40%) MS Visio
6 20 (1.85%) Trello
7 15 (1.39%) CATIA
8 5 (0.46%) Windchill
9 4 (0.37%) Mozilla Thunderbird
10 3 (0.28%) Simulink
11 2 (0.18%) Adobe XD
11 2 (0.18%) Chatbot
11 2 (0.18%) Photoshop
11 2 (0.18%) Sketch
12 1 (0.092%) Adobe After Effects
12 1 (0.092%) Adobe Illustrator
12 1 (0.092%) Doxygen
12 1 (0.092%) InDesign
12 1 (0.092%) MadCap Flare
12 1 (0.092%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 91 (8.40%) SAP S/4HANA
2 23 (2.12%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.65%) Fidessa
4 6 (0.55%) Shopify
5 5 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.46%) Magento
6 4 (0.37%) Elite 3E
7 3 (0.28%) SAP CX
7 3 (0.28%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.18%) Dynamics AX
8 2 (0.18%) Endur
8 2 (0.18%) EuroRunner
8 2 (0.18%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 2 (0.18%) Markit EDM
8 2 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.18%) Sage X3
8 2 (0.18%) SAP MII
8 2 (0.18%) Workday HCM
9 1 (0.092%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.092%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 204 (18.84%) Azure
2 157 (14.50%) Azure DevOps
3 82 (7.57%) AWS
4 79 (7.29%) Microsoft 365
5 57 (5.26%) SaaS
6 52 (4.80%) Power Platform
7 46 (4.25%) GitHub
8 32 (2.95%) Entra ID
9 30 (2.77%) Figma
10 29 (2.68%) Slack
11 27 (2.49%) GCP
12 23 (2.12%) Serverless
13 19 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
14 17 (1.57%) Amazon S3
14 17 (1.57%) Power Automate
15 16 (1.48%) Google Workspace
16 15 (1.39%) PaaS
17 14 (1.29%) Microsoft Copilot
17 14 (1.29%) PowerApps
17 14 (1.29%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 31 (2.86%) DNS
2 30 (2.77%) Firewall
3 19 (1.75%) DHCP
4 18 (1.66%) Multicast
5 17 (1.57%) VPN
6 15 (1.39%) HTTP
7 13 (1.20%) TCP/IP
7 13 (1.20%) VLAN
8 10 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (0.83%) SSH
10 7 (0.65%) FTP
10 7 (0.65%) SMTP
10 7 (0.65%) Wireless
11 6 (0.55%) Internet
12 5 (0.46%) Broadband
12 5 (0.46%) LAN
12 5 (0.46%) WAN
13 4 (0.37%) Cisco IOS
13 4 (0.37%) IMAP
13 4 (0.37%) OpenLDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (6.37%) SQL Server
2 31 (2.86%) PostgreSQL
3 30 (2.77%) Power BI
4 25 (2.31%) MySQL
5 22 (2.03%) Relational Database
6 17 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
7 16 (1.48%) MongoDB
8 15 (1.39%) NoSQL
9 11 (1.02%) DB2
9 11 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 8 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
10 8 (0.74%) Amazon Redshift
10 8 (0.74%) BusinessObjects
10 8 (0.74%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 8 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 7 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
11 7 (0.65%) Tableau
12 6 (0.55%) Elasticsearch
12 6 (0.55%) OLAP
13 5 (0.46%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 137 (12.65%) Git
2 86 (7.94%) Jenkins
3 76 (7.02%) Selenium
4 69 (6.37%) eCATT
5 59 (5.45%) Postman
6 41 (3.79%) Bitbucket
6 41 (3.79%) Team Foundation Server
7 40 (3.69%) SoapUI
8 39 (3.60%) NeoLoad
9 35 (3.23%) WebDriver
10 32 (2.95%) Rational DOORS
11 26 (2.40%) GitLab
12 24 (2.22%) Cypress.io
13 20 (1.85%) Cucumber
14 17 (1.57%) TeamCity
14 17 (1.57%) TestRail
14 17 (1.57%) Visual Studio
15 15 (1.39%) JUnit
16 13 (1.20%) JMeter
16 13 (1.20%) Subversion
General
1 481 (44.41%) Social Skills
2 318 (29.36%) Finance
3 148 (13.67%) Analytical Skills
4 123 (11.36%) Marketing
5 98 (9.05%) Manufacturing
6 93 (8.59%) Presentation Skills
7 74 (6.83%) Banking
8 69 (6.37%) Organisational Skills
9 67 (6.19%) Influencing Skills
10 47 (4.34%) Law
11 37 (3.42%) Legal
12 35 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 32 (2.95%) Retail
14 27 (2.49%) Public Sector
15 22 (2.03%) Advertising
16 19 (1.75%) Electronics
16 19 (1.75%) French Language
17 18 (1.66%) Front Office
17 18 (1.66%) Swedish Language
18 13 (1.20%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 227 (20.96%) Analyst
2 185 (17.08%) Senior
3 174 (16.07%) Lead
4 105 (9.70%) Developer
5 67 (6.19%) Business Analyst
6 64 (5.91%) Support Analyst
7 50 (4.62%) Test Analyst
8 49 (4.52%) Support Engineer
9 45 (4.16%) Project Manager
9 45 (4.16%) Test Leader
10 38 (3.51%) Applications Support
11 37 (3.42%) Team Leader
12 36 (3.32%) Software Engineer
13 30 (2.77%) Applications Support Analyst
13 30 (2.77%) IT Support
14 29 (2.68%) Technical Support
15 28 (2.59%) Senior Analyst
16 27 (2.49%) Product Owner
17 26 (2.40%) Senior Manager
17 26 (2.40%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 87 (8.03%) HTML
2 68 (6.28%) .NET
3 52 (4.80%) SOAP
4 47 (4.34%) CSS
5 43 (3.97%) React
6 41 (3.79%) REST
7 32 (2.95%) RESTful
8 31 (2.86%) Node.js
9 21 (1.94%) Elastic Stack
10 20 (1.85%) Kafka
11 19 (1.75%) FIX Protocol
12 18 (1.66%) Spring
12 18 (1.66%) XML
13 16 (1.48%) Middleware
14 15 (1.39%) pytest
15 14 (1.29%) Boost C++ Libraries
15 14 (1.29%) Spring Boot
16 13 (1.20%) AngularJS
16 13 (1.20%) Gherkin
16 13 (1.20%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 85 (7.85%) Product Ownership
2 78 (7.20%) Onboarding
3 37 (3.42%) Management Information System
4 26 (2.40%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (2.12%) Greenfield Project
6 21 (1.94%) Equities
6 21 (1.94%) Virtual Team
7 20 (1.85%) Algorithms
7 20 (1.85%) Fixed Income
8 19 (1.75%) Cloud Native
9 17 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
10 16 (1.48%) Derivative
11 14 (1.29%) Mobile App
12 13 (1.20%) Data Centre
13 12 (1.11%) Embedded Systems
14 11 (1.02%) PMI
15 9 (0.83%) Distributed Systems
16 8 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
16 8 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
16 8 (0.74%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 107 (9.88%) Windows
2 104 (9.60%) Linux
3 20 (1.85%) Windows Server
4 16 (1.48%) Windows 10
5 14 (1.29%) Mac OS
6 10 (0.92%) Apple iOS
7 9 (0.83%) Android
8 8 (0.74%) Unix
9 7 (0.65%) Amazon Linux
9 7 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 7 (0.65%) VMS
10 6 (0.55%) Ubuntu
11 5 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
12 4 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
13 3 (0.28%) OpenWrt
13 3 (0.28%) Solaris
14 2 (0.18%) FreeRTOS
15 1 (0.092%) Embedded Linux
15 1 (0.092%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 478 (44.14%) Agile
2 296 (27.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 246 (22.71%) Problem-Solving
4 176 (16.25%) DevOps
5 165 (15.24%) Scrum
6 154 (14.22%) Test Management
7 147 (13.57%) ITIL
8 138 (12.74%) CI/CD
9 132 (12.19%) Stakeholder Management
10 129 (11.91%) Roadmaps
11 127 (11.73%) Test Automation
12 125 (11.54%) User Experience
13 120 (11.08%) Change Management
14 111 (10.25%) ITSM
15 108 (9.97%) Computer Science
16 107 (9.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 105 (9.70%) Project Management
18 99 (9.14%) ERP
19 95 (8.77%) Service Management
20 91 (8.40%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 211 (19.48%) SQL
2 124 (11.45%) Python
3 98 (9.05%) Java
3 98 (9.05%) JavaScript
4 84 (7.76%) PowerShell
5 78 (7.20%) C#
6 44 (4.06%) TypeScript
7 35 (3.23%) Bash
8 26 (2.40%) C++
9 19 (1.75%) Go
10 12 (1.11%) Apex Code
11 11 (1.02%) Groovy
11 11 (1.02%) T-SQL
12 9 (0.83%) C
13 7 (0.65%) PHP
14 5 (0.46%) Perl
14 5 (0.46%) Shell Script
15 4 (0.37%) Google Apps Script
16 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 3 (0.28%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 327 (30.19%) Degree
2 117 (10.80%) Security Cleared
3 71 (6.56%) ISTQB
4 60 (5.54%) SC Cleared
5 56 (5.17%) Computer Science Degree
6 48 (4.43%) BPSS Clearance
7 39 (3.60%) Microsoft Certification
8 34 (3.14%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 32 (2.95%) PMI Certification
10 29 (2.68%) MCSE
11 27 (2.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 23 (2.12%) PMP
13 20 (1.85%) DV Cleared
14 14 (1.29%) AWS Certification
14 14 (1.29%) HND
14 14 (1.29%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 14 (1.29%) Master's Degree
15 13 (1.20%) A+ Certification
16 9 (0.83%) Azure Certification
17 7 (0.65%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 163 (15.05%) QA
2 62 (5.72%) Accessibility
3 36 (3.32%) PMO
4 33 (3.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 33 (3.05%) SLA
5 30 (2.77%) Def Stans
6 21 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 20 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 19 (1.75%) Data Quality
9 17 (1.57%) GDPR
10 16 (1.48%) NIST
11 10 (0.92%) WCAG
12 6 (0.55%) Basel II
13 5 (0.46%) PERC
14 4 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 3 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
15 3 (0.28%) P3O
15 3 (0.28%) SEPA
15 3 (0.28%) SOC 2
16 2 (0.18%) MiFID
System Software
1 96 (8.86%) Active Directory
2 48 (4.43%) Docker
3 17 (1.57%) Virtual Machines
4 16 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (0.65%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.55%) vSphere
7 4 (0.37%) DFS Replication
7 4 (0.37%) Dovecot
7 4 (0.37%) Postfix
7 4 (0.37%) Squid
8 2 (0.18%) Firmware
8 2 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.092%) Terminal Server
9 1 (0.092%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 73 (6.74%) HP ALM
2 47 (4.34%) Microsoft Intune
3 45 (4.16%) Kubernetes
4 35 (3.23%) Terraform
5 29 (2.68%) Grafana
6 27 (2.49%) Prometheus
7 17 (1.57%) Ansible
7 17 (1.57%) SCCM
8 11 (1.02%) ZABBIX
9 10 (0.92%) Control-M
10 9 (0.83%) Puppet
11 7 (0.65%) Nessus
12 5 (0.46%) Kibana
12 5 (0.46%) Progress Chef
12 5 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
12 5 (0.46%) vCenter Server
13 4 (0.37%) HP Quality Center
13 4 (0.37%) Nagios
13 4 (0.37%) Proxmox
14 2 (0.18%) Podman
Vendors
1 212 (19.58%) Microsoft
2 122 (11.27%) SAP
3 94 (8.68%) ServiceNow
4 82 (7.57%) Atlassian
5 74 (6.83%) HP
6 63 (5.82%) Salesforce
7 43 (3.97%) Oracle
8 38 (3.51%) Google
9 34 (3.14%) IBM
10 20 (1.85%) Adobe
11 18 (1.66%) VMware
12 13 (1.20%) Cisco
12 13 (1.20%) HubSpot
12 13 (1.20%) Tenable
13 10 (0.92%) BMC
13 10 (0.92%) Siemens
14 9 (0.83%) Dynatrace
14 9 (0.83%) Qualtrics
15 8 (0.74%) Reuters
15 8 (0.74%) Zscaler